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. and now plans to attend law school

. and 226 at the meeting, and Phil

. Robert Wilkins, strangled in his bed clothing last night, police sald

Speakers at “the mass

hall last night were (left to right) Thurl C. Rhodes, deputy prosecutor for Indiana and attorney for the American Enlisted Men; Father John J. Doyle, chaplain at Marion college, and

C.LO. Topreséutative,

PROPOSES NEW RELEASE PLAN

Claim Discharges Should Be, Speeded Up.

By JACK THOMPSON Condemning of the war department’s demobilization plan and point system was voiced at Tom= linson hall last night. Capt. Walton Manning, home on terminal leave from the army air forces, told G. I.'s and civiliafis that “the “men who win the war must not be used to secure the peace”! In answer to Gen. Eisenhower's analogy of firemen and soldiers in his congressional address yesterday, Capt. Manning asked, “Where is the fire in Hawaii—the Philippines ~—Saipan?” “The army-navy merger should be. solved, for the average American does not care who defends the islands and occupied territories so long as they are defended,” he said. Proposes Plan Then, he proposed a demobilization plan to dispense with wasted manpower and “unnecessary military units.” He suggested: Reduce the point score as of Feb. 1 to 40 points or 12 months overseas. Release all fathers with two children and all men over 34. On March 1 reduce the score to 35 points or nine months overseas. Release all fathers and men over 22. ’ By April 1 lower the score to 30 points, or six months overseas, or two years’ service and release men over 30. _As of May 1 discharge ‘enlisted men with 20 points, 18 months service or 26 years old should be eligible for discharge. ‘By June 1 reduce the score to 15 points or one year’s service and discharge men over 26, having one year’s service,

Reduce Officers

In addition Capt. Manning suggested that points accrue each month, that all men not needed overseas be brought back and that shipping be planned so as not to penalize soldiers wherever they are stationed. He proposed that the number of officers be reduced in accordance to the announced size of the army July 1 and that army and navy enlisted personnel be given a chance to receive commissions from West Point and Annapolis. Revision and liberalization of courtsmartial procedures was also discussed. Capt. Manning said that he did not intend his recommendations to dissolve the armed forces, for the peacetime army and navy should offer enterprise and opportunity to the young men of the United States. The American Veterans Committee and the newly formed American Enlisted Men sponsored Capt. Manning, who formerly lived in Muncie and now.resides here. He was basketball coach and teacher in Delaware county high school prior to ‘entering the service

here. - While in the army, he was information and education officer for the Tth Rgntes command at Iwo Jima, Other speakers on the program were Thurl C. Rhodes, deputy prosecutor for Indiana and attorney for ‘the A. E. M.; Andrew F. Pelfrey, chairman of the veterans committee of U. A. W.-C. I. O, local 933 and representative of both locals 933

Irwin, vice-chairman of the A. V. C. Co-chairmen for the meeting were Clark Elmore, A. E. M. organizer, and Martin Larner, A. V. C, chairman, Father John J. Doyle, chaplain at Marion college, delivered the invocation.

RITES SET FRIDAY FOR MRS. HENDRICKS

Bervices for Mrs. Hazel M, Hendricks, 2240 Brookside ave., will be held at 2 p. m. Friday in the Bert 8. Gadd funeral home. Burial will be in Washington Park. Mrs. Hendricks, who was 54, died yesterday in Methodist hospital, A native of Middletown, O., Mrs.

Hendricks Wad been a resident here,

for over 25 years. She was a member of the Prospect chapter 452, 0. BE. 8, an auxiliary member” of the V. F. W. and a member of the Brookside Avenue Pilgrim Holiness church, Survivors include her Huthasd, Howgrd R.; a daughter, Mis. Dorothy ‘Cutherbertson: a half-sister, Mrs, Lawrence Marshall, Xenla, O., and three grandchildren.

STRANGLES IN. CLOTHING ELWOOD, Jan, 16 (U. P.).~William Wilkins, 7-month-old son of Salvation Army Capt. and Mrs,

, 3A. 1, 1946 Army Point System

on demobilization at Tomlinson

Andrew Pelfrey,

Capt. Walton Manning

SPOTLIGHT ON STEEL PARLEY

Nation Watches ‘Elephant’ For Strike Sighs. -

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¢ {ommendations of the presidential

fact-finding board in that case. Main reason for -believing en agreement was near in the steel situation was that “only a few cents” separated Messrs. Murray and Fairless in the last authoritative reports. The steel executive had offered a 15 cents-an-hour increase, and the union leader was sticking out for 19%, reduced from his original 25. There have been unverified reports that the difference was further narrowed in last Saturday's White House meeting, but Prosid-nt T= man says that if that is so he knows nothing about’ it. “Only a few cents” means a fair amount of money in the steel business. One cent an hour increase for 700,000 employees means $7000 an hour, or for a year about $14 million. That, according to company spokesmen, is only one reason why they must get authority from OPA for a price increase—the size of which is being withheld by highest government spokesmen until there is certainty of averting the strike. The Ford Motor Co.’s announcement that it is willing to pay 17% cents more an hour is expected to affect the steel controversy as well as the General Motors deadlock. , By this movement Ford assumes a position out in front of motor business’ devélopments, a position in which it has had some experience: ifs offer edges toward the 19% cents which the fact-finding board urged on General Motors, a standard that Mr, Murray adopted for the steel demands. If accepted by a few of the biggest companies that figure may well be the comfor all the C. I. O. wage cases which 30 per cent was the original pay-raise demand. Symptoms of Fever With such a development President Truman and his" aides will breathe more freely, and there will be a subsidence of whatever fever there is in congress for immediate legislation. The fever has ‘one mild symptom today—the senate education and labor committee says it will use only half of the four weeks it scheduled for hearings on the Truman fact-finding proposals and related legislation. * This committee hears today from Dr. Willidm L. Leiserson, who has worked in numerous official posts dealing with industrial problems, and tomorrow it will interrogate Dr. George W. Taylor, former chairman of the war labor board. They, like William H. Davis, former director of economic stabilization, who gave his views yesterday, are apostles ‘of the “good will” methods of dealing between management and labor unions—with as ‘much voluntary action and as little compulsory law as possible,

LIVE ‘BEEFSTEAK’ VANISHES FROM. ROAD

BRAZIL, Ind, Jan. 16 (U. P.).— An injured cow disappeared from a highway today and state police believed it had helped to ease somebody's meat shortage. While packinghouse workers struck in major packing plants, police received a reporf that a cow with a broken leg was lying on the pavement of a national highway. When they reached the scene the cow was gone,

‘Police believed it fell from a livetruck. !

POLITICS SEEN

| Recognized Pattern Noticed

of getting point-eligible men home

®lsize that this’ movement comes

In Statements.

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; the navy. | | ent Chinese National government |dent, will officiate, : {to build up a united China.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES". POLIT re HIS MESSE : B sof InIN Gl PROTEST S giniopolts WI mest at. 6, wm Jam — A. Schumacher, alumni secretary,

announced today. The meeting was about the serious strike situation formerly scheduled for"yesterday Guest speaker will be Paul D. President's. proposals.” , athletic director at the uni- . versity who recently returned from Theodore Pruyn, presi

Mombers of the planning com. |t0 Tewrite the Smith-Connally anti-

The letter departs from questions mittee for the meeting are:

—which is the primary concern of | grg

the average G. I. over here—and Jone Colgan, Miss

challenges ‘action of theater au-

thorities in requesting an additional Roses.

5000 men to replace high-point men who have gone home, . When Secretary Patterson landed at the airport near here he was met with a written request for a meeting with the protestants, not merely to discuss G. I. complaints over op~ eration of the point system but to give the ringleaders an opportunity “to express our dissatisfaction with the so-called China mission.” Mr. Patterson readily agreed to meet the committee and a few minutes before their conference the leaders issued a statement saying, “it is our belief that the policy obliging men to remain overseas for purpose of training foreign armies does not have the cognizance or support of American people.” This referred to the American assistance being given to the armjes of Chiank Kai-shek. The chairman and ostensibly the leader of the group of protesting G. 1's is Pfc. David M. Miller, of Gulfport, Miss—an earnest young man who in civil life is a school r. Behind Scenes Writing the statements, speeches and petitions be the scenes are three other G. I's. They €ré: Sgt. Bernard L. Dombrowsky, New York, student at New York U; Cpl. Stanton Weinberg of Philadelphia, an employee of the Pennsylvania state liquor board in civil life; and a sergeant who is not a member of the official G. I. committee but who assisted in planning the strategy. Dombréwsky, Kaplan and Win= berg have generally remained in the background. “You should empha-

from soldiers from the middle west and not from New York," said

interviewed together, said their concern is not so much homesickness “as it is questioning the whole mission of this theater.” “The issue is not ‘We wanta go home’ so much as why are we here?” said Weinberg. Political Question Raised

Agitation for mass protest demonstrations here was effective principally among members of an airbase organization who admittedly do not have sufficient work to keep them busy. The actual protesting group numbers about 400 men, Far more G.1’s who met Secretary Patterson carried cameras than posters or placards. Whether or not there is any connection between G. I, rallies and the Communist policy in China, the fact is that present campaign dovetails with party line here: Communists here have long and loudly called upon Americans to #quit meddling” in China and to withdraw support of ‘the National government. Every phase of the G. I. protest

masse by Soviet reporters. Slanted questions about alleged G. I. misbehavior come so thick and fast from Russian newsmen at Gen. Wedemeyer’s press conferences that on one occasion*an American reporter was moved to ask the general sarcastically, “does anyone in China ever do anything wrong except American soldiers?”

WILLIAM MORRISON DIES AT HOME HERE

William . E. Morrison, retired railroad man, died today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Myrtle R. Brown, 2507 N., Gale st. He was 89. Born in Stephensburg, Ky. he had lived here since 1911. Services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Friday at the residence and interment will be in Memorial Park. Besides his daughter, Mr. Morrison is ‘survived by another daughter, Mrs. . Edith M. Brechsel of Indianapolis; two sons, Harry O. Morrison of Danville and Arthur H. Morrison of Tucson, Ariz, and 11 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

MRS. ETHEL NORMAN DIES AT HOSPITAL

Mrs. Ethel Norman, 822 Harlan st., died yesterday in City hospital. She was 58. Mrs. Norman had lived in Indianapolis 40 years and was a member of the Railway Trainmen auxiliary. Services will be held at 3 p, m. Friday in J. C. Wilson Chapel of the Chimes. Burial will be in Floral Park, ™ Survivors are her husband, Jesse Norman; three sons, Marion F. Nor= man, with the navy in the Philip pines; Jack Lewis Norman, with the army on the West coast, and Robert Norman, living at home; two daughters, Miss Ruth Elizabeth Norman and Mrs. Ethel Crady, both of Indianapolis; a twin sister, Mrs. Ella Smith of Indianapolis, and her father, John Hahn of Paoli.

HIATT HEADS STATE FARM MANAGEMENT

Harvey Hiatt of Star City has been elected president of the Indiana Farm Management association. Ww. W. Whitehead of Lebanon was named vice president and R. H. Chinn of the Purdue university agricultural economics staff was reelected sécretary-treasurer. The “association adopted resolutions asking that the summer tour to study farm-mandgément: methods be revived this coming season.

the war, Afiother resolution also asked: the expansion of the physical

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movement here is being covered en}

It had been discontinued during]:

Frank Ma yelus is" 'Be ‘W. Johnson, Evan B.

man oH Mrs. Robert Cla Miss Kathryn hd on on Find. | Mary as well as general elections.”

ley, Arthur Gage, ward Humston Fenley Shepperd.

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Sgt. Dombrowsky. All three men, |

factlities for Purdue “agricultural |, departments 4

Miss Helen Austin, Adolph Emhardt

ss Lois Wray, Miss Elizabeth PPT heavy penalties for strikes in violaL. Gray Burdin, tion

tty puuryh, Mis} tracts, and would have barred labor

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LABOR BILLS LOOMS

(Continued From Page One) an opportunity to do something and eithéf approve or reject the

Action Last Year It was Rep. May's committee which last year approved legislation

strike” act. It would have provided

of no-strike agreement con-

The measure was brought to the, floor, but the house refused to take |

STRAUSS SAYS—

; In response the. capital. . If .the steel workers|the Pra om. strike next Monday as scheduled,|will jar union leaders: the uproar on Capitol Hill will be|thought the senate should

President Truman is standing pat|which already has passed the house. for! his fact-finding proposal to| The Hobbs bill would apply open corporation books to govern-|racketeering . penalties to

the President said the General Mo-|of produce trucks entering some tors strike would have been settled [large cities are compelled to pay a

P. S.: Be Sure to Read the Last Paragraph

“IT'S NO JOKE, SON—

NO JOKE THAT IS—"

With a low bow to the great Senator Claghorn (on Fred Allen’s Program)

’

The Clothing Situation, the country over, the world over, is tight.

Merchants’ clothing cases, like Mother Hubbard's

cupboard, are bare, or near there.

Now, far be it from us to go into a long, technical discussion as to the whys and wherefores —it's quite complicated and with

many ramifications— (just like housing, and travel, and hotel accommodations, and butter and tires.)

In our case—we have occurrences that brighten

the scene.

In one day a couple of Indianapolitans just released from

service dropped in—

one tried urgently from Seattle to Indianapolis—

the other from San Francisco—to get a suit (ne dice}—

We happened to have a suit to fit each one.

A very tall fellow, 6 feet 7 inches (a tadio announcer),

came in and found three suits in his size—

(you could have knocked him over with a commercial).

He got one of them—{the other two have since been sold!}—

Other men come in—many hundreds of others—

And while, to our deep regret, we can't begin to outfit them all— still there are considerable numbers that

we do take care of—splendidly!

Don't get the impression that we have a sizable

suit stock—we haven't—but it could be worse!

People who've been from border to border

and from coa

st to coast—

and people in the "Clothing Trades" —

remind us that relatively we're doing all right—

What we do wish to emphasize is—

that suits now and then keep dropping in—

and we have every reason fo be hopeful that the situation before long will be considerably brighter.

In the meantime—if you don’t immediately have to have a suit, won’t you please def er buying it. The men returning from the Armed Services— are desperately in need of clothes.

“It’s no joke, Son—no joke that is.”

al STRAUSS & £0, w. THE MAN'S. STORE

Thank you. -