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A tf wspapei' for the Home InYorrneUon and Entertain. for Every Member of the Family P0IglJipfe fr, 4 Continuing and Succeeding the Poughkeepsie Star Enterprise, Established 1882, and ihe Poughkeepsie Eagle News, Established 1785 Vol. LXIV, No. 238 Poughkeepsie, New York, Thursday'January 24, 1946 Price Five Cents FINAL waix. triurr donnas "THE.WEATHERi Kala teeught, 'mUo TtUMTi.

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1.. fan. i President Says Steel Must Bow To His 18.5 Plan Seizure Out How, Both Sides Colled Too Brawny WASHINGTON (AP) President Truman Mid today much current indutrial tnf wi, contest for power between management end labor both ol which he Mid. have too much power The public interest, he add ti demand, ettlement 01 me strike on the basis of hu IJVi cenli wage increase pro posal Mr Truman Mid. however.

thai he did not intend to aeixe the ateel industry at this time slthough he did not rale out that future poaaibility. rt vis necessary for the govern txnt, Mr Truman said, to assert the nmrtr ol the people In prerenttnf meet agalnat the public Interest. The President disclosed that eon mtratlon la being lven to federal operation of a governmeni DUUi utl plant uun Mr Truman views were express at a new conference Aisrd about a proposal by Benjamin ralrleu president of 8. Sutl, that he call an 'all manage aunt conference on wages. Mr Trunin aid he alwats was ready to talk ut business leadera Bower he added, the best thing Ui ralrlrsi can do Is send word that bt accepts the White House pro pool for settling the steel strike III Trumsn said he thought It til not practical to seize the steel Industry at the present time He taild not say the Industry would not be sftzrd eventually If the strike a prolonged however Be slso said that the striking mm workers will go back to work it their old wagea when the gov trunent seues the meat plants Bat artsy If steel li eventually seized, the Prtaldent added the steel workers loo will have to go back to current Vila.

Asserting that both management nd labor have too much power the President declared much of to cijs Industrial strife la merely a try out (or poaer and added It was oeensan for the government to as Set PRESIDENT SAYS pags Two Named To Zoning Body John Bush president of the "uo Chftnir.i company A Crsi, 3 Thomas avenue last IM wrre spiKHntrd to the Town Pounhin pM, inln(1 cornmlsslon the Town Council Mr Crsis named to succeed 0v'ra''rl ho resigned uw first member of the Rochdale association to receive appointment town commission Ordorf as chair Edam Knausa secretary. corT.V brolh" ta" upon accepUng his ap Town council, de nd colleagues In latlon had been "taln inn lh he Fish Comeback Seen in Tea Bid Hamll. Ws cohi Pearson In Wsshlngtoo WS TVll'r N'W Yrt Ln fee This "eTon oomeback the columnist hU ante, Page 6 today. "Wle Bill lor tost iLCunnmh" wrltea of rit.f. He ver "Uaiall r.7h He AmerlcsX nes All.

el c.l. 'leie. oV "We the New "A Worn i ur "ughee: Pstn chUdren by Angelo it Prorams sr. High School Senior Chosen Science Talent Search Finalist Seymour Sack. US', South Ham 0 llton street.

PouKhkeensla Hlah school senior, was named today as one oi me to nnaiiata in the annual science talent search conducted among high school students throughout the nation by the Science Clubs of America and the Westlnghouse Educational Foundation The It year old high school student has been awarded, with the other finalists ln this first peace time search, an all expense trip to Washington to attend a Ore day Science Talent Institute, beginning Mar 1. and to compete for til 000 ln Westlnghouse scholarships. It mi reported by Watson Davis, director of the Science Clubs of America. During their stay ln Washington, the 40 contestants, or which 11 are girls, will meet and talk with leading scientists, prominent government officials and educators, take part ln a radio broadcast and have an opportunity to examine each other's scientific projects. rour year scholarships of U400 each will be awarded to the top boy and gin in the nnal test In addition, eight four year scholarships of See MGIl SCHOOL pag ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssm ssBasWJrnlsssss Vf V.VKaaasB BVcl MPfsBlllM 'fsssssl raw nni Lxsasssws assssf aasawawawsw JMsBSaTfal SETMOUR SACK Casket Shortage Peril Looms But Parley Hints at Early Relief The ten day old strike of casket makers in the New York metropolitan area is seriously depleting the overall supplies of caskets assured to undertakers in this area, it was learned today.

new nope tnst the situation may Shaw Defends Office Showing Dutchess county'! Veterans' Serv ice agency has "numerous contacts" wtth state and federal agencies Including the Veterans administration officials, both ln the locsl area and the home office Leland Shaw director, said today ln commenting on claims of the Amer ican Legion hat the local veterans office does not have direct repre sentation ln the regional Veterans' administration office Mr Shaw said that all Individuals ln government agencies. Including the Veterans' administration, are "sincere In their efforts to cooperate to the greatest extent In giving assistance to the returning veteran The county agency director jsld that 748 persons, veterans or their families, hsve visited the local office since It wss opened Jan 7 and that the staff of the agency has successfully handled (71 Inquiries covering msny problems and subjects Breaking down the visits Into subject categories, Mr Shaw said that 148 were ln regard to educational benefits Others were Insurance claims and benefits 144, pension benefits and claims 69. hospitalisation and out patient treatment 55. surplus war property. 34 civil service rights 18 employment snd unemployment Insurance, 75 loan guarantee S3, Army and Navy service Items 18 locsl social and wel 8ee SHAW DEFENDS page 8 be eased, however, were seen In rs port from New York that a further meeting of casketmekers and striking workers was scheduled lor this afternoon United States government conciliators were to take part In new for a settlement of the dispute.

Seme Handicap Vhreateai John Horn, funeral director of Pawling, and president of the Second District uneral Directors' association, embracing Dutchess. Putnam and Columbia counties, said no one of the area undertakers "has actually run out of casket as far as I know "A considerable number of us sre fairly well fixed," said Mr Horn "We have our own supplies of caskets on hsnd, but others depend on deliv eries from New York and other points and some of these may be seriously handicapped. Unless the strike Is settled soon, those funeral directors who hsve casket may be called upon to offer some of them to other undertakers who run out. "he focal storage firm of Horton and VanDemark, which deals in caskets, and was reported to handle the supplies for a considerable number of undertakers who do not have their own storage facilities, acknowl See CASKET page 8 Victims 'Admit' Game Holdup (SsmUI Is rISiM TuSarl NEWBUROH Police Chief Pted Brown said today that some of the "many witnesses" questioned by city police detectives ln connection a lth the "rumored' holdup of players at a Landers street crap game early Tuesday, had "admitted they were held up by armed men Chief Brown stated that the men who aald they had been victimized by holdup men In the Landers street clubroom. did not describe the type of weapon used by the holdup men They dldnt say whether they were lommyguns or not," Chief Brown said Chief Brown slso Mid that his men had found the suspected Landers street gambling place "locked up" when they went there on orders of District Attorney Stanley Johnson to question the operators about the rumored holdup Chief Brown said that no estimate as to the "take" by the atlckup men was given, although earlier reports were that the gunmen robbed players and the "house" of about 818 000 Johnson la Albany District Attorney Johnson was not available today for comment on development of the Investigation He was said to be ln Albany, appearing befo i the Court of Appeals on another nutter.

Chief Brown disclosed that "many wltnessee' have been questioned by police detectives He declined to revest any of the names of the wit. See VICTIMS 'ADMIT page 8 CUAaAMCS SSL ON DSISSiS IS.SS TO lists. SMa Ul IS Llsart, tlistt MODBBN.OLD raBHSONSD P4NCB WIcospM CJrans SI rrl. Jan stos, Orcaswa Admuaioa SO. Fairless Urges U.S.Wage Policy PITTSBUROH (API A nation al wage policy was urged todsy by President Fairless of Steel corporation as the steel companies and the ClO Unlted Steel workers turned anew to President Truman for a solution of the four day old strike Terming wsge 'a national problem" Mr Fairless offered "a proposal which I believe might open the way to a solution not only of the steel strike but the other strikes that now plague the country" In a nationwide radio address last night he ssked the President to summon "Immediately leaders of Industry for their advice on what wage Increase this country can endure without the danger of ap Inflationary spiral The 179 member USW Wage committee on the other hand, asked Mr Truman to turn over 'a billion dollars worth of government owned steel plants tor operation by indi vidual willing to accept "in the interests of the nation" his 18't cents an hour pay Increase suggestion There was no Immediate comment frorr the White House on ruber proposal the walkout of 750 000 See AIRLESS URGES page 8 Atomic Energy Control Created On Byrnes' Plea UNO Acts To Bar World Armaments Race LONDON (AP) The United Nations today ordered the creation of a special com mission to devise controls for atomic energy and moved swiftly toward action on three critical political issues involving Iran, Greece and Indonesia.

A few hours after the General Aaaembly had voted un ammoualy to set up the Atomic commission under the Security council. Secretary of State James F. Byrne left for Washington in President Truman's plane, the "Sacred Cow." In a leave taking with reporters Mr Byrnes announced that the United States favored the quickest possible public hearings by the Security council on charges filed by Russia against the British ln Greece and Indonesia, and by Iran against Russia The Security council ordered a meeting of Its 11 member tomorrow to take up the three cases, and American official strongly expected that the council would decide to hold public hearings on the three controversial ease next week. Other developments today lnclueV td the proposal by the American! before the Oenerel Assembly's tnuw teeahlp committee that hundred of sBfllaonaoU people wider 'colonial rule be assured that the Ideal of the United Nations on self rule and Independence apply to them a well as to the people living under mandates and trusteeships Salary Fixed The General Aasembly adopted a committee report setting the security generals net ulary at 830. 000 annually, plus a 830,000 expense account, and fixing the term of hi See ATOMIC ENERGY page I Short Charges Radar Delay WASHINOTON (AP) Major Oeneral Walter Short charged today that the War department delayed setting up radar ln Hawaii In 1841 while it completed Installations Id New York City, Seattle and San Francisco.

Oen Short's charge was bolstered when he read to the Pearl Harbor Investigating committee a telegram he Mid he had received yesterday from Waterloo, Iowa signed by Major Oeorge Leaak of the Army Signal corps Msjor Leask aald that when he was trsnsterred to Ssn Frsnclsco op Dec 10 1841, he found three radar towers lying on an open pier there It ni not until several weeks later thst he received Instructions tram 8ee SHORT CHARGES page 8 Marshall Islands For Tests Starting inMay unncpn vssway wajgw esgsw waaaasr saw bbh ft bAttlewagons atom doomed 'fVMiZUk raaHKHHrameft mizsssHam aamaafeltlMBWIsiaa? f'lTH? uUj. ton battleship il i Ik! ift i i. 'irV 3" a I. ramoats ,1 cost. sir j71 il Congress Aims Heat at Bosses WASHINGTON AP) Congressional, effort to put the heat on management, instead of workers.

In the current strike epidemic be gan to take 'shape The drive 1 being sparked by toes of proposal for stem regulation of Industrial strife, and tome of these lawmakers claim the White House Is not adverse to at least one turn on the griddle for struck employers. The new tack developed a several senators and representatives advocated speedy abolition or modification of present laws giving tax rebates to corporations whose 1848 profit drop below pre war levels. Sponsors of this plan disclosed a ee CONGRESS AIMS page 8 THE UJJL AKXANSAS, M.lOO torrbaUIeshlp Wolfe Loses Freedom Plea County Judge Flannery yesterdsy dismissed a writ of habeas corpus and remanded Lewis Wolfe, of New York City, accused slayer of his pretty Viennese actress wife, to the Mstteawsn State hospital for the Criminally Insane Judge Flannery based his decision oo evidence taken at a hearing held ln County court recently, during which Mr Wolfe sought his release from the state Institution "In view of the testimony submitted," Judge Flannery said, "and ln view of the cases cited, I must dismiss the writ and direct the relator be remanded to the Mattea wan State hospital" Meat Prices To Hold Line WA8HTNaTON (AP) The government promised the nation' housewives today that federal seizure of meat packing plant will not boost celling price for steak and chops Secretary of Agriculture Ander son ssld all meat product will continue to be sold under present OPA retail ceilings after his department take over operation of the (truck meat plant Saturday. President Truman' decision to seize the meat plants where 283,000 CIO and ATL workers have been made Idle by a wage dispute stirred much speculation whether the administration might resort to similar action In other current major strikes. The White House had nothing to say on that topic.

Otherwise the country's critical labor picture showed few Important changes However, effort to resolve the wsge dispute of 850 000 shipyard workers by means of a compromise proposal were being studied, with the possibility of a decision during the dsy The most Important question for See MEAT PRICES page 8 Kingston Revokes Pay Raises In Step to Reduce City Budget (Special WlUeeatWNrwVrr' KINGSTON Id an. extraordinary svctson'last 'night. lia Common council of lbi! city reduced 'the 1 946 'tax levy" by $1 71,636.17 in the face of a threatened court action compel the city official to reviee tho budget, to make) it 'com within the two percent constitutional limit fixed by 'the aute. In a first hand report op the ae 9 ,1" tlon today. Mayor William F.

Edel Wnuth. said that salary Increase which were provided for policemen and firemen and other department personnel "will have to be revoked." and the budget "cut approximately 171.000 to make it come within the constitutional limit" O. O. F. Fares Charges! "The Republican leaders forced us to take these declared Mayor Edelmuth In reply to a question of a reporter, the Mayor aald that It was realised the 1844 budget was In excess of the constitutional limit, but asserted that "other cities In the slate are In the same po sition" Salary Increases ranging from a minimum of 8100 to a maximum of 8340 made up a large part of the 1171.000 Increase in the budgeL "The council action reduces the tax levy gee KINGSTON REVOKES page Spdatz Named Chiefof AAF WASHINOTON (AP) President Truman today announced Oeneral Carl A.

Spaati'a appointment to be chief of the Army Air iorcea, succeeding Oeneral Henry H. (Hap) Arnold. The President told his news con ference that Oeneral Arnold wQI retire upon hi return from his current South American tour and that Oeneral Spaats will take over his assignment Oeneral Arnold wanted to retire sometime between Feb. 1 and Feb. 15.

the President said, but he added that he did not know the exact effective date at this time A War department source si See SFAATZ NAMED page 8 Joads Doing Better, Says League Report, But Some Abuses Are Noted in State Survey isolated Spot Chosen For Atom Tests WASHTNOTON AP Bikini atolL the alt picked, for the. atomic bomb test on. naval vessel. I a long way from almost anywhere. It tie 170 mile from the Marshall Islands of Enlwetok and Kwajaleln, which most, people never heard of until they became scene of battle tn the Pacific campaign against the Japanese Its distances from better known place Include Quam.

1.573 mile. Honolulu, nt. San Francisco. Truk. into; Yokohama, J.44Z The coral atoll Is 21K mile long and consist of more than a score of tiny Island.

The native dwellers number only 181. The Navy announcement of the bomb test said 'adequate mess urea would be taken to ensure their safety. The atoll lagoon sr shallow, averaging about 20 fathom. The best anchorage, near the main island of Bikini. Is 1.400 ysrds from the beach and 11 fathoms deep Conditions at family labor camps ln 13 counties of New York state, Including Dutchess, during 1845 were found to be 'improved avef 1844" says report entitled "What Next for New Yorks Joadi," bailed by" the Consusaers' League of New York League Investigators, who visited 85 csmps ln '13 counties, one of which was located In Dutchess, said they found "Improved physical facilities and better enforcement of the ststes sanitary code which prescribes minimum standard for labor camps While the pamphlet Issued by the league make no specific referent to Dutchess, other than to ssy It was one of the 13 counties covered ln the survey.

It I known that tht on migrant labor camp visited ln Dutchess wss operated by ths Brooklands farm, FlshklU. Betty Chamberlain and Dorothy Welsbrod, who road the 1845 survey, told a New Yorker reporter last fall when the survey iu mad that they had visited the Brooklands farm operated by 8. W. Blodgett They said that a full report of their survey would be given In th league' pamphlet. However, no specific men Jf'" tlon Is made of the Dutches county visit.

The Investigators said their study showed a "still existing need for the extension of state and federal law to protect agricultural workers." The report added that many of. the Hew York worker were recruited through contractor; who pay the worker and act supervisee, though the grower the actual employer "a dilution of authority thst lead to many abuse." Where a contractor hu charge of the laborer, the report aald. be usually paid according to th fr Uty picked by hi crew which result In a "common practice In some counties for a contractor to insist on long hour of work, sometimes seven day a week (or children and adults, and to stand over th worker to set that they put In full time." 4 in investigators toso. or instances a some 1 children worked seven day a week and the owner constantly urged all worker, including youngster to "keep.wora In. "hurrr "don't be laxy on or two camp tht.tnvastl titer aald they found padrone j.

See JOADS page I 1X 1 Price Policy Crisis Nearing WASHINGTON AP An ad mlnlstratlon show down appears to be brewing over whether government price policies should be eased be cause of mounting Industrial strife, "This whole price control question Is building up to a terrific Issue." one government official familiar with the backstage controversy that has been going on for some time, asserted today This official, who asked to remain anonymous, said OPA Administrator Chester Bowles he been encountering Increasing pressure from soma government agencies for a more liberal interpretation of existing price The rreetest pressure ha the official said, from Secretary of Aerleultura Anderson. who publicly ha advocated higher retail price for meet ana oauer. To a leaarr extent, the csScls! add. ed, pressure ha keen exerted Ivy conversion Director. John W.

Sssydef U. Se'Yiwsels ArHQtg Targcls WASHINGTON ('APlO Th'e Navy today took the wrap off it plana to test the atom bomb against aeapower and Senator McMahon (D Cbnh) aid he thought. United Nation Security council member' ought witnes' the hUtoric experiment, Mr. McMahon, chairman of Senate Atomic Energy, com mittee Vwhich 'received detail of also, told reporters' the test 'might cost more than $100.000,000 de. pendinr upon" which vfay" b.

countedV, ii i h) An armada, of Jlghtmg ahlp. ranging from landing snips to giant camera and battlewagons. will be used a guinea pig tqth test which may revolutionise e. warier. The operation will begin in May off the mld Paelflo Marshall Islands, i A Asked about the probable air; ssc sisnon mm "I don't think lt'to poesfhl to esti mate that at this time.

What value art yon going, to. farm the target ghlrj, for lsuiinT yetf toc thctr ortgticmtahiMiulhflgur of 8100000,000 that ha been men tloned somewhere anight i not be enough. But I don't think It could figured that irj'' ratwjga' OtawrVails. TarerM A Ut, aald committee certainly would be sented at the test, although he dldnt know whether an 11 member would attend. He alio aald favor permitting foreign observers to be present too.

and will consult with the (State department en the ones kr think the entire Security court dl ought to witness. the'test. he Med. ni in. fj Vice Admiral WHj P.

Blandy. headof th Wavy Division on Bpe clsl Weapon filled in th eomrnltte en th detail of th epochal tryout. He eald th Nagasaki type' bomb Lwlll be used but did not elaborate. Tn seconds atom bomb dropped on Nsgaaekl In Japan last rammer has, been described a far more paw. ertullhsn th flrsty blew mroihlr to bit, i i Senator.

7d win CJ "Johnson OD Colo) asked whether anv form of life, such a goat or guinea pigs," would be used In th experiment. mat question now la under de. Admiral Blandr said. "We hope to get all th data, needed such a temperature and radloactlv lty through the of Instruments." Admiral Blandy aald hi task force will be divided several group SeeMARSUAlX page Trainmen Vow i ToObservelaw CLEVELArJB (AP) The1 Broth. erhood of Locomotive Engineer will observe "whatever provisions the Uw can for" tn th event the brotherhood 78,000 member authorise a strike on the country' rsDroada, Orand Chief Engineer Alvaney Johnston ssld todsy.

The brotherhood will hold a com. mittee meeting here rehl to consider polling the members for a. strike The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen has authorised a strike vote among Its. 215.000 members, and President A. F.

Whitney said yesterdsy it would take about three a eeks to complete the voting, titer which a strike might be called "within three day," paralysing railroad transportation throughout th country. The twoorganlxatson. three other "operating" brotherhoed and IS "non operating" organisations ask. ed th railroads last July for wage Increase averaging about 2S per. cent, and change.

In th working rule to improve condition for railroad employe. Washington ource''aald that in th event of a strike, call, the Na See TaTJUNMENVOVT page suxcTxu trruT ear. tuaan ravta steak Cases aa sua MsJaaj sua, i i I i ma auritvat Btsiuss arrmo or Tba has Wettate se si vol Ins at sal V.3 vBtan Pi oifaastsrsrl swaftilif ra mRtswsejt. Bowie hae hetd sev nference wrm'Mr. eatyder la aald that If the Brie chief and Carman tor John Di Mr.

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