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The union times., 1945-12-15
HousingMeasure Gets Approval Of 3AFL Heads
Green, Bates, And Shishkin Voice Support As Senate
 Hearings Continue

Washington (LPA)-The Amer ication Federation of Labor is sol- idly behind the Wagner-Ellender- Taft housing bill and three top AFL officials, AFL President Will liam Green, AFL Housing Commit tee chairman Harry Bates, and sec retary Boris Shiskin, spent morn ing last week telling the Senate Banking Committee why.
 The AFL is for the bill, Bates told the Senators, because it is positive, affirmative, constructive program. Of all pending legislation it is the only program which will provide major tangible outlet for investment and savings, which will directly generate construction and, with it, a large vol tune of production It is the only pro- gram which will directly yield employ ment opportunities, not for a month or a year, but over long-term pe- riod."
 12,OOO,OOO HOMES
 Under the program set forth in the housing bill, national hous- ing program to stimulate building of 12,6OO,OOO homes in the next 10 years would be started. Funds would be provided to aid munich palities in slum clearance and ur- ban redevelopment, and a rural housing program would be under taken.
 Bates devoted much of his tes- timony to the sections of the bill intended to enable families i'm the middle income groups to obtain their own homes. He bitterly ate tackled the Federal Housing Agency for charging high interest rates, and for failing to set up adequate minimum structural standards for homes on which the FILA insures loans. "There is no justification for the S9o interest charge" Bates asserted, and the AFL spOkesmen gave the committee an amendment
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The union times., 1945-12-15
Lucky Strike Unlucky
 In Breaking Strike

Philadelphia (LPA) - American Tobacco Co. efforts to break the strike of the Food, Tobacco and Agricultu- ral Workers have not succeeded For the seventh week the walkout is 1009o effective. Workers are demanding 9 65c minimum wage, 25c per hour in- crease, and no-discrimination clause in the contract. Trenton, N. J., and Charleston, s. C. plants are also bat ting the makers of Lucky Strike and Pail Mall cigarettes, and members of several liberal groups have not only boycotted the product but actively joined the picket lines.
The union times., 1945-12-15
Omaha AFL Leader Tells Higgins Off

Omaha, Nebr, (LPA)-Nebraska labor last week announced that it did not want to provide refuge for runa- way shops-even Andrew J. Higgins. The bor-hating shipbuilder, who closed his three Louisiana shipyards rather than allow decent contracts to his organized workers there, had al legedly been invited" by the Mayor of Omaha and the Governor of Neb- raska to move north. In sharp re- buke, E. F. Noble of the AFL called their action "a direct slap in the face to Organized Labor in Omaha"
The union times., 1945-12-15
Union Beats Jim Crow

Washington (LPA)-An instance of jim was beaten by union action here, and the workers who did the job received a congratulatory message from the Workers Defense League.
 The Negro and white employees to- gether threatened to strike when the hotel where they are employed re- fused proper service and shelter to United Steelworkers delegate, Will liam Heron, because he is a Negro.
 Management craw6shed. Heron got the room. There was no strike.
The union times., 1945-12-15
Feir111aark Calls
 For Quick Action

Harold V. Feinmark, Secre- tary-Treasurer of the Conn. Federation of Labor, has sent a special communication to all A.F.L. locals urging immediate protests against H.R. 39S9, inc troduced by Rep. Smith of Vir- ginia. He points out that this law would subject unions to un- just law suits, restricts the Iegi- ti1nate rights of labor, and places unions under the Cor rupt Practices Act. Immediate protests to Congress by labor and its friends are urgently re- Uuested.
The union times., 1945-12-15
Electrical Workers In
 Detroit Win l5c Raise

DETROIT = (FP) - Local 58, lntl. Bro. of Electrical Workers, will enjoy an hourly rate of $2 60 days after government restrictions are lifted. This is an increase of l5c an hour over the previous scale.
The union times., 1945-12-15

JOHN BIKE, business agent of the Steamfitters and Plumb CTS of Bridgeport, and a vice. president of the Conn. State Building X Construction Trades Council, has received a letter of thanks from the Park City local of the United Mine Workers, ex- pressing their thanks for the COG operation given the local in its dispute with the Bridgeport Gas Light Co.
The union times., 1945-12-15
Convention Of
 Building Trades Set For Jan. 20
Conn. Council Sends Out Letters Asking Purchase
 Of Buttons

The annual convention Of the Connecticut Building and Construc- tion Trades Council will be held at the New Haven Labor Temple on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 10 A.M., it was decided by the executive board at its regular monthly meeting We'd nesday. Credentials will go out in the immediate future to all locals affiliated with the Council. Conven- ton committees will be appointed by President Michael J. Barry at the executive board meeting on Jan. 2.
 A lengthy discussion was held on the situation surrounding the contin- uation of the Wage Adjustment Board. and this will be one of the main topics before the state conven- ton. The forthcoming convention of the Connecticut Federation of Labor was also discussed in detail, and the board voted to sponsor two resolu- tions. One calls for an increase in the salaries of the officers and board members of the Federation. The other would provide for the election of the assistant secretary.
 Secretary Treasurer Jam g O'Kane announced to the boards that a number of local unions have not ordered their buttons, which make the work of the State Coun- ell possible. Under the signature of the executive board, O'Kane has sent the following letter to these local unions:
 TEXT OF LETTER
 Dear Sir and Brothers:
 "To date we have not received your order for buttons, which we feel sure is an oversight on the part of your organization
 ''We know that you must realize, as we do, that there are very uncer- tain times ahead. With government controls still up on us and most cer- tain to be continued for some time, a strong and united council with 100@o affiliation can do a great deal to sta- bilize the construction industry in our state and protect the building trades mechanics.
 "We face wave of anti-labor legislation in Washington, at a time when wage rates are low and the cost of living is going even higher. There is an organized drive on to destroy the wage rates we have es- tabIished after many years of bit- ter struggle. In our own state, there are definite signs that we are in for the battle of our lives. We must be prepared to defeat our enemies NOV!
 Funds are necessary to carry on this work and we feel sure that your members will be glad to carry their share of the financial burden and subscribe to the buttons, fifty cents ($O.5O) each or Ic a week for SO weeks. We know that the members of some local unions have been misinformed in that they were told the buttons were fifty cents ($O.5O) a month and such is not the case. There is only one issue of these buttons at cost of Soc each.
 Trusting you will send in your or- der for Campaign Buttons promptly, so that we can do the best possible job to protect the interests of the Building Trades"
The union times., 1945-12-15

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-31
.AN-Hero Alumni Five
To Face Woodward

Woodward Prep alumni basket
ball team that plays the Woodward
varsity as part of the New Year
open house at the YMCA tomorrow
is an ali-hero team as we'll as an
all-star outfit. 1t is made up OF
former GIS.
At a guard position will be Alan
Prosise, former University of Vir-
ginia star who was a pilot in a
fighter plane unit and. was shot
down over Germany. He spent seven
months in a German prison camp
At the other guard post will be
Bob Ball, who saw much action in
France and during the invasion OF
Germany.
At the forwards will be Ed Lee,
who was wounded at Bastogne dur
ing the Battle of the Bulge, and
David Goodrich who served in the
Navy during three Pacific amphibi-
Gus actions.
Gordon Ball, who saw action in
France and Germany, will be the
center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-31
Maryland Auto Law
Effective Tomorrow

Maryland's new law governing
financial responsibilities of motor
lists in automobile accidents goes
into effect tomorrow.
Major provisions are:
Any accident involving personal
injury or property damage in ex-
cess of $50 must be reported to the
Department of Motor Vehicles in
writing Immediately.
Failure to report an accident will
be considered grounds for suspen-
sion or revocation of licenses.
Each party to such an accident,
unless he can present evidence of
insurance, must within so days of
the accident deposit security sutfi-
Gent to cover any judgments that
may result. The department will
decide how much security will be
required.
Licenses of motorists failing to
comply will be revoked or sus-
pended until the security Is posted
or until a year has elapsed with
no judgments resulting from the
accident or until the motorists pre-
sent evidence that resulting judg-
ments have been adjudicated or
settled out of court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-31
Glenn |. Martin Gives
100000 More for
Maryland Air School
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 81. - The
Glenn L. Martin Co. has presented
q second gift-this time $500 O00-to
the University of Maryland for de-
veloping an aeronautical engineer
ing College, Gov. O'Conor and DR..
H. C. Byrd, university president,
announced yesterday.
This brings to s3,25O,OO0 the total
amount available to the university
for aeronsutical research and the
teaching of aeronautical engineer
ing. The Martin company pre-
viously contributed s1,700000 and
the State appropriated s750,O00.
DR.. Byrd said plans were under
way to begin construction before
May l. He said the university was
seeking outstanding men to staff
the new phases of work" in the
United States and in foreign coun-
tries.
VIII Be Named for Martin.
Mr.. Martin said he hoped to help
create IAN educational and re-
search organization in aeronautical
engineering that would be perma-
nently helpful to industry, and at
the same time be of lasting value
to humanity"
The new college will be known as
the Glenn L. Martin College of
Engineering and Aerona u tical
Sciences. Present plans call for the
use of $2,250, 900 for plant and ia
cilities and 81 900, 900 for research.
The $500, 900, like the initial gift
was made by the Martin Co. without
any restrictions, except that it be
used for developing the aeronauti-
cal sciences and their related engi-
neering and scientific fields.
Mr.. Martin also has announced
that additional contributions would
be made from time to time as might
be necessary to develop one of the
greatest aeronautical engineering
schools in the world.
Praised by Governor.
In making the announcement
Gov. O'Conor said: "Mr. Glenn L
Martin, in making these contribu.
lions to the University of Maryland
for the development of engineering
research and education is building
one of the greatest monuments thai
man could possibly hope to have
monument in which he is not only
contributing toward the future of g
great business, but is also providing
ways and means of developing
future leaders for the betterment Of
human welfare.
II took pleasure, with the Other
members of the Board of Public
Works, in providing for the building
program of the University, an item
supplementing the gift OF the Martir
Co., and will be glad in the future
to aid in carrying out this great
engineering project in every way
I can. @*s"
Mr.. Martin Is a member of the
University Board of Regents and Is
chairman of the Building Committee
and member of the Endowment
Committee of the board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-31
Kentucky Five MoyMoke Coach
Wrong by Keeping Clean Slate

I the National championship a veal
ago, was the victim of stunning
upset Saturday, bowling to Illinois
56-37. 1t was the Demons first
loss after eight consecutive victories
The strong Chicago aggregation
hopes to bounce back against Min
nesota Monday and Notre Dame
Saturday.
North Carolina Impressive,
Other outfits which stood out dur
ing the past week were North Caro-
line, Bowling Green, Ohio State ano
Tennessee. The Tar Heels looked
impressive in whipping previously
unbeaten New York u, 43-41, and
st. Joseph's, 47-36, for their seventh
and eighth victories against only
one defeat. Bowling Green, beaten
only by De Paul, won its 18th game
51-40, over Long Island.
Ohio State, with only two-point
loss 70 powerful Wright Field mar
ring it's slate, made it five wins in
a row by thrashing Michigan State
62-42 and Michigan, 57-40, in a
Big Ten clash. Tennessee whip
ped Temple, 1896, in Philadelphia
for it's fifth win following its only
defeat, a 45-43 loss to Long Island
Christmas Day.
Conference activity, slowed to a
walk by midterm examinations
begins in earnest this week with
league games scheduled in all major
circuits. Only few scattered con-
ference games have been played tt
date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-31
East Buoyed for Tilt
With West by Fair
Weather Outlook
BY the Associated Press.

Dy the ASSOCIATED ffeSS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.-The
weatherman's prediction of a dry
field and clear skies for the annual
East-West charity game at KeZar
Stadium here tomorrow brought
smiles to the faces of Eastern
coaches, counting heavily on an
aerial attack.
The weather forecast of CLOUDY
in the morning with some sun in
the afternoon, temperature mild
and no rain" assures a capacity
crowd of 10000 fans at the 21st an
nual encounter played for the
Shriners' Crippled Children's Hos
pital. Tickets were sold out weeks
ago.
In a light workout yesterday East
teams coaches, Andy Kerr, Bernie
Bierman and Beattie Feathers, put
emphasis on punting.
Bob Evans of Pennsylvania, Jack
Breslin &of Michigan State and
Roger Robinson of Syracuse consis.
tently booted the ball over so yards.
Tom Hughes of Purdue indicated
extra points will be available, if the
East can make touchdowns, by plac-
ing 10 straight through the cross
bars.
The Western team, doped to re-
peat their win of a year ago, en-
phasized pass plays in workout on
the Stanford training field.
Buddy Jungmichael, a six-foot,
200-pound guard from Texas, was
named line captain and Jackie
Leicht, left half from oregon, was
elected backfeld captain.
The probable West starting team
averages 1879 pounds on the line and
ITS in the backfield. The Eastern
line averages FOG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-31
BY JOE REICHLER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Kentucky
coach Adolph Rupp says no major
basket ball team will go through a
season unbeaten but his own Wild
cats are out to prove that he's
wrong.
The unbeaten Wildcats turned in
one of the best hoop performances
In years in Madison Square Garden
Saturday night when they crushed
st. Johns of Brooklyn, 1859. The
triumph ran Kentucky's victory
string to seven.
The Southerners from Kaintuck
wer far more impressive than the
national defending champion Okla
homa Aggies, who defeated Long
Island 1888 in the same arena two
weeks ago.
st. Johns, with huge Harry Boy
koff sinking 81 points, held Ken
lucky fairly even for 80 minutes, but
the Wildcats literally ran away from
the Redmen in the final 10 minutes.
The Kaintucks go after their
eighth and ninth triumphs this week
clashing with tough Temple in Phil
adelphia New Year Day and once
beaten Ohio at home January 5.
Aggies Blast Winning Streaks.
The defending Aggies from Still
water. Okla, continued to prove a
nemisis to unbeaten quintets. In
winning the championship of the
all-collegiate Oklahoma City tour
ney for the second straight year,
Don Kurland and company ended
the winning streaks of Texas, Kan
sas and Baylor on successive nights
to run their record for the current
campaign to IL and six in a row
since losing to De Paul 46-42.
Prior to encountering the AggieS,
Texas had won six straight, Kansas
and Baylor eight each. Previously
the champs ha6pended the winning
streaks of Long Island and West
minister (Pa0.
Ranking behind Kentucky and
powerful De Paul as threats to
Oklahoma A. and MS bid for a
second straight title are the follow
ing unbeaten teams wyoming 60
national title holders of three years
ago; Iowa go, Western Confer
ence champions; Indiana 60 and
Northwestern 800, two other Big
Ten powers; Cornell go, Eastern
intercollegiate League leaders, and
Notre Dame go.
Of these half dozen fives, only
Wyoming was active during the
week. The Cowboys whipped Kan
sas State for the second straight
time 62-33 and defeated Valparaiso,
48-4O, in Buffalo Saturday. The
Cowboys take on st. Joseph in
Philadelphia Tuesday, Long Island
in New York Thursday and Wash
ington College in st. Louis Satur-
day.
De Paul, beaten by the Aggies for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-31
Bryant Amonq Unlimited Bowl Advocates

Dodd commended that increased
competition was justified by the
fans renewed interest in sports
during and after the war.
Waldorf qualified his indorse-
ment with the observation that
bowl games are ok. if the play
ers are consulted and really want
to play" He said, too, that prac-
tice and travel should be ar
ranged so that they would not
interfere too much with school
work.
All the coaches except Bryant
were here to handle the Blue
Gray teams. The Maryland men
tor was a visitor.
They agreed unanimously that
football interest was due for an
even greater upward swing, and
Moore predicted it would con-
tinue so for at least 10 years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-31

"Only teams with real good
records should be allowed to
play" observed Matty Bell, coach
at Southern Methodist.
The others-Lynn Waldorf of
Northwestern, Bernie Moore of
Louisiana State, Ray Morrison of
Temple, Bobby Dodd of Georgia
Tech, and Maryland's Paul
Dear Bryant-offered no OBJ
jections.
Morrison, however, put in this
suggestion: Restrict bowl COM
petition TO conference champions
and have the same circuits rep
resented every year.
Moore came out fatty in favor
of more bowl games, as did Dodd.
Said the l.. S. U. mentor: Il
think they keep up interest in
football and improve the play"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-31
Georgetown Expects
Veterans 10 Swell
Rolls 10 8O96 ofNormaI

Georgetown University officials
said today that ex-servicemen are
swelling registrations for the new
term starting Wednesday to such
an extent that total student enroll
ment is expected to reach or ex-
coed 80 per cent of the prewar level.
AT least one department, the
school of foreign service, had so
many applications for new admis-
sions that it felt compelled to shut
down on them a week ago. That
school had an enrolment of 326
when the recent term ended Deem
Der 81 and new applications for the
forthcoming term had reached 1928
before others were turned away.
The college of arts and sciences,
IN which 346 now are enrolled, prob
ably will admit between $50 and
ITS new students, of whom more
than so are former students return
ing from the armed services. All
but four of the new students, it was
said, will be veterans.
/ University officials said 1t is rea-
Sonable to expect that the prewar
enrolment of 2.700 will be reached
or exceeded by next fall, if not be-
fore. Few deans at Georgetown eX-
Ipected such a marked increase in
the midyear registrations. 1t is ex-
ipected the enrolment will exceed
2,100 by the end of this week.
| One of the chief problems now, 1t
was explained, is the shortage of
teachers, many professors still be-
ing in the Army, Navy or on other
wartime duties. That condition may
not be remedied for several months.
The school of law expects at least
a so per cent increase in enrolment
at the start of the new term, most
of them ex-servicemen entering the
first-year classes or former students
returning to resume studies. Eve
ming classes as we'll as morning
classes are available at both the law
and foreign service schools.
Georgetown officials said the &C.
CELEBRATED program will remain in
force at the college and foreign
service schools throughout the 1916
academic year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-31
g Killed in Crash
OF BIZ in Germany
by the Associated Press.

FRANKFURT, Dec. 31.-A Flying
Fortress of the 306th Bomb Group
crashed into the side of a mountain
Is miles north of this city Saturday
killing five crew members and one
passenger, American Air Force head
quarters said yesterday.
There we're no survivors. The
plane was en- route from Giebelstadt
to Eschborn, near Frankfort Names
of the victims were withheld pend
ing notification Of next Of kin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-31
National Champs Head
Cast Of ee-Capades;;
Open February 4

National figure skating and speed
champions will be included in the
colorful cast of the Ice-Capades
of 1916 which opens an engagement
of IA days and 18 performances at
Uline Arena on Monday night, Feb
ruary 4.
Fourteen nightly shows beginning
at $50 and Saturday and Sunday
matinees starting at 2::30 round out
the local run which previously had
been restricted to 10 days. The show
will wind up on February IT.
Prominent among the favorites
will be Bobby Specht, a former ma
tional skating champion who was
in the Army Air Forces during the
war. He returns to take the male
lead opposite the popular Donna
Atwood.
The cast otherwise will include
such stars as Joe Jackson. tramp
bicycling pantomine comedian re-
Gently discharged from the Army
Air Forces; Those Two Old
Smoothies" Orrin Markhu and r.
ma Thomas; the precision dance
team of Robert Bench and Rose
marie Stewart, and Mar-Yan (Red)
Mccarthy, former Olympic skater