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Evening star., 1947-12-10

The pictures submitted In the con-
test were reviewed by a committee
Of three judges including Richard
Lahey, principal of the Corcoran
School Of Art; Prof. James v. Her
ring. head of the Art Department
of Howard University, and William
H. Calfee, head of the Art Depart
ment Of American University.
Following the selections by the
judges, the pictures were placed on
exhibition in the lobby of the Com
merce Department Building for a
two-week period, starting May /.
The 1949 calendar contest already
is under way with the same num-
ber Of 500 Saving Bond prizes but
with a different method of selecting
the winners. The public visiting the
exhibit will be given an opportunity
to express its view, and the picture
receiving the highest number OF
votes will be the first winner. The
other five will be chosen with an
eye to the adaptability Of the pic
lures for use in calendar and con-
formity to the required size, which
must be in the proportion of 20
inches wide by 16 inches high.
Full information, entry blanks and
registration cards may be obtained
by writing to Art Contest Editor,
Room 724, The Evening Star Build
ing. A large number Of last years
competitors already have signed up
for this years contest. which ends
on April /, 1948.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Woman Friend Shares
In Mccormack Estate
By the Associoted Praxx

TOWSON, Md, Dec. 10.-Frederick
c. Mccormack, heir to headache
remedy fortune who was found dead
of self-inflicted bullet wound in
New York last week, left the residual
part of his estate to Disiree Win
disch-Graetz of New York, it was
disclosed yesterday when his will was
filed here.
Hilary w. Gains, attorney for Mr..
Mccormack, described the New
York woman as "a friend" and said
an anticipated 100000 worth of
claims against the estate probably
would leave her with only a small
share.
Bequests to her included Mr.. Nc
Cormack's stock in the Emerson
Drug Co., an, equity in the Emer-
sonian Apartments in Baltimore
and the furnishings of the palatial
Emerson estate, Whitehall, at Mar
ragansett Pier, r. I.
Mr.. Cans said the most valuable
part Of the estate, trust which
produces about $4,000 annually,
goes to 21-year-old Margaretta En-
erson Mccormack. Mr.. McCormack's Is
daughter by bis first wife.
She also gets the furnishings and
personal property from Korang, his
mansion in Baltimore County; but
the house and real estate 60 to his
second wife, who had divorce ac-
ton pending against him here at
the time of his death.
MIR. Mccormack was the son OF
Capt. Isaac Emerson's second wife
a former secretary. The will was
dated last July "a at Narrapsnsett
Evening star., 1947-12-10

MIR. Denham's staff and the pub
fishers consider the question impor-
tant. So, when Mr.. Left acted, Allen
Sinsheimer, representing Mr.. Den
ham In the case, promptly tele-
graphed an appeal to the NLRB in
Washington. He asked the board to
overrule Mr.. Left and restore the
portion stricken out.
If the board upholds Mr.. Left
then the publishers will ask that the
complaint be changed so as to
charge the union with refusal to
bargain under that section of the
law which describes refusal to bar
gain as an unfair practices
This would enlarge the number OF
unfair practices charged in the
complaint from four to five.
Long Hearing Forecast.
Elisha Hanson, counsel for the
American Newspaper Publishers AS.
ISOLATION, and Thurman Arnold
counsel for the Southern Newspaper
Publishers Association, both made
1t clear at yesterdays hearing thai
they will press for the refusal-to.
bargain charge to be in the com.
plant, in one form or another.
Meantime, all lawyers agreed thai
until they know exactly what is te
be in the complaint, the hearing
should be held up.
Lawyers are predicting that the
hearing will last two or three
months, maybe longer. 1t may move
to several other cities besides Wash
tngton before it is finished.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Printers Leave Jobs
On Newspapers in 7
Cities in Southwest
By the Associated Presx :.

Normal operations in newspaper
plants in two, Southwest cities
Bartlesville, Okla, and Abilene, Tex
were disrupted today as members
Of locals of the AFL International
Typographical Union left their jobs
after disputes involving wages.
The Walkouts involved four news
papers, morning and afternoon edi-
tions, in the two cities. At Bartles-
vile plans were made to continue
publishing the Morning Examiner,
and indications were that both
newspapers at Abilene would con-
tinue publication.
Meanwhile, in Chicago, a strike of
about 1,500 printers continued for
the 10th day, but the city's six ma
jor dailies continued to publish by
a photo-engraving process. Earlier
this week, in Norristown, Pa, the
Times Herald announced it would
use the same process after IS print
ers quit work in a dispute over
wages.
Afternoon Edition Dropped.
A. B. billiard, general manager of
the Bartlesville Examiner, publisher
Of the Examiner and the Daily En-
terprise, an afternoon newspaper
said only the morning daily would
be published pending settlement Of
the dispute. Today's edition was
six pages as compared with the
usual 10 pages carried Wednesday.
Fourteen members of the Bartles-
vile ITU local walked out yesterday
after wage negotiation deadlock.
The company had rejected a de-
mand for a wage hike of 40 cents
an hour for day work and Al cents
for night work. Under the expired
contract the day rate was $1.35 an
hour and the night scale $145.
Both Bartlesville papers are owned
by Donald Reynolds, Fort Smith,
Ark, who also publishes the Fort
Smith Southwest American, the Fort
Smith Times-Record and the Ok
mulgee (Okla0 Daily Times.
After printers on the Abilene Re-
porter-News struck yesterday, en-
ployes of other departments, includ-
ing company executives, took over
work in the composing room to help
put out an 18-page morning edition.
Company Offer Rejected.
The union, in negotiations, had re-
jected company offer to set up a
piecework scale for teletypesetter op-
orators and asked full journeymen's
wages. The union also had turned
down company proposal of a con-
tract for three years or other sub
stantial fixed terms. The ITU had
asked contract which could be
ended by either party on go days
notice.
The company's offer of minimum
scale of $66 and $50 a week for day
and night work, respectively, and
time and half over a 40-hour week
was neither accepted nor rejected
by the union. The union had asked
for $40 and SIT on a five-day, 40
hour week, with double pay for over
time. The teletypesetter equipment
was installed in the plants last Feb
ruary and, after 30 days negotiations
with the union, was placed in
operation.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Import Bon Asked

Mexican potato growers say they
are producing enough for the coun-
try's needs and demand that the
government place ban on incom-
ing foreign shipments,
Evening star., 1947-12-10
British Fight Battle
OF Wagons 10 Keep
Freight Cars Rolling
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. 1O.-Britons, both
men and women, are sacrificing
their weekend leisure and working
overtime, as If in a wartime emerg-
ency, to clear a huge bottleneck in
railway freight transportation.
They have responded to an appeal
by Sir Stafford Cripps, as director
of Britain's economic program, to
repair and unload freight cars and
keep them on the move.
1t Is the battle of the wagons"
as freight cars are called in Britain,
and the wagon chasers" already
have started thousands of idle cars
rolling again. A pep poster says:
Don't keep rolling stock-keep
stock rolling"
General Heads Drive.
In charge of the wagon drive"
is 1t. Gen. Sir Wilfred Lindsell, who
has been appointed to head the
Winter Transport Committee. He is
an expert on movement, having Or
ganized supplies for the British 9th
Army's drive across North Africa in
the war.
It is estimated that, more than
two years after the end Of the war,
one-sixth of Britains 100000
freight cars still are immobilized,
awaiting repair.
The problem is twofold-to re-
pair some 100000 crippled freight
cars, many Of which need only a nut
or bolt to put them back in service,
and to speed UP unloading and pre-
vent the use Of cars for temporary
storage on sidings.
Repair Rate Stepped Up.
The weekly repair rate has been
stepped up from 10000 to 100, 900 but
1t Is estimated that this just about
offsets new breakdowns of the war
worn cars.
Last week end-the second of the
drive-volunteers for the overtime
work of repairing and unloading re-
leased more than $1,000 cars. Most
of them were railway employees but
appeals have gone to the general
public, and the National Union of
Students already has offered to join
the drive.
Freight depots throughout the
country were thronged with men
and women unloading coal, food,
timber, steel and other commodities,
giving up their week end to help
solve national problem.
Evening star., 1947-12-10

It will take another three years
for Belfast, Northern Ireland, to
demolish the remaining 1900 of its
original $500 wartime air raid
shelters.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Banker Says Shack
Is Better Than $1,000
Home for $1,000
BY this Associated Press

A leading banker testified yester-
day that war veterans and other
home hunters would be better off I"
living in a tar shack for year or
two" instead of paying $1,000 for a
house that should cost $4,000.
Edward E. Brown, blunt-speaking
president of the Federal Reserve
Boards Advisory Council offered
this advice to doubling members of
Congress as he criticized housing
real estate loans guaranteed by the
FILA or under the CT Bill of Rights.
"It is difficult, If not impossible, to
persuade banks not to make loans
guaranteed by the Federal Govern
ment," the Chicago banker told the
Senate House Economic Committee
Many Loans Excessive.
Many of these guaranteed loans
are in excess of either the cost of
the property mortgaged to secure
them, or of its reasonable value.
They can only result in a loss to the
buyer, and to the Government on
it's guarantees.
Mr.. Brown questioned a wartime
housing policy under which the
Government underworld 80 per cent
of the appraised value Of housing
projects.
Mr.. Brown said the Government
actually was backing 100 per cent of
such projects because appraisals
have been too liberal.
Urges 80 Per Cent Limit.
The Senate Banking Committee
recently approved a billion dollar
increase in mortgage insurance au-
thority of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration on such projects.
Mr.. Brown said Congress instead
should return to a system Of limiting
Federal backing Of homes to 80 per
cent, with LESS liberal" system of
appraisals for mortgages.
He said home building might "be
slowed down" by Tightening up Fed
eral aids but this would take lot
of the pressure" from prices of
homes and materials that go into
them
Evening star., 1947-12-10
De Casper Expecting
To Complete Change
In Cabinet Today
By the Associotsd Presa

ROME, Dec. 10.-Premier Alcide
de Gasperi. whose government still
faced the threat of a general strike
in Rome Province, expressed belief
that efforts to broaden. his cabinet
by including moderate leftists would
be completed today.
At the conclusion of long ses-
sions with leaders of the Labor So
cislist and Republican Parties
whose inclusion in the government
would fortify its position against
assaults Of the extreme left-the
Christian Democrat leader said:
I'VE have travelled a long way and
believe that, we will pull into the
station today"
Today also was the deadline for
the governments answer to demands
Of the Chamber Of Labor for sweep
ing aid to unemployed. If not
granted, Rome and the Province of
Rome faced a general strike, sched-
uled to begin tomorrow.
The government made another
move against the Leftist winter
campaign" by publishing in the
official gazette a legislative decree
authorizing an expenditure of 40
600, 100000 lire (about $67,500 00O)
for extraordinary public works.
The law-effective tomorrow
authorizes the Minister of Public
Works to accept contracts for COM
pletion and new construction of
public works of an extraordinary
character, reconstruction of low
cost housing projects in war-dam-
aged communities and in cities
where the war has caused an excep-
tional increase in population.
This would include Rome, whose
prewar population of 100000 has
been swollen to some 1000 900, many
OF them huddled in squalid, un-
heated quarters such as Primavalle,
where rioting occurred Friday.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Indiana U. Suspends
Fraternity in Theft Case
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Dec. TO-
Dean r. L. Shoemaker and the
Interfraternity Council yesterday
suspended Theta Chi Fraternity at
Indiana University after nine men,
bers were arrested, four of whom
had been caught by police breaking
into Bloomington grocery.
The nine members arrested were
held in Monroe County Jail Monday
night and yesterday. Three stores
Evening star., 1947-12-10
lTU Hearing, Delayed
ByDispute, 10 Resume
Here on December 19I
BY the Assoeiofed Press

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. The
Nationwide labor law case against
the AFL International Typographi-
cal Union has been delayed by a
disagreement over the proper way
to accuse the union of refusing to
bargain in good faith with news
paper publishers.
1t will be resumed December 10 in
Washington before Arthur Left,
trial examiner for the National
Labor Relations Board. Mr.. Left
adjourned the hearing here yester-
day before it was one day old.
Three associations of newspaper
publishers and Robert N. Denham,
NLRB general counsel, are ranged
against the ITU.
They charge the union with four
unfair labor practices under the
Taft-Hartley Act. They are asking
the f1ve-man NLRB to order ITU to
stop these four practices.
Charge Tossed Out.
Refusal to bargain Is an unfair
practice under law, but 1t was not
listed as one of the four official
complaints against the union.
Instead, Mr.. Denham cited refusal
to bargain only in connection with
the alleged unfair practice of
restraining employees in exercise of
their right to bargain collectively.
Therefore, on the unions request
MIR. Left yesterday tossed the
refusal-to-bargain charge out of the
complaint. He said he didn't see
how refusal to bargain could be a
legal restraint on employees rights.
Mr.. Left pointed to that section in
the Taft-Hartley law which makes
refusal to bargain an unfair labor
practice as such. He said if this
section were invoked it might be a
different story. (This section was in
voked in other cases against the
1TU, for example at Baltimore.)
Now. the refusal-to-bargain
charge grows out of the unions mo
contract" policy adopted last Au-
gust. At that time the ITU decided
not to sign new contracts because
new closed shop contracts are for
hidden under the Taft-Hartley law.
Refusal to Bargain Denied.
The union wants to continue It's
closed shop arrangements, under
which nobody but TTU members
can work in plant. So the union
decided to post conditions of en-
ployment" in newspaper composing
rooms for employers to accept.
The union denies this is a refusal
to bargain. Mr.. Denham says 1t is.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
THE EVENING STAR Washington DC Al
WEDNESDAY.

had been broken into In the city
and the boys arrested said looting
OF stores was part of their "hell
week" activities.
ut may be, part of hell week, !"
Police Chief John Rawling said,
"but it looks little on the larceny
side to me-"
The fraternity members were
turned over to university authorities
late yesterday.
Dean Shoemaker and the Inter-
fraternity Council fined the frater-
nifty 500 and suspended for an in
definite period all social activities,
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Drastic Hiccup Cure

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. 10 up.
Three shots from an automatic
pistol outside a tavern were fired,
Stanley J. Take, 81. told a Justice
court yesterday, not to disturb the
peace but to cure his wife of the
hiccups. The remedy worked, he
said Takes trial was continued
until today.
Evening star., 1947-12-10
Citizens Group Plans Dance

The Mount Vernon Citizens As
sociation will sponsor a square
dance for benefit of the Mount Ver-
non Volunteer Fire Department at
the fire station hall, Fort Hunt road,
Fairfax County, beginning at 9 pm.
Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-10
RECALL B-29 5UpERF0RTS
 FOR DEFENSE

WASHINGTON. Nov 10.-R- The Air Force said today that 250 B-29 bombers are being withdrawn iron. storage to add to the active air defense screen of the United States.
 All air defense program calling for 55 complete air groups of bomb CTS and fighters, plus Is skeleton groups, was announced some months ago. Currently the Air Force has 32 groups ready and is recondi- ticnmg B-29s from storage areas scattered around the country, An official told reporter that about 100 will be taken from Pyote Field, Texas.
 A few bomber pilots are being recalled to fly the B-29's, he said, but added the Air Force has enough pilots on active duty already to make a large scale recall unnec- eSsary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-10
pR0.GRlD
 ROUNDUP
By RALPH RIDDEN

By RALPH RIDDEN
 NEW YORK, Nov 10-tR- The Cleveland Browns, defending All America Conference Champions, have an opportunity next Sunday to become the first team in either their own circuit or the rival Ma tional footfall league to nail down 1947 title.
 Coach Paul Browns high-scor- ing eleven has won nine out of ten starts and victory over the runners-up San Francisco 49ers next Sunday will enable the Browns to clinch the currest western di- vision flag battle. The Browns went a step closer to the crown yesterday by nosing cut the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1912, while the 49ers dropped 2416 decision to the New York Yan- keeS.
 The Tanks maintained their one game eastern half margin over the runner-up Buffalo Bills. The Bills handed the visiting Los An geles Dons their first whitewash in two years, 25-0
 Meanwhile, in the National League, the Chicago Cardinals re- tained their one game western di- vision lead and the Pittsburgh Steelers kept half game in front of the Philadelphia Eagles in the east.
 The Cardinals, handicapped by the absence of Charley Trippi, their running star, turned back the De- troit Lions, l7-7 while the runner up Chicago Bears clipped the Green Bay Packers, 20-17.
 Pittsburgh withstood heavy last-half aerial attack by Sammy Baugh to down the Washington Redskins, 21-14, while the second place Eagles romped to a 41-34 vic- tory over the hapless New York Giants
 In the remaining game, the Boston Yanks came from behind and toppled the Los Angeles Rams, 27-16 on the West Coast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-10
(By The Associated Press)

Seattle and San Francisco en- erged from weekend play in the Pacific Hockey League with their leadership oi the northern and southern divisions undisturbed.
 Both leaders are idle until We'd nesGay night
 The Ironmen were deadlockes 2-2 with the Vancouver Canucks until the, final frame last night, when Seattle left Will Bill Rob- inson's sparkling team play re- suited in two goals and another was added to make the final tally, 5-2.
 The victory placed Seattle eight game points ahead of second-place Tacoma Seattle entertains Port land Wednesday night.
 IF the southern division, San Francisco's Shamrocks walloped Oakland to I Saturday night to gain a three-polnt game lead over Fresno. Fresno, meanwhile, was lowing to San Diego, Az. The Shamrocks play host to Tacoma Wednesday night-the second inva- sion by a nol thern division club.
 The New Westminster Royals of Canada, who oeadlocked San Di- ego 3-3 in an overtime contest last night, tangle with Fresno tomorrow night. The Royals dropped a 6-4 decision to thc Los Angeles Mon archs Saturday night.
 Other contests tomorrow night match Portland at Vancouver and Tacoma at Oakland. Portland de- feated Tacoma, ' to last night. Here are results of hockey games played in other leagues on Sun day:
 National League
 Toronto 6; Detroit O.
 Chicago g. New York g.
 American League
 Pittsburgh s; Indianapolis T.
 Hershey 2; New Haven 3 (tie.) Buffalo 4; Providence 3.
 Cleveland 6; St. Louis 1.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-10
SENTENCED TO PRISON

Anthony Novikoff plead guilty to second degree murder charge at Anchorage for the killing of Charles Nelson and was sentenced by Judge Dimond to 20 years in the penitentialv At the same time Novikoff pleeoed guilty to killing Nelson's wife, Katherine and re- ceived a sentence of Is years. The shootings took place at Uyak Bay last May, following a drinking ar gument.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-10
MON0xIDE FUMES KILL TWO, !MJURE
 SIX IN REST HOME

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Nov 10. -IP-Two elderly women were kill ed and six othcr persons were over come by monoXIde fumes early to- day in a convalescent home at South Charleston, police said.
 The dead were identified as Mrs. Rhode Estep IS, of Nitro and Mrs. Barbara Turner, 66 of Hinton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-10
PURSE SNATCUER

Frank George was arrested yes terday by City Police after he was reported to have stolen a purse from Lena Bruwn at a downtown bar. He was booked for theft and tor being drunk Arrangements were being made today by Police to turn him over to the Federal authorities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-10
LjttIe Sieve Ramsay
 Has Birthday Party

MT. and Mrs. David Ramsay gave birthday party for their son Steve. Sunday afternoon. Fifteen of Steve's neighborhood playmates were present 10 enjoy the ice cream and cake. They played games dur Ing the afternoon and Mrs. Ram say reports that they all behaved beautifully.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-10
FOOTBALL ! SCORES

Final scores oI games played over the weekend are as follows Washington '; California 15. Oregon 12; Washington State 6 Stanford 0; use IA.
 UCLA 27; oregon State T.
 College Puget Sound 6; Vest ern Washington 0.
 Georgia Tech 16; Navy IA. Notre Dame 27; Army '.
 Penn State T. Temple 0.
 Northwestern 6; Ohio T. Bowdoin 0; Miami 13
 Rutgers IS; Layfayette 0.
 Arizona 28; Texas Tech Al. Mississippi 45; Tennessee 13. Fresno State 3; New Mexico 34 Colorado ARM 0; Utah 19. West Maryland 0; Delaware 26 Wyoming '; Denver 27.
 San Jose State 28; Brigham Young 19. Brown 20; Yale 14.
 Virginia Poly T; Penn 19 Princeton 33; Harvard T.
 Wake Forest A. Boston College B.
 Colgae 6; Holy Cross 6, tie. Maryland 32; Duquesne 0.
 Dartmouth 0; Columbia 15. Missouri 28; Duke T.
 North Carolina State 6; North Carolina fl.
 VIII 20; William & Mary 28 Vermont 6; Rochester T.
 John Hopkins 12; Swarthmore Is.
 Michigan 35; Indiana 0.
 Michigan s. 28; Santa Clara 0. w. Michigan IA; Illinois 60 Georgia IA; Florida 6.
 Davidson 13 Richmond '. RPI 6; Amherst T.
 Tufts 0; New Hampshire 34. Oklahoma 27; Kansas State 13. Kentucky IS; West Virginia 6. Purdue 21; Minnesota 26.
 Miami T; Cincinnati 20.
 Carnegie IA; Case 19.
 Villanova 25; Marquette '. Clemson 35; Furman T.
 Mississippi State IA; Auburn 0. Iowa IA; Wisconsin 46.
 Iowa State 36; Drake $.
 Kansas 13; Nebraska T.
 Arkansas 0; Rice 26
 Southern Methodist 13 Texas ARM 0.
 Tulsa 13; Oklahoma ARM o. Baylor T; Texas 28.
 Southwestern Ga) 21; Centen- |ary T.
 Wichita 38; St. Louis 6. South Dakota 20; Bradley 13. Southern Oregon 13; San Fran |cisco State T.. Pepperdine 47 California Poly 0. Pacific Lutheran 25; Central Washington 2. Chico (Cali) State 12; Cali |fornia Aggie '. Whittier Is; Pomona 12. San Diego State 13; Los Angeles |Loyola l2. California Ramblers 20; Hum |beldt (CaliD State 13.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-10
HARRY RACE HERE

Harry R. Race, prominent Ketch- kan druggist who led the group which recovered the bodies of the plane victims from Mount TamgaS, is here in Juneau for the funeral rites of the late Capt Ali Monsen. He is registered at the Baranof
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-10
DEMO CONVENTION CALL

A. O. Stump, Acting Chairman of the First Division Democratic or has issued a call for First Division Democratic conven- ton to he held in Ketchikan on December II. Precinct chairman nave been asked to cali meetings to elect delegates to the convention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-10
FAIRBANKS SKATING RINK

Phillip Matlock, student of the University ol Alaska. has been giv- en a go ahead by the City Coun- cil and will operate an outdoor skating rink on the Fairbanks ball park The rink should be ready for skating by November 15.