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Evening star., 1946-01-05
Efforts 10 Prevent
Meat and Steel
Strikes Pushed
Authority to Boost
Prices Is Seen as
Key to Settlement
By JAMES Y. NEWTON.

The fact-finding board ap-
pointed by President Truman to
investigate the crucial steel in
dustry wage dispute scheduled
it's first meeting for today, but
efforts to head off a strike set
for January 16 in the meat
packing industry still held most
attention of top Federal officials.
Today's session of the three-man
steel panel was to be devoted to
setting procedures and dates for the
hearings. Apparently the success OF
the board in averting the general
strike set for January IA depended
on its acceptance by CIO United
Steel Workers and the United
States Steel Corp. giant of the in
dustry. Thus far both sides have
withheld comment on the investi-
cation.
The steel panel is composed of
Nathan p. Feinsinger, former pub
lie member of the War Labor Board,
chairman; Associate Justice James
M. Douglas of the Missouri Supreme
Court and Associate Justice Roger
L. McDonough of the Utah Supreme
Court.
Price increases for steel and meat
products to allow the industries to
pay higher wages seemed to be the
key to Government action looking
toward final settlement of both
major disputes.
President Truman once more
stepped into the strife-torn indus
trial picture by appointing an emer-
gency board to investigate a dispute
between the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad (Frisco) and the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Action Forestalls Strike.
The Presidents action forestalled
strike which the trainmen had set
for s pm. tomorrow. Under the
Railway Labor Act, appointment of
an emergency board stays any walk
out while the board investigates the
dispute and for 30 days after it re-
ports to the President. About 1000
workers would be affected by a
strike on the Frisco. Officials at the
St Louis headquarters of the car
rier said work stoppage would tie
up freight in nine States.
Officials of the National Mediation
Board, which administers provisions
of the Railway Act, said both the
railroad and the union had refused
to arbitrate IL listed grievances/i1t
volved in the dispute which does not
concern either wages or hours.
Meantime, the fact-finding board
Evening star., 1946-01-05
Bride Shipment PIons
Protested by $50 GIs
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
TAUNTON, England, Jan. s.
6ergt. r. F. Raisceck said today about
$50 American soldiers awaiting
transport home for discharge, in
cluding himself, had cabled a pro-
test to the United States against
plans to ship soldier brides from
Britain this month ahead of these
soldiers.
The protest, Sergt. Raisceck said,
was addressed to Senator Edwin C.
Johnson, Democrat, of Colorado:
Representative Andrew j. May, DEM
ocrat, of Kentucky, and two news
paper columnists (Walter Winchell
and Drew Pearson). Sergt. Raisceck
said the soldiers pooled 5000 to
send the cable.
Evening star., 1946-01-05
GangIand Feud Seen
In Chicago Staying
BY tie Associated Press.

Ey TIE Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan 5.-Frank Quat-
trocchi, IL, described by Capt. John
Warren, deputy chief of detectives,
as gambler, was shot to death
early today in front of a restau-
rant in the Loop.
Capt. Warren said it was probably
a revenge killing for some real or
fancied double-crossing of other
underworld and gambling figures
with whom Quattrocchi was known
to have associated.
Two singers form the cast of
"Laffing Room Only" playing at a
nearby theater, told police they
heard two shots, saw a man fall
on his face. then saw an elderly
man looking down at the body,
after which two men and woman
came out of the restaurant, spoke
to the elderly man and all four
diSaDDeared
Evening star., 1946-01-05

support of the striking electric
workers.
The new strike threat follows
yesterdays surprise, lone-hour sit
down. strike by telephone operators
here in protest against the COM
pany's use of supervisors as substi-
tute operators on the switchboards.
Operators sat at the boards but
made no effort to handle calls.
Negotiations on the unions de-
mand for $40 weekly wage increase
here have reached an impasse. Mrs.
Cannon said she was waiting for
the company to move"
Yesterdays work stoppage had
no connection with either the
Western Electric walkout or the
wage demands, Mrs. Cannon de-
clared.
She said she was positive" the
operators would be willing to stage
a sympathy walkout in support of
the 17,400 striking Western Electric
employees in New York and New
Jersey. Mr.. Beirne has asked the
(See CANNON, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1946-01-05
Mckeever Made
.Liquidator for
War Agencies
Truman Sets Up
Advisers to Help
In Dissolution
BY ]. A. FOX.

President Truman today paved
the way for liquidating the vast
network of Government agen-
cies when he named Robert L.
McKeever, Washington real es-
tate man, as director of hquida-
tion and appointed a liquidating
advisory committee to assist
him.
Mr.. McKeever's salary will be
$4,000 year.
The appointment was in line with
a recent recommendation by George
E. Allen, White House adviser and
former District Commissioner, who
made a study of the war agency
setup and outlined program for
the orderly dissolution of these
emergency units, with their thou
sands of employees.
Mr. Allen, who has been attached
to the White House staff in an un-
official capacity, will stay on to
assist Mr. McKeever in carrying out
this operation, Charles G. Ross,
White House press secretary an
nounced.
Broad Committee Provided.
The Liquidation Advisory Commit
tee will be composed of a represent
tative from Treasury, Surplus Prop
erty Administration, National Ar
chives, Civil Service Commission,
Public Buildings Administration,
General Accounting Office and /the
Budget Bureau. Director McKeever
will have the authority to name the
committee chairman.
The executive order providing for
the new setup specified that sit shall
be the duty of the director to fur
ther proper preparations, arrange
ments and methods for the orderly
and timely winding up of the affairs
Of the temporary Federal agencies
created for the purpose of the war
-" particularly with respect to per-
sonnel, property, accounts, space and
records"
The order said that the director
shall:
"(A Cause to be developed by
each war agency, for use whenever
1t shall, pursuant to act of Congress
or order of the President, as the
case may be, cease the perform
ance of its substantive functions or
materially reduce the volume of its
activities, suitable plans for the
winding up or retrenchment of its
affairs.
Calls for Reports.
"(B) When deemed appropriate,
arrange for the designation by the
head OF any war agency of a lquida-
tion officer for the agency.
"(C) Receive periodic reports
which shall be submitted by each
war agency, showing the status of
preparation for liquidation, or of
liquidation, as the case may be.
"D) Establish such uniform liqui-
dation practices as will accelerate
Evening star., 1946-01-05
ChineseEnvoyLe 7 omorrow
To Join Chungking Peace Talks
Visits Byrnes Before
Departure for Data
On Moscow Decisions
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

by CONSTANTINE BROWN.
China's Ambassador to the
United States, Wei Tao-ming,
will leave by plane tomorrow for
Chungking in response to an
urgent cable, yesterday from
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek,
who summoned Mr.. Wei to at
tend the vital conferences be-
tween central government and
Yenan Communist representa-
tives which are to start January
10. The conferences are not ex-
pected to get down to real busi-
ness before January Is.
Ambassador Wei visited Secretary
of State Byrnes today to ascertain
the extent to which the Chinese
had been discussed at the
Moscow conference, and the views
adopted by the Foreign Ministers
OF the Big Three toward ChinaS
problems.
The Chinese Ambassador is re-
Evening star., 1946-01-05
1oo-Rapid Discharges
Scored by Patterson
By the Associated Press.

SS TIC AsoOCldleu trBSS.
TOKYO, Jan. 5.-Secretary of War
Patterson declared here today that
"disintegration (of organized Army
divisionS) following too rapid dis
charge without replacement" has
caused "an already critical condi-
ton" in some places, and added that
the possible release on March 20 of
men having two years of service is
still being studied.
Discharge criteria gradually will
be lowered to reach the minimum
established overseas requirement of
$4,000 on July l." he stated in writ
ten answers to newsmen's questions.
THE point system has not been
changed. vi day is still the date
to which points were accumulated
In the past as men could be spared
and moved to home stations the
points required for discharge have
been successfully reduced. Appar-
emily I was misunderstood on this
point by the Stars and Stripes
(Army newspaper reporter on Guam.
"A release was made by the War
Department today which states that
requirements within overseas gar
risons may govern the rate of dis
charge for the next few months.
"a In some cases personnel
may be detained until their re-
placements can be dispatched to pre-
vent crippling of occupational forces.
In some cases an already critical
condition exists due to disintegra-
ton following too rapid discharge
without replacement. Shipping will
not necessarily be a factor in the
rate of discharge in the future" the
Secretary said.
Mr.. Patterson will inspect ele-
ments of the 1st Cavalry Division,
January 8, after conducted tour of
the division, ending at Camp Drake,
Osaka. The 1st Cavalry is credited
officially with being the initial
United States force to reach Tokyo.
Evening star., 1946-01-05
Nine Killed, IS Injured
In British Train Crash
BY the Associated Press.

b5 tIIe ASSOclHLed Press.
DU RHAM, Jan. 5.-Britain's
fourth railroad accident in the new
year killed at least nine persons and
injured Is early today. A London
Edinburgh express smashed into a
derailed freight at the Ferry Hill
station, throwing the engine and
10 coaches of the express from the
track.
British Home Secretary Chuter
Eide in a rear coach of the express
escaped injury.
Evening star., 1946-01-05
Need Of More Troops
Abroad 10 Delay
Release Of G|s
Eligible Returnees
To Woit 3 Months
For Requirements

Soldiers eligible for discharge
will be held overseas up to three
months after they have enough
points to come home, because
requirements for occupation
forces have not kept pace with
rehabilitation.
The rehabilitation showdown, an
nounced by the War Department
last night, was blamed on the fail
ure of the draft and voluntary en-
listments to provide sufficient re-
placements.
At the same time, the Navy an
nounced two more discharge point
reductions, effective on February Is
and March 2. Scores for most naval
officers will be cut to 40 on Febru-
ary Is and to 80 on March 2. Navy
enlisted men will need 80 points for
discharge on February Is and 80
points on March 2.
Collins Explains Setback.
The first setback in the Army's
demobilization program, which has
resulted in the discharge of nearly
100000 men since May, was ex-
planned in this way by 1t. Gen. ]
Lawton Collins, War Department
information chief:
Because troop requirements over
seas during the next six months will
exceed the rate at which the Army
is capable of maintaining them
through replacements, it will be
necessary to slow down the rate of
demobilization and, in some cases,
to delay return to the United States
of men eligible for discharge until
requirements can take their places.
In no case, however, should this de-
lay any man in the theaters. more
than three months beyond the time
he becomes eligible for discharge" F"
BY full use of available shipping,
he said, all of about 1,553,000 over
seas troops who are or will become
eligible, could be returned to the
United States in three months. In
stead, the Army plans to spread the
returns over six months.
"Our overseas forces" Gen. Col
Inns added, would be dangerously
understrength in occupying hostile
countries if all eligible men were
to be returned before sufficient re-
placements arrived"
To Return 100000 a Month.
Emphasizing that the need for re-
placements rather than transporta-
tion is the principal factor in deter.
mining when the men come home
Gen. Collins said troops will be
brought back at an average of 3OG,-
600 men a month for the next six
months until the Army reaches a
planned minimum overseas strength
of 797 900 on July l. This total cov-
ers both Europe and the Pacific.
Although returns are delayed, II
was explained, the priority in which
troops will be .returned-based on
points-will be unchanged.
Demobilization will continue with
gradual lowering of discharge
scores until all men who are eligible
have been returned from overseas
Gen. Collins said. But he added
these two predictions:
The Army recently has been drop
ping its discharge requirements at
about the same rate each month. In
February, however, neither the
points nor required length of serv-
ice for discharge will drop as much
as they have in recent months.
March Deadline Doubtful.
Gen. George c. Marshall, as Chief
of Staff, had expressed the hope
that all men who have served over
Evening star., 1946-01-05
Six GIs Seized in Reich
In Lurqe-ScuIe Thefts
2y the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
HEREFORD, Germany, Jan. S.
Six American soldiers were held to-
day by military authorities on
charges of conducting large-scale
train thefts and black market opera
tions during the last 1S months.
The soldiers, all AWOL, were
arrested January in a luxuriously
furnished boxcar, it was announced
last night. Several German girls
were with them at the time of the
arrest
officials said the men, whose
names were not disclosed, had been
posing as American security poice
and arranging to have food cars
coupled on trains. Later, the officials
said, the loaded cars were dropped
off on sidings and their contents
sold
Evening star., 1946-01-05
Il Dead, 1877 Injured
As Tornadoes Sweep
Texas Communities
Continuing Roin and
Mud Delay Search
For Other Victims
fPicture on Page A-3.)
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PALESTINE, Tex, Jan. S.
TornadoeS which dipped into a
200-square- mile triangle of
Northeast Texas last night
killed at least % persons and in
jured 1877. One man is missing
Continuing rain and heavy mud
is delaying search for additional
victims.
Twelve dead have been identified
in Southview near here. Thirty
one others are critically or seriously
injured in hospitals.
At least seven were killed in
Nacogdoches, about rs miles away.
Two others were killed at Lufkin, q
miles south of Nacogdoches.
Appelby, near Nacogdoches, was
hard hit and it is feared several
deaths occurred there. Disrupted
telephone communications make q
check difficult, but highway patrol
men are en- route to the community.
A colored boy was killed at Shilo
in Leon County.
Buildings Destroyed.
Northwestward, in Hunt County, a
score of business and residential
buildings were destroyed at Peniel,
near Greenville.
The tornado cut 1D0-yard swath
across 18 miles of Anderson County,
passing 3 miles south and east of
this city. State police aided local
authorities and the Palestine unit
OF the Texas State Guard in relief
work. Homes, filling stations and
small stores suffered heavily.
Telephone and power lines were
down outside this city. Trees were
uprooted. Cars were blown from
highways in this area and some of
their occupants were injured.
At Nacogdoches, tornado struck
along the western city limits, COL
lapsing at least 40 or so small homes
in one section alone The substa-
ton OF the Texas Power g. Light
Co. was hit and the city was without
power.
AAAS 1AAJeA GU WCIC tdhCll W all dl-
ready crowded City Memorial Hos
pital and to an emergency hospital
set up in the Nacogdoches fire sta
tion.
Other Areas Struck.
The Palestine area was struck at
$3.50 pm. Sixty miles to the south
west. in Clawson community, 7 or 8
miles northeast of Lufkin, tornado
lashed down at 9 pm. Mrs. Will
Dunn and Mrs. Ed Smith were killed
when their homes collapsed. In all,
8 or 10 homes were demolished.
Twelve of the injured were taken
to Lufkin hospitals. Clawson was
left without power.
Yesterday afternoon a tornado
hit S miles south of the North
Texas town of Decatur, derailing a
Fort Worth. and Denver railway
freight train, damaging two farm
houses and injuring seven persons.
Five of those injured were trainmen
from Wichita Falls, Tex, and a man
and his wife were hurt when their
home was struck.
High winds were recorded last
night at Dallas and San Antonio, the
velocity at Dallas reaching SIS miles
per hour.
Evening star., 1946-01-05
NutionoIists and Reds
Agree on Procedure
For Ending Strife
By the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, Jan. 5.-Agree-
ment on procedures for cessa-
ton of hostilities and restora-
ton of communications" In
strife-torn China was reached
tonight by Chinese Communist
and government leaders, but
there was no indication of when
cease fire" orders might be is
sued.
An official announcement said
representatives of the two factions
would confer Immediately on carry
ing out the agreed procedures.
Gen. George C. Marshall, Ameri-
can envoy, had conferred in swift
succession earlier today with leaders
of both delegations. Gen. Marshall
refused, however, to comment on the
announced agreement.
From Shanghai, 1t. Gen. Albert
c. Wedemeyer, commander of
American military forces in China,
announced that Amer
(See CHINA PAGE A31
Evening star., 1946-01-05
Army Transport Stops
Mediterranean Flights
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
ROME, Jan. 5.-The United States
Army's Mediterranean Air Transport
Service today suspended all passen-
ger flights, saying redeployment had
curtailed skilled flight maintenance
personnel to point where continued
operations were regarded as unsafe.
Resumption depends on the num-
bers and quality of replacements
from the United States.
Evening star., 1946-01-05
| Gen. M'Norney Louds
| Morgan, Says He'll Be
Difficult to Replace
By the Associated Press.

~ tAir AssoSidtcu fItSS.
FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan.
5.-Gen. Joseph T. McNarney,
commander of American forces
in Germany, asked by cor
respondents today for comment
on the controversy of UNRRA
and 1t. Gen. Sir Frederick E.
Morgan, said:
Gen. Morgan is an honest,
conscientious and efficient ad-
ministrator and he will be
extremely hard to replace"
Gen. McNarney added that
he did not care~to comment
further, saying this matter was
UNRRA's responsibility and not
his.
Evening star., 1946-01-05
Woman Who Spurned
dernConveniences
Bequeoths $500, 900
BY the Associated Press.

Gy tue ASSoCldteQ PI6SS.
PUNxSUTAWNEY, Pa, Jan.
Sarah E. McGregor, who
died at the age of 86 in a small
frame house without electricity
or other modern conveniences,
left an estate in excess of
100000, it was disclosed with
the filing of her will yesterday.
Approximately $230,000 was
in cash on deposit in about 20
banks.
The will bequeaths an esti-
mated 100000 to churches,
friends and relatives. The re-
mainder is to be divided among
her legal heirs"
Evening star., 1946-01-05
Gen. Morgan Ordered
To Return 10 London,
UNRRA Official Saws
Reports Thot He Is Already
Fired Are Exaggerated,
Spokesman Declares
By the Associated Press,

LONDON, Jan. 5.-A spokes-
man for UNRRA today said 1t.
Gen. Sir Frederick E. Morgan.
head of the international relief
agency in Germany, had been
instructed to return to London
and presumably would be cut off
the payroll and deprived of au-
thority if he refused to resign.
UNRRA's public relations of
ficer, however, said reports that
Evening star., 1946-01-05

Gen. Morgan had already been
fired were exaggerated.
The cable containing instructions
to Gen. Morgan, the UNRRA spokes-
man said, advised him that he would
Evening star., 1946-01-05
Palestine Curfew Ends

JERUSALEM, Jan. 0P).-The
curfew in Jerusalem, in force since
the bomb attack on the police head
quarters building here December 27,
has been lifted.
Evening star., 1946-01-05

District Court of Virgin Islands from
1887 to 1889 and was assistant solici-
tor of the Interior Department from
1884 to 1887. He also served as q
tSee HASTE, Page A-6.)
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(See LIQUIDATION, Page A-6J
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(See BROWN, Page A-3D
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(See MORGAN, Page A-4.)
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(See LABOR, Page A-6.)
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tsee PEARL HARBOR, Page A-3.
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(See CHINA, Page A-3.
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disappeared
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tSee HASTE, Page !
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See GENERALIZATION, Pg. A-2D
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-03-21
Midget Racing
|kConlinq Here

Nearing completion Is the new
midget auto racing track on the
River Road adjacent to Smitty's
garage. This sport was becoming
highly popular before the war
started and is now facing a revival.
The new plant here will attract
well-known drivers in the North
west. It is planned to stage the
opening race here on Memorial
Day and the stands, built to ac-
comodate $500, are expected to be
filled.
The track is one-eighth of mile
and is constructed in such q way as
to maintain the high SPEEDS these
small cars attain. It has 20-foot
banks and IS degree sweeps. Smit-
ty. q racing driver with years Of
experience, has one of the cars
ready to 60 and is using it to
test the track. Any safety weak
nesses shown in these tests will be
corrected.
The plant will be complete with
q hard surfaced track, turfed areas,
bleachers and concessions. It Is
planned to stage events in addition
such as soh-ball and outdoor
smokers. Floodlights are being in
stalled now.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-03-21
Office Supply. Fish Market Head
List Of llew Kennewick Business

Acute shortages of finishing ma
terials has slowed the completion
Of the several new business build
ings under construction. In spite
Of the building headaches however.
KenneWick's boom is continuing.
A permit was issued this week
for the construction of the new
laundry on Ave B. Arthur Camp
bell is financing the structure with
Schlichter and LeGrant handling
the construction. Floyd Hodgson is
to be the operator.
On Avenue c Art Carpenters
used car business was moved 100
feet west to make room for ser
vice station on the former site to
be built by Rec McReynolds for
Audley Evett.
Clifford Gregory and Matthew
Garcia, both ex-servicemen, are
preparing to open a wholesale and
retail fish market at Campbell's
cabin camp site. They intend to
supply the entire area with fresh
fish.
with the upper door Of the
Bailey building completely remod-
elled and tastefully decorated, Mr..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-03-21
Wins Approval
For Market News

Rep. Hal Holmes, Washington
Fourth District, won House APP
prevail recently on q $1,000 annual
federal expenditure for establish.
ment Of q federal-state market
news service at Yakima.
Holmes said the service not only
would provide market information
for growers and. shippers In the
Yakima alley, but for the Kittitas,
Wenatcheea and Walla Walla val
leys and the Kennewick High
lands, Lower Columbia Basin and
Big Bend areas.
The service, he said, viii give
daily reports by mail, radio and
newspapers on shipments, distri-
button, arrivals, terminal market
prices and free board price In
formation from competing areas.
Holmes won the service by Sc
curing House support to his
amendment to the Agriculture De-
partment appropriation bill.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-03-21
Basin EIeehnu
Set u Or Pasro

Residents Of the Kennewick area
owning land in the Columbia Ba-
sin Project will meet in the U.S.O.
building in Pasco Monday, March
Is, at 8 pm. with representatives
Of the Columbia Basin Commits
sion.
Terms Of the United States Bur-
eau Of Reclamation's recordable
contracts for irrigation waiter viii
be explained. Free notary service
will be provided landowners who
bring their agreements to the
meeting place between l and 10
pm. Monday.
April 3 is the deadline for sign-
ing. Commission representatives
said both husband and wife should
attend the meeting and sign con-
tracts together. Persons who own
irrigable land in the Basin and
have not received q contract,
should write the Bureau Of Recla-
nation at Coulee Dam immediate
", giving a complete description
Of their property.