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Evening star., 1946-10-29
inquiries About Legion Leader

inquiries About Legion Leader
TO the xditor Of The Star:
have Just finished reading the article
in The Star where our Il trust I may
be forgiven the "our'p American Legion
commander, Paul H. Grifnth, extends
the olive branch to Gen. Omar Bradley.
Decent Of him, say I.
En- passant, who and what Is Paul n.
Grifith? Our previous and quite un-
lamented Legion Leader stelle, no doubt.
approved his experimentation appoint
ment 1t b-there lust amt no" elec-
tions In our Degion, any member knows
that, all too well. .
What Of Paul H. Grifnth who modestly
or otherwise-proclaims himself the
peer OF Gen. Bradley All have ever
been able to locate" on him has been
garnered from Legion periodicals and
veterans papers, certainly not unbiased
sources. I WAS A WAVE.
Evening star., 1946-10-29
Teachers Salaries

The Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching put its
finger on a serious defect In the
public educational system when 1t
called attention to the apparent
countrywide neglect of "the central
figure in the educational process
the teacher. The foundations an
pual report describes teachers gen.
orally as forgotten" people, whose
ability to carry on irrespective of
work load, living costs and other
worrisome factors is taken for
granted"
That has been true in Washington
as well as In most other cities. It
was not until policemen and firemen
were assured Of raises that belated
efforts were made to rush special
salary legislation for teachers
through the recent session OF Con-
gress. Because the time was 30
short, there was confusion as to
formulas to be used in fixing in
creases and conflict over other fac
tors, all Of which imperiled passage
of the teachers bill until the final
hour Of enactment.
The raises provided had no rela-
ton to particular qualifications.
They were an emergency expedient
designed to give teachers the same
benefits previously accorded Federal
workers faced with rising living
costs. The teachers deserve some
thing more than after-thought con-
sideration, however. What is ur-
gently needed is q general overhaul
Of teachers salaries according to
grade, length of service and individ-
ual responsibilities. Such q study
already has begun. 1t Is to be hoped
that the survey and findings will
be available for the next Congress
when it again takes up the matter
Of Washington's educational needs.
Evening star., 1946-10-29
Annuitants Simply Existing

TO the Editor Of The star:
When the Retirement Act Of 1912
went into effect, 1t excluded those
Government employees who had served
so to 40 years and who today are from
rs to 80 years old. They draw only
$1,1o0 to 1920 a year, with Federal
taxes yet to be deducted. These people
don't live; they simply exist. because
of the high cost of living.
Some one made a grievous mistake IN
not including these employees In the
1912 Retirement Act. A correction need
not be retroactive. According to the
laws of nature, these pensioners have
not many more years to live. Congress
should investigate the injustice done
to these deserving people.
TALBOT OGDEN PULIzzI.
Evening star., 1946-10-29

Prom the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
A horse in q race at Salem, N H., sat
down when the starting gate opened.
The horse Is mans best friend and
severeSt imitator.
Evening star., 1946-10-29
Letters to The Star

MIR. Sherwood Joins in Debate
Concerning Lisner Auditorium
To the Editor Of The Star:
The Jim Grow restrictions In the
theaters In Washington are anachronis-
tic and scandalous. As one Of my WASH
ington friends said to me the other
day, "They are relics Of the time when
Washington was considered . sleepy
old Southern town. Nobody seems to
have informed the theater owners that
this has become a great, cosmopolitan
Capital"
There Is no local law or ordinance
imposing these restrictions. It Is q
matter Of custom" or tradition" vari-
ously interpreted. The situation is COM
plicated and confusing but. as under
stand it, the following policies prevail:
In the National Theater, Negroes are
permitted on the stage but not in the
audience.
In Constitution Hall they are per-
mitted in the audience but not on the
stage Except occasionally at benefits.
At the Uline Arena, Negroes are ad-
mitted to prize fights but not to such
intellectual entertainments as the "Ice-
capades." (Billy Rose recently Cancelled
an engagement of Carmen Jones" at
this arena because of this policy)
The Lisner Auditorium Of George
Washington University Is large, mod
ern, well-equipped theater which re-
Gently has become available from time
to time for commercial productions.
The first play booked there is the Play
wrights' Company production OF Max
well Anderson's Joan OF Lorraine"
starring Ingrid Bergman. When this
appearance by Miss Bergman was an
nounced. the demand for tickets was
80 enormous that the seats for all three
weeks of the engagement were sold out
by mail order even before the box of1ice
was opened. There was no question
in the minds Of the Playwrights' Com
pany of any racial discrimination in
the sale Of these tickets and. ,in-
doubtedly. 6 proportionate number of
the tickets have gone to Negroes. How
ever. the authorities Of the university
decided that the Lisner Auditorium
must conform 20 the general practice
in Washington theaters and refuse ad-
mission to Negroes.
Washington Is an important unit in
the economy OF the theater. It Is what
is known as "a great show town." The
audiences are exceptionally intelligent
and the press generous in the support
1t gives to the theater rs an institution.
However, the revenue to be derived
is poor compensation for the injury
done to the conscience OF American
citizens by this continuance Of injustice
In our National Capital.
I believesthat only . small minority
of the people Of Washington want this
to continue-and there Is surely no law
compelling that minority to 60 to the
theater II they object to the presence
OF Negroes under the same roof.
Therefore, believe that 1t is the duty
Of all OF us who work In the American
theater-actors, playwrights, producers
to protest against this tntolerable
situation by agreeing thst we shall keep
our productions out Of Washington until
the ban against Negroes is abolished.
ROBERT e. SHERWOOD.
Evening star., 1946-10-29

Vast strides in chemistry have
been made from the time when 1t
was thought that the atom was in
divisible to the present day when
IL is indefenSible.
Evening star., 1946-10-29
Did They Brine 1t to Him?
By Dapid Laurence

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19

(Continued from Page D brighter tone to the Connecticut labor situation.
 The 20 workers at the Atwater Manufacturing Company, South ington, voted acceptance of l5 cents an hour increase, retroactive to Feb. 16. and will go back to their jobs Monday.
 Also returning Monday will be about 25O aligners at the Royal Typewriter Company, Hartford, who walked out earlier in the week pro- testing the company had not lived up to a re-timing schedule, and 200 at the Hartford Steel Ball Com- pany. where it was agreed to hold a National Labor Relations Board election to determine a collecting bargaining agent.
 A labor encouragement agreement ayerted Q walkout of HOO at Sar- gent & Company, New Haven, where the concern had offered a ten cents an hour increase and the union demanded l8 i-2 cents. Terms of the settlement were not announced
 No Tension Provisions
 Meantime. the Amalgamated As- soelation of Street and Electric Railway Employees and Moor Coach Operators Of America, ALL, announced rejection of q company
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss'
 PROBATE COURT. April lStns
 A. D. 1946. ESTATE of MARTdA
 B. BOLTON, late of Waterbury,
 in said District, deceased.
 Upon the application of GEORGE R. BOLTON, Administrator. praying that he may be authorized to sell certain real estate belonging 70 said Estate--in favor of said estate, as per application on file more fuliy appfl5i; oRpERED. That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Waterbury, m said District, on the 29th day pr April A, D. i946 at 9:O0 o'clock ln the forenoon (Standard Tlme). ano- that notice be given of the pend- ency of said application. and the time and place Of hearing thereons by publishing this order one time m some newspaper having a cir. eulatlon in said District. also by leaving with or by mailing m reg Istered letters, postage prepaid From Waterbury. a copy of this order 70 all parties interested and residing without the Probate District ot Waterbury on or before the Sofn day of April 1896.
 JOHN ,. HowAEn.,. NrA~NAt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19

(Continued from Page D Rayburn have been comforting on the chances of working out such a schedule.
 The rambunctious house, which accounted for so many of the ad- ministration's defeats this year, ale ready has gone home for an Easter recess. It quit late yesterday until April 30.
 The Senate remained in session to continue considering the pro- posed $3,7500Oo,o00 British loan. But the outlook on that wasn't too bright There Is growing sentiment in the Senate to postpone action until next year.
 Truman's Program Hit
 1. A draft extension which would force a five-month holiday on in- ductions and exempt all teen-age boys from service.
 ?. An OPA extension for nine months but carrying so many amendments that the administra- ton has termed it repeal" of price control
 3. A Republic a n-sponsored strike control bill in response to MT. Truman's request for fact finding boards to mediate wage dis putes.
 All now await senate action. Ad- ministration leaders are hopeful they can work out more acceptable compromises on the draft and OPA extensions. They may prefer to let the labor bill die on the vine rather than take chance on formidable coalition of Republicans and South em Democrats pushing through
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19

cereals at once ana a monthly quota of 100000 tons a month beginning in May. The relief agency now gets PTS 900 tons a month.
 Hitch Cited
 The board met Wednesday, but took no action. It was said that one hitch was Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson's promise to send 150,000 tons of food to Japan. La Guardia reportedly opposed the action vigorously, contending liber- ated peoples should be fed first.
 Government food and farm ex- perts worked on the flour restriction order until late last night in an ef- fort to eliminate sections which have drawn the fire of millerS and bakers.
 MT. Truman's concern over the famine problem was indicated when he broke tradition and released that part of his annual talk with the American Society of Newspaper editors which dealt with food. The talk with 300 editors and publishers usually is off-the-record.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19

answer to the Australian proposal today. The United States, which has been pursuing a policy of keep ing an open mind until all the facts were in, looked favorably upon 1t and thought it offered distinct possibilities"
 The Polish delegation, which sponsored the charges in council against Spain and is demanding immediate severance of diplomatic relations by all LIN members with Spain, thought it "very interst- ing one" The Poles. who have al- ways voted with the Russians in the council, said they were neither accepting nor rejecting the plan now and would decide their position over the weekend. They added sig nificantly:
 "On the face of it. the plan would appear to be a very difficult one for those opposed to the Pol ish resolution to turn down"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
Soaring

Continued from Page D been recommended in Congressional records when Porter issued an ap- peal for the Senate to avert the pre- dicted multi-billion dollar raise in living costs.
 He said the House version ann ounted to repeal of price control, forcing the O.P.A. to remove cell ings on commodities making up al least half the cost of living. He said these included, meat, milk, coal shoes, many textiles and nearly all dairy products except butter.
 Soaring Prices
 He forecast soaring prices fol automobiles, electric refrigerators radios and most house appliances with no restrictions on most farm products. Other O.P.A. spokesmer feared widespread speculative buy ing and hoarding.
 C.IO. President Philip Murray telegraphed his unions throughau the country to "act at once" tC get every C.I.O. member to pro- test to his Congressman agains' the House bill. Murray said 1t kill ed price control and destroyed tht wage increases we are winning through painful struggle"
 Democratic Farm Bloc Senators however hailed the house actior and predicted the Senate would dc as much or more to restrict O.P.A activities.
 On the other. hand, some infiu. ential Republicans expected the O P. A. extension bill to be treated more moderately in the Senate.
 Amendment Opposed
 They opposed the Thomas amend ment which would lift controls or all agriculture commodities, includ- ing cotton and cotton goods, milk livestock, poultry, as well as fish petroleum, timber, minerals anc metals.
 Thomas claimed the Senate wal more favorable to limiting the Agency than the House"
 But Chairman Robert F. Wagner D., N. Y, of the Senate Banking Committee which has completed one week of hearings on O.P.A. ex' tension, predicted the Senate woulc approve "a very sensible bill" H' indicated he believed that tht House bill did not fall in that cata' gory. |,
 Sen. Robert "A. Taft, R., O., sait "the House bill does not go too far but I am afraid the Senate VII be even worse in the field of agri' cultural products"
 Sen. Burnett R. Maybank, D., s O., described the House bill as "s fine job." and promised full sup port to the Thomas amendment. HI said he would do everything in m! power to end this reign of terror these black markets and this cor ruption and put the nation bacl into production"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19

when 1t resumes strike-settlement parleys with the union negotiating committee next week.
 The wage issue is only one of tht points in dispute between the com pany and the committee represent ing its Waterbury, Torrington ane Ansonia employees. The partie' have been in sharp disagreement on these other points, and to re- solve the differences may be a long slow process.
 Company proposals on seniority grievance procedure and othei parts of the contract have beer entirely unsatisfactory to the union c. I. O. spokesmen have asserted that company proposals would wip' out most of the gains made by la bor in recent years and would re- move the protection now afforded employees.
 Proposals Rejected
 A.B.C.-M.M.S.W. negotiations were broken off April g, after the unior had rejected management proposali on wages and contract changes The company's wage offer was con- tingent on Wage Stabilization BoarC approval and O.P.A. action towarc higher brass prices. The month before, the company had proposed an 18ls cent increase subject to five conditions which the union saiC robbed the offer of any value.
 American Brass employees in thC three Connecticut cities, and at Buffalo, N. Y, went on strike Feb 4. Employes of the Detroit plant walked out last month.
 Union charges that A. B. c. re- fused to bargain collectively in gooc faith are now before the regiona office of the National Labor Rela- sions Board. The union claims discrimination by the company in failing to offer workers in other plants the mo strongs' 1872 cent boost granted A. F. L.-organizec employees of A. B. C.is Kenosha, Wis. plant.
 Battle Strike Ended
 C1.O. organized employees of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company of which American Brass is a sub- sidiary, voted at Butte, Montana yesterday to end their To-day strike against the company. They accept ed a wage proposal granting a wage increase of IS F cents an hour eff fective April l, with 9 A cents oi the increase effective back to Oct i. The same wage agreement will cover Anaconda Copper employees al Great Falls and Anaconda. Mont. who did not join in the strike.
 AB.C. officials said payment oi the wage increase and retroactivity in Montana is covered 'by fedora subsidies under the Premium Price Plan. The O.P.A. and the ofiice ol Economic Stabilization this weeh notified the copper industry thai the copper price ceiling will bt raised and premium payments ad' justed to make up for higher wagel and retroactive increases.
 John ]. DriScoll, state CI.O. sec retary and a leading member of ths MMS.W. negotiating committee iE the AB.C. strike. said tho uaioI would Dc willing to settle the wasl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
Animal Woman Mnhhed hv Police

Seattle, April 19-(UP)--A pret- ty, 20-year-old red-haired girl, des: cribed by the police as an animal woman" who came out of 6 forest hideout every night to rob Seattle homes, was held on burglary charg- es today.
 Guarding her loot with a gun in her hand, the girl, Joan E. Baker, was arrested last night in a dense" ly wooded area south of this city.
 T could have shot you as you approached my quarters" she told detectives, but l thought maybe you had children 30 I decided to hold my fire"
 Police said the girl, who lived in the woods with only a bedroll for a shelter, stole more than s3,OoC worth of jewelry and household goods in her nightly forays.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19

question on the same terms aS were offered in Montana.
 Brass Played
 Following settlement of the wage dispute between the Torrington Company and the M.MS.W. at Tor rington yesterday, MT. Driscoll flayed the American Brass manage ment for it's "holdout" tactics.
 Said MT. Driscoll:
 'This latest settlement in the Naugatuck Valley, granting an IS 1a cent hourly increase, with no strings attached and no reference to O.P.A. relief, points up the per culiar position of the American Brass Company, which still main- tains 1t needs a price increase be- fore settlement of wages"
 Leading community figures have been invited by the A.BlC. unit of Local 25l, MM.S.W., to attend a meeting at 7:l5 Mnoday night at 95 Bank Street. The union plans to outline its case against the Amer ican Brass Company, and will ask those attending to join @ Citizens Committee to work for settlement of the strike.
 Letters inviting city officials, com. munity club officers, professions men, and other prominent persons to attend Mondays meeting were received yesterday and today.
 Farley Monday
 The Torrington Citizens Commit tees, formed on behalf of A.B.C strikers there, will meet at 10 a. m Monday at the Eagles Club. A com mittee of Torrington clergymen met Wednesday with A.B.C. officials in Waterbury, and latter issued an en- couraging statement predicting early resumption of parleys aimed at settling the strike.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
.A.E. Furlong
The Easter Story-One of Historys Greatest DraasA A
CContinued from Page D

had not been available for pur- chase during the war years. It IS his suggestion that the Legislature be requested, at the next regular session, to establish, for Waterbury, a equipment fund. Charges then would be made to each department for depreciation each year and the amounts transferred to the equip ment fund with all replacements to be purchased from the latter fund. By this method, the budget director says, a constant fixed charge would be present in each years budget for equipment.
 In citing the need for Q special centralized accounting department MT. Furlong points out that the recommendation is in line with that of Deputy Tax Collector Raymond Clark whose duties now comprise the accounting for the bulk of re- ceiyables and the preparation Of tax bills and rate bills. It has been reported that MT. Clark would be placed in charge of the department should 1t be organized.
 Simplify Discounts
 It Is also recommended by the budget director that charter amendment be affected to simplify the calculation of discounts allow ances to taxpayers. It has been not- ed that taxpayers have encountered difficulties in computing the dis- count now allowed by law, of six- tenths of the 1 per cent levy.
 For the first time in city history the Silas Bronson Library fund IS contained in an annual report A separate series of comments and exhibits has been prepared for the Board of Agents.
 Capital outlays during 1945 to- taled $938, ,626, including $49,585 for reValuation costs, and $187, $40 for mapor repairs and construction jobs in connection with buildings, grounds, and equipment.
 MT. Furlong reported the bonded borrowing ability of the city at $S,- 2l0,366, according to his interpreta- ton of the legislative act setting down methods of calculating that capacity.
 Note was taken of establishment of a new trust fund during l945 from money made available by the late I. Kent Fulton. First income to be received from this fund was ST. 194 last year. Money from the fund will be used for maintenance of Full ton Park.
 Property tax collections during io45 amounted to $5,648, ,907 and con sisted of 98.93 per cent of total es- timated collections. The percentage of high collections was the highest in the past 12 years the budget di- rector states. The 1914 collection percentage was 98.l7.
 Supeclal Fund
 A total of $599, ,87O35 comprises the total liabilities and surplus oi the city's Capital and Non-Recur- ring fund. Assets consist of cash in banks amount of $200,870 and the U. s. Treasury Certificates of S399, 900. This fund was created irl conformity with section 960 of the 1943 supplement to the General Statutes and subsequently, was adopted here by the Board of Ale derinen in September, 1943.
 The report of MT. Furlongs, con- taining 100 pages, is considered the most extenske and thorough yet prepared and constitutes his second complete annual report since taking office two years ago. The report will be studiedm by the Finance members and forwarded to the Board of Aldermen for final accept arlce.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19

flcation on purchases, false certifica- tion on sales, forgery, and So-calleo "by-paSs" sales.
 Middle-Man Mystery
 Tn a "by-pass" sale, the OPA ex- plained, car would pass through the hands of three persons, but the name of the middle man" would not appear on the title.
 The investigation was ordered last September by Charles o. Ban non, assistant chief of the division of investigation of the OPA's re- gional office at Cleveland, after re- ceipt of complaints from reputable dealers here and elsewhere that hundreds of good used cars were disappearing from the Detroit mar ket.
 Lehr said his office had absolute proof" of deals involving at least 2,5OO cars and that the Office O. Price Administration estimated the total number of machines involved at twice that figure.
 Lehr said evidence obtained by OPA investigators indicated the cars were bought at Detroit and funneled through Cairo, III, and Murray. Ky. focal points of the gangs operations. to Texas, Arkan- sas. Mississippi. Tennessee and Louisiana.
 He said 1t also had been discov- cred that residents of two other Kentucky communities Paducah and Benton--had formed companies or operated as individuals in han- ding the black market cars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
NOTICE

A hearing on the application 4 the A & J Garage, SIS North River side Street, Waterbury, Conn. epy Albert M. Rosa and James LaPorta) for Certificate of. approval for a Used Car Dealers License will pc held on Tuesday, April SOth, lS46' At II l:30 A. M. in the Mayors Ottice' City Hall, Waterbury, Conn, as provided by General Statutes.
 JOHN s. MONAGHAN, A.I7.2t Mayor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
MILES IN RACE

Boston, April l9 -(UP)- Maj. Gen. sherman Miles, Army Intelli- gence officer at the time of Pearl Harhor, seeks a Republican nomi- nation for state representative.
 A veteran of both World Wars, Gen. Miles filed papers yesterday for nomination to one Of the Ward 8 seats now occupied by Republican Reps. Stuart 0. Rand and Henry L. shattuck.