Hmtlteremt Hatlij Htspatrij THIRTY-THIRD YEAR 1 Tm':V^lT^n'iV\,;;: A'' HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 22, 19-U> ' V 1 , n FIVE CENTS ( < >i’V New Move By Russia May Result In Split Among Large Powers To Oppose Osmena - ' - -•» o V ii.. PRESIDENT of the Philippine Senate, Brig. Gen. Manuel Roxas (above), was nominated by acclamation as a candidate for president of the Phil ippines at a convention of the "lib eral wing" of the Naciolista Party in Manila. He will oppose President Sergio Osmena. (international) Labor Bill Passed Bv w Committee Takes Teeth Out Of Fact Finding; Floor Vote Soon Wadiingtnn, .ian. 111! i .AIM I he Ho i.-e labor committee t'>■ i-iy appr >v eri i modified vcision of President H.' ry Truman's prop .sals tor fact finding lio.iids to handle major in daslrial disputes. The ten to H vote came after the in.o l.ittee had reject! 1, 1.1 t" l moti m to approve '.vithout change the legislation asked hy M'. Ii iman. The u etis'me accepted hy the gr.’iij) .' draft1, t l)y Hep. Landis l It Inch. It would set ip the fact finding 'hoards 'out would not give them po\v■11" to subpeon.i witnesses, books ; nd in o: d.-. P also would eliminate a sccti in banning strike.' lor Ml days while the bos rds deli net a t e. L hh tire subpe inn and the "cool ing off peri id" had been urged by Mr. Truman. Acting t’ha'irman Randolph (O W. Va i fold new n en he would seek a floor vote s >on. Seviral eommitlee members said they v ted for the : iditied version m order to insure a vote soon by the House on some L pe ot strike control legislation. l.andi- told reporters "we owe it to the people h> take some action to halt these strikes." He added that "il is quite likely that broader leg islation" wilt be offered m the House ;,pirn >:> her t rlav tha* Russ: mi I'!;! ini.in complaints to the Un:h I \ • • • • . • (trg inizalion ng in t B ti h policies in Grocci an 1 .lava might res1.'!! in . ■ se i ms split .cmmg :he Itve gic i* powers. The eninnlaiuts. filed with the Seeuritv ( nunril. a ciiv"d Britain of endangering world peace and Jnlerferl"" with internal affairs of Greece and Java. They nnip as a complete surpiise to British. Greek and Hutch delegates Onsi-n Cl'S '.nd t: c :V. :: :n •" s by the Russian and the U -•• i:"" r! ti ns unioubldely posed the great est test yet la,-.>d by the United Na ll • ■ inizalion, which a ye i l\ h ■ I been handed the explosive Kus ; 'i!:;in.an dispute. t’ -I'-o c iisiitutc the first in stance ol action by one armor.- o the 11-nation Security Council against another member. In weigh ing the move, some offi -inis sai l that the new pefe agency’s success depended largely upon unity among the major [lowers. There wax no immediat*' of ficial comment from the Brit ish. One British xpokexmaii said however, that his first reaction «as that the Russians were playing “til for lat” in intro ducing complaints against the British to balanit ilu- Iran pro test against Russian interference in northern Iran. Athens, Jan. 22.--(AP) Premier Snphoulis said today "British mili tary forces in Greece with the full consent of the Greek Governmen1 . Md are in earnest colab>-;\,i; ui witu it in maintaining order. Th - a-ser lion was the first official Greek re action to Russia's ir ■;•!. tile gigantic stoppage, v 'rich began Sunday mid . igiit, w ■ ,i 1 ii i nit in goiid order. laid Conspiracy. Philip Murray. CIO USW p* wi deut. s i i a radio irldress thP the imi'in slriisO in support *»i wn.^e in erea dem md was ca 'sed by "an evil conspi icy among American big husit cl i'e ; hi s ■■ o' out t . de stroy : or union, to provoke strikes and < ■ >n . nic eha is and mulct the Amerw it b ' >ple through nr-ioltrul 111 > '"'.its and inflation." Then was no reply from man agement . Si:• n « n fr •" U U Steel and Repti 1 r Steel rel tsed to comment but U. S. Slei i '.ca it might issue ., stateo ami later tod; y. ila-old I . Stasscn. former governor of Minnesota and a Kepuhliean presidential possi hility said in a speech here “the only prospects of an early set tlement of the strike still rests with the President of the Cnit ed States." There was no report of negotia lions between the union and major ■ steel pi o i - i" - Management of a ■ panel! il o! .- na!!er plants agreed t i pay the 18.5 cent an hour wage in ■ i (pe.'a' suggested by Mr. Truman i and accepted bv the union. 'I ) FOR NORTH ( AROLINA ) partly cloudy and cold. fol , lowed by clearing and colder tonight: Wednesday fair, yyarni er in afternoon. $20,000,000 Wanted To Help Care For Veterans | Washington, Jan. 22—(AP)—Con I gress today was asked to provide ! hinds for L' 10 per cent increase in I Veterans Administration hospital I beds and nearly $20,000,000 for al | terations and service additions to ex I isting hospitals. The House Appropriations I Committee made the request public in reporting out the 1917 independent office appropria i tions bill. Under its proposed program lor ■ the fisc;.1; year beginning next July 1 the Veterans Administration wants to build 30 new ims-.n , . . in 20 stales and construct additions to tour others at a cost ot about I $133,500,000, | These new lacilities with changes in the 1910 pngra n would add 13, 422 perm;’.lent beds for hospitals in the nation or a total ol 142.000. The j Veterans Administration estimates it then will have about half as many I permanent beds as will be needed when the anticipated pea'k of vet erans hospit: lization is reached i which is expected in 1970. The list 1 > states of new hospitals their locations, number of beds types of institutions and cost fig ires : s made public today include North Carolina: Durhi'.n, 500. gen eral medical. 53,974,030: Charlotte , d00, general medical, $3,974,030. Action Is Considered Now, His Secretary Says; Strike Top Issue "m-Mo . a n. 22 -fAPI Ta. Whiti House arkn - ' • 11:•.< I 1 n firs! time today that G . ■■■rna. m izures in the meal industiy are undot consideration. Pri r. Secretary C:i: a . - ■ flOV-O 1 . told a TIC” - C •! I • r -M let Hi:' imilar action in the -tool ir dl'sfry ■; n i! yet hl- ;g r a . . 1 v I In ii Iv to oucs*ion- ho l ild re el • • •>. might be s line devel «i i" ••* on in at di’rina the d iy. Ih didn't know, he said, 1; t "it's p<» S'.-lc." "It ion- ssiblc to - ■ t J’ what ".-ill be I’ona." ho said "Thi matti r of seizure has been under consideration." Under fa 'her quo tinnin*r he stated that this did “iW refet to steel." Said Finding Continues Boss made public letter in which President Harrv Truman instr r-t ed the steel fact finding bo ir I t • continue its study of government:, data and "remain available for fur ther "onsultation." Meanwhile, the Government gave settlement of the meat strike number one priority, shunting the big steel walkout temporarily to second place. Preparations for Federal sifix.ure .if the meat packing industry were known to be well advanced but there were reports that the admin isfr." mi intended to offer some last minute new price iniweasr- t> avoid taking over plants made idle by the six day old walkout of 263.000 workers Hopeful Note Sounded. Di: pile the dubi his general out look. Mr. Truman sounded a hope ful note. “We are Inn ing many troubles now," he remarked the White House last night, “as a result of turmoil and dissatisf..cti m with wages and loons and c mditions of work "Hut I am not a pessimist. I think this country is too groa, to allow person:’1, (list urluinees and interim turmoil to prevent us I nun enjoy ing what I consider the greatest age in the history of the world Sources close to the meat indus try reported the price formula— vigorously opposed by the OPA h favored by the Agriculture Depart ment might involve a Government commitment to purchase some 3, nno.oim.ooo pounds of meat at a price increase ol 35 cents a hundred pounds. Gourt Hears Of French Starvation Nuernberg. Jan. 22.—fAP) — A French prosecutor cha'rgcd today that a starvation diet of privatum resulting from Nazi looting i an caused the death of at least 1;ill.(100 Frenchmen. contributed to thous ands ot other deaths and undermin ed the nation's hcplth for years to ponto. The Frenchman. Charles (tertme ter. told the International Military Tribunal trying 22 leading Nazis that the crime of starving entire populations "is not less odious'’ that those of deportati m, murders and m; 'ssacrcs. He quoted reports showing thru | the daily ration of food in France ! fell as low as Hal) calories daily it I a time when millions of tons of food I were being shipped into Germany. Voting Very Slow In 10th District Chari tto. Jan 22.—(API Voter? ol t>’e loth N irth Carolina Congress ional District w ,'s balloting today lor a new congressman t > suceeei the late Rep. Joe W. Ervin. Only nominee on th.e ticket is the lat, congressman's brother, Sam Ervit if Morganton. Voting was slow through.: it tin district and promised to set a nee low in the number of ballots ca-’ In Charlotte, largest voting point h the district, only 11) ballots were ru in the first five hours. MARSHALL. CHIANG HAVE CONFERENCI Chungking. Jan 22.— f.-\P)—Gen cral George Marshall conferred wit' Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to an hour today Alth nigh there w ■ no immediate .announcement, it w i believed tliev discussed mean- o j ending viol''Pons of the truce China's civil war Meanwhile, the armistice eommis sion at Peiping directed opposin troops to withdraw promptly least 20 miles from points oi com i bat. _____ Gen. Short Says Army Making Him Scapegoat For Hawaiian Disaster (,'laims Washington Did \< >r (ii\ c i! in’. pjiouHi Information • -> Washington. .Ian. '_'2.— ( AI * > — .Major (ell. Whiter I. 1 . Shorl <• nit •!»(!«•.! tod:, liit •, War I Xepartn -nt in •. •■■■■■ r of silence had attempted to ain ,rle him out as “the scapegoat” for ttie disaster at i ,.i ar bor. In ;i 1R.11(iii ' ir ! 1 befori 1 he Si : . ‘>■ H 11 . • ■ ng committee, the etired U i ' t army comt mder i ■ i - ■ ofPeers a Washingtii I ; •• i the back" to him tec ional inouiry “fore i the re • ' .■! of facts.” Short fed should have a ted >ei .v I >• 7, 1941. on his Move: .,t m that tie had aemte'l t. • . against sab'd.ige. Rut t■ a- 1. ■ : - ei “admission of responsibility” he sail, canto from General . ae At. A >!l. former ct.ii •' o! mil I. G ■ t. I.. T. fle; , f<>r a-i 11..a: ' ■ lt in the e ;s (-lit tie., -ng. First Public Tcstim mv. This • ■ t thru timity to testify ' of his pre'sai is te- Pm my be!inv ':,e Robert- C»n:mi -I n. 1 i ••• \ quiry boards a Ire iri.v e boa. <> leased by the commitfee. In a. separate opening state incut. Short said lie was sure "I would have arrived at the coin In-ion that Hawaii would lie attacked and would have gone on an all out licit if lie had received ail the information Washington had on the situa tion. Shorn i I he was toC per” if. I • lo in or other witnesses o: t < it ; examine them in •!• 1 Robert C n : mission inv estigation. He did not read I he cv : !• wu : C - ( on bv the r.mnnission tin: 1 A 1944.' lie sa rl Didn't Hear Witnesses . He added in ' i.'ter r.e a ■ ■ I before th< load the 'O .-••orel’’ par' if r to.-ti'i. >ity onlv v. i'l-rt P •• em " os-. ional I" )hia it tee began a h ■ ■ ig. Ill Im longer. :n; a ' ■ ■' ai"’:', Short i aloa od dos.ay t'a■ 1 w ■ had taken before iti • I'.tnf ‘nf fi nitent tons; inti tept .1 D tment cne el t> p. m. December (I. t ' ■ am l ad struck and taa; a.: wa , ht.'ntj " 2— di' General a I I Lit ''' • were security ia•..s .:.- win he < i d 1 la it be given 1 h .s :I.•. >r a' I a. i • should !ai\ o diia :od a", ah;. i ah' a; ;n !!Mn. Raid Not Probable 3— The action n dispatching '.in armed ho. hors 1■ ai file aa:;da I I ■ H ' 'night if Dec fi. 1 <141. 'em,!,’ pc.d nte ;n ;. lief that an air raid was no; p able." 4— The a it ask army plain - I. • X . ... 27 ' > Decea ho" fi to aid m roe,anaa - ■ « I and to "mo to - mi"’.it that had deft: '•■ in 'or" .'am ' ' . > eatjol -s "l -lap.most' f i. a a 5—Had he been given by telephone Marshalls December 7 message which arriced too late, he Mould have had tom hours to prepare for the attack. I K- -The \V r Depart cent " d -ic iays aim ' he \ m ■.: - 27 .' ing message to changi- the mh s;1 intage alert v : ich ',■■■! Washington he had put mt i e:to." but did nothing. "I do not ted iha I 1 re tied fairly War I > 'pa ' ' i S was singled out as n < \ ■ I", the sci'.iegoat f a' ' io ciisastor VI / relatively small p..•" n l e t • m-., - , lion was not explained to ;tie Amo. - iean people until this 0"iigro iim d committee forci'd the revelati in k the facts." * ~J|| 1 jnt Futurcs !)r<*n 55 Cents Per l>n!tj* _ Ncm York. .Jan. 22 AP) Cot ton f ;ttires npenod 30 cents a halo - higher to 10 cent 1 'wit Noon print's wore unchanged ’o 3f> i cents a halo lower. 1 , March 24.77. M i.v 24.78. .Inly 2 I - (in. Pv. Clti.se O i v 'll c March. 24.82 24 88 . 1 Mi.’v 24.82 24.85 I .lul'v . 24.70 24.70 ,. | October . ■ ■ 24.23 23.25 ■ i December 24.23 24.21-22 • March 1946. 24.13 24.16 RECORDS A SCENE ON CANVAS FORMER BRITIS:-; PRIME MINISTER Winston Churchill stands next to an oil painting which he had just completed of the palm-fringed shores of Dilodo Isle in Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach, Fla. The eri'ic-s termed it “top notch." Miami Daily News photo. (International Soundpholo) Eisenhower Confronted Ey 20 Service Mothers Protesting Discharges They Want Husbands Released But He Says We Wouldn’t Have Any Army Then \V i hmglon. Jan. -- -(API- -Geu i ! i ■■ g i E e cor told ;roup nf irale y>.... mother.- a ho eon 1 . o lt . ■ ! today - - C;;i t o 1 11 tha i 1 lather wen■ d . .. ?< i a tiie army, "■ ere v. ie no army. \ score nf women, represent ing units of tile Servicemen's Wives and ( hiltlren's \ssneia linn. met the chief of stall out side the office of Chairman An drew May I !• Kyi as he arrived to explain demobilization policy In the House Military Commit tee. They 1n!d hi ntJy they ed to talk to ion: and followed . m i it . May',-, small ..Hire, Hacked Into (iirnrr. Backed into a corner ims! a window, the live star general trie* for few minilU ' to onswei ed quest ions tired a! !i olisly by a 1 nmst .11 .1 'no wa.a May linally insisted that one of them do the talking and .Mrs. Dorothy Gclonb of Wilkins DeGaulle Aide Proposed For French Post Puri.-., Jan. 22. CAP)- The So Ciali.-1 Party voted an.an mousA : day 11> pro- use General Gharirs IV Gaulle's tanner minister »> 1 state Vincent Ann d, a '••Ctali-l. as : ie president ol‘ tin* Fretuh i '\i>:un.! . government. The Socialist choice came alter Communists had 1 ailed to win sup port either irom the Conservator Pop .... Rej • 1 a ns *i the Social ,>t> loi a proposed Gumm inist-lec government. T c S >c:a!i>! ciio.et* cane aiten . ng j rt\ d( jpte >n a < ei 1 back Annul nr Feiix Gouin. Social i.-1 president ot the constituent as sembly whom the Communist.- pro post'd today 1C ihc presidency itte withdrawing their own candidate. ROAD CONSTRUCTION BIDS ARE OPENEI j H ileigh, Jan, -- (API Th I Stale H'ghway and P blir Work 1 •i mi.-sion ‘.id y mieiH'd b: I- es': 1 mated at close t i S1.500.('!)ll m 1 •lew highw ay ..nd e»nstt-let. >n pn is cts in . S many c u it it s The bid opening ii d in '. i -tale's post war planning and ini nivement program w..s i'.eld i ■ 1 the hall n! the House. Cha: man -1 H. Graham said several bids yve. i ! uhmitted for each project, some . - I wh ah v. tie tor bridge structure . 1 only. _ hunt. I*a., secretary of I lie* group, was designated spokes man. S:v .. .1 i I;' y *'.t tnntlu r ; ,v!e> .■ husbands are in .service arc dis.-a'is fiecl v. i:;i di ui >bili/.n1 cin procedure 111.!1, r! i :i .1 i that One ou! of e\ cry gt ..- ending i i ree .v.ti: ■ : ■ , iamiiitas invailved :u 11111-1 u! them. They I rust tlales But Declaring that mot in ; t eii ■1' ■ : i- ; . r ' • ■ pictures ot fraterni; ■I overseas, she a ski 1 fcasonhmver: “Hir.v l(i . to i Iris' wo lien there a n - a: ■ cal Tilb.i an I lather. n the - d everyt eing d.iin f get ir.t i ■: ia :’.i • irderiy less i! mo 2' m 4 y for release, * .here \:v i 1 bo n - .•. any." OH it*iills Of Draft Board Get Honors i Raleigh, Jan.. 22. - ( ATM- - Ouvt r H. G egg Cherry !oda\ .w .1 rder medals and certificates •>: merit U Hornby 100 non-paid M’iooti'v 1 m: iieiaU 21 ( .... i ' - t •' hen*. Tht eeiv o*>ny \v.*s • 0 irst .0 mtii > if 1 i\ e to he held at \ ari uu c Stab . ! ii.irri pers nmol who hare serve: Iwii mart vear-' \\i*hi>ut p. y. Tiie med.ils , Steels .And Gold Mines 1 ,ead Mari New York. .Inn. 22. i AP* Si i and g Id mines lc 1 .a rec 'Very sail in tod v - -i.ick mai st .Ltho ... demand s*ill was restricted an [ tinny . isers persi. ted K ' u c i most if the lime wor . Bel del > m. l • s. Sleek Repubti sieel. Vivvr.own Sac ,. c'iirysle ■ i' s Rubbi r. ('onsolidat( 1 Kdis : : 1 H mu' take Minina. Dome Mine s -Voe ican Woolens. Northern Pai t ilic and New York Central.