Show NEWS BROADCASTS 7:30 am 1 WEATHER pm 9:30 pan Sport II prm Station KALL Cloudy Cool (Details on Page 12) Intermountain Network — - VOL 154 NO 28 — - - PRICE FIVE CENTS SALT LAKE CITY UTAH MONDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 11 J94G French Reds Sweep to Vote Victory Moderate Prices Win Nine More Seats In Legislature Than Closest Rival Rent Hikes Seen Inevitable Bi£ Building Drive Slated National GOP Committee ARROWSMITII — Industry leaders Sunday WASHINGTON Nov pledged reasonable prices as the nation shifted to a virtually free Parley Called economy after nearly five years of sweeping controls In the wake of Pres Truman’s order PARIS Monday Nov 11 P) — The French Communist party lead over its swept to a nine-senearest rival Monday in returns from all of continental France and the island of Corsica In Sunday'a nation-wid- e election of deputies to the fourth republic’s first national assembly Figures Issued by the interior ministry showed that of the 544 assembly seats allotted to continental France and Corsica the Communist party had captured 166 to hold a slim lead over its arch rival Pres Georges Bidault's Centrist Popular Republican movement (MRP) which had 157 By M at WASHINGTON Nov 10 UP)— Chairman Carroll Reece called a significant postelection meeting of the Republican national committee Sunday as Pres Truman completed a statement of his position and policy for the next two years during GOP control of Congress Reece summoned his national committee to meet here Dec 5 to decfde how best to cooperate with the party majorities in Congress in accomplishing the program resulting from the responsibility election ” placed on them by thewill consider The session also plans for the 1918 presidential campaign Reece told reporters and approve a headquarters budget for 1947 Mr Truman u'ill break his election silence at an Armistice day news conference at 10 am (EST) Monday Intimates report that he will voice his hope that the Democratic election defeats have not altered this country's support of the United Nations Those who have talked with Mr Truman since his return from his own polling place in Missouri where the Republicans scored victories also stressed the importance he attaches to the statement to his They see in it an appeal to continue opposition Republican cooperation with Secy of State Byrnes While general in nature the his friends president’s declaration intention to say will assert his above welfare the country’s place personal or party interests in the two years ahead Without minimizing the difficulties he will confront in operative Fage 8 Column 4 but seats while the Leftist Rally (radicals) took 51 the Republican Party of Liberty (P)R)L) and its Rightist affiliates 50 and minor Independent parties 30 The continental and Corsican vote left 74 seats allotted to the French colonial empire still at issue There were a total of 618 seats at stake Hall Result Communist party statement hailed the partial returns as a "great victory" and said the results "seem to give the party first place among all political parties of the country" "The Communist party Is ready to assume all responsibilities" it added Also on the basis of the unofficial incomplete popular vote the Communists seemed to have gained a wide lead over tne other parties Popular returns tabulated earlier than the seat count showed that with nearly 10000000 votes tabulated — nearly 50 ro of the total vote cast — the Communists had gained a 540000 vote edge over Pres Georges Bidault’s Centrist MP P The latest incomplete and unofficial returns: Communists — 2 810172 M R P— 2270000 Socialsts — 1716514 Republican Party of Liberty and other rightist groups (PRL) 647 i —1519 Leftist Rally (radicals) — 1061-2S- 2 JLnor parties — 281332 Win 29 Seats In assembly seats the Communists had already won 29 the MRP 19 Socialists 12 and the Leftist Rally eight The 618 assembly seats will be awarded on the bass of proportional representation Among the individual candidates whose elections were assured in the early count were Maurice Thorez secretary-generof the Communist party: Jacques Duclos another Communist leader Paul Reynaud rightist prewar premier Francois de Menthon MRP leader and former minister of national economy and Robert Pri-geanother MRP leader and former population minister Also elected was Bidault French foreign minister since the liberation and president of the provisional government for the past six months Socialist leaders at the ministry of the interior which is directed by Socialists estimated their party would lose about 20 seats in the balloting Officials said the returns indicated the election of Rene Capi-taGen Charles De Gaulle’s former education minister and leader of the Gaulhst union De Gaulle himself was not a candidate Red A al nt ’ nt Four Children Die In Missouri Fire INDEPENDENCE Mo Nov 10 OP— Four Negro children sleeping in upstairs bedrooms burned to death Sunday when fire broke out in the kitchen of their home The fire department said John L'llard their father suffered burns w hen he was awakened by his wife and tried without success to get upstairs to carry the children to safety Firemen said the fire was caused by a coal oil stove Negro Quints Die Soon After Birtli JACKSONVILLE Fla Nov 10 OPi —Quintuplets all girls were born prematurely to an Negro mother Saturday night All five infants died within half an hour Physicians at Duval county hospital said each child was alive at brth and weighed approximately one and a quarter pounds They said the babies had reached a de-- i elopme'nt stage of about four and a half months i AND LOSE NOT FAITH WITH US WHO DIE’ As his son Delano gets a picture of the world wars from a history book George A Faust right a disabled veteran of World War I and three other sons who served in World War II recall events of the I I wars with hope that future generations will not need to serve as they have done The Faust service men of World War II left to are A F (Gus) Rex F and James E all of whom saw foreignright service Truman Leads ‘Welcome Home’ Theme Armistice ' Tribute Today WASHINGTON Nov Pres Harry S Truman will lay a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at 11 am Sunday leading the nation in commemorating the armistice that ended World War I The traditional ceremony at the white marble shrine high above the Potomac river in Arlington National cemetery will be attended by the highest officials of this and allied governments Following the national anthem played by the Army band an honor guard of soldiers sailors and marines will stand at parade rest during one minute of silence for the war dead Then as the troops come to attention Mr Truman will place the wreath A bugler will play In the adjoining amphi- taps theater the president will speak briefly A salute of 21 guns will herald his coming and going To Return Colors In the capitals of 45 states Puerto Rico and Hawaii Armistice day ceremonies will include return by the Army of colors carried during World War II by about 3000 National Guard units Of the other states Massachusetts already has received her flags while Oklahoma and New Jersey will get theirs later Former Lt Gen James H Doolittle told a victorious America m an Armistice day statement that it does not now have an “effective military establishment” Asks Autonomy "W’e have two air forces —one Army and one Navy” Doolittle said "Between them there is a wasteful duplication of commands effort and money We do not need two air forces any more than we need two Armies and two Navies” Doolittle now president of the Air Force Assn urged a single department of the armed f9rces as “one logical way for us to maintain our national security and to discharge our obligations toward world peace” In this department he said the Army Navy and Air ' Forces should be autonomous and coequal See Page 3 Column 2 10 UP)— Keynotes Rites Today By MILTON HOLSTEIN The “Lest We Forget” sentiment of Armistice days which preceded World War II will be supplemented by a modernized but no less retrospective "Welcome Home” keynote for veterans as Salt Lake City observes the 28th annual celebration Monday Banks grocery stores butcher shops and most business firms will be closed throughout Salt Lake City Monday There will be British Honor War Dead no mail deliveries and window service at Salt Lake post offices will be closed for the legal holiday Salt Lake schools will remain open however and the University of Utah will conduct regularly scheduled classwork To Play Bugles The day’s agenda planned by the United Veterans’ council of Salt Lake county opens at 7 am with the sounding of reveille throughout Salt Lake City by school children with bugles Other events include flag raising ceremonies at the City and County building at 8:15 am dedication of the Fort Douglas parade grounds at 9 am parade WASHINGTON Nov 10 UP)— Five new cruisers a half dozen destroyers and a like number of submarines will join the fleet within the next five months a survey disclosed Sunday Built into some of them will be designs dictated by battle experience of the war including the heaviest caliber automatic guns ever used — six or eight inchers firing with almost machine gun rapidity The cruisers are bigger than preceding ships of the same class at 9’30 am Some are virtually comparable to ceremonies at the state capitol at onetime battleship tonnage 10:50 am memorial services in Compose U S Fleet the L D S tabernacle at 2 pm A11 1 to veterans house for from the hulls were laid down open 6 p m at the American Legion during the closing phases of the hall 404 S West Temple and a war and were among those selected dance for veterans in Coconut by the Navy and approved by ConGrove at 9 p m gress for completion Other ships of less advanced stages of conDance Slated struction were scrapped These ships together with late Sandy American Legion post No 77 will sponsor a dance in the design craft already in commisAvalon ballroom there at 8:30 sion will comprise the fleet upon p m and Murray American Legion which the United States will rely post No 60 a dance at Murray during the transition period between today’s more or less conhigh school at 9 pm Eight bands Reserve Officers’ ventional design and tomorrow’s Training Corps companies from atom age warcraft While such South West and East high schools ships carry on peacetime patrol and units from 28 veterans organi- the Navy will push ahead with its zations will participate in the development of future warships mile-lon- g parade according to W starting out initially with the V Done parade committee chairguided missile firing craft the man The bands include those from 45000-ton battleship Kentucky the University of Utah South and the battle cruiser Hawaii West East and Murray high Lists Chief Changes schools the Sugarhouse American Legion drum and bugle corps the Discussmg the transition period Scotch Bagpipe band and the Vice Adm E L Cochrane former Magna high school drum and bugle chief of the Bureau of Ships said: corps “Ships and weapons do become Disabled veterans will be guests obsolete in any field of 8 See Page Column 4 endeavor Progress presumes the gradual replacement of old equipment Fortunately we do not abandon Chile Tremor Noted time tested weapons when the SANTIAGO Chile Nov 10 (UP) first crude prototype of a new and — Ah earthquake of violent in- more powerful weapon makes its tensity in the interior of the appearance” The new ships will include the Andes mountains was recorded at and 8 55 am (EST) Sunday at El light cruisers Worcester Des Salto observatory Director Julio Roanoke and the heavies Maines Salem and Newport News Bustos Navarette reported flag-presentati- LONDON Nov 10 UP) — King George VI unveiled a new inscription on the cenotaph in Whitehall Sunday aa Britain solemnly ob- served Its first remembrance day in honor of the dead of World Wars I and II While thousands of his countrymen looked on the king pulled a cord parting a drapery of laurel leaves and un5 on covering the dates the monument Thus the cenotaph which hitherto recorded the dates 1914-1- 8 became a memorial to the dead of both wars Perfect autumn weather prevailed for the ceremony winch marked the substitution of the new hobday for Armistice day in the British Isles Remembrance day will be celebrated annually on the Sunday before Nov 11 King George dressed as an admiral of the fleet was accompanied by Princess Elizabeth m the uniform of a junior commander of the auxiliary territorial service British equivalent of the Women’s Army Corps The peacetime— and wartime prime ministers Clement R Attlee and Winston Churchill — stood to the right of their king and future gold-tassel- ed 1939-194- queen Queen Elizabeth and Queen-mothMary watched the dedication from a window balcony of the home office With them were Princess Margaret the Duchess of Kent Princess Alice and the Earl of Athlone All wore poppies and all except Princess Margaret were in black er Navy Readies 11 Warships To Join Fleet knocking out all wage restrictions and all price ceilings except those on rents sugar and rice came these other developments: 1 Government officials said some rent increases are "inevitable" 2 Aids of Housing Administrator Wilson W Wyatt predicted ”a big drive” to encourage construction of new dwellings for rent They said this is imperative because it may prove impossible to retain the $10000 sales price ceilWASHINGTON Nov 10 UD— on new homes despite Wyatt’ ing Secy of Agriculture Clinton P determination to do so Anderson believing other counSift OP A’ End tries w'lll need large amounts of 3 Reconversion Director John American food into 1918 Sunday R Steelman and bureau budget outlined 1917 farm production oficials to discuss creaprepared ‘ outnew a record tion of a liquidation agency” to goals calling for wind up OP A the Civilian Proput He recommended that 358532-00- 0 duction Administration and the board acres bd planted to cultivated Wage4 Stabilization The United Slates Chamcrops such as grains vegetables ber of Commerce said the removal sugar cane and beets oilseeds cot- of controls "benefits all” but that" ton and tobacco and noneultivated "other thinjis also need to be done William K Jackson of crops such ns hay and seed crops the chamber listed thesepresident a statein That would be about 3 rr more than ment as: the 317863000 acics used for this "Balancing the federal to remove the basic cause budget of inyear’s record farm production flation eliminating remaining to Anderson also urged farmers controls as rapidly as produce more hogs to market possible revising the tax structure more beef cattle for slaughter and to stimulate investment In new to produce more milk than this enterprise and putting labor and on equal footing in year in view of current shortages management collective bargaining” H E Foreman managing d recMore Meat Recommended tor of the Associated General ConIlls recommended cattle tractors of America Inc declared would and goals hog slaughtera that removal of "the remaining of per capita supply provide on the price of new housabout 155 lbs of meat in 1917 controls and the on restrictions other ing 145 this year compared with 140 to of construction would speed and 126 lbs for the 1935-3- 9 aver- types up the construction of housing" age His added that contracThe secretary said farmers face tors statement will do all they can to hold next a four-fol- d production job down costs year: To Outline Plans 1 Production to meet the needs of a "strong domestic demand ” The president himself put final 2 Production of aditional sup- touches to a general policy stateplies “still badly ” needed in ment will he at a news conmake areas ference Monday morning It is ex3 A start to rebuild reserves of pected to outline the course his adsome commodities such as wheat ministration will follow dunng the corn cotton rice and other live- next two while Congress is years stock feed grains Reserves built controlled by the Republicans 30’s were the depleted up during Pledges that prices will not be during the war to get out of hand folpermitted a “sounder 4 A start toward the at lowing use and 1201 am removal of ceilings program of proper land (EST) Sunday came soil conservation ” Heavy wartime from many segments of industry food demands led to abandonment In case however nearly of many soil conservation prac- there were every warnings of temporary tices increases and dislocations dunng Don’t Break Up Sod to free enterprise the change-ove- r And one leader Robert R Wason Anderson cautioned growlers of w’heat and flax not to break up president of the National Asassod or grass lands which are not sociation of Manufacturers will down serted that go cultivation to continued prices adapted and w'hich would create erosion after that readjustment period hazards m the future He said his only if cost a are not forced up “by recommended acreage is larger another round of wage demands” Union leaders silent thus far on than desirable from a soil conserdecontrol action already have the is it but that vation standpoint of seeking required by the prospective de- signaled intentions higher pay in such basic industries mand The greatest expansions were as steel automobiles and coaL s called for in cotton flax sugar Cautions Public beets dry beans soybeans rye Wason cautioned the public barley and grain sorgums Reductions were suggested for potatoes against any expectation that of which there was a big surplus prices will return to prewar levels this year dry peas oats peanuts He said "too many permanent costs have been added to producand truck crops during the period of governFarmers were asked to plant as tion much land to w'heat corn and rice ment control ” Other industry reactions Inas this year when record crops of cluded : wheat and corn were produced Clothing — Lew Hahn general Reduction in eggs chickens and of the National Retail in the manngcr recommended were turkeys Goods Assn : “Prices doubtless and Dry of that face foreign prospects be will may expected to react nervously military demands for poultry before they settle down to somebe lower Anderson asked farmers to alow thing like a new normal but the down on their recent heavy rate consciousness that business conof milk cqw culling in order to pro- cerns generally are too smart to duce more milk He noted that price themselves out of their great this year’s big feed grain crops markets give assuranceoutthat prices of hand” not long continue permit heavier feeding of dairy willAutos — E R Breech executive COW'S vice president of the Ford Motor Co: “We do not contemplate any increase in the prices of Ford motor cars and trucks” J B Caldwell vice president and manager of the National Used Car Dealers Assn : “There will be a short period of readjustment dunng which See Page 3 ColumnZ only about 3900000 had been received by the end of October by 29 Army finance offices staffed for the job The latest totals showed 299399 S Army applications have been approved involving cash payments of $5035548 and $60640225 in WASHINGTON Nov 10 UD— bonds which could not be mailed The treasury reported Sunday because of the envelope shortage that more a million volunThe Navy and Marine corps teers will thansell help savings bonds with no envelope trouble have in an Armistice done better The Navy expecting to pay some 4500 000 claims has Harbor day campaign opening received about 200 000 of an an- Monday Vernon L Clark national diticipated 500000 and have paid rector of the savings bonds divi40 000 The bonds in multiples of $25 sion said there is no set cash are used to settle most claims to- goal and there wall be no canvass but every Amerfor the taling more than $50 which for- ican wall be urged to "save for accumulated leave time mer service men earned but could security” He expressed hope that bond not use before their discharge Cash s used chiefly for pay- sales will be “at least $1600 OOO -ments less than $50 and for odd 000 so as to carry 1946 total sums sales above $8)Q0 000000 U S Requests Dec 5 Meet Agenda Leon Blum’s Socialists who vent into a spectacular political won nosedive 90 Sunday Harry S Cooperation Course 1948 Plans Top seats RVIN L 10 LP) Capper Points Out GOP 'On Probation’ TOPEKA Kan Nov 10 UP) — Sen Arthur Capper (R Kan ) declared Sunday that if the new "probationary” Republican congress failed to "make good in a big way” he felt no assurance that the Republicans could Win the presidency in 1948 In a text prepared for delivery over a local radio station (WlBW) memCapper — senior Republican ber of the upper house m the comthat an ing session pointed outcontrol in administration losing election year an had always in the past lost office two years later Capper is in linfe for the chairSenmanship of any—one of three ate committees foreign relations agriculture or District of Colum-he bia Last week he announced would prefer to head the agriculture committee The senator said the Republicans were returned to power to let them show what they can do to “bring order and confidence out of confusion and disillusionment” He urged the voters who returned the party to power to give full support to the new Congress in "performing some drastic and painful surgery” upon government bureaus agencies and programs including those from which some groups had received or hoped to receive financial benefits at the expense of the federal treasury Larger ’47 Food Quotas ed war-impos- war-devastat- ed Only 6 of 15 Million Eligibles Apply for Vet Terminal Pay WASHINGTON Nov 10 (P) — Only about 6 000000 of an estimated 15 000000 veterans 'eligible for terminal leave pay have applied so far the armed services disclosed Sunday Because of unforeseen delays and 0 the size of the job less than have been paid their share of the estimated $2700000000 total But about Nov 15 officials said the war department will have the envelopes to start mailing the five-yetreasury bonds m which the bulk of the payments will be made The dead line for filing claims is not until next Sept 1 so officials are puzzled rather than worried that applications have not come m as fast as expected The current backlog is enough to keep finance officers busy for several weeks The War Department figured in advance that 5000 000 former G Is would send in their applications the first two months but 500-00- ar Bond Drive Opens Throughout U day-to-Pea- rl house-to-hou- se ’ |