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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
Rail Crisis Looms

Fears Of a minor crisis in railway
shipping in mid-July have been ex-
pressed by federal transportation
experts in view of an apparent
showdown in freight car construc-
ton.
Contributing factors are mount
ing industrial production coupled
with increasingly heavy wheat ex-
port movements, and officials pre-
dict that the minor crisis could
swiftly develop into a major trans
portation block unless steps are
taken to ease the traffic showdown
or prevent it from occurring.
With fate Of the now financially
embarrassed Office of Defense
Transportation still undecided, the
Interstate Commerce commission
has been requested to assume full
responsibility for continuing orders
requiring full loading of boxcars in
the event that congress does not ex-
tend the life Of ODT beyond it's June
30 expiration date.
Meantime, ODT has sent investi-
gators to freight car building com.
panies to probe reports that allo-
Gated steel tonnages have not gone
entirely into the 10, 000-a-month car
construction program.
Reports for the first half of May
indicated that only 1851 freight
cars were built, 81 short of the num-
Der constructed during the CORE
spending period in April.
Explanation offered by the car
builders is that inadequate steel
supplies and strikes within the in
dustry have been responsible for
the grave decline in freight car con-
struction. That view, however, is
discounted by federal officials who
point out that the government
forced the steel industry to provide
the necessary 100000 tons Of steel
for the 10.000-a-month goal.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
STEP DOWN:
Hague Leaves

Frank Hague, hammer-swinging
political boss Of New Jersey for
more than three decades, has re-
signed as mayor Of Jersey City.
One of the last representatives Of
the era of great American political
bosses, Hague made it clear that he
will keep his power as city, county
and state Democratic chieftain and
that he will remain as vice-chair-
man of the Democratic national
committee.
Hague said that his nephew,
Frank Hague Eggers, would sue
coed him in the mayoral spot until
the next commission election in
1949.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
BUSINESS:
Why Failures?

Most important cause of business
failures during 1915 was the scar
city of merchandise and materials,
says the u. S. department of COM
merce, which has been investigat-
ing business growth and failures
since the end of the war.
Nearly At per cent of the firms
contacted in the department sur
vey listed shortages as either the
major or a contributing factor in
their failure. That percentage ran
higher for retailers Of durable
goods and for contract construction
concerns.
Difficulties in securing competent
employees took second place among
the reasons for business failures,
particularly in the field of manufac-
turing and transportation.
Third among the failure factors
was the substantial increase in
labor costs, and fourth place went
to lack Of customers-a surprising
disclosure In view of the great de-
mand for consumer goods built up
during the war. Other causes of
business failures in 1916 were listed
as lack of capital, rent increases
and difficulty Of getting equipment
and repairs.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
No Bird Story

The Milwaukee road news bu-
reau respectfully announces that so
far this spring it has received no
report of robins or other birds nest
ing in the roof, sides or running
gear of any of the cars along its
system. Consequently, the presi-
dent, general manager, superin-
tendent or other humane official
has not issued an order to the effect
that car must not be moved until
the eggs are Matched.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
DISPLACED:
100000 Persons

At hearing before a house judi
ciary subcommittee, proposal to
admit 100000 displaced persons
from Europe to the United States
evoked accusations that the bill was
a move to grant admission to
"crackpots, Communists and trou-
blemakers.
Representative Stratton (Rep.,
Ill.), author of the measure, termed
his porposal the only logical hui
name and practical alternative to
letting displaced Europeans starve
or to supporting them indefinitely at
cost Of 1872 million dollars a year.
The bill would permit 100, 600 per-
sons a year to enter the United
States as non-quota immigrants
over a four-year period.
Principal opponents of STATIONS
measure were Representative Cos.
sett (Dem., Tex.) and Representa-
tive Robson (Rep., Ky.) who
held that U. S. immigration laws
should be strengthened rather
than weakened"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
TO THE SWIFT:
atomic Race

Directing attention Of the United
Nations to the fact that the world is
galloping down the uranium track
to the finish line in an atomic race,
the United States has repeated it's
plea for International ownership
and operation of dangerous atom
ic activities"
Frederick Osborn, American rep
resentative, said that 10, IL or Is
nations had set up atomic agencies
since the U. N. atomic energy COM
mission began its efforts for world
controls a year ago.
He said large sums have been
appropriated for development Of nu-
clear fuels in such countries as
England, Canada and Russia. Os-
born further sharply attacked Rus
sian proposals for an international
inspection agency of atomic activi-
ties, coupled merely with orders
from the United Nations to national
authorities.
That plan, he said, would bring
u. N. sin constant conflict with the
national agency Of every country"
1t would "breed antagonisms, dis
trust and suspicion from the start"
Osborn asserted.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
TRAVAIL:
Labor and 1913

The holly contested labor bill to
impose restraints on strikes and
unions, emphatically stamped with
top-heavy congressional approval,
poses for President Harry S. Tru-
man possibly the most difficult de-
cision he has faced since he took his
seat in the White House.
To veto or not to veto-that is the
question. And the answer undoubt-
,edly will be reflected in the 1913
presidential election.
Backers of the bill, however, are
certain that the measure will be-
come law, regardless Of the final
presidential decision, because both
houses of congress are able to mus
ter enough votes to override a Veto
Some major provisions Of the bill
on which the fate of the next cleo
ton may be riding would:
/. Authorize the government
to seek injunctions to halt ma
tional emergency strikes for 80
days while mediation is carried
out.
2. Ban the closed shop and
forbid various kinds Of lesser
strikes and boycotts.
3. Permit law suits against
unions for unfair labor prac-
tees.
A. Create new agency, out
side the labor department, to
mediate labor disputes.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
BROTHER ACT:
Another Maxi

Adolf Hitler's foster brother, JOS
eph Mayrhofer, is no angel either.
He is going on trial shortly before
the peoples court at Vienna on
charges Of carrying on Illegal Nazi
activities and Of profiteering under
the Nazi regime in Austria. Mayr-
hofer will be the third of the late
fuehrer's relatives to be prosecuted.
Hitler, when he was still Adolf
Schickelgruber, was a ward of
Mayrhofer's father, a farmer.
And after he left. the Nazi chief
kept in close contact with the Mayr-
hofer family. Joseph became an
early Nazi party member, in 1892
being elected by the national social
lists to the Linz city council.
Mayrhofer, who later became an
insurance agent, is said to have
profited hugely from his relation
ship with Hitler. Less than a year
after Austria was absorbed into the
Third Reich, brother Joseph was
appointed reichscommissioner for
insurance. !
Released by Western Newspaper Uniaa. !
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
ONE HEAD:
Unified Services

Unification of the nations armed
forces advanced step toward real
ity when the senate armed services
committee approved a measure to
put the army, navy and a new
separate air force under the ''uni-
fed direction Of secretary of ma
tiona1 security.
The proposed legislation has been
placed on the congressional calen-
dar for senate action this session.
and debate on the measure was ex-
pected to begin in July.
High-ranking naval officers as
sailed the bill as merger legisla-
tion," which the navy has consist
emily opposed. However, the unifica-
ton bill specifies that there, shall be
no merger of the military services.
It would establish a national Sc
curity organization under Sec
rotary of national security with
cabinet rank. The secretary, a civil
ian, would fix general policies and
exercise general direction Of the
army, navy and air force. Those
three departments would be headed
by secretaries without cabinet
status.
The measure also provides for a
war council made up of the four
secretaries and the chiefs Of staff
of the services, research and de-
velopment board and q munitions
board.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Braden Resigns U. S. Shifts Policy; Approve Bill to
Unity Armed Forces; Corn Borer Onslaught Foretold
SWINCBACK:
Braden Quits

Spruille Braden, longtime advo-
cate of and principal force behind
this country's hard-handed attitude
toward Fascist-inclined Argentina,
has resigned as assistant secretary
of state in charge Of Latin-Ameri-
can affairs.
To succeed him in that post,
President Truman was expected
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
LUCIFERS:
Not for Free

Things like this cannot be made
light Of:
Congress has been told by large
match company that the excise tax
Of two cents on 1000 matches is
'the beginning Of the end Of about
the only thing our people get for
nothing"
1.-THE free distribution of 800 bill
lion wooden and paper matches an
nually, about 60 per cent of total
production, is fast fading from the
American scene," the company
complained.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19

TO nOm1n a tie NOR
man A r m o ur Of
New Jersey, top
flight career diplo-
mat. Armour pre-
viously served as
American envoy in
the Argentine and
is well known and
liked there. Latin
American reaction
to his appointment
was expected to be
highly favorable.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
PARTITIONS:
Line Is Draavn

People. of India, restless and dis
turbed under the impact of the pro-
posed British plan to partition the
seething country into separate Hin
du and Moslem states, have been
told by Lord Louis Mountbatten,
viceroy of India, that the nation $
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19

w SW Liz 1oNA w q
policy Of appease-
m e n t in L a t i n
America. It w a S
anticipated that the
changed attitude
w oul d take the
form of ''just a
little a p p e a S e :
ment" of L a t i n =
American Fascist
dictators, particu-
larly Juan D. Pc
ron, president Of
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19
Ghandi Dissenfs

Mohandas *. Ghandi stood
barefooted on his belief that
partition is bad" for India, but
said that he would not oppose
the British plan for a Hindu
MOslem division of the country.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19

Acceptance Of Braden's resigna-
ton by President Truman was gener-
ally regarded as a strong implica-
ton that the United States is ready
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19

Hungarian minister Aladar SEE
gedy-Maszak says he will reject
Hungary's new pro Communist
governments order calling him
home from his duties as envoy to
the United States.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-06-19

Maharanee Of Baroda packs .
fortune in jewels on. neck, fingers,
wrists and ears, and she can af-
ford 1t because her husband, an
Indian maharajah, is one Of
worlds weaIthiest men.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Move 10 Bar Grazian(
From Illinois Rinqs
Hits al zaIe Bout
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO. April 2s.-Whether
Middleweight Champion Tony zale
will be able to defend his title
against Rocky Graziano at Wrigley
Field July 16 as scheduled will de-
pend upon the fate of blocking
resolution by three State Senators
The date and site of the 15-round
title match were approved yesterday
by the Illinois Athletic Commission
which 10 days previously had sane
toned the bout for Chicago.
The legislative resolution which
will be presented to the State Senate
Executive Committee tomorrow
criticizes approval of the match
because Graziano is under suspen-
sion in New York for failing to
report 100000 bribe offer.
One of the resolutions sponsors is
Peter j. Miller of Chicago, former
athletic commission secretary, who
asserted: Il don't see why Illinois
should be the dumping ground for
bouts other States can't hold. The
New York crowd didn't bother to
give us outstanding championship
matches when they had every title
holder under their control, but they
suddenly get big-hearted for this
one"
The resolution would compel the
athletic commission to ban an Illi-
nois appearance by any fighter un-
der suspension in any other State.
A $500,0o0 gate is expected for the
fight at Wrigley Field which can
be rigged for a crowd of around
SIS 900.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Finland Is Optimistic
Over 1948 0lympics
Despite Green Squad
By the Associoted Press

HELSINKI, Finland April 90
Although the great names of yester-
year have been erased by the war or
age, Finland plans to send a strong
team to the 1948 Olympics to carry
on the nations reputation as the
land OF great long-distance runners.
I'VE don't have any reason for
pessimism, despite the fact the new
crop may lack experience" said
Armas Valste, Finland's chief trainer
of cinder lane speed merchants.
Valste said Finland's best bet for
Olympic title was Viljo Heino, the
top name here today, who is going
in for the long distances-10000
meters and the Marathon. Heino
clocked 5000 meters last year in
IA minutes 204 seconds before he
deserted this distance.
That was the best time established
in 1946 by any Finn, but several
other tracksters we're only a few
seconds off. Helge Perala did 14:278,
making him the present No. in
the 5000 meters.
Other stalwarts at that distance
and their best times last year are
Toivo Sarkama, 14:31.6, and Vaino
Koskela, 14:38. Vaino Makela has
been timed under is minutes, but
he was unable to run last year.
In the 10000 meters, Heino will
have plenty of competition, Valste
predicted, from newcomers as we'll
as an old champion, Taisto Maxi
Perala did 30:31.4 last year, followed
by Matti Jarvinen at 30:40.8,
Solomon Konomen, 30:5O.4, and
Evert Heinstrom. 30:55. ,@a
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Boqorus Impresses
By Lewis F. Atchison

Like swallows returning to
Capistrano, the George Mar
shalls have flocked back to
Washington-for a while, any,
way. No sooner had the Secre-
tary of State checked in from
Moscow than the Redskin prexy
was resr'ning light housekeep-
ing in the wigwam and both, as
you know, have Bear troubles.
1t may be spring for the birds,
bees and buds-no, not you bud,
but to Redskin Marshall it vir-
tually is the beginning of the pro
football season. only 158 days
to Opening Came" reads the
little sign in the window. Only
80 days to the start of training
camp and less time than that to
get ready for it.
Redskin Marshall glistened
with the bright tan of pair of
high-buttoned shoes. He still
has more energy than potful Of
Mexican jumping beans, but the
interruption in telephone serv-
ice has pit a slight cramp in his
oratorical style. The chief no
sooner lands on this end of the
continent than he Immediately
thinks of $22.85 worth of advice
he wants to give-or get, from a
West Coast operative. His phone
bill would keep e small COM
munity in liver and onions for
months and leave enough for a
small wager on the third at
Pimlico.
Secretary of State Marshall
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Skins Will Be Great This Year, Says Marshall
Boeous lmpresses Hollywood Bond Going Phy Music Festival

got the jump on his football
namesake by speaking over a
Nationwide hook-up last night,
but Redskin Marshall did the
next best thing, summoning press
and radio representatives to the
campfire to announce that
Washington will be blessed with
a great 1947s football team, prob
ably another champion. Anytime
the Redskins don't rate as much
attention as the Reds, Coach
Marshall wants to know why.
You may say the Redskins are
not for sale, but season tickets
are" said the Tribes gentleman
publicist, meaning Marshall. CID
pro, Dick McCann, said he had
tried to warn the citizens about
the May l deadline on season
ticket sales, but the cry had fall
en- on deaf ears. Thirty-one
thousand pews have been rented
and that's almost the limit be-
cause General Manager Sid Car
roll must hold out a few thou
sand for hoss- trading with the
New York Giants and Philadel-
phia Eagles.
The chief reported Steve Ba-
garus had made great impress
sion on his new Los Angeles
Rams owners by driving up in
that bright red firewagon of his.
Somebody else said Stevie was
dissatisfied with the buggy and
looking for something block
longer, something more in keep
ing with his new prestige.
Owner Dan Reeves signed Paul
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Today's game between the
Mats and the White Sox
scheduled at Chicago was post
poned because of rain.

anxious to use him. He has the
equipment, the courage and spirit
to be a winner"
When last seen Pieretti was sitting
Baltimore bats for five innings in
an exhibition game at Washington
two days before the season opened.
He tossed neat 2-hit job on that
occasion and justified all the nice
things Bluege had been saying about
him.
| It came as a nice break for the
Mats in general when Walter Mas
terson chucked Shit game at
the Boston Red Sox in his first start
of the season, but to Pieretti it was
blow in that Masterson supplanted
him as a starting pitcher at least
temporarily.
| A myth to Washington fans Is
diminutive Scott Cary, who last
pitched for the Mats 27 days ago. In
that instance he merely pitched four
innings perfectly against Toledo,
retiring IL batters in order, but in
delaying Cary's debut Bluege admit
tedly has been exercising caution.
IT want to give him the best of
it when I get around to using him."
Ossie said. After all, the kid never
saw a major league game until open
ing day this year and when he does
break In he may be bit nervous.
'Tll probably use Cary when
we're trailing by several runs. It's
only fair that he be given a chance
to become acclimated gradually in
stead of being showed into a rugged
spot in his first test. It will bolster
his confidence. He has the makings
of good pitcher and I wouldn't
want his chances to be damaged by
improper handling"
Virtually out of consideration at
the moment are Ray Scarborough
and Luther Knerr. Scarborough,
who was considered a starting
pitcher by Bluege when the Mats
convened for spring training, has
been the biggest disappointment.
Knerr, of to slow start in exhibi-
ton games, wound up the spring
training season with a convincing
performance against Baltimore.
Two Games in Chicago.
A full slate will check much of
the moaning of pitchers who have
failed to view action. Rained out of
five games and with several off days
schedule, the Mats have played
fewer games than any team in either
league, but starting today, they were
booked for eight successive games
before encountering another day of
lidleness.
Evening star., 1947-04-29

Schissler as his executive assist
ant and that was mournful news
for Marshall. Schissler, 10 years
at Oregon, 3 with the Chicago
Cardinals and 2 with the old
Brooklyn Dodgers, is one Of the
shrewdest football men on the
coast and one of the Redskins
best ivory hunters, 1t probably
means the chief will have to get
out and hustle even more than he
does now to sign talent and with
Schissler working against him it
will be tough.
The Redskin Band is going to
Philadelphia in June to play in
the towns big musical festival.
alongside of such up and coming
outfits as the Marine Band and
Philadelphia Harm o n a-or
shouldn't that be Philharmonic
Orchestra. This is singular rec
ognition for the pied pipers of
Griffith Stadium, and it is broad
ly hinted that the end is not yet
in sight. AS a matter of fact If
the band keeps improving it may
be the main attraction at Griffith
Stadium with the football team
putting on the show between
halves.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Bluege Hopes 10 LET
Pieretti HurI Soon;
Mats Face Chisox
By Burton Howkins

CHICAGO, April 29.-Forgotten
man of Washington's pitching staff
is muscular little Marino Pieretti.
who with three other Nat Hurlers
hasn't tossed ball although more
than two weeks Of the season have
gone. The neglect of Pieretti isn't
by design of Manager Ossie Bluege,
who would prefer to employ him
steadily.
II had planned to use Chick in
one OF the games at Philadelphia,
Bluege said today, But we were
rained out there. OF course, we've
played only eight games and I have
to give our regular starting pitchers
frequent work, but the first chance
I get I'm going to use Pieretti."
ut amazes me that anybody can
get a hit off Pieretti," Ossie con-
tinued. Hes been pitching batting
practice and has shown me as much
stuff as anybody on the club. He
has a tendency toward wildness
that hurts him a bit because when
he gets behind on a hitter he has
to groove a pitch and usually that's
the one that damages him.
Hasn't Weakened As Hurler.
IF Chick can stay ahead Of the
hitter he's tough to beat. I was
very much impressed by Pieretti in
Spring training and I certainly
haven't weakened on him. I'm
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Frances Jean Borotru to Pluy
| ennis Match Here on Nav II

District tennis fans got an unex-
pected break last night when Presi-
dent Clarence E. Dawson of the
Middle Atlantic Tennis Association
announced that Jean Borotra will
play an exhibition match here on
Sunday, May II.
"Borotra definitely will play here,
but we haven't completed plans for
his appearance" Dawson said. Hes
been in this country on a combina-
ton good will-benef1t tour, you
know, and it is at his request that
the Washington match is being ar
ranged. Borotra wants to play here
as gesture of international friend
ship"
The famed Bounding Basque" of
the glittering prewar era will meet
a nationally ranked opponent yet
to be named, but Dawson said the
committee hoped to get Frank
Shields. The two would meet in
singles and the Frenchman would
team with Gil Bogley for doubles
against Borotra's singles opponent
and another outstanding District
junior.
Raised Funds for Court.
Borotra was accompanied on his
tour by Jacques Brugnon, now in
California, and Marcel Bernard,
reigning French champion, who
since has returned home, in a series
of benefit matches to raise funds
for rebuilding the "Stade de Cour-
betin," an indoor court, in Paris.
The place virtually was bombed out
of existence by Allied airmen when
they obliterated the Renault works
Just outside Paris.
Borotra was a moving spirit in
| the construction of the place, a
magnificent covered stadium erected
in 1898. A veteran of two world wars
and prisoner Of the Nazis 2,s years
during the last. Borotra still can
hold his own against the leading
players Of today.
Describing the match, English
critic Neville Deed commented that
"Borotra bounced and bounded
about the court with all his old abil-