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The Valley settler., 1947-04-24
OLD ARR ENGINES SENT
 JUNK YARDS

A trainload or Antique Alaska Railroad
 eau ipment vas toued out of Anc chorage re- gently and loaded on barges at Whittier from whence it taken to Seattle for sale as
 junk. Th3 shipment consi sted of steam To- comotiVas, spreaders, cranes and ditchers, much of it more than 40 years old and bu it for servi ce in the Panama Canal zone and later sent to Alaska. It has been replaced by neU modern equipment acqu hr ed by'Co1. J. r. Johnson under his new program,
The Valley settler., 1947-04-24
THE IN : ONE BIRTHDAY PARTY

On Sunday April 13, B.J.Lossing, Roy Cor nelius and Oscar Kerttu1a celebrated their
 birthdays which all fell on the following day. birthday party for the three was
 given at the 3. J. Tossing home. Mir. g. Mrs. Ralph Moore and daughters were al so pre- sent
The Valley settler., 1947-04-24
BONNIE MCPeAK MARRIED

Mi ss Bonnie McPeak, Kodiak teacher and T-4 LeRoy Claim, Fort Greedy, were married at the Baptist Mission by Rev. Glen Chand- Ter.
 Miss McPeak taught for a few months in the Palmer school a little over year ago.
The Valley settler., 1947-04-24
MASONS (, EASTERN STARS
 :". MEET

The Masonic and Eastern Star Club met in the Natanuska Valley Lodge on Monday eve- ming. of this week. A committee reported on available lots for a Masonic Temple in Palmer. A discussion on obtaining the lots and start ing work on the ba sanent followed. Following the regular business meet ing, cards were the order of the evenings en- terta imnent. Refre eslrnents were then ser- we'd.
 The Nasons of Palmer are chartering a bus to go to Anchorage to observe Third Degree york in the Lodge there.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1947-11-13

Collector Ray Owens here last
week.
The tabulated figures showed
that 1850 pol tax receipts out Of
a total of 1870 for the city,
are held by residents O fthe Sec
ond ward where the largest num-
Der of Negro voters live. This is
little more than o~ne-fourth of the
pol tax receipts issued, and repre-
sents approximately ESQ more
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1947-11-13
Eve West Indian
Domesics for jobs
In United States

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. ID.
(ANP)-If plans 0 fthe West
Indian American association of
New York materialize, domestic
help from the various Caribbean
islands will get an opportunity to
work in United States homes, it
was revealed here recently by Mrs.
Maude Hardwood, wife of Rev.
G. j. Hardwood of Chicago.
Mrs. Hardwood, who is here for
a short vacation, said that plans
are being made to recruit young
women with domestic science train
ing for employment in the states.
Though preparations have not ad-
vanced beyond the preliminary
stage, she disclosed that important
discussions were being held in
Washington on the possibility of
government sanction on the pro-
gram.
The project is being backed by
West Indians in Chicago and Bind
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1947-11-13

than in Hot Springs township. At
total of 14,670 receipts were is
sued in both the city and town
ship.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1947-11-13

ley Cyrus, a Chicago attorney who
recently attended the Caribbean
Labor congress and the Closer
Union conference talks at Mon
tego Bay.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1947-11-13
Negroes Hold Vote
Power in Hot Springs

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Nov. Is.
(ANP)-The balance Of power
deciding which faction will win in
the Forthcoming primaries lies in
the hands of Negro voters, accord
ing to, figure release by County
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
Preparing For The Main Event
(By Palmer Hoyt)

(By Palmer HOyt) BOTH THE CIO and the American Federation of La bor preparing what they describe aout battles to defeat in 948 those Congressmen who voted ride the Presidents veto of the Tat-Harey bill and those Senators who voted the way and must stand for reelection in 1948
 That means there 331 Congressmen and twenty eight Senators labors purge list by virtue of their votes on the Taft-Hartley bill alone although others may be added suppose, because of their votes on other measures which labor supported or opposed.
 That's quite large order for even the 16 million members of organized labor to fill.
 The nonpartsan Congressional Quarterly of Wash ington D. C. has discovered that 213 of the 331 Con- gressmen who voted for the TafHartley act elec ted in 1946 by 60 per cent of the votes in their respective districts and therefore considered by
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
By BRUCE GUSTIN

Communists?
 At first thought, it might seem to be an invasion of civil rights to hale Americans before a Congress sional committee and insist tha. they tell whether they are or eve have been Communists. Poisonous to Americanism as Communism is, it is not yet chased as crime in this country. The Communist party still is allowed a place on the ballot. Whether Congress can constitutionally outlaw Commun- ism in the United States is yet to be determined.
 Any American, when asked about participation in any crime, has a constitutional right to refuse to answer on the grounds that he might incriminate himself. But right does not apply in an inquiry into Communist activities because there is no law against being a Communist. The Compression a l theory is that the Investigating powers of Congress are so broad Congressional committee can ask and require an answer to any question which does not connect a witness with a crime, no mater :'
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17

professional politicians be fairly safe for reelection
 yley run, provided there is no general landslide unusual situation to upset normal voting.
 Of the remaining 1l8 Congressmen, about half are rom districts where labor votes not numerous enough to be the determining factor except in very close election
 Of the weny-eight Senators the purge list, only nine from states in which labor is politically import ant The Quarterlys conclusion is that labor has sonable chance to defeat only about onefth of the Congressmen it considers enemies and only handful of Seantors.
 Labor leaders, of course, do not need anyone to tell them what the chances for defeating any consider able number of the members of Congress who voted for the Taft-Hartley bill It seems reasonable to assume, therefore, that their 1948 election campaign will be based not much the expectation of eectng friends and defeating enemies the policy of keeping the rank and file of labor sold the idea that the Taft Hartley law is slave labor" measure
 Meanwhile certain business leaders, including James H. McGraw, Jr., president of the McGraw-Hill Publish ing company, urging employers to educate workers what the Taft-Hartley act really contains, on the theory that the rank and file of labor would be for the b,ll if they knew what is in it.
 An theological seems to be shaping up aimed at capturing the minds of labor union members and the Congressional campaign, instead of being the main event, may be merely side engagement.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
THAT'S THAT

Former Assistant Secretary oi War Louis A. Johnson told Sen ate committee that as early as 1888 he and the late President Roose- welt knew "war was coming and we could not stay out of it." Bu. that isn't what MT. Roosevelt told the American people. A lot oi fathers and mothers neve" will forget his Boston speech on the eve of the l940 election when he assured them your boys are not going to be sent into foreign wars" l"
 Some good should come out of the House un-American activities committees investigation of Con- munist activities in the moving picture industry. When John How ard Lawson, screen writer, was asked whether he is or ever has been a Communist, he refused to answer. The subcommittee con. ducting the prob voted a contsmp, citation against him. That set the stage for a judicial determination of a vital question. Does a Con. gressional committee have consti. tutional authority to ask and com pei American citizens to tell whe ...' ;ncy .,.s ,.' "vr ilvI bnc.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
Monday, November 17, 1947
The Civil Rights Report
(By Jack FOSter)

THE PRESIDENTS COMMITTEE on civil rights has done the American people a signal service. It's thoughtful report just submitted deserves earnest con- sideration
 badside of the record-on failures to live up proessed ideals of freedom and equalty-and proper ly so
 Certainly it is true that what the report terms grea progress has been made. Nowhere else in the world have so many people, of many races, creedS and tional origins been together in brief period as in American melting pot. And nowhere else have so many enjoyed the blessings of liberty
 But it is not enoug to say that ynchings have dWn dled few each year. that only six states still retain the poll tax; that many inequalities in the admnisra ton of justice have been corrected; that police bruta ties have lessened.
 Freedom and equality will be for any of until they are secure for all of us
 It is good to have that truth emphasized officially by a committee appotned by the President
 It is good that America does not fear to stand before the world this time acknowledging the mperfections of democracy and earnestly seeking to set them right
 The committee believes that the federal governmeo must take the lead in safeguarding the civil rights of all Americans.
 Conceding that "it many be impossible to overcome prejudice by law the committee asserts however, that many of the evil discriminatory practices be brought to end by proper governmental controls. And it submits number of proposals for legislation, which will be topics for much discussion
 Governmental controls to be effective in a free tion, must have public acceptance and support They have these only to the extent that the people under stand that the practices at which the controls aimed evil So glad that the committee puts equal stress overcoming prejudice and intolerance by edu- cation
 The educational process is slow But it is responsible for great deal of the progress far made toward pro- lection of civil rights It would be tragic mistake to neglect education and place too much reliance the passage of laws.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17

| is not and never has been a Com muniSt should hesitate to so testify is puzzling. Being free of any Communist taint is something to be proud of, not ashamed of. Vio- lent overthrow of our constitution al system of government is one of .ne aims of Communists. They should be exposed so the Ameri- can people can know who their enemies are.
 ! Communist parry policv every where is made in Moscow. Any doubt, which may have existed, hat Reds in ell other countries are considered a part O. the Russian Communist organization was re- , loved recently. At a conference in Poland, Communists from nine European countries announced creation of a new Communist In- ternational ''Information Bureau" Then General Zhdanov, one of he ringleaders at this conference and member of the Russian polit- buro, called upon Communists and their symphatizers everywhere 10 join the Soviet government in a fight to wreck the Marshall plan for European rehabilitation.
 Zhdanov's appeal" to Com munists everywhere to support the | Russian fight against the Marshall plan was in reality an order. Pub lication of his statement in the Communist newspaper Pray a made it official. Russian papers operate under Soviet dictatorship. When Pravda speaks it says what the Russian government decrees it shall say. And the same men who constitute the Soviet government rule the Communist International.
 That the first allegiance of Com munists in the United States is to Soviet Russia, instead of to their own country, was made plain early in World War II. When the conflict started, they denounced it as an "imperialist" war and bitter ly opposed American aid to Bri- tain, France and Poland. Russia then was an ally of Germany. But when Hitler broke with Stalin and the Nazis invaded Russia, then American Communists changed their tune and acclaimed the AL lied cause "holy crusade" against FaSciSm.
 William C. Built former U. s. ambassador to Russia and China, has had a brainStorm. He has pro- posed, in an article in Life maga- zine, that the United States launch a three-year 1,350-million-dollar program of aid to the Chinese gov ernment to prevent Russia from taking over China. Of all foreign "rat holes" into which American billions could be poured without accomplishing anything, China is the worst Trying to put that coun- try back on its feet economically and politically is as hopeless task as can be undertaken.
 Suggestions made by Governor Hunt of Wyoming to the North western Teachers association that public schools get back to the fundamentals" of education are just as applicable to the home as to the schools. He thinks children should be taught to write legibly.
Evening star., 1947-02-05

Sweeney Of No. 10 precinct to avoid
arrest on q lottery charge.
The latter charge was dismissed
because Of insufficient evidence
when Smith appeared yesterday be-
fore United States Commissioner
Needham G. Turnage.
Slated to appear before the COM
missioner Friday for bribery attempt
charges are Chester Davis, sr., A,
Kermit j. Mallette, 43, colored, of
the HOO block of First street NE;
Kermit j. Mallette, 43, cloored, of
the 900 block Of Barry place NV,
and Thomas Foster, "a, colored, Of
Hyattsville, Md. AL were arrested
early last month.
Evening star., 1947-02-05
Critics Forum VIII Open
New Book Series 1oniqhf

Sholem Asch's new book, EAST
River" will be reviewed at $3.50
tonight by the Rev. John s. Spence.
rector of st. Matthew's Catholic
Church, as the Critics Forum opens
its winter spring series Of book re-
views In the main ballroom Of the
Mayf1ower Hotel.
Chairman of tonight's meeting of
the forum, an organization which
expresses Catholic thought on new
books, will be Jay Carmody. drama
critic of The Star. Mr.. Carmody
Evening star., 1947-02-05
Southeast Council Backs
Chest Representation Plan

The Southeast Council Of Citi-
zens' Associations last night ap-
proved recommendation that
each member organization OF the
council be permitted to name two
persons to the Board of Trustees
of the Community Chest Fedora
ton.
Plans are under way to send let
ters to the association asking them
to make tentative nominations.
Harry A. Leibrand, vice presi-
dent, said the names would be
Evening star., 1947-02-05
First Of Five Men Held
In Police Bribery Charge

One of five men charged with at
tempted bribery of a policeman to-
day awaited grand jury action.
Bond of $1,500 was set yesterday
in a case in which John Kent Smith,
colored, of the 100 block of E street,
is accused by police Of having tried
to give money to Pvt. Arthur e.
Evening star., 1947-02-05

sent to the Community Chest.
The Southeast area sneu1d have
some sort OF representation on the
Chest, members contended.
A talk on recreational needs was
given by Willis E. Eumholtz, who
recently was graduated from Ana
costa High School.
The meeting, held at the high
school, Sixteenth and r streets
Sc, was conducted by Mr.. Lei
brand.
Evening star., 1947-02-05

win preside during the usual ques-
ton period which will follow the
formal review by Father Spence.
Tonight's meeting is the first in
series of seven planned for this
year by the Critics Forum.
Evening star., 1947-02-05

The first report Of q committee
studying ways OF setting up ma
tional scholarship fund for children
OF the Sd Division war dead will be
submitted
Evening star., 1947-02-05
|nfuntry Group TO Meet

The Washington outpost of the
Sd Infantry will meet at O'Clock
tonight in the American Legion
Hall. 2437 Fifteenth street NV.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-04
AFL Upholsterers Sweep
Out Rival CIO Unions

Philadelphia, Pa.-After months
of delaying tactics on, the part OF
the CLOS United Furniture Work
ers, the workers at the Johnson
Furniture Company in Grand
Rapids, Mich, got their long-sought
opportunity to repudiate in an
election the Communist-run CIO
union. BY a vote of ITO to so they
chose the AFL's Upholsters In
ternational Union as their bargain
ing representative.
Similar victories over the CIO
were scored by UIU in the South
On the heels of the Grand Rapids
victory, the CLOS furniture work
ers were again repudiated by over
whelming margins in Mebane and
Wadesboro, N. C. In spite of heavy
CIO organizing campaigns and
pressure tactics, the UIU won the
elections by votes of 1923 to 5 and
48 to 9.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-04
White House Assistant
Gets ILO ASSIGNMENT

Washington, D. C.-Appointment
of member of the White House
staff, ]. Donald Kingsley, as Prin-
cipal Chief of Section in charge
of the economic, employment and
statistical work of the Interna-
tional Labor Office, was announced
here. ILO headquarters are in
Montreal.
Kingsley is a native of Cam
bridge, New York but maintains
his home in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
After attending Syracuse Univers-
ity, where he took his A. B., A. M.
and Phi. D., he taught there and
Antioch College before entering
the service of the Federal Govern
ment in 1912. He also studied at
the London School of Economics
and held European post-doctoral
fellowship from the Social Science
Research Council.
In 1912 he was appointed AS
sistant Regional Director Of the
War Manpower Commission, and in
1914 became Deputy Executive Di-
rector of that Commission. In 1916
he served as Deputy Director of
the Office of War Mobilization and
Reconversion. Recently he has
been on the White House Office
staff as Program Coordinator and
as Executive Secretary to the
Presidents Scientific Research
Board.
Before assuming his duties in
Arizona sun., 1947-07-04
New Division Set Up
Labor Department

Washington, D. Can order
establishing the Veterans Reem-
ployment Rights Division in the
Department of Labor has been
signed by Secretary of Labor L. B..
Schellenbach to carry out the re-
employment provisions of the
Selective Service Act.
The order also establishes the
Veterans Unemployment Rights
Committee, headed by Under Secre-
tary of Labor Keen Johnson, which
is responsible to the Secretary for
recommending policies, rules and
regulations to carry out the re-
quirements of the law. The law
guarantees members of the armed
services the right to reemploy-
ment at their old jobs for period
of at least one year. This COM
mittee is responsible to the Secre-
tary for initiating, reviewing, and
recommending for approval of the
Secretary all policies, rules and
regulations necessary to carry out
the requirements of the law"
The U. S. Employment Service
is directed to promote and encour-
age utilization of State employ
ment offices in the initial reference
of veterans to proper individuals
concerned with their reemploy-
ment problems. The Veterans En-
ployment Service will make avail
able to the division it's facilities
and services in selecting, promot-
ing and encouraging local COM
mittees and by rendering other
assistance as may be required.
A director of the new division
will be appointed soon by the
Secretary. The Solicitor of Labor
Arizona sun., 1947-07-04
Labor Department
In Federal Building

Concentration of the activities of
the Ninth Regional offices of the
U. S. Department of Labor in the
Federal Office Building, Civic Cen
ter, San Francisco 2, was an
nounced in San Francisco last
week.
John r. Ollie, Regional Director
of the Wage and Hour and Pub
lie Contracts Divisions, and Her
man Marx, Acting Regional At
torney for the Department of
Labor, move into the first floor
of the Federal Office Building,
Monday, June %. Mr.. Dille's head
office is Room 146. Telephone
number is Market 1923.
Apprentice Training Service
under B. R. Mathis, Regional
Supervisor, establishes his offices
in the Federal Office Building
during the coming week.
Already established are: Bureau
of Labor Statistics, William Bled-
soc, Regional Director; U. S. En-
ployment Service, Fay Hunter,
Regional Director and Information
Division, Pat Frayne, Field AS
sistant.
u. S. Cancellation Service under
Director Ernest P. Marsh is tenta-
lively remaining in the Phelan
Building, $50 Market Street.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-04

Curtis Soys:
BY CURTIS GRAY

Hope everybody's convinced 1T
wasn't me who got married .
Did you see her picture in Sun
days Gazette? . If you did you
know it couldn't" have been me.
The Arizona Sun has a cam
paign on for 5000 subscribers by
Jan. 1st which should be easy con-
sidering the $4,000 Negro popula-
ton in and around Phoenix
A lot of stores will be closed Sat-
urday the 5th, as well as the 4th-
better do your weekend shopping
today many of our young peo-
pie should take more music lessons
and really practice something be-
sides Boogie Jimmie Lunce-
ford told me that he would like to
live here because of the perfect
flying weather. Be sure to see
"PIC" magazine this month, one
of our local boys, Addison Farm
er" has his picture in it, really go
ing places I hope . Do you have
any news? If so, call Curtis
Gray" Ariz. Sun office, will come
out for an interview (no, not news
for this clumnO Something un-
usual happened at the Jimmie
Lunceford Dance, there were few
fights In the 7 years I have
been here I can truly say that I
can almost count them A good
record Don't spoil it -. We
had to go to press 2 days early this
week, so we haven't had much time
for a lot of news at such short
notice Summer is finally here,
Oh boy! Tip for the week:
Better stay home the 4th and stay
sober, holidays are dangerous .
See you next week with much more
news.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-04

driUer UhO breaking passengers
him. burned death in this inferno hen reckless Ouertang
Oor tried their ,Vhere the
ramed the gasoline
knocked off the road end end quickly
molten The aobreaker
such the irony of highOay accidents.
Bureau safety specialists that improper passing fifth
a UeicIe deaths year;
bned ,h ,Och for 5000
fatalities.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-04
Factory Hiring
Remains Stable

Washington, D. C.-The March
factory hiring rate held at the
February level, with so new en-
ployees being hired for every 1000
on the pay roll, in a report by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, u. S.
Department of Labor. Hiring
generally increases at this time of
the year, so some slackening in the
demand for labor is indicated. Most
industries are now operating close
to capacity indicating industry ex-
pansion is nearly complete.
The Walsh-Healy Public Con-
tracts Act, which applies to Gov
ernment contracts let for the
manufacture or furnishing of
materials, supplies, articles, and
equipment in any amount over
$4,000 in value, is administered by
the Wage and Hour and Public
Contracts Divisions, u. S. Depart
ment of Labor, which also ad-
ministered the Fair Labor STAN
dards Act-the Wage and Hour
Law.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-04
Attended Fathers Funeral

Attended Fathers Funeral
Here to attend the funeral of
their father, Elder John Johnson,
were Mrs. Mary Bats, San Ber-
nardino, Calf; Mrs. Lille B. Stone,
Button Willow, Calf; Mrs. Ruby
Granville, Brawley, Calf; and Will
lis Johnson, Amarillo, Texas.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-04

Montreal, Kingsley is going to
Geneva, Switzerland to attend the
3Oth Session Of the international
Labor Conference which opens
there on June 10.
Attending the same Conference
will be Bernard R. Muallady, AS
sistant Director of Information,
Office of the Secretary of Labor,
who will act as press officer for
the Conference. He is loaned by
the Labor Department to the ILO
for the period of the Conference.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-04
Coal Talks May Resume
After Labor Bill Decision

Washington, D. C.-Government
officials expressed the belief that
when the Taft-Hartley labor bill is
out of the way conferences be-
tween coal operators and the
United Mine Workers will be re-
sumed.
Negotiations in the two sets of
conferences held by the United
Mine Workers have collapsed. The
meetings with the Southern Coal
Producers Association ended soon
after those with the Northern and
Western operators terminated.