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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-28
Air Loss Told
AT tPdCkard's S
BY ED BRAND

An army air force spokesman
told the regional War Labor
Board today that closing of the
Packard Motor Car Co.'S aircraft
engine plant had already cost the
of 1000 engines for
Psi pursuit ships, the type en-
ployed as fighter escorts on B-29
bombing raids.
Unless production is resumed
Immediately. he testified in a show
cause hearing, the entire war ef-
fort will be jeopardiZed. Produc-
-tien- IN North american Aircraft
Co. plants in Englewood. N. j.,
and Dallas, Tex, already has been
affected, he said.
The hearing marked the first
time that the regional WLB had
summoned management alone TO
explain a production stoppage.
CLOSED FOR 5 DAYS
The Packard plant has been
closed for the last five days and
5000 workers idled by walkout
OF 10 inspectors. Officers Of
Packard Local 100. UAW-CIO. has
charged the company with a
lockout"
The board also is cndeavoring
TO decide whether a strike of $500
kelsey-Hayes employees that has
resulted in the layoff of an addi-
tlonal $500 employees in other
plants, is 10 be certified 10 the
WLB.
The union is demanding that 13
discnarge'i employees be relnStated
emo The Company refuses Six of
the l3 were fired for electing fore
men from the plant They were
reinStated by the WLB. worked
one day and were then fired along
with seven additional unlonlstS.
UNION OPPOSES CHANGE
In the Packard case. the COM
pany demands that five inspectors
check two aircraft engines on
each shift. The union opposes II
on the score that only one engine
nras checked previously.
Army officials said yesterday
that war production in nine plants
would be affected vitally by the
end of the week by the Kelsey.
Hayes strike.
Because. OF the kelsey-H Hayes
strike. General Motors already has
laid of $500 persons IN rs Cad
lilac plant and $50 at the Detroit
Transmission plant.
About l60 employees Of the spare
parts department of the Chrysl6r-
Jefferson plant struck yesterday
after woman employe was fired
for alleged absenteeism and lnsub-
ordination.
Al the Automotive Products Co,
80 strikers have voted 10 return
10 work Monday
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-28
One Raise Refused
By WlB, I Approved

The regional War Labor Board
kurned down plea for A l0-to-l5-
INT an hour wage increase for
5000 employees of General Motors
A. c. Spark Plug division IN
Flint.
The board approved a plan for
two automatic raises Of 5 cents an
hour each affecting maintenance
employees OF the Bohn Aluminium
e. Brass Corp. plant No. 2 at
Adrian.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-28

There's a lot Of enjoyment in a
car that runs smoothly and
quietly. Protection, too and
longer life! Have your Standard
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-28

Order the United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
troIt Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them 20 your home.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
GN, UAW
I'm HuddIe

First official negotiations on
De UAW-CIO demand for a 80
per cent wage increase for all
automobile workers opened in the
General Motors Building this al
tsrnoon,
( UAW-CTO Vice President Wal
ter p. Rsuther, chief of the union S
rtcwerful GIN division, is meeting
Ndth II. w. Anderson, vice presi-
dent IN charge Of personnel for
General Motors. and Harry b.
cosn, the corporations director OF
labor relations.
Before entering the meeting
Nsuther said that he will fight for
q full 80 per cent boost in pay,
but refused to confirm or deny
that a settlement of the Go oil
strike might establish wage pat
tern for automobile workers.
i Asked if the oil workers. who
also demanded a 80 erceut- -in=
crease. accepted a smaller amount
n that would establish a wage
pattern for auto workers, Reuther
replied:
sT have no statements to
make. don't want 20 discuss
that matter now"
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
New List
Of Filling
Stations

Here is the revised list Of emer.
gency filling stations designated
today by the IOWU to supply
essential users:
Shell Oil Co. Telegraph anc
Grand River; Standard Oil Co.
Fort Shelby Garage; Cities Serv.
ice. Gratiot and May; Hi-Speed
Parker and f. Vernon: Ford Ben
zol. Santa Maria and Livernois.
Hi-Speed, Fort and Russell, Lin
coin Park; Cities Service, Lafay-
ette and Trumbull; Cities Service,
Glendale and Hamilton; Hi-Speed
10 Mile Road and Van Dyke, Cen
terline; Texaco, 1850 Jos. Cam
pau; Cities Service. 400 John r.
and Forest; H-Speed, st. Clair
and Jefferson
Shell. Park and Sibley; Hi
Speed. JOY Road and Livernois
Hi-Speed, Grand River and Outer
Drive, Shell, 2l00 +. Jefferson;
Red Indian. Telegraph and Eu-
reka; Standard, Jos. Campau and
Grayling; Shell, Woodward and
Woodlawn Ferndale; Sinclair,
Grand Blvd. and JOS. Campau.
Standard. 2170S Van Dyke, Cen
terline: Texaco. 929 Woodward,
Royal Oak; Shell, Evergreen and
Grand River; Sinclair, w. Vernon
and w. Grand Blvd; Sinclair,
Mettetal and Grand River; Citrin
Kolb. Linden and Livernois
Standard. 21475 Gratiot, Rose
vile; Standard, Whitney and
Grand River.
Sinclair. 12O45 Jos. Campau,
Sinclair, l3501 Michigan, Dear
born; Hi-Speed, $4,000 School
craft; Hi-Speed, Evaline and
Brambach, Hamramck; Texaco
2773 W. Jefferson. Trenton: Wings
Station. Trenton and McGraW.
Hi-Speed, owen and Oakland
Standard. Maxwell and Forest
Benzol, Biddell and Goodshell,
Wyandotte, and Standard, 17153
+. jefferson, Crosse Pointe.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Us. Acts
LakeCOaI

WASHINGTON. Oct. 3 (UP)-
Spreading strikes in the nations
soft coal mines forced the govern
ment today 10 cancel plans for
further relaxation of coal distribu-
tion controls and to take emer-
gency measures 10 insure supplies
for northwestern states.
The Soldi Fuels Administratio
said the stoppages were costing
$4,000 tons Of coal a day, about
30 per cent of the national output.
Steps were being taken to divert
every possible ton 10 Great Lakes
docks and 10 essential users. such
as hospitals. railroads and utilities.
With only % per cent of the
lake navigation season left, 33
per cent or 100000 tons OF
the lake quotas still remain TO
be transported.
The STA issued an order pro-
hibiting soft coal producers in
four major eastern districts from
shipping coal to any users except
hospitals, water gas and electric
companies, railroads and city tran
sit systems, ships. mine power
plants and the Great Lakes docks
afA-Fiver- and -tiAe~atNf-deeks-
Overseas shipments Of coal was
suspended from the affected areas
In western Pennsylvania. w. VIZ
ginia, eastern Kentucky and
northeastern Tennessee.
A statewide mine shutdown
was imminent in Ohio.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Deny JobIess Pay for 7
To Divorced Mother

Albert w. Haines. Michigan
y n EN- p o ylnent Compensation
Commission referee, ruled today
that Mrs. Julia Horan. former
Packard employe, may not claim
job insurance dependency benefits
for her seven children since her
divorced husband. William. is
contributing 10 their support.
Roy MacKillican. director OF
the JAW Go unemployment
compensation division said the
case would be appealed.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04

The London Daily Herald said
the account probably was written
within a few weeks OF the event
by the family OF Jewish disciples
who stood among the multitude at
the crucifiXion.
The discovery is regarded as of
primary historical and theological
Importance. The oldest extant
account of .Christ's death was
written over a century later and
its authenticity has not been
proved.
The writings in Greek were in
four stone coffins In a vault.
They consist OF a bitter and
moving lamentation and have been
examined by the archaeological
school at Hebrew University,
whose head. Prof. Elazar Sukenik,
said they were the most important
discovery ever made.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Mrs. Lands Declines
Full S15O,O00 Estate

CHICAGO, Oct. 3 GNS)--Mrs.
Winifred Reed Lands, widow of
the baseball commissioner, Kene-
saw Mountain Lands, has re-
nounced his will in which she
was left his entire $f50000 es-
tate.
Mrs. Lands said she would ac-
cept her statutory one-third and
divide the rest between her son,
Col. Reed G.. Lands, and her
daughter, Mrs. Susanna Phillips.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
teg1essMdn Wins BET,
Held for Auto Theft

Winning a bet Of quart OF gin
may be costly to Raymond Dan
iels, 35. of 21412 Reinville. Fern
dale. who faces sentence following
his guilty plea Of unlawfully TAX
ing an automobile Sept. 20.
Daniels. whose legs were sew
cred at the hips by a train, ad-
mitted using a car belonging 10
William Thornton. "a, of lat La
Belle. Highland Park, 10 prove 10
friend that he could drive. He
was held under $500 bond pending
sentence
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Dial Phones
0..K..in Tieup
An Others, However,
Ou+ 4 Hours Friday
BY Ed BRAND

Telephone service in Detroit
and the rest Of the nation Will be
tied up from 2 10 6 p m. Friday
officials of the National FEEDER.
alton of Telephone Workers re-
vsaled today.
An long distance, Information
and assistance calls will be sus-
pended completely. Detroit sub
urbs not having dial phones and
the Garfield exchange In De-
troit win be without service.
There will be no interruption In
local service of subscribers haN-
ing dial phones.
Radio broadcasting and news
paper teletype machines Will moi
be affected, Jack Smith, unlor
executive board member. SAID.
The tieup will come as II, ,OOC
Michigan employees OF the Is e
Telephone System and approx
mately 10000 other telephone
workers throughout the nation
meet simultaneously to d &c d
whether they will file for a strike
vote under the Snith-Connally
Act.
COMPANY NOT INVOLVED
The telephone company is not
involved in the dispute.
Detroits 4.500 employees, includ-
inR all workers from janitors and
restaurant help TO operators and
manufacturing employees, are 10
meet In Cass Tee lea ] High
School Arrangements also are be-
ing completed for meetings IN
other cities throughout the state.
Federation leaders are asking
the membership TO authorize a
strike vote in protest of a National
Labor Relations Board ruling
which ordered the dissolution OF
the Federation's Kearney IN. JO
unit.
The United Electrical, Radio
and Machtnist's Union, ClO, mace
a charge OF company domination
against the Kearney unit in 1943.
A special examiner for the
Rsgional NLRB handed down a
ruling Sept. 2s dissolving the unit.
LEADER EXPLAINS
Mrs. Frances Smith. president
OF a powerful Detroit unit, said:
we are not going 70 stand
idly By and let o small segment
Of the CIO raid our union. The
Carney local had one Of the best
contracts In existence-a con-
tract that the CIo couldn't even
equal.
1--WE are not fighting the CIo
As such but we are protesting
paiding tactics by the Electrical
Wefkers and discrimination
against independent unions by
the NLRB."
Mira. Smith said the only way
the strike vote could be warded
or is for the NLRB to change its
pclicy.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
i. :. Tax Relief
Boost Favored

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 QNS)
The House ways and means
committee drove toward an early
decision today on its first postwar
tax reduction bill after voting
tentatively to increase relief for
individuals by nearly S500,000, ,000
Committee members, including
Rep. Doughton CD of North
Carolina, chairman. saw the pos
sibility that final decisions would
be made today and the bill
drafted for presentation to the
House.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
SEE MORE TROUBLE
DEMAND PAY RAISE

Business agent, Max May Of the
GNU local said a Is per cent wage
increase was sought for jewellers,
silverers, cutters and art glass
workers.
Major firms affected by the glass
workers strike include Pittsburgh
Glass Co, Schroeder Paint and
Glass Co, Ohio Plate Glass Co,
Toledo Plate and Window Glass
Co, Howe Martz Glass Co, Cadil-
lac Glass Co, Benz Glass Co,
West Detroit Glass Co. and Peter
son Glass Co.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
ST. Lawrence Project
Indorsed by Truman

WASHINGTON, Oct 3 tUP)-
President Truman today recon-
mended TO Congress speedy ap-
proval OF an agreement between
this country and Canada for the
development of the long-discussed
st. Lawrence River waterway and
nONpr YrOipCt
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Storm Blows Up
lnCdribbednSed

MIAMI, Oct. 3 UNS)-An in
tense small tropical storm, at
tended by winds of full hurricane
force, was moving northwest from
the West Caribbean today. the
Miami weather bureau reported.
The storm was progressing at
nine 10 10 miles an hour.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
ny. Dock w WOrkerS
Return 10 Jobs

NEW YORK. oct. 3 GNS)--
Waterfront work stoppages in
the New York area ended today
after officials of the international
Eongshoremen's Association voted
TO resume loading and discharging
deep-Sea vessels
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Ace Detective Quits
Because Of Health

Poor health was given today by
Detective Sgt. Frank Portwood
so, of 1925 Stansbury, in his
petition for retirement, effective
Nov. l, as holdup squad investi-
gator
He has been a member of the
police department for Is years
and II citations.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
82d Airborne Unit
Returns This Month

BERLIN, Oct. 3 (UP)-The re-
deployment of American garrison
troops from Berlin viii be speeded
up this month when the entire
s2d Airborne Division and 10000
10 10000 other high-point officers
and men are scheduled 10 return
home. il was learned today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
COP Chief Demands
Fair Pearl Hdrbor Quiz

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3 INS)
Republican National Chairman
Brownell declared today that
COP members of the Senate and
House must bear the brunt Of a
complete and fair investigation of
Pearl Harbor.
He said that the administra-
ton sought to hide the true
Pearl Harbor facts and smother
an open inquiry.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
OTHERS ON LIST

In addition 10 the school buses,
the revised list now includes doc
tors. registered nurses, clergymen
ambulances. creamery trucks, un-
dertakers. all local and federal
government vehicles. Transports
ton facilities, military personnel
on furlough (limited amounts)7
wholesale food delivery trucks
(handling perishables) and retail
coal and fuel oil delivery vehicles
President Earl Burnett Of Loca
3S9 called a membership meeting
for S o'clock tonight at Twelve
Horseman Civic Center. John r
and ErSkine, to discuss Washing
ton developments.
Mt. Clemens filling stations, e
the disappointment of hundreds d
Detroiters, have run dry of gaso
line and the majority remained
closed again today. Police saiC
only two or three would be open
few hours if expected deliveries o
small amounts of gas come in thu
morning.
Motorists still Swarmed acros
the Ambassador Bridge ant
through the tunnel into Windso
TO. obtain fuel, but the numbe
making the trek had droppet
slightly from the peak II. 500 ear
handled Monday. Many com
planned that some Windsor sta
tions refused TO recognize the eX
change rate and would not ALLOW
/ the 10 per cent discount on tn
LIZ. S. dollar.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Adm. Nimitz Arrives
In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct.
GNS) - San Francisco today
cheered Adm. Nimitz, who arrived
from the Pacific.
The admiral was welcomed by
Gov. Warren.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
GasIessC CITY
Waits EdiCf

Cancellation efforts 10 end the
gasoline strike in Detroit having
failed. all hopes for resumed
motor fuel deliveries in this area
today rested with officials at
Washington.
However, A break in the sit
uation and resumed flow Of sup
plies within as hours was pre-
dlcted by August Scholle, Michi-
gan Go director. Scholle made
his assertion following a tele-
phone conversation with officials
of the CIO International Oil
Workers Union at the capital.
Major oil companies estimated
that two TO three days would be
required 10 put Greater DetroltS
filling stations back into business
after the strike ends They plan
10 start stations with a limited
supply of gasoline al first.
REVISE LIST
Although Yesterdays meeting
of regional conciliators with local
union and management represen-
tatives failed, the two striking
IOWU locals here did approve at
a later policy committee meeting
a revised list of essential users
and additional designations of
emergency filling stations. "
4. J. Cunningham. director of
the Cleveland concihation region,
who has been in Detroit during
the oil crisis, met with represen-
tatives Of the l9 refineries, trans
portatiOn companies and bulk sta
tions in this area and the striking
locals.
Both groups feel" Cunning
ham said following the confer
ence. that the wage issues In
volved are matters that must he
disposed Of on a national level"
GAS FOR SCHOOL BUSES
Additional help for school buses
was furnished by the 1OWU and
five buildings of Redford union
schools re-opened after bein G
closed Monday and Tuesday.
Clarenceville schools, VIII c h
were closed yesterday, also re-
sumed and Allen Parks planned
10 reopen tomorrow. Allen Park
teachers wefe being supplied with
gas through the police department
One Redford teacher said many
instructors now get gasoline IN
outlying districts and in Pontiac
Plymouth and Worthwhile.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Nazi General S Trial
Will Open OFT. 8

ROME, Oct. 3 (UP)-The first
American military tri a | of an
enemy general officer will open
in Rome Oct 8 when Gen. Anton
Dostler, 81, commander of the
German 18th. army corps. will be
tried for ordering execution Of Is
American prisoners.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Kelsey Local
Urges Peace

Officers of UAW-CIO Local Ia
today urged the Kelsey-Hayes
strikers to return TO work imme-
diately and end the siX-week-old
strike which caused the Ford
Motor Co. TO lay off $4,000
workers.
A statement issued by Ed Cote,
president OF the KelSCy-Hayes unit
of the local who had 10 step aside
when the international executive
board appointed an administrator
for the unit, said:
"In view of the action of the
executive board of the interna-
tional union in refusing 10 au-
th0riZe the strike of Kelsey
Hayes workers who have been
out for six weeks, Ii il the posi-
ton of the officers of west side
Local la that any further con-
tinuance Of the stOppage would
merely result i'm added hard
ship to the kelsey-Hayes work.
ers and continue further
defiance of the orders of the
international executive board.
IN BEST INTEREST
1T Is therefore urged that In
the best interest of all con-
cerned that all Kelsey Hayes
workers return tO their jobs at
once and thereby enable the
union representatives TO immedi-
ately open negotiations with the
management on a contract and
on any unsettled grievances"
IT was the first time since the
strike started that the Local Of
ficers had urged the strikers 10
c o m ply with an international
executive board order and return
TO their Jobs pending negotiations.
a union spokesman said he was
confident the strikers would heed
Cote's plea and return 10 work on
the first shift tomorrow.
SEE MORE TROUBLE
It was anticipated, however,
that Chester Moon Mullins, one
of the union committeeman whose
discharge was precipitated by the
company would again attempt to
establish a picket line and pro-
long the strike.
Some $50 AFL Glass Workers
Union. Local 357. m @ m bers
launched a city-wide work stop
page late yesterday with the ac-
cusation that the Detroit Glass
Dealers Association, refused 10
contracts providing wage
increases.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Tavern Robbed

The Green Kettle Tavern. 1926
S. Telegraph. Taylor Township.
was broken into early today and
approximately $50 taken the
owner. Mrs. Edna Dennar. said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
SILENT ON ACCEPTANCE

=
any time IL IS asked for.
SILENT ON ACCEPTANCE
He refused 10 say whether the
union will accept the proposal.
Sinclair Oil and Socony Vacuum
accepted the arbitration plan, the
latter with reservations. however
Other company representatives
pleaded they were unable 10 con-
tact their superiors for advice on
the answer.
After the operators talked two
hours with the Cancellation panel
and Edgar L. Warren. L. s con-
ciliation service chief. they were
asked TO wait while their request
was transmitted 10 Schwellenbach
The union officers were not con-
suited.
Two and one-half hours later
they received his reply, extending
the deadline "a hours.
Socony-Vacuum. VIII c h aC-
cepted the plan with reservations
declared through c. S. Teitsworth
chairman of the manufacturing
committee:
I've gladly subscribe TO the
resumption Of operation and re-
turn to a 40-hOur week with
basic pay raise of Is per cent.
We believe II unwise for either
management or employees 10
delegate 10 an outside agency
authority TO determine wages.
However. In view of the
gravity of the situation and the
necessity In the public interest
of an early settlement we would
accept arbitration Of the wage
rate provided the arbitrator Is
acceptable to both sides and
that he he asked 10 consider the
wage matter from the begin
ming. without reference 10 the
unions demand or the offers
made by some companies
Daniel T. Pierce, assistant 10
the president OF Sinclair Oil Co,
said there were no point blank
refusals from the companies.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
EE'ssErRes, May Act
Inn Gasoline Row
By RAY GIRARDIN

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3-Mayor Jefres laid Deroits gas
one problem squarey the federal governments lap today
emerged from with President Truman and his
labor car Secretary Schweenbah confident that settlement
of the oil strike would reached eoncaton session set
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
Unearfh Tablets
On CrucifiXiOn

LONDON, Oct. (INS)-Arabs digging foundations of
house outside Jerusalem reported today have discovered
what is believed 70 be eyewitness account of Ch death
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-04
posals at that time. No further
delay will be allowed"

O. a. knight, union president
said a final decision had been
reached by his group and his an
swer IS ready for Schwellenbach
any time il is asked for.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-08-27
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

GIRL wanted for general house,
work; full time; go home nights:
3 adults in family: no laundry: no
nights Salary arranged to suit. Half
block to Biddle. Phone OTIS.
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Onsl01u Merchant Held
In Staying OF Marine

the line Of fire. to the street, while
third went to summon police.
Meadows did not testify today,
but previous had told Sheriff
Frank Morton that he was not at
home when the Marines entered
his yard, and that his wife had
called him to get the boys to leave.
1t was reported that Meadows had
told the sheriff that when he order
ed the Marines to leave the yard,
one OF them cursed him. 1t was
at this time that he went to get
his gun, he said. Meadows also
related that he did not fire until
one of the men started toward
him, it was said.
Coroner Jones said that there
were no powder burns on Shaw,
and that there was tWo-inch
hole in the screen door and another
in the yard. Shaw was struck in
the lower abdomen, Coroner Jones
said. He was taken to the Naval
hospital at Camp Lejeune, where
he died 20 minutes later.
The other Marines reported to
have been with Shaw are Pfc.
Charles J. Dwyer, Pfc. James D.
Huxford, Pfc. j. r. Kirsaw, Jr.,
and Pvt. Pa Flu Chin, all Of Camp
Lejeune.
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