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VOL. LXV, NO. 266
ABILENE
a Basic principles of the “mod-
Mel charter” for Council-Manag-
er city government are:
1. “. . . all powers of the
city shall be vested in an elec-
tive council . . . which shall
enact local legislation, adopt
budgets, determine policies,
and apporut a city manager
who shall execute the laws
and administer the govern-
ment of the city."
2. "The council shall appoint
0 the city manager for an indef-
“ inite term and may remove
him by * majority vote of it*
members."
By WENDELL BEDICHEK
The Abilene Reporter ~32ews
"WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT GOES." - Byron______
EVENING
FINAL
A TEXAS 2ualid, NEWSPAPER
ABILENE, TEXAS, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH-l^ 1946-EIGHTEEN PAGES
Not that we figure any unbiased
person doubts it, but there are two
points that perhaps should be men-
tioned here.
One is that the only motive this
menu had Obsereatronstheach any ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT GM STRIKE—All smiles following the announced settlement
$ to stimulate greater interest in of the General Motors strike are (left to right): R. J. Thomas, UAW -C IO president; James
city government. F Dewver federal mediator, and Harry W. Anderson, General Motors vice president in
Associated Press (AP)
United Press (UP) PRICE FIVE CENTS
le
Troops Swing
oward Turk Borde
-Soviet Tank Expert in Iran;
Forces in Widespread Move
TEHRAN, March 144.—(PP)— A I of Kars and Ardahan, two Turk-
column of Russian troops which ' " * 5 - - ■ :J
left Tabriz in Azerbaijan was re-
ported today to have swung west-
ward in the direction of the Tur-
ish districts which Russia has said
TURKEY
0
100
U.S.S.R.
STATUTE MILES
BAKU
lyat
F. Dewey, federal mediator, and Harry W. Anderson, General Motors vice president in
The other is that any opinions charge of personnel. They are shown in Detroit. (AP Wirephoto),
expressed here are not necessarily ।_ _ a
the opinions of this newspaper. A A atyH W A ■ 2
GE Work Calls
Go Out to 275,000
editorial opinion.
* * *
Any elected official who knows (
in his own heart that he is doing
his unselfish best doesn’t question
the motives of those who exercise
the right to criticize his way of do-
ing things. In this column it has
been the writer’s purpose to criti-
cize a system more than individ-
uals and to point out the truth
about other systems of city govern-
ment and not to deal in personal-
ities.
By The Associated Press
The nation's labor front, cloud-
ed for months by disputes which
slowed the reconversion program.
, was as bright as a spring morning
e today as settlement of two pro-
The more written expressions of | longed and costly strikes in the
citizens ideas about their city gov automotive and electrical indus-
ernment that we can get the more tries indicated a return to work
aye’ll like it, regardless of what of some 275,000 employes.
nose opinions may be. So long as1 — . ,, ------a-
they do not run to extreme length
and so long as they don't libel any-
body they will be published.
It is a sign of doubt about one's
The back-to-work calls were de-
layed pending acceptance by the
strikers of settlements reached yes-
terday in the 113-day old walkout
of 175,000 employes of General
Motors and in the two-month long
work stoppage by 100,000 General
Electric employes.
The CIO unions involved in two
of the country’s major disputes
settled with the companies with
identical agreements relating
wage increases—18 1-2 cents
to
an
hour.
An early return to work of the
275,000 workers in the GM and
GE plants would mean a sharp re-
duction in the ranks of the idle
because of labor disputes. From
a near all-time high of more than
1,500.000 in January, the idle, now
approximately 750.000, would drop
to about 475.000.
Main disputes which con-
tinued to keep idle thousands
included 150,000 CIO steel-
workers. mostly employed in
fabricating plants not affect-
ed by recent settlements be-
tween the union and major
steel producers; 75,000 CIO
electrical workers at Westing-
house Co.: 40.000 CIO workers
in farm machinery plants, and
about 50,000 independent CIO
and AFL machinists and re-
lated workers in San Fran-
kish border.
Marshal Ivan Bagramian, Rus-
sian expert on tank warfare and
campaigning in difficult terrain,
has been in Tabriz two or three
weeks, sources disclosed last night.
Bagramian made his reputation as
commander on the Baltic front in
the war with Germany.
The Russian column which left
Tabriz at first was reported moving
northward toward the Soviet bor-
der. At Marand, however, it turned
westward toward Khoi, north of
Lake Urmia and near the Turkish
border.
Tabriz is about 40 miles directly
east of the lake.
Other Soviet forces were re-
should be returned to her, the So-
viet government newspaper Izvestia
in Moscow printed a sharp attack |
on Iran. Izvestia declared that a
ported yesterday to have moved
south of the lake at Miyanduab,
near the Iraq border.
Khoi is 80 miles south and slight-
ly east of Mt. Ararat. This Turkish
landmark stands just below the
areas of Kars and Ardahan, which
Russia has said should be ceded
back to her.
Mov ing mostly at night, another
column was reported at Mianeh.
southeast of Lake Urmia and the
Tigris R
(Dzhulfa
4 Tabriz
Lake * ©
JrmiosO
MaraghehoA/
Astara
Mianeh
e. : - 1
Caspian Sea
own position when he questions
the motive of one who disagrees
with him. We don't figure that a
man is bound to be insincere just
because the two of us don't agree
on something
% • e
Somebody has been heard to sayr om
“hat this writer is the only one = UssELmAe
is talking in Abilene about the I S
Council-Manager form of govern-. •
~ 2,40 * —
* ...Y Abilene's three colleges have
Colleges Ask 150
All this writer knows is what filed a joint application for ap-
he hears and sees and if his ears proximately 150 buildings at Camp
are not playing tricks a very large Barkeley, hoping to secure the
number of people are talking about materials for use in their current
city government-—and that is what expansion programs.
this column was started for. ) A delegation comprising Presi-
« • • • dent R N. Richardson of Hardin-
• A man said yesterday he chan- Simmons university. President
red to meet another on an office -------------------------------
building elevator. He barely knew
the fellow, who said "what do you
think about this city manager type
of government. ' It happened that
both were in favor of it. Telephone
calls, letters and scores and scores
of personal greetings have been re-
ceived from people who feel, first,
that “we need a change, something
better,' and, second, have open
gninds about considering what
Changes should be made.
is e
Goering Admits
Backing Franco
NEURENBERG. March 14-
—Hermann Goering testified be-
fore the international military tri- I
bunal today that he asked Adolf
Hitler to send help to Generalis-
Others, lacking logical and sound.......___.... ...., „_______
arguments, cloud and confuse and simo Francisco Franco during the
flatly misrepresent the facts about Spanish civil war "to prevent the
Council-Manager government—not spread of Communism and to try
deliberately, exactly, but because our young air force experiment-
they must do that so long as they ally."
close their minds and seek only to “At that time.” said Goering of
justify a position already assumed. Nazi intervention in Spain. 1 had
Somebody asked why this writer an opportunity to see if we had
believes in Council-Manager gov- the proper equipment, and I saw
girnment. Well, here’s why— to it that the personnel got some
* * * I experience.
Back in the late 20s it was his "Young men continually went
job to "cover ' Abilene city com- and returned ”
mission meetings every week for Goering, resuming direct testi-
several years. In those days Abi- mony in his own behalf, boasted
lene was doing some mighty grow-that his Luftwaffe was responsi-
ing. In those days some of the ble for the swift conquest of Po-
most able men of the city were land, “just as the American air
serving. force assured the Allied victory."
** * I He confirmed that he ordered
Then, the boss sent us to Big the Nazi aircraft industry to de-
Spring, where the Council-Manag- velop a bomber capable of flying
t: form had just been put into use, to the United States and back, in
There it was our job to “cover" sisting that they do this work "ex-
city commission meetings (yeah, peditiously in case America en-
they’ve really got a city commis- tered the war."
sion, or council, everywhere there The lack of aluminum and tech-
is * city manager, wild statements nological planning caused him to
to the contrary notwithstanding), forego development of long range
And those councils are ELECTED, four engine bombers, Goering said.
too.
nortehern terminus of the railroad
leading to Tehran. A hard-surfaced
road also connects Mianeh with
Kazvin, Tehran and Karaj, 20 mile#
north of Tehran. Soviet tanks, fuei
| and troops w ere seen yesterday at
MOSCOW, March 14.—(UP)
—Russia has laid down a five-
year program for the develop-
ment of atomic energy, it was
revealed today.
The atomic program was re-
vealed by Sergei Vavilov, pres-
ident of the Soviet academy of
sciences.
Writing in the government,
newspaper, Izvestia, Vailov
said that under the program—
part of the new five-year-plan
—"physicists, chemists and en-
gineers of all specialties will,
of course, be engaged in atom-
ic questions, the means of re-
leasing internal atomic energy
and kindred problems.”
. Mosul
Kirkuk
Miyanduab Zenjan
Kazvin
Shuraimiya.W
Hamadan/
03
TEHERAN
“Veramin
1 Qum
Rutba Ramadi
IRAQ
BAGHDAD
IRAN .
, Dizful
An Najal i
cisco.
The ending of the work
stoppages, sharply curtailing the
production of automobiles and of (
industrial and home electrical ap-,
__- Karaj.
NEW YORK. March 14—ifi The Russian garrison at Tabriz.
—The conference board of the capital of the self-proclaimed au-
United Electrical. Radio and tonomous state of Azerbaijan, was
Machine Workers (CIO) today (reliably reported to have been
ratified a wage agreement doubled or trebled in the past few
reached last night between its
negotiating committee and the
General Electric company.
pliances, was hailed in Washing-
McMurry ocllege, accompanied by ton by Secretary of Labor Schwel- T • || C II L'I I"
Omar Burleson, Anson, made ap-lenbach. He said he believes the DucciaNC I all Monila I
plication Wednesday with the of country is nearing a long period of AuDOI 0D0 JINO0, VONG OID
fice of the division engineers of comparative labor peace.
- === In Middle East Strike, U. S. Learns
Camp Barkeley Heights, and in IE ward an end 01 our industrial
eludes barracks, warehouses, stores The General Motors strike WASHINGTON. March 14 — ()
and other types of structures. Dr which cost an estimated billion dol —The United States government »
Cooke said. , in lost sales and continuing to receive reports of
Educational institutions here extensive Russian troop move
Please see LABOR P. 18. Cal. 1 ments in Iran, a state department
official said today.
[ The department is not officially
releasing the contents of these re-
ports at this time, but it can be
stated in general that they show
three Russian forces of strong but
not massive size distributed about
Don Morris of Abilene Christian,
and President Harold G. Cooke,
hope to dismantle the buildings
| and utilize materials in their con
| struction programs, the McMur-
ry president explained.
These are understood to he the
kind of buildings that the Federal
Housing authority cannot use for
After several years of observing CITIZENS' AID ASKED
the difference in the smoothness.
the efficiency and the economy of
the Big Spring government, as
compared to that in this, the good
old home town, the comparison
was like that between a horse and]
buggy and * 1946 model automo-
weeks.
While Russian troops were thus
— swinging in the general direction
Reratko area n 191g to get En: RED ARMY COMBAT TROOPS ON MOVE—Arrows show
trol of the greater part of the reported movements of Russian combat troops in Iran toward
Caucasus, including the Soviet oil ] Iraq and Turkey. Tanks and armored cars were reported in
center of Baku, Soviet Armenia Karaj. A column was reported moving down the coast to
( and Soviet Azerhaiianiaimand, still | Astara and another was said to have pushed through Mara-
bitionseby pitting Russia against cheh to Miyanduab. (AP Wirephoto Map).
other great powers. (
"This ruling clique in Iran—not w a m
without instigation from the out- D • • B L
side—dreamed of tearing away X AFIE AIEAAS
Soviet territories and also went so' ■ ■ MM E AT
far as to try to make the Caspian • ▼ H ■ — ■ " “-
sea into an internal Iranian sea, _____
said the Izvestia article. e e 0 I 6 ■
Naming former Premier Ibrahim y _— a W d
head of the Iran I ■ 9 ■ € 1 T 1 1 9
ment until a few weeks ago, and EEDES BCEE
said Zia Ed-Din, premier after the • •- ■
First World War, as two of the
clique. Izvestia warned that these
figures still had much influence in
J Iran and must be watched by Rus-
sia.
LONDON, March 14.——For- ued presence of Soviet troops
eign Secretary Ernest Bevin de- - in Iran the British govern-
elared today Britain would regret'' meat had token no decision to
any settlement between Russia and put British troops back in the
Iran which “appeared to be ex
tracted" from the Tehran govern-
ment under duress while Soviet
forces are still occupying the coun-
try.
Bevin told the house of com-
Abilenidns’ Kin
Missing in Lake
A lake near Shreveport La., was
being dragged today for the body
of W P Fannin, Waskom. Tex.
business man, a former Abilenian
whose father. Marion F Fannin,
and four brothers and sisters live
here.
Fannin is one of three men who
failed to return from boating on
the lake Sunday, and it is believed
they drowned
The father, brothers and sisters
as follows:
One column at Karaj, 23 miles
from . Tehran, Iranian capital
where. American official* believe,
* leftist coup may be planned by
Tudeh (Communist) party leaders
troubled area.
“Nor.” he added, “have his ma-
jesty's government taken any steps
to open negotiations with the Iran-
ian government for the return of
British troops."
British troops, evacuating Iran
March 2 under the Angelo-Soviet-
Iran treaty agreement, moved
across the border into Iraq.
Reviewing the Iranian situation
up to the date of the agreed with-
drawal. Bevin declared the British
government had received the
most categorical assurances" from
| Generalissimo Stalin and the Sov-
iet government that Iran's integrity
| would be respected
"We were assured,” the foreign
minister added, that there was no
intention of taking aggressive ac-
tion against her (Irani.”
British Papers Ask
Big-Three Meet
LONDON, March 14 P-Brit-
ish newspapers criticized Genralis-
simo Stalin today for his attack
on Winston Churchill and called
for a Big Three meeting soon to
attempt to improve relations be-
tween Russia and her two war-
time allies.
mons that despite the contin-
STRANGER GETS
SHORT HAUL
Strangers ask for, and get.
the most peculiar things.
Last night one got off the
bus at the Greyhound ter-
minal. bundled up his baggage,
walked across the street, and
to install a pro-Soviet government
under the sponsorship of the Mos-
cow command.
Another column has passed the
town of Marand north of Urmia
lake and turned toward Rhoi in
the wild country of Kurdish tribes
men along the Turkish border.
The third column at Mianeh. |
south of the communication cen-
ter of Tabriz, and in position to go |
either toward Tehran or toward'
the Turkish-Iraq border.
Because of the nearness of the
forces to the area of the Kurds,
who inhabit a three-nation area
got into a taxi.
“Take me to the Wooten
hotel.” he directed the driver.
veterans’ homes, Dr Cooke said.
War Department officials
agreed to place the applica-
tion on file, but informed the
college men that no official
word had been received at the
Dallas office to the effect that
Barkeley has been declared
surplus.
French Mayor Pays
Stock Show Visit
DALLAS. March 14— P—May.
or Gabriel Hocquard, mayor of
Metz, France, and Major Guy De are a( scene of the search. The
La Vasselais, the mayors traveling missing man is a brother of J H
companion, were to attend the Fannin, 782 Willow, and Vernon.
Southwestern Exposition and Fat I Jack and Mary Frances Fannin, all
Stock show at Fort Worth today of whom live with their father at ____
and go to San Antonio tomorow.1150 Pecan. Another brother Dea- Total turned in this morning was ( involve" all" three of the Middle structure, for which a s100,000 speak for himself. He is scheduled
MAtir nieis enroute to Shreveport from $9,076, with several additional Eastern countries. building permit had previously to broadcast a speech of "world
X Innre mum California, .groups due to report during the Of the report* which have come been issued, were approved at a importance from New York city
, NEW YORK March 14.-P, W G Golleher. 1373 Oak, father day. in Michael J McDermott, state de business meeting of the church tomorrow night, authorita tive
Winston Churchill remained silent in law of J H 1 annin. said his Organization of the rural dis ( partment press officer, would say membership Wednesday night sources there said
today on accusations leveled family talked by telephone last tricts was being continued by B R. only that they had been received The new building for which Stalin’s remarks, which were in
against him by Generalissimo Stal-night with members of the Fannin Blankenship and Paul Ireland, and and that they continue to bear Hughes & Olds are architects is the form of an interview jester-
in as he whipped into shape a 30- family, after. Wednesday’s search first reports from some of the dis- out the information given corre to be built on a 140 x 200 foot plot day in th* Communist party news-
minute speech he will deliver to I famledito produce the body tricts are expected tomorrow I spondents earlier this week when which is part of the aground al paper Pravda, were described in a
Three additional groups of firms the state department announced ready owned by the church. It dispatch from Moscow as the sharp,
went over their quota yesterday dispatch of a note to Moscow ask-will front or Grape street est attack the generalissimo had
afternoon, the attorneys, auto | ing what Russia is up to in Iran. Seating capacity of the auditor ever made on anyone except a toe
and repair shop workers, and the From other source* it was ium of the new building will be during war time.
gin and compress operators. learned that the best available evi-approximately 2.000.
Four additional 100 percent of dence is that the Russian forces Original expansion plans for
fices and firms sho were announ- are not in the nature of massive the church was to enlarge the pres-
P ced. Price Control Board No. 56221, armies but small mobile striking ent auditorium, which seats 750,
REPORTS LAG
The driver blinked, but ob-
liged.
The hotel is two doors down
the street.
$9,076 Raised
For Red Cross
Taylor county's annual Red Cross
150,000 Permit
Issued Church
fund campaign continued toward ______________________________________
its $36,900 quota today, although centered around the frontier june ing cost not less than $150,000 there probably would be no offi-
report* were lagging somewhat, lye of Turkey. Iran end Iraq, was issued this morning to the cial comment on Stalin’s state:
,. there is strong speculation here .2 ments, since Churchill has no sta-
from yesterday’s rapid pace, offi-that one major Russian objective University Baptist church. tus in the government Official
rials of the organization reported may be to launch * Kurdish up- Plans to erect the new building circles indicated that the former
this morning rising which would simultaneously instead of remodeling the present prime minister would be left to
Total turned in this morning was involve all three of the 1-1- -* --------4— 14--2 “- .. eakedeed
nie is enroute to Shreveport from $9,076. with several additional Eastern countries, (building permit
California _ . groups due to report during the — * - ***4 14— —
Permit for
new church build-L A
foreign office spokesman said
morrow night at an official New Golleher said the missing man
York City dinner, was reared here and lived in Ab-
--------------------------------------- lilene until 15 years ago
Army To Release
47,000 Officers
Cleanest City in U. S. ...........................................-______________
, .a a —The War department announced Joe Bradley’s Body Works the units of tanks and cavalry on to * 1,300 capacity However, pre WEATHER BTREAt
Camanaiai OIALVA today it intended to speed the dis- Head Man garage and Milstead missions which the Russians have liminary estimates indicated that U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
is vompuign WDICCTIVe charge of more than 447,000 offi- Bros. Automotive Works. not yet disclosed. the alterations would cost almost ardnwarmerto-
Effort to make "Abilene the this announcement in the negro cers. ------------------------------------------------------ as much as a new building | night and fomorre . toud, this .t.
DECADI INE ( ATAOUEC I ID WITH Considering the number of per ternoon. tonight and Friday, showers
DEADEINESAIED sons turned away from services except in extreme northwest, cooler in
_ _ arch En 71221 € chating west portion Friday. Fresh southerly
INAAMAL TAY DDGAD A CTIN A TADC each Sunday due to lack of seating winds on the coast becoming strong
INCOME TAX PROCRASTINATORS space and taking into account the tonight and Friday
future growth of Abilene, the! and
church felt that an enlargement of | cooler tonight and Friday Strong touch-
the present auditorium would meet Indenthut priday west and north-
only the immediate need and that Maximum temperature for 24 hours
the new structure would in theD-minimums temperature for 24 hours
nding at 6 a. m. 45.
Temperatures
AM Hour PM
Wed Thur Wed Tues
52-46 1 60.70
bile. . .. cleanest city in the United States" school. Her prizes will be s2. 81
n. will be carried on under the di-
. Before you quit look back at reaction of the Garden club and
the top of this column and read
the exact words of the charter used
as a model for Council Manager
government charters.
• Those words answer every crit-
icism heard here concerning this
form of government—and refute
them.
Bonham to Vote
On City Manager
BONHAM. March 14—1*1—Bon-
ham will vote April 2 on a propos-
ed change in city government from
@ mayor council form to a council
inanager type.
and 50 cents.
the chamber of commerce March 18' Committee members have been
to 31 inclusive. Mrs O. P. Thrane, inspecting the alleys, and find
general chairman of a “clean up.
paint up" campaign, declared this
morning.
Announcements are being made
in the schools, asking that families
clean up and paint up their home
premises This drive extends to the
alleys and vacant lots.
Mrs. W T Crier, a committee- who cannot do a thorough job of
woman, has offered three prizes picking up the refuse in such a
for the best cleanup posters pro- condition. Mrs Thrane stated. Dry
duced by pupils in North Junior garbage should be burned in cans,
high school, Mrs. Thrane said, the committee is suggesting.
These are $2, $1 and 50 cents.
many in deplorable condition, the
chairman pointed out.
Some residents are throwing
their garbage on the ground, where
dogs are picking up and scattering
it. she said.
This puts an additional burden
upon the city garbage collectors
"We are urging during this cam
give three paign that all families secure con-
prizes for the cleanest yards among tainers in which to place their gar
the negro families. She has made bage,"she said.
Mrs. Thrane is ti
TODAY!
For the benefit of on
Abilene admirer,
HENRY McLEMORE
Tells of
"My Greatest Thrill"
on today’s editorial page.
McLemore's Column is just one
of the good regular features in
the evening edition of the
4 Abilene Reporter-New*,
Now is the time for all good men who haven't made
out their income tax reports to break out the aspirin and
i midnight oil.
It's not exactly a rest period for the internal revenue
office in the federal building either, according to H. C.
Broaddus, chief tax collector here, who issued a reminder
L this morning that the deadline for filing 1945 income tax
1 final returns is midnight Friday.
< The lines have been getting longer every day of
late around the internal revenue office. Broaddus said,
and a new record crowd is expected Friday. The office
will remain open somewhat later than usual tonight
| and Friday to assist the late filers, Broaddus said.
long run prove a financial saving [
explained J. L. Brasher, chairman
of the building committee
THE WEATHER
The new building will be adja- AIUE
cent in the present structure and ulWE
the present buildings will be used " —
for Sunday school and educational a
purposes after the new one is fin-
ished.
The church also voted to buy a
lot three blocks from the church
grounds and move the pastor’s
home there.
5867 12 46--B3,
Sunrise today T 51.
- Sunset tonight 6.44.
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