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be paying the taxes, not the steamship companies
 We are inclined to believe that MT. Bartlett takes much sensible attitude toward the problem and his statements much less prejudiced
 great deal of things probably have contributed to the less efficient operation of the steamship lines during the Many of the vessels have been carrying far more ballast than i'll pre-war days, cutting down payoad In many ports, where long shoremen once handled 50 tons or better per hour they now handle only 10 12 tons per hour One ship captain said that it would be impossible for a private line not operated by the government to haul freight into Juneau and unload it at existing rates under present conditions.
 However, thing is readily apparent. Any large increase in freight rates will be disastrous for Alaska Meanwhile the people of Alaska need time to prepare their case, and protests to the early hearing should be addressed to the Maritime Commission in Wash ington.
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Wages and Production
(New York Times)

(New York Times)
 High wages are dependent upon high production In his reply to the United Auto Workers Charles E. Wilson President of General Motors Corporation, has emphasized this important principle As he notes The feather-bedding principle of more pay for less work is unsound Accept enough of this and the gains technological Improvements will be nulli fled" Basically, the current labor demands are for 30 per cent increase in wage rates compensate for reduction in the numbers of hours worked This is another way of saying Continue to pay the war time wage bill which We were paid inducement to obtain war production while work fewer hours to make peacetime goods"
 The surest read to gain for all is increase in the national product To give any group larger share of an existing pie inevitably means that other groups obtain less The only way which all groups can be satisfied is by increasing the of the pie Under such circumstances all groups participate in expanding national income But the goods must be produced. The key to how much be paid is found in the rapidity with which productivity is increased If gains in productivity counter bal by featherbedding, then the additional volume of goods and services all desire will not be forthcoming
 The broad historic trend is clear. Formerly we produced less in more time As new technologcal developments became available working time was decreased while the total supply of goods expanded The result was rapid rise in living standards. As wartime developments integrated into our peace time economy further gains in this general direction may be seen The workers aspirations for higher wages and fewer working hours then will be attained. It is important to realize however, that of the goods of life will be available because of the im- provement in technology not because of wage :n- crease which is unrelated to such developments The latter type of wage increase only be reflected in price increases which will take away from the worker in reduced purchasing power all of the dollars he obtains in the form of higher wages The emphasis be placed upon higher real wages and that in turn means greater total production.
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PROPOSED RATE INCREASE

The people of Alaska have genuine cause for alarm in the report that steamship rates to Alaska may be increased to as much 100 percent above prewar layels Both Governor of Alaska Ernest Gruenng and Alaska Delegate Bob Bartlett are con- cerned with the fact that the Maritime Commission has set early date for rate hearing, giving Alaskans little time to prepare their case.
 The Governors statement issued Monday, and Delegate Bartletts statement. received in full yes terday enumerate the burdens which Alaskans would have to assume with large increase in rates.
 Delegate Bartlett who states that it may be neces- sary for the steamship company to secure more revenue from hauling freight suggests two remedies operation of the steamship lines by the government or government subsidies
 The Governor, the other hand intmates that if the Territorial Legislature had levied heavy taxes against the steamship companies long ago things would have been better. But wouldn't this actually mean even higher rates? Certainly if the steamship companies can prove to the Maritime Commission that expenses are heavy rates must be increased, more taxes would be only more expense and cause for even higher rates. The Territorial Treasury might be better off but the Alaskan businessman would not be-n fact the Alaskans who pay freight bills would
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GERMANY'S WAR p0TENTIALS ARE
 BEING BLASTED

KAUFBEUREN, Nov. 14-Wreck- ing of Germany's munitions indus try was started by Allied demoli- tion squads today with series of thunderous blasts which destroyed one of the biggest and newest powder plants in the vast I. G. Farben network.
 This begins the destruction of Germany's war potential" declared It. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott, com- mander of the U. s. Third Army, as he pushed the plunger setting off the first of IA explosions which sent 50 buildings hurtling hundreds of feet into the air.
 The plant, which extended over an area of two square miles was so cleverly camouflaged and so completely masked by the sur- rounding evergreen forest that not a single Allied bomb was dropped on the factory during the war.
 Most of the factory's 243 scat tered buildings were built partially underground.
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HOROSCOPE "The stars incline
 bat do not compel"
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IS

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Is
 Benefic aspects rule today which should be most fortunate for labor as well as for big business.
 HEART AND HOME
 Under this configuration the head should rule the heart. Its an aus picious date for women to analyze personal problems and to arrive at decisions. Whatever is constructive is under good direction. It is lucky for home planning and even for re- movals.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS
 The stars seem to presage terrific demands from Europe and Asia for American aid Much illness among war victims is prognosticated.
 NATIONAL ISSUES
 Public health will be of para mount concern this month when var ious epidemics are forecast. Re- turing Service folk will be involun- tarily responsible for infections, de- SDluc IIlG Rl CNSllOo- tive measures. This is time when sanitation and absolute cleanliness should be a first interest.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
 According to certain signs the Japanese will attempt to use Pearl Harbor for spreading reports most detrimental to our highest Govern ment officials. No matter how much the truth may be publicized, there will be stubborn and tenacious adherence to deliberate enemy mis- representations.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of extreme activity. Health should be safe guarded
 Children born on this day may be the authors and orators of the future. Unusual talents belong to subjects of Scorpio.
 Copyright, 1945)
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WITCH-HUNTER REMAINS IN ARMY

Witch-hunter Robert Stripling of the old Dies Committee, now Pvt. Stripling in Uncle Sam's Army, has been spurned by the new Dies" Committee. By very close vote, they decided not to ask the Army to save him from going to Japan
 Pvt. Stripling now belongs to a Military Police unit at San An- tonic, but came up to Washington last month, where Congressman "Rootin- -Tootin" John Rankin of Mississippi and Congress n "Goober" Eugene Cox of Georgia immediately pulled wires to get him lend-leased by the Army to the new Dies" Committee.
 But, when it came up for vote, the committee stood A, with Chairman John S. Wood of Georgia refusing to break the tie. Against hiring Stripling were Representa- tives. Peterson of Florida, Bonner of North Carolina, Robinson o1 Utah, and Murdock of Arizona, al Democrats.
 For getting Stripling out of tht Army-even though he's been il only nine months and was severa times deferred-were: Rankin O. Mississippi and three Republicans Thomas of New Jersey, Mindt O South Dakota, and Landis of In. diana They lost
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ARGUMENTS MADE IN WAR CRIME
 CASE, LUENEBERG

LUENEBERG, Nov. 14-Col. T M. Backhouse, chief prosecutor in the war crimes trial of 45 SS Guards of the Belsen and Oswiecim Con- centration camps, summed up for the prosecution today.
 Replying to criticism of the length of the trial, now in it's ninth week he said that "as the case proves the accused had every opportunity to make their defense, and not a bit Of time was wasted"
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20 YEARS AGO fTr TIT EMPIRE
NOVEMBER 14, 1925


 High School student Time the with virtually all the granted success The presidents ncuolng Elengen, and Harry Krane
 Independent Steamship Company arrived port heavy which included coal nay shingles and much general freight
 school student the pest Old Ironsdes Fund would announced by R. E. Robertson the committee handling the work Tn ts district
 Mrs Mary Peterson of Pearl Harpor The bride early girlhood and had been Ill of operations the owned by the Peterso nce the o Olson bridge foreman Siems Carlson the Aux BayTe Harpo road was p recently avyer-Renolds Logging Company
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Daily lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

MISUSED say We stopped quick" We stopped quickly" preferable though QUICK adverb
 MISPRONOUNCED okos both Os as n al last syllable
 OFTEN MISSPELLED Compliance. Observe the ANCE
 SYNONYMS Hole hollow cavity chasm aperature excavation opening.
 WORD STUDY: "Use three times and yours Let us each Todays word authority submission his mean
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their height. They lowered above the small Japanese generals who came aboard the U. s. s. Missouri Also, Macarthur was most in- formal, put on no folderol, handled himself with easy dignity, giving the impression of white supremacy
 Tt was the most impressive thing I've ever seen," Col. Harris told friends. Every other time Macarthur had overplayed his part. But this time he seemed to realize that the scene was big enough to carry itself"
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LOOK and LEARN 2. 2. c. GORDON

uphill Erie downh to g. What automaton? B. What meant by "as the flies? 4 What King Arthurs called? Where The Great Stone Hawhornes located?
 ANSWERS % l. The Weland self moving g. Tn direct line. Excaibur Hampshire.
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TRUMAN ASKS MORE THAN BILLION BE
 GIVEN FOR ljNRpA

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA - Presi- dent Truman has asked Congress to back up the United Nations Re- lief and Rehabilitation Administra- tion with new appropriation of one billion. three hundred and fifty million dollars. This figure repre- sents one per cent of the country's s national income for the year 1943, and was voted last August by the council of the relief agency in London.
 It also would match an original authorization approved by Congress in March, 1944. Of this original authorization, five hundred and fifty thousand dollars remains to be appropriated, with Senate &C., ton still pending.
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MODERN ETIQUETTE 'y RoRrprA LEE

When girl entertaining caller the the indication would be all right for either of her parents to tell the it time to go?
 but the girl right call his attention to the late
 agreeable tionP
 A. Courtesy is the first requisite.
 O. guests a
 A. The should the simple dinner gowns
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DANCING SCHOOL

Glasses now enrolling. Baton twirling, tap, acrobatics, toe-ballet. moderneccentrics, toe-tap, charac- ter, social dancing for beginners. Body toning and tap lasses for stenographers. Boys class in acro- battles. Studio All 7th. Phone Red 575. Q0,104-10,119)
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MARTHA SOCIETY BAZAAR

Friday, Nov. Is, p. m., Church Parlors. Fish Pond for the chil- dren; dainty aprons, tea towels, pillow slips and many other handy articles will be on sale. Candy will be available until 10 p. m.
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LABOR CHAFF

Another important wage dispute is simmering into possible strike proportions. It involves mainten- ance-ofway employees-lowest-p paid of all railway workers. The railroads are now trying to get the federal government to permit 60,000 Mexican laborers, imported as a war emergency, to remain for maintenance of tracks and road beds. Wages are so low that the railroads can't find enough men for this work and want to keep low-Wage MeXicans until the gen. eral U. s. wage scale comes down. So far section workers have been unable to dent railroad de- termination to hold out against any general wage increase. Meanwhile more convicts and vagrants are put to work from jails and prisons especially in the South.
 Copyright. I945, By Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
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is one of the most abused men in Washington. Everyone IS badgerlng him. Congressmen demand that their constituents increase the price of this or that Farm groups want to raise the price of milk or cattle. Business groups went to abolish all ceiling prices.
 But when the final history of this era is written, Chester Bowles like Leon Henderson before him will be chalked up as a real friend of the common man.
 Probably the common man doesn't appreciate it, but here are some things which will happen if Chester Bowles loses his battle to stop the imitation flood.
 l-Every person putting his money in life insurance does so with the idea of getting his money back-l00 cents on the dollar. But if there is imitation, the insurance dollar will be worth 75 cents, 50 cents, or even 30 cents.
 2-Every person on a retired pension, whether a railroad ern- ployee, a college, school or a big corporation employee, will see his income shrink If there is imitation. 3-Every widow living on money left by her husband will see that income shrivel
 4-Every school teacher will have great difficulty having Ter salary move up when t.e Value oI the dollar moves down.
 5-Every civil servant, whether working for city, state or federal government, will be in the same boat as the teachers.
 6-Eyery college en m e n every charity CT other enterprise with fixed invested capital stands ready to have it's investment evap- crate with imitation.
 These groups are letting ont SOllLdly Siltoitl DOWiCoJ 3A54A their battle for them. If they were wise, hey'd make their own Con gressman do some fighting too.
 # *
 DRAMATIST MACARTHUR
 Col. Jack Harris, who was tech nician for Gen. MacArthur's radit breakfasts during the war, is ; genuine admirer of MacArthur' military ability. He does not, how ever, wax quite 50 enthusiastic ove Macarthur as an actor.
 Col. Harris confessed to theatrica friends in New York the other da, that in almost every broadcas Macarthur oyerplayed his part. Re suit usually was ham" per formance. For instance, whenevel he got to the word Filipino" wher facing the microphone, MacArthuri voice choked up. He could turn tht chokes off and on, according to tho setting.
 However, when it came to tho Japanese. surrender, Col Harris i! full of genuine admiration. It al most seemed that Macarthur hac picked his own aides because oi
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Lack of sulphur in the system will sometimes cause depressed state of mind. DRINK KING BLACK LABEL!
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Of 100000 affiliated members of the British Trades Union Con- gress, about 1,5O0,000 are women.
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East Africa was not opened to the outside world until l768,
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The W ashlngto ion Merry Go Round

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Weather: Highest, A; lowest, ss; rain.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-12-21
BY Ted Hollinsworth

Shreveport, Lain this city an
unusual something has happened.
Two white officers, Patrolmen
Leon Chapperlelear and H. G..
Mosley, have been indicted for
accepting $500 each from a num-
Der of Negro dice shooters as a
bride that they would not be ar
rested if they paid off then and
now. 1t happened that all of the
group did not have the entire
$500 but would have it Saturday
night, while others had part pay
ments. When Patrolmen Chap
pelelear and Mosley appeared on
Saturday, many of the would be
Fay off men had gone home and
never to return, for they know in
Louisiana you must pay a white
man what you promise to pay or
else your days are numbered.
Some of the men were found and
it is reported that they were Civ
en- beating by the officers. This
leaked out because some Of the
men were not able to 60 to work.
and after some investigation
these two officers have been in
dicted before the grand jury for
taking $1,000 cash from a group
of Negroes during a dice game
raid as bride when they were
trapped in box car. The Off
GERS have been suspended from
the police force of the city, 1t
was reported that the two Off
GERS went to the wholesale house
where most of the dice throwers
are employed and returned the
$500 to the employer of the
group with the understanding
that the money was to be return
cd to the Negroes. The officers
cannot be found to serve a bench
warrant on them at this time.
Maximum sentence on conviction
Of these charges is not more than
100000 fine, or not more than
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wo Negros Die In
Clark County Jail

Arkadelphia = Two Negroes
were found dead Sunday morning
IN the Clark County Jail here. A
eorOner'S report was that death
was due to unknown cause, !"
while the concensus of opinion
from the grapevine" attributes
death to causes, which no doubt,
even though, they were Negroes
would cause an Unpleasant inves-
tigation for Sheriff Matloek. The
grapevine reports that "the Ne
groes froze to death, and that
when found one was standing
with his hands clinching the bars
stiff, and the other lying flat on
the floor with his hand out
stretched"
The Negroes were RUDE Bailey,
Arkadelphia, and Herman Dunn
my Wilson of Gurdon Accord
ing to Sheriff Matlock, Rube
Bailey was arrested Saturday for
a misdemeanor and Wilson was
arrested later charged with being
drunk Mr. Matlock denied that
the Negroes died from insuffici-
ent heat for there was plenty of
heat in the Jail and no fumes of
any kind were evidenced that
would cause asphyxiation He
stated that there were seven
prisoners in the Jail during the
night, four white and three COL
ored And in keeping with the
customs of this section, the whites
and the Negroes were separated
by wall, putting them in a Sec
ton different from where the
Negroes were The three colored
were to themselves, but according
to statement from the coroner,
the Negro who is still alive, was
allowed the run of the jail This
was an explanation given by the
sheriff as evidence that they did
MT die from lack of heat; Mr..
Matlock offered as his version of
the death that Bailey died from a
heart attack, and Wilson, who was
drunk, could have died from bad
whiskey, Bailey's mother, accord
ing to Mr.. Matlock, admitted that
Bailey has suffered from heart
attacks before.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-12-21
List Negro Units
Entitled to Wear
Arrowhead

Washington, D. C.-Thirty-tw
Negro fighting outfits which
went ashore with amphibious as
sault units in campaigns from
Sicily to Normandy have beer
reported as entitled to wear the
bronze service arrowhead, the
War Department announced to-
day.
Only one bronze service arrow
head, given for hitting the
beaches in the ilitial assault
wave, may be worn on a theater
ribbon, regardless of the number
of assault landings participated in
by the wearer.
The 80 outfits with campaigns
and limiting dates are as follows:
Sicily, July 8 to IL, 1913; Celia,
Licata, Scoglitti-603rd and 608th
Ordnance Ammunition Compan-
les.
Italy, January % and 20, 1914;
Anzio; September 8 and 10, 1913,
Salerno-24th Chemican Decon-
tamination Company, 242nd and
2G3rd Quartermaster Service Bat
talions.
Southern France, August Is
and l6, l944-93rd Quartermas-
ter Railhead Company, 424th En-
gineer Dump Truck Company,
549th Quartermaster Laundry
Company, 3250th, 3277th, 3286th,
3288th, 3289th, 3299th and 3300th
Quartermaster Service Com
panies; 3425th, 3426th, 3427th
Quartermaster Truck Companies.
Normandy, April 6 and z, l945
-87th Chemical Battalion, 226th,
227th, 228th and 2z9th Port Com
panies, 270th. 27lst, 272nd, and
273rd Port Companies, 32oth Anti
aircraft Artillery Ballon Barrage
Battalion very low altitude) },
4042nd Quartermaster Truck
Company, 3275th and 4144th
Quartermaster Service Com
panies.
1t is expected that other Negro
units will be added to the fore
going list.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-12-21

its purposes. Mr.. Kliner an
nounced that he would leave Pine
Bluff to do a job for the State
Health Department sometime in
January, 1916. He has been most
active in helping the Negro res
taurant owner solve some of the
many problems in the field OF
health sanitation.
Participating in the effort to
organize were Willie Streets,
Louie Maddox, M, J, Trotter, Mrs.
Edith Bingley, Roosevelt Barnes,
Mrs. Ruby Williams, Wendell p.
Shelton, Jack McCoo, John
Jackson, Willie Ellie, Edmond
Hewlett, Mrs. Velma Evans, AL
bert Smith, and Jim Carpenter.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-12-21
Mrs. Roosevelt
Praises Play
Strange Fruii"

New York.-CCNS)--- Though
protesting herself no theatre
critic, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
judged the play Strange Fruit"
by her own standards and discov-
cred it rated highly.
In her syndicated column dat
ed Dec 18th, she says Il had
been told that the book was
better than the play. That may
be true, but nevertheless there
are strong, tense scenes in the
play. 1t will be a long time be-
fore ! forget the ones between
DR.. Sans and Tom Harris, the
kindly courageous Southerner
who tries successfully to stop the
lynching. It (the play) isn't
pleasant drama but neither are
life and some conditions in our
country"
Mrs. Roosevelt pays tribute to
heroine Jane White who plays
her part with restraint and
beauty"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-12-21
HASTE Lashes
Housing Jim Grow
By U. In Urging
Passage Of Bill

Washington, d. C. - Testifying
December II before the Senate
Banking and Currency Commit
tee, representing the NAACP,
Judge William II. HASTE declared
that the Wagner Ellender-Taft
General Housing bill lis as an i'm
portant, as salutary and as des-
perately needed as any measure
now pending before Congress"
favorably acted on by the Senate.
The Housing bill, S. 1892,
seeks to make possible the con-
struction of public housing for
low income families at the rate
of $4,000 units a year for a
period of 4 years. 1t would also
initiate a program to encourage
private builders to provide homes
for persons in the low and mod
crate income brackets at the rate
Oh approximately a million a year
for the next 10 years.
Lashing out at the discrimina-
tory manner in which the heads
of government agencies such as
the Federal Housing Administra-
ton and the National Housing
Agency have administered the
housing program to date, Judge
HASTE said, at is bad enough
when the Negroes efforts to OBJ
tain housing were hampered by
private real estate groups, housing
developers and financial institu-
tons; but it becomes infinitely
worse when Federal aids are so
administered as to crystalize dis
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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-12-21

MRS. ARTHUR SIMMS of
North Little Rock has several
reasons to smile at this time. She
is closing a successful year in
her business as co-owner of the
Cats Barbecue and Grocery, asso-
ciated with Mrs. Roslee Barnes,
and she is also the mother of a
baby daughter born November
25th. Mrs. Simms is active in
religious activities, connected
with the CINE Church of North
Little Rock. Despite her many
activities, she takes time out to
wish her friends and customers
a Merry Christmas.