Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Diplomats Musi not play Nam says by Phil Bucknell stars and stripes . Bureau i new York May 21�?according to the National association of manufacturers in order to get a Chicken into every pot we be got to have a Man without striped pants in every legation and every consulate after the War. P. I. Hopkinson vice president of Willys Overland and an Nam spokesman says that we must have salesmen and not Tea drinkers when it comes to drumming up world Trade. Quot we need one Man in every legation who has left his striped trousers and frock coat at Home or better yet who never owned such an outfit and who does no to spend All his time in exclusive clubs in the furtherance of gentle and traditional diplomacy a he claims. Quot we want men on our farthest world Trade firing lines who Are out morning noon and night every Day and every night hitting hard in the interest of american business and american jobs and not scintillating at some diplomatic Pink Tea  Maverick says legislators need More time Maury Maverick t sex congressman and present chairman of the smaller War plants corporation is also out on some missionary work. He wants a Central office in Washington which would get stones from Chesapeake Bay for Rock collecting constituents and things like that. He says the Way things Are legislators Don t have time to legislate so he wants an organization to be named Quot office of administrative and technical  or Otas for Short to furnish six general services a congressional correspondence service to handle constituents inquiries a stenographic and clerical Pool an automobile Pool for official business a procurement office for supplies a housing service for new members and a service to handle convention activities. Note for airborne troops the Alliance nab., air Baa is being reactivated june 1 under the first troop Carrier command la to used As a training Contr for Barrier units. The acute Seattle w wrecked to make Way for new puget sound to their fourth location his Gadget s got everything Schwartz and Gadget Arthu sch Engineer Ball aircraft corporation has perfected a new Gadget that includes everything but the Kitchen sink. Fabricated at a Cost of 12 dollars the original Model combination Lawnmower Sno plow grew out of an electric motor a garbage pail a frying pan a stove pipe two Pulley wheels and a few assorted nuts and bolts the contraption is easy to handle and its economical to operate. Schwartz a Gadget will remove Snow o r by m e ans of an attachment Cut the grass. Inventor Schwartz plans a Model with a  motor for use where electricity is not available. Plant blast takes 4 lives Kansas City to May 21 an6 a four workers at the Sunflower ordnance Plant were killed yesterday in a nitroglycerine explosion that rocked a 50-mile area. Joseph Allen 40, and Valjien James 37, were killed outright while James Richard and Clifford Welch were listed As missing when no Trace of their bodies could be found. Can w. Lambie 42, was standing just outside the Nitro neutralizer building which disintegrated in the blast. He was treated for Shock and an Arm injury at the Plant Hospital he reported for work however despite his injuries and the fact that he had seen four of his friends disappear before his eyes. Quot the boys in the Pacific done to walk off the Job when a buddy is killed a he said. A Why should i a Quot besides in be got a son in the Navy somewhere out there. How could i Tell him his dad stopped making powder because he was scared a 72,000 Pennsylvania i miners return to jobs court orders the amp a return Washington May 21 cans a seventy two thousand hard miners returned to work yesterday under a new contract agreement reached last Friday by John i Lewis president of the United mine workers and the Anthracite mine operators. A the new agreement signed 8a sturday night is a Compromise proposal suggested by Harold i Ociea solid fuels administrator. It provides among other things for a Dollar thirty seven cent daily wags increase for Anthracite miners. Other details of the contract will not be Fraade Public until they Are approved by a referendum vote Oft miners this week. The unions 40-member scale committe already has approved it unanimously. Quot you May quote me As expressing the Hope that All mine workers will return to their work in full Force said Lewis. The increased pay which will result in higher hard Coal prices to householders will not become effective until the contract is approved by the War labor Board and until the opa Grants an increase in the ceiling Price of hard Coal resolutions opposing an increase in grazing fees on National Forest lands in new Mexico and a plea to the War department to put one of its projects elsewhere have been made by the cattle growers association. They say at a time of meat shortage such measures would not be in the National interest. A Manhattan has All time divorce High divorce figures for Manhattan this month have reached an All time High. A total of 520 uncontested suits has been registered and a higher figure is expected for june. Justice Eder who made the report Calls the situation deplorable. A at least part of this is due to a moral letdown which inevitably occurs in time of War and to marriages made under the pressure of War a he said. Still on the subject Alphonse Brechin Vincennes Siml Miner sued for a divorce which is not news except for the foot that his wife is also his Stepmother. Stepmom a has alas filed a petition to divorce nor Stepson. Florida House oks dog bite Bill allowing the Miami incident in which a woman was killed and mutilated by pet Bull terriers the Florida House of representatives has passed a Bill carrying a penalty of a 100 Dollar Fine or six months imprisonment for owners of dogs which run at Large and bite people. General motors hag announced that plans have been completed for construction of an automobile Assembly Plant at Wilmington del., As soon a War Pond Iona permit. The Plant will be used for Assembly of Pon lacs bricks and Oldsmobile and is expected to employ 3.000 workers. Incidentally Carlsbad  has inaugurated state bus serv ice with East West and North South routes from the business District army turned Back supplies Washington May 21 ans a the army began reversing the flow of War materials to Europe six Days before be Day it was officially disclosed yesterday. From May 2 through May 10, 800.000 ship tons of cargo and 200.000 tons of Railroad cargo were turned Back. Eighty nine ships were halted at sea or recalled from foreign ports without discharging All of their Cepro. Thirteen other ships were held at ports in this country. Eastern coast ports halted their loading and Eastern railroads stopped in transit More than 7,000 freight cars. All this was in accordance with plans arranged a year ago for starting the redeployment of materials to the Pacific at a moments notice. Some turned Back shipments already have been rerouted to the Pacific. Chicago May 21 ans a Federal District judge Walter j. Labuy ruled yesterday that government control of the Toledo Emporia and Western Railroad was illegal and ordered the Road returned to its owners the government has 20 Days to Appeal judge Labuy decision. The government seized All american railroads on dec. 27, 1942 to Avert the threat of a National strike by the Railroad brother goods. The National mediation Board subsequently granted part of the brotherhoods wage demands out George p. Mcnear president of the t.e.&w., refused to comply. Because of Mcneary a Dos Stence got operation of his line continued though on Jan. 18, 1944, the Secretary of War returned All railroads to their management. Judge Labuy ruled that this order also ended government Possession and control of the . 1,200 soldiers discharged fort Sheridan iii., May 21 ans a approximately 1,200 soldiers were discharged Here during the first eight Days of separation under the adjusted service rating Point system. Civilians employed at omm amp Are working the schedule 24-hour legless vet drives car Everett mass., May 21 ans Richard Sinclair 20, has become he first legless Veteran of this War to obtain an automobile Driver s License in Massachusetts. A mortar Shell took off Sinclair s legs near Florence Italy last june. Mike takes Falaus White House Job Georgia will fete Hodges Washington May 21 ans a a six months old Irish setter has succeeded the late president Rooe Eveith a famous Scottie Fala in the White House. The setter was presented to president Truman s daughter Margaret by Robert e. Hannegan chairman of the democratic National committee. Quot Bob wanted miss Truman to Call him Casey Quot White House press Secretary Charlea g. Ross said yesterday. Quot she wanted to Call him Mike so a Mike it la Quot Atlanta May 21 ans �?gs8l Courtney Al Hodges commander of the us. First army will be flown Here from Paris thursday for an official Georgia Homecoming Celebration. He will be accompanied by a of general several of hit divisional commanders and 24 pm the Latte All from Georgia and All eligible for release under the Point system Gen. Hodges a native of Perry ga., will be Given an official Welcome at the request of chief Oft staff Gen. George g. Marshall Gen. Hodges will receive 17-gun salutes when his plane lands and upon his arrival at a downtown hotel mayor William b. Hartsfield has ordered a Parade and declared a half Holiday for All but those in essential War industries. Repels insects Chapel Hill n. O., May 21 ans a a new Type suit of clothing that repels insects chemically was reported to the University of North Carolina yesterday by Brig. Gen. James s. Simons chief of preventative Medicine in the u. Amp army. The new clothing was made to protect troops in the Pacific the a tor my Homs thu tiny bugs carrying the scrub typhus fever disease. Tuesday May 22, 195 Quot Quot 1 Quot news from Home the stars and strikes fee r