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The Weather Fair and warmer Monday; Tuesday fair. Virginia Fair and somewhat warmer today. KINGSPORT NEWS VOL. IV NO. 329 KINGSPORT, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1946 8 PAGES, 5 CENTS IX A.FITE AND TEX CEXT STOKE--Determined to be with her sailor sweetheart Marguerite Pave Human who stowed away on a Honolulu-bound ship, has obtained employment in a five and ten cent store in Honolulu.

John Henry Ochsner, 19, heir to a 52,000,000 oil fortune, is pictured as he visited Marguerite at her job. Ochsner's mother, Mrs. Hilda C. Ochsner of Oakland, is opposing the marriage. CAP Wirephoto.) Clashes Between Greeks, Communists Leave 20 Dead First Returns From Nationwide Election Indicate Leftwing Failure In Boycott By L.

S. CHAKALES Athens Clashes between Communists and Greek government Cutest a Si uiiaL near- th forces left possible 20 persons dead Sunday in the region of storied: in the Iranian case before April in occupied Germany Mt. Olympus, while first returns from the nationwide election indicated! 10 Sunday night notified the Unit- trie leftwing had failed in its campaign to have voters boycott the po'Is. Skies were sunny throughout Greece and voting in many places was Reds First To Pay UNO Fee Delegation Still Boycotts Iran Meet 6AV "THERB IT IS" IN Just A Feiv Minutes lo It you're Bunting house or harness 11 ou need a car or a crndlc, you would locate a room or a radio, turn to Klnssport Newj Want Ads. These Interesting column.

reuularly list hundreds and hundreds ot Items to nil everyday needs. Arranged, In easy-to-rend form, they miko It tor you to say, "Them It Isl" after tew minutes' reading. Read Them Regularly Klugsport News Want Ads Strike Of 400,000 Miners Looms In Coal Fields Today New York Soviet Russia, whose delegate walked out of the United Nations Security Council week in protest against hear- connection with the most dangerous No Injuries Reported By Yank Raiders 200 Homes Searched In Western Germany; 1,000 Nazis Held By RICHARD A. O'REGAN Frankfurt, and British raiding parties lave searched homes in 200 towns western Germany and Austria rounding up about 1,000 Germans suspected of Nazi plotting, military authorities said Sunday night. American intelligence officers said that no reports of injuries to 7,000 Allied combat troops and counter-espionage agents had been received.

Gun Exchanges Reported Gun exchanges reportedly occurred in several towns and villages between Allied soldiers and individual Germans who were tak- into custody for questioning in Strike; No Action Is Planned No Progress Government Resigned To Coal Made During Sunday Meet 16,000 Miners In Southwest Virginia To Start Walkouts heavy, with order prevailing in most of the country. It was the first parliamentary election in more than 10 years. Russia -Shad opposed holding the election at this time, refusing to send observ- and left-wing parties declined put up candidates. To Report April 10 (The American-British-French mission observing the election announced in London issue April 10 its report on the freedom and fairness of the polling. The announcement said the Allied representatives could issue their report only after they had sifted reports observer teams throughout the country).

The Ministry of Public Order an- Rev. Davenportl?" Dies Of Illness Funeral For Pioneer Minister Set Tuesday The Rev. M. X. Davenport, SO died at 1:30 a.m.

Sunday at home of his daughter, Mrs. D. nounced a eleven gendarmes Pepew, of 1106 Cherry StreetJ were and two wounded after Death followed a i i iilness. a Danc 100 described as Commu- He is survived by his wife, ists attacked a gendarmerie sta- Amanda Rowe a of Kings-i a Saturday night at Litok- port; three Mrs. i nl the foot of Mt.

Olympus. Hyder of Jonosboro; Mrs. A. Kyle! I 8 cncl armcs were missing, of Johnson City, and Mrs. D.

D. Tnc ttie with the Communists, Depew of Kir.s.sport; two sons. Roy 'th automatic weapons and end Marvin Davenport of Rock a Ia sted more than an hour. Eprings; one brother, Harvey. Johnson City: three sisters, Mrs George Gobble.

Mrs. Elbert Reynolds and Mrs. Tom Kestner of Xingsport: 14 i i and i great a i Funeral Tuesday Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Maple Street Methodist Church with the Rev. E.

L. McConnell in charge assisted by the Rev. Glenn Lippse. the Rev Soe MIXISTEK, Pa-e 8 Dog Promo led To Second Grade on the order of Mary's little has followed his master to school every day since last September, except, of course, that morning the dog catcher got him. The sad-eyed, tail-wagging dog of mixed ancestry is by seven-year-old Larry Morrison.

Despite the difference in their scholastic records, both were promoted to the second grade. Bo was tag Lar Ing pokey, and bailed him out. The station was set afire and the five missing gendarmes were believed buried in the debris. Several Killed A dispatch from Salonika said The Ministry of Public Order reported also that two persons were killed when two groups of "rival" political factions clashed at Meli- galas in the Peloponnesus. The first official returns from three precincts showed the Populists won 540 votes, the National Bloc 330 and the Liberals 200, with See GREEK, Page 8 Steel Plants Have Week's Coal Supply Cleveland--7P--Some steel plants have only Hambone's Meditations By ALLEY DE wu'sr TVUNG 'BOOT PIS HEAH IS YOU JES' CAIH' TELL W'6N YOU GITS WELL cd Nations it had paid its Unitei Nations assessment of $1,723,000 in full.

Russia thus became the first of the large contributors in the El United Nations to make the full payment of the money assessed the member nations for tho maintenance and operation of the United Nations Organization. The announcement that the Russians have paid in full came while the Security Council, with the Russian a still 'dissenting, marked time awaiting replies from Iran and Russia to the world peace agency's request for more information on the status of the Russian-Iranian case. "Great news" was the description applied to the Russian financial action by a member of one delegation who withheld use of his name. "I think we all would like to consider it as a sign of continued Russian devotion to UNO and that we will soon get over this temporary absence." Cable Received The Russians here have made it clear they walked out only on the Iranian case. They have continued to participate in sessions of the council's committee of experts on procedure.

Tryve Lie, secretary general of United Nations, who Friday 29 dispatched the: complete infor- two governments, announced Sunday night the follow- Froin Page I Chiang Kai-shek's Son Is Criticized discontent with the way China's government has handled the Manchurian affair flared Sunday with a demand for An official U. S. Army headquarters announcement a i a the manhunt of Nazi men, women and youths suspected of underground plotting against the Allies was "carried out without unusual incidents." The Army authorities added that the announcement was based on incomplete reports. Virtually resistance was offered the raiders by the majority of those seized. Girl Arrested with 'which: the'majddty of raiding parties accomplished their missions was typified by the arrest of Trude Sommer, 25, in North Frankfurt.

A dark haired girl suspected of contact with ringleaders of the anti-Allied plot, she was sleeping in her parents' apartment when a group of four counterintelligence agents smashed in the front door of the building and aroused the family. The raid was led by a Jewish agent who himself had escaped the in Berlin eight years ago Field Marshal Viscount Gort British Wai- Leader Dies Illness Is Fatal To Viscount Gort Marshal Viscount Gort, 50. who commanded the British Expeditionary Force to France and the retreat from Dunkerque early in World War II, died Sunday in Guys Hospital after a long illness. A former chief of the British Imperial Staff and a distant cousin of King George VI, Gort resigned as commander in chief and high for Palestine last fall because of ill health, and came to London for treatment. July 10, 1886, he succeeded tiFs father as the'" sixth 'Viscount Gort at the age of 16.

He was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst Military College. Professional Soldier A descendant of a long line of warrior Britons, Lord Gort had been a professional soldier since he was 19 years old. Pittsburgh-- (AP) A nation-wide work stoppage by 400,000 miners formally began Sunday with the expiration of the AFL-United Mine Workers' contract with the bituminous coal industry. Diggers in thousands across the country aside their tools to "take a rest" under the union's traditional policy of "no contract, no work." The uppermost issue ostensibly was the union's demand that tho operators pay a "royalty" on each ton of coal produced to set up a health and welfare fund for UMW members. of pits were laying Washington JP The government was resigned Sunday night to a nation-wide bituminous coal strike.

A White HOUM spokesman President Truman had nothing to say and there was no suggestion of White House action before the strike deadline at midnight Sunday night. Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach explained there would be little advantage in pressing for an extension of the old contract. Union Chief John L. Lewis served notice he was terminating his one-year-old agreement with the bituminous operators Sunday night and reiterated that the miners would follow their tradi- these issues first in 20 days of negotiations with the operators. He said he would not talk about shorter hours at more pay until agreement was reached on thesa questions.

75,000 Pennsylvania anthracite, hard coal, miners are not involved in the bituminous dispute. Their contract may be terminated June 1. Schwellenbach said there were varying estimates from the disputing parties as to the extent of coal stores. Generally speaking, utilities and railroads were believed to be in better position than the steel mills in this re-' spect. Government efforts were ui vnui L3 were con policy of "no contract, no centrated on holding the stop- Norton, 16,000 of Virginia's soft-coal miners in the southwest sector of the state answered John L.

Lewis' United Mine Workers (AFL) in a work stoppage after their contract expired at midnight last night. Except for skeleton maintenance crews at the various mines in Lee, Wise, Dickenson, Tazuwell and Buchanan counties, the miners did not report for work when tho midnight shift took over. An estimated tons of coal was mined in Virginia last year. There were no last minute developments that gave any hope the valkout could be averted. A White House spokesman said there was work.

The strike call ostensibly was over the health and safety -of the United Mine Workers, rather than their paychecks or working hours. Demanding a health and welfare fund and improved safety measures in the mines, Lewis put page down to as brief a period as possible. Last year the bituminous miners were idle 11 days before a contract was signed. Negotiations between Lewis and the operators today, at 2:30 p.m. (E.S.T.) with Paul Fuller of Akron, Ohio, acting as special mediator for Schwellenbach.

Writer Recalls Okinaiva Details On Anniversary By JAMES S. UNDSLEY Los was just a year ago Sunday, on a bright and beautiful Easter morning, that American Marines and doughboys assaulted the shores of Okinawa, last major land operation of the Pacific war, and one that all but snoeked the props from under the crumbling Japanese empire. The landing In manjr ways was an anti-climax, for weeks ahead of D-Day, or "Love' Day" as it was called for some reason best known to the high command, we had been the most horrendous series o'f briefings within the memory of nan. First of course, there were the Japs, but as secondary periU we were warned of such things us venomous snakes, leprosy, malaria, mbonic plague and something the a coat, hurriedly wrapped her shoulders, the girl's an investigation of Chiang Kai- shek's elder son. The demand was voiced in a resolution adopted by the People's Political Council, composed of all parties, which echoed charges of a mismanagement made recently at the Congress of the Kuomintang, the Generalissimo's party.

The resolution asked the govern- magazine Steel said Sunday. "Effect of such a walkout is difficult to gauge, depending on the length of the strike and size of coal inventory at various steel plants," the weekly review of the industry observed. "The latter vary but in some cases only a week's supply is on hand. From'this low point, stocks of coal reach 30 days' supply or in a few cases, about two or three weeks being a fair average: "Thus, cessation of coal shipments would close some plants in a week, while others might be able to continue operations up to a month, should the strike continue that long. In any case, short of resumption of mining within a short time, steel would be hampered seriously." Good Morning A Little Chuckle To Start The Day Fort Drveiih, al)ly the wrong sizes, too.

Post exchange officials reported Sunday 183 pairs of stockings missing from a shipment marked "nylons." "The lin.Yc.s were inisliiliclli-d," the i i a said. "They u-ere rnyull." Generalis- special commis- affairs in Manchuria; Gen. Hsiung Shih-hui, director of the Generalissimo's headquarters in Manchuria, and Chang Kia-ngau, special commissioner for economic affairs in Manchuria. With around 55-year-old mother greeted the agents. The girl dressed slowly and without betraying any emotion.

When she was rqndy to leave with 'Americanischc polizei," she calmly Sco RAIDS, Page 8 3-Year-Old Boy, Missuig 4 Days, Rejoins Parents Philadelphia JP-- Three-year- old Mayer Trobman rejoined his deeply grateful parents Sunday, ending four days of anguished waiting. Little Mayer disappeared from the steps in front of his home last Wednesday but was found at At-, tica, N. two days later. To all questions from his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Trob- man, the blue-eyed boy merely said: "I've been away." What happened between the time he disappeared and when he wa found remained a mystery--at leus so far as what the little boy wa able to say. Emilia Regina Sobka, 23-year-olc parolee from the state reformatorj for women at Clinton, N. wa brought with the child to Philadelphia for questioning after he arrest by Attica The U. S. attorney at Buffalo first filed charges of kidnaping against the woman but later withdrew the charges.

He served with distinction in the no su est of White House ac- First World War, earning the rank I i prior tn tne deadline. of Brevet-Major by HOIS. In 1037, War Secretary Leslie Horii- Bcllsha was casting about for a leader to reshape Britain's armed forces to modern requirements, he was promoted--over the heads of 90 other generals--to the British Army's highest post, that of the chief of trip Imperial Staff' Sec GOKT, Page. 8 GOP Continues To Beat Drums For Rep. Reece Washington Republicans searching for a new national committee chairman were still beating drums Sunday for Rep.

Carroll Fleece of Tennessee and former Senator John A. Danaher of Con- iccticut, i the 56-year-old Southerner appearing to have a slight edge. A successor to the retiring Her- lert Brownel), of New York will be chosen today in a one-day session of the 106-member corn- Hopes of an eleventh-hour solution of the controversy between John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers (AFL) and the coal producers slipped away with failure to reach an agreement at their conferences in Washington. The government called on Paul Fuller of Akron, Ohio, special mediator In tho rubber Industry, to mediate the differences.

Confer- Sco COAL, Page 8 Draft Boards See Difficulty In April Quotas Washington JP The Army Bulgarian Leaders Announce Formation Of New Cabinet Bulgarian gov- Premier Kimon Georgiev In- ernment announced Sunday for- eludes representatives of the Fa- ination of a new cabinet but said opposition party representatives were excluded a Russia considered their terms for participation contrary to the decision of the "Big Three" foreign ministers in Moscow last December. Resignation of the Bulgarian cabinet ten days ago had led some observers to predict that the government might adopt a United States suggestion that the cabinet bo broadened to include the opposition party leaders. However, a communique issued Sunday shortly "before the new cabinet was announced said that "the Soviet Union considered the terms presented by the opposition for participation rn the government are contrary to the decision of the Moscow conference the three foreign ministers. That is why they arc unacceptable." Tha new cabinet, liciulod ty theriand Front, Communist, Agrarian, Radical and Socialist parties. Only five new names ap- pcar--two from the Fatherland Front, two from the Communists, and one from the Agrarian ranks.

(The Moscow radio, quoting an official Bulgarian communique, said Sunday the decision to form a new cabinet was taken "in consequence of the unwillingness of the two opposition groups to make concessions" In their demands, which included early general elections.) At the conference of foreign ministers of Russia, Britain and the United States in Moscow last December it was agreed that if the Bulgarian government were widened to Include two "truly representative" opposition members both the United States and i a i wnuhl tender formal recognition to Bulgaria, mittee. Attention also be given to expansion of current party policy statements: A seven-man subcommittee appointed last December to consider supplementing a congressional GOP policy statement held a meeting Sunday to go over a batch of suggestions gathered from Republicans all over the country. Predominant lobby talk at the Hotel Statler, scene of the national committee meeting, favored avoidance of a bitter chairmanship contest. Some members were discussing Kenneth Bradley, Connecticut.com- mitteeman, and Harry Darby, member from Kansas, as compromise candidates. Darby, however, was reported not interested.

School Credits Awarded Veterans State Department of Education has evolved a formula for awarding high school credits to students who entered the armed forces prior to graduation, R. R. Vance, state high school supervisor, reported Sunday. The formula worked out by Vance embraces methods by which can receive high school credit. They 1.

BnsJc training or recruit trnin- ng course. 2. Work taken by cqrrespond- nce or extension from the high chool last attended. 3. Work taken in service schools.

4. Work taken by correspondence rom tho United States Armed Forces Institute. fi. Basis of nvcrago standard on tests of general edtirii- Uonal duvcloDinonu ran into new manpower difficulties Sunday. Selective Service reported that estimates from local boards raised doubts whether the draft could meet the War Department's higher April demand for 125,000 men, including those in the physically substandard class.

The April figure was boosted to overcome shortages of the last several months. The 6,443 local'boards were directed to comb over their previously rejected 4-Fs, but many reported in preliminary estimates they could not supply substantially larger n' who could meet even the reduced requirements for limited military duty. The April quota will come largely from throe classes. These are 4-F, composed of those previously rejected as below physical standard; 2-AL, those deferred because of civilian occupations who otherwise would be in the 4-F class; and 2-CL, men deferred as farm workers who otherwise would be 4-F. 'publican candidate.

ism supposed to enter at the ankles and work its destructive way up through the human frame with dire results. No CasuAltica So that Eaatcr morning, as we steamed the last few miles up to the line of departure--the point where tho landing craft took off-none of us considered himself a good insurance risk. And the amazing thing was that we made the landing almost without a hint of opposition. Several hours after landing, I made a hasty tour of the two Marine divisions involved, anc found not a single casualty from enemy action. The campaign for Okinawa turned out to be bloody enough, but there was little shed on opening day.

Instead of defending the beaches, the Jap elected to dig himself In on the southern end of the island. But the military leaders never were fooled. They knew they were See OKINAWA, Page 8 Ex-Governor Of Idaho Dies Boise, Idaho IP Charles Ben Ross, 69-year-old ex-governor of Idaho who served three terms, died Sunday In a Boise hospital. Ross was admitted to the hospital 10 days ago and his condition Saturday was described as "critical" mainly because of high blood pressure. A physician attributed death to a heart ailment.

A Democrat, Ross served as chief executive of his native Idaho from 1931 to 1936. He attempted comeback In 1938, received Democratic nomination, but was Linkous, who investigated the fcated by C. A. Bottolfscn, the Re- Reds Say Iran Is UNO Block Pravda Writers Air International Views By REMBERT JA3EES Moscow The Communist Party newspaper Pravda charged Sunday that tho Iranian problem had been "artifically turned into a. stumbling block in tho way of successful and fruitful activity" of the United Nations Security The written by: international reviewer, commented: "How strange It is that some members of the Security Council, on this question'took a more irreconcilable nosition than the Iranian.

Prime' Minister Qavam. He considered it possible to postpone it for 14 days if it was found necessary discuss the question at all in the Security Council." International The Soviet press printed no news dispatches Sunday about the Sccu- Council meetings in New York. but the press commented on a widt rariety of international matters as ollows: 1. Tho government newspaper Iz- restla said all available information ndicated the new British-Trans- 'ordan treaty was n. first move in a careful plan for "creation under Sngllsh protection of a huge Arabian federal state in the Middle East" 2.

Izvestia's expert on Near East affairs also discussed a recent Turkish-Iranian a which he said heralded a rapproachment Indicating "that preparations for formation of a Turkish-Arab bloc become more and more active." 3. The international reviewer of Pravda said the Chungking news- See PRAVDA, Page 8 Stonega Negro Held After Roadhouse Death TImei-News Virginia Bureau Stonega, a i Campbell, 18, Negro, was in Wise County jail last night charged with murder in the fatal shooting of another Negro, Walter Thomas, at a dance hall here late Saturday night. Wise County Deputy Sheriff Frank Linkous reported. The deputy shot through said Thomas was the heart with a single barrel shotgun. Several bystanders were Injured by flying shots at the same time, he said.

Hoover Terms Food Problem In Poland Worst He Has Seen Warsaw Herbert Hoover said Saturday night that the fool situation in Poland was the worst he had seen thus far in Europe, and that study by American experts showed "over 2,600,000 children to be terribly subnormal from under-nourishment." He reported his American commission Investigating European food conditions In Poland Hint "5,000,000 children should have more food and more appropriate food at once." The former president in a-prepared statement said he found the Polish food situation "far worse" than that of Italy, but expressed tho hope that if needy countries were able to get through i the next harvest, "then the wolf the door would go away, at for 11 whiic." iloovur's i i waji scheduled to leave by plane Sunday morning for Helsinki, Finland. "This is the worst situation we have seen so far, in every respect," Hoover's statement said." "It is lightened only by the hope and gallantry of the Polish people. They are digging themselves out of tho greatest political, Intellectual and moral destruction ever known. "But my mission hn's no part In political, oconomlc or uoclnl matters. It Is solely concerned with food.

"Armies have four times swept over Poland, living on the country, and she had five years of German occupation. The population of the new Poland, about will be about 11,000,000 less than old Poland, of which probably 15,000,000 were killed. A Polish woman remarked to mo today, are weary shooting, with O. B. Tucker, W.

H. Davis, and Jess Mainous, officers of the Stonegn colliery, said Officer Tucker issued the warrant for Campbell's arrest. Linkous said eyewitnesses gave this account of the shooting: Campbell came to the dance hall in a state of intoxication and was ejected by other dancers after he'd caused a disturbance. Campbell returned to his home then, Linkous said he was told, and returned with a shotgun. He waited In the darkness outside until Thomas started out the door some time later and then Campbell fired directly at him, wounding several other patrons nearby.

The deputy said Campbell was on three years' probation from tho i i i a Industrial School ns result of a previous shooting incident. Fair Weather Seen For Area Fair and warmer weather was forecast for this section today in a report by the Associated Prcs.f. Tho forecast for both Tcnncasoo and Virginia was fair and somewhat a with Hula change.