Sun-Journal from Lewiston, Maine • 1

I -J '7'0v-n r- 1 i i i 'TV Vkfj Vf is ti j- "A 'f 1 1 Jk I i Re -JV 1 Men Are Never jSo Li 7-- vi They Discuss acaulay TONIGHT "HOKAVY snow State (kr Oa Pm 4 Today VOLUME LXXXVD IwMm WhUv I1M1 12PAQES LEWlgrON-AUBURNt MAINE FRIDAY JAMJARY 2 1948 LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS Snow and Ice Storms Cripple Wide Section of Want MarshaU Would Convert Fish Plan and State 1 -r Divorced River Lake Chain WASHlNGTON-JP-Sanator Brooks (R-ni)v one of tht severest confres-slonel critics of administratim a for- Into-Storage Basin Extends From rOklahoma-T exas Border to Maine 3B eign policies aakl today he a group demandng that operation of the Marshall plan be divorced from the State department Brooks tola a reporter he and others of like views Intend to press the Senate for "business manage-if of any European- recovery that are vbtod any other method is need it will be simply rathhole Brooks declared am in favor of fha intelligent investment of American money to mustbe' done under tu control of men who are engaged in production It must be done under the control of men who are engaged fa productive operation in America and not hy hangers-on from government de-partmentir Brook said he thinks leaders-from toe fields of industry agriculture and labor should be called in to organize the recovery program to much the same way as tow were employed to get large scale production going in the United States after the Pearl Harbor attack plunged this country into war Ought jo Make Dlreet Laass ought to aend throe men in with directions to make loans direct to industry and not make any grants to BrookjsaiiL See FOREIGN AH) Page 8 Col A blinding snowstorm hit the Twin Cities and the rest of Maine today as the United States Weather Bureau at Portland predicted four Inches of snow would blanket most of the State storm continuin before midnight the tnroi The forecast brought a statement from police chief Thpm-as E- Johnson who advised1 cautious driving as many roads in the city were beginning to be covered with snow and ice The storm began early this forenoon here By the Associated Press This Winter's most storm laid a treacherous sheath ice and snow ftom the Oklahoma-Texas border to New England today dealing a still blow to communications travel and essential city services Hundreds of communities across the porthern half of the country were without electric power or telephone service Trains were running generally behind schedule airplanes were grounded in several areas and highway travel moved at a pace Damage will run well into the millions on the basis of preliminary estimates See STORM Page 2 Col 2 CARIBOV-lP-Converslon of the Fish river chain of lakes into huge stonge basin was advocated today as a 85OOriOO development to provide hydro-electric powfir for Brunswick Industry and prevent recurrences 'Of thexurrept power shortage Judson Briggs of Caribou head Caribou 5 Company utelrlOP id be cov-process of the proiect which also favored by A Frost of Limes tonepresi-dent of the Limestone Electric Company Power was rationed to Aroostook county most of toe Fall because of drought-caused power shortage and industry was ordered to night operations when the load of current use was at its lowest Briggs and Frost proposed dams to raise the level at Eagle Lake 12 feet Squaro Lake seven end one-half feet Cross Lake seven end Mud Lake three end one-half Briggs said if the plan was com-pletedit would augment the output of the power plant at Grand Fall by 500W to RWOO kilowatt See POWER Page '9 Col 8 PARIS-JP-Premier Robert Schu-man presented a new anti-ihflation bill to the French National Amenably end threatened tp feslgg werovpted to it billion about 120 dollars' Ivious'an-taflatiito bWapprwed the assembly-That measure gave enchmen a choice of paying ISO billion francs additional means tax or of invading the same amount to government bonds It was designed tp help pay fro bta -reconstruction program and to drain off ex-purchasing power See FRANCE Page 9 Col 5 New Anti-Inflation' BUI Presented To French Assembly DISTRICT Walter Saveli Was one of the outstanding gpeq? jrs in favor qf the proposed school district for Lisbon Falls Saveli a recent newcomer to the town has taken an aetive pfitt in civic affairs and at the Friday morning town p- jeting lus suggestions which he gave in a quiet and authoritative' mariner received complete 'attention from the townspeople Lisbon Falls Holds Special Town Meeting to Discuss Bates Pepperell And Union Clash On Contract Delay Leaps 3 Floors To Safely NEW YORK -IP- An BO-year-old leaped three floor to safety' -a five-alarm fire which spread into cix building and cart a dene pall of amoke over Manhattan's Wt Side at Columbui Circle: The woman identified' by fiy men aa lira Mays McLain rttffer-ed only leg injuries after she jumped into a net About 10 men women and children were led tei safety In night clothes hy police and firefighten Eleven firemen were injured In fighting the fire which destroyed a four-story building at 230 West i BOth street One wail collapsed but Ino one wis injured The fire broke Out at 7:10 A-M 1EST) and was reported under control about three hours' later Flames spread to-three adjoining converted apartment houses to the fourth and fifth floors of an eight--story office building at 225 Wert 57th street and the seventh and eighth floors of a 13-story office building St 1780 Broadway Firemen arriving at the scene glimpsed Mrs McLain standing at the edge' of the roof and shouted to her through the wind-driven moke: lump!" 8 Col Offers Martin As Compromise Candidate WASHINGTON -IP- A one-man drive to make House Speaker Joseph Martin the compromise presidential nominee of the Republican panto wag launched today by Rep Martin1 chafes cfygetfinif the nomination at tone1 In five" He said the speaker know of the campaign now getting under way to him up he Allen told reporters that hg at how anyone could refuse the The chairman of the influential House Rules Committee said he figure! the Republican convention in phfleddphla this Bummer will supply an opening for Martin by follow-mg tho pattern of 1940 "fhat wrothe year when Gov Thomas Dewey of New York end Senator Robert A Taft of Ohio lAtought to a stand -off in the early jMnxta allowing the late Wendell Willkia to anatdi the nomination on too fifth AUan said It looks to him as if Dawayrand Taft are in about the flea MARTIN Page CM if it- S' "Vs I 95 By ROSE OBRIEN LISBON Several peppery arguments developed at the special Town Meetlng held at the Legion Hall Lisbon Fall Friday morning when about 150 townspeople turned out to thresh nut flu question of the proposed School District for Lisbon whereby the Town of Lisbon would borrow sufficient funds-to improve its school facilities mainly to build a new high school John Gould editor of the Lisbon paper and well known author served is moderator of the ting The attendance though not large was comprised of persons deeply Interested to the question France Accepts Conditions Of US Winter Aid Insurance Men To Study VA Program WASHmGTON-ff-Veterans administrator Cad Gray Jr said today former President Herbert Hoover Is arranging for a committee of insurance- experts to investigate the veterans tnsursnee program Franklin fhtrnan id the board of Prudential Insurance Company will heed the insurance men Hoover is arranging for toe study as chairman of a committee which Congress established to survey the organization id the executive branch of the Federal Government and recommend steps to promote efficiency Gray who took office aa successor to Gen Omar Bradley last Wednesday said be has already received numerous about the in surance sendee provided to war veto am determined' the veterans shall have the beat possibly Insurance service" Gray told a i with Hoover the of wins services of ms cornu- study our insurance program uiit Fall General Bradley and Mr Hoover discussed with Mr ITOlier the possibility of Mr Dollar's heeding a subcommittee to study veterus insurance reorganizations Mr accepted the appointment my request Mr Hoover has agreed to extend the fsoiUtles of Us committee to look into veteran Insurance procedure as well as See INSURANCE Page 9 Col 7 Caught Flatfooted Court Ties $150 Fine on Auburn Man Who Once Scored on a Storm-Causes 1 Stock Market Halt in NEW YOHR-lP-The Jock exchange i trading would be row Jan 3 because of tions The New York curb luneed a similar suspension afflv following pews olthe stock market action of the severe weather conditions effecting a luge pert at the an announcement hy the stQckgxchBzuto'sald board of governors has determined that th exchange will not be PW The exchange had considered rtoctog last week because of bad weather conditions but decided against it because of technics! considerations revolving around tax selling FBI Studies Grain Trading WASHDfGTON -P-Kaewtaafl (R-CaUf) roii today he reeetved a tatter hm Near York brokerage first the Federal Barsee ef tigatin ta aboet grata tradfag hy Brigr Gea Wallace Giaheto ProsC dtrsetayOyde hutadga rt I kaewne he decs net knew Why- tae heeM be makteg aa bgrtTi tajttt ked mroaltedrol a WASHINGTON-IP- The Fadroa Bureau -of Invroigatton is inquiring into grain trading hy Brig Gin Wallace Graham president Trite See SPECULATION Page 9 CoL 9 such a time- ds the Marshall pint for European recovery beeptnee effective The Marshall plan eon-American gnus of $17-OOOjDOOfiOS over tour yeers to wmr ern European countries still be approved The treaty stipulates fiat untea otherwise agreed between the two governments France would Use the aid credits to obtain cons-modifies exclusively from ed States with the ex petroleum which die should outside it in a special fond the franc equivalent at the exchange rata of the international monetary of the value of each Item this fund at American to posal tor any franc ministering the aid Have permission until Jttte SO to draw on the fund Tor effective se--tirement of tiie National debt -of France or tor irrevocable withdraw al of purrsney circulation or other stabilization measures agreed-by both parties Not re-export any under toe act or goods Ukri cept in taibstantlauy altered a E- finished- products from raw material) to addition France undertook to such statements and information relating to operations under his agreement a May from time to time be requested hy the government of the United State1' See TREATY Page I Col f--i Harrison of Lewiston Union of America bed refused to settle a disagreement with the company unless the firm throws out the present contract which has seven more month to run and sgrees to permit Union Security Election to be held on Vpmpany time and Company property Meanwhile Dennis Blais manager of the local TWUA board blamed the disagreement on the of the Bates Manufacturing-Company to provide the same type of security and stability for their workers as has been See BATES Page 1 Col 8 Deaths Mount lit Roly Land Conflict JERUSALEM -IP- Arab snipers killed Jewish nurse and sprayed a Jewish funeral procession with bullets on the Mounjt of Olives today police said as communal strife ignited bv the United Nations decision to partition Palestine continued fgr the 34th day The unofficial count of dead since Arab-Jewish violence erupted fit toe end of November mounted to 511 including 251 Arabs and'YSO Jews The Jewish nurse wa Hadassah hospital bus which eyewitnesses said- was attacked on Mount Scopus bv Arabs using automatic weapons and grenades Police opened fire on-the Arabs end captured the house from which they had fired Three-Cornered Battle A squad of Hagana men rushed to the scene and a thregrnered bat- See PALESTINE Page 2 Col 8 8-Year-Old Cleveland Girl Slant CLEVELAND JP Tha knlfe-plereed body of a blonde eight-year-old east aide girl who while on in errand for her was found late last night on a porch less than block from her home Detective Lieut Peter Keklc Identified the victim is Shelia Ann Tutor daughter of a 84-year-old machine grinder Kekic said that what appeared to bo stab wounds from both a knife and an lee pick wi found on back ana head See GIRL Page 2 Col And Mother -Asked of Swiss BUCHAREST Romanis -JP- The Romanian government asked today "'hai re- Diplotnatic passports were requested for Mihii who abdicated Tuesday and his mother A spokesman for the Gommunist-dominated Topular Democratic Ramon-reach Bern tomorrow but that a reply is not expected before late Monday of Tuesday because Swiss offices ose at noon on Saturday (A rendezvous with Princess Anne of Parma-Bourtxm appeared likely in Switzerland The pretty princess See MIHAI Page 9 Col 1 Last of Dozen -Escaped Cons Captured CANON CITY Cota -IP James Sherbondjr 28-year-old murderer wag captured at a ranch house three miles north of Canon City today last dfthe dozen incorrigible convicts who smashed their way out of the Colorado prison Tuesday The ldller of a deputy sheriff gave up without a fight He was armed only with a bogus gun similar to several others made by the escaping prisoners Warden Roy Best said tags appeared to be badly frozen from the knees down he didn't put up any resistance jk he's to better shape than See CONVICTS Page 9 Ool 1 New Year Holiday Death Toll at 141 he nation's violent death toll over the New Year holiday an unofficial survey showed today was 141 Including more than 100 persons who lost tow lives in traffic and railroad accidents The totaLnumber of fatalities from 6 PM Wednesday to midnight Thursday which included 108 to See DEATHS frage 9 Col 9 arid although many people participated to the discussion not once did Moderator Gould have to call order to the meeting Main opposition to the proposed plan seemed to be the question of increased taxation for the town and that sum rowed lie wholly in the hands of the five trustees appointed by the town Halfway through the meeting a motion was introduced by Judge A Jack who said that he was also speaking for Dr A Plummer who was unable to attend The mo- See MEETING Page 2 Col 4 withdrew an appeal enn- drunken driving case Nov 24 anu paid $100 and costa through Attorney George LaRochelie Beatrice Vlzena 82 of 194 Main Avenue Gardiner and Willis Ethridge 87 of Gosndld Street AuU TlJAid $5 and court costs each of an auto accident at Pine and Webster streets ajkJ2-S0 AJL The woman pleaded guilty to prosing a stop sign the man toe charge of driving a motor- vehicle without i license B'Orr 18 Farmington also charged with passing a stop sign paid $8 and His car was in collision with another at Adi' Bartlett streets Chrismhg Eva Gate Probation Richard Dick 21 of 84 Linden Street Auburn who pleaded rude Nov 29 tp a charge of having taken on auto without -permission of the owner was placid on probation for one year after 30-day jail sentgpe See COURT Paga 3 Col 4 to making application for a new permit to operate school Milter declared that improvement? and objectives suggested by the Department of Education have been complied with The school which has been operating over two roars graduates a class of SO Jan 9 and a new class is scheduled to- commence training Jan 12 ivnW Withers 29 of Wash togton Street Auburn the man who won his freedom Nov 28 to the unusual drunken driving court costs through his counsel Judge LtnnclL In a case Ji A Cote who presided the respondent innocent trolman Marcel Poulin of the Lewiston police testified to epurt that Withers stood on ona mot momentarily in the police gangs after being brought to headquarters and tied his shoelace The court was of the opinion anyone who-performed such a stunt could not be drunk Early in the morning of Dec 27 one month after his discharge to court 'Withers waa arrested fay Lewiston police after his metro rehicle had been to collision with onotbei car at Lisbon and Chestnut Streets Withdraws Avpaal Poulin Mt of Augusta PARIS-JP-France with the Untted 8 ccptingCondltions Congress to gnunmc Winter aid to France Austria 6 Ambeoador Jefferson Caf-feiy and French Foreign Minister Georges Bldault signed the document to the dock room of the Foreign Ministry in a session open to tiie public and heralded by an un usual amount of publicity Caffery said the grant was response of the American people to this emergency France will receive up to 8328-000000 of the allotment voted to tide over the three countries until vision of ffie Weston Union Telegraph Company Mackay Radio and Tstegri too the Commardal Cable Company and All-America The unions are the CIO American CommunicetlonF Association and the independent All-America Ca-biro Employes Association whose members had voted to join the CIO union in strike yctibn See STRIKE Page 2 CoL 7 Overseas Communication Workers Strike at Four Cable Companies as Talks Fail Central Trade School Still Operating Education Awaits Findings ofvReport Boy 4 Sees Mother Shot HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS Cola JP-A 25-yeer old man Identifying friiwiale as fion Tucker of 'Peru IncL to signed statement last Bight the total shooting a few hours earlier of Robert Hutchins 20 and thajsrdundtogof his wife Shirley Mr A of gunfire struck the young couple In their automobile 25 uiflna sW Of Denver under clr-eumstenree etfil-not explained to the tottSetfan of authorities Mrs critical condition has prevented her being questioned ex-(ensiver toy detectives Her tour-year -old eon Lerry uninjured to toe shooting told a etate jpteftorynow men shot daddy" and indicated the man had been a hitchhiker picked along the JhUhway The a Larry motioning down related they the road like this his arm up man nd we ypde lor- a long time He shot dsddy wag' Daddy's gun Daddy had two -See SHOOTING Page 2 Col 7 Weather Weather forecast tor Lewiston and vicinity: Heevv mow tonight ending near daybreak Saturday mow flurries and continued cold jowest tempers -m tonight Eh '-ghost Saturday 5 Moderate northeast winds decreasing Satur LrortatoS 18 I 17 Greenville overnight temperatures: 8 Caribou 11 Eastport 10 Bangor 0 Rum sid Portland 18 8ee FORECAST Page i Col 7 NEW YORK-JP-Unten arfiployas of four oraraas ccmmiintcattons went on strike early to- tin firms declared at noon that servlea was being maintained without interruption by super-visorysmployea Tbe tour companies handle two-third of the commercial communication operationsJtetween the United States and the zert of the world The sralkout wnirii involved some U00 employes began at 12:01 AM (EST) and came white Federal condliatorsjrtill were attempting to brid dmefencro between union end company negotiation The dispute stemmed from their failure to agree on provisions of new contracts to replace those which expired last midnight The companies ere the cables U- OnlyFood Fuel Medical Supplies' Moved as 6000 Hub Truck Drivers Strike Central Trade School the Auburn Institution which has been giving refrigeration courses to war veterans dte ot close today as had been ordered previously by the Maine State Deportment of Education it was ironed from Hartand A Ladd commissioner of Education -Ledd said that further inspection has been made at the school following receipt or a new epplieeqim from its-operator Percy Milter Reached at the- school today Mmer had Last August following an tfon hy refrigerator men sell Mir wmaHmisI bOUd Of ttfl ment of Education word was sort to Milter tint the Education Department felt requirements as specified had not been-met It the school and that it must dose Jen 2 1948' miaaioner Ladd stated that a has yet to be studied hy the' mat board and findings pre sented ftothe commissioner as a result of an inspection conducted two weekeegq Ski Rangeley Tow fllAUDiy ICE FOLLIES TRAIN EXCURSION SUNDAY FEB 22 Round Trip Pare Reserved Seat at Follies I II Everythiu Complete TICKETS ON SALE AT BILL DAVIS SMOKE SHOB MAIL -ORDERS 1RAINLEAVHI KEWRNINQ Christmas Club For 1948 Join now and pay eash when you do yqnr shopping next Christmas the 'easy practical way to avoid first of the year bills and attendant worries Class-'ro from 25e to $500 weekly One dollar a week means a check for $50 Qualified to Issue Victory Bonds i Manufacturers National Bank This Bank jjLFsrmnal Member Federal Deposit tosuranee Corpciratlon -IP- Only fuel food and supplied moved to the vehicles of metropolitan trucking concerns today as a strike of $j000 AFL drivers employed by 450 firms entered Its seated day The men struck yesterday after union suggested they resort to arbitration recommended by Governor Robert Bradford The tides'! said be would ndt invoke immediately lative powers under which a affecting public health and safety could be deuqrad 15 days anf the disputants to resort to tion See DRIVERS Page 8 CoL BULLETIN BOSTdN-A-mi(ht eUed up In RsMoa trhekiag Urattnab today aa atriktag AFL drivers rtsyed haaaa to daftaMs af aaiee pleas they submit their wage dispute to arbitration Representatives mt bath the eataa end tit tniekiag firms au at the State Heroo with Deasises Vtoeent Bnw MAT prefagMr named by Gov Robert Brsdferd to mediate the dta- At fleg they adjeerned tor laaeh piezrem i settlement ieat annaenatag any townrd ranching TOMORROWS ALMANAC Mon rites 7:16 AJL: sets 4:11 PM-Ijangtoof day I hrs 85 mins Day3! Increase 5 minp Moon Y2 days old Htoh TMss Taaserraw POrflaad-toH PJL.