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A Newspaper for the Homo Information n4 Entertain ment for Every Membej of the Family 50 'AA e1 A tTI fl fl ffMjIJW illSiii; tpie Continuing and Succeeding the Poughkeepsie Star Enterprise, Established 1882, and the Poughkeepsie Eagle News, Established 1785 I Vol. LXIV, No. 336 Poughkeepsie, New York, Thursday, May 2, 1946 Price Five Cents FINAL wall stwet OLosntas THE wiUsTHEBi Pulhkitulf. eeelerl tewigM u(4 teieTTw. Temper elares ttf tilt a.

B. It) and Other weather. MWB fafe.v' ft 'fc VETERANS APPLY FOR HUH Palestine Intervention Finds No Favor in U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) 9 The United States shied away today from the prospect of direct intervention in Palestine, apparently countinf on the United Natione to liwme future reponibility for the troublesome Holy Land problem. Although Congresalonsl opinion overwhelmingly favored the proposed mlrtlon of 100,000 Jews there It was plain the lawmakers itre against this country totnlng Britain In the tnanum jod 01 nstntslnlng peace between Arab ind Jew with Britain unwilling to continue alone after the immigration recomtnrndatlons of the Anglo Aa erlcsn Palestine committee, the DN appeared the only agency cap able of strpplng Into the picture effective! The thumbs down Intervention attitude on the part of the nation a lawmakers stemmed from these factors 1 An spparent determination to hold foreign commitment to Amer Iran troops to minimum security levels Belief that the problem of aup amslng violence In other lands should be handled now on an Inter rational rather than a one or two tstlon basis Reluctance to quarter troops In the Near East a potential trouble spot for fear the action might be mtilnterpreted especially In new of this country a recent Insistence upon withdrawal of Russian forces from nearby Iran 4 Heat) demands upon available forces for occupation force here Thai resctlon crystallised quickly after Prime Minister Clement Attires declaration before Commons yesterday that bis government, unwilling to implement a policy that would Involve It slnglehanded." wanted to find out, what; the Unltcdl BMUC 1111111 GUUirUWW SO WW WWJ of men and money AUlees statement was touched off by the Palestine recommendations These In addition to ailing lor Immediate Immigration ol 100 000 European ewe, outlined long range policy which would place the Holy Land under United rations trusteeship of undetermined titration The committee said It assumed that the British government "In the near luuire would prepare a draft trusteeship agreement for eventual submission to the United Nation Including term for It administration Both Senstor Ball iR Mlnn) and Bee PALESTINE page I Arabs Urge General Strike Bl LLETIN JERUSAlEM lAPl An Ar.h Higher official said to the committee had delivered to Britain a letter the "next thing to ultimatum rejecting the Anglo Amerusn Palestine recommendations and declaring Arab will now Prtpre all mean for defense In TCrr Ui resume the national atrug lrRUSALEM 7AP) The Arab "igher committee named an Emer l'vr committee today to study Plan, tor a possible civil dtsobedl csmpsign Arab against British American committee a "port on Palestine Arab countries lrged to unite In proteat Jml Hussetnl trustee of the "inner committee announced after six hoar session that the Emer "ncy committee would outline w.

mb'e Palestine' "ih to the nauon'a defense" A ui masa meetings, be ad orewa by members of Out com tl" win be held in town and ginning May 10, he said oa from the Higher commit" are planning to leavi next week ARABS URGE pafe Bennett, Union Disagree On Tactics of Picket Line Oeorge R. Bnnett Jr president la not genuine Mr Nlessen charged of the Schst Manufacturing and that the management waa playing Federal Bearing companies, today the old gam of Divide and Con made public telegram, which he luer had aent to an official of the afflllat Copy of Mr Bennett a telegram, ed UAW CIO at the compan 1 dated May 1 to Mr Nlessen, was aa lea plants, setting forth that the followa union had now jlven "permission to "This la In reply to your telegram payroll department employe of the I Jut received In which you atat that nrm to enter the plant, where a strike ha been In progress since last Saturday morning Mr Bennett said that previously the payroll personnel had been 'unlawfully denied entrance to the plant by the union' picket llnea Frank Nlessen, shop steward of the union U. whom Mr Bennett telegram waa addressed took lm mediate exception In a prepared tatement, to the wording of the telegram, averting that the company official a 'concern for legality the Union will now oermtt payroll department employe to enter our plant although acceaa had previous ly been denied unlawfully to several persons by your picket line Aa soon a union give the companies an aa surance that It will recognize the right of any person to come and go on company business without mum Idatlon or coercion and subject only to lawful mean of persuasion, the company win call to work all em ploye who are required to do what 8ee BENNETT. liNION peg I Truman Famine Group Urges Community Drives to Save Food WASHINGTON (AP) President Truman, famine emergency committee appealed today for energetic community campaigns throughout the land to conserve feed for famine relief The nations mayor were called upon Individually to get these drives rolling by setting up local famine emergency committees that will en list the united efforts of the community a leadership Other top developments In the overall food picture 1 Increased black market Jraf flo In butter wa indicated by an Agriculture department reptvU Federal Beai which said (lock available at regu lar outlet aeemed to decline last month despite moderate gains In the amount of butler produced 1 Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson voiced Increased optimism over prospect 'or a bumper wheat crop aald the crop Is maturing two week earlier than normally In most wheat area and called this an encouraging sign 1 Rain In the northern plains region extending far south Kansas yesterday made welcome new for crop expert, for an earlier weather bureau report slated that rain waa urgently needed In several part of the area 4.

The Agriculture department announced It will continue to make food purchases for foreign government after July 1 because of the current crisis These are for food ahort nations who are Ineligible for UNRRA aid and able to repay this country for the supplies 5 The way wa cleared tor the opening May 12 of a nationwide emergency food collection campaign which wlU solicit contribution of I canned go. da and cash for famine relief Secretary of Commerce Wallace national chairman for this See TRUMAN FAMINE se SchafztoMake Partial Payment been iid arrangement have le to pay partially scnati rings company em plojes out on strike, at the First National bank tomorrow afternoon, management aald today Wage arc due employe of both companies a of April 2t, the strike having occurred before arrangements for payment were completed The statement, alined by Oeorge Bennett Jr. president, wa a followa A payment of eamlnga for week ending April 2S IMS. will be made on Friday, May 1. 1M at the First National bank between the hours of 4.

pm and 8 IS pm "The paiment will be partial In many case a we have Illegally been denied access to our complete payroll record bj union picket empke will be requested to present hi Identification button or pa sa before payment I made Nurses7 Aide Head Retires Miss Helen Taylor Troy who ha served four years a chairman of the Nurses' Aides corps of the Dutches county Red Cross chapter reported her resignation at a dinner meeting of the corps last night In the Nelson House Red Cross officials said Miss Troy a resignation was accepted with "sincere regrets Mrs Harold Dean who had been sice chairman of the corps ha assumed the chairmanship It wa said toda Fifty two persona attended the meeting Including representatives kill from Morris Effron of from Vasaar and St. Francis hoa Poughkeepsle Title ha been taken pitala and the Northern Dutchess by Jacob Blegel, Inc The proper Health center Siegel Buys 50 Apartments Jacob Siegel of 16 Barnard ave nue. who formerly operated the People a Store here, ha purchased two apartment properties in peet Ilea, the Parkway Plata Apartments and Hollywood Apartment and an nex, contain 50 apartment and were built 30 Mr, Effron acquired them In 1144 Purchase price of the properties wa not disclosed but the structure, of brick and marble construction have an asseseed valua tlon of more than 1M) 000 The law firm of Effron and Goldberg represented the seller In the transaction Bee SIEGEL BUYS page I White stripe, designating 150 hours ol serv'ce were awarded to Mrs Oertrude Fuch. Mr. France Hern and Mrs Lillian UUla.

Quest apeaker waa Dr Nell Stone, local physician who gave an account of work accomplished In Army hospitals In England, where he wa assigned during the war He emphasized the progress In surgery In special disease hospital and talked of the tralta of the Eng I See Nl'RhES' AIDE page I Blinn Finds Supervisors Backing Airport Reasonable Expense Made Aim of Supporters Membere of the Board of Superviaora Aviation committee will meet today to prepare resolutions, to aubmit to the board on May I 3, authorizing the committee to negotiate with the United Statea Covernment for New Hackcneack Army air field for uae aa a county airport. Robert Blinn chairman, said. Authority will be asked. In the resolutions, for the committee to Inform the proper government agencies that the county wants the New Hackensack field as a grant and to request an Interim permit to uae the field from the time It la declared surplus until It can be turned over to the county Mr Blinn aald Approval Predicted Supervisor BUnn predicted that the Board Oi Supenrlaors would approve acceptance of the airport. If and when it la declared aurplus prop erty by the War department.

lie aald that he and other upervlsor members of the committee had con ferred with practically all upervlsor and the board member were unanlmou tn their aupport of she proposal, provided the airport could be operated at a "reasonable ex Dense to the county Albert Richard, civilian member of the committee, yesterday made known that the New Hackensack field has been declared "excels property" and he predicted It would be declared surplus within two weeks Mr Rlchsrd asld he had received asaiurance from the War Assets admlnUtratlon that the field would be turned over to the county a a grant for use a a public au nnrL The Aviation Commlttee.lr Blinn aald, would aubmit to the May 11 meeting of the board a detailed statement of estimated revenues from the proposed county airport together with estimated operating coat "so every supervisor will have an Idea of Just what the maintenance cost will be Elated over the prospect of obtaining the field and equipment gee BLINN riNDS sage Pomeroy Sees Goal in Sight Dutchess county quota of 110 000 for the National Cancer fund Is 'within sight" and will be achieved If townships which have pot reported reach their quotas and other pledgee are paid R. Watson Pomeroy fund chairman, said today Residents of the City and Town of Poughkeepsie have eontnouted In cash It 700 35 and pledges have been made to bring this area up to the quota of tiOOO Mr Pomeroy aald Eight towns have exceeded their quotas while complete reports have not been made for 10 other towns and the city of Beacon Town which have exceeded their quotas Include Amenta Clinton Dover East Flsh kUl. FlshklU North East. Pine Plains, Stanford and Union Vale While the nation wide drive for 112 000 000 has been extended until May IS Mr Pomeroy said he considered the drive In Dutchess com pleted except In some few areas where a late start was made In the campaign for funds He urged town chairmen to get their reports In as quickly as pos alble so that a final report can be compiled Never Voted for G. O.

P. President: Lavery Ties His Quest ior Seat in Congress To Carrying On Franklin D. Roosevelt's Ideals Former Republican president of the Common council here for four years, Emmet Lavery, screen writer and playwright. Informed the Poughkeepsie New Yorker today that hi quest of the Democratic candidacy a Congressman from Califor nia' 16th district, la predicated upon the hope of carrying on the principles of democracy established by the late President Roosevelt. The Issues these days," be said, "aeem (airly fundamental and simple' a united world or a divided one, a democracy with some planning or a democracy with none I cant believe that Roosevelt wa the end of an era rm aure he wa the beginning of one And I'd like, with a lot of others, to push on where he left ofl" Author of many screen plays, among them "Hitler' Children" and "Behind the Rising Sun," Mr.

Lav ery also Is author of the current Broadway hit. "The Magnificent Yankee." which dramatizes the Washington years of U. Justice Oliver Wendell Holme and hi wife While running on the Democratic ticket for Congress In hi district. he also Is on the Republican ticket. pointing out that cross filing la permitted In California "I've alway been a Roosevelt man," Mr.

Lavery explained. "Judge John X. Mack may remember that helped writ the speech that first nominated the President In Chicago. I waa a Republican president of the Board of Aldermen at the time but I guess It was no secret even then that I never voted for a Republican tot president of the TJ 8 A The California primarlei will be held on June 4. While venturing no speculation as to the outcome, the former Pough keepalan observed that "Win or lose, I'm still a writer and while we have made this most distinctly not a.

Hollywood campaign the writers have turned out In big numbers." A special Writers' Committee for Lavery aent out a call for orgsnlxs tlon recently. The signers Included Richard Oonnell. noted short story writer and. like Mr. Lavery.

a former Poughkeepsie newspaperman, and Mary McCall Jr former president of Screen Writers' guild and a Va ssr graduate, also, Thomas Mann, See 'LAVERY TIES Bag I BRipilgliiH HBlsSIiial.lalalaH aswswswswswawswswswswB WKt Registry For Housing mm as in: XMHTT CI, LAVERY denied the assertion of a French official who would not allow himself to be Identified that Truman had assured Bldault that prospect were bright for approval of an American loan to France. The official statement. released by Raymond hlrf. ipokta man IoV the forelgrTofMe; aald: a conversation between Mr Byrne (U 8 Secretary of State Jamea Byrnes) and Mr Bldault, the questions of an American loan and of French food needs, espe i dally wheat, were discussed in a most favorable manner "it was during this discussion that Mr Bldault had an opportunity to peak for a few minute by telephone with President Truman, but In this conversation no' political problem were discussed" A previous French Informant Identifiable only as "a high official source" had aald hi Information wa that Truman told Bldault that the loan for which former Premier Leon Blum la now negotiating In Washington was "on the way In Washington, Presidential Sec See TRUMAN, BIDAULT page Memorial 'Something Different Not a 'Need' or ant Savs Doran that he Prnphalxin talking on, of ou. and not the Max waa cltl a told the niblned Veteran Bowling I believe a war mem "omethlng more aacred ir H.

5mnalum a stadium auditorium and I also be pr not just More than 150 howlera all rvlmen and their In nd ed t'n Hou" llaten toeT th M'r A Memorial should be some men? no1 monu InluV.H or aranlU. but 'hould be pl.ee for everyone husband, wife, father, mother, alster, brother to go from day to day tor everything It should be something different than what city 'want and 'need' What a city 'want' and 'need' and could get another way la not a memorial A memorial la something different The Mayor said we had a dosen different Ideaa already," and he called them "great, all things we need But he followed that with the thought "Well get them as part of our city" He asked veteran to 'think seriously" about the memorial and 'be ready to give our opinion when our "needs and 'wsnt' are mads public did not explain the "needs" or "wants" The Mayor told the veterans he was deeply interested" In recreation and said he knew they would "understand" the low up In Pouglkeepsle recreation during the past four or five yeara He predicted 'great strides" In recreation tn Poughkeepsie a future and promised them "one of the finest recreational program possible In New York stale If only you will get behind It and aupport It Remember." the Mayor pointed out "you are the government, and II a tor you we are doing It. Therefore, get behind the recreation program and have the best." Truman, Bidault Conversation Merely Exchange of Greetings PARIS (AP) Confronted with conflicting reports concerning a trans Atlantic telephone converaation yesterday between Foreism Minister George Bldault and President Truman, a French foreign office spokesman declared flatly today that no political probleme were discussed during the talk. The spokesman Issued his state 0 ment after the White House had I U. N.

tails For Spain Facts rTKW YORK (AP) The United Nations Security council subcommittee Investigating the Spanish question called today for all member nation Intelligence bearing on Spain and. In effect, invited both the Franco regime and the exiled Spanish Republican to present their bitterly opposed arguments a well. The Investigators, after their first secret meeting yesterday, ssld they would welcome Information from any source This wide open invitation would permit the Franco regime. If It desired, to offer evidence to offset the contribution already presented to the council by the Spanish Republican through Polish delegate Oscar Lange In his demand for a collective VH diplomatic break with Madrid. The subcommittee Is In recess until next Mondsy awaiting the response to a circular letter asking the governments of the 51 United Nations to present all relevant material In their possession on the situation In Spsln Meanwhile, the nvestlgators had before them 4(1 letters snd telegrams from private sources almost unanimously disapproving the Franco regime Most of the communications urged 8e U.

N. CALLS page Byrd Fears Catastrophe Grain Gripes Told by Pearson agricultural officials 4knt ssy much abojt It. but they Have been griped at the British writes Drew Pearson Ir hi column on page 6 today They weren't happy over British and Canadian cooperation or lack of cooperation In allocating their grain surplus to Europe." he writes. gives fact that show our commitments and sat "There Isnl enough grain and oil to go around unless we pull In our belts Paul Malion sets forth the epochal movement within Leftwtng labor to shake off the Communists and gives the part being played by the White House, In his column on page today Bill Cunningham writes that the greatest athletic college In the nation Is Oklahoma A and M. university.

In his column on page Also on psge Is the column by Alice Hughes Columns by Angelo Petri' and Ruth Mllletl appear on psge 11 Radio programs are published on page 17 Senate Delay Likely on Loan WASHINOTON AP The Administration came reluctantly to the conclusion today that It probably cannot force a Senate showdown this week on the W.750 000,000 British loan Moreover It faced the possibility of long delsy while the Senate considers draft and OPA extension legislation If 11 falls to wangle a decision early next week Democratic leader Barsiey Kyl didn't want to talp about It But Senator Wherry of Nebraska, the Republican whip, told a reporter It Is his opinion that "If we don vote by Monday or Tuesday It will be a long time before we do An administration lieutenant who asked not to be named said there appeared little chance of a decision on any of several proposed amendments this week even If Berkley holds the Senate In an unusual Sat urday session. ATLANTIC CITY (API 8 Senstor Harry Byrd ID Va I ssld today he doubted the nstlon could avert catastrophe If the coal alriki continued another two weeks Speaking to 3 000 delegatea to the 8 Chamber of Commerce 34th annual meeting Byrd aald settlement of the strike hinged on the principle of paying John L. Lewi a $60 000 000 annual royalty I do not believe our business Be BYBD FEAB8 page Lt Harrington Awarded DFC Ministers End. Formal Talks PARIS (AP) Formal sessions of the foreign ministers conference were suspended Indefinitely "today and the four minister. decided to hold only dally Informal meetings In the future, Qualified American sources said French Foreign Minister Oeorge Bldsult expressed dissatisfaction at the progress of the council In wrlU tag Europe peace tresUea and wa upportea in tws.

view by u. s. Sec retary or State James F. Byrnes, an Amerlcan.Jniormantal(Lli.r.J The Frenchman then proposed the council decided that in the future the four ministers would meet informally at Luxembourg palace In the office, of the chief of the delegation who normally would preside over formal sessions. The first such Informal meeting was scheduled for 4 pjn.

today in Byrnes' office. The American 'spokesman said no formal session had been scheduled for the future. Ther was nd Unt of aVeakdown See MINISTERS END page" Truman Asks RFC Extension WASHINOTON (AP) DescribingDescribing the Reconstruction Finance corporation aa a major Instrumen tality for conducting poet war gov. ernment business activities, President Truman today recommended that Its statutory authority be extended beyond the present Jan. 33, 1947.

expiration date The President also again told Congress that legislation providing premium payment subsidies to finance expansion of building materials was easentlal to provide an adequate supply of housing lor returning veteran These recommendations were contained In a message transmitting the next fiscal year's budget proposal for all wholly owned govern ment corporations The Export Import bank, Mr Truman ssld, anticipates disbursements which may run a high as 13,000,000 000 on loans to finance purchase of American commodities and to provide the necessary minimum credit for post war reconstruction abroad The Presloent asserted that he regretted the necessity for saying that the continuance of several wartime subsidies waa necessary "to hold the line against the forces of Inflation "Almost sll of the corporation Bee TRUMAN ASKS page Doran Seeks To Learn Demand For Dwelling Relief Approximately, keepaie war veteran or. members of their immediate familiea! at noon today had made" formal' application, at the School Administration buiIdinf.iZZ Wash ington streets for' Jtousina; In the first registration of veteran' housing moat', of those appearing at the school admlnjtnt "i tlon offices certified that they would accept military barrack or. huta as temporary 'Rertetryte Centra, The "registration of veterans search homing arrnmmorlatlorui will dally except Sunday, between the hour of a. m. and m.

and p.m. and 10 p.m.k jonnit, van aon off County Attorney Van De Water, waa the InterrUwer at this morning's Another Interviewer was. to be assigned at.lbe school build lng tonight. it Leonard super ij trf visvr us we sxiwiuiicas psaiviiwi lng and Orounds of the Board of Education, cooperated, with the) Ad i ministration faJeUbllnlnri the Ji'w Mayor Doran called the Administration building this morfi lng. It wa under hi direction, that! the registry wag 'The Immediate, otj th lati.llr.n eh Sjlaww salef la to ascertain the demand for tcm porary or emergency noueing is iamlt city, Bt ha pointed out that on th 5 nasi in oemsnos, a maiciea by registration, the! city Kttrt nt the Stale btvtalan of ling gp)lfctjBsVtlty Jrltn jnllUaryUc; i sfw! m.m nf I DSNra aaiKiBica gbancs Friday le 1 Eon Orchestra Dasia Salarear BIIUMa Tatera.

naas capaae an His Haleq? BUas Dl hcn tTiraa. ranim ialNeuia auaaa, Chop as busabaeas (SMtal rkpl Nw frk) MEMPHIS First Lieutenant James Harrington 8 Marine corps, son of Clair Harrington, 17 Manltou avenue, Poughkeepsie was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, three Air Medals, and a Navy Unit Citation during the ceremonies of a Captain's Inspection held at the Naval Air station Memphis Lieutenant Harrington declared hla surprise at this award he had been expecting only one Air Medal, and wa astonished to receive the other awards. Olven to Lt Hsrrlngton for the destruction of anti aircraft position, warehouse and troop concentre tlons, the Distinguished Flying Cross is the Nsvys highest flying honor Hsrrlngton hsd completed a total of mission while attached to squadron oi dive bomber SBDa. commonly known to the Navy a the "Douglas Dauntless" Awarded hU Marine pilots wlngi at Pensacola Naval Air station In July of 1H3, IX Harrington underwent three months' operational training at Jacksonville. Florida, and three mora months of training on Lb West Coast, befor being trans'! See LT.

lUsttUNOTON fag barrack aa temporary bousing commodatlons. i jJjU. The viitjraTia LauBlnB reaiatrv win be confined to listing lb need off A war weteren of too dty of Pough the Mayor aald. It I tori wax veteran only, th city admln r1 titration official also emphasised. Today'; applications ported V'mclud one or two who at present actual resl n.

dent of th but who clalmeoTi Poughkeepsie aa their horn Uy Those In charge of the, registration I aid that the', persons 'said' they were' living ouUlde the dty because they 'could 'not And Irving accommodstiona v. Th application were numbered i a wy rower turn Hits Illinois CHICAOp (AP) Industry. bu tnes and entertainment' in about 100 Illinola communities, tncludlng. Chicago and moat of th tat's' other large clues, were under dragtlo order today to Immediately cut us of electrical power to gala guard public health and safety during the critical soft coal shortage. The slash In 'Use of electricity, ordered by the Illinois Commerce commission a an emergency mea ure.

Indicated a brownout for about two thirds of th state far more rigorous than the wat time 'curfew and a virtual shutdown ot nearly all night time publla activities. The order Indicated there would be no movjes after p. m. and apparently meant' the shutdown of legltimsU theater at tolgnt, a well at a ban on all night ipojt (rents. Including baseball game, in th four Illinola cities In th Thre I league.

The order, aimed to rapidly diminishing coal supplies because of th 33 day nationwide soft coal strike, wa Issued last night and affect nine power companies sen See rOWEKiCUXB wag awsswsswssMtW ''iwsBWswaT WwsstL'fi stfJiflrHrA'1 UirTi 7" WWejrjS. aWasw.W "If k.VvV?I'Mlvitll IwiBswsswssr'HVf'f rt3ifawBTA swsaswsaswsasPawaaM? "HrtswsafS vl SaWSBSWSBSWSBW SSaBWSBWSaJl HHavsWswsHBawHaswss. Wf Wall What A Crowd! Your living room I packed and Jammed full of friends Who wsnt to help you I What you don't see anyone but the family Well we art all there talking to you through our ''ads" telling you how we can serve you Are wa "laying It Fill out your Community Survey form so we may know bat you think LT. HARJUNjTON LARGE ACS Bauer a Dreas Shopp Empire Super Markets Oreat Bull Markets, Inc. Luckey, Piatt Co (3 Adva Montgomery Ward Co Rocket Auto Stores The Wallace Company (3 Adva) MEDIUM ADS Bevler.

Ac Yoakam Ac Luks Pharmacy t3 AdvaJ Friedman's Shoe Shop Oernon, Poultry Liberty As Juliet Theatre Reliable Furniture Store SMALL ADS Frenl Studios Harold's Liquor Store Uv Wire Tl Battery Servlc Mid Hudson Oil Company Russell Fuel Heating Co. Three Caballeros Woody As Collins CASH AWARDS THIS WEEK 1st AWARD IS tnd AWARD gt( 3rd AWARD U1M.