Kingston Daily Freeman, The (Newspaper) - December 19, 1945, Kingston, New York Severe Fire Rages in Highland Communications Are Cut Weather Outlook Max 22 Hin 11 Report on Lut First in Newt Local National Foreign lister Leading Medium 03 CITY OF KINGSTON N Y WEDNESDAY EVENING DECEMBER IS FIVE CENTS President Truman Calls for Merger of Army 9 Into Single Department of Defense 1 Wreckage of Tube Train This is a close-up view of the telescoped first and cars of the Hudson Manhattan tube j Iran which crashed into the upraised cast end of the Passaic river lift bridge between Harrison and The crushed and 46 passengers were Locates in Area Kingston Handle Manufacturing Company Will Produce Baseball Bat Parts Air Forces Veteran Is Executive The Kingston Handle headed by Major Verne W a and William Tacorchick has been located in Kingston for manufacture of shovel tool bat billets and lumber it announced today by thi Chamber of Commerce The new concern is now having a mill and warehouse erected on a plot of ground at the of Route and the in the town of Ulster and it is expected the buildings will be after the first of the year The plant under construction is feet with an annex feet An additional building will be erected for warehouse poses feet The real estate was closed by John A Cole realtor at 288 Wall street The new concern plans to ploy approximately 30 men at the start and that number is ex- tripled during IMS Alajor has been en- gaged in similar type of work for the years with the ex- ception of the past years when he served as pilot in the U S Army Air Three of the spent in the Steingut Asks Assembly Probe Democratic Leader Freed of Contempt Would Mailer Albany Dec 19 Democratic leader vf the Assembly freed last month a contempt charge growing out a special grand jury of the legislature asked hat the Assembly undertake is probe of his affairs In a telegram to Assembly D Heck W would declared in a news con- j that he would follow request and it consideration He definite action would who lives in Brooklyn last August lo 10 s a jail and fined by Supreme Court justice on a criminal con- t talion for lo by Hiram C a lal expenditures o lo in Riile Infi Is Sold By Diabetes New Corporation Is to Operate Resort Parcel as Hotel Singer Says The New York Diabetes tion Inc of New York city which purchased from Police Singer a portion of i 11 i a m the former Golden Rule Inn property at Ulster Park has sold the inn erly Lake Lodge Inc a New York corporation which operate the premises as a holel made at the time ol the purchase of the inn by the New York diabetes group to alter the buildings and after making improvements operate the place as a camp for diabetic children Considerable work done on the remodeling of the former inn but no children-have ever been housed there It the site wax finally given up as a camp site and offered for sale because stale approval of the buildings could not be gained The tion later purchased another site near New York which be European Theatre of camp of re- the major flew all types of aircraft including heavy and medium planes bombers and pursuit grf by the Division SHOPPING Mr who has been with Major since 1940 is skilled in as limber estimating chasing and logging operations as meet state re- said were con- excessive by the tion The 12 acres of land and the former inn building have been sold to Mirror Lake Lodge Inc of New York city and a deed of trans- fer has been filed in the county well as being an expert mechanic i clerk's office No price and factory machinist and Diesel engine operator Both men formerly lived at Continued on race public but the deed bears in revenue stamps Asked today regarding the sale Continued on rase Eighty-Two Thousand GPs May Be Stranded on Coast 39 Ucc may toe in m will the army Many awny men m ftir have So a holiday a from jimy While She tft s tt and -all 80 move from now J With roily Kibe She army an- at Jo by Port of Embarkation al San tnm arc far find more due lo Arrive The San frulk flf men in out Him rf it a in and wi wf in She Pacific was tin Khe wra Common Council it i- rr ss Housing JOT Kings ton Businesses Ruined Konoye's Memoirs Say U S Warned Japs in July 41 Prince Fell Confident Seen War Could Have Been Averted Dec 19 United States bluntly warned Japan's July 21 anese occupation of French render any further talk of peace Prince premier wrote in his memoirs He credited the statement to Sumner then U secretary The memoirs were released to The Associated Press three lays before Suicide Sunday Yet a full month after that warning he wrote America and Japan nearest to averting trie war Roosevelt The late August 28 1941 Konoye said expressed a desire to meet personally with the prince to settle the differences which were swinging the two nations in conflict Konoye made the original posal for such with the consent of the emperor he wrote Summoning Ambassador No- mura who delivered Konoye's proposal for the meeting velt was quoted as saying I de- sire a meeting of about three days with prince Konoye The ex- premier added although he did not make any commitment as to time he showed he was very much in favor of it It probably may be that this was the time that the United States came closest to us But something happened enthusiasm cooled between August 28 and September 3 when he gave Nomura a message for me and although it was very respectful a clear expression of agreement on avoided the meeting was Questionable Meeting Whether the meeting could have prevented the war and sured peace in the Pacific is but Konoye told ated Pres correspondent Russell Brines recently I feel confident that if I had been able to sec Roosevelt I could have established u basis for Imperial House inter- vention in the rising war tide within Japan at that time U negotiations in April continued and reached a climax after Konoye cabinet The told how lie broke up the second cabinet Emperor Hirohito's knowledge and consent on July 16 solely to rid it of Foreign Minister Matsuoka Satisfied United Stales would understand liis friendly in reforming the cabinet turned again to Resolution Calls for Appointment of Committee Ewig Instructed to Make Study Water Supply Exhausted Unofficial Says Aid Is Rushed Appointment of committee by the mayor to study Damage estimated the desirability of creating a public housing authority in Kingston aj destroyed was authorized by the Common Council Tuesday evening at a special meeting held to consider housing shortage in Kingston part of the business The resolution authorizing the mayor to appoint a committee was in village of offered by Alderman Victor H Roth seconded by Alderman James land today according to Cor- J Carroll and unanimously adopted Corporation Counsel Arthur B Ewig was instructed by resolution poral William Martin of the State Police Would Try Out Housing Program Contention Is Made There Is No Basis for Bitter Industry Feeling Toward Plan Washington Dec 19 ter industry criticism of the gov: new housing program brought a let's give it a chance reply from federal officials today They contended there is no basis for assertions by building materials producers that the gram is unworkable and istic and they expressed dence it will speed relief of the housing shortage a principal target of sharp words leveled by industry leaders at the conclusion of a housing conference said price increases to spur production already have been granted in a number of cases and that other adjustments are on the way Producers of building supplies assailed the program at a news conference yesterday after officials at a separate m meeting with reporters declared the purposes of the two-day ing conference had been These purposes they said were to exchange knowledge of the problem with the construction in- dustry and to the ment's plans for attacking the r problem Douglas Whitlock former dent of the Producers Council Inc said he had understood the conference was to be u tive project but that We told here's a priority program and you are going to take it Whitlock referred to new lions and to learned thai he major a Ambassador Nomura had failed to regulation which will IK an- late this week ing about 50 per cent of all ing supplies to homes costing or less Another sharp attack on the program was launched by H H Northrup of the National Retail Lumber ers Association who said the whole plan is going to backfire if something isn't done to encourage production of building materials Scl and joined that the major con- catch that significance Ihc memoirs stale In loct said messaged the United Slates was more suspicious than ever More According to the manors She United Slates that Japan planning to move into ana on July 21 Welles then United un- of slate and wUng l Hull mi to Information it hat French If so wll an to unrealistic price policy also criticized ment plans for quality on new homes selling for or under He contended this would act as a on tion because coils arc so tain Young I Will Recruit Voles X Dec 13 plan an number to recruit volas for Jhc The New Stale R co 1 o which arifi a difference in si douht that thoughts had At all ill its war tit sf wr fa ig with full support ie In ho hr loll ahat if the tout the Jtt Shis stud War Kit rod Nrw 1 the it She ao ahe lo 200 OTid 3W ahc 01 me resolution 10 make a study and report of families and one man native methods by which the all their possessions can create a Public Housing was no loss of life in fire which began at The special meeting last in the David Sperling was called take action on the housing shortage existing cent store Kingston and in response to destroyed were communication from the Commerce requesting the H o w a r c such action be electrical store Increases Are door to Sperling's the The aldermen also took action to grant cily marshal and building next tc of the city court and in which and all other civil service employes under the jurisdiction Albert the Common Council an v business the Samue of for the year 1946 The aldermen on December dress factory with al adopted a resolution providing Bob's Meat the increase in the salary of employes under its jurisdiction was damaged they had on oversight omitted who lost positions of marshal and city were the Peter Sitera The resolution providing for Tony the Albert appointment of a committee to study the and Hubert WHEREAS a serious to communicate shortage exists in the City on Two Kingston which will become serious as more returning return to Kingston and WHEREAS insufficient housing for workers will be deterrent Baby's new industries locating in Kingston and Cause Cited has been addressed to the mon Council by the Chamber of of this city Respiratory that steps be taken to cope with the need for more housing in Arc Listed city Autopsy the problem -is in which local government must cooperate in arriving at a Mass Dec 19 examiner William J BE IT RESOLVED That reported today that baby Council of Cily Carlan died of hereby expresses its view that a study should be and acute general infection lo ascertain and determine how loth the executive and legislative branch of the city government con aid in the solution of this problem in conformity with law in preliminary report on an autopsy on the six months old baby whose became one of New England's greatest hoaxes of recent years local finance and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the Mayor appoint a committee to study the of creating a District Attorney William J rolcy that asphyxiation could been paused when the baby might have turned over face down Housing authority and that the Corporation Counsel make a study and report of alternative methods which the City can create a Public Housing Authority or otherwise assist in meeting the housing emergency in conformity baby was reported kidnaped on November 28 by his mother Mrs Rose Carlan 23 wife of a navy enlisted man She told police the baby actually had died our days previously and that she had hidden the body under the existing of a china closet in her Schools for room Dr said the baby had Kingston's public schools four separate attacks of at noon today for the Christmas vacation and will now is under arrest open January on Seven Persons When Navy Truck Sewn with with partitions soid approximately and ends ol Belt a flaming navy the was -en route from with Wart to Calif with 35 north here afternoon of 57 motors 43 depth charge 29 charge trf she injured M were lo the nearby Howl Me was One ahe John of a and the slats HllM Tind Air Forces Would Get Equality Integrated Plans One Program and Budget Civilian Control Are Factors Has 9 Arguments National Resources Care Ranks Among His Proposals imim said also underway 10 SSt titer She Khp i Afl Utic ils the Vines done iby tfic 231 te Khc una Uie Ihc Mail JIS A main lo was tail m the Sun Washington Dec 19 dent Truman called today for the army and navy into single department of national defense with the air forces fully equal lo the land and sea arms Stepping squarely into the mid- dle of the long and bitter gle between the army and navy commands Mr Truman followed in virtually every detail the cial War Department plan for unification And he dashed one prime navy hope by declaring in a special message to studies of the general problem would serve no useful purpose Navy witnesses appearing at Senate Military Committee ings on the merger proposal have beaded against hasty action ami urged additional studies of all of unification Declaring that I urge this aj he means of keeping the Mr Truman proposed hat the new defense department X headed by a single cabinet member operating with one under- and several assistant secretaries all civilians There vould be a departmental chief of with a commander for each of the three component navy and air Either the President or the Secretary of Defense could lake up directly with the separata commanders matters of basic ary strategy and policy and the division of the department's t Key stafT positions in ment Mr Truman said should be with officers drawn from all he services so that the thinking the department would not bo dominated by one or two of the Would Rotate Post As an additional ic added it would be wise if the wst of chief of staff were rotated imong the several services practicable and advisable t x x Taking note of strong lon from Secretary and high-ranking navy officials the President hc opposition that has been expressed by some of pur outstanding officers and civilians I can assure the Congress that once unification has been determined upon as the Policy of this nation there is no officer or civilian in any who will not his utmost to make the unification a cess his word Sir Truman called again for approve of universal tary it has met the an- waib worW Executive will rest the it lo thin M most cnt of a and for oar future safety and for She peace and curity world One rf the of this -ana js xm JanA wa and air for- Hi well as in parts of oar vS arc Herring Mr We have lhat ire ifl
