The Lewiston Daily Sun from Lewiston, Maine • 1

iiWVjr A 'v- -t (AV i'Vj Mm'' 'V'' 1 1 ''T'- 1 ii'sF 1 I-W -1 -x- 7 'nv- 'JvSr- IT -S'1 TOLEV LE WISTON-AUBUBNMAINE SATURDAY MORNING JANUARY 1948 -4- PRICE FIVE CENTS JT -1 I V-' ThirdNortheaster in 10 Days Whips Snow Info Drift but Plows Keep Op With Sform 7 Sonjoj I Cos Ditched on Icy Roads New York Has Another Tough Day Duetto an Ice Storm 32 Persons Routed When Fourth Lewiston Extra Alarm Fire in 11 Days Damages Sieved Building-Owner Estimates Loss at $20000 -Water 'Damages Adjacent Property a 4 PORTLAND Jan l-JP-Fowdery now twirling Into drift behind third northeaster' in 10 days here crossed Maine's snow Jblanhet today by depths the 8 Weather Bureau said would reach four to seven The Bureau said Southern Maine covered before by six to seven in-chcs of snow was due tor three to tour more and the northern pirt of the State would receive up to seven about 15- inches on its blanket of RESTRICT FREIGHT CARGOES TO HUB RESULT0F STRIKE 6000 TruckdrivrsNot to Arbitrate Until Pay -Hour Issues Settled to moveIessentials BOSTON Jul: 3-JP-Two of the three railroads serving this area tonight ordered embargoes on all lesa-than -carload freight destined tor Boston except tor food medicines and shipments addressed to com: signees on private The Boston and Albany railroad announcing toe action eras neCHrit-ated by a strike of 400 AFL truck driven who walked out of 450 firms yesterday in a wage and hour dispute said freight has bppn piling sals since the start tot toe fe- -Rsl HUD AND THEN This Auburn pumper Skidded' on Main Street near toe Lewiston end of the North Bridge There was no stopping it before the rear ena swung around end crashed into Auburn Fire Chief Hamden's car damaging a door Fire Causes Mile Long Traffic Tam A first class traffic Jam that could be developed into an ar-guaaafct for fewer- fires bettor weather more inter-city bridges or fewer automobiles developed from two-' alarm fire during- a winning northeaster- When traffic was diverted from the vicinity of the toe on Lincoln Street near Mato ail inter-city driving had to be dong by way of tho South Bridge Result continuoua linea of traffic moving to opposite direction from Main and Academy Streeta Auburn to Lisbon ana Cedar Streets Lewiston Traffic police rapid have re-' lieved ta situation at Mato and Academy Cedar and iU" Cedar and Canal and Cedar and Lisboq Streeta Motorists had a tough time entering or leaving tha traffic lines' at these inter- TAFT IFOR GOP AID PLAN The fourth Lewiston extra-alarm fire in 11 days -made 18 homeleai and routed another 31 from their homes late Friday afternoon when flames swept a three-store business and tenement block at It Main Street and dhiwed damage estlmat-1 ed by the property owner Jacob Siegal of Auburn at $20400 Fending the resulta of the prabe of the cause Lewiston police are bolding for two men tenants who occupied the rent where the fixe originated Authorities withheld their names but said both were in intoxicated condition The blare combatted Lewiston and Auburn firemen blinding snowstorm came seven days after the 535400 three-alarm Christmas morning fir in the Vachon Block 304-300 Lisbon Street where 87 persons were made homeless and five persons were burned one fatally TAKE INFANT FROM BLDG The blase was discovered by Thaddee JoUcoeur who occupies the third floor rent with his wife and family The Jolicoeur family preparing supper when amoks noticed coming from aRsrrtdor Mr JpUcoeur rushed from the rent and notified Mr Siegal -the property Continued On Page" Column TWUA MASS inch depth Airline flight from Portland were camelled in the storm which brought winds of S3 to 80 miles an hour Trains and highway buses ran five to 15 minutes behind schedule transportation companies said' but city puses of the Portland Coach Co were reported on time on routes clerred uy 3 plowing teams At Augusta where the storm added to a snow blanket of 10 inches the State Highway Department re-' id that motorists were report-no ssiioua trouble exeept-mr hills State police' said that ell mein arteries were open for travel but that in some places mow packed and toe glazed surfaces sent seven! cars into ditches without serious mishap By 0 PM Friday seven inches id oowdery- snow was reported at South Paris and -every available piece of equipment was called out to battle the drifting white blanket Bento One Open Route One and new Continued On Page 4 Column 1 Can't Support Truman Program Which He Says May Entail 20 Billion Outlay Vandenberg for Survey of Relief Plans by Independent Agency-Martin Wants It on Yearly Basis Roox allglifly bettor ta half an hour to maky ta two minute run from Auburn to Lewiston shortly after PJL fAVATER SHORTAGE tHITS BROWN CO 4- Jirlin NH Paper Plant Announces Staggered Operation yt UWPCo Reports December Predoititiira in Um Htlf Normal schedule low water randi-msconin River' ilted in a decrease power was announced last the Brown Co oneof New i iasgest pulp ahapaper 'manufacturers at ns Berlin plant Ford Harris axent and chief engineer for the Union Water it which controls river wit-said he did pot-know of tiomtii amount in December --p run WATER CUTBACK 4 The Brown Co will operate some of Its production units on Sundays A and will Shut these down on certain iVUnrdan iatti week to hel Jleytata its waterpower shor -Work Manager Morris Ths company normally doe 2 Ami Vhecause Hiona in the ivhaveresulted rlQontihuedjOn Page 10 Colamp 4 JOWA CITY MAY BE JCE-B0UND 2 MONTHS ulter now and ofBartouton Ns Elaolrielty JNGTWT la Jan 2-A-' With packed aouw and fallen fleering the streets tola era Iowa city of approximately 80-00 popubtioa May was digging put nmn one of its worst storms in history -Homas have beep without light or power since New Year's Eve and have doubled up Slx inches of mow toll over toe i New Yeai's holiday an tWFyf shest ef tee Trees wXrilsd by dost and toe streets department has it may take two toontoe by tote- CALLS FOR MEETINGS WERE ON SUNDAY Continental Employes Meet in Forenoon-Bates Workers to Hear of Negotiations -Jabar Tenps Raimi's Statement "Red Letter Sent Pepperefl Employes LISBON VOTERS REJECT SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAN Voters at Lisbon Village and Lisbon Falls Ballot 302 to 221 Against Move to Finance New High School Town Meeting Precedes Votiiig-Fear Increased Taxation Half Foot qf Snow inHeavy Northeaster With no sign of a let-up tote last night Lewiston and Auburn were preparing to dig out from a new half-toot snowfall that came atop accumulations from a previous storm yet unremoved to mu sections Thunks and enow kept up their task but hey nuke much headway sat night The storm which began at 33 AM and continued with -vary tar tensity bad brought US inches of snow up to 9 PM Union Water Poorer Co officials slid this il a tauter content of 448 hji gU1 While auto and bus-traffic was not seriously interrupted in the taro cities reports from outside nd icated some highways 1 were sadly drifted In its dsrly stages the storm sleet -but there wee no Urges of the freezing min that great havoc'll many sec-ons of -the Nation LISBON By a vote of 03 to 331 the Town of Lisbon rejected Friday night ratification- of charter for a proposed Town of Lisbon School District and the matter will probably go over to toe next regular town meeting in March Under the proposed plan a school district supervised by a board of flva trustees would have a borrowing capacity of $300400 for i ties of a-new school building The vote in Lisbon Village 113 to 74 against ratification while Lisbon Falla voted 100 to l47hgainst A total of 537 ballots wen cast with tour defectives Polls were open from 3 to 7 PM-after a medal town meeting held forenoon to open discussion district proposaL Gould author who served at the meeting said result was made known that in all probability thd would now go over to the town meeting scheduled March Bowie said residents of the vote as they pleased issue but added no at the moment what building would cost tomorrow He asserted tha district limit of (300X00 and to present to the town the- annual town meeting jn article to take care of the principal and interest on its debt Unoer the article on flnanter the Continued' W-Page 5 Column 1 SPECTACULAR BLAZE IN MlfrMANHATTAN Fire In Butaeaa Black Spreads Five Other Baillinga NEW YORK Jan 3-JP-Flre in business in ice-bound mid-Manhattan today spread to five other buildings three of them apartment houses and filled the Columbus Cir-cto area with dense clouds of smoke An- 80-year-old woman plunged from the roof of a four-story build-in to a net with minor injuries and 40 other aL ment- dwellers were led to safety in their night clothes Eleven firemen were injured fighting the five-' alarm blue The fire began at 7:13 in a build' ing at 330 West 58th Street housing a rubber distribution firm It quick MARINES ARE ASSIGNED TO MEDITERRANEAN 2d Division Group Going Aboard 'Midway' and Thre Cruisers ONE ATGREEK PORT TWO DECISIONS AGAINST UNIONS UNDER NEW LAW Featherbedding Banned Rule Union tn Unfair labor Practice ftf- MANY NEW STRIKE? (By The aweitfciei Press) 1 Two precedent-making derislona- rare issued against unions uhdev the Taft-Hmrtley tabor taw yesterday-: -as new strikes broke out against four communications Tlrms -and a Texas oil leftaefy In ona of tho Tsft-Hbrftay ns tasuod to Washington aa ex- Jare amtoer at ta NktionaitSar 'Bstovj-y' tiona Board Fttspatridb ta4'M for ta first time tat a union had 1 in an unfair tabor prectiML fVvj i charges against unions ware-barred under tha Wagner Act which thorn only against as--pjloyera In the other TUt-Haxttay rase IB addition to the embargo on Item' than -carload freight tor all consignees the Boston and Maine Rafl- Contlnued On Page 4 Column ANDERSON PREDICTS RAJIONINGTF MEAT Believes Country Trill Want Doubts Controls On Otar Item WASHINGTON Jan 2-JP-Secre-tary of Agriculture Anderson expressed belief tonight that meat rationing will be put into effect after Congress gets beck tori certxinjp tfeeftepert-meni at Agriculture an will nave meat rettontoiimjie'trid a Motual-WOL rddio audience on tha The Pres" program said he thought that ta country will want rationing at meat by Spring but that such i program nave a general vol untary acceptance in order to be Forseeing a meat ahortage all nrtng this year ta Secretary said he believed of this important food will have a strong effect on other food commodities and it will not be necessary to have other controls my he added speculation is not responsible tor high meet prices It is strong demand that is shooting meet prices up in the Senator Flanders (B-Vt) has been advocating miat rationing for some time and Jms said he plans to confer with Anderson on ta question Flanders has disclosed that he has conferred with a group of packers already in Chicago but that they are opposed to-ratioain and prefer to let nature taka its FRENCH PREMIER FACES NEW CRISIS Schemas Staking Pslltleri an Unpopular Income Tax BIO PARIS Jan 3-JP-The life of the Government of Premier Robert Schuman was to Jeopardy tonight even as it agreed in treaty to con-dtons of American Winter gfd There was considerable doubt whether the stooped balding Premier who leaa than a month ago beat down a Communist-led strike urge could push throurti ait angry National Chamber of Deouties an unpopular income tax bill to raise an additional 125400400408 francs The Premier took the dime step today of withdrawing hia original anti-inflation tax Mil which had been trimmed and manhandled by the legislators He submitted a new measure and declared he would resign unless it is passed without change country must know that we have behind us a Parliament which has confideAce in us and accepts its he declared The Chamber was summoned to an extraordinary session beginning tomorrow 'to consider the new bill ami lbeTTinanre Commissiofl of the Assembly went Into what appeared would be an all-n'ght sewkm to complete its renort on the measure Rightist and Peasant Deputies apparently were to no mood to approve the bill without serious changer The Government thus appeared to danyer of falling at almost JHw moment it was assured of interim economic aid from the United States tor the next few difficult months In signing the treaty with the United rates agreeing to the conditions set by Congress tor 533400' 000 in aid tor France Italy and Austria Foreign Minister Georges Bidault declared this was document to be remembered forever ta the history of a friendship of OKLAHOMA J3AF1TOL DAMACD B7 SMOKE OKLAHOMA CITY Jan 2-JF-Fira which started ta a basement storeroom at the State capital here late today caused hedvy sniake damage to the Supreme Court chamber 3 the second ftoor and the House Representatives chamber on the fourth floor The blase itself was conRned to the storeroom TP -M I-- )( Meettaro of the Textile 7 Union at America (CIO) to Bates Manufacturing Co plants and ta Lewiston Division at tha PeppereR Manufacturing Co have MreThlKdnr 7 Sunday night- at Lawtabm Cite Hril to hear reports of negotiations between tha union and the companies relative to new contracts- A meeting of ta Continental Mills focal has been set tor 11 AM Sunday at Jacques Cartier ban to consider a new agreement between TWUA and that plant RED BRIBING USUI Announcement of the meetings came after Georgs M- Jabar State TWUA director had branded as a herring a state-ut issued Thursday by Berman Ruhm Jr- president of Bates to which Ruhm declared the Bates plan would give cotton niece workers three cents an hour more pa than the union proposaL Jabar declared statement as an attempt to confuse vital aims of TWUA and he described the statement as worthy only at Russian diplomats and not of an American industrial lender who should be cooperative ta ta drive to stabilise the northern textile According to the CIO leader the Botes official Continued On Page 10 Column EABLY CHBSBTXAN SCIENTIST DIES NEN YORK Jan 3 -JP- Mrs Maude Hammer FresheL S3 one of the early loaders of ta Christian Science faith died today A native of Parkersburg Vs Mrs Freshet went to England ta the middle nineties where she was credited -with founding the fiirt British Christian Science church and becoming its first practitioner She resigned frem ta Christian Science church to 1917 because- tt endowed World War MARTIN PREDICTS HOUSE TO SLASH TAXES SPEEDILY Doubtful However if Senate to Speed Cut Taft Against Haste KNUTSONPUSHES BILL WASHINGTON Jan 3-iP-Speak-er Joseph Martin Jr predicted today that the House will pass a tax reduction bill this month With Congress reconvening next Tuesday the Speaker told a news conference: reduction is one of the very first mines olOk program It is absolutely essential to have tax reduction tola year It will vide more take-home money ana an incentive to production ana thereby help relieve nigh price Although Martin said he had no Continued On Page Column 5 BARKLEY SEES ERP AS WAR ALTERNATIVE Denibcrats Hold Radio Rql'v -In Suonort of Marshall Kan GOP CRITICIZED WASHINGTON Jan 3-iP-Senator Barkley of Kentucky Senate Demo cretic leader declared tonight the Marshall Plan will be "Infinitely cheaper ta dollars to too America)) People than another wr which toe destruction of civilization Berkley remarks from Paris were prepared for a half-hour Dem ocretie party radio progiairi to rally ronport behind the Marshall Plan Continued Column 'VIC4R SAYS MAIV COP HINDERS VOTING Cittee Eribasl to Chm RleetlsM PraTVANSTjSn-JPemocrrt- tc State Chairman James Me-Vlar tonight charred Maine Republican leaden with a policy fn State elections that acted to rather torn encourage people to vote several said Mc-Wcar Democratic party has tate to change our election date from September to to mke it coincide with the National election has cited figures to prove that great financial saving would result-from it It has shown that many many more people vote at national elections than veto rt State election Yet in spite of these beneficial results the Republicans in for purely selfish reasons have Mocked this McVicar credited the Democratic minority in the State Legislature with preventing the peopimof Maine from being "burdened with an irritating and costly sties and said that has hi' party had greater 'egtaiattve strength a recent gaso-Mne tax increase would have been blocked gteTeeitoretoially being re- neerby towns of'MedUPolii 'ivahd Morning Sun etoo were without light or power today end more than ether Southeastern Iowa towr were- out 4 ff from ptam aerviee RFEEL COLD? CHEW Il- IHUMK OF CABBAGE 4 HA1 go gnaw a hunk of cabbage I It all simmers down to a matter of 1 says the State Board of mid Mias Leila Ogle nutritionist tor toe board "is ow jllto vltamid C- (J Other foods recommended by Mtes fOgle to ward off chattering of toe if teeth- exp citrus frulta eanned toll matoefeml rsw vegeUble salads fr DIES or BtJSNS UNAWARE CHILDBKN'PBMSHUi i BOSTON Jin 8-A-Unintormed StoUs taro children perished in the fif fire -in which he wes severely 'fsy after an-eB burner in the parlor of--tomr apartment exploded Itoa Costello and toe three ether AlUtm sirspnl Costello was hever told of ths WASHINGTON Jan S-A-Ths Navy announced today that an undisclosed number at Marines will sail Jan 6 from Morehead City to -the Mediterranean fer cuty aboard the aircraft carrier Midway and three light cruisers one of which is at Piraeus Greece- The Marines are from toe Second Division The Navy declined to say how many Marines Were Involved in itadescriptive phraatf group of Marines but it was learn- ed that they are going over on ahww school -normal rise transport of lLOOO'o 15000 tons fully loaded" The Navy's terse Srllne "memo Jo the said the objective is Friday of the school John as moderator after the last night matter next regular tor A town could on the could tell baa a debt that he was before District Jpdge Stephan at Utica NTY WASHINGTON Jan 3-JP-Senator Taft of Ohio called today tot an agreement among Congremional Re-publicana on a GO version of the Marhal plan Taft told a reporter he can not support President Yriunank proposal tor a tour-year outlay that might the Senator said total inwards of "KLOMMMXLOOOl The Adminiitration is uid too cost at 17400X00X001 Bib he said he was "very that flit Republicans get together ss soon as possible on a nrogrem of assistance to Western Eu- 'think we will have to 1400400400 and tha tint ster in European nations he? thsmsetow and ttu aid them within its the Ohioan said If the Administration on the Marshall Plan-in its form and racists changes in it teen I canpct support it I cannot back a program tat essentially merely figures un the difference between our exports amt our imports tor the next tour years and rust hand that difference over to other The Administration's program based Ota proposals made by Seore-tary of State Marshall envisions ski Continued On Page 4 -Column 4 FBI CHECKING ON GRAHAM'S GRAIN TRADING Bach Co Says Ruport Given to Federal Investigator NEW UST ISSUED WASHINGTON Jan 2-JP-A New York brokerage house notified Senator Knowland (K-Cmif) today tat tha FBI has called on lt tor information on the grain trading activities of Brig Gen' Wallace Graham President TTumah's personal phj ctan Knowiand ia a'member of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee which is looking into reports that Government profited from speculation in foodstuffs He (old reporters however he did not know why the Federal -Bureau of Investigation etas inquiring- into tha White House account since it is not illegal to trade in grain or other 'commodity futures The Cklifornla Senator has been Continued -Op Pago-lttr -Column 4 SOOBES SEE BOSTON BEAN SHOOT SELT THBICE BOSTON Jan 3 -JP- Patrolman John Torpey aid 70-year-old Angelo di Proflo tonight fired three shots his chat in the presence of qf persons peer Boston Common subway entrance Torpey said ha was doing traffic duty nearby' whan "ha heard the ahota Ha added that when he reached the scene Di Profio calmly handed him a 4S calibre plstoL City Hoqrital physicians said Di condition was grave" but that he had a chance to live Torpey quoted Di Proflo aa saying the ambulance enroute to the hos-fhat he was of it all" and to nothing die to live Police said DJ Frifio Is a retired watchmaker and that he was divorced from hia wife about 13 years AT 80 MAKES CAKE FOR HIS MOTHER 102 PITTSBURGH Jam 3-4 -Mrs ImbeHa Wllsaw observed her 142nd birthday M-rror rid amt cake far her Recovered from a broken natahwd In a fall abort! her lMth birthday Mm gave- ttta receipt far longevity: treat ton Ired and go the Lacdhc eppetlto ia Kill prepared to cm ber-Mrtbday ebe cooked by Charlie ahe added Miqlull "SarMate gqe4 oaok tori FOUNTAIN GIRL Apply LaVerdierar Drug lia Min Street Junction prohibiting the AFL Teamsters local 384 from engaging ta six acts of flteged unfair tabor This was the fint raurt obtained under ta new taw ta NLRB raid to Washington 1 The overaM communications strike involved a walkout of 3400 workers iy- employed by tour firms handling aa Captinued On Page 10 Colonm- S' -JP fit'---is- 7 rS'4r augment toe shipboard training of It likewise said thatthe tnome wUl restore the total per- Continued On Page 10 Column 4 BROKEN MAIN FLOODS NEW YORK SUBWAY 400 Trapsed Briefly in Bash-Brer Trains'-Many Basements Pleaded )RK Jan 3-JP-A torrent gushing from jf broken rater main floodedha sec- NSW YORK of witer four-foo water Special Meetings Sunday January 4 1948 torn of Manhattan today torch) a morning-long shutdown which halt ed a subway line and momentarily trapped 040(1 persona jammed in rush-hour trains subwey riders were led to catwalks and through aftr a few minutes in but service on the line Broadway-Seventh Avenue LBT was not restored for tour horns end 45 minutes Dozens of basements were flooded by the water main break at Soto 'Street and Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side Three bekers at work in a lament near the break were cut from a stairway when wfeter began to pour into the cellar but they ea-erppd via a dumbwaiter shaft The bakery -owner said the water filled rery- Bates Local No 462 Androscoggin Local No 280 Hill Local No 417 Pepperell Local No 518 7:00 Lewiston City Hall TEMPERATURES tmmntarw SWalcMr 3 Xk Va IE1 Hi Him sgyarit PMIaMpMa BS S4 Pwtrd On 4S PrevfdMM BB to WEATHER SNOW SHOWEBS New Hamprhire Vermont: aMo doudincu with mow toowtrs In mountain arma todav Oenarally tolr tonight and Stmday Colder today and tonight: coutinuad cold Sunday i -MMTl aOEANAfT am ras ru 4:18 0:00 its Mantas Stats: Mam Japlter Satan xmitae Slais: Vma Mnswy BBU WATER to Malm Dipt or I (C 4 PartMag Bata :44 IB- mnMra auunao PM ill Dtrt LansO IM I 1" Mia RKM: AM Morata Skpi Mata Xupttae SvMqi BUraf Vwnn tawn ll BIOS WaTXR OdtoMU is MStae Drat Qf tea Iteata) AM FMI--' ArM PM Portlaag ll gin Path I WiacaaMt 1:80 OMlHf giS 110 mnm ir Continental Local No 399 11:00 A Hall ly amend to three converted broern-nono apartment houses and to portions of two office buildings An explosion helped the blase along firemen -xaid adding the smoxeeg toe worst they pad seen In uto rfternoon nine hours after blase started firemen said there wu still in two Water cascading into the subwa xd tha buildlqgs It had bean pro- nounced under control in mid-mom- tafrafflce on Seventh Ayenua and Broadway between 50th and 59th streets and on 57th and 55th from Seventh to Eighth Avenues barred by police until afternoon MARGARET TRUMAN TURNS DOWN B'WAY NEW YORK JanJP-Maigpret Truman rent her' regards to Broadway tonight but with thanks turn-eadown a 510400 weekly after to pprer in a restaurant on tha Groat On DLlV Ralph Watkinxona 4 owners of the Chicken Mst" a Times Square satlng olacob announced he had sent tha Presta lentta daughter a telegram Jiffering her 10400 weekly if sha would appear at hia place after her Washington concert on Dec 32 and: also change name tm taurant it you to daalre basement to depth of seven feet tunnel reached a depth of qs- much a foot end a half in aome before emergency pumping it out All sendee mi the line between Times Square (42nd Street) and 50th Street was halted by the shutoff TEMPEBATtiBE HAii 103 IN AB0ENTXNE CAPITAL BUENOS AIRES Jsn 2-JP-T1 temperature was 103 (Fahrenheit) today the highest this Snap SkiRhngeley Tow ll All Dty daSUl" the aa here mer Christmas Club For 1948 Join now nnd pay cash' when yon do yonr shopping next Christmas It's the easy practical way to avoid first of the year bills and attendant worries es from 25c to $500 weekly One dollar a week means a check for $50 Qualified to Issue 8 Victory Bonds "tt- Manufacturers National Bank TlMsnk of Personal Serviced Membro Fsdrirei Deposit Insurance QocpmtUa These meetings are being called to consider and act upon the reports of -negotiations between your union and your emplorers All members are urged to be Textile Workers TJnionof America H27? 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