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Evening star., 1946-07-17
BY the Assoeioted Press

The White House made public
today a declara ton from the
War Reconversion Advisory
Board that abandonment Of
price control will leave the Ma
ton unprotected against a dan
gerous rise in prices in the in
terval before normal economic
forces are working"
Proper provision should be made
to extend the life of OPA for a
period not to exceed one year" the
board said in a report to President
Truman.
1t advised that this was the unan-
imous sentiment of the board as
embodied in a resolution adopted
yesterday. The board includes rep
resentatives of business, agriculture
and labor.
The White House made the report
public as Senate and House con-
ferees buckled down to an effort to
work out compromise measure re-
Viving OPA.
Taft Unwilling to Bulge Inch"
A deadlock threat hung over the
group. Senator Taft. Republican,
of Ohio told reporters he was un-
willing to bulge an inch" on the
new bill, while Mr.. Truman was
represented by some Democrats as
! willing to sign the measure only II
Congress restores ceilings on meat,
eggs and other food products which
the Senate voted to exempt from
controls.
The reconversion boards resolu-
ton asserted that the unanimous
sentiment developed after months
OF discussions and considerat ton. and
despite widely varying viewpoints
and differences Of opinion" in the
past
1T is essential that the termina-
ton OF price control be brought
about without unnecessary delay,
yet in an orderly manner" it said.
This can be accomplished only
through the adoption of a positive
program embracing timely measures
OF decontrol and gradual discon-
tinuation Of cost-of living subsidies
together with the maintenance of
courageous fiscal and monetary poll
cies to combat imitation"
Members of the board include
Albert S. Goss, master of the Ma
tional Grange; Edward A. ONeal.
president of the American Farm
Bureau Federation: James G. Pat
ton. president Of the National Farm
ers' Union: Labor Leaders William
Green and Philip Murray and T. c.
Cashen; Anna M. Rosenberg, chair
man OF the New York City Vet
Grams Service Committee, repre-
senting the public, and Nathaniel
Dyke, jr.; Eric A Johnston and
! George H. Mead, representing in
/ dustry.
| The White House statement added
this moot note to the boards report:
This action shall in no wise be
construed as an Endorsement of the
proposed legislation now pending
before Congress"
The board said it was also es-
sential' that during the period of
the extension of OPA's life the
inequities and obstacles to maxi
mum production must by admin
istrative action be reduced to the
minimum by simplifying present
procedures and liberalizing existing
standards"
Senator Taft made clear he was
not out to bargain with the admin
iStrat ton.
'Of course, the President would
sign the bill If We put such things
as meat, eggs and butter back under
controls" Senator Taft said. IT
Evening star., 1946-07-17
VISA Attacks Auditors
Report as Reflection
On Agency's Honesty
Convoy Takes Exception
To Charge Of Improper
Accounting for Funds
BULLETIN

E. w. Bell of the General
Accounting Office testified
today that the records of the
Maritime Commission and the
War Shipping Administration
were incorrect and incom-
plete" but that "on the face
of the records that we have
examined, we have found no
fraud"
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Another Overseas Star
Available Today

The latest Overseas Edition
of The Star is available to-
day at both The Star office
and the street floor service
desk in Lansburgh's Depart
ment Store.
Copies are free, with en-
velopes for mailing, but the
edition is strictly limited.
Please do not waste a single
copy.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Trumon Denies Planning
FLIGHT to Son Francisco
By the Assoeiotsd P:ess

President Truman said today he
does not plan to fly to San Fran
cisco Monday to attend an Army
Air Force celebration and a Shrine
convention.
Hamilton Airfield officials at San
Francisco had reported he did plan
such a trip. When told of this re-
port, Mr.. Truman replied there was
nothing TO it and that he was not
going.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Six Injured as Fire Routs
80 Ohio Hotel Guests
BY the Associated Press

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio, July IT.
An early morning fire routed 80
guests from the Curtis Hotel in the
business district today.
Six guests suffered burns and cuts
fleeing the 75-year-old, f1ve-story
structure, but hospital attaches said
none was believed critically hurt.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Frequent Phone Calls Exchanged
With Several Capitol Offices
Carson Secretary Tells Probers
Woman EmpIoye
Gives Names of
Congress Members
BY Corter Brooke Jones

Chairman May of the House
Military Affairs Committee called
the Washington Office of Erie
Basin Metal Products, Inc, two
or three times week" and Mrs.
Charles Chance, one of Senate
Majority Leader Barkley's secre-
taries, often telephoned the
Office, the Senate War Investi-
eating Committee was told to-
day.
Mrs. Jean H. Bates, a secretary In
the Erie Basin Office at No. Thomas
Circle for IA months, also testified
she handled phone calls either to
or from Chairman SABBATH of the
House Rules Committee, Senator
Capehart, Republican, of Indiana
Congressman Mccormick, presum-
ably House Majority Leader McCor-
mack, and former Representative
Dickstein, Democrat. of New York
then chairman of the House Investi-
eating Committee.
Called Several Times a Week.
Mrs Bates said Representative
May, who has been linked in testi-
mony frequently with the affairs of
the munitions corporations, was
called several times Week" and
that he phoned the Erie Basin office
even oftener.
Mrs. Bates said when Joseph
Freeman, head of Erie Basins,
Washington Office, was needed ur-
gently. she sometimes PACED him
at the Office of Representative
SABBATH and sometimes in other
offices on Capitol Hill where she
knew he had gone"
Mrs. Chances husband was a fire.
quent visitor at the Thomas Circle
office she said.
Mr.. Chance was in the Office
quite a lot when Murray Carson
was in town." the attractive red
helred secretary told the committee.
Mrs. Chance told a reporter later
Il suppose have called there" but
said she doesn't remember" what
was discussed.
Mrs. Bates didn't know where Mr.
Chance fitted into the picture or
even what he did for living, she
explained, in response to questions.
Didn't Know Nature of Calls.
Nor did she know the nature of
the calls which Freeman and Cars
son frequently received or made to
members of Congress and others on
the HILL she said.
There was so little I actually
knew" the young woman added.
DO you mean to convey" asked
Senator Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan, that there was not much
that went on in the open, that their
business was conducted in secret?"
That was the general idea, she
said.
Did Senator Barkley ever phone
in persona" Mrs. Bates was asked
Never that l know Of" she said
One of the companies in the COM
bine under investigation is Batavia
Metal Products, Inc. On July g.
David M. Barkley, son of the Sena-
tor said, at Batavia, Ill, he had
been with this company in sales
work since December and planned
to resign soon
Young Barkley, formerly a ma jol
in the Army Air Forces, said he took
the job as "a straight business
proposition" and his resignation hao
nothing to do with the Senate in
vestigation.
Says May Phoned in Person.
Mrs. Bates said Mr.. Sabatt
phoned Freeman a number of times
and Congressman Mccormack
called on more than one occasion
She did not recall that Senator
Capehart ever phoned them.
She said her recollection was that
Mr.. Dickstein had phoned the Of
Evening star., 1946-07-17
CAB 10 Hold Public Hearing
On Constellation Crash
(See AUSTIN, Page A-3D
By the Associated Press

Joseph B. Duckworth, director of
the Civil Aeronautics Boards safety
bureau, has announced a public
hearing will be held here in con-
nection with the crash of four
engine Constellation transport near
Reading, Pa, last week.
The hearing will be held as soon
Jas all available information on the
cause of the accident has been
gathered, he said, adding it prob
ably would be next week. Two CAB
technicians are still studing wreck
age of the plane.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Other Election Results, Page As
BY the Associoied prnss

BY fh- Associoied prn,s
HELENA, Mont. July IT
Youthful Left Erickson, who
grabbed a commanding lead
shortly after the polls closed in
yesterdays Montana primary
election. continued to gain
ground today in his race to
unSeat the veteran Senator
Wheeler.
the former State Supreme Court
justice. who campaigned for the
Democratic senatorial nomination as
an internationalist, unof1icially led
Senator Wheeler by 1851 votes, with
more than half of the States l,156
precincts reported. He polled ST.
900 in $50 precincts. Senator Wheel
er received 32.529.
The vote, slow to be counted be-
cause of a large ballot, was con-
sioered as one of the largest pri-
mary turnouts in Montanas S his
tory. 1t was attributed to the hot
ly contested Wheeler Erickson race
which now is being investigated by
a special Senate committee.
Silent on Outcome.
Senator Wheeler could not be
reached for comment early today
Mr.. Erickson was happy because of
his lead, but would not comment as
to the possible outcome. The two
appeared to split the lead in Mon
tana's Sc counties. but Mr.. Erickson
led in the most populous Western
areas.
More than so per cent of the 241,-
$50 registered voters turned out. The
vote was predominantly Democra
tic.
Mr.. Erickson centered much of his
campaign fire on Senator Wheeler's
pre-Pearl Harbor record of iso-
lationism.
Wheeler Loses Butte.
The 40-year-old former State Su-
preme Court Justice, who is long
time champion of the proposed Mis-
souri, Valley Authority, moved into
a narrow lead in the very first count.
ing and slowly built his margin
through the first hours of counting
until midnight found him more
than 5000 ahead.
BY surprising demonstration O
strength in his rivals, home town
Mr.. Erickson piled up PRACTICAL!
all of his early lead in Silver Bow
County and Butte, the States larg
est city. mining center and longtim,
stronghold of Senator Wheeler. II
the bulk of the other returns com
ing from Helena, Missoula ant
Great Falls, also western urbal
centers, the race was extremel,
close between the man who ha
been in the Senate since 1922 an,
(See WHEELER, Page A-2l
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Advisory Board
Calls for Years
PAExtension
Deadlock Threatened
As Conferees Meet;
Taft Stands Firm
BULLETIN

Optimism that the price
control deadlock may be
broken before nightfall was
voiced by Senate Majority
Leader Barkley today after
Senate and House conferees
canyassed the possibilities of
compromise.
Evening star., 1946-07-17

AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Boston-first game.
Chicago ---- 100 coo OO0-1 10
Boston - O0S 03O O01- 3 81
BaIieries-Lorat and fresh: Dobsoa
and Partee.
At Boston-second game.
Chicago -
Boston ~
Batteries-Grcve and Hayes Ferriss
At New York-first game.
St. Louis - 100 OO0 200 8 z
New York - 900 0O2 O01-3 s o
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Mancusot
Bevens and Robinson.
At New York-second game.
st. Louis
New York
At Philadelphia
Cleveland - 90
Philadelphia 10
Batteries-Reynolds and Hexan; Knerr
and Rosar.
Detroit at Washington-S:3 PM.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Chicago-first game.
Boston w 900 90
Chicago 500 90
Batteries-Sain and Mast; Chipmar
| and mccullough.
At Pittsburgh
New York
Pittsburgh
Trinkle and lombard; strincevich and
Loper.
Brooklyn at Cineinnati-7:S0 PM.
Philadelphia at St. Louis-S:30 PM.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
President to See Press

President Truman will hold q
press conference at 10:30 am. to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Wheeler Is Trailing
Erickson by 1851
Votes in Montana
More Than HoIf of Stote
Reported; incumbent
Far Behind in Butte
BULLETIN

BUTTE, Mont. Ex-senator
Wheeler today said he had
congratulated" Left Erick-
son, who apparently had de-
feated him in his race for a
fifth term in the Senate. Mr..
Erickson had a lead of 1872
in reports from 689 of 1,156
precincts. receiving 38,984
votes, compared with Sena-
tor Wheeler's 34,362.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Major League Comes

tSee OPA, Page AS
Evening star., 1946-07-17

(See U. NJ, Page A-60
Evening star., 1946-07-17

See WAR PROFITS. Page A
Evening star., 1946-07-17

(See OFFICERS, Page A-2D
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tSee PRICES, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1946-07-17

(See VISA, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1946-07-17

Sunny, dry, temperature in low S0s. Clear
cool tonight; low about 81. Tomorrow fair
somewhat warmer.
Temperatures today-High, 80, at 1:30 pm;
low, 81, at 4:56 am. YeSterday-High 79,
at 2:32 pm: low, co. at 3:16 am.
Full Report Page A-1O.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-03-14
NEW MARITIME
SERVICE SCHOOL

Plans were completed last
week for the first class of CAM
didates to leave San Francisco
Monday, March II, for the new
U. S. Maritime service radar and
%electronics school, Sheepshead
Bay, N. Y, it was announced
by Capt. H. j. Tiedemann, US
MS, Pacific district operations
officer.
Additional classes will enter
training every two weeks.
Radio operators holding Sec
ond class radio-telegraph Ii
censes or higher, with two
years sea time as radio oper-
ator since Dec. 7. 1941, are ell
igible to apply for the course.
The training period is for eight
weeks with transportation to
New York furnished by the gov
e1.nment.
Further data may be OBJ
tanned by writing the enrolling
officer, U. S. Maritime service,
1000 Geary st., San Francisco,
Cal.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-03-14
WNU Service)
GIVES TESTS IN
RURAL AREAS

Mrs. Shirley Penninger, r, NJ,
of the Montana tuberculosis as
ISOLATION arrived in Hardin
March 6 to do patch testing for
tuberculosis in the rural sec
lions of Big Horn county ,ac-
cording to Mr. Lura P. Strand,
county superint e t O1
schools.
Parents are invited to bring
pre-school children and also tc
have the tests themselves.
To date excellent cooperation
is being received, Mrs. Strand
said.
Mrs. Penninger, accompanied
by Mrs. Strand, has already
tested at Lodge Grass, Squirrel
Greek, Pine Butte, Upper Spring
Creek, Big Bend and Wyola
schools.
This week Mrs. Penninger and
Mrs. Strand will revisit all the
schools to ascertain the result
of the test. Those who show
a positive reaction will be re-
ferred to their family physi-
clans and, with the co-opera.
ton of Mrs. Penninger, ar.
rangements for X-rays will be
made.
Anyone wishing further in.
formation may inquire at the
office of the county superin-
tendent of schools.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-03-14
IACKSON DAY
PLANS LAUNCHED

Frank Murray, clerk of the
Montana Supreme court and
chairman of the Jackson day
dinner committee for the state,
announced today that dinners
and other programs are to be
held in m a n communities
throughout Montana to COM
memorate the 178th birthday OF
Andrew Jackson, who was born
March IS, 1857.
The anniversary will be OBJ
served at dinners and other
events beginning March is and
ending on Saturday, March %
in some places.
Mr.. Murray announced that
President Harry S. Truman will
speak from the Jackson day
dinner In the nations capital
The president will broadcast a
message to the American peo-
pie over II major networks at
8 p. m. Mountain Standard
time, Saturday, March %.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-03-14
SUGAR STAMP
IS VALIDATED

Announcement has been made
by District Director L. M. A.
Wass of the OPA that spare
stamp No. 9 in ration book four
was validated on Monday,
March II, for five pounds 81
sugar for home canning.
The valuation of the stamp
for home canning was made at
this time because of the start
of the canning season in SOUTH
ern states where berries and
fruit will soon he on the mar
ket. The stamp, or sugar pur-
chased with it, is for home can
ming only.
Sugar stamp 80 in book four
is currently valid for the reg
ular five pound ration of sugar
and is good for the period end
ing April 80. Veterans and 9TH
ers who do not hold ration book
four will find stamps 9 and Sc
in the sugar ration book issued
to them.
The stamp will be good until
No addition to the regula,
consumer ration Give pounds
for each four-month period
can now be forseen. Housewives
are urged to budget their sugar
so that the home canning SUI
gar will be used only as in
tended, for actual home can.
ming. The next regular StamI
will be good May /.
All consumers were urged Il
preserve carefully ration bool
four. All stamps for sugar "a.
tioning will be validated from
that book. When the stamp
marked Sugar have been used
Spare" stamps will be good fol
sugar.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-03-14
LODGE GRASS
CANTEEN CLOSED

The Lodge Grass Civic Wom-
ans club, which sponsored the
Lodge Grass %canteen, announced
this week that the canteen has
been closed.
The club, in a statement is
sued by the canteen treasurer,
Mrs. Veav c. Clanin, thanked
the various clubs, organizations
and individual subscribers
whose generous and constant
donations made the canteen
such an outstanding success"
Besides the sponsoring body,
those who contributed were
the Grandmothers' club, Travel
club, Little Horn Home Demon
stration club, Baptist Ladies
Aid, Mountainview club, Rim
rock club and Boosters club, all
of Lodge Grass and vicinity, and
Hardin Post No. 8 of the Amer
lean Legion and Jasmine Chap
ter No. IS, o. E. S., of Hardin.
It was pointed out that
many individuals contributed
generously, but that the club
wished especially to thank VIII
liam Bisel, who gave IS per
month for almost the entire OPP
Grafton of the canteen. This
was much the largest contribu-
ton made by any one person.
During the "a months of op-
Grafton, the total receipts were
81, O99.63 and approximately $500
service men and women were
served.
The club thanked Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Nelson, Mrs. Clara
Knight, Mrs. Sophie Eustace
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Biggs
"for their courteous and faith
full service in serving the cam
! teen''
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-03-14
Girl Thanks
For Clothinq

The Big Horn county chapter
of the American Red Cross this
week received a letter from a
girl in Jugoslavia who had re-
ceived some of the clothing
collected here.
The letter, which was writ
ten in English, speaks for it.
self:
my Dear Unknown Friends,
"AS I am unknown to you,
am a lady % years of age. i
received a bright green piece of
clothing wearing apparel) from
the Red Cross. which had your
signature. For this I was in
deed thankful. From my heart
I say thank you to you, be-
cause I didn't have hardly a
thing to wear.
1.-The same is with my sisters
and my younger brother. They
also havn't a thing. We would
he grateful to you if it is pos
sible that you could send us
just anything that you could no
longer wear. To us it would be
very good, because I COULDN'T
begin to tell you how bad
things were here. That cruel
army gathered or destroyed all
we had that now we havn't
food or clothing. The Italians
and Germans, along with other
thieving sorts. No, I cannot tell
you how bad. We are having
winter without clothes to wear
or money that We might buy
something.
That's why I thank you
again for the clothes that was
nice of you to send. Otherwise
I cannot repay you, but you
will be a memory in our prayers
I'VE would like to write you
again sometimes, but we do not
know whether you would re-
ceive it. I once again ask you
that we beg you to send some
thing little. Send it to this ad-
dress:
"Yulka Paper vas Yela
S P. Hinjah Zuzembe
Dolenski, Yugoslavia.
would you answer my letter
We plan to send you a picture
The English and spelling in
the letter were not altered in
any way.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-03-14
Bulldogs Lose Divisional Crown
In Thri||-Packed Game SATURDAY.
Gruhum. Scott Pace
Columbus in 50-53
Win in Final Contest

The Columbus Cougars ran
true to the form book in TAX
ing the southern Glass "B" di-
visional championship here in
a tussle with Hardin's Bulldogs
that proved a fitting finale to
a thrill-packed tournament.
The Cougars led all the way
except for a brief period in the
third canto, when the local five
took a four-point edge and
raised visions of a visit to
Bozeman for the state meet in
the minds of local fans. The
Bulldogs were rallying again
and closing the gap in the
score when the timers gun
stopped the play.
Columbus had an eight-point
lead at the end of the first
quarter, when the score stood
19-11. Hardin almost managed
to even the score at the half,
pulling up to within one point
of Graham, Scott and COM
pany, to make it 1928.
Shortly after the opening
whistle for the second half, the
! Bulldogs took the lead, only to
lose it again during the same
period: The third quarter ended
with the Cougars ahead, 41-37.
Jim Graham, Columbus all
state center, played his usual
stellar ball, and though slight
ly ailing, according to Coach
John Barovich, was mainStay
for the Cougars throughout the
meet. In the final contest, he
scored 20 points. His teammate,
Bill Scott, was brilliant in the
tusse, dropping 10 field goals
and two free throws through
the hoop for a 22-point total.
No other Cougar made more
than four points.
Scoring honors were more
evenly divided among the Bull
dogs. Schoer, who had more
than his usual trouble in swish
ing them through, was high
with IS, while Saunders and
Hammer Tailed IL each. Saun-
ders found his lack of height
a handicap under excellent Co.
lumbus guarding. H m m e r
whose reluctance to shoot has
kept his scoring down all sea-
son, surprised local fans 10y
getting q. tie for second hon
OrS
Each team lost a first string
er via the personal foul route.
Both Marvin, Columbus guard,
and Schoer left the game dur
ing the final period.
Summary:
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-03-14
KIWANIS CLUB
HONORS TEAM

The Hardin high school bas-
ketball team, their coach and
the cheerleaders were honored
at the regular Wednesday lun-
cheon of the Hardin KiWanis
club.
Charles Goodnow, president of
the club, welcomed the guests
and then turned the meeting
over to T. z. Remmele, who in
troduced Lyle Bell. Mr.. Bell pre-
sented the team and cheerlead-
erS.
Hugh Gotham spoke briefly,
expressing his appreciation to
the club for its support during
this and past seasons. Earl
Schoer, captain of the Bulldogs,
responded for the team and
Harriet Scally thanked the XII
wanians on behalf of the cheer
leaders.
Sheridan Mcintyre congrat-
ulated the team on the ability
shown during the two tourna-
ments held here and the en-
tire group on its good sports
manship.
Guests included Mary Ann
Koebbe, Harriet Scally and Lois
Vickers, cheerleaders; Earl
Schoer, Bill Bell, Kenneth Sniv-
ely, Jim Jones, Vernon OFT, Bill
Schaller, Bob Saunders, Donald
Hammer, Jake Lang and Jake
Sturzinegger, team members,
and Harold Devore, manager.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-03-14
MID-FEBRUARY
PRICES HIGHER

Prices which Montana farm
ers received for their products
rose to the highest level since
1920 in mid February, accord
ing to the a~ll-commodity price
index of the Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics.
On Feb. Is, the index was
three points above mid-January
and two points higher than in
December.
A rise in prices for meat an
finals of 10 points was prfnci-
pally responsible for the Jump.
Miscellaneous products made a
slight increase of one point,
while chickens and eggs dropped
16 points. Price levels for grains
fruit and dairy products held
steady at the January level,