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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-10

Yesterdays Results:
j. P. Herring and l.. B. Orrel
of the Cape Fear Club won owe
Dave Crichton and Glenn Herring
OF the Municipal team, two and
one-half points to one half point.
The Municipal team of Billy
Dyke and Gus Burner defeated
the Cape Fear team of Charles
Blake and Charles King, three to
nothing.
W. B. Clewis and Dudley Mote
of the Mum tied with C. j. Nc
Donald and Henry Clark of the
Cape Fear with mi and one-half
point each.
Leon Walsh, Sr. and Leon Walsh.
Jr., of the Municipal defeated j.
l. Nets and Ike Granger of the
Cape Fear, three to nothing.
Walter Eagle and Harold Cleeve
OF the Municipal defeated Jack
Potter and Levy King of the Cape
Fear two and one-half to one-half.
Jack King and Kelly Jewell of
the Municipal tied with Roland
Jobb and E. A. Nets of the Cape
Fear with one and one-half points
each.
George Steptoe and Hargrove
Davis of the Municipal defeated
H. T. Hines and Bill Rheder of the
Cape Fear, three points.
Hooper Johnson and N. E. Davis
of the Cape Fear won over l..
j. Gonto and arl Hatcher of the
Municipal two to one.
Jack Loughlin and C. w. McCel-
land of the Municipal won two and
one-half points to one-half point
over Norwood Orrell and Q. E.
Durant of the Cape Fear.
c. c. Odell and Thron Wood of the
Municipal won two and one-half
points to one-half point over Lewis
Davis and Dan carp of the Cape
Fear.
Ralph Powell and Benny Plat
of the Municipal defeated w. B.
Long and L. B. Harrell, ST.. of
the Cape Fear club, three points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-10
TIDE WATER TO PLAY
SMOKEATERS TONIGHT

On the local basketball front to-
night the only scheduled games
find the Tide Water Power com
pany meeting the Fire Department
at 7:3O and the U. S. Naval Reserve
encountering the Post Office at
$50. Both games will be played
at the Lake Forest gymnasium.
Slated on Tuesday are the follow
ing games: City Women's league =
Junior Independents VS.. All Stars
and Junior Hostesses VS.. Maffitt
Village; Cadet Basketball league
- Chestnut Bears VS.. White Plant
oms and Lake Forest VS.. Boys Bri-
qade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-10
TRI-STATE MAY
ADD TWO CLUBS
Heads Hear Peti-
tions From Reidsville,
Rock Hill

ANDERSON, S. c.. Feb. 9. Up
- The Glass B Tri-State Baseball
league tonight again shaped up as
an eight-club circuit for the 1947
season with Rock Hill, S. c., and
Reidsville, likely to become the
seventh and eighth members.
Directors of the league. hold
ing their mid-winter meeting here
with C. Manley Llewellyn, OF Con-
cord, heard Reidsville's petition for
a franchise and gave Rock Hill I'M
til midnight, February 16, to join
Rock Hill, once prominently men
toned for a berth in the lea que,
dropped out as a prospect several
weeks ago, but Llewellyn said. a
''reliable'' person ~telephoned him
during today's meeting and asked
that the town again be considered
for membership. He declined TO
name the caller but intimated a
major league club would field q
team in Rock Hill.
Llewellyn said definite word re-
garding Rock Hill was expected
by the middle Of this week.
A 1947 schedule will be adopted
at a league meeting to be held in
Concord February %.
Representatives were present
from the leagues six regular clubs
at Knoxville, Tenn. Spartanburg.
S. c., Asheville,, Charlotte, and
Fayetteville, and Anderson.
Emanuel Weingartner, who plans
to operate the Reidsville club, and
several of the towns business men
were present.
The Tri-State League Baseball
Writers association, with secretary
s'Red'' Miller of the Ashevllle
Times presiding, also held its mid
winter meeting here over the
weekend. The writer's will meet
again at Knoxville April Is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-10
Hank Greenberg Considering
Retiring As Active Player
Former Detroit Star Says Matter Of Salary
Had Nothing To Do With Decision To
Retire From Active Player Ranks

NEW YORK, Feb. 9. -U.p--
Hank Greenberg, 1916 home
run king of the major base
ball leagues, said today he was
considering retiring as an ac-
tive player.
Greenberg said that "today,
1 have notified the Pittsburgh
baseball club that I am con
sidering retiring from the &C
tive player ranks"
"The matter of salary has
had nothing to do with the dcci-
sion because the Pittsburgh
Athletic company has offered
me more money than 1 ever
received in Detroit.
"This decision is not easy
to make.
81 love the game and feel
there is yet much good base
ball in me as a player and
executive, but after II years
and 1,150 games in a Tiger
uniform, 1 always expected to
finish my professional career
in Detroit"
"Since it was decided for me
that this could not be, / do not
desire to start anew i'll a new
environment.
81 have the highest regard
for the representatives of the
Pittsburgh club and l am also
very pleased by the many *
pressions of friendliness from
Pirate fans; but the step l
am taking is being done only
after long deliberation and is
what 1 consider best"
Greenberg refused to quail
fly his statements, adding that
he did not wish to be quoted
further on the subject.
He did say, however, that
he might have a statement re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-10
Special 10 the Star

PPNN4oI W lIlC 0td1
ELlZABETHTOWN, Feb. 9-The
tllzabethtoWn irvitational basket
pal tournament will get underway
mere Monday night with three fast
games scheduled, it was announc-
% by Neil Kicks, manager of the
tournament.
The tournament will run four
Jays and "A teams have entered,
Il was announced.
v, Inc opening schedule pits the
VAUDEVILLE Girls and Clarkton Girls
II ~, me opening tilt set for 7 o'clock.
L%llzaoethtown and Fair Bluff Girls
pldY at 8 O'Clock and the boys
@ans from the same towns tangle
at o'clock.
Is follows.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-10
GOLFERS DEFEAT CAPE FEAR
Municipal Linksmen Capture
Third Match Of Tournament
Municipal Team Racks Up "a To 8 Triumph
To Take City Team Championship; Parti-
cipants Enjoy Oyster Roast

The Municipal golf team defeated the Cape Fear club
team, "a points yesterday on the Mum links to capture the
city championship.
Yesterdays tournament was the third of the three-game
series between the two clubs. The Municipal linksmen won
the first match and the Cape Fear team captured the second
tourney.
Immediately following the tournament yesterday after
noon the members of the two teams gathered in the club
rooms OF the Municipal course and enioved an nuster roast
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-10
Only Two Cage Teams Still Indicated
Depaul Scores Upset Victory
Over Kentucky Saturday NIGHT
nuollesne And West Virginia Are Only I'm
defeated CUNTS In Nation; Aggies Drop
Two Contests To Retire From Race
BY TED MEIER

NEW YORK, Feb. 9-P)-Depaul came up last night
18th the outstanding upset of the college basketball sea-
"" w when the Blue Demons whacked Kentucky, So to At,
" surprise that overshadowed even the successive defeats
q the Oklahoma Aggies at the hands of Drake and Creigh-
Depaul, not expected to be much this season without
nc George Mikan, stunned the Wildcats only a week after
4o Lexington, KY, team had been proclaimed in all quar-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-10

One hundred twenty million fish
live in Al average square mile OF
ocean.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-10

Five per cent Of the corporations
own IS per cent Of the corporate
wealth in the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-10

RICHMOND, Va. Feb. 9 Up -
Southern Conference be sketball stand
The union times., 1947-03-08
Office Workers Praised As Models

Praising Office Employees Local 90 of Stamford as an outstanding example of white-collar organization in Con necticut, Joseph M. Rourke, secretary treasurer of the Connecticut Fedora tion of Labor, speaking last week at a meeting of the union whose member ship consists largely of Yale and Towne employees, at Eagles Hall, pledged the cooperation of the State Federation of Labor in any efforts that may be undertaken in the area to further the organization of office workers.
 "Both the National and State Labor Relations Acts protect workers in their right to organize" he said. "and while there are strong forces that aim to em- asculate this legislation with the de- finite purpose of weakening labor, I am confident that their unholy efforts will be beaten back.
 Mir. Rourke related that the GEL was engaged in combating more than a dozen anti-labor bills introduced in the State legislature, and that it was sponsoring bills to 1iberalize the Workmen's Compensation and Un- employment Compensation Acts.
The union times., 1947-03-08
More Teachers Facing Economic Facts Of Life
New Orleans Group, For Example, Learn Take
 Home Pay Cut 5O%0

< NEW ORLEANS, La. (FP)-A record number of New Orleans teachers turned out for an AFL or ganizing meeting despite warnings by the school board that their at- tending the rally 'SwOuld be a mis- take.''
 Conditions which had brought the school teachers to their fighting mood were put in a nutshell by Helen Alex ander, spokesman for the teachers.
 ''The classroom is crowded" the young, pretty teacher told the meet ing. ''The day is crowded. too, with never minute off. There is no time to prepare for the next days work. When you're not teaching, you have yard duty, or bus duty, or the Junior Red Cross. So you do your next days work at home but you don't get paid for overtime. And you don't get enough money to have any domestic help, so your house work gets done at midnight. The next day it starts all over again, until you're nervous and physical wreck"
 Haskett Derby, organizer of the New Orleans Classroom Teachers Federation (AFL), told the teachers that their wages had actually been cut more than 50@o since 1889. In 1937, he said, the top salary for the best qualified teachers here was $2,2OO. Meanwhile, according to the U. s. Bureau of the Labor Statistics, living costs have risen to where it now takes $l.62 to buy what dollar could get in 1889.
 ''On this basis," Derby pointed out, ssthe wage should be $3,894. But it's only $2,8l2. That's where the cut comes in.''
 AFL. General Organizer Pat Ryan, Pres. Robert Soule of the New Orleans Central Trades & Labor Council and speakers for other labor and civic groups pledged the teach CTS unqualified support in their or ganizing drive.
The union times., 1947-03-08
Taft On Spot In Health Bill Fight

WASHINGTON (LPA) = A sharply worded analysis of the Taft health" bill released last week by Dr. Charming Frothingham, chairman of the Committee for the Nations Health charged that any change be- tween Senator Taft's 1o47 version of the bill and the 1946 Taft bill was definitely for the worse Dr. Froth- ingham, prominent Boston physician, pointed out that "the Taft bill still seeks to deal with an urgent national problem, on the basis of public char ity."
 "The Taft bill, intended to cover very small percentage of the po- pulation thru grants to states, can never replace national health insur- ance which would entit1e practically every AmerEan family to medical care as right, when they need it," de- clared Dr. Frothingham.
The union times., 1947-03-08
Time For Unity Now, Says Mine Workers Paper
Situation Does Not Warrant "Talkfest" In Legis-
 lation Alone

WASHINGTON (FP) - The United Mine Workers Journal, off, cial organ of the UNIV (AFL) i, said editorially this week that: "The time is long since past for halfway measures when it comes to labor unity. Either we shall have genuine organic unity of all branches of labor or we shall have no unity. And the way to unite is to unite.'"
 The editorial said prospects for unity are not very bright although ''the recent AFL executive council proposal went as far as it could go," and blamed the CIO for as- suming an attitude that ''offers little ground for optimism.''
 Instead of accepting the AFL's sSerlously-meant suggestion for a meet ing to accomplish organic unity, the CIO wants talkfest on labor 1egis- lative issues. Labor is already united in opposition to all forms of oppressive legislation and it is difficult to under stand how 1t could make its position any more clear by a joint conference to restate it," the editorial continued.
 MAXIMUM STRENGTH
 Pointing to the unity of 1abor's ad- versaries in the legislative field the editorial declared this makes it inn perative that labor marshall its maxi mum strength to protect itself. It can best do this if united within one federation competent to speak for all. So long as there is division, politi- clans will continue to try to play off one against the other to the detriment of both.
 "WhOever sabotages labor unity
 Continued on Page Three)
The union times., 1947-03-08
State Labor Sees Sales Tax As Pay Cut
C.L.U. I'm Stamford Votes On Laws

The Stamford Central Labor Union at its meeting Friday went on record as being definitely opposed to any sales or utility taxes in Connecticut
 Favor was expressed for a State rent control act, the CLU urging that the Legislature enact such law be- fore the Federal law expires.
 Francis Jones, vice-president of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, stat ed that Apri IS has been designated as Stamford Day" in the Legislature, at which time legislation directly affect ing Stamford will be heard.
 Approximately 75' delegates from the Stamford area attended the testi- monial dinner for John ]. Eagan, former secretary-treasurer of the Con- necticut Federation of Labor, held March 1 at the Hotel Taft, New Haven.
The union times., 1947-03-08
Rep.Gwinn Behind Smear On Green

WASHINGTON (FP)- Author ization for the issuance of a news release" by the House labor commit tee that was highly critical of AFL Pres. William Green came from Rep. Ralph Gwinn (R, N.C.), who de- tended the idea as helping set report CTS straight.
 Newspapermen filled the hearing room for Greens testimony and were amazed at the unusual release of the committees own idea of what they had heard and what they should re- port.
 Gwinn's press release described Green as apparently angry" at ques- tions, making "grudging admissions" concerning labor bills and being fin furiated'' at some congressman.
 In defending the statement, Gwinn said: Surely MT. Green does not resent any well-intentioned effort to provide the press with information on labor matters unless it sings the song of the The House of Labor More over, prominent among the Green en- tourage at the hearing was MT. Greens personal press agent, sitting at the press table in friendly and coop erative conversation with members of the working press"
The union times., 1947-03-08
ProgressiveLaws EndorsedByN.H. Social Agencies
Favor Rent Control, FEPC, Real Child Labor Act
 For Connecticut

Strong endorsement for the con- tinuance of federal rent control because it protects many people who need it badly'' was voted at the recent meeting of the executive committee meeting of the Council of Social Agencies at the Y.W.C.A.
 After hearing a report by Mrs. Edith Valet Cook, chairman of the Councils legislative committee. the executive body voted to communi- cate with federal legislators to urge the retaining of national control. Approval was also given to the state move for rent control in the event federal action is dropped.
 Following the recommendations of the legislative committee on bills com ing up before the State Legislature, the Council voiced approval of the following measures:
 CHILD LABOR
 The State Labor Department bill for control of child labor in the to- bacco fields; proposed legislation for state guardianship of children; a bill to increase maximum o1d-age assist ance allotments from $40 to $50 month- ly; proposed building of a psychiatric study home for emotiona1ly disturbed children.
 Endorsement was also given to the Ward-Cillie Fair Employment Practices Act; the proposed legis- IatiOn for the continuation of flour enrichment measures; and the re- tentiOn of the State Commission on chemically ill, aged and infirm.
 KNIGHT PRESIDES
 Heading the proceedings for the first time since his recent election as Council president, J. Stephen Knight called for other reports of Council activity. These included a description of the recent Labor Participation Committee meeting which organ ized labor and agency representatives discussed relief policies of Commu- nity Chest agencies; a report on the Group Work division by Frank O.. Collver; and a progress report on agency studies by Mrs. Samuel C. Harvey.
 A. F. of l.. members attending the labor meeting included: William P. Enright, Nathan Sherman, John Dill lon, and Frank Jacobs.
The union times., 1947-03-08
Monopoly Not
 Curbed, Not So You Can Notice
Sen. O'Mahoney Tells How Firms Thumb Nose At
 Antitrust Laws

The favorite argument of those who advocate uniOn-smashing legis- lation is that Uncle Sam has "curb- ed'' Big Business and now should turn his attention to labor, which, it is claimed, has gotten out of hand.
 The fallacy of that argument was devastatingly revealed by Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney (Dem. Wyo.), in Senate speech few days ago.
 Without touching on the labor phase of the matter, O'Mahoney showed that all the laws designed to keep business in leash have utterly failed to "curb'' great American combines.
 For example he recalled that the Sherman and Antitrust Acts, which have been on the statute books for years, were designed to prevent monopoly. Have they done SO? They certainly have not
 As matter of fact, monopoly today has a more complete hold on the na- tion's' economy than ever before, O'Mahoney emphasized. To make mat ters worse, he said, concentration of power continues at an accelerated pace.
 Big Corporation Rule
 "We have permitted to grow up a condition because of which the states and local communities have practically lost all independence" he declared. "They are dependent upon a few cor porations which dominate the economic scene"
 The appalling concentration of economic power" was revealed in some startling figures presented by the Senator.
 They show that 455 corpora
 tions, which represent less
 than one-eighth of one per
 cent of all corporations own
 5l per cent of the assets of all
 corporations in the United
 States.
 Corporations Disappear
 Between 1919 and 1889, inclusive, o5,020 corporations have gone out of business by the merger route, or at the rate of 4,500 annually.
 The Clayton Act expressly forbids one corporation to buy the stock of another corporation, if that tends to- ward monopoly or lessens competition.
 But smart lawyers have shown monopolists how to get around that provision, O'Mahoney said. Instead of buying stocks, they now buy the assets of corpora
 Continued on Page Two)
The union times., 1947-03-08
A.F.L. Seafarers Invade Wall St.

NEW YORK (LPA)-AFL sea- men left their ships last week to help organize Wall Street, heart of Amer ica's financial empire.
 As concrete gesture of coopera- tion with the United Financial Elm ployes-AFL, Seafarers Int'l. Union members distributed LIFE handbills as part of its practice in helping oth- CT unions in their legitimate "beefs." "
 AFL Organization Director Frank Fenton requested the Seafarers to give all possible support to the LIFE in its effort to unionize the unorganized white collar workers of Wall Street.
The union times., 1947-03-08
Sen. Ball Likes atchm aker
 Spurned By AFL

WASHINGTON (FP) = Pres. Walter w. Cenerazzo of the Ameri- can Watch Workers Union made it crystal clear last week why the AFL executive council turned down his ap- peal for a charter at its recent Miami meeting.
 Testifying before the Senate labor committee Cenerazzo called on Congress ''to regulate labor re. latiOns in the public interests by: CD amending the Wagner act to prevent industry-wide collective bargaining, CD giving federal me. diators power of subpoena over labor and management. and (3) specifying constitutional provisions international unions and locals must adopt.
 Attacking the national union leaders who had preceded him as 'the House of Lords of the Amer. ican labor movement,'' Cenerazzo said: "By the very nature of the positions they hold, William Green and Philip Murray are disqualified from giving you their honest, truthful opinion publicly of what they believe would bring about per. manent industrial peace in Amer. ica.''
 Communists, he said, should be thrown out of the labor movement By law, and he said that should 20 for men "who follow the party line, whether they are members of the Communist party or not"
 But Ball comp1imented Cenerazzo on 'the most constructive statement we have had yet from union lead er."
The union times., 1947-03-08
Lewis Says Mine Owners Sailing


 WASHINGTON - The nations mine owners have made absolutely no move to reopen wage negotiations leading to return of their proper ties from government operation, Pre- sident John L. Lewis, of the United Mine Workers-AFL, disclosed last week.
 In letter to Sen. Homer Capehart (R., Ind), Lewis said that the question of when negotiations for a new con- tract begin depends solely on the government and the mine operators" i"
 The UNIV contract expires Apr. and many anti-labor Congressman have demanded enactment of legisla- tion before that date to head off a possible strike.
The union times., 1947-03-08
Broadcast By Labor'sLeaders Gives The Facts
Heads Of AFL, CIO, And R.R. Unions Write To
 Inform Public

The United Labor Commit tee of Greater New Haven took to the air Saturday night, and told the people of Connecticut why labor considers the pro- posed sales tax ''anOther pay cut" The anti-labOr EegisIa- ton now before Congress and the state legislature was ana- lyzed as dangerous not only to organized labor, but to the en- tire nation, since the limita- ton of labOr's hard-wOn rights would inevitably lead to res-
The union times., 1947-03-08
Good Wages Can
 Be Paid Without Raising Prices
AFL Economic Bulletin Warns Of Only Way
 To Avoid Depression

WASHlINO1ON-1 Key queS. tion in l947 is whether employers will give their workers the wage increases to which they are justly entitled, and which are necessary to prevent an economic collapse, without hiking prices.
 That is the gist of an analysis of the present wage-profit relationship in the current issue of Labor's Monthly Survey, official AFL economic bull 1etin.
 GOOD FAITH NEEDED
 "Will employers make it necessary for workers to strike in order to obtain fair wage gains ?" the survey asks. Whether the AFL can continue its peaceful negotiation policy twill de- pend on the willingness of employers to bargain in good faith, give the facts at the bargaining table and agree to the substantial wage increases called for by the current situation"
 Asserting that the present lag in workers buying power is one of the most serious factors in the cur rent business situation" the bull letin shows workers total income between l945 and 1946 declined by $5.5 billion while the income of businessmen, corporations, farmers and cOupon-clippers rose by $8.6 billion.
 The result, it says, is a decline in living standards for the workers. and drop in the market for industry's products. Consumer credit buying has increased 45 per cent since last year and savings have dropped 41 percent, signs our industrial structure is being built "on hollow foundation which will collapse.
 An enduring foundation can only be built out of increased consumer income. and about 75 to 30 percent of Ameri- can consumers are workers and their families
 The solution, the survey says, is to be found in:
 |. Wage increases without price in-
 creases, with a lOc hourly wage
 raise suggested.
 2. Tax reductions for low income
 groups, 'sthe money thus re-
 leased will be spent almost 100
 per cent to buy goods and ser-
 vices."
 3. Price reductions.
 The bulletin warns that "rents will probably go up some time before the fall of 1o47. However, if Congress should destroy rent controls, rent in creases might be enough to cause A. point rise in living costs. This would bring widespread labor unrest with very serious economic repercussions."
The union times., 1947-03-08
ETERNAL VIGILANCE

U. s. Department of Labor reports show that since October 24, 1888, the first s years of enforcement of the Federal Wage and Hour Law resulted in restitution of nearly $1O0 million in back wages for 2,500O0O workers.