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2 The Gazette and Daily, York, Tuesday Morning, October 2, 1945 .27 SOCIAL NEWS Committees Named 'J -9 "School For' Peers" Nof Affected By Japan's Surrender Nikko, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 2, CSV-Japan's No. 1 school for boys from her top-ranking families hasn't been affected by the nation's surrender. To American observers the school for peers distinctly has a military air. Studies still stress Bushido in spirit if not actual military subjects and the boys march, bow and salute.

The Emperor's sons, Crown Prince Aihoto, 11 and Prince Masahito, 9, are students. The school is not under control of the Education Ministry but the Ministry of the Imperial household. While the princes are attending classes they are watched by a saber-carrying officer. They are returned to the nearby summer palace in a limousine. 'Phone Workers Plan Stoppage Workers to protest NLRB finding of National Federation of Telephone Workers independent union affiliate as company-dominated on charges brought by CIO.

Claim stoppage would focus public eye on "gross discrimination." (Special to Tbe Gazette and Daily) New York, Oct. 1 Leaders of the National Federation of Telephone Workers met today to form plans for a nationwide stoppage later in the week by 200,000 telephone workers through the technique of continuous mass meetings. The demonstration, which is expected to disrupt service throughout the Bell System, would focus public attention on NFTW's protest against the findings of a National Labor Relations Board examiner that the NFTW's biggest affiliate, the Western Electric Association of Kearny, N. was dominated. The charge of company domination was made by the United Electric Radio and Machine Workers Truman Orders Navy Reorganized Reshuffle to take advantage of wartime experience.

Position of commander in chief of U. S. Fleet abolished, major functions transferred to Chief of Naval Operations. Forrestal sets up board to recommend specific plan of organization. Washington, Oct.

1 (JP) The Navy is to be reorganized. The reshuffle ordered by President Truman is designed to take advantage of improvements suggested by wartime experience. Changes will include abolition of the position of commander in chief, United States fleet, whose major functions are transferred to the chief of naval operations. The broad reorganization will take into account also the grouping of navy business into military matters, general and administrative affairs, business and related industrial matters. Secretary Forrestal has signed a departmental order continuing Fleet Admiral Ernest J.

King in his present position of commander of the fleet during a brief period of transition until the new organization contemplated by the President's order is put into full effect. King also continued to hold. his formal commission as chief of naval operations. The order was signed two days ago, but made public only today. A White House statement said its purpose is to enable the navy to incorporate in its organization some of the improvements which were indicated by wartime experience.

By Executive Order Card Party Arranged A card party will be held tomorrow evening by the Rosary society and the U.C.C.W. of St. Rose's church with Mrs. Mary Bruggeman as general chairman. Others on the committee are: Mrs.

Bernadine Bievenour, Miss Beatrice Bievenour, Miss Ethel Bievenour, Mrs. Lucy Bievenour, Mrs. Mary Bievenour, Mrs. Salada Bievenour, Mrs. Susan Bievenour, Mrs.

Dorothy Birk, Mrs. -Margaret Bbhle, Mrs. Marcella Bollinger, Mrs. Sophia Bonaducci, Mrs. Mary Borgel, Mrs.

Bertha Birk, Mrs. Mary Bosick, Mrs. Eva Botter-busch, Mrs. Birginia Boney, Mrs. busch, Mrs.

Virginia Boney, Mrs. Anna Bowker, Mrs. Muriel Bow-ker, Mrs. Margaret Boyle, Mrs. Mary Bowman, Mrs.

Marguerite Brady, Mrs. Rose Brady, Mrs. Mary Brickner, Mrs. Marie Brenner, Mrs. Sarah Brillhart, Miss Nellie Brooks, Mrs.

Evelyn Brown, Mrs. Catherine Bruggeman, Mrs. Madaline Buckel, Mrs. Lewvaine Buckingham, Mrs. Frank Buck-manic and Mrs.

Grace Bunty. Holy Name Society Plans Card Party At a meeting of the Holy Name society of St. Mary's church the following committee was appointed for the card party Thursday: A. W. Brickner, chairman; Albert Abeleu, co-chairman; Maurice Adams, George Aulbach, C.

M. Brickner, Kenneth Baublitz, Albert Boll, Thomas Beaver, F. W. Brueggeman, C. E.

Brueggeman, William Brasch, F. C. Boyer, Dr. Harry Beltz, Richard Bievenour, William H. Bievenour, Gordon Brickner, George Brueggeman, William Billet, George Burger, Charles Borgel, M.

L. Crumling, Joseph Concino, W. W. Cavanaugh and John Cofaro. McCrory Girls Hold Outing The McCrory's Girls' club held an outing recently at Farquhar park, with Ruth Jordan, Romaine Jacobs and Dorothy Duncon in charge of arrangements.

Games were played and prizes won by Ruth Jordan, Pauline Orendorff, June Neagley, Gertrude Gross, Mary Lindemuth, Esther Dern, Dorothy Duncon and Romaine Jacobs. Others attending were: Charlotte Shetter, Nina Kohler, Mar-gretta Guise, Betty Kauffman, Virginia Leipshert, Louise Stein, For St. Joseph's Card Party Oct. 10 Committees for a card party to be held by St. Joseph's parrish council Oct.

10, were selected fol-ldwing services at the church Sunday. The card party will be conducted in the school. General committee members are: Eugene Allwein, Lester Staub, Spencer Reever, Willis Joseph Walko, Spencer Newcomer, George Keppel, Mrs. J. Eck, Mrs.

Spencer Newcomer, Mrs. Eenjamin Steinfelt, Mrs. William Ducharme, Mrs. Tyson, Mrs. Louis Schalaline, Paul Kochenour, Mrs.

Bernard DiAngelo, Mrs. Joseph DiAngelo, Mrs. Jack Horner, Mrs. Harry Blauser, Mrs. Charles Mun-chel, Mrs.

Henry Heidler, Charlotte Lauber, Betty Gross, Rita Smith, Mary Rose Rooney, Joseph Stambaugh. Prize committee: Mrs. Francis Adams, Mrs. Myrtle Albright, Mrs. John Allen, Eugene Alwine, Mrs.

Robert Angelo, Mrs. Richard Andrews, J. Henry Aumen, Mrs. Paul Bahn, Mrs. Arthur Bair, Joseph Balek, Mrs.

Kenneth Baublitz, Mrs. Robert Bean, Mrs. Edward Beck, Mrs. Melvin Beck, Mrs. Ada Baylor, Mrs.

Walter Bergman, Mrs. Guy Bievenour, Mrs. William Bievenour, Mrs. Cur-vin Bixler, Mrs. Harry Blauser, Mrs.

Ross Blouse, Mrs. William Bodden, Charles Boll and Mrs. Dominic Borsa. Edgar Fahs Smith Faculty Has Roast A steak roast was held by the faculty of the Edgar Fahs Smith Junior High school Wednesday evening at Camp Ganoga. Recreation included outdoor games and indoor games of skill.

The team composed of Dr. Arthur W. Ferguson, M. Richard Jacobs, Alvin Souerwine and Victor Hamme had the most points. Individual high scorer was Victor Hamme.

Attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Souerwine, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graybill and family, Mr.

and Mrs. R. C. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs Victor Hamme.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Maxell and family, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur W.

Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Benner, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Sprigle, J.

Alvin Hertzog, M. Richard Jacobs, Amos Krebs, Mrs. Francis Bush, Ethel Bulette, Margaret Klinefelter, Ethel Streibert, Katherine Ord, Helen Fischer, Ruth Burg, Mrs. Anna B. Heckman and daughter, Beverly Ann: Corinna Seitz, Rose McLaughlin, Ruth Hespenheide, Edith Mellon, Dorothy Kunkel, Bernice Kauffman, Mary Ellen Sheffer, Ruth Waltemyer, Mary Wall and Jean Heilman.

Kiwanis Ta Hear Talk On "Post-War Pan Americanism" Ralph Hancock, New York City, Latin American editor of the Encyclopedia Americana, will speak on "Postwar Pan Americanism" at the weekly Kiwanis club dinner to be held Thursday evening at 6 o'clock in the Yorktown hotel. Mr. Hancock was for many years a correspondent in Latin America. President G. Posey Trout ap- pointed the following election committee for the coming election to be held Thursday evening, Nov, 1, at 6 p.

Carl C. Quinn, chairman; Ellis Wambaugh, Paul Hos- tetter, Harry Sallade and Robert J. Thompson. Madison PTA Will Hold Get Acquainted Meeting, Tea Today A "get. acquainted" meeting with a reception and tea for all parents and teachers will be held by the PTA of Madison school at 3:30 o'clock tlrs afternoon.

The program, presented by pupils, is in charge of Miss Julia Sprenkel and Mrs. Carolyn Morton. Mrs. G. R.

Fitts is hospitality chairman, and Mrs. Paul Spiese, president, will preside over the business meeting. FIREFIGHTERS WILL MEET Meetings of Local 627, International Firefighters association, will be held tomorrow and Thursday evenings at 7:30 o'clock at City Hall, to discuss plans for the an-annual firemen's dance. President Fred Wolf will be in charge. SCOUT TROOP NO.

18 MEETS Boy Scout Troop No. 18 held its weekly meeting at Zion Reformed church last evening. An investi- ture service was held. James Miller was accepted as a tenderfoot scout. Plans were made for a week-end camping trip to Camp Ganoga during the week-end of Nov.

30. A talk on map making was given by Neighborhood Commissioner Paul Walters. i i i 1 1 4 1 5 i i I i Beamish, Ex-PUC Member, Dies Heart attack fatal to Richard J. Beamish, active in public service of Commonwealth from 1926 until 1943. Harrisburg, Oct.

1 UP) Richard J. Beamish, former member of the Public Utility Commission, died today at his apartment here from a heart attack. He was 76. Beamish, who had been a familiar figure at the state capitol for 20 years, suffered heart attacks last Thursday and Saturday but apparently had rallied. Death occurred at 4:30 p.

Eastern Standard Time. While Beamish's health had been poor for some time he had maintained his daily contacts. Beamish served as a member of the former Public Service Commission during the first administration of Republican Governor Gifford Pinchot and as Secretary of the Commonwealth in Pinchot's second term as When Democrats reorganized the commission into the Public Utility Commission in 1937, he was named for a six year term which expired in 1943. He has since devoted his time to writing. Beamish, who was a newspaperman and lawyer before he entered the state service, was born Nov.

6, 1869, son of Francis A. and Mary (Loftus) He was educated at the Scranton High school, Lackawanna Preparatory school, the National School of Elocution, Ontario, Canada and 'St. Thomas college, now the University of Scranton. He became assistant district at-tory of Lackawanna county on his 21st birthday. Beamish spent a number of years in newspaper work, specializing in politics, working on newspapers in Scranton and Philadel-phia Pinchot appointed him to the old Public Service commission on Oct.

2, 1926. pinchot also named Beamish to his cabinet, making him Secretary of the Commonwealth on Jan. 20, 1931. When Democratic Governor George H. Earle took over the executive' office in 1935, he made Beamish chief counsel for the commission and named him as one of the original members of the new Public Utility Commission.

Beamish served on the commission from April 1, 1937, to April 1, 1943. Beamish said recently in an interview: "I've done everything I wanted to, had a lot of fun and made more money than I know what to do with." Driver In Hospital With Head Injury William 733 Roosevelt avenue, is a patient at the York hospital, suffering from a possible brain concussion after his car collided with a truck at South George and Jackson streets, yesterday at 12:22 p. m. The crash occurred when Mr. Small and Robert Wojchekoski, Shamokin, driver of the truck, traveling on George street, both took the right-of-way on a traffic light change.

Wojchekoski and an unidentified person took Small to the hospital, police said. City police said that responsibility for the crash would be hard to fix, since both drivers thought the go-ahead signal was in their favor. Small's condition was termed "satisfactory" last night by hospital of America, CIO, and was upheld by Charles W. Whittemore the examiner, in a 100-page report. If the finding is upheld by the three-man NLRB, the Federation plans to carry the fight on to the Supreme Coiyt if necessary.

One Side Henry Mayer, attorney for NFTW, said the basic issue was NLRB's policy of refusing to entertain company-domination complaints against a union as soon, as it affiliates with the AFL or the CIO He argues that this policy should be broadened so that the same practice would prevail when a union affiliates with a responsible independent organization. The Whittemore report which brought charges of "gross discrimination" from Mayer and Joseph Beirne, president of NFTW recommended that the Western Electric Employes Association be dis-established and that Western Electric, a subsidiary xof the American Telephone Telegraph be required to return to the employes all dues checked off during seven years, estimated at $1,250,000. Power Workers Strike For Right To Organize Austin, Oct. 1 LT) Twenty-four cities -and three Army camps in central Texas were without electric power tonight following a sudden strike xf 140 workers at hydroelectric plants of the Lower Colorado River Authority. Urgent calls for mediation of the strike came from the mayors of several of the towns as water mains ran dry and food spoilage threatened.

The power paralysis cut off electrical energy vital for pumping, for refrigeration and for operation of hospital facilities in nearly all the large towns and three Army camps supplied by the Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas' largest state-created hydro-electric power generating agency. Ask Bargaining Right The 140 union workers who pulled the switches and shut down the huge turbines in the Authority's four generating plants said they were striking because the Authority had for several years refused to recognize their right to organize and bargain collectively. The Authority flatly refused to mediate. Earlier the workers said they were willing to let Mayor Tom Miller of Austin intercede as a third party. The Lower Colorado River Authority replied it could not, as a state agency, legally delegate the hiring and firing of employes and other official responsibilities, to any other agency.

Directors of the Authority called an emergency meeting and Harry Bernhard, business manager of Local No. 20 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL) said the union was willing to accept the offer of Mayor Tom Miller of to arbitrate. In Washington, the Federal Labor Conciliation Service said it had assigned a commissioner to this latest outbreak pn the strike iront. "These changes are to be made by executive order," the statement said, "so that they may be tested for a period of time before the President recommends to Congress any statutory changes in the organization of the Navy." Board Set Up The White House said Secretary Forrestal has set up an informal board under the chairmanship of Undersecretary Ralph Bard to recommend a specific plan of organization based on the executive order. Principal powers of the fleet commander in chief conferred upon the chief of.

naval operations are the duties of "the principal naval advisor to the President" and "command of the operating forces comprising the several fleets, seagoing forces, sea frontier forces, district and other forces, and the related shore establishments." functions Transferred The functions transferred were those given to the fleet commander in chief by two previous executive orders dated December 18, 1941, and March 12, 1942. These two orders are revoked. Under the change ordered today the chief of naval operations will continue to be responsible for the readiness and the logistics support of the operating of the navy, and his power to coordinate the navy's bureaus and offices to this end continues unchanged. VINSON PROPOSES (Continued from Page 2) uals. There were some indications that the ultimate tax bill might be a compromise between the administration and the Republican plans.

CIO Demands Public Hearings The CIO today sent Ways and Means Chairman Dough ton (D-N. a letter demanding "public hearings, not secret ones" on the "quickie" tax relief bill, saying that its members feel "they and the general public are entitled to know what influences take part in shaping the policy of Congress on taxes." Under pressure to get the bill on the statute books by November 1, so reductions may apply to 19-16 income, the committee voted last week to forego public hearings. Symington Takes Over As Surplus Chief Washington. Oct 1 UP) W. Stuart Symington was sworn in today as surplus property administrator and immediately announced a policy of decentralization he said was aimed at speeding up disposal of surplus goods.

Symington, a former St. Louis businessman, takes over direction of the agency from the old three-member surplus property board, of which he was chairman. The switch to a single administrator, recommended by President Tru- Ethel Derrah and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Derrah.

JEWS KILLED (Continued from Page 2) lence. Five minutes laier the uoors open, but only after 20 minutes can the special workers get near to remove the bodies. 'The bodies fall out and are almost impossible to separate from each other. "They fought horribly against death. Remove Bodies "The workers begin removing the bodies still warm, covered with blood, human excrement.

Then the bodies must go to the barber and dentist. Hair is removed, all teeth puljed out before they are cremated. "Those who were unable to enter the overcrowded gas chamber were lined up near the trenches and shot." Asked who was commandant of the camp at the time, Dr. Bendell named Josef Kramer later to become known as the "Beast of Belsen" for his brutality at the second camp. He also told of 500 'persons being shot in the neck by SS (Elite Guards), while Kramer looked on, and said another defendant, Franz Hessler, ordered the public hanging of four girls accused of stealing dynamite from the munitions plant to blow up the murder factory.

Queues Wait For Death Other witnesses today included pretty Anita Lasker, who said that "In the summer of 1944 there were so many prisoners arriving night and day that there were queues of persons waiting for the crematorium," and Roman Som Polim-ski, young Polish Jew, who said Kramer shot to death two of his friends he found taking rotten potatoes" from the ground near the cookhouse. Miss Lasker also testified that she played the cello in an orchestra that occasionally entertained Kramer while victims were being hauled off to the death house. man, was approved by Congress last I i I.