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Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20

round last fall with the General Motors
strike, settled after four months with
an 1872 cent hourly increase in &C
cordance with a new Presidential
Wage-price formula.
The red-headed UAW leader we'll
knew the country was recovering
from paralysis induced by John l..
Lewis coal strike. He conceded that it
must be proved that we can raise
wages without increasing prices" In
creased production was the key, he
said, to the present infationary prob
lem.
1--WE are going to do everything We
can to avoid strikes" saiG Reuther.
But our willingness to work these
things out without strikes has got to be
matched an equal willingness by man
agement."
Joint Conference
Labor and management by working
together could iron out many bottle
necks, Reuther said. One such block is
the shortage of sheet steel. Reuther
suggested that joint conference Of
unions and management determine
voluntary program of ALLEGATIONS for
such materials.
Many highly placed government fis-
cal and ecoEomic experts expect a
recession in 1947, followed by d pro-
longed boom. Some of them see mo
compelling reason" for an economic
slump in the foreSeeable future, but
they do not predict it will not esacar.
New Economic Agency
On Monday a new governmental
agency will make its first report to the
President 1t is the Council of Eco
nomic Advisers, whose job under the
Full Employment" Act Of 1916 is 10
recommend to Mr.. Truman measures
to promote the nations economic well
fare.
The President will make an eco
nomic report to Congress in January.
presumably based on council recon-
mendationS.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20
Science
Mercy KILLINGS, Pro & Con

metCy Nlilln9S, Ffo O SoI
The pros and cons of cuthanaSla,
lcgallzed death for persons afflicted
with incurable disease, long have been
debated within the medical profession.
Attempts to sanction mercy killings"
for incurables were made in Britain
decade ago A bill to establish volun-
tary euthanaSia is to come before the
New York State Legislature.
The Catholic Church which opposed
cuthanaSa in England reiterated its
opposition to mercy killings" IN New
York.
The Right Rev. Robert E. McCor-
mick, presiding Judge of the Ecclesias-
tical Tribunal of the New York Arch
diocese, branded it as medical muir
der and against the word of God"
Msgr. Mccormick declared that ply
sicians who belong to Euthanasia Soci-
ETY. of America should be required to
publicize their membership on tele-
phone liStings to protect ethlcally
minded doctors and enable the public
to distinguish doctors true TO their pro-
feSSional ideals
In his address, Msgr. Mccormick
criticized Charles Francis Potter, di-
rector of the Euthanasia Society and
an ordained minister in the Unitarian
and Univcrsalist denominations.
Msgr. M .Cormick rejected Potter's
challenge to debate, declaring 1T IS
not debatable issue.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20
loIoIand
Sill Plugging Along

An almost forgotten U. S Army
graves registration team still is at
tempting to run down rumOrS that five
American airmen are held captive ~
savage Lolo tribesmen in southwe
China.
Inquiries from relatives of missing
American airmen are piling up at the
U. S. embassy in Shanghai but so far
there has been no confirmation of the
rumor and months yet may pass before
it can be definitely proved or dis
proved.
The rumors first were circulated in
August and the graves registration
team moved to its base in isolated ST.
chang early in September Even Chi
ncse fear to enter Lololand. The only
outside contact is maintained by wan
dcring bands of opium traders.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20
u. NJ: Disarmament Proqress

ic weapons the most pressing objcc-
tive.
AS the U.N. General Assembly
ncared the end of its session, big
stride was taken toward general troop
rehabilitation. 1t complemented the
slower cropping toward solution of
the atom problem which had been
proceeding since the wars end.
A Donation subcommittee voted TO
recommend that the Security Council
accelerate" collective security po-
lice force; that all governments hasten
withdrawal Of their armies from non
national territories; and further urged
the rehabilitation of national forces.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20

There were other factors. RallroadS
worked overtime to move freight
piled up by the embargo. Many firms
were operating at fractional capacity
because of supply shortages. The
3,000,000-ton coal stockpile frozen by
the government at the beginning of
the strike had shrunk to 100000 tons
Reserves of coal, coke and pig iron
would have to be built back to nor
NAL.
A Bleak Christmas
Lights were on again In theater dis
tricts and outdoor Christmas trees
starred the night but there were
somber indications too.
General Electric said minor layoffs
might be added to the $500 already
idle in Schenectady because of supply
shortages. American Locomotive said
it was too early to determine whether
a scheduled December 81 layoff, af-
fecting 7,00O could be cancelled. Re-
public Aircraft announced 1t would
continue its furlough of 1000 workers
for another week.
The two strikes this year cost the
average soft coal miner S531 In lost
wages. His average total earnings for
the year are expected to be about
$2.432. Without the 11-week layoff, 1t
would have been $2,963
Supreme Court Hearing
In Washington, the Supreme Court
set January IA for hearing the appeal
of John L. Lewis and his United Mine
Workers from the contempt conviction
in the coal strike. A decision could be
handed down any Monday after the
arguments by counsel are completed.
Lewis and the union were cited for
civil and criminal contempt in ignor-
ing a us District Court injunction
banning the strike Their fines totaled
$3,510,000.
The miners boss called off the
strike a week ago to permit, he said,
court consideration of his case "free
from public pressure Superinduced by
the hysteria and frenzy of an eco
nomic crisis"
In calling off the strike, at least
until April /, Lewis said that future
contract negotiations will be within
the limitations of the findings of the
Supreme Court Before the strike be-
gan he turned down government
proposal for 60day truce pending
negotiations. He repeatedly sought 81
hours pay for a 40-hour work week
Public Utility Conference
The government, triumphant in its
showdown with Lewis on coal, called
executives and unions in the public
utility field to 4 Washington confer.
ence. Secretary of Labor SchWellen.
bach's goal was to avert a repetition
of the recent power strike which
crippled Pittsburgh
The conference was presided ovel
by Cancellation Director Edgar l.
Warren who refrained from aSkin;
union representatives for mo strik,
pledge" but warned: "As collectiv,
bargaining spreads, it multiplies tn
responsibility of unions and employ
ers TO make it work peacefully"
Sen. Robert Taft (R-Ohio) an
nounced he saw no reason for Con
gress to hold up plans for new labo
legislation until the Supreme Cour
decides the Lewis case.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20

posed tnat the entire question be post
poncd until the asscmbIy's 1947 scs-
sion.
His suggestion, after some modlica
tions caused by pressure from coun-
tries favoring a west coast site, was
that the United Nations continue to
survey possible locations in both the
eastern and western sections of the
United States.
AS the deadlinc for decision at this
years session ncared U.N. delegates
reacted bitterly to AuStins postpone
ment plan.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20
Hot Shots
the World Awuy

. In a Vancouver, British Columbia.
department store two small boys wept
over loss of their parcel. They laid it
down to look at some toys and, when
they looked for it, the package was
gone. A clerk asked them what was in
it. Our cat" sobbed one of the boys.
She had just died and we were taking
her to the park to bury her"
. In Chicago, the Army finally got
around to giving Purple Heart Medal
to Charles Windolph, 95, for wounds
suffered in the Battle of the Little Big
Horn more than 70 years ago.
Q In Oklahoma City, Charles w.
Cook, II, roofers apprentice, fell off
a scaffold onto electric wires, executed
a nerve-shattering tightrope act on
them for several minutes, finally
plunged 35 feet into an alley below.
He escaped without serious injury.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20
10y that Pistol Down

In the failure of disarmament
agreements after the first World War
many experts have seen the beginning
OF the dark trail that led to World
War ii.
One aspect of that failure was the
lack of any effective system of super
vision to insure that arms agreements
were obeyed, even in beaten Ger
many.
Upon the ending of the last war,
which left its ominouS legacy of the
atom bomb, international control of
armaments became the avoWed goal
of the United Misunderstanding atom
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20

perhaps keyed to democratic, non
militarist pattern which they have
sought to establish in their occupa
tion zones.
Meanwhile, with the Big Four for
eign ministers next scene of opera
tons settled-and their task cut out
for them-thc United Nations Assem-
bly, faced a more uncertain future.
After years search for pcrma-
nent headquarters site for U.N., the
final choice was unexpectedly
snagged when Warren Austin, chief
of the United States delegation, pro-
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20
Anniversary
Social Security

SOCIAL security
Social Security will provide old age
and retirement benefits for approx
mately 35,50O,000 wage and salary
earners by the end of 1916, its 10th an
nlVerSary
More than 100000 of these will
have qualified for lifetime protection
for themselves and their dependents
under the old age and survivors insur-
ance program. The act provides that
employees spend 10 years in an indus
try or commerce before gaining per-
manent insurance.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20
Quotes

William C. Durant, founder of
General Motors, on his 05th
birthday: can interlocking union
combine can be as detrimental to
America as any great business
monopoly. If labor will be
diligent, American industry has
no potential competitor in the
world"
Rabbi A. III. Silver of Cleve-
land, newly elected vice president
of the world Zionist conference in
Basle, Switzerland: "We will con-
tinue to help the forces of resis-
tance Tin Palestine)."
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20

Terror in the Night

Cities across the land reassesSed
their fire prevention codes in the light
of two disastrous hotel fires which
took 1872 lives Varying building laws
and exempt claSSiications for older
buildings left potential firetraps in
many a community
Observers from score of cities con-
verged on Atlanta to study the charred
shell of the Winecoff Hotel where 121
died. 1t was the nations worst hotel
fire, surprising the NeWhall House,
Milwaukee, blaze which killed II in
1883 and Chicagos La Sale Hotel fire
which killed 81 last June.
A careless smoker apparently
caused the Atlanta holocaust. A can of
gasoline, inexplicably placed beside
kitchen stove, was blamed for
Saskatchewan, Canada, h tel fire
which claimed II. Both fires occurred
before dawn.
Absolutely Fireproof
The Winecoff Hotel, 15-Story brick
structure boasted on its stationery
that it was absolutely fireprOof." An
Atlanta fire marshal said the Winecoff
had been inspected recently and meas
ured up to fire department standards.
Yet the building had no fire escapes;
roofs over its elevator shafts and main
staircase had no safety vents, halls and
open passage ways had no fireproof
doors.
Atlanta fire chief c. c. Styron said
most of the deaths resulted from
aSphyXiation because IN k c and
fumes had no way Of escaping, The
flames muShroomed oriZonta y
through the halls and spread to all
parts of the 194-rOom building.
Fatal Leaps
Death came swiftly for many of the
guests About 25 were killed in leaps
from upper windows. Others fell when
they lost their grips or flames burned
through bedsheet ropes by which they
were attempting to reach lower floors
Others filled bathtubS and plunged in
but died from carbon monoxidc.
The hotel was host to a youth con.
, ference sponsored by the Young Men.
| Christian Association. Twenty eight o
l the 48 delegates, chosen for scholastic
+, brillance from Georgia high schools
died in the flames.
a Some Atlanta pastors made the fire
the topic of Sunday sermons; one sug
2 gested the community itself was t
blame.
| at was probably the result of care
s leSSness of some individual" said thu
' Right Rev. John Moore Walker, Prot
cstant Episcopal Bishop. More prob
: ably, it was the carelesSnesS of us al
: in not insisting on better regulation
: governing such buildings"
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20
Dates
Monday, December Is

NtonudN, bSCCiuDCl lU
American College of Surgeons
meets in Cleveland.
ArJb-BritiSh talks on Palestine
scheduled to rccoEvenc in Lon
don.
Anniversary Q73rd), Boston
Tea Party.
Tuesday, December II
Pan American Aviation Day
(43rd anniversary of Wright's
flight at Kitty Hawk, N. c..
Saturday, December Fl
ForefatherS Day (326th ami
versary of Pilgrims landing at
Plymouth Rock).
Sunday, December 2z
Winter begins.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20
Labor&Management
Can Crack Initiation

AOR R and management face real chalenge trying get of
Walter P Reuther president of the CO United Workers.
He spoke at executive board New York
850000 MEMBERS called formulate rond
increases to meet higher living The UAW
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-20
Il. S. RecOuers SIO1UIv
From Coal PARALYSIS

MERCAS 100000 soft miners went back to the pits Monday
n but work Immediately for all the thousands made
iobess wakout How would take the nations
highly lines mesh perfectly depended
industries such and Steel could resume tu
production Is Steel said might take another week
Evening star., 1946-01-23

THIS LITTLE PIG went to
market, this little pig stayed home,
this little pig had roast beef, and
we'll there are only three sizes of
them, so that eliminates the fourth
little pig. No we haven't completely
lost our minds, we're just talking
about the adorable piggy banks on
display in several of the local gift
shops. AS mentioned, they come in
three sizes and naturally are priced
accordingly. Made of pottery, the
sassy pigs are painted white or pink,
and have small clovers or flowers
splashed here and there all over
them. The largest size could be
used nicely as door stop especially
in the nursery. You might consider
one of these as shower gift, for it's
practical, attractive and something
enough unusual not to be thought
about by the average guest.
A DIFFERENT TOY for your girl
or boy! Wind 'er up, press the
spring and watch it 60 to town-'Li1
Abner and his dogpatch band" We
realize that Christmas has come
and gone remark overheard de-
partment: Thank goodness"), and
junior or the little miss" has
received just about everything in the
toy line, but as this is one of the
first metal toys to reach the local
front we thought you might be
Evening star., 1946-01-23
Dorothy Dix Says

what to do with philandering hus-
bands to which thousands upon
thousands of other wives would like
to know the answer. For plenty of
husbands besides yours have solaced
themselves for the horrors of war
by having little affairs with the at
tractive women they have met in
their wanderings.
OF couse, in the end you have
to unriddle your riddle yourself, but
I would bid you to bear in mind
that the great maj ajority of married
men do not take their philandering
seriously, and it Is perfectly pos
sible for them to still be true in
heart to the little woman while they
are making love to some other
woman.
Being lonesome, or bored, or be-
cause they miss having a woman
to talk to and tell their troubles to,
as they did to their wives, is enough
to start them to gallivanting. It
Is ironic, but true, that many a man
is attracted to woman because
she reminds him of his wife.
So your husbands little affair
with the post card lady probably
was only a skin-deep attack, and
my earnest advice to you is to burn
1t up and forget 1t and never, never,
never let your husband know that
you ever saw it. Bury it in your
heart in silence, and in that way
he will never have anything to
apologize for, or any reason to sus-
pect that you know of his folly.
Evening star., 1946-01-23

Dear Miss Dix: I find myself
facing situation that is no doubt
confronting many another GI wife.
My husband, who has been serving
In the Army in Europe for the last
two years, is about to return home.
When received his letter telling me
that he was coming back to the
children and me for keeps, I was
the happiest woman in the world
But my bliss was wrecked by little
post card addressed to my hubsand
and which had been forwarded from
his overseas address to his home
one. 1t said: Dearest Jim: Do
not write any more, for Joe is COM
ing home. I'll never forget you
Love. Mary
Imagine my heartache when all
Of his letters had been telling me
how true he was to me and how he
loved me and longed to be back
with me, when he was having an
affair with woman perhaps
younger and prettier than I. What
shall I do? Shall I just accept this
as one of the tragedies of war and
be thankful that he is coming back
alive and sound? Shall I go on in
silence, or shall I show him the
card and ask for an explanation?
I love my husband with all my
heart and I thank God that I have
been true to him every second while
he has been away, for I would not
want him to bear the heartache that
] have.-G. N. c.
Answer-Ah, Mrs. G. N. c., vol
are asking the $64 question about
Evening star., 1946-01-23

What's all this talk about Teen
dress? There's two sides to every ar
gument-sounds as if this question
of what's suited to a Teen follows
suit! Well, look here, me proud
young beauties, don't think that
WE'RE going into this! No stree,
this debate over do you or don't you
wear the right kind of clothes-will
you or won't you give up those sweat
ers-that's YOUR battle! You can't
blame us for being interested, though
after all, fashions our business! |!
We'd like the straight dope on this
coming right from you. Won't you
drop us line on your slant? Well
gladly lend an ear. You and your
crowd are the ones who figure big in
the argument-your and your crowd
should be the ones to give us the
first-hand information. After we're
set on the what's what of this issue,
we'll be glad to noise around your
views. So-here's your chance to
break into print. Get your mother
in on this. too! Does she go your
way? Does she approve of your
fashion wise judgment? Or does she
have her own ideas on what you
should or shouldn't wear? Let's get
to the bottom of this
At any rate, we've side stepped the
quiz program angles to teen-age
Evening star., 1946-01-23

across the front. A small item-but
not 50 small when you consider the
power of hat over suit-was the
little chapeau that matched. This
hat was direct relative of the beret
family-with ribbons flying on one
side.
This bolero suit stuff is rave
talk" we muttered to ourselves, and
were off on the track of another.
We met up with it-and went green
with envy over the luck of your age
and size. Here was a gray and white
check affair, slated to fit you to a
T. The skirt had dream detail, with
huge peg pockets jutting out on
each hip-gathers of fullness be-
twixt and between, and a slit in the
hem, the better to toe the mark
Such a suit is a perfect foil for ia
vored jewelry, for the jacket hao
bracelet-length sleeves and the
neckline on the jacket was high ano
round.
There's a gal in New York who is
not more than a few minutes Older
than you, and looks for all the worlo
like one of you, whose career is
turning out" designed for you
clothes. She does a very good job
too-or, anyway, that was our i'm
preston. So. following llp on ollr
Evening star., 1946-01-23

A large service plate, six individual
ones and a server constitute the
set. The border design and floral
center arrangement adds a note OF
contrast to the plain background.
DON'T THROW your husbands
precious" white shirts away just
because the collar is frayed. We
say precious" for there's hardly a
better half" in town who doesn't
appreciate just how hard they are to
purchase at the present time. OF
course, if you are handy with a
needle, reversing the collar is an
easy job, but for the novices. we
would suggest purchasing replace
ment collars and attaching them to
the shirts. There are three in a
package for a nominal cost.
ALL DURING THE WAR years
one could purchase sweater dryers
but they were made of wood. These
didn't prove too satisfactory for as
they got old and worn the rough
wood snagged the sweaters. Now
the good old metal ones can be
found, which should make the
sweater wearing set very happy
Naturally, they can be adjusted to
any size. After your sweater has
been washed, stretch it over the
form and when dry. it will be block
ed as if new
Evening star., 1946-01-23
WhyGrow
Old?
By Josephine Lovman

I have tust finished reading a
fascinating book called The Busi-
ness of Getting Well" by Marshall
Sprague. 1t is published by the
Thomas Y. Corwell Co., New York
City.
This book is interesting reading
for a perfectly well person because
it is written with great humor and
the hospital characters it describes
seems as real and vivid as those in
a best seller novel. 1t also carries
the fascination which hospitals have
for all of us and satisfies much OF
the curiosity they induce in us.
However, I mention the book in
my column because it seems to me
to be an invaluable volume for those
who must spend a long time in a
hospital or in bed at home. Today
a book of this kind gains particular
significance because the aftermath
Of war will necessitate long con-
valescent periods for thousands Of
persons.
To me, the most exciting thing
about the book is its story of mental
adjustment and the art of finding
exciting new fields for mental and
spiritual exploration even though
ones physical horizons are unavoid-
ably limited. Although Mr.. Sprague,
no doubt, suffered much with which
he did not burden his reader, he had
a whale of good time while he was
in the hospital!
The book high lighted two things
in which I believe. First, no mat
ter what our situation is, if We
bring an alert mind, a fresh view
point, and a little Imagination and
humor to it, life is always exciting,
yes even on hospital bed! Too
many Of us get into deadly mental
ruts. If We cannot pursue our usual
interests it simply never occurs to
US to explore new ones! In this way
We cut ourselves off from so much
stimulation, inspiration and laugh
teri
Then, too, you know it really is
not such an awful thing to have to
spend few weeks in bed. On some
days, when life get thick, I have
thought it would be wonderful
idea. In this way one is completely
and suddenly removed from the
complexity of living. Most Of us
rush off in all directions, dashing
here and there, hurried and worried
and what does it get us?
We have no time to explore our
own minds, to commune with nature,
to think things through, to straight
en- values out, or to daydream! Yet
these are as necessary to the spirit
as water is to a flower. They enrich
life and give it meaning and they
build vibrant personalities and fine
health.
believe that every man and
woman needs day or so of rest in
bed each month for best vitality. I
often restore physical and spiritual
energy in this way.
If you wish to have my leaf1et
Pep" suggestions for increasing
energy, send a stamped, self
addressed envelope with your re-
quest for leaf1et No. Sc. Address
Josephine Lowman in care OF The
Evening Star.