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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-03
Ashe Veterans
Enter Colleges

A number of Ashe county vet
Grams of World War II are re-en-
tering college following their dis
charges from service.
Morris Eller, of Lansing, en-
tered the school of journalism at
the University of N. c., yester-
day.
Marvin Stump, of Nathan's
Creek, entered State College last
week.
Thomas Johnston, of Jefferson,
will re-enter Wake Forest soon.
Jimmy Rhodes, who recently
received his discharge from the
navy, expects to enter business
school in the near future.
Harold Long, of West Jeffer-
son, has entered the University
of North Carolina.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-03
J. G. Woodh, IA,
= -.
ut u1nbs Mon.

Funeral service for James
Glenn Woodie, IA, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horton Woodie, of Laurel
Springs, who died Monday, was
held Wednesday at HOO a. m. at
the home. The Rev. J. w. Luke
officiated and burial followed in
the family cemetery.
Survivors are his parents, three
brothers and three sisters: Claude
Frank, Earl, Sally, Isobel and
Katherine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-03
Warrensville Has
Hosiery Mill Now

A new hosiery mill has been
opened at Warrensville in the old
post office building, where seven
machines have been put into use.
The mill, operated by Horace
Eisenhower, is manufacturing
socks.
1t is understood that some ex-
pansion plans will be worked out
later.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-03
BOARD OF EDUCATION
WILL MEET ON MONDAY

The Ashe county board of edu-
cation will meet on Monday and
at this time, plans relative to the
rebuilding of Nathan's Creek
school are expected to be discuss
ed.
The building was recently de-
stroyed by fire.,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-01-03

Photo shows, left to right Judge Walter Stacy chief
justice North Carolina Supreme COURT Lloyd X Garrison
chairman of the presidents fact finding board and Milton
president of Kansas State college and brother of
General Eisenhower who serving President
fact finding board ON the General Motors strike.
Evening star., 1946-06-10
House Approves Bill
To Boost Pay OLD. C.
Police and firemen
Amendment EXCLUDING
Retired Men From
Benefits Withdrawn

The House approved today a
bill increasing by IA per cent the
salaries of policemen and fire.
men in the District. The meas
ure goes to the Senate.
The legislation was approved
without debate after Chairman Nc
MILAN brought in a report from
the House District Committee ex-
planning that policemen and fire.
men here were not included in the
pay raise for Federal employees re-
Gently enacted by Congress. The
report explained that the increase
for these District employees is equiv
alent to the pay raises granted
other Federal workers.
Included In the pay raise are
members of the Metropolitan, Park
and White House Police and of the
District Fire Department.
Amendment Withdrawn.
Mr.. Mcmillan offered a commit
tee amendment to the pay increase
bill excluding from its benefits re-
tired policemen and firemen. but
withdrew this amendment when
Representative Bland, Democrat. of
Virginia, objected. AS passed the
bill gives retired men the same
benefits as those in active service
Mr.. Bland explained afterward that
he did not think the amendment
was fair.
The House also approved a bill
Tightening the local regulations to
prevent the spread OF contagious
diseases.
This bill allows the health au-
thorities to order the confinement
OF a person suffering from a COM
municable disease in a suitable in
stitution or hospital.
The District Committees report
pointed out that under existing law
a person refusing to accept quaran-
tine or treatment may be fined or
(See D. c. LEGISLATION, Pg. A-21
Evening star., 1946-06-10
Alexandra Youth Is Killed
With u Aboard Army PIone

Staff Sergt. Walter P. Astryke
81, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S.
Astryke, is Cation avenue, Alexan-
dria, was among % persons killed
yesterday in the crash of an Army
C-54 transport plane on Taboga Is
land, IL miles from Panama City
the Army announced today.
Also killed were two West Point
cadets, William S. Fisher, Gatun
Canal Zone, and John M. McGinnis
Balboa Heights, Canal Zone.
An Army rescue party today re-
sumed the search for more bodies
after recovering 10 from the wreck
age before darkness halted activi-
ties, the Associated Press reported
from Balboa.
A native of Alexandria, Sergt.
Astryke attended George Washing
ton High School there before enter
ing the Coast Artillery in March
1943.
After being stationed in Panama
for 80 months, he was transferred
to the United States military mis-
sion in La Paz, Bolivia.
Evening star., 1946-06-10

Already the District is scraping the
bottom of the barrel"
Senator Hoey, Democrat, of North
Carolina, acting chairman of the
committee. said decision would be
delayed until committee members
could study the transcript of to-
days session and the report of the
House District Committee. In addi-
ton, he said, the committee would
consult with members of the Senate
Appropriations Committee to get
their reaction to the revenue ques-
ton.
The bill would authorize appropri-
ations out of District revenues of up
to $500, 900 annually to cover the cost
Of the program. Parents of children
placed in the center would be
charged fees according to their abil-
ity to pay. During the hearing, Sen
(See CHILD CARE, Page H-3)
Evening star., 1946-06-10
SeIectees Refuse
To Ride on Bus
| Beside CoIored
by the A..ocioted Pr.s.

SUFFOLK, Va, June 10.-The
first repercussion of the Supreme
Courts ruling against segregation
of races on interstate buses was
reported in Virginia today when %
white Nansemond County selectees,
headed for Richmond, left a Grey
hound bus rather than sit next to
colored persons.
NJ. p. Spivey, in charge of the
Suffolk men, and Melvin Brinkley
Of White Marsh road, in charge of
the men living out in the county,
said that colored passengers occu-
pied about half of the seats in the
rear of the bus, with only one COL
ored person to seat, and that they
refused to double up.
THE men left the bus on their
own initiative" Mr.. Spivey said
land I Joined them, along with Mr..
Brinkley."
The bus was one bound for WASH
ington from Norfolk. To conform
with ruling by the Supreme Court
week ago, the interstate lines have
abolished the Jim Crow" system
from buses crossing State lines.
The selectees, however, boarded
the next Greyhound bus which left
here for Richmond.
Evening star., 1946-06-10
Committee Approves
Snyder Nomination
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Finance Commit
tee today approved President
Truman's nomination of John w
Snyder to be Secretary of the
Treasury.
Mr.. Snyder succeeds Fred M. Vim
son, who has been nominated for
Chief Justice of the United States
Chairman George said the COM
mittee's action, taken at a closed
session was unanimous.
Senator Donnen, Republican, OF
Missouri, made public a statement
he delivered to the committee
which said:
Il am of the opinion that the
nomination of Mr.. John w. Snyder
to be Secretary of the Treasury
should be confirmed. I believe his
capacity and integrity qualify him
to perform creditably the duties OF
this highly important office. The
State of Missouri is greatly hon.
ored by the fact that the President
has made this selection from among
her sons
Later, Senator Hawkes., Repub-
lican, of New Jersey issued state
ment praising Mr.. Snyder as "a
liberal but not foolish liberal"
He believes in the free, competi-
tive enterprise system which made
the United States of America what
it is" Senator Hawkes. said. HE
believes that equity for all groups
on basis which establishes the
mutuality of rights is essential te
the success of this Nation and the
welfare of its people,"
Chairman McCarran of the SEN
ate Judiciary Committee announced
his group will provide an oppor-
tunity Friday for any one who wants
to protest the appointment of Mr.
Vinson.
Evening star., 1946-06-10
BY the Associotsd Press

BELGRADE, June 10.-Mar-
shall Tito's Yugoslav government
charged at the opening of Gen.
Draja Mihailovich's treason trial
today that American officers sat
in on a conference between the
former Chetnik leader and the
German commander in Yugo-
slavia.
The government indictment was
read at the opening of the trial
of the man who was left behind
by former King Peters government
for the announcement purpose of
waging underground war against
the Germans. 1t also charged that
Mihailovich was sent word by Brit
ish officers in Cairo to "liquidate
Communists as soon as possible"
The voluminous bill of particulars,
with detailed charges of collabora-
ton and war crimes against Mihailo-
vich, said the British sent the in
structions to the King Peters re-
Evening star., 1946-06-10

According to his father, Sergt
Astryke had been home on a As
day furlough and left for Panama
last Wednesday on the first leg of
his trip back to Bolivia. His only
brother, Staff Sergt. Charles G
Astryke, was killed in an automobile
accident last October, the father
said.
The plane, which carried II pas
sengers and six crew members,
crashed on a mountainside on Ia
boga Island while on routine flight
to Albrook Field, Canal Zone. 1t
left West Palm Beach at 4:45 am
yesterday and struck the mountain
at 11:13 am.
1t. Col. John S. Owens, deputy
commander of Morrison Field, said
the plane was manned by picked
crew. In addition to the crew of
six, it carried 13 enlisted men,
Army colonel, 2 West Point cadets
and l civilian.
Col. Owens said the plane ex-
(See CRASH, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1946-06-10
D.C.'s Lack of Cash Appears =
Chief Bar to ChHd-Core Centers
'Scroping Bottom Of Barrel Senators Told
After Hearing Witnesses Urge Program

Lack Of adequate District rev.
enues appeared today to be the
principal barricade facing the
House-passed bill for operation
OF the nursery and child day
care centers as a part of the
public school system.
A long list of witnesses represent
ing many groups enthusiastically
supported the legislation at a hear
ing today before the Senate District
Committee. They won a favorable
reaction from at least some men,
bers of the committee.
The Districts revenue problem
however. was brought pointedly to
the committees attention by Com
missioner Guy Mason, who said
THE Commissioners still are op-
posed to the bill. We don't know
where the money is coming from
Evening star., 1946-06-10
fence Held Part of Jewels
Stolen in Reich, Army Reveals
Duront Didn't Know
Where Loot Was
When He Was Seized
BY the Associotsd Press

CHICAGO, June 10.-The Hes
sian crown jewels, prize of the
greatest jewel robbery of mod
ern times" were in the hands OF
a fence" when Col. Jack w
Durant and WAC Capt. Kathleen
B. Durant were seized, the Army
said today.
Meanwhile, Maj. David F.
Watson Of Burlingame, Calf.
was under arrest in Germany.
although the Army refused to
say whether he was the officer a
previous announcement had said
was being sought in connection
with the jewel theft.)
Maj. John D. Evans of Lincoln
Nebr., 9th Service Command pro-
vost marshal, related at news
conference that Col. Durant had NO
idea of where the jewels were when
he was seized by military police in
the La Sale Hotel last week.
On Friday the colonel asked fol
permission to make telephone call
Maj. Evans said the colonel talkee
to the fence" an underworld name
for . dealer In stolen goods, ane
Evening star., 1946-06-10
AI|-Day Closing Of Banks
On Saturdays Is Favored

After brief hearing before the
Senate District Committee today
Acting Chairman Hoey indicated the
group would report favorably on a
bill providing for the all-day closing
on Saturdays of Washington's banks
and building and loan associations
Adoption of the measure was urged
by F. G. Addison, speaking for the
District Bankers Association and
G. G. James, for the District Build
ing and Loan League. Support also
was given by Robert V. Fleming
past president of the District ano
the American Bankers Association.
Mr.. Addison stressed that the leg
islation would apply only to the
banking institutions. He gave as
surances that banking hours during
other days of the week would be
heightened so that banks would be
open for business the same number
of hours as at present
Evening star., 1946-06-10
Court Upho|ds
1obaccoFirn1s'
Trust Conviction
Fines Of $255,000
For Trio Sustained
In 6-to-0 Decision
BY the Associoted Press

The Supreme Court held today
that three big tobacco companies
had conspired to form monop-
oily and upheld their conviction
under the Sherman Antitrust
Act. +
In 6-to-0 decision, the court de-
clared it was not necessary to show
competitors actually had been ex-
cluded. 1t was the hrSt time the
court had ruled on the point.
The case involved the R. j. Rey-
nolds Tobacco Co., Liggett & Myers
Tobacco Co. and the American To-
bacco Coz They were fined a total
of $255 900 in United States District
Court in Lexington, KY. The Sixth
Federal Circuit Court upheld the
conviction.
Justice Burton delivered the 60
decision. Justices Reed and Jack
son did not participate.
Justice Burton said the companies
"have been found to have con-
spired to establish monopoly and
also to have the power and intent
to establish and maintain the
monopoly. To hold that they do
not come within the prohibition of
the Sherman Act would destroy the
force of that act"
Justice Frankfurter. in a brief
concurring opinion, said he believed
the court also should have ruled on
whether errors were committed in
the selection of the jury.
The companies asked the Supreme
Court to review numerous questions.
But it agreed to consider only
whether actual exclusion of COM
petitors is necessary element for
monopolization, under the terms of
the Sherman Act.
The Justice Department contend
ed its case against the companies
showed there was intent and pow-
er to produce result which the law
condemns - exclusion of competi-
tors" 1t argued that neither on
authority nor on reason is the fur
ther element of actual exclusion
OF competitors necessary to this
offense" (of monopolization).
Justice Rutledge wrote a brief
concurring opinion in which he said
he agreed that "the offense of
monopolization is complete when
power is acquired to exclude COM
petitors and therefore actual ex-
cluSion need not be shown"
Evening star., 1946-06-10
Officials
Prepare 10 Enforce
Anti-UPWA Rider
All Workers Must Deny
Belonging to Any Union
Asserting Strike Right
BY Joseph Young

Acting to comply with the anti
strike provision of its 1947 ap-
preparations bill, the Agriculture
Department today disclosed that
it Is ready to dismiss by July l
all employees who are members
OF unions asserting the right to
strike against the Government.
The rider, adopted by Senate
House conferees on the Agriculture
Departments appropriations bill, is
aimed at the United Public Workers
OF America, CIO, which does not
specifically bar its members from
strikes against the Government.
T. Roy Reed, personnel director
OF the Agriculture Department. said
that each of the agency's $4,000
employees will be required to sign
an affidavit stating that the worker
does not belong to any union which
asserts" the right to strike against
the Federal Government.
Those employees failing to sign the
affidavit will be dismissed on July
l, it was said.
The rider stipulates that these
employees cannot be paid after July
l, and If passed there is nothing
else we can do but not permit these
people to work." Mr.. Reed said. I'VE
cannot allow them to stay on the job
Sec DTnCD Dee A
Evening star., 1946-06-10
Marine Vehicles Fired On
Near Chinese Airport
BY the Associated Press

TIENTSIN, June 10.-Chinese
government dispatches from Tsing-
tao today said several American Ma
rine vehicles were fired on by un-
known persons last night as they
returned to Tsingtao airport.
There were no reports of Marine
casualties.
The reports said Communists.
violating the current 15-day truce,
attacked village IL miles north of
Tsingtao Saturday. They said the
village is only miles from a Marine
base and that all American military
personnel in the area were recalled
from liberty, all units were alerted.
and heavy guards were patrolling
the airfield and city.
Evening star., 1946-06-10
.Stassen's S Prestige
And Prospects in '48
Hinge on Primary
Former Governor Books
Thye in Senate Roce
Against Shipsteod
Pu Gn,,Il :..>I.
By Gould Lincoln
Stor Stoff Corrsxoonaeot

ST. PAUL, Mimi, June TO-
Tied in with the results of the
Republican primary elections in
Minnesota on July 8 for the NOM
nations of Senator and Gov
ernor is the prestige of former
Gov. Harold E. Stassen and his
presidential prospects in 1948.
The Stassen organization is back
ing Gov. Thye in the senatorial race
against Senator Shipstead, and
Judge Luther Youngdahl in the
gubernatorial race against Hjalmar
Petersen.
Gov. Thye and Judge Youngdahl
are the candidates picked to run by
Mr.. Stassen and his friends, after
Mr.. StaSsen decided not to rur
against Senator Shipstead himself
A defeat for these candidates. there.
fore, would be nearly as much of a
blackeye for MIR. Stassen as if he
had run and been defeated.
Dictatorship Charged.
When Mr.. Stassen determined not
to run for the Senate and to put his
friend Gov. Thye in the race. he laic
himself wide open to a charge OF
dictatorship" which Senator Ship
stead and Mr.. Petersen Immediately
broadcast.
Indeed, Senator Shipstead is ir
some respects seeking to make the
issue one between himself and Mr.
StaSsen rather than between him.
self and the very popular Gov. Thye
In radio address to the Minnesota
voters at the very outset of the
campaign, Senator Shipstead
brought the charge of bossism
against Mr.. Stassen, insisting that
he, Senator Shipstead, had only one
boss, the people of Minnesota. He
insisted, too, that Mr.. Stassen's boss
is a group of New York financiers
who knew the names of the candi-
dates selected by Mr.. Stassen even
before they were announced to the
people OF Minnesota.
Expected Stassen to Run.
"Of course Mr.. Shipstead con-
tinued, Il hao expected that my
opponent would be Mr.. Stasseu
himself. He has raised the issue
which since VI day have given sc
many heartaches to our people. In
all honesty, and if he had the cour-
age of his superstate conscience, Mr.
Stassen should have met me in q
legal election as provided by Min
nesota lay. Unlike such prospective
l94S presidential possibilities as Gov
Dewey of New York, former Gov
Bricker of Ohio. Gov. Warren OF
California and Senator Vandenbere
of Michigan-who dares to submit;
their records to the voters of theiI
States this year-Mr. stassen chooses
not to rum"
In speech delivered Saturday
night in support of Senator Ship
stead, Arthur E. Nelson of St. Paul
former mayor and Senator, for a
short term" adopted the same line
of attack. He referred to the attempt
to defeat Senator Shipstead as a
(Ceo TTNCNT N poro ~
Evening star., 1946-06-10
|MihoiIovich's Trial Under Way;
Americans Linked to Axis Talks
U. S. Officers SGT In at PorIey Of General
And German Commander, Government Saws

sistance leader in the spring of 1914
by officers who attend the Kings
marriage to Princess Alexandria OF
Greece.
In the summer of 1914, the in
dictment continued, the American
Col. Mcdowell, chief of the Ameri-
can military mission to Mihailovich's
headquarters, arrived at the airfield
at Pranjina. AS soon as he met
Mihailovich he told him we Ameri-
cans are not interested in your fight
with Germany. They must be put
out of Yugoslavia by action of the
Allies. 1t is up to you to remain
among the people =" America is
helping exclusively you and your
movement in Yugoslavia.'
In August, 1914, the indictment
said, Col Mcdowell took part" in
a meeting at the village of Foes
between Mihailovich and the CHIEF
Of the administrative staff of the
German military commander ir
Serbia. Neubacher. Col. Mcdowell
fSea MIL Ar OUTTu pooo 1I
Evening star., 1946-06-10
Toll in Iowa Hotel Fire
Rises 10 Is; Inquiries. ].
Info Cause Started
Burns Are FutuI to Wife
Of Owner; 19 Guests
Not Accounted For
BY the Assoeiofed Press

DUBUQUE, Iowa, June TO-
The death toll in a tragic fire at
the Garfield Hotel went to 16
today as a three-way investiga-
tlon was started in an effort to
determine the cause of the blaze
which swept through the 200
room structure early yesterday.
Taking leading parts in the in
vestigation were the State fire mar
shal's office, the Dubuque County at
torney and the coroner. At the
same time DR.. F. S. Leonard, cor
oner, countermanded a previous de-
cision and said an inquest would
be held before a three-member
jury.
Hotel Owners Wife Dies.
The 10th fatal victim Of the fire
was Mrs. William Canneld, 73, wife
of the hotel owner. Her husband
was taken dead from the ruins yes
terday, and her son is in the hos
pital with serious burns. She died
in Mercy Hospital this morning of
third-degree burns.
Three of the dead remained un-
identified and 10 persons still were
reported missing by the Red Cross.
Fifteen more were in the hospital.
F1remen resumed their search fol-
bodies in the 200-foom hotels still
stnoldering debris after officials OF
the State IRE n,arshals ONCE ap-
proved supporting braces which had
been newly placed to prevent the
walls from collapsing.
The Red Cross continued its radio
appeal for all persons who were
registered at the hotel Saturday
night to report their whereabouts, in
order to facilitate the check of the
missing persons.
Coroner Leonard, who said the in
quest would be held next week, as
serted he believed the fire started
in the basement under the hotels
cocktail lounge and fire escape and
spread from there.
Many Believed Away.
Fire Chief Perry Kirch said he
believed most of the persons un-
accounted for after the fire roared
through the 55-year-old building
early yesterday morning were per-
manent guests who were registered
at the hotel, but had left for the
week end.
The hotel register listed 1913 names
many of which were illegible be-
cause OF water damage. The Red
Cross said the missing probably in
cluded the three unidentified dead
Chief Kirch said he expected to
find "a few" more bodies in the
piles of charred debris.
The blaze, which apparent,s
started in the basement, raced up
partition separating the main
floor lobby and cocktail lounge and
famed out and upward quickly.
No Estimate of Damage.
Chief Kirch said there had been
no attempt yet to estimate the
property damage as the result of the
fire, as all firemen had been en-
gagged entirely in searching the
wreckage for more bodies.
The blaze was fought for 21a
hours by IS firemen and there were
scenes of horror and heroism. Chief
Kirch praised the work of civilians
(See FIRE, Page A-5.)