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I PAGE. 2-NAUGATUCK NEWS MONDAY, '19474 DREW PEARSON ON The WASHINGTON I MERRY-GO-ROUND Washington--Despite Russin, something very the key island of Spitzhergen The Russians have been Norway to militarize this tings them to use it as a military There is only one objective -offensive action ngainst rocket bombs could probably The United States happened to learn of the Russian Norwegian maneuvers because we are a party to a 1920 trenty with Norway, England and Russia, by which Spitzbergen is not to be used as a military base order to militarize the island, thorefore, it In necessary to change the treaty. The disturbing thing about the Spitzbergen maneuver, hopever, 19 the date on which the Russians becan to move for militarization. When the State Department began probing the matter, they found that the Russians had first approached the Norweglan Government in 1944 while the war way still on. And they continued high-pressuring Norway during.

1945 the last year of the war. and up until the present. What causes U. S. concern ly that tho Russians appeared to be maneuvering for Atlantic bases almed against the Unlted States even at a time when we were pouring lendlease into Russia.

In this connec- our improved relations': with. peculiar is going regarding up near the Arctic Cirele. exerting all sorts: of pressure on: strategic island, thus for base on Spitzborgen. the United States, From. it hit New Drew Pearson Says: Russians Maneuver.

For Base For British Saved Schacht During War Crimes Trial; Trunian Worries Over Diplomatic: Names Lion, U. S. diplomats can't help remembering the secret minutes the Molotov-Ribbentrop tions in late 1910 shortly before Hitler attacked Russla--when Russla offered to come into the war against the' Allies it it 'got the Dardanelles, half the Balkans, the' three Eastern provinces of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. -Recent Russian excuse for a base on Spitzbergen is that theUnited States has a bage on. Icelend.

However, all U. S. 'armed troops have now; been withdrawn from Iceland and it is used only as 2. base for transport planes, Truman Shakes One ordeal of every President 1a shaking hands. at official recep-! tions.

The other night President Truman stood in line white 1.400 members of the diplomatic corps. plug their wives, fled by to greet Congress or the Army and Navy bad enough, but he especially dreads diplomatic receptions where he cannot cutch foreign names. After shaking hands so fast he barely was able to feces the other night, the President ed up to see retiring White assistant Eddie Locke, with his wife. Why, Eddic!" Truman said laughIngly. "Thunk God here's sompone whose name I can pronounce." "Sh-h-h," said Mrs.

Truman. How Von Papen Was Acquitted A large part of the allied world was surprised and puzzled when Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, Hitler's former economic czar, and Franz Von Papen, Hitter's ambassador to Turkey, were the only two Nazi war criminals acquitted. Speculation has continued over since as! why these two alone were let off, Here iy the secret story of wha: went on inside the war crimes tribunal. Due to a technical fault hy the prosecutor, there never was any real question von Papen's acquittal.

He might hare been declared quilty if thep rasecutor had Included Hitter's 'anschluss" be-1 tween Austria and Germany as war crime. Von Papen was Hitler's Ambassador In Austria at chat time and arranged for the march on Austria, However. the prosecutor tailed to include this among the war crimes. After that, von. Papen was always in Turkey and no evidence connected him with the various war crimes in Germany.

As a resull, all but the Russian member the Nuremberg tribunal voted to Acquit him. British Detend Schacht The secret vote on Dr. Schacht was much more controversial. Al firgt the vote WAS divided the United States and the Russian judge voting for conviction. the French judge voting for a sentence ol five years, and the British judge, Geoffrey Lawrence, voting acquittal.

(British bankers closely with ScHacht for sone time before the war.) Schacht had defended himself. skillfully. Ha argued that he had in. SO THAT OTHERS MIGHT SEE i de PERFECT EXAMPLE of humanity's cternal faith in God, blind Frances De Brown kneels in prayer with her seeing-eye dog beside her during novena in the church of Our Lady of Chicago. She reads the services in Braille, praying for those deprived of sight.

(International) been out of the Hitler regime nftor the beginning of the war, and spent part of. his' time in concentration cump. He explained that before the war started had helped Hitler bulld up a big army that was the 'only way Germany could 'obtain burgaining power to change its treaties, The Russian and American judges," however, argued that any newspaperman living in Germany before the war must have known that Hitler was preparing for war; therefore. Schacht could not have acted Hitler's finance czar. until the war without knowing what was going on.

'The' British staunchly defended Schacht, and since the vote wan three to one against him, the court finally passed on to other cases. the second discussion Schacht's case, the French judge announced that he had been thinkEng the matter over and had decided to vote for acquittal. At this point, Sir Geoffrey Lawrence, who had so vigorously defended Schacht, turned to. U. Judge Francis Piddle, who had strongly argued for the finance czar's conviction; and said: "I want it known that I have not tallied to my French colleague." "There is no reason why you should not have talked.

to him," 2'e- plied Eiddle. Since it required three. votes to convict, and since the British and French voted for ncauittal. that ended the debate. CIO In Alabania When "Big Jim" Folsom is sworn in as Governor of Alabama next week, he will face a critical situn-! tion right in his home town Elbo, where a purge is being con-; ducted against organizers.

The same situation also exists in variparty of Southern Alabama. What 'happened was that the United Automobile Workers (CIO) local. at Dorsey Trailers, charged the company with 4ng contract agreements and struck November. Following this, three men beat up James Hardin of Atlanta, CIO representative, on tho main street of Elba. Shortly alter the beating.

19-yearJunior Wambless, a recently returned war veteran walked to Elba policeman and numed the had beaten up Hardin. However, the cop walked away, plaining to lawyer Tom Adair Birmingham, who had been on the spot, that he wasn't going to do anything about the beating because did know who had done When Adair pointed out that Wambless had just. volunteeredi eye-witness testimony, tho cop made no reply. The' reply came halt an hour later. when young Wambless was; jail charged with disturbing the PREPARES FOR BUDGET TRIM CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE Appropriations Committee, Rep.

John (R-N. goos over the proposed Truman budget in Washington which he hopes to reduce three to four billion dollars. Taber claims the budget contains many "concealed items." The shears in foreground that Taber really means. to cut it. may imply What's Doing In Naugatuck calendar of events for today, tomorrow and every day Tonight Woman's club, election of officer: St, Michael's: bullding.

quarterly meeting. St. Michael's Guild, 2 Local: 804, Carpenters Union, meeting. Naugatuck district board of Boy Scouts, meeting. Junior.y club (high school, girls).

Junior Woman's Club meeting (women. 18 to 35 years). Welfare board meeting. PTA: executive bourd, mecting. 'Naugatuck Women's club, lecture.

Jan. 14 Basketball, Morticians against Hardware Kwicks at Columbus hall. Basketball, St. Francis Rains. Sullivan's Live Wires at Columbus hall.

Industrial Council MeetIng. Y's Men's club meeting. Installation, Ramona council, Dergree of Pocahontas. Local 1558, U.S.W.A., meeting, Union City. Congregation Beth Israel meeting.

Evangeline Circle, Salem Luthcran monthly recting. Anual meeting school staff, HIll: side Congregational church. Sunday school teachers mneting, Immanuel Lutheran church. Jan. 16 v.

Ladies' auxiliary, Crusader post, F. party at Rocky Hill veterans home. Annual meeting Michael's Women's' auxiliary. Columbia Rebekah Lodge, meetIng. Jan.

16 Service club meeting, St. chael's church. Fidelity Bible class meeting. Methodist church. Evergreen Chapter, Order of Eustern, Star, businese meeting.

Music Department, Naugatuck Woman's Club. Jan. 17 Luthean Brotherhood meeting. Public card party. Women's auxIllary, Marine Corps League.

Masonic dinner. Bakery, St. Michael's Guild, Specla), meeting, Pond HIll Community Brotherhood meeting, Salem Lutheran church. Jan. 18 West- Side.

Community Club, installation officers and dance, Skippers Plan 40. Steamboat Race Cincinnati, Onio, (UP) The skippers of the only tourist excursion boats now on the nation's inland rivers--the Gordon C. Greene and, the Golde Eagle- -are charting plane for race when the two boats are untied for the 1947 gcason. Capt. John Winters, master of the Eagle, of 'St.

Louis, says he lost an Impromptu race with, Cincinnati's Gordon betweeh Greenville, and Arkansas City; this summer when he was forced to slow down because of the high price of coal. Capt. Tom Greene, master of the Gordon, now offers to match his oll-burning vessel against Capt. Winter's boat next June 21 in 100-mile race between St. Louis and Cairo, Ill.

It. da. that the coat to the United States of crime associated with. habitual excessive 3990 ciated with habitual. excessive alcoholic drinking amounts to $175 million yearly.

VISIT OUR NEW GIFT. SHOP For Wedding Anniversary and Shower Gifta. Sliver, Lumps, Vases, Etc. $1 to $50 William Schpero JEWELER 180 Church Street Naugatuck ITS FLEECE 19 WHITE A8 SNOW and 'everywhere that Mary went, she talked about the American Laundry! Soiled and. coarsened blankets respond our gentle launderIng.

The nap is reatored to its original soft, warm fluffiness, Every bit. of soil is removed and we. guarantee, against shrinking or. atretching. AMERICAN Waterbury CHAPEL ELECTRIC COMPANY IN NEW QUARTERS AT 28 CHURCH STREET Tel; 2219.

RADIOS PHONOGRAPHS Radio Phono Combinations RADIO REPAIR SERVICE On The Air Today 6:46 p. m. Page Farrell WATR- WJZ-Tennesseo Naugatuck News; Music Tom Mix m. WBRY-E. Christy: Erk and Sports 'Other Stations -News 6:13 p.

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m. WBRY-WCES--Joan Davis; News WTIC-WNBC-Barlow Concert WJZ-WATR-Sherlock Holmes WOR-Gregory Hood's Case Book 9:00 p. m. WBRY-WCBS-Radio Theator WTIC-WNBC-Telephone Hour WATR-WJZ Dark Venture wWCO-WOR-Gabriel Heatter 9:16 p.m. wwco-Lou Masters Orch.

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m. ALL Stations--News 11:15 p.m. WERY-WCBS-Meaning of the News: Footnote WTIC-WNBC-Harkness of Wash. ington Orch. WATR-WJZ-Joe Hasel, Sports WOR-Neww; Finance Reports 11:30 p.m.

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12:00 Midnight ALL Stations--News- GREETS NUT GROWERS Eugene, Ore. -(UP)- The Oregon Nut Growers Society convention was opened by. Eugene's Ernest McNutt, and Gordon Goodpasture, noted orchardist, was a apcaker. river' of the north is the only major stream riving within the United States and flowing northward into central Canada. Funerals Mrs.

My C. Mix Funeral for Mrs. (Cheney) of Oxford road, Mid at diebury, 11 o'clock were in held 8t this morning copal with Michael's the Epic George Wilcox, rector Grace officiating. church, Assisting Stafford Springs, was the Rev. Winfred B.

Langhorat, restor St. Michael's, and. the Rev. Charles 'Harriman, "rector of at Paul's Episcopal were: church, Word. bury.

Bearers Thomas File gerald, WHEred Eaton, Raich and Bavier, Willis Reed, Edwin Mix W28 in Watson Center Interment Haven. cemetery, North Deafened Now Hear with Tiny Single Unit Science has now made it posedble for the deafened to hear falst sour.ds, It 1s a hearing device sinull that it fits in the hand thousands to enjoy and enables mons, music, and friendly companionship. Accepted by the Council on Physical Medicine of This device does not American. Medical Association. sep arate battery pack, battery wire, case or garment to bulge or weigh you down.

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Let out of jail the next day, he was given a thorough' roughing: by the same, trio that, who bonten Hardin. There the matter lies. As for the strike, it is over now and the workers for. three union leaders whom the company: won't take back. (Copyright, 1947, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Patterson Reveals Grant To Waterbury For Airport Congressman James T.

Patterson last night revealed 'the $125,250 sct up for a Class 3 airport in Waterbury by the Oivil Aeronautics Administration has been allocated for the city's 1947 airport development program. with the proviso that the city will appropriate an additional $145,850, which added to the tederal grant would put Waterbury on the New England uir map. Chairman of the city planning commiasion. Richard P. Crane has said that the city under no, ob.

ligation to accept the federal funds or to appropriate additional money. 17 said. "The citv is not going to do anything until the of the airport survey now being conducted hero are made known. We aro waiting to learn whether an airport in Waterbury is needed or wanted by the people of the city. Wild Ducks Absorb Shotgun Pellets Chicago (UP)-It takes more than couple of shotgun pellets to get a good duck down, figures released by the Illinois Natural History Survev show.

'Survey technicians, by fluoroscopic examination of tranned birds at Spring Lake National 1 Wildilfe Refuge near Savanna, found that two of every five ducks were carrying lead shot in their bodice. pellet was in 58 per cent of the birds, and two in about 20' per cent. In other cases as many as six shot were found. The survey isn't surc.yet what its Investigation proves, except that a lot of duck hunters are poor shots. University Receives Song Collection Los Angeles (UP) -A complete colicction of the 344 published songs cf the late Jerome Kern has been given the music library 'on the Los Angeles campus of the University.

of. California, curator. Leon Strashun reports. The collection, donated by 'the composer's widow, containg such tunes us "Old River." ny," "Smoke and Gets "She in Didn't Your Eyes." "SunSay: Yea; She Didn't Say No." MARATHON PREACHING. Truro, (UP)- Cape, Cod parsons of olden days were, noted their marathon: 'A for certain minister from Scotland thought nothing, it said, of preuching.

for five hours. without giving his parishioners. a. spell. FOR A CAB TEL.

5285 DAY or NIGHT Independent Cab Co, 100 South Main St. Yon Want Buy: or. Sett REAL ESTATE See "Tony" Farrar Tel. 4233 JANUARY 15 TAX QUIZ By FRANK W. KRAENER Collector of Internal Revenue No.

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Genuine "Orange Blossom" Engagement Wedding Rings Hold Exclusively at Registered Jewelers, American Gem Society 159 BANK STREET Waterbury DIED CAINE. MeN, Mary (Freeman), of 282 North Main street. Naugatuck in Naugatuck. Jan. 12, 1947.

Funerul. Wednesday. morning. at 8:30 o'clock from the late regldence to St. Mary's church, Burial in St.

Jame- cemetery, Frienda may call the late residence altr.7 7 o'clock Monday evening til tire of the funerai. DIED COCURN, Ernest of 405 Cherry street extension, Naugatuck, in Naugatuck, Jun, 13, 1947. Funeral Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Buckmiller Funeral Home, 22 Park place. Burial in Grove cemetery, Friends may call at the funcral home tonight from 1 to 0 o'clock and Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m.

STILL A limited number of Cathollo and Protestant religious calendarn. Please telephone if you desire one. BUCKMILLER Funeral Home 22 PARK PLACE Telephone 4334 FITZGERALD FUNERAL HOME 320 NORTH MAIN ST. Telephone 4187 IC. H.

GREEN FUNERAL HOME 62 Oak Street Telephone 4843 FLOWERS Far All Occasions FLOWERS TELEGRAPHED EVERYWHERE I MELBOURNE'S FLOWER SHOP 150 RUBBER AVENUE Telephone 5195 for COLDS for COUGHS lack of Vitamin due to FATHER JOHN'S MEDICINE Supplies the Soothes Vitamin A you need Throat Irritation SILVER from MICHAELS a part of the tradition YOUR CHOICE OF CHERISHED FROM OUR HOST OF PATTERNS Fine silver revealing distinction in line, design and detail. are selections from our splendid stocks patterns perfected. by Gorham's master-craftsmen to grace your service. A six-piece setting averages about $25, Federal Tax included. Divided Payments Invited No Added Cost A 68.

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