The Daily Mail from Hagerstown, Maryland • Page 12

THE DAILY MAIL, HAGERSTOWN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1941. AWAITS WORD OF SURVIVORS State Department Seeks First Hand Information On Sinking. Of Ship WASHINGTON, June 11. The State Department sought first hand confirmation today of surviv. ors' reports that the merchantman Robin.

Moor, flying the American flag, was sent to the bottom by a torpedo from a German submarine. At first glance, informed sources said, the unofficial information thus far available made the staking of the vessel appear an outright challenge to the historic American- doctrine of freedom of the seas. Government officials, however, dechined to discuss the question of action until formal reports were received from diplomatic. representatives in Brazil to question the 11 known survivors when they land at Recite. The: Brazilian steamer Ozorio, with the survivors aboard.

is due to make that port at 9.p. E. S. tonight. The fact that three of the rescued men were sbip's officers increased official hopes here of obtaining an authentic, detailed account of the Robin Moor's end in the South Atlantic, midway between Dakar and Natal, Brazil on May The ship was en route from New York to South Africa.

Tugboat Strike Causes A Tieup Government Mediator Stands By To Aid In Negotiations. BALTIMORE, June 11 (P) materials Dre shipments and other piled up in the harbor as a strike of tugboat captains. masters' and mates entered its third day with a government mediator standing by ready to aid in any negotiations. Leonard Weinberg, counsel for Local 15510, Licensed Marine Officers' Association (AFL), said James J. Spillane, a representative of: the National Mediation Board, had offered to sit in on any parley.

Spillane conferred with Weinberg and with the five towing companies affected. Movement of ore into the Bethlehem Sparrows Point plant producing United States and British detense orders was slowed down. Ship repair yards were hampered because they could secure no tugs to move ships in their docks. Strikers reportedly failed in efforts to arbitrate their difficulties with the Towboat Owners' Association. Weinberg said the union authorized him to submit a proposal to the owners that the men return to work while an "impartial arbitration board" negotiated their demand for a 20.

per cent wage increase, longer vacation and improved working conditions. Present monthly wages are $220 for captains, $159.550 for mates and assistant engineers, and $187.50 for chief engineers. Tests Show Silage Good For Cattle COLLEGE PARK. June 11 (AP)Dr. Fred H.

Leinbach, head of the animal husbandry department at the University of Maryland, believes tests show "it is a wise procedure, to include some silage" to produce high quality beet at low cost, Since last November 40 head of Aberdeen Angus calves have been divided into lots of 10 and fed ditferent rations in such a manner as to determine the relative value of silage as roughage instead of hay and of barley as grain in place of corn. The animals were paraded yesterday before some 100 Maryland stockmen at. the annual cattle feeders' day at the university. U. S.

UNIVERSAL DRY CLEANER 25c per gallon In Customer's Container L. MILLS 46 W. Baltimore St. Phone 194 A. B.

C. WASHERS $1.00 DOWN $1.00 WEEK $4995 Smith Furniture Co. 65 67 W. Franklin St. WINKLER Automatic STOKERS DIXIE SUPPLY CO.

26 W. Franklin St. Phone 3130 BANK INSURANCE STOCKS Local and National Bought Sold Joseph H. Dagenais 122 W. Washington 3130 Try Ruxton's Reserve "The Perfect Blend" 60c Pt.

$1.15 Pint Imported and Domestic Whiskies Clark's Liquor Store (Next Door to Western Union) 112 W. Washincton St. Phone $497 Missing Captain Captain Edward W. Myers (top). of Baltimore was in command of the Robin Moor, a 4.985-ton American flag ship sunk in.

the Atlantic south of the Cape Verde Islands. DEATHS at the Snyder-Rowland home. Clearspring, until Friday morning. Miss Elizabeth Fridinger died at her home. 353 North Cannon avenue, at 3:30 o'clock this morning of complications.

She was a member of St. John's Church and the Degree of Pocohontas, Order of Red Men. Surviving is a brother, Howard Fridinger, Funeral this services city. at the home Fri- I day afternoon at 3 o'clock with Rev. Dr.

J. Edward Harms officiating. Interment in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Mary N.

Weller, widow of Charles Weller, died Tuesday night at her home, near Sharpsburg, following an illness of months, aged 55. She was a life-long member of St. John's Reformed church, Clearspring. Surviving are two daughters. Mrs.

Margaret. Tritch. Big Spring, and Anna: May. at home; sons. J.

Artbur and Roger, at home; William this city; sisters, Mrs. O. J. Stone, Tilghmanton, Mrs. Lula Seibert, near Clearspring: brothers.

Fred A. Shank, Sharpsburg. and John C. Shank, this city. Thre grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services Friday at 3 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Lulu Seibert, near Clearspring, the Rev. J. Wade Huffman officiating.

Interment in St. Paul's cemetery along the ern pike. The body may be viewed Sarah Brashears, Sharpsburg. Funeral will' be held this after! noon in Dayton with burial there. Mrs.

Frances Eavey Lochbaum, wife of Dr. J. C. Lochbaum, died at her home in the Mt. Vernon apartments Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock of complications after an illness of several months.

She was. born and reared in Sharpsburg, the daughter of and Rhoda Himes Eavey. taught in the Winter Street School for a number of years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran church. Besides her husband she is survired by the following: Sisters.

Mrs. Clarence Main: Ivah H. Faye, Rhea and. Esther Eavey, all of this city; brothers, Guy Z. Eavey, this city and Vernon A.

Eavey. Canadaigua, N. Y. services will be held at the funeral home of A. K.

Colman Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. with Rev. Dr. Wilson P. Ard officiating.

Interment will be made in Mt. View cemetery at Sharpsburg. Joseph A. Peterman died in ton. Ohio, according to word ed here.

Mr. Peterman was born in Sharpsburg. Aug. 14. 1853.

son of George L. and Mary (McGraw) Peterman. He married Susie Ardinger in December. 1SS3 and moved to Dayton in 1884. He is survived by one son, Clarence and a daughter, Lottie brother, James Peterman and a sister, Mrs.

The body of Robert Milton Petre. former resident of this county, who died in San Diego. June 6. will arrive at the Coffman funeral home this morning where funeral services will be heid Thursday ternoon at 2 o'clock with Rer. Harry R.

Rowland oficiating; in-: terment in Rest. Haven cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. Nettie B.I Goodhurt, of Pleasantrille was! held from the Samples Manor Church of God on June 4 with the Rev. Clarence McGaba.

of Burkitts-! ville. officiating. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank friends and neighbors for kindnesses shown i during the illness and death of Wm. i Harry Herbert. Also for cars and! floral tributes.

Adv. -BY CHILDREN. CARD OF THANKS We wish To thank our many friends for kindness shown during the death of our mother. Mrs. Laura Horning: also for floral tributes and use of cars.

By Her Husband and Children. Adr. Wilbert Cart Asphalt Conorele Burial Vault WATERPROOF STRIKERS GO BACK TO WORK (Continued From Page 1) with the assistance of the National Defense Mediation board. "All negotiations from this point will be conducted by myself. and an officially recognized committee which will be named to replace the suspended offers of Local 683 under the administrative setup now in force.

"You can assist-every last one! of you--by returning to your jobs, keeping the ranks of your union solid and maintaining responsible organization in the plant. We are confident that all of you will work untiringly to make up the unfortunate loss of planes which this unnecessary and unauthorized stoppage caused our vital national defense program. Frankensteen declared wage and contract demands which will not be negotiated have never been at issue in this strike. I have said and I repeat that these demands are completely fair. consistent with the financial position of the company and long overdue." Atteh the night shift eurered the plant.

Lieut. Col. Charles E. Branshaw, army officer in charge under orders of President Roosevelt, posted 1.000 soldiers armed with rifles and with fixed bayonets at all entrances. Three Removed From Plant Shortly afterward, three members of the local negotiating committee which ordered the strike were removed from the plant on Colonel Branshaw's orders.

He said the three, William Pupos, Evin Smith and William Backman, were suspended pending investigation of of their strike activities. 58 Per Cent Of Food Produced On Farms COLLEGE PARK. June 11. farm families produce at home 5S percent of the food they consume, a survey' conducted by the University of Maryland showed today. Meats, milk, eggs and vegetables accounted for a large percentage of the foods produced at home.

Fruits made up only 9 per cent of the total. Ranking highest among the 42 per cent of their food that farm families purchase were such staples as flour, sugar, coffee and bread. Miss Jessie D. Hinton, extension service specialist in home management. said that by increasing food supplies furnished by the farm.

farm families could contribute an important part to the defense program and also help meet the highest cost of living. Love And War NEW YORK, June 11 (P) It wasn't so much her husband's imitating of Adolf Hitler at parties by loosening a forelock, smearing on a burnt-cork mustache and raising his right arm in salute, Mrs. Stella Peters said in suing for a separation. It was his habit of waking her in the middle of the night to listen to short-ware broadcats from Germany, she complained. Court reserved decision when it was learned she is of French her husband.

Herbert, German-born. FIELD TRIAL CLUB TO STAGE SHOOT Thursday afternoon the Hagerstown Field Trial Club will hold its annual Skeet Shoot on the Virginia avenue grounds starting at 2 o'clock and from all indications a record membership turnout will be on hand. The prize which all members! will be gunning for is the Field Trial Trophy, a cup presented to the member scoring the highest mark. There is quite a lot of interest being manifested in this shoot and some mighty good scores are expected. Holed Out Holed Out PORTLAND.

June 11 (P)- The hole moved as fast as Mrs. Nettie Thorne's goit ball so her hole-in-one didn't count. Mrs. Thorne took careful aim. then smacked the ball.

It few true to the green and plopped into; the cup. ButA groundskeeper went right on: with his work. By the time the ball arrived. he had cut a hole and removed the flag from the one into which the bail dropped. A process has been developed for removing husks from grains of wheat by flotation.

a method used in mining for separating values from their ores. BIG SQUARE ROUND DANCE! Smithsburg Hall. 8:30. Music by Dixie Ramblers. 30c.

Adv. THURSTON'S RIDING ACADEMY "Stonecourt" Bridgeport, Md. SADDLE HORSES FOR HIRE Week Days 75c Sundays $1.00 PHONE 1311-J Family Of Torpedoed Skipper The family of Capt. E. W.

Myers. Moor, are shown with his picture they receired the news that his ship the South Atlantic by a German Osorio reported having found one that all bope was not. lost for. the right) Edward, 16: 13; Dyers. (C.P.).

of the American steamer Robin in their home in Baltimore after had been torpedoed and sunk in submarine. The Brazilian steamer liteboat with survivors, indicating captain. In the picture are (left to Florence, 10, and Mrs. Josephine County Board In Receipt Of Two Very Interesting Letters (Continued from Page 1) to caretully study each of the recommendations and make every correction possible. The Smithsburg letter, by Thelma Kendall.

chairman. and approved by V. Richard Martin, the teacher, recommends that stop signs be put at the postoffice section in Caretown; that school signs be painted on the road or highway leading to the Cavetown school; that stop -sigus be placed at the George Pound crossroads; that the deep ditches in front of the William Smith property be closed or covered; that the ditch be repaired at the railroad crossing in Cavetown; that the speed limit be enforced to the letter; that the dip be removed, from in front. of the Waltz miles west of Cavetown, and that stop signs be erected at the Smithsburg-Foxville and Smithsburg Wolfsville crossroads southwest of Smithsburg.Commenting on the farmer's letter of thanks, President Wm. C.

Maugans pointed out that such minor improvements have been made by the score since the county established its own Road Department and will continue to be made as they are brought to the attention of the Board or Department. Under state control of the roads such minor improvements could not have been done with the dispatch they are being done by the County Road Department. Hagerstown High School's 63rd Annual Commencement Held Today (Continued from Page 1) fying the best in athletics went to most marked tendency toward de- Robert Carpenter. velopment of a Christian charac- The Robert F. Wagner memorial ter to Harry Bates.

award to the member of the basketThe Hagerstown Elk Lodge prize ball squad who was outstanding of two rings went to Miss Ruth went to Tom Startzman and Harold English, The Laura C. King prize No. 1 to salutatorian and valedictorian. the Senior haring the highest avThe Sons of the American Revo- erage in mathematics went to Miss lution prize for dependability and Helen Fockler. The King prize patriotism went to Robert Keedy.

No. 2 for the Junior ranking highThe Roger Funk Weagley prize est in mathematics went to Miss No. 1 is given to editor of the Gayle Gerber. "Heiskelite" who was Harold Eng- The J. Lloyd Harshman memorlish.

The R. F. Weagley prize No. ial award to the high school band 2, given to the best -around member showing the most interest dent in the Junior year went to in that organization went to WilPaul Mattson. liam Binckley.

The Jake Layman Memorial The Catherine Norris prize. to a award. given to a member of the girl member of the graduating class Academic division of the Sopho- other than the salutatorian, in the more class showing the best traits commercial department making the of manhood, character, and highest grades in shorthand was ership and whose awarded school to work George is given to Miss Mary Agnes "Hayes. Robert English. prizes and diplomas the high school satisfactory was Following the presentation of The Morris Frock Post 42 of the orchestra played the "Largo" from American Legion prize for the typi- York World Symphony by 2 cal high school girl and boy went Dvorak.

Benediction was a to Miss Christine Zimmerman and nounced by the Rev. J. Kemp Horn. Daniel Boyle. The list of honor graduates folThe Icia F.

Swartz prize given to low: Ruth Startzman. Harold 3 member of the graduating class English. Lois Smith, Betty Wiefor meritorious service went to ner, Richard Leiter, Edith Polack. Miss Lois Smith. Robert Keedy, Garth Martin.

Sarah The Irvin M. Wertz Memorial Jane Binckly, Mary Agnes Hayes, prize to the student displaying the John Lehman. Kenneth Bard. Har most appreciation toward American ry Bates. Myrtle Long.

Wilhellife. principals and progress was mina McClain, Edward McElwee, awarded to Sydney Bradford. Marsada Yeagle, Robert Heefner, The John M. Farra prize No. 1 to Donald Frush.

Edward Zeigler. member of the Senior class ior Janet Fishback, Helen Fockler. excellence in athletics went to Fred Linda Schoen. Alice Sowers, Fahrncy. The Farra Award No.

2 Louise Baker. Arthur Binckley. to the person in Junior class typi- James Daniels. Hint U.S. To Run Seized I Plants To Enforce Mediation Settlements (Continued From Page 1) take over their jobs." President Roosevelt toid his press conference yesterday that men who had returned to work in the North American plant would get their regular pay this week.

any increase was granted as a sult. of mediation, he said. it would be retroactive as of May 1, Plant owners. he went on. would get hack their property as soon as it was possible for the government i to turn it over to them.

This was in line with the action of the Senate yesterday in amending a proposal by Senator Connally (D-Tex) to provide that seized detense piants should be returned toi their owners whenever the President determined that the plant could be operated privately "in a manner consistent with the needs of national defense." Sponsors predicted speedy Senate approval today of the Connally measure. which wonld give the President statutory authority to take over plants where there was an existing or threatened failure of FRENCH HOLD OFF INVADERS (Continued From Page 1) loud speakers extensively in appealing to Vichy soldiers to join Charles de Gaulle's Free French invasion forces and. that 600 Vichy troops had already transferred to the Allies. Authoritative quarters in London said French resistance was mostly "patchy," but it was admitted that "stiff opposition" was met by British forces which landed on the Lebanon coast, north of Tyre, der the guns of British warships. Fighting.

was also reported at Merdjayoun, Lebanon, where British troops were advancing from the northern tip of Palestine. French dispatches said the heavlest action centered along the Litand river, 4 40 miles below Beirut, the Lebanese capital, where Vichy troops were reported to have thrown back repeated British attacks despite shell-fire from British warships off the coast. the Far East crisis, Germany on the green light for her Axis partner, Japan, in connection with the Dutch Indies dispute. A Berlin spokesman said Germany "recognizes Japan's interest" in the Dutch islands--a front of such war supplies as rubber, tin and oil- and intimated broadly that Germany would not be adverse to seeing Japan include the Indies in Japan's "lebensraum" (living space). The situation developed from the Dutch refusal to yield to Japanese demands for increased exports of oil and other war material.

SUSPECTS TO FACE CHARGES (Continued From Page 1) ly the possession of burglary tools. Both have steadfastly refused to talk. The burglar tools, which included several hundred pieces of equipment valued at bundreds of dollars, were photographed and classified last night by State Police photographers. The two suspects were being detained without c'arges, the one at Police Headquarters and the other at the Washington County Jail. With the arrest of the pair police believe they hare solved nine robberies or attempted robberies in Maryland postoffices and theatres.

Postoffice Inspector Elmer S. Dyer told county authorities that he felt the men under arrest were the pair that postal inspectors have been trailing since late in April. Dyer and two other postoffice inspectors were in Frederick county working on the attempted robberies at Jefferson and Knoxville when the Boonsboro pick-up became known. The other inspectors were also notified and planned 10 continue to Hagerstown. Dyer said the string of robberies and attempted safe-crackings be.

gan at Perryville on April 19. where little loot was obtained at the post office. On April 24, he said, the Havre De Grace postoffice saie was opened and about $800 in cash and $300 in stamps secured. That was the biggest haul. The Be' Air post office was en tered on May 6.

the Riverdale postoffice on May 16 and the Mechanicsville postoffice on May 19. At these places. the resisted the robbers and nothing was taken. The same gang, the inspector believes, broke into the 'heatre at Reisterstown on May 20 and Lord Calvert Theatre in Baltimore 23. Again the loot was negligible The next reported robbery was at Jefferson, Frederick county: Saturday night.

where Dyer said $1.03 was from a cash drawer. At Knoxville Sunday night, the burglar proof safe resisted all offorts at entry. Sharpsburg. he said. would he 3 logical "next stop" on the robbers' program.

since it is in Washington county not far over the Frederick county line. Dyer said he understood Blue Ridge Summit may have also bee in the list of towns where posto'ice safes were attacked but he her made no investigation there County authorities reported tl: there is one person at 'efferson who believes he can identify of the robbers. It is nd that one PO the men who entered the postoffice there -vas seen at a undow. No one saw the robbers at Knoxville. Presbyterian Cafeteria Supper At the Holzapfei home.

1017 Oak Hill. June 12. 5 to 7 p. m. It rainat the church.

Adv. CARD PARTY Every p. in 0. 0. F.

Hall. Prizes. Adm. 15c. Adv.

ANNUAL CAFTERIA SUPPER. On lawn, 1505 Va. June 12. 5 to S. Ben.

Homew'd. O. F. Home Adv. USED CAR SPECIALS 34 PLYMOUTH SEDAN '33 CHEVROLET SEDAN '37 STUDERAKER SEDAN '10 STUDERAKER SEDAN FLEIGH MOTOR CO.

6:0 Onk Hill Avenge Call 2300 HOTEL DAGMAR Entertainment Nightly in the Silver Bar George S. Lebner, Mgr. BOARDS MUST RECLASSIFY Orders Received Here To Recheck Defense Workers; 13 To Leave. Local Draft Boards have been ordered by Selective Service Headquarters to immediately reclassity all young men between 21 and 35 who are now employed in national defense industries. The workers in vital defense industries are now in Classification 2-A and they will be placed in the It is understood the new ruling is intended to pet a brake of strikes in vital.

industries. Defense workon strike can be ordered into Classification 1-A at any time, it is reported, and immediately inducted into the armed forces. While all young men would be put in the new classification should trouble develop, it is understood the non-strikers would be eligible for deferment. There are about 88 young' men in Hagerstown deferred because of their employment in national defense industry. Most are employed in aircraft production, while others are agricultural workers.

Local Board No. 2 mailed notices last night to 10 white and three colored men that they will be inducted into the armed forces for a year on June 25: The white men follow: Reginald Randolph. Shifler, Mapleville. John Mike Parascak, Mt. Unian, Penna.

Donald Percy Sharpsburg. Route 1. Charles William Straley. Williamsport, Route 2. Lester Merle, Bair, Williamsport, Route 1.

George Eugene Klick, Hagerstown, Route 1. Roy Hamilton Coblentz, bur, Route 1. Benjamin Ernest Weller, Hagerstown, Route 1. Robert Lee Souders, 556 street, city. George Edward Wise, Alberton.

Maryland. The colored men are: Morris William Snively, Beaver Creek, Route Arthur Ellsworth Summers. Sharpsburg. Route 1 and Harry Turner, Williamsport. Mail Gets Through SUPERIOR, June 11 (P)- Star route carrier Clarence Vandorn was forced to leave his car at a bridge washout two and a half miles south of here and trudge into town with two mail pouches.

When the pouches were opened, they were found to contain three circulars and a letter. TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS Quotations by Mackubin, Legg Wareham Building, Hagerstown, Md. Phone 2352 Open 1 p.m Amer. Can. $01 8014 Amer.

T. Amer. Wat Wis. Anaconda Atchison 28 B. 0.

Beth. Steel 741 J. Case Chrysler 59 Consol. Gas Consol, 011 Crown Ck, SL 151 152 DuPont Gen, Elect. 36 36 Gen, Foods Gen.

Motors 391 Goodyear Dist'Tre. 20 20 Nat'l. N. Y. Central 121 North Amer.

Penna. Radio Std. Oil of N. 0. S.

Steel United Aircraft Union Pacific SI 81 West'bouse Elec. 96 Westera Onion 23 West. Md. Loews Texas Corp. Warner Bros.

Cont. Oil Remington-Rand. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Quotations by Mackubin, Legg Warcham Building, Hagerstown, Md. Phone 2352 -Open High Low 1 p.m. July 102 101 Sept.

103 Dec. 105 1041 CornJuly 13 Sept. 7434 Dec. 1612 OatsJuly Sept. 37.

37 Dec. RyeJuly 5634 57 57 Sept. 5812 5814 Dec. Free Scholarships $755.00 in Scholarships will be awarded. Registration for contest closes June 12.

Full partic ulars on request. S.M.FUNK. PH.D. MAC Mo. ST.

Coumfia, PRESIDENT HAGERSTOWN. 5 ALUMINUM PLANTS IDLE Strikers Called To Pass On Mediation Board Settlement Terms CLEVELAND, June 11 -The Ave Cleveland plants of Aluminum Co. of America, engaged in vital defense production. remained idle today while the CIO Die Casters Union summoned its members to decide whether to accept therms of a settlement announced by the Defense Mediation Board. Several men, who had heard of the Mediation's Board announcement, appeared at the gates with lunch boxes, ready to work.

Five hundred men milled about the plants' gates. Some of them, interviewed at random, expressed disappointment at the 1-cent-an hour increase which the Mediation Board's settlement formula provided, in addition to bonuses for workers on the second and third shifts. The settlement of the walkout of 6,000 production men was announced last night a half hour before the calling of a strikers' mass meeting here, but union leaders said they did not learn of it in time to make an' announcement at the meeting, BOTTLENECKIN U.S. AIRCRAFT British Production Chief Says Efforts Made To Correct LONDON, June 11 J. T.

C. Moore-Brabazon, minister of aircraft production, told the House of Commons today that there still is a "bottleneck" in receiving and assembling increased deliveries of American aircraft. He declared, however, that "all steps" are being taken to make the maximum number possible of aircraft available for operational flying. without delay. APPROVES WATERWAY WASHINGTON, June 11 (P)- William S.

Knudsen, Director of the Office of Production. Management, announced today that the OPM had approved formally the St. Lawrence waterway project, including both the waterway and electric power portions. SPECIAL NOTICE To all former W. M.

employees and members Federation No. 21, who signed affidavit be present Sunday, June 15, 2:30 p. at Odd Fellows Hall. South Potomac to justify your claim. (Signed) SECRETARY.

Adv. RUMMAGE SALE FRIDAY June 13 at 141 W. Franklin St. By American Legion Aux. Adv.

LOANS IC you need money useful parpose come in and consult the Hagerstown Industrial Savings Loan Co. 49 N. Jonathan St. Phone 250 MANUFACTURERS OF AWNINGS- -SCREENS KIRSCH VENETIAN BLINDS TRUCK COVERS Weatherstrip Thomas Screen Co. Boonsboro.

Md. 22F4 Guaranteed Watches To Meet All Requirements Your Own Terms) SAUM'S 21 Jonathan St. LOAN SERVICE Up to $300 CONSUMERS LOAN SERVICE 407 Professional Arts Bldg. Bridge Luncheons Arranged by the Hamilton Hotel For Two Tables or More "It'S a nice way to repay social obligations." REROOFING BETTER HOMES, Inc. 434 W.

Wash. St. Phone 376 defense production because of strikes, lockouts or other causes. This legislation merely would put in statutory form authority which the President exercised as commander-in-chief, under his declaration of an unlimited emergency, in taking over the North American plant. Byrnes said it was his ion that the pending measure amounted to no more than a congressional affirmation of policy.

Nevertheless. he and others opposed an attempt by Senator Byrd (D-Va) to incorporate as congressional policy declaration a condemnation of strikes in defense industries. In the House. leaders were hopeful of speedy action once the Connally proposal reaches that chamher. However.

there was some possibility of delay because of technical reasons. Production of bottle caps has risen from $7,000,000 worth to more than $10.000.000 in fire years, cording to the Census. TOM CROSS PHONE 134 Library Alley Awnings FURNITURE COVERS Victor Products Corp. Bought Sold E. C.

HOOK CORP. 114 W. Washington St. Phones 685 3139 Radiator Grill Guards 2-Rail $2.95 3-Rail 3.35 Hinged Trunk $3.25 Reichard's Garage.