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VOL. XLHI NO, 85 KNTON -CHRONICLE DKNTON, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 21, 1945 Associated Press Leased Wire TEN PAGfct Auto-Workers Launch Strike NTSC Co-Ed Killed In Head-On Collision Lcwisvillc Boy, Victim of Sunday Collision, Dies Miss Jennie Ruth McGee, 20-year-old junior student at North Texas State College was killed and five other persons injured in a head-on automobile collision 12 miles south of Denton on the Fort Worth highway Tuesday at 7:40 p. in. Tne college girl was the second fatality of highway accidents In Denton county since Sunday. Daymen Elbert Hawk.

23. of route i2, Lewifivllle; -wiio discharged from the Navy last March, died at a p. in. 'Tuesday in the Denton Hospital find Clinic of injuries sustained in; a head-on collision at 2 a. m.

SiKiday in which Jive other Lewisville youths were hurt. In the accident lost night, the injured Included two other NTSC students, Dan Gillard. freshman, of S. B. Gillard of Port Worth.

and Miss Doris Turner, freshman, daughter of Dixon L. Turner of Gvnford; and three soldiers, Pvt. Hoy E. Davis, Pvt. George B.

Pruc-tt ami Pfc. Laurel p. Chase, till of Camp Woltrrs. BislfD of NTSC Student Miss McGep was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs: Guy McGce of George West and the sister of Guy Weldon McGee, a freshman student at NTSC.

The accident occurred when Gil- Iprd, who was driving toward Fort tjrtrth, attempted to pass another vehicle and collided head-on with the car containing the soldiers, according to Slate Highway Patrolmen J. O. Maddox and E. J. Banks, who investigated.

The officers said that Gillard apparently was on the loft side of the road when the two cars struck, since Misss McGee, who was sitting on the right hand side of his car, was killed instantly by the impact. Both Miss McGce and Miss Turner reside with Mrs. J. A. Bcvill.

1414 West Hickory, and Gillard lives in a'colIeEe- owned house for men The three soldiers suffered only minor cuts and bruises In the accident and were moved from the JJcntoi) Hospital nnd Clinic to Camp fov treatment. Gillard was dismissed from the hospital after receiving emergency treatment, but Miss Turner still was receiving treatment today for minor cuts 'and bruises, hospital attendants said. Both cars were damaged beyond repair, the highway patrolmen rc- porlpfl. on Dallas Highway 'In the accident Sunday In which Hawk was fatally Injured, Hawk's car and a car driven by Stewart Hahn, 16, collided head-on three miles southeast of Denton on the Dallas highway. In the car with Hahn were four other Lcwlsville youths, Billy Joe Pery, son of Oscar Perry, who suffered a broken pelvis and hip; Miss Lorctta Bentley.

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bentley; Miss Frankle I-estcr, daughter of Roy Lester; and H. L. Sprabary, soli Mr.

and Mrs, Harvey Hahn, son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Max Hahn, was removed to St. Paul's Hospital in Dallas for treatment of a broken collar bone, several broken ribs nnd a head injury. Hawk, son of Mrs.

Maude Hawk, route 2, Lewisville, was born Nov. 14, 1922, and had served in the Navy until he received his discharge last March. Besides his parents, survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Jewel Davis ol Richardson, Mrs. Willie Lee Hcndrixson of RIpley.

Mrs. Helen Greener ol Lewisville and Mrs. Cleon May of Lufkin; aiul four brothers, Jeff See ACCIDENTS, Page 2 Admiral Tells Pearl Harbor Probers He Was Ousted For 'Hurting Feelings' of FDR Denton to Observe Solemn Day Of Thanksgiving With Union Service at Methodist Church Denton will observe a solemn, sincere day of Thanksgiving Thursday, when all local churches will join in the annual union Thanksgiving service to be held at 10 a. in. at the First Methodist Church.

The Rev. J. Moytt Boles, field representative of the First Presbyterian, USA, synods of Texas, will speak on "The Object of Our Praise" at the union marking the first peaceful Thanksgiving since Pearl Harbor. Otherwise the traditional turkey day will )jp a genera; holiday, with all stores, offices schools closed. In addition to all business houses.

Including drug nnd grocery stores, all city, county nnd federal offices will be closed, Both banks will be closed and no mail deliveries will be made by the post office. All public schools will take a four-day holiday, and both local colleges were dismissed at noon today. North Texas State College students will be off until Monday, but Texas State College for Womtn students wll Iresume classwork Friday. Dr. Frank Weedon, president of the Denton Ministers Association, will presicje at the union service, assisted by Miss Jewell Posey, associate director of the Wesley Church; the Rev.

CK L. -Messenger? jiiistor of the First Christian Coalition Calnnel Formed By De Gaulle PARIS. Nov. De Gaulle's chief of cabinet said today that the president had formed a coalition government giving the Communists five portfolios, uiclud- ng a newly-created ministry of armaments. Gaston Palewski, who read off the list, said DeGaulle would present it to the constituent assembly Friday.

This was expected to "resolve the crisis which arose when the Communists, with the largest representation of any party in the assembly, demanded one of three major cabinet war foreign affairs. The new government includes four ministers of state without portfolios. Communist Charles Blldon was named minister of the Army. Communist Francois Billonx minister of national economy; Communist Marcel Paul, industrial production; and Communist Ambroise Crolzat, labor. Garner 77 Tomorrow UVALDE, Nov.

21. John Nance Garner, former vice-president of the United States, will be 17 years old Thanksgiving Day. Nov. 22, and Sunday he and Mrs Garner will celebrate their Golden wedding Kev. J.

Hoytt Boles, above, will speak at the annual Thanksgiving- Union Service of Denton churches to be held at the First Methodist Church Thursday morning. Church; and the Rev, w. B. Berntsen. assistant pastor of the First Baptist Cliurch.

Special music will he given by' the junior and senior choirs of the First Baptist Church, directed by RPV. Berim-en. with organ accompaniment by Mrs. Berutsen. Music will "Sanctus" (Gounod) and "All Olory, Laud and Honor" (Gillette).

Ward Employes To Go on 1-Week Strike Monday NEW YORK, Nov. Samuel Wolchok, president of the United Wholesale and Department store Employes of America ((CIO) today announced the union had called a nationwide strike of Montgomery Ward employes for one week, beginning next Monday. Our plan is not for loug strike," he said. 'We are going out for one week and then from time to time might repent the operation." Wolchok, who made the announcement at a press conference, said the union was "willing to call off the strike" if Sewell Avery, Montgomery Ward bonrd chairman, acepls union proposals mailed to him last Friday. In the.se proposals the union of- fcrd to drop demands for a closed shop and check-off and to submit other proposals to arbitration Nazis Accused of Plottin War Against U.

S. in 1940 By WES GALLAGHER NUERNBERG, Nov. 21. Justice Robert H. Jackson presented the United States case against 20 fallen leaders of Germany today, accusing them of plotting war against America as early as 1940 and perpetrating a gamut of widespread atrocities against Europe.

He cited N02-1 records showing knowledge of plot by the Japanese ambassador to Berlin to kill Generalissimo Stalin In 1939. Surviving leaders of Hitler's rc- Cime which set out on world conquest pleaded innocent In turn to the war crimes Indictment nnd then sat subdued and attentive while Jackson, sometimes sarcastic nnd sometimes scornful, disclosed the secret evidence which the United States will present against them before the international military tribunal. He talked all day, except fof brief pleadings at the start nnd during a futile maneuver of defense lawyers to have the whole trial quashed. Court adjourned when Jackson finished lUo address. Hermann Gocring, the ranking defendant, scribbled frequent notes.

His effort to speak at the time of his pleading had been politely but firmly refused by Lord Justice Sir Geoffrey Lawrence, the Briton who is presiding over the British-Amer- Icnn-Russian-Frcnch court. Jackson declarer! the meticulously kept records of the Germans themselves would convict them, rather than witnesses who could "prolong the recital of crime for years." real complaining party at your bar is civilization." A German informant close to former Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop said that defendant had asked for former Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the British publishers. Lord Beaverbrook nnd Lord Hcmsley. to nppenr for him as defense witnesses. The court knocked the main defense prop from under the Nazi chieftains when It abruptly denied their claims that they could not be tried for war guilt under existing International law, The pleas of innocence were entered in hectic 10 minutes with responses varying from the dog-like bark of "No" from Rudolf Hess, Hitler's one-time deputy, to passionate reply of "Not guilty in the eyes of God" from Baldur von Schi- rach, Hitler Youth chief.

The dramatic high point of the morning was reached when Lord Justice Geoffrey Lawrence, presiding, called the defendants forward one by one. warning them to plead merely innocent or guilty and to refrain from speeches which they would be permitted to make later. Despite the warning Goerlng, stripped of his medals and insignia as German Rcichsmarshnl. lumbered to the microphone with a prepared speech In his hand, and attempted to read 11. Presiding Lord Justlt" Geoffrey Lawrence halted him.

with an nngry grimace, Oocring Intoned: "I declare myself In the sense of the Indictment not guilty." He waddled back lo his seat. Hess' barked "No" was officially See WAR CHIMBS Page 2 WASHINGTON, Nov. Admiral J. O. Richardson today quoted the.late Secretary of Navy Knox as telling' him lie was relieved as commijriH- er of the fleet in 1941 because he had "hurt the feelings" of President Richardson told the Senate-House committee inquiring Into the Pearl Harmor disaster that Knox him in Washington March 2J, 1941.

after Richardson was succeeded by Admiral Husband E. Klirimel: "The last time you were you hurt the President's feelings:" Senator Ferguson (R-Mlch) asked Richardson, who said he had aiNi gued previously with the President Kffilnst keeping the fleet In Peatl Harbor, if he knew how he might have' hurt Mr. Roosevelt's fce'l- ings. would hurt my feelings sc-mor subordinate under me, disagreed with me and I couldn't make him change his mind," the admiral replied firmly. Complained to Knox Richardson said he had complained to Knox that In all his ence he ntver had heard of a com'- manding officer-beins the same manner as I was." I When he asted Knox why, the ad? miral said the late secretary replied Hint "the President would send for me nnd talk matter over with me." He added, in reply to questions that the President never sent for him and he never sought to see the President.

Richardson testified earlier the Navy assumed on October 10, .1940 that the United-States was ready to go to war the Japanese retaliated, plan to tSVtfc 1 Japanese shipping. Richardson told the investigators today that discussions of the plan to halt Japanese never carried prompted him to send message to Admiral Thomas C. Hart, then Asiatic Fleet commander, containing 10 "assumptions." Planned lo Block Jap Shipping He had testified yesterday the late Secretary of Navy Frank Knox told him and other officers at a conference Oct. 8, 1940, that President Roosevelt had suggested estnb- Isiilng line of ships to halt Japanese shipping to the Western Hemisphere In the evKlt Japan moved against the British as a result of the reopening of the Burma Road set for Oct. 17.

Although Richardson protested against the blockade, he said today he had consulted with war plans division officers here who drew up the message to Hart. The naval officers assumed, the message showed, that "the United States Is prepared to accept war" if the blockade brought counteraction by Japan. Among the other assumptions was that the United States would support British forces In Australia and Singapore and Dutch forces In the See PEARL HARBOR, Page 2 Bus Service In Capital Again Halted by Strike WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. The second tleup of bus and streetcar service within two weeks left many of 300,000 government em- ployes and thousands of other workers without their regular means of transportation today.

Members of the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes (AFL) rejected a proposal by Labor Department conciliators that demands for higher wages be arbitrated. They voted instead early today to hold a continuous union meeting. The union, which claims 4.000 members among the company's 4.400 workers, asked a 30-cent Increase to $1.25 an hour. A SB-hour stoppage two weeks ago ended In a 14-day tnicc. Marines Being Kept In China Because Of Promise to Japan WASHINGTON, Nov.

21. Secrctary of state Byrnes said today that American Marir.es arc in strife-torn North China because of a promise made to the Japanese government last August to help in the surrender and repatriation of Japanese soldiers there. This was the first disclosure of .1 pledge to the Japanese to use American forces In China to help get Nipponese troops home. Heretofore, the U. S.

government position has been that It was helping on ally, the government of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, to rlO. China of defeated enemy forces. TEXANS GIVEN TOP Texas natives who have been cheered from coast to const as war heroes today were given top commands in the United States Army and Navy. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, right, who was loom in Denison, succeeded Gen.

George G. Marshall as Army chief of staff, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who was born at Fredericksburg, succeeded Admiral Knicst King as chief of naval operations. Eisenhower, Nimitz Get Top Commands WASHINGTON, Nov. Army and Navy underwent a major filllff.

In top commands today In the midst of an inter-service scrap over proposals to merge them. President Truman announced the biggest shake-up In the defense departments since before the war, with these four changes: of the Army George C. Marshall, 64-year-old Army chief of to be succeeded 03' General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, 55. 2 Fleet Admiral Ernest J.

King, who will be 67 Friday, retires as chief of naval operations, and Fleet R'obert Benchley, Writer-Actor, flies JHrNew NEW YORK, Nov. Robert C. Benchlcy, 50, author, editor, a'ctor and humorist, died early today of a cerebral hemorrhage at the Harkiiess Pavilion of the Co- Presbyterian Medical Center. Recently he had spent much of his lime in Hollywood and returned only a month ago from the coast where lie made a number of motion pictures. He had been doing radio shows while here and was taken ill nt- his Scarsrialc, N.

home a little more than a week ago and wt-nt to the hospital. Benchlcy was an outstanding success as a writer, critic, motion picture niid radio actor. He was the author of nearly a dozen books of humor. In Hollywood he wrote and starred in a number of whimsical short subject. "How to Sleep" won an Academy Award for the best short subject of the year.

He also played supporting roles in many motion pictures. Benchlcy was dramatic editor of "Life" from 1020-29 and of the "New Yorker" from 1029-10. He had managing editor of "Vanity Fair" from 1919-20. He was born at Worcester, and was graduated from Harvard University in 1912 after serving as president of "Lampoon," Harvard's comic magazine. He married Gertrude Darling in 1914.

They had two sons, Nathaniel Gaddard and Robert, Jr. Truman Asked To Intervene in Labor, Management Parley WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. A proposal that President Truman intervene in the labor-management conference to hasten its seemingly slow progress was reported today. Persons concerned over what they considered the failure of delegates to grapple effectively with major problems of labor unrest have suggested that Mr.

Truman deliver to the conference ft "yard stick" of the work he expects of it. Tills was reported by tA'o public officials well posted on conference affairs, but both unwilling to be quoted by name. Armour (o Kelire WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. The White House reported today that Norman Armour, ambassador to Spain, is retiring from the foreign service.

Patch. Seriously III SAN ANTONIO. Nov. Lt. Gen.

Alexander M. Patch. commander of Fourth Army Headquarters. is seriously ill with pneumonia In Brooke General Hospital here. Loyctt Resigns WASHINGTON, Nov.

21. President Truman today accepted tho resignation of Robert A. Lovett, assistant secretory of war for air, effective Dec. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, BO, takes his place.

Joseph T. McNarncy. 52, who recently was acting Allied supreme commander In the Mediterranean theater, succeeds Elsenhow- er as commanding general of the the European S. occupation forces In Gel-many. and U.

S. representative on the Allied Control Council of Germany. Raymond A. Spruance. wartime commander of the 5th Fleet who has been described by associates as a cold -blooded fighting fool," becomes commander-In- chief of the Pacific Fleet in place of Nimitz.

He'is 59. The shifts were announced at a late afternoon news conference yesterday. Mr. Truman said Gen. Bre- hcn Somervell, commander of the Army Service Forces, and General of the Army Henry H.

Arnold, chief of the Army Air Forces, had asked to be relieved, too, but he had not consented to their retirement at this time. He said both Marshall and King had sought retirement after Japan surrendered but that he had prevailed on them to stay until now. In a formal statement, the President said Marshall feels that his primary duty of directing the mobilization, training and employment ol the wartime army'has been completed and that decisions bearing on "an interim and postwar army should be made by a successor. Pending Senate action on Elsen- hower's nomination, the President named the 55-year-old Kansan as acting chief of staff, effective immediately. Nimitz will return to the Pacific to turn over his command to Admiral Spruance, then return here for a few weeks' rest before taking over King's place.

150 Packing Plant Workers Poisoned By Turkey Dinner DALLAS. Nov. of approximately 150 persons who were stricken after eating a pre- Thanksglving dinner here yesterday remained hospitalized today while tests continued on samples of the turkey dinner. The victims were among 300 em- ployes of the Swift and Company packing plant who were stricken after they ate a turkey dinner at the plant yesterday. A few hours later scores of ambulances screamed through downtown Dallas carry- Ing the victims to hospitals.

Dr. Dan T. Meredith, resident physician at Baylor Hospital, said the packing plant employes were suffering from what is commonly known as food poisoning. Toxin In gravy caused the mass food poisoning, company chemists at Fort Worth reported today. Famous American Author Succumbs RICHMOND, Nov.

Ellen Glasgow, nationally known author, died today in the Richmond home where she had lived most of her life. She was 71. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in for her latest book, "Tn This Our Miss Glasgow first won fame in the early 1900's with her book, "Tba Voice of the People." Walkout Called By Union to Support GM Wage Demands wJ? ET I NOV CIO's United Auto i be a 1 lts s-threatene7; strike against Geneja! Motors today in support of its demand for a 30 per cent wage rate increase. Timed for 10 a. m.

(Central Standard-Time), the strike re atu in at least one Plant-Buiek Motors in Flint, at the stated hour UAW-CIO headquarters said the strike was "in effect" UAW anno unc ement came from Vice President Walter fhr i Wh ha headed UAW-CIO representatives in neK tlatlons wlth Gene Motors over the ration, affected by company estimate 200,000 production workers. The UAW-CIO has used a figure of 325.000 as the number to be Involved. Since the end of the war, GM's employment has been heavily reduced, and the discrepancy In union and company figures lay apparently In the union's reference to Its membership totals as the basis for estimating the number affected. Workers streamed out of other GM plants at the 10 a. m.

deadline. At AC Spark Plug In Flint a picket line assembled almost Immediately. At the Cadillac plant in Detroit workers also marched out-ln- LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1,200 members of (he CIO United Auto Workers Union in the south rate planl of General Motors Corp. went out on strike at 8 a.

-Pacific Time, today In support of demands for a 30 per cent wafe Increase. to the streets. A UAW-O1O sound truck had been playing music before the Cadillac plant for a half hour before the walkout. As the strike began, a unionist In the truck announced "You are now on strike," repeat- Ing his statement. General Motors announced at Diesel Detroit were down arid'lhat its i Fisher body plant In Pontlac also had ceased operations.

Pressure not on Public Reuther, who was at union headquarters with other top-officials of the union, commented In reference to the OM administration building: "We're putting pressure on General Motors and not the public. Our Idea is to Inconvenience the public as little as possible." Eleven thousand workers in GM's five plants In Saglnaw walked out. Production lines at the Chevrolet parts plant in Bay City closed as the day shift struck. The plant employs 1,500. In Pontlac approximately 6,250 workers at Pontlac Motors and 7.700 at General Motors trucks left their Jobs promptly at 11 a.

m. Offices of General Motors presumably spent the first hours of the walkout surveying the situation. Consultations were going on among heads of the corporation, Including President G. E. Wilson.

The first reported walkout at an Individual plant was at Flint, where employes left work at the Bulck Motors plant. Nearly all had left the plant by 9:40 a. m. Bulck's force had been reduced temporarily from its original estimated 9,000 by a shortage of chassis frames which had stopped the production of Buick cars several days ago. Joined by Oldsnioblle Workers At Lansing, approximately 2,400 employes of the Fisher body plant left their Jobs at 9:50 a.

m. They were joined by 6.100 workers In the Oldsmobile and Oldsmoblle forge plants of General Motors at 10 a. m. About 500 workers, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor's Building and Maintenance Unions joined with the 8,000 CIO workers In the walkout although have no dispute with the corporation. An A.

F. L. spokesman said they were in sympathy with the strike and would not cross picket lines. The UAW-CIb's strike order of last night, which followed vain efforts over a two-month period to settle the union's demand for'a. 30 per cent wage rate increase, affected company 162.000 production employes.

Offices of General Motors said 260.000 persons now are employed, with the 162.000 covered by UAW- CIO contracts. Another 25,000. the company said, are merhbers of other unions. There are 73,500 salaried office employes. Negotiations Fruitless The decision to strike followed two months of fruitless negotiations of the UAW-CIO's 30 per cent wage Increase demands, union rejection of three company counterproposals and General Motors' delay In replying to a union proposal for arbitration of the dispute.

The corporation withheld comment pending official notification of the union's decision. C. E. Wilson, GM president, flew here last night from Washington, where he had been attending the labor- management conference. George Bomney, manager of the Automobile Manufacturers Association, 'said Monday that a shut- See STRIKE, a Demon-Montague Hiway Plans to Be Taken to Austin Plans for the" proposed new highway from Denton to Montague will be given their first official hearing by the State Highway Commission In Austin next Wednesday provided a place on the docket can be obtained.

The decision to present plans for the highway to the commission was reached Tuesday afternoon after nearly 40 members of the Tri- County Highway Committee unanimously approved a report of the fact finding committee read by Denton Chamber of Commerce Manager O. L. Fowler, who Is secretary of the organization. Dr. E.

E. Johnson of Montague, president of the Trl-County committee, pointed out that It might not bo possible to obtain a spot on the highway commission's docket; but that If It can bo obtained a delegation of 10 or 12 men, Including county officials and representatives of the Interested towns will present the plans. May Be December If ths docket Is full for next week's the plans will" be' presented at the December session, he added. The proposed highway would lie at equal distances between Highway 82 on the north and northeast and Highway 81 on the south and southwest and would serve an area of approximately 156 square miles. It would originate at Montague and serve as a connection to Mallard, Forrestburg, Slldell, Krum, Haslet, Denton and Fort Worth and Dallas.

The fact finding committee reported til at the highway would also serve a vast territory In Montague county that at the present time does not have an outlet to the Fort Worth Denton and Dallas markets. This rood also would serve a rich farming and livestock section in the northwest and western part of Denton county, which Is a big producer of beef cattle, sheep, poultry, grain sorghums and hay, and a large part of. the southwestern part of Cooke county and the northeastern part of Wise county. Route to Denton Colleges The committee also pointed-out that the proposed road would afford children of most of Montague, Cooke and Wise counties the opportunity to attend the colleges at Denton and live at home. After the report of the committee had been read, Jack Prultt of Slidell pointed out that the rood would be of particular value to persons in his section of the area since It Is now almost Impossible to have doctors make calls there or to move patients to' nearby towns because of rough roads.

R. L. Cole of Krum asserted that another value of the road would be to alleviate the heavy traffic now being borne by highways 81 and 82. Those present at Tuesday's meeting included Dr. Johnson and County Judge Louis Holland of County Commissioner C.

E. Dunn, J. M. Dunn, Cecil Jones and J. P.

Hudspeth of For- restburg; Mayor E. L. Anderson, Seo HIGHWAY, Page 2 Weather DENTON AND VICINITY: Pair, much colder tonight and Thursday. EAST TEXAS: Pair this afternoon, tonight and Thursday, much colder this afternoon, colder northwest and much colder east and south portions with lowest temperatures 26-28 northwest 30-34 northeast and west central portions tonight, continued cold Thursday. Fresh to strong northerly winds coast.

WEST TEXAS: Fair, colder pin- handle, much colder elsewhere this afternoon, fair tonight'and Thursday, colder tonight with lowest temperatures 20-24 Panhandle nnd South Plains and near freezing elsewhere. OKLAHOMA: Fair and cold with strong northerly winds todfty fair and cold tonight with hmni freeze; low handle to 30 southeast; Ttran- day fair; warmer Panhandle in afternoon. TUESDAY.