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Show PAGE 6 xF&Zi? SUNDAY HERALD TNT in Bomb Must be 'Cooked' In Dangerous Disposal Effort By ARTHUR GUNDERSON United Press Staff Corespondent CROYDON, Dec. 15. 0J A grimy Royal Engineer climbed from, a 43-foot crater in South Croydon today and announced the worst "Herman," the two-ton two-ton German bombs packed solid-ly solid-ly with crystalked TNT which will have to be melted to render the bomb harmless. . Tomorrow, in an operation as delicate as any performed by a surgeon, the nerveless men who Javanese Say U. S. Supports Dutch t BATAVIA. Dec. 12 (U.R) Prc-rnier Prc-rnier Sutan Sjahrir of the unrecognized un-recognized Javanese government charged today that "Americans are not really anxious to main-fain main-fain strict neutrality in the Indonesian In-donesian problem." ! "The training of Dutch marines tn the United States might be iinderstood by the Indonesians as tnilitary support for the Dutch, rather than a policy of avoiding fclashes, for more trouble inevitably inevit-ably will follow the landing in Java of this expeditionary force," he said. He referred to a Dutch govern- Sent announcement that 27 bat-lions bat-lions were being sent to Java. This move, Sjahrir said, will tend to aggravate an already tense situation. sit-uation. ; He observed that a Dutch marine ma-rine brigade was American-trained, but admitted that so far there was not indication that the United fetates was giving the Dutch active ac-tive military support I A British communique reported report-ed increased Indonesian activity Jn Bandoeng, and another an- Jouncement said Mas Sutardjo ad been replaced as governor of vestern Java by Dr. Djamin. IJAPS PASS NEW REFORM BILL TOKYO. Dec. 15 (U.R) The Japanese house of representatives today passed the Agrarian reform bill, under which the govern-jment govern-jment would purchase all land in excess of 124 acres owned by Absentee landlords, and sell it to tenant farmers through easy, Jong-term financing. The bill was Bent immediately to the house of peers. i ; California fruit growers used 30,000 Mexican farm workers in harvesting their 1945 record citrus cit-rus crop. have been working air week to remove "Herman" from its hid ing place of almost five yeart be neath a lumber yard, will use live steam in an attempVto tear out the bomb's Innards. One false move could touch off 3,000 ponds of TNT and blow the entire crew to bits. Lt. G. A. Frake, a young engineer, engi-neer, used a special cutting tool which does not cause friction to pierce the 1,000-pound steel cat ing. He discovered the entire bomb was filled with trlnitroto luene, which must be removed. It - had been hoped the bomb could be made harmless by re moving the fuse, but that was found to be damaged. Then it was thought that the nose of the bomb containing the fuse and detonator powder could be re moved, but that was considered too risky. The third plan was to remove the-base plate of the bomb, raise it off the ground and let the TNT drop out. But the TNT now has became a solid mass and the en gineers will shoot live steam up from the bottom to wash it out. Details of the steaming process are secret and the engineers won't discuss them. The actual cook ing" will start about 8 a. m. Some 700 families will be ordered from their homes for the 12 hours expected to be necessary to steam Herman into impotency. Traffic will be carefully rerouted re-routed from the danger zone. Ambulances will stand by, just in case. Soup kitchens will feed persons temporarily evacuated. Reported In Good Condition HEIDELBERG, Germany, Dec. 15 (U.R) The condition of Gen. George S. Patton, Injured in an automobile accident a week ago. was excellent tonight and doctors announced he, was improving United Press dispatches frorol Nuernberg said it was learned there that Patton had been about to start on a 30-day leave in the United States when the accldertt occurred last Sunday. Patton was' said to have been scheduled to board an American warship for the homeward voyage on Monday. A 6 p. m. bulletin said Patton had a "good day," while an earlier bulletin reported a "slight but significant Improvement in sensation," indicating that the paraxuis which had existed from the neck down .was improving. Patton suffered a fracture and dislocation of the third and fourth cervical (neck) vertebrae. An 8 a. m. bulletin said: "General "Gen-eral condition excellent. Slight but significant improvement in sensation during the past 24 hours. Patient continues alert and cheerful. cheer-ful. Temperature 100, pulse 60, respiration 24." The 6 p. m. bulletin said: "Temperature "Tem-perature 100.4; pulse 60; respiration respira-tion 22. General Patton had a good day. His general condition is excellent and maintains improvement im-provement reported this morn-' ing." Denies He Betrayed U. S. t i i: r UL - - w. I s 9 1 Relief Control Work May End WASHINGTON. Dec. 15 U. HThe president's war relief control board, which has exercised wartime war-time supervision 'over relief agencies in this country, recom mended today that its work be terminated by March 31. next year. During the past five years, the board has supervised relief agencies agen-cies handling more than $600,-000,000 $600,-000,000 contributed by the American Ameri-can public for foreign and domestic domes-tic war relief. During this period, the board succeeded in reducing from 600 to 92 the number of agencies mak ing separate appeals for foreign relief. It also brought about a timing of such drives to preclude conflict con-flict with war bond and American Red Cross collections in this country. TOKYO COPS WANT TO CARRY GUNS TOKYO. Dec. 15 (U.R) The newspaper Mainichi said tonight that Tokyo metropolitan police have requested allied headquarters headquart-ers to grand permission for equip-png equip-png Japanese policemen with revolvers re-volvers and tear gas bombs in order to cope with increasing crime here. The report said the police stated that they were unable to suppress rioting which increased recently, including seizure of food and other supplies from storehouses. The technique developed during dur-ing the war of shipping human plasma donations in mobile refrigerated re-frigerated Church containers, maintaining the required temperature, tem-perature, has been utilized to distribute perishable foods throughout the country in all extremes ex-tremes of weather. THIS CURIOUS WORLD SOME INTERIOR TOWNS OP WERE SETTLED BY PIONEERS WHO AAtV0 At SOAXS '4m til A STEAMER LEFT CINCINNATI IKI IAc;i.. LOADEB UfTVI BTTl FP AMD PFAPV. ri it- HOUSES. AMD STFAMFn rV-KkJ TWC Olll- i-utrkj UP THE MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, AND KANSAS R (VERS I WHEN THEY CAM A Cam iun mead tub uvmi op the blue river, they went ashore and FOUNDED THE TOWN OF MANHATTAN. OOP. IMf Ntt MftTCt. Mb t. m. nca u. a. pat. oft. . iW GERMANY HAD WON THE : WAR, THIS PLAS WOULD BE : FLYIN6 OVER THE U. TODAY I THE NAZIS HAD SAMPLES ' MADE UP, READY FOR ! PRODUCTION. what three; mammals o TAKE PART IN,6ULLFIrHXS 7 m ANSWER: Men. horses, and bulls. NEXT: European hall Insurance. Springville Cultural Arts club members were entertained at the home of Mrs. Blaine Thorpe at a delightful delight-ful meeting in which Mrs. Mae Huntington reviewed the book. "Party Line," to feature the pro gram. A nicely arranged lurich! was served by the hostess to fifteen fif-teen club members and guests. Also during the evening, a Christ mas party was planned to be held next Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Margaret Holdaway. Mrs. Mary Fillmore has gone to Seattle, Washington., to visit her husband, Woodrow Fillmore, who is there on a short leave from the navy. The Kiwanis club members have scheduled their Christmas party for member's children and friends Friday, beginning at 6 p. m., at Memorial hall. Santa Claus will visit the group and a program and luncheon will be other interesting features. Among pre-holiday parties of the week was the annual program for Legion Auxiliary children given for unit members and their little guests at Memorial hall. Mrs. Emma Long, unit president was in charge of the meeting and Mrs. Florence Boyer, the program. The program included piano selections se-lections by Norma Liechty and comet solos by Edgel Liechty. A Christmas story by Mrs. A. G. Eves, who also entertained with readings was a highlight of the entertainment. At the close of the program, Santa Claus arrived and distributed bags of nuts to the children. A pretty Christmas tree added to the spirit of the occasion oc-casion and tasty refreshments were served to approximately 60 guests by Mrs. LaPreal Friel, Mrs. Alene Price. . Mrs. Lela Packard, Mrs. Lela Nelson and Mrs. Cle-ODda Cle-ODda Miner. Mrs. Nora Hansen is visiting in Springville from Alamosa, Colo., the guest of Mrs. Ellis. Arriving at Washington. D. C, by plane Irom Italy, is 65-year-old poet, Ezra Pound deft;, who poses amiaoly for photographers prior to being booked on charges ot treason. Pound was indicted by District Grand Jury in 1943 on charges of broadcasting Axis propaganda attacks against the 0. a Holding suitcase belonging to Pound is C. M. Kearney, chief deputy marshal. STOCK EXCHANGE TO CLOSE CHRISTMAS SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 15 (U.R) The Salt Lake stock exchange will celebrate Christmas and New Years with four-day holiday. . The exchange will be closed Dec. 22-25 and Dec. 29 to 'Jan. 1, inclusive. Lt. Gen. Homma's Trial Postponed MANILA, Dec. 15 U.R) The war crimes arraignment of Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, 1941-42 commander of Japanese forces in the Philippines, was postponed today until 8:30 a. m. Wednesday, Dec. 19 (5:30 p. mi. Tuesday MST1. Earlier it has been announced he would be arraigned at 8:30 a. m. Tuesday. Homma, who was flown back from Tokyo last week for trial before a military commission, is one of the top-ranking Japanese on the original war criminal list issued by Gen. Douglas MacAr-thur MacAr-thur Sept. 11. Others on the list included former premier Hideki Tojo and members of the Japanese Japan-ese cabinet in power when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Homma is accused of directing the infamous "Bataan death march" and of responsibility for other atrocities committed by troops under his command. Father Shot By Son In Quarrel PORTLAND, Pa., Dec. 15 (U.R) Willis D. Davidge, 47, prize winning dog trainer and former professional baseball player, was shot and killed by his 16-ycar-old son, Walter, today, during a quarrel. Held Mistake To Smash Cyclotrons WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (U.R) ! The smashing of five costly Japanese Japa-nese cyclotrons was a war department depart-ment "mistake" and not the fault of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. He was just carrying out orders. That today was the war department's de-partment's explanation of Mac- Arthur's destruction of the cyclotrons, cyclo-trons, elaborate electromagnetic devices for measuring atomic re actions. American scientists have likened the destruction of the scientific equipment, which they said would not enable the Japanese Japa-nese to make atomic bombs, to Nazi book-burning. MacArthur was widely criticized criti-cized for his action. Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson told reporters re-porters yesterday that his office had ordered the destruction and MacArthur was only doing what he was told. Patterson added that the order had gone out without his knowledge knowl-edge and without the consideration consider-ation the subject should have received. re-ceived. He said, however, that no disciplinary action would be taken toward the person who sent the order. "It was a case of a mistake in the war department," he summed up. Idaho Burglary Suspects Held BOISE, Ida.. Dec. 15 (U.R) Gen. H. H. Arnold, coribnanding the U. S. army air forces, may attend the northwest' aviation planning council meeting here Jan. 21-22. E. G. Harlan, manager of the Boise chamber of commerce, said he invited Arnold to the meeting and the latter said he would attend at-tend if he were not detained in Washington "by unexpected mat ters of import." Harlan offered the invitation at the western aviation conference in Sacramen to, Cal., which Arnold and Harlan attended. AFL Threatens Seattle Strike SEATTLE. Dec. 15 0J.R) Of ficials representing approximately 4,00" AFL machinists in the Seattle area today announced intention of calling a union strike vote soon, regardless of the outcome out-come of a current NLRB-spon- ored vote over union demands for a 30 per cent wage Increase. umpn oniciais, cnargea uiai ii had been impossible to arrange further negotiations with the employer em-ployer group, Washington Metal Trades, Inc., representing 47 "Up-Town" "Up-Town" shops, said they expected to know the results of the NLRB mail vote completed yesterday by Dec. 18. "But regardless of the outcome of the vote," Union Recording Secretary Paul Manning said, "the union intends to call its own strike vote at a date to be an nounced later." The dispute does not affect approximately ap-proximately 4,000 more machinists, machin-ists, also members of the international inter-national association of machinists, Hope Lodge 79, employed In Seattle shipyards, Manning said. Armed Man Robs Boise Bus Driver ; ; BOISE. Ida., Dec. 15 (U.R) Aa. armed man held up a Boise city ous near oie scnoot live mnes west of Boise last night and escaped with the drivers coin changer and change bag. The amount was estimated at from "$15 to $50." Three passengers were on the bus at the time, but the bandit , did not. molest them, Ada county sheriff Don Headrick said. It was the second armed rob bery in Boise valley in two nights. Peace officers still . are searching for three armed men who held up the Casa Loma Inn Thursday night near Eagle and escaped with $200. Mules live longer than horses, averaging 18 years to the horses' 15 years. SO East First North Senate Doubles Funds For Relief WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (U.R) The senate by voice vote today passed and returned to the house a $2,500,000,000 deficiency appro priations bill, including $750,000,-000 $750,000,-000 for United Nations relief. J T'V.- TIM D D A .l..l.ti nearly doubled the $400,000,000 for that purpose approved by the house. The bill now goes back to the house. It either can agree to the senate additions or request a con ference committee of the two houses to work out a compro mise. FUEL SHORTAGES HALT OPERATIONS LOS ANGELES. Dec. 15 (U.R Operations were suspended in several manufacturing plants to day because of fuel shortages re sulting from decline in production of which natural gas in a by product. Southern California Gas Co. blamed failure of some plants to provide a "stand-by" source of oil for such emergencies. Eighty - five Wyoming mer chants, restaurant owners and bar operators paid a total of $4,627 to the U. S. Treasury for violations of OPA ceiling prices during a four-month period in 1945. f m,b'.i n-n Linn in ,iu j'WB:'.w.i1t,,iiii.i..ii)wpi'' )' I"! uwmp.'i'n.ni i ji i urn i jijuh ". ! i for Ffytng Fcst . . 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