Blytheville Courier News (Newspaper) - March 23, 1946, Blytheville, Arkansas BLYTHEVILLE COURIER NEWS THE DOMINANT NEWSPAPER OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND 8OUTHKABT 2 CourUr Herald valley MARCH 1046 SINGLE COPIES TALKS MAY BE RESUMED President Postpones Atomic Bomb Tests In Surprise Order the atomic bomb tests faced the possibility of further a White House spokesman insisted today that the post ordered by President Truman was sudden de cision and that pressure of congressional business was the Candidate Gives Away Nylons Believed Dead In Plane Crash Secret Police Chief Was Man Of Mystery Body Not Identified By WALTER United Press Staff Correspondent March UP Tal head of the Chinese Secret Police and one of the most mysterious and powerful men in was believed dead today af the crash of his plane at Nan king The circumstances of his reported death were almost us mysterious as real reason for Truman last night ordered the May 15 test at Bikini Atoll postponed until about July although ships and men already were in motion to carry out the project on the curlier The postponement will carry the project into 1J1 c 1 1 y a a period or relatively unfavorable weather that might force his little known role behind tin longer jf The action came as a complete surprise lo leaders of the who as late as yesterday afternoon briefing officers and newspapermen for the And It caused many officials to wonder aloud if the postponement had not been caused in part by a desire to ease world tension during the critical United Nations Security Council Pressed for more details about the decision at his press conference this White House Secretary Charles Ross said the decision was not taken suddenly on Tru mans however much of a sur prise it may have been to those in charge of the when such vital administra tion legislation us the draft an price control extension bills face very close But it was not ex The Senate and It was told Truman last Monday that absence of many leg from the capital in May would jeopardize major parts of the administrations congressional pro It was not learned if a specific re quest for postponement was made at that Congressmen Interested Between 50 and 60 members of tlie House and more than a dozen senators have expressed interest in It was pointed large congressional absentees would hamper a congres drive for a It might be that the tests would be postponed until ad weather permits them to f1 be held that Ross turned aside questions concerning the possible significance of the Told tha there was considerable speculation about the reasons for Ross re plied I cant help But many persons here pondered the International implications of the The States and Russia in just two days enter a cru cial test in the United Nations Se curity Council that might break or make Did sonic officials wondered conclude that it was better to let the atom bomb cool off for a while Some of them thought that was a vital although the White House discouraged such One person connected witli the bomb tests ventured the opinion that to hold them at a time when the UNO council might Ire in the midst of debating the critical dis pute between Russia and Iran would le like showing off our atomic flB Tlie bomb designed to dc termine what mans newest and most terrible weapon would do to navy were scheduled originally for May 15 and July I at Bikini n tho Marshall Typhoon Season Ahead The delay ordered by tlie Presi dent would carry them into the Pacific typhoon when the even in the normally tran quil turns contrary and The White House only one for the Presidents It said that if the tests were held at the planned many con gressmen who wanted to witness them would not be able lo do so owing lo the heavy legislative i The President merely ordered a not a And White House Secretary Charles Ross did not support the idea that Truman was motivated by any other reason than the one Asked if the international situa tion had anything to do with the Ross said I cannot go bc yond tills I have no rea son to believe that it The White House issued nearly three hours after lhn United Press broke the news of the said The President announced tonight that the atom bomb tests in the Pa will be delayed about six weeks The tests calling for the detona tion of two atomic bombs In Bikin Atoll had been 15 for the an air and July I a surface The postponement is prompted by the fact that a large number of congressmen have expressed a de sire to witness both these but owing to the heavy legislative sched ule would be prevented from doing why the congressmen could K spared six weeks later and not in Questioned about the postpone all Rayburn would say was Tm sure tlie President did what he thought was tlie wisest Chairman Brien of the Senate Atomic Energy believed the postpone ment was attributable to the crowd ed congressional legislative calen Thomas and Edwin doubted that the President was moved by international consid The White House order caught Task Force which has been working at high speed for months on the completely by The Presidents decision was tele phoned to vice Blan task force at about 5 He was not cer tain as to what new date would be set for the A lot depends on the he Blandy said typhoons seldom arc violent in the region of the Mar But they are he in unfavorable weather which could delay the tests more than six The normal ty I he is July through congressmen and sums left wing and liberal groups have urged in past that the atomic be off altogether in or der to convince the world of this peaceful Asked if there was any possibility hat the postponement might turn into a Blandy not from anything I He added that lie would have some thing to say later In more he ships which have not departed already for Bi scenes in Some quarters scouted the reports of Tai Lis death and suggested lie may have chosen this way to dis appear in order to continue his operations with even greater and Details of the reported plane crash were conflicting but government sources agreed that Tal Lis plane had crashed and that the secret police chief whose powers had beer compared to those of Hini mler apparently had been The variously as a Chinese National Airway plane or Tai Lis own private crashed in the vicinity of the Ming tomb at Bodies of Tai Lis bodyguards were found nearby but some reports said that positive identification of Tai Lis body One government official pointed out that Tal Li had n double and the double might have been killed in the crash rather than Tai One reason lor Tal Lis possible desire to disappear was said to be feeling that in the government reorganization he would be unable to maintain his vast said that any official on Tal Li would have to come from Chiang Tai LI was so much a man of mys tery that virtually nothing is known about his life and it was only very recently that he even permitted photographers to take his He was feared and hated by bers of especially in the because of his vast Gestapo He spied on the very highest officials in tlie govern carrying on his investiga tions in such a way that few could ever whether he was watching them During the war he cooperated with the i the United States heading SACO Co When cily officials denied him permission to toss nylon to Clevelanders from a Edward Albert GOP gubernatorial aspirant for three out 150 pairs from the roof of the nt a A crowd of 500 were NBA Red Blamed For Failure Of State To Get Surplus Goods Arkansas two senators and seven the Congressional Delega tion charges of American Legion antl the Stale Education Department that the distribution of plus commodities to tlie state of educational in and veterans hus bogged down in n mire of bureaucratic rod Maybe you cant do anything about the were tuld by Vcs God chairman of the Americ gioii s us commodity committee nnd manager threat Of New Labor Dispute Confronts Waterfront Strike Seems Likely GM Clouds Clearing By United Prm The possibility of a nationwide shipping waterfront arose but another dis the 123daypld Mo tors appeared near final In the the Na tional urg ed west coant longshoremen to post pone ther scheduled strike until May In favor of united The request made by President Joseph Curran In n tel egram to Harry west coast lender of the CIO longshoremen Curran asked Bridges to delay tho scheduled for Ap ril until utter six CIO Maritime unions and one Independent organ ization hold a conference at Sun Francisco May Strikes and shutdowns across the kept workers In tho General Motors Walter of the CIO United Auto mobile said Hint local is sues would be settled soon Hint the strikers would re turn to their Jobs In n few Local disputes havn delayed final settlement of the In another major industrial con state police guard over the Companys Pittsburgh plant to pre vent a recurrence of Thursdays Federal with drew from conferences after re porting that negotiations had bro ken down and that there appeared no possibility for Mediator Hi Davis said the companys final offer Involved certain deductions from the cent Increase The Electrical Workers Union sold offer constituted a Direct Negotiations May Settle Dispute Before UNO Meeting By SAM 8OUKI United Staff Ahmend said today that direct negotiations may settle tKe dispute with Russia before the UNO Security meets and that may come to the United Ghavam first detailed picture of the Iran crisis in mi exclusive 30minute interview with following a press conference with the foreign il Wls beyond the realm of ties that ho to Washington Irans side of the that he con that Iran would satisfaction either by direct talk with Russia in Tehran or by ac tlon in the United There of In the very hear future talks with he sal possibility as well as tr fact the problem how being placed before the Council makes me tl matter will be satisfactorily se of was l whether tl elected Presbyterian Sunday school Soviet ambassador to Ira Conference president at a meet brought with him proposa Officers Named For Conference Jonesboro Resident Heads Presbyterian Sunday School Group operative Organization which organ disgruntled and n widespread espionage net mls because they get Hie materials when they now they He continued that an problem is being created slm ily because Ihc vets cannot net the bulldozers nnd other iUl Lc and of the r of but tell w charged that equipment IC X SO which veterans are allowed to ami city governments arc hardly the price they he Ive not heard a single vet eran about tho They want the equipment ami have the money to pay for They arc na work throughout occupied Tai Lis nominal position in the government was merely assistant chief of the Department of Inves kini will be held on tlie West for the time Many Attend Little Rites This Morning A number of rela tives and friends have gathered because of the death of Curr tis who died late day at Arriving Thursday night was Ma jor Matthews of His and Ann of Green arrived along with Major Littles Ham ilton Little of and lis Jackie Ramsey of Others included Frank Clan cy of Little supervisor of Motors Arkansas Revenue Department with which Major Lit llc is connected Herbert of also of the Arkansas Revenue Department Floyd and and Lyman all of and Gideon Crews of Requiem Mass was sung this morning the Church of the Im maculate Conception by the Francis with burial at Cobb Funeral Home was In Files Application For Carrier Permit LITTLE March the so If the tests were held on dates originally Some 60 representatives nnd sena tors had been planning to attend the Bikini House Speaker Sam Rayburn was said to have Stores To Close Each Wednesday Merchants Decide On Schedule For Summer Months business firms will be asked to close on Wednesday af during July and It was decided in a meeting of these representatives last at City The 51 business men elected Russell Hays chairman o the meeting and sec after the meeting was call ed to order by presi dent of the chamber of Commerce which planned the meeting at re quest of heads of numerous firms It was voted to give employes th onehalf holiday during the fou Summer months and of all stores was Meyer Murray smart Hubbard were selected as publicity A Retail Merchants Association was formed last night lo regulate and coordinate in the closing of ocal stores on special Far this organization meeting the wnie chairman and secretary serv ed and a committee of Floyd Guard and Blay lock was named to recommend which holidays should be observed by Closing firms dur ing the Summer months proved very popular during the past two years here which promoted leading ler Pitts of Forrest City Thursday filed application with the Public Service Commission for authority to operate a transportation line in Arkansas as a common carrier of heavy road and levee Pitts plans to operate to Marl anna Highway West Memphis to Little Rock Highway West Memphis lo and High way Forrest City to strong objection to abA hearing will be held April raise of rase o ei pany It would raise vw com gcs IB per h Tlie west coast shipping appeared likely i to develop Into n nationwide on the said The our of durrans which it V business men to want continuation of the Cotton NEW closed May July 2698 2682 2695 2606 2713 2687 2704 2706 2711 2697 2G82 2694 2884 26K they want to start lodley said that some are getting where and how he cant The more I dig into the situation he Even the peo ple handling surplus commodities ire Other charges heard by the com were by Ralph commissioner of education in Governor surplus property head for the Department of nnii president of Arkansas Lancy said that although the late is spoiling for heavy equip ment for highway work it has been able to purchase a single piece of such We cant even find out how lo get the gover nor He pointed out Hint llw chief need right now is housing for veterans wanting to nit end school in Arkansas next There are some veterans planning to en roll in the governor and pointed out that many of them are further complicating the Jones pointed out that the Ar kansas legislature set aside million dollars to be used as a re loan fund for buying he said the proced ure is so complicated that it been almost impossible to gel f plus cither by purchase or Vocational as loois and fao be donated to schools under lie And have Jones but we frcl that the Education Department is brinu of much valuable equipment by the confusion arising from con orders and regulations com ing from the various bureaus and agencies in The men gave instances where equipment was moved to Tex as from Arkansas and then pur chased and moved back hen appealed for a move u keep the surplus property in the stale lint local agencies can have time to move on Moore told the congressional lead ers that the surplus property ac 2704 2704 2710 One Three Injured In Fire Blaze Sweeps Three Alabama Buildings Damages One died early today of burns received in a fire which swept through three buildings here yesterday and Injured three other one of them supervisor of the Duality died at at a local a salesman for the Shell Oil was manager of the oil spent a comfortable night at the Jimmy a laundry was treated for slight burns on the icck and ie fire broke out shortly before icon when gasoline being unload ed from a tank car at the Shell plant leaked into gutters the adjacent laundry The four men were attempting to stop the leak when the brust into Tlie building owned y the Engineering and metal buildings at th oil plant were completely destroy Fire Marshal Mount es damage at about played water on sl storage tanks tc prevent their catching The blaze was within months in which fatality occurred from a gasoline Thursday afternoon at First Pres Other officers elected were Bay vice president and Johnston of secretary from Moscow or a message froi Generalissimo u had bee widely reported No message has come froi no d tailed been atari Soviet Addresses at the conference were C1 given by the Lawrence failure to of of West ftn agreement at Moscow n Memphis the John Hayes of hope of successful Little Ruck and the Harvey T i or Ghavam said at i press Sunday were represented I forence that tl from and 4 from the i churches of JonesI Iranian In Bassett I U make any experience of maritime earliest dayn has wins tlie nnd tlle most formidable com of ship II was believed the union would n decision on whether to postpone the strike ponding the outcome of current wage discus The national contract between Motors and the UAW has ccn ratified by all UAW and only 12 locals re nnin with individual Negotiations in the CIO Farm Equipment and Metal Workers Un on strike against International Company were recessed mill next Tuesday when princi pals will seek to settle fringe is sues nt a Washington Tho union said It would accept the companys offer of an 18 cent hour y increase but would nol order back to their Jobs until other Issues were liero was nnd i Moil Hernion Hoy Walton E Ebb ami Ross Joe Miss May Tho Miss Mary and knle menu on the direct Is he that the manmade regulations am the drifting through channels an uot lu line with the Charles Ross Named President Of Civic Group lias been elected president of the newly or Cham Jcr of Other officers named by the of were Roy vice president William second vice president Tony A will be se within a short A committee of Fred Henley and was named to draft bylaws and to prepare ar ticles of incorporation through a pro forma decree of tho Circuit six weeks ago Murray burned to death In a fire at the Alabama Oil Weather Mostly scat tered showers and thunderstorms today and in east ami south por tions tonight and Cooler northwest portion and north and west portions Stocks A T T 1DO 14 Amer Tobacco 91 31 Anaconda Copper Beth Steel Chrysler Coca Gen cola Electric 46 18 102 34 lib 14 198 46 34 71 78 Gen Montgomery N Y Central 27 12 Int HO Miss Knudsen To Compete In State Contest Muriel senior in Bly High won first place In the area oratorical con test of the American Legion held yesterday afternoon In the High School Auditorium nt Walnut Ridge She won over contestants from and TO win first Miss Knudsen presented her speech The American BUI of Rights and an talk on an ar ticle the of Each contestant was given an article and MX minutes In which to study H and prepare an Miss KnUdsen Is to be presented a medal for this victory and an other from Dud cason Post for the local She will compete against three other area winners In the state contest at North Little Hock High School next First place winner In this contest will receive and be entered In the regional Miss Knudsen Is the daughter of and Knudsen and an honor Active In school clubs and pro slv Is historian of the Masque and Gavel Club and a member or the Beta Club and Na tional Honor Accompanying Miss Knudsen to Walnut were her superintendent of Schools Miss Luna High School Speech Class and Commander of Dud Cason Motor Sales Company Seeks To Incorporate The Motor Sales Company of filed articles of Incor at the secretary of states office yesterday to engage in the automobile listing capi tal of 500 shares of no par value a capital of and Layton both of and Hubert Seymor of as In corpora Prosecutes Red will be crown prosecutor in tho espio nage trial Fred Com munist member of the Canadian is accused oi working with a Russian spy ring gathering atomic bomb secrets in Murder Trials Are Scheduled Gookin Case Set For Session Of Court At murder cases are schedul for next week at the seco weeks session of Criminal Circuit Court In a session last Set for Monday Is the case ot 158yearold father of charged with the killing Henry Curtis termed family trouble cause of the shooting 21 as two men engaged in talk on a town street of Both U near Smith Bishop of K is slated to face trial Tu day In the fatal shooting of Jack at after he had knocked down and spattered her with bro eggs while Customers looked on their Court Wednesday is si a to be taken up with the CAM of A of charged v murder m the death ot his s cause of his alleged attention to J It Is not yet known whether J Mary 29yearold two young will face t at this term on a charge of mui In connection with the c Buck shot Pel at the Hodges cafe after he al edly had made Improper to her oi the previous The case may not be reads trial at this It was lean Hodge Is at liberty under bi Also set for trial Is the case Singleton of West Memi charged with grand larceny in theft of a truck owned by K Bradley and later wrecked In hi way This set Whether Curtis 25yesf Negro charged with burglary two counts and grand larceny three counts In burglary of Frisco Railway stations at Osc and and theft of an a1 will face trial at this I was not determined In jail at he may be t on a charge of grand before b turned over to the Mississippi C ly Judge Walter of Wy will preside at the sessions James H of representing the st assisted by Myron deputy prosecuting at Cotton May July 3H7 3708 run TM
