Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 44, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1946 — Page 1

tj(LIV. No. 113.

PENNSYLVANIA MINERS BUCK LEWIS ORDER

wver Reports Truman On mine Survey nth America Tour anned; Studying ihoning Renewal M«y l>.lleibert Hoover. " jot <otnplH*d a roundPM famine ruive) for Pr«(Tn) m-n »iU «•» ■ S( ’" ,b mor'- relief food dot area a<<< , P"'d •I’’* . r , port'd that the wllwk in famine area# still u DBoitain to determine L, » iirn ' 1 food rationing Ift-jry k* ' k 71-ys*ar-c4d formet Pnstiflent I, fi,- SoJth \'ti< l i< j with towrk- H- Will 'l* nt-, food amba-mador, seek,fS |j.( more aid <>f the Latin ft.ii. nai.ojt- in the worldijffort to feed the -tarring btittr bl* repo to the Prep «b hi- ■’>.'>,ooo milo world jj f Hoover told new<li|en Immediate problem is to get tl» hump betwr-en now and ««t of th'- lltlti harvest in and Sept'-mlier. 11. 4 *• i- eiitirgly too early iw tariom countries of the l -luding tie- I’nited Stater > !■ shat stops Jhrjr ebon!fl • Fef •?!♦' .HL II threat nifi’i’iupt! ulohnl (<mm! cHMk s .tj'e r., nt followed dls<! >• - it .- uriomit stabilizer or !i >» was considering t: Mr Truman to reaume food »:m in th . dtinlry In August a th- -itiiuiion improves. ' ii-oer he believed the ao.'i !<hml crisis could be sader a n<-» program worked h ■ ■ <is member food studv I'' Hote' eretary Charles i-t- ‘aid Mr Truman congralr Hoover on splendid ■ * world Inspection lour ' niiti li-.-o talked with Mo i>.mi, Lot J presidt-nt >- liiiU.li < mncll who is her" • ‘ -t»‘ of fm>d conference-, it - ii ai l he would confer »Hh "iretary of agriI: nton I' Anderson and ' ■' i'".ii' secretary * ' :i«kn| a ii-ther he had Ilia: Hie Inlted ■•'urn to f( MM | rationing, as t'H in Britain. "-'id " Any idea ‘Oi- the Americans what ration a*d not ration • "Tihity agenda. ' mat) for Howies’ office ■ "Homie stabilizer , “ 'wi, .a people will fa- ‘ ' f #»• full olh our commitments '*"4 |M*op|fs* aboard “ ’ ‘• i Mr Truman and other ■|.‘i.f'.|ii!v have op. ‘"n.ume, rationing on •mild nm help j lt t , '"-etHy, they might ,nor *‘favorably as part '-.>luii,j) "•liman Child Dies ’ Hilay Hospital 4 ■’ Sue Wulliman, five-year-O s ;in( | • A ‘‘ ! 3ian, eight miles west h ’ < *‘ e< l ■'‘•durday afternoon ," i: M hospital in Indianaip addition to the 6 *■” '■< brother. Frederick ' • joonthe; and the grandpar- . '■ 3I ”1 Mrs. David WulliQsear Hurry. services will be held at . '’May at the First Men , ) ‘' lllr, 'h in Berne, with tne hi Krehhlel officiating. I T!* J.* * n ,h - ceme4 «>dv was removed from . funeral home to the lhl » morning. THERM OMiTBR reading* *•-«. 2 th — 48 •a.- M * T ............ «4 hl , ' ® ht - thowera aouthL. Wrame wewt-centrai F*eSj.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Plans Delayed Eor Stale Power Ration Decatur Officials At Capital Meeting Indianapolis. Muy 1,1 irp. Some s.ooo Hoo ier .<>ft coal miner. returned to w >rk tod-.iy us the Indian?, public service commission delayed [dun- for a state. wide OOWe rationing -etilp. Officials of Indiana -two iinik’d mine wo-kers tffttriets aid pin. t ically all AFL miner- w.-u- ,ii work. They -aid '-veral min. were in aitual prodmtioti today it would he "a few daybefore the full production volume would be reached At the slate cupitol. represent alive* of nearly all publh and private utilities in the state met with the public i rviie commilon in an Informal hearing Testimony by representativeindicated that most p ivately own etl power plants in t'p- slate had about a .loday supply of ttjal on hand They testified that then- wa«| no reason for a state wide brown out during the "jt o. by John L. L'-wt-The tommission decided to name a six-man standing com mlttee to Inve-tigate the tabpower situation and make weekly reports. il'-prosentatiyes of public owned Utilities told the commi-'ion that coal ui'plies wete critically -hurt in some cities and townOtto Adams of the Fort Wayne light company testified that there was no ne»si for a brownout in View of pre-etlf supplit-a held by most utilities and during the unit ed mine work>t. truce period However, .Mayo J. Luther Ham ! mtt of Portland nid his city had only a Wwti-day supply of coal Both .private and public utility re|>re-entatives hoju-d iirodnctioa tenewal by th'* returning mim-t - would boost supplier, \t Clay City. J M Luther, ->. rotary of did nt eight of th.. united mine workers of Amorita tAI'Lt, aid the sim surface miners under hl-- organization's jurLdi'Won had returned to work At Ten- Haute Halpii Day, official of th. di-trict 1] C.MW oruurdznf i<hi, said pr«*hini!iary r» port iinl ■ jp<| fh-.u 7>hi bj? ; fi;<hh ininers in his I w» !*- abMity; - v the national time ing Day aid mine in the T'-ire Hatlfe, Hi'kneil, lloonvilb-. Linton ami Princeton area- had .«|»|>;nly re-umed operationin e-sion in Indiuiiupili- w b Officials of private lltilitie- Wert mayor or otfi< iai j: F ;i Wav ■ Decatur. Arnie soft, (10-ln-i*. Frank fort. t'ohtmbhi City, Portland, fA'-entield. Itushvllle and Other CitieMrs. Iva Mae Shock Dies Sunday Evening Funeral Services Here On Wednesday Mrs. Iva Mae Shock, wife of Commander® Arthm Shock, I' S ,navy tretired) Hied at 72" o'clock •Sunday evening a! her home. .117 South Third -treet Shv had been in falling health for more than three years and sei iou*ly, ill for the .past two weekMrs. Shock was the younger daughter of Washington, and Eliza beth Zimmerman Kent. She was born in St Mary . township, where ahe also attended school. She was married to Commander Shock in Detroit, Mich . July 12, 1911 Due to the nature "f her husband's profesHion. she resided in many different cities ami had a wide circle of acquaintance*. She wax a member of Rosary chapter «6, Order of Eastern Star, at Tipton, with which »he was affiliated for more than 40 years. Surviving In addition to the husband are a niece. Mrs Kenneth Butler, and » grand-niece. Mrs. Lewis C. Wise, both of Decatur route 5. One sister and two bro thers preceded her in death Funeral services will be held at 2-30 O'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Black funeral home, with the Rev. George <» Walton officiating Burial will be io the liuueoleum st 0. triead# may caH at the funeral home after 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon.

Declare Nation Threatened By Bread Shortage Millers' Officials Say Wheat Shortage May Close Up Mills Chicago May II ll'l’t Execu-I ■ tin-- of the millers national federa ' i'l'in -aid today that tin- nation I*; threatened with .1 bread shortage be ,iu->- tin- Ilnur mill- may have to dose from lack of wh'-at Five of th.) board of [ director., of the miller-' f.-d.-ra ! tio'i reported they wo'i'd have to 1 I' "■> th'*;: mills Within om- to I tour weeks utile-,, the government jdiver's more whe.it to domestic < hatineh. M F Mulroy, eve nve vic. I | |.r« -ident of Hi.- Ru-m-iI Miil'-i- Mil | I ling company, which operates nine i ' plants, .aid th.- umnii would be ,n it bout lc > ,u| |> ! han Iw> wk - , alt-, t .ovii Ihe mjjler who reported dm | 'iin- th.- millers' federation conv.-n tiou on tile o-r.ousness of the ■ j wheat liottage w.-re Frank Viatill, ‘pt'-sident of the Calif" nia Milling I' H I’o i.:, 11'lent of th.- I* H Postel Milling I I fnpany; If |< KiiHin. vh*«* I of thp King Midan flour mill*. T B Morion. probMii o; ; H : Hi.’ n| -t. .*, '..in v j u n<i ''Mulroy Ml are memb'-F- of thlllmard of dine, to, of th- fed.-la- ' tion »l» 111 a !iil'hirp ’> IMlNbury, I p.‘>‘4lil<-m o: Hie Ptilabltiy Mills, j told Hie national a- ici ition of ’, fl mr m> 113 ,n con I’nei-tiot: wil. the f.-.1-i ;.| ion - ng. ' tr-.oii, ilia* three >.d hi | hail been 1 ,o.“e<|. Thos-- are located 1 [at Minnwi (Hi■>. Enid, ok , . „nd '| Buffalo, X' ’j Pillsbury aid the mills would he closed only temporarily and ' predicted th- bread diort.ig- would 'I "e spotty, rather than g-iieral.' "The Uer. crop will be large | enough to -ati-fy domeutic ami ,1 ie -ii needs if uneci.noinli’al j Wh'-at ale -looped. Pilfe 'I bury eaid II- cited U-* of when' ill ileohoi, explosive, dye and -1 foundry forms as e\am-.|,..; I' •y- I*l that t we:- run ll'tli o.c 21 d,y - upplv of [Vizard And Essex 1 I [ Are Party Leaders Central Committees Organize Saturday Ceiald S izard, recr.-atiottaL director of the Central Soya com pany and Hatyy Essex, manager lof the local license bureau, wft i head the Adams county Demo- ■ critic atwl Republican nfial convjniftees in tl*- fall election, having been elected chairmen of their respective parties in reorganization jneetings Saturday , afternoon, Mr Vizard, who has long been an active worker in the party, was named to succeed Clyde D. Troutner. incumbent county clerk, who iiad held the chairmanship for the .pa 1 two years Mr. Troutner was not a candidate for reelection •Mr Essex wax renamed to hix position. Both county chairmen were chosen without opposition. Mrs. Mary Briggs of Geneva was named vice-chairman of the Democratic parly; Mrs Elmer Beer of Monroe township wax tenameil secretary and Mrs. CharIe laise. Decatur, was chosen as tri-aMirer All offic>- were tin opposed In the Republican meeting, all officers were reefected wlthrmt opposition. In addition to Mr. Essex, they are: Mrs Ralph Snyder. Geneva, vice-chairman; Amu Lurkhaßer. Berne, secretary and Cal E. Peterson, Decatur, treasurer. The chairmen and vice-chair-men will attend district meetings at Fort Wayne this week to name n district chairman and other district officers. Democrats will meet at the Berghoff Gardens on Wednesday and Republicans at the Keenan hotel on Tuesday. Poth meetings will »'»rt at 1 iiTuTiTTo Tag* 2, Column 1)

ONLY DAILY NtWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 13, 1946.

It May lie A Fish Story USING HIS HANDS a- though h» win illustrating a big om- nai I may s.d.-tary of State Jam.- F Byrnes genially chat- wt'b >ovi -. F.o'.-ign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov ala party in I’a"- Antagonists at lh<- B»g m." ting, they n- drawing room friends

Grandstaff Funeral Tuesday Afternoon Rites Tuesday For Dec aki r Physician Film r;il -er*. will be held ' ! 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon the Zion Ev.ic.zclii.il uud Reform , < d Ihm * h f<» Hr. Floyd I. ('.rami staff, f" )■>< al phy-ic-ian ami -ut geon. w’m wc found deml l.cG Saturday morning The Rev William I' I'eH'-i i hurt II pa-tor. will officiate and burial will he in the Deca’cir < ••tn elel V The body will remain at Hi-Zwi-,k funeral Ilium alien- i’ may he viewed until 1 p tn Tuesday Then It will be ’ emoveci to thchurch, where it tuny be viewed: until time for the serviceThe body of the prominent De c atiir doc tor was found Saturday I about H* lit a in in th* ” o .iiid-t.Ht | home Coroner Holte :t .1 Zwiik a : l today that the ' an.-e of death proic i ably would not In know to, 1 1 al day* An autop-y w i p--i formed Saturday hi the ml m- t atld four Ileal doc'" I'll' <l''ii , min.llion ■ i< i.lting ‘ moltelll likely will lot be kll>>W:i nil! I the middle if file week Honolulu Moinland Speed Record Set Hamilt n Field. < alif . May I ! ll’l'c St i --a k in/ through Ch- •, , I .1 rails 111 yl ea! n- .1. I;, !" ■' m b ...H -Io I; I .// V fi.iKhed el i thi llami.'o: . <1 contr oltowe;- at 312 '• til ye t-r day t> -ei a m-w rec ord of -c-i -n hour- 11*2 minutes from Ilonoiulu to tile mainland . Piloted by Lt Col. Robert I, I (I tlid, tll<- Supertort r* - tut : minutea from the previous record established a week before by- a I I'.tii Amern an t 'on-t* it ion c lip per. <t Some Frost Damage Is Reported Here Gardens Damaged Here This Morning Frost early this morning did I considerable damage- to gardenin the northern part of Adams county, according to local gard ctier*. Tomato, .pepper, pimento and cabbage plant- were nipped, and in some instances it will be necessary to replant. The frost was not general and some of the tender plants survived the drop in temperature We’ath<y forecaster say that the thermometer will start rising today and that warmer weather is in store for northern Indiana. Indiana win not as hard hit us several of the mid-western states over the weekend. It is not believed that fruit trees in the county were damaged severely Gardeners report that peas, radishes, onions, spinach and other early planted vegetables were not damaged by the frost. Spring flowers also survived the low tern j perature.

Doctors To Attend . Grandstaff Funeral • AM to. ill phy-lcians’ offic es will be <1 -••<! Tm-eduy ciftc :noon from 2 |i» k until 330 o i lot k Hi Ben Huke, piesident of the county medical a-eciciation -fated today They will attend tin- fum-i.cl -•-r c c-e of Hi Floyd Gi .H.ii-t.iff in a lod'j mco-iim- at 2 oclick it he ~-t|, . t >i l.c in- T I!) . • Six Auto Crashes Here Over Weekend Four Persons Hurt Saturday Evening Foir v,. - ■ ■ ■ h property wad .* ■’ j< rash»*« in IhM atur and \d.Uni tmnty over ti»»* A<'k»rid ‘ J.y in II If Shook > <-!■*• ■ ; Hi <*V«i , oil ,1 C|| I •' ■ h ’ i ’! i ('-f I»p ■ w -- M • i s >! i ; I • with hni • - .u<l i’ h I .ni<! tith»*r injuii* ih< h dan-ht I er. .lam-t arn-d 3 who -d j.. i.,. . lai. I . l l' I ■ * ■ 1 ~1 , « I taken to the Adam- < .unity m-- i otial ho-pii.il No.’,,- oi their iu | juries i believed -eiioti- SheI iff l,< > flilli * w h<l i . - d rfhook enroute north --iarte.l to pa s a third < h and < ollided w th the l.aux a o, • nroute -oiith. Both ea were badly . -■-•I No one wa hurt about 2 15 p iHI S.,< io clay w ‘h-ii <a I di r ,-u by. V-rnoi» Ginter Iff |h-catur. i ciite | t v.o a sailor in lh<- I ‘S naa y, : ami la-wi- II Bowman 2a. route 11111“ de-ivip-d on th> a .aia 1 hide Sheriff Gilli;- said that Gin ’er. while driving east on a county toad, two miles east of lie cal ir. I apparently lost control bec am-e of : ilu- bumpy road atid bounced to the let! side- Bowman, a.ppar> atly e-nsing the difllciilty pulled hi-ve-hic l<- to hi- le ft and attempted to pass in that manner Both cars went into ditc he on opp >site side- lianfnee was e-timaled by .sheriff Gillig ut |*>ii Four In City Officer Adrian Coffee on duty fliis morning insh-itd of chief Ed | Miller, who was out of tin- city, I reported four Occidents nr ed within the corporation limit ovi-i the weekend Damage in the- < i dents totalled film, he aid At Monro.- and Third streets about ill-20 p m Saturday, cars driven by Laurel Bedwell, 22. |c»2fi Central Ave., and Albert Selb-mey '•r. s!t. 329 .North Fourth street, collided Damage was e-tlmalod at ♦75 to the Bedw« : ll car ond 150 to the Sellemeyer auto by office; Robert Hill, who Investigated Ai 1:20 a. m. Sunday, curs driven by Roy Cook, 29. MH Line street and Haymond McDougall. 36. 722 Winchester street, side swiped on Winchester at Patterson street. Officers Hill and Roy Chilcote, who investigated, estimated damage to the C<M>k auto at 135 and the other at ♦*>. At 1:30 a. m. Sunday, a car driven by Robert Tumbleaon, 16. route (Turn To i'age 4, Column 7)

Over 50,000 Os State 7 s Miners Ignore Order To Return To Mines Today

Negotiations In Iran Collapse, Fear Civil War Refuse Comment On Break Feared To Cause Civil War Tehran. May 11 H I’i ’X'. go {latjons between the Tehran alii Azerbaijan governto'-n’- collaps ed today and the visiting deb gallon left by plan* for Tabriz Government q'l.trtt-i- refused to av whether the break in the i.< gotlation- wa- final o-i> t<-mpor ary. or whether Iran was on the brink oj civil war a- appeared certain if flu* rupture was <om Jaafar I’ishev.irv leader of .’.zi-rbaijan. and his colleagues -il'-nfly Itoarded a llu -tail plattv alid d'-pait'-d for Tabriz without u-ti.ni- the agreement pretnh-i -ii.i'i Lil.i\ tin «' -ougTS !-■ avert tin- threat of < ivil war 'lh>- afteinoon m-wspap't-Et.-la.it said that official circlet - IB .11- not unhopeful that the I. -lilt will lie goo I We helieve ti- road to a •-!<lciin-nt - no, ( P he.i’v .1 planned Io re [ 11. 11 to Tabriz ye-'en|ay lie nd I ii. lily a.-k-d for a r- ! -inept ion of, "■ -o'l.itioli-, "I'll when Glut I I vdiH auriMul, a- th# talk vt ip j. -inn I 1° ! ' ’ ’ Be. ' ■ •> a,l not anvi ?ha ’ t>' k had 1. If lid P Im u»H hid III:. I bl«' ’O ha’.*' T‘ hl. ill ’>«• ; iiilti ...«d •; ;.i ? tin h.i U !h »•!! hl'fkrn down by tile tr« it h • , of th* Tehran n*a< tionari* 1 • • To Abolish Army Service Commands Executive Order Is Signed By President Washington. May 11 it'l'i In-ident Truman lias ijgtn-d an order fot* abolition of the nine army service commands in the t’nlted States, it was learm-d today Functions of the -■ rvi> e comn.and i will lie consolidat'-d with those of the various army af'-a < ommands. The executive order. sigto-d Saturday, also will abolish the army service forces as one of the three basic divisions of the army its functions will l.e distributed I'tnong other existing divisions of the war department The order carries out part of tile recommendations for reorg;ii!ization‘of the army made by a special board headed by Lt Gen William H Simpson It was understood, however, that num erous other recommendations of tlie Simpson board were not apP’roved at tills time During the war period, the war department had three basic divisions—ground forces, air forces Slid service forces. The service forces handled supply, construe' t'.on ami personnel matters. Details of the new set-up were r.ot learned immediately, but ft was understood that service command functions would he handled j in tlie future by the supply, per (Turn To P.»g<- Column I)

Heads Conference K tJw |lr„ < inn Ie- E Whit- ptl-'oi of Hi.. Fir-' i'nited Brethren church of this lily, ha- he'll elected president of the SI Joseph conI feretice ministerial institute Dr. White To Lead Minister Institute Named President Os Conference Pastors | Dr t'h.-ii * i: Wlti!) pu tot of 1 tip. Fit -t i'nited Bret'if. 11 < liitrch, IHi lA '-'t" " eh-, t.d 10. "'X’' - | ' .1, • Ii -’■■ -: " " I*-f ♦■' 1i I :i'•»•i !' ’ • It » ♦ I toT th* F-, • - i annual > ton- held !a-t we« k .r I th-- Fit-t f tn'.-.l Bt-lbt. .hm.h i , -it, i I: - O I- V. • , . . <>■ I" ' > I ! •R Do . f<d I Grand l.’apld- Mt< Ii , mid Ro.iti. be Th- I , bur. hoi; ts -n com pbtely reti.iva'ed I i.K-ni month and I n hi : id- ir.-e win in • Mrs Jacob Scherer Is Taken By Death Funeral Services At Monroe Tuesday Mr Matilda Rcherei l;I---lotig resident id tin- Monro. <om miinif v died at 7 o') 10, k Sun day mot iijn, at tel home in Mon me after a ,-hori illm sSlie vva- bo II in Vilalii loiltity July B, 1865, th" daughter of Solomon and KaHieriti- Baker She ».<• married to Jacob Scherer Novctnltcr 17. I*s2 Sil" Wa..» a meinlii-r of tin I'nit ed Brethren <hu:eh Surviving in addition t> the husband ate a son. Murray S<h>>t er of Fort Wayne a daughter. Mrs, Daisy Rahner of Monroe: seven grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Six sisters and three brothers pns-eded her In dentil. Funeral services will be held at I 30 o'clock Tuexday afternoon at the home, with burial in the Ray cemetery, west of Monroe The body wav n-tttrhed to the residence at noon today from the Jahn funeral home.

Price Four Cenhj

Other Miners Back To Work In Truce Os Two Weeks As Mediation Sought BULLETIN Washington, •May 13—<UPt— Soft coal operators agreed today to r,’!» approximately $3,000,000 tn disputed overt.me claims. This was the first agreement* reached in the long and previously futile negotiations between operators and the united mine workers. By I'nit'-il Press t'i>;J miiK i iwtiirncd to the t.itioii'- oft coal fields today to n-li'-vf- -..1 < ly pre.-sed utilities and indu-'rii-r bin the refusal of ">m<. miners in Pennsylvania to r<> ba< k to the pits clouded the two week strike truce. More than half <>f Pennsylvania luiiitiHi miners failed to )• tuni to work today, and coal pi Wu< tiou v .is l<--s than Mt per1' nt of <;ipa< ity in the Pittsburgh district ami l> -s than 25 percent in Alfciona In geti'-ral. others of th" JAd.hOfl ■Hiking I'nit. ■<! Min.- Workers lAFLI returned to the pit* to b»-i-iti tin ■wo w.-ek moratorium lulled by th' r [o -ident. John L. L> wis But th< ir I'-turn was too lute I), avoid th" general dosing of Ford Motor Co plants white IJUhi.'.i . v-ii'il.Giv will be affectid Chrysler .>,-<> lan) off I'liu.o li.-r.lll-. of .1 pili-fs -hortAnother |titm" w.re laid off at 'h,. IP i-g- body plant and Packfa. <>d .1 po -ibl.' shutdown if I'.iil-i- iinabh to -uppiy needed A' \\ 1 lb • i L-d.ial medfat--01 lontinu.d [in -ur< fol a final '■’ ■ •l" ■' ' al di-pMe. but Hi. . no indication of I i-. - 11 t-v-'i.ition- between? 1 an I Hi. in.- operator#. X-i'l). ' , th.-r<- .my inkling w .oultl be viiit. - l.v W.-dti.-sday as Prexiis v j.- . • tut nod W-t ILsiifrnd, font) whei’.. ; , . ....'.a ,".r fl),. k. .omul Pl-aft a. Whitney w. ■ iimnuur-.! w. • >k'-l ’.to . 1- :v l'i< kefs ■l’ W § f .ft . « ut > ■ i,• . ■ . j»»-i \ i -tii v >*m H plan' Tin -mp tiv had sorely 11. . .I. .1 materials to imlu- ; friii p . it- . 1 tn*- ii* 1 c Ii! .* tn I. algo W.I- lifted Factories which' hud dosed because of supply siuii'ag. restiltlnu- front the embargo re opened, bui for the most p.iit plan's which dosed he< iiiw of Luk of «oul irfttain.-d dose'l. Carii.-gie Illinois Steel Corp. Jiirgr - ill. idiarv of I S Steel, [•binned to op.-raf. on only 12 perc-nt of . ..pa* it-/ during the first week of the truce V S. S'..-! officials .‘-'itnat.-d that th.coat strike bad r< suited in ‘a loss of gnn.otm ton- of steel in the Pittsburgh- Voungstown region The magazine steel” said It would require more that! a month f< erf st, .-I prudii.'iion back into f ill win; and build up depleted <o4' -stockTh.- solid fuels ailmlnlxtratlon gave first priority on coal mined mid) the truce to public utilities, railroads, hospitals food procesing plant-, refrigeration plant" and laundries Industrial, users v.re given second priority, but may order coal to meet their needs only to May 31. The senate, aroused by the paralyzing effects of the coal strike, prepared to take up antistrike legislation this week. A • group of senators was scheduled to meet in the office of Sen. Allen J Ellender f.tr a conference on labor legislation. Ellender said he would offer an amendment to han strikes in public iitllitlM whose rates are fixed hy the government t’nemployment and part time (Turn ,T<i Page », Column •)