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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-08

reservations for the posts Go-Get-
tiers breakfast at the Legion home
at 7:45 o'clock Saturday morning.
H. j. Ottoway, chairman of the
posts Drum and Bugle corps, re-
ported that the corps has enrolled
80 members and can use 20 more,
with or without experience.
The meeting also heard a report
by W.. K. Rhodes, Jr., chairman of
the posts Ways and Means COM
mittee, on results of last months
Legion circus.
The post voted unanimously to
donate $4,000 to the American
Legion Auxiliary for the Gifts for
the Yanks Who Gave" national
fund for the distribution of Christ
mas boxes to veterans in hospitals
throughout the United States.
Foard, Chef de Care of the Forty
and Eight, announced that a
Wreck" Cnitation) of PCS (can-
didates for the Forty and Eight
would be held On Saturday next at
500 pm, followed by a dinner at
1880 pm, in the Legion Home,
and dance at $3.50 pm.
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With that nations actions at Pari,
When it yanked its delegations from
the peace conference after certain
|declsioas on Trieste went against
it.
The Tito-Togliatti proposal fo,
the Gorizia-Trieste deal aroused
no enthusiasm here among eithe,
British or American officials. One
suggested that if it had been So.
riously intended by Tito it almos,
certainly would have been intro.
duced officially by his ENJOYS ir
their Big-Four statement Wednes.
day. American informants said the
proposal had not come to their
attention except through press 70.
ports.
Less Adamant
It was generally agreed however.
that Yugoslavia's approach to the
whole issue here is less adaman1
tnan at Paris and that for the time
being at least some signs indicate
efforts at cancellation and compro.
mise In this light, some authori.
'les said, Togliatti's statement
might have special significance.
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TOUR
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president Of the Wilmington Cham.
Der Of Commerce, and leaders Of
city and county governments will
be among guests~at the dinner.
Rep. J. Bayard Clark, and form.
n Governor j. Melville Brough.
ton, the authority's attorney. both
Of whom had been originally in.
vlted, will not be able to attend, il
was learned last night.
Members of the port commission.
who will be hosts to the authorit,
party, are: P. F. Halsey, Johr
Carter, William G. Broadfoot. anc
Frederick Willetts, Sr., chair.
man.
The authority group will boare
the kittyhawk tonight and leave
early tomorrow on its tour of the
waterway.
Morehead Reception
At 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
the party will disembark at More.
head where authority member:
will be guests of honor at a recep
ton rendered by H. S. Gibbs, {
state legislator and one of theil
number.
Harbor and dock facilities al
Morehead City and Beaufort will
be inspected tomorrow afternoon
and Sunday morning. q.
The Kittyhawk is then scheduled
to proceed up the waterway tc
Elizabeth City, where she is ex.
pected to make port around 4 D.
m. Monday. Their tour will enc
with a reception rendered by resi-.
dents Of Elizabeth City.
Members of the authority are ex.
pected to return here Tuesday.
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TITO
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communist newspaper as saying
nat Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito had
.ynressed 70 him a willingness tc
L+ Trieste go to Italy as an Italian
autonomous state provided Italy
roDld agree to his country's get.
ano Gorilla, 30 miles inland.
Barter Proposal
) Through an associate, Italian
p-emier Alcide de Gesperi said
This suggestion was nothing more
t,an a proposal to barter one Ital-
Ian city for another - since the
paris Peace conference had ruled
that Gorilla should go to Italy and
rr;este be internationalized rather
han given to Yugoslavia.
Among persons familiar with
.be work Of the Big-Four Foreign
Ministers council here comment
Thursday continued to stress the
relatively conciliatory nature OF
yguoslavia's statement on the
trieste issue to the council Wednes.
dav The tone contrasted sharply
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posal, but David L. Behncke, union
president said that the strikers de-
cision might not be known for
several days..
--. No Specific Demand
The Farm Equipment Workers
union made no specific wage de-
mand in their opening conference,
which a company spokesman de-.
scribed as Exploratory" The
company's 80, 900 production work
ers were granted an 10 cents hour
ly pay boost last April after an
80 day strike.
Their new general demands in
.cluded an unspecified wage in.
crease, elimination of inequities
in some classifications, guaranteed
annual wages, elimination Of piece
work systems and company pay
ment of group insurance premi-
ums.
Although the presen: contract
runs until next. April, the wage
issue was subject to reopening at
the unions request.
At Uniontown, Pa, a strike OF
ITO teachers which had left 1900
students idle for q days was
tentatively settled when the school
board pledged to grant any pay
raises possible Immediately and
to put a $500 boost for each
teacher in the 1947 school budget.
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AWARD
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a day taxed the facilities of Ameri-
can railroads as the Navy struggled
to fulfill the commitments of world
wide warfare. Only the knowledge
gained by long experience and his
willingness to apply that wisdom
unstintingly in the Nays behalf
could have enabled Mr.. Powell to
accomplish his share of this vital
task.
again, with victory complete,
Mr.. Powell was called upon to tax
the capacity of his organization in
the rehabilitation period. From Il
August 1915 to 81 August 1916.
while the Navy returned more than
5000, 900 men and women to civil
ian life, the travel of Navy person
mel reached stupenduus proper
tons. .
Those people were able to re-
turn promptly to their homes. just
as they had met their ships and
taken their leaves, due to the un-
firing devotion, sure knowledge
and great patriotism OF Mr.. Powell
and his colleagues"
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a post for which he is the unoppos.
ed nominee. He will succeed TT.
Hamilton, principal of New Han.
over High school here.
Miss Mary Blue, Of .Lumberton,
IS also expected to reelected as
the districts secretary.
Eighteen departmental meetings,
Hanging from one directed to
teachers On agriculture to another
devised by the Council of Social
Studies, are planned FOR the after.
noon.
Judge John j. Burney will be the
featured speaker at a dinner meet
ing at $50 O'Clock this evening ir
the high school cafeteria.
In addition to debating thei,
legislative program, members oil
the southeastern NCEA will also
hear an address by DR.. Dennis H.
Cooke, president Of Eastern Caro-.
lima Teachers college on ''Today's
American Teacher"
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be submitted to the far east com
mission for review.
Macarthur To Act

Oe euDillltteQ 10 the a east COM
mission for review.
Macarthur To Act
II, as expected, Russian repre-
sentatlves on the Far East COM.
mission oppose the proposal, the
program would be carried out
nonetheless since General Mac
Arthur would already be acting
on a directive sent by the United
State under its power as the prin-
opal occupying authority.
The idea of permitting other
countries to Consult in prepar-
Ing this directive obviously stem
med from an American de sire to
avoid charges that the United
States was ''d~ictating" policy and
clrcumventing the commission.
The United States is reported
to have made this proposal in re
spouse to pleas for speed in settling
the reparations question.
Soviet representatives have
steadfastly declined to accept al
American proposal for a repa
ratlons conference within the com.
mis- sion. All the rest of the couA
tries on the commission accepted
lnformants said the main reason
for Russia's refusal was her unwil
llngness to define the former Pap.
anese properties removed from
Manchuria as 'reparations' anc
NOT booty as Moscow had main.
tanned. If these properties were
classed as PREPARATIONS, the share
mai Russia gets from the Japane Sc
mainland would be reduced.
U. S. Share Small
The countries that are expected
to ask for the major share ot
japanese reparations are. China.
the Philippines, India, Australia
and Britain. The United States
IS expected to be awarded little
if any.
Properties scheduled to be in.
GUIDED in the PREPARATIONS list are
power plants, iron and steel works
machine tools, shipbuilding wards
synthetlc oil plants and war fac.
tories that can be converted tc
civilian use. ~
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of the telephone along the Cape
Fear.
Mr.. o. G, Balm. present manager
OF the local telephone exchange,
tells us that the first telephone
operators were not the young
ladies Boosting the pleasant voices
we use to hear before the installa-
ton OF the dial system.
As a matter of fact the early
operators were gents, according to
MIR. Balm who can tell you many
an amusing story about the early
telephone operators.
But those stories will have to
wait for another day..
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SENATE
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now, of course, We have no pre-
cedent to follow"
Still, he had some ideas.
I'll probably call the Senate to
ORDER he said. After that, 1 pre-
sumo some Republican will get up
and suggest that some other Repub-
llcan take over and do the swear
ing in.
1T may seem like a little thing,
but its unprecedented"
Could Biffle go ahead and ewear
he Senators in himself?
Eyes, he said, II could. There's
nothing in the rules. to bar me But
I'm a Democrat, you know, and
from what l see by the papers"
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-. QUOTA
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Virginia Ward chairman of schools;
the Rev. Mortimer w. Glover,
speaker bureau chairman; DR..
William Grove, Jr., church chair.
man; Miss Dorothy Forbes, chair.
man of booth sales; Mrs. Harriss
Newman, chairman of returns
with the cooperation of the Ser.
vice League; and Mrs. A. H.
Elliott, chairman Of hospital sales.
Last nights final planning
meeting was attended by: Mrs.
Robert Tate, Miss Columbia
Munds, Mrs. P. r. Smith. Mrs.
Lewis F. Ormond, DR.. and Mrs.
A. H. Elliott, Bellamy, Miss Ward,
Miss Forbes, and Miss Lucy Nash.
executive secretary of the associ-
alton.
Among birds the mating season
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HOSPITAL
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The election OF James S. Craig.
Jr., q World War II veteran as
Junior vice commander of the post
was another highlight of last night S
meeting.
The local Legion has enrolled $50
new and renewing members so far
In Its current membership drive
according to a report by Harry M.
Symmes and R. L. Jones, co-chair-
men, of the campaign. The drive
has been extended until Nov. 80.
Ray Galloway. post adjutant, an
nounced that he is now receiving
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more than five persons was forbid.
den IN any place in new or old
Delhi for the next week while the
Moslem sacrifice of goats and cows
IS continuing during their religious
festival. The narrow, crooked
streets bristled with police and
troops who kept the people moving
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Among birds the mating season
may cause changes in eye color.
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COURT
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sault with a deadly weapon with
intent to kill, was found guilty of
assault with a deadly weapon and
placed on five years probation.
Chesley Dale Harris, charged
with operating a motor vehicle I'M
der the influence was found in
nocent.
Divorce were granted in suits in
volvlng w. L. Kure and Jesse M.
Kure and Theodore R. Williamson
and Sarianne Williamson.
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the remaining 80 per cent should
be allotted. ..:
Officials familiar with the prob
lem said that under the American
plan, a directive would be drawn
up after these suggested consulta-
tons and sent to General Mac
Arthur for execution. It then would
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CONTESTS
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In Maryland, O'Conor led Mark
ey by 1,789 votes in the unofficial
count. Each candidates headquart-
ers claimed victory and awaited
the official canvass.
Granger held a 161-vote margin
over Wilson with one precinct UNI
reported in the Utah contest.
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Development of a suitable form
OF cerium oxide as an abrasive for
polishing lenses helped break a
serious bottleneck during World
War II,
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-10

ing.
The military and naval affairs
committees were transformed
into the Armed Services COM
mittee. Civil Service and the
Post Roads committees were
merged. A new Interstate and
Foreign Commerce committee
takes over for four old groups
including its namesake, Com
merce, interoceanic canals and
manufactures. The new Public
Lands committee assumes the
work of five old ones and the
claims committee is abolished.
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Political action
school here Sept. a

An unusual educational institu-
ton, the Midwest School of Po-
litical Action Technique, will be
held in Chicago for four days
beginning September 18th, 1916,
it was announced this week by
William H. Miller, director of the
school, in behalf of the sponsor
ing organizations.
The first of it's kind in the
Midwest, the school will instruct
the student body in practical po-
litical campaigning and is intend
ed to stimulate the average citi-
zen's interest in political activity.
Such courses as Techniques of
Dealing with Congress, Problems
in Community Organization. Or
ganization and Training of Volun-
teer Personnel, How to Build
Ward and Precinct Organizations
are to be included among the %
courses to be given.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-10
Roosevelt COLLEGE
gets PAC brunch

Faculty members and students
at Roosevelt College are not
wasting any time in organizing
for political action in the 1916
campaign.
At a meeting last week attend
ed by over SO students and in.
structors, a branch of the Ma
tional Citizens PAC was organ
lied, and temporary officers
elected. They include Mrs. Es-
telle A. DeLacy and Charles Gil
bert, co-chairmen; Mrs. Ruth
Gross, secretary; and Roger Bird,
Treasurer.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-10

FREDERICKSBURG numbers
of unionists are giving organized
support to the STARS circulation
campaign. The last membership
meeting of Chicago National Ma
Rhine Union local adopted the
following resolution headed:
For Support by the Member
ship of the Chicago Star, New
Chicago Labor Paper"
Whereas: None of the Chicago
newspapers gave honest reports
of the recent strike struggles of
the maritime, railroad, steel cleo.
trical, meat packing, auto and
farm equipment workers, and
Whereas: A new weekly paper,
THE CHICAGO STAR, which is
promoted and maintained by the
organized labor movement in Chi
cago, has just made its appear
ance, and
Whereas, a Peoples newspaper
needs big circulation and not
ads alone in order to survive, and
Whereas the need of a labor
paper is tremendous, therefore
be it RESOLVED that each ship
subscribe to a weekly bundle of
at least 5 papers and that all
NMU members be encouraged
to support THE CHICAGO
STAR by buying single copies
and finally subscribing to the
paper. Also. that we give
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-10

The Shoe Workers, Packing
house Workers, and Electrical
Workers have begun to take reg
ular bundle orders of the paper.
There are too few locals getting
regular bundles however. Those
unions which are not yet IN the
Star habit would do well 10 fol
low their example.
MRS. HELEN STERN, Secre.
tary of the Newberry Avenue
Center writes:
Enclosed is $1.00 for a 20
week subscription to be sent to
Newberry Avenue Center. I think
your paper is the best thing
that's happened to Chicago in
many moons, and I shall try to
get all the subs I can. l would
like to wish you the maximum of
success"
THERE are thousands of Chi
cagoans who are not yet readers
of the STAR who would readily
agree with Mrs. Stern if they
could but be shown the paper.
Every reader can pitch in to do
a bit inthe Star building cam.
palgn by getting at least one sub
IN the drive for $1,000 mail sub
scriptlons by Labor Day. HAVE
YOU GOTTEN A NEW SUB
SCRIBER THIS WEEK?
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GERS and Trainmen's strike by
the Truman administration and
the carriers" the committees
resolution points out, makes
urgent the organization of
a national unified railroad pro-
gram to gain wage and rules
standard equal to that already
won by millions of other organ
lied workers."
This move, which has found
widespread support among local
lodge officers and members, has
as its aim the building of a great
common front of united action by
all 81 standard railway labor or
CARNATIONS.
THE fight for higher wages
and improved rules" the resolu-
ton further states, "can be won
only: Cd by the defeat of the en-
emies of the organized railroad
workers now in Congress, (2) by
the waging of fight both
against Truman and the anti-la-
Dor Republican and Democratic
leaders, and 90 by the railroad
labor movement joining the cam
paign to secure the passage OF
progressive legislation affecting
the veterans, the Negro people,
poll tax repeal, housing, health
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-10

In THE House. where 48 committees considerably snarled
up lts work. the new measure sets just 49,
JOINT hearings OF the standing committees
are authorized practice that could be
speed up the work OF the committees duplicated
mony of witnesses. ~
Another section calls for definite adjournment date for
congress each year from the last of second Tues
DAY In OCTOBER This will both give the TO attend
10 her nome districts and stop lot legislation
II is provided however, that during war or drno ma
honal emergency Congress could in session
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Show Him
The Chicago Sfor!

Lakes-wide distribution to the
STAR to all Union halls and
ports and all organized and I'M
organized seamen."
II n X
THE KIND of approach taken
by the NMU is the first step in
building a solid base for our pa
per. ether unions have begun to
order bundles as means of get
ting their members to become
regular readers. Local 208 of the
Int'l Longshoreman's and Ware
house Union has been taking 100
copies of the Star each week. Lo.
cal 453 of JAW took 1000 of the
July Goth edition and 1850 of the
July II paper.
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Railroad unity movement grows

and similar peoples measures"
The committees resolution
which is being submitted to al
railroad local lodges for the:l
consideration and action, sets
forth a four-point program as the
first necessary steps to achieve
unity among railroad labor.
Il. An immediate all out
campaign for higher wages,
shOrted hours, and re-Opening
of the fight for rules changes.
'2. The establishment of a
national unified railroad pro-
gram, SO that i'm all future
wage and rules movements the
campaigns will be conducted
concurrently by all FL organ
izatiOns, notices to be served
ON arrangements simultaneous
ly, the membership consulted
i'm preparation of our demands
before submission. to the coni-
panies, and all negotiations
carried on, strike votes taken
and settlement made jointly
after ratification by the MEM
bership.
3. To attain this end, we ia
vOr the calling of unity confer
ences and the formation of
Committees for Railroad Unity
in all large railroad centers,
and to work for the extension
of such joint action on a divi-
sion point, system, terminal,
state and national basis.
~. That all railway organ.
izationS join with all other pro.
gressive political movement i'm
building the movement for in
dependent political action of Ia
Dor and the common people to
defeat our enemies i'm Congress
i'm the coming 1916 and 194S ma
tiOnal elections"
THE Chicago meeting went
on record for a national confer
ence, as soon as feasible, of
delegates representing joint
committees from railroad cen
tiers throughout the country, In
order to achieve united action
for the advancement and promo
ton of this program.
Resolutions calling for ma
tional unified railroad program
have been passed by Lake Shore
Lodge No. 1873 of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen in Cleveland,
and by the Missouri state con.
ference of the Firemen's Broth
erhood held in Joplin June 9-1C,
representing some % local
lodges in the state.
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AYD in Progressive CONGRESS- Drive

The American Youth for De-
mocracy was this week mobiliz-
ing for the 1916 elections to help
send progressives to Congress
and to the state legislature.
A "Yardstick" of youth is be-
ing drawn up by the AYD which
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-10

OOAioANSS N'AAN w Pe.SeS~ ~ I" PAoJSi t'iot ~
will be plenty = the new 80th edition of the
national legislature meeting next January will
be considerably improved and streamlined
body.
Our statesmen took the bait of higher pay
and voted to reform their organization here in
the newly passed Legislative Reorganization
act
First of all they cut the total number of COM
mittees from 81 to a scant 49, That will make
things easier for both lobbyists and newspaper
reporters = not to mention the long suffering
public.
Then they decided to provide for their own
retirement on pensions 1t is voluntary svs-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-10

consists of policy demands to be
submitted to candidates. A city
wide membership meeting on Au-
gust 30 will include special ap-
peal for first voters to exercise
their citizenship and to take part
IN the demand "yardstick".
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BY EDWIN F. UFHEIL
Sec'y. Chicago Committee for
Railroad Unity

In Chicago, the railroad cross
roads of America, an about cam
paign to unite the railroad labor
movement and prevent a repti,
ton of the tragic outcome of the
recent railroad wage and rules
movement was under way this
week.
Launched by the Chicago Com
mittee for Railroad Unity at a
recent meeting, it is developing
nationwide momentum
THE breaking of the Engin-,
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-10

tenn wherein senator member of
tribute to the federal retirement &C. After
serving Tor years Cor three ters) he could
age 81 or thereafter The annuity
nigh OF S653S for members whose service began
The important consideration
plan Is hat IS sent up actuarial basis like life Insurance.
and that the congressman pay the freight.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-10

ANOTHER happy thought is
the belief that it will be attrac-
tive enough to encourage some
of the more senile, WORKOUT
members to retire to private
life even though the voters i'm
their home states or districts
have not had the power or cOur.
age to do so at the polls.
An examination of the Senate
committee structure, with its
present SO standing committees
shows that it was not difficult
to reduce them to a mere 16
by consolidating and reorganiz-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-10
by TRAVIS X. HEDRICK

WASHINGTON : (FP) Despite all you angry back
home may Congress pause for prayer