Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1950 — Page 1

Vol. XLVIII. No. 24.

OVER 96,000 COAL MINERS REFUSE TO WORK

Lonnniie num For Transport In Yukon Area Dozens Os Pianos Search For Plane With 44 Aboard Whitehorse. Y. T, Jeu 3ft-(CPI — A twouatton sir armda raced against plunging temperatures and darkelitoS skies today in a aehrch tor *C-M tranaport missing »toce Thursday to the froaen rab-Arctlc wilderness. —. Scores of V. S. air force and royal Canadian air force planes ranged over the vast search area In the hope that the 44 persons aboard the giant plane might still be alive. Search crew*. numbed by deep sub aero cold, ware spurred by the promise of RCAF Commodore M Costello that "we will find them today" . —... More 11. 8 planes Joined the , RCAF hourly as the armadas concent rated on two "priority areas" established through the reports of -2 residents that they had seen ex plosions, flares or lights. Hut dangerous weather blanket ed one search area in the Imhmdi ate vicinity of Whitehorse and planes were unable to check the region U 8. air force officials said they elpecfed to be able to survey, the area Inter -today Already planes had crlsa-eroaeed an estimated ES.mto square miles of far north country .'and the search had spiraled to tbe biggest and most costly to the history of the area. Move than T.ms) men were en gaged In finding the plane nt a cost of which already bad»£P»o- - •I.Mk.MH). * , VpsteUo believed that the mount Ing number of planes pouring Into the area also enhanced the pros* pects tor early succe** On one of the arriving U„ 8 planes was Maj Gen William It Old. air Inspector for the Amerl can air force He .was scheduled to ’ conduct an investigation of events leading up to the disappearance of tbe. four engined plane Aboard the. missing I'M were soldier* returning 'home on fm lough, and Mrs Joyce M Kspe. wife of an air force sergeant: and her twiyyearyold son. Vlctoc Ht| husband. Sgt James It E-P>- who, said she was an expectant mnlher.l hiiclitilkeit to Whitehorse front Inbase at Mendorf Alaska in a frantic effort to join the search The big. fourengine transport disappeared over the treacherous -Canadian Ris-kie* Thursday on a flight from Anihotage. Ala-ka, to Ureal Falls, Mont The first priority search area I lies near Carcross. 42 miles south —of Whitehorse, where a mechanic . - reported hr heard a large ex plosion ' about the time the Gnat Fallebound <'s4 flew over the set tlvment -g -- - The other priority area extends along a high mountain range near by Moat of the range has been i blanketed by clouds and an effev five search awaits clearing weather | RCAF planes circled Carcrnas (Twee Te r«se Three > Herman Moeliering Seeks Renomination Heyman Moellerlne. Adams comi » iy surveyor and well known Preble township resident, today announced 'hat he would seek denomination to that post subject to.1*!? of the voters In the Demi* rath pri mary election In May Moeliering has served one two year term aa county surveyor,-Ito-defeated Virgil Howers, only Re publican ever to hidd the oftlig.. Ilia first term wfH expire next December 31 • The Democrat candidate has had several years haperlence In road, ditch and general survey work He stared that he would make an petlye campaign and W sm-cessful wou.d continue to nerve all the people of the county to the best of his abll WEATHER Cloudy teolfM with llpht freeing rota extreme south and light snow central and north portions. Roto and sleet aprMdlng through central portion and snow likely to conttoue north portion Tuesday, •lowly rtolhf temperatures. Low tonight IS north. 25 south. High Tuesday 25 to 30 north, M to U south.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Candidate Herman Moeliering Chrysler Strike Is Now In Sixth Dey Little Indication Os Resuming Talks Detroit, Jan 30 HUP) A federal conciliator naid todav there waen t ‘tbe allghle»t Ind hat inn '' that negotiation* could be rewuni rd to end the nix day-old Chrysler corporation ntrike E Marvin S<«»ijyrrn. who has been conferring separately with both **nt*s* *m< the Pitt untied auro worker* walked out la*t Wvdne*da> Aaid the company and union had agreed to routine bar xatninjß any time hr a*k* them f, Wr.'Jiavrn’t found any ha.«H toy resuming joint ionx.” Sconyera naid There’* no point to retting bark together uiitii aomeiMidy Indi rfcrflfwflltngnrMM to coinpromiar. “So /»r, there hax toeeri not the ■wMvhteat indication either CWrywlrr or the union will c omprunilxe ’* Sconytra nnnoun/rd that federal conciliator* here were holding a xtaff conference today with region j al director Viatt Hr uaid he wax perniitt»d. to di<closej whrthev rhe r» gi. nal s -i<>n run j rrrtjed-'-the tanglt d „ situation at ' Meanwhile the union *aid it would Mart levying a fl ate *rjsxjnent on »arh working I'AW number F'« b *♦ to Intiid a IH‘.<»t»o,roo iiiml’~for‘ oiin rihpfov*< who ’ went on *trik» Again*! th« world •» | third largest _■ automobile nianufac ( tin» r laat ♦ dn. 'day union *enT~on Mrlkv be . ail-.- Chiy'>• r t*-tu««d so K» in- lit demand for a l<H«ni package in <T«ra T« Tanr Five! Fort Wayne Warns I Against Bogus Bills Fort Wuvnv. Itui . ,l.sn. .M . tlpj Allen couiitv authorities warned merchants todav to-*Hidy-all ilO bifia tendered them Be* tween ,15 and 20 counterfeits, well engraved but printed oh light weight : 4»aj»er - ftavf been pawned torr*, at cording to detei tHv t’apt [ I' Theodore Restrains GE From Deduction Os Dues Temporary Order Issued By Judge Nmt Ynrk. Jato—f EEI Tbr General .Kteclric._iLi>njl>*nv_ha» lw-en restrained byTictiurf jvrdw from ttoduefing union dues from the pay t-bevks of employes who are nienite-rs of the United Kte-frl.-al workers union f'lndi. Federal judge Irving Kauffman Issned thetemporary restraining order last night at the request of the International union of electrical radio anil machine workers tCIOI. The International and the I'E. ousted from the Cl<l recently. are currently , engaged In a bargaining dispute over GE, workers before the national labor relations boards The court order Is effective until Tuesday when the NE niu-t show cause why it should not be made permanent. Earlier. General Electric Had asked the courts for permission to hold the check-off money aside until the fight waa settled but shortly afterwards-apeeed with the I’E to continue paying it to them Judge Kauffman's temporary action will affect dues deductions in pax check* issued nut Friday.

House Delays Scheduled Vote On Cotton Bill Northern Democrats Again Make Use Os Southern Tactics Washington. Jan 30 it’Pl — Northern Democrats again made tin.- today of their southern cotleagues' favorite delaying tactic — the filibuster. The house barely had met to consider the IBW cotton quota bill Imtore Rep John Ix-slnskl. D, Mich, forced a time-consuming quorum call. The Michigan congressman said the call, which required about 40 minutes, was a continuation of the harassing tactics he liegan Friday to give the southerners a taste of their own met hods. The cotton hill, designed to rei vise quotas for the 1050 crop up to . alMiut 20,400.000 acres. J. dear tj# the hearnrot the southerners The FEPC Mil la just as dear to tsMlnakl. chairman of Ibe house labor committee. Tiieie were Indlcstions. however. that to-sinskj and other FEl't’’ suplHirters Would drop the delaying tactlis and let the cotton MH cqvna to a vote, probably tomorrow The senate liegaa t im“Mer*tltm —with no opposition (tom Presldent -Truman id a pnitposed <-<matUutlonal aniendnienl to aholish the . electoral college. Senate Democratic leader Scott W Lucas. 111 . said Mr Truman took no stand on the. proposal. h«t was not opposed to sena»e-«M4*lderaflon Other, congressional developAleuts: _—- Draff The American t-eglon «ald that, stand by draft Is merely •■bluffing and make -believe." and should be Junked In favor of a permanent compulsory military training program. ; Korean Aid .Secretary of state i Dean Acheson asked the house for-' elgn affairs committee to approve a 3tto.fHMI.OM Korean aid hill, one reiei-tiSI by the house hy a narrow margin He said the United States has a responsibility which it j must fulfill - »•*=„' Matthews Secretary of navy Francis P Matthefs appeared at a closed meeting id tin- senate arnu-d serviie« committee to tell why blm lamls F. Denfeld wtis filed as chief of naval operations Rents- Federal housing adminis iTurn 1. rase ant Kansas Man Is Found Dead In Hotel Here Death Attributed To Cerebral Hemorrhage The body of Beryl B. Bohanon. which wax foundTo»»m in the Rice hotel by city pnTire and hotel | author Hies, will be sent tn hiw h«»iin in Arkanwax City. Kan tonight County xoroiien D.. E (IHUK.watit today tjiat death 7 wax rkuxed by a -< erebral- hemorrhage Boh anon had »becked Into th*> Rhe hotel Friday. January 2b Dating that titne the hotel tuanjwieiuen’ Mated that he never bothered any • me, ttfaying mostly in .hjjCrwin _ JJe.jy«»U,ld leftye the hotel j»nh' t<» <et w h iwk.y v, n?; arily a daily eivur*h»n for the man lie wonh| come to dealt each day to pay HTs -bin. Hten return to hK room where hr would Imbibe unlit the neil day. phen he would re 1 - pe«t the routine Hohanon was driving two trucks to Arkansas Cttr when he stoppn 1 at rhe hotel He parked the trucks which had been driven tandem style, near the corner of fourth and Madison streets. Since his death they have been taken to-the Butler garage, to be picked up by the owner, City police first began checking on Hohanon last Thursday when it was reported 4o them hy C. F Zimmerman. at the lnslsteni-e of Mrs Cook, a hotel employe, that the man was drinking exeeeaively. Questioning hy police, however, was stymied because of Bohanoa s In ability to answer any questions. A further ehnek hy police -with the management revealed that lie waa completely Innocueu*. and had (Turn Te Paa* Stay

ONLY DAILY MMWAPE* IM ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana,*Monday, January 30, 1950

Discussed Super H-Bomb Jal \ TWO MEMBERS of the Atomic Energy Commission. Lewis L. Strauss t left > and Gordon E Dean irightj are shown aa they attended a close-ly-guarded session of the Joint Atomic Energy Committee In Wash Ington They are talking with Ren. John W Hrlcker IR-Ohioi. who returned to committee on resignation of Sen Arthur Vandenberg.

Mobile X-Ray Unit : In County Next Week Schedule For Tests Listed By Secretary * The schedule for tuberculosis ' testa from February 0 through tit ' was revealed today by Mrs. W 1 Guy Brown, executive secretory of ' the. Adams county tuberculosis association I - T4t» mobile TB unit will wjtoit schoois ami industries during the period, and officials noted that alb 1 Juniors and seniors will he tested ' bur that no onw unitor the age of 15 will he X-rayed unless tuere had 1 been a reaction to the "patch feet" ' of had been in contact with a ■ patient ■:•- i The results of the test. It wai Uso annuunciMl. will Im ritailed to 1 Meh individual, and If any irraga ' laritina are found, the aniwwlatlon 1 will advix«* the perfton to mmd hix 1 family phyxh ian. j February < tbe ufilt win be at the Geneva high nrhool Student* |of Hartford and Jetfer«Oß__ high I .**•! Im X rayed from T-? p :m: Geneva high hcJkm»l ntudentu] from 2-3 p m . a|ld the public ; from 3-1 and 7 K 3d p m February 7 At the Borno Mghj | «4< h<M»l. the Berne Mtudentx from t-fl P m . the |»<iDTi« from £ I p ni February S Central Soy>-.oun.-. .pany. from 9 a »n to noon, and from 1-4 p in . February 9 The unit will Im st 1 th<* • Derat nr Casting company from; 9-10 a m . and at the Decatur high xchoo! building in the afternoon ’ I whep; the Monmouth Miident* will Im X-raved from 12 p m. the Ad am* Central ntudemt* from 2 3 p m . ami the public from 3-4 p m February 10 Fleaxant MilU| high xrh<M»l. 9 a in : .Decatur Catholic high acho»»l. 9:30-10 a m : ■" Decatur high Hchool from 10-B* 4f» a m , public from 1” 45 to 11 30 ain and from 1-2 p m Induxtry. 1 by appointment.- will be X-rayed from 2-3 p. m. Fire Breaks Out In ■ / -I Statehouse Annex - Arsonist Is Blamed For Pair Os Fires Indianapolis. J*n SO^IUPI- 1 -': CitJ and stat*- firs investigators; mt-t today to try to find out who' trl«f id buth hr riiitmnir xrw i-apifoU gtitihi a ’-rfftMMfny- offtcb: building three blinks from Monu f meal Glrcl* Fire broke out twice in five places on four floors of the struc ture early yesterdsy and ties said an arsonist was respon wible City fire chief Roscoe McKinney and state fije Marshal Alex Hough laud called a meeting .of fire de paftmeiit captains and fire marshal deputies this morning "It waa arson, there's no doubt about it." McKinney said, after : firemen made two trips • within three hour* to snuff out minor l blares In papers "We have a supposition who did it but that's ati i;can say."he add-1 ed. McKinney said flrenien flrat were, watchmen found flames in two trash cooialners in the annex basement When firemen checked the : upper floors of the building, they, found tires smoldering In papers tT*rw Te Page Btoi

Eose Restrictions On Berlin Traffic Merlin Jan 30 - (VP)- The backlog of Bertin-lsiund trucks Idled up at Helmstedt by the Rnashut baby blockade disappeared today when Soviet border guards relaxed traffic restrict lour, i Trucks were passed through the i Soviet < hei-kpoint at the rate of eight to io an hour compared to a f tow of two an hour last week. , West German police said a backlog of 6<r trucks piled up at I llelnistedi last night was gone by , ti aio today I Lilienthal Is Not I ■ I Opposed Io H-Bomb Soys Building Os * Bomb Is Not Issue I i Washington. Jfifi. 30 . . XTPL David E. LHirnthal xald today h« iw not oppoMoni to making th*« hy drognn bomb or any other weaiwrn ' an siirh ” But the atoiyic ehergy <«»mtnix xit»n chairman added promptly i that “the quextion of whether to build or not to build <the II bomb) lx not the ixxue ’’ j Lilienthal refund to tell • er« at it news conference what the ixauH la But’hr r*‘« al!fd that during the war the cpieMion frequent ly aroH»» as to where The country’* i.'mhhihr i'laiii- Htiil money coubl be<t Im» lined J Lilienthal refused to amplify) further hln declaration that “the. ' naked qUention” of building the H bomb |m not the rea£ ixnue in. the secret diwunxiunx now gedng on between President Truman and his top advisors | The inference ix plain, however, that high on the lost of problems 'lnvolved is the use of the nation’s reaourcen, scientific xkilln. and money But whatever thedanue a willing j’ongress ready to grant President Truman any money neede<! to build the H-bomb legislators of both bonne* and both parties seemed agreed that Truman should give a go-ahead for building the mew weapon in phe Interent of our own security IJlienthal vigorously spiked ru .. morn that he in leaving the atomic energy commixshin lecaiise of the : hydrogen boiflh Issue He figs resigned effective Feb. 15. To a question as to whether his resig ! nation had anything to do with .. thn .11 bomb, he returned a sharp. Tbe decision on building the dreaded weapon h* Trumans alone He told his news confer ence last week that he noon will rule one way or tbe other Most of the legislators- non of Itsni T« m*e »*•<•> Fred J. Tanqeman Dies At Bluffton Funeral services will be held »t '3 am. Tuesday at St Joseph's i Catholic church In Bluffton ter ' Fred J Tangrman. go. prominent Bluffton.:.rlylc leader, who died I Saturday toilowing a long Illness He had been active for years to civic, church and fraternal alfairs j of th* city, and was well known to, /Decatur through theae various activities Survivors include hl* wife. Janie; one son Fred O Tangeman. Bluff ton; three grandchildren, a half brother and three hait-siater*.

Miners Continue Drive To Force Break In Long Coal Contract Dispute

Truman To Toke No Action Today On Intervention In Coal Dispute Washington. Jah 3«. —(UPJAn official White Tiouae jauri-e Mid that President Truman "absotutely" will take no action la the coal dispute today, but declined to predict beyond that. The president was represented as having made m> firm decision to when he might Intervene The source said that "any story that attempt* to pinpoint a time of action Is not too good." Mr. Truman's press secretary, Charles G. Roas also said that the president haa made no firm decision as to the time when he would step In to gut .the united mine worknFn hack to Full pr<r duction. There were indications that Mi. Truman might be consideying giving John L tosls and the major coal producers another i-ham-e to jiettle their dispute at the bargaining table ' ' --tMr Truman is now said -to -believe that he should keep' hands off the~iM>al Ci>titlfdverSy st if‘’ coal stix kplle* are high enough to permit It until tosiS and the operator* have another try al liargaiti j '"K B «»h urv to m«M»t Wednesday *t 1 p.m r*T-4o«r hour* after tbe union appear* In court to üb<»w <wum4> wby U» memMru *!»<*> Id md be required tn work a full fhe-dar weeb t Fe<iera I judge Rh hmopd It •Keech ha* ordered hwurThd*. OH the request <d Ridwrt N i Ben ha tn gen eral •<»axel »»f the national labor relation* bdardt for a irtam*Tary jnjumtbm again*! l-rwix three day week jDenham haw a<yused >4?ai* and the union of making at lean three contra*-! demand* in vbdation of the Taft Hartley Art-InMutence oti ! a cloned a'hop. reutrh thin of the I welfare and retirement hind to tihion 'memfierx; arid retentfon » t < Uu>e requiring the miners tq work only a hen willing and iil»le —- ------- - - ■ - — Some government ofHciab* be("lieve that even If the court granr> Denham* Injunction, It a ill do, little or nothing to settle tbe _coal dispute They believe l*ewis i r**»» r» r ivetJuries Are Selected For February Term New Court Term To Open Next Monday Ths Jury cpmmiasfnners. Kl ' BbU ling and Frank <' Rowley, today sslsctwi th* grand and petit jurors to serve tor the February term of court The selection* were made" In the county clerk's office, arid released by ejerk 451 Jalierg "The February' term opens, next Monday. Feb. S. The grand jury selection* are Alfred Hirschy. French Jownshlp: Dorothy Eichenauer. Union town ship; .William Hechter, vßnrm-h tosnship neWine trort Wabash township? Fm! Fenntg. Berne August Buuck. Preble; Victor. Eichewberger. Berne: Menno Hi berstein. Hartford. Glari’ Gifford. Berne; Rudolph ElchoS, Preble ' Ralph Freels. Kirkland, and Alva Railing. Vriloti township The petit Jury list is composed of Earl Colter. Decatur R : O. I Bleherlch Kirkland: Cletn Colchin. Washington. Irvin Goldner. Preble: Walter Conrad. Kirkland: IJoyd Daniela. Root: Gilbert Ehelerding. Kirkland: Raymond Held*. Geneva: Rryon Fetters. Berne; Warren Harden. Union;. Virgil Haines. M ahesh Menno Augsburger. French: James Everett. St Mary's; Martin Hnser. Monroe Frederick Bittner; Union: Thomae Fairchild. Decatur: Noah Graber. Berne Melvin Cruder. Union WlIUs Preedorf. French. Daniel Orile. Geneva: Cqrtls Baiter. St Mary's; David Reinhart French; Donald Heiman. Union, and Reuben Meyer. Monro*.

CoM Wave Sweeps To Atlantic Coast Will Aid Snowbound Families From Air Chicago. Jan 20 -(UPI— Snow plows pushed through drifts to South Dakota today to a* attempt Dakota today in an attempt to dear highway* to towns isolated for a. week and running short of fuel and food. The Red Crosa arranged with private pilot* to make emergency flights when and if they are needed. A few Hights already had been made to fly rural dweller* in need of medical attention to hospital* Elsewhere, a small toruadu flat . .ICBcd_JL cotton gin, unroofed *ll houses and knocked down power and telephone lines at Hillsboro. Ala., last night, but no one In Jured .-—. ’ . Memphis. Tenn was hit by its second ice storm in a month Freezing rain coated trees: and telephone line* with ice. putting hun deed* of telephones itui of opera -tto*.. L-ev-onied streets ylowed traffic to a snail'* pace Hitter cold prevailed lb, the north | central Met.- The temperature 1 dropped to 5" at Hemidll Mlpn j earlv ttMay for the lowest reading 'ita Mitiwestua since February, 1»3» Elsewhere to Minnesota Interna 1 tionsl Falls recorded -4*. St Cloud ' n aad Duluth 31 • 1 A new surge «4 eoid air swept t< the Atlsntic coast after eendlns 1 ‘ weekend temperature* to the tern JBWi-wr far betow throughout the I ml-iwest '< More than 7.<*•• airmen and tround i reenon aidiug m a search for, a C 54 airplane missing ra : Canada were hampered by 'lO-be I. low t, mperaiure* titat cut their 'I tones with every breath At Winslow. Aria. Ittotnilean ! hour winds and bad weather forced I speed pilot Paul Manti to give up •' *a attempt to break the east-west tran«<onfiiirina! flight record Planes we'J-r held ready at Pierre. S It to fly over McPherson. Camp bell. Edmund*, and Walworth i counties dropping food and fuel !to snowbound communities and rahches, IJ necessary ? Two McPherson county towns Long Lake and Hillsview, were in their seventh day of.lsolation Food wa» short at Hillsview and fuel at Long Lake Snow plow, wet* pushing out over secondary roads, however and Red Cross officials said the relief flights plight not be necessary Sonic families hate been snow bound three weeks Farmer Clarence Howe of near Freeport. 111. used a plane to drop iTwra T* ftawe Mar Shelbyville Bears I Traffic Toll Brunt Seven Persons Die On Indiana Roads By United Press Shelbyville Imre the liruht of Ind ( taria's week end traffic accidan' Seven person*, were drilled- 03 Hoosiee highways from Friday night through Sunday, and tour ol ' them were HhetbyvW resMents ' who died in three separate aci< dems ' Gilbert Evans M, and hl* wile. Josephine. 55. were the latest vh1 rims from that city They were kilted yesterday near Columbus *t the intersect ion of U. S 31 and In.' • 7 when their auto collided with er track Earlier, Mr*. Justine Ftaßey. 4*. - Shelbyville, died In an Indianapolis hospital of njurie* suffered Frida' 1 wight to a collision at a capital city ' intersection, and Mrs Cleo Anti* 35. Shelbyville, was killed the same night near Rushville when an aato 1 overturned The other victim* oi week-ead accident* were Richard William OH. 1 2». Terre Haute; Mr* MargarX Dent. <2. Montgomery and James Moore. >h. Rushville Ott was killed auUG~a other* in tfftaea Tw rue* at*>

Price Four Ce«t»

Coal Production At Lowest Point Since Opening Os Revolt On Three-Day Week Pittsburgh. Jan 3« (UPi - More than MJ*#' united mine worker* refused to work todyg to th* . rankand-file drive to force a,- , ' break" in the eight-moat* coal d» I pule. Coal product ion droppad to the , lowest point glare the revolt I against John L. toewl*' ihreeday week started three weeks ago . White House aide* saM President , Truman waa studying latest figure* . on the nation's dwindling coal sup i pile* , I He wa» eiparted to de* ide today ■ . whether .JU> intervene to end th* . spreading walkout* or gamble on I aAettleme ’ when the I'ME and • major cool operator* reopen n*go Ha t lon* Wednewday Jubilant leader* of the strike were convinced their drtv* tor a I showdown was "4e 'be home stretch" They closed all major , pit* 4n western Pennsylvania slud northern West Virginia Few mine-i were open in Ohio and aU stehl i conyany mine* In Alabama were idle ij The "no contract no work . .strike spread to, llltnoi* where the 1 miner*- have been working since (lending ■ one-week walkout Jan * SAt Pinckneyville 274 employe* of th* Pyramid Coal. ____ walked ott the te-'-and said the* would not be baek until a contract la signed Violence was- reported in Teitnes „ i see An automobile owned by W J Travi*. of the Tenne»*ee Products ' and Chemical Corp . wa». damaged ,1 by an explosion but no one. wax h hurt The company operates coal f,, mine* near Whitewell. ,j In contrast to last week, there r was Hille picketing in the rebel strike district* At Pittsburgh Con volidaiion Coal ciimpany's Mathie* i mine in southwestern Pennsylvania , the local union officer* «f.*vd hv i th* pit mouth when the work whi«tle blew thi* morning They were.the only miners to appear i-xi-ep! maintenance men l The western Pennsylvania coal I operators association reported that I their morning check showed no major mine* working Some hiiner* : reported, but went home when , they learned that "the word -was I out" for a full-scale shutdown I "We ve got them on the run Ice Burkey, president of the Max : well. Pa local union declared | "The operators are KOllig to John I -L' now The men think they re heading into the horn* stretch and al! it needs Is a ftt'le more squeeie " r In distrtcl 31 around Fairmont. ,IW Va where the spontaneous / watkoutg proletrtirig the litree-day j week started four week* dgo. rebel I miner* also refu«ed to work | Bentimenf againsF the tbree-dav week was reported so strrmg in the area that no picket* were needed jo keep the mines closed An estimated 14 WO men were expected to be Idh in district 31 atone Midnight shifts also failed fit re/Z port in the northern West Virginia panhandle are* around Wheeling Mow of :be -nines there were not affected by the strike durihe the past three week* ~ -“. 1 ' ~ The striker* *HU ImiT no TSaFJ';"- : "than a suggestion from John L. ; L*wi* that they resumed work . That invitation was issued mote iTara Tw VS* a, st* i Open Extra Hours To Aid Taxpayers i The Ads ms count' trraauners' office remained open until S o'clock Saturday afternoon to accomodate many Adam* county i people who had forgotten to bring , their current tag receipt* when , applying for their IW automobile license* Under the tow- tt is ne-e*san to , show * current tax receipt before an applteaat ran gut new auio “ licensee However tbe treasurer i can i*sue a duplicate receipt, nd j to order to eaye many applicant* ( an extra trip home to get- their original* treasurer Richard Lewton remained ou tbe job-through-out tbe day