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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15
Pitt Power  By Riflen1on
 Bullet Is Fired 7
 Into Transformer
 Which Burns Out

Pittsburgh, Oct. 15-(UP)-Du- quesne Light CO, reported that 8 high-power rile bullet was fired into an important" transformer at It's struck Colfax generating station to- day, resulting in widespread power interruptions.
 Hundreds of homes were plunged into darkness from four to IS min utes as the company juggled circuits to restore service. The company warned that loss of the transformer would seriously affect service, al- ready cut to 35 percent of normal by the walkout of independent un- ionistS.
 The incident was reported as pro- duction and maintenance workers prepared to vote in National Labor Relations Board election to deter mine whether they wished to split from the company-wide group now represented by the striking inde- pendent.
 A large number of the 1,700 work CTS included in the group voting are employees of the Colfax station, the utility systems main generating plant.
 Sheriff's deputies hurried to the scene to investigate. The company said the bullet had penetrated the cooling system of the transformer permitting oil to leak out.
 The Colfax failure was the third started p days ago. A power line blamed on sabotage since the strike serving the mill town of Clairtor was short-circuited and oil was drained from two transformers o1 the Brentwood sub-station, causing them to burn out.
 The independent union now rep. resents all the utility systems B. 500 workers. The production work CTS voting on a split today will choose from four unions-the pres. ent independent. the United Mine Workers District 50, the A.F.L Brotherhood of Electrical Worker! and the CI.O. United Utility Work. | ArS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15

This sweeping new QecOL early next month and will take the price lid of hundreds of things.
 The Office of Price Admin1Stra- ton announced it is preparing @ long list of products on which price ceilings will be retained.
 OPA said ceilings will be re- tained on automobiles, building ma terials, basic clothing items, furni- ture, household appliances and farm equipment, among other things.
 Price ceilings came of all live stock and meat one minute after midnight today. Secretary of Agr1- culture Clinton P. Anderson and Price Chief Paul Porter issued the formal orders carrying out the de- cision announced by MT. Truman last night.
 Flour and affiliated products such as bread, and radios, electric irons and coffee are expected to be among the first to be decontrolled under MT. Truman's speedup Dairy products-milk, butter and cheeSe-already are free of ceilings and MT. Truman's action left little prospect that they would be recon trolled.
 Forced to Act by Politicians
 The President acted under severe political pressure from Republicans and members of his own party who have bombarded the White HouSt for relief from the meat shortage Meat had reached top position il
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15
Hog Prices Go Up $13.75' "A Hundredweight in West

Chicago 15-CUP)-The price of hogs at the CcaE9 socyards than @ today trading wou price control N HNS
 Opening prices good gls $2f hndredweght-$775 $675 yserdays cein $1625.
 appreciable reported in Industry said 1t too yet such trend develop. *
 price sas represented high the harp one-day increase record ct Chicago
 Indianapolis hog prices reached SO hnHd7 weight in early trading. slsw hundredNeieht abon e ceitngs
 St Louis hog prices from >aeae ysslszdAs ee W there yszy few salA.
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"How much will it cost ?''
 A livestock analyst said 1t would take nine days of de-control to put dent in the meat famine. Other meat industry gueSses ranged rom an optimistic one day to a peSSimls- tic three months.
 But all packers, retailers and live stock growers-agreed that it would be many months before the meat supply equals the demand.
 Expect Prices to Spiral
 They expected de-controued prices to spiral upward and remain high for many months, barring 8 housewives meat buying strike. The meat industry wasn't sure how high prices could 60. Guesses by pack CTS and stockyards men ranged from 10 cents to 33 percent over yesterdays OPA prices.
 Am official statement by the Amer ican Meat Institute ignored com pletely any mention of prices.
 The Institute, spokemen for 600 od the na&ion's packers, said dtstrtbu-
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cOnLrOlS on IUeat WdS 1Idl1SO SAA- Enthusiastically by wholesalers, re- tailers, and restaurateurs, whose businesses as well as appetites have suffered from the current dearth.
 Consumers looked forward hun grily to the arrival of meat, though some of them were still wary Of uncontrolled prices.
 May Get Meat I'm 10 Days
 But they will have to wait at least 10 days and perhaps two weeks before they will feel the effect of the anticipated movement of livestock to western stockyards, according to estimates given here.
 The manager of one large local chain of stores, contracting western meat sources today, was told that the movement of stock was very slow, and that little relief could be felt before two weeks from now
 The local meat man was told at one stockyard that the amount of cattle arriving today was much smaller than that of last Tuesday Farmers were reported to be in nc hurry, because "they know they car get their price" and many were fattening up their stock.
 Contracting another western deal CT, the Waterbury store owner wal told that 174 hogs were brought 1T today to the stockyard which hal facilities for nearly 15,000.
 Hope Prices Will Not Soar Dealers here said no indication
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15
Lost Droftees Of '46 Report

Washington, Oct. 15-(UP)-The last draftees of 1946 report to Se- lective Service boards throughout the nation today.
 The Army has cancelled its draft calls for the last half of December and for November and said 1t would not make call for Decem- Der.
 Local draft boards were instruct ed not to call men for induction or for pre-induction physical exami- nation after Oct. IS. Men called |tor Oct. IS still must report.
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tion pipelines" were completely empty and that the famine was at its postwar worst.
 Removal of OPA control will not mean much more meat for coussHn- CTS in the immediate flIture, the In- stitute said. It added, however, that an "early spurt in marhetings Is ex- pected and that this should start improvement in the supply Ettg1a- tion fairly soou.'
 Packers Optimistic
 H. M. Convey, research director of the aNtional Livestock Producers Association, said livestock would be- gin flowing to packers within week. This means, he said, there win be more meat" within 10 days.
 George R. Dressler, executive sec- retary of the National Association of Retail Meat Dealers, said the de- mand probably would remain cus of line with the supply for ab0ut 90 Continued Page 4-(PACKKKSl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15
Yugoslovio Boycotts 
 Refuses to Take
 Part in Farewell
 Ceremonies

Paris, Oct. 16-(UP)-The Paris Peace Conference adjourned today after Il weeks and two days of al- most constant pickering, its wind up marred by a boycott by Yugo- slavia, which accused the delegates of unjust dealing with problems of Yugoslav interest.
 Yugoslavia's refusal to attend the last formal session cast pail over it, and sent the delegates on the1r way to the next deliberations In Blew York without much hope.
 The meeting had been planned as 8 final friendly champagne and roses affair to end an admittedly unsuccessful conference. The ab- sence of the Yugoslavs and their brusque charges that they had been discriminated against took all the warmth out of the nobly phrased oratory.
 Say Results Unjust
 Absenting itself from the last meeting, the Yugoslav delegation explained that 1t considered the conference had acted incorrectly and in an essentially unjust man. ner' in its work on phases of the Italian treaty affecting the Yugo- slavS.
 The Yugoslay decision had the effect of a final action. The other 20 delegations went through tlee motions of referring their decisions to the Big Four foreign ministerS who will meet Nov. & lfi fedW xdtk.
 The galleries were damned. Sec retary of State James F. Byrnes, wearing 6 brown tweed suit, chatted with Q neighbor behind him. Ernest Bevin and Georges Bidault were the last of the Big Four repre- sentatives to arrive.
 V. M. Molotovs and Andrei vishin- sky of Russia arrived early. They were the most popular targets of the photographers, who Swarmed about them for 10 or IS minutes.
 The Yugoslavs threatened nearly 8 dozen times during the conference to refuse to sign the treaty with Italy if its final version included the compromise French Line" for their common border.
 The end of the conference found Soviet American relations at their lowest level since the 1899 Finnish war.
 Future Dark
 There was no visible prospect ot improvement in the strained diplo- matic dealings between Russia and the United States. Few observers believed the situation would gel better when the Big Four foreign ministers meet in New York Nov 4 to write final drafts for the five peace treaties.
 Both powers have taken hard anc fast positions here Secretary ByrneS and Molotov have aban. doned all pretense of personal dip lomatic relations. They detest eacf other and avoid meeting whenever possible. They have met privately for routine matters only twice dur ing the Conference.
 Both Molotov and ByrneS ar' convinced the other is wrong. Molo' toy thinks the United States is de liberately seeking to deprive thu Soviet Union of its rights. Byrne' thinks the Soviet Union is seeking more than 1t can claim legitimately
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15
Condemned IT. Receiue Meat

Nuremberg, Oct. l5-(UP)- The Il Nazis scheduled to hang within a few hours tonight re- ceived an extra bit of meat for what probably will be their last meal.
 Their supper consisted of saul sage, potato salad, tea and black bread. The sausage was some thing extra, as the prisoners or dinarily receive their meat course for lunch.
 The Nazis were not offered the opportunity to order anything they wanted / for their final meal, as they had not been m- formed of the hour they will be hanged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15

ident William Green Although no formal petition has been made by the CI.o., the decontrol of 50 im- portant 6 cost-of-living item as meat was believed certain to bring strenuous demands for wage rellef from both unions.
 The Wage Stabslization Board already faced q crisis caused by the resignation of its two industry members. WISE sources believe that unless Mir. Truman comes up with a solution this week. the entire Wa8o stabilization program may coIapses
 Some quarters predicted t1at tle board may advise the President to junk all wage, controls by Jan. !.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15

today for complete ananoonment ( year-if not before.
 In removing meat controls last night, the President set no time table for wage decontrol but some quarters believed 1t would come within 60 days.
 One source suggested the step might be taken before the Nov. , elections.
 MT. Truman said meat decontrol means there now must be general speed-up in decontroNing many other items. Because prices and wages are so closely linked, he said. wage decontrol must be accelerated also.
 Abolition of wage controls already has been demanded by AFL. Pres
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15
uSEn ROAD RECKLESsLY

Greenwich. Oct. 15-(UP)-Police said today they found Stanley Ltv- ingston Peck, 57, wandering around unconcerned in the middle of the Boston Post Road, blocking traffic, and arrested him on a charge ot reckless use of the highway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15
Eagerly Avait Stock City Is Enthusiastic On Meat De-c0ntr0L

Waterburians waited with the rest of the nation today for the restoration of meat their be and hoped that competition would keep prices down to purchasabe level.
 Action by President Truman last night in lifting OPA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15
One Day to Three Months Packers Vary Replies
 To Meat Return Query

Chicago, Oct. 15-(UP)-Spokesmen for the meat i'm dusry warned today that removal of price controls would put meat back the table immediately and dodged the question:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15
Il Nazis to Go to Gallows Tonight
Htler;s Henchn1en May Be Hanged
 At Midnight

Nuremberg, Oct. -(UP)-Hermann Goering, Joachim Won Rbbentrop and nine of Nazidoms top crmi nas the end of the road today and by all signs will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15
Meat Controls Removed
Truman Giues m To Public Clam0r
Orders Speed Up Removal of Wage And Price Curbs Except on Rents

Washington Oct. 15-(UP)-The government put plans in motion today to abandon ceiling prices many oner items in the wake of the decontro of meat.
 This sweeping decontrOl action will go 1n00 enect
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May Come by Jan. I
 Abandoning Of Wage Controls Treasured

washington Oct 15-Up-President Truman left the today for complete controls by the end the
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The midland journal., 1946-11-08
PORT DEPOSIT

Buddy Gibson, wko is in the U. S.
Navy and stationed at Newport,
r. l., spent the week here with home
folks.
Mrs. Frank Clapp, Mrs. Cecil A.
Ewing, Miss Lucy Clapp and Miss
Muriel Ewing spent the weekend at
Atlantic City, N. ].
Mrs. Mary Flaherty entertained
over the weekend, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Malchi, of Lancaster, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leroy and
Miss Hazel Leroy visited Miss Madge
Leroy at Madison College, in Harris
burg, Pa.
The teen-agers of Port Deposit
hold their Sunday evening meetings
at 33 High Street, at 1880 O'CLOCK.
Weekend visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Robinson, Sr., were Mr.. and
Mrs. James Robinson and Albert
Robinson of Washington, D. c.
S. G. Rowland has returned to his
Baltimore home after spending the
summer at his farm near Port De-
posit.
Mrs. Reuben Whistler is a patient
in Hartford Memorial Hospital, Havre
de Grace.
The Ellen Turner Missionary So
ciety of the Presbyterian church, met
with Mrs. Fletcher Williams on Tues
day evening last.
The members of the w. S. C. S., in
ohc cprvasSca of tho Week nf PRAYER
held "a special service on the evening
OF Tuesday, Oct. 20, inrtEe Sunday
School room of the Methodist Church
Mrs. Walter Williams, Mrs. Will
liam Cain and Mrs. Lucy Touchton
attended the annual State convention
of the Daughters of Liberty in Ocean
City, Md, last week.
The midland journal., 1946-11-08
Services At
Methodist Church

The Metohdist Sunday School met
in the auditorium for the combined
grades Devotional Program, Supt.
Claude Buck presiding.
At the morning church service
Rev. j. R. Bicking preached from the
text, "Thou art the Christ, the Son
of the living God" The Senior choir
sang The Beautiful Garden OF
Prayer" Tke Junior choir sang,
"Yield Not to Temptation. A basket
of beautiful chrysanthemums was
given by Rev. and Mrs. ]. R. Bicking
to Mr.. William M. Pogue in honor OF
his S0tL birthday.
At the evening service after song
service. prayer by Mr.. Edwin L.
Haines, responsive Grading and read
ing of Matt, 8 chap. ''John, the Bap-
lists Preaching" the Film, 1.-The
Voice in the Wilderness" was given.
The midland journal., 1946-11-08
MARYLAND Potato Crop

The Maryland share of the $780,
8OO-acre national potato goal estab-
lished for 1947 is 19,600 acres, Jos.
H. Blanfdord. Maryland Production
and Marketing Administration Direc-
tor, announces. The national goal is
1860 acres below the 2,771, 900
acres recommended for 1946.
Mr.. Blandford pointed out that
this years national goal under aver
age conditions should produce ap-
proximaately 375 million bushels OF
potatoes, enough for all normal.
needs. Based on average yield per
acre figures, TIE Maryland goal
should produce 1,999,200 bushels.
While the Maryland acreage recon
mended for 1946 was 1S,400 acres,
Mr.. Blandford said, 1--WE actually
planted 10000 acres and harvested
2,639,OO0 bushels of potatoes in
1946. Our yield per acre was 13O bu-
shells, % above the average yield dur
ing the years 1854. This increase
was caused by good growing condi-
tions, coupled with increased use of
fertilizers, and new and more eff
cient insecticides"
The 1947 acreage goal should pro-
udce all the 1947 potatoes which
Maryland growers can market
through usual channels. The goals
for individual farms will be establish
ed by County Agricultural Conserva-
tion Committees, which will notify
the growers. Only farmers who plant
within their allotted acreage will be
eligible for price support under the
Departments 1947 price support pro-
gram for potatoes, Mr.. Blandford
said.
The midland journal., 1946-11-08
WOODLAWN

Mr.. and Mrs. William McGowen,
Mrs. Parke Eby. of West Chester,
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs William E. Rea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Perry and
family of Washington, d. c., spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. E.. c.
Williams and Mrs. M. v. Rutter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Jackson are
enjoying a motor trip to Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Newcomb of
Wilmington, are visiting their SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sebold.
Tie Halloween social held in the
Hall last Wednesday night, sponsor
ed by the Friendship Club, was quite
success. The Hall was beautifully
decorated for the occasion.
Mr.. ind Mrs. Harold E. Tyson,
Naomi and George, were dinner
guests Sunday of Miss S. Elizabeth
Tyson, West Chester.
Miss Leila R. Thompson delight
fully entertained the Girls Embroid-
cry Club Wednesday afternoon at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Carroll F..
Tyson, North East.
Mrs. Matilda Meehan spent several
days last week in Aberdeen with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Stevens spent
with friends in Annapolis.
The midland journal., 1946-11-08
Delaware Art
Center Show

The 33rd annuale Delaware show
will be held Nov. 5 to Dec. at the
Delaware Art Center, Park Drive at
Woodlawn Ave, Wilmington.
Week days 1000 to 500 o'clock;
Sunday 2:0O to 400 o'clock. Admis-
sion free.
Many people do not understand
how the Delaware Shows are run, and
we think it may be of interest to de-
scribe their workings"
In an effort to make them as fair
as possible, a different chairman is
asked 70 serve each year. That chair
man in turn selects his own commit
tee, and that committe ethen meets
and selects artists to be invited to
serve on the Jury which chosoes the
pictures to be hung, and awards the
prizes. Artists from other states are
asked TO serve as jurors, so that the
Judging will be impartial and imper-
sonal
The general procedure that is fol-
lowed is this: The judges sit about
fifteen feet from an empty wall and
the paintings are brought forward in
small groups, the work of one artist
at time, and placed against the
wall. II two vote definitely for pic
ture, it is Sim; if there is discussion
and doubt, it is put in doubtful"
group 10 be looked at again; if two
votes are definitely against picture,
ii is "out.''
The midland journal., 1946-11-08
FARNIINGTON SECTION

Mrs. Elsie Mckinney, Wilmington,
md Mrs. Fritz Lieske were luncheon
guests of Mrs. William Greer on
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jokn Miller, Oxford,
Mrs May Turner, Radford, Pa, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller, Hickory
Hill, were Friday night supper guests
If Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Thomason.
Mrs. Oscar Rotten, Mrs. Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Thomason attend
ed a Brush Party at the home of Mrs.
Edward Rotten, near Oxford, on
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gwen Mills, Lincoln
University and Mr.. and Mrs. Mack
Berkowich, Oxford, were callers on
the j. A Thomasons Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Waibel and
grandson Billie and Mrs. Mary Fair
;loth called on Mrs. Margaret Flet-
cher Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Irene Perry and Mrs. Julien
Taylor were callers on Mrs. j. A
rhomason Friday afternoon.
The midland journal., 1946-11-08
Needlework Guild

1t is Needlework Guild time of year
again.
Hope you regular members have
your contributions all ready for your
directors, and if you have not, have
it on your list for this week. They
will be looking for them soon.
The annual collection and meeting
will be at Colora School House on
Saturday, Nov. %, at P. M.
For chose of you who have not reg
ularly contributed to this good work,
you may help others less fortunate by
giving two new garments or articles
of household linen or money contri-
button. If you give garments have
them the same size. The reason is to
have one to wear while the other is
being laundered.
Mrs. Lloyd Balderston
Secretary
The midland journal., 1946-11-08
Price Control

Mr.. II. B. Garrett, chairman of the
Price Control Board at Elkton, SER
wing Cecil and Kent Counties, gives
the following information as to the
future conduct of the OPA business: /:
/. Trade and consumer inquiries
about price control formerly handled
by Price Control Boards should be
addressed to the OPA District Office,
1000 O'Sullivan Building, Balti-
more-2.
2. Certificates of transfer covering
sales of used passenger automobiles
by individuals may. be obtained from
principal auto dealers. Dealers should
request additional supplies from the
OPA Regional Mail Order Center at
POI Varick Street, New York City-14.
8. Sugar rationing has been admin
istered from the District Office since
last January. In the future, sugar
forms required by the trade and con-
sumers may be obtained from the
District Office.
4. Pending compliance actions by
the board will be transferred to the
District Office.
5. The local board Office was closed
Tor tke transaction of public bust
aess on November f. However, the
paid clerical personnel will continue
On duty during the month of Novem-
Ger in order to transfer records to
The District Office and to perform the
many other duties involved in closing
the board.
6. Supervision of rent control will
De administered as the past. The Bal
timore rent Office will continue to SER
vice Cecil County
This step marks the conclusion of
almost five years of unprecedented
patriotic service by many citizens of
our area who, through their thou
sands Of kours of volunteer work,
nave prevented inflationary dangers
rom taking effect, and saw that their
leighbors had an equal right to their
air share of commodities during the
lays of rationing," Mr.. Garrett said.
Members of our Price Control
Boards stayed on the job for more
han a year after the end of the war.
Production, has had chance to catch
Up with the demand. Now that Presi-
lent Truman has announced the pro-
gram for accelerating the remaining
wartime controls, Price Administra-
or Paul A. Porter has determined
hat the remaining functions of local
boards can be continued by the Dis
rict Office at Baltimore"
The midland journal., 1946-11-08
MRS. CARRIE H. GORRELL

Mrs. Carrie H. Gorrell, wife of
Willis B. Gorrell, died at their home
in Perryville, on October 2S. Funeral
services were keld from the Patter-
son Funeral Home on Tuesday after
noon, October 20, with interment in
Asbury cemetery.
Mrs. Gorrell was daughter of the
late John and Emma Bowen Shipley
of Pikesville She is survived by her
husband; seven sisters, Mrs. Mary
Shelley of Freeland, Md; Mrs. Kath-
crime E. Keller of Perryville; Mrs
Charlotte of Farley, Mrs. Jane S. Ko-
now, and Mrs. Edith Reed OF Balti-
more; Mrs. Margaret E. Allen OF
Overlea, Mrs. Lillian Jackson OF
Cedar Edge, Colorado; and one bro
ther, Mckinley Shipley, of Highland
Indiana.
The midland journal., 1946-11-08
Special Week OF Prayer

Tke service for the Week of Prayer
and Self Deianl was held Tuesday
evening in the auditorium of the
Methodist Church in charge of the
Department of Spiritual Life, Mrs.
Ella Cooney Director The regular
printed program was followed, with
readings by several members, closing
with prayer by Mrs. ]. c. Mccoy.
Rev. and Mrs. j. R. Bicking sang a
duet. Mrs. Harry Burkins read the
Scripture Lesson. Closed with Bene-
diction by the Pastor.