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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-01-29
MANY VETERANS STUDING IN
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

World War II veterans in
training in educational institu-
tions under the serVicemen'S re-
adjustment act Up. L. 346)
reached an all time high in
December, with 60,681 enrolled
in schools and colleges of the
Pacific Northwest, the Veterans
Administration has announced.
This represents an increase Of
approximately 16 per cent over
December, 1916, when 52,404 eX-
G.I.'s were taking Institutional
training.
Veterans in on-th-job train
ing showed a decrease of near
ly one-third during the year.
From a high of 1890 in Dec
ember, 1916, a steady Withdraw
al left 1926 in training at the
end of 1947.
Disabled veterans in training
under the vocational rehabili-
tation act (F. L. 16) showed a
Is ner cent increase during the
year. There were 8055 disabled
veterans in both institutional
and on-the-job training in
December, compared with 6444
the previous year.
I Nearly all veterans are en-
titled to education and train
ing benefits. Information on
eligibility and entitlement may
be obtained from any VA Of
flee.
NEW POSTAL REGULATIONS
ON DELIVERY OF CHECKS
Postal regulations, pertaining
to delivery of checks for a num-
Der of benefits administered by
the VA, have been modified for
the greater convenience Of vet.
Grams and beneficiaries.
The new regulations allow
checks to be placed in city and
county post office boxes and in
mail ~receptacles on the routes
of city and rural mail carriers.
In general, checks affected
by the ruling are for compen-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-01-29
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%TalRw

As a service to veterans In the
community, this newspaper will pub
lish a weekly column Of news briefs
from the Veterans Administration.
For further information, veterans
should contact or write their near
est VA contact office at RIM. go,
p o. Bldg, Billings.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Assault
Continued From First Page.) )

ing, Assistant United States At
torney Sylvan Schwartz explained
the girl is not yet in condition to
give q coherent account Of the in
cident. He said 1t was considered
possible" at the hospital that she
has q fractured skull and fractured
jaw, as well as cuts and bruises.
Met Eight Months Ago.
Cook, short and stocky, with dark
hair and a dark complexion, ap-
peared flushed but calm during
court proceedings.
Police said Cook told them he had
known the girl for about eight
months.
On military police duty with the
Sd Infantry Division, Cooks most
recent assignment has been guard
duty at the main gate to Fort
McNair, the former Army War
College.
The youth is unmarried. according
to Army records. He was born in
Belcourt, N. Dak., Joined the Army
March IA, 1947, and came to Fort
McNair last June 18, after taking
his basic training at Fort Knox, KY.
The girls father told a reporter
that, as far as he knew, Cooks prior
conduct in relation to the girl had
been "all right" He declined to
answer other questions.
The family lives in q small,
modestly furnished apartment.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
|ITU Head Says Ball.
Seeks 10 Kill Unions
BY the Associated Press

Woodruff Randolph, president ot
the international Typographical
Union (AFL), testified yesterday
that the Taft-Hartley Act has de.
stroyed the right of free contract
for no good reason"
In a sharp exchange with Sena-
tor Ball, Republican, of Minnesota
Mr.. Randolph said angrily that the
Senator's thoughts "have beer
channeled into killing off unions.
The ITU chief appeared before
the Senate House watchdog COM
mittee set up to study operation OF
the Taft-Hartley law. Senator Ball
is chairman.
Mr.. Randolph also accused news
paper publishers and Robert N
Denham, general counsel of the
National Labor Relations Board, OF
prosecuting the ITU. He said the
publishers have been aided also by
Thomas Shroyer, general counsel oi
the congressional committee.
The TTU has been engaged in 9
legal battle for months over the
Taft-H Hartley law. A main issue il
the acts ban on the closed shop
Under the closed shop employers
can hire only union members.
For years ITU contracts have
called for closed shops. After the
Taft-Hartley law was passed, The
union adopted a policy of working
without a written contract so a.
not to violate the ban on CLOSED
shop agreements.
Recently the NLRB obtained ar
injunction requiring the ITU X
bargain on contracts.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Bridges Says Committee
Will Not Press for Return

Chairman Bridges of the Senate
Appropriations Committee plans te
place Gen. MacArthur's message re.
jecting the invitation to return be-
fore the committee next Tuesday.
81 don't believe the committee will
press for his return" he said. "It
anything should happen while he
was away, certainly wouldn't want
the responsibility of having him
back here"
Senator Wherry, Republican,, OF
Nebraska, whose motion led to the
committees 17-2 vote to invite Gen
Macarthur to testify, said he regrets
that the general isn't coming home
The reply, Senator Wherry said,
should be convincing that there
wasn't any politics involved in the
invitation"
Erwin Hohensee, executive secre-
tary of MacArthur-for-P President
headquarters, said in a statement
that he had requested President
Truman to command Gen. Mac
Arthur's return before Congress ad-
journs." He urged that other citi-
zens do likewise.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Memorial Day
Continued From First Page.)

the chance of falling asleep at the
wheel"
Mr.. Keneipp recalled that 1947'.
Memorial Day week end produced
no fatal accidents in the District
But there were "a accidents with A
persons seriously injured, he said.
President Truman will lead the
Nations tribute to its war dead by
placing a wreath on the Tomb o1
the Unknown Soldier at 1850 am
tomorrow. The ceremony will be
followed by a radio address over
all networks.
Mr.. Truman added a special ap-
peal for peace in signing Memorial
Day proclamation. He asked for the
Nation to start a period Of prayer
for peace at 8 pm. tomorrow.
During the day Arlington Gene
terry will be a rallying point Of pa
triotic organizations and individuals
remembering those who gave then
lives in the wars.
The widows and parents of these
heroes will be singled out in a Spe-
cial ceremony after Mr.. Truman has
spoken in the amphitheater. <Sever
families will be the first to receive
Gold Star emblems authorized by
Congress and presented by the Sec.
retaries or Undersecretaries of the
Army, Navy and Air Force.
Another colorful touch following
the presentation will be the sprin.
king of flower petals from the bomt
bays of three B-25s, representing the
three services.
At 6 pm. today the Women's
Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand
Army of the Republic, Department
of the Potomac, will hold services al
the Nuns of the Battlefield Monu-
ment, Connecticut and Rhode Island
avenues at M street NV.
The Rev. John K. Cartwright
rector of st. Matthews Cathedral
will be the speaker. An honor guard
of the Irish War Veterans will escort
him from the cathedral to the mon.
ument.
Numerous patriotic organizations
will hold services over the holiday
week end and many pastors will de.
vote their sermons tomorrow tx
Memorial Day themes.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
South Africa May Act
On j. n. Withdrawal
By the Assoeioted Press

PRETORIA, Union of South AT.
rica, May 29.-Newspapers said to-
day that South Africa's new Ma
tionalist government is likely tc
consider whether to withdraw from
the United Nations.
The Nationalist Party which de-
feated Field Marshal Jan Christian
SHUTS in the election Tuesday fire.
quently insisted in the past that
South Africa cancel her member
ship in the U. N. because of the
world organizations attitude toward
this country's Indian question.
India has charged in the U. N
General Assembly that South Az
rica discriminates against her In
dian population. The Assembly
ordered the two countries to nego-
tiate their differences on the issue
Nothing came of the resolution.
South African Nationalist also
were angered because of a U. N
proposal to submit Southwest Africa
to trusteeship. The Nationalist
want it incorporated in the union
Southwest Africa has been admin
istered since World War I by South
Africa under a League of Nations
mandate. 1t formerly was a Ger
man colony.
Marshal Smuts met with his
United Party leaders, meanwhile, to
discuss whether he will remain in
politics.
Leaders of his party were pressing
him to stay, despite the defeat suf-
fered at the hands of the National
lists in Tuesdays election.
Marshal Smuts was reported pre-
viously to have decided to retire tc
his farm at Doornkloff. He was de-
feated in his own constituency.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Appointments
many involving war veterans appea
lIzol1r fn no khroa,nh
Continued From First Page)

many involving war veterans appear
likely to 60 through.
The no-action edict apparently
does not apply generally to judicial
or diplomatic appointments or to
other Federal jobs where a Demo-
crat could be replaced quickly by a
Republican If that party's candidate
won the presidency.
Two Named to Judgeships.
Two new judicial nominations
were sent to the Senate yesterday
by the President.
Mr.. Truman nominated Repre-
sentative Noble j. Johnson, Indiana
Republican, to be associate judge Of
the United States Court Of Customs
and Patent Appeals.
Mr.. Johnson, a Terre Haute resi-
dent who represents Indianas 9Th
congressional district, will I'LL va
cancy left by the resignation OF
Oscar E. Bland.
Joseph j. Hancock of Kentucky
was nominated to be Federal dis
trict Judge of the Panama Canal
Zone, replacing Bunk Gardner, re-
tired.
In addition, the President issued
an executive order exempting Judge
Samuel B. Hill of the Tax Court
from retirement for age. Judge Hill,
73, recently was nominated for .
new 12-year term.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Howard Hawks Wife
lis Granted Divorce
1y ,he Assoejoted Press

LOS ANGELES, May 29.-It was
after the baby was born two years
ago that love, and Howard Hawks,
went out Of their home, the film
producers wife testified yesterday
in obtaining q divorce.
Mrs. Naney Gross Hawks, 80, sew
eral times listed as one of the 10
best-dressed women in the world.
said that after the baby arrived
Mr.. Hawks seemed sort of dis
interested in our marriage.
HE was silent for long periods.
He went out all night, often. sort
of wasn't asked along"
Mr.. Hawks, so, did not contest the
divorce. Under Q court-approved
property settlement, Mrs. Hawks will
receive $4,000 over . l0-year period
and $500 q month for support Of
their daughter, Kitty.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
By DonieI De Luce
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent

INSIDE THE OLD CITY OF
JERUSALEM, May 29.-Jerusa-
LENS ancient ghetto lay a burn
ing, Quilted hulk today, its peo-
pie all departed.
The last of the pathetic group
of Jewish civilians-women and
children - young and old - filed
through Zion Gate, now held by the
Arab Legion, shortly after midnight
They trudged through the she'll
SCARED Church OF Dormltion-re-
puted scene of the Virginia Mary's
death-and crossed over to Hagana S
lines.
1t required more than six hours
for the shabby. frightened group
estimated at more than $500, to
leave the walls of the Old City and
return to Jewish hands. Many car
ried bundles containing their few
worldly possessions.
An Arab soldier fell wounded early
this morning at Zion Gate when
sniping suddenly broke out there,
coincident with attacks against
Jaffa and Damascus Gates.
DR.. Pablo de Azcarte y Florez,
representing the United Nations in
Palestine, was standing with the
Arab Legion field commander when
news of the Arab casualty was re-
ceived.
TITS only provocstion," he said
please keep pushing the civilians
right along"
The Arab commander complied.
In the Old Citys police barracks
294 Jewish men OF military age
were temporarily behind bars, while
the Legion brought more than a
dozen buses to take them to an in
ternment camp in Amman, Trans
Jordan.
From the Jewish military hos
pitaI in the burning ghetto, Le-
gionnaires helped carry $50 Jewish
wounded to the safety of the Ar
menian quarter school.
Seriously wounded Jews, accord
ing to the surrender terms, are to
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Truman
Continued From First Page.)

row morning in time to deliver .
Memorial Day address to the Ma.
ton from Arlington Cemetery.
The Presidents last visit to An
napolis was in the fall of 1916 wher
he saw the Penn State football team
defeat Navy.
This city, known to the Navy a.
"a fishing village on the banks Of
the Naval Academy" overf1owee
with feminine gaiety for the start o,
June Week.
Hundreds of proud parents, sister.
and sweethearts of midshipmer
thronged the State capital for 81,
days of colorful ceremonies.
The social whirl begins tonight
with the traditional ring dance fol
second classmen and their drags.
Color Girl Arrives Today.
Queen of all Annapolis will bt
Mrs. Katherine Wainwright Austir
of North Andover, Mass, the 194s
color girl.
Mrs. Austin, a 26-year wal
widow, was scheduled to arrive to.
day to reign as 40th June Week
color girl. After a round of dances
and receptions next week, she will
officiate at 5 pm. Thursday at the
presentation of the colors in bri.
gade parade on Worden Field.
Tomorrow is sob Sunday" so.
called from the days when plebes
cried into huge towels in mock
misery over the coming departure
of the first classmen.
Chaplain E. P. Wuebbens will give
the baccalaureate sermon tomorrow
in the academy chapel to the 41(
graduating first classmen and their
families.
June Week builds up to a climax
Friday at graduation exercises ir
Dahlgren Hall, when about 33s
graduates will be commissioned as
ensigns of the line, 80 as ensigns ir
the Supply Corps, IL as ensigns ir
the Navy civil engineers and q az
Marine second lieutenants.
Eighty officers received master o.
science degrees during graduation
exercises at the naval postgraduate
school.
Assistant Secretary of Navy fol-
Air John Nicholas Brown was guest
speaker.
"The Navy is changing physically
almost as greatly as it did in tht
change from sail to steam," Mr.
Brown declared. He added tina,
critical problems today challenge
the ingenuity of naval technicians.
The implements of naval warfare
are in a fluid state" he said. "Great
changes are taking place in aircraft
ships and ordnance.
I'VE are at point at which the
weapons of the last war begin to be
supplanted by others embodying the
lessons which the last war taught.
He added that these changes are
being brought about largely by en-.
gineers.
Gurney and Sprague.
Senator Gurney, Republican, OF
South Dakota and Rear Admiral
Sprague, chief of naval personnel
also were guests.
Ofiicers receiving degrees in.
cluded: 1t. Comdr. Robert E. Mot
tern, 425 North Monroe street, Ar.
lington, Va, 1t. Comdr. Stiles M
Decker. Annapolis, 1t. Comdr. Floye
j. Greene, 1900 Bradley boulevard
Chevy Chase, Md, Maj. Alton L
Hicks 1905 N. Ode street, Arlington
Va, 1t. Douglas H. Jennings, Peters.
burg, Va.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Jerusalem Ghetto Burning Hulk,
Deserted os1, ,5OOAreRemoved

be delivered to Jewish lines in Je-
rusalem. Others, if of military age,
may be kept prisoner.
A Swiss. official of the Interna-
tional Red Cross who remained with
the Jewish wounded overnight COM
mended the Arab Legion on its con-
duct.
They carried old women in their
arms to Zion Gate" he said. They
slaved for hours carrying the wound
ed from that burning hell out there
to this school"
Fires Blamed on Mines.
The Arab Legion commander in
Jerusalem reported early today mot
a single Jew has been harmed since
the surrender"
The Legion blamed fires which
ragged through the night on Jewish
mines which exploded from time
fuses after the surrender was con-
cluded at 2:30 pm. yesterday. Some
troops also claimed the Jews pur-
posely kindled fires just before the
evacuation Of the rubble-strewn
quarter adjoining the southern wall.
The ghetto looked like a chunk
Of Stalingrad or Berlin. Roofess
walls teetered crafty. Alleys were
waist high with debris. The stencil
of death was thick. Some Jewish
bodies were still unburied. Others
had been covered hastily with a thin
layer of rubble.
86 Killed in 11-Day Battle.
The Legion SAID at least 86 Jews
died in the 11-day battle with
Trans-Jordan forces.
Jewish attacks against Jaffa and
Damascus Gates into the Old City
at $3.50 pm. lasted nearly 80 min
utes, then dwindled to scattered
small arms fire with the approach
of midnight. Flares fizzled in the
sky. Legion field guns pounded
modern Jerusalem.
Liquidation of the ghetto garri-
son was regarded as certain to in
crease the intensity of Legion thrusts
into Jewish quarters. These thrusts
have been figuratively handcuffed
by the bitter-end resistance of the
ghetto at the Legion's back.
Evening star., 1948-05-29

| selves"
Need for New Law Denied.
Mr.. Wallace quoted the bill drafted
by Representatives Mundt, Repub-
lican, of South Dakota, and Nixon,
Republican, of California, as declar-
ing the Communist movement pre-
sents clear and present danger to
the security of the United States"
and added:
1--WE already have plenty Of laws
on the books to protect the Nation,
it's citizens and institutions from
the dangers that Mr.. Nixon asserts
are the subject Of the Mundt bill. u
Committee members in question
ing Mr.. Thomas, who was surprise
witness, asked him to expand on
his statement that the American
Communist Party and NOV ement
are controlled by Russia.
Mr.. Thomas said Earl Browder
had been ousted as Communist
Party boss in The United States and
had been supplanted by William z.
Foster after leading French Com
munist had visited Moscow and
denounced BroWder."
"Is the Communist Party in the
United States an agent for foreign
power?" Senator Eastland asked.
Takes Pot Shot at Stassen.
"Whv certainly, Mr.. Thomas re-
piled, saying that Stain is both
head of the vast Russian empire
and the worldwide Communist
movement
Mr.. Thomas took a political pot
shot at Harold Stassen, former Gov
ernor of Minnesota and Republican
presidential aspirant.
He said that under the Mundt bill
the Attorhey General would have
too great powers and might use
these against farmers, labor unions,
or even other political parties.
Then he added that "one Of the
most vociferous" of the Republican
candidates had shown a lack Of
ability to distinguish between COM
munism and socialism.
He said that if this candidate be-
came President and appointed a
minded Attorney General the
country might face serious results.
Names Former Governor.
Chairman Wiley interrupted to
say there are large number of
Republican candidates.
Il refer to the former Governor
Of Minnesota, Harold Stassen," Mr..
Thomas replied.
Senator Wiley asked Mr.. Thomas
to explain differences between the
Socialists and Communists.
Mr.. Thomas said Socialists "abhor
and detest the totalitarian state"
which the Communists advocate. He
added:
Communism ." is ruthless In
suppression of all individual rights
Communism in action is the worst
tyranny the world has SEEN"
Socialists always have protected
and expanded civil rights" Mr.
Thomas said and cited example OF
Norway and England.
Rockwell Kent Gives Up Chair.
Rockwell Kent, the artist, was
testifying when Mr.. Wallace ar
rived. He broke off in the middle
of a sentence and gave the witness
chair to Mr. Wallace.
Wearing a Wallace button, Mr.
Kent testified as president of the
International Workers Order and
president of the Artists League OF
America.
Mr.. Kent said Eve liberals are des.
perately afraid of this bill. 1t denie.
us the right Of free association"
i Mr.. Kent said Attorney Genera
Clark has already branded the In
lternational Workers order rs . sub
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Macarthur AWAITING
Second Senate Bid 10
Come Here in Summer
ey the Associoted Press

TOKYO, May 29.-Gen. Mac
Arthur appeared ready today to
plan his first trip to continental
United States in II years-after
the Republican convention in
June.
AS matters now stand, he Is await
ing another invitation from the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee to
appear in Washington sometime
after the national conventions. He
rejected the committees request to
start home within a few days on
the grounds this timing would ap-
pear to be politically inspired"
Position Is Consistent.
There was a note of consistency in
this position. The general has in
sisted that his personal political
ambitions were to be kept separate
from his position of Supreme Com
Hlander Of Allied Powers in Japan
This, of course, would virtually be
impossible If he appeared around
the time of the Republican conven-
tf0n IN Phlladelphla.
But after June, he said, II should
feel free to place myself fully at your
disposal" to clarity Oriental issues
which will be just as complex in July
as now.
This seemed to make a second
invitation inevitable. Any reluc-
tance by the Senate Committee to
seek his guidance at a later date
could be construed as a distinct re-
buff for Gen. Macarthur and as
convincing evidence the original in
vltation was meant primarily for
political reasons.
Peremptory Call Unlikely.
There is some opinion here that
the general is merely awaiting a
more peremptory summons to re-
turn home in advance of the Re-
publican convention. The chances
that this might come from Wash
ington appeared weakened, how
ever, by President Truman's state
ment that the final decision on his
return was up to Gen. Macarthur.
In making known his decision,
Gen. Macarthur put himself on
long limb if he had such an idea
In mind. For one thing. his partial
rejection refuted the most logical
argument that could be offered for
demanding his immediate presence
that Oriental events would not wait.
Gen. Macarthur said he saw
nothing to make the time element
one OF paramount urgency" and told
the Senate Committee that he was
hopeful that you will find my ap-
pearance at such later date no less
satisfactory for your purposes"
Evening star., 1948-05-29
Mundt Bill
Continued From First Page.)

the ostensible target, but the real
victims were the citizens of every
state in Europe and our own"
Turning to Americas relations
with the Soviet Union, Mr.. Wallace
said:
We must not suffer ourselves to
be deluded about a false ano
groundless clamor about Russian in
fuence and a Russian party in this
country" He said the Mundt- Nixon
measure is justified by its support
ers 'in the name of a cold war
against Russia" and commented:
"The first victims of the cold war
Evening star., 1948-05-29
oin-Sovine Plon Continued

The Agriculture Department has
continued until June 80 the present
brewers grain conservation pro-
gram. The program had been
scheduled to be replaced June l by
q new one designed to save slightly
more grain.
Evening star., 1948-05-29
.GM Settlement Assoijed
BY UNIV as Backward Movt
BY the Assoeiutsd Pres.


John L. Lewis United Mine
Workers Journal today described
the General Motors wage settlement
as definite backward move"
IF the wage settlement - Is
to set a pattern for industry gen.
orally, then we might as well call
the slide rule boys back to Washing
ton and re-establish the burrocraQy
of the National War Labor Board.
the journal said editorially. ,~.
Under the compromise between
the UAW and GIN wage fixing by
Government formula is here again
It is simply another version OF the
Little Steel formula that was i'm
posed on workers during the war
by the master minds of the WLB."
The Journal said that since 1917
the UNIV has stood firm against
sliding scales hooked either to the
cost of living or to the market price
of coal"
Evening star., 1948-05-29

versive organization. He denied that
it is. He said the bill would require
such organizations to register.
The artist testified II am not a
Communist" He also said he would
not defend anyone who urges the
overthrow of the Government by
force and violence.