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 Agreement

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 mained at their jobs although the JAW contract has expired
 Ford'S i20.000 cmployes likewise continued work during negotiations for a new agreement Co replace one signed in i9sl for the duration oi the war. and prospects for rapid progress appeared bright.
 After Richard T. Leonard, direct or oi the JAWS Ford division. an- nounoed the antl-strike guarantee proposal. John & Bugas. Ford de rector of industrial relations, with held detailed" comment but said he was encouraged" 10 see the union consider company security.
 Leonard said he was confident the company would accept the plan, and prepared to present the unions wage proposals to Ford Wednesday.
 Contract Was Weak"
 After GM cancelled it's contract company President c. E. Wilson said the agreement had failed to prevent work stoppages or interfer- ence with efficient operations.
 Wilson said that GM's l3 I-2- cent-an-hour wage increase offer counter to the unions demand for 30 per cent, was in line with the governments wage stabilization policy.
 He claimed that the proffered rate hike would give workers 10 per cent more take-home pay under a 45 to 48-hour weekly reconversion schedule than they received during the war.
 Wilson asserted that the contract cancellation did not mean that General Motors is art!-union or opposed to unions"
 Tt does mean that General Mo- tors is opposed to the abuse of mon- opolistic powers of unions, demon- strated by the wave of strikes and threatened strikes throughout the country and particularly as evil denced by singling out of General Motors for the unions labor block ade," Wilson said.
 Hits Loss of Faith
 III IIlc 4I4INSJ Ol O1lG LIdtlO1I . DA6 geSt strike, Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach told the Detroit Guild last night that since the end of the war, there has been more of sense of fear and more loss of faith than we had even during the dire months of 1942'
 He blamed this fear complex" for the nations labor unrest and said that if it could be eliminated, "the industrial strike that surrounds Us would disappear" The Secretary said that workers feared they would lose their jobs or homes and man. agement feared whether labor would maintain or increase its pro- ductivity for proper operations.
 Schwellenbach was a guest at g luncheon attended by Harry W. An derson, General Motors vice-presi- dent and personnel director, and he later conferred with Thomas of the JAW, but he said he was not intervening in the GM strike.
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Jap Renega6es XIII Marines

Guam, Dec lr-tuPf -Reueeadc Japanese troops hiding in the 5un- llc killed three .. s. Marine and wOunced one !n an ambush on Guam Dec. 8. the Navy announced today.
 The Marines were investigating reports of gunhre and disturbances created by J2panese soldiers when attacked The three bodies were discovered lying in a gully, rob- bed Of weapons and partially strip ped of clothing.
 Elements Of the 3rd Marine Di- vision will search the area to clear out the renegade clements.
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Western Allies
 Dissolve Boards

Washington, Dec. 11-(UP)-The United States, Britain and Canada today announced that their combin- ed production and resources board and combined raw materials board would be dissolved on Dec. 31. The combined food board, however, will continue for another six months.
 In simultaneous announcements in Washington, London and Ottawa, President Truman, British Prime Ministers Clement Attlee and Can adian Premier Mackenzie King mailed the boards as a "novel ex- pertinent in economic collaboration" which "unquestionably hastened the moment of victory" The boards boards were set up to improve U. s. British Canadian economic CO., operation during the war.
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his own little orchestra.
 When he gas a tot. Jimmy learn. cd to play .n the family orchestrn Re became an accomplished pei former on the piano. saxophone. Re. corcion and drums
 Hk father and his sisters. Jean a. and ila Mae. Q. also play sevcra musical instruments They and Jim. my used Co play at entertainments sponsored by veterans and civig groups.
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Henry C. Danisk
 Entertained Group

The annual ladeis' night dinner of the Waterbury Industrial Fore mems club was held last night at the Central YMCA and more than 300 members and guests attended
 Henry Gerald Danish was the feature of the evening with his Mind Matter" program. Danish was guest of Hans Beerbaum, per- sonnel manager of the Lux Clock Go.
 Those seated at the head table were: Cyril Cross, president of the foremen's group, and Mrs. Cross; William H. Vining, vice-pres dent. and Mrs. Vining; MT. and Mrs Hans Beerbaum; Earl Dinger, new YMCA general secretary; and MT. Gerald.
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ing the company in an attempt to smash the strike"
 Foremen went through the picket lines again this morning, but no disorders were reported as police endorsements were dispatched to .he scene before the factory open ing hour.
 While the situation at Fafnir in tensified, the National Labor Rela- tions board convened an inquiry at Stamford into AFL-IAM charges that the Yale & ToWne Mfg. Co.,, was interfering with the collective bargaining rights of it's more than 5000 employees, who have been or strike five weeks.
 The board was to set a date for a meeting of union and manage rient officials in an endeavor to get settlement negotiations under way.
 Merchants Suffer
 Picketing lines were set up at the Hendey Machine Co.,, Torrington, where more than 600 are on strike. There was no interference with foremen, firemen, guards and eXecu- t.ves in their passage into the fac- tory, however, union spokesman also said that office help would be allowed into the plant to make up payrolls.
 Along other strike fronts, the situations remained unchanged and with no progress reported.
 At the Marlin Rockwell Corp, Plainville, a strike vote was being taken today as workers insisted up- on 8 30 per cent general wage in- crease.
 It was estimated today that strikes throughout the state had cost merchants more than $2,500 900 because of lost wages. The labor unrest cut deeply into Christmas shopping.
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 T don't think the President gave the matter much thought Lewis said. This plan was forced on him by his advisers. And he can be poor ly advised just as well as anyone else. I sincerely hope he reconsid- CTS"
 Lewis, peppering his testimony with quotations from Shakespeare, the Bible, and Confucius, told the committee that the current fanfare and propaganda for strike legisla- ton" was instigated by few mill ionaireS.
 Pins Down Howard
 Who are these millionaires, MT. Lewis?" asked Rep. Samuel K. Mc- Connell, Jr., (R., Pa) "can you name some for the benefit of the Congress"
 T can name you several" Lewis answered. There's Roy Howard for one. He's been raising a great hue and cry for quite some time. He forgets when he was a poor man. He forgets that his father was a switchman who received $350 a day and died for lack of medical care. Now Roy Howard is a millionaire and he forgets all these things"
 Howard is president and editor of the New York World Telegram, a ScrippS- Howard newspaper.
 Don't Practice on Lewis
 Lewis agreed with Rep. O. c. Fisher, O., Tex), that both man. agement and labor should live up to their contracts. But he added
 T don't think Congress could pass any bill to enforce the human fac tor, and I don't think Congress should try. At least, don't practice on me"
 Lewis testified before the House Labor Committee which is consider ing the bill. The legislation was re- quested by President Truman in a recent message to Congress.
 Meanwhile, MT. Truman is going ahead with the selection of a fact finding board to investigate the General Motors strike despite the fact that his requested legislation has not yet been passed.
 To Announce Membership
 Asked what the Presidents next step would be following the refusal of the United Auto Workers to re- turn to work, Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said MT. Truman is choosing the fact-finding board He said membership would be an- nounced soon.
 The labor bill would authorize the President to set up fact-finding boards whenever a labor dispute threatened to disrupt the national economy. These boards would inves- tigate the dispute for 20 days and make specific recommendations on how to solve 1t.
 Labor objects to the bill because it would prevent labor from strik- ing for 30 days while the board is organizing, Investigating and mak- ing it's report.
 Raps College Brains
 Lewis hit sharply at the proposed panels.
 This bill should have been en- titled-a bill to relieve the economic destitution of college professors he said. Right now they can get only $20 day at the department of la Dor. Under this bill they would be able to get $l00 a day by sitting as members of these boards"
 Lewis said the bill would take away the right of labor to strike in bargaining for free contract" He added that it is the first step to- ward compulsory arbitration in this country.@
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palrn throgfhcu; the town Co ce- tsin ii,s neccvary funds for the pur- chaHf.
 George D. Levis h general char man and committee ccnristt of 1o- sarh Rsrttuich. William Noblc 5rs e Lesier wlFrgiesworih. Has ga Baldwin. WAliam Ne2ry.
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It. Col. Bizzozero To Giue Address

Inside Vatican City,, will be the subject of an address by It. Col. O. J. Bizzozero, M. D. at a meeting to- night at the Blessed Sacrament Church Holy Name Society in the Church Hall at 8 p. m.
 Refreshments will be served, and the society urges all those who plan to attend to "bring a friend"
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Another Munich Warning CiUen

Washington. Dec. il-tUPt- HuSsein Ala. the Iranian ambas- sador. said today the coming Mos COW Foreign Ministers Conference could become another Munich" if the Big Three compromise Trans sovereignty.
 He said he would call at the State Department to express his views before Secretary of State James F. Byrnes leaves for the Soviet capital to begin or Satur- day his talks with the British and Russian foreign ministers. Ala will urge U. s. opposition to any step that would violate the Amer ican-British-R Russian pledge Of full respect of Trans territorial and political integrity.
 Merchants in Surinam have placed large orders for United States
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HELD UNUSUAL TITLE

The mother of King Fog of Al- bania held the unusual title of "Dowager Queen," although she had never been a queen. It was be- slowed in 1928, when her son was elected king of the Albanians by the national assembly.
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To land an elephant at London Docks now costs 20 cents.
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Merchants in Surinam have placed large orders for United States manufactured goods.
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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
WoodWOrthGets
S1OO,OOO Penalty

A tax penalty OF 100000 was
assessed Saturday against the
~. A. Woodwork Co. Ferndale.
for evasions Of the wartime wage
stabillzation act, the regional
WLB announced.
This was the second largest dis
allowance by the Eleventh re-
glonal WLB. Louis G. Miriam.
chairman. said. being exceeded
only by the Sl75.O00 fixed for the
Hudson Motor Car Co. as opera
tor Of the L. S. Naval Ordnance
plant
The board charged the Wood
worth company with organizing
five companies Of its employees 10
cIrcumvent wage controls.
The company was accused OF
deliberately limiting the num-
Der of employees 10 boost hourly
rates and take advantage of the
.nine-enBioye clause.
DlSa4 low es OF S126, ,T9S
against five other Michigan COM
panieS were announced, including
Engineering specislties Co Detroit $40
81 400 Hont Ma. Co. Detroit SIS 900.
weather Sea. Mfr c. SturEis $40 600
Associated Wei1eu, Adrian $40 900 and
the ., {. Machine Co.. Detroit. $40 600.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Missing Veteran
Sought in City

A Chicago wife addressed a plea
to the Times Saturday for help
in finding John Umperovitch,
former turret gunner who is be-
lieved TO be in Detroit and may
be suffering from battle fatigue.
Umperovitch completed 81 mis-
sions with the Fifteenth Air Force
in Africa. Sicily and Italy.
Wounded by shrapnel, he was hos
pitalized and discharged. He has
been missing since Sept. 13. when
he set out for work from his home
at 5316 S. Spaulding. Chicago.
He is 25 years old. 5 feet 8
inches tall, and weighs 160 pounds.
The wife. Anne. says he carries an
identification bracelet and dis
charge papers. They have two
small children.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Marson Is Named
City Controller

Homer r. Marson, q member Of
the city board Of assessors. was
appointed city controller Saturday
by Mayor Jeffries
He succeeds Charles G Oakman,
who has resigned. effective Tues
day, when he Will take a place in
tire common council. 70 winch he
was elected in November.
Marson. 81. has been a city en-.
ploye almost Is years.
Prior TO his appointment 10 the
board Of asses sors. two years ago,
he had served for two years as
assistant director Of the city
budget.
a graduate Of the University Of
Michigan engineering school he
Joined the water department in
1921 and was transferred 10 the
controllers Office as an engineer
inc expert.
Marson salary has been $4,000
a year The controllers salary IS
$1,000.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30

Of reaching when he covered the
World Series.
40 IN 2 HOURS
IN two hours, we found 40
women who wore those precious
things.
Some OF them Glggled as held
Edd!e's flash bulb close 10 their
legs. They looked down AT their
own sleek limbs and then half
glanced al me.
-Four years ago I had a pair Of
nylonS. Now l have one pair Of
rayons with big patches of darn
ing gaping through the open toes
Of nv shoes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Fathers Flight
.ToBiersDe|dyed

Cpl. Otto Winkelman, racing
home for the burial OF his five
children who died last week when
their Macomb County farm home
burned, was halted Saturday by
murky midwest flying weather
The 30-year-old father was
flown 10 the United States from
Japan on emergency furlough but
vas delayed by weather on the
way 10 Topeka, Kan. and there
was halted completely with no
flights available from Topeka 10
Detroit He was reported trying
10 find either bus or commercial
air transportation.
Meantime the CasketS Of his
five children, ranging from II
months 20 years remained in a
vaJht AZ Clinton Grove Cemetery
awaiting hIs arrival for interment
services.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Vets Told How
To Obtain Sugar

All veterans and other persons
without ration books should apply
for sugar ration form R-194 al
their local price control boards
for the next four months supply
Of sugar, w. +. Fitzgerald OPA
district director. announced Sat
urday. The downtown OPA office
can tell you where your local
board is.
When The forms are filled. they
should be then mailed 10 the OPA
Sugar Ration Section at 14i W
Fort Fitzgerald said.
Institutional. retail and indus
trial users requesting new issues
Of sugar ration coupons must ap-
ply directly to the Fort street ad-
dress.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Ford Of Canada
Reopens Jan. I

Windsor plants 81 tho Ford
Motor Co. Of Canada, Ltd. strike
bound since Sept. i, VIII resume
normal operations Jan q
The company informed It's
10000 employees Saturday that
they should return 10 work on
their regular shifts under a truce
with the UAW-CIO permitting a
resumption Of operations pending
negotiation and arbitration OF
union demands,
Maintenance en- pl oyes were
back on the Job Dec 20.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Traffic Court
Shdkeup Asked

Sweeping changes in traffic
c court procedure were recon-
mendeC Saturday by City Con-
trolIer Charles G.. Oakman as a
result of a survey made by the
and systems bureau of his
office
"Since establishment; OF the
court, various practices have
been added without proper con-
sideration of the court as a
whole" said the report.
CHANGES SUGGESTED
To correct these practices, the
advised:
. Closer control over outstand-
ing violations tickets.
. Combining the three present
types Of traffic tickets into one.
= Cancellation of all unused
tickets in the hands Of the po-
lice partmen each six
months.
-NbAdt lLtIiE VI NOIllllldllILS a.
officer completes his days
work
. Consolidation of violations
bureau and traffic court CASH
lerS.
COMBINE STATISTICS
. Consolidation Of viol tions
bureau statistics with those of
the police record bureau.
Setting of court dates within
three weeks of issuance of tick
cts.
. Judges 10 add court costs
which have been aggravated by
the defendants own action.
In addition. there were numer.
Gus recommendations for i'm,
provements in filing procedure.
The recommendations will bC
presented 10 the judges of traffic
court Immediately. Oakman said
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
.NeW Year S Eve
To Be 'Wettest'
BY TED PECK

A wet,er. nolsier New Years
Eve is in store for Detroit with
wartime restraint and rationinG
controls lifted for the first time
since hostilitIes began.
Public bars and private clubs
may serve drinks until 4 a m
on Jan !, the same as last year
The hquor commission decided
against all.night indulgence but
permitted setting back the curfew
good two hours.
December liquor sales estimated
n 365. 900 cases assured plenti-
fully stocked bars. Imported spe-
Cialty ltcmS-cognacs, champagnes
and still wines are IN supply for
the first holiday season since pre-
war stocks were exhausted.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
EUen Photographer
Is Nylon- Conscious
BY IRMENGARD PoHRT

I've II and they tel It's true but stl don't be-
lieve it. NYLONS ARE BACK,
Eddie Mold, of staff photographers, and were
sent the how many of Detro
are wearing nylons these days.
Each time Of those lucky nyon just
down the bag Eddie photographc eoupment
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wrinkles a n d
bags at [ h e
knees
lie got down
on the ground
for each pic
ture he took.
lie calculated
distance care
fully lie adj
iuSted his lens.
He took pains
TO arrive AT a
perfection ne d
never dreamed
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
POLICE PREPARED

Alerted by such barometers and
hy tho sharp increase in accidents
and In arrests of Christmas revel-
orz- tor such -efeHses- drunk
driving and reckless driving last
week. police officials shutflec
leave days and prepared for the
worst
Supt. Edwin Morgan ordered
all leaves and furloughs for New
Years Eve Cancelled. Re also
provided for 80 additional scout
cars 10 patrol traffic.
Inspector Cornelius Boyle. n
charge Of radio-equipped police
cars, viii remain al his post
Shrough the night to direct then
= wlovementS.
= As its contribution 10 a safe
and sane celebration the DSR
will resume It's chartered bus Serv-
ice for the first time since 1871
Buses and drivers may be en-
gagged on short notice for a triF
downtown. a trip home or a pro-
greSSive dinner or party. Rates
are s. an hour plus 10 cents a
mile. with n minimum OF $50 and
q Is per cent federal tax when
the fare amounts 20 more than
35 cents a passenger.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Truck Driver Unhurt
As Gasoline ExpIodes

Herschel Shreive, 36, Of 7414
Evergreen, Detroit. miraculOuSlv
escaped injury to d a Y when his
gasoline truck exploded near Mt
Clemens
Four thousand gallons Of gasoline
burned two hours, blocking traffic
on Van Dyke two miles north Of
Washington before firemen from
nearby Romeo extinguished the
flames.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Crime Increases
During Year

Crime in Detroit showed a
sharp increase in 1945, records
of the police department revealed
Saturday.
The records show 1885 crimes
in the year compared with 1854
the previous year. There were 81
murders Of which II were un-
solved. The previous year there
were 81 murders.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Package Delivery
To Be Partly Resumed

Limited peacetime service in
package deliveries Will be inau-
gurated Wednesday, Charles r
Boyd secretary Of the Retail
Merchants association, announced
Saturday.
Packages weighing more than
two pounds or more than so
inches IN length and girth will
be delivered.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
COMBINE STATISTICS
Round Up Jap Youths

TOKYO, Dec. % CAP)-Many
II and 1s-year-old former Japa-
nese SerVlCemen were among
more than 300 persons arrested
by Tokyo police yesterday and
today in efforts to curb a crime
wave.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Sleigh Driver Killed

GRAND RAPIDS, Dec. % (AP)
William Cuip, II. of Kent City,
injured while driving a sleigh
when it was struck by an auto
mobile. died Friday night in st.
Mary'S Hospital.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
CAB LICENSE REVOKED

kaperSki said nc was a taxi
driver by profession but has drJv-
er's license was revoked because
Of a reckless driving conviction.
knight. who saw service in
Africa, Sicily and Leytc, SAID he
didn't know Kaperskl gun was
loaded
II guess that this was n closer
call than had all during the
war" he said.
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and took long rest.
He hadn't looked al 50 many
pretty legs with complete freedom
Of mind since he was married two
years ago. lie marvelled. however
az the sickness, the absence Of
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
SECRET WELL KEPT

Most Of the fortunate girls we
met got their nylons for Christ
mas. Some of them don't know
where the gifts were purchased
Some just weren't telling
Mrs. Rosemary Mueller, @, Of
Lakewood, O.. was poring over a
telephone directory IN the Michl-
gan Central depot when We
crawled up and stole picture Of
the backs Of her legs Her father
in-law had surprised her with the
gift for Christmas.
4 girl who was standing at the
depots lunch counter had nice
looking legs They must be ny
Ions. we thought, so stole another
picture. The girl Ruthe Terman,
20. OF 1888 Leslie explained that
she was wearing pure silk hose
her fiance had sent from Panama
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS up

On the traffic side, there have
been 35,145 accidents to date this
year compared with 1854 the
previous year, an increase of rs
per cent. One hundred and eighty
FIVE persons have been killed ir
traffic this year against 173 in
| QA4
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Runs FROM TAVERN

Kapersk broke free and ran
from the tavern chased by knight
Francis -DeErank, - Of 51eA ".
jefferson. and William Evans. q.
of 1859 Hubbard. Maher sal d
kaperski tried 10 fire three times
but each bullet was a dud.
Stone had persuaded Mrs Ka-
perSki 10 leave the cab and nc
had gone 10 Green station
10 summon officers. The rein
forccmcntS subdued KapcrSki and
his wife who were battling with
Patrolman Joseph Cato and the
three who had chased him from
the bar.
Police said that Mrs Kaperski
was unarmed but that she had Ia
bullets concealed beneath her
blouse
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
But NYLoNs ANYHOW

Arthur Murrays Dance Studio
looked like a hosiery fashion pa
rade Nancy Gorenflo, % an in
terviewer at the studio, has two
pair. her mothers Christmas gift.
TIbi Wilkinson, y, and Betty
NaSe. %. both dance instructors,
got theirs the hard way. They
stood in line in department stores
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
RoBBERIEs INCREASE

There were 1891 breaking and
entering cases against 6,725 the
previous year, while robbery cases
totalled 2,106 compared with
1875 in 1914.
Auto thefts numbered 4,169
compared with 3,45o the previous
II months. There were 4,706 per-
sons arrested on gambling charges
against 6,9S2 in 1914.