Lowell Sun (Newspaper) - May 7, 1948, Lowell, Massachusetts WHITE HOUSE PRESENTS PLAN TO AVERT RAILROAD STRIKE Communists Waiting to Start Operation America Gen Kenney Says Attack Will Come When Reds Feel They Can Win THE LOWELL BANGOR Me May 7 Communists will start operation America as soon as they feel that they can win in a conflict against Gen George C ney said today It is no longer necessary to ask if we think there is a ger of the commanding general of the strategic air com- mand said in an address pre- pared for the Maine Federation of Women's Clubs We are the obstacle in a struggle for world he said We are the primary get of attack Defeat the United States and the world is at the mercy of the conqueror No Immunity Gen Kenney said the nation's immunity guaranteed by two friendly oceans thousands of miles wide is no more He who controls the air con- the destiny of the he said The direction for us to look is no longer east or west but north If we got into trouble he added that is where you first pick up the enemy aircraft coming from the Asiatic land mass over the great circle courses the shortest air routes across the Arctic wastes and over the northeastern parts of Canada and the United States on their way to destroy our ters of industry and population The distances from existing airdromes to Bangor Me he said are 3000 miles The atomic bomb cannot be up as our sole he said Common sense will tell us that the Communists already have the bomb or will have it he added may ready be later than we think o'clock and D COUNTY TODAY'S INDEX Amusements Bridge 25 20 21 22 23 Dot Lookout Deaths 3 Peter Edson 8 Bob 8 Drew Pearson Radio Editorials Snorts 18 13 You Heard IG Women's News 16 17 County News Today on Pages 9 10 and 11 Associated Press International News COMPLETE NEWSPAPER Associated Press 70th Year No 108 Lowell Mass Friday May 7 1948 X 26 Pages 4 Cents Nashoba Apple Blossom Festival Opens Tomorrow To Select Queen and Court at Ball Thousands Expected in Area Over Week-End for the ninth ning Twenty-six annual Nashoba Blossom each representing a town of the festival have been completed and Nashoba fruit been everything is in readiness for selected and will compete for the the opening of this colorful event The Nashoba Festival is the only one of its kind in New England this year and is one of the three apple blossom festivals to be held this year in the entire United States The other two have ready been held at Wenatchee Wash and the Shenandoah ley Va Ball in The opening event of the oba Apple Blossom 1 Queen's ball takes place in Leominster birthplace of nie tomorrow coveted honor of being chosen Queen of all Nashoba land Queen Nashoba IX will be crowned of Gov Robert F ford on Sunday May 16 at an impressive Coronation ceremony followed by a spectacular eant to be held at Doyle field Leominster Special Church Services On Sunday May 9 all roads ll lead to Groton where som week will be officially opened with a special service in nn Jews Claim New Successes Against Arabs in Palestine Says Two Villages Taken During Night From Foe Near Galilee I SEMINARY BAND TO PLAY AT SPELLING St Francis Seraphic Seminary band of Tewksbury under the direction of John J Giblin of Lowell will provide music for the Spelling Bee Finals at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium Sunday Seminarians will give a one hour concert starting at p m and at p m will render the stirring martial airs at the official presentation of the colors by the U S Naval Reserve color guard i Seminary Band to Present Program at Spelling Bee St Francis Seraphic Musical Unit of Tewksbury at Auditorium Finals Sunday By the Associated Press Jews claimed new successes today against the Arabs in tine The array Haganah said two Arab villages were taken during the night in ern Palestine between Nazareth and the Sea of A hill overlooking strategic an Arab city ten miles north of the sea also fell to Haganah The fighting was only pre- May and British Troops Leave Haifa JERUSALEM British troops boarded the transport Georgic in Haifa harbor today for what the troops themselves said was a return to England There was no official an- on the number of troops leaving Palestine or their destination The evacuation cut heavily into British troop strength in the Hoiy Land last mated at men However the British have brought in an estimated crack marine dos and other troops from Cyprus Malta and the Suez canal zone during the past week to cover the tion of regular Palestine forces Shop With Ease The easy method is to begin with your daily copy of The SUN Merchants tell you in their ads about the best offers If you see it advertised you can rest assured it is worthwhile Slake a list of the items and prices you are interested in before your shopping trip SHOP THE SUN FOR SATURDAY BUYING liminary to the expected battles which the United States the United Nations and much of world opinion have been en- without success to forestall after the British date ends next Friday night Concern was voiced in ington lest battles between Jews and Arabs in Palestine spread to other areas of the middle east Western Europe was viewed as relatively secure for time being Most opinion in the U S capital was that if new Russian pressure is to develop in coming weeks it probably would come in the south or middle east Iran Turkey and Greece were as danger points Winston Churchill wartime i Prime Minister of Britain ar- ranged to keynote plans for a United States of Europe to an unofficial forum in The Hague Exiled leaders from slavia Czechoslovakia Romania and Finland attended The Brit- ish Labor government opposed the meeting but a good many Labor members of parliament attended anyway Greece executed IS more sons accused of murder ming largely from the 1944 rising Already 213 had been ex- this week Hundreds more were doomed The British ambassador asked an explanation and at least four British pers cried out against the tions U S officials in Greece apparently were helping to diate differences between Greek Liberals and Populists in a new cabinet i Efforts to reach a truce for Jerusalem were made in that city land in Jericho A responsible United Nations official said at Lake Success the Palestine crisis could be settled if the U S and together The U S wants a temporary trusteeship the British a neutral commission Jerusalem itself was quiet The British army said 70 new cases of typhoid had broken out in crowded Acre swollen with Arab refugees from Haifa Haganah said Lebanese troops again shelled the Jewish ment of Ramat Naftali in ern Palestine but there was no confirmation elsewhere Dracut Boy Hurt in Fall From Bicycle Paul Blanchette 15 Confined to Hospital With Head Injuries about the face and head when pitched to the ground from the bicycle he was riding near his home last night Paul 40 Grant street Dracut remained in a state at St Joseph's hospital day The youth it was reported was riding the bicycle almost in front of his home shortly after 9 o'clock when a wheel struck an object in the road causing him to lose control and fall from his vehicle He received numerous lacerations of the face and head in addition to being rendered Ernest unconscious Blanchette the lad's father took the boy to the hospital in the family car lowing emergency treatment the youth was admitted for vation and X-ray Authorities reported that young Blanchette spent a less night but was in fairly good condition today X-rays will be taken to determine if ho received a fractured skull in the accident By Raymond P Bates band of St Francis Seraphic seminary Tewksbury under the direction of Bandmaster John J Giblin of Lowell will provide a stirring series of military marches as a musical prelude to the Spelling Bee Finals program when the setting field of 75 word ers gathers at Memorial Sunday afternoon Concert at 1.30 P M Clad shirts brown topped off with snappy brown caps and white pompons the band to strike up the overture promptly at 1.30 p m and it will continue its program for an hour At 2.30 Mr Giblin will give in white trousers and with flowing capes of the downbeat for a drums and blare of ruMe of trumpets Janet R Dufault This fanfare will be the cue for the honor battalion of the United States Naval Reserve Training Center of Lowell to commence its eye-filling presentation of colors To the thrilling strains of Souza's Military March the crack Battalion color guard corted by a squadron of men will parade down the ter aisle bringing Old Glory and the battalion flag on-stage When the wheel into tion the rifle squad will to present arms The talion flag will be dipped and the Seminarians will sound off with our National Anthem This introduction will The death sentence of a by thc parade ot Nazi who proclaimed champions featuring the himself Hitler's was cast of 75 school to life imprisonment in a wholesale day by General Lucius B Clay sion across the st rf t U S military governor of many The youth Siegfried Life Term for Hitler's Heir STUTTGART May 7 Pastor Bans Bee to St Michael's Pupils to the many inquiries received The Sun Spelling Bee Director wishes to point out again that St Michael's school in WAS invited to enter its Champion in the grand finals at the Auditorium on Sunday The Sun opened the 1948 Bee not only to every school in Lowell public vate and parochial but also to all schools in the 20 towns in Middlesex County and New Hampshire which The Sun serves The children of St Michael's school were de- right to enter the thrilling contest and com- pete for the most valuable Spelling Bee prizes ever of- by any newspaper in New England by the refusal of the Rev Francis L nan pastor of St Michael's parish to permit the children to compete No explanation was offered to The Sun who contacted the school principal by phone for the Rev Fr Keenan's de- The daily average net paid circulation of THE SUN for the month of April was Second Czech Plane Lands in U.S Zone Seven Aboard Airliner Which Changed Course FRANKFURT May 7 A Czechoslovakian airliner ing seven persons including the crew landed at Erding air base near Munich Wednesday the United States air force announced today The announcement said the plane took off from Brunn Czechoslovakia on a short flight to Budejovice but changed course and crossed into Germany passengers Proposals Are Onion Leaders Settlement Hopes Seen Rather Poor By Laurence Gonder WASHINGTON May 7 The White House will submit to three railroad unions today a series of for averting the rail strike set for 6 a m Tuesday Informed sources said Assistant John R man who is handling the dispute for the government will present the proposals to the union leaders at their conference at the White House These sources said none of the proposals would give the unions much hope for a better ment than was recommended by a presidential fact-finding board last March The railroads the suggestions but the unions turned them down Summoned to the Whtie House conference were Alvanley ston grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- D B Robertson dent of the Brotherhood of men and and A J Glover president of the men's union They are asking a 30 per cent hourly wage boost and about 20 changes in working rules for their members Report It was understood Steelman first would ask the unions to cept the report which recommended some changes in working conditions and a 15 Two of the five aboard were women It was the second Czech iliner to change course and fly! Communists seized control j Czechoslovakia Last month another airliner with 20 passengers and crew aboard was taken over at point by one of its passengers and flown into Germany Air force officials announced that the first refugee plane was permitted to leave Munich yesterday flying in the direction cent hourly pay increase tive to last Nov 1 If the unions accept the report now they can serve new wage demands on the railroads in A second suggestion it was un- will be that the unions Kabus was convicted in January 1947 for leading a gang of youth members in the bombing of three denazification courts in Stuttgart rHE WEATHER Rain Cool Tonight Clearing Milder Saturday See Full Report Page 3 Earth Tremors Felt in Montreal MONTREAL May 7 AP tremors lasting for some 10 seconds were felt throughout the island of Montreal today The shocks came about 7.03 a m Eastern Standard time Provincial police reported that the tremor was felt strongly at A Plouffe 10 miles north of Montreal and that some walls were cracked Roger Field being seated Master of Ceremonies James Droney then will bring the to the first contestant Conductor James F assign the opening the gallant struggle for the ling supremacy of ell will commence Capacity Crowd Expected wits similar champions for national More Champions Those are the awards school champions like Roger Field ham N H junior high and Janet R Dufault Greenhalge school Lowell will be striving for on Mothers day By the way fans you still Kearney Square The supply is A capacity crowd is expected jean get tickets for the Finals at to turn out to pay tribute to the The Sun Annex box office 15 bright-eyed little boys and girls as they undergo the strenuous test for over in prizes The champion will receive a new wardrobe at a cost of The runner-up will receive Third prize is fourth prize is and fifth 510 That's merely the beginning of the generous payoff The cream of the prize list comes in the form of an round trip to Washington D C where the New England will match skill and Greece to Get New Cabinet ATHENS May 7 Paul was expected today to swear in a new cabinet selected to head off a threatened collapse of Prague Its passengers were permitted choice of ing in Germany as refugees or returning to Czechoslovakia their Informed sources made it clear that if mediation forts fail the government will take over the railroads Justice department lawyers be- lieve the government has clear authority to seize the roads under an old World War I law That law gives the president power to operate the railroads in time of war President Truman has not yet declared the end of World War II A high railroad official while told the United Press the industry will take drastic action against any firemen switchmen or engineers who participate in a strike The after the strike starts if it does the railroads will notify all strikers that if they don't report back to work within 48 hours they lose all seniority with their this official said Embargoes Ordered At least 20 major railroads were taking steps to insure that no goods will spoil in CHICAGO 111 May if a rail shutdown occurs bequests to employees and one: These roads ordered embargoes to the North Tewksbury Baptist ion the shipment of all livestock church were included in the perishable foods Most of of the late Henry H Hilton are effective at midnight tired book publishing president tomorrow of North Tewksbury who died April 10 Hilton Will Lists Five Bequests Tewksbury Farm Employees Church Receive Total Special to The Sun The will was admitted to bate here yesterday The be- quests are as To Omer N Blanchard the Hilton farm manager to of Premier Themistocles Sofoulis Amanda secretary coalition government The Liberal and Populist ties which are in general ment on its makeup held final talks today It was understood that Costa continue as ter of public order But the names of the new ministers have not yet been announced to Lena Jones housemaid to Edith Baldin tary to the North bury Baptist church The residue of the tate is ordered left in trust to provide a life income for ton's widow Mrs Charlotte ton of North Tewksbury After death the residue goes to ton's children At least another 20 railroads announced they will not attempt to operate any trains with super- personnel or bor in the event of a strike Residents Involved in Two Suits Here LOWELL Two suits arising from automobile accidents both involving dents were on trial in superior civil court here today diminishing so act now If j In one of the largest suits on they're not all distributed present docket Benjamin Sunday the remainder will be available at the Auditorium when the doors open at p m Although admission will be by ticket only for the convenience of latecomers The Lowell Sun will permit non- ticket holders to fill any empty seats alter Molinari of Billerica acting for his minor son Benjamin nari Jr is suing Edward Votour of Concord road Billerica for On Dec S 1945 a car op- by Votour struck young Molinari on Pinehurst avenue Billerica the plaintiff alleges The second suit involves an- p rn if there are any empty other minor Joan whose of 28 Cambridge street Ayer for personal and consequential ages of arising from an on Memorial drive in bridge on June 27 1946 THE STOCK MARKET NEW YORK May 7 INS Stocks opened moderately active and irregular this morning as yesterday's late rise brought in scattered profit taking Northern Pacific again paced the rails in volume advancing fractionally A small loss Italian Train Wreck Kills Seven MILAN May 7 workers reported today that en persons were killed and 15 injured when a passenger train smashed into four loaded freight cars in a tunnel near larate 60 miles northwest of Mi- lan Red Cross workers and soldiers brought out seven bodies and rushed the injured to hospitals The wreck sent passengers fleeing from the tunnel in ness screaming in terror The engine and two coaches of the passenger train were heavily damaged The freight cars were reported to have broken away from a train and halted in the tunnel U S TREASURY WASHINGTON May 7 INS balance May 5 seats So play safe get your j father Joseph Cormier of Chrysler was matched by a tickets at once bridge is suing Charles gain in General Motors RIVERSIDE FARMS of PANSY T NO BILLERICA Open Dully 1 P M to Dark for MOTHERS DAY
