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REGISTER you have moved or have nol voted Ox last u-o You must be reg islered lo vote in Noemtwr. THE OIL CITY DERRICK. ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE A I MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS The "Weather Partly cloudy and cooler wfth probable thunderstorms today and tomorrow. Sunrise 6:44 Sunset 7:46 Eslablished in 1871.. No.

27,467. 18 PAGES OIL CITY, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1952. Stevenson 18439 Meef seeking Votes in Michigan Over Of Them On Roads PAGES 5c a Copy. By Carrier 35c Wk Speakers U. S.

Unions Criticizes T-H Law Ami Ike's Foreign Polio- Views By JACK BELL DETROIT. Sept. i Adlai E. Stevenson bid vigorously to- lor -Michigan's 20 vilal electoral voles wilh a denunciation TM iinu a ULJIU Ul i I 1-1 I the Taft.llartlcv Acl and sharpest Natlonar Safely Council: criticism Gen. hi D.

Eicn-l "Unless drivers hce By The AssocUled Press Labor Day holiday accidents claimed 439 lives--346 of them in traffic--with tally far from complete. i And holiday drivers still on the road Monday night got grim warning from Ned H. Dearborn, president of the I I NMinnoh bower's foreign policy In a i i lour'of Michigan, Slevenson offered a five-point program for replacing the Tall-Hartley Act and declared lhat Eisenhower--his Republican presidential opponent had raised dangerous speculation about possible "reck- heed their good judgment and common sense, we may pile up aVi all-time high in traffic deaths for any Labor Dearborn's statement came when the (ally showed the nation suffered 34 drownings and 59 deaths by miscellaneous accidents, plus the big Traffic always is Ihe big killer. The 139 lotal includes dealhs less action by America in Europe. Ma i (hr ough In the industrial center of l)e-; ear Monday nighl.

Iroil Stevenson laid down-under The Safely Council cil had eslimatcd 1 broiling nvd-day sun thai willed 4 persons would die in (he crowd gathered his in Cadillac mishaps over own proposal forj a 46! the holiday kil i a scrapping Ihe 'biased and faialilics a year ago were cally inspired" Tafl-Hartley Act sa. also a record 'for Ihe Labor ind writing a new labor law. Irjav period Crowd estimates in Cadillac Heavy rains in some sections, Holiday Is Ouiet Here; record. V. Trio Hurt Workers Told They Are Best Paid In World Close to Siberian Border Ike To Mackintosh Retires Square ranged (roni a 15.000 figure offered by three police inspectors In the estimate of Deputy i Superintendent Kennedy Lawrence.

If Ihe Detroit throng's response to his l.abor Day appeal was disappointing to his supporters, Stevenson struck pay dirt in suburban Hamlramck. Big Welcome There he was greeted at the limits of the 95 per cenl Democratic city bv a uniformed squadron of CIO United Auto Workers. And his sharp crllicism of Eisenhower, made from a -rvde plank platform in a city pc was greeted with howls of delight. particularly the Eist, may have cut down the number of people on Ihe roads, but they also made driving more hazardous for those who were out. Safely Council statistics disclose there have been 94 traffic deaths every 24 hours so far in 1952.

This includes deaths occurring from injuries days, weeks or months after Ihe accidents. 27 Die In Stale By The Associated Press Pennsylvania's holiday death toll mounted to 27 near the end of (he three-day Labor Day weekend. Twenty-one persons died in highway mishaps, two olh'ers drowned By Tke Associated Press Top union leaders, in Labor Day speeches, appealed Id (heir members to lake an active interest in electing a sympathetic congress in November. Several union officials said it was equally important from organized labor's standpoint lo elect a labor-minded congress as it was to install in the White House a labor minded president. Most Labor Day speakers from union ranks concentrated their workingman's holiday talks on politics and ihc coming national elections.

Mitch of yeslerday's political oratory, loo, was directed al the ranks of the nation's workers on the holi day which traditionally cuds the summer vacation period and which every, four years opens the presidential campaign. From all sides workers were urged lo troop to the polls in Nov- The operator of a motor ve-lembcr in greater numbers than hide and his two passengers, bothlever before. children, suffered hurls early Sun day morning in the most serious accident reported in the county during the Labor Day weekend, described by police authorities oflin Ihe world. A number of union speakers con that labor never had it so good--lhat U. S.

workers were more prosperous 1 than any others this section as one of the quietest' TM i iiLuiLapj, unit.3 UIUHILCU The Illinois governor charged nQ ollr wcre ki ed i sc ellane. that in his New York speech ous accidents the American Legion last week, Eisenhower had aroused sperula- tion lhat if the general were elected "some reckless action might ensue in an attempt to liberate Un- peoples of Europe from Soviet tyranny." Eisenhower said the United Slates would never rest until the satellite nations regained their freedom from Russia. Stevenson Jiaid. be hoped no TV? 4 Jbive Die In Plane Crash ELM1HA, N. Sepl.

1 Ml' A deputy syho investigated a plane crash thaA killed five Pennsylvania men said that he did not think fuel shortage could have caused the crash. Chief Deputy Fred C. Duhl of the Chemung County sheriff's office said the plane crashed near here Saturday only a short lime afler it look off from a Williams port, airport. He added that the single-engiced craft had refueled in WilUamsport The hop from Williamsporl to Buf Jalo, the plane's immediate desli nation, would.take only about VA hours in that type of craft, accord ing to Ihe Civil Aeronaulics AJmin istration office at Buffalo. Tut plane crashed aboul 2:20 P.

H. (EST). It scheduled to TEMPERATURES By Tke Associated Press The U. S. Weather Bureau ported the following temperature for Sepl.

1 High Low Oil Cily Chicago Cleveland 85 72 93 St. Louis 85 Boston Jacksonville New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington Denver Atlantic Cily 6n si 78 78 (f, 88 59 83 A Jacksonville, man, Har ey Murphey, 38, was killed when fell 40 feel lo Route 28 al New Kensington and was hit by a truck. Four died in a headon truck-auto rash near Moreheadsville, Erie ounly, and a 54-year-old woman on record. The injuretl -driver was Treated and tlie two children were admitted lo the Oil City' Hospital, authorities reported their conditions were fairly good. Police of Ihe Franklin barracks reported usual heavy traffic all thoroughfares over life holiday weekend and the usual number of "cowboys" traveling Ihe oads.

The dense traffic restricted Deeding in most cases and lessen- the dangers of accidents. The holiday celebralors divided heir weekend at one of a number if fairs in (his section, parks, iwimming pools and roadside rests and picnic areas. All entertain- 'as crushed to death by a skidding ment areas reported a "booming uto which rolled over oo top of business. Large crowds attended the firs' annual basket picnic and reunion leld.by the Venango.County Buck Taj It at the sportsmen club's rec er in a wreck near Tower City. Those killed in the Erie County ollision were John F.

Schmidt. 19, nd Donald R. Dumond, IS, both Northeast, passengers in Ihe uto, and Raymond Philip Brown 23, and his wife, Thelma, 23, Sugar Grove, RD 2, the truck's occupants. Other casualties reported: J. Merriman, 35, Fairview, 0., a truck crash near Washington, Homer Hockenburger.

10, Verona, in a truck that overturned near Saxonburg. Mrs. Virginia Watson, 28, Edgewood, in a three-car crash near Uniontown. Robert Mathewson, 38, Scranton, a fall down a 100 foot cliff. A companion, Mrs.

Dnrolhy Mulhern, 24, Scranlon, was'injured. Thomas Warl, 9, Audubcn, N. drowned while swimming in the Delaware River al Milford. Londa Crossley, 4, Yukon, Pa. Henrys Bend i 'roily pienie ant entertainment profram.

The weatherma'h beamed happily on the thousands observed Labor Day and produced a sweltering holiday that sent hundreds to the Truman Says Dems Are 'In' I a But union speakers urged members to elect a president and con- ress pledged to repeal the Taft lartley labor law and lo work for nactment of expanded social se- laws and other social and nflation control measures. In Boston, Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin told a Labor Day ally that the status of workers has improved during Ihc past two decades "at a faster rate than al any oher lime in our history." "Twenty years ago," Tobin said, trade unions were still looked upon as unwelcome intruders on American scene. Today they reation center, and the TaU Of Storm Lashes State 10 Day Miner South, i Heading East Truman Speaks Before 3,000 In Pittsburgh "Whistle Slop" By Tke Associated Press President Truman and Democrat who wants to succeed him in Ihe While House, Cov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois, kicked off the campaign for their party ycs- i a pair of speeches in Milwaukee and Detroit.

The two Democratic leaders hat center of Ihe stage on Labor Day, but Gen. Dwighl D. Eisen lower, Ihe Republican presidenlia! nominee, was keeping his powder dry for a two-day assault on Demo cralic strongholds in the South. Truman lold a CIO-AFL rally in Milwaukee that Ihe Republican rec ord is one "of constant, opposition to all Ihe great progres sive measures lhat our country has adopted in Ihc past 20 years." Slevenson, addressing a large crowd in Detroit's Cadillac Square, urged that the Taft-Hartley labor law be dumped and replaced with an act containing "a minimum of law" controlling labor and management relations. Ike Takes To Road General Eisenhower campaigns through Georgia and Florida today and speaks in Birmingham, and Little Rock, tomorrow.

His running mate, Sen. Richard M. Nixon of California, was busily preparing for a whirlwind sweep through New England 'starting to day and winding up Saturday. Eisenhower made an informa talk to Ihe National Association of Letter Carriers in New York yes terday- and promised all govern ment civil service workers tha they would get square deal if he president. Truman, in his 'address at the Wisconsin Industrial Center, called From Active Service With Oil City Trust Co.

Sept. 1 Planes, Ships Join In Raid; Plants a frontier Installations In Ruins Aa Result Of Double Blow PITTSBURGH, Sepl. 1 f.fl--Presi Sent Truman, looking extraordinarily fit and wearing a beaming smile, grccled friends at a "whistle stop" today and told a cheering crowd ot 3,000 that Adlai Stevenson will carry Pennsylvania on Nov. 4. Thc President's special train slopped in Pittsburgh briefly, en route lo Milwaukee for his first major talk of the campaign.

He opened his attack by accusing Republicans of trying to win votes and 'em dc- by "abuse" of Democrats as the crowd yelled, "Give Ifihell, Harry!" the President "Toe Republicans can't find any By Tbe Auocial Press The last gasp of an Atlantic hur ricane tumbled ils way into Pcnn sylvania yesterday (Monday), ruin ing fruit crops, knocking down pow er lines and temporarily floodinj slrecls. The fury of four inches of rain and gusts of wind as high as V. miles an hour struck in South-Cen Iral Pennsylvania. Harrisburg and Chambersburg were hit hardest. Labor Day traffic was reduce! to a trickle in Ihe morning as torrents of rain hit wjndshields and made vision almost impossible.

Fallen trees and utility poles also held up traffic The storm swept up from the south and dissipated itself going upstate to Scranton. Western Penn ylvania was virtually unaffected, although rain fell in some places. The Weather Bureau said.nearly 4V4 inches of rain fell at South Mountain in Franklin Counly, i.Gj at Chambersburg, 3.42 at Harrisburg, three al York and 0.32 al Wilkes-Earre. Philadelphia hid an inch and Pittsburgh a half inch. D.

M. Bream, Chambersburg fruil grower, said Ihc rain and wind stripped peach trees. The PITTSBURGH, Sept. 1 WV-John Lewis' United Mine Workers -to work tomorrow, ending a LO-day memorial holiday that cut nation's coal stocks by more than 10 million Ions. A few mines scheduled first work For their men on tonight's midnight turn but most of the workers are slated lo report al 7 a.m.

(EST) tomorrow. There was no indication the men would not report for Earlier, there had been rumors some of Iho workers wanted to prolong their holiday until Sept. 30 when UMW contracts expire for 475,000 diggers in Ihc bituminous (soft) and anthracite (hard) coal fields. Lewis ordered the men out Aug 23 for 10 days, saying the period was to memorialize 41 deaths in coal mines since early July and to give officials a chanre lo check Eisenhower Ihe Republicans' "lone- captive candidate" and said if the Republicans 'didn't "wake up and reform" be wouldn't be surprised if they never won another national election. In what many took lo be a reference lo Sen.

Joseph R. McCarthy, Fnr) safety regulations in their mines. The holiday came in midst of Lewis' negotiations with the in Dragging War in Korea Decried by U. N. Leader UNITED NATIONS, N.

Sepl. 1 WJ--Secretary General Trygve Lie said tonight repeated disappointments al Panmunjom had "given rise (o impatience, resent- Only 10 Register Every nnt be refHlered be tai ii ber's electwi. If yon have bave act ii the lut yean, register NOW YMI aay register al the HMM Ii Fraaklli at tbe City Bvitdiix, Oil Cily, aiy day awl incMin Satarfey, SiHtmtti UU, wbkh ii ftn- Urety yw Iwt "RegWer Vote Vnr Neit PrtiWtnt" Ctuty M. ment and doubt" which have hat i direct bearing on the public at Js toward the U. N.

"If an armistice should be concluded in Korea," he said in his annual report to Ihe General Assembly "on ihc basis of approximately the present bailie line, available evidence indicates lhat public opinion in the great majority of the member slates wou'd welcome it wilh enthusiasm aid much of the present anxiety and disillusionment would disappeai. effect of such an event tree-ripened fruit was ready for picking. Growers and (Tanneries acknowl edged similar losses elsewhere in the Soulh-Cenlral fruit bell. Truck gardens also were damaged. Fields of com were flattened Streets were flooded in Harris burg, Camp Hill and Sleeltou Storm sewers weren't adequate lo carry away tbe heavy runoff of water.

In York County, 40 power lines Archie E. Mackintosh, prominent In lonl; ana pad state kinking circles for many years, retired yesterday. fjrom active fervke with, the )il City Trust'Company after 4.5 years association with he bank. He will continue is chairman of the board aad director. employment, with the Oil City Trat Company pn February 1, 1907, and he had ierred in.practically ill Six Are Hurt In Accidents Rev.

D.N. Thomas Is Superintendent The pastor of the Oil City First Free church has been appointed superintendent ot the Bradford district of the Free Melh odist Church. This announcement and the appointment of pastors to various Fret Methodist churches in the Oil City Conference were made Sunday evening at the closing sessions of the annual conference in the Free Methodist Church, Pleasantville. Rev. D.

N. Thomas, who has CLARION, Sept. 1 Sin persons suffered injuries as a result of automobile accidents on Clarion county highways over the past weekend, described by Clarion State Police as the busiest Labor Day weekend the counly for a number of yean. Corporal Andrew Hichcnko of Ihe Clarion barracks slafed the. motor traffic was unusually heavy.

Gerald Meier, 28, of Knox, R. D. 2, operator a car involved in a collision with a car driven by Merle H. Veisel of Coroapolis, R. D.

1, on Route 238, two miles west of Knox, suffered injuries and was admitted lo Oil Cily Hospital, where his condition was reported fairly good. His hurts included a possible fracture of Ihe left shoulder and lacerations of the hcia and body. Police said the cars of Meier and xreitions in the bank during long period of service. On January 13, 1920, he was named secretary md treasurer he company and.on October 28, 1926, was elected vice president and director. He continued in' this capacity until January, 1M2, when le was elevated to the presidency.

He served as pi'ct'dcnt of the bank until April, 1952, when he was lected chairman of the board. During his long career wilh the Dil City Trust Company, Mr. Mac linlosh became widely known in banking field and Ihc thorough knowledge and sound principles which he demonstrated in the business won him slatcwide recognition. In June, 1944, he was appointed lo the State Banking Board and served on that body i April, 1947. Mr.

Mackintosh is a native of Canada, having been born in Hamilton, Ontario. lie lo Oil Cily in 1889 and has reside here continuously since lhat time. He was educated in the local schools and prior to his employment with the Oil Cily Trust Company he was connected wilh the Pennsylvania Railroad lor a period of four years, from 1903 until 1907. Over a period ot many years Mr has been exceedingly in community life and hi iitutir in i i i i i i i i 7 i uiju I Veisel sideswiped, hit a bank jn busincss and civic a a in hour afler the first collision, a car driven by Paul L. Saul, 46, of lial one.

Tic is a member of Ihc board inch 0' fell in six hours. Repairmen spent the day restoring suspended serv- 'ce. Tbe wind out windows in served as paslor of the First Free Methodist Church, Wilson Avc nue, the past two years, will assume his new duties next Sunday. He will be located in Port Allegany. Rev.

Thomas succeeds Rev George Say I or, who has been ap winted pastor of the Ellwood City -hurch. The new minister of Ihe First Free Methodist Church is Her. Jacobs, formerly ol the TVil- liimsport Church. Titv. A.

C. Spencer, paslor of Second Free Methodist Church of Oil Cily, has relumed to the Siv- Youngstown, 0.. collided wilh the Oil City Hospital and Ihc parked car owntd by Paul Fleming, Chamber of Commerce, and is 28, ot Knox, R. D. 1, near the scene of the Meier-Vcisel accident.

Total damage was estimated at 5105. At 2:30 a. m. Saturday, 16 miles north of Clarion in Farminglon Township on Legislative Route 16059, the road leading from Gavin, Other Legislators Arrive In Tokyo, Japan TOKYO, Sept. 1 IP-Eleven U.S.

Congressmen arrived tonight for a Iwo-weex tour ol military lacilities would be to strengthen public con- 0 lou ol fidence in many countries in the!" 1 Elst United Nations as an inslrumeol of TM met al Jnlcrna- collective security in general." on A rt Gcn Ma rl W. foreword lo Ihc 182-page In a Schools Open In Area Today The antiqualed ichool bell will peal melodiously this raonint as housands of students return, to their classroom studies for the 952-53 school term. For many students of public and parochial schools, today's sesiioiu vill consist of preparation! for studies and the opening date of schooling will commence Wednesday morning. An estimated 3,000 students ol Ihc city's public schools will report lo their school nuildings at 1:15 p. m.

today for he purpose of receiving books and being assigned to their home rooms. Teachers and members of Ihe faculty will report at 9 a. loday to the Senior' high schoo building for a general meeting with Dr. H. V.

Grumbling, schop superintendent. Following i session, teachers 'will return to their school buildings. A lotal of 1,015 parochial stu dents will report this morning the Catholic school buildings Ihe cily, SI. Joseph's, St. Stephen's Assumption of the B.

V. churches. SI. Joseph's grade and high school will open iU fall term toda; wilh mass being celebrated at a. m.

by His Excellency, The Mos SEOUL, Tuesday, Sept. 2 The Navy Monday followed up Ms massive bombing raids Siberit'i doorstep with smashing by air and set at the big-Korean port of The one-two smash, which.car- ried the wir-to within view ol Rus-. ilan guards oo the Siberia-Korean frontier, was by far the-biff eft. all-Navy show of the Korean Wir. Choosjin, largest port in ill Kortb.

Korea, Lies SO miles south of the southern tip of Siberia's Man-, lime Province. Smoke still rose from a burning refinery neir the Siberian border and from a frontier iron works far- iher west--filtered in mominf Navy strikes--when planes lifted from three U. S. carriers ind belied for unsuspecting Chongjin. Two-Way Blow Waves of warplanes from tbe carriers Princeton, Esrex and Boxer roared over tbe port, unlqadinf their bombs, rockets and bulleti on an iron works, an electric plant and factories.

Wtile ruin rained on Chongjin from the skies, the U. S. heavy cruiser Bremerton swung in from the sea and opened up on the port with its eight and five-inch guns. The pilots who worked over Cbongjin had carried out the daring raids in the morning oo the synlhetic oil refinery at Aoji, juit eight miles west of the Siberian lorder, and on iron mine workt Bd i hjdiogen plant at near the MinebariaB-Korean ber- er about S5 miles xwthwejt of 'i' Cijii-- The Mid a record 338 usr- tin (mdindoil ffijkli) wen bivted'. against the three UK largest Ntvy air show of tbe wir.

Navy dive bombers who set huge ires in the Aoji refinery could ook 1 down on Russian nil to tbe ast. They reported they saw two MIG jets, possibly from UK Soviet Air Force, flying about ID miles north. o( tbe Siberian border. In turn, Russian border Kurds ould hear the explosions! at Aifpl clearly and see the great Mack ilumes of oil smoke rising from the stricken refinery. Associated Press Photographer 'red Waters aboard the Boxer reported "virtually eliminated" the plants at Aoji and Musan.

Tbe Aoji and Musan targets never had been hit before, although bongjin been Allied Jlanes never had struck so close to Russian soil before. The closest irevipusly was a superior! raid on Rashin (Najin), II miles down tbr. coast from Ihe Siberian border, early in the war, Britain Shows New Jet Planes! director and pas' president of the Oil City. Cornmurily fund. He is a member of the United Presbyterian Church and served as a trustee for many years.

He also is a member of the Wanango Country Club and served as president of the club (or a number nf years. I Mr. Mackintosh is one of 'City's leading citiiens and has! jcountless friends throughoul this entire area. Rev. Bishop E.

P. McManaman Regular classes will resume at 8:4 a. m. tomorrow. 230 at St.

This year's enrollment in the Joseph's High School totals 23 students: thirty-nine seniors, 10 BUCKS, THASSALL PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1 Ifl -Gasoline station attendant Thomas Seroghen lold today the story ol holdup man who knew what be wanted, got it, and said "no more-" This was report to police: A man wearing a soldier's noi- form catered about 1:40 a. drew a knife and want $10." Seroghen pulled out a roll of bills totalling shakily handed 11 to him. "1 want $10, no more," said tbe robber. Servghen peeled "off a teti- spot.

handed it over, the man grabbed tie 510 bill and ran away. Defective George Foley guessed the robber might turVe been a raldier who needed just Sit' to get back to camp. erly year. pastorale for the ensuing FARNBOROUGH, England, Sept. 1 (f)--Britain put on a display loday of her galaxy of jet planes and showed off her lalesl fjghlers by I ordering them lo "go-stow" FRANKLIN, Aug.

31. An All Plane Grounded By Motor Trouble Men Want to Work, Wives Toss'em Out about 700 miles an hour. The supersonic fighters loafing Rev. John Brown was appoint- alonf on this side of Ihe sound ed pastor of the Maple Dale and headed the parade of Brit- North Sandy Churches to succccdiain's new aircraft lhat kept spccla- Rev. A.

J. Morris, who has bcenllors wide-eyed al the opening of assigned lo evangelistic relations work. Rev. Charles Crayler was ap- the Scciely of Aircrafl Coimnicl- ors 1 annual The secret DC Havilland DH 110 Clark, U. N.

commander in Ihe report, Lie told the assembly he would submit his general observations on the world situation in a separate document j'usl before Ihe, W-nation body convenes for its meeting Ocl. 14. In one section of the report, however, the setretaiy-jfcneral dealt it Far East. Heading the group is Rep. Over- Ion Brooks (D-- chairman of the appropriations subcommittee pointed pastor of the Van and jet fighter was shown publicly for Coal Hill Churches lo succeed Ihe first time when II slreakcd pasl Pittsburgh and Rev.

John Brown. Ihe spectators' pavilion at 7001 flight completed. appoinlments include: miles an hour. The new Delia ng nc i American Airways, passenger plane bound from Buffalo. N.

lo Piltsburgh Sunday night was grounded at the Chess Lambcrton airport, the Franklin municipal airport, one mile south of Franklin on Roule 8, by motor trouble and the 17 passengers aboard the airliner transferred lo another plane broughl to Franklin from RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 1 to Railroad shop workers al Divio- opolis were on a sitdnwn strike loday. Their wives wouldn't them in the-house. This account of events at Divin- opolis, a town in Minas Gcrais state in Eastern Brazil, was carried by Ihe newspaper 0 Globe: The men went on strike Friday, saying their wages were in arrears food was scarce in Ihe gov- Ihc schcdulcdiernment a railroad's lh Services Corn- mittee. The other representatives included L.

Clemente, (D-NY); Cha-les II. Elston, Ohio); H. Gavin, (n--P and Carroll D. Reams, (R--Pi). Rev.

John McClcary of Sheffield lo Tidioute and Easl Hickory, Rev. H. W. Haskins of Ellwood City lo Warren, Pennsylvania, and Rev. John Bargar of TurVeji City to Sheffield.

No changes were made in Ihe Franklin pulorale. Rev. E. Jacobs wu re-twined, to church. or triangle fighters wenl coasting by al only 600 miles an hour.

Air show officials set up speed limits (or Ihe fighters to keep them from breaking through Ihc sound barrier. The "sonic boom," as they crashed Ihrough, would have been too much for the ntrves of Ihe Farnborougb mioentj. officials stores. They began breaking up shop equipment. Police arrived and the men were persuaded to return to work while the government took their shoes and used them is weapons against the police.

The police tried to frighten women by firiag over their heads. didn't work. Tbe women kept rains from moving by sitting on he tracks. The police retired. The railroad management premised it wooM pay back salaries and replenish supplies in the stores.

The ladies lold their husbands slay put and nol come home until the promises are kept. Chess Ijmberton ail port early Sunday evening, the airliner bound fe- Pittsburgh developed motor trouble after 10 minutes of its scheduled flighl slc to the pilol returned to Ihc lumber-', Bul when the rntfl ton airport and landed the "-again. Later anolher plane sent from Pitjsburgh lo Franklin pick- Mm) lls started lo the ves demanded they quit again, The police tiied, to arrwt Ufe women. Bit tbe fifbtmf ladiei Wk On Inside Paces U-11 OWtwy Fragraaj 4 Society Snerti Tbeitrtf.

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