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DENTON, TEXAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 3, 1945
Associated Press Leased Wire
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Don't Wait Up; It
Won't Happen Again
A large trailer truck owned by
the Central Freight Lines was com-
pletely destroyed Sunday at 2 p.
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from
letter to Wilson.
Determine EsaenUal Parte
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were
what
m. when it was struck by a north
bound freight train on the East
Hickory railroad crossing.
The truck, loaded with miscel-
laneous merchandise, stalled on the
track just after leaving the Denton
office of the Central Freight Lines,
managed by G. B. Patterson.
Fire Chief Eugene Cook, who in-
vestigated the accident, said that
after the truck was hit by the train,
a t
for over forty yean,
•n sold by Homer Curtis to
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had prepared detailed plans for at-
tack in the west, the evidence in-
troduced by American prosecutors
made plain.
Detailed plans for the Invasion
accidentally discharged.
A local high school student, the
victim's survivors include his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jackson;
a sister, two brothers, and the
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Jackson of Abernathy and Mr. and
Mrs T. J. Scott of Lubbock.
to move his assault forces up to
the jumping of! places for the
Czechoslovak invasion. Next day
Britain mobilised her fleet and
Prime Minister Neville Chamber-
Premier Ed-
ouard Daladier at Munich, where
they finally gave in before Hitler's
E Roberts and
Pearl Rowland,
a three week’s trip
Mexico, and other
the Rio Grande Valley. |
Ington Tuesday with federal labor
conciliators seeking a
ol negotiations on the wage issue
The Ford Motor Co., believed
least dependent of the major car
producers on GM for parts, resum-
ed its wage discussions with
union today.
Chrysler-UAW negotiations
resume tomorrow.
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MIAMI, Fla. Dec. 3.—(AP)—The
University of Miami Hurricanes
won the bld to play against Holy
Cross in the Orange Bowl on New
Years Day today.
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NUERNBERG, Dec. 3—vP>—Hit-
ler was not bluffing when . his
pact, secret German war plana In-
troduced at the international war
Crimea trial of 20 leading Nazis dis-
closed today
Documents laid before the Inter-
national Military Tribunal showed
that the Munich pact—by which
the Czech Sudetenland was hand-
ed over to the Nazis—was signed
only two days before the date set
by the German high command for
four armies and the air force to be
prepared for a blitz invasion of
Czechoslovak la.
The German air force also «-
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BLAZE DESTROYED AFTER WHIPPING F'ALA—
Blaze (right) Elliot Roosevelt’s bull mastiff, paid with
his life for chewing up Eala (left), the late President’s
Scottie, the New York State Health Department report-
ed. Blaze was destroyed as a precaution after the fight
but an examination showed he did not have rabies, the
department said. (AP Wirephoto).
5.: K.
Maritime Workers
Begin 24-Hour Strike ,
HOUSTON, Dec. 3 — (AP)—Same
‘1 National Maritime Union
Ea
Bush, director of the office of
scientific research and development,
said that premature outlawing of
the atomic bomb could well be
disastrous.''
Cautioning the Senate atomic
committee against too "quick an-
swers" to the problem of controll-
ing the newly discovered power
source, he declared:
"It is impossible to outlaw when
there is no effectively supported
law. The first task is to create this.
A good start has been made.”
Bush said five principles should
be recognized In legislation for
domestic control. He declared the
law must:
1. "Insure to the American people
their control of plant and proceea.
2. "Safeguard knowledge of the
st/wnte
Steel Corporation and the United carried out if C
Steel Workers. I am appointing a had not signed
came sick, necessitating his return
home J. P Harriso nand Bill Bent-
ly brought down 18 birds Saturday.
• • • •
Frank A. Tompkins and his son,
Major J6e Tompkins, both of Cor-
pus Christi now but former Den-
ton residents, visited Mr. and Mrs.
W. W Wright over the week-end.
Major Tompkins is In the U. 8 Air
Service and he has circled the globe
In the air force. The Tompkins
lamuy lived in Pilot Point before
moving to Denton
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per eent for the
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Weather
DENTON AND VICINITY: Pair
and colder tonight, temperaturee
ranging 28-32. fair and colder
TlmdAy.
EAST TEXAS: Rain extreme M«.
clearing west portion, colder
south and extreme east thia aft-
ernoon; fair and colder tonight H
with temperature 3B-n north
and west central portions; Tues-
day fair and cold. Strong i
erly winds coast thia aha
and tonight diminishing Ttti
WEST TKXAS: Pair, ooidn
Band country and Dai Rio-
Paas area thia afternoon;
continued cold, temperatun
» Panhandle and south 1
afternoon. »
OKLAHOMA: Pair northwest
ly cloudy south and oaat/d
warmer Poehandh today.
central and extreme eewt toi
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Pfc. Charlie P Arrington.
of N H Arrington of Dentbn. is
scheduled to dock in Boston today
aboard the Blue Island Victory, ac-
cording to a telegram received here
from the Associated Press.
Arrington entered the Army In
August. 1942. and was sent to the
European war theater as an artil-
lery man In November. 1844
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Chaplins Expecting
HOLLYWOOD. Dec 3—(AP)—
The Chaplins expect their second
child sometime next March, the
comedian announced last night.
A daughter was bom in August 1944
to the couple Chaplin's wife is the
fromer Oona O'Neill, daughter of
Playwright Eugene O'Neill.
they displayed during the war.
"In connection with the threaten-
ed strike involving the United States btooded’tavaaion would'have bean
I England and Prance
„ d the Munich pact.
Plans for the bombing of Prague
“2 .'---*~j were mads by
Germans were ordered to stir up
unrest and Hungary had promised
to be ready to “take part in the
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German documents discloaed.
Field Marshal WUhelm Keitel.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3— (AP) —
Dr Vannevar Bush told senators i
today that the late President Roose- i
velt made the decision to use the
atomic bomb against Japan, even
though it involved killing civilians,
in order to destroy industries. i
Dr. Bush testified before the Sen- 1
ate special atomic energy commit-
tee that other weapons as deadly. 1
or worse, will be Involved in future
wars. ' . , ,
His references to the late presi-
dent were made In answer to num-
erous questions by senators con-
cerning possible world control of ,
the atomic bomb.
Bush recalled that scientists un-
der his direction had developed, .a <
powerful incendiary to bun* Mpa-
neee cities before the atomic bomb |
was used. (
"The decision to use them was
made by President Rooeevelt.” Dr. '
Bush said. "In order to wipe out i
Industry in Japanese cities, we were '
forced to kill many people. That <
was a serious problem in mp
and I was glad I did notnave ¥> i
make the decision.”
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N egligence Blamed
In Loss of Cruiser
WASHINGTON Dec 3 —(AP)—
The Navy formally accused Capt
Charles B McVay IU today of
negligence and culpable ineffici-
ency in the loss of the 10.000-ton
cruiser Indiannapolls in the, closing
days of the war.
The charges were prepared for
ppenlng session of a general
t martial convened at the
Washington Navy Yard to try the
47-year-old son of a retired ad-
miral.
Every man aboard the Indianap-
olis was a casualty when enemy
action sent her to the bottom of
the Philippine Sea last July 30
Dead or missing totaled 880. the
wounded 3J8.
The charges, made public for the
first time, accused McVay bf:
1. "Through negligence suffering
a vessel of the Navy to be haaard-
ed,” and <■
2. “Culpable Inefficiency in the
performance of duty." —
Under the first charge, the cap-
tain ' waa accused specifically of
neglecting "to cause xigaag course
ippinv> iiiiiL i<-< tn iimihbiiiur iiiui
been extended and ground forces
put in a state of readiness for de-
fense
Rep. Cooper <D-Tenn> asked spe-
| citlcally It Mlles thought the Mar-
shall message was "sufficient warn-
ing to cause the necessary and
proper alert to be put into effect"
by Short
Previous Inquiries have disclosed
that Short had placed into effect a
No. 1 alert, designed primarily
against sabotage This alert was
two critical Items on which Gen-
eral Motors' production is an es-
sential part of the picture for the . .....
other manufacturers . . ." j Write out the date today and |
H. W. Anderson. General Motors j it reads: 12 3 45—a straight num-
vice president, will confer at Wash- j erlcal progression
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resumption | year: 1 23 45
The next time will be Jan
2045.
| extended by the President or par-
ties to the dispute-plus five addi-
tional days
Mr Truman said "the American
people have been patient” and
"waited long in the hope that those
leaders in labor and management
whose business it was to handle tills
I problem would be able to do so in
agreement.”
Snow Flurries
Seen As Norther
Hits West Texas
By The .associated Press
A norther which swept into West
Texas Sunday blanketed most of
the state today with chilling rains
and overcoat temperatures.
Snow flurries were reported at
Abilene, Lubbock, Harpersville and
Texas-New Mexico border points
yesterday.
Lowest temperature recorded to-
day was Pampa's 20 degrees. Oth-
er points in the 20 s were Amarillo
B3. Clarendon, 26, Lubbock 28, 13
Paso 20 and Dalhart 25.
Rainfall was general, heaviest
being at Houston where the weath-
er bureau said 3.38 Inches fell be-
tween 7 a. m. yesterday and 4 a.
rn. tqday. It was the heaviest since
Oct. 9-10 when 2A6 inches fell.
By R J (Bob) EDWARDS
Withhold not good from them to
whom it Is due. when it is in the
power of thine
Proverbs 3-27
One person I have to make good '
inyself But my duty to my neigh- j
bor is much more nearly expressed
by .’Jtylng that I have to make him j
happy if 1 may -Stevenson.
lite Denton office of the OPA has
not ns jet been advised what steps
to take care of the jieople who up- t
ply for automobile tires Mrs Skiles
of the office force said. We hardly
expected to hear from the district
office by this time, since the of-
Hj-es were closed Saturday We
Life Begins at 70
PHILADELPHIA. Dec 3.—(AP)
—Life begins in the 70s for P
Dantel Loizeau and Mrs. May Oller
Wertz. The city hall marriage li-
cense bureau reports that Lxiizeau.
73-year-old Plainfield, N. J. pub-
lisher. has taken out a license to
marry the 78-year-old Mrs. Wertz,
a aelf-atyled Philadelphia "house-
keeper."
NEW YORK. Dec 3—(AP) —
Don t wait up for the next time;
it won't happen again for one hun-
| dred years
Write out
| it reads:
GERMAN INTERNEES AFTER MASS SU H IDE ATTEMPTS—German military in-
ternees await hospitalisation after mass s uicide attempts at Eksjoe,'Sweden, Nov. 30,
during a day of violence as the Swedish gov ernment started extradition of 2,700 for-
mer Wehrmacht soldiers to Russian-occupied territory. (AP Wirephoto).
with what he termed a "national
crisis.''
The Texan said 2.870,000 veter-
ans require immediate housing and
said the current treatment of re-
| turning servicemen seeking shelter
j "should be a source of shame and
disgrace to this nation."
Patman appeared before the
House banking committee, of which
he is a member, as the first wit-
neiss supporting his bill which
would:
1. Give first priority to returning
veterans on every apartment and
home that can be made available
or built.
2 "Stop the uncontrolled Infla-
tionary pressure ballooning into
our business economy" by holding
down home prices to "fair and
reasonable levels."
ter tne truex was rm uy u.e , * ^wilder would be allowed "a
fire started in the truck engine full legal price on his materials
, , . . n wzl „n«-i><nAa rJnr nUrVnn) lunAT
and spread to the trailer, destroy-
ing the remainder of the merchan-
dise
An estimate of the loss had
been made at noon today.
President Creates Strike Board
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SALT LAKE CITY. Dec 3—<)P)
—Here's one officer who decided
he'd rather be an enlisted man It
sounds complicated, but Capt Hal
W. Freeman of Boise. Idaho, gave
up nis Army commission to reenllst
as a master sergeant to qualify for
a pension.
In the Army for more than 30
years, Freeman was not entitled to
retirement allowance except for
disability.
Now as Master Sergeant Free-
man. he can request immediate re-
lease and retire at 75 per cent of
his base pay plus longevity pay. In
his case it adds up to about $155
a month for life.
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said international
seeking only to i
GM-prodUced
needed to keep competitor
operating.
The GM spokesman said w
than 40,000 were employed In parts -
and accessories tnanufacture. but 'Of nunOrCa ICurS
Tluaaas said It was his personal
opinion that there are only one or
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parts
making the, n ~ '
appeal to the United steel without warning
DETROIT, Dec. 3—(AP) —
The CIO United Automobile
Workers today asked U. S.
Attorney General Tom Clark
to investigate General Motors
Corp, with a view of anti-
trust prosecution, contending
GM’s control of a large part
of the supply of fuel pumps
for the Industry constitutes a mo-
nopoly.
The request was made by R. J.
Thomas, president of the UAW-
CIO, In a telegram which stated
that "control of a single vital item
gives General Motors Corp a con-
trol'over its competitors that Is
contrary to the public interest."
Horne 225.(KM) General Motors em-
ployes are Idle in a nation-wide
strike by the union to enforce its
demand on GM for u 30 per cent
wage increase within the corpora-
tion'^ present price structure.
Internalionarofflcers of the Unit-
ed Automobile Workers (CIO) to-
day acknowledged mounting oppo-
sition within the union’s ranks to
a plan for resumption of parts
production In some of the 70-odd
strike-bound Genera) Motors plants
Workers Will Decide
Noting vigorous objections from
big Detroit and Flint locals, UAW-
CIO President R J Thomas reit-
erated that GM workers would de-
cide for themselves whether they
wish to return to their jobs while
a strike l.s in effect.
Thomas accepted
tion's proposal to
facture of parts 1
Housing Control
By Government
WASHINGTON. Dec 3 —GP7—
Contending that “unscrupulous
speculators ar,; piling profit on
profit at the expense of the home
seekers," Rep. Patman (D-Texi ad-
vocated today creation of a federal
housing stabilization office to deal
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similar board I am
same i .
Workers to remain at work pend-
ing thMtepott of the board's find-
ings and recommendation* "
Mr Truman's outline of the fact
finding legislation said it was "not to be ready to 'taka par
applicable to small industries or to conflict by October first,'
small local disputes in large Indus-1 German documents dlaclcs
tries" He added: " 2 ______
"The objective should be to cover ' chief of the high command, ac*
by legislation only such stoppages cording to another German docu-
of work as the Secretary of Labor ment, was ordered on Sept. 26, 1838.
would certify to the President as
vitally affecting the national pub-
lic Interest."
As outlined by Mr Truman,
strikes or lockouts would be ban- I „
ned for 30 days of the fact-find- ! lttln jotoed French
Ing boards deliberations—longer if
»»v t p tiHrwi hv th* P>rf»aiHe»nf nr nar. - —
I threat of war and signed the Mun-
| ich pact on Sept 29.
Another top-secret Hitler direc-
tive added to the mounting pile of
evidence disclosed that the fuehrer
j said on May 30, 1938—four months
before the Munich pact and a year
before the Germans goose-stepped
into Prague that "it is my un-
alterable decision to smash Czecho-
slovakia by military action in the
near future.”
Pearl Harbor attack
Sent to Other Stations
Clark noted that messages sim-
ilar to the one sent to Hawaii were
t the same time to
other overseas stations He directed
attention to a reply from General
Douglas A MacArthur in the Phil-
ippines that reconnaissance had
I the corpora-
resume nianu-
for
Price of Toys Cat
BRU86KJB, poc. 3— (AP)—In
reaponao'to an appeal by the min»
ietry of economic affaire, all storee
throughout Belgium have egreed
' e of toye by 30
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vU. -.!■>' , i ii i» <— in« u
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and services, plus current labor
costs, plus a same margin of profit
that was made on comparable con-
struction in 1841.
Any builder caught making an
“excessive profit, over and above
that enjoyed by the industry in
1941." would be Hable to suit for
damages from the purchaser for
three times the amount of the ex-
cess profit."
Patman said the builders' cost
records would be their safeguard.
WASHINGTON. Dec 3 —(AP> —
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower went
i to work today as chief of staff
Eisenhower, appointed to succeed
Gen. George C. Marshall, has been
| resting at an Army hospital in
Whke Sulphur Springs. W Va.. for
almost two weeks
working on one of the prison farms '
escaped from the work area in a ,
car belonging to the captain of the
guard who was in charge of their
group
The car was wrecked, he said, a
few miles north of the camp and
Bell hitchhiked on into Denton, i
hoping to reach Oklahoma City,
where, he said he had friends
Sheriff Moore said that the man i
is from Brazoria county and that
he was serving a 12-year sentence
lor robbery.
He is being held in the county
Jail here for Huntsville officers.
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have gone on
to Monterrey.
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They exjiect to be back home (or
the Christmas holidays.
A bronc riding display perform-
ed several months ago in the
Huntsville prison rodeo today cost
Tommy C Bell. 32-year-old escap-
ed convict, his one bid for freedom.
The young prisoner escaped from
the state penitentiary Saturday
morning and was recognized today
by Denton SherMT Roy Moore, who
~ ” icre in the rodeo. He '
pressions which seem to have arisen j was taken into custody by Moore
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chair and bench being used by
members In fact, some of the boys
were standing, among the slanders
was O S. Chastain. He was telling |
about a recent fishing trip, when
Mrs. Chastain showed him the
gentle art of catching more fish
than he did
I got my first big ol' buck this
year." said A E Sikes It wasn't
one of the biggest, but it had six
points. This was my first time to
go deer hunting, but I've caught
the fever, so suppose I II be among
those in the deer country each year j
I two steps away from the No. 3 full
| alert under which guns would have
, , . . u, . <■_ been manned constantly.
With a cold wind blowing from ■
the north Monday morning, the
fireside club was a busy place, each ||u, t() yy’^k
to steered" through an area in
which enemy submarines "might
be encountered.”
Under the second charge, he was
accused of falling, after being in-
formed that the ship was in a sink-
ing condition, “to issue and see ef-
fected such timely orders as were
necessary to cause said vessel to
be abandoned, as it was his duty
to do.”
The heavy cruiser-which had
just competed a special, high speed
run from San Francisco to Guam
to deliver atomic bomb material—
was traveling uneacorted to Leyte
when disaster struck. ,
Shortly after midnight of July
30 a terrific exploaion blasted the
Indianapolis. She sank within 15
minutes.
( The loss has been attributed of-
ficially to "enemy action” but de-
UWi ^never have been fully ex-
In an interview with Associated
Press Reporter Morrie Lar 1ab<l
in a Pelellu hospital last August.
McVay said hia guess waa "an un-
derwater tornado attack.**
Short's Reply To
War Warning Note
Rapped By Miles
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.— (AP) — Maj. Gen. Sherman A.
Miles said today that the reply Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short made
from Hawaii on November 2S, 1911 to a war warning message
from W ashington was “totaiiy inadequate.”
Miles testified before the Senate-House investigating Pearl
Harbor. Thursday the committee is to hear General of the
Army George ( . Marshall who sent the warning message.
■--—------♦ Evidence was cited by Rep Clark
(D-NC) that on Nov 7 Marshall
I warned Short that "hostile action
I is possible at any moment" and lo
I take reconnaissance and such oth-
I er measures "as you deem neces-
sary."
Filed as a reply was word from
Short lo Marshall the next day
that the Hawaiian department was
' alerted to prevent sabotage
Was that in any
slve?" asked Clark
Miles, whq was
intelligence at the time of Peail
Harbor, demurred.' He said he
would like that question to be di-
rected lo officers who saw the reply.
But Clark persisted, aaying 4ie
wanted Miles' opinion as a mili-
tary man of long experience
Very well, sir," replied Miles
"My opinion Is that that message
was a totally inadequate reply to
the message it purpirted to reply
lo '
Miles previously testified he con-
sidered General George C. Mar-
shall's Nov 27. 1941 message "suf-
ficient warning to cause the neces-
sary and proper alert to be put
Mart Stover says that he is defi-
nitely out of the 'one bird' class,
and Is bragging about getting a
double' — the first one he ever
made He with C H. Brammer and
Dr M B Ray, Jr . hunted Saturday
and Sunday with friends up around
Quanah. They managed to bring
back twenty quail. Ray said. "It
was too dry for the dogs to do good
work, but it rained on us all the
way back." Eddie Savage and Bill
Marshall admit to having had a
very successful hunt Saturday and
F. G Scott allowed as how he
managed to get the limit on the
first two days. R. N Lukens didn't
do so well, two shots one bird. Jum
Forrester and Pete Tobin say Urey
haven't fired a shot so far. Carl
Smith tried Wise County the first
day. but had to give up, as he be-
before tills
by this time, since me m- | ln||1 Pffect" to meet the Japanese
were closed Saturday. We :
have plenty applications on»hand|
to keep the office force busy until I
such time ns the division office J i>o| LU
advises us what the plans for the dlS|.fttrh(.(1
future will be ' ! r.>—
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AMARILLO. Dec, 3 —OP)—Fu-
eral services were pending today ! „„
for Roy Earl Jackson, 18. who was 2.000 National Maritime
fatally shot when a .22 calibre rifle members in Houston Joined tn a
1 nationwide 24-bour strike at 8 a.
m. today. Morris Carzine, port
agent for the CIO union, said.
It was stated at the NMU hall
that 10 freight ships were idle and
waterfront activity would be para-
lyzed. At the waterfront, however,
It was reported at 8:30 a. m. that
ships were working.
Pickets were to be placed at en-
trances to all docks where ships
are berthed, the NMU announced.
Escaped Convict Captured In
oi pmu for Denton As Sheriff Spots Him
firms dependent on GM in behalf I
of the union Sunday He stated in | # .
^rrho^M icnJ- As Prison Rodeo Bronc Rider
national would have to lay the
facts before the various GM local ]
unions which may be Involved. '
The Greater Flint Industrial Un-
ion Council, with a membership of
60,(MX>, passed a resolution declar-
ing a back-to-work movement by
some employes would destroy the
strikers' morale and might result
in "riot and bloodshed"
Thomas hastened to correct what
head of Army I he termed "certain erroneous Im- I had seen Bell rll
j Congress Asked To
Provide Machinery
To Settle Disputes
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—(AP)—President Truman to-
day’ set up fact-finding ix>ards to deal with the General Mo-
tors and threatened steel walkout, and asked Congress for
permanent machinery to handle labor disputes in "important
nation-wide industries.”
The President appealed publicly for 225,000 CIO-United
Automobile Workers to return to their jobs in the big Gen-
eral Motors Corporation and urged the approximate 700,000
who might be involved in a steel strike to remain at work.
Mr .Truman acted in a special message, fast on the heels
of the labor-management conference which could not agree
on u fact-finding recommendation ♦--------------------------------
He proposed
A law for setting up machinery
for naming fact-finding boards to
prevent work stoppages in import-
ant, nationwide labor dbputec
A ban on strikes or lockout* for
at least 30 days—five after certifi-
cation of a dispute by the Secretary
of Labor. 20 for the fact-finding
board to deliberate and five more.
The President cited such wide-
spread industries as steel, automo-
bile. aviation, mining, oil, utilities threats of war In 1938 led
and communication*, as those to j and France to sign the
which the act should apply.
U t Not ( •nclusive
This list, however, was not con-
clusive. although Mr Truman said
should not cover
small and local labor trouble*.
The President said he was ap-
pointing such a board on his own'
authority to deal with the General1
Motors-ClO - United Automobile
Workers dispute.
"While this board will not have
the statutory powers which I hope
the Congress will soon authorise," i
Mr Truman said. "I am sure that‘s™
, the American people will expect .to **“- «)• ®<ht and
I the employer and the employe* to
cooperate with the board "
"In the meantime, I am asking
both parties to the dispute to dis- .
play the same kind of patriotism as agreement that Hungary
i would join in the attack left little
doubt at the trial that the cold-
W K Bald-
ridge began questioning jurors at
11 ~ — today in the district
of Hubert Howard
charged with assault
with intent ot murder, but no Jur-
ors had been .selected at 2 p m
Defense Attorney Earl Coleman
will follow Baldridge in questioning
I before the 12-man jury is picked.
Hunter, who resides one mile east
j of Denton on the Dallas Highway,
was indicted Oct 29 for an alleged
attack on Mr* Will Sullivan Oct
6 at her farm home three miles
east of Denton on the Dallas High-
way Hunter Was taken into custody
on Oct. 24 on a charge of driving
while intoxicated and later was
Identified by Mrs Sullivan as the
man who beat her with a pistol aft-
er appearing at the door of her
home to ask to borrow a Jack.
Earlier today. Fred Felman and
Keith Hamilton of Fort Worth,
waived a jury and pleaded guilty
to u burglary charge. The pair,
who confessed to entering the home
of Jim Brown on the Fort Wbrth
Highway and stealing a radio, a
refrigerator, a saddle and two shot
j guns, were given a five-year su-
spended sentence by District Judge
Ben W Boyd
They also pleaded guilty to a
charge in the county court of theft
under $50 and were fined $50 and
costs each by County Judge Ger-
ald Stockard
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11.30 a m.
court trial
Hunter, 24.
mllit&ry applications Of
energy.
3. "Property
wellbeing at th
many haaarda „
which the invaotlcatkm i
duttion of atomic energy
misinterpretation" of his j and Deputy Sheriff Luther Allen on
| the north side of the square
Bell told the officers here Ahi
and another prisoner who had
were [
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