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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-05
Construction In South
Gathers Impetus In Oct.

October was valued at $61, 1863, 900,
or somewhat less than four times
the value of contracts awarded for
such work during the month.
Residential building headed the
list with proposals valued at $780,
$4,000, assembly buildings follow
ing with $5,S72,O0o, and CONNER.
cial and office projects involving
S12,479, and $12,305,O00 respective
ly.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-05
POPE SPEAKS

VATICAN CITY, Nov. 4(R -
Pope Plus XII told 1000 members
of the Italian Teachers Congress
today they should unite and work
for ''school legislation which
respects the postulates of Christian
doctrine"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-05
FIAT WORKERS QUIT

ROME, Nov. EP-The Italian
news agency Ansa said today that
the workers in all the Fiat automo-
bile plants in Turin have gone on
strike over a delay in negotiations
for wage increases.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-05
Internal Revenue Men
Plan Two-Day Meeting

The Bureau of Internal Revenue
will hold a two-day meeting be-
ginning this morning at 8 o'clock
at the Council room in City Hall,
Raymond D. Christman, Chief
Zone deputy has announced, with
Is visiting deputies expected to
attend.
Percy Allen of Waynesboro, will
lead the discussion on Federal
Taxes in General"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-05
SNOW COVERS BOSTON

BOSTON, Nov. A. Up From
one to five inches of snow fell to-
night in New England's first
snoWstorm of the season.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
Girl Tells
OF Beast

LUENEBURG, Oct. 4 (UP)-
Joseph Kramer. the Beast OF
Belsen," was branded today as q
deliberate murderer who person
ally drove 300 terrified prison
camp inmates to their deaths in a
blazing ditch.
A Polish JeweSs placed direct
responsibility on Kramer, No
defendant among the As Nazi men
and women guards charged with
mass atrocities at the Belsen and
Oswiecim concentration camps.
The woman, Regina Rosenthal
said the fire episode occurred al
Oswiecim. where Kramer served
as chief guard before his pro-
motion to commandant at Belsen.
She said Kramer, armed with a
submachine gun and fanked by
ferocious dogs, lined the 300 prls-
oners alongside a ditch in which
q big fire was raging.
Then he forced the prisoners 10
leap into the flames.
II the victims baked, Kramer
turned the dogs loose. The beasts
either killed them or forced them
into the fire. Others were machine.
gunned when they tried 10 fee.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
Colchester
Near Goal
BY INEZ ROBB

ABOARD THE GLOBESTER,
EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON,
Oct. 4 (INS)-Less than six days
ago we scared away from Wash
ington. D. c., on a recordbreaking
flight and today we are winging
back 10 the nations capital.
The army air forces luxury
passenger plane started her last
lap from Hamilton Field. just
north OF San Francisco, at 1886
a. m. Eastern Standard time,
today.
Our stopover at Hamilton Field
after swift flight in from Ha-
waii was only long enough 10
have magnificent steaks furnished
by Maj. Jack Melady, public re-
iations officer at Hamilton Field,
and his ATC reception crew who
greeted us with open arms at 2:10
a. m. today.
Barring bad weather or any un-
ward incident, the Colchester
should readily finish her round
the-world tour in the scheduled
period of six and quarter
days. She is expected TO arrive in
Washington at 9;o7 p. m.
There were 25 passengers
aboard the Colchester when she
landed in San Francisco. Seven
teen were prisoners OF war. now
on the last leg of the long journey
home from Japanese prisons, who
boarded the Globester in Manila
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
Strikes
Today
BY United Press


COAL-115,000 United Mine
Workers out in Ohio. Virginia
West Virginia, Kentucky and
Pennsylvania soft coal fields.
OIL-Seizure imminent in plants
and refineries in Is states, where
an estimated $1,000 CIO oil work
ers are on strike for 30 per cent
wage increase TO compensate for
loss of overtime pay.
LUMBER-61, 900 AFL lumber
and sawmill workers idle in Wash
ington, Idaho. Oregon, Montana
and northern California, demand
ing a S1.10 minimum hourly wage
STEEL-13, 900 Go steelwork.
ers on strike in scattered walk
outs throughout the East and
Midwest.
AUTO-Ap roximately 105,00C
CIO auto workers on strike OF
forced into idleness because OF
work stoppages resulting fr o m
contract disputes, unsettled griev-
ances and wage demands.
SHIPPING $4,000 longshore.
men paralyzed New York port ir
defiance of AFL Longshoremen'
Association leaders over the terms
of a new contract with ship op'
orators
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05

He said he does not have assur-
ance from the union 1t will stop
the strike.
Seizure is necessary because OF
the great need for gasoline and
fuel oil by the navy and the coun-
try's civilians, he said.
The u. S. navys reserve supply
of fuel oil is in danger of severe
depletion unless refneries resume
operation
The labor secretary said he is
extremely disappointed over the
failure OF conciliation and that II
is too soon to determine whether
Cancellation procedure will be fol-
lowed in the threatened automo-
bile strikes.
He said the army could be called
to enforce the seizure, expected 10
be made under the Smith-Connally
Act and under the direction of the
petroleum administration for war.
This agency, which had observers
at the meetings, is understood 10
have plan of seizure and one 10
determine wage policy ready.
BLAMES COMPANIES
o. A. knight. international
president of the low, called a
meeting Of his executive council
for today to determine policy.
Said Knight:
action of the oil companies
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
Laval Ordered
Out Of Court

PARIS. Oct 4 (UP)-The first
session of Pierre Lavals treason
trial broke up in tumultuous con-
fusion today with the Vichy col.
laborationist ordered out OF couT.
and shrieking, Condemn me righ'
away-it will be clearer that
way"
Judge Pierre Mongibeaux.
heckled endleSSly by Laval
throughout the clamorous day,
finally ordered a recess at 6 p. m.
He announced that the trial will
90 on tomorrow without Laval.
The order blocking Laval at
least temporarily from his own
trial apparently left him without
any form OF defense The APP
pointed lawyers had refused
earlier TO defend him.
The stormy scene which broke
up the first trial session in the
French high court of justice
climaxed a full day of pickering
and recriminations among Laval,
the judge and other participants.
Laval was vending a crafty way
through bid for sympathy when
Mongibeaux began shouting an ac-
cusation that the defendant was
trying TO confuse the issue. La
walls always sharp temper snapped.
His face crimson, his arms
failing the air, he howled his
sarcastic proposal that he be con.
demned summarily.
Remove the accused" Mon
gibeaux shouted.
Earlier, Lavel denied the state
charge that he hated the British
violently and was partly respon-
sible for France's military weak.
ness at the beginning OF the war.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
Natives Seize
Surdbdyd Field

BATAVIA. Java, n. +. l., Oct.
q (INS)-Indonesian nationalistS
have taken over the airfield at
Surabaya, principal naval base in
the Netherlands Indies. FlierS
returning TO the airfeld at Ba.
tavia reported the seizure.
They had turned back after
reaching Surabaya when they saw
the airfield was thronged with
Indonesians waving nationalist
flags and bamboo spears.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
Seize RefinerieS.
Truman Orders
Continued from Page One)

Will be understood by the Amer
lean people. The effort Of the
union to cooperate with the
secretary of labor has met the
stone wall of the companies In
difference to the nations well
fare. We told the secretary at
p. m. today we were ready to
accept the arbitration plan n
all the oil companies involved
accepted In good faith"
Besides the objection to start
ing arbitration at a Is per cent
wage raise, other demands made
by various companies were: That
the arbitrator be agreed upon by
both sides. help from the govern
ment in raising gas and oil price
ceilings II the award passed Is
per cent, arbitration by companies
rather than on an industry-wide
basis. agreement in advance by
locals to accept the arbitrat tor
decision and reaffirmation of the
anti-strike clause
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
White House Ban
On Parties Stays

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UP)-
Mrs. Harry S. Truman decided to-
day the White House will hold no
formal social season this winter
She was represented as believ-
ing a full-bloom social season
would be inappropriate" in the
light of current food shortages
and the fact that many families
still have men serving abroad.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
Bill Seeks Aug.,I4
As ArniStice Day

WASHINGTON. Oct. 4 (INS)
A bill, sponsored by the Ameri-
can Legion, was introduced IN
Congress today 10 declare Aug.
ID as "armistice day OF World
War H." Aug IA is the day upon
which japan surrendered.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05

General Motors toddy oaUe its reasons for rejecting
demands OF the UAWCIO for so per cent rage increase,
decision to resist the unopS threatened labor blockade
and GMs refusal TO negotiate industrylCide basis.
In letter to Walter p. Reuther. UAW-CIO uice
president and chief OF the uniOns GM dirSoa c. E.
UilsOn president OF Tho corporation said:
carefully gone demands made by your
for 81 pay 30 hours work This
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
INITIATION SEEN

Initiation is the worst of all eco
nomic diseases. II reduces the
value Of money in terms of what
money will buy. II reduces the
value of the savings Of the people.
II undermines security. II un-
derwrites depression. Ii destroys
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
EnjoinsKeIsey
Plant PiCkets
Judge Ferguson Sets
Hearing for Oct. II

Circuit Judge Frank s. Fer
Yuson today issued a temporary
Injunction restraining pieketing Of
the Military and McGraw plant
Of the Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co.
Eighty persons. including Ches-
ter Moon Mullins. leader OF a
rebel UAW-CIO group. are named
In the restraining order and each
was 10 be served personally with
copies of the injunction.
Joe Doe, Richard Roe and Mary
Roe orders were issued 10 cover
any and all persons picketing the
plants or who may sttempt 10
picket the plants.
HEARING OCT. l2
Coupled with the injunction is
m order to show cause why a
permanent injunction shall not be
issued.
The show cause hearing is TO
be held at 2 p. m. Friday, Oct. II
and the court ruled all injunctions
must be served by Tuesday, Oct. Q.
Judge Ferguson said he issued
the temporary injunction because
the international union of the
UAW-CIO had admitted the Kel-
sey-Hayes blockade is an unlaw-
ful strike.
LEADERS NOT NAMED
While the Injunction -ad-
dressed to officers and members
of Local 174, UAW-CIO, Ed Cote
and Harry Southwell. president
and vice president. respectively,
are not named in the document.
Lester Downie, Kelsey Hayes
vice president, said the injunction
was made to cover the entir e
local if need be, but is directed
against a rebel faction within the
Kelsey-Hayes unit of the local,
The injunction not only re-
strains picketing but violence and
any interference whatsoever with
employees entering or leaving any
part of the companys properties.
ESQ DARE PICKETs
Cote had issued an appeal 10
al workers TO return TO their
jobs and $50 passed through the
rebel picket line today.
Mullins and group of his
henchmen were TO meet with
George r. Adde's, UAW- CIO
secretary-treasurer, to discuss the
entire Kelsey-Hayes situation.
Adde's, a member Of the interna-
tionaI executive board, is reputed
10 have powerful political strength
with the rebel faction.
Mullins and group of his
henchmen were to meet during
the day with George Adde's, UAW-
CIO secretary-treasurer, TO dis
cuss the entire Kelsey situation.
Adde's is a member of the union
international executive boar d
which has also ordered an i'm
mediate end TO the strike.
CASES OF VIOLENCE
Meanwhile, two isolated cases
Of violence were reported. Joseph
Boroughs, 73, of 1896 Twelfth, re-
ported to police that two Negroes
slugged him when he left the Nc
Graw plant at midnight. He was
not injured seriously.
Gilbert Thompson. 40, of 34Ss
Livernois, said man slapped him
in the face when he left the Mill
tary plant at ; p. M yesterday,
THAT is what you get for be-
Ing a 'scab'," the assailant told
Thomson and fled.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05

and understanding on the part OF
/ al of us.
A solution for the problem must
be found that is fair, not only TO
our 100000 employees, but also TO
our 426,000 stockholders, our
1924 automobile d ca alers who
have had no new cars for over
three years, 10 the thousands of
employees of our dealers, 10 our
more than 10000 subcontractors
and suppliers and their employees,
and TO the more than 100000
potential custo ers who are
eagerly waiting for new cars and
other new products they need so
badly.
AS part of your demands you
have suggested that we take the
initiative and develop industry
wide bargaining with your Inter-
national Union.
We are not in a position TO do
this. and do not believe that it
would be a sound development for
our country even if we were. Our
American system and the stand
ard of living we have achieved are
based on free competition.
Industry-wide bargaining tends
to disregard the peculiar or local
interests OF many groups Of en-
ployes and of individual employer,
to increase costs and prices and
to affect adversely the interests of
the people as whole.
We hope we will not have
strikes in General Motors.
Closed plants and no business
will dissipate the capital we had
planned to use TO create better
working conditions, to increase
our capacity and to provide more
good jobs.
This dispute over the wage de-
mands of your union is more than
an ordinary collective bargaining
quarrel. 1t is national problem.
The interests of all Americans
must be considered, and if strikes
are called and our plants are
closed, the strikes will be against
the interest of all the people of
our country as much as they will
| be against General Motors.
For all the above reasons, we
reject your unreasonable demands.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
RETROACTIVE RAISE

One company refused flatly a
Is per cent increase during arbi-
tration, but said that the rate
settled on by the arbitrator would
become retroactive.
Observers of the strike and the
Cancellation hearings. which
started in Chicago eight days ago,
say il was i'll advised.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
40e for Bread!

NEWARK, Oct. 4 (UP)-Black
market prices for bread went as
high as 40 cents a loaf today as
the strike Of bakery statesmen and
drivers in northern New Jersey
continued.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05

Wi AAA AAAf AAA " tAAA NhAA
for a basic work week of 4C
for hours worked in excess of 40
hours.
AGREEMENT UNCHANGED
This was not changed during the
war and is still in effect. General
Motors expects TO follow its usual
practice regarding overtime work
and will operate more than 40
hours per week in plants where
requirements of the customers and
the availability of material make
this desirable
Work on FeconverSion, conStruc-
ton and modernization of plants
has been scheduled at as hours
per week or more so that en-
ployes temporarily laid off can be
re-employed more quickly.
Bottleneck operations also have
been working overtime TO hasten
car and truck production.
If many of our suppliers' plants
were not on strikes. which have
held up needed parts and material
more of our laidoff employe s
would now be working
While the guns were still Smok-
ing and the echoes from atomic
bombs could still be heard, your
union made these demands for
excess wages on the assumption
that they could be paid from past
profits or from assumed future
excess profits or that they could
be earned from current operations
with prices frozen at substantially
1912 levels.
REFUTEs PROFITS CHARGE
These assumptions are not
sound.
Your charge that General Motors
made excessive profits during the
war is not true.
Dividends paid 10 stockholders
also averaged less than those paid
before the war in spite of doubled
sales volume, employment and pay
rolls.
General Motors cannot and will
not use money saved up for many
years for the purpose of modern
izing and expanding its plants, and
for providing more good jobs, TO
pay excess wages for work not
performed.
Neither will excess wages be
currently paid from presumed
future excess profits when a
realistic forecast of costs shows
there will be no such excess profits.
CITES AZ PRICE LEVELS
Nor can we pay from current
income the increased wages de-
manded when the present OPA
policy holds prices at substan-
TALLY 1912 levels. especially in
view of the fact that there have
been important increases in wages
and operating costs since 1912.
Furthermore. there is no pro-
vision in the present OPA pricing
formula for increasing prices TO
compensate for the additional cost
that would be incurred if wages
were increased at this time.
While your union states that II
is against initiation, your demands
are definitely inflationary and
your union is responsible for try.
ing 10 start an inflationary spira'
OF increasing wages. costs anc
prices.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05

union before The war called
hours with overtime premium
confidence. 1t creates unemploy-
ment.
The threat of runaway infla-
ton really comes from three
sources: First, the wartime and
current deficit spending of our
government; second, the pent-up
demand for goods and services to
a point where some are willing
10 pay excess prices. even in black
markets, TO satisfy their impa-
tient desires; third, the desires Of
selfish unions to take advantage
OF the situation and force unrea-
sonable wage increases.
WOULD AFFECT ALL COSTS
We shall resist the monopolistic
power of your union 10 force this
30 per cent increase in basic
wages. Such an increase in our
plants would soon spread 10 the
plants of all of our suppliers and
would affect all elements of cost.
Automobiles would shortly cost
80 per cent more TO produce.
Prices to customers would have
TO be raised 30 per cent. If wage
raises in automobile plants forced
such increases in car prices, the
market for automobiles would be
restricted
Fewer ears wottit be sofdi;- fewer
people would be able to afford
and enjoy them. and fewer work
ers would be employed in making
! them.
QUESTIONS AGREEMENTS
While your union may have the
power by coercion TO close our
plants and those of our suppliers
with or without the approval of a
majority of the workmen it is not
clear that your union can or will
live up TO its agreements.
The sanctity of union agree
ments is in question at this time.
While the strike record in Gen.
eral Motors during the war has
been better than the average, IL is
not too good and we have plants
in General Motors closed right
now through unauthorized strikes
in violation of our agreements
with the CIO.
Your union is threatening 10
strike the entire automobile in
dustry. General Motors has been
singled out as a target. and we
and our employees are to be dis
criminated against by your So
called labor blockade policy. in
your attempt TO enforce your
unreasonable demands on the
entire automobile industry.
SOUND SOLUTION SOUGHT
Some plants have already been
closed. and shipments of material
from the plants of many of our
suppliers have already been
stopped by the strikes Of your
union.
In the interest OF all the people
of our country, sound and equit-
able solution must be found that
will put people back into produc-
tive work and create more good
Jobs. thereby fulfilling the expec-
tations of all Americans following
the war.
We have made sound plans and
are ready to do our part in
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05

the acceptance" letters OF oil
company representatives, Schwel-
lenbach decided they were rejec-
tions of the government plan and
recommended seizure TO John w.
SNYDER. reconversion director.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
GIN Answered
BY Reuther

Walter p. Reuther, pice presi-
dent Of the UAW-CIO aud
director Of the unions General
Motors Department. issued the
follotoing statement IN onstOsr
10 President c. E.. Wilson Of
General Motors:
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05

The union has received General
Motors propaganda statement in
response TO our demand for a 80
per cent wage increase. We are
still awaiting the corporations
promised statement of its eco
nomic contemporaries.
The union and the corporation
agreed on one thing: that the
dispute over our 80 per cent wage
increase demand is larger than
the interests of either of the par
ties directly involved; that the
interests of all Americans must
be considered
In recognition of that fact the
union originally proposed that the
negotiations between the union
and the corporation be open TO
the press and the public. The COR
poration has rejected this pro-
posal. We are renewing II.
The union has nothing TO hite
in negotiations behind closed
doors. II the corporation persists
in its insiStence on closed negotia-
tions, the union pledges that it
will use every means at its dis
posal 10 keep the public continu-
ously informed of the facts at
every step of the negotiations.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
BACK IN PRODUCTION


Estimates vary from a matter
of days TO two weeks TO get plants
which struck over a wage dispute
back into production.
Whether oil workers will re-
ceive a pay increase after the gov
ernment takes over and during re-
view of the case is to be decided
Said Secretary Schwellenbach;
Il proposed the arbitration
plan after II was apparent con-
citation was not effectual In this
case as neither side would give
In.
"Sinclair OIL Co. was the only
one to accept the plan, but even
that was contingent on accept
ance of Others"
Most companies object 10 start.
ing arbitration at a Is per cent
increase rather than at zero.
NO ACCEPTANCE
81 told the conferees II was
impossible to accept with all the
companies objections and asked
them II they would agree. The
companies remained quiet.
During the conciliation all
companies agreed to a Is per
cent wage raise. You don't ar
bitrate something that Is agreed
upon but the differences, and
they started at Is per cent"
Schwellenbach revealed he hat
planned to ask Judge Learned
Hand of the New York circuit
court of appeals TO act as arbitra'
tor.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
GM Explains Rejection
OF JAW Wage Demands

achieving this important objective.
In its desire 10 obtain more than
its share in such a future, your
union is doing its best 10 destroy
the possibilities of that future.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
HARD WORK REQUIRED

The cleanup. the mopping up,
the reconversion following the war
still require hard work. patience
and understanding on the part OF
al. of lis
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05

Our agreement Win YOUR union before called
for basic work week Of 40 hours with overtime premium
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-03-08

appear within sixty days after the
date of first publication of this
summons, to-wit, within sixty
days after the 9th day of March,
1945, and defend the above en-
titled action in the above entitled
Court and answer the complaint
Of the plaintiff, Mabel NJ. Phillips,
and serve a copy Of your answer
upon the undersigned, attorney
for the plaintiff, b. +. McGregor,
at his office below stated; and in
case Of your failure so to do
judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand Of
the complaint, which has been
filed with the Clerk Of the above
designated Court; the object and
purpose Of this action is to pro-
cure a decree Of absolute divorce
from the defendant above named
and that in favor Of the plaintiff
herein.
b. Z. McGREGOR,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Address: McGregor Bldg,
Prosser, Benton County,
Washington.
(6:49-2).