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Evening star., 1947-03-29
Maintenance Union
Rejects Arbitration
In Telephone Dispute
Operators Group Asks
Qualification of Terms
Offered by Company

One of Washington's two tele-
phone workers unions today re-
jected a company offer to arbi-
trate a limited portion of their
dispute, while the other decided
to seek Qualification of the COM
pany's arbitration terms. There
were signs, however, that COM
pany-union negotiations would
be resumed here.
There was little indication either
locally or over the rest of the coun-
try that the dispute over wages ano
other issues was any nearer settle.
ment. The National Federation o.
Telephone Workers, parent body o.
the various telephone unions, ha'
scheduled q strike 5or. Anril 7.
Flat rejection of the Chesapeak
& Potomac Telephone Co.'S arbi
tration offer was sent the com
pany in a letter by the District Fed
Grafton of Telephone Workers, rep
resenting maintenance, commercial
and accounting employees.
The other union, the Washington
Telephone Traffic Union, represent.
ing operators, decided to ask clari.
fication of the offer. Mrs. Mary
Cannon, the operators president
said that representatives of hel
union and the company will meet
with Lucien Rye, Labor Department
conciliator, Monday at 2 pm. The
meeting at the Statler will be the
first meeting of the disputants ir
two weeks.
Word From Conciliator Awaited.
Helery Robinson, president of the
District Federation, said that he was
awaiting word from Elmer T. Bell
another Labor Department concilia-
tor, regarding meeting between
his union and c. & P. officials.
Meanwhile, Democrats of the
House Labor Committee lashed out
at proposal by Committee Chair
man Hartley for the use of court
injunction to block the threatened
strike. They referred to the Hartley
plan as strike breaking" idea anc
said they had not been consulted
about the bill which Mr.. Hartley
said committee majority favors.
Mr.. Hartley's plan, which he sale
would be introduced in the House
Monday, would amend the Norris.
La Guardia Anti-injunction Act tt
authorize injunction to head of
stoppage which the President foune
to be a threat to public health
safety or convenience
Knew Nothing of Plan.
Representative Lesinski of Mich
igan, ranking Democrat on the com
mittee. said a poll of minority mem
bers disclosed they knew nothin
of Mr.. Hartley's plan. He stated
"We take this opportunity to dis
associate ourselves from those view
and to express our regret that tn
name of the House Labor Commit
tee should have been injected il
the manner in which it was b.
Chairman Hartley for the exceed
ingly dubious purpose of forcinl
a labor organization to yield OF
the employers terms.
at is. hardly an impartial actor
for Chairman Hartley to offer tn
magnanimous assurance that if tn
proposed telephone strike is calle'
off the measure which he propose
would be withdrawn.
I'VE believe that Chairman Hart
ley's proposed bill can only serv
to convince the thousands of work
ers in the telephone industry tina
the Republican leadership is com
(See TELEPHONES, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Trumon Appoints Bard
To Aid Austin at U. N.

President Truman today ap.
pointed Ralph A. Bard, former Un.
dersecretary of the Navy, to be
deputy representative for the United
States on the United Nations Com
mission for Conventional Arma-
ments.
Mr.. Bard will assist Warren R
Austin, who is the American rep
resentative in the unit. Mr.. Bard
a Chicago banker, was appointed
Assistant Secretary of the Navy in
February. 1941, and was appointed
to be undersecretary in June, 1914
He resigned In July, 1945.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
.FIen'nling Hits
u. 5. System Of
Rating Workers
Declares Fairness
Demands Correction
Of Serious Defects
By Joseph YOUNG

Federal employees are in dan
ger of becoming the victims CT
slipShod and discriminatory eff
cheney ratings" resulting from
serious defects in the Govern
ment's present rating system
Civil Service Commissioner Ar
thur S. Flemming today told the
Senate Civil Service Committee
Appearing before the committee s
staff as it opened it's investigation
of the Federal efficiency rating As-
tenn. which largely determines the
job advancement opportunities as
we'll as the job retention chances of
Government employees, Mr.. Flem-
ming said II have no particular
brief for the present system"
Great Improvements will have
to be made in the efficiency system
if we are to treat Government work
ers fairly and at the same time full
fill our duties to the American pub
lie by operating the Government
on the most economical and efficient
basis possible" Mr.. Flemming as
serted.
Crusade Is Urged.
The witness said it was "abso-
lutely essential" to improve the
caliber of the supervisors who grade
every Federal worker annually on
their job performance. Mr.. Flem-
ming called for a crusade" to
achieve this objective.
Mr.. Flemming also declared the
efficiency system could not operate
effectively unless appeal boards are
set up for the 80 per cent of Gov
ernment employees who are stationed
in the fields. At present, these
employees do not have the right that
departmental employees have of ap-
pealing efficiency ratings to special
appeal boards, the committee was
told.
Another witness, Gustav Hertz
chief of the Veterans Administra-
tion Efficiency Rating Division,
agreed with Mr.. Flemming, assert
ing that the efficiency rating prob
lem results from the failure on
the part of some management off,
cials to properly apply the rating
system"
William c. Doherty, vice chair
man of the AFL Government En-
ployes' Council, asked Congress to
throw the whole system out the
window" -,--
Mr.. Doherty, who also is presi-
dent of the AFL National Associa-
tio1. of Letter Carriers, called for "a
constructive labor-management pro-
gram instead. You cannot stand
ardize human beings-eyery person
is different"
Riley Conducting Hearings.
The hearings were conducted by
George D. Riley, committee staff
director, who was authorized by
Chairman LANCER to conduct the in
vestigation. Senator LANCER said
the committee would carefully con-
slider the report Of its staff as to
(Cnn LEETCTENITIv noco oI-
Evening star., 1947-03-29
House Group Member
Sees 5-4 Vote Against
Ban on Communists
Predicts Drastic Curbs
Without Out|owing Party
Will Be Recommended
BY The Associated Press

A member of the House Com
mittee on American Activ-
tiles said today the group may
vote, S to 4, against outlawing
the Communist Party, but IS sure
to recommend drastic new legal
curbs on Communist maneuyer-
ing in this country.
The member, who withheld use
of his name, said the nine-man
committee may be unanimous in
support of anti Communist. legisla-
ton short of making the whole
party an illegal organization.
Chairman Thomas told reporters
the results Of week az hearings
will have to crystalline before the
committee can adequately decide
what it is going to do about out
lawing the Communist Party"
The committee made public last
night a report which it said fur
nished historical proof running back
to 1919 that the party in this coun-
try is "the agent" of Russia.
"a 81 Documents Listed.
The report listed 90 documents
which it called typical directives
from Moscow affecting the Com
munist movement in the United
States" Mr.. Thomas said these
were proof that the party is "a
fifth column pawn of Moscow"
Included were excerpts from Rus
sian broadcasts, Communists books
and records of party conventions.
If various members pool their
ideas, the committee may report
that it can fight communism vigor-
ously by continuing to expose it
and also by:
/. Saying in one or more laws
with appropriate penalties, that ii
is illegal to urge or conspire to
overthrow the Government by un-
constitutional methods or by force
and violence.
2. Tightening up on fingerprint-
ing of aliens, on passports and visas
and on registration.
Stronger Treason Law.
3. Strengthening the law against
treason to get at borderline cases
4. Requiring the Communist party
to publish it's membership lists and
sources Of income.
| 5. Recommending that the FB1
be strengthened and perhaps that ii
be made independent of the Justice
Department.
Hearings on bills to outlaw the
Communist party ended yesterday
with a Communist protest that the
committee is interested only ir
character assassination
That was the statement of Peter
v. Cacchione, Communist member
of the New York City Council
Cacchione had asked to- testify, hao
been allotted the time and then can
celled his appearance.
His statement was read by Nor
man Schrank, secretary of the
Brooklyn Communist Party.
Cacchione denounced the COM
mittee for its election Wednesday
of Eugene Dennis, Communist Party
secretary, who also had volunteered
to testify.
Request to Appear Cancelled.
Dennis was barred from making
statement when he declined tc
give his real name. One committee
member accused him in the Official
record of being a draft dodger. An
other said he was wanted by Los
Angeles police for jumping bail irl
1880.
I'm view of the disgraceful man.
See UN-AMERICAN, Page A-2O
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Presidents Daughter
Will Be Bridesmaid
BY the Assoeiofed Press

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-. Mar. 90
Miss Margaret Truman, daughter OF
the President, will be a bridesmaid
at the wedding of a long time friend
here April IL.
She will be member of the we'd
ding party at the marriage of Miss
Mary Shaw, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie l.. Shaw, to William
Coleman Branton. a Kansas City
attorney. The ceremony will be held
at the Grace and Holy Trinity
Cathedral.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Bomb ExpIodes in Havana

HAVANA, Cuba, Mar % (P.-
A bomb exploded early today at
the Produce Exchange Building
in downtown Havana, damaging
the building and breaking glass
throughout the block. No one was
injured, but the blast caused con-
siderable alarm in the district
There were no immediate arrests.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Morrison Quits Porty Job

LONDON. Mar. % (P).-Deputy
Prime Minister Herbert Morrison,
convalescing in France after a long
illness, has resigned as secretary of
the London Labor Party after hold
ing the Office 80 years, the party an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
BULLETIN

James A. Moffett charged in
testimony before the Senate
War Investigating Committee
today that oil companies ode
liberately defrauded the
United States Government"
in charging the Navy $1.05
a barrel for Arabian produced
petroleum. He said the Brit
ish Admiralty had been buy
ing oil in the Persian Gulf
area for 40 cents a barrel, and
that the American Navy
should have been able to buy
at. a similar price.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
BY the Associated Press

BY the AsSociofed FresS
Senator Brewster, Republican,
of Maine declared today Amer
ican aid to Greece and Turkey
Evening star., 1947-03-29

(See EFFICIENCY, Page AL
Evening star., 1947-03-29

(See MOSCOW, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1947-03-29

1see UN-AMERICAN, Page A-20
Evening star., 1947-03-29

(See LILIENTHAL, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1947-03-29

Sunny, windy this afternoon, high in upper
oOs. Clear tonight, low about IS. Tomorrow
increasing cloudiness and colder.
Temperatures today-High, 58 at 1885 pm;
low, SO, at $40 am. Yesterday-High, AZ,
at 4:50 PM; low, 81, at SIS am.
(Fun Report on Page A-23
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-21

colleagues in the Bureau have slashed the
nations infant mortality rate bym than 60
per cent. They have fought bitter, slowly
advancing battle against the use of child labor.
Now they are working out great nation
wide program of clinics and community CEN
tiers to aid the millions of handicapped and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-21

D. c.. to do that something - to become an
investigator for the fedgling U. S. Children's
Bureau. Today, at Sc, she is rounding out her
thirty-third year with the Bureau. her thir-
tenth as its chief
In those years Katharine Lenroot has be-
come the children's champion. She and her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-21

0E day in 1914 young woman named
~ Katharine Lenroot walked into a Chicago
auditorium. A strange oontrapton hanging
on the wall caught her eye. 1t was huge map
ofthe u. S. on which small light bulbs, enc in
each state, kept flashing on and off.
Themap had been prepared by the delegates
to child-welfare workers convention Its
grim purpose was to dramatic infant NOR
tality. Each fash of light meant that child
had just died.
Standing before that map, watching the
cold, remorseless blinking of those lights,
Katharine Lenroot knew she would never
forget the horror of that sight She knew she
would never sleep quietly unless she did
something to slow those flashes. A couple of
months later she arrived in Washington,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-21

neglected children throughout the country,
The Bureau has had no easy existence.
Congressman once sneered at it as that petit
coat outfit and cartoonists drew its staff
members as sharp-nosed busybodies bent on
invading the privacy of the American home,
But today the Bureau has become the voice
of the nations conscience. Its expert staff of
physicians, psychiatrists, statisticians and re-
searchers avoid the imelight, concentrate
public attention on the facts about the chill
dren and their needs.
Katharine Lenroot typifies her staff's quiet
determination. Slight, white haired and re-
served though she is, you are Immediately
aware of an enormous fund of energy Her
calm voice has the buoyant youthfulness of
woman in her twenties And in its undertones
you detect steel-ike strength
Endless Struggle
SHE has needed that strength. The Bureaus
struggles have been endless, since the day
back in 1912, when child-welfare workers
finally persuaded Congress to establish it, and
50 give the nations children the same recogni-
ton as its pigs, whose welfare had long been
the concern of government supported research.
The first chief of the Bureau was indomitable
Julia Lathrop, long fighter for children's
rights in Illinois and the first woman to head
Federal agency She gave the Bureau its great
motto: make the children visible"
What her staff brought to light was not
pretty In those days one American baby out
of every 10 born alive died - and they were
often the lucky ones. Hundreds of thou
sands of others who survived to the age of
nine or ten were then indentured -
which meant enslaved for period of
years while theoretically learning
trade. Millions more began at II or IL to put
in long hours operating machines in cotton
mills, factories and mines.
Perhaps even more shocking than the con-
ditions themselves was the attitude with
which many men of affairs greeted news of
them Men who would never have dreamed of
mistreating dog or horse simply shrugged
off such abstract" matters as child labor. It
was too bad, but the age at which child
started to work was the affair of his parents.
Some went even further Better to have
LAC SAuAS'iCA Vi (S PoVA uOaiik S>1uClluIlS pIo-
ductive than lollygagging around the Streets"
they intoned. And they labeled those who
protested radicals" and "agitators."
Six-Yeaz-0ld Woskexs
SuH epithets didn't deter resolute and
thoughtful young woman like Katharine
Lenroot Born and brought up in well-to-do
Superior, Wis, family, she belonged to the
generation whose attractive young women of
the upper classes were supposed to lead lives
of luxurious ease, blissfully unaware on their
pedestals of such Grass matters as sweat shops.
But life on pedestal didn't appeal to her.
Once she'd started with the Bureau, she saw
the breadth of the job to be done, and made
up her mind to stay until it was completed.
Her first assignments took her into big city
slums. There she saw children as young as six
or seven working IL to IA hours day making
a~r,orc cfr,uu,nr I>o.Je o~ o,-<l;or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-21
SHE BATTLES FOR BABIES
WERNER WOLFF

Congress used to spend more on pigs than
babies. But things have changed since then
thanks to the Children's Bureau. Meet the
stubborn, resourceful lady who bosses it ..
by Robert Freman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-21

TW-s-7l-47
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-06-01

The mistake mesa
made by peeEas 50 ,
govern their purchase OF n new !
( furnace is that they spend thee
money for something too small I" !
do the Job satisfactorily. Furnaces
are made in several sizes Each :
size rated for a certain amount OF
heat output, and it can't give any
more without burning itself out. /
3 AS the temperature drops :"
q freezing or below, too-sma"
| furnace can't deliver the heat Re
uuired for comfort. The furnace
has to be forced, and that meAnS
trouble. The only solution IS 70
correct the mistake by replacing
the burned-out small furnace witt
one that is large enough to Go tne
{ job right.
1t costs but very little moro 20
nut in furnace that is lalss'
! enough for giving the same aGv'.
uuate comfort at zero as at forty.
! degrees. The surplus size is BY il"
means wasted You use or'y TIC
capacity Of the large furnace trr'
! YOU need, always having so:oethnv
in reserve for the bitter cor
waves. You burn less fuel, a?d yo''
don't bring your furnace to an u'~'
timely early breakdown. Economy
should dictate not to MAKE the m'S>
take of buying a tnc-3mall furE"ts
because it costs bit less than o."
of the right SIZE. To prevent N;
mistake. have a coGpotCHt he?tirt
man measure your house for H.
rtyht size furnace. IS ts~ 'c1,,"i in
the heating business ~ -, me ecs'
YOU csn So u 80 rNei'l est II cA"s
500 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-06-01

The 500 Membership Drive launch
ed by the H. B. A. Executive Board
in its regular meeting, January 10th.
has started in high. The presidents
are rushing applications in, in big
way. Presidents who have not add
ed members to their lodges over 2
period of years have started the bal'
rolling.
1t is predicted that this will be the
greatest gain that has been added to
the membership in some time.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-06-01
a. . eoep, O., So1
EOR

HERE'S real opportunity for the young who
good job with future An Army job a steady Job offer
ing good pay the highest security every opportunity for
promotion and chance the world You get valuable
training in technical ss good food clothing quarters and
medical free If you get 2 extra pay
You retire at half pay after 20 years retire three
quarters pay after 80 And you 3Oday vacation
at full pay year Many other advantages not offered
elsewhere If you 18 to "a and physically fit Tor II with
parents conent you enlist and qualify for of
these fine jobs in the peacetne Regular Army You it
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The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-06-01
NEWS AMONG LOCAL LODGES

STATE LINE; Dear Bis h op
Young: We were happy to have
Ascent VIM Kinslow and his charm
ing wife with us recently to install
Of ieers to serve for the next two
years. Two members were added to
our lodge. Please rush said policies.
THE newly installed officers are:
George L. Pierce, JrY President;
Irene Pierce, Vice President, Drucil-
Ter Pierce, Secretary; Dosha Higgins,
Chaplain; and George Turner, Treas
urer. i E9.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-06-01

The Echo is only published twice
per month. the first and fifteenth of
each month. If you will read your
paper closely you will note that it
is published semi-monthly.
Editor.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-06-01
JUNE REPORT BLANKS MAILED
QUIZ

The June report blanks for the
June Board, which convenes Tuesday,
June 3rd, in the H. B. A. Home Office
Building, have been mailed to the To-
cal presidents. If you have not re-
ceived yours, please notify the office
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-06-01

r HAVERHILL, N. H. - At 46,
holding down a full-time job as
postmaster in addition to caring
, for her blind step-father and near
blind mother, isn't enough for Mrs.
, Arlene S. Wells. Recently return
: ed from Miami where she repre-
.sented the New England postmas-
!sers at the National Association of
Po1tnasters, Mrs. Wells is enthu-
ciastic about her new found
'South."
} Mrs. Wells says, at is not the
actual chronological maturity that
ibothers most people, but rather the
e!uggishncss and middle aged
GabltS that makes them tired and
EisDiritcd.
When | fo&;ld myself hating to
get up m the a9arping and GIT the
day STATED, :: ~as tOrn.It and |
knew SOM, 80 had to be done
about it. ',-"s-o my answer in'the
DuBarry Success Course which has
helped more than 100000 women
10 better health and happiness
and" says Mrs. Wells, 81 am
young again, yes, young at 46
3'ears of age. | am full of energy
and III take my chances besides
,snyone. In other words, I'm on the
beam again and believe me, Pm
going to STAY there"
No matter what your age, it
would seem that confidence in
knowing you look your best
coupled with an interesting active
program is the answer to staying
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-06-01
10c COMMISSION

Presidents will please retain their
I've commission out of each members
ass ssment Please do not send your
commission to the office, it gives rs
too much trouble in refunding.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-06-01

The assessment for the June Board
is 9l.35 Per member. Please enter
the names of all your members on
your blanks as to whether they pay
the June assessment or not. 1t helps
the office in checking your reports
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-06-01

The above is the likeness of Bro
Their H. S. Jones, our quiet and unas-
Stunning president of Paulding, who
heads Lodges 218 and POI. He has
added ten new members to No. pol
since the March Board. Hats off, to
Brother Jones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

some quite hardy. Our native ones
are deciduous and hardy. The
ones offered by nurs :
cries are of two main kinds: azal-
ca indica, the large-flowered tend
err variety so much planted in
southern gardens; and the Japa-
nese azaleas with smaller flowers,
but in greater p%rofusion on the
plants, that r hardy as far
north as New England.
Azalea indica is the azalea OF
Charleston, S. c., gardens where
it is so famous, as it is in many
beautiful gardens of Florida,
southern and central Georgia,
southern Alabama and Mississippi
and in Louisiana. North of Char
lesion, it is not reliably hardy ,
the bloom buds being killed by
cold about three out of every four
years, though the foliage may not
be injured.
North of this it is better to de-
pend on the kurume, the japonica
and kaempferi varieties, and
their hybrids in all the many
forms and colors.
Soil for azaleas must be acid,
full Of humus and very porous .
They will not thrive in heavy
clay, but this does not mean you
cannot have them if your soil is
clay. You can make a soil that
suits by removing the clay for
two feet down in a wide Role Z.
Break up the bottom into large
c]ods and leave so for drainage,
covering them with a layer OF
roughage and filling the hole with
a soil mixture made OF one-third
good garden soil, one-third woods
earth or peat, and one-third old
crumbly COW manure Cor sheep
Plant firmly in this soil, Setting
the plant no deeper than 1t was.
Water well. then put on a 2-inch
mulch of peat, woodsearth, old
COW manure, pine needles, oak
leaves Or such, adding to it as
needed to keep it 2 to 3 inches
deep over the roots. Each fall and
spring feed with cottonseed meal,
a double handful to each plant,
ard use an acidifier such as al
minimum sulfate, a quarter pound
to each square yard of surface.
May 4, 1947.