Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 51, Number 178, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 8 September 1949 — Page 1
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WEATHER GENERALLY 1'AIK Indiana: Generally fair tonight and Friday. Warmer Friday.
VOL. 51 No. 178
UNITED PRESS SERVICE
SULLIVAN DAILY TIMES THURSDAY, SEPT. 8, 1949.
INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS
Peinaidsi4sli
Strike Talks 0
New
awanan
ByH. D. Quigg - United Press Staff Correspondent
JNKW YOKK, Sept. 8. (UJT) federal mediators in a wo-hour meeting with Longshore Union 'Leader Harry
Sridges today explored Bridges two new fringe issues in
he 131-day Hawaiian dock strike.
"We re st'll in the exploring stage." Cyrus S. Ching, di
ector of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, said t the enrl nf the mpptincr with tho nrpirlAnr nf tViP strikino-
,ntemational Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
(CIO). "But we're always one day nearer to a settlement."Ching, his assistant director, William S. Margolis, and Conciliation Commissioner George Hillenbrand met in a morn-
I mg session with Bridges and William Glazier, ILWU Washi
ngton representative.
Thev scheduled an afternoon
meeting with a seven-man nego
tiating committee representing the seven Hawaiian 'stevedoring
rompanies against which 2,000
LWU longshoremen have been triking since May 1. ' The disputing parties came to Jew Yorfc at the invitation ' of'
Jhing, who intervened after ne
gations became deadlocked in lonolulu. The first New York legotiating session was held yes-
f erday, when Ching brought the
mion and company representaives together around the bar.aining table. It was at that session that Jridges announced two demands n addition to his previous denands for wage increases. The mion previously had demanded -a
-cent hourly wage increase, rom '$1.40 to $1.72. However, when Bridges arrived here yes-
f- leraay, ne saia nis Hawaiian longshoremen were seeking, wage 4 parity with the Pacific Coast rate
1 9 fl9 V.m,.
Start From Scratch. , Ching said today that it was understood when the disputing
eqin Drive
For Polio Fund; Polio Total 678
parties came to New York "that
they both were starting from Cratch." ; ' ; ' .' . Of this morning's session . he said: "We talked with Bridges and went into more detail with him than we had an opportunity to
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 8 (U.R) A nation-wide drive to raise $14,500,000 to combat the present polio epidemic was launched ir. the Hoosier state last night by Robert H. Branson, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis representative for the southern part of Indiana. American Legion Nation'
Commander George N. Craig urged a generous response to the
request for financial assistance during what he termed . "this
critical period." v V
"We feel sure the public will support us to the hilt in our campaign," Branson said 'as he starred Indiana's part in the first
fund
Truman May Ask
Another Steel Strike Delay
Many Yets Seel
(
Dividend On G.I. Insurance
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UP
Some 9,000,000 World War II
veterans already have applied
By Charles H. Herrold United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Spt. 8 (UP)
President Truman is consider- tneir life insurance dividend, ing making a new appeal for! Veterans Administration souices
postponement of the nationwide I estimated today,
steel strike now set for nextf By tne end of the month,' they Wednesday, informed sources said, almost 16,000,000 ex-GI's
said today. These sources said a White
House plea is the only hope for
are expected to have staked their claim lor a share of tne $2,800,000.C0C National Service Life Ii-
heading off a walkout by almost surance a'vidend. 1,000,000 workers represented by Veterans Administrator Csrl the CIO United Steelworkers. R Grry. Jr., has said fiat Le-
They said there will not be time causs of the mechanical difficulto mediate a settlement before ties involved, payments cannot
the deadline on the basis of
recommendations to be made by Mr. Truman's fact-finding board.
The three-man board is due to
beein until early next yaaf. "We feel that most everyone who is entitled to a dividend payment on the basis of his
come here tomorrow and report World War II life insurance will to the President on Saturday. I nave filed by the end of Septem-
ihe panel was set up in mid-iDer a VA source said,
July after the union and the
teel companies , agreed to a
White House, proposal to maintain the status quo for 60 days.
The disputed issues include
wages, pensions and insurance.
To Reveal Report Mr. Truman is expected to
make the board's report public
immediately Saturday and call
on Federal Mediation Director
Cyrus S. Ching to get the parties together in a new attempt to work out an agreement without a strike.
Ching is now in New York at
tempting to bring about a settle
ment of . the Hawaiian longshoremen's strike.
The steelworkers wage policy
Sit Tight This source said central headquarters is concerned over the problem of the veteran who feels
Don't Outlaw Reds, Mrs. FDR Warns America
, CANBE R R A, Australia, Sept. 8 (UP) Prime Minister Jcseph B. Chif ley today refused ta declare the Australian Communist, party illegal because "it is better to have the enemy wearing a uniform s-. you know whom yes are fighting." : "This is the view of President Truman, Prime Minister Jawarharlal Nehru of India, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur," Chifley said in the House of Representatives. "The enly way to fight Communism is to improve the people's conditions," he said.
ATLANTA, Sept. 8 (UP)
Mrs.' Eleanor Roosevelt today accused Arnericans of having a good
case of the "jitters" about Communism because they don't understand it. The former first lady was in
that he has filled in his insurance Atlanta for an address before a application form incorrectly. (Conference of Southern church "If a veteran has sent in his women, insurance application and later She said at a press conference feels that it was filled out in- that Americans "push aside" correctly, let him sit tight," the Communism rather than study VA spokesman said. "He will be 'and understand it. queried by VA on his incorrect j sThe result, she said, is that the or missing data. But he should people of the United States have not send in a new application,! the "jitters" about Communism because that just slows up the more than any other country. Yet whole works." she said we have almost no ComThe amount of the dividends munists in our government.
will vary. Some veterans may get checks for as much as $350. Others may receive no more
committee and executive board than a few dollars. The average have been called to i meeting ' check will amount to about Monday in Pittsburgh. It is to $175. those groups that Mr. Truman' The dividends were declared
probably WOuld address his re- after the unvprnment found triat
quest for a further postpone- men in service in World War II hold nere as lonS as democracy
' She said flatly that she is opposed to outlawing the Communist party, warning that this would only serve to drive the party members underground. Must Meets Needs "Communism will not take a
Report British Seek Help, wot Loans From U.S.; Advance Five Points To Help Break Crisis H
Korea Faces Open War, Says UN Commission
jneni 01 me sirine, 11 ne snouia were charged too high a premdecide on such a course of ac- lum for the risk involved.
tion. .
rrospecis ot neaaing otf a I
steel walkout, are. gloomy be-!
polio epidemic emergency
drive in history. : cause of the firm positions taken
. .j by both union and. management, f:a" before the fact-finding , board, j supplied Federal labo officials Had honerl :
nurses trom .t 1 .1 .- 1 . - .1 . (
He pointed put' that tional Foundation has
87 polio-trained
out-of-state, 56 respirators, 11 Vl rtnnl wi nnVitnAn mam!
uw i. iifii.iv 1 1 in i i 1 11 irr 1-1 1 1 1 111 it- t 1 . ...
?esterdav. He eave us the hact-lj... -i...... , .ment without
- - - ucih jjnysician 10 ue xioosier
that the emergency panel might
ground as he sees it. We explored
more fully the two issues . other than wages which he brought up yesterday." ...
L-hing said he did not expect to
anything to be accomplished in the afternoon meeting with the companies "other than getting their point of view."
state this year. Mail Contributions "Contributions may be mailed
Polio'
in care of your local
postmaster," Branson said. Meanwhile, two new cases of polio reporetd to the State BnarH nf Health hrnnoVit the
W. Russell Starr, chairman of Hoosier toll this year to 678, the stevedoring companies' nego- nearer the all-time high of 682 tiating committee, indicated the Paooa rer-nrriert ir, 1049
companies Would refuse Bridges' new demands.
CHARGE REBELS KILL PRISONERS LA PAZ, Bolivia, Sept. 8. (U.R) Col. Alfredo Delgadillo, commander of government forces in . Potosi, charged today that 14 prisoners-of-war had'been decapitated by the rebels in the city. At the same time, unofficial estimates set the total casualties in the 13-day revolt of the national revolutionary movement at 361 dead and 764 wounded.
Both of the new cases were in Howard County. Dr. George M. Brother said: however, that he did not believe the present epidemic was as severe as that of 1940, when 7S deaths were reported. Seven new cases of polio were reported yesterday but no new deaths were added and the fatality toll remained at 70. People and doctors are more polio conscious this year, Dr. Brother said, and cases reported might not have been diagnosed as pojio in former years.
reeks, Yugoslavs Plot Albanian
artition, Russ Paper Oiarges
ft-
LONDON, Sept. 8 (UP Russia indicated today it m.y carry the quarrel with Marshal Tito to the United Nations y demanding UN protection for Albania against alleged Yugo slav and Greek threats. Radio Moscow broadcast an article in the authoritative publication New Times charging that Yugoslavia and Greece were in league, to seize and partition Albania between them. Both Greece and Yugoslavia are committing weekly "provocations" against Albania's northern and. southern borders, Moscow charged. Since early August these attacks have been coordinated and "obviously are engineered from one center," the Soviets asserted. "It is the direct duty of the United Nations to call to order the errant foes of the independ- . en" of small nations," Jlos:.rcw said. ; "Those who follow Hitler, in openly calling an peacetime for
attacks on their neighbors, and for the seizure of their territories are hurling a challeni to all freedom-loving mankind." Observers said the Moscow broadcast indicated the Russians
may try to beat Yugoslavia to
the draw on charges of a Soviet
mien to peace by charging.Marshal Tito with the same designs against Albania. Possibility that both Russia and Yugoslavia anticipate a showdown battle before the United Nations when the General As-
semDiy opens in in aw Yors on Sept., 20 was seen in reports that both will send extremely strong
delegations.
A Belgrade dispatch said the Yugoslav delegation will he the
strongest ever sent to any international meeting. It will leave Belgrade for New Yor': next
Friday. Included will be foreign Mir ister Eduard Ka.-dili, Commun
ist party propaganda chief Milovan Djilas, Dep.ity Foreign .Minister Ales Bebler and Minister of Information Via lo Gedijer. A Moscow dispatch said Rus
sia will send :hree delegations-
Russian, Byelo-Russian and Uk
rainianwith a tolal of 70 members. Included will be a crack
having to
Death Takes Richard Strauss, FamedComposer
report
recommendations to the Whi4e
House. But that chance faded when the steel companies insist
ed on company-by -company pTTTrivr nm9n sor,t n mp1!
mediation. Rinhnrrf StrniiM famed fipr.
Expect Rejection !man -composer, died at his home Informed sources said there is here at the aee of 85.
a strong possibility that bothi He had been ill for weeks with
Sides Will reject the board's 'a kirtnv ailment and amnna rier-
recommendations, either in part toris.
or entirely, union omciais are known to feel that failure of the
board to recommend... pensions would justify a rejection. In-
meets the needs of the great ma
jority of the people," she said. . Mrs. Roosevelt said this country was more in danger of turning to Communism during the great depression of: the last decr
mde than at any other time.
West Virginia coal field I would not have, blamed any of those miners for becoming Communists," she said. Turning to . the international
GARMISCH PARTENKIR- America to show the people of
the world tnat democracy does b,ave something . to offer -them. "If we don't show that we offer more than the Soviets, we are in a bad way for we are open for all the world, to see us," she said. "It is here that we will win or lose the democratic-Communism battle."
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Sept. 8 (UP) The United Nations Korean commission warned today tht increasing warlike moves by both North and South Korea threatened to touch off
".open military conflict."
The commission reported that increasing border skirmishes and
propaganda ex-change prospects of unifying the country "more and more remote."
It placed major blame on the
cold war for hardening of the
split between the Soviet-backed northern government and the
Western-backed southern government.
Its report to the General As
sembly, which opens Sept. 20, said the recent onrush of Com
munism in Asia had
nervousness in the territory of
the republic and emboldened propaganda from the north."
B.othi the North and South
Korean regimes came in for a
laree measure of criticism, and
the commission went so far as to recommend broadening of the base jof the Seoul regime, recognized by the UN as the only legitimate government in Korea. In its progress report today, the commission admitted frankly that it has been completely stymied. The . Korean watch-dog expressed particular concern over the rise in the number of border clashes adn the increasingly shrill tone of rival propaganda. ... .
By Lyle C. Wilson United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. (UP) A diplomatic source said today that Britain has submitted a five-point request for American trade concessions and direct economic helpnot loans to meet her critical dollar shortage. This informant said the proposal was presented to the Anglo-American-Canadian monetary conference at the start, of its first working session this morning. The British delegates, headed by Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Stafford Cripps and Foreign Secretary Ernest 1 Bevin, were said to have asked an immediate study of their
plan.
Strauss was best known for two of his operas, "Der Rosenkavalier," completed in 1910, and "Salome." He also composed a num-
dustry reportedly will turn down ber of tone poems, symphonic
sny settlement proposal that in-poems, concertos and more than
eludes pensions. 100 selections for vorce and the
Both sides said privately that piano.
a strike appears inevitable no. Although, a namesake, he was matter what the board reports, not related to the' famous Vien-
The union has asked for 12-V nese Strauss family, of whom
cents an hour general pay DOost.Uhe Waltz King Johann is best 11.23 cents an hour for pensions known, of $150 monthly, and 6.27 cents ' . . an hour for medical care end ' P0 MUS-u a insurance. uBorn in Munich, Richard was
There was speculation that the "JC a"" "x " . "r
board might recommend a gen- "oin "I" llTl l Tn eral waee increase nf three in Pera' B? the time he WaS 10' eral wage increase ot ttuee to Richard had composed several six cents an hour; an insurance . m . . ,oWi Tum B
nr five pens t""""""s o-iv.wv..u. or live tenis tu TPQc.t;,i nrornVi" an1
an hour; and refer the pension ' Wind Instruments.. issue back to the parties fori . . ,. . ,
further negotiations.
CIO Strikers Clash With Non-Strikers
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., Sept. 8 (UP) Riot squads and ambulances rushed to the Bell Aircraft Corp., today as flying
squads of striking United AutojUnited States. On the first in Workers, CIO, tried to 'halt 11904 he produced his "Sinfonia buses and automobiles carrying Domestica," but the reception
non-strikers to the Dlant. iwas not too favorable, ne return-
He quit school at 19 to devote
his entire time to music. After a
tour of Italy in 1887, he produced new works in rapid succession. At thjat Jime, he wrote most of "Cuntram," which was produced at Weimar May 10, 1894. The heroine was Pauline de Anna, who
soon afterward became his -wife : . Visits U. S.
Strauss made two visits to the
Railroad Prepares
For Friday Strike
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 8 (UP)
The Missouri Pacific Railroad begins shutting down its operations tonight in prepartion for a strike by four operating unions tomorrow.
The railroad announced that
no more passengers, man, Daggage or express will be carried after midnight Central Standard Time.
Leaders of the four unions eaid
there was virtually no hope of
averting the strike scheduled for
2 p.m. CST tomorrow.
Brotherhoods representing train
men. engineers, tiremen and en
;: r:m:;r"f 'jacks to g0 back to work
uvj auvauiagcs gaintu aim
Several non-strikers were reported beaten in the second straight day of violence in the 13-week-old strike. Despite a larger, number of deputies thrown around the'
ed in 1922 as guest conductor of the New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia orchestras. Strauss continued to compose during World War II. The Nazis tried to make him their No. 1 composer and producer, but he
refused, to cooperate with them.
plant by Sheriff Henry Becker, gtrauss left Germany on Gov. Thomas E Dewey s or- for jwitzerland and settled down
hot, piweH reporieaiy viwwa fo outcome of his deall gates to the plant. jnazificatibn trial. A Munich cour) Clashes were reDorted on bnth'cleared him of all charges and
the north and south approaches I held that he had taken no part in the Nazi movement and re
ceivea no Denem irom u. .1
At least three persons were treated at a doctor's oifice in North Tonawanda aftir union
TftnAV'S TEMP F.R ATTIRE S
Russian - American interpreter, 1 men stopped anq sionea tne bus .
Oleg TroyanoVsky, a graduate of in which they were riding a I The unofficial temperatures in
Swarthmors Collage and son of half mile south of the plant. Two Sullivan today were:
'the first Soviet ambassador . to men and a woman employee at 7:30 a.m 58 degrees
Washington. were cut by broken glass. 'at noon r. 72 degreesjaward carried a cash prize of $3.1the Presidential party.
Reds Fail, Finn Premier Asserts HELSINKI, Finland, Sept. 8 (UP Premier Karl A. Fagerholm told parliament today that Communists definitely had failed in efforts to seize power by means of wildcat strikes and disorders. "The strike wave was the biggest and best organized attack against the present regime ever made by the " Communists after the war," Fagerholm said. . "However, the ' democratic forces of our country were too strong, as a result cf which the Communist attacks failed -completely." For three weeks Communismled strikers have .harried the nations industry and administration. The strike campaign was set off by seven Communist-controlled unions, three of which have ended their walkouts. Fagerholm said the remaining stoppages were "of no significance." He estimated the damage done by the strikes at nearly $20 000,000. They were expected to have a long range effect of greater unemployment than had been expected this winter. The latest turn in the strike was an order to Finnish lumber-
with
The proposal, according to a diplomatic official, covered thess points: 1. That Britain be permitted to spend anywhere in the world the dollars she receives under he Marshall plan. At present, those dollars can be spent only in the. United States. 2. That the United States cy rubber, tin, jute and other products of the sterling area t'er strategic stockpiling. . 3. Reduce further the amount of synthetic rubber used in the manufacture of automobile tires here so that more natural rubber will have to be imported from British areas. 4. Modification of the Ameri- . can tariff system and simplification of its customs regulations to give British sellers a better break in this market.' 5. Reinterpret Article 9 of the 1946 British loan agreement to
This was seasonal and averaged , enable Britain to concentrate almost the same as in the past 'more of her buying in Western.
Vorkerslncrease Jobless Decrease Report Says WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. (UP) In its most encouraging employment report of the year, the Commerce Department said today that 59,947,000 persons held jobs in August and that unemployment dropped to 3,689,000. The number of employed was the highest reported in 1949. The
"induced ' increase between July and Aug
ust ran counter to seasonal trends. Employment was up 227,000 since July. Unemployment, on the other hand, dropped 406,000 from the
1949 high in July of 4,095,000
five years between July and Au
gust. Both employment and unemployment normally drop between
the beginning of July and the end j
Europe instead of having to spend her scarce dollars here. Actual Works The diplomatic formalities of
of Ainmst. This, the DeDartment I the monetary conference were
said, is because the labor force cleared away in two preliminary traditionally ' decreases during I sessions yesterday, and the those two months with students delegates buckled down for their leaving the labor force to get first actual working meeting to-
ready .to return to school. . ' Encouraging Sign.
Secretary of Commerce Charles
day at 9:04 a. m. CST. . :. . r ' Only the three top officials o
each delegation and about a
Sawyer said the most encouraging dozen ai(jes attended the morn-
sign was a marked increase m ing ssion. indicating that the non-agricultural employment. It conferees still were trying to
rose from 50,073,000 in July to
51,441.000 in August for a new record for the year. Agricultural employment followed a seasonal trend by dropping from 9,647,000 in July to 8,507,000 in August. But even then, agricultural employment was fractionally higher than in Aug
ust, 1948.
thrash out board questions cf principle. 1 Treasury Secretary John W., Snyder, chairman of the confer- . ence, said a statement would be made at the close of thi cession outlining the progress made thus far. Opening statements of the
1948. Sawyer said the "marked increase in non-agricultural employment and the more than seasonal decline in unemployment confirm other accumulating evidence of a leveling-off of the recent downward adjustment in our economy."
Non-asricultural emnlovment in British and Canadian delegations
August fell below that of August, outlined in general terms a broad
plan of further indirect assi.Uance to Great Britain but without additional direct advances of money. The British advanced through the Canadian delegation the idea that the United States should take, over some costly responsibilities the Briish long have shouldered. This was in general language but evidently referred to far Eastern areas which are a financial burden to London,. Secretary of Treasury Snyder replied to the visiting statesmen without committing himself to anything. He said he and 'his associates were willing, however, to listen to any proposals which the British or Canadians might have.
282 grievances with claims total
ing $3,000,000 against the firm.
The grievances involve interpretations of labor-management op
erating rules.
About 5,000 workers will be in
volved directly in the strike but the walkout will idle 25,000 other
employees.
The railroad, one of the prin
cipal rail routes through the
no
pay for the time lost.
Demos Eye Four Senate Seats
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 8 (UP) The Democratic national
cw 4 tv,e P0nif,v Coast Committee chairman says the
tJUUVIII'VMIi w 1 , 1
has already placed an embargo on all freight shipments.
party has high hope of gaining new Senate seats in the 1950 elections in four states.
Chairman William M. Boyle,
Jr., said he thought the Demo
cratic party is stronger than it ever has been. He declined to speculate whether President Truman would run again in 1952, but he said he felt the President's
popularity is increasing.
Boyle arrived here last night. He said the strength of the
Sullivan Youth .
Places In Contest
INDIANA STATE FAIR, Sept.
8. Baritone Joseph Elliott of
ullivan County, singing "The World Is Mine," won fifth piace in the Rural Youth amateur con
test at the Indiana State Fair .Democrats might carry them to
Monday, September 5. Senate seats in Missouri, Iowa, The contest, conducted jointly Indiana and Colorado, by the Indiana Farm Bureau ar.d the State Fair Board, was held1 Boyle, a native of Kansas City, in the Farm Bureau building be-.is occupying the hotel penthouse fore a capacity crowd. Elliott's suite vacated only a day ago by
Senate Debaters Are Confused WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (U.R) Sens. Tom D. C'onnally, D., Tex., and Kenneth S. Wherry, R., Neb., debated several minutes whether bi-monthly means twice a month or every two weeks. According to Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, both were wrong. Bi-monthly means every other month. Twice a month (or shall we say every two weeks?)
would be semi-monthly.
Not having a dictionary at hand
the Senators exchanged some
what inconclusive repartee that went like this:
Wherry said he wanted to see
some bi-monthly reports trom Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Con-
nally, in a reference to Wherry's request, mentioned reports that
came in "every two weeks."
"I said bi-monthly," Wherry
objected.
"You mean every other month?" Connally asked him. "No," Wherry said, "I mean twice a month."
"Oh," said Connally, two weeks." "Yes," . Wherry agreed.
"every
CZECHS WITHDRAW MAGAZINE
. BELGRADE, Sept. 8 UP) The Belgrade magazine, Literary Gazette, was forced to withdraw its latest edition from circulation today for misinterpreting Yugoslav foreign policy. A Belgrade district court ruled that an article entitled, "Krilov (A Russian Writer) or AeSop" was objectionable..
Harris Releases Bedwell On Bond Henry Bedwell, Jr., was freed on $500 bond in Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon by Judge Nor-
val K. Harris. Bedwell's' parents signed surety on the bond. Bedwell was charged with failure to provide for his wife and three children. Bedwell had been returned from Amarillo, Texas recently by Sheriff. Hubert Wagner to face the charge. It was reported that neither John Knox Purcell, prosecuting attorney who filed the charge against Bedwell, nor Sheriff Wagner, who went to Texas to return him to Sullivan were notified
that a hearing would be held. Neither was present at the heart
ing. 1
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT 1 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Austin of Jersey ville, Illinois, announce the arrival of a son, David Allen, born August 30th. Mr. and Mrs. Austin are the parents of two other children, Mike and Karen. Mrs. Austin is the former Miss Kathleen Able.
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