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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24
Roparji ma delu

Preko sobote in nedelje so BIZ
Ii clevelandski roparji in vlomil-
ci pridno ma delu. Njih skupni
plen je znasal $5,428. Najvec de-
maria so odnesli roparskem
napadu ma trgovino kokosi ma
1901 Broadway, kjer so izpraz-
Mill blagajno, v kateri Sc je ma
hajalo $3,923.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24

Diva bivsa castnika SIS sta bila
obsojena ma 20 let prisilnega de-
la, docim je bill neki 74-letni pol
kovnik obsojen ma pet let zapo-
ra.
Pc obicajnem postopku Sc DO
smrtna obsodba izvrsila v teku
dveh do treh dni.
OtrOk pljunil v lice
vsakemu obs0jencu
Lajtntnt gen. August Meiss-
ner, XII je bill sef Gestapa v Sr-
biji Cd 1912 do 1914 leta in
glavni obtozenec, je bill obsojen
ma snnrt obesenjem. Drugi
glavni obsojenec je bill Joseph
Sepp Hahn, bivsi upravnik bel.
grajskega zapora. Slednji je Bill
tezko poskodovan, ko Sc je vr-
gel raz stopnic Y poiskusu, da
izvrSi samomor.
Neki mai otrok, II ga je Oh
drSal Y narocju, je pri izhodu
= aodne dvorane plumb vsalke.
nn obsoj ojencu Y lice.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24

Ia male nacije veljajo oni
Nemci, XII so sicer pripadah Hit
lerjevi stranki, toda nj dokazov,
da SO imeli cd tega kak oseben
dobicek.
Tozadevno priporocilo so po-
dali najvisji ameriski castniki v
okupaci:ski zoni in vojni depart
ment v Washingtonu ga je' ze
odobril. Prieakuje Sc, da DO Jo-
seph T. McNary, vrhovni ameri-
Ski poveljnik jutri vecer (nocoD
podal formalno naznanilo v bo-
zicnem govoru, XII ga bo incl v
Frankfurt.
Prva gesta popustljivosti
cd straai Zed. drzav
Receno je, da DO to prva gesta
popustljivosti Cd strani ameri-
Skin oblasti, XII so doslej stroz-
je nastopale v programu denaci-
fikacije kot katera druga izmed
stirih okupacijskih sill v Mem
ciji.
Kakor Sc razume, Sc je pripo-
roeilo "a "odpuscenje' poslalo
w Washington in bilo koncno
odobreno cd strani Wade, ker je
ameriska komanda cutila, da
ako bi sc hotelo voditi formalno
prosekucijo proti vsem clanom
nacisticne stranke, vkljucivsi
tudi one, XII so bill lie njeni pri-
stasi, bi to vzelo najmanj osem
do deset let.
Naciji, XII so zakrivili kake
zlocine, bodo postavljeni pred
sodisce kot prvotno doloceno in
so izpostavljeni zaporu do 1C
let, zaplembi imetja in izgubi
ciVilnih pravic.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24
cE NE DRUGAcE.
PA TAKO

RIM, %. dec.-Ruggero Mar
carl, odgovorn; urednik proti-
klerikalnega lista I'll Pollo," je
bill obsojen ma dive lett zapora.
Obsodba je izrecena zaradi "bla-
tenja we're" in "zaljenja katoli-
skega klera," !" pravi porocilo IL
Vecnega mesta.''
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24
NOVI URADNlKI

Ma letni seji podruznice st. 5
.SMZ SO bill izvoljeni sledeci
uradniki "a leta 1947: Predsed-
mix John Sever, podpredsednik
John Strars, tajnik in blagaj-
mix Tony Krampel, 1908 =. 66
PL, EN-. 5408, xapisnikar Frank
Kuhar. nadxorni odbor:: Frank
Kuhar. John strals ii Matt IA
man. seje - r6s vsai<o tretjo
soboto ob osmiA xve6er y sta
rem poslopju SflD.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24
OBETAJO SE VECJE \
ZALOGE SLADKORJA

WASHINGTON. - Danes je
bilo porocano, da bo OPA znam-
ka st. So "a pet funtov sladkor-
ia postala veljavna |. januarja
in da utegne biti nov odmerek
ma razpolago v teku stirih me-
seceV.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24
MA OPERACLU

v Polytechnic bolnisnici Sc ma
haja poznani Mr.. John Pezdirtz,
glavni poslovodja Slovenske "a
druzne zveze. Podvreci Sc je mo-
raj operaciji ma slepicu, katero
je srecno prestal in obiski so Sc
daj dovoljeni. zelimo mn, da b
dim preje popolnoua okreval!
PrispepGjte so otroSl0 bol-
,sic0 y Hlovenlii II
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24
Is nacistov obsojenih
ma s1nrt v Belgradu
Med mimi je zloglasni krynik
Meissner; devet gestapovcey bo
obesenih, castniH SIS Get pa
bOdo ustreljeni ..<.

BELGRAD, o. dec-Vsoko jugoslovansko vojasko
sodisce je obsodilo srt obesenjem bivsih powell
nkov Gestapa in devet bvsh castnikov Htereve eltne
garde SIS smrt ustrelitvo, ostale pa zapor oh
trdem delu. =....@... =. 1&~sE- ...~
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24
Sc ena o Shawn

Bernard Shaw, XII slovi po
vsem svetu kot najbolj du-
hovit clovek danasnje dobe,
toda obenem tudi kot zelo
grd, je dobil nekoc Cd neke
holliwoodske lepotice, XII je
bila malo prismojena, pismo,
v katerem mu je predlaga-
la, da stopita v zakonski
stan.
Tako Sc DO v tenn zakonu
rodil otrok, XII bo najbolj
pameten in obenem najbolj
lep ma svetu,' je zakljucila
lepotica svoje pisno.
B. Shaw pa je odgovo-
ril: To je ze naogoce. Toda
ne naorem spre1et ponudbes
lker = lahko tudi zgodi, da
b otrok pod dedoval lnojo lie
poto'' a. pa vaSo s nnaet. Z
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24
Bold bo bsl

Vremenski urad pravi. da OBJ
stoji dobra moznost, da homo v
Clevelandu nocoj ali jutri dobili
nekoliko snega, ii a bono to-
rei in,eli tsbel BoxiE 4
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24
Zedigene drzave bodo miijonu
'*1l1ahh" nacistov "vse odpustile" !"
Poveljnik v ameriski okupacijski
zoni DO nocoj naznanil pomiloscenje
"a tretjino obtozenih nacistov

BERLIN, %. decembra-Iz zanesjvih vrov je
zvedelo nocoj da bodo Zed drzave Bozc odrede po
miloscenje okrog million takozvanh malih nacev
ameriSki okupaciisl zoni
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24
KAJ PRAVI GEORGE B.
SHAW O BOzICU

LONDON, %. dec.-Slovi-
ii angleski pisatelj in filozof
George Bernard Shaw je da-
mes izjavil, da je Bozie "a
MEGA lie nadlega. Rekel je:
"Mnozice ga podpirajo kot
karnival (pust) laganja, po-
zresnosti in pijancevanja.
Pred kaksnimi petdesetimi
lett sem ustanovil druStvo
"a ukinitev Bozica. Do sedaj
pa sem Sc vedno edini Clan"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24

StVaren patrsotisem! Deja-
MIA, ne besed! Prispevajte "a
otro$ko bolsico . Slove,siji!
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-12-24

Prispevajte "a otro$ko bol-
mico y Sloveniji!
Arizona sun., 1946-10-25
41sf ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
FIRST (0L0RED BAPTIST CHURCH
Thursday, Friday, Sunday, 0d. "a, Is, II

The pastors 3rd Anniversary Celebration which was pub
ished in the Arizona Sum- August %, will give birds
of the Al years march of Arzonas oldest Coored
Baptist Church which coorful the Old ITSELF
The Church has had about 20 pastors.
Arizona sun., 1946-10-25

from the theme: "Our Task" after
which all committees were called
upon to make their final reports
for the year. Following the re-
ports the outgoing president de-
clared the house in order for the
election of new officers for the
ensuing year.
The new officers are as follow
ing: DR.. VIM. Thompson, presi-
dent. Rev. w. A. Washington,
1st vice-president; Rev. A. L. john
son, End vicepresident; Rev. ]. L.
Boyd, secretary; Rev. l.. B. Nelson,
CORES. secretary; Rev. A. ]. Bum
pers; lesson instructor; Rev. G. w.
Mickens, treasurer.
The alliance will hold its install
lation service next Monday night,
at 8 pm, Oct. %, at the bethel
CINE. Church, 18th and West
Tonto street. Music will be fur
nished by a mixed choir made up
of the various churches of the city
Each pastor is requested to seno
three or four members from his
respective church to take a part
in the singing. There will be rep
resentative from the various civic
professional, and business groups
of the city appearing on the pro-
gram. The general public is IN
vited.
Emmanuel Baptist Sunday School
,,,oc ,,,oIl oftondod last Sunday
Arizona sun., 1946-10-25
AFL Membership Crosses
Seven Million Mark

Chicago = (FP)-AFL member
ship has climbed to grand total
of $7151 1903, according to the re-.
port of the AFL executive council
to the 65th convention here Oct. 7.
The figure is 22O,587 higher than
in 1915.
Arizona sun., 1946-10-25

The Women's Society of Chris
tan Service of the Wesley MethO-
dist Church have scheduled q
BAZAAR to be held Nov. 22 and
%, at the Phyliss Wheatley Gen.
ter, at 8 pm. Gifts, turkey rattle,
fish pond, good eats, etc. Keep
these dates in mind.
Arizona sun., 1946-10-25

Eleven o'clock services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Henry Smith. Bible
class was held at 6 pm.
Arizona sun., 1946-10-25

The Ministers Wives Alliance
will meet at the Shiloh Baptist
Church 9th Ave. and Buckeye Rd.,
next Monday at 2 pm.
Arizona sun., 1946-10-25
Mass Meeting Al
Phoenix Union Hiuh

A mass meeting to fight the
"Right-to-Work" bill will be held
at the Phoenix Union High School
on Tuesday, the 29th of October.
Expected speakers are Sylvester
Herrera, Arizona's only Congress
sional Medal of Honor winner, Or
vile Larson, President of the Ari-
IONA CIO Legislative Council, and
Darrell Parker, prominent Phoe-
nix attorney.
Arizona sun., 1946-10-25
CHURCH news

Tanner Chapel A.M.E. Church
Pastors Aid Board met last Sun
day at the home of Mrs. 0. D.
Reynolds with the newly assigned
pastor, Rev. J. L. Boyd and his
lovely wife. Electing officers for
a new years work, Pastor Boyd
gave the members of the board an
inspiring start. After the meeting
refreshments were served my the
hostesses which all enjoyed. The
next meeting will be held at the
residence of Mrs. M. M. Merrel at
1909 E. Grant st.
Arizona sun., 1946-10-25
Alliance Elects Officers For
the New Year

The Interdenominational Minis
terial Alliance met at the First
Baptist Church last Monday morn
ing, and witnessed the closing ad-
dress by the president who spoke
Arizona sun., 1946-10-25

Emmanuel Baptist Sunday School
was we'll attended last Sunday.
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Evening star., 1946-11-07

the bargaining agent for 1885 mine
supervisors and four Jones 81 Laugh
lin mines In Western Pennsylvania
The Coal Mines Administration
therefore, made a contract cover
ing those employees, but the steel
corporation baked. BY agreement
with Admiral Ben Morrell, then coal
mines administrator, the union filed
an unfair labor practice charge
against the company.
A trial examiner, after hearing
the charges in Pittsburgh, recon-
mended that the company be forced
to comply with the contract. Which
ever way the three-man national
board rules, either the company OF
the union will take the case into
court.
Evening star., 1946-11-07
Quebec Forest Concession,
To Publishers Forbidden
By the Associated Press

QUEBEC, Nov. 7.-Premier Maurice
Duplessis said last night that the
Quebec government would not allow
newspaper owners or publishers to
obtain forestry concessions or cut
ting permits in the provinces nor
would they be permitted to own
paper mills.
Addressing the delegates Of the
Quebec Forestry Engineers Asso-
cations convention, Mr.. Duplessis
said:
"If we were to allow newspaper
owners and publishers to have wood
limits or to own paper mills, it would
not help the upkeep of freedom of
speech and of the press in the
province, but would hamper it by
giving owner-publishers the pos
sibility of controlling the paper in
dustry and the newsprint markets" i"
The Premier said the province
would not concede to spectators
in the province or from outside
wood limits which would serve to
obstruct the conducting of fair COM
petition in Quebec.
There are number Of firms
which need new concessions, and
they shall get them; but 7 say
beware to those who. speculate on
limits to be given certain companies
because the government will not
allow the provinces forests to serve
foreign interests" he declared.
Evening star., 1946-11-07

BOISE.-POLITICAL CAS-
UALTY-Ray McKaig, veteran
Idaho Republican leader,
nurses the broken jaw he said
he received during an cleo
ton Knight scuffle with Sena-
tor Taylor, Democrat, of
Idaho. Mr.. McKaig, 66, is
chairman of the Idaho State
Grange. Senator Taylor told
newsmen the alteration fol-
lowed McKaig's calling him
an obscene name. Never said
a word" was Mr.. McKaig's
reply. -AP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1946-11-07
War { Contract i !: . I!al!ngle !! ]!
Nickel Blamed for
100000 Larceny
sy the As.oeiat.d efsss

NEW YORK, Nov. THE sudden
end Of the war led a trusted employe
of the Mergenthaler Linotype Co. to
emerge from minor bookkeeping
tangle into larceny involving nearly
5000, 900, Assistant District Attorney
Julius Helfand declared today.
The former $100-a-week cashier,
William N. Nickel, was held in $780,
600 bail for forgery and grand lar
ceny In Brooklyn Felony Court yes
terday, and Mr.. Helfand said an in
quiry unfolded this story:
Isadore Rappaport, head of the
Ultima Optical Co., now released on
$25, 900 bail on the same charges as
Nickel, received a substantial sub
contract for war work from the
Mergenthaler Co., but found him.
self unable to make payroll pay
ments fast enough to his greatly in
creased number of workers.
Nickel Put on Payroll.
He put Nickel on his own payroll
at $100 a week in return for the
cashiers promise to expedite pay
ments for Ultima deliveries. AS
war production increased, Kappa
port had trouble financing pur-
chases and asked Nickel to stretch
his ethics by advancing Mergen-
thaler money without telling the
company, still intending to cover
the advances by later payments.
The sudden end of the war in
August, 1915, abruptly terminated
Rappaport's war contracts, leaving
Nickel in the position of having an
undisclosed sum still outstanding on
his books
Mr.. Helfand said that soon after
the end of the war, Nickel sue
cumbed to temptation to make out
false invoices to cover the balance
outstanding and it was then, Mr.
Helfand added, that he violated the
law.
Check Forged for $500.
Next, Mr.. Helfand charged, Nickel
forged a check for 50 200 and asked
Rappaport to cash it. Rappaport
carried the scheme even further the
attorney said, by bringing in con-
federates who quickly pushed him
out Of the picture and the $500, ,00t
embezzlement scheme began te
flower.
Arraigned also on forgery and
Evening star., 1946-11-07
Welfare Board Asks
More Lenient Law
ION Public Assistance

The Board of Public Welfare at
the coming session of Congress will
ask legislation to revise the law
governing public assistance. To get
the views of interested organiza-
tions and persons the board will
hold an open meeting tomorrow
afternoon in conference room B,
adjacent to the departmental audi
torium.
The board proposals, which were
made public today, are designed to
give it more autonomy and to
soften the harshnesS of some of the
existing provisions under which the
board operates. One of the features
of the proposed revision would lib
eralize the existing rules for the
control of charity cases and would
allow the board to decide all cases.
The board wants to change the
eligibility rules so that any needy
individual can be helped. Present
rules require that an applicant shall
have lived in the District for five Of
the previous nine years and for one
year Immediately preceding the ap-
plication.
Another proposal Is to make all
records confidential and, II the
years application is exhausted, per-
NIT the board to ask for additional
money.
Two other changes would permit
the board TO accept voluntary aid,
and release relatives from RESPONSE
bility for caring for persons In dis
tress. "a
The board rules now contain q
fraud provision which has penalties
of a fine Of $500 or Imprisonment
for six months. This provision would
be eliminated in the new setup.
The proposals are the outcome Of
a protest made last June when
spokesmen for welfare, labor and
citizens groups demanded a drastic
overhauling of the existing public
ccict onpa la uyg
Evening star., 1946-11-07
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Evening star., 1946-11-07

grand larceny charges and released
in $25, 900 bail yesterday were Joseph
Milstein, a general merchandise
dealer, and Isadore Cohen, known as
"Izzy the EEL" dress manufacturer,
whose alleged roles were not out
lined in detail by Mr.. Helfand.
Meanwhile, police continued their
fishing expedition in a lagoon be-
hind Nickels Freeport IN. " home
in search for check writing appa-
ratus Nickel allegedly threw there
before leaving for Miami where he
was arrested last week. Yesterday
they recovered a metal receipt
stamping machine.
Evening star., 1946-11-07
Thomson Coming Here
To Give Testimony in
Sedition Perjury

Hans Thomson, former charge
daffaires of the German Embassy
and Hitler's chief representative In
this country from 1888 to 1941, will
be brought back to Washington to
testify to the alleged perjury of two
witnesses in the 1914 mass sedition
case in which 30 persons were
charged with attempting to under
mine the morale of the armed forces
With him, the Justice Depart
ment announced today, will be Baron
Herbert Won Strempel, former En-
bassy first secretary.
Their testimony is expected te
bear on a mysterious bankroll OF
$50 900. Two witnesses at the sedi-
ton trial, officials of magazine
published in this country, testified
theey did not know how the money
came into their hands, but Thorn.
sen and Baron Won Strempel are
expected to declare the money came
from the German government.
Baron Won Strempel testified be.
fore the recent Nuremberg wal
crimes tribunal that the magazine
was partially subsidized by the
Embassy.
The former diplomats will arrive
in Washington by air, under pro.
tective custody of the War De.
partment, probably late next week
a spokesman for the Justice De.
partment said.
Thomson, as counselor, ran the
German Embassy here from Novem-
ber, 1898, when Hitler recalled his
Ambassador, until war was declared
He is remembered as quiet" and
"mild-mannered," and he and his
wife enjoyed moderate personal
popularity in Capital social circles
Evening star., 1946-11-07

Take care today to provide for to-
morrow. Buy more United States
| Savings Bonds.
Evening star., 1946-11-07
Archbishop Of York Calls
For Accord With Russia
BY the A..oeiatsd Press

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 1.-THE Arch
bishop of York, DR.. G. F. Garbett
appealed today for a good under
standing with Russia for the future
peace Of the world.
In speech before a Liverpool
luncheon club, DR.. Garbett spoke OF
his recent visit to the Soviet Union
where he had been impressed, he
said, by "a genuine religious revival. u
The church In Russia today has a
greater amount of freedom than
under the Cars, he declared.
After seeing the large amount OF
destruction in Soviet cities and
towns, the archbishop said, he was
not surprised that Russia wished to
be secure against another such at
tack. rs
In another address DR.. Garbett
proposed freeing the Church of
England from government controls
because Parliament mo longer con-
sists of churchmen"
With the growth Of the totali-
tartan state" he declared before the
Liverpool Diocesan Conference, 1T
is possible that in the future only
those would be chosen for eccles-
iastical posts who supported the
government of the day"
Evening star., 1946-11-07
Church Breakfast Tomorrow

A benefit breakfast for the build
ing fund will be sponsored by Circle
5 of Metropolitan Memorial Meth
odist Church, Nebraska and New
Mexico avenues N. w., at 1855 am.
tomorrow in the church vestry, Mrs.
George McLain, circle president, an
nounced TODAY,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-04-14
Play Ball
See Front Govern
Opening Day is here again. As
usual, comedy will be provided
by big shots in the grandstand
(Sec Front Govern

nERHAPS the most cheerful harbinger of
III spring is the Play Bali" shout that will
echo through the nations baseball parks in
the coming week.
Once again there will be the grand march
to the fagpole, the brass bands, the players
in span clean new uniforms and the refreshing
cries of Kill the umpire!'
But best of all. there will be the bigwig
politician on hand to throw out the first ball.
Whether he's mayor. governor senator or
even President he can always be depended
upon for laugh. If he doesn't heave the ball
into the French horn he may at least brain
photographer with it, and then the National
Sport can commence new season.
Ex-Mayor La Guardia was one of the most
expert OF opening day dignitaries. BY virtue
Of ii years experience, ne could generally
be counted on to throw the ball more or
less forward. La Guardia was unreliable in
other ways though. In 1914, at Yankee Stadium.
he marched to the flagpoe, hauled up the flag,
marched back, threw out the first ball - then
left the park. Il have an appointment" ne
snapped to the shocked reporters.
The more serious the statesman, the more
trouble he can get into on ball field Henry
A. Wallace when he was Vice-President, once
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-07
SETTLEMENT REACHED

NEWARK, N. j., April 6-P)-
oettlement of a wage dispute be-
tween six gas workers independent
unions and the public service cleo
'flc and gas company which result
Cd Ii state seizure of nine public
service plants was reached today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-07
Atlanta Girl Is Held
On lmpersonation Count

NEW YORK, April 6-P)-A 49,
year-old Atlanta, Ca, girl who, the
FBl said, travelled as far west as
Detroit posing as a WAC captain
and passed numerous bogus checks
was arraigned today before U. S.
Commissioner Isaac Plattt.
Charged with impersonatins an
Army officer with intent to de-
fraud, the girl, Wilma Means, was
held in $1,000 bail for grand jury
action. She was arrested by FBI
agents Friday In New York City
night club.
E. E. Conroy, special FBT agent
said Miss Means, twice divorced
used many aliases, including Valer-
lie PraSs, Betty Valerie Frederick
son and Capt. Betty Richardson,
and has passed a worthless check
TOR 1861 in New York clothing
store and one for $1,000 in Miami.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-07
Williston High School
Glee Club To Present
Final Spring Program

The Williston High school Glee
club, comprised of 80 vocalists, will
present its fourth annual Spring
concert at 4:30 pm. Palm Sunday
afternoon, April IA, in the Williston
school auditorium.
The group will render semi-clas-
steal, sacred. spiritual and popular
numbers, including the following:
1.-The Bells, taken from Rachanin.
offs prelude in C-sharp Minor, -
Come to Me-, from Beethoven,
"Op 20-No. Moonlight Sonata %
The Palms, one of the most
sacred songs of the Lenten season:
and the beautiful operatic air.
Italian Street Song" from Victor
Herbert's Naughty Marietta.
A silver offering will be taken.
1t will be the last public concert by
the club during the school year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-07
RETAILERS BLAME
OPA FOR SHORTAGE
Local Distributors Endorse
State Groups Tele-
gram To Truman

With d:,ect action being taken
by state and natioral meat asso-
cations, local dealers have begun
an active role in seeking a solution
to the question why the meat
shortage:''
The Wilmington Retail Grocer S
association has concurred with
action taken by the North Carolina
Food Dealers association which
body sent a telegram to President
Truman demanding he take per-
sonal move towards wiping out the
existing shortage.
BLAMING the OPA for the short
age and the resulting black mar
ket activities, the telegram, signed
by Claude Ayers, association presi-
dent and James B. Volger, secre-
tary, read as follows:
"Meat situation extremely cri-
teal in North Carolina. Slaughter
houses closing in Charlotte and
other sections of the state. Slaugh-
terers find it impossible to conform
to OPA rulings and ceilings"
'The condition is nothing new
but is growing each month. Some
thing must be done at once or
we will have no meat. The North
Carolina situation is comparable
with the rest of the nations small
communities.
"You- immediate attention is
imperative or the whole meat in
dustry will break down. The pre-
sent slaughterer's ceilings force a
black market operation. Proper
percentage for local and national
slaughterers will eliminate black
market"
THE people are looking to you
and congress for help"
Recent surveys of the local sit
uation have concurred with the
contents of the telegram as local
packers claim the black market
is getting all available meat with
no immediate relief in sight.