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Show PAGE 12 "SSRfffig?SL?TAa SUNDAY HERALD Trimo Is Finding Out What It Means To De the Top Man i-, United Press Staff Corresnbndent - WASHINGTON, AprU 21 (U.R) President Truman Is finding - out just what It means to be the top man of ihe biggest govern' ;ment in history. 4 -In. his first. business seslon with Ills inherited cabinet yesterday Vl mni 4nr an hnur nrul IS mln- utes and canvassed the widely Varying tasks and problems of h Cover nment. 4 This cabinet may not be the - same a month or two from now, but Mr. Truman was taking ad vantage of Its knowledge to study ' like an energetic scholar the vast expanse of the tremendous activ ities under, his controls.. He was putting bis finger on . first one governmental problem, - then another. His aides thought ;- he was getting a remarkably good grasp on the situation he faces. For one thing, he will be brought under immediate pres sure to relax the "Tittle steel formula for wage stabilization. In his private conversations he has iven no sign of departing from the "hold-the-line" policies of the , late President .Roosevelt, obviously obvious-ly fearful that any deviation would result in a damaging inflationary in-flationary spiral. He is being peppered with recommendations for filling various vari-ous federal vacancies, primarily judgeships, and all indications are that he is going along with what the congressional delegations delega-tions think about these matters-According matters-According to some of his close associates, he has not got around to the point of considering in any detail tasic changes in the cabinet. This attitude was based on the theory that he has a good . boerating team together for the '. time being and changes which he wants to "make can come when the government has recovered from the impact of losing its "boss." Trumdns Delayed Into Moving Into ThWhite House WASHINGTON, April 21 (U.R) I JTt will be a week or two be- fbre the Truman family moves into ine wnue nouac, xress oec-retary oec-retary Jonathan Daniels-said today. Although Mrs. Roosevelt moved out late yesterday, from a week to two weeks will be required to do some redocrauon and prepare pre-pare the huge mansion for the new first family. Meanwhile the Trumans will continue to live at Blair house across the street from the White House. Philippine Chief Wants Concessions WASHINGTON, AprU 21 (U.R) Philippines President Sergio Os-raena Os-raena today urged the United States to grant trade concessions to his homeland in return for mili tary bases. Following his first meeting with President Truman yesterday, Os- mena declared that though independence inde-pendence for islands was "a set tled question" political!, manyj economic amicumes remain ana future relations between the two countries depend on their prompt settlement He asked the U. 'S. to extend existing trade agreements with the islands for a period of at least 10 years after independence is granted, and to grant the Philippines Philip-pines their pre-war quota of 850,-000 850,-000 long tons of sugar annually lest the islanders have to abandon the crop entirely. Prayer for Peace Painting Sent to S. F. Conference Nazis Cleared From Magdeburg . . ........ wjuwAvw.WVawr.VMlV.K'A 1 ' f ? 3 s k i S h. , Z J NEW YORK, April 21 (U.R . An oil painting entitled "A Prayer For Peace" is being sent to the T 11 I kT A I . .HMA A 4 Ck SS2Sn2 t? X..1!? Francisco this week end. Camp hte desi d Uckte Pis vaac-!Fi"LGir,s' Inc. announced today bis aesK ana tacKie nis vast ac- The canvas shows a group of cumulation of officii problems ln chUdren hoiding lighted He spurned wpeated requests to, anef about a globe Model5 open the United Nations confer- were youngsters of Chinese, ence at San Francisco, banking Swedisn Armenian and Negro instead on the wisdom of theiancestry painting, by Gert- American delegation headed bvirudg whiting, is a portrayal of Secretary of State Stetimus, Jr Edward R. Allied air superiority, which results in more decisive victory as well as saving lives, is the result of the constant effort to - design and produce more power ful and more destructive weapons. the world friendship ceremony the 350,000 Camp Fire Girls throughout the country will observe ob-serve on April 25, when the conference con-ference opens. (NEA Radio-TeUphoto) Tanks, destroyers and men of the 30th Infantry Division of the U. S. Ninth Army move past shattered buildings ln rubble-filled street of Magdeburg after last big German strongpolnt on west bank of Elbe River was cleared by Yanks. Yanks were expected to mark time along the Elbe line to await arrival of westbound ''Mans, now little more than 70 miles away. Gsmrcns Dig In To Hold Korvay LONDON. April 21 U.R The Germans are digging in tnrougn-out tnrougn-out southern Norway for a fight- to-the-end stand, Scandinavian reports said tonight. Swedish press dispatches said the remnants of the German air force are being flown to Norway carrying high-ranking Nazis. - The Norwegian government in London said tralnloads of V-2 weapons are arriving in south western Norway, near stavanger. The streets of Norwegian coastal towns have been barricaded. The mountains in the heart of Norway at Lillehammer echo with the sounds of work on underground niaeouts ana factories. In the Netherlands, Germans were flooding great areas in the path of Allied liberating armies. Tne inundations threatened to convert Rotterdam and Amster dem into virtual island cities. Diana trhpn from Pari warnod mat 8uxi zignting may lie ahead in uenmarx ana in xsorway De- xore ure jxazis are crusnea. Josef Terboven, German com missioner for Norway, told i meeting of senerals in Oslo re cently to hold out as lone as thev could, Norwegian sources here said. One Texas airnlane factorv cir culates 20,000,000 gallons of water quy m ua cooling system. Inflation Hits the Navy f ' 1 i.. ),..... , .... ..... ..... ,,., m V jr ' I 4 ' This sailor's freshly washed clothes are all puffed up, maybe because they're proud of his bright Idea for quick- dryiitg. He lust ties them on the screen of his battleship's air shaft and they're dry and ready to wear in jig time. Early Sworn In As Truman Aide - WASHINGTON. AprU 2l tUJi Stephn T. Early, secretary tp the late President Roosevelt,' Was sworn in at the White House today to-day as a special assistant to President Presi-dent Truman. This role, however, will be only temporary. In accordance; with an arrangement he made 'with Mr. Roosevelt, Early still plans to leave government - service about June 1. He will remain at the White House until then to help the organization of the Truman staff. -Matthew J. Conelly, Mr. Truman's Tru-man's ranking assistant, was sworn in as senior secretary to the president. Safety Leaders Plan Conference SALT LAKE CITY. Aoril 21 (U.R) Safety at school, at home and on the highways will be stressed at a regional conierence of safety leaders of the Parent-Teachers' Parent-Teachers' association here Mon day. Dr. Robert Eaves, secretary oi the commission for safety education, educa-tion, will be one of the principal speakers. Switzerland systematically collects col-lects and utilizes all essential waste produces. White Cross Marks Grave Of Ernie Pyle On Okinawa Island By MAC R. JOHNSON United Press War Correspondent ABOARD ADM. TURNER'S FLAGSHIP, Okinawa, April 21 (U.R) A white cross today marked the grave of Ernie Pyle in a small cemetery 600 yards inland in-land from "Red Beach" on embattled em-battled Ie Shima. The white-haired little man who rose from obscurity to become be-come the greatest champion of obscure but important GI's was buried yesterday with five enlisted enlist-ed men who died in action as he did. Enlisted men of the army's 77th Florida, report that officers and air! enlisted men read a total of 61,280 books in 1944. Death Dive With Bombs Undropped .V. i X' ' - V division built a crude wooden Librarians at Camp Blanding. coffin of boards ripped from Ju ration boxes and on it they placed a wreath woven of Japanese Japa-nese evergreen and a sheaf of ripe golden wheat. The funeral party was led by Maj. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce, commanding com-manding general of the 77th division. di-vision. It was halted at the beach when the enemy dropped 100 rounds of mortar fire in the area. There were no salutes. Taps was not blown. This was a cemetery ceme-tery for combat men in a combat (Air Force Photo from NEA 1 Its bombs still in the bomb bay, an A-26 Invader of the 9th Bombardment Group hurtles earthward ovei the Western Front, the port wing sheared off by enemy flak seconds before "Bombs away!" could be achieved. LAWN FURNITURE HARDWOOD FOLDING CHAIRS 1.79 SETTEE And 2 Chairs While They Last 6 Sets Only GAS WATER HEATERS UMBRELLA Clothes Lines For Out Of Door Use .50 125 Lt. of Line $V95 Complete idm OPEN UNTIL 8 :00 P. M. MONDAY NITE SO Gallons Reg". $89.50 $ Sale Price . . . 79 225 WEST CENTER ST 1 zone and the ceremony was simple. sim-ple. It lasted 35 minutes. A trench had been bulldozed in the brown soil of an open field. Individual graves had been dug in the bottom of the trench. The bodies of the five enlisted men and Pyle were placed in the common grave and Capt . Nathaniel Na-thaniel B. Saucier, Coffeeville. Miss., a regimental chaplain, began be-gan the burial rites for all six. About 60 officers and men were present. Only two war correspondents cor-respondents out of the 60 in this area were able to attend, due to failure ln distributing information informa-tion about the burial. First Lt. Charles E. Kane, New York City, formerly of the Chicago Chi-cago Sun, who related the details de-tails of the funeral, said Pyle's body had been wrapped in a blanket like any officer or GI and a dog tag wired around his body. Five hundred yards away, at the spot where Ernie was killed by Japanese machinegun bullets, soldiers already have erected a temporary sign which reads: "At this spot, the 77th infantry division lost a buddy. "Ernie Pyle "18 April, 1945." BOOK DEPARTMENT "HERE IS YOUR WAR" by Ernie Pyle 1.00 The complete book from which the film "The Story of G. I. Joe" was made. "BRAVE MEN" by Ernie Pyle 3.00 America's best loved correspondent's latest book. 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