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a TWO THE DECATUR DAILY, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1946 DEATH TAKES MRS. LINDSEY Funeral services will be held Sunday for Mrs. W. B. Lindsey, who died at the boryail, of her daughter, Mrs.

in Birmingham Friday at six o'clock following an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted at Rideout's chapel at 1:30 o'clock Sunday with interment following in the Hartselle cemetery. Mrs. Lindsey is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Zellie Yeager of Gardendale; Mrs.

W. F. Rawson; o. T. Kitchens Mrs.

Birminghamiyenevi son, one sister, Mrs. C. T. Swell of Decatur; three step-daughters, H. L.

Spencer of Decatur; Mrs. Tom Stewart of Hartselle; Mrs. Carrie Hutchinson of Washington; one stepson, Myra Lindsey of Hartselle. VOTE Continued From Page 1 Alabama is already having trouble over the registration of Negroes. At least two suits asking $5,000 damages are on file in fedgrol, court charge against that county Negroes registrars.

denied the right to vote solely berace or color. Folsom, who has taken a prominent part in the opposition the Boswell amendment, comes up for formal election as Governor Tuesday with victory a foregone conclusion. Alabama has not had a republican Governor since shortly after the Civil War, but the GOP has candidate in the running against He is Dr. Lyman Ward of Camp Hill, Ala. The republicans also have nominees for nine other state offices and four of Alabama's nine congressional seats.

Unopposed for the late John H. Bankhead's senate seat is the demoaratic nominee, House Majority Whip John Sparkman. A light vote of not more than 175,000 is anticipated in the offyear election. Newest development in the battle of words over, the Boswell amendment came today in a charge that advocates of the proposal had violated the state corrupt practice act. Richard T.

Rives, Montgomery attorney and leader citizens' committee against the amendment, said his group had filed a financial statement in accordance with the law but that none had come from any committee on the other side. The Secretary of State's office confirmed that. The corrupt practice law requires political committees to file reports of financial contributions a and expenditures not less than five days before the election. That would have been Thursday. Rives also expressed belief that the state democratic executive committee had spent "many times" the $3,500 authorized by members for the amendment campaign, The Boswell plan is one of nine proposed changes in the state constitution which will be voted on in Tuesday's election.

The others would permit the state to build and operate hospitals and airports; would give members of the state legislature more time in which to meet and more money; and would make changes in local government financing. Here are the candidates for maJor state offices: Governor -Folsom, democrat, and Ward, republican. Lieutenant Governor--J. C. Inzer (D) and W.

J. Kennamer (R). Attorney General -A. A. Carmichael (D) and Jere Murphy (R).

State Auditor--Dan Thomas (D) and Charles H. Hembree (R). Secretary of State-Sibly Pool (D) and Cyrus Kitchens (R). Superintendent of EducationR. Meadows (D) and Fred Allen (R).

Agriculture Commissioner Haygood Paterson (D) and James N. Dennis (R). Public Service Commission Place No. 1-Jimmy Hitchcock (D) and A. L.

Isbell (R). Public Service Commission No. 2-C. C. Owen (D) and H.

J. Hor(R). Unopposed, all democrats, are Chief Justice N. Lucien D. Gardand Associate Justices A.

B. Foster, J. Ed Livingston and Davis Stakely of the state supreme court, and Judges Charles R. Bricken, Robert B. Carr and Robert B.

Harwood on the court of appeals. Sparkman Foe Although Sparkman is without opposition for the senate seat, he has an opponent for reelection to the eighth district house seat which he plans to resign after his election to the senate. The opponent is Arthur South. Frank Boykin of the first trict: George Grant, second, George Andrews, third; Albert Rains, fifth and Pete Jarman, sixth, will go back for new terms without opponents. Rep.

Sam Hobbs of the fourth district is opposed by Roger S. Bingham (R); Carter Manasco's GOP rival in the seventh district is M. H. Woodard, and Laurie C. Battle (D) and J.

C. Bass (R) are the ninth district nominees. republicans have a slate The although democratic nomination is tantamount to election. The voters also will elect hundreds of county officials and 141 members of the state legislature. CHECK PASSING IS LAID TO SUSPECT CHATTANOOGA, Nov.

2 (P) -U. S. Commissioner Arnold Morgan today ordered James Rudolph Fontaine, charged with pass-: ing worthless checks while impersonating federal officers and a member of the famous DuPont family, held in jail here under $5,000 bond for removal to the Northern division federal court of Alabama. John Williams, acting agent in charge of the Knoxville, FBI office Fontaine represented himself as a naval officer, and FBI, agent, and an official of the U. S.

public health service. Local police said the man ristered at a large hotel here earthis week as James. Dupont engaging a suite of rooms. Fontaine was arrested at 10- tourist court Thursday after authorities in Alabama orderhim picked, up in connection bad checks passed in DECATUR'S Intimate GLIPSES ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY AND MINE Continued From Pare 1 The Kalupian class the First Baptist church will meet with Mrs. Harris Newsome at her home on the Danville Road Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock.

R. D. Underwood, minister of the Grant Street Church of Christ, is leading a revival meeting at Dothan. C. D.

McBride, Trinity, brought three sweet potatoes to The Daily office Saturday, the group weighing 17 1-2 pounds. The largest tato weighed 8 1-4 pounds. The W. M. U.

of the First Baptist church will meet Monday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock in the church for the unit's regular business meeting. The of the Baptist church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock at the church. Mr. and Mrs. R.

E. Sutton, 5th Avenue East, Decatur, announce the birth of a daughter on November 1 at Baugh's infirmary. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Flowers, 1609 5th Avenue East Decatur, have a daughter, born Saturday, November 2, at Baugh's infirmary.

Admitted to Baugh's infirmary Saturday, were: Mrs. Elmer C. Drinkard, Eva Mrs. Richard Rogers, Athens Atlee Phillips, 313 West Wilson Avenue, Decatur. The following were dismissed Saturday from Decatur General hospital: Mrs.

Ira Latham, Somerville Mrs. Tom Lovett, Hillsboro Mrs. J. R. Huie Athens Alvis C.

Owens, 704 West Moulton Street, Decatur; Joe E. Brown, 1109 Chestnut Street, Decatur. Mr Mrs. Roy M. Hill, 607 5th Avenue West, Decatur, announce the birth of a daughter on November 1 at Decatur General hospital.

The following were admitted Saturday to Decatur General hospital: Mrs. Helen Wood Morrow, 808 Canal Street, Decatur; Clarence M. Swope, 8224 4th Avenue North, Birmingham; Mrs. Audrey Mae Pitt, Trinity 1. Mr.

and Mrs. Henry R. Hill, 1104 Martin Street East Decatur, announce the birth of a daughter on November 2 at Decatur General hospital. Mrs. Robert McCurley and infant daughter were removed by Howell ambulance, Saturday, from Hamil clinic to their residence at Moulton Heights.

Mrs. Eugene Morrow, 808 Canal Street, is improving at Decatur General hospital following an appendectomy. Rev. D. E.

Couch, of Jasper, will speak at both the morning and evening services at the Fairview Baptist church. Sunday. Rev. Billy, Stephenson will fill the pulpit the Southside Baptist church at both the morning and evening hours Sunday. Olen S.

Moore and Travis Dial, Hartselle 1, were Saturday morning business visitors to Decatur. Earl Hays, Danville 3, was a Saturday morning business visitor to Decatur. G. O. Benich, James M.

Waugh, A. J. Henderson, and J. L. MeGee, all of Decatur 2, were business visitors in the Morgan county courthouse Saturday morning.

Lewis N. Ikner and W. L. Groover, Hartselle, spent several hours in Decatur Saturday. Sidney C.

Hersch was taken from the Decatur General hospital to the Vanderbilt hospital in Nashville Friday afternoon in a Brown's ambulance. Robert W. Greenhaw, was in Decatur on business Saturday morning for several hours. J. W.

Tomilinson, from. Danville, was a Saturday morning business visitor to Decatur. C. G. Bynum, Ray A.

Henderson, and W. T. Means, Decatur 3, were in the Morgan county courthouse business Saturday morning. J. E.

Shaw, Falkville 2, spent several hours in Decatur on business Saturday, H. H. Ayers, Decatur 1, was in the Morgan county courthouse Saturday morning. Herman O. Woods, Hartselle 3, was a Saturday morning business visitor to Decatur.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pence and daughters, Barbara Ann and tricia Gail are with Mr. and Mrs. W.

A. visiting, Somerville, today. Randolf Ryan, from Somerville 2, spent several hours in Decatur Sat-' urday on business. Jack Yancey, Union Grove 2, was a business visitor to. Decatur Saturday morning.

The building issued by City Clerk Joe for new permits, buildings and during for the repairs month to of present October show that $45,300 was spent in building or repairing in tur. G. W. Roberts, Jasper P. Roberts and A.

Brothers, all of Hartselle 2, visited in Decatur on business Saturday. Audrey A. Maze, Somerville 1, was a Saturday morning business visitor to Decatur. Mrs. Carnell TENSION FELT IN HOLY LAND, WASH.

MONT. N.D. ORE. MINN: S.D WIS. IDAHO MICH.

WYO. TOW A NEB. NEV ILL IND ONIO UTAH 2 COLQ KAS. MO. CALIF.

TENN OKLA. N.M ARK. GA MISS. TEXAS Republican Democratic Divided 4p WHERE G. O.

P. MAY WIN SENATE SEATS, GOVERNORS' CHAIRS The 12 states with heavy borders on this map are those in which political observers see the possibility of Republican senators being elected Nov. 5. The present senate has 56 Democrats, 39 Republicans, and one Progressive (Wisconsin). Forty-nine seats constitute a majority.

Observers also see a possibility that four states may elect Republican governors to replace Democratic incumbents. They are: 1-Massachusetts; 2-Maryland; 3-Ohio; 4-Oklahoma. At present, the Democrats have 25 governors, and the Republicans 23. (AP Wirephoto Map). MARKETS WALL STREET By VICTOR EUBANK NEW YORK, Nov.

2-(P)Lastminute buying of utilities and rails kept the stock market on the recovery track today after considerable profit cashing had been absorbed during the greater part of the brief proceedings. Brokers credited belated demand partly to Wall Street's broadening political optimism, dividends, earnings and belief that more of a technical revival was in the offing. Accounts were said to have been trimmed in a number of cases by those who intended to extend the weekend through Tuesday when markets will recess for the elections. The list displayed mild irregularity until bidding became bit more urgent in the final quarter hour. While scattered losers persisted, closing gains of tractions to 2 points or so predominated.

Transfers of around 600,000 shares were the largest for Saturday since early May. MARKETS AT A GLANCE NEW YORK, Nov. 2-(A) Stocks- buying steadies list. Bonds--Narrow; some rails advance. Cotton- -Steady; trade covering.

CHICAGO: Wheat--Strong; government buying, short covering. Corn-Lower; light demand. a Oats Easy; light trade. Hogs-Nominally steady. Cattle-Lower.

N. Y. COTTON NEW YORK, Nov. 2-(P) -Cotton futures dealings were extremely heavy today. Price changes were rapid and wide.

On, and shortly after, the opening the market was called upon to absorb a heavy flow of profit taking and hedge selling orders, This pressure drove prices losses of more than $4.00 a bale. Selling was based on technical considerations, following advance of up to $20 a bale in the past two trading sessions. The declines, however, attracted aggre sive textile mill demand and prices readily rebounded to the previous closing levels. At the finish the market was nervous and prices irregular, losses of $1.75 a bale to gains of 50 cents from the previous close. Advices from the South stated that on the recent sharp setback, many holders of spot cotton were not selling their supplies.

Indications were that, if cotton prices took a further dip, most of the spot cotton would be placed under the government loan. It was reported, however, that the selling movement in raw cotton caused nervousness among many textile mills and they were inclined to sell more of their cotton textiles. Open High Low Last Dec. 31.55 32.55 31.53 31.90-95 Mch. 30.95 32.25 30.90 31.75 May 30.40 31.85 30.40 31.45 July 29.85 30.90 29.85 30.35-50 Oct.

27.40 28.00 27.35 27.55 Dec. 26.95 27.55 26.95 27.20B Mch. (1948) 26.55 27.00 26.55 26.75B Middling spot, 32.58N off 26. PRETTY Continued' 'From Page 1 gether the story of the restaurant robbery there. Detective Walter Dumas said a woman hired a taxi told the driver to wait while she went inside a restaurant.

Dumas said she entered, bought cigarettes, then calmly displayed half-concealed pistol. He said she walked out with $657 in currency, directed the taxi a street intersection in the Western part of the city, and got out. Mrs. Globaker told officers that she had then boarded a after "outtalking" two detectives. She said she went to New Orleans, spent $200 on clothes and $200 on entertainment.

She said she married Globaker after her discharge from the Angola prison farm in Louisiana last year. She said she did not get time off for good behavior because she laughingly said she "was not good." When she left recently, she left a note "to whom it may corncern" saying: "I have always maintained that it is the coward's way out and now I find bravado, which I have always pretended, is a front used as an armor to protect a heart full of Detectives said she left a bag, with white uniforms and a purse with a bus ticket for Baltimore, at the tourist camp. In Dallas today, Capt. Fritz. said "she sure is in a good humor.

She seems to want to go back to Mobile." Seventy-five pounds of coal are required to make a lawn mower. By CARTER L. DAVIDSON JERUSALEM, Nov. 2 -The traditional annual one-day strike of Palestine's Arabs in protest against the Balfour declaration, coupled with the Jewish sabbath, placed the Holy Land in virtual state of paralysis today, but no violence accompanied the demonstration. Tomorrow the Jews have called general strike in against the deportation of immigrants to Cyprus.

All transportation was ed, and commercial activity ed in today's strike. A dispatch from Beyrouth quoted the Lebanon radio as saying that the foreign ministry was informed that a Jewish immigrant ship being escorted by a British destroyer was in danger of ing within a few miles of the banese coast. Yesterday the British removed 1,279 immigrants from the heavily listing refugee ship San Dimitros and sent them to tion camps on Cyprus. A delegation from the Arab women's union presented the ish government here with a morandum calling for" abrogation of the Balfour declaration, in' which the British declared in 1917 that they looked with favor on the establishment Jewish national homeland in Palestine. The Arab Women's Memorandum called for stringent measures to combat Jewish violence and for release of Arab political prisoners.

The Arab higher executive committee said it sent similar demands to the British colonial office in London and to the United Nations in New York Despite the exhortation of some small groups to engage in a cession, the mid-day prayers in the Arab mosques of the old city ended without incident. (The London Daily News ed, today without confirmation that terrorists were planning to carry their underground war into the 'heart of Britain' and said the recent bombing of the British bassy in Rome was "the first blow." The foreign office said there was no connection thus far between the Rome explosion and the Jews, and the colonial office discounted the story.) REPORTER Continued From Page 1 stration. that landed Loomis and three of his lieutenants in jail on charges of "inciting a The demonstration was against a Negro family moving house formerly tenanted by whites -a key point in an anti-Negro, anti Jew, anti communist, who oppress the masses." program Loomis outlined to the reporter. Burden On Police "Just stand around," Ham quoted Loomis as telling his aides. "Don't budge, if the Negro tries to move in, just stand there on the doorstep and don't give ground.

But if the police order you directly to let them move in, let them. That will put the burden on the police." The police put the four Columbians in jail. Ham described the Columbians leader as "tense, high-strung" ing good English and displaying "oratorical talent." He sat, the reporter said, at a desk in a dingy office, a purple curtain behind him emblazoned with the "Red Flash" emblem of the order. "We're political," Ham quoted Loomis as saying. "We're going to show them (the white Anglo Saxons) how to take control of the government--first, a neighborhood, then the whole city, then the state government, and finally the national government." Ham's story continued: "Sure, I'll show you how we work." he (Loomis) said, and reached in his desk for a block map of the city.

On it numerous houses were circled. and there was a red line drawn across it. In the manner of a general. Loomis spread the map and explained: "Here on Ashby the Negroes are driving a wedge ard Bankhead Avenue. And here on Chestnut they're getting another wedge started.

Objective of the enemy here is to cut off this Western heights section- -and make it an 'island' of whites surrounded by Negroes. Then they want to keep moving on in." To Cut Off Wedges "Our mission." he said. "is to cut off those wedges. We've drawn color line here." he indicated the red line. "That's the line we're going to hold.

We've put up posters saying it's 'zoned as a white We're calling on the Negroes, too, explaining that they are not wanted there." He denied his order was using terroristic tactics, but said the action taken was principally to buy back property "sold by greedy, indiscriminate real estate operators," and arranging for its purchase whites. "We have a list of white people who want homes. We arrange swap deals, too, where a Negro has bought a white house and a white person finds himself closed in by Negroes in a section we have abandoned to the blacks." As to organization, "we have block leaders, section leaders, community leaders, in the areas we are working on. We're organized to the last degree, and can shoot a squad out anywhere as soon as we get a call from one of our agents." Are the Columbians still Daily Records Marriages James Emory Sharp, Decatur, and Mary Houston McMean, Decatur. Macon Nathan Hardwick, Decatur, and Hal Jeanne Blair, Hartselle.

Lewis Oliver Odom, Cullman, and Ruthie Mae Radcliff, Cullman. Walter Harris Todd, Decatur, and Helen Leigh Kitchens, Decatur. Herman Lee Bolding, Decatur, and Leasel Thelma Tapscott, Decatur. Milland Neal Hall, Decatur 3, and Mildred Lucille Luth, Hartselle 3. George Oakley Lewis, Decatur 3, and Dorothy Jane Decatur 3.

Deeds W. C. Bailey to Robb L. Andrews, $65. Robb R.

Banks to George B. Roberts, $420. Corinne L. Griffin to Charles M. Guschke, $750.

James E. Livingston to H. C. Wright, $3,400. Curtis Lynn to J.

A. Bishop, $1,000. John Patterson, trustee, to Robert L. Andrews, $125. V.

A. Robbins to Price E. Robbins, $1. Price E. Robbins to Robert Bolan, $700.

Price E. Robins to V. A. Robbins, $1. CEILING Continued From Page 1 Rents--Recently expanded to total of 650 rental areas throughout the nation.

These areas contain a population of more than 000 persons. President Truman said rents must be controlled for some time. Foods- Only sugar, syrup and rice remain controlled. Clothing, apparel and textilesabout 70 to 75 percent still controlled, despite removal of ceilings on shoes, hats and some other durables--Most major appliances still under ceilings, such as mechanical refrigerators, cooking and heating stoves, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, ironers and driers. Home furnishings- All major furniture still under price lids.

Services Controls continued over laundry, dry cleaning and shoe repairing. Fuel -Coal and coke still under control. Lumber and building materials -Controls near peak. -New and used cars under controls, except for models made before 1925 and a few large trucks and buses. -Most automobile tires and other major rubber items still under controls.

Farm machinery and equipment -Controls retained except for most dairy equipment and some small tools. ling the streets? "You bet we are! Any citizen has a right to make arrest. The law will show you that. We're going to keep at it. They're not going to stop us." That was before the police acted.

STOWAWAY UNITED WITH FAMILY -Kingsley Foster (right), an attorney from Minneapolis, admires his six-month-old child, Lesley, with his British wife at a hotel in Southampton, England, after Foster's arrival as a stowaway on the liner Queen Elizabeth. He had never seen the child who was born after he finished military service in England and had returned to the United States. (AP' Wirephoto via radio from London). YOUTH HELD IN ANTI-NEGRO OUTBREAK--James R. Childers (left), 17, arrested on assault and battery charges in connection with an attack on a Negro in Atlanta, Oct.

27, confers in court with Homer L. is, secretary of a secret order known as The Columbians. Police describe The Columbians as a "Negro-hating" group, and are investigating charges that members seek to usurp police prerogatives by patrolling streets and doing "guard" duty in white residential sections, adjoining Negro districts in Atlanta. On Loomis' shoulder is insignia of The Columbians. (AP Photo).

REDS Continued From Page 1 the veto question. One High One of the high spots in the debate was a clash between Senator Tom Connally U. S. representative, and Soviet Representative Andri Y. Vishinsky over the broad principle of mittee's right to review the security council's actions.

Vishinsky insisted that. the mittee had no "mandate" to criticize the council, while Connally contended the committee had the entire report of the council before it and could discuss any part of the report dealing with the admission of new members. "What good does information do if you can't talk about it?" Connally asked, "it you have to whisper it and mark it top secret? Why should we be afraid to discuss anything that pertains to peace, pass it on the street. shun it as though it were a leper?" The committee already had unanimously recommended that the assembly approve the membership applications of the three nations previously recommended by the security council-Sweden, Iceland and Afghanistan--and Vishinsky said it would limit its actions to that. The criticism of the council, however, had been started and Committee Chairman Dmitri Manuilsky, foreign minister of the Soviet Ukraine, ruled that other members should be allowed an opportunity to make declarations.

Council Accused Egyptian delegate Mahmoud Bey Fawzi accused the council of overstepping its authority by rejecting the five applicants for reasons not in U. N. charter, and called on the assembly to send the applicants back to the council for reconsideration. The Philippine delegation also proposed that the council be asked to reconsider its action. El Salvador and Australia both proposed that the assembly set up a definite yardstick to be used by the council in the future in determining whether or not applicants were eligible.

Australian Delegate Paul Hasluck attempted to introduce a resolution embodying his proposals, but the chairman ruled he must submit it in writing at least one day before it could be discussed. The Argentine delegate. joining in the debate, asserted the general assembly had no limitations whatsoever in its rights to admit or reject new members to the U. regardless of the conclusions of the security council. He argued that the assembly, by a two-thirds vote, could accept or not accept decisions of the cil.

WRECK AT COURTLAND DAMAGES TWO CARS Damage totaling $100 was caused in an automobile wreck on the outskirts of Courtland at 1:55 o'. clock Friday afternoon, it was an-: nounced Saturday at the office of the highway patrol. The cars involved in the accident were a 1946 Ford coach driven by R. H. Livingston of Decatur and a 1946 Chevrolet driven by D.

O. Taylor of Tuscumbia. Thete were no injuries caused by the accident. Nearly 75 cents out of every dollar the U. S.

government spends for health goes for hospital construction and patient care. Gerald of Eva, are visiting in Decatur with Mr. and, Mrs. Cloyce Frost. Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Parker. Sheriff W. T. Willoughby, Mrs.

Loren attended the Decatur-Huntsville football game Friday night. J. C. Motherway has been issued a city building permit for a $1,200 three room and both concrete block house to be built at. Sherman Street and Columbia Circle.

Hopkins and J. L. Willis, Somerville 2, were visitors in the Morgan county courthouse Saturday morning. A. H.

Daniel of Decatur was issued a driver's license by highway patrolman Julian McNeese Saturday morning. other applicants failed, all on the written part of the test. A $100 cash bond was forfeited by a case charged with violating the prohibition law the city police docket showed Saturday. Another $100 cash bond 'was forfeited on a charge of. disorderly conduct and two $15 cash bonds were forfeited on charges of disorderly conduct.

LONG SEARCH BY FBI ENDS MOBILE, Nov. 2-4P-A nattily-dressed 63-year old medical supply salesman sought the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 11 years in connection with a plot to extort $20,000 from a St. Louis physician was in custody here today. R. J.

Abaticchio agent in charge of the FBI in Alabama, said Dr. Jules H. Steane, whom he described as fiction writer and inventor of a process for quick aging of whiskey, was arrested by federal agents as he entered his room in a hotel here last night. Three other men indicted with him drew one-year sentences for their part in the plot. The men, John F.

Mullin, Harold L. Shortal and Donald Atterbury, all of St. Louis, testified that Steane had been the leader in the attempt to secure the money from the late Dr. Bert F. Beebe, St.

Louis physician. Dr. Beebe complained to the Department of Justice in November, 1933, that four men were trying to get $20,000 from him under a threat to expose him as an alleged income tax violator. Dr Beebe died in 1938 from what a coroner's jury called self-inflicted gunshot wound. Steane, who had been employed by Dr.

Beebe as an asistant at the time of the alleged plot, was on bail on the extortion charge when he failed to appear before federal court in St. Louis in May 8, 1935, Abaticchio said. While Steane was untalkative with newsmen and refused to be photographed, Abbaticchio said he had admitted his identity and told agents he had been living in Covington, and traveling over the South selling medical supplies to drug stores and physicians. The FBI officers said Steane protested "I'm no criminal" and complained of a heart ailment when agents showed him a "wanted" notice containing his picture. U.

S. Attorney Albert J. Tully said he would ask $10,000 bond be held next week. was for him at a removal to shearing placed in the Mobile county jail pending the hearing. 'FIVE MOBILE MEN TAKEN MOBILE, Nov.

2-(AP)-Th arrest of five men, including twi Army sergeants, in connection with wholesale thefts of government property from Brookley Field was announced today Investigation. by the Federal R. J. Abbaticchio FBI head for Alabama, and U. S.

Attorney Albert J. said the arrests climaxed several months of investigation by federal agents into the disappearance of materials and equipment from the big air depot. Abbaticchio said the two Army sergeants assigned to military guard duty at Brookley figured prominently in the disappearance of government property valued at $6,500. The soldiers were listed as Sgt. John C.

Mills, 26, and Clifton L. Scruggs, 25. The three others were described by the FBI as Lewis B. Bernes, 37; Jefferson D. Garner, 31, and, Henry H.

Link 51, all of Mobile. Abbaticchio said the soldiers had been charged with theft of ment property and the three civilians with receiving and concealing stolen property. All were released on bond. Abbaticchio said the thefts tended over the summer months and that in most instances the property was disposed of through nels arranged for by Barnes and Garner. Among the property stolen, much of which has been recovered, were three electric light generating plants, orte light duty.

tractor, numerous electric motors, two outboard motors, a movie projector. adding machines, typewriters, electric fans, drill press and automobile accessories. County Assistant District. Attorney Julius Helfand tonight ced the arrest of Isadore port, 55, New York optical company official, on three charges. in connection with the alleged bezzlement of some $832,000 from the Mergenthaler Linotype company.

Rappaport was taken from the district attorney's office to Brooklyn police station where he was booked on charges of grand larceny and forgery and conspiracy to commit grand larceny and forgery. EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED NEW YORK, Nov. 2-(P) Kings REFUGEES GET STAY IN U. BY WILBUR JENNINGS MIAMI, Nov. 2-(P) -With the tears of gratitude 48 happy Estonian refugees today received news Truman would allow them to remain in this try.

Immigration officials said the group would be released from custody on receipt of directions from Washington. Capt. Felix Tandre, leader of the Estonians, said many had already found jobs in Miami while others would go to visit or live with friends and relatives in other parts of the United States. Most planned to stay in Miami during the winter. In a formal statement released by the White House, Mr.

Truman said the refugees "will not be deported and will in due course be given immigration visas which will enable. them to remain in this country. Earlier he had expressed the wish that everything be done to assure their comfort. The Estonians fled their homeland and went to Sweden when the Germans vaded and refused to return after Russia occupied their country. GOP Continued From Page 1 party will pick up strength in gress because the people have sponded "to our campaign of citing the record of the past, stating the issues of today, and offering positive, constructive program for the future." The republicans, he declared, have "resorted to the false charge of communism" because they have only a "record of obstruction" and no program for the future.

Big Vote Anticipated Hannegan said the estimate of nearly 60,000,000 qualified voters means there will be a "tremendous increase in the turnout" over previous off-year elections. He interpreted this as indicative of a protest by people against what he called the "obstructive performance" of GOP members of gress who are seeking reelection. In the republican camp, Reece said the chief reason the next gress will be republican is that the people have decided to turn over control to a party which "has proved by its record that it is able to give the nation orderly and efficient and economic government in harmony with the principles of the If current polls are accurate on trends, Reece said, his calculations may be "ridiculously inadequate." Bat he predicted the GOP would gain a minimum of 40 and a maximum. of 49 house seats. As for the senate, Reese said rock bottom estimates indicate the republicans are sure to win seven seats and have a 50-50 chance for seven more.

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