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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-03

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Look Who's
HlnYnIno Who2

II our memory serves Nc hight
II was thoas horrible labor unions,
the AVG, consumers groups and
others who tried 10 kssp oPA IN
effect until economic conditions
lsvsl0d on. We also remember that
President Truman urged Congress
10 keep price eontrols.
10 was, therefore, that We read
with amusement that the present
EOsh-awful prices are the fault Of
the labor unions, The AVG, the
consumers groups and President
Truman. Mr. Senator Robert TafS
Who Jed che fight against oPA,
and % u must be SOi
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-03

Americas daily press which was
almost unanimous for getting rid
Of price controls 10 now trying 10
explain that low production has
something TO do with the high
price Of food. We have heard Of
no farmers unions keeping food
production down. II looks like
somebody took the people who
can't afford high prices, for Q ride.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
GROUP
TO FILE NOTICE
Ford Employees To Give
30-Day Strike Warn
ing Today

DETROIT, April 13.-WH-The
Foremen's Association OF America
tonight approved a request from
its Ford chapter for permission
to file a 30-day strike notice
against the Ford Motor company.
The Ford chapter of the indie
pendent union represents $500
foremen at Ford plants in the De-
troit area and a strike would idle
some 80, 900 Ford workers.
The chapter voted last week to
seek approval Of the strike notice
and also termination of its con-
tract with the giant auto firm, a
move promptly matched by the
company, which announced it also
wanted termination.
Ford was n of the first auto
makers to recognize the foremen's
union and the contract was origi-
nany scheduled to expire May 8.
Robert Keyes, president of the
FAA, said the strike notice would
De Il01Q tOlllO1lOW. Al diAoTS1
to a company statement that it
sought cancellation Of the contract
because 1T has not worked"
Keyes said the union disagreed.
The contract has worked and
it has worked to the advantage
of the company he said. I'VE are
filing the strike notice because
the company has failed to bargain
collectively under terms OF that
contract"
Pat Mullin, Ford chapter presl-
dent, said union and company
negotiations had been deadlocked
for seve months over wages
recognition and other issues.
John Bugas, Ford industrial re-
lations director, said, in announc-
ing the company desire to end
the agreement, that when Ford
signed in 1914, the company did
so because it wanted a practical
test Of whether such unions were
sound. He said the test had failed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
LEADERS
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for a full scale work resumption.
Hugh White, state UNIV presi-
dent, said he had not received
the Lewis order. Operators fig .
ures showed 5 1000 of the states
20, 900 miners still idle.
The picture in other states shap-
ed like this
Kentucky Tom Raney, UNIV
international representative pre-
dicted all mines in District 80
(Pikeville, KY, would be open to-
morrow except 40 ordered closed
by Krug for reasons of safety.
Tennessee - w. E. Jacobs, ST.,
state labor commissioner, said he
had heard unconfirmed reports
that East Tennessee miners were
going back to work. Most of the
states l. 1000 miners work in that
section.
Mines To Reopen
Ohio-Adolph Pacifico, UNIV Dis
trict 6 vice president, said at
Bellarie that II mines closed by
union safety committees would re-
open Monday "if the explosion
hazards have been eliminated to
a reasonable extent" He reported
that of As Krug-closed pits, SO sad
been reopened m Ohio and two in
West Virginia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
PLANE
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Continued from Page One)
York by now" Reynolds said when
he landed here.
Because he had been denied
permission to fly over Russian
territory, Reynolds was flying
5000 miles further than Hughes,
who used the top-of-the-world
route across Siberia.
The Bombshell set down at Fa-
rouk airport here at 7:52 pm.
local time, d2:52 pm. ESD. A
fueling truck raced onto the field
and an American crew pumped
gas into the plane.
Reynolds, Odom and Sallee head
ed for the dining room where they
gulped food between signing auto
graphs and answering questions.
They had had only chocolate bars
during the 6 hours and SO minutes
it took them from Paris to Cairo.
High Speeds
Odom said that the plane had
averaged 800 miles an hour on the
Paris-C Cairo leg. On the first hop,
from New York to Newfoundland,
the light twin-engined plane had
hit speeds as high as ATS miles per
hour with the help Of strong tail
winds.
Twice the radio tansmitter
failed, across the Atlantic and on
the way here from Paris. The
radio was changed completely at
Paris and the new n had to be
repaired here. Odom said it had
been impossible to contact any
land points all the way across the
Alps and the Mediterranean.
With the crew fed and the plane
fueled, the Bombshell TAXED onto
the runway here for the takeoff
after little more than an hour
here.
Then the bad break came. The
Bombshell TAXED back in front
Of the repair shops, her nose
wheel wobbling on a flat tire.
1t was nearly another precious
40 minutes before the plane made
a test run across the field and
then took off.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
AUSTRIAN PACT
PROGRESS SEEN
Moscow Farley Expecting
Action Despite Russian
Protests

MOSCOW, April 10 - U.D -
American, French and British del
egates hoped tonight they might
be able to reach a compromise
agreement with Russia on tae
Austrian treaty and end the Mos
COW conference within the next
10 DAYS on a note Of accomplish
ment.
Representatives of the Western
powers virtually have abandoned
hope of settling any outstanding
differences blocking the way to
agreement on the German treaty
but they anticipate that Russia
may show a readiness to compro-
mise on major Austrian ques-
tons.
If so, they think they might be
able to draw up a draft OF the
Austrian peace settlement within
the next week.
The foreign ministers return to
work tomorrow to start the sixth
week of the conference. Under a
speed-up schedule adopted Satur-
day they will consider the United
States proposal for a ~four~power
25-year treaty to prevent German
aggression and also the ALLEGATION
of German coal before coming to
the Austrian treaty.
The Americans expect no re-
suits from the four-power treaty
discussion. The British and French
support it with important reser-
vations but Russia has expressed
opposition and no change is ex-
pected in the Soviet attitude during
this session.
It is on the Austrian treaty that
the Western delegations are pin
ming their hope they will be able
to leave Moscow with at least n
major accomplishment to the
credit of the conference.
The main stumbling block to an
Austrian agreement is the prob
lem of billions of dollars in Ger
man assets claimed by the Rus
SLAMS in the Soviet bone of Aus
tria.
The Americans and British con-
tend that many of these assets
originally were owned by Austrians
and allied foreigners before they
seized by the Germans in 1888
and that therefore they cannot be
regarded as mattrial for repara-
tons. The Russians do not agree
with the Anglo-American formula
for determining the exact owner
snip.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
SHOWS DELAYING
VICTIMS RITES
Rain And Cold Add Mis-
cry In Path OF Tornado
Damage

WOODWARD, Okla, April 13-
PA two-inch April nov fell on
stricken Woodward today, adding
hundreds of thousands of dollars
to already extensive property
damage and hampering the grim
task of burying "a known victims
of last Wednesdays devastating
tornado.
Confronted with an emergency
relief job far beyond local re-
sources, a citizens reconstruction
committee appealed to Gen iona
than Wainwright, Fourth Army
commander, who flew here late
yesterday from Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Texas, for an inspection Of the
damage.
The committee asked him to
send additional troops at once,
specifically an engineer battalion,
a sanitary corps unit and a head
quarters company.
Armed troops Of Oklahoma's
45th National Guard division al
ready are %patrolling the wrecked
sections OF the town to prevent
looting, and an army field kitchen
from Fort Sill, Okla, is feeding
hundreds OF homeless.
Meanwhile, an almost endless
stream of funeral professions roll
ed through the mud and slush. FIT
teen victims of the tornado were
buried yesterday and % funerals
were scheduled today.
The torn bodies Of three small
children still lay unclaimed in
norgues. Identification of the
sdult dead was completed when n
ring and bracelets enabled a son
to claim the body Of Mrs. Louelia
Harper.
The onslaught Of rain, snow and
cold sent hundreds Of shivering
families to emergency relief head
quarters in Woodward's communi-
ty building where huge piles of
clothing and blankets awaited
them. The large stock of clothing
had been distributed by Oklahoma,
Kansas and Texas communities in
response to pleas from the Red
Cross and Salvation Army.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
Well Known Man Felt
Like Swollen Balloon;
Full OF Stomach Ga,

Recently, a we'll known man stat
ed that he used to feel like a
swollen balloon after every meal.
He would bloat fall Of gas and spit
up acidulous liquids for hours after
eating, Was terribly constipated.
This man is n Of the hundreds in
TINS vicinity who now praise IN
NER-AID. He states he was amaz-
ed at the results when he took
this medicine. Now he eats what
he wants without gas Or bloating
and bowels are regular for the first
time In years. He feels like a new
man. "
lNNER-AID contains - Great
Herbs; they cleanse bowels. clear
gas from stomach. act on sluggish
liver and kidneys. Miserable peo-
pie soon feel different all over.
80 don't go on suffering. Get In
herald. Sold by all drug stores.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14

president and secretary said that,
right now, retail furniture prices
are lower than they were IN the
last three months of 1916.
Nourse and his colleagues re-
ported to Mr.. Truman on the gen
|eral economic outlook last week.
The report has not been made pub
lie but it was believed that the
Presidents wage-price warning
was based on it.
Rally To Stand
Other business leaders have raj
lied to the Presidents stand.
President Emil Schram of the
New York Stock exchange said that
unless the trend toward higher
prices is reversed, the nation
would be faced with a situation
that could result in economic
chaos. .
The Chamber of Commerce OF
the United States, said. however,
that now that production is catch
ing up with demand, prices should
fall automatically.
STABILITY in prices and low
er prices - will be attained most
effectively by keeping production
at full tide" it said. eve cannot
afford another round of strikes"
In Congress, the administrations
drive appeared destined to arouse
the greatest price-wage contro-
versv since the abolition Of price
control.
Rep. Howard Buffet, R., Neb.,
an opponent of price control who
participated in the broadcast with
Nathan, said that lower prices
were prevented by the administra-
tons export program.
Congress cannot cure the high
price situation,' he said, until it
stops the Truman administration
from playing Santa Claus to the
whole world.
Blames Loans
Loans and gifts abroad have
produced initiation in America.
This fact has long been kept hid
den from the American people by
fancy propaganda"
Chairman Eugene D. Millikin,
R., Colo, of the Senate Finance
committee said he agrees with the
OF Commerce that pro
duction is the answer"
when we get a balanced pro-
.uction," he said, prices will
come down. Legislation won't cure
the evil, nor will controls
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
MACARTHUR HITS
RUSSIAN CHARGES
Backs Up Secretary Ut
State Marshall On
Korean Crisis

TOKYO. Monday April 14.-U.D
Gen. Douglas Macarthur today
followed Gen. George c. Mars
hall Moscow statement blaming
Russia for economic distress In
Korea with an announcement that
American officials in Seoul are
holding themselves in readiness
for discussions to improve the
situation.
Marshall declared at the Moscow
conference that the Soviet com
mander for Northern Korea had
insisted upon a formula which
would result in elimination OF a
majority of representative Korean
leaders from consultations OF the
formation Of a provisional gvern-
ment.
Macarthur in his latest eroprt
on Korea said that American dele
gates to the U. S.-SoVlet JOINT
commission are ready at any time
70 participate in discussions with
the Russians. He stressed that
any consideration by the commls-
sion Of pertinent matters re,
garding Korea must be conducted
"on the basis already set forth"
by the American commanding
general there.
The exact conditions set forth
BY the Americans we're not dis
closed in the allied commanders
report, which covered military
government activities in Korea
in December.
But in a previous report, Mac
Arthur revealed that 1t. Gen.
John R. Hodge, the American
commander, had made it plain
to the Russians that the United
States firmly believes in allow
ing Koreans freedom Of express.
sion concerning establishment OF
their own provisional government
It was recalled here that Amerl-
can officials in Korea have mace
repeated attempts to reconvene
the commission as Marshall is now
requesting to Moscow. -,
MacArthur's report also SAID
that with the opening Of the IN
term legislative assembly, the
people of Southern Korea had
made their greatest step for
ward in the democratic process
ses Of self rule"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
BIVRNE
CONTINUED from Page One)

was no indication the White House
planned to intervene.
Beirne said that reports from
various parts of the country
indicate that federal conciliators
had thus far failed in their ef-
forts to bring about a settlement
or to "move the company from
its position of no wage offers"
He praised the Labor department
for its week-long Cancellation ef-
forts but said Mr.. Truman may
be able to act more conclusive
ly."
1.-The real solution to the dispute
is to be found in real collective
bargaining" Beirne said. "Since
the A. T. & T. has rejected our
offer to sit down and discuss the
matter the only other way the
strike a be settled is for the
A. T. & T, to direct the various
Bell syst m s to enter into
real negotiations with us, making
a good-faith counter offer to our
demands"
Labor department officials held
Exploratory" talks with repre-
sentatives of the Bell system and
the striking National Federation
of Telephone workers in their
search for a basis for new contract
negotiations. But they reported
no progress and we're frankly less
optimistic about a settlement than
at any time since the walkout be-
gan.
White House Press Secretary
Eben Ayers said he knew nothing
about reports that negotiations
might be shifted to the White
House.
Bargaining Scope
The deadlock arose over the
scope of bargaining. The union
insists that any bargaining cover
all its affiliates whose members
work for 10 Bell system companies
and Western Electric Co., all SUBJ
salaries Of the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. A T. & T.,
in turn, contends that it can bar
gain only for the 10000 employees
Of the long lines division which
it operates directly.
The company position dictated
rejection Of a union proposal for
open-to-the-public negotiations UNI
der the guidance Of Secretary of
Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach.
scawellenbach, in a letter to
NTFW president Joseph A. Beirne,
said the company asserted that it
could bargain only with the long
lines division; that it had reach
ed an agreement with these en-
ployes two days ago only to have
it rejected by the NFTW policy
committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
nine
Continued from Page One)
TANKER
CATCHES FIRE AT SEA

NEW YORK, April 10 - W.P -
The American tanker SIS Fishers
Hill was ablaze at sea tonight she
reported in an SOS message pick
ed up by the Coast Guard.
Three merchant ships in the
vicinity started to the rescue.
The crew was forced to abandon
ship presumably in life boats. The
fire started in the engine room oil
the tanker shortly after its de.
parture from Aruba.
First SOS
The first SOS from the Fish
ers Hill said:
Fishers Hill ship afire at 90
so" GMT In position five miles
Southeast Colorado light, Aruba."
Later a terse message said:
Grew abandoned ship"
The Coast guard said that a
tanker and tug were believed to
be in the vicinity.
The Coast Guard said the tank
er, owned by the American Pc
troleum Transport company here,
is five miles Of Colorado light at
Aruba in the Caribbean.
The merchant ships reported
that they had left their course to
go to the aid of the tanker.
The Fishers Hill is bound for
Trinidad from Bremerhaven.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
C0NVICTS HOLD
GUARD PRISONER
Dissatisfaction Among Men
Unexplained By Sup
erintendent

RALEIGH, April 13-(P- State
Prison Inspector Kyle K. Matthews
said tonight that prisoners at prison
Camp 90 near Spindale were hold
ing a guard jn the mess hall and
refusing to come out until they
talked to somebody from Ra-
leigh"
At the camp, Fred Lee Alley of
Shelby, prison superintendent for
Ninth highway district, told the
Associated Press by phone that
''everything is perfectly quiet here
in every respect"
Alley said that he had called
State Prison Director Clyde O..
Robinson and asked that he come
talk to the men, because there was
a little dissatisfaction among, the
prisoners"
Robinson was expected at Spin
dale shortly after midnight.
Alley said that the prisoners had
requested to see Robinson. He en-
phasized that everything sis
quiet"
Matthews said he understood
prisoners had held religious SER
vices in their mess hall this at
ternoon and that after the SER
vices they would not let the guard
leave and refused to come out
themselves until somebody from
Raleigh comes up here"
Alley said he was unable to
elaborate on the dissatisfaction"
at this time, adding only that
there were "a couple of fellows
here who would like to be some
where else"
The camp holds about IS pri-
soners including both short and
long termers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
NATHAN
Continued from Page One)

prices and can expose proflteer'
ing where it exists"
He said that, besides threaten
ing to re-impose the old wartime
excess profits levy, Congress could
hold public hearings on the price
situation to expose lush profl-
eering."
Immediate exposure of those
o blame for present high prices
you'd help a lot" he said.
Congress Prepares
Nathan's suggestion came as
Congress prepared to come to
grips with the price situation.
Chairman Robert A. Taft, R., o.,
has summoned his joint Congress
sional Economic committee - the
top industrial planning group in
Congress to an extraordinary
meeting Wednesday to consider a
highly confidential committee price
report.
Taft termed the report ''inter-
esting and true but refused to
discuss details. II was learned else
where, however, that it empha-
sizes that many companies could
lower prices and still make good
profits.
The committees consideration Of
the report may launch a full-scale
airing OF the price situation.
President Truman issued anoth-
e. declaration of war on higher
prices al a press conference last
week. He told business bluntly that
unless it reduces prices voluntarily,
another series Of wage increases
would be warranted. Previously
he had lauded price cuts by Ford
and International Harvester and
had advised industry that that was
the only sound way 10 stem the
intlationary tide.
Leaders React
Many retail and wholesale lead
ers throughout the country react
ed Immediately to the Presidents
plea. Macy's Department store in
New York city largest in the
country - announced that ii would
try 70 lower prices, and other
stores in many cities announced
int they would attempt to follow
zuit-eSpecisUy On clothing items.
Ind the National Association of
Retail Grocer1 and the National
Association Of Retail Meat Dealers
- the trade organizations for the
nstion's grocers and butchers
tod the President that they agreed
nh him.
Taey SAD they have urged their
members TO try TO keep prices at
the lowest possible levels.
The National Retail Furniture
association has aIso thrown its
weight behind the drive. In a let
ter 10 Chairman Edwin G. Nourse
OF the P~resident's council OF eco
nomic advisers. the association
said that retail furniture stores
have cut their profit margins in
order 10 keep their products with
in reach OF the ordinary consum-
er.
The associations executive wire
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
AIR FORCE
JUNKS EQUIPMENT
DISPOSAL Of $44,OOO,OOO
Facilities To Make
Bombers Told

WASHINGTON, April 13-uD-
The Army Air Force ordered about
IA. oo0. 900 worth Of materials In
Kansas B-29 bomber plant dis
-nosed of because wartime guam
tity production was no longer need
ed and a new design Of the bomb
er vas planned, AAF officials said
today.
Questioned about a recent state
ment by J. Earl Schaefer, boems
Airplane company vice president
that tools for producing B-29's cost:
ing $48, 900, 900 to design and build
were destroyed at a company's
Wichita, Kas., plant soon after
VI Day, AAF officials said:
The total value of all material
disposed of was approximately
s44, 600, 900, of which tooling
amounted to about $24, 000, 600. The
tooling represented surplus "over
and aboue that needed for the
drastically curtailed production OF
B-29's and for production OF spare
parts" Manufacturer Of B-29's
was topped entirely a few months
later.)
Before Jigs, dies and other tools
used in B-29 construction were
disposed of, the AAF officials add
ed, a panel of War Assets Ad-
ministration inSpectators Inspected
the material for resale equipment.
Out of the B-29 material was
picked all equipment useful in the
manufacture of the B-50, a dras-
tically revised model Of the BIS
now in production.
AAF Answer
Schaefer also said that is B-29's
''in final assembly,, within four days
of completion" were destroyed,
together with 80 days production
of other Boss in varying stages
of completion.
OF this, AAF material COM
mand officials said:
Immediately after VI Day, as
part of the drastic cutback order,
AAF instructions went out to end
construction on all B-29 production
except for completion of aircraft
in final stages of assembly and
which would require less than
1000 man-hours of work to COM
plete. 1t was found that the cost
OF completing planes which were
farther than this from the COM
pletion stage exceeded the cost
of salvaging at the plant.
An exception was made at the
Seattle plant Of the company which
was allowed to complete SO B-29's
during the period from October.
1945 through January. 1916. Parts
and assemblies Of these planes
were on hand at the Seattle plant
which also sis geared to the new
est production improvements and
where all AAF postwar needs for
this plane can be handled most
economically" the AAF said.
More than half the naton's T.
900 annual drownings occur be-
tween May l and August 81.