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Warren Alarmed By Housing Crisis RICE RIOTS SEEN AS NIP FARMERS ASK FARM LAWS a By RUSSELL BRINES TOKYO, Dec. 10- -A warning from influential farmers that rica riots are inevitable without stronger Government agrarian pollcoincided today with General MacArthur's second blunt demand that Japan's feudal land system be altered immediately. Fifteen farmer representatives from Akita Province in northeastern Japan declared muddled governsent policies have produced such lack of confidence that the rich Toboku district may sell only 60 per cent of its rice crop to the gov- CONTINUE ROUNDUPS by the Japanese. I CONSIDERED SMALL FRY Meanwhile, continuing his roundup of war criminal suspects, MacArthur directed the arrest of 57 Japanese accused of committing atrocities against United Nations nationals held in the ill -tamed Cabanatuan Prison Camp in the Philippines, in prisons, camps and hosIn Japan proper, and on the prisoner-of-war ship Oryoku Maru during the vessel's nightmarish voyfrom the Philippines to Japan. Also ordered arrested were three Depanese naval officers, including a repatriate from Wake Island.

Two el the trio are being court-martialed The newest war criminal suspects were considered "small fry" in comparison with some of the Japanese arrested recently, but to American and Allied prisoners of war they ranked highest. MacArthur's newest land direcHive abolishes absentee land ownership and provides that millions of farmers may buy land on long terms at low rates. The measure threatens new for Premier Klujuro Shidebara's cabinet, which is on the verge of collapse. Senate Weighs Hospital Plans WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.

(P) The Senate sidetracked the Federal pay raise bill today to take up hospital construction program. legislation providing for broad The bill provides for a $5,000,000 National survey of hospital needs and 10. in Federal funds year for five years to help build hospitals. States would match the Federal contribution on a scale varying according to their per capita income. Federal percentages would run from minimum of one of the total to a maximum of three-fourths.

Berkeley Veteran Of Four Wars Dies died yesterday at a local hospital after an illness of six weeks. Dalton was a veteran of the SpanIsh -American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Spanish Insurrection and World War I. He attempted to re-enter the service during World War IL but was rejected because of his age. Dalton first went to sea as a boy aboard a merchant sailing vessel. A resident of Berkeley for 30 years, his home was at 1635 Delaware Street.

He is survived by his wife, Allce, two daughters, Mrs. Florence Ebling, of San Francisco, and Mrs. Carita Clare, of Berkeley, and five grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Berg's Funeral Chapel, 1 1936 University Avenue. Burial will be at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno Oakland -M Tribune GARLAND'S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED LOCALLY CONTROLLED DAILY Established February 21.

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KNOWLAND, Amistant TORSTERER, and General Manager, -Tribune Buildof Thirteenth and Franklin Phone TE mplebar 6000. second- class matter Februarz the Postoftice at Oakland, Art of Congres March SUBSCRIPTION CARROT Dally and Sunday 1.50 18.00 Only and Postal in advance.) 1.50 18.00 Only Set number: Dally edition. BERKELEY, Dec. Menry 76, retired chief petty and veteran of 30 years' Navy Monday, Dec. 10, 1945 manpower to live." WANTS EXTRA SESSION By DON THOMAS California's critical housing shortage.

blamed for bogging down reconversion not local or State problem, but.a Federal problem because it is a product of the war, Gov. Earl Warren told an emergency housing conference today in San Francisco. Opening "clinic" of Federal, State and local authorities and representatives of agencies directly concerned with housing, Governor Warren termed the situation in California "desperate." VETERANS WALKING STREETS of veterans are walking the street with no place to live," he said. "They are sleeping in parks, railroad stations and moving picture shows. War workers who have lost their jobs can't leave because they are unable to find a roof to put their heads elsewhere.

Farmers are Worrying because there is no housing or needed labor. Thousands of students are unable to attend college because there are no living must be done," the Governor declared. "Reconversion is bogging down. People are unable to reconvert because of lack of materials and lack of manpower and because there is no place for that Addressing himself particularly to the Federal, officials at the session, the Governor pointed out that thousands of homes need only plumbing fixtures to be habitable. He said the State was interested in Federal inventories of.

materials and "we belleve it will be possible to break the log jam" and make those maIterials available. He said that he desired to call the I Legislature into session at the earliest opportunity to take whatever action is necessary, but that thus far no one has been able to point out what could be done to ease the housing shortage. The two-day conference was called by the State Reconversion and Re-employment Commission at the request of Governor Warren. OUTLINE CRITICAL NEED Witnesses today outlined the critIcal need for housing and described bottlenecks in the building Industry in California. Federal authorities will present possible solutions tomorrow.

Col. Alexander Heron, director of the commission and presiding officer at the conference, said the population of the State has been increasing since V-J Day and declared that departures will not solve the problem. 625,000 UNITS NEEDED He estimated that a minimum of 625,000 units will be required to meet needs during the next five years. Another speaker, Rodney C. Richardson, executive secretary of the California Veterans Commission, said housing shortage.

is the inevitable result of our willingness, during the war, to allocate our materials for the use of the Army and Navy and other prime war purposes, but now we should muster the entire resources of the Nation in fighting the equally important battle on our home front In meeting the critical housing needs of the men who defended the United States against aggressor nations. CLOUDY TO CONTINUE IN BAY DISTRICT "The farmers ought. to have enough rain now to last 'em for awhile," remarked Casey, the Weather Bureau cat. "Yes, but do they save it?" asked the Weather Man. "Not they.

They just let it run off and soak in and then holler for more." "Well, -what should they do?" "Save it up, that's what. We need more lakes. It they'd dam all the valleys and make lakes, they'd have water enough to go round." "You mean more dam projects?" "Tut, tut," said the Weather Man. "Control yourself." And he reached for a forecast blank. San Francisco Bay and Monterey Cloudy today, tonight and Tuesday: little temperature chance light variable wind.

Northern California- Partly cloudy today, tonight and Tuesday with few light showers scattered over north portion 10- day: little temperature change; gentle north to west wind off Coast. Sierra Nevada -Partly cloudy today, tonight and Tuesday with know flurries over northern ranges today and tonight. San Joaquin Valley- Partly cloudy wth considerable 10g today, tonight and Tuesday; little temperature chance. Sacramento, Livermore, Santa Clara and Salinas Valleys Partly cloudy today. tonight and Tuesday; little temperature change.

north Nevada portion Cloudy today with and snow tonight flurries and in In northeast portion Tuesday; otherwise partly cloudy weather through Tuesday, Ifttle temperature chance. OAKLAND PRECIPITATION Last 24 hours, last year, 7.64; -this year, 7.22; normal, 4.52. PACIFIC COAST TEMPERATURES Auburn 49 39 Reno 40 23 High Low High Low Bakersfield 55 -33 Riverside Boise 20 Roseburg 42 Colusa 55 34 Sacramento Eureka 50 44 San Diego 71 Fort Fresno Bragg 55 35 45 Francisco 58 Airport Hetch Hetchy 24 Santa Barbara Imperial 34 Santa Rosa King City 32 Seattle Los Merced Angeles 46 Soda Spokane Springs 32 Needles Stockton Oakland 33 Sunnyvale Paso Robles 32 Susanville Phoenix 28 Tonopah Pocatello 8 Williams Portland 36 Winnemucca Red Bluff 56 38 Yuma PRECIPITATION Portland, Eureka, Foft Roseburg. Fresno, Seattle, Spokane, Winnemucca, .01. Berkeley Group Plans Yule Party BERKELEY, Dec.

of the Berkeley Manufacturers' Association will hold an annual Christmas party tomorrow at the Claremont Hotel. Dinner will be served at p.m. The program will include the In stallation of new officers. They Include A. J.

Soderberg, president; W. T. Gibson, vice-president; C. P. Woodland, treasurer, and C.

W. Laufenberg, secretary. U.S., BRAZILIAN RELATIONS GOOD: YANKS RETURNING ERNIE HILL them. ARGUMENT UNSETTLED Chicago Daily News Foreign Service RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Dec. 10.

-In a world full of suspicion and jealousy, international friendships that have improved instead of deteriorated since the close of the war are extremely rare. But here in. Brazil, there is unmistakable evidence of Increased admiration between the United States a and Brazilians. On diplomatic and military levels and even down into the homes of many thousands of common people, there is a feeling that the United States and Brazil are closer together than ever before, that they are countries with a fairly intelligent understanding of each other. DEEPLY APPRECIATED When United States troops poured into Brazil early in the war, some warned that the Yanks would never leave the country.

They said the United States would refuse to turn over to Brazilians the millions of dollars worth of essential military projects built on Brazilian soil. But today all but a' handful of the Yanks are gone. The air fields, buildings, roads and other installations have been give to Brazil. These facts are well advertised and deeply appreciated. One of the few flies in the ointment is a disagreement over a secret treaty by which the United States was to share in the upkeep of the installations until Brazilians are thoroughly trained to maintain Brazil is trying to wiggle out of appointing its four members of an eight-member board, claiming that it is now able to do the job without U.S.

technical assistance. The United States contends that the installations will be permitted to deteriorate and wants to see that this does not happen. The argument remains unsettled. Brazilians, as a whole, found the Army and Navy lots of fun. The seaport city of Recite wept when the Navy left: In Dio de Janeiro, in Fortaleza and Belem, relations between the people of the two countries were always much better than in almost any other country in South America.

Perhaps no one in the last four years had more to do with helping create the feeling of friendship than Admiral Jonas Ingram, now commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet. Ingram came to Brazil in 1941 as commander of South Atlantic operations. Outside of the late President Roosevelt, it is doubtful that anyone in the U.S. history ever had more friends in Brazil than the big, bluff, wise-cracking Ingram. FRIENDSHIP FORMULA Ingram repeated hundreds of times simple formula for keeping relations cordial: "Remember, fellows.

When we leave, we leave 'em smiling." Copyright, 1945, by the Dally News Forelen, Service Allies Retain Food Allocation agreed: COMMITTEES STAY WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. (P). The United States, Great Britain and Canada agreed today to continue their Combined Food Board to retain control over allocations of scarce foodstuffs. At the same time, the three government announced that the Combined Production -and Resources Board and the Combined Raw Materials Board will go out of business December 81.

In a statement by President' Truman, Prime Minister Attlee of Great Britain and Prime Minister MacKenzie King of Canada, it also was That the, committees under the outgoing boards which are concerned with cotton textiles, tin, rubber, hides and leather will be continued as long as a shortage of supply remains, and That the coal committees in Washington and London now under the boards continue in their present form, although there exists in the case of coal, a European organization. The three leaders said they anticipate dissolution of the Combined Food Board itself on June 30, 1946, "or sooner if conditions permit." SUGAR SHORTAGE Continued shortages of- sugar, food fats and oils, and meats undoubtedly prompted the three pewers to continue the food board. The board has recommendatory powers on the division of foods among nations to assure all minimum needs. Without the board, the nations would be competing against one another for available supplies, with getting the the one lion's haying share. the most money Thus, in the case of sugar, all world supplies available.

to the three nations are pooled and-apportioned out among themselves, ated nations and neutral countries. The board was established- early in the war to help co-ordinate food production and distribution. Purchasing operations of the three nations were united so as to eliminate competition which might have forced prices much higher than they were. Rites Wednesday For S. J.

Roche Final rites. will be conducted Wednesday morning for Stephen J. Roche, 59, San Francisco mortician and member of the city retirement board who died yesterday morning in the Stanford Hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage. A native of San Francisco, Roche had been active in Democratic polltics. Solemn high requiem mass.

will be sung at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at Mission Dolores Church. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Surviving are his widow, Gladys, and three brothers, Thomas Joseph and John Roche. P11 ct San Nazi Respect For Ike Told. By GEORGE TUCKER NUERNBERG Dec. (P) -German Army intelligence officers regarded Gen.

Dwight D. Eisenhower as a "great military leader," above even German generals, because of his skillful military planning and his ability to "over-ride feelings; and objections on political grounds' in the interest of achieving the one thing that was Important the successful accomplishment of military operations." The author of that statement 18 Maj. Gen. Erwin Lahousen, star prosecution witness and German Army intelligence chief who evaluated the fighting qualities of various Allied armies from the German viewpoint in an exclusive interview with the Associated Press. Gen.

George S. Patton Jr. was looked upon as the best and most feared of the American field commanders by the Germans, Lahousen said. YANKS UNDERESTIMATED The German Army "underestimated" the American Army at the start of the war, looking upon American soldiers as "well-fed football players" the German generals said, but soon learned Its error. He said that at the end of the war there was little difference, from a German viewpoint, in the American, British or Russian armies, but early in the war the Russians were better at exploiting breakthroughs and more daring in leadership compared with.

the BritishAmerican combination. "In a tactical or dashing sense in military operations, Patton was no doubt the outstanding American general," Lahousen continued. "In order to be perfectly clear, I mean that Patton was outstanding as leader of troops in the field. He the necessary military and tactical ability to carry out operations that had been planned and prepared by Eisenhower, who was the great planner and who had the necessary. political insight to carry out those plans, in contrast to the German generals who were experts on the battlefield but who would have been as helpless as children had they faced a similar situa- tion." EISENHOWER PRAISED Lahousen, who said he was in Tunisia during the Allied drive in 1942, declared Eisenhower had made the best of the political situation there to drive his troops forward, while the German generals "just sat on the sidelines and let the Arabs and Italians wrangle" "That is what I meant when said we considered Eisenhower great military leader," the former intelligence officer said.

Copyright, 1945, by the Associated Press Charges. Against Marine Dismissed Charges of mayhem and assault against Marine Sgt. Leland C. Carroll, 27, were dismissed by Superior Judge J. Edward Tyrell today as Carroll was scheduled to face his second trial on the charges, which grew out of a cafe brawl last May.

The charges were dismissed on motion of the district attorney's oflice, which stated that there was no. additional evidence to offer regarding the fight, which cost the right eye of James Vaccaro, 36, coowner of the Alabam Cafe at 14891 East Fourteenth Street, Hayward. Sergeant Carroll assertedly went to the cafe, where he accused his estranged wife, Mary, 25, an employee of the cafe, of deserting their two children, Gerald, 5, and Lela, and where he accosted Vacarro. A previous fury had found Sergeant Carroll not guilty of assault with a deadly weapon but disagreed over charges of mayhem and assault. Crash Victim Dies, Autoist Arrested EMERYVILLE, Dec.

Parker, 36, of 2557 San Pablo Avenue, Key System bus driver, died this morning at Highland Hospital from injuries received when he was struck by an automobile early today at 45th Street and San Pablo Avenue. Witnesses said Parker was standing in a safety zone when an automobile diven by Noah Rollins, 27, of 1615 Prince Street, Berkeley, a mechanic at the Naval Supply Depot, hit him and failed to stop. Rollins was forced to the curb by another motorist, William Galbraith, of the Hotel Royal, who was driving behind him, police said. J. W.

Kane, Lyman Road, one of the witnesses, said Rollins was traveling a high rate of speed. Rollins is being held in the Emeryville City Jail for investigation and. mly be charged with manslaughter, police said. Welles in Oakland; Telephones Rita Amateur, magician Orson Welles forewent pulling rabbits out of hats in an attempt to pull the fat out of the fire with a telephone call from Oakland night to Rita Hayworth in Hollywood and attempted a long distance reconciliation. The actor-producer-writer officiated at a dedication of three theaters at the Treasure Island naval base.

Following the dedication he called home and talked to his actress wife in According to their agent, Charles E. Trezona, there may be a reconciliation. In Hollywood, Miss Hayworth refused to comment. Manufacturer Dies ROCHESTER, (P) S. Rae Hickok, founder and president of Hickok Manufacturing Company, one of the largest manufacturers of men's accessories, died today.

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a hitherto secret German command order disclosed today at the Nuernberg war crimes trial. American prosecutors laid before the four -power tribunal a directive signed March 5, 1941, by Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, chief of the high command, proposing a Japa- Three Months Session By EDWARD P. MORGAN Chicago Daily News Foreign' Service NUERNBERG, Dec. 10 Court officials said today that in all likelihood the Nazi war crimes trial would extend well into March if not longer. The case of the American prosecution on the war conspiracy charge against Hermann Goering and 21 co-defendants, will occupy the rest of the time until the international military tribunal recesses, on December 20, for the holidays.

When the court reconvenes on January 2 it still must hear individual cases against each defendant, which also will be presented by chief American prosecutor Robert H. Jackson's staff. Copyrisht, 1945, by the Chiosse Daily News Foreign Service nese attack on Singapore as a means of "forcing England to the ground quickly and thereby keeping the United States out of the war." That Keitel was reluctant at that time to tight America was seen in his warning that Japanese attacks should be extended to. bases "of American naval power only it entry of the United States into the war cannot be prevented." KALTENBRUNNER PLEADS In a court session marked by the plea of innocence by Ernst Kaltenbrunner, once-dreaded -No. 2 man in the Gestapo, American prosecutors turned to evidence of collaboration between Japan and Germany in spreading aggression throughout the world.

Kaltenbrunner, recovering from cranial hemorrhage which sent him to the hospital just before the historic trial opened three weeks ago, was brought before the tribunal and" declared: 'I do not believe that I have made myself The Gestapo man joined his codefendants as the Hitlerite leaders heard themselves accused in their own words of launching the invasion of Soviet Russia in 1941 with the coldly calculated determination to starve the Russian people '50 that the Germans themselves might eat. AIMED AT TWO Hermann Goering and Alfred. Rosenberg, official Nazt philosopher and head of the party's foreign. affairs bureau, bore the brunt of the American prosecution's attack at the opening of the fourth week of the trial. Disclosing the detailed German plans to strip captured Russian territory of food, industries and raw materials, prosecutors -introduced as evidence a speech made by Rosenberg on June 22, 1941-two days before the invasion--in which.

the Nazi leader declared "we see absolutely no reason for any obligation on our part to feed also the Russian people with products of that surplus territory." Goering, according to official documents, was the director of the ruthless economic policy which called for "seizing raw materials and taking over all important concerns" -a policy described by As-1 sistant U.S. Prosecutor Sidney S. Alderman as "economic TOMMY'S RITES DELAYED AS J. P. HIKES: FEE $1000 Picture on Page 11 NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Dec.

(U.P)-The Tommy Manville nuptials were bung up on a misunderstanding over money today but he and his eighth bride-to-be planned to try again Wednesday. The Greenwich, ceremony planned for yesterday blew up when the asbestos 'heir- and his fiancee, Hobo News writer Georgina Campbell, 27, called the whole thing off in a squabble with Justice of the Peace John O'Brien, who officiated at four of Manville's previous marriages. Manville said O'Brien had agreed to marry them for $600 and give a cocktail party for guests. At the last minute, Manville said, O'Brien jacked the price an additional $1000. "It's robbery," Manville shouted: He and Miss Campbell, British beauty, retired to Manville's 29- room mansion here.

O'Brien, who stayed behind at the wedding reception which continued in full sway after a brief interruption during which the guests listened politely to Manville, said the walkout of the principals was a publicity stunt. He Manville as a "publicity hunting cheapskate." He said Manville had given him. $300 for his wedding services and another $300 to take care of the cocktail party. "I merely remarked." O'Brien said, "that the party might cost more, and he went off in a huff. I should sue him for libel.

No self-respecting justice would set price anyhow, we take what comes." "We'll be married all right." Mani ville said, "but not by that O'Brien." RADIO REPAIRS Guaranteed Work- One Day Service PAUL MORRISON 201. 12th St. TW-0700 BYRNES' STUDY OF BALKANS MAY AID BIG THREE AMITY By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.

(P) A special investigation made for Secretary of State Byrnes of political conditions in Romania and Bulgaria may hold one of the keys to success of the approaching Big Three foreign ministers meeting, in Moscow. Results of the survey, made by Mark Ethridge, Louisville, Ky. publisher, are due to be released before Byrnes leaves for the Russian capital on Wednesday. According to reports of diplomatic officials, Ethridge's findings make two main points: (1) That democracy and political freedom do not at the moment exist in Russiandominated Romania and Bulgaria; (2) that there are no insurmountable blocks in the way of a settlement with Russia of the Balkans issue. This latter point particularly is tied in ditectly with the plans for the Big Three Moscow gathering.

It was Russian disagreement with the Admiral Slaps Merger By POPE HALEY WASHINGTON, Dec. (P) -A flying admiral said today merger of the Army and 1 Navy might slow this country's scientific development. The asertion came from Rear Admiral Luis De- -Florez in testimony prepared for the Senate Military Committee. Assistant chief of the Navy's office of research and inventions, De Florez said he considered competition between the services the single factor that did most to bring forth radar, the atomic bomb and other wartime discoveries. Over the week-end, Fleet Admiral Ernest J.

King kept alive Navy's vigorous opposition to the Armysupported merger proposal by asserting in his final report as chief of naval 1 operations that the war produced no man capable of commanding all of this country's, armed forces. OAKLAND POLICE OFFICER OUSTED Oakland policeman was discharged from the force today, while in Berkeley he pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness before Judge Oliver C. Youngs. The policeman, Murrel W. -Jacobus, 21, of 354 Hobart Street, went before Judge Youngs after a street brawl yesterday during which he is alleged to have threatened his brother Ray, and an unknown man, with a pistol.

Judge Youngs set Wednesday as the day of sentence. The dismissal from the Oakland Police Department was ordered by Chief Robert Tracy. Oakland Police Captain Ora Rhodes said Jacobus had been with the department since August 7 and was still on probation. According to Berkeley Police Inspector Edwin F. Parker, an argument started during a party at 1933.

Bonita Street and continued outside where Jacobus reached in the back seat of his parked automobile and obtained the weapon: Jacobus was arrested at Grove Street and University Avenue by Berkeley Police Officer W. P. Beall, who signed the complaint charging him with drunkenness, Beall said that Jacobus, although off duty, was wearing part of his police uniform. Savings, Loan League To Discuss Oakland. therein." FIRST AID FOR AILING HAIR See THOMAS Today! If your hair looks dull, drab, and lifeless and if your scalp is laden with itchy dandruff scales -Nature may be warning you that you are not giving your hair proper hygienic care.

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to 4 p.m. United States and Britain over Romania and Bulgaria which blasted the London foreign ministers' council last September. If it now proves possible to come to some agreement on how Russia can have "friendly" governments in the Balkans without making them into puppet regimes, a solution will be at hand for one of most. critical issues, involving the Big Three powers. It is to attack such issues on a broad front that Byrnes proposed the Moscow conference at this time, immediately before the formal organization of the United Nations at London.

A considerable improvement in the atmosphere of Anglo-American dealings with Russia is hoped for as result of the annouced intention to seek Russia's views on atomic energy control and solicit support Canadian for plan the Anglo American: whole problem to a special United Nations Commission. R.A.F. Bombs Java Village BATAVIA, Dec. (P) Several thousand armed Indonesians were reported mobilizing in villages around Batavia, today, possibly for an attack on the city, while British planes blasted the mountain village of Tjibadak, 50 miles south of the capital. Large concentrations of natives were reported in Batavia's suburbs, and British troops were on the alert.

However, reports of any new advance on the city itself were indefinite. A British spokesman said the R.A.F. strike against Tjibadak was the heaviest of the Javanese hostilitles and that the village had been left smashed 1 and burning. One British officer, one. British enlisted man and 14 Indian enlisted men were reported killed Sunday night in an Indonesian attack upon the convoy route from Batavia to Bandoeng.

An official British casualty list for the period of October, November and up to December 5 gave total of 145 killed, 604 wounded and 167. missing. PALESTINE STUDY CHIEF APPOINTED WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. (P)- President Truman today named Judge Joseph C.

Hutcheson of Texas, the United States chairman of -a 12-member Anglo-American committee to recommendations for handling Jewish immigration into Palestine. Hutcheson, judge of the Fifth Circuit Court at Houston, was appointed to serve with Sir John E. Singleton, judge of the King's bench division of the high court of justice, London, British chairman, under- a r0- tating arrangement. The other American members are: Frank Aydelotte, former president of Swarthmore College and now director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton; Frank W. Buston, director of the Boston Herald; O.

Max Gardner, former Carolina James G. McDonald, a member of the editorial staff. of the New York Times, and William Phillips, former undersecretary of State, ambassador to Italy and personal representative of the President at New Delhi, India. In a brief statement, issued taneously with a similar announcement in London, President Truman urged the committee to make. its report within 120 days after it begins its inquiry, Its principal job is to examine political, economic and social conditions in Palestine "as they bear upon the problem of' Jewish immigration and settlement therein and the well being of the peoples now living therein." Savant Hits Atom Secrecy WASHINGTON, Dec.

10. (P) A scientist testified today that unnecessary military secrecy had delayed production of the atomic bomb at least 18 months. Dr. Chicago university psychiatrist, offered this testimony before the special Senate: committee investigating atomic energy. Senator Edwin.

C. Johnson- Colo.) asked Szilard about delays after the latter had criticized the "system of compartmentilization" evolved by Army officers when they took over the atomic project in 1942. Szilard explained that Army officers asked the scientists to work only on parts of the project and not discuss results with other scientists on other parts. He added this was "unnecessary." Johnson asked "how much delay this caused in production for use of the first atomic bomb?" Szilard said that the bomb could have been produced "about the Spring of 1944 according to my best guess." Szilard said earlier he believed that Adolf Hitler could produced an atomic bomb within 18 months if he had realized its potential destructive power. Sacramento Bread Supply Cut One-Third Seven pickets from San Francisco cut off one-third of bread supply by picketing a branch of the Continental Baking Company and bakers refused to pass the line, press associations reported today.

Meanwhile, in San -Francisco, the bakery and machinists' strikes have overlapped and the bread situation may become acute, according to officials of the Bakery Employers' Association. The affinity is caused by the fact that small bakeries, presently supplying an increased share of the city's bread when the strike closed the major plants, cannot obtain: lard because of the chinists' strike. The latter has shut down the shortening producing plants ordinarily supplying the small bakeries. There are 55,000 idle in the seven-week-old ists' strike. Dal.

officer serv- "Building costs and present day appraising will be the chief topic for discussion at an all-day conference of the Northern California Savings and Loan League at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco tomorrow. William A. Davis, president of the State League, will preside. He is also president of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of "Distinguished Service" in an endless war Men on duty in a howling gale! Green water over the decks! in Viking days. as in windjammer sailing the seas is still no sissy business.

Yet the men of our tanker fleet facing the hazards of the sea have made their jobs safer than crossing Main Street. For this they have just received an award from the National Safety. Council -first such won by a western oil company--for "Distinguished Service to Safety." No lily-fingered affair is life in the oil fields, either. Those tall derricks don't grow. Those heavy casings don't just chase the drill down the Men must, put them there.

Yet our hardy drilling division has won a similar and our natural gasoline department and our marine department's inland fleet! In fact, the honor paid our men makes this company the first industrial concern in the United States to win four National Safety Council awards. For this there is a reason. Yo make these. and other jobs as -safe as humanly possible, our safety engineers and operating organization in the oil fields have warred unceasingly on accident. Here they have hemmed in danger.

There they have fenced it out. Every. where they have forced detours on mankind's worst ill -wisher the Accident-Going-Somewhere-to-Happen. Through the years, too, our people have become safetyconscious. They distinguish between, chance-taking and courage.

They've spotted recklessness as another rigged game where you can't win. Listen to "The Standard Hour" Sunday evenings at 8:30 over N.B.C. Stations. STANDARD OF CALIFORNIA.