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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1946
Page
4
City departments should align their bookkeeping with the State Comptroller Office practices. The 1944 exhaustive municipal finances probe found no graft or malfeasance. Criticism focused on bookkeeping methods. no deliberate wrongdoing inferred. Overall, departments are described as honestly operated, though systems need revision.
Loyalty and enthusiasm from alumni and current members drive the Boys' Club fundraising campaign in Syracuse. Early gifts totaling 16128 mark a strong start toward a 125000 goal, with plans to expand the current plant, double Camp Zerbe at Wilamstown, and develop a local playground adjacent to the clubhouse to invest in boys health and happiness.
The Palestine issue, long steeped in history, now presses toward United Nations action amid Arab warnings that the Anglo American Committee proposals threaten their national existence. Arabs fear loss of sovereignty if 100,000 Jews are admitted, while pressure grows in Britain and the United States to facilitate Jewish immigration following Nazi persecution. President Truman has shown interest but has not committed U S steps to aid Britain.
The Notebook Board of Directors notes that John L. Lewis's coal strike is impacting security values across markets. Speculation arises about leadership and possible political or market-structure implications, including proposals for governance adjustments in response to volatile coal sector dynamics.
Mr. Attlee has now done the expected by bidding for American aid. If the issue goes to the United Nations that organization will face a new test of its ability to meet crises.
The coal strike now in its 34th day threatens widespread curtailment of rail and electric production. If it continues, major steel plants may close and public utilities will face brownouts. Washington lawmakers consider drastic action as the nation risks a near total industry shutdown.
An Alcatraz Island explosion highlights the fortress like prison’s control despite a bold break attempt. Involved were Bernard Coy Joseph Cretzer Sam Shockley E Thompson Clarence Carnes, all serving long terms for murder kidnapping bank robbery and escape. The piece notes such assaults likely recur as long as this high security prison houses dangerous offenders.
Arrival of material for the first 300 barracks cheers University housing circles as they plan to house 2,000 single students plus classrooms and labs. A 20 by 48 foot unit will hold three men per room in four rooms, with more trailers beyond Crumlin expected. Housing progress is slow due to conditions, but some headway is being made for veterans families at the Army Air Base.
A reflective tribute poem expresses gratitude to friends who shaped the speaker’s life and inspired a more meaningful existence. The speaker pledges loyalty and readiness to serve those who supported him, now and in the past.
President Truman signals readiness to seize coal mines if strike action continues. Law and enforcement under the Smith Connally Act could target union leaders who direct workers not to return. Past prosecutions were rare, with no prominent labor leaders prosecuted amid seizures. The administration aims to pressure a settlement while reserving legal steps to compel a return to work. The broader aim is to curb nationwide protest by mobilizing the Justice Department if needed.
Aman on a windy January night visits a deluxe fruit shop to buy peaches for his wife but balks at $12 a dozen. He pays with a 50-cent piece after claiming he stepped on a grape. A fly-by-night columnist slips into a swank party hosted by a leading actress and leaves with a joking parting quip.
A pair of letters argue that price control legislation is weak without consumer discipline and that housewives can wield real power by slowing purchases to stabilize prices. They urge thrift to protect incomes and claim the loan would aid economic peace, while criticizing opponents’ motives.
Ten to One Ten candidates turn on the heat seeking Truman seat as Republicans face a tough field. The letter from TALUS criticizes money policy and inflation fears, arguing for currency expansion in the 1930s and World War II era. It also rebuts Nazism while contrasting De Valera’s loan stance and notes Soviet imperialism burdens Allied living standards.
A summary of historic items including Brazil restoring monarchy plans, Persian assassin Confessor Mollah Reza, Effie Elister in Camille at Wieting, Syracuse Railway franchise talks, Water Board approves 8700 for Woodland Reservoir extras, Canastota barn planned, Hibernians meet at Auburn, Mayor Farmer pitches opening ball for Syracuse Stars, Newark Bears win boosts Syracuse to sixth, reparations ultimatum to Germany, opera stars at Ithaca festival, Syracuse fire loss of 300000, League of Women Voters meet, police curb reckless driving in Syracuse.
A wartime report exposes dire conditions in Washington hospitals and an failing school system. Nurses and Mrs Millard Tydings helped push Congress toward a medical center bill for 1500 beds costing about 19 million dollars as reform lags behind the marble facade of the capital.
A critical report on the city’s hospitals singles out lack of civic responsibility as a core issue. It contrasts Washington’s past era as a sleepy town with Congress only in session to its present status as a sprawling metropolis over a million in population.
A reader argues the United Nations Organization should remain UNO and accuses the Security Council secretary of secretly changing UNO to UN. The piece laments loss of unity as negation in world affairs and claims no Security Council action occurred.
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