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Show Porter BlomesL; Industry; Warns Of Possible 'Bust' , , , t , 1 1 , , -,,., - J ' 'ATLANTA, Ga Sept 13 (WO A4 Paul Porter, last federal price ad-'t. ad-'t. ministrator under the- office of v price administration, warned- to-; to-; day that, the nation'! economy seems headed for a "bust" that . will make the depressions of 1922 and 1933 "look like tea parties - Porter, who strongly resisted the .' ending of federal controls with the abrupt scrapping of OPA in 1946, blamed the present gloomy economic picture on the failure of American industry to la expand to meet demand. "There are certain things that could have been done," Porter de- dared, 'but I question if it is not too late." , ' "The consumer has been left at the mercy of government appeals v and' exhortations, which so far have been futile. The little man is -.facing tougher sledding now than he did under OPA and there's nothing much congress : can do,' ' Porter said. . " "Some sections of industry have : -already adopted the 'boom , and bust philosophy, and jthey . are looking for the bust," he added. ; "It is a matter of record," Por- - ter said, "that the research director direc-tor of United .States Steel said f ouite frankly that they won't ex- pand because they fear a depression." depres-sion." - r "We'll be lucky if they aren't ' right a depression that will make '' 1922 and 1933 look like tea parties. And the fellow on the street corners cor-ners won't sell apples. They'll throw rocks'." Porter said he had concurred - with the National Association of Manufacturers that production r 1 could lick prices, but he was critical criti-cal of what he .called the "refusal Of American industry to expand." He warned that the present U. , S. plight would have a widespiead reaction throughout Europe. SUNDAY HERALD Sunday, Sept. 14, 1947 Phones Vatican Her Approval O - 1 I I . , f u X . Y ' v f - - ' ' I - W - I ' A - s - 4 , J i .... v. Officer Shoots Man Under Arrest OAKLAND CITY, Ind., Sept. 13 (U.PJ Lawrence Johnson, ' 48, night marshal here, was menaced by an angry crowd of townspeople towns-people today after killing a man he had arrested, and was held in a state police barracks at his own request, state 'officers said. State Police Lt. Albert R. Stiles said Johnson admitted he shot Robert "Lefty" Miller, 27, when he feared Miller would overpower him after he was arrested. Johnson John-son is a small man. Miller was six feet tall. Stiles quoted Johnson as saying he arrested Miller and started to take him to jail. He fired three bullets from an automatic into Miller's neck and chest. The state police, who said they based their version of the shooting shoot-ing on Johnson's account, said that a crowd of-160 persons gathered gath-ered at the scene of Miller's death and threatened violence to the marshal. - He then asked state police protection.', pro-tection.', State officers said that they learned feeling was still intense in-tense against Johnson this morning, morn-ing, and that they would continue to hold him at the Jasper state police post. - (NEA Telephoto) Eleven-year-old Rita Bfnford of North Hollywood, Calif., beard the Vatican Choir sing over the radio so she phoned Pope Pius XII of Rome to tell him bow much she enjoyed the concert. The monsignor who answered the trans-Atlantic call promised to give His Holiness her message. Mrs. Banford, an understanding: mother, was able to smile when she heard the call's cost $36.60. Rita is pictured with ' her dog, "Duke." D T R S ar 9e floors ore literally filled with outstanding furniture values. Here are a few of the many bargains in Living Room furniture to be found. Great Britain Speeds Plans For Empire Customs Union LONDON? Sept. 13 (U.R) Politi cal sources said today that plans for a commonwealth customs union were so far advanced they would be laid before the com monwealth prime ministers when they meet here in November for Princess Elizabeth's wedding. The French foreign office announced an-nounced that France and Italy had formed a joint commission to study the feasibility of a cus- Fish Upsets Raft; Dunks Passengers SAN PEDRO, Calif., Sept 13 (U.R) Two Burbank men failed to day in their attempt to go to Catalina Island in a two-man life raft when a big fish snagged their raft and deflated it. Robert Ringer and C. C. Town- sen had made only about three miles of the 23-mile sea trip from here to Catalina when a marlin ended the voyage. Frantic efforts of the two to plug up the leak or pump out the water failed and the raft was thrown up on some rocks. One side of the bulkhead was deflated. Ringer and "Townsend"' suffered only bruises. Some of their tup-plies tup-plies were lost. The two set out in darkness and fog about 3:10 a. m., and an hour later, their trip had ended near White's Point. ' They had hoped to get to Catalina in 10 to 12 hours in what was believed to be 'the first such crossing in a two-man life raft. Babe Killed, 13 Injured in Crash FLINT. Mich., Sept. 13 (U.R) A one-year-old baby was killed and at least 13 persons were injured, several seriously, l&te today when a Greyhound bus collided head-on with a heavily loaded semi-trailer truck one mile north of Flint. State police said the bus, bound for Bay City, carried 43 passengers. passen-gers. Officers at the scene said eight of the passengers broke open a side emergency door after the impact and helped the others out of the bus. Hurley hospital attendants here reported that Richard Nagel, Detroit, De-troit, died shortly after admit tance. Seriously injured were the bus driver, Edward J. Klenke, about 35, of Saginaw, and Howard L. Wright, 38, Akron, O., the truck driver. , Police said Wright, whoj was carrying a load of steel i auto wheels, swerved into the path of the bus to avoid collision with a taxi cab. Ortem Georse Carroll is in Vernal where he is spending a couple of weeks visitingMr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ken-neth Carroll and family. Mrs. Georee Carroll is visiting her! daughters' Mrs. Ray Clark and Mrs. Arthur Sumsion at spring' ville. - Orson Prestwich is reported improving satisfactorily following a major operation performed Wednesday at the Utah Valley hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Ervan Allen of Circleville are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Clifton T. Pyne. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis 'Gordon had as their visitors . during the week Mr. and Mrs. Roy P. Hilton of Delta and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Blondell of Bingham. Mr. and Mrs. Elroy West and small son of Salt Lake are visiting with Mrs. West's parents. Mayor and Mrs. J. W. Gillman. Missouri Waltz - A- v -r' It v toms union between those twd countries, and that talks would! begin immediately. Both the reported British plans and the impending French-Italian discussions apparently were outside out-side the study by 13 European nations of the possibility of set- tins up a customs union system in western Europe as part of the Marshall plan. It was made known last night in Paris thatl this 13-nation meeting would be held soon. John J. McCloy. president of the International Bank for reconstruction and development, develop-ment, recommended such a : union yesterday in his annual report to the board of governors. McCloy said such a union was essential to avoid duplication of effort in Europe s industrial reconstruction. re-construction. Many advocates of a political union have predicted that a customs union, breaking down old antagonisms, would prove the forerunner to a United States of Europe. Belgium; Luxembourg and the Netherlands already have a cus toms agreement. France, Italy andl nation discussion on the European! customs union. Norway. Sweden and Switzerland were theonly nations taking part in the .general Marshall plan who refused out right to discuss a customs union or unions. The Daily Express said the British government was drafting a lour-point trace program pro vicung tor elimination of un-l necessary competition a m o n gl members jot the commonwealth for dollar markets, coordination of dollar spending, elimination of overlapping production of export! goods and increased trade within the commonwealth. Y It was considered significant mat tne talk of presenting a com monwealth customs union plan! to tne prime ministers started the day after Sir Stafford Cripps, president 01 the board of trade said in a speech that Britain could not depend on the Marshall plan and therefore must balance its own accounts. Back in his native Kansas City, world '.solo ' flyer Bill Qdom emulates another famed Mis-sourian Mis-sourian with a solo on the keyboard. THREE DEAD, ONE HURT AFTER 60-MILE GALE LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 13 (UT ureater Louisville today clean ed up from a rainstorm and 60 mile-an-hour gale which killed three men, injured one other and! caused heavy damage over the city late yesterday. City police said two men were Injured fatally when a concrete block building under construction in the downtown area collapsed on them. . SCOOP OF THE WEEK FOR YOUR -MILKSHAKE OR MALTS Stop At TOPPS DRIVE-INN . .5th WEST FIRST NORTH. . S A STOKEMATIC STOKERS INSTALL YOURS . NOW! FIRMAGE Appliance Dept. 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