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PACK NEWS TUESDAY, JAN. 7, 1047 DREW PEARSON fctf "The WASHINGTON Drew Pearson Says: Forrestal Angles For Jimmie Byrnes' Job. Sen. Morse Trips Republican Kingmakers; Pacific Coast Ignored On Foreign Relations Committee lot of jockeying is still going on Ixickstngo to take. Jimmie Byrnes' place- if lie resigns as XrcTi'tary of though it now looks ns-if Byrnes Imt'l regained his health.

Up until recently; there were three chief possibilities for the 'George Marshall, General Eisenhow-. cr, and Secretnry of the Navy Forrestal. Neither Marshall nor have pushed themselves for Ihe On the- contrary. However, Marshall was Truman's candidate, while Eisenhower was the.can- didate of George Allen. Around Christmas tlmo.

however, What's Doing au tomorrow and day frloncls made It clear ihtit he wns fed up with being a diplomat, did not relish becoming of State nn.d wanted to tu VirRlnla as Moon as his Job In China was finished. In rcjfartl to General Elwenhow- George Allcn'H Idea to put lilm In the key job Socrc- tury ot Stnto as a build-up for the Truman docs not run (iifain. Elsenhower grew up KixnyuH Democrat, mado his first main on as Secretary.of State Indefinitely. Despite some personal misunderstandings one year ago, Byrnes and Truman have now become warm friends, and the President given him full rein over for- policy, Tho Sonnte It was probably Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon' Republican; who first Inspired name' "kingmak- ers" ns ftppUed to OOP Taft, Vandenborg, and Administration to be Su- Commander. most fur tho Stati! Department in Jimmie Forrestal, who, bit bored with running tho Navy, has been ilchinft to gut his hands on foreign policy' for many months.

Those who follow Stutc Department af- I'nlrH I'lKum ho would bo the loiist 'Uiallfiod of the tho public sentiment against military man ut the helm of foreign policy. Note- President Ti-uman in very much hoping thjil Byrnes will ro- For Engagement Rings and Ring Sets It's PIERPONT'S I Ami-rlnin Ovm Society JOT HANK STMERT Buckmiller Funeral Home 22 PARK PLACE Telephone 4334 Fitzgerald Funeral Home 320 NORTH MAIN ST. Telephone 4187 C. H. GREEN FUNERAL HOME 62 Oak Street Telephone 4843 FLOWERS Far AH FLOWKRM TET.JCGBATirED EVERYWHERE MELBOURNE'S FLOWER SHOP 110 BifeBER AVJ5NDB TtUpkoa torts to crown their 1 chairmen of Senate committees.

Though Tobey (N. and Wilson (In-) got most of the publicity for battling the kingmakers It was legal-minded Morse 'of Oregon, former 'Deati of the Oregon School, who 1 'em'barrassed- 't h.e most, trlpplng-up'tootlca came during tho secret debate of the OOP Oomml'Wee on Committeee- after young Senator Co'bot Massachusetts, of-tho Senator -who -defeated 'the League of Nations, had -proposed- as "a member of tho Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The kingmakers had selected two Easterners, Lodge and Smith of New together with one i Midwesterncr, Hlckenloopor of! Iowa, as new members of this vital Committee. This brought 1m- 1 mediate protest from Morse, "I consider It strange," he said, "that you have given seats to three men from the relative East and not one seat to the Pacific Coast, Apparently you Ignore the fact that we on the Pacific face great problems with the Japanese and Chinese, and that one important phase of the war was fought from our shores. "If you think that is the way to bring harmony to the Republican party," continued the gentleman from Oregon, "by ignoring one great segment of the party, then serve notice right now that I In-j tend to stand up and fight for the Pacific Coast." Tuft At this point.

Senator Taft argued that Lodge was entitled to a post on the Foreign Relations Cornmittce since he had resigned from the Senate to go war, thus losing seniority rights. "I want to make it clear," replied Morse, "that 1 have no objection to Mr, Lodge, I think he is eminently qualified to servo. But the time to have settled wan In the mooting of the Steering Committee' when aerator Toboy proposed restoring Mr. Lodge's seniority rights. I was in complete agreement with Senator Tobey, but It Mr.

Lodge himself whowith- drew his seniority claims and you gentleman npplauded his withdrawal, That decision should stand. "I'm not usklnp for the vacancy myself," Morse concluded. "Tf any other Western Republican hfe.8 more seniority, the post should go- to him. But the West Is entitled to. representation." However, the well-oiled kinffmnk-1 cm' machine was functioning perfectly.

On a vote, the Oregon Senator overwhelmingly turned down. After the vote, forthright -kingmaker Vanden-bcrg, who i.s Chairman of the new Foreign Relations Committee, half-apologetinally to say: "I want to explain my votfl. It was Influenced by the fact that tho Committee's report is alneady printed and has been circulated for some time. We can't change it now. However, I agree completely with thn Senator from Oregon that a Weal Ccxist man should bo on the Foreign Relations Committee.

And I to go on record that the next Men Club, meeting. Concordia Society, annual meeting, 'Salem Lutheran church hall. of 'warden- and 'burgeaaes Kennedy daughters Isabella, "'meeting. Lr.bTra-ry businpss ilw'n. 8 Aid.

church, annual Church' Helpers, St. Michael's Episcopal "chuYeli, annual Women's Y. M. C. St.

Michael's Episcopal Woman's 'auxiliary, evening group; St." 'Mk'hael's church, 'Girl Scout troop No. 31, meeting; Jan. 10 Service' 1 Veterans; -'-''opaii house," from .9 a. in. to 9 p.

m. Jan- Lodge, meet- IngV Jan, 17 Public card Women's auxiliary, Marino Corps League. i on Committee should go the Pacific Coast." Backgtage This smilos to tho facos of several anti-kingmakers. They figured that this put Taft and his Presidential ambitions in hole. Obviously he didn't want to antagonize the West.

Perhaps this Sikorsky Sees Dawn i-'Witn' to 10 the helicopter will bo sufficiently 'Inexpensive, alm.pl 1 and si'fe for popular Ing to Igor pioneer In the wingless aircraft 'ilelff. Sikorsky sa i'd' 'that, when' rto! time comes, It may.be the greatwt factor since development the. automobile and commuter trialh-Mn spreading out eltlei Tram igi'-W' 1 tnlle fonei; 'city from coine ''Into nd fly a aefcn'owJe'aired 1 "tfiat-'the 0 deyefope'a permlf HinQpleriiiHoirfcy aHydrte DUl ant ii watt' i i' dte- 'VrheK- be Decade -never replace' -the regular 'plane" or'" 'the "Will heed forK that'' 'IS riot ''dfe'pe'ntteht nviil- ablllty of 1 Funerals Minn McLaughlln FuVieraV for -Kath- crlne MeLaughlln, 70, of 49 Cherry street; died 1 Saturday niffht at St. Mary's hospital, Waterbury, and in doing Inadvertently the cat out of the bag. lct Symphonette Plans Rehearsal Tho NauBituck Symphonette will hold at the Tultlc Music Shed tonight at 7:30 o'clock, it vas announced today by Jesse F.

Davla', conductor. The rehearsal is in preparation for a concert to be held at thfi sic Shed Jan. 21. Mr. Davis said (o'clock by the Rev, George Dunn, that Haydn's Symphony No.

2 ano were held this morning at 8:30 o'clock, from the Buckmiller'' Fu- was why he sought out Morse as eral Home, 32 Park place, to' St. soon-as the secret meeting was over, church where a requiem Mass was Celebrated' at 9 I'SiV'thermbi" -'Sen; Thejodore Bilbo, Democrat of 1 from lUgsage-fllled eloyatoT In bis -Washington resl- (Unee'just before leaving by auto tor' New Orleans, La. There, he'll undergo an operation for cancer of International Albertlna wan in charge' of the musical service, whlchi Processional; Fu- "Wayne, I ust feel awful about Mrs. this," Taft said. "There be a West Coast man on the Committee.

But I think Lodge did one of 'the most -patriotic things I know when-he left'the Senate to into Light. were: Ernest Allen, the-Army, and-we Just had to give'Joseph' Ward, Edward Johnson him, a-place, on the Foreign Rela-jand John Maher. Prayers- at the tlons Committee." grave in St. James 1 cemetery were selections from the works of Victor Herbert would bo featured. nferal March; Pania' An- gellcus; recessional, Lead Kindly The ontl- kingmakers have now heard that this was pay-off.

If Lodge had.been given his full seniority as proposed by New Hampshire's Tobey, he would h-ave rank- up with the kingmakers. In 'fact he would have been Chairman of the Finance Committee instead' of Millikin ot Colorado, a strong: Taft'' man. and a deputy kingmaker. 'So instead of giving Lodge, full seniority, -leal was worked- out whereby hn was given a place on 'the vital Foreign. Relations Committee- 1 position he has coveted tha days his grandfather 'killed Woodrow Wilson's" peace efforts after World read by Father Arizona- is the fifth largest of the 48'states In area, with a total of 113,936 square miles, Robert Shepherd Robert M.

Shepherd has enlisted in the S. Army Air Corps and left yesterday morning 1'or Fort Dix, N. for assignment. A graduate of the Naugatuck High school, Mr. Shepherd has been active in Boy Scout affairs, being-assistant Bcoutmaster of troop No.

15, Hope For Alcoholics SiW Former Drinker if Hirrlabiurgr Piv' die annually in the United States, according to Mrs. Marty 'Mann's report the Pennsylvania Federation of Clubs, That figure' would considerably ICSK, the executive director of the Committee on Alcoholism said, if leach community Issue squarely In the bye'- 1 an acoholio "thr. same way "'that' any other sick person' 1 not hopeless, said Identified herself tV-audlences aa a former drink addict 'ai-rid-'-first woman member of Alcoholic's' AnonymouB. "They can get well and ignore the fcottle with ft little knowledge, cooperation and good will." "We have g-onp to such lengths to-'hide'alcoholics," she said, "that they have died like files. We must overcome the stigma of sin that him' hf.cn fastened upon the alcoholic." HARDWARE i HOUSEHOLD SUPPtlES Qvtkrmla RoniWkn I 0 8c Harold scnoois iteopen After Holidays ui resumed yesterday nooVnlng after the annual Ch'rlitmas "vacation.

Supt. of 1819, aval 161 West Main J-iKl: Has a Complete Stock HEATERS ELECTRIC-OIL or STEAM Free Delivery CANS, Inc. Maple Street Tel. 3507 Famous Makes Such As General Electric Trillmont Wittie? arid many others EASY PAYMENT TERMS AUTO SUPPLIES Defroster Pans Auti-Freeze Solutions Chain Repair Links Auto Motor Heaters And Everything You Need for Your Car what twist grandson appointmert will g-l to history and our future cooperation for world peace? Bookkeeping LapNe Aids PAII Throug-h ah oversight in U. Government bookkeeping-, the Pan American Union will have roughly $40,000 more" ID than it expected to the twenty-one member countries of the PAU are determined oh'a population basis.

In the case of the United States, this includes all territories and possessions, making an annual contribution of just under $300,000. When the Philippines gainc'd full independence, last July 4, this should have lopped 17,000,000 persona off the total population figure on which, the U. S-. quota is computed, reducing the assessment by about $40,000. However, this item was overlooked un-til too late.

By the time the Bureau of the Budget caught up with it, the quota based on the population of the Philippines already had been paid. (Copyright, 1947, Syndicate, Inc.) by The Bell Odds; against a perfect hand being dealt at a bridge table are 158 million tp one. REGISTER NOW New Term Starts Feb. 3 WHITE or FHOA'E FOR DETAILS COLLEOB Central Waterbury TPhbne 4-877S DIED Frederick William, of 60 Oak street, Naugatuck, in tuck, Jan. 6, 1947.

Funeral Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Fxmcral Home. -201 Meadow street. Burial In Grove cemetery at convenience of family. Friends may call at fu- ncrnl home and evening from '3 to 5 oclock and 7 to 9 o'clock. DIED CHMIELEWSKI, Saturmln.

of Cold Spring road, Beacon Falls, In Waterbury, Jan. 6, 1947. Funeral Thursday morning at 8:15 o'clock from Buckmiller Funeral Home, 22 Park place to St. Michael's church, Beacon 'at o'clock. Burial In St.

James' eemrtery. Friends may call (he funeral home tonight from 7 to 10 o'clock and Wednesday from to 10 m. You pan Get An E1VIERSON KADIO. Battery, DC Overall frill of durable nictal with pre- clulon Sturdy, weatherproof and powerful for all con- dltionn of travel and No. Main Union City Store Open Friday Night Until 9 O'clock OUPPOSE, each year, you and every other taxpayer -M-received an electric bill from the federal govern-; ment.

Since you hadn't bought any electricity from the government, you'd be pretty surprised, wouldn't "What's the government doing in the light and power you might ask if you hadn't already heard about the Tennessee Valley Authority and the "cheap" electricity furnished by the government-to the -residents of the Tennessee Airs. IJrown, here in Connecticut, and Mrs. Smith, out in Chicago, and Mrs. Jones, way out in Arizona, chip in to pay the bill, has a lot to do with the "cheapness" of electricity io the Tennessee Valley. You see, the government power projects pay almost no taxes to the federal government.

On the other hand, The Connecticut Light and Power Company, while keeping its rates as low as possible, in 1945 paid $3,217,000 in taxes to the federal government. Your taxes and ours support the government's power projects. Each year, in our taxes, we pay an electric bill to the government. THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY A TfX-Ptyimg Company.