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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
CALLS FOR START
OF WAGE PARLEYS
UNIV Leader Fires Double
Blast In Possible Long
And Bitter Battle

WASHINGTON, March q
(P)-John L. Lewis called on
the coal industry today to re-
open wage negotiations COW
ering some 100000 soft-coal
miners - and simultaneously
served notice he is ready to
call a nationwide coal strike
April 1 to enforce his de-
mands.
The United Mine Worker lead
er, in typical fashion, fired a dou-
ble-barreiled blast to open what
may well be one of the most bit
ter and hard-fought labor-manage-
ment battles in the industry's his
tory.
Under the same March 2 date,
Lewis sent letters to bituminouS op-
orators and to the government, one
inviting the industry to open wage
talks here on March IL, the 9TH
er advising the government that
a dispute exists and that he will
wait 80 days before striking.
Coal operators, who had expected
Lewis invitation, are bound by the
unions contract to participate in
the wage conference.
To Mean Price Increase
AT the same time, industry
spokesmen made it clear that, de-
pending on the extent of the UNIV
wage increase proposals, the ne
gotiations probably will be a
draHn-out. sternly-countested af-
fair. These operator representa-
tives, who asked not to be named,
said any major pay increase. will
mean a coal price increase, and
commended that coal prices already
are too high to leave the industry
in a satisfactory position for COM
petition with oil and gas fuels.
In his letter to Ezra Van Horn
of Cleveland, chairman Of the op-
orators negotiating committee of
the National Biturninous coal wage
conference, Lewis declared new ar
rangements'' are necessary cover
ing wages, hours, rules, practices,
different;els, inequalities and
'sother pertinent matters" affect
ing the Industry.
Soft. coal miners currently
receive a basic wage of 81 an hour
for a 35-hour week. With overtime,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
Sen. Bailey To Ask
uerAppropriation
Jaycees, Senior Frat
Set For Waste Paper
Collection Here Today

A waste paper collection will
be conducted throughout the
city today by members of the
Senior Fraternity and the
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Proceeds from the collection
will be used to retire a small
deficit left from last summer
when the Brigade Boys club
camped at Bruce B. Cameron
memorial camp.
w. A. Stewart, director of
the Brigade club, has requested
all persons contributing their
paper to have 1t piled outside
where it will be accessible
from the street by p. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
Greenwich Rejects
UNO Site Proposal
Rep. Luce Will Urge
UNO To Consider Site
With Warmer Welcome

WASHINGTON, March p
R)-Rep. Luce (R-Conn.) said
tonight she will. urge the Unit
ed Nations Site committee to
consider a location where the
.UNO capital may be more
welcome" than at Greenwich,
Conn. 's1-
81 will urge at that time
also," she told a reporter, ''that
consideration be, given Geneva
as an interim site. think it
would be wise for UNO to go
there for five years." while de-
Gliding final plans.
Mrs. Luce said she would
have voted for establishment of
the UNO capital in Connecticut
in the referendum today, which
showed Greenwich citizens. op-
posing the plan 5,505 to 2,019.
She said she planned to vote,
but her plane was grounded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
CONNALLY FAV0RS
FIRM RED POLICY
Senator B elieves Issues
Should Be Met, Discuss
I. ed And Acted Upon

WASHINGTON, March 2.-(P-
Senator Connally (D-Tex) Joined
today the growing list of American
officials advocating policy OF
firm dealings with Russia.
But the chairman of the senate
foreign relations committee told a
news conference his idea of the
way to get along with the Soviets
Is not to say to them: Were
against YOU
1--WE should take position that
we know is right and stand trere, :"
Conally declared. 1--WE should meet
these issues as they come up, dis
cuss them and act on them"
Praising the administration S
foreign policy as firm and con-
sistent," the Texas senator said
he is in agreement with the views
expressed by Secretary of State
Byrnes Thursday. In an obvious
reference to Russian moves,
Byrnes called for "stop to this
r answering for strategic advant-
ages all over the world"
Conally, Just back from the Unit
ed Nations meeting in London, said
he had not had time yet to read
this weeks senate speech in which
Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich) call
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
Clty,s Churchn7en Set
For Religious Census


tod H.-lhlngton protestant churches
cow mad completed plans for a
WIKI iilp.iehenslve religious census
ysri an Will be started from the
3 o,Ol churches this afternoon at
iron OS' OF the churches planned to
cen ,t oul details of their part in the
foIlou s at meetings Immediately
vino o"lhg the morning church SER
son sS' Approximately 1000 per-
conn+ VIII participate in taking the
diy wilmington proper has been
cens ueo INTO nine districts, with a
sac rsoS leader in charge of each
sAoh' Also included in the area
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
Russian Soldiers Remain
In Trans Unruly Areas


cussed Moscow's decision to make
only a partial withdrawal of Rus
sian forces by today's deadline
for evacuation of all foreign troops.
One; deputy said the delay was an
"act Of aggression"
Firouz - whom some deputies
criticized fer wild observations"
said the Russians were staying
in Azerbaijan province because
there was no representative there
OF the Tehran government to- &C
cept the Soviet installations. :.
He said the Russians could not
turn over the properties to the
Continued ON Page Eleven; COL 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03

TEHRAN, March 2. = F)
Prince Firouz, political under-sec-
rotary of state, declared To-Day
Soviet troops were staying IN
troubled areas of Iran as a
friendly gesture" to the Tehran
government, but Nationalist depu-
ties charged the Russians with ag'
erosion and appealed for Amerl-
can aid.
A foreign ministry official said
rightist- deputies were 'tnreat .s
ing an attempt to overthrow me
Irsnian cabinet over the new de-
velopment. . .oor.+
The statements followed a secret
parliamentary session winch aus
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
Miracle Drug En- Route
To Grauely I'LL Infant

The miracle drug, streptomicin,
located after widespread search
headed by Gov. R. Gregg Cherry,
had not arrived at the Wrightsville
Beach Babies hospital, where six
months-old Jane Gregg of Wannaa-
ish lies gravely ill Of a kidney all
ment, late last night.
A nurse at the hospital said it
had not been received and answer
ed a question as to its possible
arrival time by saying. II don't
have any idea"
DR.. Sudbury said that DR.. Chest
er Keefer, Of the National Research
council in Washington, D. c., was
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
TEXAS TERMINAL
PLANS new DOCK
Refinery Manager Inspects
Company's Facilities On
Cape Fear River

Texas Oil company plans con-
struction of a new dock at the Tex
as terminal plant here, It was
revealed last night by George c.
Rryant, general manager of the
Texas conpany's refining division,
who stopped in the city overnight.
Bryant, accompanied by his
wife and Joe T. Frohleich, assist
ant general manager of the Texas
refining division, landed at Blue
thenthal airport at 4:30 pm. yes
terday in a company C-54. The par
ty was net by Walter Curtis, man
ager of the Wilmington Texas ter
minal.
This is just reconversion
check-up," Bryant said. "This ter
minal, like most of Cur Texas ter
nainals has been geared for war
uses-100 octane gas, for example.
instead OF the lower octane auto
frlel-and I'm just making a tour
Of the terminals.
Bryant flew to Bluethenthal from
Jacksonville, Fla, yesterday and
today his plane was scheduled to
leave foc Charleston. He said he ex-
pected 10 visit Texas terminals
along the Atlantic coast from Port
land, Me-, to Florida. Until recon-
version is fact, he said, expan.
sion plans of his company would
rot be fully developed. The new
dock here will enable the local
terminal to handle a greater vol
ume Of products, he added.
Plotting the Texas plane was
Seth Yervington, pilot, and Joe
Scheiblec, co-pilot.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03


covered by the census will be
Wrightsboro, Winter Park, Castle
Hayne, Market street road, Maffitt
Village, Carolina Beach. Wrights-
vile Beach, Harbor Island and
Seagate.
The Rev. E.. C. Chanblee, secre-
tary of the Wilmington Baptist as
ISOLATION, will direct the census
and have. charge of s. especially
trained workers who will complete
the tabulation tonight. 1t is ex-
pected that information exacted in
the census will be distributed to
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
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agreement was contingent on
approval by the National Wage
Sterilization Board and rati
fication by the local unions in
volved at some 40 plants operat-
ed by the Goodrich, Goodyear,
Firestone, and u. S. Rubber
companies.
Upon approval and ratifi-
cation, the IS IL cents hourly
pay boost will become effective
as Of the first pay period after
today, Buckmaster said.
He told reporters tht the
companies and the union
agreed to negotiate certain
job rate questions at plant
levels and made "mutual
Continued on Page Three; Col. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
JAW TO END GIN STRIKE IF
ARBITRATOR PLAN ACCEPTED:
LEWIS SET FOR COAL HEUP
CIO, Rubber Firms
Agree On Pay Boost

WASHINGTON, March r
P)-The nations four princi-
pal rubber manufacturers and
the CLIO rubber workers union
agreed today on a Is IL cents
hourly wage increase covering
some 100000 workers.
Twelve cents of the wage in
crease will be retroactive to
Nov. 1, 1915, the union and
company spokesman amour
ced.
The agreement ended II days
of the first industry-wide negO-
tiations.
Agreement also was reached
on payment of double time for
Sundays and holidays.
L. S. Buckmaster, president
of the union, said thew age
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
COMPANY EXPECTS
TO REJECT OFFER
Lengthy W alkout Has
Caused $750,OO0,OO0
Loss To Workers, Co.

DETROIT, March 2-P)-
The CLIO United Auto Work.
ers offered tonight to quit
their 102-day-old strike at
General Motors if the COM
pany agrees to submit their
costly dispute to an arbitra.
tor to be named by President
Truman.
An authoritative source
close to GIN officialdom-as.
serted tonight that GIN would re.
ject the UAW proposal. He de.
clined use of his name.
Heads of the UAW-CIO, in a LETT
ter to GINS President C. E. Wilson,
promised that if the company &C.
cepts the proposal they would urge
the $4,000 strikers to return to
the job Immediately on present
settlement terms from General
Motors.
Will Reply Today
GIN officials, after conferences
including meeting at the hospital
bedside of c. E. Wilson, GIN presi.
dent, said they would reply to the
union proposal at p. m. Sunday.
If General Motors accepts, the
strikers would return to work at an
10 IL cents an hour wage increase
which GIN said today was its
absolutely finaP' offer-and on
other contract concessions, includ.
ing dues check-off.
The unions 250-member GIN con.
ference voted the arbitration move,
but a spokesman said it was not
Unanimous. ts-.
In the event GIN rejects the pro.
posal, union statement said the
conference resolved itself to in.
tensify strike action and to carry
on until the strike is WON" The
conference shortly thereafter ad.
journed its two-day session.
"Fixed Position
In the letter to GIN, the JAW.
CLOS highest officials called att
tention to what they termed the
fixed and immovable position Of
each side holding back settle.
ment of the dispute at this time.
your acceptance" the union
told GIN, twill give America the
green light to move forward to full
production and prosperity"
General Motors proposals for
settlement include:
l. The 10 IL cents an hour wage
increase (6.5 per cent? as op-
posed to the UAW-CIO demand for
10 IL cents OLA per cent?. Origin-
ally the UAW-CIO asked 30 per
cent.
General Motors refuses to grant
a / cent an hour equalization
fund.- which the union asks to ball
ance "inequities" among wage
groups.)
2. Check-off of union dues and
elimination of maintenance of
member to keep good standing in
the union in order to hold his job.
8. A vacation pay system based
on percentage of annual wage Of
the worker and graduated accord.
ing to seniority. At present an em-
ploye of one to five years senior.
ity gets 48 hours vacation pay;
above five years, he gets SO hours.
Earlier today General Motors
had tentatively agreed" to all
matters in dispute except wages.
Changes Politics
The disclosure came from GM'l
Vice President Harry w. Anderson
at press conference in the course
of which he charged union politic@
was interfering with a settlement
Of the strike-a charge immediate-
ly denied by the union.
To date the walkout has caused
a total estimated loss of three
quarters of a billion dollars In
wages and in car and truck sales
by the company and In dealer COM
missions. .--
Anderson said General Motors
was fairly well convinced the
Continued on Page Three; Col. D
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
FOR DEEPER CHANNEL
Budget Bureau Eliminates
Cape Fear Project From
Civil Functions Bill
Wilmington Star-News
Washington, ID. c., Bureau

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 2
Senator Josiah W. Bailey is urging
the Senate Appropriations commit
tee to write into the current War
department civil, functions bill a
project for deepening the Cape
Fear river channel at Wilmington
from 80 to 81 feet.
Already authorized by congress,
the project was recommended by
the Chief of Engineers early this
year. The budget bureau. how
ever, eliminated it in making dras-
tic cuts in proposed work for the
l947 fiscal year.
AS passed by the House a few
days ago, the civil functions bill
did not contain any money for the
Cape Fear work, but when the
Senate War department subcom-
mittee began hearings on the bill
this week, Senator Bailey wrote the
committee asking that the project
be written in. The clerk of the
Commerce Committee, of which
Bailey is chairman, predicted that
several such projects would be
ADDED in the Senate version. Sen
af0r Bailey himself is expected
70 appear before the Appro-
pnatlons committee to urge that
Mhds be provided FOR the channel
deepening work. &
Cites States Position
senator Bailey is expected to
DaSe Ills request on the contention
mat Until the channel is deepen
VI 10 at least 80 feet, modern deep
u!a!t oil tankers will have extreme
rrnilculty negotiating the Cape
lear; Is North Carolina, the senator
~ expected to point out to the
WI; is dependent upon Viii
s'ston and the Cape Fear river
~, r., NE greater part of it's auto.
fuels. anu iuoilcdn'
. will rAe committee hearings probably
WV. .ni continue through next week,
n iI i, ,lnal action is not likely until
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03

supplying a quantity Of the drug
and that still another supply waS
being sent from an uadisclosed
place.
Senator Josiah W. Bailey, after
he heard Of the case, made ar.
rangements for Navy plane ia
fly the drug to Wilmington from
the Research council laboratories.
Little Jane, daughter of 1t. and
Mrs. Alex Gregg, Wannanish,. was
IN what doctors termed Every
grave and weakened condition.
last night.
Continued ON Pare Three. fol ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
REITEPATCc amman

KEITERATES APPEAL -
ino 'V :. OF Senator Bailey in seek
cb s 70 nave the Cape Fear river
ed t III deepening project includ-
III me War department civil
-oOnsihued on Page Two. Col s)
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
WEATHER

North and South Carolina-Fair and
warmer Sunday and Sunday night; Mon
dsy increasing cloudiness and mild, with
showers beginning in mountains in after
room.
Additional Weather Data ON Page Two.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-29
Ten A|askans Coming Back,
 Motor Convoy

CALGARY. Alta, Oct. 29. - A party of 10 Alaska residents is starting home in convoy along the Alaska highway as the best means of getting their new cars and sup plies to Anchorage.
 The group is headed by James McGinty, Anchorage night club op- orator. whose wife is a member of the party The convoy includes three 1946 model automobiles, pur- chased in Seattle. Members of the party said they had no assurance of getting the cars to Alaska before spring by ship.
 Seven trucks are loaded With foodstuffs, which are short and costly in Alaska because of the maritime strike, and with mater ials for completion ol an Anchor age theater.
 The convoy is carrying supplies for a prolonged trip along the vii derness route.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-29
VAN MALVERN RETIRES
 AFTER "A YEARS IN
 GROCERY BROKERAGE

MT. and Mrs. A. Van Mavern sailed south on the steamer Prin- cess Louise, planning to vacation in and around Seattle through the winter months.
 Van Mavern, one of the Terri tories best known brokers in the grocery line, is retiring from the business after more than 25 years of covering Alaska. However, they are not planning to leave Alaska permanently, but have kept their summer home and will return here for the summer months.
 Numerous dinners and other so- cial functions were given by their many friends prior to their sailing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-29
PACIFIC NORTHERN FLIESTWENTY-TW0
 ON MONDAY TRIPS

Pacific Northern, on it's regular ly scheduled run between Anchor age and Juneau and way points, carried g assengers. On the East bound flight, with Capt. Joe Nor ris, First Officer George McCrack- en and Stewardess Beverly Murphy were the following persons:
 Anchorage to Juneau-Kenneth McCaskey, John Carter, Travis Lewis, Priscilla Parker, Norman Haley, Jerald Aubrey, Henry Olson, Mrs. H. Hafemeister Al Condon, D. c. Krautter, E. B. Davis, Carl Durand
 On the Westbound flight yester- day, stopping at Gustavus, Cordova and to Anchorage, with Capt. Maury Heating, First Officer Joe Burns and Stewardess Helen Roth, were the following persons:
 Juneau to Gustavus-R Ralph An derson.
 Juneau to Cordova-W. R. Loom is, Mrs. E. Griffith, Robert Gron- TOSS.
 Juneau to Anchorage-Anson Ha- gel, Florence Sawyer, Pete Dahl, Ethel Rich, J. A. Peterson, Anita Koutchek.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-29
TOURING WOMEN
 OF pRE5BYTERIAL
 HERE THURS, FRI.

Thursday. October 31 and Fri day, November l, at ? pm, off, cers of the Alaska Presbyterial Society will hold meetings in both the Northern Light Presbyterian Church and the Memorial Presby- terian Church.
 At 7:30 pm. on both Thursday and Friday a joint service will be held at the Memorial Church at which time the leaders will pre- sent an interesting program.
 These officers, the Mesdames Verne Swanson from Craig, Ed Freeman from Ketchikan, Elwood Hunter from Sitka and Vesta Scott from Hydaburg, will arrive on the M s. Princeton tomorrow, having already toured the south ern and coastal towns.
 Mrs. Jackson L. Webster of Wrangell left the boat after com plcting the Southern portion of the tour and will be replaced by Mrs. Frank Price of Sitka in Ju- neau.
 Every woman of each of these Presbyterian churches is expected to attend the programs and gain inspiration from the leaders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-29
BEHREND5 DIES THIS NOON HOUR
 FROM INJURIES
Victim of Auto Accident Sunday Passes Away
 Suddenly in Hospital

Henry o. Little Dutch) Behr- ends. critically injured when the truck he was driving went out ol control and overturned on Wander bilt Hill Sunday afternoon, pin ming him underneath, died sudden ly at St Ann's Hospital this noon
 Young Behrends was born Nov IL 1919. in Essen, Germany, and became naturali2ed citizen July 10. l944, in Juneau, He vas a member of Juneau Lodge No APO BP.OE., joining Sept 27, l944. He had also been a member of the Volunteer Fire Department.
 The remains are at the Charles w. Carter Mortuary, pending fun cral arrangements.
 He operated his own delivery service for several years. under the name Merchants Delivery more recently changed to the White De- livery"
 pr. C. C. Carter, Behrend's phy- sician, reported that he was called at noon and rushed up to St Anns. Death had come too sud- denly, however, and there was nothing that could be done when he arrived. Dr Carter said that Behrends had been improving up
  until the time of his death from unknown causes He had been III an oxygen tent overnight, and had received penicillin infusions regu- larly When a call was sent cut yesterday for blood donors, the hos pital was deluged during the after noon by friends of Behrends who wanted to give their blood for the injured man
 Dr. Carter had believed that Behrends would have recovered quite successfully over an extend cd period; but he added that in accidents of that sort, where the chest is crushed to such an eX- tent, there is no telling what com- p,ications may set in, nor how sud denly they may cause death.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-29
Ice Skids from
 Under 0pA Prize

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 - OPA skidded ice out from under price control today.
 Declaring that the supply is ample to meet all demands, the agency said it's action would apply to both natural and manufactured ice, as well as icing services.
 The industry does an estimated $2e0, 100000 worth of business a year
 Meanwhile. OPA issued a l27 page directory listing $500 com modity groups decontrolled up to October 15.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-29
STANDARD OIL co. MEN GUESTS AT
 ROTARY MEETING

Standard Oil officials attending the annual company meeting open ing here today were honor guests this noon at the regular Luncheon meeting of the Juneau Rotary Club
 Among the group were represen tatives of all Rotary Clubs ir Alaska with the exception of the Nome organization which is not yet a chartered club.
 brief summary of attendance records, problems. and work done by each of these clubs was pre- sented by the different guests hold ing membership in the Alaskan or ganizations and the Seattle Ro- tary Club.
 The visitors donated total of approximately S15 toward the Ro- tary fund for the Juneau Mem orial Library.
 Capt. Lawrence Bucey of the AL aska Communication Services, and John Krugness, Jr, of Royal Blue Cab were introduced as new mem kers to the Rotary Club.
 Guests at today's meeting includ- ed: w. R. Corliss, Cordova; w c. Erwin. Seward; J. D. Smith. Craig Fred Nelson, Petersburg; R. A. Ev- ensen, Sitka; J. F. Williams, Se- attle; Z M. Bradford Wrangell 1; E. c. Arthur, Ketchikan; Larry Hagen, Seattle; Martin Jorgensen' Seattle; L. Brown, Anchorage; and Rev. Karl Tiedemann. OHIO, of Nixon, Nevada; s. E. Stretton, Se- attle; M. B. Vincent, Fairbanks and M. c. Coon, Kodiak
 Dick Garvin, son of MT and Mrs. Homer Garvin, who recently re- turned here from occupation ser vice with the Army in Japan, was also present at today's Rotary meet.
 Photographs of the guests at the head table were taken by Eckley Guerin, local photographer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-29
BOTTLE CLUBS" IN WASHINGTON
 DUE FOR FIGHT

OLYMPIA, Wash, Oct. 29.-The way was clear for possible court action against the states bottle clubs" today following a unanimous i've judge Supreme Court decision ruling that no club may serve li- quor or permit it's consumption on the premises unless it has a license from the State Liquor Control Board granting such action.
 Asst. Atty. Gen. Shirley Marsh said the opinion lays complete basis for moving against all unli- censed clubs"
 County prosecutors expressed opinion at January meeting that bottle clubs must go" The prac- tice in the so-called clubs is for patrons, or members, to bring their own bottles for mixing of drinks.
 The Washington State law pro- hibits sale of hard liquor by the drink except in recognized private clubs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-10-29
HOSPITAL NOTES

St. Anns hospital yesterday ad- mitted Charles Rudy, Ronald John and Mrs. Katherine Berray for medical attention. H. Tillotson and Mrs. William Smith and baby boy were discharged.
 Government hospital admitted Frank Dennis, Richard Marvin and Harvey Marvin, all from Hoonah, yesterday. Elizabeth Ward of Ju- neau wos admitted this morning. Anita Koutchuk and baby boy from Unalakleet were discharged yester- day