FORECAST ~1 \\f\f ♦ 4 + / * rff\t * ^ Served By Leased Wire. mmm jWtltttUUuOtt fWnttttttfl S$te “tSf. — ———————_ State and National News •voTt^NoT 15. WILMINGTON, N. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1945 -ESTABLISHED 1867 NLRB Rushes Strike Vote Preparation 2,000,000 INVOLVED Violence Breaks Out At Montgomery Ward Store In Kansas City THTfAGO Nov. 27 - (U.R) The CHIC'V Labor Relations Board ' NaT, rushed plans for strike tofch mong almost 2,000,000 work; VOtt New Year's Day as the CIO itself for a long, bitter war f'rgain its 30 per cent pay boost °be automotive and steel m dUTofofficials of the CIO United Automobile Workers will confer to ZZ with Secretary of Labor tpwRB Schwellenbach and ;iis conciliation aides in connection CT the nation-wide General Motors strike. Meanwhile, more ihan 40.000 Ford Motor Co. work s were receiving notices of lay „.fS as the company prepared to close its giant River Rogue and otter plants because strikes had caused a shortage in parts receiv ed from other companies The Ford lavoffs would hike the number of strike-idled workers throughout the nation to approxi mately 517,000. Ballot boxes weie uuug ^ in 27 states as the NLRB prepared t0 poll almost 700.000 members of tl,e CIO United Steelworkers of America employed by 766 com panies on whether they wished to strike if necessary to back the unions demands for $2-a-day wage boosts. The strike vote tomorrow will be the biggest in the history of organized American labor. The steelworkers filed the strike vote petitions Oct. 29 after U. S. Steel Corp. and other companies re jected their pay demands. Other labor development* in cluded: 1. Violence broke out in Kansas City, Mo., as women employes at tempted to break through mass picket lines set up before the Mont gomery Ward & Co. store. Cloth ing was torn from several women but no injuries were reported. Two CIO members were arrested and later released. The United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employes (CIO) claimed the strike, which started yesterday and was to last a week, was 80 to 90 per cent effective. Company offi cials said 92 per cent of the em ployes in the 12 cities where the strike was called were on the job. 2. Optimism increased' that the two-munth strike of Pacific north west AFL lumber workers might end. In Tacoma, Was., 25 locals accepted a compromise wage settlement and all unions involved were urged by union officials to approve the agreement. 3. More than 18,000 CIO workers (Continued on Page Two; Col. 6) STEEL WORKERS WILL VOTE TODAY PITTSBURGH. Nov. 27— OP) — Steel mill workers throughout the nation tomorrow will vote to de cide whether a stijjke is favored to enforce demands for a $2 a day "'age increase. . The CIO-United Steel Workers of •'menca estimated about 650,000 "’oncers will be eligible to vote, the hnion emphasized the bal oting does not necessarily mean a strike will follow. Tnion representatives were told e purp. ^f vote is to reg ■s er the feeling of the industry’s mploycj regarding a possible , 1 but whether or not such a • n e "itt be called remains sub • ,c to the future decision of the ernational wage policy commit 's. the executive board and the oternational officers. -onorrow’s poll will be the larg st strike vote yet conducted by the t7 onal Labor Relations Board. A ai of 766 plants are affected, in r^Uls of "B‘g Steel,” inrl ‘e j ee1, ant^ scores of small Ssr‘ffar°rie3; ais° iar^e ^reiatedprotu”’ ^ weather" I (Eastern Standard Time) MeteriL,!' ■ b- Weather Bureau) tttdirg °I°ng,Eal data £°r the 24 hour. u P-ni. p.m. yesterday. i. -in „ Temperatures !8; 7:3« p!mM57.1:3° a m’ 45: 1:30 pm’ NwmauT 6!’ Minbnum 44; Mean 51; j. hn Humidity a’m’ 89; 1:30 p-m’ Total for 000 inches h' urs end>ng 7:30 p.m.— 2,37 inches.05 the £irst o£ lbe month— (From r'ies F°r Today l'. S- Coaef ard erT^les pubUshed bM and Geodetic Survey). "hmlngtort ,.“,gh Low , a-m' 11:55 a.m. 'kwnboro Inlet pm' °-00 P-m mret . 3:07 a.m. 8:08 a.m. , Sunrise c-w- - 3:19 Pm. 8:45 p.n^ ^ a.m -T ' Sunset 5:03; Moonrise Kive: s’, i onset 2:07 p.m. 5 ara. Tiles’!5/1.Jnyotteville, N. C. at !f;’; °nday’ 10-7 t'1Ue<1 on Pase Two; Col. 3) Nazi Killer Climbs To His Doom convicted and sentenced to hang with four other Germans for the murder of six U. S. fliers, Johannes Seipel (arrow) approaches his end on the scaffold at Bruchsal, Germany, where the five werS executed. At left (facing camera, hands in pocket) is the hangman, Sgt. John C. Wood of San Antonio, rf"ex., who has 92 hangings on his card-_■_(International) “Sharon Valley Battle” Brings Irate Jew Charge ■■■— —- • -w CHURCHILL FIRES ON LABOR CABINET Demands Censure By Com mons Of Attlee Party Government LONDON, Nov. 27—f/P)—Winston Churchill tonight launched the Con servative party’s first major offen sive against Britains Labor gov ernment with a demand that Com mons censure the cabinet for "ne glecting” major national problems in favor of Socialist projects. Churchill submitted to the house a broadly-phrased ce :sure motion accusing Prime Minister Attlee and his government (5f failing to deal effectively with reco /ersion, de mobilization and housing because of "pre-occupation” with long-term plans to nationalize industries. The motion—which, if approved, could lead to the resignation of t’._2 Labor government—was almost certainly foredoomed because of la bor’s overwhelming voting majori ty. It will serve, however, to pro voke a full-dress debate on the whole range of Britain’s postwar plans. Churchill, in the role of leader of “His Majesty’s loyal opposition,” offered the motion without com ment. He was expected to open an oral assault on the Attlee regime to 'orrow in a speech before the Central Council of Conservative As sociations, the Conservative party organization. The government, Laborite sourc es said, will set aside parliamen tary time next week or debate on the motion of censure, which was (Continued on Page Two; Col. 5) All Federal Employes Get Four-Day Holiday WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. —f J.R)— Federal employes will have four days off at Christmas and a three day holiday at New Year’s. A memorandum to this effect was sent to all department and agency heads tonight by R. R. Zimmerman, administrative assis tant to the president. For the work weeks beginning Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, the working days will be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Affected in Wilmington will be employes at the offices of the U, S. Engineers, U. S. District Attorney, Collector of Customs, civilian workers in the Port Directors of •fice, Customshouse building em ployes Postal Workers and civilian employes of other Federal agen cies in the Post Office and the Customshouse. Leaders Say British Acted Without Any Restraint By ELIAV SIMON United Press Staff Correspondent JERUSALEM Nov. 27—(U.R)—'The Jewish press angrily charged to day that British troops acted with out reason or restraint in Mon day’s “Battle of The Sharon Val ley.” British sources said the fighting incl ded a battle with "10 armed Jews who disregarded a demand to halt their march down the val ley. Speakers at funerals for the Jews killed in the fighting pledged that the Tewish community will con tinue to support illegal immigra tion into Palestine. The funerals were without incident. Official British sources denied that the “Battle of The Sharon Val ley” resulted from troops search ing for illegal immigrants. They said troops originally surrounded the v alley villages to • seek out saboteurs who blew up two Coast Guard stations Sunday in the Tel Aviv district. The clash, it was said, came aft er air reconnaissance showed a party of some 500 ar: ,ed Jews advancing down the Sharon Valley from the north, headed by a man on horseback. The British commander advanc ed to meet the Jewish band and asked the men to halt. He repeated the command four times, but the advance continued and broke the troops’ ranks, it was said. The commander then ordered his men to fire at the mounted leader. About that time, members of the Jewish band opened fire with au tomatic ■ -eapons and rifles, it was charged. British troops returned the fire, killing six and wounding luonunirea on rage iwo; uoi. a; policeInvestigate PHONE WIRE CUTTING IN BUSINESS BLOCKS Following a report by Frank Lucas of Southern Bell telephone company yesterday, city police are investigating the cutting of telephone wires in the downtown section in which 12 wires were cut during the past two days. Lucas told police someone had gone in alleys back of business places and cut telephone wires sometime Monday night. Four wires back of the Willett’s build ing on Princess street were cut out of service and four wires were putting several business phones cut back of 120 South Front street, police that between 10 a. m. and Yesterday it was reported to 1 p. it), four wires were cut in the alley back of Baxter’s pool room on Market street. Telegraphers Take Time Out To Attend Meeting NEW YORK, Nov. 27. — Iff)— A spokesman for the Western Union Telegraph company said tonight that “probably between 200 and 300” men in New York city had left their jobs at 8 p. m. to attend a meeting called by the American Communications Association (CIO). The spokesman said the immedi ate result of the walkout was to hold up all but urgent messages. He said transmission of ordinary telegrams would be held up until later in the night when the men were expected'to return to work. Emergency messages, the spokes man said, were being handled by ..— the supervisory staff. An official strike vote among the company employes in the New York and Newark, N. J., areas has been scheduled for Thursday by the National Labor Relations Board. A union official said to night’s meeting was designated to sound out" members on how the balloting would go. The company has appealed a regional War Labor Board direc tive granting 10-15 cent an hour wage increases to the employes. The union has demanded immedi ate payment of the increases by the company. Armed Crowds Drive On Tehran: U. S. Planes Fly To North China; British Lash Indonesian Camps —-- —-!_+ _L Thunderbolt Ships Strafe Enemy Cars INTERNEES ATTACKED Nationalists, Spearheaded By Tanks, Drive Indians Backward By RALPH MORTON AP Staff Correspondent BATAVIA, Java, Nov. 27.—(
first
member to receive the award two
consecutive years. The presenta
tion was made by Harry W. Solo
mon, chairman of the board of
directors of the Brigade Boys
club.
In making the award, Solomon
expressed it as being one of the
“happy moments” of his life. He
continued by stating that every
organization must have a member
who is the main spark plug in the
group and that the recipient had
proven hie right to the award by
having done more than his share
during te past year.
Keen said, as he accepted the
trophy, y‘I am happy!”
Thurston C. Davis, president of
the group, acted as toastmaster
and following the presentation of
guests by the members explained
the workings of the club during the
past year. “Boss Night” is the
greatest night of the year to our
organization. We all look forward
to the get-together with employe
and employer,” he stated.
“During 1945, and especially
during the war years, this organ
ization has contributed its services
to the community by taking an
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RAINY-DAY APPAREL
WILL BE IN STYLE
TODAY, HESS SAYS
Better carry that raincoat or
umbrella today. Weatherman
Paul Hess says showers will
accompany the passage of a
warm air mass over this area,
coming from the west.
Directly following the warm
front is a cold front expected
to reach here sometime during
tha> night bringing with it
temperatures of 45 degrees ex
| pected, Hess disclosed
To China
GEN. GEO. H. MARSHALL
former Chief of Staff of the United
States Army, who was appointed
late yesterday afternoon by Presi
dent Truman as Ambassador to
China as successor to Maj. Gen.
Patrick J. Hurley, resigned.
MARSHALL NAMED
ENVOY TO CHINA
Former Chief Of Staff Will
Succeed Maj. Gen. Patrick
Hurley, Resigned
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27— {IP) —
General of the Army George C.
Marshall was . appointed special
envoy to China lake today after the
U. S. Ambassador, Major Gen.
Patrick J. Hurley, had resigned
with a bitter denunciation of career
diplomats and a warning that a
third world war was “in the mak
ing.”
j-iic t..u evexiifc, cuxxixxxg in xapiu
fire order, stunned the capital.
First ”~e dashing Hurley, who
was Secretary of War under Her
bert Hoover and global trouble
shooter for Franklin D. Roosevelt,
released a scathing 1,800 word
statement virtually unprecedented
in recent diplomatic history.
It charged unnamed professional
diplomats with wrecking U. S. for
eign policy. Instead of backing
democracy and unity in China, he
said, they “sided with the Com
munist armed party and the im
perialistic bloc of nations whose
policy it was, to keep China divided
against itself.”
Secretary of State Byrnes went
into a quick huddle with President
Truman and other officials. Then
White Hou. press secretary
Charles G. Ross called reporters
into hi- office.
After announcing that the Presi
dent had accepted the Hurley resig
nation, he disclosed that Mr. Tru
man had named Marshall as his
special envoy with the rank of Am
bassador. The assignment will be
temporary.
As Ross related it, the President
telephoned the five-star general,
who only last week retired as Unit
ed States chief of staff, and ask
ek;
“Will you go, General Marshall?”
“I will, Mr. President,” Marshall
replied.
' Ross explained that Marshall's
issignment “is to do a particular
job that needs to be done in Chi
na.”
Hurley’s statement charged that
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DIOCESAN EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL AUTHORIZES
CAMP IMPROVEMENTS
NEW BERN, Nov. 27.—The Rt.
Rev. Thomas H. Wright, of Wil
mington, new bishop of the Epis
copal diocese of East Carolina met
here today for the first time with
the diocesan executive council to
make plans for the next year’s
work.
Improvements at Camp Leach
for summer conferences were au
thorized and preparations were
made to launch programs in be
half of the General Church Re
construction and Advance Fund
to rebuild church property de
stroyed or damaged by bomb shells
in foreign mission fields.
An optimistic note was appar
ent through the days discussions
and the Bishop reported that work
is progressing satisfactorily
throughout the diocese. Lunch
was served by the women of
Christ church to the 15 members
of the council.
During the afternoon Bishop
Wright confirmed a Marine Lieut
enant in Christ church.
AP Man Says
Pilots Hate
Assignments
700 SHIPS INVOLVED
Nationalist Forces Advance
40 Miles Into Man
churia Unopposed
CHUNGKING, Nov. 27. —