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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1945
Page
11
Union leaders and members debate resuming limited GM parts production as 12 day strike idle in about 70 plants with 225000 workers affected. President R J and others warn against forced returns while factions demand a vote on terms, amid broader industry pressure and labor actions.
CHICAGO boys and girls from American farms paraded groomed cattle and hogs at the Seago Market Fat Stock Show.714 steers 116 hogs and 60 lbs entered for appraisal as judges began eliminations at 10 am EST.
Carl D. Lake, 32, arrested Friday night in Cleveland on $25,000 bond. Described by Detective Captain A. Murphy as a former Mansfield Reformatory inmate.
Paris, Apr 4. The National Assembly adopted a sweeping financial reform bill by 521 to 35 to nationalize the Banque de France and major deposit banks. General de Gaulle supported measures against nationalizing credit houses, warning broader action could hurt France’s export trade.
A Baltimore and Ohio train halted after a worker was struck by a girder on the Maumee Bridge near Garrett Indiana. The 4-year-old son of Albert Schul died in the accident and authorities examine the scene for cause.
The US CIO union claims General Electric is abandoning or moving war plant work to low-wage regions. Westinghouse denies new plants in such areas, noting no current construction. Matles warns 5,000 jobs per factory at 15 plants may be lost, hindering reconversion of mail motors and wiring devices. Ohio sites Coshocton, Tiffin, and Ashtabula are noted for new or planned plants with multimillion-dollar costs.
A U S survey finds German resentment growing into hatred toward Allied occupation methods and rising talk of resistance. It cites belief the American administration creates injustice and confusion, with fears that denazification fails and Hitlerism may endure, plus talk of vigilante groups against displaced persons.
Canton naval ordnance division under Westinghouse management reverts to the Navy for experiments on new weapons. The $22 million plant, once a wartime producer with 2900 workers, becomes a permanent shore establishment for fleet repair, overhaul, and rocket gun testing, while 380 Westinghouse employees stay on temporarily.
The Arab League Council in Cairo decided to boycott all Zionist industry in Palestine. If approved by League delegates, the move would cut Palestine’s rapidly expanding industries from Middle East outlets, throttling Jewish trade in the region.
New York dispatch reports twenty three troopships with over 25 thousand service men due to reach three east coast ports today. On the west coast at least eighteen ships carrying more than 19 thousand personnel are scheduled to arrive.
United Rubber Workers of America favored strikes at Akron rubber firms Goodyear and BF Goodrich. A NLRB supervised vote is planned for Saturday at Goodrich. Firestone voting showed 2,627 to 1,609 in favor. Only a fraction of eligible workers participated.
Huntington West Virginia officials of International Nickel Company reject a state labor commission recommendation to end a 12 day strike by 1600 district 50 United Mine workers. The union had accepted a tentative contract dispute solution.
General MacArthur orders arrest of 59 Japanese figures as war crimes suspects, naming an imperial prince, former premiers, cabinet members and Zaibatsu leaders in a rogues gallery. The list prompts debate on who qualifies as a war criminal amid domestic political undercurrents and international pressures. A separate report notes Joan J. Buck of Mingo Junction being charged with illegally wearing an army uniform in East Liverpool.
The Navy charged Capt. Charles B. McVay III with negligence and culpable inefficiency after the loss of the 10,000 ton cruiser Indianapolis in the Philippine Sea on July 30. 880 dead or missing, 316 wounded. Charges allege failure to zigzag in a danger zone and delayed orders to abandon ship after learning it was sinking.
Chairman Spence of the House banking committee announced a plan to create a federal housing czar to address shortages. First witness will be Representative Patman with National Housing Administrator John Blandford and OPA Chief Chester Bowles testifying next.
Washington AP report notes Lt Gen Walter Short’s staff was told before Pearl Harbor that Honolulu’s Japanese consul burned papers. affidavit by Col George F. Bicknell cited a naval message ordering code destruction and discussed with FBI head Robert Shivers. Senate inquiry eyes if Short read the warning before the Dec 7 attack.
The IMT heard secret German war plans showing the 1938 blitz against Czechoslovakia was ready to go by Oct 1 1938 and included invasion of Czechoslovakia with Hungary. The plans also anticipated France joining and included bombing Prague and stirring Sudeten unrest.
Washington expects a first hand report this week on political conditions in the Soviet controlled Balkan states of Bulgaria and Romania. Mark Ethridge, Louisville publisher, will present findings that may support non recognition of Bucharest and Sofia regimes. Tehran dispatches report 2,000 American troops arrived as replacements and the State Department says all troops will be withdrawn from Iran by year’s start.
Funeral services set for Cornelius R Callaghan a founder of the Bellevue Gazette with 65 years in news reporting He died Saturday and helped start Bellevue Home Telephone Company Bellevue ISone Company and the Industrial Savings Bank Company
Former State Senator Willard D Campbell calls for voluntary contributions to pay for a governor s welcoming trip to California to greet Ohio s 37th Division en route home from the Philippines. Auditor Ferguson refused to honor vouchers, prompting Campbell to start a fund with a $100 contribution.
Funeral services are planned for Richard Max Hettinger 39 assistant managing editor of The Tucson Daily Citizen A native of Lancaster he worked for the Associated Press Columbus Bureau Columbus Citizen and Lancaster Eagle Gazette He died Saturday in Tucson burial will be in Lancaster
In Camden Ohio Preble County the village petitions the state supreme court to compel Mayor Lloyd Townsley to execute a mortgage and sign 221 660 in revenue bonds voted in 1940 for an electric plant. Petitionists withdrew and the mayor says petitions invalid.
Committee counsel announced hearings open with General George C. Marshall expected to testify Thursday at 10 am EST. His appearance may last three to four days as Senators seek a preview of his Chungking plan replacing the resigned Major General Hurley.
Secretary of War Patterson warned that voluntary enlistments alone cannot sustain the Army’s prewar strength. He urged continued selective service to reach more than 7,000,000 discharges by July 1, 1946, noting veterans must not be kept in service while nonveterans are exempt. He warned postwar demobilization risks impotence in defense if another war comes.
A 70 year old Ohio farmer, George Bayer, seized a privately owned Cub Trainer after it crash landed in his corn field following two years of harassment by low flying planes from Mt Healthy Flying Service. Local justice Willam L Schoenfeld said Bayer will receive a writ of replevin to determine his property rights. The two passengers, Frank Metzger and Army Sgt. Kermit Frei, escaped injury as the engine iced at takeoff.
Congress clashed over how to handle the Hurley resignation as ambassador to Japan with Democrats accusing Republicans of exploiting the controversy and Republicans urging action to hear all the facts. Mundt suggested a committee hearing and Hurley signaled willingness to testify. Diplomats are hamstringing administration foreign policy.
Veterans of Ohio's 37th Infantry Division will parade through downtown Columbus on Sunday, December 16, to celebrate the division's return from three years and eight months in the Pacific. Maj Gen Robert S Beishiler, en route to San Francisco from Manila, will take part, along with many stormer members returning for the occasion.
Berkeley physicist Ernest O Lawrence announced a reconverted cyclotron will be used for peacetime research including cancer treatment and other medical problems. He said the device offers greater prospects for curing certain cancers.
President Truman returned to the White House Sunday afternoon after a cruise with friends on the Potomac River aboard the new presidential yacht Williamsburg.
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