Lw 'win tx D3ati4 CLOUDY, WARMER ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS Congress 'Marks Time' on OPA Revision * * * * * * * * * * Local AVC Urges Buyers' Boycott at Rally 4 18 Dr. Newcomb Says Congress Ignores People An immediate, effective buyers' boycott of unnecessary items was urged by AVC spokesman at a pro- test gathering of 300 students, faculty members and townspeople in front of the Rackham Building yesterday af- ternoon. The rally was called by AVC as part of an intensified drive to "save OPA." Newcomb Urges Strike Prof. Theodore Newcomb, of the sociology department, one of the principal speakers, declared that in- amuch as Congress is ignoring the will of the majority of the people in abolishing price control, a concerted buyers' strike against those "directly concerned," should be placed in operation. Also speaking at the rally were As- sistant Dean of Women Mary Bro- mage and Jack Weiss and Ed Tumin, Chairman and Corresponding Secre- tary of the campus AVC chapter. Polls Show OPA Wanted Prof. Newcomb; a member of the sociology department and a recog- nized authority inthe field of public opinion analysis, said: "This battle for the restoration of a workable OPA bill is a basic issue of democratic government since a number of polls taken this week have By The Assocated Press Sporadic protests against rising living costs continued today but Michigan consumers appeared un- willing to support an organized meat buying strike. Detroit retailers reported no im- mediate reaction to a plea from Walter Reuther, that housewives boycott butchers for a week. However, prices were affected somewhat by what merchants termed an unorganized "strike" against meat items. The uneasiness over spiralling living costs was reflected Tuesday in a series of protest meetings which drew thousands in Detroit, Jack- son, Grand Rapids, Pontiac, Flint and Ann Arbor. shown that well over sixty per cent of the people want the continuation of the OPA as it was on June 30." In the struggle between public opinion and lobbying interests the great mass of consumers has been able to bring relatively little pressure to bear on their Congressman, ac- cording to Prof. Newcomb. "We must learn new devices for making our voices heard, and the most effective method is to put pres- sure on others who are directly con- cerned by putting into operation a concerted buyers' strike which is simple in operation, can be slogan- ized, and the results of which will be unmistakable," he said. Asks Limited Purchasing Ed Tumin, AVC's spokesman, asked the assembled crowd to join in the national AVC "buyers strike" by limiting their purchases to absolute necessities. "In view of the steep increase in meat prices, the AVC is asking all citizens to refrain from buying meat entirely for the next week or two in order to bring pressure on the meat packers," Tumin announced. Dean Bromage, speaking on the effects of OPA's discontinuance de- See AVC, Page 3 - Representatives Are Dawdling' Tobey Claims By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 17-A Sen- ate-House conference on the OPA bill virtually marked time today and Senate Democratic leader Barkley (Ky.) reported action unlikely before Friday on modifications the admin- istration seeks. Asked whether the delay on pres- sing to a vote on the provisions of the OPA bill is intentional, Barkley de- clared that "there is no significance" EISENHOWER 'GET-TOGETHER'-A small Minocqua, Wis., resident greets General of therArmy Dwight D. Eisenhower on the Chief of Staff's unheralded arrival in Minocqua for a; vacation with his four brothers. Left to right: Arthur, of Kansas City, Mo.; Earl, of Chareroi, Pa.; Edgar, of Tacoma, Wash.; and Milton, of Manhattan, Kas. The departure of Sen. Phipstead (Rep., Minn.) and Sen. Burton K. Wheeler (Dem., Mont.) from the Senate is "one of the greatest con- tributions the United States has made to world peace in recent months," Prof. Preston W. Slosson, of the history department, declared yester- day. Sen. Shipstead, under the Repub- lican label, and Sen. Wheeler, under the Democratic label, worked for complete isolation of America from world affairs, he stated. "This isolation has become impos- sible under modern conditions and the American public is undoubtedly awake to the fact," Prof. Slosson pointed out.. Rankin Attacks Civiliat Control of Atom Power No Decision Reached After Two-Day Debate WASHINGTON, July 17-(A')-Rep. John E. Rankin (Dem., Miss.), fierce- ly attacking legislation for civilian control of atomic energy, told the House today "there are spies" now inside the Oak Ridge, Tenn., atomic plant and that investigators for the House Committee on Un-American Affairs are after them. Rankin declared the bill might re- sult in 'release of the secret of the atom bomb to communists. The world, he said, should be put on no- tice that "we are going to keep this bomb." The way to do it, Rankin advised, is to kill the legislation and leave the bomb in charge of the military. "I have never found a traitor grad- uated- from West, Point yet," the speaker declared. The legislation also was assailed by Rep. J. Parnell Thomas (Rep., N.J.), who said Andrei Gromyko, Soviet representative on the United Nations Security Council, "couldn't have drawn a better bill for Russia." The legislation drew stout defense of Rep. Clare Boothe Luce (Rep., Conn.) who said "it allows our gov- ernment to maintain and protect our monopoly of atomic weapons which otherwise might make their way into the hands of our potential enemies." At the end of the second day of debate the House found itself far from a decision on whether to vest control of atomic energy entirely in civilians, to give the military a dominant voice, or to kill the legis- lation outright. UN Will Consider U.S. Atom Proposal NEW YORK, July 17-(WP)-A United Nations Atomic Committee agreed today to decide on a U.S. pro- posal for an atomic development authority before taking up Russia's demands for an international con- vention outlawing the production and use of atomic weapons. Committee No. 2 of the Atomic Energy Commnission, charged with the task of drafting an atomic control plan, decided at a two-hour closed session to begin discussions of the U.S. proposal at its next meeting July 24. The delegates agreed that they would press for a showdown on this question as soon as possible and then move on to Russia's proposal for the outlawing of atomic weapons. Russians Cannot Locate Missing Army Officers FRANKFURT, Germany, July 17 -(A')-The two American officers who disappeared July 4 into the Russian Government-Union Agreement, Reached with Mine Supervisors WASHINGTON, July 17-(P)-Vice Admiral Ben C. Moreell, Federal Coal Mines Administrator, announced to- night a government-union agreement covering pay and working conditions for mine supervisory workers-the first such agreement in the history of the soft coal industry. The agreement applies only to 136 supervisory workers at four western AVC To Hold Parade in City 'Save OPA' Drive Will Be Continued Tuesday Carrying their drive to "Save OPA" to the people of Ann Arbor, the campus chapter of AVC yesterday an- nounced a parade and demonstration to be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the city. In cooperation with the city and Willow Run AVC chapters and local civic organizations, the AVC parade will march behind the Ann Arbor High School band from the campus downtown to the Washtenaw County Courthouse. At 4:10 p.m., speeches will be pre- sented from the courthouse steps by Prof. John L. Brum of the journalism department, Neil Staebler, local busi- nessman, and by representatives of agriculture and labor in the city. Route of the parade is from State and Huron, down State to Packard, down Packard to Main St., and down Main St. to the courthouse. Vic Baum is in charge of the parade. The parade was planned at a meet- ing of the campus AVC chapter yes- terday. Also at the meeting, con- plete reorganization of the chapter committees was put through, with "accent on membership", according to Murray Gart. HEAT WAVE COMING Students can plan to swelter to- day according to the weather man, who predicts a local heat wave which f will surpass yesterday's high of 83 degrees. For Inter- iochen Music Camp's solution to the heat, see picture, page four. Pennsylvania bituminous mines of{ the Jones and Laughlin Steel Cor- poration but the. case has been re- garded as a test over the long-con- troverted issue of unionizing mine foremen. The coal industry for years has re- sisted all attempts to deal with super-" visory workers through a union, con- tending they are part of the man- agement. Admiral loreell made the agree- ment as operator of all bituminous mines under a government seizure order in effect for the past two months. The pact was made with the United Clerical, Technical and Super- visory Workers of District 50, a branch of the United Mine Workers (AFL), headed by John L. Lewis. Separate agreements also were an- nounced covering Jones and Laugh- lin clerical and technical workers and clerical and technical workers of the Industrial Colleries Corporation, Johnstown, Pa., a subsidiary of Beth- lehem Steel Corporation. The latter agreement covered only the corpor- ation's employees in its general office. Under the pacts, the J. and L. supervisory workers affected were given wage increases of $1.85 a day plus overtime after 40 hours. These' terms are retroactive to May 22, 1946. U' Flying Club .Elects Officers Openings were announced for eight new members at last night's meeting of the University of Michigan Flying Club. Walter T. Buhl and Richard Marks were selected by drawing lots to par- ticipate in a Dawn Patrol to Alma, Michigan Sunday. In addition, a pic- nic at Portage Lake was suggested by the social chairman and approved by the club. Capt. Dick Illing was elected vice- president of the club and Buhl was elected a member of the board at the meeting. Besides the usual club business, cross country flights and an interim program for the end of the summer session were discussed. Britain To Get loan Advance WASHINGTON, July 17-(P)-Sec- retary of the Treasury Snyder an- nounced tonight that $300,000,000 will be placed to the credit of Britain tomorrow as the first advance on the $3,750,000,000 loan. The funds will come out of the treasury's cash balance of more than $12,000,000,000 and will be made available to the British through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The British will draw drafts on the bank as they use the money. Snyder told a press conference he saw no indications that British pur- chases would add to inflationary buying pressures in this country and added, "they're going to use the credit cautiously." He said Britain would buy food and heavy machinery. Questioned about a report from London that Britain plans to raise the value of the pound in terms of the dollar, the treasury secretary said he had not heard of such an in- tention. The treasury was notified in advance by Canada before that country raised the exchange value to it. The provisions of the measure were discussed in general terms at today's meeting. 'Dawdling' Says Tobey The House conferees took a stand against the specific ceiling exemp- tions which the Senate voted but Senator Tobey (Rep., N.H.) accused them of "dawdling" 'and said that "all they want to do is talk." "Feelings are tense," he told re- porters. "The time has come to fish or cut bait." Indications were that there was only general discussion of the bill's provisions. Rep. Spence (Dem., Ky.), head of the House conferees, declared that "we will make a move when the time domes. Nobody can put the chips, down faster than we can.." The session finally broke up when senators were called to the floor for a vote on another matter. Truman Displeased Meanwhile there was a fresh indi- cation of Mr. Truman's displeasure with the measure as it stands. The White House released a report of the War Reconversion Advisory Board calling for a bill which would renew price controls for a year while "simplifying present procedures and liberalizing existing standards." A White House statement releasing the report added: "This action shall in no wise be construed as an endorsement of the proposed legislation now pending be- fore Congress." Hoarders Hit By CPA Order WASHINGTON, July 17-(P)-To prevent hoarding at the factory of scarce household appliances and other goods in hopes of higher prices, the Civilian Production Administra- tion tonight clamped stern inventory controls on manufacturers. The anti-withholding order limits to a supply of 30 days or less the stocks of nearly a score of finished products which may be held in fac- tories or warehouses. The rest must be moved to market. The goods affected include furni- ture, refrigerators, washing machines, electric ranges, sewing machines and vacuum cleaners, cameras and photo- graphic equipment and some building materials. Little hoarding is known to exist, in the household goods industries covered today, CPA Administrator John D. Small said, 'Strikes Unwise' Green Tells Labor DETROIT, July 17-(P)-Strikes in retaliation against removal of price controls are "unwise at this time," William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor. told the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Ways (AFL) convention today. "The workers of the nation can- not and will not remain passive," he told the 700 delegates. "They must and will have more wages if prices increase." "I know there is a strong feeling among many American workers to retaliate against profiteering and Congressional blunders by striking," the AFL 'leader said. EVENTS TODAY Discussion, "Psychology of Soc- ial Change", by Prof. Donald G. Marquis, psychology department chairman, at 4:10 p.m. in Rack- ham Building. Lecture, "How Technology Changes Society," by Prof. Wil- iam F. Ogburn, University of Chi= IT'S HAPPENING HERE:' Gale Compares China Under Wartime Inflation to U.S. Now Economic conditions in therUnited States now are becoming more anal- ogous to those in wartime China, which proved a striking example of inflation, according to Dr. Esson M. Gale, director of the International Center. Dr. Gale, who has been "in and out" of China for 38 years and has held a number of posts with the Chin- ese Government Salt Revenue Ad- ministration, compared the United States and China, in that both are "vast continental areas" with among the largest populations in the world and have governments in which the nonulace has always been accustomed encies in the United States could be strictly controlled by suchscentral government organs as OPA, this was not possible in China, he continued. The Chinese government could do little if anything to control prices, and lost its chief sources of revenue through the occupation by the enemy of the richest territories, Dr. Gale said. "Furthermore," Dr. Gale pointed out, "imports and exports were re- duced to a trickle by the complete coastal blockade set up by the Jap- anese after the closing of the Burma Road. Every factor thus contributed REVIEW OF TEACHING: 17th Education Conference To Plan School Improvement The 17th annual Summer Educa- tion Conference of the University of Michigan will be held here next week, July 22-26, under the sponsorship of the School of Education, Dean James B. Edmonson has announced. Several hundred teachers and school officials from Michigan and neighboringstates are expected to vided by the publishers of textbooks. Approximately 50 firms have asked for space. A special display has; also been arranged by the University Ex- tension Service. The program will be opened without charge to anyone interested in education. First lecturer on the program will be Prof. Preston W. Slosson, of the history department, who will speak of- 11 .,n- m *Ktnrno,,nn, ta chthiar+.