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NEW YORK, Nov. 4— (AP) —Eleven top American
rommunists went free on bond last night. Less than three
vours later a brick-hurling Harlem mob felled six police
i 1 a wild welcome-home for one of the Red leaders,
The Communist bigwigs signed bail bonds totalling
$260,000 and walked out to a freedom that may last a
vear until the U. S. Supreme Court reviews their case.
Policy
By The Associated Press
The foreign ministers of the
United States, Britain and France
will meet in Paris next week to
sharpen a common policy on Ger
many.
Announcement of the ' three
power meeting was made by the
British foreign office. There was
speculation in London ard Wash
ington that the talks might spread
over a wider international field
seeking a unified poliey in west~
ern relations with Russia. ¢
Russia’s foreign minister, An
drei Y. Vishinsky is c¢alling on U.
S. Secretary of State Acheson in
Washington on Monday. Vishin
sky said he would be in Washing
ton to attend Soviet embassy anni
verary celebrations of the October
revolution a-d would drop in on
Acheson for a courtesy call only.
On the agenda of the Paris
meeting, according to these Lon~
don sources would be discussions
——————on whether -to
of German in-
Roundup dustries. There
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apparent disagreement on this
subject recently betwren the Brit
ish foreign office and U. S. High
Commissicaer John J. McCloy.
Western relations with the new
Soviet-sponsored east German
state, and whether > give west
Germany control over her own
foreign policy may aiso be topics
for discussion by the three for
eign ministers.
Washington observers said the
talks may range enougn to include
discussion of a common policy on
Yugoslavia. They poinied out that
the western powers may Soom
have to decide on how far they
will go in supporting Premier
Marshal Tito if Moscow Commun
ists unleash guerriiia warfare
against him.
Red Veto
Prime Minister Atiee, speak
ing last night in a London suburb,
said Russia is usifg her United
Nations veto as an “instrument of
power politics and for furthering
the imperialistic aims” of the® So
viet Union.
Norway, Sweden and Denmark
announced they have formed
themselves fito a Scandinavian
customs union. 'The anaouncement
was made in Paris by foreign
ministers of the three countries.
They told W. Averell H:.rriman,
Chief U. S. ambassador for the
Marshall Plan, that the new cus
toms union would be undertaken
as soon as possible.
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C. of C. Denies
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Convas Approval
“The Chamber of Commerce
has no conection whatever with
canvassers soliciting magazine
subscriptiong in the city,” Secre
tary Malcolm Ainsworth said to-
Mr. Ainsworth said some Ath
enians have gotten the impres=
sion the Chamber of Commerce
had endorsed the canvas. “This is
not true,” he said, adding: “We
have not endorsed the canvas or
authorized the use of our name
in this connection and we have 1o
tonnection whatever with it.”
GOP Policy Split Widened By
Truman’s ‘Fair Deal’ Sheild
WASHINGTON, Nov, 4 — (AP)
~—A foreiom noliev "F‘:it among Re
blicans became mote apparent
¥, ®ven as President Trumap
A on lawmakers to enact his
‘air Deal program as a “staunch
shield” against Communism.
Mr. Truman told & Minnesota
Centenniaj Exposition audience in
St. Paul lagt night that the way
to beat totalitarianism .of every
.l;:“. is to provide full education,
health, security and eivil rights
for all Amerfeans,
These things, he said, “are our
Slanch shield ggainst Communism
and againgt every other form of
totalitarianism, They are the
Means by which we will achieve
the better world we seek.”
In varioyg foreign programs de
siened to stop the world spread of
Com'nunlsm, the Truman admin
iStration has had the help of im-
Portant Republican leaders. But
"0t all of them, as was demon=
~rated yesterday by James S.
Kemper of Chicago, in a letter re
+E7ing hig job ag treasurer of the
Republican National Committee.
ghetlletter wag eritical of the bi
artisan foreign policy.
Kemper's resignation was sub
t-ted, he sald, because' Republi
%2 eserve funds had dropped be
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ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Associated Press Service
Defendant Benjamin J, Davis,
jr., negro city councilman, met a
roaring welcome when he made a
street-corner speech in Harlem a
short time later, With him were
defendants Henry Winston, also a
negro, and Robert Thompson,
Negro singer Paul Robeson,
leftist target of two recent Peeks
kill, N. Y., riots, also spoke.
A crowd of about 2,000 cheered
the speakers and then began a
torchlight parade up Lenox ave
nue through the tense, crowded
heart of New York’s big negro
district,
A handful of police stood by.
Officers later said the march
ers endangered bystanders by
waving their flickering torches.
Three police cars swung across
Lenox avenue at 114th street. The
paraders broke the thin police
line and milled around the cars,
chanting in tune with a sound
truck, “We Will Not Be Moved.”
From rooftops came a barrage
of bottles, bricks, saucers, cups
and broomsticks.
Sound Truck
Over the sound truck loud
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Government-Sponsored Talks Expected
Immediately To Find Peace Solution
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—(AP) —Some soft coal oper
ators said today they expect to be called soon to govern
ment-sponsored talks on how to end the coal strike.
A highly-placed government official also said such a
move is likely today or tomorrow,
Sherman
Junks Navy
Agency OP 23
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4—(AP)
—“Op 23,” a naval agency said to
have masterminded the admirals’
bitter congressional uttack on de
fense policies, has been junked by
Adm. Forrest P. Sherman, new
chief of naval operatt .
.. Sherman, a strong supporter
of armed forces unification,
cracked down on the 30-man unit
less than 24 hours after taking
over from Adm. Lows Denfeld as
the Navy’s top uniformed officer.
There were reports some days
ago that the navy’s inspector gen
eral, Rear Adm. Allen R. McCann,
had seized the group’s records and
was investigating its activities.
“Op 23” was what the navy
called its operations division 23.
Actually, its full title was organ
izational, research gni policy di
vision of the office of the chief of
naval operations. It was headed
by Capt. A. A. Burke, who testi
fied in Congress against present
Pentagon policy.
Sherman’s order dissolved the
group — which consistad of 13 of
ficers and 17 enlisted men—and
handed its work to other mnavy
agencies. Op 23’s “principal func
tions have been completed,” a
statement said.
The unit was said tc have map
ped strategy for the hroadscala
barrage laid down by top navy of
ficers in senational hesring be
fore the House Armed Service
Committee last month.
low $90,000. He had made it clear
in August, he said, he would quit
any time the party allowed its
treasury surplus to drop below
$125,000.
Kemper said he fears the possi
bility of adoption here of some of
the “socialist panaceas” to which
Great Britajn has resorted.
He went on to say that he had
been hampered as party treasurer
in taking a stand on issues when
the GOP organization happened to
be pursuing a different course.
“A pace in point is our so- called
bi-partisan foreign noliev” Kem
per said in a letter to C.uy George
Gabrielson, GOP National Chair
man.
Observing that the policy “sel
dom has been bi-partisan in gen
esis, Kemper continued:
“Everyoneé now _seems pretty
well agreed that Russian Com
munism is a bad thing. And yet,
as a result of our so-called bi
partisan foreign policy, Republi
cans have been asked to shower
gifts on British socialism —the
younger sister of Communism.
“No one could view the British
scene and not shudder at the
thought of adopting socialist pan
aceas here.”
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
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The industry men said they ex
pected representatives of all seg
ments of the coal industry may
be called in together fro talks
with Cyrus S. Ching, Federal
Mediation Service Director,
They said Ching may meet
later with area groups of coal
operators, hefore calling in John
L. Lewis and other representa
tives of the striking United Mine
Workers Union,
Ching, in New York yesterday,
was due kack here this after
- noon. He was reported consider
ing several possible moves aimed
at getting coal contract talks
started.
The 47-day coal strike is rock=
ing along without any negotia
tions in progress. Northern and
Western operators broke off talks
with Lewis’ men some time ago.
New Southern operators have also
quit talking to the union.
Lewis has called a union policy
committee meeting next Monday
in Chicago. That may serve to
delay his apparance in any Wash=
ington meeting Ching may call.
Govt. Assistance
An official close to President
Truman said last night that the
administrations’ policy in dealing
with both the coal and steel
strikes is to assist the disputing
parties in all possible ways to
reach agreements without White
House intervention.
This official was commenting
on a story published by the Chi~-
cago Tribune, saying Mr. Tru
‘mran was reported ready to “hurl
the book” at Lewis. The Tribune
said Mr. Truman had described
Lewis to intimates as the one man
he hates and said “if I never get
anyone else I'm going to get John
Lewis.”
The administration official said
Mr. Truman is steering clear for
the present of invoking the Taft-
Hartley law’s court injunction
procedures to end either the coal
or steel strikes.
“The President is counting on
the coal strike being settled by
collective bargaining,” the official
said, “just as he is counting on
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ATHENS AND VICINITY
Continued fair with slighily
higher temperatures through
Sunday. Low tonight 38 and
high Saturday 60. Sun sets 5:38
and rises 6:56, |
GEORGIA—Fair, warmer In
norih and wesi poriions this
afternoon, and not quite so
cold tfonight. Low temperature
tonight 35 to 40 with scattered
frost. Saturday fair and cool.
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Total since January 1 ....39.55
. Deficit since January 1 .. 3.53
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Trojan-Ram Football Contest
BY CURTIS DRISKELL
Athens High School’s Trojans return to the turf of San
ford Stadium to face the Rams of College Park tonight at
8 o’clock, opening activities for the local high school’s
Fourth Annual Homecoming.
Athens will be playing before a
home crowd tonight for the third
time this season, and their clash
with the Rams will initiate a
three-game home stand that closes
out the season for the Trojans.
Ideal football weather is prom
ised for tonight’s game, with clear
skies and 40 degree temperature
expected. One of the best Home
coming crowds of the affair’s four
year history is being anticipated.
The impending battie of the
Rams and Trojans has been lab
elled as a virtual toss-up by many
predictions. College Park holds
the edge in games won with two
victories against five setbacks,
while the Trojans will be out to
improve a mark of a single win
and six losses.
College Park reports that star
quarterback Jerry Bell, who suf
fered an injured foot earlier in the
season, won’'t be ready for the
Athens encounter, and the Ram of
fensive will sorely miss the pre
sence of their ground-gaining
threat.
Trojan Backs
Athens will have two standout
halfbacks returning to the lineup
tonight., Jimmy Williams, out of
action since the Griffin game with
a broken collarbone, and*Dickie
Carteaux, who has been out since
the LaGrange tilt with a knee in
jury, will both be breaking back
into the lineup, although not in
starting roles.
Williams, who was fast becom
ing one of the top backs in the re
gion before the injury sidelined
him, will wear a special set of pro=-
tective shoulder pads tonight. Both
Williams and Carteaux are top
notch defensive players as well as
ground-gainers, and should add a
spark to the Athens team. ‘
Coach Earl Wheby of the Ath-!
ens squad has been much impress
ed by the improved showing of the
Trojans in their last two outings,
and is well rdeased with the spirit
of the team.
Captain Monk Collins will lead
the Trojans into their Homecom=
ing battle, but Alternate Captain
Frank Eberhart probably won’t be
ready for heavy duty tonight be
cause of a rehurt knee.
Starting Lineup
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POPPIES ARRIVE HERE
Athens To Observe
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Poppy Day Saturday
Memorial Poppies which the people of Athens will wear
in honor of the war dead on Poppy Day, Saturday, Nov
ember 5, have been received by Allen R. Fleming, Jr.,
Unit, American Legion Auxiliary. ah o
“Making these flowers ha spro
vided interesting employment for
veterans at the hospitals in Geor
gia all during the summer and fall
months,” explained Mrs. Preston
Almond, president of the Unit.
“It has helred keep their hands
and minds busy, relieving them of
long hours of tedium and contri
buting its occupational therapy
value toward their recovery.
“Poppy making has given these
veterans the encourasing experi
ence of being able to earn money
again, often after many months of
idleness. They are paid by the
Augxiliary for eac. poppy they
make and are able to earn helpful
amdunts during the poppy-mak
ing season.
“Much of the merey is sent
home by the veterans to help
support their wives and children,
who often have a difficult time
when the vcterans reguire hospi
talization and are unable to work
for long periods. It gives the ve
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—(AP)—Cyrus S. Ching today arranged
a meeting with John L. Lewis—the first step In new government
efforts to end the coal strike, '
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—(AP)—The government slapped rigid
conirols orr shipment of strategic geeds to practically the whole
world today to prevent re-shipments to the Soviet bloe.
Communist China and Latin America particularly were covered
by the new rules,
WASHINGTON, Nov, 4.—(AP)—The Army announced today it
will fransfer its rocket research and development suboffice from
Fort Bliss, Texas, to Huntsville, Ala.
The announcement said the transfer will involve 500 military
personnel, 100 German scientists and 65 civilina employes,
TEEN-AGE CENTER
The Athens Teen-Age Center
at Memorial Park will not be
open tonight hecause of Home
coming activities, but will be
open tomorrow night from 8 un
til 10:30, it was announced today.
land Sailors and Bill Saye, tackles
Johnny Short and Willie Fowler,
guards Bobby Carter and Mack
O’Kelley, center Grady Flanagan,
quarterback Jerry Frice, halfbacks
Red Fulcher and C. W. Marlow,
and fullback Collins will make up
the probable starting lineup for
Athens.
Halftime ceremonies in keeping
with the Homecoming theme will
feature a driil by the Athens High
80-piece band and presentation of
three Homecoming sponsors.
Immediately following the foot
ball game, there will be a dance at
the Athens High gymnasium hon
oring the football team, the senior
class, and all alumni of Athens
High. ‘Three leadouts and the
coornation of “Miss Homecoming
will be highlights of the dance.
Dress is to be informal,
Miss Mary Gilbert, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Gilbert, has
been chosen as “Miss Homecom-~
ing.” Mr. Gilbert is plant manager
of Athens Manufacturing Com
pany. “Miss Senior Class,” Miss
Audrey -Manus, is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Manus. Mr.
Manus is a patrolman on the City
Police Force. Miss Martin is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Martin. Mr, Martin is employed
by the Webb-Crawford Company.
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Tropical Storm
Puzzles Probers
MIAMI, Fla., Nov. 4—(AP)—
A small tropical storm, churning
in the western Caribbean about
600 miles southeast ot Florida,
drifted slowly southward today
toward the Nicaraguan coast.
The puzzling little disturbance
had winds u, to 55 miles an hour
near the center and spread rain
squalls over most of the north
western Carribbean Sea.
terans a decided lift in morale
when they are able to send some
thing to their families.
Those “without d=pendents use
the money to create a nest-egg for
themselves against the day when
they leave the hospitals and en
deavor to re - establish them
selves inlife.
“The poppies are fashioned by
hand, veterans working in their
beds, in wheel chairs or in occu
pational therapy shops. Materials
are provided by the Auxiliary and
the finished product, collected
regularly by Anxiliarv workers.
The flowers are made of crepe
paper in replica of the little wild
poppies of France and Flanders,
which grew on the kLattlefields
and cemeter es of the two World
Wars.
~ “Allen R. Fleming Unit trusts
that there ‘vill be a poppy on
every coat and rememperance in
every heart tomorrow on Poppy
Day.”
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Industrial Edit
Institute In 2nd Day
Members Hear Outstanding Talks
By Black, Wise And Hardenbrook
Georgia Industrial Editors Institute entered its second
day at the University of Georgia this morning with three
outstanding speakers addressing the large group of Insti
tute members and students.
Eugene Black, president of the
World Bank,, Marion J. Wise,
president of the Central of Geor
gia Railway Company, and D. J.
Hardenbrook, vice-president of
Union Bag and Pane: Corpora
tion, were this morning’s speakers.
. The editors were welcomed to
the city last night by banquet ad
dresses by Universitv President
J. C. Rogers and Mayor Jack R.
Wells.
Speaking before leaders in the
industrial public relations field
and University personnel who
have gathered here ' the three=~
day meet, Mr. Black szid the In=
ternational Bank is an exception
to the rule that ideals ct cooper
ation and ‘self-sacrifice born of
war “must fall on stony ground
and fail to bear a palatable fruit.”
“It may well be that the Inter=
national Bank can make impor=
tant contributions to the world by
proving that human aspirations
to international cooperations need
not be irresponsibly fickle.”
Binding Contract
The bank, he said, is based on
a binding contract which commits
participating nations to clear-out
legal obligations and cound eco
nomic principles rather than to
political expediency. »
The competent international
staff” which the bank assembled
following its launching in late
1945 was not appointed, he said,
on a political basis. |
“The men owed their loyalty to
the bank and no country was in
a position to influence staff mem
bers on any hasis except the mer=
its of the case,” Blazk continued.
He listed »s reasons for the ini
tial success of the bank: (1) No
loan is considered by the board of
directors unless it is first investi
gated and approved by the bank’s
staff, (2) board members repre
senting different countries do not
regard themselves as special
pleaders for their countries, and
(3) privat~ board meetings offer
no incentive to political speeches.
Mr. Black said that the Mar
shall Plan, by meeting an unex-i
pected emergency, made it possi~
ble for the bank to pursue its
original objectives in an atmos
phere reasonably free from pres
sure.
The bank, he said, Is “justifia
bly proud” of its record of having
lent $731 million during the Yast
three years. He listed as projects
being financed steel rnuills in Bel
gium and Luxembourg, the wood
working industry in Finland, hy
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One person is dead and five others are hospitalized feor
injuries incurred as the result of a head-on collision of twe
cars near the Commerce road bridge early last night.
Mrs. Katherine Achree, Athens,
Commerce, died in General Hospi~
tal this morning from injuries suf
fered in the wreck.
Listed in critical' eondition is
Mrs. Katherine Achree, Cornelia,
who gustained a fractured slkull
Olin Hayes and Thelma Rucker,
both colored, of Commerce, were
reported in serious condition,
while Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Moody,
parents of Mrs. Achree, were in
fair condition. Mr. Moody is city
manager of Cornelia.
Another colored man, R. D.
Strickland, was brought to Athens
by ambulance, but was not ad
mitted to the hospital for treat
ment.
The accident is still under in
vestigation by State Patrol offi
cers, but no charges have been
made. Investigation of the acci
dent is expected to be completed
sometime this afternoon, officers
said.
_State Patrol officers Strong and
Autry and county officers Wil
liams and Allen investigated the
gc;(i)dent, which occurred about
Officers said that the Moody
vehicle was going out of town and
the car of colored people was trav
elling toward Athens. The two
cars collided near the concrete
bridge on the Commerce road just
Rites Are Set
For Prominent
Bogart Woman
Mrs. Robert Thompscn, promin
ent resident of Bogart and grand
mother of Mrs., B, C. Kinney of
this city, died at her home Thurs
day night at 7 o'clock. Mrs.
Thompson was 92 years old and
died after a brief illness.
Services are to be conducted
Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock
from Bogart Baptist Church with
the pastor, Rev. Wylie P Holland
and Rev. A. E. Logan, pastor of
Hull Baptist Church, offiicating.
Burial will be in Bogart ceme
tery, Bridges Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements, Pall
bearers will be Jack Malcom,
Lewis Nunnally, Albert Peterson,
Lawrence Prickett, George
Thompson and Glenn Jackson.
Surviving Mrs. Thompson are
three daughters, Mys. Viola Hall,
Atlanta, Mrs. E. H. 3lount, Char=-
lottesville, Va., and Miss Blossom
Thompson, Bogart; soa, Dr. C. G.
Thompson, Bogart; grandchildren,
Mrs. B. C. Kinney, Athens, Mrs,
H. H. Hobbs, ‘iarlottesville, Va.,
R. Leon Hall, Atlan'a, and Ed
ward H. Blount, Waynesboro;
great-grandchildren, Judy and
Claudia Blount, both of Waynes=
boro, Nina and Horton Hobbs,
both of Charlottesvil'e, brothers.
W. G. Griffgtl. and Walter R.
Griffeth, both of Tarmpa, Fla,
Prominent Family
Mrs. Thompson was a native of
Oconee county and a lifelong resi
dent of that communily One of
the oldest citizens of tiis section,
she had been a meinber of the
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Fate Of Ten CIO Leftist
Unions Hanging In Balance
CLEVELAND, Nov, 4—(AP)—
Selection of amx exteutive board
provided the big test today of the
new right-wing controls over the
CIO.
In sharp contrast to the predic
tions of a week ago, there were
few delegates to the CIO 11th
convention who would say that
all leftist-controlled unions would
be purged by the time delegates
adiourned tonight.
Some of the reasons for the
shift in opinion were rooted in
the sudden realization that left
wing unions like Harry Bridges’
Longshoremen on the West Coast
and Ben Gold’s Fur and Leather
Workers would be hard to cast
out—or even to riddle in mem
bership raids.
At least four unions were cer
tain to get the heave-ho if the
executive board could be satis
fied that the membership loss
was worth risking before the
convention adjourned today.
The unions were the Mine, Mill
and Smelter Workers, United
Public Workers, Office and Pro=-
HOME
EDITION
outside Athens, and the terrifie
impact greatly damaged the Mog=
dy car and almost completely de
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I.D. Checks
Hinge On
Vet Digits
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—
(AP)—The order of payment es
the $2,800,000,000 special insur
ance dividend to World War II
veterans will be based generaiiy
on the last three digits of a vet
eran’s service serial number,
The Veterans Administration
explained today for the first
time the system under which
checks will be mailed to veterans
holding national life insurance
policies, Payments are to begin in
January,
Under the procedure, VA said,
a veteran whose serial number
ends in 000 — 35,496,000 for ex
ample — will be included in the
first mailing of checks.
On the other hand, a veteran
with a serial number such as
100,990 will be among the last i
receive his check,
The VA said this method of
payment was decided upon after
careful consideration, and de~
scribed it as the most non-dis
criminatory that could be de
vised.
The full serial number has
nothing to do with the order of
payment—merely the last three
digits. Likewise, the number on
the card which VA sent to se
plicants acknowledging elaims
has nothing to do with it,
Applicants will be broken down
into groups as they are received.
These groups will then be separ
ated into ten processing units by
the last serial digits — 0 to 9.
There is a voucher writing ma
chine for each of the ten groups,
and it is hoped to handle a teial
of 200,000 accounts daily, This
will be reached by drawing eut
20,000 cards from each of the ten
final-digit groups.
After all last digit serial num
bers 0 to 9 have been processed.
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B-29 Falls In
.
Sea; 10 Perish
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 4
—(AP)—A B-29 superfortress,
crippled by engine trouble, crash
ed into the sea a mile from shore
last night. The big plane ecaught
fire after hi‘ting the water and 10
of the 13 U. 8. airmoen aboard
were kille 1.
Four crewmen n.anaged tie
jump out after the stricken bom
ber plcwed into the waves but
one died of burns a few minutes
later. The *hree survivors, rescued
by an oil company exzcutive in a
rowboat, were takea to the U. S.
base hospital at nearby Kindley
Field with minor injuries.
Bermudians watching from
shore could hear the screams eof
the others trapped in the blazing
ship. .
Col. Jack Merrill, Kindley Field
commander, said the plane had
turned back from a weather ob=
servation flight when cne of its
four engines failed. Losing aiti
tude, the diszbled plane approach
ed Kindley Field but was unable
to land because another plane was
on the runway, Merrill said.
fessional Workers, and Pood, Teo=
bacco and Agricultural Workers.
A widespread merger of weak
| unions with strong ones was al=
| most assured—whether they re
mained in the CIO or banded to
gether in a third labor federationm
devoted to left-wing objectives.
Challenges from the convention
floor were anticipated in case the
Fur Workers nominated Gold, or
if the Longshoremen named Bride
ges ‘as their selection to the 31=
member executive beard. '
Gold has made no bones about
his membership in the Commun
ist Party. The convention amend
ed the CIO econstitution to bar aill
Communists from sitting on the
board—and also to authorize the
board to toss out unions whose
leaders believed in Communisn® |
or followed the perty line.
The left-wing warfare which
started at this convention will
extend for months to come, be=
cause organization Director ANlan’
S. Hayweod and tha ton officers
of CIO were pledged to wipe oud
the left-wing opposition. ;