Chattanooga Daily Times from Chattanooga, Tennessee • 1

CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC LIBRARY Tri-State Weather CITY Fair: continued hot, TENNESSEE Fair today. GEORGIA Partly cloud? todav. ALABAMA Partly cloudy today. FH Wtitthtr Report im Pan if. "To Give the News Impartially, Without Fear or Favor" VOL.

liXXVIH. NO. 230. Zntered at tb Postoffiea at Chattanooga, Tenn at Seoond-Claa Mall Matter. CHATTANOOGA, FRIDAY, 1, 1947.

PRICE: 5 CENTS HUGHES SUBPOENAED ENA TE PR OBER TAFT INDORSED BY GOP IN OHIO; LIKELY TO-RUN SALES TAX HITS $2, 728,442.49 FIRS MONTH; YEAR'S TOTAL MA AMOUNT TO $37,000,000 HE SAYS BRAINERD CRASH ENDS 'DEATHLESS DAYS' AT 90 CITY SHARE $878,633 Estimated Revenue if Levy Should Reach Top Figure; $246,590 for County 2 British Hostages Hanged; Enraged Troops Kill 4 Jews Booby Trap Shatters Body sof One Sergeant as They Are. Cut Down Natanya Mayor Calls It 'Brutal'- 'Blast Knocks Down Neivsman A. I mmmm ayww sw t- 7cxy i I BY GENE CURRIVAN New York Timtt New Strvict. NATANYA, Palestine, July 31 Incensed by the hanging of two British soldiers by Jewish ter rorists, British military and police stormed into off-limits Tel Aviv tonight and killed four Jews and wounded 15 others. Indiscrim inate shooting was reported all over town, Three of the dead were riding in one bus, and other one in a second bus which was sprayed by Duiiets.

word or tne attack spread immediately, and Tel Aviv streets, (shops and cafes were emptied. The firsts fracas occurred in a beach where a group of soldiers started to wreck the place. They were disarmed by Jews who outnumbered them 10 to 1. Shortly afterward shooting started and windows were shattered right and left. Late tonight it was reported more troops were trying to enter the town and every effort was being made to keep them but.

Witnesses said the bus in which three died was fired on by either three or four armored cars which sped by with guns blazing. Sporadic shooting all over the place suddenly turned Tel Aviv into a deserted town, with all shops closed, houses darkened ami nothlnjg moving but military cars apparently looking for victims in this most serious attacks on Jews in the Holy Land since the 1936 and 1939 Arab riots. Earlier today it was feared (something similar might occur here in Natanya because of the proximity of army camps, and Haganah ordered all males to re main in town rather than be pos sible Isolated targets on the roads. Even though the military assured the populace. that there would be no reprisals, hundreds of women Sw tage your.

Column Three John Bryant, 17, of 2001 Tinsley Place was killed instantly and a companion, Jackson Keefe, 18, 1907 Huff Place, was injured seriously when the convertible coupe shown above crashed head-on into a truck on Brainerd Road, near McBrien Road, yesterday afternoon. The crash occurred an the city was in Its 91st day without a traffic death. Times staff Photo by Bob Espy. Telephone Rates Increased 16 Per Cent in State Today NASHVILLE, July 31 UP) A16-per cent raise in Tennessee intrastate telephone rates will go in effect at midnight tonight by court order. The immediate increase was authorized in court injunction obtained by the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele Malang, Scorched and Dead, Falls to Netherlands Army BATAVIA, Java, July 31 Sees Truman 'Dominated by CIO Charges a 'Befuddled Foreign Policy' COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 31 Sen.

Taft Ohio) declared to night President Truman "is still dominated by the principles of the CIO" and the only- way to get cooperation on domestic problems and redeem what he called a "befuddled foreign policy" is to elect a Republican President in 1948. He asserted he is "not happy about the country's foreign that the Administration's Germany policy "has wrecked the economy of Europe and now we are called upon for cash from our taxpayers to remedy the breakdown." Taft, indorsed earlier in the day by the Ohio Republican state committee and the state's GOP delegation in. Congress for his party's presidential nomination next year, criticized the President in both the foreign and domestic field and indicated this would be his line of attack when he takes the stump in September. The senior senator at an afternoon news conference thanked his fellow Republicans for their indorsement and said he would make a definite decision whether to run Oct. 3 when he returns from, his western speaking trip.

All signs indicate he will make the race. Lauds Congress' Retard At tonight's rally, attended by 1,300 Republicans from Ohio and near-by states, Taft praised the record of the Republican-controlled Congress session just finished. He struck vigorously at what he called its Communist and New Deal critics. As for the Marshall plan, he said tiis party is interested in reason able loans to foreign countries "to go to work and help themselves, but I believe those loans hereafter should be confined to actual goods, machinery and equipment necessary to enable the countries which receive them to restore their own productive ability. "Certainly," he added, "we must move very cautiously and be sure that additional loans really furnish Incentive to the foreign peoples involved to work harder to support themselves, and are not too burdensome on.

our own taxpayers." Taft said throughout the con-gressonal session adjourned last Sunday "it has become clear that the President is, completely opposed to the principles of the Republican Congress, representing the people of the United States." Taft said, considering everything1, the list of important laws adopted at the first session of the 80th Congress "has not been equaled by any Congress." "Subjects dealt with have been met "head with courage and directness," he said. As the session went forward, he added, the "saboteurs of good government were disappointed in each prediction" that the Republicans could not organize Congress, could not pass a labor bill, could not save money, could not cut taxes and Se Page Four, Column Six Calm Bank Clerk Foils Brunette's Holdup Try FORT SMITH, July 31 (JP) A slender brunette was art rested this afternoon about an hour after a woman tried to hold up the City National Bank here and officers said she admitted the unsuccessful robbery attempt. The woman identified herself as June Ashby, 21, Eureka Springs, and Deputy Sheriff Harry Gaessler and City Patrolman Bill Steele said she admitted the attempted holdup. The officers said she was armed with a loaded revolver when arrested, but offered no resistance. The woman entered the bank iin the heart of the Fort Smith business district about 1:15 p.m.

(CST) and pointed a gun at a teller, demanding his money. She escaped unobserved after the teller pushed the gun aside and ducked behind the counter. The officers arrested her walking along the street at Ninth and Rogers streets, about five blocks from the bank. ministration about 10 days ago fend that their engineers had gone over the report carefully and approved it. Kefauver had a lengthy conversation with Thomas McDonald, head of the PRA, Wednesday and was informed then that the project had been approved.

"They assured me that as soon as the proper application had been filed by the state highway department, they were willing to put it through and issue an order for construction," said Kefauver. "The shortage of steel may delay construction, but I see no reason why the bridge shouldn't be started within the next 12 -months." Kefauver said the PRA has the money available for the bridge and that the project would not be held up for Jack of money. While no official estimate has been made of the cost. Gentry said he thought it would be between $1,000,000 and $1,500,000. Under the terms of the bill passed by Congress, the Federal Government will build the bridge See Page Tyo, Column Four or Malang, seat of the Indonesian Republic parliament, fell to the Dutch today, The Netherlands army announced, and other Dutch columns raced toward the blazing town of Tjilatjap, chief Republican port on the south Java coast.

IIITS AT BREWSTER Accuses Maine Senator of Dragging Sex Angle Into Plane Contract Inquiry ARMY'S OPPOSITION CITED Lovett Says Leader Fought Use of Scarce Materials for Flying Boat WASHINGTON, July 31 UP) The Senate War Investigating Committee got out a subpoena for Howard Hughes tonight and the plane builder, In Los Angeles, called it "circus ballyhoo." He also accused Sen. Brewster Rep, chairman of-the full committee, of dragging a sex implication" involving in airline hostess into Its Investigation of his wartime contracts. These developments followed a hearing today which developed testimony that the Government may have to pay Hughes" an extra before it ever gets the huge flying boat ordered from him. and that the Joint chiefs of staff had opposed diversion of jfcarce materials to such cargo craft. Definite Reply The subpoena calling for Hughes to appear "forthwith" was issued after Sen.

Ferguson chairman of the subcommittee holding: the hearings, said he could get no definite reply to a request ior Hughes voluntary appearance. Hughes issued a statement, in turn, saying he will appear here "Wednesday, that pressure of buslines will prevent his going sooner, and that Brewster ana erguson are trying to make it appear they "are hot on the trail of an escap ing criminal. i Hughes earlier had issued a statement saying that Brewster is tryiaf no smear me with a yarn Cxt rt airplane hostess." Urewster was not available for eotnment on this tonight. 4 This business goes back to Mon-sy. when Harhes reported that Brewater "bummey $1,400 of free plana rises from him.

Brewster at that time told reporters in reply that accepted the rides only in order io accommodate Hughes with a conference. And the senator added that "a very attractive' hostess whom he did not name had been asked by Hughes to fly to Columbus, Ohio, from Washigton with Hughes and Brewster, but had refused. Brewster quoted her as having told him he would have had to come back alone with him (Hughes), and she didn't dare do that." Wgwed Statement Hughes today produced a signed abatement by Harriet Applewick, eriio he said was the hostess in -oet ion, denying the report as most ridiculous." And Hughes went on to say: Zt is a sad situation when a United States senator has to drag a lot of innocent girls into a congressional hearing, in order to achieve personal publicity. -But when he finds it necessary in involve an airline hostess with a implication, I think that is the lest straw," Ferguson told reporters he had asked Thomas Slack, Hughes attorney here to telephone Mr. nughes-and get me a yes or no answer on whether would appear tomorrow," but that the lawyer got no satisfactory reply.

Then, the senator said, he -asked Slack to telephone Hughes again but the attorney refused. The committee wanted to ques- Hod Hughes tomorrow along with feis publicity man, John Meyer, who has told previously behind closed tfoors of entertaining Government Page Two, Column Thre IN CIRCULATION DECLINES 16 MILLIONS WASHINGTON, July 31 UP) Honey in circulation declined by during the week ended July SO, the Federal Reserve Board reported today. This carried the volume of money in circulation down to That was J125.000.000 fedow the level of a year ago. Following is the text of the Federal Reserve statement: "During the week ended July 30, member bank reserve balances in creased $110,000,000. Additions to member bank reserves arose from Increases of $217,000,000 in reserve bank credit and $70,000,000 in gold stock, and decreases of $234,000, CZ3 in Treasury deposits with Federal Reserve banks and $18,000,000 In money In circulation, offset in part by increases of $415,000,000 In is an member deposits and other r'txSeral Reserve accounts and in Treasury, cash.

Excess reserves of member banks on July X.J were estimated to be approxi cately SO.000.000. "Holdings of loans, discounts and advances decreased $7,000,000, while holdings of United States Government securities increased $312,000,000. The increases in holdings of United States Government securities reflects increases of $253,000,000 in bills and 159.0O0.OO0 in certifies tes. TLAVn HOT WATER HEATERS are efficient aa acMeoateaL PROPERTY TAX CUT SEEN Gov. McCord Indicates Stat Assembly May Give Owner Relief at.

1949 Session From Timet NathvOle Bureaa. NASHVILLE, July 31 Tennessee retail sales tax collections of $37,000,000 annually were Indicated today with State Finance and Taxation Commissioner Sam K. Carson's announcement that June collections totaled $2,728,442.29. The figure for the June collections surprised most administration experts, who had been predicting $2,000,000 to $2,500,000 for that month. McCord, in a statement expressing his satisfaction over the large collections, said it' indicated total annual Income from the 2 per cent sales levy could be "around $30,000,000." The governor once, predjeted 20,000,000, but later raised his sights to $24,000,000.

The National Retail Department Stores Association said, however, June sales in department stores represented 7.4 per cent lof the 1946 total. If that is a fair indication of the percentage of aU sales, the Bales tax would produce slightly more than a year. (If the sales tax should go to $30,000,000 it is estimated the city of Chattanooga would receive a total of $587,563. If it should go to $37,000,000, it is estimated Chattanooga would receive $878,633. -(Chattanooga budgeted for sales tax income.

(If the sales tax should go to $30,000,000 it- is estimated Htm- ilton County would net $115,042 as its snare or me tunas over $20,000,000. If it should go to $37,000,000 Hamilton County, would net Of the June -collections. represented the sales tax 'and, $20,206 listed as use tax the levy on Items purchased outside Tennessee and brought into the state. Carson said the figure did not represent all use tax collections, since some use tax money was reported on sales tax forms, which haye a space for that purpose. Money reported in this manner was counted as sales tax, he said.

Gov. McCord said the unexpectedly large collections indicated the 1949 might revise the laws so counties could reduce property "If this continues," the governor "it will enable- the next general assembly to provide more benefits to the counties by amending the act that now provides for new school buildings, repair of buildings and improvement of transportation facilities to permit a portion of the money to be allocated to a reduction of taxes for school purposes from the county level. This would relieve the property of part of the burden in every county in the state." County however, will receive no money from the sales tax until after collections pass perhaps next year. The sales tax act provides counties will receive 80 per cent of all collections over $20,000,000, with the money distributed one-half, on a basis of population and the remaining half divided equally among the $5 counties. Counties Se Page Two, Column On Invaders Said En Route To Dominican Republic WASHINGTON, July 31 (JPV The Dominican embassy said to- night a three-ship expedition left from Cuba last night or this morning to invade the Dominican Republic.

Jose Vega, secretary to the ambassador, told newsmen tha "expedition" was composed of two landing barges and ona corvette equipped with cannon and machine guns. He placed the point of departure between- Antillas and Bar-racoa on the eastern tip of -Cuba. Vega had no estimate -of the number of men aboard the vessels. Dominican Ambassador -Julio Ortega Frier told reporters Saturday that 3,000 men recruited from Cuba, Guatemala, Venezutfla and Puert R1co were poised in Cuba to attack his country. This was dented by officials of Guatemala, Venezuela and Cuba.

A State Department "spokes- man said the department had heard about that an army of Communists "was "pre- paring to sail from Cuba to invade the Dominican Republic but that its information from its own representatives was insufficient to make any comment. The Dominican ambassador de-cribed the men as "Communist revolutionaries" and indicated their purpose was to overthrow-President Rafael Thujillo. HANGED BY TERRORISTS Clifford Martin (above)1 and Mervyn X'alce were hanged by Irgun terrorists In eucalyptus grove south, of Na tanyaw Amoclated Pre Photo. CP) The scorched, dead city said Dutch columns spearing soutnwara across west central Java from Tegal wece within 20 miles ofx Tjilatjap, the last important Republican held port in Java. A Republican communicfue acknowl edged tonight that Dutch col umns were advancing on two fronts south from Tegal.

This official said there was an "80 per cent chance" that other Dutch troops 'already had, or by tomorrow would have, landed on thesouth coaet near" Tjilatjap to seize the port and prevent further destruction. Capture of this port would cut the Indonesian Republic in two virtually at its center. Semi-official Putch dispatches from the resorfcfeity of Malang, considered the key. to east central Java, said: "The is a wilderness. Important buildings, factories, convents, cinemas were blown up days ago.

Shops have been pillaged and the city is dead." An earlier communique from the Indonesian army said "the scorched earth policy has been applied yesterday" in Majang. It said the city had been under- Dutch mortar fire and had been strafed by Netherlands planes.One hundred thousand Indonesians were reported to SB Page Four, Column Two se ereiiiiiwi i inninmn i iiia graph, Company, which was denied the temporary rate increase by the state railroad and public utilities commission earlierTh the day. The In junction was issued in Part II of Davidson County chancery court by Chancellor William J. Wade, It restrains the commission from putting into effect an order delaying the requested rate increase until after a full hearing on the merits of the case. The Bell Company petitioned the commission for the raise in rates last June 10 and asked that the increase become effective Aug.

1. The commission set a hearing on the petition for Sept. 8, and last Monday heard the company argue that a rate increase was needed Immediately and offer to put up bond to cover possible refunds to customers If the commission should decide against the requested increase. Chancellor Wade's injunction, Issued after the commission denied the appeal, ordered the company See Page Fifteen, Column Four Elizabeth Weds Nov. 20 In Westminster Abbey LONDON, July 31 UP) -Princess Elizabeth and Lt.

Philip Mountbatten will be married Nov. 20 at Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace announced tonight. 1 "The. king and queen have approved that the marriage of Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten shall take place at Westminster Abbey at 11:30 a.m.

on Thursday, 20th November, 1947," the brief statement said. The betrothal of the heiress presumptive and the former Greek prince had been given formal approval before the privy Council at the palace earlier today. King George VI's formal consent before the privy council carried out an old ritual. 4 YOUTH, 17, DIES IN AUTO WRECK John Gordon Bryant Traffic Death Is First in City in Past 90 Days Ten persons have been killed In traffic accidents on Chatta-noora streets durlna 1947. Tho of 1946 was 11.

The first traffic death on Chat tanooga streets in three months occurred yesterday afternoon at 4:25 o'clock when a speeding con yertible coupe driven by John Gordon Bryant, 17, of 2001 Tinsley Place, crashed head-on Into a large truck on Brainerd Road, near McBrien Road, the accident taking the life of young Bryant and sending a companion to a hospital with serious Injuries. Traffic Patrolmen W. B. Elam and T. R.

Butler said Bryant and SIC Jackson L. Keefe, 18, of 1907 Huff Place, a coast guardsman on leave here, were in the car, bor rowed from William E. Bryant, a brother of the traffic victim. The car, according to an investigation by the officers, was speeding east on Brainerd Road and swervedto the left to pass a furniture truck. Out of control and tilted on two wheels, it smashed with terrific force into the front end of a Blue Plate Foods, truck driven by Roland Kendall of 181 South Mouy street.

Kenaan received a neck injury in the crash. Thrown From Car Kendall told the officers Keefe was thrown out of the car his body hurtling over the truck and falling on tne edge or tne highway. The truck driver swerved his vehicle to the right in a vain attempt to prevent the collision, heading tne truck almost directly toward a group of persons standing at the end of-the Brainerd bus line. The spectators scattered and none was struck by the truck. A Chattanooga physician exam ined Bryant at the scene and pre-: nounced him dead, the body later being taken to the Campbell Clinic in a Wann-Chapman ambulance for examination.

Death was apparently due to a crushed chest, See Pag Two, Column Two inches fell, leaving a deficiency of 2.15 the month. July had its hot afternoons as well as its cold mornings, and 11 days had readings of 90 or above. The last two days of the month went up to 96. But it could have been hotter-July, heat record is 104, set on July 23, 1934. Highest mean was 82 in 1930.

Average is 77,4. It could have been drier only .67 inch of rafn fell in the record dry month in 1902. And it could have been wetter 1349 inches of rain fell in July, 1916. There were thunderstorms on seven days, none of them of great violence. Thunderstorms and hail have been responsible for many loW-temperature readings in years past, but this year's cold came dry and all the way from the Arctic Circle.

With seven months of the year gone, rainfall for 1947 is only 1.09 inches below normal, but there is an accumulated temperature deficiency of 294 degrees. DROP FORECAST IN MEAT PRICES Amount Will Be Governed by Consumers, Agriculture Department Reports WASHINGTON. July 31 CP) The Agriculture Department said tonight meat prices may come down in the fall winter, but the amount will be governed largely by consurrters themselves It said that if demand for meat continues strong, the price decline may be modest. But prices would drop substantially by late In the it added, should consumer Incomes and-spending decline materially. The department made no forecast as to future consumer demand and income.

It noted that employment and national income have risen to record heights. The prediction of possible lower prices is based ojt prospects that marketings of slaughter hogs and cattle will increase in the fall and reach a peak in the winter. The normal fall increase in beef produced from grass fed cattle may be a little later ttian usual, the department said, because of the excellent condition of pastures this year. Normally these cattle start moving to market in large volumes during late August and September, The department said hog marketings are likely to be somewhat greater during the October-March period than a year earlier, but that See Pa ge Two, Column Six BOTTLER, WOMAN TO PEN IN SUGAR RATION FRAuD SANTA FE, N. July 31 UP) A.

M. Bartlett, Hobbs, N. Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. official, oday was fined $30,000 and sentenced to five years in Federal prison, and Mrs.

Trudy S. Edwards was sentenced to one year in prison on their convictions in. two Government sugar fraud indictments. The Government charged they were responsible for illegal withdrawal of( 1,250,000 pounds of industrial rationed sugar and its diversion to soft drinks manufacture. Bartlett was fined $10,000 on each of three counts In the first which charged he and Mrs.

Edwards falsified ration records at the Lea County State Bank, and was sentenced to serve five 'years on each of four counts. The fines were cumulative, but the sentences are to run concurrently. Mrs. Edwards drew one year on each of the. four counts, to run concurrently.

In the second indictment on which the two were convicted last week of conspiracy to defraud the United States, Bartlett was placed on probation for five years following the termination of his prison sentence, on payment of fines assessed in the other conviction. Mrs. Edwards was placed on two years probation. 7-4)404. MEBCHANTS DELIV.

for yeur moving, trncklac. aeliy. n'ofiu. (Adr.) A high Dutch official FORD FOREGOES SUIT PROVISION Offer Is Made in Effort to Secure Agreement, Avoid Threat of Strike- DETROIT, July' 31 UP The Ford Motor Company offered to night to ignore damage suit provisions of the Taft-Hartley Labor Law if its 107,000 organized workers gave certain pledges in return. Henry Ford II, president of the company, announced the offer through company offices here after a conference with CIO President Philip Murray earlier In the day.

Ford acted in the face of a strike threat from the CIO United Auto Workers, who will decide Saturday on a proposal to walk out at Ford plants, probably next week. Ford, In a statement, laid down the following proposal: "we have, to be specific, pro posed that the company will agree not to Institute suit against the union for damages arising out of illegal strikes under the following good raith conditions: "1. If the union has not inspired or authorized such an illegal strike, and "2. If the union will agree promptly to denounce publicly such an illegal strike, and "3. If the union and its responsible officers and agents will agree to use prompt and honest effort to prevent or end any such illegal strike, and "4.

If the impartial umpire who. by agreement with the union, decides other points of difference arising out of our contract and who has always had the complete confidence of both the union and the company, can be the final judge as to whether the union has Sw Pag Two, Column Eight SUPERFORTS IN ALASKA, WILL CONTINUE TO U. S. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 31 UP) Seven of eight army Superfortresses making a long-distance flight from Tokyo to Washington, D. landed at Elmendorf Field at 2:25 p.m.

PST (5:25 p.m. EST) today. The eighth plane had been forced down at Adak, in the outer by a bad fuel connec tion. Bridge Spanning Dam Given. Approval In Washington; State Action Needed 8 Daily Low Temperature Marks Set In July, but Mean Misses by Fraction Rep.

Estes Kefauver notified County Judge Wilkes T. Thrasher's office that the Public Roads Administration has approved the construction of a bridge over Chickamauga Dam and of-ficials-here said the bridge may be started as soon as the state highway department files an application. Judge Thrasher Is out of the city on his vacation, but County Manager James Gentry said that approval of this project by the PRA means that the bridge will be built. In a telephone conversation with Rep. Kefauver in Washington later in the day, the congressman expressed confidence that the bridge will be built and predicted that construction will be started within a year.

The state highway department had filed with the Public Roads Administration a survey showing how much traffic would be served by construction of the bridge and the necessity for building it. Kefauver said thi survey was received by the Public Roads Ad July set a record for low-temperature record breaking but its mean of 75.5 degrees missed the all-time monthly low of 75.4 set up in 1891, by a fraction of a point Eight low records for July temperatures were set during July, but the month went out yesterday in a blaze of heat. The high was 95 degrees at 3:30 p.m., and last night's forecast was for a high of 96 degrees today. New dally-low readings were 60 on July 4, 61 on July 8, 60 on July 11, 60 on July 20, 61 on July 21, 56 on July 23, 56 on July 24, and 58 on July 25. Low means were the 70 on July 22 and 23.

In addition, 56 on July 9, 63 on July 19 and 62 on July 30 equaled daily low records and the mean of 69 on July 10 was the low for that date set in 1920. Racing up and down the thermometer for its second place finish, July neglected rainfall. Nor mal is 4.25 inches and only IT.