Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               M�?4my, uly 30. 1945_ news from Home mail order houses thi stars and str1p1s Page 3 on Washington most of the country s Large mail order houses have agreed to restore 1943 average clothing prices As far As possible Quot the office of Price administration announced. The Agency said six firms were involved the Chicago mail order co., Lane Bryant of new York National Bellas Hess of new York Sears Roebuck and co., Chicago Spiegel inc., of Chicago and alter Field co., Chicago. The agreement applying Only to mail sales covers clothing which the mail order houses will sell during the fall and Winter. I a a Traman congratulates Barkley on his record Washington president Truman congratulated sen. Alben w. Barkley Day on the eighth anniversary of his service As Senate majority Leader and on his 33 years in both houses of Congress. Or Truman told Barkley in a letter made Public by the White House Quot the notion is grateful to you for your patriotic share in the accomplishments of the past  a a a sect. Berkley his discharge wot top prize St. Louis former sgt. Edward Keller in no hurry to get Home after his honorable discharge at West Point ., saddled his arabian horse Bing and Rode All but 20 of the 1,959 Miles to his Home. Keller had a profitable Stop off entering Bing in a horse show at Butler pa., and winning three first prizes in the trick a generous soul wat8eka,  body can Taka just so much of this sort of thing a said mrs. H. Burghardt As Slot inserted the fou owing advertisement in the Watseka Timos Quot will the party who has bean milking my sow stale my milk Stool and cow s Salt Piasse Natl and i will give you the cow. You need her worse than i do Quot Quot Jimmy Valentine Quot Dies Columbia 8.  grave near the Church where to served a Sexton after his reformation was the f Inal resting Placa today for Henry Hyatt alias Quot Jimmy  Hyatt who died three Days before his 74th birthday boasted of stealing Mare than one million dollars before a Rof Simiti a myi in i v f Gui a three burned to death in Chicago fire Chicago three men were burned to death and two others were reported in critical condition As the result of a fire on the top floor of the Thomas hotel a four Etory building. E e Senate group blames army War a Plant Buffalo the blame for faulty inspection of planes of the Curtiss Wright corp. Plant Here was placed on both the company and the army air Force today by a Senate War investigating committee. Inspection practices at the Plant were investigated by the committee after sen. William longer . Charged in the Senate that faulty planes were responsible for the less of Pilot lives. Wib upholds full Job plan in  Test Washington july 29 ans a in a Case which will guarantee 300 new York retail shoe salesmen 48 hours of work a week 52 weeks a year the War labor Board for the first time ordered a guaranteed full employment plan inserted in a labor management contract. The Board said the full employment clause is already present in Standard Union contracts for Industrial workers in new York. The comp amp by involved. The Melville shoe corp., was said to subscribe to the principles in practice but to prefer not to be bound by contract to a plan barring layoffs irrespective of needs. The action came As the Board with Industry members dissenting upheld the new York regional Board in directing that such a plan be inserted in the first contract being negotiated for salesmen employed by 88 Thom Mcann shoe stores. Hie salesmen Are represented by the United retail wholesale and department stores employees Cio. The Board last november refused to Grant a Union requested clause guaranteeing 50 weeks of 40 hours each in the big steel Case but said it would have approved any reasonable plan agreed to by the Union and the companies. The shoe agreement assures regular part time workers five nights and saturday s employment for 52 weeks per year. Go Bill students .-Paris hop in 15 hrs. Seen Kansas City july 29 apr Paris will be Only 15 hours and 15 minutes from new York and 19 1/2 hours from Kansas City under elapsed flight time. Transcontinental and Western airlines announced making Public its newly certified Over Ocean routes to Europe. Twa said flight time was computed on the performance of a Lockheed Constellation 57-passenger plane built by the airline for both foreign and Domestic Servie. Routes include stops at North Africa the Middle East and India. No Date has been set for inauguration of the service. Postwar Job Acerba urged Beauty culture of vests runs Gilbert j. And Betty Jans finn for study under go rights bul Westbrook who served in Frens demonstrates Bis Profeet on miss finn former Marine at Chicago Osif Fure institution. U. S. Reus map socialist drive attack Truman new York july 29 ans a the newly re established communist party of the us. Pledged itself yesterday to fight for the Quot socialist reorganization of society Quot and went on record against what it termed a Drift Quot away from the More democratic forces by the Truman administration. These developments were reported by a party spokesman As the three Day National communist convention closed to Public and press ended. A Constitution was adopted sad National officers were elected the spokesman said. Communist leaders have said it was a foregone conclusion that William z. Foster would head the party succeeding Earl Browder president of the communist political association which was founded in May 1944, at Browder s instigation and dissolved yesterday. Thugs Rob Home and a kiss too Greenwich Conil july 29 cans a nine cases of whiskey 15 dollars in gasoline coupons and a kiss were stolen by three masked men who entered the Home of George Houston As he played double solitaire with his wife. One of them sat Down and continued the game with Houston while another stood watch and the third looted. After the loot was placed in a waiting automobile the card player who had discussed philosophy Rose reluctantly. He kissed mrs. Houston on the Cheek and joined his companions who calmly drove away. He burned so did his cosh Bristol conn., july 29 ans a police reported that Stephen Ostroski 36, was so burned up Over his arrest on charges of intoxication and breach of peace that he set fire to 300 dollars he had on his person in the police lock up. Potton urged As War head Washington july 29 ans a rep. John e. Rankin a miss proposed recently that Gen. George 8 Patton. Or. Be appointed Secretary of War. Rankin said Patton was Quot a military Genius and one of the greatest generals of the Day loved and admired by All who serve under  Quot As Secretary of War Quot Rankin added Quot Patton would. Out a Stop to the commissioning of individuals who Are not in sympathy with our form of government. Quot Abbott costello make up Baltimore july 29 ans a Bud Abbott and leu costello have kissed and made up for Good they said today. The comedy team currently appearing Here said there will be no More rifts Between them a they be had enough. Washington july 29 ins a rep. Jesse Wolcott of Michigan ranking Republican of the House banking committee warned that the . Faces a postwar depression unless Congress solves the problem of Quot full  he suggested that congressional leaders plan a Quot postwar Agenda Quot in Advance of the fall session. �?�1 think the primary problem before Congress today Quot he said Quot is consideration of legislation that will provide full employment Over a period of 18 years or More at the least. Quot the country can take care of itself for the next five years but we must plan ahead beyond that if we Are to avoid an economic depression. The task before us is to find steady employment for 55,000,000 people Quot Wolcott stated. Relief act hit in court Case Philadelphia july 29 ans a families of servicemen who Uve As Quot guests in Homes leased by others Are not protected from eviction by the soldiers and sailors Relief act of 1942, judge Harry k. Kolodner ruled in Federal District court. Theoretically the decision straightened out a three Way tangle affecting a Serviceman s wife but the situation was Little changed since lawyers for the plaintiff announced they would Appeal to circuit court. Kalodner s ruling was in the Case of mrs. Kathryn Pfeiffer who iras been living with her two children in a House leased by her husbands aunt miss Alice m Pfeiffer. The Home was bought by a brokerage firm employee after the House in which he now lives was sold from under him. In his ruling the Jurist stated that mrs. Pfeiffer was not the Lessee was not obliged to  rent and was therefore not entitled to the Protection of the Law. Jap americans return Home Rohwer Ark. July 29 Ansis approximately 440 japanese american evacuees were transferred last week from the Rohwer japanese relocation Center to their former Homes in Ca Fomia Colorado and Utah. Ray Johnston director of the Center said the group representing about 125 families was the first Westward mass movement in preparation for discontinuance of this Colony dec. 15. Primary ballot negroes right Tallahassee fla., july 29 ans a the Florida supreme court upheld the right of negroes to vote As demo Crata in  Deuce res ask spokesman new York july 28 ans a the newspaper and mail deliverers Union whose recent strike bed up deliveries of 14 new York newspapers for n Days has petitioned the War labor Board for arbitration of the remaining issues in their dispute with the new York publishers association. Louis Waldman counsel for the Independent Union said he had tiled a petition with the win Baity newspaper commission for the appointment of a private arbitrator in new York City. As an alternative the Union the Cam Mission s three Man panel serve As private arbitrate. Federal Rolls pick up 126,130 Washington july 28 cans government employment Rose by 128,130 in june sen. Harry Byrd a chairman of the joint congressional committee on induction of non essential Federal expenditures reported today. He announced that during last month 16,081 employees were added to the Public payroll within the Continental us. Plus 110,049 extra employees hired by the War department abroad for a grand total of 3,543,328 on june 30. Byrd estimated the additional payroll expense at More than 252,000,000 dollars annually. Barbershop Harmony St. Mary s horse show club four won new York Barbershop quartet contest. Finals to have Boon held at Central Park mall were rained out moved to Hunter College where picture was taken. From left Frank Mauer Leo Lecomte Fred Moynihan and Frank Miller. Primaries. The decision waa based on a ruling by the . Supreme court by which Texas primaries were opened to negroes on the theory that the primary is an integral part of an election in which the Constitution guarantees All citizens the right to vote. Westinghouse expands Plant Springfield mass., july 29 ans a Westing House expects to double its prewar payroll Here in a 5.000,000-Dollar expansion program manager or. Weaver said. The company a 11,000,000-Dollar National expansion program Calls for a postwar payroll of 7.000 Here. The present payroll is 5,400. Home and farm food freezers and Home air conditioning units will be the principal products. Polio rot epidemic Washington july 29 ans a there have been 2,048 cases of infantile paralysis reported to the Public health 3ervice this year As compared to 2,320 in the corresponding part of 1944. Quot there a no question that its an epidemic again Quot the service said. 26,000 vets get Federal posts Washington july 28 Ansi More than 28�>08 veterans have been placed in Federal jobs since the War ended according to the civil service commission. They bring the total erf sex servicemen going to work for the Federal government since Jan. 1848 to More than 74000, the present monthly average is about 16,000. The commission said More than 8,000 disabled veterans have received Federal jobs since july i. 1848. Florida flood Routs tampons Tampa Ful. July 88 cans a the Hillsborough River High with 30 inches of rain since mid june spilled its Banks today forcing Lowland residents of Northern Tampa and suburban Sulphur Springs to evacuate their Homes. Near outlying Harney above a dam protecting Sulphur Springs hundreds of acres were inundated. . Canteen moves new York july 20 ans a the stage door Cuteen will move temporarily monday to the hotel Diplomat on West 43rd St