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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
Selective Service Chief
Asks Extension Of Draft
Blames Heavy Enlistments For Lag In
Quotas; Hearings End Over Protests

Washington, Jan. 18-(AP}-Oucr
protests a special Senate committee
ended its public hearings on army
rehabilitation today after hearing
SelectiVc Service Director Lewis
Hershey blame heavy enlistnents
for a lag in draft quotas.
Chairman Edwin Johnson 3D.
Colo.) announced the end and
promptly drew from Senator BrigGs
OD-Mo.) a complaint that only one
side of the case has been presented.
Senator ReVcrCOmb R-W-Na.)
third member Of the group also pro
tested he had received many letters
from soldiers and wanted the COM
mittee to look them over.
Wants Law Extended.
Hershey recommended to the COM
mittee the immediate extension Of
the draw law scheduled to expire
automatically May Is.
Hershey told the group that
selective service had been un-
able to produce its monthly
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
DERAILED
NEAR MERRY OAKS

Norfolk. Va. Jan. l8-(AP)-
Headquarters of the Seaboard Air
line railway reported Thursday a
'orthbound freight train, transport
ing perishable goods to Washington,
was derailed at Merry Oaks, N. c.,
at PAS a. m. Yesterday. No one was
injured
Railroad officials said six cars of
the train we're derailed at a point
% miles south Of Raleigh, N. c., and
some passenger cars were delayed
but all operations are now normal.
The accident was caused by a
broken journal box on the first car
that was derailed. the spokesman
said.
The 46-car freight train originat-
ed in Florida and was en- route to the
Potomac freight yards at the capitol.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
Citv-Wide Transit
Strike In Gotham
Being Threatened

New York, Jan. 18-(AP) - A
city-wide strike of $4,000 transit
workers who operate all Of New
York city's municipality owned sub
ways. buses, street cars and eleVat-
ed trains may be called within two
weeks, Michael J., kuill, president
of the Transport Workers Union
(CIO) said today.
If such a strike is called, It would
be in protest against a proposal now
under consideration by the board of
transportation to sell city owned
power plants to the Consolidated
Edison Company, major power
utility in this area.
The union also is seeking a 50 a
day wage increase for all transit
Workres, but Kuill said that would
not figure in the proposed strike.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
Stock Trading
On Cash Basis

Washington. Jan. l8.-EffectiVe
Monday, margin requirements for
stock exchange trading will be 100
per cent, the Federal Reserve Board
disclosed today. In an attempt. to
check speculation and curb initiation,
buying of all securities will be on a
cash basis, thus eliminating credit
or 'bargain' buying,
The previous requirement WIS -
per cent, which went into effect
last July 5. .
Mariner S. Eccles. chairman OF
the Federal Reserve Board descrlb-
ed raising of margin requirements
as a step 'to prevent the further
flow of borrowed money into STOCK
market operations"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
Sixteen Die
Airliner
Catches Fire

Cheshire, Conn, jan. l8.-(AP)-
A big transport reported to be car
ryin2 - passengers and a three mar
crew crashed in flames here today,
carrying all aboard to their deaths.
The army flight service at Boston
identified the plane as flight lob
of the Eastern Airlines. en- route
from New York to Boston.
Representatives of EAL at New
York said that radio contact had
been lost with N of its New York
to Boston transports at about the
time the accident was reported.
The big ship, first een with
flames and smoke Spouting from its
engines 1d came to earth not lar
from the State R~elOrmatory here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
WASHINGTON
On Planned Lint Ceilings

Washington, Jan. 18.-(AP)-Cot-
ton conscious statesmen from Texas
to the Atlantic seabOard prepar:1
today to defend their crop from 1886
price ceilings under threat to With
draw their support from OPA.
Dixie legislators. aroused by tele-
grams Of protest from over the cot
ton belt, called a special caucus IN
the House office building to present
a united opposition to the proposed
ceilings.
OPA Chief Chscter BoWles has
announced a scale Of ceilings which
ne says my be imposed on 1916 cot
ton if threats of speculation and in
ilation continue.
There were these developments in
the cotton war:
members of the North
Carolina delegation, in a special
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
POliticina Given
High Navy Post

Washington. Jan .16.-(AP)-Ed-
win w. Paulev was nominated to-
. day to be undersecretary of the
navy replacing Artemus Gates who
resigned.
President Harry Truman also sent
to the Senate the nomination OF W.
S. SymingtOn. now surplus proper
ty administrator. to be assistant war
secretary and three new appoint
mentS to the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation board Of directors.
Pauley had been President Tru-
mans representative on PREPARATIONS
Hd previously was treasurer OF the
Democratic national committee.
George Allen, a Mlssissippian and
close associate of the President was
named to the RFC board along with
Harvey J. GundersOn Of South Da-
kota and Henry BOdman OF Mlchl-
gan
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
Big Power Pledge

London, Jan. l8.-(AP)-Secre-
tary Of State James F. Byrnes today
announced assurances by the Unit
ed States, Russia, and Britain that
the proposals Of the smaller Euro
pean nations would receive the full
est consideration by the great pow
ers in drafting European peace
treaties.
Byrnes released the text of eX-
change of letters between the Amer
lean and French governments. His
answer was on behalf of the three
great powers which agreed at Mos
cow, that, in effect, the United
States, Russia and Britain would
write the treaties for Italy, Romania,
Bulgaria, Hungary and Finland.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
Stock Mart Slips
At The Beginning

New York. Jan. l8.-(AP)-The
stock market slipped at the opening
today, the wake of the boost in mar
gin to 100 per cent but steels soon
led a recovery on expanding volume
Better performance included Unit
ed States Steel. Youngstown Sheet.
Southern Pacific. United Aircraft
and Montgomery Ward. HeSitant
we're General Motors, American
Telephone, Dupont, and Chrysler.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
World War:
Reminders Go Out
From Bomb Makers

Los Alamos, n. Mex, Jan 10.
- GAP - New Mexico sand
fused by the first atomic bomb
explosion and a picture of de-
vastated Nagasaki, Japan. were
delivered today to mayors of AZ
large cities for public exhibition
as a reminder of what the next
war may hold.
The Association of Los Ala
mos Scientists. who sent the
matter is advocating control of
atomic weapons by a world or
e%anization.
1t urged city officials to test
tify at hearings of the Mcmahon
committee now underway in
Washington.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
Arrest OF
More Japs
Is Ordered

Tokyo, Jan. 13,-(AP)-General
Douglas Macarthur today ordered
the arrest of 10 more Japanese war
criminal suspects, including seven
generals, and counter-intelligence OF
ficers arrested the long missing Dr.
Ba Nav, puppet premier of Burma.
In Peiping, Chinese arrested Nal,
Gen. Eugen OFT, NaZi ambassador
to Tokyo at the time Pearl HarboH
was attacked and announced he
would be brought to Japan for ques-
tioning.
Guards Included.
The 10 additional war crimes
suspects listed for arrest included
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
protest meeting. passed a resOlu-
ution of opposition to any fur
ther action on cotton ceilings.

3-Addressing The House, Req.
Cox (D-G1) said the ceilings would
represent an absolute starvation
wage for workers in the cotton
fields"
3-The Senate heard a demand by
Senator Eastland (D-Miss.) for
abolition of OPA if it insists on cot
ton ceilings. Senu.or Maybank Cd
S. c. read into the Congressional
Record kilograms of protest from
the South Carolina legislature.
At today'S meeting southerner's
are expected to demand a final de-
cision soon by OPA, using the argu-
ment that farmers must know 1916
crop conditions before opening OF
the planting season February l..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18

To
F'nibustcr
Measure To Set-Up
Permanent FEPC Is
Before Senate Now

Washington, Jan. 18.-(AP)-Tho
Longs time threatened on Capitol
Hill today as the Senate plunged
into a knock-doWn, drag-out fight
no the dynamite-laden FEPC bill.
The advance billing had Cap
itol Hill barking back to the
time when Long a senate" from
Louisiana. went a fi~~ lister
marathon during which he dis
coursed on a myriad of subjects,
including the merits of southern
pot Ticker.
A solid phalnaX Of southern sena-
tors all pledged to talk plenty, lined
up against the Fair Employment
Practice bill which would establish
a permanent committee to eliminate
racial and religious discrimination
in industrial and governmental en-
ployment.
1000 Amendments.
Pm going to talk against it as
long a. God gives me BREATH Sena.
tor Ellender. CD-La) told a reportey
Senator Eastland OD-MiSs.) prom
ised that he and Senator Mcclellan
D-La.) would offer 1000 amend
ments to the FEPC legislation.
EastIand said he would talk years
if necessary.
Senator Bilbo (D-Miss.) who
knows a filibuster when he is in ono
informed neWsmen he intended L
speak tWice-"30 days at d time
against the measure which has beer
endorsed many times by Presiden
Harry Truman.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
HAIR OIL.

Helena. Mont, Jan. l6.-(Al)-
Sen. Burton X. Wheeler (D-Mont.)
told Montana dalrymen TO-DAY ulat
much scarce American butter had
been sent to foreign consumers,
''some Of whom didn't know what
it was and never would have missed
tin some cases the people USED
il for hair oil"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18

General Takeji Wachi, former chief
OF staff of Japanese general haed-
quarters a.ld d half dozen other gen
erals, as well as prison camp officers
ai.ld guards from the Solomons to
HOnshu to Truk.
The surprise arrest of DR.. Nav,
Burmese puppet whose whereabouts
since the end of the War have been
a mystery, was confirmed by Brig.
Ger. E. r. Thorpe, head Of Allied
Counter-intelligence. He declined to
sly where Nav was being held.
He will be placed incommuni-
cado, like other top prisoners,' he
said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
quota of $4,000 men for the
armed forces as so many young
men were volunteering,

Hershey included among the vol
unteers the l8 to 25 year Odds, Wno
are eligible for the draft, but it was
explained at headquarters that such
volunteers are counted in the quotas.
Hershey also made these recon-
mCndatiOnS:
Amendment Asked.
l-Amend the selcctiVe service
law to provide a definite period OF
service. He said that because Con-
gress had authorized voluntary en-
llstments for Is months, this would
seem an appropriate period for the
draft"
2-The army and navy should
lower their physical standards and
apply them so as to produce the re-
CURED number of men.
3-Persons with substantially less
tha'l Is months service should be
submitted for re-induction.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
ARMY is
TO KEEP CT JANE

WASHINGTON. Jan. l3,-(AP)-The
army wants to keep Gil Jane.
Present plans call for a permanent
force of women as part of the post
war regular army, it would be
known as the Women's Corps and
include nurses as we'll as WACS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
For
Meat Strike
Ending Dim

Washington, Jan. l8.-(AP)-Ihe
meat situation looked blcaker TO-DAY.
There was no sign Government Ell
forts would bring a quick settlement
of the three day old strike OF zoo
UGO meat packing workers.
4 Feocral fact finding board
opcned a study on the strike
wage issue hut its report IS not
due until February 1873 days
hence.
The fact finders promised, how
ever. to act promptly on any agree
ment possibility that would bring
a settlement in the Walkout before
that date.
Four Hour Farley.
Secretary of Labor Lewis SchWel-
ler5ach who invited all sides to
Washington in connection with a
futile effort 10 avert the Walkout,
ended four hours Of conference last
night.
But the talks with AFL and Go
packers and unaffiliated union rep
re~sen.atives were exploratory, Sen
Wellenbach told reporters, with eac1
presenting his position.
Edwin White, chairman OF the
fact finding panel named. took
10 conferences today. White in
dictated they would be concern
ed largely with procedure to be
followed when formal hearings
begin.
His associates on the panel, Clark
Kerr, chairman of the War La,tor
Board meat gacking commission, and
Chief Justice Raymond w. Starr OF
the Michigan supreme court, are not
due in Washington until tomorrow,
Witte said.
The fact finders are under Sch
Wellenbach's orders to study the dis
pute and report by February l6.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18

mans terms for settling It's wage dis
pute with the CIO United Steel
Workers.
A nationwide steel strike is
set for MonLay at 1901 d. m.
White House Press Secretary
Charles G.. Ross said. however, that
the union had accepted the PrCsi-
dents compromise increase of l8 IL
cents an hour for 100000 union steel
workers poised to walk out Of the
nations steel mills.
No Seizure Plans.
Ross said the President had no
plans for Selling the industry and no
further steps were under considers
alton for aVertlng the strike.
CLIO President Philip Murray, who
sent a letter accepting the proposal
With was to have been retroactive
to January /, scheduled d news con-
ference for late this afternoon.
In a letter to the President,
Benjamin Fairless. president
of United States Steel, wrote
that the proposal is almost
equivalent to granting in full
the unions revised demand for
a wage increase of 10 II cents
an hour"
In our opinion, there is no lust
basis from any point OF view tor a
wage increase to our steel workers
of the large size you have proposed"
Fairless wrote.
Great Financial Harm.
Fairless said that such an ~nCrCase.
eff put into effect is certain to re-
suit in great financial harm not only
to this corporation but also to users
of steel in general
Fairless wrote Mr.. Truman he had
tried to make clear ito you and
other Government officials there
is a limit to me extent to which
lrion wage demands can be met by
U.S."
1--WE reached the limit the
ter said, when we raised our
offer to the union last Friday
from a wage increase of II IL
cents al hour to Is cents an
hour
This indicated that Fairless had
made no further wage concessions
in three White House conferences
with Murray.
Mr.. Truman made no immediate
comment either personally nr
through Ross on the strike outlook.
Fairless' letter was delivered to the
White House about ! .. M, an hour
after the noon dcadlinc set yestcr-
dav by Mr.. Truman for a response.
The letter was delivered by John
Munhall of the Washington office
OF the steel firm.
Fairless In New York.
Fairless was in New York where
he had gone last eight with the
Presidents co>,SrOmlse offer to con-
fer with his board Of directors and
officials of other steel companies.
Murray's acceptance was deliver
ed by David Mcdonald, secretary
treasurer of the Go Steel Workers
Union. Last night and this morning
after receiving Mr.. Truman's pro-
posal. Murray conferred with his
fellow workers AID with the CLOS
overall strike strategy committee.
In the earlier negotiations, the
United States Steel Corporation had
offered Is cents an hour increase
| as compared with the unions origi-
| naldemands of 50 a day or % cents
hour. MURRAY earlier had lowered
his demands to 10 l-2 cents an hour.
While it was leaned that steel
prices were not discussed at the
White House conferences. the steel
corporation vas said to be aware
that Government approval OF IN
creases of at least $3.50 a tOn-and
possible S4-is in the offing for Feb-
ruary l..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18

ONE OF SEVERAL GRAPHIC EXHIBITS presented to the Joint Congressional
Committee by General Eisenhower in outlining the perplexed demobii-
cation problems, this chart shows the actual and the planned decline in
Army strength from We Day until July l, 1916. Black area shows how,
since May, the Army has been steadily reduced An estimated total Of
'UUOUo troops Will re required for final occupation. internationally
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
Presumably this was the
question taken up with Secre-
tary GladWin Jebb by Taqui-
73deh-

GrOmykO, meanwhile. told the as
sembly that the future peace Of the
world dcrends on the unity of the
Nio powers and warned against any
effort to cut down their authority
by revising the charter of the UNO.
Supports Power Plans.
He also strongly supported bic
power plans to give the security
council control Of atomic energy
problems.
Defending the big nations posi-
ton in the UNO, Gromyko, said call
nations, big and small, are interest
ed in securing q stable peace and in
preventing a repetition Of new ap-
ressiOn. In this their interests com
pletely coincide, EndeaVorS to coun-
terpose the big states with the small
ones can not be regarded with SYM
pathy in the United Nations Org9ni-
cation is a body TO protect all peace
loving states, big and small"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
Gromyko Says Peace Depends
On Accord Within Bic F1ue
Iran Delegation
Seek Means Of
Airing Disputes

London. Jan. I8.-(AP)-Thc
Ir3rian d~flccatiOn to the Unit
cd Nations General Assembly
took the first concrete step to
bring The explosive I%ranian-
Russian dispute before the
verdi security council today as
Soviet delegates maintained
Si1efcn IN tho icSy,C
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18

Andrea GrOmvk0. acting chief of
TIVE Russian delegation. making the
first major Russian speech before
the assembly ignored the Iranian
question. which is causing serious
concern unong United Nations lead
ers.
Shortly before GromykO took the
floor. Feyd Hessan Tacuizadch, head
Of the ~Iranian delegation, conferred
with the executive secretary Of the
assembly on what Taquizadch called
technical arrangements for placing
Trans complaint before the security
council.
Leaders Uncertain.
Some of the Iranian leaders as
sociates had indicated earlier thai
the case might be filed today or to-
morrow. but they said they were
Uncertain over where or how o file
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
RETURNS TO CIVILIAN LIFE
ALL FIGURES IN THOUSANDS

c.;, IS !! IS! 81 Is. so' 's7 ',s7o 1885 '''e
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-18
A nationwide steel strike is
set for MOnLaS at l2:G1 a. m.

White House Press Secretary
Charles G.. Ross said. however, that
the union had accepted the Prosi-
dents compromise increase of l8 IL
cents an hour Tor 100000 union steel
workers poised to walk out Of the
nations steel mills.
Smyrna times., 1946-06-20

keepers Association will meet at
G. H. Latham's apiary located
near the junction of Wilson and
Silverside Roads, north of VIII
mington, on Saturday afternoon,
June %, according to DR.. L. A.
Stearns, extension entomologist at
the University of Delaware and
secretary-treasurer of the Associ-
alton. The discussion leader for the
forthcoming meeting will be DR..
Robert S. F'ilmer of the New Jer-
sey Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion. DR.. Filmer is specialist in
agriculture for the State of New
Jersey and is, in addition, a prac-
tical beekeeper. He will speak on
Successful Apiary Management" :"
All beekeepers are urged to at
tend this meeting to hear DR.. Fill
mer and to meet and exchange ex-
periences with other Delawareans
engaged in beekeeping either COM
nercially or as an interesting hob
Smyrna times., 1946-06-20

Mr.. and Mrs. John Shipley, 1855
Tulip st. Wednesday evening, by
Rev. Forrest E. Dagger.
The Townsend base ball team
came to Smyrna to play a game
yesterday afternoon. There being
no organization here the home
team was pickup, chief among
them being Harry Hess, one of
the crack pitchers of last years
team, who came down two or
three days ago on a visit. The
score stood 8 to 6 in favor of
Smyrna. Townsend, of the visit
ing team, struck out II men.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church met Monday evening and
decided to hold a Fourth of July
Evening Carnival" at the new
shirt factory of ]. R. FARRELL on
Union St., for the benefit of the
Manse Fund. 1t is calculated the
building will be tastefully decor
ated and that there will be plenty
of music. Ice cream, ices, lemon
ade and cake will be served during
the evening. We hear of no other
entertainment booked for that
evening and our citizens should
give the Presbyterians their sup
port. Go and have a good time and
help along a worthy cause.
Harmony Lodge, A.F. and AM,
installed the following officers
Thursday night last: VIM, Edw.
G. Walls; S.W., c. c. Mahoney; ].
W., Harry B. Grieves; Secretary,
Geo. M. Stevenson; Treasurer, Jo-
siah D. Evans; Sd, J. H. HURT,
Jr.; id, Hirons Denney; S.,
Clarence B. Raymond; u.s., Thom-
as B. Fluharty; Tyler, John P.
Patterson. The retiring master,
Geo. w. Dame, was presented with
= very handsome Past Masters
Jewel. After adjournment the
Masons repaired to Geo. M. Stev-
ice cream saloon.
Smyrna times., 1946-06-20

ministration before a guaranteed
loan can be made
Al the loan meets all the re-
quirements of the Act and regula-
tions. and is made by supervised
lender, the guarantee is automat-
ic and the answer is no. Other
lenders must have prior approval.
Q-Why is it necessary to have
the property appraised?
A-The law requires that the
purchase price paid or to be paid
for property, or the cost of con-
struction, alterations and improve
ments, must not be more than the
reasonable value thereof as deter
mined by proper appraisal made
by an appraiser designated by the
Veterans Administration. This pro-
vision and the appraisal it entails
are requirements made by Con-
gress for the protection of the vet
eran.
Q-May veteran who OBJ
tanned G. I. home loan last Octo-
Der obtain a further loan under
the amended G.. I. Bill?
Ayes. A veteran who has
been guaranteed the maximum of
$1,000 under the original G. I. Bill
for the purpose of a home or a
farm, may be eligible for further
guarantee of $1,000 for real
estate loan, or $1,000 for bust
ness or montreal estate loan under
the amended G. I. Bill. Consult
Smyrna times., 1946-06-20

by. The Delaware State Beekeep-
ers Association was organized on
December 10, 1886 by a group of
% beekeepers assembled in the
Caesar Rodney School at Camden
Wyoming. The Association flour
ished from the date of its organi-
zation until 1943 when, in common
with many other groups, it became
wartime casualty. From 1897
to 1943, five annual meetings and
twelve seasonal gatherings were
held. DR.. Stearns reports that at
the present time the membership
of the Association totals 43; "a
members in New Castle County, s
in Kent County, 6 in Sussex Coun-
ty; and five out-of-state. Again
this year arrangements have been
completed with the KentSussex
Fair, Harrington, to continue the
Bees, Honey, and Wax Exhibit"
There will be six classes of exhib-
its.
Smyrna times., 1946-06-20
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Smyrna times., 1946-06-20

the bank or lending agency which
handled your original loan for
further details.
Q-When is National Service
Life Insurance considered lapsed? ?
Att is lapsed when a veteran
fails to make payment of prem
ium within 81 days from the date
it was due.
Q-May an uncle or aunt of
soldier be named a beneficiary of
National Service Life Insurance
A-Only if the uncle or aunt
stood Gin loco PARENTS" Tin place
of parent) for at least one year
at any time prior to the insured's
entry into active service and was
the last person to bear that rela-
tionship to the insured.