The Record-Argus from Greenville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

BRIG-m'UN 5 74 1 EVENING RECORD Stonebofo Citizen THE RECORD-ARGUS JAMK8TC NINETY-THIRD 282 NEWS OF THE WOULD FULL, MARKET REPORTS GREENVILLE, TUESDAY, DEC 2, 1941 PRESIDENT ASKS JAPANESE COMPLETE ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED W1RI REPORTS ESTABLISHED ll SETTLEMENT REACHED IN RAIL DISPUTE DETAILS ARE' WASHINGTON Reported to Add More Than 300 Million to Annual Payroll. RAISE REPORTED TO RUN FROM SEPT. 1 Decision Reached in Nearly Two Days and Nights Continuous Sessions. By The Associated Preu Washington, Dec. of a dispute over wages and vacations which threatened to tie up the nation's railroads in a strike called for Dec.

7 was announced last night by Wayne L. Morse, chairman of an emergency fact finding board appointed by President Roosevelt. Morse withheld exact terms 1 of the peace agreement until it could be submitted to Mr. Roosevelt today but other sources said the settlement would add from $300,000,000 to $325,000,000 a year to the carriers' payrolls. Tho settlement capped two days and nights of almost continuous negotiations between the railroad brotherhoods and the carriers, with the President's board acting as a mediation agency.

The same board, acting In a fact- finding capacity, earlier had recommended wage boosts totalling $270,000,000 a year. That plan was rejected both by the 350,000 members of tlio five operating brotherhoods, and by the 900,000 members of the 34 non-operating unions, although tno railroad managements agreed to the Increases. After the men who run tho trains set Dec. 7 as their strike deadline, Mr. Roosevelt called for further negotiations and a ro- viow of new found facts In the case.

Tho operating personnel, whose present pay ranges upward from $5.06 a day, had demanded a 30 per cent increase. Tho board, In its first report, recommended a per cent hike for them and per cent, or 9 cents an hour additional, for the non-operating employes. The latter classification presently receives from 35 to S3 cents an hour, and asked increases of 30 to "4 cents. According to the best available Information, tho terms finally agreed upon call for a 7V6 per cent retroactive increase for tho operating men from Sept. 1 to Doc.

1 of this year, replaced on tho latter date by an increase of cents an hour. Britain Extends Manpower Draft Churchill Announces "Crisis" to Dominate Nation in 1942; Men Between 2 and SO to Be Made Available for Military Duty and Powers Sought to Call Women 20 to 30; Premier Declares Britain's Crisis of Equipment Is Largely Over. London Dec. Minister Churchill told Parliament today that "a crisis of manpower and womanpow- er will dominate the year 1942 for Britain, proposed that military conscription age limits be lowered to and raised to 50 and warned that eventually men of 60 might be called. Powers to compel unmarried women between the ages of f20 and NEW TENSION SPOT IN EAST PETITION OF Discontinuance of Passenger Service Sought to Facilitate Freight.

Butler, Dec. Public Utility Commission opened today a hearing on the Bessemer and Lake Britain manpower was arising 30 to join the uniformed forces also will be sought, he said, although only volunteer women will bo assigned to "lethal or combatant services." The present conscription limit for men is 19 to 41. Declaring to a solemn and crowded House of Commons that Britain's "crisis of equipment is largely over and an ever-broadening flow is now assured," partly because of United Stateg aid and partly because of newly completed British Empire factories, he said the drain Erie Railroad's petition to dlscon- from flvo causes: 1. Tho necessity of staffing the tlnue its daily round-trip passenger i service between Eric and Butler. ncw factorles Tho railroad claims there are not 2 Tne maintenance and expan- quately serving communities along the line; and that the passenger train i interferes with the movement of freight, essential In the emergency period.

Proceedings were temporarily delayed at the opening of the hearing by the request of railroad counsel for postponement of tho hearing. Attorney John C. Bane, representing the railroad, told examiner L. Norman Dllley that he desired the delay to permit him to attend a session ol court in Philadelphia. enough passengers riding the train aicm forces in the East.

to warrant continuance of th scr- 3. The supplying of Russia from vice; that bus companies are ado- British production. 4. Tho prospective expansion of the Air Force, and Continuous growth of the 5. The continuous guard agalHat.

"two danger of invasion and the air raider--which' "will hang over us until the end of tho war." Tho expanded military conscription will bring more than 3,000,000 more men and women under review for armed service with the British forces. Another change would permit iU- CHI A KWANGSI Guff of Si am BRITISH CALL IN ALL SHIPS Shanghai, Dec. The British Admiralty waa reported by Informed sources tonight to havo ordered nil British China coast shipping 1 to proceed immediately to the British port of Hongkong. The order, it was said, affects all vessels of four British companies which for decades have carried on the bulk of the shipping trade between such Chinese ports as Tientsin, Tsingtao, Shanghai, Chefoo and Amoy. Coupled with the indication that no further American steamers are calling here, this development, virtually isolated Shanghai from sea communication.

The Dutch Lino has already cancelled sailings. Only infrequent French steamers to the south and Japanese ships to tho north afford transportation. EXPLAI Seeks Light On Military Moves Into Roosevelt Apparently Intervening Directly in tiations with Jap Tokyo Reply to Secretary Hull's Statement Not Yet Received in Talks Continue But No Revelations Made. Amid speculation that the Japanese might strike at the Burma Uoad either through Thailand or Chinese Yunnan, (arrows) the British an-1 nounced landing of troops as Rangoon (1) and it was disclosed U. S.

planes and pilots under the Chinese flag soon would defend the Burma! route (2). The British garrison at Hongkong (3) was placed in "an ad-' varice state of readiness." BRITISH SINK ITALIAN CONVOY London, Dec. Admiralty today announced that British warships led by the Cruiser Aurora had sunk the Italian destroyer Alvise da Mosto, the Mantovani and the supply ship Adriatico when it attacked a Libya-bound Mediterranean convoy. (Tho Italian high command had announced earlier the sinking of a British cruiser identified by an Italian official as "of the Aurora class" just off To- bruk.) Dilley, however, ordered the rail- year-old youths to serve overseas, a road to submit Its formal petition, dutv which now is limited to those adding that other matters would be 20 ancl older. taken up later on an underterrnined Churchill coupled his call for in- date.

creased manpower and womanpower Several communities along the witn the warning that "at anytime line, including Cranesvillc, Albion, itle may rec his defeat by Conneautvillo, Springboro and Conneaut Lake, will oppose the railroad's petition. Tho same sources, outside the board, said the non-operating em- ployes were to receive increases of 9 cents an hour for the Sept. 1- Doc. 1 period, and additional 1-cent- an-hour increases thereafter. Tho board's original recommendations called for only temporary Increases, with tho wage structure to bo re-examined after Dec.

31, 19-12. This feature was said to have been removed in the new settlement plan. Where the original report called for 6-day annual vacations with pay for the non-operating personnel, the new recommendations were said to provide from 6 to 12 days vacations for clerks and telegraphers, depending upon years of service, and 6 days for all other non-operating classifications. Lepke Sentenced to Die in Chair New York, Dec. (Lepke) Buchalter, one-time kingpin industrial racketeer, and two- co-dcfendants, Emanuel (Mendy) I tho Russian armies and to recover his disaster visit us with all his fury." "Wo are all ready for him.

We shall receive him when he comes, by day or night, by far greater forces I ancl with every modern improvement, but we must always be ready." Observers believed tho measure would bo passed speedily after debate, but Thomas Horabin, opposition Liberal, pointed out that the Weiss and Louis Capone, today were i rlm mlnistcr made reference to sentenced to die In the electric chair the week of Jan, 4, 19-12, for the slaying of Joseph Rosen, a Brooklyn storekeeper. Only Weiss, said by tho state to bo tho "trigger man" in tho Rosen killing, had any comment as Kings County Judge Franklin Taylor sentenced the trio. "All I can say is I'm innocent," he said. "That's all I can say." The three were convicted of slaying Rosen by a jury early Sunday morning. 'conscription of property" and declared, "there will bo disappointment that tho prime minister has not gone much farther in organizing us for total war." I "I am convinced that this government cannot organize our war effort to the degree required to defeat Hitler," he said.

Churchill warned that tho measure meant a sacrifice in living standards. 'Very definite curtailments of the amenities wo have hitherto been (Continued on page 8) SCHOOL BOND PLAN REVJVED MANlNJUREDlf SLIP OF LADDER PEDESTRIANS NEED CHECKUP Asked to Cooperate with School Traffic Patrol Boys. Directors Reminded of A lea to Pedestrians to cooperate Waiting Period Before I more fully with the schoolboy traf- Washington, Dec. Roosevelt disclosed today to be asking Japan questions which diplomatic observers said included requests for an explanation of Japanese military moves into Indo-China and toward Thailand. The disclosure was in a State Department official's account of another visit there by Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura and Special Envoy Saburo Kurusu.

He said Undersecretary Sumner Welles had been directed by the President to ask the Japanese representatives to call on hlto in order to make certain Inquiries of the Japanese through them for the information of the President. This was taken by to mean that the President waa Intervening personally in the negotiations In order to get some satisfac- ate to Meet Demand for I torv explanation of recent Japanese Holiday Service. P.O. LOOKS FOR BIGGEST RUSH Asks Patrons to Cooper- military steps. Officials, however, declined to firm or deny such interpretations.

Nomura indicated to reporters before, going to see Welles and Kurusu were not giving "their government's reply to Secretary of State Hull's document restating 1 the basis of United States policy' in Far East. Nomura said this still was being; given "weighty consideration." 1 Both the Japanese stressed 'that Japan was anxious to conversations and hold open door for Kurusu, asked if he still he had a "fighting: chance" of' Bridge Works Maintenance Man Suffers Leg Bruises and Cuts. Three minor accident cases were reported by Greenville hospital authorities, two of which were treated this morning and one yesterday afternoon. G. Gaugh, employed in the power maintenance department of the Chicago Bridge and Iron while making repairs on a roof of a company building, fell when his Another Vote.

GILKEY ELECTED BOARD PRESIDENT That the Greenville board of education is still desirious of securing an addition to the Perm High School building was indicated at last night's annual organization meeting when Supt. of Schools A. Bruce Denniston announced that only 5 1 weeks are required by law after a bond issue is defeated until it can be brought up fie patrol operating at Penn High was made today through the school's Safety Club. It was pointed out that pedestrians are more inclined to disregard the signals of the schoolboy patrolmen than are the motorists, thus setting a bad example students. Only or, a few occasions havo autolsts been guilty of violations, patrolmen report.

The school patrol now is on duty at Penn High not only when classes are being dismissed but also at the termination of the noonday lunch hour. STATE INDUSTRIES TOLD TO TAKE DEFENSIVE MEASURES South Penn Extra Dividend Pittsburgh, Dec. Directors of the South Penn Oil Company declared an extra dividend of $1.25 and a regular dividend of cents on common stock yesterday. Both are payable Dec. 22 to stockholders of record.

The dividends raise to $2.75 a share the amount disbursed this year, against $2.50 for 1940. 19 SHOPPING DAYS to Christmas GIVE U.S.Defense Savings BONDS and STAMPS STORES BANKS POST OFFICES Harrisburg, Dec. grave developments in the Far Eastern situation accentuated today 'Pennsylvania's campaign to safeguard its vital industries. Already completed is an educational forum to acquaint plant executives in the eastern part of the state with suggested safety measures. Representatives of western manufacturers will meet in Pittsburgh next Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Dr. A. O. Marts, director of the State Council of Defense, who is di- reeling the campaign, has warned that "four enemy planes can do as much damage over our nation as a hundred do over England." "The reason for this is that we are unprotected," he adJed. Col.

Clifton Lisle, director of civilian defense for the Third Defense Region, told executives recently that "the responsibility Is passed entirely to you for the protection of your own plants, your own buildings, your own communities." "The government will do what it can to furnish material, If this is necessary," he continued. "But they He called attention to the possibility of trouble developing in the i ment. Pacific and added: "Nothing would fit better into the uncertain state of the country than to have really serious, large-scale sabotage blow up innumerable key utilities here and there within 12 hours after trouble perhaps is evoked with Japan." Industries have been asked to organize defense units under the direction of a central coordinator with these specific subdivisions: 1. Fire service; headed by plant fire chief to police fire hazards, receive training in fighting Incendiary bombs and safeguard the water supply. 2.

Police si-rviee; headed by police chief, to combat sabotage and curtail looting after air raids. 3. Warning service; headed by a ladder slipped. He was admitted at 9 a. m.

today to tho hospital where he was treated for contusion and lacerations of the left leg and ankle. Glenn Callison, aged 11, of R. D. 2, Greenville, suffered a toe fracture on the left foot when a loaded gun he was carrying while inspecting traps accidentally discharged, the buckshot peppering his foot. 1647 to At 4:30 o'clock Monday afternoon scho D.

R. McMurray, aged 34, of R. D. 1, Greenville, a blacksmith's helper at the Bessemer shops, was treated for the removal of a piece of wire from his left leg above the knee. McMurray, while at work, was pounding a piece of wire with a sledge.

The wire broke and a particle lodged in his leg. All three of the accident victims were discharged shortly after treat- again. Supt. Denniston said that his information came from E. H.

Quack- onbush of tlio State Department of Public Instruction. On Nov. 5, 1940, the Greenville electorate voted down a proposed $185,000 bond issue to erect an addition to Penn High. Tho voto was 1130. At that time the Anticipating the biggest holiday rush at the Greenville Post Office in recent years, Postmaster Fred W.

Moser today urged patrons to "mail early, wrap securely and mark legibly." Postmaster Moser revealed that local postal receipts for November were six per cent over the figure for the corresponding month of last year and that an even bigger increase was expected for December. "We anticipate a great, big Christinas," he said. The postmaster emphasized particularly that stamps should be pur- cess, replied: chased now. "Buy your stamps "Yes, I don't gtve up so Nomura said "nobody wants would not settle anything any way." The conference with "Welles lasted now and mail early to get better service; in fact you'll get much better service if your mail is sent first- class." expressed regret over tlui "Indifference" of so many Greenville voters to the school issue because many did not express their opinions either way at the Kast. polls.

I Robert M. Gilkey was re-elected president and James H. McClimans was retained as vice president at the organization meeting yesterday. Harold D. Whieldon and W.

H. Egbert, whose terms have expired, (Continued on page 3) Collision Victim Dies of Lockjaw Infection Erie, Dec. which developed from injuries inflicted in an auto-truck collision Nov. 21, caused the death of Charles D. Jones, 51, of Oil City.

William Rose and his wife, Marie, were killed in the accident and a charge of involuntary manslaughter has been filed against Arthur L. Field, driver of the car in which Jones was riding. The collision occurred near North Because people have more money to spend this holiday season, local postal officials know that more mailing of parcels, letters, greeting cards, will be done. They ask that the parcels be sent early to avald the usual late rush and that they bo wrapped securely and addressed legibly. Fifteen extra employes and an extra truck will be employed to meet tho holiday demands here.

The extra help already has been hired, by the way. GIANTS SHIFT TERRY AND OTT Jacksonville, Dec. New York Giants made Mel Ott playing manager today and placed Bill Terry in charge of farm operations with the title of general manager. AT THE HOSPITAL A son was born this morning to Air. and Mrs.

Cyril Tudor, 117 North Second Street. Ann Marie Bassick, 37 Avenue, and Mrs. Elizabeth Klein, 29 V4 Union Street, were admitted. Patricia Ross, R. D.

5, Greenville, and Helen Zarecky, 19 South High Street Extension, were discharged to their homes. PENN HIGH PUPILS TO OFFER OPERETTA "WORDS AND MUSIC" THE WAR TODAY viet has delivered under naval convoy at Istanbul, Turkey, tlm-e barges laden with the oil which is more precious than rubies these first shipment of its kind chief air raid warden to pass along since the Russo German conflict be- warnings and keep track of enemy Purtheri it said that theMus planes. 4. Medical service; directed by the plant's medical chief, to organize first aid stations. 5.

Maintenance section; with the By DeWITT MACKENZIE Wide World War Analyst most important war- from tho Caucasus, from which the Germans have just been flung back, Turkey is the only feasible Ian I- gateway from the continent to the MiJJlu and Near East, once the Bosporus or Dardanelles has been jumped. lu other words, Turkey is one of One of the developments of recent months has suffered a black-out because or the more sensational American-Japanese crisis, the Nazi rout at Rostov aivl the great Allied drive against the Axis Jn the Libyan desert. I refer to the fact that the So- tha most, valuable stretches of terrain on earth ritjlit now iu the eyes of either the. Axis or the Allies. Penn High School's first operetta in trayed by William Baker.

Barbara five years will be presented at 8:15 Qraff, Marianna Peterson, Jack p. m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 4-5, I Lyman, Robert McClimaus. Martha in the school auditorium by th De- Mossman, Suzanne TUzel, Elizabeth partment of Music.

Kreps, Dolores Muster, Jack Hawes, Not since 1936. when the last pro- I Jack Dawson and Harry Wood, Jr. duction of Ponn High Follies was Ronald Tearo is musical director offered, has the local school under- for "Words and Music." Other fac- taken such a vehicle as "Words and ulty members assisting iu the di- Musie," which will be presented this rection are: Miss Lucile Harman, week. dramatics; Miss Elizabeth Cooper, Proceeds of the operetta will go costumes; Melvia Berry and Miss into the school music fund to aid in Sarah Demiison, dances; Edgar financing trips to various county dis- Snyder, stage settings. trict and state music-forensic events, i Tickets may be obtained from music department students.

There will be no reserved seats. A modern in two acts, "Wonls and Music'' i-S based upon tho proa ro us situation which Ue- 35 minutes. When they" Nomura said merely: "We are not in a close anything. He talked; listened." President Roosevelt also attention once more lion seething in tho canine Hull in for a conference alongr with, Secretary of War Stimson and' Sect retary of Navy Knox. The situation in the Far East, meanwhile, continued tense and an analysis of troop and naval movements led military strategists here to the conclusion that the so-called ABCD powers already had made their decision to fight if and when Japan invades the now-threatened little kingdom of Thailand.

Tokyo, Dec. cabinet devoted a ions session today to study of the Washington negotiations while the press splashed dig- patches describing the gathering "ABCD" forces in the South Seas find charging that Britain Is preparing to invade Thailand, Dispatches to Dome! and leading newspapers described "British war preparations alone the Thailand border" as being completed. From Manila, Domel reported that a declaration of a state of emergency in the Philippines imminent. The cabinet meeting waa followed by a conference between Premier General Hldekl Tojo and Admiral Koshlro Oikawa, former Navy ister, now member of the Supreme, War Council. Foreign Minister Shlgenovi Togo was understood to have laid before) his colleagues latest reports from Ambassador Nomura and special envoy Kurusu on their yesterday 1 meeting with Secretary Hull.

Persons close to the government expressed belief that any crisis the Washington talks (Continued OR page 3) doing their utmost to swing the Turks away from neutrality and into their respective camps. Tho side which wins the outright omio pressure on the Turks, have support of Turkey will havo got a offered them all tho oil they need rich prize. If that support could be henceforth, and they need plenty. secured before the crucial fighting Sharpsville School Board Organization Clarence J. McCracken was elected president of the Sharpsville That's why both sides have, been vulops when two students of a small school board at the meeting Mou- Wea sovites, in order to offset Nazi ecoii- college attempt to write the college's Uay evening-.

succeeds C. W. In- annual operetta after the regular ra ham who retired. Leo J. Krinks composer is stricken with measles.

as elected vice-president ami Both music and dancing are promin- i Harry Moore treasurer. ently featured. Frank Metzgar. G. cannot furnish personnel.

You must engineering department directing retrain your own." I habilitation work after an air raid. Now that move might easily dc- velop into a major victory for the Allies, its significance is that apart 1 of next it would be worth a. kingdom cither to Hitler or jiis (CoutiuueU on page Close to 100 students in all are Rayoioud Hittlo and Peter Joyce were sworn working on the production, about i as board members. The board half that number being members of voted to cloee schools from Dec. 21 the cast.

lo Jan. 5 for the auuual holiday Principal characters will be por- vacation. Western Pennsylvania? casiomtl rum this and touight, slightly coldw north portion tonight; nesday partly cloudy with era to temperature. Extended forecast fop from Tuesday, Dec. 6: Lower Great LaJtes: will continue wuqh, sonal normal during AQ important flue Precipitation loyally and $04.