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NEWS INDEX
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VOL. LXV, NO. 200
A TEXAS 2l4, NEWSPAPER
he Abilene Reporter ~32ems
"WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT GOES" - Byron
EVENING
ABILENE, TEXAS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1946 —TEN PAGES
Associated Press {AP)
United Preu (UP)
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Chest Splits
1
9
WORKERS
AFFECTED
EXTENT OF STRIKE
Fund Among
Five Agencies
Directors of the Abilene Com-
munity Chest, which is functioning ,
for the first year, this morning au- ,
thorized payment to its five insti- 1
tutional members of a total of 1
$2,000 to finance the coming 1
year's work. |
USW DEMAND:
Two-dollar-a-
day raise for an
8-hour day
PLANTS HIT
companies through-
out the nation
440,000 in steel
industry alone.
Possible 700,000
USW members
in other indus-
tries. Long
strike could
make 3,000,000
workers idle in
all manufac-
turing that
uses steel
27
01
abor bet for Iriple
unch in Wage War
le
The five local agencies that are
members of the Community Chest
will receive the full and exact
amounts approved by the chest's
budget committee before the re-
cent Community Chest-War Chest
drive.
The directors of the Community
Chest voiced the feeling that the
organization has fulfilled its pur-
pose during its first year, as evi-
fnced by the ability to pay in full
the funds asked by each organiza-
tion.
There was, at the same time, a
warning voiced by one member,
Tom K. Eplen, that much thought
must be devoted to preparation
for the 1946 Community Chest
fund campaign.
When the drive started it was on
the basis of 100 percent protection
for local agencies, with the United
War Chest receiving the remaind-
The drive was unsuccessful as
2whole, but sufficient funds were
raised to meet the full needs of
the local agencies. The remaining
amount has been paid to the Unit-
ed War Chest of Texas and the
$32,000 paid by the drive directors
to the Community Chest.
The organizations and the
amounts to be paid each are:
Boy Scouts of America, $11,-
000; Girl Scouts, $4,500; Young
Women's Christian associa-
ution, $6,000; Salvation Army,
$4,500; Youth Center, $6,000.
• • •
The Youth Center, operating on
a fiscal year in which the first
quarter ends January 31, is given
remittance of funds on a quarterly
instead of a yearly basis, ft has
already been paid $1,000 Tor the
quarter ending this month and will
be paid $1,000 per quarter
Robert M. Fielder, president of
the Community Chest, conducted
The meeting this morning in the
Directors’ room of the Citizens
National bank.
Under provisions of the chest's
constitution and bylaw fall in lo
bers of the board of dir octors drew
HOW STEEL STRIKE AFFECTS THE NATION—Figures on picto-chart above indicate tre-
mendous effect on the national economy of strike by United Steel Workers of the CIO.
AT MANILA MASS MEETING
Steel Workers
GIs Protest DelayReadvioWalk
1 Off Jobs Jan. 14
In Demobilization
MANILA. Jan. 7.—(P—Atleast
12.000 American soldiers jammed
into the shell-battered ruins of the
Philippines hall of congress to-
night for a noisy but orderly mass
protest to the demobilization slow-
down and thundered approval of a
resolution calling for a ‘congres-
sional investigation.
trips.
j Earlier .thousands of milling en-
listed men had marched to Styler's
headquarters and sent in a com-
mittee of five, which wa stold by
the general that the "changing in-
ternational situation'’ prevented
sending all eligible men home at
once.------------
Boos rang through the hall
as an enlisted man, acting as
chairman, read a statement
from Lt. Gen. W. D. Styer,
commanding army forces in
the Western Pacific, explain-
ing the delay in home-bornd
Long before 6 p. m. servicemen
began gathering and climbing the
twisted masonry fronting the great
flight of ruined steps to the capi-
tol entrance, where a 'make-shift
stage had been set up with a
4 wheezing loudspeaker.
for terms on the boat 1, the terms
to date from a year ago.
The board numbers 12 members
and their terms are one, two and
three years
The drawing this morning result-
ed in retirement, after one year of
service, by Mrs Morgan Jones Sr .
. Meorge Barron, Will D Minter, Nib
Shaw, and Mrs. V. H Montgomery,
saecretary.
Drawing two-y ear terms one year
yet to be served, were Homer H.
Scott, treasurer: E M Overshiner;
R M Fielder, chairman and Wen-
dell Bedichek.
Those who drew three year terms
and who will serve two years more.
Please See CHEST, Pg. 1, Col. 3
Abilene GI Is
Hurt in Japan
High Court Hears
Yamashita Case
WASHINGTON, Jan 7. _
The supreme court called for argu-
ments today on whether to step in-
to the case of Japanese Gen Tomo-
yuki 1 amashita, under sentence to
die for Philippines atrocities.
Bv re time T-4 Harold Schiffrin,
Rochester, N. Y the chairman,
celled the meet ing to order the
triangular lot in front of the legis-
lative hall was packed with thou-
sands of soldiers.
By MAX HALL
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 7—(—The
great steel strike of 1946 will be-
gin a week from today—unless
something occurs to prevent this
record-breaking walkout of 800,000
workers.
The giant opponents, the steel
industry and the CIO steelworkers
union—as far apart as ever on the
issues—were going ahead with
their strike preparations today.
Steel mills are rushing to produce
all they can before the shut-down
Jan. 14 Steelworkers are counting
their pennies, budgeting their cash.
Some in Pittsburgh, especial-
ly among minor executives in
the steel plants, still eling to
a belief that there will be no
strike. But this seems to be
mainly a “hunch.” They don’t
usually back it up with any
reason. The general feeling is
pessimistic.
On Tieup of
Cable Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 7-
Mayor William O’Dwyer threw
the weight of his office into
the Western Union labor dis-
pute today in an effort to avert
a strike in the company’s New
York offices, set to begin at
10 a. m. (CST) tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Jan. 7—(PP)_Union
locals of five communications com
panies will meet tonight to deter-
mine whether they will transmit
international messages originating
with Western Union during a strike
in Western Union’s New York of-
fices set to begin at 10 a m. (EST)
tomorrow.
A minimum of 40 percent of mes-
sages going overseas originate with
Western— Union, according to
Joseph P. Selly, president of the
CIO American Communications as-
sociation. which called the walkout
here.
The strike was voted last Wed-
nesday in protest of a National War
Labor board decision reducing a
wage grant previously made by a
regional board. The commercial
Telegraphers union (AFL), repre-
senting Western Union workers
outside New York, voted not to
strike after the W LB granted wage
increases of 12 cents an hour The
workers rejected a similar in-
crease.
PARALYZED CROWELL VETERAN
FIGHTS FOR LIFE IN IRON LUNG
DALLAS, Jan. 7.—(UP)—A young ex-soldier par-
alyzed as was the late Gen. George S. Patton—from in-
juries in an automobile accident—struggled to live today
in an iron lung in a Veterans administration hospital.
The veteran, William N. Adams, 26, of Crowell, who
served nearly three years overseas with the 36th division,
was flown here yesterday from Vernon, Tex., where he
has been hospitalized for six weeks, since his car over-
turned on a curve a week after he was discharged from
the Army. :
His condition remained serious. He requires the aid
of the iron lung almost continyously.
Suffering a possible severed spinal cord at the fifth
cervical vertebrae, Adams was able to get to the Vernon
hospital and clinic unaided the night he was hurt.. His
condition became serious the next day and he was placed
in the hospital’s iron lung, donated to Wilbarger county
some years ago by the Waggoner estate of Fort Worth.
Col. Charles L. MaGruder, head of the VA hospital
here, said X-rays would be made when Adams’ strength
permits and that “the boy will be given every attention
and skill in our power.” -
Referring to a change of plans in the scheduled
flight of an Army C-47 transport from Vernon to Bay
Pines, Fla., where, the Veterans administration has a
new nerve center, Col. MaGruder said:
“We have nerve specialists here and anything that
could be done at BayPines we can do here.”
Three General
Strikes Loom;
Oil Peace Seen
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—)—
The oil fact-finding panel recon-
vened today with signs that the
oldest postwar wage dispute—be-
tween the CIO-oil workers and a
large segment of the industry—is
nearing settlement.
Agreement on an 18 percent
wage increase for the Texas com-
pany's West Tulsa refinery, match-
ing the amount Sinclair refining
company previously had settled
for at all its operations, was re-
garded by government officials as
a significant break in the three
and one-half month dispute.
The Texas company develop-
ment, and its possible effect in
. setting a pattern for the balance "
of the industry still under Navy
operation; served to ease the ten-
sion slightly as the nation entered
one of its most crucial weeks since
V-J day.
This is the high court’s first
encounter with the case of a con
victed war criminal Its decision:
may decide the course of other
war crimes hearings under way or
planned in the Pacific area.
They cheered as one by one en-
listed men took the stage and
spoke their mind.
The speakers exerted their
listeners to write their congress-
men. and declared the War de-
partment was changing the rules
on redeployment.__
One soldier orator asserted
that “the only thing they (the
War department) ever man- lover:
aged to snarl up worse was the
draft.”
Here is a summary of the issues
and arguments in the dispute
The union demanded a general
pay raise of $2 a day for all the
workers. The steel companies said,
they can't give any raise at all un-
less the OPA lets them charge
| higher prices for steel. So the un-
lion voted to strike
The opponents disagree flatly
S-Sgt. Ralph M Valentine. 782
Poplar, was injured in a fire which
destroyed a medical battalion bar-
racks at Shikokuo, Japan, on Dec
23. the war department announced
daday Nine soldiers were killed,
and 19 others injured in the blaze.
Mrs Valentine, an employe in
the Agricultural Adjustment ad-
ministration office, said she had re-
ceived a cablegram and letter from .... __________„
him since he was injured The lat- atrocities by his troops
tei came today --------------------
Valentine related he received a rancuonrrnoenaa
* 92:
1’’
Beribboned, paunchy Yamashita
asked by airmail petitions—that
he be brought from Manila to since the war ended
Washington tor a hearing before ............. statein
the supreme court or one of its said. “'* took US 30 months LU
justices. Instead three of the U. S build our strength in the Western
army lawyers who were appointed -
to defend him in his Manila trial
were flown here to represent him.
One month ago today—on the
fourth anniversary of Pearl Har-
bor—the five member American
military commission decreed death
by hanging for the "Tiger of Ma
The commission’s action was
precedent-setting in international .......... examine
law in that Yamashita was con- hundreds of soldier telegrams to
demned for condoning uncounted congress which already had been
. ______ turned in to a cable office here
1. Whether a strike would be a
I violation of the union’s contracts.
2. Who’s to blame for the lack of
collective bargaining over the wage
demand.
Kennedy read Styer’s statement
asserting that the army in the
Philippines was doing its best to
get men home, shipping 549.318 ' 3. The sue of the industry’s prof-
high-point soldiers to the states its.
— . . , 1 On the question of whether high-
Bear in mind, the statement I er steel prices should be allowed
Nd ... *hnb ... 20----5* to there is no clash between the un-
„ ------------ -------1 Lion and the companies The union.
Pacific, yet it has been reduced in taking no position.
four months by two-thirds." are a matter between the companies
Styler's statement said there still and the OPA."
remained much work to do, supply.
ing occupation forces in Japan, encebetween the steer dispute and
Okinawa, Korea and elsewhere. ‘
“rolling up" unnecessary bases and
disposing of surplus property.
Meanwhile, a charge was hurled
that a uniformed man, represent
ing himself as an officer, examined
was unconscious, . partly from
breathing smoke, when given med-
Seal treatment he said.
. Mrs. Valentine is the daughter
of Mr and Mrs W. G. Harris, also
of 782 Poplar, and a granddaugh-
ter of Mrs J. A King of Albany.
Formerly of Los Angeles, Calif.,
Valentine trained in the ASFTC
at Camp Berkeley before going
overseas. ■
Ransom Asked
For Chicago Girl
-.
CHICAGO. Jan. 7.—Police
Inspector Edward Daley reported
today that Susan Degnan. 5. daugh-
ter of an executive of the Metro-
politan OPA, had been kidnaped
and that $20,000 in ransom had
been demanded
(The girl's father, James Degnan,
Summoned police when he found
the girls' bed empty this morning
A note asking for the ransom was
found in the room of the North
Side apartment they share with an-
other family, and a seven-foot lad-
der was found leaning against the
window sill.
Another daughter, aged 10, was
found asleep in another room
A negro cook who has a room in
the apartment told police of hear
ing a commotion at 2 a. m. in
san’s room, and that the girl
said 1 don’t want to get up.”
* 1---
WAR HERO BURIED— Pall" bearers carry the body of war
hero Capt. Eugene Dale to his grave in a flag-draped coffin
af *r services at Enid, Okla. Dale was fatally wounded n
New York a week ago at the apartment of Mrs. Fay Hancock
Miller. Mrs. Miller attended the funeral. Her estranged hus-
band is charged in connection with the death. (AP Wire
photo).
Strikes in steel, electrical
manufacturing and meat pack-
ing industries are scheduled
to begin in that order on Mon-
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday
of next week, idling 1,100,000
workers.
This numbers would augment the
strike of CiO-auto workers at
General Motors, CIO-glassworkers
at Pittsburgh Plate Glass and Lib-
bey-Owens,Ford and an independ-
ent union strike at 21 Western
Electric plants in New York and
New Jersey.
With only a week remaining to
avert the additional shutdowns,
there are these prospects, aside
from whatever may stem from the
oil fact-finding inquiry:
Steel—President Truman’s fact-
finding panel has asked the U. S.
Steel corporation and CIO steel-
workers to resume collective bar-
gaining Government labor sources
say they are hopeful the company
will make its first counter offer
to the union s demands for a $2
daily wage increase.
The Western Electric union is I Such an offer, these persons said
affiliated with the federation, as on the understanding their names
are 47 other independent tele- would not be used, might influ-
phone and telegraph unions ence CIO President, Philip Mur-
Beirne asked the federation ray, to call off or delay the in-
members to authorize a sympathy dustry-wide strike of 700,000 mem-
IN MATTER OF HOURS
Sympathy Action Threatens
Tieup of Telephone System
The CIO union, representing
about 7.000 Western Union work-
ers here, yesterday renewed an of-
fer to arbitrate the matter but said
no word had been received from
the company.
Overseas communications are
sent only from New York and San "“"“ • matter ux sours out more [is merely
Franeisco, Selly said, adding that was one-new move toward ending the
locals on the west coast would be the current work stoppage strike
bound by the decision reached here. Frank J Fitzsimmons, president
The matter of "struck traffic” of the independent Western Elec-
will be decided by the joint exe- tric Employes association, last
cutive boards of radio and cables
locals of the ACA, representing 2.-
000 employes of the Mackay Radio
and Cable company. RCA communj-
cations Inc . Western Union ca-
bles. commercial cables and press
wireless The cable workers are
under a separate union agreement
with the company
.. NEW YORK, Jan. 7—(P—A na- night wired Secretary of Labor
tionwide telephone strike, in sym-I Schwellenbach asking appoint,
pathy with a two-state walkout of ment of a fact-finding board "if it
17,000 Western Electric company will get the men back to work."
employes, today appeared possible “But ” said Fitzsimmons
within a matter of hours but there I 1 itzsimmons - it
_ an-.-n.. ........ *—___i -.- 1 merely * means of lengthening
we want to know that.”
Phone Workers
Here Set Meet
Possibility of the telephone
tieup hinged on the results of
a poll among some 263,600 Bell
system employes who are mem-
bers of the independent Na-
tional Federation of Telephone
Workers, headed by Joseph A.
Beirne.
HERE IN ‘82
Municipal Zoo
Founder' Dies
George W Baggett, 80. who
came to Abilene in 1882 while it
was a lent city, '"established" the
cave ami-I city zoo with one monkey and re.
LS.ries mained as keeper of the city zoo
5 and caretaker of Fair park for 22
A years, died at his home 2636
Thathis one interesting differ: South 7,h at 5.45 a m today fol
re hetw---the a--------a lowing , two-weeks illness
Mr. Baggett, who was a friend
of thousands of Abilene children
the General Motors strike The CIO:
auto workers are actively opposing
hither prices on autos The steel-
workers are just keeping quiet
about higher prices for steel.
42d Court Grand
Jury Empaneled
Forgery and check swindling
have been the most frequent types
of law violations that demand at-
tention of the 42d district court
grand jury empaneled here this
morning. Judge J R Black told
the group
John R West, Merkel, was named
grand jury foreman, and J. L Har
risen. Ovalo, secretary
Other members are Comer Hay
nes, Merkel Paul Collins, Trent
D McMahan P H Talley and
Henry Ellinger. Buffalo Gap M
A Patterson, Lawn: Ollie McMinn
R L Perkins, C L Johnson and
Victory Payne. Abilene
Door bailiff is N M Oldham
W Walking bailiffs are Walter Owens
and D. T Smith and riding bailiffs
are Dan O’Connell and C M Bell.
OPA Threat Sends
Cotton Into Decline
dustry-wide strike of 700.000 mem-
Members of Abilene's two locals.------------------.. . syspusny . . , ------------------
of Southwestern Telephone work- walkout and expressed belief they bers of its steel union now set for
ers union, affiliate of the National would He predicted 200,000 mem- January 14
Federation of Telephone Workers,; bers of other telephone unions out-
will meet Tuesday night to deter- [ side the federation would respect
mine what action, if any, will be picket lines, thus spreading the
taken in support of striking em- paralysis widely throughout the na
ployes of the Western Electric tion’s telephone network
company in New York and New Fitzsimmons said if the federa-
Jersey | tion poll shows strike favor he
| R Z. Landrum, chairman of would ask Beirne to call the work-
men’s local 3566, announced the ers off the job immediately,
meeting today on behalf of his Immediately, heaaid. might mean
group and also of the womens lo-1 tomorrow or Wednesday,
cal, headed by Mrs. Bessie Shelton, 7
1 He said the session probably will
| be held in a downtown hotel
Members will decide action on a
January 14.
THE WEATHER
request by Joseph A. Beirne,
NFTW president, for a sympathy
strike in support of the Independ-
ent Western Electric Employes as
sociation, whose manufacturing
members walked out Thursday on
i demands for a 30 percent wage
increase.
Landrum expressed the opinion
that the strike call will go unheed-
ed, as "there is no dispute at pres
ent between my union and the
Southwestern Bell Telephone com
pany."
Meeting with the two Abilene lo-
cals, however, will be a score of
members of the Electric Installa-
tion Workers union whose mem-
r [ bers in the Western Electric plant
J has threatened to strike Wednes-
■ a DEPT OF COMMERCE
WEATHER BUREAU
ABILENE AND VICINITY: Partly
Moudy this afternoon tonight and Tues-
lay occasional rain this afternoon and
tonight: colder with lowest tempera-
ture tonight, 32.
.-----....... EAST TEXAS Cloudy this afternoon.
Results of the poll have not been mostly cloudy and colder tonight with
but p.-cit a lowest temperatures 30-32 extreme north-
Cisciosed but Fitzsimmons was to west portion Tuesday partly cloudy
confer with Beirne on the matter Fresh to strong northerly winds on the
1 today. WEST TEXAS Partly cloudy, except
idy with rain Pecos valley this after-
noon, partly cloudy tonight and Tues-
day, colder tonight except Panhandle
with lowest temperatures 22-26 Pan-
handle 26-30 South Plains and near 33
elsewhere except Del Rio-Eagle Pass
ar remperat.
Moh- Sun St
The Western Electric strike in ek
21 New York and New Jersey
plants, which began last Thurs
day for a 30 percent wage increase,
halted manufacture of telephone
equipment
There has been no move toward
resumption of company, union ne-
gotiations. broken off before the
walkout began. ♦*
Talks were to be continued to-
day in an attempt to prevent a
walkout by Western Electric in-
stallation workers, members of an-
other NFTW affiliate. The Associa-
tion of Communication Equipment
Workers, who have threatened to
quit work Wednesday
if they should decide to strike
I and picket the local telephone
j plant, members of the Abilene lo-
cals would be duty-bound not to
cross the picket lines,” Landrum
said. "However, there is no cer-
tainty at present that they will
strike.”
The installation workers are af-
filiated with the NFTW They are
GEORGE W BAGGETT
who visited the park and zoo, was
a stockman until 1919 when he
started a 200 here with one mon
key He secured the city’s support
and interest in establishing a 200.1 . . - -
and remained as zoo keeper and engaged in installing switching and
caretaker until his retirement in dialing equipment at the telephone
1941 . plant which will enable the corn
He was born Sept 24. 1865 at pany to provide 700 new telephone
Waxahachie and moved to Taylor connections.
county with his parents in 1882. He
has lived here and at Merkel since
that time Before he was married in
1886., Mr Raggett worked as a
rowboy, making many trips “up
the trail" with cattle uc mes mpymeun oerihane
Survivors include his wife three vice, and Cecil Peters state clear 19me
daughters. Mrs Dave Sieglitz of ance officer for the USES, spent
4 :
Sunrise today 7:42 em
Sunset tonight 5.49 COLD
Rites Today for George Branch,
Victim of Hit-and Run Motorist
Funeral for George W Branch
Jr 23, of Abilene who died Sun-
day at 1:15 a. m. in Hendrick Me'
morial hospital from lung and rib
injuries received when struck by
an automobile Friday night at 1150
about 19 miles west of Albany, was
to be held at 3 p. m today in the
. .Highland Street Church of Christ
State USES Chief I Ministers E R. Harper and Cecil
V:: • AL: Y Wright are to officiate, assist-
visits in Abilene ed by Dr. Paul c Witt Burial will
C. E. Belk state director of the be in Cedar Hill cemetery under
United States Employment Ser the direction of Elliotts funeral
daughters. Mrs. Dave Sieglitz of | ance officer for the USES, spent | s The accident, occurred when
Abilene, Mrs W K Jennings Jr Sunday night in Abilene and visit Branch and Jack Taylor were re
of Austin, and Mrs Burt Sammons ed the local office here this morn pairing a blowout on Taylor’s *U
of Big Spring: six grandchildren ing Prior to returning to Austin tomobile which was parked beside
and five great grandchildren. F J. Berry, WMC area director, re parted
Funeral services are to be con-ported today, sid" were parked on the right
ducted by E. R Harper and Cecil The two men were returning side nw,r ME ad with the left back 1
N Wright. Church of Christ min from a USES conference in Ama MATed a the paver ent Tay orire 1
isters. in Kiker Warren’s chapel at rillo.__’ andGeorgeewdo-standineimere the
E TEMemey I *.=" Talk 12-Months m'y^h™“‘ ‘ "^^ over |
Pallbearers who include his e L. 1 E -. - Taylor reported that a speeding
car came from the east, sweryed
NEW YORK Jan 7—UP—Cotton
futures were thrown into a drastic
decline at the opening of the New
York cotton exchange today follow,
ing announcement that the govern
ment was planning ceilings on the
1946 crop in a move a stabilize tea
tile prices.
The opening call brought a drop ranveurers, who include nis -
of 80 cents to $1.90 a bale and sub son-in-laws and grandsons are to Sc hool for Sta te , car R Inal a speeding I GEORGE w. BRANCH JR.
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8 6 i named as honorary pallbearers. Tef school executives. I Before Branch could be brought Please See BRANCH, Pg. T, Col. 3
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