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Evening star., 1945-12-03
Chinese Nationalist
Advance 10 Within
80 Miles Of Mukden
First Government Troops
Due to Be Flown Into
Munchuriu Next Week
BY the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, Dec. 3.-The
rich industrial city of Mukden
in Manchuria lies only 80 miles
ahead of advancing Nationalist
spearheads, Chinese Central
News Agency reported today.
AS Chang Kai-shek's forces rolled
northward without reported opposi-
ton, Central News said the first
government troops to be flown into
Manchuria would be taken in next
week.
Today's report indicates an ad-
vance Of IS miles. The National
lists yesterday reached Tahushan, "a
miles from Mukden. Central News
did not specify whether Tahushan
had been y-passed or the Com
munists had withdrawn.
Negotiations Proceeding.
Press dispatches state negotia-
|tions are proceeding satisfactorily
on a new Chinese Russian agree
ment on Manchuria.
The Russians recently agreed to
defer for month withdrawal OF
Red troops from Manchuria, thus
enabling Nationalist forces to take
over.
The generahssimo's son, Chang
Chung-kuo, has departed fo1
Changchun, Manchurian capital.
Reports Of the Nationalist ap-
proach to Mukden followed China
Times assertion that troops of the
free-lance general, Chang Hsueh-
shih, had entered the city. It was
uncertain whether he favored the
Nationlists or the Communists.
There were reports the long de
llayed peace talks between Nation
alists and Chinese Communists
would be resumed December 10.
Yanks to Train Crews.
Meanwhile, Vice Admiral Daniel
E. Barley, 7th Fleet commander
announced that American naval
personnel on December 10 would
begin training Chinese crews to
operate amphibious vessels.
The school, which will enroll 600
Chinese sailors and so officers, will
be for the purpose of providing
Chinese crews for ships employed
in effecting the surrender terms Of
Japan" Admiral Barley said.
While the three. month training
period probably would prevent Chi
nese trainees from transporting Ma
tionalist troops to Manchuria in
time to affect the present situation,
the feet commander expressed hope
that eventually they would replace
American sailors and permit their
mobilization.
At present the Chinese Navy has
tSee CHINA, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1945-12-03
Creation of U.S.. Agency to Give
Veterans HousingPnior Urged
Putmun Declares
Treatment of GIs Is
Disgrace to Nation
BY the Associated Press

Contending that "unscrupu-
lous spectators are piling profit
on profit at the expense of the
home seekers" Representative
Patman, Democrat, Of Texas to-
day advocated creation of a Fed
eral Housing Sterilization Office
to deal with what he termed a
national crisis"
The Texan said 2,87000o veterans
require immediate housing and said
the current treatment of returning
servicemen seeking shelter should
be source of shame and disgrace
to this Nation"
Mr.. Patman appeared before the
House Banking Committee. OF which
he Is d member. as the first witness
supporting his bill which would:
l. Give first priority to returning
veterans on every apartment and
tSee HOUSING. Page A-41
Evening star., 1945-12-03
Senate SET!
Open Hearing for
Hurley Wednesday
Sporkmon Charges
COP Is Injecting
Politics in Controversy

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee today decided to hold
open hearings Wednesday when
Maj. Gen. Patrick j. Hurley ap-
pears to discuss the reasons for
his recent resignation as Ambas-
sador to China. Originally the
committee had intended to hear
Gen. Hurley behind closed doors
Earlier an administration spokes-
man in Congress contended that
Republicans are injecting politics
into the foreign policy controversy,
touched off by Gen. Hurley's resig-
nation.
Representative Sparkman of Ala
bama. new House Democratic whip
made the assertion in urging that
any investigation Of Gen. Hurley's
criticisms be confined to the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, which
invited Gen. Hurley to appear.
At the same time, Senator George
Democrat, of Georgia said it is his
understanding that Gen. George C.
Marshall will be asked to give the
committee preview of what he in
tends to do in Chungking, where
he will replace Gen. Hurley.
However, an influential Repub-
lican-Representative Mundt, of
South Dakota-recommen a
widespread inquiry, asserting that
the Senate group would hush up
any information that might reflect
unfavorably on the administration.
Mr.. Mundt added that his party
only wants the facts"
Communists Picket.
The Communist party today began
picketing the State Department
Pickets carried placards reading
Stop U. S. Intervention in China,
Bring Our Marines Home" Hurley
Out-Byrnes Must Go Too" and
mo Aid to Dictator Chang Kai-
Shek."
The placards bore the signature
OF the Communist party of the Dis
trict. Party representatives said
the picketing was scheduled from
noon to l pm. daily through
Wednesday.
At the Capitol, both Mr.. Spark.
man and Mrs Mundt made their re.
marks to reporter in commentin,
on Gen. Hurley's contention las
week that career diplomats ar
undermining President Truman
foreign policy.
Both Mr.. Sparkman and MI
Mundt made their remarks to a re
porter in commenting on Gen. Hur
ley's contention last week that ca
reer diplomats are underminin,
President Truman's foreign policy.
Mr.. Sparkman stressed that tn
assertions should be Investigated
but added:
Naturally, some Republicans ar,
trying to have all sorts of investi
cations started. They would lik,
to keep this criticism running fo
political reasons, because they know
it breaks down faith in the admins.
itration.
"But there is no necessity to get
all excited about Gen. Hurley
statements. The Senate Foreign
Relations Committee will do tn,
necessary job of checking, and i
/ -Aastisement for the State Depart.
ment is needed, the committee viii
tprovide it.
/ Mr.. Mundt expressed doubt, how.
lever. that the Senate group woule
/ do an adequate job" He said hi
Evening star., 1945-12-03
WorkStoppageB Begur
BY Maritime Union
BY the Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-A 24-hour
work stoppage which the CIO Ma
tional Maritime Union said would
involve 10000 workers throughout
the Nation got under way this morn
ing when 5000 men left their jobs
on the New York waterfront, tying
up 120 ships.
The union said the stoppage was
a protest that overseas veterans
were not being returned to the
United States as rapidly as possible.
The union had contended that ships
it claims should be used to transport
troops are being used for other pur-
poses.
Two pickets were assigned to each
of the ships in New York Harbor and
four men remained on each ship as
a security measure, the union re-
ported.
The union announced yesterday
that the only ships to be manned
during the stoppage are troopships,
colliers, tankers and vessels trans
porting relief supplies.
Evening star., 1945-12-03
cunton Under Censorship

CANTON. Dec. R.-Newspaper
censorship under Chinese military
direction was clamped on Canton
today as . reoccupied city in which
Chungking dictates guidance" on
the contents of the papers.
Evening star., 1945-12-03

FIRST RACE-Purse. S70o: 3-year-old,
snd up: claiming; ebo9t Az furlongs
ElIkte,s Punch (Tammaro1 400 StS
Golden Babe {AnderSon) 10. pa
Also ran Victory Flight. Part Tress
E64tsle Rock, Geralds time and Chor
SECOND RACE-Purse, $500; 3-year-
olds ana up; ciaiming; I ] miles IS
On the Wane fCarril1o1 $500 1850 74O
Good Looking lEdens) $50 Am
Sunny Del tMatraD IL IN
Time, 1:57M
Shell, j. Hal go Z.
tDaily Double paid S1se.4o.p
THIRD RACE--Purse. $500: 3-year-olts
and up; claiming: about furlongs,
Mr.. Grundy (GArrett) 1440 400
Up Jack puxlissi3 40
Time, .34M
Also ran-Geneva Nurse. Brooke ArEc,
Watch Brown, AniBgoce, Supreme Flag,
Evening star., 1945-12-03

Twenty ships were tied today at
Jersey City, N. j., and five in the
Hampton Roads area off the coast
of Virginia.
Evening star., 1945-12-03

(See GENERAL MOTORS, Pg. A-10.) }
Evening star., 1945-12-03
Charles Town Results

tSee Hurley PAGE A-3.
Evening star., 1945-12-03

(See McVAY, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1945-12-03

II recommend that during these
i've days after the Secretary Of
Labor has made the above certica-
ton, it would be unlawful to call a
strike or lockout or to make any
change in rates Of pay, hours, or
working conditions, or in the estab-
Hshed practices In effect prior to the
time the dispute arose.
The board should be composed of
(See LABOR, Page A-4.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-11
Pilot Note Delayed
(Continued on Page 9)

fell on Pearl Harbor.
 Shown Too Late
 Appearing before the Pearl Har- bor Investigating committee for the fifth successive day. Marshall was asked about the secret intercepts by Sen. Homer Ferguson, (R., Mich).
 Marshall said he did not see the long message and accompanying in- structions for D. m. delivery un- til We arrived at his office in the War Department the morning Of Dec. '.
 He added, however, that they were primarily diplomatic messages and the important thing was to get to Secretary of State Cordell Hull rather than to the Chief of Staff.
 Advised By President
 Marshall also testified:
 1. The late President Roosevelt personally ordered that. war warn ings to Pacific outposts Nov. 27 include a caution that U. S. forces avoid committing the first overt act.
 .. The only significance he read into a Nov. 5 Japanese intercept setting Nov. 25 as the deadline for ending diplomatic talks-was that 1t was the date for termination of the German-Japanese Anti-Comin- tern Pact.
 3. He knew about 8 Japanese code destruction order in late Mo- vember and early December but felt 1t did mot necessarily" mean war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-11
Seporote Air Unit Opposed
 Bill Introduced
 For Department

Washington, Dec. II - (UP) - Congressional supporters of an Army Navy merger gave a hostile reception today to a proposal for separate, independent department of air forces"
 They said duplication and other shortcomings which they propose to overcome by setting up a single de- partment of national defense would only be multiplied if three separate departments were established where only two now exist.
 Legislation to establish the na- tion's air strength in an independ- ent executive department was intro duced yesterday by Chairmen An drew J. May, O., Ky), of the House Military Affairs Committee and Carl Vinson, O., Ga), of the Naval Af- fairs Committee. They told report CTS that the measure was "our anS- wer" to demands for unification of the armed forces
 The May-Vinson bill would place the airorces under teh jurisdiction of new cabinet ofhcer-the secre- tary of air forces. The wartime joint chiefs of staff would be made permanent with the commandant of the air forces enjoying co-equal status with the commanders of the ground and sea forces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-11
Movie eHounts Nozi Leaders
 Their Past Lives
 Pass Over Screen

Nuremberg, Dec. Il - (UP) - The 21 Nazi leaders past life came back on the movie screen to haunt them today when the war crimes prosecu- tion showed a four-hour film of their rise and rule.
 Beneath soft fluorescent lighting they sat in the prisoners box and watched scenes from old German newsreels that depicted the Nazi story from the days of Munich street fighting in the early twenties until the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1914.
 The film, possibly the longest documentary one ever made, was intended to give graphic proof of prosecution charges that the Nazis had master plan of world aggres- sion.
 Possibly for the last time, Joseph Goebbels' frenzied shouting, the belligerent strains of the Horst Vessel song, cries of "Sieg Heil' and the massed changing of slogans and marching songs rang in the defend- ants ears.
 Adolf Hitler's screaming speeches were there to mock them, too.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-11
Gromyko Rops British Empire

London. Dee ii -- CuPl - Soflt hilbaUadar Andrc A. Gromyko limited today that nations holding mancatcs arc trying fo delay fhe fcif.rf Ep e thf new United Na- tcus trustcuhip Fyficm
 Re opposed ln the United Naiions Preparatory Commission the cstab- Athmcut of @ temporary irusiceship committee which Doc said would b. mofc.ai and unconstitutional and would delay formation oi a perma- ucrt trustee council
 Three mandatory powers. Britain. NeE Zealand and South Africa, complained that a Yugoslav pro- posal - which has Soviet Supporl-- to ignore any temporary arrange mcnt carried hint that the manda- tory powers were playing for de- lsy."
 The British delegate. A. Greeks Jones said "we are trying desper- ately t0 set up a trusteeShip council and thre will be no British delay in lmplemenung the charter obliga- lions
 He said that >ore.gn Secretary Ernest Beyin already has given broad indications" that Britain is ready to put Palestine and other mandates under trusteeships
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-11
Efforts Made .ToTerminote
 Local Strike
conelIIaioF Meets With GO, Management

Negotiations In the Plume & Ai- wood Company. C. T. O displts were started by management and labor representatives at a confer ence today with Commissioner Wll- liam TruAx. and the session vas re- ported s.iii on at l o'clock ths afternoon.
 The conciiaior stepped Into the dispute in an attempt to obtain peaceful settlement oi the Issue, which led io wAikouts last week by workers of both the Waterbury and ThOmaSion plants.
 The C. I. o. has asked the con- cern 10 restore previous operations on a draw bench machine at the Thomasion plant. The company had reduced the manpower on the ma chine from three to two employeS. and fired Charles Dldsbury, presi- dent of the Thomasion local and chief operator Of the machine, when he objected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-11
Morse Code Offers Link BetUeen Dying Boy Nom

Detroit. Dec ii -- fUPD The Morse Code provided the only link between a mother and her dying son today.
 By tapping out words on the palm of his wasted hand. MrS Pred Sar- chet brought cheer t0 if-year-old Jimmy SArchct. who is blind. deal and mute because of a spinal insnry.
 Jimmy, who cociors say may moi live until ChrlktmaS talks" to his parents with a toy telegraph instru- mcnt They snswer by tapping out che code on his painf
 The SarchetS taught the boy thc Morse Code when they learned that he was suffering from the spinal ale ment The code supplemented his sight, hearing and speech.
 Jimmy became ili q year ago The Sarchets said they did not know how Jimmy vas injured. His body began wasting away. As he lost his Gight and hearing. they turned in desperation to the code and Jimmy learned rapidly. despite his illness.
 Now. the boy can arouse his par enis at night by tapping on the telegraph key at his bedside. The set k connected to one in their bed- room. Jimmy no longer can distin- guish night from day.
 Before his Illness. Jimmy was a normal. bright boy and he loved music. His father. a Detroit fac tory worker. is a musician, special izing in old-time tunes. Sarchet has
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-11
Stossen Offers Housing Program

St. Paul, Minn., Dec. II. (UP)- Harold Stassen former Minnesota governor recently discharged from the Navy, has proposed a national housing program to care for the quarter million homeless heroes in America today"
 In an article written for the St.. Paul Pioneer Press, Stassen warned that the number of house. hunters would rapidly increase as demobil- ization continued so that by next spring between 1,50O,000 and D. 100000 veterans would be looking for houses to call homes"
 Stassen proposed:
 disappointment of Q national housing expediter.
 2.-Immediate release from the Army of men skilled in building housing.
 3.-The use of all unoccupied Army and Navy barracks for civilian housing.
 4.-An immediate "fiash survey of all available temporary housing at former war plants or military areas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-11


 supplemented by an estimated lO,- 900 Allied deserters.
 American Included
 They hazarded guess that about 5000 of the deserters were British, about 500 Americans and 600 rene- gades from other European forces. Scotland Yard appealed to civil fans in London and other large cities to become amateur police men" and report immediately to the authorities any suspicious incidents in their neighborhoods. Special radio patrol cars were mobilized to answer the citizen alarms.
 First reports indicated the appeal had produced an instantaneous response. In Manchester, outraged citizens organized a peacetime "home guard" to patrol the streets, leaving the local police to concen- trate on the highly -organizei, mo- bile gangs that have been blamed for most of the big robberies there. Indicating that the lawlessnesS was not confined to adult gangsters was the arrest Of 16-year-old boy at Liverpool on charges of armed robbery. Police said the boy confessed membership in q gang of boy ban dits who lived on the proceeds of armed robberies in London. Liver pool, Manchester and other big towns.
 All types of crime were said to have increased sharply since Octo- Der and in most major cities police men were put on round-the-clock dltV
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-11
Suit Hinges On Articles .OfLike Nome
Bronson Go, Seeks Payment on Orders

A $500 clsl action Was nicf in Common Pleas Court todhy by the Homer 70. Bronson co. of Beacon Fals against the ocntga. Aircraft Ecu.pmnt Inc. cf South Norfolk over aucccd refusal of thc aircraft concern to accept tWo Orders oi Spcciai,y-corFiFuctod hlngcs
 The complaint states that the first order was placed March @ fof 2222 hinges. and that s6i were Ce. livcred The balance 0f a were not delivered. bccausc thc plaintiff awaited cash payment Instead cf using ihc pcTious C. O D. terms M is claimed. The nrm later rc- iusod to accept them, thc com- plalEt states
 A second count of thc complaint is based on a contract For 3B9i later reduced To 2875. The plain ilf claims t held up shipment pending cash settlement of Inc biil and that on Aug 20 the entire con- tract was cancelled. The hinfos un- der both contracts were priced at l2 cents each.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-11

Continued from Page Il obtainable. It also was noted by one manager that shoppers are in better spirits than they have been in many years.
 And presumably as word of forewarning, merchants reported that it would appear that the fel- lows who pay the Christmas bills will be avalanced with collection of ties-heralded as the gayest and brightest in many years, and an assortment of toiletries. Among scarce Christmas gifts are all types of mems clothing, particularly shirts, pajamas, and shorts.
 Although no men suits have been manufactured during the first 10 months of this year, it is reported that mems clothing will begin to flow to the retailer after Jan. |
 So though the man of the house will appear rather seedy-l looking in appearance during holiday festiv- ities, and may expect to finance the biggest Christmas season in his bill-paying career, to date, he really has something to look forward to.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-11

oconiinucd from Page iD
 en in the second floor courtroom. while the other trial. before a sury of seven women and i've men. was held Ia Inc third floor courtroom.
 Thomas C. Leonard. state pohce. testified for thc Fsrsi National Bank and Trust CO. of New Maven. ln tle action of Dg. E Irene BoAr1man kaihan and MrS Mary Boardman. her s5.ygar-eld m3thcf. The other defendant is the Connecticut SaF- inrs Bank o, New Maven. Dr Board- man also vas recalled as 0 witness by the national bank.
 The state police pgtscniod two letters he rccelved from Dr. Board man during investigation of the check transaction involving Roy D. Brown, now a State Prison inmate In one oi the letters, the physician denied that Brown had obtained her signature to a $500 check by trickery and stated that she would have been suspicious H Brown had used the technique he described from the witness stand earlier in the trial
 pr. Boardmsn admitted that Browns attorneys. as trustees oi his property in Cheshire, had paid her s977 in restitution of the swlnd- ling of the bank funds.
 The defendants rested their cases before the o'clock recess, and ar guments on pleadings were then started in the absence Of the jury. Following conclusion Of the argu- ments on the motions. the counsels were scheduled to start their final statements to the jury.
 The Elliott action is based on fatal injuries sustained by Frederick Elliott year and half ago. when he was struck by the defendants car as he walked along the highway on the Waterbury -Middlebury road near the Horseshoe Tavern.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-11
Amnesty Urged For Collectors

New York, Dec. 11-CUP)-A let ter to President Truman urging amnesty for more than 5000 con- scientious objectors now in Federal prisons was made public today by the American Civil Liberties Union.
 The letter, signed by educators, clergymen and professional men, asked that all court martial sen- tences of conscientious objectors be reviewed by the War Department. It also asked that 5000 objectors serving in camps and hospitals be released on an equal basis with the armed forces.
 The signers included: Daniel Marsh, president of Boston Univers- ity, and Roman Catholic Bishop Ed- win v. O'Hara, Kansas City.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-11
Naugatuck Legion Post Agrees to Buy Property

NaaEafucE, Dee. Nalaatlck Pod No. i7 ol iec American Lefion. has aErccd % pu1Chasf tfe McCar- tsY p-oserty cn Cedar street fog ap- psaU mstflv S2ooO1. H Eas an- n1unocc today Affanfemcns cn tht salc include fhal tlc property De ggri.ascd asthin ftc nrat ga to seven uerks and ihat i.nal payment bt madr Hlth.n ttai uur.
 Mcmhtt of Pc poF believe tas hl.ll.rr trag.d bt ncaGy for occu- psucy ll fhf easiF spring and t1t ncecfsaiI caanFts 0ll ae made be- fofe fraf .lme
 It s deEred taai clr building bs cclic1trd af memorial fo ttarr Wh1 ioa thc.f ilrlf u World Waf If and io returned veterans 1i thai Har
 MemacE ot ile Leg.on have pro- p1sra t1r tas last 2o to 15 Fears tEai Naaeatucg should have ts- eiun home au3 several Hmu ln Inc pas. sIrl projects were minated 5lf never made progress
 Tho Legion plans "a general cam-