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LE MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED WIRE VOLUME 42 CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1946 NUMBER 12S BEVIN TOOK DISPUTE WITH RUSSIA BEFORE CABINEnODAY UNO Security Council -Tense As Compromise Is Considered IT'S HAKD TO TAKE THE FARMER OUT OF A GARDEN. ROCKFORD, Feb. Frank 0. Anderson can't resist the temptation, Illinois' third largest city will become a "one'horse town." again. Last fall the 77-year-old Rock ford truck gardener -sold "Old Tom," only horse licensed by City Clerk Elmer and said he was going to give up his- big garden, sell his huckster wagon, and take things easy.

But spring and planting is approaching and Anderson says he hates to see good ground lie fallow. "I don't he says-, "but I might check with the stock buyers and see whether they've got a good horse for me." By JOHN HIGHTOWER LONDON, Feb, Foreign Secretary Ernest Bavin went before the British Cabinet today for a decision on a new proposal to break the British-Russian lock over Greece and extricate the United Nations Security Council from a first rate crisis. The British Cabinet meeting broke up at 2:15 p.m. a.m., CST) and the ministers left No. 10 Downing Street without disclosing what had taken place.

Similar considerations were believed by United Nations leaders to be underway in Moscow. The of all of Council looked hopefully to Gen-' 496 persons from the wrecked would not ALL 496 REPORTED SAFELY TAKEN OFF WRECKED LINER KETCHIKAN; ALASKA, Feb. 6 BATTLE OVER PAULEY KITS LULL TODAY Senate Naval Group Calls. Of Hearing For Day WASHINGTON, Feb. By JACK BELL, battls over Edwin W.

Pauley's appointment as undersecretary oC the navy went into a temporary lull today amid indications that some administration leaders wanted the nomination withdrawn Paulay had been scheduled to bring before the Senate Naval committee this morning a'record oS, political contributions made by oil men 1 while ha was democratic 1 national treasurer. But Chairman Walsh (D-Mass) suddenly called off the session' after conferring for some time in! his office last night Pauley. Senator Tobey. (R-NH), who had FIRST GROUP OF BRITISH GI BRIDES ARRIVES SETTLEMENT OF STEEL STRIKE HINGES ON PRICE POLICY STAND EXPECTED FROM GOVERNMENT Gov't Takes Over Tugboat Operation But Strikers Not Yet At Work; One Strike Settled At Cleveland Papers Police Arrested Man For Burglary I Here Last Night Bands blare a as the first contingent of British brides of American servicemen, 456 strong been leading the; fight against the and bringing with 'them 145 babes', smilingly descend the gang-plank of the liner S. Argentina at New 1 nnmiTion nic va 1 bl tl York; Tlie bricles are Destined 1 to join their husbands in 45 of the 48 states.

(International Soundphoto.) eralissimo Stalin and Prime Min- liner Yukon, which broke in two ister Attlee to approve the proposed compromise. Both Bcvin and Andrei Vishin- sky, Soviet-vice commissar of for- in a vicious gale on the rocks of Thursday. The Walsh-Pauley conference Johnstone Bay, was reported early followed, a return appearance be- today by the Ketchikan fore the committee by Secretary; About 100 were landed on the eign affairs, told a secret emer- nearby beach by breeches buoy, gency meeting of the five major'the Chronicle reported, and the of the Interior Ickes, The Cabinet officer and read from memoranda he said power members of the Security' rest are in Seward or "aboard the' he had re arod at tne Council last night that they wduld various vessels which overcame' Paule had approached him on have to ask their governments for northland gale in tedious but' 3 the EGYPTIAN COUNCIL SCOUTS TO MOBILIZE new instructions. An air of tension pervaded thc successful rescue The report said the rescue were, that has ever been to mc rt was lcke said It. Ned Farris Released From Active Duty 65 BRITISH BRIDES GREETED AT CHICAGO ENROUTE TO HOMES Egyptian Boy Scout Council will ItS ill'St JM.O llZtlLlQTl Ol There was that the British Cabinet, in view of- previously been landed.

Bevin's strong demand for com- Breaches buoys will plots exoneration of Russia's thc Coast Guard said to transfer charges that British troops mj thc survivors on thc beac at the Greece were endangering nc thc wreck to rescue ves might find unacceptable tne com-j sn promise proposal made by Norman 0. Makin of Australia, chairman of the Security Council. VVUl ti OU1W 1.111; J. vr i I presumably taking all of the sur-' the suggestion that $300,000 in contributions could be, raised, from oil men if they, could February 9, according (By Associated Press) Union and, management embroiled in current labor disputes involving nearly a million and a half workers looked to i ton todav for a new government Carbondale police last night ar- deigned to rested Floyd Robertson, 25-year-j to I old Carbondale Negro youth on a industrial strife. i warrant charging him with burg- llarizing the home of George Me- Settlement of the major strikes, Call on East Green Street on Jan- including the 17-day-old walkout nary 20 and taking valuables i of 750 000 stedworkers, hinged or.

amounting to $380, according to ajt expected announcement from report from Chief of Police White House on the wage Jones this morning. lic revision, Officials Robertson was carrying a 32l re not quotaole by name said bv ltiiat tlle government's position on automatic pistol when arrested by Officer Ray Cook last night, said Jones, and he was fined $35.55 before Police Magistrate R. M. Ragland this morning on a city charge of carrying a concealed weapon. Chief Jones reported that turned Robertson over to the State's Attorney's office at Murphysboro this morning on the state warrant.

Attorney Glenn 0. Brown steel price increases would be disclosed either simultaneously with the policy statement or immediately afterwards. All details of the wage-price policy reportedly have not been completely ironed out, but President Truman's top level sought to make known government's stand as quickly as possible. One government official said 1 First Lieutenant Ned C. 613 North Springer Street, been released from active duty' with the U.

S. Army and has re-j CHICAGO, Feb. 6. two rings, a revolver and other i boost prices sufficiently to permit turned to his homo here. will strange, yet sometimes familiar i valuables from the home of George i higher wages, but they were not reported, that the state burglary there had been some "disagree- warrant charged Robertson with ments" on the formula, which-retaking $100 in cash, four watches, portcdly would allow industry to Answers from both the British and Russian governments were expected before the Council meets at 9 p.

m. (3 P. m. Central Standard Time) tonight for its fourth attempt to settle the question. In an.

effort to break -the deadlock between Russia's insistence that British troops in Greece menace world peace and Britain's demand for outright. rejection of that charge, the compromise proposal simply would dismiss the case by having the Council pass on tc other business. However, Makin would make a statement taking note of Russia's arguments, Britain's arguments and the expressed views of other members of the Council. Russia is the only Council member attacking the British position in Greece. As the wind died and the sea began to calm last Brig.

Harry Johnston flew over the scene and reported the survivors on the beach were huddled around bonfires. Apparently no lives had been Jost. Guard cutter 'Onondaga, which took off the first 48 women and children by boat Monday night, reported tersely to Coast Guard headquarters at Kodiak that the number of rescued had reached 281. Again and again the message that there was no 'known loss of fife and one report from the scene expressed confidence that all aboard would be saved. be assured that the government wouldn't try to win title to offshore oil lands in a proposed suit.

The towering who returned recently from trips to Moscow and Tokyo as President Truman's reparations commissioner, arose behind Ickes to deny this. Wallace, Carbondale, Council Commissioner. The purpose of thc test be on terminal leave until March land opened up today for 65 Brit- 1st at which time he will receive ish girls who married" midwest tl. nonora discharge from overseas. McCall on January 20.

He said that Robertson had made clear. Meanwhile, the Federal Govern- vice. to war brides who i tenti'ary, the first being in 1937 Lt. Farris has in the ser-jarrived from New York at p. m.

(from Jackson County on a charge twice been sent to the state ment took over operation of the 91 mobilization will be to determine Vlce for morc than three yesterday on an all-Pullman train' of grand larceny for stealing a the pffifipnrv rrf PVvniinn Pnnnpii scven montns of whicn Ile spent i was the plentitude of food and i bicycle in Carbondale. For that! tne emciency 01 Lgypuan. council jn combsii ss a atoon leadei of the cities um avished by war charge he was sentenced i to 20 Units in case an emergency call a company with the 87th Di- Wnllflfp st-nlrrT (vision 1rt Pil-t-rtn'c charge Familiar as a London day was i years and served about two years were given, Mr. Wallace stated. vision, assigned to Patton's 3rd the fog and, air-borne smell of rain! when he was parolled.

In August, Instructions have gone out from; Armv Most of his 'combat duty 'that greeted them as they stepped 1942, he was sent up from Perry "I still say that Mr. lckes is (Council Headquarters to all Troop! was along the Siegfried -Line in'off a Pennsylvania train at Union he got the wrongi anc ship Leaders to announce and Tjr impression of- any- conversations! for thc Mobilization on Feb- urn nun nnnnf raicmcr Tmnnov we had about raising money," the nominee said. ruary 9 between thc hours of 9 to 12 A. and 2 to 5 P. M.

Scout; the cabinet eaders are a instructed tor have member without 1 turning around, "then I don't'understand the English language." One democratic lieutenant, who did not want to be quoted by name, told reporter that he believed lckes' testimony might have made impossible to -obtain Senate confirmation of Pauley. This lieutenant said further that he would not be surprised if Mr. Sergeant 'Bud' Allen Discharged After 30 Months Service Rosenfield Told Rotary About 111. Highway System Details'Of the administration Illinois public works were given to Carbondale Rotarians by Direc- tor of Public Works and Build- Germany. He was wounded near: Station into the arms of husbands County for violating his parole by breaking into a store in Du Quoin.

Scouts tuned in to either the Radio Stations in Southern Illinois, WEBQ, Harrisburg; WJPF, WKRO, Cairo for the Mobilization signal. The signal, which is being kept a secret, will be given simultaneously over the three radio stations. Troops and Ships will their own meeting places as quick- commissioned ihc Iiuantry iy as possible alter the Radio to tne 87th Division over- Ormont, Germany, sev- and relatives they'd never met. I He served until May, 1945, when era! weeks in an -army hospital. Most of the husbands, after ar-lhe was released on 'parole again.

Following release' from the hos- riving an hour or more He is being held- in the county pital he was returned to. States train 'anxiously watched th jail at Murp'hysboro, the State's Truman called in his appointee Jy auw-me naaio sig-j- discussed th'e whole matter; 1131 12 glven A adult each meeting olace) will sive in- ruo1 lo with him in the light of dsvelop ments. Funeral, Services For George Hiller Thursday Afternoon Rev. Roland B. Scriven, pastor Rosenfici'd, speak- 'he First Christian Church, will Sergeant Robert "Bud" Allen, has arirved home following his honorable discharge from Military service at Jefferson Barracks, ings, Waller A.

Rosenficld, speak- or cne i-irsi winstian cnurcn, win HW.IM lui ouiiub the regular Tuesday lunch-! have charge of funeral services, to war-torn countries throughout IViCju-Onagn, cnn Hotel Roberts be held -at 2 o'clock Thursday af- the world. This campaign is -r and has been assigned to lbig 'station clock tick off the mil Infantry Division, stationed at utes as the train was delayed a Camp Buckner, North Carolina. I other 90 minutes en route. For several months following en-1 Milling through throngs of new try into service he served as an'paper and radio men, the wear enlisted man with a Tank Destroy-1 bri'des laid their plans for the fu or unit and from there he was sent ture, granted shifte to Officers Training School at their babies', from arm to arm Fort Benning, where he Those who were mothers wer weariest of all. Through the trans-Atlanti crossing on the U.

S. Argentina a roaring welcome at Now York' docks and then the tiresome train service Lt. Farris had Lcen manager of stru'ctions to Scouts on Boy Scout an ls iia Anniversary Week plans and alsu Horstman's cleaning business here, they had eaten witl give plans for thc "Shirts Off Our Wcst Monroe Slrc8t was babies slept with them, car Back" campaign which is sehcd- turned 1 Position and is now.ricd them wherever they went. 'managing the business. His wife,) Some ot the children had to be Geraldine Hr.rdin Farris, has re-- introduced to their fathers, as uled for Boy Scout Thc "Shirts Off Our Back" cam- i oil Si paign a nation-wide cttort of the sided at their home here on months old Lloyd Elliot Boy Scouts of America to gather uniftrms, handbooks, equipment and camping material for Scouts Springer Scrccl during the he was jn ovtiscas service.

at the Hotel Roberts. Director Rosenfield said the Illi- ternoon I 6 0 C10CK mursaay ai- wuim. lius is T- a at the First Baptistuor the purpose of gathering 1 10 was introduced to his father, Ken neth of (Route 2) Godfrey, 111 hadn't seen the boy i since he was two old. For 44 other brides reach jcd Chicago yesterday the journey's (end still lay a long way ahead on January 24th. He and his wife i spent a few days visiting with his mother, Mrs.

G. E. Morgan, of T)c-' catur, before coming home. Sgt. Allen has been in service nince August, 1943, and has spent the last 21 months of his service in the South Pacific area.

He was a member of the 530th Engineer Light Pontoon Company in which he and eight other Carbondale boys served throughout their military service. His unit saw combat service on New Guinea, Leyte and Luzon and he has been awarded thc Good Conduct Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with 3 battle stars- and thc Victory Ribbon. Prior to entering service Sgt. nof; Sv 1 £em ed" Chur Geo Hflftr, equipment. Every.

Cub Scout, Boy From Armed Sendee They still faced Ihe prospect of 3 retired Christian minister. The'Scout and Senior Scout, it is ex-: 1nn nn nn travels tn- 14,000 miles of pavement, leading will'lie in state at the Huff- the de-; partment because of the four war and told of. the proposed' road system ii-o ldln man Funeral Home until Rev, Hiller, who celebrated his his in the immediate future. Director on January to the ex that may be expected in Jackson County. In a further explanation of the died Monday night at Holden Hospital, Born, near Carbondale in 1860, he spent his entire life within 10 miles of his birthplace.

He served as a minister in the Christ- pected wmgatncr at least two ilong hours on trains, traveling to- more faculty, ward the west coast and their fu articles which can be sent to the! ctu of of -the world to Southern Illinois Nor- tuie homes. i mal University after service in the Scouts ol the fnrmv annoUT cei i this Together" is the theme i'or the i 'The Forest Prince" 36th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts I Dr. Edward McDonagh, Be Presented of America. Scout week opens; sodology will do Feb, 8th with a nation-wide observance Ti Saturday, Feb. 9, is Mobilization- Day in Egyptian Council.

field surveys for thc College of Professions ur.til the when he resumes i Tomorrow Night other divisions: Division of State whcn ing Strength and health IQ 1 11 in iu, wr special tnurcn bachelor niastcv of artSi fw Scout doctorate degrees from the tlon 01 yne Allen was employed at thc Illinois Ordnance Plant. His wife, Catherine Kemper Allen has made her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Golliher here during the time he was in service and has been employed here in Carbon-, dale. Sgt.

Allen is a grandson of Mrs. John W. Allen of 412 West Jackson Street. work of his department, the direc- for mbre than If a and ni Un tewlil tcachin duties tor spoke of the activities of the ccntu giving up the work only' eias Units on Sunday other divisions: Division of State whcn la iling strength and Parks and Division of made retirement necessary. Waterways, Division of Architec- was perceded in death by lure and Engineering, and Divis- his wife, Mrs.

Ellen Hiller who' ion of Motor' Carriers. He ex- passed away 11 years ago Sine" 1 plained the ramifications added to; that time he has made his home the work of the department with ith a daughter, Mrs. Guy E. Long the assignment to it of the details Carbondale. One son, Elmer WEATHER FORECAST Fair this afternoon, tonight and Thursday; not so warm today; i est temper ature near 40 de- grses; little change in temperature o- night and COOL CLEAR Thursday.

TEMPERATURE 6:00 A. M. 34 12 Noon 47 24-Hour High 61 24Kour Low 32 of School 1 Unit Prince," an operetta with music by Tschaikowsky, will be the C. C. H.

S. music department under the direc- eynolds tomorrow University of Southern California. from tl his the 'Nutcracker Fifth former duties of Rural Critic in at hetique Symphony" will 'the 11 to 14 special radio programs bat of Scouts 'and February i after com-- Attorney said. Lt. Com.

Leo Brown On Terminal Leave From Navy Service Lt. Commander Leo J. Brown, 808 West Walnut Street, arrived home Tuesday evening following as night after Emmet O'Flanna" Ins release from active duty with an president of the Cleveland strikebound tugboat companies in New York's vast harbor at 12:01 a. m. today, acting on President Truman's seizure order, but 'the 3,500 striking AFL Tugboat Workers did not immediately return, to their jobs.

They were ordered to remain away from work pending a meeting of leaders of the "AFL International Association's United Marine. Division. It was called to consider the presidential seizure order and an appeal by Secretary of Labor lenbach that they go back to work. One strike, a month long walkout of AFL pressmen on Cleveland's three daily ended today, giving the city its first daily newspaper since Jan. 5.

Thc Morning Plain Dealer published a 40-page edition as 175 striking pressmen returned to their jobs Medical Department of the U. S. Navy. He will be on terminal leave until April 12th when ie will revert lo civilian status. Commander Brown has been on active duty 41 months, 18 months Newspaper Printing Pressmen's Union said the wage dispute-would be submitted to a three-man board for arbitration.

The two afternoon papers affected by the strike, the News and of which he spent as Chief pr es planned large editions, to- loentgenologist at the Aica Naval day, summarizing news since their Hospital at Pearl Harbor. Prior to publications. issignment to Pearl Harbor he had jeen assigned to duty as Rosnt- The pressmen had asked for a wage increase of $14.64 weekly for genologist at 7 different Naval day and $15.64 for night workers. in the United States. For Publishers offered a weekly hike he past 4 months he has been as- i of' S10.86 over the present scale igned a Chief of X-Ray at Quan-1 of $53 for day and night pressmen.

ico Naval Hospital, Quantico, Vir- He has been -awarded the American Defense Ribbon, Asiatic- 'acific and Victory Ribbons. Prior to entering service. Com- nander Brown was practicing med- cine with Drs. Barrow and Tay- to to CIO leaders in New York went ahead with plans for a two-hour work stoppage Monday which, they said, would halt virtually by tele- the Unit-ad States and Europe, South America and Africa. They said an estimated 90,000 F)j be featured, The cast includes: Princess Eight children survive.

They are: Arthur, Frank and Ernest, of Carbondale and Makanda; Mrs. Vaughn and Albert Nichols of-Mur-! Fred C. Cave of Oxford, Kansas physboro; Glon Smith and Hal Trovillion of Golconda; and Sam Sorrels of Hillsboro. Other guests were: W. C.

Modglin, 'Dixon Springs; Paul Townsend, Herrin 1 and E. L. Sherretz of Carbondale. ILLINOIS SALES TAX REVENUE IN JANUARY UP 51,725,000 SPRINGFIELD, 111., sales tax revenue in January, reflecting December Christmas business, amounted to $11,726,044, an increase of $1,725,000 over a year ago, State Treasurer Conrad F. Becker'reported today.

The State's revenue fund balance decreased last month principally because of postwar fund expenditures, Becker said. Mrs. G. Allen of Du Quoin, Mrs. Rosco'e Bevis of Houston, Texas, Lawrence Hiller of Chicago, and Mrs.

Guy-E. Long of Carbondale. Three step daughters and a stepson also survive. They are Mrs. Gertrude Hiller, Mrs.

T. Heidinger and Mrs. K. of Carbondale, and Gilbert Etherton of Makanda. Besides these, there are 16 grandchildren, 12 great- grandchildren and 2 great-great- grandchildren.

A sister and three brothers surviving are Mrs. Lizzie Ahl of Carbondale, Louis Hillar of Royalton, Harrison Holier of Zeigler and Henry Hiller of Sullivan, Mo. Since repairs being made in the deceased's church make it Week. of the new law requiring insurance also preceded his father in I nois station in Scout i incd lhe UnlJver ity1St in Tatiana, Bobby Ingram; Sona, De- acamst Dcrsonal Jmbilitvnnrl Inois stations in nonoi 01 iioyicout 1941 He received tlle bachelor lores orthen Baslav, Bill Mcln- of education degree from South- tosh; Ivan ai'patterson; Tatiana's cm, and the master of arts degree Lad jn aiting, Betty Jones; university ytch Edwin Bryant; Mother Van- Dr, Me- ggtty ganders; Tsar Mikhail, service Charles. JBorger; Prince Dmitri, against personal liability and erty damage in case of motor ac-j cidcnts.

Visiting Rotarians were: Russell CCHS Agriculture Students Will Be i On Radio Program; The beginning class in Vocational Agriculture from the Community High School will broadcast over Stations "WJPF at tomorrow. The subject for the program is "Increasing Poultry The boys selected to participate from Northwestern Both Mr. Fligor Donagh entered military in 'April', 1944. Raymond 'Lyberger; and Jester, Bill Zacharias. The scene is laid'in the Black Forest of Russia and the action takes place during the latter part of the 16th Century.

The story is filled with action and revolves around the Russian Princess Ta- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Atkins, 504' tiana, who is kidnapped, by the South University Avenue, have re- Cossacks. When Vaslav, chief' of ceived'a message'that, their daugh- the Cossacks, goes to collect the Daughter-Of Mr. And Mrs.

Robert Atkins Injured In Wreck or. His present plans are in for X-Ray work and nstail complete X-Ray equipment CIO members already have or deep and superficial XRay pledged to join the demonstra- lerapy and a complete diagnotic tion, called by the Greater New nit as soon as he can receive de- York CIO Council in support of very, on the equipment. His wife, the month strike by 7,000 CIO )e former Mary Barrow, has Western Union employes. ded at their home here on West; Thc stoppage is scheduled from. Walnut Street during the time to 5 p.

m. (CST) and the ommander Brown has been on claiming 600,000 members, exempt' 'crseas service. from taking part members, employed in passenger transportation; hsat, light and power production and maintenance; health and hospital services, and newspaper and news services. orrester Brothers Go On Trial At Benton March 4 Legion To Give Coming-Home Dance At Salem are James Bradley, Karlyn Crews, rs L.JS. Rose, was seriously he decides to volunteer James Hubbafd, Russel Rendleman, and 'W.

Runion, all students in the beginning agriculture class, This is the second appearance C. C. H. S. agriculture boys over the Herrin station this year.

Vo- injured in an automobile accident the services of the Cossacks 'to aid at Orlando, Florida, Monday after- the Tsar in "ridding Russia of the noon and is in the hospital there, conquering Tartars. Reports indicated a fractured skull: The C. C. S. chorus which in addition to other injuries to her; will the- operetta -is BENTON, 111., Feb.

Circuit Judge Charles T. Randolph yesterday granted Ralph Forrester, 25. and Leon C. Forrester, 19, Royalton brothers, a request to i plead their own case as they were arraigned here on joint charges of Th(? mh Djvjsjon of the Amej can Legion is giving a "Welcome Alavor Dancc Legion members yo and ex-service men at the Salem, Illinois Armory on Friday evening. armed robbery Nov.

6. of a Wcst Frankfort hotel and theft of an automobile belonging to Harry L. Crisp of Marion. The brothers declined a court appoint counsel for thevn. 4 was set as the admittance is a Legion member- SUPEK SALES 1 shi card or a discharge button.

date. head and'arms. I comprised of these students: Girls' impossible to hold services there, agriculture broadcasts are Euneral rites will be held at the First Baptist Church. Interment wiil.be in Oakland Cemetery. vicinity.

each Thursday at this time by various schools in the -Herrin Mrs. Rose the former 'Miss Chorus; Soprano Bernadean Marian Atkins, of Carbondale and Grammer, Mary Clutts, Helen Hoff- now lives at Orlando. is the ner, Joyce Blessing, Jerry Rushing, grandaughter of Mrs. Hanna At-j Virginia Tripp Trexler, Pat Mont-, kins at Holden. Hospital.

(Continued on Page Three) practice of requiring a customer to buy an article he doesn't want in order to get one" he wants has nit Japan, says the Tokyo Shimbun, with, this result: A Japanese entered a drug, store to get a bottle of vitamin pills for his undernourished he emerged with (1) the vitamins, and (2) a bottle of "fat reducer." Tickets have been distributed to the Division officers throughout the division area and persons of this vicinity may secure any la-amber of tickets they desire from Charles J. Cimmosa, Senior Vice Commander of the Fifth Music will be furnished by Bernie Cummins Orchestra and dancing will be from 9 until 1 'o'clock..