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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-22
TheLiterary
Guidepost
BY w. G.. ROGERS
SELECTED POEMS VI
M A X w E L L BODENHElN
1914-1944 (Ackerman S3.5Vj'

The college generation 'Va,
temporary with the early poems III
this volume regarded Bodenn'--
with respect if not with awe as al
innovator; he handled words ID. ,
ingly, placed them in une&ps.'''
contexts, created strong IMAGE
But I find little of that in ta'
collection. The poems are "e's.
ed too heavily with adjectlVes 'D =
adverbs and hyphenated Wo[as. ;,
Flimpid" warehouse and a 'da"F
chagrin seem affected, WINE -, .
noise that "stumbles" from a !. s ".
dow and a hat that "corrup'S VI
head are not daring but snowy o.
awkward. ,...sd
Apparently Bodenheim 's s e.
these $50 poems himself wv VIVA
have a suspicion he omitted wi
good ones. The "d%elicately ma: !.
native plateaus' which al d, d
wrote long ago, are the tls- f., u
true poetry lie far above 'AS
feSc the "e' BURNING NOM:
TAIN, by John Gould Fi'"
(Dutton; S2.75). .o.s9r
Here's another oldtimer' s s.+,,s
of five volumes Of verse oe'. NJ
World War I, friend o. IN
Imagists. Pulitzer prize ~lnos ... :.
1888 and now writins, ana ro,.d
discouraged about it all
that's gone to war AGAIN hot h
You will agree with ~r .o. 5:
has to say but you viii a n",
fired by it. There is eaIa ao, JzI
but little passion; these see" MAJ ,
sermons or essays rather
poems. :.,os are
often trite. It was a long tln .a,t a.
long before World War l Ie, .ire,
ly, that poets first spoke ". !. lard
as sentinels, or the great rlca nan man
as a woman, or sent poO'
pack to the earth's breast
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-22

If the radioactivity from the bomb were
spread rapidly by currents it might poison an
entire harbor. A study of harbor currents
over all the world is indicated. -Comdr Rooer
Revelle. Operation Crossroads oceanographer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-22
Doctor Says-
FIGHTS ILLS
ONCE C0NTRACTE0
BY WILLIAM A. O'BRIFN ~

NJ n
Exercise, fresh air. good to1 =
and rest are essential for the n,ol
ervation of health and the ME- E.t''
nance of physical efficiencv
they have little value in tha WI
vention of infectious disease, P's
Tie worlds strongest man i,
ported to have died from Me-
poisoning following The scratch 'o1
a pin. His great muscular deyaLH
inert did not help him combat y.
Infection. 4'
Resistance to contagious l..
eases depends upon the prp,s Wy
in the blood and tissues of cer..s
antibodies, or immune substan"s.
The body manufactures thess ~
f.n'ive substances following "
covery from a CONTAGIOUS disa,'.
or following vaccination.
The blood of ar salnsI y,
a man who has recovered frnrn VI
disease, transferred 10 The bodr -
another person will enable Nv
ralson to deve-op resistance ia a.,
disease.
The courageous diseases vbi,.
we do not contract a second ,im,
are those which are followed h.,
the development OF many AM,
bodies. Whenever We enco,,r,,,
the particular germ or virus v4S.,
causes the infection, our ami
bodies destroy them.
One can avoid a c~ontagiov. 5,
ease by destroying tae otfen6iT,
germ or virus in nature, BY No.
venting its entrance into the Doiy
through air, water, food, or cn.
tact, or by building up indivjduI
resistance to it.
1t is impractical to DESTROY d,.
ease-agents in nature, for thew ae
part of creation. The use Of DOT
in controlling contagious disease,
is often misunderstood; it i, en-.
ployed to destroy the carriers Of
disease Cinsects) and not the Germ
or virus of each disease.
The military services have
found that immunization for a se.
cific contagious disease is one Of
the most important means Of vre.
venting it. World War II was The
first war in our history in which
disease c a S e d fewer military
deaths than did battlefield inJg.
rles.
During an epidemic, tie best
protection an individual can have
: is the possession of antiboiie;
against the raging disease, The
fact that relatively 50 few adults
are stricken during infantile pa.
t ralysis outbreaks demonstIatts
2 the truth of this assertion.
Many people escape an infection
without having been vaccinattc
Z. for the disease and without ap
parently having had that disease
in the past. Tests indicate, how
4 ever, that in spite of tlis thej
have specific antibodies lii the.
S blood. the inference being thai
they once had the disease in sCt
0 a mild form that its presence VA
| not recognized.
Opponents of vaccination inas
, that the injection of deadly germi
or of their products into the bod
is harmful. but the body M!
l sometime have to fight tie SAM
l germs in more dangerous form
: and if so the resistance bull: "
2 as a result of vaccination MAJ
t save the victims life.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-22

country suffer from the complacency
of union officers and rank-and-fllers
who have allowed the comrades to move
in and take over.
The sub., 1946-02-28
NeaC Flood of Propaganda For Anti-Labor Legislation

Some time ago Senator E. H. Moore of Oklahoma, multi-million- aire oil operator who deserted the Democratic party to run for the U. s. Senate on the Republican ticket. came through with record splash of anti-labor legislation. In one day, he poured eight bills into the hopper, calculated to strip labor of nearly all it's rights.
 This week, q definite tieup be- tween Moore and the notorious Committee for Constitutional Gov ernment" to put over that legisla- tion came to light. As leaders of LABOR know, the committees chief sponsor Is Frank Gannett. re- actionary chain newspaper publish CT.
 Evidence of pre-arranGement was shown by the fact that Gan- nett.s group has begun flooding the country with propaganda for Moore's measures.
 It sent out the entire batch of bills. with an analysis of each, and with an inflammatory speech by Moore denouncing unions. Also. 1t included letter which pictured the measures as labor law reforms" which should appeal to patriotic citizens regardless of party affilia- tion." Newspapers were urged to give favorable publicity.
 What the committee" regards as reforms" can be seen from quick glance at some of Moore's bills. Among other things, they would emasculate the Wagner Act; repeal the Norris-LaGuardia anti-iljunc- ton law; subject unions to anti trust suits: outlaw the union shop," and place shackles of vari- ous kinds on labor organizations. While Gannett's propaganda may not be very effective in securing
The sub., 1946-02-28
Priest Backs LabOr's
 Wage Boost Demands

Decantur, Ill.-Decent wages foe workers should be the first respon- sibility of business, the Rev. John F. Brockmeier told an AFL union rally here.
 Fr. Brockmeier, who Is editor of the Western Catholic" and pastor of the Sacred Heart Church of Springfield, H., said that an en1- ployer who cannot pay living wages should not be in business. but out looking for a job of his own."
 He said a living wage" means enough to "pay the grocer. buy clothing, send his children to school, to buy and furnish a home properly, afford a radio, car and refrigerator, to pay the doctor and the dentist, and have something left over for a rainy day."
The sub., 1946-02-28
AFLSettles Film
 Job Controversy

Washington. D. CA special committee of the American Fedora ton of Labor set up detailed juriS- diction boundaries for Its various unions in Hollywood movie studios, in decision ending a long coutro- versy.
 The committee, consisting of Felix H. Knight of the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen, W. c. Birth right of the Barbers Union, and W. C. Doherty of the Letter Car riers, was delegated by the AFL Executive Council to make a final settlement of the 7-month dispute. Unions involved are the Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers Electricians; Plumbers and Steam Filters: Building Service Employ ees; Machinists; the Carpenters, and the Theatrical Stage Employees, and Moving Picture Machine Operators. The special committee said that 1t unanimously agreed that the best solution to the controversy would be "a division or work designations within the industry patterned after previous agreements negotiated mutually by the various crafts"
 The committee said this of the office workers: ". E. the committee is of the opinion that all office workers in the motion picture studios rightfully come within the jurisdiction of the Office Employees International Union"
 Each jurisdictional question was decided by the committee accord ing to this policy after extended hearings and after personal inspec- ton at a Hollywood studio of the various types of work involved The decisions are final and binding on all parties.
The sub., 1946-02-28
Joseph M. Rourke, Sec'y-Treus. (. E. l., Brings Special Message to N. |. (. L. U.

The New London Central Labor Union highly honored at it's annual meeting by the presence of Joseph M Rourke returned service and former state senator who elected SecretaryTreasurer of the Connecticut Federation at the Annual 1945 Convention held at Water bury in January of this year.
 Brother Rourke whose popularity is great throughout the state has already set of his progressive ideas for labor into motion It is expected that under his expert lead ershp, organizatonal drives will bring thou sands of workers in COnectcut under the AF banner
The sub., 1946-02-28

RreSI0enC hlce or the New LOn- don Central Labor Union was re- elected for a second term at this annual meeting as were the follow ing officers: First vice president, Alfred S. Farina. Flee. LB-261; cor- responding and recording secretary, Rowland Bishop, L-6l4; financial secretary-treasurer. Nicola Magro, ILA.
 Among officers elected who were obligated by Brother Rourke were: Mrs. Margaret Tracey of the AFGE, second vice president; first trustee, Alfred Lnlkletter, L-3O5; second trustee. Alfred Harvey. L-620; and on the executive board. Walter Waligurski, L-614; Joshua Olsen, L. 62O: William Neild. L-493: and Will liam Berthardt, L-3O5.
 Before Brother ROurke spoke Secretary Bishop informed the dele gates that he had received com- munications from President Tru- man, Congressman Woodhouse, Congressman-at-LarGe Joseph Ry- ter, and Senator McMahon in an- ewer to the CLUs telegrams of ap-
The sub., 1946-02-28

this Senate Committee has ap- proved legislation which organized labor supports with enthusiasm. Many Congressmen in low wage paying states such as in the South, of course, may be expected to op- pose this progressive legislation, but let us hope that the Senators and Representatives from Connecti- cut will rally behind the bill.
 We can count upon Representa- tive Woodhouse from this district, and four other Congressmen from this state, including Representative Luce, I believe, to vote for this legislation. Mrs. Luce. 1t is re- ported, told a delegation of union ists who discussed minimum wage legislation some time ago that she favored the 65 cents an hour pro- posal. With Representative Talbot of the Fifth District, 1t is another story. The only Representative from Connecticut who voted for the vici- ous anti-labor Case bill, 1t is hardly likely that he would support the Pepper minimum wage law. as he has demonstrated that he accepts the National Manufacturers ASsoci- ation's legislative program in its entirety, and the NAM despite its lip-service to high wage policy, is opposed to improving Fair Labor Standards Act"
 MT. Rourke said it was a great day for Connecticut when Senator Brien McMahon was elected, and praised him for the friendly att1- tude toward labor that he had dis played since he had been in the Senate. Tt is too bad that in many instances" declared the speaker, Senator Hart has been on the op- posite side. with the, result that Senator McMahon's votes were can- celled out. On an issue of this sort with its broad humanitarian as- poets, 1t is to be hoped that Sena- tor Hart will join in striking Q blow against poverty in our land After all, 65 cents an hour means only $26 week for a 40 hour week. and bare subsistence maintenance budget for a family of four calls for about $36 a week, while . health and efficiency budget requires about $60 g week. at present prices"
 The New London Central Labor Union was praised by the labor leader from New Haven for it's civic interest in its efforts to fur ther the New London harbor de- velopment. He assured the dele gates that the Connecticut Fedora ftion of Labor would do all it could to aid the central body in its goal
The sub., 1946-02-28

provaI of President Truman's Ma tional Health program as outlined in Senate Bill 1906.
 The congressman and senator ex- pressed themselves in full accord with the CLU,s recommendations and promised to support such legis- lation aS is necessary to imple- ment the recommendations.
 Secretary-Treasurer Rourke, h member of Electrical LB-90 of New Haven affiliated with the NLCLU. delivered the following message:
 New London Especial ReleaSe)- Strong approval of the minimum wage law voted out by the Senate Committee on Education and Labor was voiced by Joseph M. Rourke, Secretary Treasurer of the Con- necticut Federation of Labor. in a talk to delegates of the New Lon- don Central Labor Union on Feb. 20th. Pointing out that the passage of this bill would raise the present minimum hourly wage rate to 65 cents for workers in interstate com merce, MT. Rourke expressed the hope that the Connecticut General Assembly would follow suit so that employees in businesses confined to this state would also have floor under their wages. The present state minimum wage he thought was entirely inadequate.
 'In spite of the full employment that existed in this country during the war and the higher earnings of workers" said the A. F. l.. leader, government reports showed that 2,616,O0O families ia this wealthy country of ours had a yearly in come of less than $1 800 in 1944. In the tobacco, lumber and textile in- duStries half the workers received less than 65 cents an hour, in cloth ing, furniture, leather and paper. about one-third, while in food, stone and glass, electrical equipment and printing and publishing about one fourth received less than the mini mum now favored by the Senate Committee on Education and La bor."
 Other low wage industries, MT. Rourke said, were power laundries, retail trade. cleaning and dyeng. He also referred to office workers as among low salaried employees.
 The case for taking these mil- lions of workers out of their pow erty Is very strong" continued the speaker, land it is gratifying that
The sub., 1946-02-28

passage of Moore's legislative "bas bies," his committee" obviously is using them to further its own racket-that is, to raise more money among anti-labor employers.
The sub., 1946-02-28

Penguins can progress either by walking upright or flat on their stomachs, kicking with their legs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

mediate agreement for the calling
Of o special session Of the General
Assembly. Many state employees are
receiving such low salaries as TO be
disgrace to the State Of Connect
cut In view Of present living costs.
How long are we going TO permit
this condition to exist? Thousands
Of returning veterans are faced
with very acute housing problems.
They are entitled TO assistance In
their efforts to obtain decent hous-
ing at prices they can afford. For
tunately, the Federal government Is
taking steps to cope with the situa-
ton. Are the veterans to be con-
fronted with interminable delays
because we have failed to enact ap-
propr1ate legislation in this state to
enable US to take advantage Of ma
tional housing plans approved by
Congress?
Politicians who are making q
political football Of the issue Of q
special session Of the General As
sembly will have to answer for their
neglect"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
IS Divorce Actions
Discussed Yesterday
Eight DEGREES Granted, Four Cases
Listed as "Uncontested," Three
New Actions Placed on File

Superior Court Judge Francis A.
Pallotti granted eight divorce
actions and an annulment, follow
ing hearings yesterday afternoon.
Three new divorce actions were
filed in the court, and four pending
on the docket were ordered on
the uncontested list.
Aldona Maciulis Garbukas Of
Woodbury. was granted a divorce
from Fred Garbukas of Southbury
on the ground Of cruelty. The cou-
pie were married Nov. IL, 1913 and
the cruelty allegedly started Jan.
2, 1914. The plaintiff was granted
permission to use her maiden name.
Charging cruelty Ance December
1899, Charles j. Turgeon of New
Haven was given a divorce from
Florence Meyers Turgeon of New
Haven. They were married Aug. 26,
1927 in New Haven.
Shirley Salisbury Powell of Mid
dle5ury was awarded a decree in
her suit against william Powell of
Waterbury. The couple were mar
ried Feb. "a. 1910 in Middlebury,
and the plaintiff claimed her hus-
band became cruel the following
Sept. /.
A charge of desertion was the
basis Of the decree given Margaret
Hubbard Allard Of Waterbury from
George Allard. also Of this city.
Custody OF their child was given to
the mother. The couple were mar
ried Jan. 2. 1920.
Nellie Rinkus Gmitrzak Of Maui
gatuck was granted a divorce from
Joseph Gmitrzak Of Waterbury on
a complaint Of intolerable cruelty.
She was given custody Of their
child and provision was made for
payment OF $40 weekly for support.
The couple were married Aug. 10,
1899 in Hartford.
Custody Of two children was
awarded to Dorothy Berlin Morton
OF Naugatuck who was granted Q
divorce from Fenton Morton, also
OF Naugatuck. Provision was made
for payment Of S. weekly for sup
port and IS weekly as allmony. The
couple were married NOV. 5. 1877.
and the plaintiff claimed her hus-
band became cruel Jan. !, 1880.
A decree on the ground Of cruelty
was issued in the suit brought ~
Catherine Reilly Moore Of New
York City against Joseph O. Moore
Of Waterbury. She was given Gus
tody Of two children and a support
allowance Of $40 weekly. The mar
rage was performed July i6, 1885
In New York City. Cruelty since
March !, 1897 was charged.
Cruelty since January. 1885 was
charged by Edna Dyson Dimeo OF
Waterbury. who obtained q divorce
from Louis J. uimeo, also Of this
city. They were married Dec. !,
1884 at Brewster. N. Y. Custody OF
| two children was given 70 the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

Gloucester, Mass, Feb. 16.--tUP)
Sterling Hayden, movie actor and
discharged Marine Corps captain,
has been notified by the Yugoslav
embassy at Washington that he has
been awarded that nations Order OF
Merit, 1t was reported by the Bos-
ton Traveller today.
Hayden was honored for his
heroic work with the Yugoslavian
underground during the German oc-
cupation. Several times he para
chuted behind enemy lines and also
sailed small boats in the Adriatic
smuggling weapons to the under
ground.
Hayden, former Gloucester fish
erman, now is in Reno seeking a
divorce from actress Madeleine Car
roll. He recently signed a long
term contract to continue his movie
career despite a statement during
the war that he would never again
return to the screen.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

mother. and the court ordered pay
ment Of $40 weekly for their sup
port, and IS weekly as alimony.
Alma Kagal Gietek Of New Ha-
ven received an annulment of her
marriage to Stanley Gietek of Dan
bury. She also was given permission
to use her maiden name. The mar
rage was performed July 10, 1913,
and the couple have one child.
Leo A. Geger of Waterbury filed
a divorce action in the court
against Dina Cont Greger of AS
toria, N. Y, claiming she has been
cruel since the marriage was per-
formed Feb. S, 1910 in New York
City. They have one child.
Mary Almeida Neil of waterbury
filed an action against James Neil
of Providence. They were married
April 16, at Attleboro, Mass, and
the plaintiff claims he became
cruel July %. 1913. She asks for
custody Of their two children, ALI
mony and support.
Kenneth C. Allderige of New Ha-
ven has filed a suit against Con-
stance Mccarthy Allderige Of Mil
ford on the ground Of misconduct.
The couple were married Dec. 10,
1898 and have four children, whose
custody is sought by the father.
Ordered on the uncontested list
were the following actions: Kath-
crime e. johnson against Robert z.
johnson, Alyce B. Greene against
Leonard E. Greene, Bertha NJ. Hal
lenborg against Ernest J. Hallen-
borg, and Amelia Ruggieri against
Louis Ruggieri.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
Political Leaders May
Be Forced to Explain
A. F. of L. Charges Members of General
Assembly With Neglect in Failing to
Call Special Session

Political leaders refusing to call
a special session Of the General As
sembly will have to answer for
their neglect" according to Joseph
Rourke, secretary Of the Connecti-
cut Federation Of Labor.
The former state. senator, now
spokesman for the Connecticut ALL,
holds that q special session Is needed
to act on pay increases for state
employees and on housing for vet
Grams.
Mr.. Rourke issued the following
statement:
For six months this question has
been kicked around" Appearing be-
fore the legislative council on Sept.
II, 1915 spokesman for the Connec-
ticut Federation of Labor urged that
a special session should be convened
by the governor to act upon pressing
matters affecting the welfare Of the
people Of this state. The LegiSla-
tive Council, however, voted against
making such a recommendation to
the governor. Subsequently. other Is
sues arose, and the council indicat-
ed 1t favored the calling Of spe-
cial session to act among other mat
tiers on housing for veterans and SAL
airy increases for state employees. But
instead Of prompt action we get re-
ports Of political nlaneuvering be-
hind the scenes. The people are sick
and tired Of the game In which each
party tries to gain political advan-
tage while action on important ques-
lions are stymied and the people
suffer.
I'VE call upon the responsible
leaders Of the Republican and
Democratic parties to reach an i'm
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16

torial view Of local newspaper,
picketing isn't silly. II Is the only
weapon that humble people have TO
call attention TO important issues.
They do not have radio stations,
newspapers or big treasures with
which to present their views"
Referring to the refusal by CIO
pickets TO accept coffee offered 10
them by Congressman, Talbot ct
Torrington Tuesday night, the CIO
spokesman declared: "The labor
movement wants no backslapping
gestures Of friendliness: backslap-
ping no longer cuts any Ice. Mr..
Talbot seems TO be pursuing his
own political career ct the expense
Of matters which the people elected
him to attend to In Washington"
BY his support. Of the Case bill,
q viciously anti-union measure, Mr..
Talbot offers proof that he Is o poll
tician determined to destroy unions
and the labor movement" asserted
Mr.. Senior.
Opposition to Congressman Tai
bot on the part OF the CLIO reached
q new high pitch this week and
may have an important bearing on
his candidacy for the gubernatorial
nomination. The three-term con-
gresham Is charged by CIO leaders
with allying himself with "big bus
mess" In his labor views and In his
attacks on oPA price controls.