The Daily Mail from Hagerstown, Maryland • Page 1

DAY BY DAY On thla, tht 7tfc anniveriarx pf the of World War II, wt hear disturbing of another war In the offing. fttail WEATHER Partly cloudy and cooler today; clear and cool tonight; Wednesday fair with moderate temperate. VOL. CXVIH, No. 207.

HAGERSTOWN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,1946. SINGLE COPIES, 4 CENTS Strike Paralyzes All Motor Express Locally Tito Sorry For Plane Incidents; Sends New Note U. Dispute Nearing Harmonious Conclusion Washington, Sept 3 country's dispute with Yugoslavia over the forced crashed of two American planes appeared to be moving swiftly today toward a harmonious conclusion. Such an ending, officials said, might have the additional effect of "lessening the current tension between the United States and Russia. Undersecretary of State William L.

Clayton scheduled a late-morning news conference with the announced intention of issuing a statement on the Yugoslav matter. Officials who should know told a reporter it was "good speculation" that the State department in the absence of both Secretary Byrnes and Undersecretary Dean announce a new note from Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito, containing: 1. An official apology for the incidents, one of which took five American lives. 2. Assurance that they would not be repeated.

The two Army transport planes, reportedly off course because of bad -weather, crashed in Yugoslavia. August 9 and 19 after being fired upon by Yugoslav fighters." In the face of an American ultimatum, Tito told U. S. Ambassador Richard C. Patterson orally that he deplored the events.

He added that strictest orders had gone out to his armed forces not to fire on foreign planes In the future, even though, they might be Page 2) U. S. Asked To End Flights Want Guarantee That Trips Not Be Repeated Belgrade, Sept 3 newspapers printed today a note which the Yugoslav government delivered to the U. S. State department at Washington August 30 asking for a guarantee that no more American planes would fly over Yugoslavia and citing new instances of such flights.

The note asked the United States to "reply what it had undertaken to put an end to unauthorized and deliberate flights over Yugoslav territory on the part of American military and civilian planes and what guarantees it can give that this will not be repeated." The note said that no "necessary or satisfactory reply" had been received to Yugoslav notes delivered to the United States on Aug. 10 and 19. Two American army transport planes were forced down by gunfire from Yugoslav fighters on Aug. 9 and 19. Nearly two weeks after the first incident, nine of the 10 occiipants of the first American plane were released after the Unitd States Government had issued an ultimatum.

The coffins of five Americans who crashed in the second plane were delivered to the Americans at the Morgan line. Fatal Mishap Tip Cops First Prize A Park Head woman, who phoned early one morning last week to report the fatal accident nearby, won the first prize in last week's news top contest, and she may collect $3.50 by calling at "the Herald- Mail office. The tip editor had several other calls on the same accident an hour later, but it is only the first information on a story that qualifies for the tip contest. Second prize goes to a Frederick street housewife who phoned in the tip oh a trailer-truck overturning on South Mountain, which tip is worth $2.50 to her. Third prize is divided between tips on the quince under the tongue cure for hiccups and one on a blacksnake after eggs, mailed in by Hopewell housewife and one on a rat putting a phone out of commission.

Tips are accepted each week day by the Daily Mail-between 7:30 m. and 2 r. m. They may be phoned, brought in person or sent by mall addressed to Tip Editor, Daily Mall, Woman Slain Miss Bertha Mehrtens (above), beloved in her community as a "Good Samaritan," was strangled and beaten to death near Savannah, Ga. Chatham county Police Chief W.

F. Chapman said "it looks as though she had been criminally assaulted." Approve Limits Of Italian Arms "Big To Hold Strength To 297,500 Men Paris, Sept. 3 recommendations that the Italian army, navy and air force be limited to 297,500 a fraction of war-time approved unanimously today by the military commission of the 21-nation peace conference. Under the approved provisions, Italy is permitted to have an army of 250,000 (including 65,000 Cara- binieri), a-navy -of 22,500 an air force of 25,000. She is barred from possession of aircraft carriers and her land air force is restricted to 200 fighters and reconnaissance planes with an additional 150 transport and training planes.

The military commission accepted the foreign ministers' draft setting the strength of the Cara- binierii (state police) at 65,000 after Yugoslavia withdrew an amendment to limit the force to 30,000. Without debate the military commission adopted all but one of the naval limitation articles drafted by the foreign ministers council, including one on Italian possession of aircraft carriers and submarines. Approval of "Big Four" recommendations to limit the Italian fleet to two battleships, four cruisers and four destroyers and restrictions on other smaller war- craft was delayed pending study of a French amendment to qualify the wording of the treaty. Blast Injuries Fatal To Myers Former Local Man Succumbs From Last Wednesday Injuries received last Wednesday in a boiler explosion at Tarrytown, proved fatal at 4 p. m.

yesterday in the Ossing Hospital, New York, to Harry E. Myers, a former resident of this city, ac- to word received by members of his family here. Myers, who was aged 55, left Hagerstown about seven years ago and located in Tarrytown, where he has been employed by the General Motors branch there. According to information received here he sustained a fractured skull and other injuries when a boiler blew up. His last residence here was on Corbett street, and he was employed by the Western Maryland Railroad and Fairchilds as a welder.

Besides his wife and two children, Harry Jr. and Jane, surviving are: sisters, Mrs. Howell Dixon, Mrs. Luther Corder, Mrs. Carl Lloyd and Mrs.

Milton Rowland; brothers, William and Ralph, all of Hagerstown. The body will be brought to Hagerstown for burial with funeral announcements later. POPE SEES MITSCHER Vatican City, Sept, 3 Marc A. Mitscher, acting commander of the U. S.

Atlantic Fleet, was received today by Pope Pius XII at Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer residence. Adm. Mitecher is making an official European tow. Reds Celebrate "Their" Victory Over The Japs No Mention Made Of U. S.

Except By Accusation Moscow, Sept. 3, offi cial newspaper Pravda accused the United States today of stripping Japan and also of seeking to rejuvenate that country into an American-ruled "watchdog agaijnst the peoples of the Far East." The comments were part of Rus- sit's observance of her V-J day. From Prime Minister Stalin down, no official or press mention was made of the American or British contribution to the defeat of Japan. Nor was there mention of the atomic bomb, two of which exploded at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the last days of the Oriental phase of the war. Russia declared war on Japan on August 8, 1945 and Japan surrendered September 2 after being at war with the United States since December 7, 1941.

PravSa and other Russian newspapers took the line that still was dangerously strong and would have fought for years had not Russia entered that war. Stalin's order of the day addressed to the armed forces and the "toiling masses of the Soviet Union" asserted: "One year ago today, the Soviet people and their armed forces victoriously finished the war against imperialist Japan. Japan signed an act of unconditional surrender. The Soviet -people and their armed forces upheld this victory and with this victory rendered an enormous contribution to the cause of achieving peace in the whole world." Stalin Ignores U. S.

And British London, Sept. 3, the contribution of British and American arms in the conflict against Japan, Generalissimo Stalin congratulated the Russian people and their armed forces today for bringing to a victorious conclusion "the war against imperialist Japan." His order of the day, broadcast by the Moscow radio, declared: "The Soviet people and their armed forces gained the victory and by this victory made an enormous contribution to the achievement of peace throughout the world." Stalin decreed that 24 artillery salvoes be fired today in Moscow, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Port Arthur and in the capitals of each of the Soviet republics. August Cool But By No Means A Record Although there was lots of cool weather last month it was not the coolest August this county has ever experienced, J. A. Miller, Keedysville observer reported this morning.

Mr. Miller said that the mean temperature for the past month was 70, while for the month of August last year it was 69. Total rainfall fer August was 5.S9 inches while the normal average for this month is 4.10. Last night Mr. Miller measured .15 inches of rainfall but said that judging from the appearance of the Little Antietam Creek the Boonsboro and Rohrersville sections had more rain.

He said that the creek is very muddy and is up about five or ix inches. Yesterday's high temperature was 87 and during the night it reached a low of 53. Demands Yugoslavs Brought To Trial Boston, Sept. 3 demand that the Yugoslavs who shot down American airmen be brought to trial before an international tribunal has been drafted by the powerful resolutions committee of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, it was learned today. Retail Stores Open Tomorrow Afternoon Because of the Labor Day holiday yesterday, retail stores of the city will remain open tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon, the Retailers Bureau reiterated today.

However, the stores will be closed Wednesday afternoon of the next three weeks, the final day be- Wednesday, September 25. Death Investigated Dr. Edward Y. Hartshorne (pictured) of Haverford, and Cambridge, was mysteriously shot while driving a jeep on the Munich Nuernberg autobahn 'at Frankfurt, Germany. U.

S. Army investigators said they expected" to clear up his death soon, Dr. Hart- ohorne recently Was appointed as Military Government chief of German universities in the American zone of occupation. See Dearth Of Pork Products County Slaughterer Farmers Won't Raise Hogs Local slaughterers saw a serious shortage of all pork products, but a good supply of beef and other meat as Bew OPA ceiling prices for livestock became effective today. One large county slaughterer said this morning that the farmers simply won't feed hogs at the low price of $16.40 per hundred, the ceiling price allowed on porkers.

"The farmers will sell their grain before they'll feed it to hogs for that price," said this slaughterer. The ceiling price of per hundredweight for beef and veal, however, is considered a fair one and will undoubtedly bring many good steers into the market in the opinion of this slaughterer. He (Continued on Page 2) 306 Violent Deaths Mark Last Holiday; Traffic Toll 217 (By The Awwoctnted More than 300 persons suffered violent deaths as the nation celebrated its final extended holiday weekend of the summer. Homebound vacationists and tourists jammed most of the country's highways over the three-day Labor Day holiday and traffic fatalities surpassed the estimate made' by the National Safety Council. At least 306 persons were killed, including 217 in traffic mishaps.

The council had estimated 350 persons would die from public accidents over the holiday weekend, including 210 in traffic accidents. The 306 total compared with 361 violent deaths for the 1945 Labor Day holiday and 245 for Labor Day weekend in 1944. In addition to the 217 traffic fatalities, there were 52 violent deaths from miscellaneous causes, while 37 persons drowned. Only one state North Dakota- reported no violent deaths. Nelson In Book Warns Against Army Influence Former WPB Boss Urges The Nation To Be On Guard Washington, Sept.

3 M. Nelson hoisted a warning today for the nation to be on guard, "not only in war but in peace," against widening military influence. In his book, "Arsenal of Democracy" to be published this week, the former War Production Board chairman declares the Army largely "took control" of the civilian economy in J.944 after, trying 'throughout the war to wrest that authority from him. Henceforth, Nelson wrote, the Army will cease to be a neglected step-child in peacetime and will become "one of the most important and influential branches of our government." "The lesson taught by these recent years of war is clear," he continued, "our whole economic and social system will be in peril if it is controlled by the military men." Nelson took note of the widely advertised "production crisis" of 1944, declaring that it was spurious but served. to "divert attention from the Army's own "The record shows," he wrote, "that in not a single after the critical early period of an American fighting man at the front have to go without munitions because of failure in production.

"Tbe Army's deliberate attempt to create a contrary impression was one of the most dangerous bits of double talk I ever heard of." Nelson contended that the heads of the "Navy joined James F. Byrnes, then War Mobilization Director, to remove him as WPB chairman in 1943 and replace him with Bernard M. Baruch. The attempt was thwarted, Nel- (Contimied on Page 2) Halsey's Remarks Widely Displayed By Russian Papers Moscow, Sept. 3 newspapers prominently displayed U.

S. Fleet Adm. William D. Halsey's remark about the American Navy: "It's nobody's damn business where we go. We will go anywhere we please." Halsey made the comment six days ago after Russian newspapers had criticised XL S.

Naval dispositions in the eastern Mediterranean. The official news agency Tass headlined its dispatch "pretentious of an American admiral." The dispatch included adverse comments by the Daily Worker and the Washington Post. Russian newspapers printed no editorial comment. Forgetful Mayor, Baltimore, Sept. 9 Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin showed up without his tickets again at Municipal Stadium last night.

This time it was a locally important drum and bugle corps contest and he was ushered to a box, along with Mrs. McKeldin and two young McKeldins. Last Friday the mayor, minus tickets, was unseated from a box and had to watch an exhibition pro football gamC from the bleachers. "Same Old Story" Reported In Toy Shortage For Christmas Season The Christmas season is four months off yes, but Santa Claus, local buyers and manufacturers have been preparing since the first of the year for the coming holiday. They have been attempting to find out just what sort of hristmas your youngster can plan for.

Harold M. Porter, of the Porter Chemical Company, announced this morning, after his return from the New York market, that there will "not be enough tops to go around this year but pre-war toys will be on the market, with the prices up very slightly." Some new toys in the chemical tne will be popular this year, with Cherneraft chemistry outfits, which have been In demand, taking a lead No Motor Freight Moves As Old Contract With Drivers Expires 25,000 New York Truck Drivers Go On Strike; A. P. Deliveries Halted Railroads Embargo Many Shipments Into New York City To Prevent Congestion Of Supplies At Warehouses And Sidings New York, Sept. 3 strike of an' estimated 25,000 truck drivers seeking higher wages halted deliveries of foods and other commodities in New York City today in what an operators' spokesman called a "complete" stoppage.

Arthur G. McKeever, president of the Motor Carrier Association of New York, said the tieup caused by the action of Local 807 of the AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters was "about 100 percent." Joseph McCarthy, chairman of the union's negotiating committee, estimated that 100,000 persons were made idle by the dispute which the union calls a "lockout." "This 100,000 includes our own members, members of two other New York and two New Jersey locals, and a large number of warehousemen, garagemen, maintenance men and office workers in establishments involved in this dispute," he said. Delivery vans failed to roll from the warehouses of the Great Atlantic and Tea Company warehouses in the Bronx and Queens. Drivers said that trucks were loaded with non-perishable goods in violation of a previous agreement to move only perishables. Police predicted other food chains would be similarly affected.

Mayor William O'Dwyer had given assurances earlier that the city would not lack food or medical supplies. The American Association of Railroads embargoed' many shipments into New York City to prevent congestion of supplies at warehouses and sidings. Fracas, Pickets Prevent Meeting Hearing Will Be Held Saturday Following Disorder At Williamsport A fracas, in which county authorities said three a union official, the other two nonunion involved, resulted in the calling off of a scheduled meeting Saturday Vternoon in Community Hall, Williamsport, at which David, Goetz, president of the Federal Silk Mills there had planned to present new terms for settlement of a work stoppage at the plant Deputy Sheriff Harvey Maugans and Constable Frank Winters were called to the scene of the meeting as a result of a dispute over the leasing of the building to Goetz for the announced purpose of presenting his case to the striking workers. Winters said that they reached the scene and observed 'about 50 pickets in front of the building where the meeting was to be held" they inquired and were informed by several of the pickets that they felt that, a community building such as that could not be used for the meeting. After consulting counsel, Winters said that he informed them that there was nothing illegal about using the building for such a purpose.

About that time a fracas started in which three men became- involved. Maugans and Winters moved in to quell the disturbance and Winters said that a man who identified himself as James Stewart, of Cumberland, who Winters laid he "was informed was a union official, was taken into custody on a charge of disorderly conduct. He later when he posted (Continued on Page 2) This School Of But One Day Duration York, Sept. 3 19'16-47 term at the rural Bethal school had a short run. Thirty-two children reported for initial classes yesterday.

When they came back today the school had been destroyed by fire. Hagerstown Selected For 1947 Meeting Of State DeMolay Order Hagerstown was selected as the site of the 1947 meeting of the Maryland State Conclave, Order of DeMolay at the closing session yesterday held at Frederick. Among the officers elected for the next year was Clinton Roland, of the Hagerstown Chapter as Sergeant-at-Arms. Leon England, of the Cumberland Chapter, was installed as State Master Councilor. again, followed up with a special painting set in which sale is used to give effective results.

The newest of the chamical products in the toy line will be a remote control airplane, which should take precedence with the boys. Porter adds: "We have had to allocate production for a number of years, because of the war, and the situation still exists. It's the same old story." These Hagerstown-made chemical toys, which are sold all over the world, to all English speaking countries except England proper, have made history in the industry of toy making. Contrary to reports that other toy markets will be capable of fur- (Continued on I) i Fined For Shooting Crap On Sidewalk Noah Henson, 57, first block of Foundry street, and William Henson, 54. first block of Elizabeth street, were fined and when they were convicted by Magistrate M.

V. B. Bostetter of disorderly shooting on a public sidewalk. The men asserted that they were rolling the cubes for pennies only and that the winner intended giving the money back to the loser. Magistrate Bostetter said the men were old enough to have better sense than to hold dice games on the public sidewalks.

They were arrested Saturday night by Officers Wolford and Blenard. MOVING TO GREECE Naples. Italy, Sept. 3 aircraft carrier Franklia D. Roosevelt and other units of the United States Task Force in the Mediterranean left this port for Greece today.

NOTED PAINTER DIES Rochester, N. Sept. 3 John J. Tnglis, 79, internationally known landscape painter, died last night A native of Dublin, he was the son of the late Sir Malcolm and Lady Caroline Inglis. Women To Plan Initial Rally Democratic Club To Stage Garden Party On September 16 For the purpose of planning the initial rally of the Democratic campaign in this county, a special meeting of the Women's Democratic Organization Club has been called for Thursday evening of this week at 7:30 o'clock at the home of the club's president, Mrs.

Brewer L. Stouffer. 34 North avenue. The rally, which will launch the women's drive in behalf of the state and county ticket, will be held the evening of Monday, September 16, in the spacious yard of Mr. and Mrs.

Stouffer's home and will be in the form of a garden party. At the same time the Women's Democratic Club will observe the 15th anniversary of its founding. Invitations already have gone forward to state candidates and leaders and scores of acceptances have been received. The rally- party will be for all state and county candidates for the purpose of introducing them to the women workers. Drivers Of All Major Motor Lines Here Seek Higher Wages In a strike that has almost completely paralyzed all trucking activities in the Hagerstown area, approximately 250 drivers for all major trucking firms in the city walked off their jobs early today-in an effort to win acceptance of their demands for wage increases ranging up to 25 percent.

E. W. Butler, business agent for the Teamster and Chauffeurs Local 592, A.F.L., said "the operators have offered from 12 to 14 but added that the offers "werejnadequate to meet the increased cost of living." Butler said the transportation of all commodities, -with the exception of food, has been halted 100 percent. Meanwhile, James Crockett, a TL S. Department of Labor Conciliator arrived In Hagerstown to try to arrange a meeting between representatives of the operators and the union, "Within the last month we have held three unsuccessful meetings with the operators." Butler said, "but the best offer we could get Is ten cents an hour.

We are also asking for changes in working con(Continued on Page 2) Divorce Suits Total 391 For First 8 Months Forty-two divorce suits were docketed in local court during Aug- list to bring to 391 the number filed for the first eight months of 1946. The figure is an all time high. Last month's total was five less than July's 47 and 26 less than March's record of 6S. Two suits were filed Saturday and one this morning as follows: Betty Lorraine Tracy against) David Columbus Tracy; Alma Bennett against Robert L. Bennett and Viola M.

Showe against Notley F. Drivers 5 Strike Hits Cumberland Eighty-Five Walk Out; Tire Company Em- ployes To Vote Cumberland, Sept. 3 This manufacturing city's" turbulent labor situation took on added seriousness today as a truck drivers' strike went into effect and a. date was set for a strike vote at the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company. Some S5 drivers working jfor nine trucking firms left their jobs last night in an effort to win acceptance of their demands for wag'e increases.

Earlier, union leaders representing almost Kelly-Springfield employes set September 10 as the date for a strike vote unless they can agree with the company on a new contract. Officers of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (AFL), meanwhile, added a bright spot to the troubled labor picture by calling a meeting for Wednesday night in an effort to end the strike that has halted production at the Cumberland Undergarment Company since July 18. C. E. Stuizman, president of the Allegany Trades Council and business agent for Local 453 of the Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union (AFL), said drivers had voted unanimously Saturday morning for the strike.

They are asking a 25- cent hourly wage increase for city driving and a 20 percent increase for over-the-road work, with a 48- hour guaranteed work week. He added that the trucking firms had offeree! a two-cent increase at a recent conference. An attorney for the operators, on the other hand, said the drivers had received raises totaling nearly 50 percent since the "Little Steel" formula went into effect during the war. Ralph C. Beard, president of the Cumberland Local of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers (CIO), said Kelly- Springfield members of the union had voted unanimous rejection of four contract amendments offered by the company, but he declined to disclose their Miss Grove New College Dietitian Miss Ethel Grove, who taught home economics in the WJlliams- port High School for a number of years, today takes over the duties of dietitian at the Salisbury State Teachers' College at Salisbury.

Miss Grove, a native of the Williamsport district, succeeds Ruth Frances Powell who retired yesterday after 43 years of teaching. "Miss Ruth." who is spent last 21 years at Salisbury as social director and.