The Index-Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina • Page 1

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Li A T4r Mrtl claaS a4 aliihl. If mm, The Leading Newspaper of Western South Carolina VOU NO. 79 ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIU GREENWOOD, 8. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, ATRIL 21.

1347 associated press ftau res nea rtAiriut TRICE HVE CENTS il MUM rHE: AM BBS TO S90H CLEANUP OF TEXAS CITY DEBRIS BEGINS Merger Frederik Becomes King of Denmark President Terms Present Economic Situation 'Acute' Invited By AFL Death Ends Year Reijm Christian Son Succeeds Copenhagen. April II Asks For 'Moderation' by Business; 'Forbearance' bv Labor, Plus Greater Productivity; All-Out Effort by Fanners; 'Wise Guidance' by Government New York. April 21 AP IVcsIdent Truman, cautioning that the economic situation is "acute," appealed today for a united effort to bring prices down and prevent a depression. Addressing the annual luncheon of members of the Associated Press the Chief Executive said there must be: 1. "Moderation on the part of business." 8.

"Forbearance on the part of labor," plus greatcd productivity. 4. "Wise guidance and action on the part of the government" Here he reiterated his plea against cutting taxes now and called for extension of rent, export and credit controls. The address, highlight of newspaper convention week in N'ew York City, was brodacast by the four major networks from the grand ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria. Preaident praised the service of tht American press la wartime.

Then he said: i "We art now at a stsge la oar astloaal economic lift when the Am-eriesa press raa render similar services. "The manner Jn which tht Amertraa preaa makes clear lo oar rltliens tht. problekiA that fart la maintaining oar prosperity aad the reasons why it Is esarntlal to adraact that prosperity aa help determine' the store welfare of every family In tht I' sited Slates." "I Iskt comfort In tht knowledge.4 ht concluded In prepsrad sddress. "thst tht press of this country will accept this responsibility for service In tht saint high 'spirit with which It hss always served this nation." Mr. Tramaa tied In his proposals for bolstering 4 he economy at homa with his progrsm ot helping fret peoples abroad maintain their freedom.

Although ht did not refer by name either RrjMta his plan for aiding Oreect aad Turkey resist Commtnterar thtyrxtsldenLde- v. Wcrkrrs In foreground watr a tor is crane and a bulMoc Otfti start wrc krj waterfront area of Texas ntv. Texas, where a nrlrt tf etpUijons anat M0 aVsths and tnjur'ea In smre than IPT pernn. tAP rnrryhntrt. No Further Efforts To Get Trunk Line Air Service Here Greenwood's future air wn kt will depend on the public response to the Southern Airways feeder lino which will begin operation here within a few months, with no further attempts lie tng made for the present to obtain trunk line scr- Kink PrvoarU IX.

-) -ckl lueee of nude, taatartng and speed, took Denmark throne today as aworee or to hit father. Chrtetlaa death at Tl tod night ended rclg of years through two world warn. Knud Krtatenaen, premier of this eonsUtuOunal monarchy, vastohed-Jed to procUlim him sing lh thirty-eighth hto lint this after-Boos) frofaa tht balcony of parue-srwrtt a aneettng place. Christians-barf eaaUe Ujub famalbnng his automatic mctwWm to mlermrup when Chrtatlasj died. Preliminary to the procUmeUoa was meeting of tht cabinet council, to Which Pred-art betonga.

Death cam to Christian at 11:04 p. m. tt 04 p. av EST la his curtained, three-windowed bedroom of Amailmborg eattla In tht cntr of Oupenhagm. lain Estlir Ht had km Ul IS days since suffering a heart atuck Easter Sunday, and unconscious aim oat eight hours.

A doctor oca- of the king's four rrporlrd death duo to heart failure. While bedfast, ChrUUan had developed lung trouble and gangrene. With the king when he died vert Queen Alexandrine; Crown lrtnre Prederlk. regent since April predertk's wife, Ingrld, and Chrts-tlan a other eon. Print Knud.

4S. A eouurt aouroe reported the king last words to them were: "My task on thai earth to over. I have peace with my Ood and alia myself. I am so tired, six" Outside vailed some 1.000 of the kings subjects. To them the word "His MsJCttX UKd 10 minutes wgo." Men took oft thrtr I ton.

Women bowed, some with tears In their eyes. This city's two newspapers, publication because of a strike, broadcast the news by loudspeaker. Chaanptoet ef iTasaaas ChrUUan vas known to 4.000.000 eubjecu in this tiny country of 17.000 square mltoo as a democratic monarch and a champion of Danish freedom. He was an imposing ruler alx feet, areen Inches talL Ha became king May 12, 1113. in to his fsther.

rrtderlk V1IL In the nrst World War. he kept his country neutral. Aftervard A plebiscite give Denmark the 1.300 quart mllee-of Nord Alesvlg, for merly part of in the tost war iha oermans in-Taded Denmark April I. 1940. and Christian submitted to ssvt Denmark from devastation.

The Invaders left him alone until 1MX vhen evidently worried by the Danes' uncooperative attitude, they shut him up in Sorgenfrt castle. Solon Urges $11-2 Billion Defense Cut Steel Wage Pact Cheers Up Industry Pittsburgh. April 21 AV-Agree--nent on wage increases of tl a day Green Telegraph? CIO President to Attend Meeting Thursday Weafclagto. April II 11 The Art. tiiailt rvaaril today (a-iUd CIO peoee toBttt roarer bete Tkarwday aseeger of the two big tokof orgaaisathNM.

AIL rretdat Wllllaas Greek aanotta'rd the lavltettoa after a it.ng of the roaarll to diamas ierl proaiveaa. tarladlag the ftrospwt that Coagrs will eaa-t rharp reatrtHlona oa labor aaka a tlvllW OrKS asld telegram was dUpstihed la CIO Preekfeat rhlllp Marray aaggeadag the aireilnf The groaps have ssade geslarea toward aaloa. but a real pmgreae la that dlrvrtion. The roaarUg decision to bring ap the matter scala at thla tle appeared to be traceable to the rrliis building ap tor labor aaloas la Ike form of iegUlatloa la Coa-yra. The CIO baa Inalsted that before "orgsatc anHy" raa be dlecuaeed.

hoth orgaalsatkas Kb a tout of more tkaa ISJOO.eoO anem-bera mask cooperate la righting restrictive legtaietlo oa Capitol Hill aad la state leflslatarea. I'p to now. la the esrhaage of romDisalrstlon betvee the two groups the AFL has roa leaded that effective oooperstloa la that field eaa aely bo achieved by ae-taal merger of the two groape. Eerh orgsalsattoa has a eonuatt-tee of five empowered to discuss merger. The Aft enmpoaed ef Creen.

John Levis of the Miners. William Hutcbason Of the Carpenters. Daniel i. Tobln of the Teamsters, and Oeorgt Meany. ecreury-treasurer of the APU The CIO commiuea Includes Murrav.

Walter P. Reuther of the Auto Workers. Emil Rlevt of the Textile Workers, Jscob Potofky of the Amalgamated Clothing Work-era, and Albert J. PlUgerald of the United Electrical Workers. The API council to scheduled lo meet here for about two weeks.

Thus, the federations policymaking group will be on hand for most, if not all. of tht Senate's debate on a committee-softened labor ill which some members have ledrd to try to toughen up on the floor. Debate on the measure Is to open Wednesday. Privately some members of the AFL executive council voiced confidence that President Trumsn vovld veto the legislation It It follows the design of the Hartley bill which passed the House last week jy a majority of nearly three to one. N.

C. Taxi Operator Found Beaten To Death On Side Road Fvlva. N. April 21 WH-Jack Hall. Sylva Uxi company operator, was found lludgconed to death In his autc mobile on a lone sideroad near here soon after dawn today and ha wfe.

Marge M. Han. was found unconscious by his side. Jackson County Sheriff Orlff In Mlddleten said that $381 In cash was found In Hall pocket. A Jury -slled by Coroner C.

Dill, found HsU came to his death at the hand an unknown persoii or persona using a blunt Instrument Of fleers said they had uncovered no clues. At the community hospiul here, Mrs. Hall was reported near death. The Halls were last observed on the streets of Bylva about 10 o'clock last night. the purple heart fcr woUhds in Bel' glum, to housewives who have never hitherto bad experience with such civic dismay there is grave doubt whether the present aetsups to meet such emergencies are ade quate.

This, feeling has led to a widespread bitterness among people recovering from the first numb desolation of -loss over the death of loved relatives, friends and neighbors. 'r. Obviously there la po way to deal satisfactorily kith a dbiastcr that In one horrendous moment of calamity brings the specter ot death cr injury into every home In a productive and happy community. The swift blows thst fell here wlU leave unhappy scars for generations. Tht hurts will linger long after the shattered areas are rebuilt.

The bricks and steel to rrstore the commercial wealth of Texas City can he more roadUx found than replacements for tost sons and husbands who make up i rteanu? oprrstlurs in the last week caused an ti- New England Gets 9 Inches Of Snow IVr-lom. Apm 214 At lo Iih- liwltra of mniw fell la wonae MTlfcHW owthrra) Xew Ka-and tuday a a frrak wprtng irw rat a aaeuw path Ihroaaii lite rrgtu. aad prertk-tloaa were thai trmprtalwrew vrowld dnip brlow frrnlng toalaiil. A snUtaire af rata, alert aad aaxiw broMxttt snlarrahto wrath-re to MMtihrra) Xrwr llamualiirr, rains lawM-hNarlla ftd Ihr HrrWilrra. Maarhatrra X.

reported Ml lorira of asmw. (toarord. X. alt awl llll.rtrld la wratera Ma MtrrwHa fve. Mm a as falling la Ikmio.

These a mo djunagr lo 47 Pet. Slash Proposed for Interior Dept. By Wllllaas T. Arvegast Washington, April 21. A An unprecedented 47 percent budget cut wss recommended for the In terior Department today by the House Appropriations Committee.

Slashing vigorously in Its promised 'meat axe" drive to chop U0.003.l00 from President Truman's $37,500,000,000 federal budget for 1048. the committee sent to the House floor a 1158,338.513 bin to op erate the Interior Department for the 12 months starting July 1. This is I138A81.B07 below the President's budget estimates. under current appropriations but $20360.053 above the department's last pre-war fund in 1038.. i With a single exception the Fine Arts Commission which received the fuU $12,000.

it requested, every one of the department's far-flung activities felt -the committee's axe. If Congress follows the committee's recommendation, the Division of Power and the Dlvtson of Ge-ogrsphy will be abolished, the Oil and Gas Division will be cut down to "hot oil" act enforcement activities and thousands of Interior Department employes will be looking for Jobs. v- And such multi-million dollar agencies as the Reclamation Bu reau, the Bonnevuit turej rower Aomlnlstratlon, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Geological Survey, the Bureau of Mines, the Fish and Wildlife' Service and National Park Service, will be required to get along on sharply-trimmed budgets. 1 Killed, 5 Injured By Auto Wreck At Greenville Air Base Oreenvllle, April 21. One soldier was killed and five other persons hurt two seriously, about 8:20 p.

m. yesterday when a Cadil lac turned over on a curve of Permiter road at Oreen vllle Army Air Base, base officials said today. Dead was: First Sgt. Albert O. Belton of Zavall, Tex.

Injured were: M-6gt. Ike Lafleur, Unis, LaM owner of the car and said to have been the driver, seriously tnjureefc- Miss Norma K. Henson Green ville, seriously injured. M-8gt. NeUle M.

Rushings, Try-on, transferred to Oliver General Hospital with nasal frac tures, condition Cpl. Elaine Rlsley, Swanannoa. N. C. broken shoulder bone, condition fair.

S-Sgt. Charles felm Oibney, Oak Field. N. Y- shock, --r Base authorities said the auto was "traveling at a high rate of speed when entered the curve and turned over, TttE LATC OIRIHTIAW Princess, 21, Pledges Life To Service Capetown. April 21.

Prln- rilnhth. 21 veara old todav. ar-lrmnly dedicated her -life to the aerrice on the Brltlah Commonwealth and called upon its youth to lift the heavy burdens of the empire from the shoulders of its eld-era. In a 10-mlnute broadcast to an audience vaster than any ever before reached by an heir to the British throne, she spoke particularly to the youth of the far-Hung empire: "I declare before you an." she rid. "that mv whole life, whether It be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to vhkh we all beUmt.

But I shall not have the strength to carry out this resolution alone, unless you join In it with me. as I now invite you to do. I know that your support will be unfslUngly The Princess's addressed climaxed a bay which began with a 21-gun salute in her honor. While gilts and congratulatory messages poured In. gay crowds, enjoying a public holiday, serenaded the attractive heiress presumptive to the throne of her father, George Vt If we all go forward together with unswering faith, high courage ana quiet we shall be able to muke of this snclcnt commonwealth an even grander thing more free, more prosperous and more, happy, and a more powerful influence for good in the world tsn it has bee a In the greatest days of our forefathers," she said.

Gifts began pouring In early in the day, and so many telegrams and letters of greeting arrived that a member of the royal household i. "We Just don't know where to hrgm to sort them out." CABLiked Application For Service The City of Oreenwood made a fine showing In the application for trunk line sir service. Josh Lee. member of the CAB has written to Senator Burnet Maybank. but no such aerrice can be granted here at the present time.

lens tor Maybank and Rep. Bryan Darn were working with the CAB in trying to get trunk ant service for Oreenwood. The letter from Mr. Let was forwarded to R. H.

Hammond. chairman of the Oreenwood County Airport Com-misaon. the organisation which has been pushing the application for sir service. Following to a copy of the letter ariUen by Mr. Let to Senator May-bank: In the Southeastern 8tates case, the City of Oreenwood made a very fine showing with respect to their need for air transportation, and the board accordingly certificated Oreenwood as an Intermediate point on a route from Atlanta to Charlotte, giving a direct one-plane connection with those two terminal cltiea, as weU as opportunities for connecting aerrice at those terminals and also at Oreenvllle-Spar-tanburg.

The same carrier serves Athens and Rock Hill, giving one-plane service to those communities. This same carrier operates from Atlanta to Memphis by way of Tupelo. Columbus, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Qadsden. The same carrier operates from Atlanta to Jacksonville via La Orange, Columbus, Albany, Moultrie and Valdosta. Consequently, a passenger boarding a plane at Oreenwood would have the advantage of one carrier responsibility to any of these points.

This carrier is one of the strongest feeder operators and wt art expecting good service from it. (Continued On Psgt Seven) its real and final prosperity. But behind the bitterness of many survivors is the realization that no community is able to cope with a disaster' of this not even with the assistance of half a doaen charitable agencies and the full-hearted financial aid extend ed by sympathetic individuals throughout tht nation. This helps -explain the critical blast against the Red Cross made by weary Mayor Trahan, who earlier had unsuccessfully asked the itat for martial law, and was refused. The futt truth, as many Texas City residents, complain.

is that there to no overall American a gen C7 at present set up. to move in and handle all problems of food, 'ercue, policing and communication with ccrordinated speed and ex. rerienoed efficiency. Mayor Trahan haa made the tragic recommendation that every American community prepare in advance disaster committees to This iu made clear today by re retpt of a totter from Josh Lee, member of the Civil Aeronautics Board, written to Senator Burnet R. trk and forwarded to R.

H. Hammond, chairman of the Ceeen- wood County Airport Commission. Mr. Lee msde It plain no further service win be granted for the present but he also left the way open for future additional service in case the use of the feeder line Justifies Mr. Hammond said that no further efforts would be made through the state representative to congress to obtain trunk tint service.

It will be left up to the area to get what kind of service to needed, atari ha A boat Paw Meetthe Ho official Information has been received from Southern Atrwsys, he (ft'i-ed. but in an Interview in Atlanta newspaper a Southern a i oiiirisl was quoted as say-fog that service would begin in aoui tour months. Application has been made for the airport and word should he heard on that in a couple of weeks. A letter and map from Dexter C. Martin, director of the South Caro-rtrn AernnsutW-M Commission, Informed Mr.

Hammond that additional land had been included at the airport by the WAA for the use of local ooerators. This area is at the northeast end of the property. Ahothtr piece of land at the nouth-west end of the runway has been Included aim to keep the runway clear from obstructions at that end. wlU be held this week with Southern Airways off tclals, Mr. Hammond said, to work out some agreement on schedules.

Greenwood Leads In Traffic Deaths April 21. (P Nfne persons died in 88 traffic accidents in the atste last week, the 'state highway department reported today. Fifty persons were injured. Deaths were recorded from Aiken, Oreenwood, Oconee, Orangeburg, OreenvlUe. and Spartanburg counties.

Greenwood led with three deatha while Spartanburg had two. meet such emergencies. The question that Texas City in peacetime is: wnai wouia arjpen in wartime If a serin of uch tra gedles slmultanecusly struck scores of communtles, as certainly would happen In the event of the dropping of many atom bomtjs by a ruthleu enemy? There is senumem today, In Texas Citv for the crea'ion of a federal organization of trained emergency staffs able to move swiftly into an overpowered, com munity and organize its health. medical and rescue problems. In wartime both the Army and Navy are prepared for such exigencies.

They, have the doctors, iood stnckrlles. snd engineers to. deal with such situations. Can they be given In peacetime the training, rcponslblty and au- thorty to do likewise for Am erican civilian population? At present they alone have the 1 sources and equipment to do complete Job. clared: i "Many of these (fret) people art confronted with tht choice between totalitarianism democracy.

This decision has been forced upon them by tht devastation of war which has so Impoverished them that they art easy targets for external pressures and alien Ideologies." Speaking of forces which "so directly threaten" these peoples' way of life, Mr declared "we can provide tht necessary assistance only if we ourselves remain prosperous." "And only If we maintain and In crease our propsperity." ht contin ued, "can wt expect other countries to recognlit the full merits of a free economy, Our system of private enterprise to now being tested before the world." Present Prosperity Is Bright The President painted a bright picture of present prosperity In America. He said it shows something that nobody believed could happen "that our peacetime economy can not only equal our wartime economy but can surpass it." Comparng conditions now with these of lfc-S, the peak pre-war year of economic acUvity. ht listed: A Tl pet cent rise In physical vol ume, distinct from dollar value, oi Industrial output: a 32 per cent In crease in agricultural production; IC .000,000 more employed; The national Income at a rate of tl76.0O0.0O0.000. as against S83.000,- 000.000; And average income, after taxes. up from test to Il.uw.

convening flie 1929 Income average into terms of the 1947 dollar, Mr. Truman said the gain In actual buying power still shows a rise from SS2S totljOOO. "This means the average, for every man, woman ana cmia in me country" he continued, "an in crease of 32 per cent in the power to buy goods and services with current income. This is the measure of the rue in our standards of living in less than one generaUon." Phlng Casta Cleud Outlook "But," the Chief Executive went on, "I must say in ail rranxness that the economic skies are not en tirely clear. One cloud to shadowing our economic future.

"That cloud is the sharp and rapid rise in prices. "Some say this cloud is certain to burst. They are sure of a recession cr a depression. do not share their belief that either of these is inevi table, (v- "I believe that we as a nation can prevent this economic cloudburst. But it requires prompt, prevenUve steps." Mr.

Truman recited examples of rising ccsta with the comment that soaring wholesale prices are "even more dangerous" than boosts in re tail because "inevitably they portend still higher prices in stores. While noting that some peopto say prices are not too high so long as buying stays at high levels, the President said "from the human standpoint I reject this argument," It is no answer, he went on, for those on fixed incomes, for "veterans who must pay substantially more for houses than they are able to afford." nor for "many millions of American famines," for 140.000 V. S. Steel Corp. worfc- ets todsy cheered tht entire indus try with the prospect of a year of strike-free production.

Tht pay hikes sgreed upon yee-erday by Philip Murry, president if the CIO and the United Steel- workers, and J. A. Stephens, "Big Steel" vice president won quiet-, approval by the- union's executive Kard. The raises affect employes of five major producing subsidiaries and are expected to act tht wage best pattern tor other steel com- pentes as well as wrier industries. The agreement cornel before the unions iie-man wage and, policy x-mmlttee today for final approval.

The union said signature of tht pact could be expected tomorrow. Accord (ni new contract was hulled by some execuUve board members as "a great victory." President Benjamin iP. Fairies, of the steel corporation issued statement in which ht said ht heped the cost of the increases could be taken care of in the patent price structure. Ht asked employes cooperation in absorbing the costs by. improving efficiency.

His statement said of the union's demsnd lor portal-to-protal pay that "The union haa agreed that the companies shall not be obligated to pay for travel or walking time or time spent in preparation and rloslng activities during the term of the new agreement." -We must count heavily on the acceptance by our emplyoes of their otllgation to help absorb these new costs by increased effort snd improvde Murray mad statement beyond the announcement of accord. U. S. Steel put the direct cost of the wage Increases 'at I7SX100.000. indudlnv pay boosts for fabricating companies expected to slgu similar pacts.

KILLED FN, WA ALEfN Columbia, April 21. (AV-The family of Capt. Quitman B. Jackson of Columbia has been notified that he was killed in the crash of a B-29 at Kwajaleln. Captain Jack-ton was.

stationed at Guam with the Army, 1 NAB0R Many feflsr hit's scooting around now in a tiotnitvt Ctr will havt to walk over tht hill to th portKoutt. 0m Sua Smw Can US Cope With Big Disaster, Boyle Asks Ily Jack IWll WashlnKtoo. April i Senstor Bridges (R-NHir todsy advocated a $1,500,000,000 cat la Army-Navy spending despite contentions that the services must be kept at full strength bsck up the and other possible foreign aid programs. Bridges, who heads the Senate Appropriations Committee, told a reporter he sees no reason vny Mr. Truman's program of blocking Cmmonlst threats to the Mediterranean nations, makes necessary to spend the full which the president asked foi the Army and Navy dur- Ink the year beginning July 1.

think if we work Judiciously we can cnt $1,000,000,000 off the Army requests and $500,000,000 off the Nary without impairing their efficiency." the New Hampshire senator said. However, Senator Gurney (u-SD). a member ot the appropriations group, has served notice he will oppose sny slseable reduction In the armed services budget while world conditions remain so unsettled asio require this country to go to the aid of foreign governments. Texas Citv deaths Expected To Total Not Less Than 575 By William C. Texas City, April 21.

JrV- Rov wale. official of the depart' ment of nubile Safety, announced today that the expllon-dead in this sorrowing coastal city now to tals 421 and said the death list will 1 nf-1- tfirt 575. Wade, administrative assistant to Cel. Homer Garrison. chlei of the Texas agency, saM 2M persons sttll are missing and 132 victims remain unidentified.

Bv Hal Boyle Texas City. Texas, April 21 Ufy- Thcre Is cne ultimate question raised for America by the Texas City disaster, -f-y VS The question is this: Although the American spirit haa been shown capable of fusing tinseULihly above mass tribulation, to the overall American organization for cop-ing with ccmmunlty-wlde dislocation and chaos of this typt fcUffl-clcnt? -y That question to strong In Uie minds of many survivors of the ti-tarlc blasta which turned Texas City from a productive peMtinw bxm trwn of 18.0?0 people to a iamj and shattered ruin, a waterfront industrial rubble from which its scattered citizenry is emerging now chiefly by the impetus of their own faith and courage, In the hearts -of many honfst residents from Mayor J. C. Th nan, himself a wa veteran "wearing.