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The union times., 1947-02-08

MIAMI-Any punitive antilabor measures adopted by Congress would be a ''tragic mistake" and would only serve to disrupt the 'era of good feeling" setting in on the industrial front, the AFL executive council warned at the opening of its winter meeting.
 NEW YORK-Four national radio networks granted wage increases of 20@o to 309o to 10000 members of the American Federation of Radio Artists (AFL) in a contract running through October, 1948.
 WASHINCTON-In a report on the structure and operation of the North American newsprint indus try, Sen. James E. Murray (D, MOnt.) said big newspapers, big magazines and big newsprint mill operators have a throttle hold on production, price and distribution of printing paper. Labor papers are severely hit.
 PHILADELPHIA = Local 107, Intl. Bro. of Teamsters, gave $2,500 to Children's Hospital here to aid the 1947 Fight Against Infanti1e Paraly- sis Campaign.
 WASHINCTON-The IntI. Assn. of Machinists set aside a special fund of $2 million for an Organiz- ing campaign to bring 100000 new
The union times., 1947-02-08
Machinists Seek
 Million Members

Washington OPA)- Earmarking of a special $2,0OO,OOO fund to bring the membership of the Int'l Associa- ton of Machinists to the 100000 mark by May 1948, was announced last week by LAM President Harvey Brown. The campaign will end in the year the union will celebrate its Goth anniversary.
 The $2,OO0,0O0 organizing fund Twill not tax the large financial sur plus built up during the war years and set aside for just such postwar purpose" Brown said. All types of promotion media will be used includ- ing the periodical field in urban, sub urban and rural areas, direct mail, radio, display advertising, and open forums.
 'While it is desirable to raise our membership for increased economic strength" said Brown, more import ant is the point that 100000 edu- cated workers, who understand both the true objectives of organized labor as well as the underlying motives of persons who sponsor legislation de- signed to castigate unions, will be a decisive factor in furthering the sue |cessful cause of labor in the 1948 Con- gressional election"
 The LAM has won more than $2O0,- 100000 in concrete pay hikes since VJ-Day-in 98% of the cases with out strike, the union chief declared.
The union times., 1947-02-08
Liberal Speakers On RadioBacked
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 Coming at time when progress sive commentators are being com. pletely barred from the air, the vote was considered a significant in- dication of the sentiment of the public, as opposed to the policies of the big broadcasting chains and the majority of sponsors. Radio of. ficials said they were ''amazed'' by the results of the single appeal.
 So impressed was the Inkograph Co. that it has not only renewed Kingdom contract for another 13-week period of Sunday broadcasts but is consider ing negotiating to put Kingdom on a 20-station network. Such an arrange ment would provide the sole nation wide outlet for progressive commen- tator on the air today. Meanwhile ad- ditional letters supporting Kingdom continue to pour into WOR.
The union times., 1947-02-08
HighRentW Wolves
 Rowling At Door
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 $35 to $50 a month for rent while current ceilings on new rental projects provide for an average rental of $8O-which allows for apartments as high as SIPS a month with few as low as $6O a month. The vete. ran has no worse enemy than his self-proclaimed friends in the real estate lobby.
 This is an issue on which the President need not com. promise unless he wants to compromise. Rent control is a popular grass roots issue. Ii hits at every home and every pOcketbOOk. It needs no com. plex demonstration or in. vOlved argument. Let him hold the line. Let him threaten a veto. And he will get ample support, enough at least to sustain that veto in Congress. We look to President Truman to rap Gen. Fleming's knuc- kles again and say: ''No."
The union times., 1947-02-08
Public Support Ranging Behind World Treaties
Ratification Of International Labor Facts Becoming
 More Essential

Public support for ratification of in- ternational labor treaties is becoming increasingly essential under the new International Labor Organization Con stitution and American Women's clubs should help spread public understand ing of these treaties, Miss Frieda Miller, Director of the Women's Bu- reau, US. Department of Labor, stated before two audiences of Connecticut club women meeting in Hartford on January 30 under the sponsorship of the Service Bureau for Women's Or ganizations of the Beatrice Fox Auer- bach Foundation.
 Quilting the organization and history of the I.L.O., Miss Miller explained that until recently, most of the treaties have been outside the power of the US. government to ratify since our federal system of government reserves to the states the power to legislate on labor questions except where workers are engaged in interstate commerce. Since treaty ratification means that a country will bring its laws into conformity with the international standard, our national government has been able to act only in fields where the states have no jurisdic- tion, such as in the case of the maritime convention drawn up in Seattle last summer.
 Now however, Miss Miller pointed out, under the revised I.L.O. constitu- ton the United States has agreed to refer to the states treaties which re- quire state action in bringing US laws up to the international standard and public understanding and support will be necessary to insure ratification of these conventions.
 The Service Bureau, which brought Miss Miller to Connect. cut, was established by the Auer- bach Foundation to give educa. tiOnal help on subjects of mutual interest to Connecticut's women's clubs so that they may develop sound and effective programs.
The union times., 1947-02-08
Miners Welfare
 Fund Increasing

Washington (LPA) = The health and welfare fund of the United Mine Workers has passed the $15,50O00O mark and is expected to hit $20,000,- 900 by June 1, it was disclosed here last week Under terms of the con- tract signed by the UNIV and the government, the mine operators pay a
 Sc royalty on each ton of coal mined.
The union times., 1947-02-08
Conn. Matters Nix
 Portal Pay Suits

Local unions in Danbury and Norwalk affiliated with the Unit ed Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers, A. F. of L., will be af- fected by a decision of the inter- national unions executive board barring portal to portal suits against employers who have con- tracts with the union. it was said last night.
 Announcement of the boards ruling was made by Max Zarit- sky, president of the interna- tional, who said that questions of wages and hours are best de- cided by the normal and cus- tomary procedure of collective bargaining and not by the courts.
 MT. Zaritsky declared that the decision of the board is binding on all members and locals.
The union times., 1947-02-08
Southern Meeting On Religion, Labor

Thirty-two well-known southern re- igious leaders, belonging to variou. denominations and faiths, have issued call for Southern Religion and Labor Conference to be held in At lanta, February AS.
 The Methodist Federation for So- cial Service and The Church League for Industrial Democracy (Episcopal) have endorsed the conference, as have also ninety individual leaders residing in different parts of the South. Harry Chandler, president of the Atlanta Federation of Trades, AFL, will be a speaker.
 Dr. Willard Uphaus, Executive Secretary of the National Religion and Labor Foundation is the Confer ence Executive Secretary. Dr. Up haus is a member of>Local 204, Yale Teachers Union. and delegate to the New Haven Central Labor Council
The union times., 1947-02-08
Top Ala. Labor
 Post To AFL Man

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (LPA) = R. R. Wade, president of the Ala bama State Federation of Labor, was named state commissioner of labor by Gov. Folsom, who was elected with both AFL and CIO support. Wade is financial secretary of Local oO4, In- ternational Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersAFL, sand an employe of the Alabama Power Go.
The union times., 1947-02-08
Elevator Men
 Elect Brunnil1g

Michael Brunning of Bridgeport has been elected business agent of Connecticut Elevators Constructors No. o1, succeeding James J. Brennan of New Haven, who has retired after serving as business agent since the To- cal was formed IS years ago. Bren- nan will continue his work as a State Inspector in the State Labor Depart mer1t.
 Morris Brown will be the union steward in Hartford, and John Harri- son will be the steward in New Ha- ven.
The union times., 1947-02-08
NO SALE

RICHMOND, Va. (FP)-The Virginia State Corporation commis- sion has delayed hearing on a com plaint against the United Mine Work CTS (AFL) until Feb. %. The union is accused of violating the states blue sky law
The union times., 1947-02-08
Education Aims
 Presented By AFL
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(Continued from Page One) tiOns of Labor are asking the State Legislatures to make immediate adequate appropriations for the schools.''
 In addition, MT. Wolf declared "the Federation is urging State bodies to seek legislation which will provide an adequate number of teachers to re- duce overcrowded classes; to provide adequate retirement systems for teach CTS and sound tenure systems which will provide job security during ef- fciency and assure protection from political exploitation.
The union times., 1947-02-08

members into the union. The LAM goal is a membership of one mil. lion by May 1948.
 NEW YORK-In defiance of American Legion top policy, the New York county legion organiza. ton representing l55 posts unani- mOusly endorsed the Wagner-EI- lender-Taft general housing bill.
 WASHINGTON-Rep. Albert I. Engel (R, Mich.) denounced the Knutson bill to slash income taxes of rich and poor alike 20@o as unfair to low and middle income groups, polit- ically unwise for the Republicans and not in keeping with COP traditions.
The union times., 1947-02-08

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The union times., 1947-02-08
Suit And Shirt Shortage
 To Continue This Year

WASHINGTON, D. C. Suits and shirts will continue to be short in supply this year, it was predicted here by Theodore c. Maynard, chief of the clothing branch of the Office of Temporary Controls. He also fore cast that women's clothes within any price group may cost little more, but more clothes will be available in the medium price lines.
The union times., 1947-02-08

THE Houston (Tex.) Post re- gently printed this headline: "Jury to Try 'Lala' for Murder Half Com pleted."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16

Mr.. and Mrs. William Marsh of
Portland were guests of the Clar-
ence Yedicas Tuesday to Thursday
enroute to Calgary, Alberta on a
vacation jaunt.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A.. Pine left
Monday for Spokane where they
will make their home with their
daughter Mrs. Mere Hood. They
have sold their property in the
Garden Tracts to a Mr.. May from
Virginia.
MIR. and Mrs. Harvey Ray of the
Highlands returned Monday from
three weeks motor trip which
took them to Salt Lake City, Bak-
ersfield, San Francisco and back
by way of Portland.
Ed Angel, who has been pa
tient in the Madigan General hos
pital in Tacoma, returned early
Saturday morning and is conval-
escing at his home.
The Needle club will meet Fri
day, Oct. II with Mrs. I. Serier
1891 Kennewick Avenue.
Pink & Green club will meet
with Irene Stafford, 1913 Second
Ave. E. on Thursday, October %
All Rebekahs invited to attend.
The Women's Republican club
will meet Friday evening, Oct
II at 8 o'clock at the Arrow Grill
Mrs. Larkin, county committee wo.
man will be guest speaker. AL
interested are urged to attend.
Members of Sojourners club
White Shrine of Jerusalem, will
be entertained Friday, Oct. II al
a 100 o'clock dessert luncheon al
the home of Mrs. Wilmot Gravens.
lund. Assisting the hostess are
Mrs. S. S. McHenry, Mrs Lottie
lLampson and Mrs w. S. Walters
Mrs. Thomas c.. ellis enter
tanned friends at dinner Thursday
evening honoring birthdays of Mrs
, R. E. Jones and her husband, DR.
Thomas G. ellis.
! Walter Mechanism and son JOIN
were here recently from Port Or
chard visiting relatives and will
friends.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Finkbeine
] and children were in Okanogal
Thursday to Tuesday visiting MI
and Mrs. Gregory, grandparent
of Mrs. Finkbeiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Harper ant
family spent Sunday in Kahlotu
with Mrs Harper's brother, Leste
Smith and family. -
| Mrs. Walter Hessler left the las
of the week to join her HUSBAND
in Yakima where they will MAX
| their home, .Hessler having beel
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16
Committee Members
Visit Atomic Plant

Senator John w. Bricker. R.,
Ohio, Senator Edwin c. johnson,
ID, Colo0, Representative James
TIL. Patterson, Or, Comm, and
Representative Chef Holifield.
3D., Calif.l, members of the Joint
Committee on Atomic Energy,
arrived here yesterday from var
ious directions for a two-day tour
of the Hartford Works.
The arrival of this congress-
ional group makes a total of nine
of the Is committeeman % Sen
atorS and 9 Representatives TO
visit the atomic energy plant in
recent weeks. 1t is the committees
plan for all members to visit the
major installations of the United
States Atomic Energy Commits
sion in order to familiarize
themselves with the overall
atomic program at the earliest
possible date.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16
Finley Notes

MIR. and Mrs. Willard Strom and
son Jim of Kennewick spent Sun
day with MIR. and Mrs. Bernard
Slocumb.
Ernest Appel of Orting is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Earl Meyers
and is also taking in pheasant
hunting while here.
Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Len
ne Fredericks with Is members
present. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. Bernard Slocumb,
At this meeting there will be cleo
ton of officers.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Wilson of
Walla Walla were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Moss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byard Slocumh
of Prosser spent the week END
with Byard's folks, Mr.. and Mrs
Bernard Slocumb.
Roy McCalmant returned Sun
day from Nebraska where he had
spent the past month with his
mother and a brother.
MIR. and Mrs. Kerr returned
from Portland this week. Mrs
Kerr had been in Portland for the
past month going through a clinic
Merton Cochran, who has beer
in Portland on business, returned
to his home Monday.
Mrs. Hawkins, one of the high
school teachers, is reported as be.
ing still confined at home with the
flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Nicely OF
Auke Bay, Alaska, arrived Thurs.
day for visit with Mrs. Neeley's
mother, Mrs. Esther Lechelt anc
other relatives in Kennewick, Pas.
co and Yakima before going tc
Mexico City and back to Alaska.
Frank Meyer returned to hi.
home at Vancouver Tuesday. He
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16
WILL ENTERTAIN

Mrs. Pearl Van C1eave will en-
terrain the Richland WomenS DEM
ocratic club at her home on Ken
newick Ave-, across from the golf
course, Saturday afternoon, Oct.
18 from two to five. ...... -. --..--
Assistant hostesses will be Mrs.
Robert Hanson and Mrs. Nellie
Anacker. Brief talks will be
given by Mrs. Thompson of Ken
newick and Mrs. Paul Blanton of
Pasco and Mrs. Robert Hanson of
South .Kennewick.
All Democratic. party women
are invited to attend.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16
VALLEY GRANGE

Valley Grange will meet r.
day Oct. II and win NJ, ri
the first and second derr.S y
Valley Grange viii put on S sis'
work at the Highland cras us
Thursday Oct. %.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16

came the latter part of Septmber
TO join an Orgon bound deer
hunting party. Since their re-
turn Monday of last week he has
been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Piert.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16
HOME AGAIN

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Motter re-
turned from a two weeks visit
with friends and relatives in Ore
gon. They visited the Maryhill
museum on the way.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Minority Stockholders Sue
For Weekly Paper Losses

Three persons. described as mi
nority stockholders in the Wash
ington Tribune Publishing Co.,
which previously published the
Washington Tribune, weekly Negro
newspaper, yesterday brought a
damage suit against the Afro
American Co. charging it with fail
ure to live up to an agreement to
"revitalize" the Tribune.
The suit was brou, hit by Mrs.
Ethel Murray, her son, Freeman
Murray, and daughter, Mrs. Norma
Jorgenson, all of 1925 street NV,
who charge the Afro American Co.,
stopped publishing the Tribune in
1916.
The suit charges the Afro-Ameri-
can, also a Negro weekly, in turn
placed former employees of the Tri-
bune on its own payrolls.
The suit asks damages of $50, 900,
or 40 per cent share of the Afro
American Co.
The plaintiffs are represented by
Attorneys Henry Lincoln johnson,
jr., and B. v. Lawson, ir.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Santa Claus Letter
Urged bylangs! Is
Old Indiana Practice
By the Associofed Press

SANTA CLAUS, Ind. Dec. 25.-
Senator LANCER, Republican, OF
North Dakota, should have written
a letter to Santa Claus.
Senator LANCER proposed the
other day that all letters addressed
to Santa Claus" be sent to this
Southern Indiana town and that
post Office employees here mail
card bearing special Santa Claus"
signature to each child who writes
to St. Nick.
We've been doing that for the
past 10 years." Jim Yellig, COM
mander of American Legion Post
242, here said. We've answered
about $4,000 4etters so far this sea-
son and we're taking care Of every
single letter that comes In here.
even after Christmas"
Text Of Letter.
n the Senator had written to
Santa Claus" he would have re-
ceived, on stationery headed Santa
Claus letter which said:
my Dear Little Friend,
"Old Santa was very happy to
receive your letter, I am glad that
you know there is a Santa Claus, for
Santa Claus is really the spirit of
Christmas. All my workshops are
full of Christmas brownies who are
helping me get ready. I may not
be able to bring you everything
you want, but I will do my best. I
hope your Christmas will be .
happy one.
Your Jolly friend,
Santa Claus"
Card Carries Credit Line.
In very small type, In the corner
Of the card, not likely to be noticed
by a child who receives 1t, Is a
notice, Courtesy American Legion
Santa Claus Committee, Santa
Claus, Ind"
Postal clerks throughout the
country have been routing letters
addressed to Santa Claus" here
for years. Jim Martin, postmaster.
who died in 1885, and his successor,
Oscar L. Phillips, who died recently,
answered them until the volume
became too great.
Then the American Legion took
over. Other posts pitched In to
help Post 242. So did the Legions
40 and organization, civic groups
and schools in several nearby towns.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
7S Apprentices Registered
With Veterans in Majority

A record monthly total of 78 ap-
prentices was registered in Novem-
Der with the District Apprentice
ship Council under the apprentice
ship law passed by the 18th Con-
gress.
Veterans accounted for 81 of the
IS, according to Gino j. SINH, Dis
trict director of apprenticeship.
Certificates, issued by the Federal
Committee on Apprenticeship of the
Labor Department will testify that
the apprentice has graduated to
skilled journeymanship.
The total number of apprentices
In training here more than doubled
during the year. On December /,
there were 1853 apprentices regis
tered, as compared with 376 at the
beginning Of the year.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Georgetown School Gets
Legacy Under Rowe Will

Georgetown University has re-
ceived a legacy from the estate Of
the late DR.. Leo s. Rowe, director
general of the Pan American Union
for many years, the income from
which will be used in establishing
an annual prize In the School Of
Foreign Service.
A professor at the school from the
time Of its founding In 1919 until
his death a year ago, DR.. Rowe pro-
vided in his will for an essay COM
petition in the interests Of inter-
American understanding.
Evening star., 1947-02-09
Ex-PoIiceman Sentenced;
Faces ) More CHARGES

Francis Logan Wahler, AZ, former
Washington policeman who faces a
Municipal Court jury trial Wednes-
day on a drunken driving charge,
was sentenced to a total of As days
in Jail on drunk and disorderly
charges.
He appeared before Judge John P.
Mcmahon yesterday for the second
time in two days. He had been
placed on probation Friday after he
was found guilty of being intoxi-
Gated on December %.
Judge Mcmahon revoked the pro-
baton and imposed a 15-day SEN
tence for that offense. Then the
judge sentenced him to 80 days more
for being drunk and disorderly early
yesterday in his sisters home, in the
800 block of Alabama avenue Sc,
where he rooms.
His trial on the drunken driving
charge was set January 81 when a
jury trying the case failed to agree
The offense is alleged to have oc-
CURED October 10 in the TOO block
of Alabama avenue S. E. He was
also charged with turning in false
alarm on the same day and will be
tried for that next Wednesday. The
defendant is due to appear two days
after that on a charge of unlawful
entry of private property last Au-
gust.
Wahler police say resigned from
the force in 1s45 after 16 years of
service. &s~
Evening star., 1947-02-09
Montgomery Board
Studies zoniing Plans
And Building Limits

The Montgomery County Com
missioners are studying several
amendments changing building line
ordinances in commercial metro
politan areas and the procedure
incident to the consideration OF
zoning petitions.
Approved by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, the recommendations
include authorization for property
owners to present new zoning petit
tions in four months of each year
instead Of two as provided by the
present ordinance.
The proposed amendment also
would require the ownership, street
address and street number of the
property to be shown in both the
petition and advertisement of the
public hearing. 1t would authorize
the County Commissioners to hold
any zoning petitions for so days
after the public hearing and to hold
the petition longer than so days by
formal resolution.
In addition, the amendment pro-
vides that zoning petitioners pay
the cost of advertising a public
hearing and places on the petitioner
for the first time the cost of making
the stenographic record Of the public
hearing,
Clarence C. Keiser of Bethesda, a
member of the Commission who
introduced the amendments at a
meeting Friday, said the changes in
the building line ordinance are in
tended definitely to establish the
front building lines in all COM
mercial sections and to eliminate
present antiquities.
The Commission voted to request
Fred w. Tummler, director of
planning, to assign Chester Plachta,
landscape engineer, to the prepara-
ton of improvement plans for the
proposed recreation center and park
in the Arylawn Farm property near
Bethesda.
Evening star., 1947-02-09
Federation 10 Discuss
MARYLAND Legislation

Legislation pending f-fore the
Maryland General Assembly will be
discussed at the meeting OF the
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton at pm. tomorrow at the Be
thesda Elementary School,
The legislation and Legal Action
Committee will report on the pro-
posed legislation to change the
method Of appointing members of
the Liquor Control Board and to
transfer the executive powers OF the
board to the county commissioners.
The committee also will report on
proposed changes in licensing the
sales of liquor.
Reports from the federation S
School Committee will include rec
concentrations for the repeal Of ex-
isting legislation that provides for
the Office of supervisor of school
property.
At the same time the committee
will report on the proposed school
construction program presented by
the Board of Education.