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THE STATE JOURNAL Looks Like He iviioht Have to Knock Off for the Day Oldsmobile I Gty in Brief JChild, 6, Injured APRIL 28. ISSS rullMi ffmaM Pu One Invoices amounting to $13,257 and able win be required. But the com-ja payroll totalling $17,051 were rec-pression ratio can be stepped up ommended for payment at Monday mriiiftiiv night's meeting of the East Lansing board of education. Mrs. Jesse Neumann, 1816 West Jolly road, reported Tuesday that giant sweet peas are still blooming in ner yard, Members of Post 12, American Legion, will have a social meeting Wednesday night at 8 o'clock at the Post 12 club, 400 North Washington avenue.

There will be a lunch, dancing and special entertainment. V. F. W. Women's Auxiliary to the Douglas MacDonald Musicians Post Monday afternoon.

The boy was re-No. 6132, will hold a "novelty" bene- moved to Edward W. Sparrow hos-fit party at the Veterans' Memorial ipital, where his condition was given building. South Capitol avenue, as "fair," Tuesday. The driver wits mm iitcou, let: i ssa vmmii a So the first higher compression engines to be placed in future mod els probably will be of about 8 to 1.

They will be so constructed that the ratios can be further increased i without redesigning the entire power plant. Petroleum industry engineers have said the higher quality gasoline required for the Kettering engine can be produced. At the same time assert that present-day auto-! mobile engines do not make the most of the mileage potentialities of current high octane motor vehicle fuel. They add that there are omy brief "critical" periods when the engine is warming up or when the car is pulling Itself up inclines when fullest use is made of the high octane properties of the gasoline. For level road driving, they say, a much lower octane level fuel is needed.

To-conserve fuel and increase mileage potentialities some of them have suggested a dual fuel system that would feed the engine high octane gasoline only when it was needed. What amounts to the same thing has been suggested in some car in-lustry quarters where it has been Toposed an "octane selector" device be installed on the car's instrument panel. Supe Concluded from Pace One ask assistance in defraying a deficit of some $13,000 incurred in this year's showing. Word brought at the initial session indicates the committee is willing to advance the fair board at least sufficient funds to oay $4,500 in pre miums, plus additional money lor two other small bills. At the same time, Davis asked the board to set up an annual appropria tion lor erection of new ouudings at the county fair grounds east of town.

He told members that placement of a new roof on the grandstand, at a cost of $6,000 to $7,000, is urgently needed. This touched off a brief argument when Clarence Robert of East Lan sing suggested the project could wait until times were more favorable. In reply to Robert's suggestion, Raipn wiegandt of Lansing disa greed, claiming it would be wise to spend the money now to repair the grandstand roof. "I'd like to see the grandstand, nut in first class condtion now," Wiegandt added. Committees will be busy during the forepart of the week preparing reports covering a request for a retirement pension plan for county employes, salary increases and establishment of the tax apportionment rate.

Concluded from Page One detriment stemming from the conduct of a liquor business within the immediate vicinity of those institutions. Notwithstanding that the liquor business is entirely lawful, no one has an inherent right to a liquor license which is a privilege granted by the state under proper restrictions." As a result of the decision some liquor licensees Tuesday said an attempt might be made to have the legislature change that section of the law prohibiting licenses within 500 feet of a church or school. They said there is a possibility that an effort will be made to Have the matter brought before the special session scheduled to be called early in' January. Decision Unanimous The decision, in which the court Published weekday afternoons and Sanaa mornmii HDIT0 ULIC TIOMS. INC- from Uw office of The State Journal.

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NUMBER 168 TUESDAY.OCTOBER 14, 1947 Mr. Green Is Optimistic William Green, president of the American Fed oration ol Labor has declared that the organization's new political league will attempt, to swtog 30 000.000 claimed labor votes to defeat the congressmen who supported the Taft-Hartley act. Mr Green may be right when he says that the league wiU make the attempt, but when it comes to the organizations ability to deliver 30.000.000 votes there is considerable basis for grave doubt that the objective will be achieved. The A F. of L.

chief seems to have overlooked a number of important points in connection with his organization's ambitious project of unseating all of the congressmen who voted for legislation designed to bring order out of industrial chaos the interest of the whole nation, including labor. One of the points which Mr. Green seems to have forgotten is that Americans for the most part vote as free individuals and not as members of blocs whose votes can be delivered for any special purpose. Another point is that at least one test election already has shown that the voters are not as much interested in the Taft-Hartley law as an election issue as some of the union bosses would like to have us believe. In the election in question, the voters followed their normal pattern and the Taft-Hartley act, which was vigorously ballyhooed as an issue, had no influence at all, so far as could be determined from the election returns.

And still another point is that surveys have shown that the majority of labor favors the specific provisions of the Taft-Hartley law although the workers appear to dislike the act in the abstract. The indications are that the workers like what is in the package but they don't like the label. If they favor the law's specific provisions when they consider them carefully it is unlikely that 30.000.000 of them are going to vote to turn out the congressmen who supported those provisions. There also is reason to believe that free American citizens, who know that the ballot is the cornerstone of their liberty, will resent the suggestion that they can be driven like a flock of sheep to the polls for the purpose of voting as they are told by any organization. As far as Mr.

Green's goal of 30,000,000 anti-Taft-Hartley votes is concerned, the union official seems to have forgotten that even such a capable vote-getter as the late Franklin D. Roosevelt was unable to reach that total at the peak of his political power. And Mr. Roosevelt represented an idea which had a much greater appeal to the rank and file of the voters than opposition to the Taft-Hartley law is likely to have. Last, but by no means least, Mr.

Green appears to have forgotten that congress, in passing a law designed to give the nation the benefits of industrial harmony by curbing excesses by both organized labor and management, reflected the attitude of the American people. Without a clear mandate from the people congress would not have passed the controversial law by the majorities which it gave to the Taft-Hartley legislation. Jt is unlikely that 30.000,000 Americans are going to vote to remove from office congressmen who carried out that mandate. When the election returns are in in 1948, Mr. Green is likely to find that his union's new political league is far short of the 30,000,000 mark.

He and some other union leaders also are likely to find that the rank and file of labor is not nearly as much excited over the Taft-Hartley law as are the union officials themselves. There have been and before the 1948 elections there are likely to be more examples of the protection which the law furnishes labor against some practices which are not in the interest of labor. One of such examples was furnished recently in New York city. Under threat of $10,000,000 worth of damage suits, striking Railway Express drivers withdrew their secondary picket lines which had paralyzed deliveries in New York city's huge garment industry and threatened lay-offs for thousands of the industry's unionized workers. The threat of these damage suits was made possible by the Taft-Hartley law.

This law restricts a union's right to interfere seriously with businesses against which it had no grievance. It is doubtful that the garment workers will regard as "slave legislation" a law which protected them against being forced to take a payless holiday because of a quarrel which didn't concern them. And it is doubtful that the garment workers and others who are afforded protection by that law are going to join any bloc pledged to defeat the source of that protection. weonesoay aiiemoon at ciock. Residents in the vicinity of Allen street were granted permission by the city council Monday evening to hold a neighborhood street dance in Him wot Aiiam m.

I vember 1. Fire department inhalator squad members revived three victims Monday evening. They were: Jack Miller, 55, of 1017 West Ionia street: Louise Gregory, 41, of 1017 Parker street, and Gert Lamb, 50, of 400 East Gier street. Daughters of America ruard clnb will meet Thursday evening at 6:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Lela Dunnigan, 609 North Jenison avenue.

Each member is asked to bring a guest, a white elephant for table prize, table service, and a dish of food to pass. Moti.n pictures of the Michigan State Washington State football game of last Saturday will be shown in the Union ball room at Michigan State college Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, under the sponsorship of the Central Michigan Alumni club. Alumni and their friends are invited to attend, President Clyde Olin said. Vsttrirb MrfTarfhv Fact f.aninr senior, has been elected chairman of the board of publications, a student faculty committee which governers all of the student publications print ed at Michigan State college. Roland Young, Lansing senior, is vice president of the group and Alan Scott, assistant professor of journalism, was named secretary.

J. M. Tallinn, who lives alone at 1054 North Hagadorn road. East Lansing, reported Tuesday that he believes he has the tallest sunflower plants ever grown here. They range from 9 to 11 feet in height, and the flowers measure 15 inches in diam eter.

The flowers were planted early last spring. Mr. Tallman also said that since movmg to this address two years ago, he has grown tomato plants measuring six feet in height. ciait-nr cnuoren are urged to attend a meet ing for organization along this line Thursday night at 8 o'clock In the First Methodist church, Cedar street and East Grand River avenue. A number of interested parents are sponsoring the meeting with plans for aiding children who must be taught in special ways not available in the public schools.

A general discussion of business trends was the order of the day at the East Side Commercial club's weekly luncheon Tuesday as the club found itself without a speaker. Members agreed that business slumped off during the summer but that it is picking up, now. Some drops in prices were revealed. Larch street school will maki a brief nvvua, av ui a inuiH mimic nr InAnt WImA -a trip to Grand Ledge and return on South of the Gty Another child was injured in the Lansine vicinitv late Monday after- noon as police officials re-doubled their efforts to cut down traffic vio- lations. Thirty-nine arrests were made inside the city, Monday, 13 of these being speeders.

Wayne Clingenspeel. 6, of 201 Dun-lap street, south of the city limits, suffered lacerations aoout the left leg when he ran into the street in front of a car said to have been rlrivAn TTpnnpth Snrnul. 29. of amc sraWir street, about 5:15 o'clock not held. Condition of Judith Ziegler, 2 years and 11 months, of 2005 Norlh East street, who was struck by a truck Monday when she ran into the street, was given as "only fair" Tues-- oay oy sparrow uospiuu For a time it was believed amputa- Hon of an arm might be necessary, but it was indicated Tuesday that the little girl's arm could be saved.

Howard J. Berry, 27, Stockbridge. was arrested for driving while under the Influence of alcohol, early Tuesday morning by city 'police, after he was reported to have driven nis truck-tractor through a red light at the intersection of Main street and Washington avenue, striking a truck driven by Jacob Berends, 41, Mid-dleville. Concluded from Page One bers or Smith intended to kill the cottage employe, and that their main desire was to get away from the slapping by "this marine." He said it was nothing more than "a boyish way to extricate themselves from the treatment they were receiving." He declared tne charges were a "smokescreen" by Hamilton resulting from his suspension from the school. Bledsoe claimed confessions of Chambers and Smith were ob tained under duress and fear.

Amerson told the jury he would prove that young Smith knew he was not putting roach powder in Hamilton's coffee. Prosecutor Charles R. MacLean. who is conducting the people's case, declared he would produce testimony to show that both Chambers and Smith plotted to take Hamilton's life with poison, as part of a plan for a mass escape by inmates of the cottage. He said further evidence showing the boys intended to kill a guard in the escape plan, would also be presented.

Hamilton and his wife, who were jointly employed at the school, were en suspensions at the time the plot came to light and the boys accused him of beating them. His suspension was withdrawn and his record cleared of the charges by sfate social welfare officials last week. Hamilton said he is planning a business venture and will not return to the school. The trial opened Monday morning, but had to be adjourned two hours later after the regular panel had been depleted by challenges of the prosecutor and Defense Counsel Amerson and Bledsoe. At the request of Judge Louis E.

Coash, an additional panel of 30 jurors was drawn and ordered to report for duty Tuesday morning. The list of jurors chosen to hear the case are as follows: Lnrellnn Clark and Henry Unruh, Meridian i. Rector and Neva Butler, Wheatfield ff Cfe. 7 township: Mrs. Mvrtle Brief's Ine- ham township; Bessie Casler, Lansing township.

Chambers is alleged to have been the ringleader in the plot, and Smith is accused of having put what he believed was poison, in the cottage manager's coffee during breakfast at the school cottage. State police said the boys told them that they later learned that the powder put in the coffee was not roach poison, but some paint cleaner. Prosecutor MacLean has announced that he will call approximately 16 witnesses to the stand during the trial. Among those to testify are six inmates of the Boys' Vocational school who allegedly knew of the poison plot. Concluded from Page One 'Of course you fully realize the grave responsibility confronting the hungry people of Europe, and the responsibility this places on us aa a free people," Luckman's telegram read.

"The deluge of inquiries we have already received from individuals and organizations offering every cooperation requires the immediate establishment of a local citizens' food committee in your community. "The President and the (national citizens' food committee request most earnestly your full support in organizing your community. As a basis in organizing your community may we respectfully suggest that you issue a proclamation in support of the citizens food committee program, with special emphasis on the four basic points of the program: uac iiu meat on luesday 2 use no poultry or eggs on Thurs- day; (3) save a slice of bread everv day; (4) restaurants to serve bread and butter only on reauest. "We urge you to appoint at once a local citizens' food committee for juui community. uu uieasp inrnrm quickly as possible of the steps you Concluded from Pace One aid thousands of flood victims in southeast Florida today, as waters from the hurricane of Saturday and Sunday continued to rise.

The Red Cross assigned additional disaster relief workers to Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties as the tons of water dumped on the area by the latest storm made thousands of homes untenable. An additional $1,250,000 was approved for relief and rehabilitation work. W. W. Jefferson, Red Cross southeastern area manager, said there was no indication that the flood waters would recede soon.

The coast guard planned an aerial survey of all the marooned areas between Fort Lauderdale and Homestead, including greater Miami. Planes were to drop message blocks so flood victims, stranded since Saturday, could signal for help. Two units of the Florida National "luard were ordered out for emer- gency duty in flooded areas of Hia- 1 leah and Miami Springs. A State of Emergency The Miami Springs town council, in a special session, announced a state of emergency and appealed to Gov. Millard F.

Caldwell for aid. All roads and streets leading into the area were blocked. A naval Diane made an aerial survey yesterday and reported that water generally was rising and there was a strong flow coming from the Lake Okeechobee region, about 70 miles away, heading to-; ward Miami. Claude Lucas. 12.

was drowned in a swollen canal near Kendall vesterdav. the third victim of the storm. Two marines were killed in) Miami Sunday when a Red Cross evacuation truck crashed into a' utility pole. 1 Red Cross officials estimated iou homes in the greater West Palm Beach area were flooded, and 1,405 in Broward county damaged. More than 5.000 Dade (Miami) county homes were surrounded by water, I the Red Cross said.

Garald C. Parker, United States district geologist, said water continued to rise west of the Miami canal, and was likely to continue for some time because of a southeast movement of the sea of water from the Everglades. Rising waters threatened drainage levees protecting the Everglades towns of Canal Point, Paho-kee. Belle Glade and South Bay. Thousands of workers, using draglines and sandbags, toiled to strengthen farm dikes weakened by nearly a month of rain.

Results Studied TAMPA, Oct. 14 (JP) A mass of scientific data on a storm born in the tropics was in the hands of scientists today for evaluation of the first attack on destructive winds with dry ice. The information and numerous pictures were obtained by scientists who were carried over the top of an Atlantic ocean storm 500 miles off the Florida coast yesterday. The value of the experiment will not be determined until lengthy study has been made of the data and pictures collected on the trip. The first effort to umatnom mys teries of hurricane winds failed to produce spectacular, results.

Dry ice, previously used to bring precipita tion from clouds, had no visible effect on the heavily clouded area. Eighty pounds of ice were distributed in a thin line from a screw apparatus similar to those used in stoker furnaces. Two B-17 bombers and a B-29, carrying ten observers, flew into the storm, directly off St. Augustine, at 24,000 feet. They remained over or near the storm for two hours, making innumerable tests with scientific equipment.

Cameras clicked once a minute to record possible changes in cloud formations. The scientists were looking for some method of turning the tower-1 ing storm clouds into water or snow. Vincent Scnaefer, consulting engineer for the General Electric company, said if the trick could be turned on a large scale it might point the way toward effective hurricane busting methods. "Or if we could find some way to disturb the equilibrium of a storm," he added, "we might be able to change its course." He emphasized that yesterday's experiment was planned primarily for studying weather phenomena. He said better results could have been obtained with a smaller storm.

The General Electric company. the navy and the army sponsored the test. The army supplied crews and bombers and the navy provided technicians and equipment. Lansing Yesterdays One Year Ago Kim Sigler, Republican candidate for governor, takes a stand on the foreign policy question Sunday, lining up with those who favor firmer dealing with Russia. Guns will start Banging at Michigans small game at 7 a.

m. Tuesday when hunters take to the field for the opening of the lower peninsula small game season. The United Public Workers-C. I. governmental employes union, appeals to the state department of labor and industry Mondav tn nrnse- jcute officials at three state mental hospitals for violating laws regulating the working hours of women.

Bowling alley proprietors are given a final warning by Victor C. Ander son, prosecutor, to stop employing pinsetters wno lacs working permits. Ten Years Ago Andrew J. Belanger, superintend ent of the capitol, assigns Thursday ttne 46 avauaoie parsing spaces at I the rear of that building -to a selected list of state officials, following a survey of every department housed in the building. Fire which destroyed the Livingston county in firmary Wednesday night drives 26 latients, some of them elderly and infirm, into freezing weather outdoors.

George A. Kroagstad, head of the state department of labor and industry, Thursday forbade the use of child labor in Michigan sugar beet fields. Twenty-Five Years Ag The state administrative board files a claim for an appeal to the supreme court. Saturday morning, from an order issued by Circuit Judge Charles B. Collingwood denying a dismissal of the injuction suit brought against that body by certain taxpayers of Lansing.

The date of Lansing's safety week is set for October 20 to November 4 inclusive. Thirty-eight less carloads of coal arrive in Lansing this week than last, the fuel administrators. Lee Cahill, reports. Daniel Shipp, 72, dies at his home. 920 Townsend street, Friday night as a result of injuries received in a fall.

1 i Anna Mclntee. Bunker rection of Miss fSSTX. was unanimous, was written pyiare planning to accompany the jabuce nenry outzei. vmei al.nJ TIT nOT 4icAlif4cw4 himself from hearing the case be-1 cause he is a member of Central Methodist church, -one of the four 50 feet of Hotel Roosf- The case, originally brought In circuit court by Farland T. Morse, Grant M.

Hudson, Robert D. Bell, Edwin O. Izant, Robert Smith and Fred Brooks, members of the Central Methodist and First Baptist churches, was appealed to the supreme court by the Michigan Temperance foundation in behalf of the two churches. The appeal was taken after Judge Simpson dismissed an injunction action to halt I A New Today's Verse AND NOT MY WOUNDS Tell him I was beautiful. Tell him I walked well; Tell him I was columbine.

Brown daisy, and harebell. He talked of these things that I was. And called the world to see. Like one who had created them, Then manufactured me. Tell him I am stars by night.

And stillness by noonday. For he must know, that left me here. Nothing has gone away. Nothing is dead or indifferent Tell him, and make sure. For he must understand that I And not my wounds endure.

Mark Van Doren in the Yale Review. U.N.... Concluded from Pace One bly has no veto but can only recommend courses of action. The "little assembly" plan was one of the two major proposals made by Marshall in his opening policy speech to the U. N.

assembly. The other the issue of Korean Inde pendence was expected to reach' the committee floor in about two weeks. A spokesman for the American delegation said that a preliminary check with more than half the 57 delegates showed that the American plan" was virtually certain to be accepted, although there might be a series of Amendments and changes in phrasing. Britain was among those understood to be ready to support the plan wtih modifications. Russia has served notive that she will fight the proposal with charges that the United States is attempting to by-pass the veto-locked security council.

A source within the Soviet bloc has said that Russia might boycott the proposed assembly should she fail to' block its creation. The United States proposal calls on the regular session of the assembly to: 1 Set up an interim assembly with all 57 nations represented within 15 days after the close of this session; to remain constituted until next fall. At that time a decision would be made on making the interim body permanent. 2 Give the "little assembly" authority to consider questions of peace and security, to initiate studies of them, to appoint inquiry commissions, and to recommend special sessions of the regular assembly. 3 Provide that the interim group "shall at all times takes cognizance of the responsibilities of the secur- ffoa in ahntit maintenance of international peace and security.

By JOHN A. PARRIS, JR. LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 14 MV-The United States took the lead today in urging the United Nations assembly's Palestine committee to begin work immediately on drafting a specific plan for future government of the Holy Land. First, the United States joined Sweden in a resolution calling upon the 57-nation committee to base its plan on the proposed partitioning of Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish countries.

As a supplement to this, the United States submitted another res olution calling upon the committee to create a subcommittee to work out details of a plan for the future government of Palestine and report back to the 57-nation group by November 3. Port raits By James Metcalfe Clock A clock is something that we use To tell the time of day And many are the reasons that We put it on display keeping dates and knowing when We ought to eat a bite And how much time is left until We have to say good night It warns us not to linger if We want to catch a train And when to swallow one more pill To kill that certain pain But many times it seems to me That all it has to do Is order me around each day To see my struggles through It wakes me up to go to work It sends me off to lunch And constantly reminds me of The card I have to punch. Concluded from Page One Arthur F. Brandstetter, assistant head of the M. S.

C. department of police administration and former East Lansing police chief, said the college has done its part in halting college cars from parking in the East Lansing business district. He said student cars have been barred from the north campus and forced to park in student parking lots south of the Red Cedar river. No Campus Parking Problem "I know we don't have a parking problem on the north campus now," Brandstetter declared, "because I know of several East Lansing businessmen who make a practice of parking on the campus." After a suggestion from the floor that a by-pass would let some of the traffic drive around East Lan sing, McMonagle explained that a by-pass "wouldn lessen the traffic in East Lansing on Grand River avenue." "You have the college and the capitol of the state here and people just don want to go around," he declared. "Less than 15 percent of the traffic would use such a by-pass, according to our survey." Then came a retort from the floor that "once a driver has seen this traffic mess here, he may be tempt- Tn lt the next time.

That brought a peal of laughter from the audience but no rebuttal from the highway department representative. McMonagle also frowned on a suggestion from the floor that the boulevard in the center of Michigan and Grand River avenues be removed to widen the street. He said removal of the divider strip would create more of a hazard than the narrower lanes do at present. Brandstetter suggested that the; citizenry "support the police department and not ridicule it in front of your children." The suggestion came after Pegg had told of a recent incident in wlufh a youthful East Lansing driver was cited for reckless driving and his parents ridiculed the police department for making the arrest. Concluded from Pace One headstones will be used.

These are inscribed with the name, orangiza-tion served with in World War II, and date of death. A smlliar memorial plot was provided in Mt. Hope cemetery following World War I where approximately 200 are now buried. City Asked to Waive Cost Incidental to Burials The city of Lansing was requested Monday evening to waive certain fixed costs incidental to the burial of World War II dead, in a communication received by the city council from George A. Barker, veterans' counselor.

"The war department has an-nonunced that delivery of bodies of military personnel to next of kin for final disposition of the remains will commence this fall. If interment in a private cemetery in the United States is requested, the government will pay transportation cost to the city or town designated and allow up to $75 to cover internment expense. upon application being made to the office of the quartermaster general," uarser explained. Due to certain fixed expenses. $75 will not cover the entire cost of private funerals according to advice from a local funeral director, Barker said.

The board of cemetery and park commissioners charge $21 for opening a grave and $5 for rental of certain equipment to move the caskets, he pointed out. "In recognition of services rendered and as a small token of respect for the heroic dead and their families, it is proposed that the city of Lansing waive the burial expense for World War II veterans interred in cemeteries operated by the city of Lansing as part of the re patriation program to provide a who died overseas during the service in the armed forces of their country," the communication concluded. Alderman Harold W. Hungerford then offered a motion that the city assume the expense, including $7 for installation of marker foundations which would bring the total fixed costs per burial to $33. The matter was referred to the ways and means committee for consideration.

Concluded from Pace One than last year but severe droughts reduced the yield. This year's corn crop advanced rapidly after a slow start and about three-quarters of the acreage matured before the frost. The indicated oats crop of bushels was a little more than half of last year's record crop. Barley production was about three- fifths of last year. The state's potato crop was estimated at 13,125,000 bushels, the smallest since 1916, 28 percent below 1946 and 37 percent below average.

The percentage of small potatoes was larger than usual and the indicated yield of 105 bushels per acre was 18 bushels less than last year. Beet Crop Two-Thirds Average A sugar beet crop of 532,000 tons, about two-thirds of the average, was indicated. The field bean crop was estimated at 3,174,000 bags, 18 percent below last year and 28 per cent below average. Total fruit production was indicated at 13 percent above average but 3 percent below last year. The commercial apple crop was one- eighth less than last year and one- twelfth below average while the peach crop was the third largest on rec ord exceeding 1945 and 1946 crops by 10 percent.

The peach crop was larger than average although some late peaches were frozen on the trees. Peach prices dropped to the lowest level since before the war during the peak Elberta movement. The indicated grape production was one-third larger than the aver- age and two-fifth more than last year and production of plums was 5 percent over average but 28 per cent less than last year. The pear crop was about 60 percent of average and 14 percent smaller than last year. Milk production for September In the state was estimated at 453.000,000 pounds reflecting an 11 percent sea sonai aeenne from the previous month but only 1 percent below September, 1946 production.

September production of eggs was estimated at 97,000,000, one percent less than September of last year and tne third highest production on record for the month. Concluded from Pace One mittees, or individuals, to work with the citizens food committee and organize statewide activity in support of this war on hunger: The shutdown decision of the dis tillers was unanimous except for three small firms which wish to discuss their "special hardship problems further. It ended a week of on-again, off-again indecision on Luckman request for a two-month closure. Thirty-six distillers, representing several times as many individual plants, voted "yes." The past was made despite an 11th hour effort by Harold Krieger, general council of the A. F.

of L. International Distillery Rectifying and Wine Workers union, to obtain a 10-day postponement. Krieger was invited into the three-hour meeting, and suggested that the industry, union and committee try to work out a half -operation plan which, he said, would assure that workers would not be thrown out of jobs as the holiday season nears. The complete shut down, he said, will have little grain, and fourth-rate grain at that. When overruled, Krieger flew back to Louisville, last night.

There he said he planned to discuss with union officials the filing of a court suit to enjoin the employers from closing the plants. Though Krieger spoke of 100,000 workers in the industry, of whom 30,000 are organized in his union, Luckman later told reporters that the management estimated only 2,500 to 7,500 would be affected. He promised to do- "everything within my power" to see that these are reassigned to jobs in bottling, labeling, shipping and other activities which will continue. Luckman forecast a saving of 10.000,000 to 20.000,000 bushels of grain, mostly corn, by the distillers' action, and announced that the industry has agreed to limit its grain usage in the 12 days before the shut down starts. Federal agencies, he added, will take "immediate steps" to buy the estimated 200,000 bushels now in distillers' hands or on order.

The Distilled Spirits institute. which represents 60 percent of the industry, has announced that one year's supply of hard liquor is in storage and that no price increase or shortage is expected. Publicker Industries. fifth largest company in the field, has estimated even larger stocks. issuance oi a uiass a license on me wi.

w.CT. grounds that a change in type November 10 was license is not a new Ucense and Jlhr ft heIe therefore not subject to the 1945 Parade legislative act prohibiting issuance Ke District wm, win go oy auto, returning on the Pere Marquette streamlinlr. purpose is to acquaint the students with modern rail transportation. At least four mothers of class members igruup. to its Night 'program October 21 at the Masonic temple, on sale Monday noon.

Tickets can be obtained from club members and tickets also are being allocated to service clubs. Harry Heilman, baseball broadcaster, and George Kell, Bob Swift and Paul "Diz" Trout of the Detroit Tigers, will be here under auspices of the Goebel Brewing company. Permission for a homecoming parade to be staged here October 24 by J. W. Sexton high school, and a parade of bands of Sexton, Eastern, Walter French and Pattengill junior uuer can Education Week" which will be 'observed here November 9 to 15 in- elusive.

I I UC1 Concluded from Page One mitments from all suppliers as to the amount of oil available for domestic use and by determining from old OPA records and records of new installations the number of domestic heaters in the state. The oil industry was represented by the three-man American petroleum committee on public relations in Michigan. At the first meetine of the newlv appointed governor's committee, the uiuuotijr oHuncraiucii, uuuuu isiiaiT- L- Kamperman, reported tftat a lack of transportation facil- ltles. was "the big bottleneck" in seeing euuuu ou ui jviicnigan. In addition, however, Kamperman saia, tne tremendous increase in Those who are convinced that the best hope of peace lies in a strong America wi.

be heartened to learn that congress has gained a new and ardent advocate" of universal military training. The latest addition to congressional forces backing such legislation needed to guard the United States and to give it influence as it works for peace is Representative Charles E. Potter, Republican from Michigan. The young veteran of World War who was recently elected to congress from Michigan's 11th district, has asserted that America does not have enough military strength "to protect the city of Detroit against attack," and has called for speedy enactment of a military training program. Declaring that "while we are the strongest nation economically and politically," Mr.

Potter said that we are woefully weak in our own national security. He said that "in order to remain a respected and prosperous nation, it is necessary that our national defense be strengthened accordingly." Through a national youth military training program, he asserted, 'we will develop a citizen-soldier army whose mere existence is a factor of strength backing up whatever firm position our nation may be forced to assume in its efforts to hold the peace." The new congressman from Michigan subscribes to former President Theodore Roosevelt's advice to "speak softly but carry a big stickv" His attitude is in gratifying contrast to the position of those who urge the United States to be tough but fail to support the measures which must be taken to enable this country to be firm or even secure. It is significant that this new champion of military training lost both legs as an infantry officer in World War n. In view of the fact that he has such personal knowledge of the terrible cost of war. it is hot surprising that he is so greatly interested in taking steps to prevent another war.

It is to be hoped that his words will make an impression upon those in congress to whom the issue does not seem to be as clear as it is to him. About the same time that the legless veteran was making his appeal for prompt action on universal military training, Maj. Gen. W. S.

Paul, army personnel chief, revealed that the army and air force had fallen more than 100.000 men below their authorized strength and enlistments were running 8.000 a month under requirements. He asserted that universal military training legislation appeared to be the only solution because, without the army will keep on dwindling. With world conditions as they are, it should be clear to all that such military weakness cannot be permitted and that congress must not fail to make a vital contribution to the cause of peace and to the security of a free America. Friend Saturn never get higher than 216 summer vacationists would find or a ucense within 500 feet of a church or school. Judge Simpson was assigned to the case after Judge Charles Hay- den of Ingham county disqualified' himself oecause of his affiliation with Central Methodist church.

The court action was started after both the city council and the liquor commission, which was named a defendant in the case, had approved change of the Hotel Roosevelt's license from Hotel A to Hotel B. Concluded from Pace One probably sentence him for contempt, but he probably couldn't be sent to jail until he has completed his four-year federal sentence." "If the United States supreme court grants Hemans a review of his! conviction," Foster continued, "then we will have to ask for further ad jouraments of the bank case in the state courts." Defense attorneys have fought ifive successive adjournments based uiiavauaoiuiy. Court Admits Stalling The state supreme court made it plain it had stalled its decision awaiting the federal decision, but decided finally that "orderly procedure forbids further delay." The decision asserted that whether Hemans refused to testify "in good faith or in bad faith is quite beside the point; the quoted constitutional inhibition against self-incrimination applies alike to sinner and saint." Following the reasoning of the Hemans case, the supreme court also refused to force testimony from Herman (Turk) Pruianskv. former Detroit cabaret operator, in a case started by the Murphy rackets grand jury in Detroit. Prujansky, too, pleaded fear of incriminating himself in a federal fugitive witness case.

He was the key witneess against James R. Hoffa, Detroit teamsters' union head, Orrin A. DeMass, former state liquor control commission chairman, and James J. Stewart, on charges of conspiracy to obtain money under false pretenses. i installations of domestic oil heaters the duration of the emergency in-since the war further complicates eluding representatives from all or-theproblem.

ganized groups such as churches. The governors committee is head-'American Red Cross, schools wom-ed by Donald S. Leonard, state po-j en's groups, labor, business' civic nee commissioner. Members are Eu- veterans' and fraternal orcaniza-gene F. Black, attorney general; p.

tions. We will be sending you factual F. HOffmaster, conservation director, Idata and information which will and Stuart White, chairman of the i enable your committee to formulate Michigan public servioe commission, an effective campaign patterned to Funeral Train Heady To Leave West tne communication closed. OAKLAND, Oct. 14 (P) The siff'er to Cooperate first special train bearing war dead Governor Sigler said Tuesday he brought home from the Pacific on would cooperate with President Tru-the funeral ship Honda Knot departs, mans requect to organize food con-tonight, bound for Kansas City in Michi-jan.

Brooklyn. Praident, in telegram, to The San Francisco port of em- governors of all states, asked them barkation announced nine of the to appoint an individual or a group train's 15 cars would be sent to 10 work with the citizens food coir -Kansas City and the remainder to to organize the activity in Brooklyn army base. state to insure the success A total of 2,400 flag-draped re-: this war on hunger." mains had been removed from s.id he would probably a-Honda Knot by yesterday. The task.sisn the task to Charles Pigy stai will be completed tomorrow night director of agriculture, and' some with departure of a 13-car special member of the agriculture depart, train for Chicago and Philadelphia, iment of Michigan State colleee Temperatures on Jupiter and degrees below zero, but no doubt disadvantages too. Dairy expert says farmers can increase milk supplies by keeping their cows happy.

Mere contentment is no longer enough..