Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur News from Home see president favourable toward unions poll gives Truman solid . Backing by William r. Spear stars and stripes u. S. Bureau new York May 14�?president Truman completed an epic first month in office with the whole country still solidly behind his leadership. As far As could be judged from the tone of press and radio comment both right and left seemed to have Confidence in him. The latest Gallup poll asked the Public two questions about Truman do you think he will be More or less favourable toward business than Roosevelt a and Quot do you think he will be More or less favourable toward labor unions than Roosevelt a regarding the first question 40 percent answered More favourable 25 percent said about the same seven percent said less favourable and 28 percent expressed no opinion. On the second question six percent said More favourable 25 percent about the. Same 26 percent less favourable and 31 percent had no opinion. The illuminating Angle in this poll seemed to be the fact that More business people expected him to be More favourable toward unions than Roosevelt. Mothers Day found mrs Peter Dyke of Chicago hoping that at least some of her 11 sons in service would be coming Home soon As a result of the end of the european War. Four Are in Europe and seven in the Pacific serving in the army Navy and marines. None has been wounded As far As she has heard. Mrs. Dyke a Young looking woman of 45, has four More sons at Home ranging in age from two to six years. The boys in service include one Sot of triplets and three sets of twins. This reporter will report to a unde consider the Case of Kate Kleger a reporter for the Philadelphia evening bulletin. When word of Germany a surrender was received in the newsroom he telephoned the news to his wife at Home. Quot hello Darling a he said. A we be just received word of Germany s surrender. Its All a a maybe for some a his wife replied hut not for you. You just got a letter from the draft Board and they put you in 1-a.�?� Blind War veterans Are being trained to handle the chores of daily living at old farms convalescent Hospital 12 Miles outside of Hartford Conn. The army a program Calle for trips to the pity to accustom veterans to moving in crowds stores and on trains further the men take part in social activities to restore their poise and self Confidence in meeting girls and attending parties and dances. An experimental air shipment of Tomato plants said to be the first in history was carried by Delta airlines from Tifton a. To Bowling Green Ohio for the h. J. Heinz company. The shipment consisted of 160,000 Tomato plants which must be returned to the ground quickly when transplanted. Department of agriculture officials went along to watch the Experiment which appeared highly puts squeeze on pen companies re Federal Trade commission has ordered the Shaeffer Parker. Eve Sharp and Waterman companies to Stop claiming that their Fountain pens Are guaranteed unconditionally for the life of the users or for any other designated period when service charges Are made for repairs or adjustments. A Case of interest to veterans arose at Utica when Morris Denith 37, returned from the army and asked for his old Job Back As manager of the Ithaca shop of the Dean Phipps stores an Auto Supply firm. The company had hired another Man As manager whom they did not want to discharge so they offered Denith a better Job As District supervisor at higher pay. But Denith declined explaining that the new Job would require travel and he preferred to remain in Ithaca. A settlement finally was reached under the supervision of selective service officials who administered the i Bill of rights by which the firm paid Denith one year s salary of 4,350 dollars less withholding and social Security taxes. A my belligerent dog in Denver apparently regarded a fire hydrant As his personal property and delayed firemen who wore fighting a fire in a nearby residence. The firemen had to use an emergency tank on the truck until Driver Charles Robinson finally drove the snarling dog away with a wrench. Not everyone could find the same use for 36,000 toothpicks As did 13-year-old Peter Ohlwein of Highland Park i1l after three months of work on his lumber pile Peter had constructed a seven foot replica of the Eifel Tower familiar 985-foot landmark in Paris. His feat won him a special purple ribbon award at a recent Hobby show sponsored by the Highland Park rotary club. Scale Model is used to give newly arrived Veteran left at old farms feel of surroundings. Bill of rights. Aided vet from new Yorkton off policy muddles red a lend picture Washington May 14 ans a the future of lend lease shipments to Russia was muddled yesterday by conflicting statements from officials in Washington and Portland ore., one of the chief ports for exporting supplies to the soviet. Pending a review of the entire program in the Light of a one front War foreign economic administrator Leo t. Crowley announced Here that a a new shipments to Europe Are being held up except those destined to countries now at War with Japan or to countries through which the redeployment of our troops now in Europe will be facilitated no change in Portland however e. F. Sweeney Portland manager for the Moore Mccormack lines operators for soviet lend lease said there would be no change in shipments to Russia. A source close to the lend lease administration explained that each shipment probably would be decided Quot on the merits of the particular according to this informant no ship fully loaded and ready to Clear a . Port would be prevented from sailing except under unusual circumstances. United press said it had Learned that an order had been issued earlier to halt the movement of Russia bound lend lease supplies by rail to any port except Seattle. That order later was countermanded but Crowley a announcement had the effect of putting it Bock into operation. Resigns Job urges seamen keep bonuses Washington May 14 ans a spokesmen for seamen a unions told the maritime War emergency Board yesterday that any reduction in War risk bonuses for service in the Atlantic and adjacent Waters might cause seamen to shift to the Pacific or seek jobs ashore and thus affect the War Effort. Vincent j. Malone of san Francisco representative of the maritime firemen a Union argued that higher Pacific bonuses might delay urgent Atlantic sailings. Matthew Lushene of the sailors Union of the Pacific charged the Board lacked authority to Cut bonuses. Since september bonuses have been two thirds the Basic wage for a transatlantic trip and 100 percent plus five dollars a Day in european Waters designated As dangerous. President Philip Murray of the Cio urged Emory land chairman of the maritime commission to prevent Quot premature reductions in the Bonus. Tell nazi Pwns in . Of defeat Washington May 14 Reuter a the u. S. War department has released a proclamation to All German prisoners in the United states of the German surrender. The department said that Quot until such time As enemy prisoners Are repatriated they will continue to be used to alleviate the existing manpower shortages of american Industry and Pyle ship in june Vancouver wash., May 14 cans a a troop transport named for Ernie Pyle War correspondent killed on in Island will be launched by Henry j. Kaiser a Vancouver shipyard late in june. Donald m. Nelson Locke to fill Nelsons a Post Washington May 14 ans a president Truman has Quot reluctantly accepted the resignation of Donald m. Nelson special representative to foreign governments and has appointed 34-year-old Edwin a. Locke jr., Nelsons Long time assistant to finish the Job of assisting China in its economic mobilization for War. Nelson former Sears Roebuck executive who has been in Washington since 1940, worked with the soviet and chinese governments in special missions for the late president Roosevelt. He submitted his resignation april 16. Nelson told president Truman that he would be glad to pass on information concerning his trips to Russia and China praises service Truman a acceptance of Nelsons resignation praised him for Quot patriotic and effective services at Quot great personal the president said he was appointing Locke to the Job at Nelsons suggestion because he wanted to a a make certain the chinese program would be Locke lives in new Canaan Conn. Born in Boston he came to Washington five years ago after working for the Chase National Bank in Paris London and new vets not to draw on benefits Washington May 14 cans a Brig. Gen. Frank t. Hines head of the veterans administration yesterday urged veterans not to draw on their i Bill of right unemployment benefits unless absolutely necessary. A a spokesman said Hines was disturbed mainly because men who draw out part of their benefits Are faced with decreased Job insurance. Under the present Law he said there is no provision to replenish the unemployment fund of a Veteran who has drawn on it for 52 weeks. Costly to Jill i if a Veteran should remain unemployed for a full year after discharge and should receive unemployment payments during All that time he would have no i Bill Protection if he should lose his Job at a later Date. The spokesman added that if Congress should vote a Bonus for servicemen the sum paid a Veteran under the unemployment provision of the i Bill probably would be deducted from his Europe Aid a insurance a Washington May 14�?sen. Millard f. Tydings in a radio broadcast urged the United states to Send food to Europe a a not Only to prevent starvation but As insurance tor a continuation of the democratic form of government in Many european countries. Pointing out that it would be some time before Europe could be expected to provide its own food the senator held it would be difficult to reason with hungry men. Quot food will be one of the biggest factors in every election Campaign in Europe Quot he said. �?T1 look upon any contribution we can make toward aiding starving millions As an important Factor in promoting the democratic form of wrong dump truck a a Ere twelve and one half Tona. Looked ilk thi after Ora Ahing through tha tearing at a Laa angelas Pahang lot. Truck dropped into a Dapra Aalen that to Yeara ape was Rasa far liar canal asian at Vanias pier. A ins photo tuesday May 15, 1945 the stars and stripes Pae t
