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Evening star., 1946-02-08

president of the United States Steel
Corp. The CIO chief and Mr.
Stephens had held secret meetings
here before their visit to the White
House. 1t was said the President
urged the two to continue their
meetings.
Informed officials indicated the
Government would allow the steel
industry price increase possibly in
excess OF S5 ton in order to per-
suade the producers to settle the
CLIO demands for 1871 cents an hour
higher pay, the basis suggested sew
eral weeks ago by Mr.. Truman.
In Chicago, the American Meat
Institute, trade organization
termed the fact-finders' recommen-
dation unfair to the industry" and
said the companies were unable
to absorb any part of the proposed
wage increase.
Officers OF the Amalganated
Butchers announced the wage pro-
posal did not meet their demands
but that workers acceptance would
be urged "at this time" Lewis
Clark, president of the CIO Pack
ing House Workers, said he would
call an immediate meeting of his
national wage and policy confer
ence in Chicago to act on the pro-
posal.
In the interim" Mr.. Clark said.
we will watch with interest what
action the Government takes in
order to implement the recommen-
dation y"
Strike Started January 16.
The packinghouse workers struck
January 16, in support of wage
boost demands ranging up to IS
cents an hour.
In its report, the fact finding panel
held that the 16-cent increase would
raise the meat industry's total costs
by less than per cent. The board
said direct labor costs now are from
8 to 10 per cent of total costs.
Not more than five cents an hour
OF the necessary wage increase can
be regarded as absorbable" the
panel declared, adding that, at this
flgure, the already small profit
margin in the industry would be
narrowed further.
Tax reductions, shifts from Gov
ernment to more profitable civil
ian sales, and some savings from
overtime and excessive and costly
labor turnover" could be expected
in the meat industry, the panel
noted.
This judgment of the board may.
of course, prove incorrect" the
board acknowledged, adding that
the applicable policies and regu-
lations can be reviewed quite
promptly by the stabilization agen-
cies If experience reveals a substan-
tlal error in our judgment"
Within Present Policy.
The report said the II cents
which would be covered by price or
subsidy relief comes within the Ad-
ministration's present. wage price
policy. Under this policy, wage in
crease made to equal cost-of Living
advances since 1941, may, if neces-
sary, be the basis of price relief.
1--WE are informed that the Office
of Price Administration will, by
proper action, give full relief for
such part Of the recommended wage
increase as is approvable," the board
noted.
On the bases of figures given the
fact-finders by Swift and Company
during public hearings, an 11-cent
wage increase would increase meat
prices by A cents 100 pounds. A
16-cent increase would raise prices
81 cents a hundredweight.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
South Pacific Activity
IOf u. S. Neurs End

By the Associated Press.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Feb
I8.-Rear Admiral Paul Hendrer
yesterday predicted that by june
the only American activity In the
South Pacific would be a permanent
base at American Samoa.
He made the statement at a press
conference aboard the cruiser Vim
cennes, the only combat ship in the
area. 1t is scheduled to leave Feb.
ruary IL for Pearl Harbor, disband.
ing the South Pacific command, Ad-
miral Hendren said.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Briggs Signs Contrac'
With JAW Carrying
18zz-Cent Pay Boost
BY the Associated Press.

os lllC ASeUCldIeu fIeSS.
DETROIT, Feb. 8.-The CIC
United Auto Workers today added
the Briggs Manufacturing Co. to the
list of firms with which they have
settled the wage question, and they
turned back to the slow-movine
negotiations aimed at settling their
60-day strike against General Motors
The new contract signed by Briggs
and the union yesterday provides an
1917 cent wage increase for produc-
ton workers and Is per cent raise
for salaried employees receiving $500
a month or less.
The 181z-cent raise is equal to the
increase agreed on by union and
Chrysler Corp. representatives about
two weeks ago, and a half-cent above
the one provided in the JAWS new
contract with the Ford Motor Co.
Covers $4,000 Workers.
About $4,000 workers who produce
bodies for Packard and Chrysler
motor cars are covered by the new
Briggs contract, according to Walter
Q. Briggs, jr, company treasurer,
and Melvin Bishop, UAW regional
director who led union negotiations
Meanwhile James F. Dewey, spe-
clal Federal mediator, indicated a
continuance of non economic
issue discussions as General Motors
and union negotiations went on.
Mr.. Dewey, who was selected by
Briggs and UAW leaders as perma-
nent impartial umpire in all labor
disputes, announced he had been
privately all week with C. E. Wilson,
General Motors president. He gave
no indication as to when the vital
wage question might supplant the
more minor issues considered at the
negotiations.
There was no comment from
either side regarding yesterdays
discussions.
Six Cents Apart.
The union is asking a raise of
1917 cents hourly as recommended
by presidential fact-fnding board
1t has lowered its original 80 per
cent demand to that figure, but
the corporations highest offer to
date is 131a cents.
Negotiations opened today be-
tween the UAW and the Bendix
Aircraft Corp, with George Adde's,
UAW secretary treasurer, heading
the union delegation. Bargaining
between the union and Hudson and
Packard firms has been recessed
until next week.
The new Briggs contract raises
hourly pay of its employees from 90
CENTS to S1.101s, the treasurer stated.
About 1000 workers outside Mich
tgan will receive the increased rates.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Snyder, Who Walked Out
OF Jail , Is Sentenced

Everett Ray Snyder, 36, one of
five men who escaped District Jail
last November. was sentenced today
by Justice Jennings Bailey of Dis
trict Court to serve from one to
three months for escaping. Snyder
gave up shortly after the escape.
The court was informed that
Snyder walked out of Jail after the
other four had escaped and there
was no evidence that he participated
in saving the bars or in aiding the
others to escape. Still pending
against Snyder is sentence on a
housebreaking charge on which he
recently was convicted.
Evening star., 1946-02-08

ton. The trip is therefore aban-
doned.'
III another development on the
labor front, the Government moved
to make effective a fact-finding
boards recommendation for a 16-
cent-an-hour wage increase for
meat packing industry workers.
Secretary of Agriculture Ander-
son, boss of that part of the meat
packing industry seized by the Gov
ernment two weeks ago to end a
strike of 248,00O workers, said he
would apply today to the Wage
Sterilization Board for approval OF
the fact-finding panels recommen-
dation of the 16-cent hourly in
crease. Plans call for the Govern
ment to put the pay increase into
effect before turning back the plants
to their owners.
$4,000 Directly Involved.
The Fact-fnding Boards ruling
applied directly to 10000 employees
of the five biggest meat packers
Swift, Armour, Cudahy, Wilson and
John Morrell. 1t was held certain
however, that actually the recon-
mendation would effect the entire
industry.
Cahed into action originally in an
attempt to head off the costly meat
strike, the three-man panel, headed
by Edwin E. Witte. found the in
dustry could absorb only 5 cents of
the suggested pay increase from cur
rent earnings The remaining IL
cents would be made up to the
packers either in the form of higher
prices or increased Federal subsidies
The wage increase would be retro
active to January 26, date of Federal
seizure.
Price Administrator Chester Bowles
a key figure in formulation oi
the new policy to raise prices
in order to end strikes anc
get civilian production in high gear
held a haf-hour conference with
President Truman this morning
He had met with the President lat,
yesterday. On both occasions h,
refused to discuss the nature of hi
visits.
White House Conferences.
Mr.. Truman late yesterday callet
In separately Philip Murray, presi
dent of the CIO and the United
Steel Workers, and John A. Ste
phens, industrial relations vic'
Evening star., 1946-02-08

president. Mr.. Mills said Mr.. Mur-
ray expressed fear that contracts
with employers would be violated.
The work halt was to have begun
at 4 pm. Monday. Instead, Mr..
Mills said yesterday, a rally start
ing an hour later will be held.
Even before the council announced
its cancellation plans several of the
city's largest CIO unions said they
would not instruct their workers to
take part. These unions included
Sidney Hillman's Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Union, with an
estimated $4,000 members.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Clio In New York Cancels
Scheduled Work Stoppaqe

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. ga two-inour
work stoppage scheduled for Mon
day In the metropolitan area in sup
port OF striking Western Union en-
ployes has been Cancelled by the
Greater New York CIO Council.
The action. Saul Mills, council
secretary said, was taken after con-
sultations with Philip Murray, CIO
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Two Die in BIS Crash

SUMTER. S. c., Feb. 8 (P.-Twe
veterans of service in the European
theater of operations were killec
yesterday when a BIS bomber
crashed and burned near Shaw
Field. Col. c. E. Hughes. command
ing officer of the base, listed the
dead as Capt. George F. Bruck, jr.
Irvington, N. j., and 1t. Dwane @
Smith, Sac City and Newell, Iowa.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Furmino on the FIy

LAFAYETTE, Ind. R).-Five In.
diana farmers and two farm women
attending three-day agricultural
conference at Purdue University
hurried to the Purdue airport each
evening and few their own plane!
home in time to do the chores,
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Johnson Antique Sold

A small silver cake basket used
by Boswell and DR.. johnson when
they visited the chief of the Mac
leod Clan during their tour of Scot
land, has just been sold for $500.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Gale FIottens Man,
Driving Pipe Through
Back of His Throat

By the Associated Press,
MELTON PARK, SURREY,
England, Feb. "a terrific gale
lashing Southern England
caught 87-year-old James Mott
ran. hurled him fiat on. his face.
and drove his pipe stem through
the back of his throat into his
spinal column.
The coroner's verdict today
was accidental death.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
Labor

Continued From First Page.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-16
Gore
Bride-EIec
Entertained

Miss Frances Gore, who will be
married to Stephen Gideon on Sat
urday at Tabor City, was entertain
ed by a number of friends and fel-
low-teachers of the Lake Forest
school, Monday evening at st.
Johns Tavern.
The dinner was served in the
main dining room of the Tavern
overlooking the garden. The dining
table was lighted with white candles
and in the center of the table there
was a bowl of white button chry-
santhemums.
At the guests of honor's place
was a corsage of pink camelias
and white tuberoses and she was
presented with silver candle sticks.
Among those present at dinner
Miss Frances Gore, the guest
of honor, Mrs. Manley Williams,
Mrs. ]. j. Fowler, Miss Louise
Holloman, Miss Nellie Cray Mat
this, Miss Lillian Calls, Mrs. Will
liam Bordeaux, Mrs. Virginia Carr,
Miss Mary E. Carpenter, Miss
Mrytle Wick, Mrs. Elizabeth
Reavis. Mrs. Alice Geddie, Mrs.
Polvogt, Mrs. Rachel Dur
ham, Miss Myree Dunn, Mrs.
George Rosenberg and Mrs. Henry
] Johnson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-16
VanBuren
EntertaInS
Recent Bride

Mrs. Arthur B. VanBuren enter
tanned today with a luncheon at
Edge Hill, Bradley's Creek, hon
oring Mrs. Thomas H. Wright, Jr.,
who, before he- marriage, was
Miss Margaret Taylor of Green's
boro.
Guests were invited for 1 o'clock
and places were laid at an attrac-
lively appointed table for the fol
lowing:
Mrs. Thomas H. Wright, Jr.,
Mrs. William S. R. Beane, 3rd,
Mrs. Thomas H. Wright, Mrs. Jen-
ME Gilchrist Hill, Mrs. Thomas H.
Wright. Mrs. Clayton Bellamy,
Mrs. Eugene Hicks, Mrs. Raymond
H. Holland, Miss Carolyn Holland,
Mrs. Richard Cantwell, Miss Nudge
Strange, Mrs. Harold Alexius, Miss
Virginia loot, Mrs. Clark Bellamy,
Mrs. George E.. Kidder, Miss
Jocelyn Peck, Miss May Taylor
and Mrs. Thomas B. Granger.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-16
BY RUTH MILLETT

The 'long face" has become the
style Of the day.
"Everything's a mess" We GO
about assuring each other, as we
wallow in gloom.
Perhaps our trouble is that we
keep comparing the postwar world
as is, with the postwar world we
expected. 1t might be a good idea
if once in a while we would stop
to compare our lives of today with
cur lives of two years ago.
Our newspapers then were re-
porting the hometown boys listed
as missing in action"
Today we read that $4,000 vol
unteers joined the Army in Sep
TENDER in a rush to get under the
deadline fo- full educational bene-
fits under the GI Bill of Rights.
Two years ago our ears were
glued to the radio for, news of our
fighting men overseas. Today they
are glued to the radio because two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-16
TO-DAY

TODAY
$3.50 p. m. Monthly meeting OF
Board of Managers OF the
North Carolina Society OF
Colonial Danes of America.
$3.50 p. m. Cape Fear Chapter, No.
3, UDC, in the First Presby-
terrain church parlor.
$3.50 p. m. Colonial Village Mothers
club will meet with Mrs.
Irving D. Roth, 524 South
Lumina avenue, Wrightsville
Beach.
2:3O p. m. Bradley's Creek Home
Demonstration club will meet
at the home of Mrs. A. Will
hanson. All members are re-
quested to bring their yearly
reports to this meeting.
THURSDAY
1:45 p. m. Executive committee
will meet.
2:30 p. m. East Wilmington Home
Demonstration club will meet
= at the Community center.
2:30 p. m. Bradley's Creek P..T.A.
will meet in the school audi
torium. Capt. John Davis,
formerly of the City
police department, will speak
on "SafetY."
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-16
oncertMembership
able Today
ST. James Parish

The Wilmington Community Con-
cert Association urges all people
interested in joining the Associa-
ton to telephone headquarters at
21O67 o. 1901 for membership cards
without delay in order to avoid
disappointment. Last season was a
complete sell-out and the enthusi-
astic response this year indicates
the 1946 series to be equally sue
cessful.
The first concert is scheduled for
November l when the Columbia
Grand Opera Quartet will be pre-
scented. In this quartet are Frances
Yeend, Helen Olheim, Arthur Kent
and Donald Dame of the Metropoli-
ton Opera.
Frances Yeend created a sensa-
ton this summer at the Berkshire
Festival in the leading role Of Ellen
Oxford in the American premiere
of Benjamin Britten's opera Peter
Grimes" under Leonard Berstein
and was soloist in Be.hoven's Ninth
Symphony under DR.. Serge Kous-
sevitsky.
Arthur Kent had the lead in the
"Song of Norway" in New York.
Donald Davis is currently heard
IN the american Album Of Fami-
liar Music" every Sunday evening.
Helen Olheim is a favorite of
opera, concert, and radio circles
and has many Metropolitan seasons
to her credit.
Among the attractions being con-
sidered for the remaining concerts
of the season is William Kappell,
23-year-old pianist who appeared
SO times with leading ~orchestras
in the 1945-46 season. Olin DoWnes
writes of him in the New York
Times: This was playing in the
grand manne--playing OF Rach-
maninoff dimensions"
The final selection of artists will
be made this Saturday by the
Artists Selection Committee Of the
Wilmington Community Concert
Association. Headquarters at st.
James Parish House, 314 Market
Street, will be very glad to have
suggestions of the artists you would
prefer to hear.
The campaign closes Friday eve
ming. October ID, at 8 p. m. No.
further subscriptions will be &C
cepted after this date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-16

ready to get back into school life
once more. Really missed not see
ing her around lately.
Bootie Harriss, student at the
|Carolina college extension at MINIS,
is improving following a freak auto
mobile accident in which she was
flung from a jeep. Bootie was a
victim Of serious head injuries and
is a patient at James Walker
Memorial hospital. We all hope that
Bootie will soon be up and AROUND
again.
Poor me! One of these days I'll
sit down at this typewriter and
write something right. Referring to
Sundays column, l somehow man
aged to leave out Most Nonchal-
ant" My most humble apologies
II Rachel Cameron and George
Jones, upon whom the superlatlve
was bestowed, and I'm hoping that
You'll realized it was definitely
un%intentional.
1 saw Raynor Newbold down at
the Teen Age club the other day
and he was looking mighty good.
Raynor left Fort McClelland, Ala
bama some time ago and is no"
stationed near Seattle, Washington
with the army. Mac Ayers is an
other Wilmington boy who is up
near Seattle with the navy.
We asked for the Teen Age cluo
in the afternoons, SO let's snow
the Recreation Department mat we
appreciate them letting us use It,
After all, the Community Center is
very much in demand and we
might not have access to it In the
future if we don't show that we
like having the opportunity to 60
there in the afternoons.
I'll close my book on this page
and I'll be seeing y'all around.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-16

room chair where they were casual
Nv slung, comes the time for those
congenial club meetings. All Sorts
of meetings fill the club calendar
from Mondays through Fridays
calling both boys and girls as par
Elephants. Rising as two newly or
eanized clubs are The Barons n
The BOOSTERS.
The Barons club was begun by a
group of senior boys and includes
ten members on its roll. Robert
Furr heads this the-more-We-get-
together-t h e-happier-we'll-be Or
sanitation with Bobby Melton serv-
ing as secretary-treasurer. No VICE
president has yet been elected. sun
dav night the boys officially initial
ed themselves by giving a chlcKeh
barbecue to celebrate Jean Ccoss's
birthday. incidentally, Henry Tru-
love is a Baron.) Jack McCarley
and Marilyn Costello, Rex Wallis
and Betsy Harriss were among
those who found that chicken
mighty good. But after l saw
Bobby Melton's plate, l think ne
Liked the chicken more than any
bow else. Bobby's reason was that
e had to down two suppers due 10
the absence of his date that wasn't
a date. At any rate a fine time
was had by all even if the girls
did almost land in the fishpond.
Cher Barons are Billy McEachern,
Hugh Evans, Billy Burton. o. X.
Pridgen, and Tommy Hall. Plans
are in order now for election OF i've
new members.
A strictly boys club recently or
-anized by some of the high school
tellas is the Rooster Club. Heading
the BOOSTERS r Herbert Flsher
and David Smith; to all you boys
that might like to join, just see one
of these two.
Following the treaded path, the
officers of the ROTC Battalion
have once more organized this year
as a club. At a recent meeting,
Allen Lanier of Company c, Eugene
Ensley, was elected vice-presldent
and Albert Beall, executive officer
will serve as secretary. To be the
club treasurer this year is Richard
Galphin, captain of Company D..
Smokey Warner, who has recent
ly had an operation for removal OF
her tonsils, is almost well and
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-16
WE, THE WOMEN
We're Still Better Off Than In 1914

football teams or two baseball
clubs are fighting it out.
Two years ago we were dis
cussing when the war would end.
Today we are discussing the peace.
Two years ago the mailman's
step on the front porch was the
highlight of each day. Now 1t is
the CHEEKY whistle of the man OF
the house returning home from
work.
Things are in a mess if we COM
pare what we have with what we
expected.
But if we compare our lives to-
day with our lives only two years
ago, we will discover that we
have plenty to be thankful for.
We forget so soon. 1t Was such
a little while ago that we were
saying: when the men come
home, we will never worry about
small troubles again"
And compared with the prob
lens of two years ago-our trou-
bles today are small indeed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-16
Clark To Speak

RALEIGH, Oct Is E At
General Tom c. Clark will
speak at the 18th annual meeting
of the North Carolina State bar
which will be held here on October
Is, Bennett H. Perry of Henderson,
president, and Edward L. Cannon,
executive secretary, announced
Tuesday.
Other speakers on the program
will include: Willis Smith OF Ra-
leigh, President of the American
Bar association; Kenneth c. Royal
of Goldsboro. udersecretary OF
war; Former Governor ]. c. B.
Ehringhaus, and L. R. Varser OF
Lumberton. chairman of the state
board of bar examiners.
The meeting will be preceded
by a meeting of the State Bar coun-
Gil which will be held on October
"A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-16
Dean Hudson
To Play For
HostessDance

The weekly Camp Lejeune dance
will be helt on Thursday evening
at Marston pavilion with Dean
Hudson's orchestra providing the
dance music.
Buses will leave from City Hall
at $40 in the evening.
The dance is for 125 registered
junior hostesses Who are asked to
telephone YWCA, 1896, City Rec
reation, 1892 or USO office, 9493
for reservations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-16
Auxiliary
Presbyterian Synod
In 34th Session

CONCORD, Oct. Is P The
Women's Auxiliary of the Presby-
terrain synod of North Carolina will
open it's 34th annual meeting here
Tuesday night, with delegates from
all parts of the state.
Mrs. George U. Baucom, Jr., is
president of the syndical. She will
preside at all sessions of the con-
vention which viii, continue through
Thursday morning.
Principal speaker on Tuesdays
program is DR.. George Mauze OF
Winston-Salem. His topic will be
The Chu-ch's Opportunity at
Home"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Tapp are
visiting the Rev. Duval Gwah-
meny of Wytheville, a. Mr.. GWath-
mey is well known in Wilmington
where he was rector of St. Pauls
Episcopal church.
DR.. J. B. Cranmer and Mrs.
Cranmer are visiting their daugh-
ter, Sister Alice Madeline at the
convent of St. John the Baptist,
Ralston N. j.
Cecil Appleberry, a G1 student
at the University of North Caro-
lima will spend the weekend with
Mrs. Appleberry at their home
in Lake Forest.
Mrs. w. L. Moore is visiting her
brother and sister-in-laW, DR..
Louis D. Belden of Indianapolis
Ind.
Mrs. Marian Burns will leave
Friday for New York City where
she will visit friends.
John James Ormond, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. L. F. Ormond, has arriv-
ed in Seattle from Japan. He is
a p%aratrooper and has been serving
in Divisional headquarters of the
18th Airborne Division. He recent
ly received his glider wings from
Glider Training school in lamont
Horshu, Japan
Mrs. Plat Davis is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Richard Price, OF
Washington, D. c.
Miss Eleanor Jordan is in Fay
etteville where she went to attend
the funeral OF Mrs. Ernest Sykes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur I. Jeffords,
Jr., of Savannah, Ca, have return
ed home after attending the we'd
ding of Miss Mary Mintz and
Richard Cough on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Quinlivan
are celebrating their 25th wedding
anniversary at their home, 1917
Nun street.
Friends will be glad to learn
that Mrs. r. A. Elmo-e, of 305
South Sixteenth street, who under
went a major operation at James
Walker Memorial hospital, was re-
ported as convalescing nicely to-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J.. Cough
OF Newton, Mass, have returned
home after attending the wedding
of their son, Richard I. Cough, who
was married to Miss Mary Mintz on
Saturday. Edward j. Cough, Jr.,
who attended his brother as best
man, has returned to his home In
Washington, D. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-16
Teen-Age
Taller
BY HARRIss

,:ur. uinds sueen through the autumn ar and tn leaves oegn
g. tN wn"r radd and gold. with the coolness opening the aoof TO c untb
weather, skirts and sweaters and winter coa.s n Go ne.r discriminating
skirt and sweater styles, is the tuckedIn blouse I'M ls a pIhls
III nj ettad snueIv around the waist. Since they are nov aVa AnSpae
e neor socks are more e en cinging warmly to aulac u Inf" ~ %
c $50 IT neo Rachel Cameron is the proud possessor ~ q
S Saeutinfn1 white Sweater. and wears her matching angora 10 "aAe
a goodIooking combination. z., =, scboo, hooks and when
49, neatorials re drearily taken for lesson-gettng 1rom d Hvlns