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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-07
TRUMAN LAUDS CHICAGO

CHICAGO, April 6-(REPresident
Truman, receiving Chica g o
medal today for service to his
country, lauded this Illinois City as
the center Of the nations bread
basket" which he said would keep
the world from starvation.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-07
INCOME CUT

TOKYO, April 6.-(P)-Japanese
Princes are selling their automo
biles and economizing in other ways
because their income will be cur
tailed and they will have to pay
taxes just like other japanese, the
newspaper Asahi reported today
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The following realty transfers
were recorded with the office Of A.
B. Rhodes. register OF deeds, yes
terday:
Tide Water Power company to I.
H. Holmes, pt lots 4, 5 and 6-135
city.
1. H. Holmes to A. M. McKoy, pit.
lots 4, 5 and 6-135 city.
Frances H. McIntire to I. A. Me-
Intire, IF Wright division, Ard
more.
W. D. Faruhardt to w. L. Girls.
som, 339 Wilmington Beach.
Hugh MacRae and company tc
A. G. Stoutz, lot 814 Magnolia
Place.
J. N. Russ to w. R. Davis, tract
Russ property adjacent Taylor
Everett's creek.
W. W. Clark to w. R. Davis
five acres, Cape Fear two.
Mrs. Evira F. Reames to J
Frank Collier, lot 8, Greenbrook.
George A. Mallard to J. Franz
Collier, tract l, Jefferson est.
R. W. Reynolds to J. Frank Col
lier, lot 4, Biddle property.
D. C. Wright to Leslie R. Ray, 7
Is Princess Place.
E. L. Rogers to T. D. Piner, pit
lot 2 and all lot 3, Shore Acres.
Hugh MacRae and company to l.
D. Hollingsworth, lot zig Piney
woods, sec. "C''.
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ELECTED PRESIDENT

MACON, Ga, April 6.-(R)-Jo-
seph B. Johnston, superintendent OF
the Presbyterian Orphan home,
Barium Springs, N c., today was
elected president of the Tri-State
conference of orphanage workers
at the final session of three-day
meeting.
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17
Railroad Trainmen
Nav Soon Affiliate
With CIO
i5y FEDERATED PRESS

Miami Fra.-On the heels of presi-
dent philip Murray's invitation TO the
brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen to
Join the clO. a resolution proposing
such afiiliation was introduced in the
BRIT convention here
fhe resolution presented by Dele
t's, T 6 Griffiths OF Toledo. O.. was
Il fefled 10 committee and is expected
By reported ont before Oct. Is. Muir
ray hid made 10 person, a warmly
r,eigsa by delegate, but utilization
Nifh tAe tlO t. by no means certain.
Although BRIT President A +. Whit
has not committed himself on
8 lafAsr he would prefer a ,ieup with
e clo or AFl. he publicly assured
Murray on the conclusion OF his adj
lrts-
Your fafemenfs will be weighed by
hs convention as you 90 on your way
d yHir duty with The Go. As presi-
ienf ~ That great organization we
.is Ii yei God speed aud trust that the
fIaraly,is that has seized some labor
sadefs may never retard your organ
zatian and our brotherhood
AFl. President William Green is
-i3ld - address, the convention later
Ia the month.
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17
BIG BIZ GREW BIGGER DURING war,
IS REPORT OF SENATE SMALL
BUSINESS committee

economic concentration may be hene-
fetal in lowering production costs.
But the concentration does not al
way stop at this point and may pro
coed to actual monopolistic conditions
with resultant social damage.
In 1887 it IS estimated that the only
area where corporations were respon-
sible for less than one third OF the
activity was in agriculture where they
accounted for only 7 per cent Of the
total volume of business.
All major farm organizations have
advocated the retention of the family
type farm. Because of the lack of
economic power the individual farmer
can be easy prey for INSCRIPTIONS
groups. He can be, but not always is,
for farmers have found that by work
ing together in farm co-oporatives
they can better their own lot and in
addition make definite contributions to
general welfare.
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17
Ku klux Khan Take,
| @ nChinInN New
Jersey Courts
By FEEDER PRESS

Trenton. y j IN Klux klannrs IN
New Jersey will have to put their bed
sheets away in muthhalls.
Outlawing OF the terrorist organi2a-
ton was ordered here Oct. 10 by
Supreme Court Justice A. Dayton
Oliphant after testimony from State
Attorney General Walter D. Van, Ripper
that the kkks ohiectives were i'm
proper" and that il had been linked
With the German American E}nnd
The action was served on 4 former
representative OF the Khan, William I
Morgan Of Vest Long branch. hut
neither he nor any one else Identified
with the khan contested ii The khan
received a state charter ID 1923.
Van Ripper. who started proceedings
in August, testified "a Z meeting Of
New Jersey klan and bHnd memiafs
lar Camp Nordland pu Aususi Is. 1910
uontinucd IN Page Iourp
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17
Silver Cow Trades
And Labor
Council Notes

Requests for endorsement of their
political aspirations marked the ses-
sion of the Silver Bow Trades Council.
Those requesting endorsement were
AL Mcleod for sheriff: John Malta
for sheriff. John Byrne for legisla-
ture; Left Erickson for L. S. senator.
All requests were referred to the
Legislature committee.
Some time ago the teachers union
requested that the board of school
trustees require all teachers to join
the teachers union. This is not un-
usual as the crafts have had this
clause in their contracts for a mum.
Der Of years. Secretary Waters was in
structed to notify the chairman OF the
Educational committee of the board,
Mr.. Dingman, to appraise the Trades
council Of any action affecting the re
quest of the teachers.
Oscar Hills. vice chairman of the
council. reported of the meeting OF
the school board last Monday. Oates
Of the Engineers supplemented Hills
talk.
1t was with regret that the dele
gates heard that Tim Harrington O.
the Engineers made a trip to the hos
pital at Rochester. We are all wishing
for his early recovery.
Pat c. Sullivan, former delegate
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17
Cascade County
Trades and Labor
Assembly
Communication


'i"i' 1'' '''''''tf ',,'"''s ~"
s."
II Nv th.,r .ts,
Nnnnal siafp convention ID bp hold
si ilp oIyic center auditorium III
Gr.a, rlll On october y. ~. 20 and
sls, I'll. program nil start al 10 90
q m On October = and soo.a IN on
each following day There will be
morning afternoon aud evening ses
.sinns each d.tv All delegates are urged
~ partfefpatn IN Inc convention
iram Lar Erickson asking fnr the
~.1nrnrt IL lahnr IN his rampaisn for
.T 1 senator Filed
isram llntry Wallace ackrow.
t.d.f,,.,,v ~ nnr L.t,ar Ia President
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17

meeting MAS armed with broad an
fholiiy to work out terms Of a new
aereomcut to replace the current tom
pnrary pact with the government
which covers some toe 600 soft coal
%iirpcrs
Issues which the conventions 2.Son
delegates considered basic IN any new
contract include improvements in the
new health and welfare fund repres-
ehtation OF supervisory and clerical
help. increased wages and reduced
hours Of work. The specific nature of
the new demands. however, We're left
vaguc, repeating last years strategy
which IfMW Sec Treas. Thomas Ken
nedy said had been highly successful
"IIrretoforc. when We spelled out all
olw demands in advance. the operators
had cost figures multiplied several
times. of course Ia present To the
could launch a TRADE against our de.
mands.' he said
The new strategy. which Kennedy
called a general elastic policy i
expected to give President John |.
Lewis a free hand when he enter:
negotiations with the soft coal opera
tors Talks for return OF the mines t.
private ownership were expected to b
resumed in Washington shortly The,
were recessed early in September
after southern operators broke witt
northern owners on taking over the
terms OF the government contract.
The scale committee report rejected
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17

any possibility Of a separate agree
inent with northern operators. insist
ing that 1t would seek "A national
agreement The anthracite demands
were referred to the anthracite tri-
district convention which will be held
hefer,. reopeuing the contract with
lie operators.
Unlike previous conventions. discus
sion Of The committee report lasted
.llttle aver an hour although a flood OF
+. solutions from locals indicated deep
concern by miners with improving
their conditions. Most frequent de-
mands in resolutions We're for wage
increases geared to rising living costs,
i 3ufe increase being mentioned re-
p~eatedly Return 10 a 1hour day. s.
day week. doubling OF the present so
levied on each ton OF coal for the
welfare fund and improvement in
housing and sanitary facilities at the
mines We're also emphasized
Evidence OF delegates feelings came
- az NAiiAatt Niifli th'y Cdi ~ az
plaldpd the demand of Thomas Farm
or. negro delegate from Morgantown.
W. Va. Local ASP, for a 3D-hour week
and no work on Saturdays. Pointing
ont that increased production required
more equal division Of work among
miners 10 maintain employment, he
said II want a chance to take my
y ito To the movies on Saturdays
Although Lewis absence made this
a quiet convention. his presence was
felt Resolutions repeatedly lauded his
leadership delegates approved naming
Feb l.. as John l.. Lewis Day and
okayed substantial wage increases for
Lewis, Kennedy and Vice Pres. John
OL.tsry. The total convention cost
VAS estimated at a half million dol
lars.
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17

fOllOWS:
massachusetts. there she stands.
18th grade history hook.) Her repub-
leans are duh, regular and reaction
AIRY ~ they sit a little heavy on the
stomach. like apple dumplings or Her
bert Hoover. Common knowledgeo
Her democrats, too many Of them. are
eassv ghost fighters. without enough
CUTS to back up a good governor. Maui
rice Tobin-the kind of guys you wish
were on the other side. They wouldn't
say mush if they had a mOuthful.
afraid of losing votes they probaDly
won't get anyway. observation
Now that looks like a setup to warm
the heart Of any banker. big town or
small town. Whoever wins, you'd
figure il would make any banker hap
by. But that's where you're wrong.
There's Il erass-roots movement IN
New England and it's grown far past
the roots stage. Some Of the union
people told me about it. Others sort OF
hoped there was such a movement.
But a banker from a Massachusetts
city of less than 10000 population
and his dentist friend-proyed to me
things are really stirring in this tea
party country.
They were down in Boston to see
the Red Sox take the Cardinals 4 to 0
AZ n result thpy arrived late at the
cocktail party that preceded the Cit
ems Political Action Committee ban
quet for Sen. Claude Pepper II Con
gressional candidate Martha Sharpe
| ran into them as they were coming
the bartender for a last minute drink
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17

pretending they were aging news
papermen. a novelty in itself for a
bank president who's used to tossing
his weight around.
The banker looked like Jimmy
Byrnes with clear conscience, a good
nights sleep and a meal under his
belt. and his name was just as Irish.
The dentist looked like your dentist or
my dentist. if his income was up to
ten or twelve thousand a year.
I'VE were down to see the ball
game said the dentist. land we heard
Senator Pepper was going to talk
here. We've heard a lot about him and
we thought we'd come and find out If
he's as good as he seem to be-" He
and his banker friend, like two ancient
mariners, grabbed onto me, piloted me
to the press table (where they paid
for their dinner) and proceeded to
give me and a bevy Of staid Boston re-
porters a quick eye-opener on what
bankers are thinking about today.
"The only trouble with Henry Wal
lace" said the banker, is that he's a
hundred years ahead of his time, and
Jimmy Byrnes is a hundred years be-
hind" Somebody suggested that was
strong language for a banker.
"The hell it is" he announced. This
is a free country and it always has
been and it will be too damned bad
when a man can no longer say what
he thinks in this country. | had two
boys on Okinawa and they didn't fight
so their old nan would be afraid to
say what's on his mind at any time.
II admire Henry Wallace and like
what he said about how to have peace,
He was a gentleman. He asked his
boss and his boss said O. x. Then
when he spoke. he was fired. That's
like a man being told to try to steal
second base. then getting fired be-
cause he didn't make it.
I'VE like personal honesty up here
I've worked hard all my life. trying tC
do the right thing for my children, MY
moneys as good as the next mans and
I've got as much right to talk. want
to see my kids live in a good world. IN
a peaceful world. and | don't think
that's what Jimmy Byrnes is getting
us. I've got a right to speak up and
so have you and. by s%o-and-so, I'm
going to-"
I think the banker has an idea
there and at the next meeting of my
local union I'm going to suggest to the
members that there's no reason why
they should let a small town Massa
chusetts banker get a monopoly OF
good ideas.
Just as the banker said. this is
free country, We don't believe in mono
poly, and a union man has as mucl
, right to SPEAK up as a banker.
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17
GREAT FALLS BUILDING
TRADES NEWS
Minutes OF Regular Meeting
October 10, 1916

Meeting called to order at 1850 p. m.
Inv Vice Pres. Walter Davidson with
Brother Sims acting as vice president
pro TEN.
Minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved as read.
Communications
Minutes of the Cascade County
Trades & Labor Assembly read and
filed.
From the Great Falls Community
Chest in regard to a pledge for the
Community Chest.
Motion made and carried to table
the matter.
From Left Erickson for u. S. Sena-
tor Committee asking for Il endorse
ment. Letter filed.
From the. Painters Local No. 260 ad-
vising that their Local is in favor OF
a business agent and they are willing
to share the expense. If it could be
worked out in such a way whereby
the expense would be pro-rated, accord
ing to the number Of working cards
issued each Local concerned. Motion
made and carried to file the letter for
future reference.
Decisions of the Supreme Court for
period ending October /, 1916 read
and filed.
From the Engineers Local No. 81
advising that they have placed Mr.
Carl Slocome, on the unfair list fol
his refusal to Join the union and have
advised his employer. the Beatrice
Creamery that If the man is continued
in employment they will also be de
clared unfair. Local No. 377 requests
our concurrence. Motion made ant
carried that the matter take the usua
course.
Receipts
Roofers (4th qtr.) $3.50. Teamster'
Aug. PC & 4 Qtr. buttons) $500
Laborers Ga qtr. buttons) $3.50; La
borers (Oct. PC) $3.50. Total $3.50.
Expenditures
Ralph McVey expense to Helena
$14.65; Steno & stamps. $500, Western
Union, $1.65. Total 5000.
Reports or Delegates
Brother Ralph McVey. delegate t
the meeting in Helena with the unen
ployment Compensation Commission
reported on the meeting.
Unfinished Business
Brothers Richmond, Johnson an
McVey were appointed on the Con
mittee in connection with the Eng
neers' grievance with Mr.. Slocome.
There being no further business
the meeting adjourned at S:25 p. M
T.. II. Britten, SecretaryTreasurer.
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17

The relative importance of big bust
ness. particularly that of the giant cor
poration, increased sharply during
World War II. while the position of
small business declined, according to
a report Economic Concentration
and World War II just issued by the
Smaller War Plants Corporation at the
request of the Senate Small Business
Committee.
For well over 80 years the Ameri-
can people have been increasingly
concerned with trusts. m%onopolies. and
combines. says the document. Farm
people have a real interest in econo-
mic concentration because they are
the suppliers of raw material for
many industries such as food, bever-
ages, tobacco, textiles and leather,
where in many cases economic con
centration is high.
Not only is this true In manufacture
ing but also in retailing where integra-
ton has been both horizontal. as more
stores are acquired, and vertical, as
large retail chains acquire bakeries.
~meat-packing plants. milk plants, can
ming factories. and ever printing es-
Establishments.
Before World War II, economic con-
centration was pronounced in many
cases. the report shows. The IS largest
transportation corporations owned 80
per cent of all the transportation faci-
lities in the country. The 40 largest
public utility corporations owned more
than so per cent Of the public utility
facilities.
The country's 90 largest banks held
81 per cent Of the total loans and in
vestments of all the banks. The II
largest life insurance companies ac.
the assets of all life insurance com.
panies, and the POO largest non-finan'
cial corporations owned about 50 pei
cent Of all the assets of non-financiaI
corporations in the country.
During the war the relative impor
lance Of big b~usinests increased sharp
~, the study reveals. The increase il
concentration which took place during
the war was due largely TO the distri
button Of the great bulk of wal con
tracts TO a small number Of grea.
firms. On September 80, 1874, for in
stance. the top 100 corporations hell
IS per cent OF the prime contracts out
standing.
!, In looking 10 the future the repor
points out that during World War
big business made relative gains ant
retained many Of them. Also. il !
pointed out aside from this historica
pattern. the evidence is compelling
that big business will retain many 0
its wartime developments to increas
:, its relative importance in the postwa
economy. These include such factor
as production Improvements. scientifi
research, wartime advertising, II
: creased working capital, and ne'
facilities.
1t is common knowledge that man
modern industries must be Of a larg
9 size to efficiently use mass produ'
ton methods. Thus a certain degree {
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17
$500 Convention Delegates
Seeking Many Contract
improvements
POLICY Committee Given Broad Authority To
Work Out Terms of New Agreement
TO Replace Temporary Pact
By MIRIAM kOLkIN
~ Federated Press

Atlantic City. y. J.-More than loo local resolutions IN
orr Grating miners demands Tor higher wages peared to the
rising cost Of living. shorter hours and other improved working
cor ltiouS were referred to a national wage policy committee
~ the recent 39th United Mine Workers lAFl) convention.
The committee. appointed in the final action OF the l-day
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17
OPINIONS OF READERS
VETERANS TAKE STAND on POLITICAL ISSUES

Helena-A statement signed By % disabled veterans hos
pitalized at Fort Harrison protesting the blanket endorsement
of certain republican candidates by other veterans at the Fort
was submitted today to Erickson-for-Senator headquarters in
Helena.
Charging that the Fort Harrison Club for Zales Ecton for
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17
Bay State Banker Is Ardent
Backe< Political
AC..%
Also Thinks Henry Wallace u. ldred Years
Ahead of Times" and Byrnes An Equal
Amount Behind Rest of Nation
BY NORWICH
By Federated Press

Boston. = In Massachusetts, small town bankers don't go
around foreclosing mortgages on widows. They go to PAC
meetings. Maybe this happens all over the country. If so,
somebody should have told me. All knew about bankers, be-
fore I came here, were some stories l heard during the depes-
sion. All knew about Massachusetts could be summed up as
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17

at is the business Of the
old party politician to get
campaign contributions from
the rich and votes from the
poor on the ground that he
will protect one from the
other."-Oscar Ameriger.
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17
Statement

We. the undersigned veterans. pa
tients al the Veterans Hospital Fort
Harrison arr convinced that The re
Gently pNblieized formation of an or
ganizaiion ealled The Fort Harrison
club for Ialss Ecton for United ~ta'es
senator eampromises 4 negligible"
number vi Individual veterans. We
are furtier convinced that the organ
ization represents nothing but a par.
ltisan. republican propaganda effort
that No consideration was given to the
qualifications OF candidates on the OPP
posing ticket
We do not challenge the right Of in
dividual veterans TO work for the
election III candidates OF their own
choice. but We do register our objec-
ton to misleading propaganda intend
ed 10 give the general public the i'm
preston that the only candidates fur
high office acceptable to veterans in
the present campaign, are those on the
republican party ticket.
We have examined the records OF
those repeatedly endorsed by the al
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17

L. $. senator is an Organization rep,
r%esentine nothing but a partisan re-
publican propaganda effort N. siafe
ment objects to "misledding prept-
ganda intended to give The general
public the impression that the auly
candidates for high office acceptable
to veterans in the present campaign
arc those on the republican party
ticket
The disabled veterans express, 4
their leliei that candidates shpnld ~
Judged NOR on their record of sefv-
ice Tor The people and their inlep,rd-
onco and understanding Of the a.
mands d the office which they are
seeking than on the sole basis ~
whether ~ not the candidate Is q yei.
lmeran. They pointed out that "we ~
citizens iirSi over and beyond tie cir.
cumstanct Of being veterans. demand
on the part Of the candidate Tor OF
flee broad understanding Of tn great
issues and problems confronting the
American people, and prnpo ais iol
their solution for the good Of all ol tbs
people
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17
from the Plumbers is reported to
have been admitted to Saint James
We hope Pat will be we'll soon.

The American Federation OF Labor
is requesting all unions to use their
influence and ability to have local
and state educational boards grant
increases in salaries to teachers. The
letter deplored the low income Of
teachers and remarked about the de-
cline in educational standards.
Montana labor news., 1946-10-17

An economy that relies for
its stimulation on waste and
disaster is taking the road
to oblivion as surely A. the
dinosaurs, those creatures
that were all bulk and no
brains Stuart Chase.
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viii Entertain

Miss Judith Hickman will be
hostess tomorrow evening at the
Shoreham to friends from New York
following the concert which will b.
given by Mr.. Fred H. Barton, pianist
at the Phillips Memorial Gallery.
Earlier there will be luncheon
and then the guests viii hear the
interview with Mr.. Barton ovel
Station VOL, in which he will give
an outline on American influence
on world music.
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Elizabeth Jones
VIII Be Married
To Mr.. Clement

Mr.. william E. Jones of Marshall,
Va, announces the engagement of his
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Stephanie
Jones, to Mr.. Allen T. Clement, jr.,
son Of Mrs. Allen T. Clement Of
Saranac Lake, N. Y, and the late
Mr.. Clement.
Miss Jones was graduated from
the Westtown School, WesttoWn, Pa,
In 1910, and from Wellesley College
with the class Of 1914. For the past
year and a half she has held pos
ition with the French government
in New York.
Mr.. Clement was graduated from
the NorthWood School at Lake Plac-
i'd Club, N. Y, and in 1887 from
Williams College. He is member OF
the Amateur Ski Club Of New York,
and has been prominent skier in
eastern competitions since he was
captain OF the ski team at Williams.
He served three years in the Army
with the 86th Mountain Infantry
Regiment, and is at present study
ing journalism at Columbia Univer-
sity.
The wedding viii take place in
Virginia in March.
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'Pmtv for Buds

Mrs. Wayne Wirgman and her
daughter, Mrs. Wayne Kittelle, will
be hostesses Christmas afternoon
at an informal party in honor of
Miss Virginia Baker and Miss Eliza
beth Baker, twin daughters of Capt
and Mrs. Harold Baker, who will be
presented to society on the 29th by
their parents.