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| It's Not So Sweet— Local Sugar Situation Is Quite a Headache " To Almost Everybody.
All is not sweetness and light at OPA headquarters here as William Aitchison, left district rationing executive, and James .D. Strickland,
district director, ponder the critical » »
By KENNETH
OPA officials here aren’t being indelicate to the point
of saying Hoosiér housewives
They simply point to the fact that last year hundreds of applications for canning sugar were received from persons to whom pectin -
might mean a new. life-saving drug.
At-any rate, last year's generous granting .of sugar applications
BRETTON WOODS BILL IS PASSED
House Approves Monetary Pact, 345 to 18.
WASHINGTON, June 7(U. P.).— The house gave President Truman another major foreign policy-victory trday, approving the Bretton Woods monetary agreements by a heavy bipartisan majority. The vote was 345 to 18.. ‘Approval of the measure to ratify the agreements came’ less than two weeks after house passage of the administration's reciprocal trade ggreement bill at the end of a bit ter, partisan fight. Unlike that measure, the Bretton
bofF Republicans and Democrats. It now goes’ to the senate facing a still uncertain future. The bill would authorize the United States to participate—to the extent of $6,000,000,000—in the proposed $8,800,000,000 monetary stabilization fund and the $9,100,000,000 international bank of reconstruction and development. Representatives of 44 nations drafted the agreements last year at Bretton Woods, N. H. ; Today's vote came after. oppon-
—ents—of the bill were defeated in
their final attempt to force a basic| change in the agreements. That | attempt. was made on a proposal of | Rep. Jessie Sumner (R. Il.) which] in effect would have’ scrapped the stabilization fund and permitted U. 8. membership in the bank alone.
| GLORIA SCOTT SINGS AT SHORTRIDGE HIGH
1t was Gloria Scott homecoming day at Shortridge high school today. Miss Scott, Indianapolis mezzosoprano, was heard by about 2400 Shortridge pupils in two auditorium programs this morning. It was the first time she has been featured in a programy at Shortridge since her graduation from the school in 1939. Also on the program were Lt, Col. David TaVel, an army air force officer and Shortridge graduate, who was a classmate Of Miss Scott: Miss Margaret ' Medsker, senior, who played one.of her own compositions, and: William Ste~ phenson, another student, whi also played the piano. Miss Scott is the daughter of Mr.
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set the stage for this year's critical shortage, they say. This situation has made it necessary to stop granting applications temporarily. k “The only think we could do last year during the canning season was to accept an applicant's affidavit that he interided to use the extra sugar for canning purposes,” Paul Moore, food rationing officer, asserted today. ” ” ” “WE DIDN'T have time to investigate, nor would that have been practieable ~in' some cases.” Another official said it had been thought at the time the possibility of 10 years in prison or $10,000 fine for making a false statement would have been sufficient discouragement. Even-so, more people have applied for canning sugar so far this year than last. In the opinion of OPA food experts, this is due partly to-“panic” and partly to the ease with which some per= sons obtainéd sugar last year. _ Enough sugar is available nationally to can over 5% billion quarts of fruit, more than has ever -been canned before, they said. » ” s “WE'RE confident the situation can be worked out satisfactorily,” James D. Strickland, Indiana district OPA director, and ~William Aitchison, district rationing executive, asserted today. They will meet tomorrow with an advisory committee of local board chair-
men to receive their suggestions |
toward a possible solution. “For one thing, we think Indiana isn't in quite as bad shape
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CHECK LAVISH GIFTS
Widow Studied.
EXTRA MEAT
Increase Expected to Follow
meat for the average American home this summer was seen today as the office of price administration slashed hotel taurant rations for July and August.
of 20 per cent in hotel and restaurant meat allotments, 12-15 per cent cuts in their share of canned fruit and vegetables and 20-25 per cent cuts in sugar. |
complaints that people eating at home were getting less than their share of the nation’s limited. food
supplies while others eating out) were getting relatively more meat
| selves felt around July I.
IN MURDER PROBE
‘Beneficiaries’ of Park Ave.
NEW YORK, June 7 (U. P)~— Four account ledgers containing the names of 500 persons who lived off the lavish funds distributed by the wealthy widow of the mysteriouslyslain Albert E. Langford, 63, have been found, detectives disclosed today. Previously detectives had revealed they had two ledgers, meticulously kept by Mrs, Langford in which she listed the amounts she had given to
and Mrs. Jake Feld, 160 W. 44th st.
Anyway You Look at It, Some Mice Have Their Points
There's a mouse over on 16th st. which never squeaked about the ration situation—until this week. This rodent, obviously indifferent to OPA, was sitting smugly on 1500 red meat stamps. In fact, it had feathered its nest with ration .cou‘pons at the Kroger store, 2636 W. 16th st. Now the lush days are over, City detectives cracked down, The mouse 18 in a hole.
TIMES INDEX
Amusements. 20) Ruth Millett. 15 Barnaby Business .... 24 , Comics . ..... byl Crossword ... 12 Editorials ... 16
Fred Perkins. 15 Radio ....v.. 27 Mrs. Roosevelt 15
.... 21] Obituaries 11, 23
Side Glances. 16 16 Wm. P. Simms 16 iaaiiu 22
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Detectives Freeman Smock and Charles Hodges tackled the case of 1000 missing red stamps last Sune day. Kroger officials found no evidence of skullduggery. Neither did the detectives. It looked like the stamps evaporated. On Tuesday, another 500 stamps had vanished. Again, no padlocks were broken, no windows shattered. “I smell a rat,” said Detective Smock, poking around. ; . He was right, only it was a mouse, Under a counter, he found® a. tiny hideaway, comfortably padded down with chewed-up red stamps. The culprit, reasoned Detective Smock, had thefted the “bedding” from a lidless ratio stamp jar which stood in back of the counter. Much impressed with the mouse’s
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FORECAST: Cloudy tonight and tomorrow;
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ON TABLES AT HOME 15 SEEN
OPA Slash of Hotel, Restaurant Rations.
“By HELEN MONBERG United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jur 7.—More
and ress,
The OPA's action included cuts The move was the answer to
and other scarce foods. Lend-Lease Stopped The meat. cut for eating places tied in with other governmerit moves to relieve the acute shortage of civilian meat supplies and, incidentally, halt growing criticism of government food handling. Chief other actions were banning of relief and lend-lease meat ex-{-ports abroad except for army use during July, August and September and the recently inaugurated OPA-war food administration program to gét more of the available meat into scarcity areas. ] Actually there will not be much, if any, more meat for civilians from the overall point of. view this summer. The civilian allocation for the third quarter is about the same as that for the second quarter. The banning of shipments abroad means not so much that extra meat will go t6 Americans but that they won't have to suffer a further duction.Relief Next Month However, the moves to improve national distribution and to balance more evenly the shares of home and restaurant eaters should, it is believed, put more meat on the. average family dinner table, particularly in meat-pinched areas, beginning next month. OPA Chief Chester Bowles said recently that the new OPA programs should begin to make them-
Other food developments: ONE: Grover B. Hill, undersecretary of agriculture and assistant war. food ' administrator, submitted his resignation late yesterday. Reliable reports indicate
J. B. Hutson, assistant to War Mob#izer Fred M. Vinson, as his successor. TWO: In Chicago former President Herbert Hoover praised President Truman's appointment of Rep. Clinton P. Anderson (D. N.M.)
Mr. Truman's: plan to consolidate the war food administration with
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Board of Trade To Change Death Benefit Custom
INDIANAPOLIS Board of Trade members tonight are expected -to approve a reorganization plan ending the practice of assessing members upon the death of another for the benefit of the ‘deceased'’s family. 5 ? The organization, to which many of the city’s most prominent businessmen belong, has so many older members — the average age is 59—and so few youhg members that death assessments are increasing in proportion, according to George L. Denny, counsel on
” » » THIS MAKES it hard to get new young members and a .number have resigned, he added. The reorganization plan calls for dividing the $16,000 in the morpuary fund. Another change expected would allow non-members to own Board of Trade stock. As it is now, when a member dies his stock must be sold to another member. ” » . THE reorganization does not affect such Board of Trade functions as the grain exchange and milling services, centered in the Board of Trade office building at Meridian and Ohio sts. The plan will be voted on at the annual membership meeting in the Lincoln hotel tonight.
SHOWERS EXPECTED TODAY, TOMORROW
Showers showed up on the In« dianapolis weather map for today and tomorrow as the ‘mercury. con-
mark. . No’ decided change in temperature - is -promised
e at 6 a. m. today it was 57. ' .
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the war crimes trials would start or how long they would take. The answer to this, he said, depends on the action of other governments and many agencies.
cuse *a large number of individuals and officials, who were in authority in the government, in the military establishment, including the general. staff, and in the financial, |
President Truman may nominate|
a5 Secretary of —agricuiture;,—and $100,000 factory at _the northwest |
THURSDAY, JUNE 7,
Spy Probe
Five of six persons, including and a naval lieutenant, arrested on
writer; (bottom, the state department's China divis department employee. The sixth is
Louise Mitchell,
Jackson Reports Allies Will
Accuse Industrial Tycoons
WASHINGTON, June 7 (U. P.
H. Jackson, American prosecutor of axis war criminals, ‘reported at length to President Truman today on plans to bring to trial European| efeat the aims of the Atlantic war criminals—including the German general staff. Jackson delivered to the President a 5000-word report. on his pre- ternational security conference. liminary trip to London, but left unanswered the questions of when
to right) Philip Jacob Jaffe, editor of the magazine, “Amerasia”; Kate co-editor of “Ameriasia”; Mark Julius Gayn, noted Jeft to right) Emmanuel Sigurd Larsem “specialist of
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'P.-T."A. Also Against U. S.
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Indianapolis 9,-Ind. Issued daily except Sunday
Arrests Hint ‘Series’ Of Cases
cials hinted today that the arrest of
alleged conspiracy to violate the. espionage act was ~ part of “a whole series” of cases involving illicit’ use of confidential government information.
Acting Secretary of State Joseph
the arrest of six persons, including two state depart-
ment employees and a navy lieute result of “a comprehensive security
He said it will be continued “unrelentingly in
order to stop completely the illega conveyance of confidential and | sect to unauthorized persons.”
Another highly placed U. 8. official said government officials were digging into. “a good many”
other incidents.
IN PROTESTING PEACE DRAFT
Conscription; Veterans Call It Vital.
WASHINGTON. June 7 (U. P.).— Protestant churches today joined the National Catholic Welfare con-|
religious organizations in opposing | peacetime compu lsory military] training. Testifying before the house post- | war military policy committee, Dr. Herbert J. Burgstahler, representing
peace should establish procedures for controlling military establishments everywhere.” Dr. Burgstahler said that efforts should be concentrated on reducing drmaments in the post-war period rather than building a new mili-
) —Supreme Court Justice Robert
Jackson said the allies would ac-
PAPER ART C0. PLANS FACTORY
Will Spend $100,000 and
Employ 75. Because its prospects for more foreign trade look bright, the
Paper Art Co. makers of party goods’ of paper, plans to build a
corner of 34th st. and Arlington ave. as soon as conditions permit. E. R. Krueger, president of the concern, said the one-story structure would cover one acre, be built of tement block with brick facing, and employ about 75 people to start, going up to 100 later. Paper Art Co. was founded in 1933, using the old International Paper Co, plant at Mars Hill.
Paper Napkins
When llison took over that location, th company moved to 1005 N. Meridian st. where 50 are now employed. The company makes paper napkins, plates, cups, mats, coasters, guest towels, etc, most of which it sells abroad, chiefly in South American department stores, stationers and gift shops. Allen & Kelley are architects for the factory. Krebay Construction Co. is contractor. In addition to Mr. Krueger, company officials are Harold L. Wooten, secretary, and Niles E. Manion, plant manager.
RATHBUN GIRL’S BODY IS FOUND IN RIVER
BROOK, June 7 (U. P.) ~The body of 2-year-old Linda Rathbun, adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. william Rathbun, was found yesterday in the Iroquois river near her home,. state police announced today. Missing since May 25, the child was believed to have fallen in the river while playing. Her grandfather is manager of the estate of
industrial and economic life of Germany, who by all civilized standards are criminals.”
provable .to be common
He said legal charges against the
top Nazis would be divided into three classes:
1, Atrocities and offenses against
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Says Churchill
LONDON, June 7 (U. P.).—Prime Minister Churchill told commons today there were no secret agreements made at the Yalta conference except that giving Russia two extra votes in the security conference, “The of
conversations course
Grocerded in a very intimate man-
ner, and I am not prepared to say
ee veryThing discussed -nt—Yaita|that a short period of military |
could be made the subject of a verbatim report,” Churchill said. Laborite Morgan Price raised the
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KEY TO DEADLOCK
Sign From Moscow.
By R. H. SHACKFORD United Press Staff Correspondent
today for a sign from Moscow fo
over voting procedure. Disagreement over a tiny part o
| tary force.
HELD BY RUSSIANS
‘United Nations Wait - for
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7.—The United Nations conference waited
a “break” in the Big Five deadlock |
the voting formula~whether a big|
Adoption of a peacetime training | program now, he said, would help
Charter and the-San Francisco in-
25 Million Members Dr. Burgstahler said he spoke for the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, wtih a membership of 25,000,000 persons and including the following denominations: Church of the Brethren, Disciples of Christ, Evangelical and Reformed church, Friends, Methodist church, Methodist church, Northern Baptist convention, Presbyterian church in the United States, United Lutheran church, Southern Baptist convention and the Council for So-
Dr. Burgstahlegy askéd. congress to delay decision on post-war military training until the war is over and future armament needs are more definitely known.
P.-T. A. Also Opposed
The National Congress of Parents and Teachers also asked that nothing be done “at this time.” Mrs. Glen L. Swigsgett. of Washington, speaking for the organization, said recent events “have shown
training is sufficient to enable young people to: take their place alongside men with more experience.” In a statement submitted to the house post-war military policy committee, the Very Rev. Msgr. Howard J. Carroll said he had been directed by the Catholic archbishops and bishops of the U. 8S. to say that: 1. “A matter so important should |await decision until the end of the {war when it can be known what the international situation will be. 2. “Those now serving in the army and navy should be given an opportunity to express their views on this measure before it is enacted. 3. “Military requirements’ until the end of the war can be met by
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f Hoosier Heroes—
LONDON, June 7 (U. P)~— Prime Minister Churchill told commons today there were no secret agreements made at the Yalta conference except that giv. ing Russia two extra votes in the security conference.
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war-time intelligence agency in this country. This, he said, gave government officials “very
the type which resulted in the rsons. : »
In addition to the three government people, the
magazine writer and the two
co-editors of “Amerasia,” a New York publication. The official said this case began when officals noticed in an article in “Amerasia,” the verbatim text of a secret report that had been filed with the
services. This office is the top
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JAPS IN TRAP BLASTED BY U.S. PLANES
| terence and other education and| J ONS of Bombs Are Dropped on Last
Enemy Garrison in 25-Mile Square
By WILLIAM
GUAM, June 7.—Waves
the southern tip of Okinawa
CRACK DOWN ON “WLB DEFIANCE
Pocket on Okinawa.
F. TYREE
United Press Staff Correspondent
of American planes today
bombed and strafed the 25-mile-square dead end pockets on
where the last Japanese. de-
fenders were trapped and doomed by the U. S. 10th army. Tokyo conceded final defeat was in sight on Okinawa. Land based tactical bombers, apparently scoring a lucky, hit on an ammunition dump, blew up the side of a moun
tain at the edge of the rocky Yaeju-Dake plateau where remaining enemy forces were make ing their last major stand.
U.S. Officials Move to Keep Labor Policies Firm.
By CHARLES H. HERROLD United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 7. — The government today prepared swift new moves in its latest crackdown on labor unions and employers for defiance of war labor board orders. ~The object was to prevent any i: RE
; e {811 LL ti poiley which ‘would interfere with all-out.-produc-| tion for the defeat 6f Japan. Stabilization Director William H. Davis was ready to recommend governmental seizure of additional properties or to impose economic sanctions in. more than a score of cases where the parties refuse to obey WLB directives. ‘ President Truman directed 'seizures of West Virginia and Texas oil companies yesterday. They were the fourth and fifth companies takenover—in—10-days. In the same period Davis imposed sanctions on two cldthing firms and a bus company. This] device was used only once previously by the stabilization director in three years. Orders Eight Seizures Mr. Truman has ordered eight seizures in less than two months, including a San Francisco” shipyard, two Southern textile mills; Chicago truck companies and Pennsylvania's anthracite mines. The late Mr. Roosevelt directed nly 28 seizures in 40 months to end labor disputes. any of the cases before Davis have been pending for some months. He is said to feel that further delay would endanger the continued suc|cess of the government's policy for peaceful settlement of labor-man-agement disputes in wartime. The new drive to obtain compliance with WLB directives developed when it appeared that Congress had abandoned. any intention of enacting legislation for enforcement of WLB orders.
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curity council—is the last majo
nearly completed. Officials predicted that the con
the late George Ade.
many.
ends the confusion in Germany.” “What does the Times mean by
The Soviet government newspaper demand in attacking assertions in the London Times and other newspapers that the signing of the four-power pact in Berlin “at last
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Russ Press Demands U. S. and Britain Quit Occupation Zone
By W. R. HIGGINBOTHAM United Press Staff Correspondent : t LONDON, June 7-~Russia demanded - again today that American and British troops withdraw from the Soviet occupation zone in Qer-
power should have the right to veto discussion of a dispute in the se-
obstacle to a world charter, now
i Izvestia indirectly “volced the
India-Burma Theater.
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the India-Burma theater.
from German prison camps. DEAD
ster st., in Okinawa. MISSING
theater. A LIBERATED T. 5th Gr. Isham G. Benton Jr, 316 WwW. 28th st, in Germany. Pfc. Kenneth Wolisiffer, New Jersey st, in Germany. Pfc. William H. Pilkinton, 2368 Parker ave. from Stalag 2-A.
“But the borders of these, gopes
‘confusion’?” .asked Izvestia. “The were determined by the
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“Perhaps by ‘confusion’ the newspaper means that Anglo-American Soviet delegate to the allied control {troops occupy part of the zone
| difference in regimes in the occu- | consultative commission and all one pled zones? ’
had to do was to abide by them.”
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Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov, the first expressed the demand
Buchanan st, fom Stalag 2-B. * Pfc. James P Bolton, Box 138 Maywood, in Germany. Pvt. Joseph B. Holland, 3025 8 Foltz st. in Germany.
‘Airman Listed Missing in
Pfc. Norman (Jack) Bayne, 1303 E. Michigan st, in India-Burma
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8. Sgt. Lawrence Otto Wilson, 822
Lt. Paul W. Cavanaugh, formerly
Insist on Union Security
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 7 (Us P.). — The Japanese war cabinet held an extraordinary five-hour session today after Premier Kan-
the emperor on general affairs and met with Gen. Jire Minami, president of the political association of great Japan. The Japanese, with no line of ree treat except into the sea, faced ane nihilation. United Press War Correspondent Edward ‘Thomas reported the Tth and 96th army divisions already were advancing through the outer defenses of the Yaeju-Dake stronge hold, a 200-foot cliff shielding the southern coastal slope. Naha air field, greatest prize of this campaign, has been captured by American troops. During the day U. 8. planes flew
nese defenses. number of sorties in any one day since the beginning of the Okinawa campaign last Easter. More than 30,000 pounds of bombs were dropped on three towns— Medera, Tomiu and Aragachi, Mountains Blew Up
All are situated on the Yaejue Dake escarpment. Witnesses said the mountainside “blew up-like-a geyser.” Advanced American patrols probe ing the Plateau rough, pipe-crested terrain, received supplies and ame munition « from torpedo bomber pilots who made several runs at low altitude over the fluid front lines, 3 Thomas revealed that the Japanese attempted a small landing on northern Okinawa two days ago. Approximately 21 enemy troops in five small boats landed on the northern tip of the island but were intercepted by an air warning squadron of the second marine aly wing. Rocket Ships Used The marines killed nine and cap-
|" James PF. Byrnes, former war mobilization director, and his successor, Fred M. Vinson, advocated such | congressional action after the Chi- | cago district federal court held that | President - Roosevelt exceeded his
Lacking such
| possible use of the existing war labor disputes act and executive
8. Sgt. Dean C. Haibe, 27 8. Web- | orders to settle strikes or threat-
{ened work stoppages.
Stoll Kidnaper
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By JOE W._MORGAN United Press Staff Correspondent
EDDYVILLE, Ky, June
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Time Thomas Robinson, who has been fighting for 11 years to evade pun{shment for a kidnaping, was head- | ed for a lifetime in prison today-—
. Only yesterday he faced: death in the electric chair for the kidhaping
| tured two, while army units ace counted for the remainder. The boats apparently came from To'kuna Shima, 60 miles north of Okinawa. Tokyo said Okinawa's plight was
: Action on Okpava has taken the | quthority in the seizure of Mont-| que in part to the effectiveness of life of another Indianapolis so dier gomery Ward & Co. properties 8 American oneet ships and planes and a local airman is missing in|c.ven cities | Ps Pp: Seven 4
lin preventing Japanese suicide aire craft from crashing into American warships off the island. Meanwhile allied armed forces struck a mighty air blow at the
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Again Faces
"Life Term Instéad of Death
olis time). Priday In the death chamber of the Western Kentucky
than 36 hours to spare. : Mr. Truman late yesterday com imprisonment. : oi The action bore out Robinsons
P= This was the largest
state prison, but President Truman stepped in'to save him, with less °
muted Robinson's sentence to life