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union headquarters when she was attacked, according to her story, when a man who had been hiding behind a carpet, stretched over a clothesline. stepped up to her and punched her in the face. When Miss Gillis raised her left arm to protect herself, the man struck her again, cutting her wrist with a sharp instrument, before running away, she said.
 The Union woman described her attacker as being about 5 feet g inches tall and weighing about 180 pounds. She said he appeared to be between 30 and 35 and said he was wearing a white shirt. She was treated by Dr. Edwin Curran, 274 North Main street, Union City, who later drove her to St. Mary's hos pital. Authorities said this morning that the woman's condition was not serious. P. August Johnson, who conducts the rooming house where Miss Gillis boarded, notified the po- lice of her injuries.
 Campaign Official
 The woman had spearheaded the campaign to obtain signatures of sufficient workers so that an appli- cation for the election could be made to the National Labor Rele- tions Board. The election will be conducted under he direction of NLRB representatives
 Local 45, the c. I. O. union, has been bargaining agent at the plant in general for eight years.
 The A. P. of L. Machinists' Union was bargaining agent for mechanic al and maintenance departments until last year when it lost to local Ab.
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May Reduce
 roveIing
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Continued from Page D ley told reporters rnaC 'uniess something is done fast" by the Army, the committee would ask for intervention by the New War Mo- bilization Director, John W. Syn der, who took office only yesterday.
 In angry voice Johnson told the committee that the Army never tells him much of anything, al- though as ODT director he has to see that the railroads deliver the goods and the troops.
 After Johnson's testimony, the War Department issued a statement saying 1t had not been asked to provide witnesses as the hearings, but hopes 1t will be asked.
 When that hoppens. the Army continued. 1t will welcome the op- portunity to present publicly all the facts"
 Haley told a reported the Army always had been free to testify" and had been SO informed.
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.Jops Retreat
 In Borneo
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Seventh fleet and 18th airforce BIAS destroyed a small freighter and barge in the Gulf of Siam. They also scored direct hit on a medium freighter and bombed two small gunboards and three small freighters in the same area.
 Strafe Ships
 At least 20 schooners were strafed in the Annoy area off northeast China.
 Near Swatow, seventh fleet BIAS strafed several boats carrying Jap anese across river and probably killed most of them.
 Off Banjermasin, in southeast Borneo, seventh fleet B-24s strafed three small freighters and six lug CTS, while a RAAF Catalina strafed 15 unidentified craft in the north ern section of the lesser sundras.
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 tatives to take part in the discus. slons,
 It k believed that the clubs will ask the city 70 conduct R survey this summer with a view Of mapping out . future program es aetlvllIes feF Lakewood, Some members feel that the place can be made q year. round recreation place, several selfssnppoFllng projects could be sponsored 70 meet the general ek, lenses, it ls argued,
 Committees Nill be named and lhe general HlEnstiaaA kap|eWea ai
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DuKE.DUcHEss EXPECTED

Newport, R, l., July al - lup) =. -The Duke and puoheas Of Winds soF were expected Q arrive hare tos day fof . bFisg visit before returns lne % England early newt month.
 fhe couple are accompanied " MT, AAd MTsl ilobeFt il. Young, with whem they Wiil stag,
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N, O., and that p0ughton Is sway from the capital Iie may not Fe' turn until tho house Feeosvenes Oct {,
 Tie eommitlee's request for An investigation followed published rec ports that John A, Hartford, pFeAls dent of the Atlsnlle and paelne Tea O., settled . ea0o0oO loan Q late pFfsldanl's son leF DiOoo and claimed . tleeoo0 bed debl Teeues ton from hls ineome lak
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lsw England fishermen catch coo e0oo p0unda Of seafood In 6 normal veef, Ten species represent e peI eent q lhe tslsA
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Restaurant -easies are the newest thing in town. Get any food you want almost, if you can pay the fancy tariff BroadwayS most
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Civic Clubs
 In Appeal

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Police Seek .Attocker

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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-26
Leaders Fear Stiff Anti-Labor Lams;
Shidehara Prepares ::Beueridge Plan y
Expert Electrician
Stops Bulb Snatching

-. WAYNESBORO, Nov. as.
tR A resourceful electrician
had stopped the theft Of cleo
trio light bulbs from the cross
overlooking the Lake Juna-
luska Methodist assembly
grounds. 40
After 81 bulbs were stolen
one night from the cross, the
electrician rugged up a device
to stop the thefts. Several
nights after the device was fit
ted on the cross, a night watch
man reported that q man drove
up in a car and climbed the
cement foundation. As soon as
he attempted to remove one of
the bulbs, he was knocked to
the ground. 49,
There have been no more
thefts. 9 ~
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-26

,rp1rsALEM, Nov. 25-B -
' ?hhA irborne troops surrounded
Bf ..a Jewish settlements and Or
three - . curfew along large sec
oeleu If the Palestinian coast to.
a t;ah+ v after a party OF armed armed
llgn., had attacked two Coast
Guard stations and wounded II
pp Tss disorders were believed to
ln s,nected with the capture yes
" .Ssv of the Greek motor schoon-
tsiu nssmetrois which brought 200
ts5oasl Jewish immigrants to the
PALESTINE coast. -:
Fa Moons OF the Sixth Airborne Di'
lion iln' were thrown around the
y Ta,,,;sh settlements of Givath
y yt$,1 Rishbon and Shefayin. A
l'anresentative of the local council
~ Givath Hahn threatened to re-
sis+ any attempt to search the Set
Element. c,o,; va
,ortpd their leaders were in con-
t pp with the British seeking
nrevent search of that colony.
I'VE have nothing to do with last
NIGHTS attacks and we will resist
sny military or police searches IN
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-26
Austria Quiet On First
Election Dayh IS Years

in the country cast ballots, with
more than 80 per cent turning out
in Vienna. In rural areas Allied
occupation force trucks carried
voters tc polling centers. Election
results will be announced tomor-
row, the radio addedo
Vienna voted quietly and there
were longer lines before movie
houses than polling places. The
streets were Uttered with hand
bills given out by the contending
parties in last-minute exhortations.
The last opportunity Austrians
had to participate in an election
was foiled by the Nazi occupation
of the country. Chancellor Kurt
Schuschnigg on March 8, 1888 call
ed for a plebiscite to determine
whether the country wished to re-
main independent Of Germany, bu'
Hitler moved in two days later.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-26
DIR. ELLIOTT REVIEWS 4:
APPEAL FOR RETURN
OF FOUR PARAKEETS
- o. -

DR.. A. H. Elliot, city-county
health officer, last night re-.
peated an urgent request th~t
the owners Of the remaining
two pairs of parakeets, part OF
a shipment suspected Of being
infected with psittacosis, bring
the birds to the city-county
health office or Mcclellan S
store.
The birds, of which two have
been recovered, we're sold by
the lOal store early in Novem-
Der, and may be infected by
the dread parrot feve-- which
can be contracted by humans.
DIR. Elliot said that the man.
ager of McLellan's here had
advised that the purchase price
Of the birds would be refund
ed by the store.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-26
Social Insurance Law De.
signed To Appease
Jap Veterans
Nv MILES w. VAUGHN

United Press Staff Correspondent
TOKYO, Nov. 25-The japanese
cabinet is hurriedly preparing a
widespread social insurance plan
Japanese ''Beveridge Plan"-de'
signed to prevent possible disturb
ances by war veterans When Gen.
Douglas Macarthur directive
terminating payment of discharge
allowances or service pensions BE-
comes effective Feb. l, it was
learned tonight.
Hating annual payment of bill
lions of Yen to military men OF
all ranks was one of the points IN
Macarthur sweeping financial
reforms directive issued yesterday
to convince the japanese tha'
war does not pay" Under it, the
government is directed to re
capture by heavy taxation Wai
profits extending back to 1880 ane
cease payment of war indemnltles
in another move to help distribute
the wealth more equitably.
1t was learned that Premie1
Baron Kijuro Shidehara visltee
Macarthur on Saturday and ex
planned at great length the gov
ernment's fear that the graves
unrest and the spread of Com
munism would result from the can
collation. Of the pension withou
compromising factors. Under the
directive all pensions and dis
charge payments cease for all ex
cept those men with physical dis
abilities that would limit thell
ability to work. .- t -
After the meeting, MACARTHUR
was reported to have agreed Is
postpone the pension cancellation
until February /. Nj
During the interim Shidehara
will attempt to formulate a gen
eral national social insurance pro
gram which would guarantee
needy veterans and other persons
against want. f.-- -.
Meanwhile, observers noted thai
Macarthur times number OF 9th
err announcements for release with
the pension cancellation, all q
which will tend to minimize the
shock of the cancellations and con-
fCou%:,,oJ - Do ,n Ulron. CnI Ky
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POLICEMAN FINDS
BODY IN DRIVEWAY


NEW, YORK, Nov. 25-lHRA-- The
body of New York's latest murder
victim was found today in the
driveway of a policeman's home.
apparently dragged there by the
slayers after they had strangled
the victim with his own necktie
and stabbed him in the neck.
Patrolman Jacob Berberich dis.
covered the body as he walked
from his Bronx house to his gar
age shortly after g a., m. =
The unidentified victim was the
68th person to, die violent. death
in the city. in the last 76S days. II
was the: major crime in "a 24-hour
period that included the. beating .o'
a policeman by a man he was 'ar'
resting, the, stabbing of a, sailor
during an alteration on street.
car and at least three holdups:.. =
Police said they believed the
body had been dragged to the
driveway, about three hours be,
fore it was discovered. The Der:
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-26
CHILD DIES BEFORE
SANTA COULD REACH
HER SAVANNAH HOME

SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov. 25-
~ Christmas - even Christ
mas month in advance-was
too late for little Lois Sue Car
ter, three and half years old.
Today was to have been
Christmas for Lois Sue-be-
cause the doctors were afraid
she wouldn't live until Dec. rs.
Each day she had been grow
ing more listless.
The Savannah newspapers
carried a story about Lois
Sue-how her illness had been
diagnosed as leukemia, a dis
order for which medical science
can do little if anything.
The child, lively. and happy
until recently, grew progress
sively worse. She didn't seem
to want to play with other child
ren-not even with her two
year-old brother.
Several department stores
and other organizations ar
ranged to surprise Lois Sue
with a Christmas-Santa Claus
and all-today.
1t didn't come off. Little Lois
Sue died during the night.
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MARGARINE MAKERS
DEMAND REPEAL OF
"UNAMERICAN" TAX

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-H -
Paul T. Truitt, president of the
National Association of Margarine
Manufacturers, today demanded
that "UnAmerican taxes and IL
cense fees" imposed on the indus
try, be repealed by Congress and
the State legislatures.
In statement in which he said
the margarine makers welcome
the end of margarine rationing,
Truitt added:
To-day margarine seeks to serve
the public, in the tradition of free
competition in the food field even
though it is restrained by harsh
taxes-r~njust license fees i'm.
posed u manufacturers, whole.
salers and retailers-and the bur
den of coloring laid on American
hol1SewiVeS -
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TOO MANY: DRINKS
TEXAN CHARGES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-WD-
Rep. Sam M. Russell, D., Tex,
said tonight there are entirely too
many drunks on railroad trains and
he intends to do. something about
it $50 that decent people may
travel in peace and safety"
II Travelled first class from St.
Louis recently and it was pitt
full he said. About half of the
men on the car were drunk-many
of them young servicemen. To a
decent man, it was disgusting. And
these DRINKS are menace to the
public safety
Russell has introduced bill at
the request of the Texas Women's
Christian Temperance Union to
make the railroads liable for in
juries resulting from drinking or
trains. He said he intends to push
the measure and that he will ask
the House Interstate Commerce
committee to begin hearings on ii
right after the first of the year.
1.-The WCTU has received reports
that DRINKS on southwest trains
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Communists
Claim Bases
Being Held
FOR NATIONALISTS
Observers Believe Russia
Seeks Joint Manchuria
Ownership
BY SPENCER MOOSA
Associated Press Staff
CORRESPONDENT

CHUNGKING, Nov. rs. - up -
The Chinese Communists said to
day that Soviet forces were hold
ing key cities in Manchuria unit
Chinese Nationalist could arrive
to take control, but the Chung
king press asserted that the Rus
slams were making new demands
as the price of such aid.
The extent to which. Generals.
simo Chang Kai-shek might have
to accede to Russia in order to win
part control over Manchuria for his
Central government rather than
for the Communists was occasion
ing conjecture here.
Some observers expressed be-
over Manchuria.
lief that it might entail virtual
joint Chinese Russian dominion
Regardless of these reports, Ma
tionalist papers indicated that gov
eminent forces were progressing
steadily with their thrusts' into
Manchuria, announcing the capture
intact of Hulutao on Thursday
night, thus opening 3 sealine inlo
the rich territory, which is a dis
puted heritage Of the Japanese
surrender.
The papers said another govern
ment force had reached" Chinhsi-
en-, 100 miles inside Manchuria,
where the Communists earlier had
predicted "the first real battle"
for Manchuria.
Demands which the China Times
alleged V ithout confirmation -
were presented to China by Russia
beyond the scope of the Chinese
Russian treaty included:
l. Chinese-Russian development
of the important Anshan iron and
coal mines of Manchuria.
2. Russian navigation rights on
the Sungari river of northern
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Army Starts
New Attacks
FIGHTING RACES
Instruction Spreads To
Five Points Across
Central Java
By JOHN BOWER

United Press Staff Correspondent
BATAVIA, Nov. 25-Indonesian
Nationalist opened an attack in
Bandoeng, summer capital of
Java, today and British rocket-fir-
ing warplanes blasted the two
main Indonesian propaganda radio
stations in central Java.
Fighting ragged at five points
across 425 miles of Java-Batavia,
Bandoeng, Semarang, Ambarawa
and Soerbaja.
British military authorities were
reported to have decided on a
course of strong action as the re-
suit of atrocities committed upon
British troops by Indonesian Ex-
tremists fighting return of Dutch
rule to the Netherlands Indies.
Thirty to forty Indonesians
were killed in the opening skirln-
ishes in and around Bandoeng, IS
miles southeast of Batavia, dis
patches reported. Armed bands Of
young Indonesians were reported
roaming the northern half Of the
city. Road blocks were set up on
the outskirts by the rebels.
The Indonesian casualties were
inflicted whom both British and
Japanese troops went into action.
Eleven Japanese were killed and
four wounded in early morning
skirmishes throughout the city.
The Indonesian outbreaks started
at midnight Saturday.
At one point groups Of armed In
donesians attempted to attack
Japanese guards and at another
they looted houses, threatening
civilians with death if they inter-
fered.
After long discussion Of mill
tary, and political factors, British
military authorities decided to de.
stroy the radio stations at Soerak.
arta, so miles southeast of embat.
tied Semarang, and Jogjakarta, IS
miles south of Semarang. The de-
cision was made because the Brit
ish learned Extremist leaders were
planning to launch a new propa-
ganda barrage this morning calling
for a general uprising against all
Allied forces in Java.
Two Mosquito light bombers,
each carrying eight rockets, at
tackled each station and then
strafed the buildings with can
nom An hour before the attacks,
leaflets were dropped warning civ
ilians to evacuate areas around
the stations. The leaflets said,
these stations are being used by
irresponsible persons to broadcast
false news and incite the people
and, therefore, are going to be de-
stroyed."
The Aneta News Agency quoted
returning pilots. as saying both sta
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Vote On Two Measures
To Regulate Unions
Due Next Week

= WASHINGTON. Nov. Is. .-P)-
House leaders expressed fear to.
day that Congress will pass stiff
anti-labor legislation if major
strikes continue.
They said they. have blocked for
at least a week a vote on tive
far-reaching bills to regulate
unions, but that they doubt if &C.
ton can be delayed much longer.
"We have succeeded in postpon.
ing, a vote, but only until next
week" Chairman SABBATH (D-Ill.)
of the Rules committee told re.
poFter.
I'VE ought to wait longer, so we
can legislate wisely and sensibly
With emotions running so high
harmful and dangerous laws may
be passed."
Likewise, House Democratic
Leader Mccormick, .Mass.D sale
IN an Interview that there is dan.
ger Congress will pass vicious anti.
labor legislation if strife and unrest
remains acute"
The two measures awaiting actor
were approved last Wednesday by
the Rules group, despite protests o:
SABBATH and other administrat or
spokesman that they would ''stat
labor in the back. go. -..
Supporters of the :legislatiun-in
Guiding such key figures as Chair
man May D-Ky) of the Military
committee and Minority party
whip Arends (R-IlD-argued, how.
ever, that the time. has come fo1
Congress to crack down. on irres.
popsible elements. They said labor
and unions, generally, would not
be harmed by the action.
One bill, approved previously by
the Military committee. would:
! IL: Take. away for a year the col
lective bargaining rights of any
union striking in violation of no.
strike agreements.
q Make unions liable for civil
damages. .
3. Ban unions from assessing
members for political contributions
in a&national primary, election or
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VIENNA, Nov. Is. - Up - The
Socialist party on the basis OF
early unofficial returns received
a heavy vote in the capital city
of Vienna today in Austria's first
free elections in Is years.
No incidents were reported as
the country voted for 1865 members
of the National Assembly and 40o
members of provincial Assemblies.
Observers had said the main con-
test for control of the Assemblies
would be between the Soclalls1
party and the Volkspartei, which
is regarded as very strong in the
provinces. The Socialists, led by
premier Karl Renner, are regard
ed as middle-of-the roaders;. the
Volkspartei, the right wing, and
the Communists the left.
CThe Graz Radio said tonight
that 80 per cent of eligible voters
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Auto Workers, Wives Set
For Long Strike Siege
BY ALLEN v. BOWLING
United Press Staff CorreSn0nde

United Press Staff Correspondent
DETROIT, Nov. 25-Strikine
members of the United Automobile
Workers Union (CIO) marshalee
all their forces, including theil
wives, tonight for a long seige
against General Motors Corpora
ton.
AS the strike went into its first
weekend, there were these devel
opments:
1. Leaders of the union met te
discuss strike strategy and to pre-.
pare for a meeting of the JAW
executive board tomorrow and
Tuesday. ,oa - -
2. Members OF the Unions WON.
ems auxiliaries met to plan their
part in the strike. Their main jot
will be to operate soup kitchens for
members of the picket lines.
Only nominal picket lines were
maintained at SO GIN plants across
the country today. The pickets
were expected to be out in force
tomorrow to support their strike
for 30 per cent pay boost from
the nations biggest corporation.
Developments expected in the
strike tomorrow are:
l. A request from the union te
the company for resumption Of
the wage negotiations which were
broken off by the start of the strike
last Wednesday.
2. The deliverance to both com
pany and union of an invitation
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PRESIDENT PAYS
VISIT TO MOTHER
Chief Executive Flies To
Missouri Home, Back
On Sunday

GRANDVIEW, Mo-, Nov. 25.-(R
Quietly slipping away from the
White House today, Harry S. Tru-
man, a Missouri farm boy who
grew up to be President OF the
United States, flew more than a
thousand. miles to wish his 93-year-
old mother Happy Birthday IN
person. $3.50
The chief executive boarded the
Presidential plane, THE Sacred
Cow" at 1928 am. est this morn
ming in Washington for a quick
surprise trip to Grandview, where
he spent two hours with his mo-
Their on her birthday anniversary.
Even Mrs. Truman and the
Presidents sister, Miss Mary Jane
T.uman, didn't learn Of the intend
ed visit until after the huge C-54
left the Washington airport.
Washington didn't learn of the
Presidents departure until Char
les G., Ross, press secretary, short
ly before pm. (EST) in response
TO query based on an Associat-
ed Press bulletin, announced that
The President was already on his
way back to the capital.
Veteran White House correspon-
dents couldn't recall when Presi-
dent had travelled so far from
the capital without some sort OF
advance press arrangements.
Serenely unaware of the un-
pTecedented action of her famous
son. Mother" Truman rejoiced in
having her Harry home for the
quiet anniversary celebration.
while Miss Mary prepared lunch,
Mf' Truman read several birth
Jay greetings from friends to his
mother and chatted about honey
affairs.
PRESIDENT Truman commented
pel0re his plane left the Grand
We" airport at 3:15 pm. (CST)
nat MS mother was "tickled to
oedVA by his surprise visit, add.
MS alter pause that he was too.
MT. Truman explained that the
Nea'her was fine when he woke
~. up IN Washington this morning
and he decided it would be a good
DAY to fly home.
r yesterday in Crandview Mrs
b human had told reporters she
s sopea j., mat her busy son woulc
ny op'I re- Inc time for a telephone cal
On !. her birthday.
en- onoIlly before the President lef
0'aioVlewk for Washington h,
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