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MACARTHUR HITS RUSSIAN CHARGES Backs Up Secretary Of State Marshall On Korean Crisis TOKYO Monday April 14.—<U.R) —Gen. Douglas MacArthur today followed Gen. George C. Mars hall' Moscow statement blaming Russia for economic distress in Korea with an announcement that American officials in Seoul are holding themselves in readiness for discussions to improve the situation. Marshall declared at the Moscow conference that the Soviet com mander for Northern Korea had insisted upon a formula which would result in elimination of a majority of representative Korean leaders from consultations of the formation of a provisional gvern rr.ent. MacArthur in his latest eroprt on Korea said that American dele gates to the U. S.-Soviet joint commission are ready at any time to participate in discussions with the Russians. He stressed that any consideration by the commis sion of “pertinent matters” re garding Korea must be conducted "on the basis already set forth” by the American commanding general there. The exact conditions set u* by the Americans were not dis closed in the allied commander’s report, which covered military government activities in Korea in December. But in a previous report, Mac Arthur revealed that Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge, the American commander, had made it _plain to the Russians that the United States firmly believes in allow ing Koreans freedom of expres sion concerning establishment of their own provisional government. It was recalled here that Ameri can officials in Korea have maae repeated attempts to reconvene the commission as Marshall is now requesting to Moscow. MacArthur’s report also said that with the opening of the in terim legislative assembly, the people of Southern Korea nad made “their greatest step for ward in the democratic proces sm of self rule.” NATHAN (Continued from Page One) prices and can expose profiteer :ng where it exists.” He said that, besides threaten ng to re-impose the old war-time excess profts levy, Congress could hold public hearings on the price situation to expose "lush profi eering.” “Immediate exposure of those o blame for present high prices vould help a lot,” he said. Congress Prepares Nathan’s suggestion came as Congress prepared to come to grips v/ith the price situation. Chairman Robert A. Taft, R., O., has summoned his joint Congres sional Economic committee — the top industrial planning group in Congress — to an extraordinary meeting Wednesday to consider a highly confidential committee price report. Taft termed the report "inter- j esting and true’’ but refused to j discuss details. It was learned else-' where, however, that it empha sizes that many companies could lower prices and still make good profits. The committee’s consideration of the report may launch a full-scale airing o£ the price situation. President Truman issued anoth er declaration of war on higher prices at a press conference last week. He told business bluntly that unless it reduces prices voluntarily, another series of wage increases ■would be ’warranted. Previously he had lauded price cuts by Ford and International Harvester ana had advised industry that that was the only sound ’way to stem the inflationary tide. Leaders React Many retail and wholesale lead ers throughout the country react ed immediately to the President’s plea. Macy’s Department store in New York city — largest in the country — announced that it would try to lower prices, and other stores in many cities announced i that they would at'empt to follow suit—especially on clothing items. And the National Association of Retail Grocers and the National Association of Retail Meat Dealers — the trade organizations for the nation’s grocers and butchers — told the President that they agreed w,‘b him. T.,ey they have urged their members to try to keep prices at the lowest possible levels. The National Retail Furniture association has also thrown its weight behind the drive. In a let ter to Chairman Edwin G. Nourse of the President’s council of eco nomic advisers, the association said that retail furniture stores have cut their profit margins in order to keep their products with in reach of the ordinary consum er. The association’s executive vice president and secretary said that, right now, retail furniture prices are lower than they were in the last three months of 1946. Nourse and his colleagues re porter to Mr. Truman on the gen eral economic outlook last week. The report has not been made pub lic but it was belie\*ed that the President’s wage-price warning was based on it. Rally To Stand Other business leaders have ral lied to the President’s stand. President Emil Schram of the New York Stock exchange said that unless the trend toward higher prices is reversed, the nation would be faced with a situation that could result in economic chaos. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States, said, however, that now that production is catch ing up with demand, prices should fall automatically. “Stability in prices — and low er prices — will be attained most effectively by keeping production at full tide,” it said. “We cannot afford another round of strikes. In Congress, the administration’s drive appeared destined to arouse the greatest price-wage contro versy since the abolition of price control. Rep. Howard Buffett, R., Neb., an opponent of price control who participated in the broadcast with Nathan, said that lower prices were prevented by the administra tion’s export program. “Congress cannot cure the high price situation.” he said, “until it stops the Truman administration from playing Santa Claus to the whole world. Blames Loans “Loans and gifts abroad have produced inflation in America. This fact has long been kept hid den from the American people by fancy propaganda.” Chairman Eugene D. Millikin, R., Colo., of the Senate Finance committee said he agrees with the Chamber of Commerce that “pro duction is the answer.” “When we get a balance^ pro duction,” he said, “prices will come down. Legislation won’t cure the evil, nor will controls.” BIVRNE (Continued from Page One) was no indication the White House planned to intervene. Beirne said that reports from “various parts of the country” indicate that federal conciliators had thus far failed in their ef forts to bring about a settlement or to “move the company from its position of no wage offers.” ! He praised the Labor department for its week-long conciliation ef forts but said Mr. Truman may be able to act “more conclusive ly.” “The real solution to the dispute is to be found in real collective bargaining,” Beirne said. “Since the A. T. & T. has rejected our offer to sit down and discuss the matter the only other way the strike can be settled is for the A. T. & T to direct the various Bell systems to enter into real negotiations with us, making a good-faith counter offer to our demands.” Labor department officials held “exploratory" talks with repre sentatives of the Bell system and the striking National Federation of Telephone workers in their search for a basis for new contract negotiations. But they reported no progress and were frankly less optimistic about a settlement than at any time since the walkout be gan. White House Press Secretary Eben Ayers said he knew nothing about reports that negotiations might be shifted to the White House. Bargaining Scope The deadlock arose over the scope of bargaining. The union insists that any bargaining cover all its affiliates whose members work for 19 Bell system companies and Western Electric Co., all sub sidiaries of the American Tele phone & Telegraph Co. A T. * T., in turn, contends that it can bar gain only for the 20,000 employes of the long lines division which it operates directly. The company position dictated rejection of a union proposal for open-to-the-public negotiations un der the guidance of Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schweilenbach. Schwellenbach, in a letter to NTFW president Joseph A. Beirne, said the company asserted that it could bargain only with the long lines division; that it had reach ed an agreement with these em ployes two days ago only to have it rejected by the NFTW policy committee. FOUR (Continued from Page One) two youths had to be cut from the wreckage. Burgess, a native of Ayden, held a private piiot'* license and had been flying for several years. He took off from the Ayden airfield with young Jenkins as a passen ger. Shortly thereafter the plane went into a spin and plunged to earth. From where I sit Jl^Joe Marsh That Ring Around the Bathtub M» Crowell blew hie top the other day. Seems that for weeks he's been trying to get his young sters to scrub out the bathtub after using it And this night he sees two rings around it—one where young Sonny left off, and another about Pinky’s leveL H« raves and rants—and takes it out on the missus for her lack of discipline. And later that eve ning he sees ber quietly polishing the hardwood table that’s right by his ehair. She’s removing the rings he’s left there with his eve ning glass of beer! From new on, Jeb’S careful to put hia glass down on the table co^er—like the missue does. And I hear he’s a lit He more forgiving about ringa around the bathtnh. Just keeps on patiently reminding. From where I ait, there are little annoyances in er ery family—con flicting habits and opinions in •very community. A little patience —a Httle more “forgive and let live is the only antidote. • mT, UNITED STATES HEWERS FOUNDATION, North Corollna Com mitt*' Suita 4064QZ InturaiK* Building. Sataigb, North Carotin* AUSTRIAN PACT PROCRESS SEEN Moscow Parley Expecting Action Despite Russian Protests MOSCOW, April 13 — (U.R) — American, French and British del egates hoped tonight they might be able to reach a compromise agreement with Russia on the Austrian treaty and end the Mos cow conference within the next 10 days on a note of accomplish ment. Representatives of the Western powers virtually have abandoned hope of settling any outstanding differences blocking the way to agreement on the German treaty but they anticipate that Russia may show a readiness to compro mise on major Austrian ques tions. If so, they think they might be able to draw up a draft of the Austrian peace settlement within the next week. The foreign ministers return to work tomorrow to start the sixth week of the conference. Under a speed-up schedule adopted Satur day they will consider the United States proposal for a four power 25-year treaty to prevent German aggression and also the alloiation of German coal before coming to the Austrian treaty. The Americans expect no re sults from the four-power treaty discussion. The British and French support it with important reser vations but Russia has expressed opposition and no change is ex pected in the Soviet attitude during this session. It is on the Austrian treaty that the Western delegations .ire pin ning their hope they will be able to leave Moscow with at least one major accomplishment to the credit of the conference. The main stumbling block to an Austrian agreement is the prob lem of billions of dollars in Ger man assets claimed by the Rus sians in the Soviet bone of Aus tria. The Americans and British con tend that many of these assets originally were owned by Austrians and allied foreigners before they seized by the Germans in 1938 and that therefore they cannot be regarded as mattrial for repara tions. The Russians do not agree with the Anglo-American formula for determining the exact owner ship. SNOWS DELAYING VICTIMS’ RITESj Rain And Cold Add Mis ery In Path Of Tornado Damage WOODWARD, Okla., April 13— i!P)—A two-inch April snow fell on stricken Woodward today, adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to already extensive property damage and hampering the grim task of burying 84 known victims of last Wednesday’s devastating tornado. Confronted with an emergency relief job far beyond local re sources, a citizens reconstruction committee appealed to Gen Jona than Wainwright, Fourth Army commander, w'ho flew here late yesterday from Fort Sam Hous ton, Texas, for an inspection of the damage. The committee asked him to send additional troops at once, specifically an engineer battalion, a sanitary corps unit and a head quarters company. Armed troops of Oklahoma’s 45th National Guard division al ready are patrolling the wrecked sections of the town to prevent looting, and an army field kitchen from Fort Sill, Okla., is feeding hundreds of homeless. Meanwhile, an almost endless stream of funeral processions roll ed through the mud and slush. Fif teen victims of the tornado were buried yesterday and 28 funerals were scheduled today. The torn bodies of three small children still lay unclaimed in morgues. Identification of the adult dead was completed when a ring and bracelets enabled a son to claim the body of Mrs. Louelia farper. The onslaught of rain, snow and cold sent hundreds of shivering families to emergency relief head quarters in Woodward’s communi ty building where huge piles of clothing and blankets awaited them. The large stock of clothing had been distributed by Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas communities in response to pleas from the Red Cross and Salvation Army. LEADERS (Continued from Page Onel for a full scale work resumption. Hugh White, state UMW presi dent, said he had not received the Lewis order. Operators' fig. ures showed 15,000 of the state’s 20,000 miners still idle. The picture in other states shap ed like this Kentucky — Tom Raney, UMW international representative , pre dieted all mines in District 30 (Pikeville, Ky), would be open to morrow except 40 ordered closed by Krug for reasons of safety. Tennessee — W. E_ Jacobs, Sr., state labor commissioner, said he had heard unconfirmed reports that East Tennessee miners were going back to work. Most of the state’s 14,000 miners work in that section. Mines To Reopen Ohlo-Adolph Pacifico, UMW Dis trict 6 vice president, said at Bellarie that 11 mines closed by union safety committees would re open Monday “if the explosion hazards have been eliminated to a reasonable extent.” He reported that of 46 Krug-closed pits, 36 >ad been reopened fn Ohio and two in West Virginia. In norma] years the Great Lakes locks at Sault S'e. Marie (the “Soo”) handle four to six times the tonnage that passes through either the Panama or lh« Suez canal. | HAIBONFS MEDITATIONS By Alley -----— 'PEAH LAK SCIENCE HATTER F166UH HOW to KILL FOLKS CA'SE De.'i CAIN' FI66UH HOW TO FEED 'EM ! (RelMced by TV*" ftell iy^ dlcate. Ine.) T«d* Mark. Re*. U. ft. rat. Ofltt) FOREMEN’S GROUP TO FILE NOTICE Ford Employes To Give 30-Day Strike Warn ing Today DETROIT. April 13.—(U.R)—The Foremen’s Association of America tonight approved a request from its Ford chapter for permission to file a 30-day strike notice against the Ford Motor company. The Ford chapter of the inde pendent union represents 3,700 foremen at Ford plants in the De troit area and a strike would idle some 90,000 Ford workers. The chapter voted last week to seek approval of the strike notice and also termination of its con tract with the giant auto firm, a move promptly matched by the company, which announced it also wanted termination. Ford was one of tne nr*t auto makers to recognize the foremen’s union and the contract was origi nally scheduled to expire May 9. Robert Keyes, presideht of the FAA, said the strike notice would be field tomorrow. In answer to a company statement that it sought cancellation of the contract because “It has not worked,’’ Keyes said the union disagreed “The contract has worked and it has worked to the advantage of the company,” he said. “We are filing the strike notice because the company has failed to bargain collectively under term* of that contract.” Pat Mull in, Ford chapter presi dent, said union and company negotiations had been deadlocked for seve months over wages, recognition and other issues. John Bugas, Ford industrial re lation* director, said, in announc ing the company desire to end the agreement, that when Ford signed in 1944, the company did so because it wanted a “practical test” of whether such unions were sound. He said the test had failed. PLW (Continued from Page One) York by now,” Reynolds said when he landed here. * Because he had been denied permission to fly over Russian territory, Reynolds was flying 6,000 miles further than Hughes, who used the top-of-the-world route across Siberia. The Bombshell set down at Fa rouk airport here at 7:52 p.m. local time, (12:52 p.m. EST). A fueling truck raced onto the field and an American crew pumped gas into the plane. Reynolds, Odom and Sallee head ed for the dining room where they gulped food between signing auto graphs and answering questions. They had had only chocolate bars during the 6 hours and 38 minute* it took them from Paris to Cairo. High Speeds Odom said that the (plane had averaged 360 miles an hour on the Paris-Cairo leg. On the first hop, from New York to Newfoundland, the light twin-engined plane had hit speeds as high as 475 miles per hour with the help of *trong tail winds. Twice the radio transmitter failed, across the Atlantic and on the way here from Paris. The radio was changed completely at Paris and the new one had to be repaired here. Odom said it had been impossible to contact any land points all the way across the Alp* and the Mediterranean. With the crew fed and the plant fueled, the Bombshell taxied onto the runway here for the takeoff after little more than an hour here. Then the bad break came. The Bombshell taxied back in front of the repair shops, her nose wheel wobbling on a flat tire. It was nearly another precious 40 minutes before the plane made a test run across the field and then took off. Well Known Man Felt Like Swollen Balloon; Full Of Stomach Gas Recently, a well known man stat ed that he used to feel like a swollen balloon after every meal He would bloat full of gas and spit up acidulous liquids for hours after eating, Was terribly constipated This man is one of the hundreds in this vicinity who now praise IN NER-AID. He states he was amaz ed at the results when he took th’-s medicine. Now he eats what h.» wants without gas or bloating and bowels are regular for the first time in years. He feels like a new man. iNNER-AID contains 12 Great Herbs, they cleanse bowels, clear gas fiom stomach, act on siug^i^n liver and kidneys. Miserable peo ple soon feel different all over. So don't go on suffering! Get In r.er-AID. Sold by all drug stores. ARMY AIR FORCE JUNKS EQUIPMENT Disposal 01 $44,000,000 Facilities To Make Bombers Told WASHINGTON, April 13—(U.R)— The Army Air Force ordered about $44,000,000 worth of materials in a Kansas B-29 bomber plant dis posed of because wartime quan tity .production wss no longer need* ed and a new design of the bomb er was planned, AAF officials said today. Questioned about a recent state ment by J. Earl Schaefer, Boeing Airplane company vice president, that tools for producing B-29’s cost; ing £48,000,000 to design and build were destroyed at a company’s Wichita, Kas., plant soon after V-J Day, AAF officials said: The total value of all material disposed of was approximately $44,000,000, of which tooling amounted to about $24,000,000. The tooling represented surplus “over and aboue that, needed for the drastically curtailed production of B-29’s and for production of spare parts.” (Manufacturer of B-29’* was topped entirely a few months later.) Before Jigs, dies and other tools used in B-29 construction were disposed of, the AAF officials add ed, a panel of War Assets Ad ministration in^ectators inspected the material for resale equipment. Out of the B-29 material was picked all equipment useful in the manufacture of the B-50, a dras tically revised model of the B-29 now in production. AAF Answer Schaefer also said that 16 B-29’» "in final asembly, within four days of completion” were destroyed, together with 30 days’ production of other B-29’s in varying stage* of completion. Of this, AAF material com mand officials said: Immediately after V-J Day, as part of the drastic cutback order, AAF instructions went out to end construction on all B-29 production except for completion of aircraft in final stages of assembly and which would require less than 1.000 man-hours of work to com plete. It was found that the cost of completing pianes which were farther than this from the com pletion stage exceeded the cost of salvaging at the plant. An exception was made at the Seattle plant of the company which was allowed to complete 69 B-29’s during the period from October, 1945 through Januray. 1946. Parts i and assemblies of these planes were on hand at the Seattle plant which also "is geared to the new est production improvements and where all AAF postwar needs for this plane can be handled most economically,” the AAF said. More than half the naton’s 7, 000 annual drowning* occur be lt ween May 1 and August 31. The Weather Weather bureau report of tempera ture and rainfall for the 24 hours end ing g p. m. in the principal cotton growing areas and elsewhere: STATION High Low Precip. WILMINGTON _71 64 .89 Alpena _ 35 25 — Asheville _ 75 47 — Atlanta _ 79 57 — Atlantic City _55 48 — Birmingham _ 75 60 23 Boston _ — 43 — Buffalo _— 31 — Burlington _ 40 37 — Chattanooga _ 77 54 — Chicago _ 47 31 — Cincinnati _ 58 32 _— Cleveland _ 46 33 — Dallas _ 54 46 .27 Denver _ 62 28 — Detroit _39 30 — Duluth _ 44 18 .24 El Paso___ 60 37 — Fort Worth _ 54 45 -16 Galveston _ 70 53 — Jacksonville _ 82 65 .59 Kansas City_ 57 42 .20 Key West _ 84 77 — Knoxville _ 63 80 - Little Rock _ 63 55 - Los Angeles _ 93 58 — Louisville _ — 38 — Memphis _ 66 52 .03 Meric*'an _ 67 56 .38 Miami _ 83 72 1.12 Minn. - St. Paul_ 54 30 — Mobile _ 76 62 .14 Montgomery _,__ 77 60 — New Orleans _ 68 63 1.49 New York _ 62 43 — Norfolk _59 55 — Philadelphia _ 61 44 — Phoenix_ 82 54 — Pittsburgh___ — 39 — Portland Me. _ 52 38 — Raleigh _ 64 56 .18 Richmond _ 64 53 — St. Louis _ 55 39 — San Antonio _61 49 — San Francisco _ 84 31 — Savannah _ 83 67 — Seattle _63 29 — Tampa _ 86 67 — Vicksburg _ 62 57 .57 Washington *_ 67 46 - (Continued from Page One) AMERICAN TANKER CATCHES FIRE AT SEA NEW YORK, April 13 — (U.R) — The American tanker SS Fisher’s Hill was ablaze at sea tonight she reported in an SOS message pick ed up by the Coast Guard. Three merchant ships in the vicinity started to the rescue. The crew was forced to abandon ship,presumably in life boa’s. The fire started in the engine room of the tanker shortly after its de parture from Aruba. First SOS The first SOS from the Fish ers Hill said: “Fishers Hill ship afire at 23’ 30” GMT In position five miles Southeast Colorado light, Aruba.” Later a terse message said: ‘Crew abandoned ship.” The Coast guard said that a tanker and tug were believed to be in the vicinity. The Coast Guard said the tank er, owned by the American Pe troleum Transport company here, is five miles off Colorado light at Aruba in the Caribbean. The merchant ships reported that they had left their course to go to the aid of the tanker. The Fishers Hill is bound for Trinidad from Bremerhaven. The stars as used in the U.S. flag are similar to ancient sym bols used in India, Egypt and Per sia and are considered to repre sent sovereignty as well as lofty j aspirations. 1 CONVICTS HOLD GUARD PRISONER Dissatisfaction Among Men Unexplained By Sup erintendent RALEIGH, April 13—(IP)— State Prison Inspector Kyle K. Matthews said tonight that prisoners at prison Camp 910 near Spindale were hold ing a guard on the mess hall and refusing to come out until they talked to “somebody from Ra leigh.” At the camp, Fred Lee Alley of Shelby, prison superintendent for Ninth highway district, told the Associated Press by phone that “everything is perfectly quiet here in every respect.” Alley said that he had called State Prison Director Clyde O. Robinson and asked that he come talk to the men, because there was a “little dissatisfaction among,the prisoners.” Robinson was expected at Spin dale shortly after midnight. Alley said that the prisoners had requested to see Robinson. He em phasized that everything “is quiet.” Matthews said he understood prisoners had held religious ser vices in their mess hall this af ternoon and that after the ser vices they would not let the guard leave and refused to come out themselves “until somebody from Raleigh comes up here.” Alley said he was unable to elaborate on the “dissatisfaction” at this time, adding only that there were “a couple of fellows here who would like to be some where else.” The camp holds about 95 pri soners including both short and long termers. Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service MILK (Continued from page o gency war powers, a, i"'1 „ the present. ‘ °s‘ It;" Earlier, in urging po.stp0rcn, of the strike, the govern! ""M “I am taking n0 sides ‘ 8l;i merits of the disagreement a firm believer in the p- ! that management and labo-!??* settle their differences y little intervention as ipctih -t '' government.” ' ' froaj The governor had pieadM the drivers to remain a. "to avoid the incalc:..ave *** ship a milk strike would on the general public.'' " ‘ Union President Luke v, „ said that during the wa. '5~!: dual drivers were makir.<i'd^Sv ies on routes formerly cove*7'':' two men. This was made ble, he said, by everv-ot^ deliveries. Now this prac*-'! L been carried over into peaces by the companies, thus -t-.?1 the available jobs, he said BUNIONS Get this quick relief. Lifts shoe pressure, soothes, cushions the sensitive spot. Costs but a trifie. —FOR— CORRECT TIME Call 2.3575 —FOR— Correct Jewelry VISIT J »r*tlT Wilmington’s Largest Credit _Jewelers FULL BO IED BECAUSE IT’S SLICED Slicing — instead of crushing —al lows the water to get at the flavor cells easily.That’s why Bailey's Su preme Coffee is so full bodied. • MEMO TO ADVERTISERS For the information of our advertisers> A. B. C. auditors make a complete, annual audit of our circulation. 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