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The union times., 1947-05-03

would take you all evening, and to do it right you need file of re- suits at that track so you can see how a horse ran in his previous races and not to comment on it. You need a racing paper that will give you workouts, past perform ances and handicap ratings. You need an intimate knowledge of stables, track conditions, which horses like which tracks, and of mathematics. Above all you need time and concentration.
 And with all those you still won't be able to handicap any better than the professionals those boys don't do any better than about 309o.
 It is easier and quicker to work from a good handicapper, and try to break down his selections so you get the odds a little more in your favor than three to one. You'll find he does better than that on some kinds of races. The better class ponies run more to form than the skates. A field of four or five won't pay off much. A field of Is or 20 will tang1e up the course. And an evenly matched field will be tough to figure.
The union times., 1947-05-03

A SYSTEM
 I lent him the sawbuck. He is an honest man, even if he picks win ners that in all probability will run for Sweeney. Then I went home and figured out system to come closer than he can to beating the races, the cost of living has gone up, but I'm still working for living, too. First, few don'ts. Don't play lunches, don't play tips, don't send dollar after dollar on hopeless horse every time he runs, in the hope he'll come in some day and pay million.
 A s'BANKROLL''
 Don't bet with money you need for anything else. If, like most betters, you take fier every so often with the savings from your lunch money, that's not so bad.
 Hold off from betting until you can start in with little bankro1l, say ten or twenty. Now we'll go about invest irg it on the nags in the safest possible way, and with the fascination of play ing system.
 Do you have time and the know how to handicap? Probably not. To handicap card at any given track
The union times., 1947-05-03
NO LONG SHOTS

So you play no horse with post position higher than 10. You watch the handicapper's comments and nev- CT play a horse of which he says, "good if trying" or "nay try today" or "in and out" Those phrases hint gently that the stable may not always be shooting for the marbles. If the handicapper uses a point-rating sys- tenn, play only those horses which are rated two points better than the oppo- sition, and then only if all conditions listed above are adhered to. Be wary of horses when the odds are longer than three to one.
 You won't be playing lOng-shots, and that's in your favor. It's very hard to pick those babies. And this set of rules will leave you with two or three bets, at the most, in any given day.
 Now the next vital question is how you handle your bankrol1. To get any results you simply must be consistent: :: don't go haywire when you're winning and don't get paniclzy and drop these common sense rules when you're los
The union times., 1947-05-03
Calling 'Em Straight By BILL MAHONEY
 &oI
Moderated Press)

talked of the better handicappers Can you beat the races? asked him. NO and neither you he told 
 "Can you break even ?? asked him T break sometimes win sometimes But can't beat them" he told "If could, would be working for living?"
 "Can you close to beating them" asked him. Yeah close Close enough drive crazy Let ask you a question-can you lend me sawbucS?'
The union times., 1947-05-03

J--- S. and J--- C. Are Married Decently
 TesGrkcGn0 CGzette.
The union times., 1947-05-03
AS WE SEE IT
(Contirued from Pare One)

(Contirued from Page One) ty law to be enforced, they're on their own and God help them. Where oh where has my little shirt
 gone
 Where oh where can it be?
 With its tail cut short
 And its prices cut long,
 Oh where oh where has it gone?
 In rare move, the Associated Press last week distributed two stories of exact length on the Hart ley anti-labor bill, just passed by the House. One story contained the arguments for it, the other the arguments (and very powerful Ones) against.
 A spot check of newspapers from New York, Chicago, Pitts burgh, Philadelphia and Detroit for that date revealed that only the Chicago Tribune (surprisingly enough) printed the arguments against the bill-side by side with the arguments for the bill.
 FIVE YEARS AGO IN THE UN- ION TIMES: Connecticut Company Employees succeed in winning 8 cent hourly increase for second con- secutive year. E L E C T RIGA l. WORKERS, Local B-9O, look to or- ganizing the 800 production and maintenance workers of the Whit ney-Blake Co.,, Hamden, as their next goal. REPRESENTATIVES, of New Haven A.F.L., C.I.O., and Manufacturers Association meet in Mayors office with aim to gear city more closely behind country's all- out war effort. BRIDCEORT CAR PRINTERS and Bricklayers sign new agreements with general con- tractors establishing 8 hour daily rates of $l2.OO and $l3.4O, re- spectively.
 Condolences to Dave Strauss and his family on the death of his father, John Strauss, who was a member of New Haven Cigar Mak-
The union times., 1947-05-03

CTS, No. 39. Dawes father was wide ly known and respected, and his death is great loss.
 THESE ARE TIMES THAT TRY MEMS BILLFOLDS
 Austin (Tex.) Daily Tesan.
 The thinking process of the Re- publican leadership in Congress is thing beyond wonder. The first draft of Senator Taft's anti-labor bill would give individual employees the right to ask for Nat'I Labor Re- latiOns Board elections. At the same time the, Republican skullduggers are pushing an appropriations bill that cuts NLRB funds by 5O%o. And the NLRB already has the greatest backlog of cases in its 11-year his- tory. To shrewd Washington observ- CTS this explains why the Republi- cans also want standing army of 100000 men. It would take at least that many to handle the NLRB elections.
 NEWSPAPERS resemble the fashionable ladies of the West End (London's gold coast) i'm that they're more concerned with their figures than with their moraIs.'' Haydn Davies, journalist and mem- Der of parliament, who brought about the government inquiry into the ownership of British .newspap- CTS and advertising influence upon them.
 J. S. and J------ C.
 Are Married Decently
 TexGrkann Gdzette.
The union times., 1947-05-03
AND WHAT'S HAPPENED TO WAGES?

show $46 than $50 of 1939 39 $40 a week you've taken a cut!
 this-he $25 less week than maintain family of four at n
  of California group called the Heller Committee which studies workers budgets determine how much needed for reasonably ceptable estandar of living.
 budget family of $7O52 isn't luxury!
 What effect this condition has individual families best told by kids. well told by the Bureau of Agricultural Economies which reported half
  Bureau, steady power of salary md wage arner
 M July l945 real and salaries about 2O5 of the 193S 16890 of December 1946 The proportional share of and salaries dropped from 70 59 of total payments"
The union times., 1947-05-03

ing. Play a modified progressive sys- tenn if you want.
 That's about au. Let me know if you win. I'll be more surprised than you are. The best rule of all, frank ly, is not to play them, but to buy your wife or kid something pretty. That's our best bet of the day.
The union times., 1947-05-03
LITTLE LUTHER

The New legislature example follow,e Dlworth the evening
 T agree said Little Luther looking from his of Paesi "Why, son., said Mr. Dlworth taken aback It fundamentals" Don't jump the said Little Luher rolling II with the dice "Snce asked I'd let Congress home have boys take Even eandahf they'd be bargain" "Afy sentiments precisely" intoned Mr. Dilworh
 Just think Little Luther could the
 
 po prices: tell Russia hide behind the Uaand of them refused we'd fine them $lOOOO $500 in the day per individual"
 Ihat Russia sounds gOOd," Dlworth. that that ituaion The wouldn't would businessmen afraid "Oh, peecon Little Luther ven legislature They couldn't make it stick with the union either But fine long it's hitting Daddy.
The union times., 1947-05-03
Federation In Oregon Sends 2 To College

Portland (LPA)-AFL afiliates in Oregon are offering two $500 scholar ships to winners of competitive exam nations among high school students. Hundreds of students are expected to compete for the honors.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-28

Came June, came brides. come head
aches for the biggest bookkeeping or
ganization in the country. the Social
Security Administration.
Being proud of their new names,
working brides almost invariably ask
their boss to show their new names
on the payroll-and being human. most
of them put off bringing their cards
around to the Social Security Admins
tration office for an official Social
Security name change. Stewart J..
Thomas, manager of the Helena office
reports.
Sc, last June's bride now appears
on her employers social security re-
port as Mary Brown along with the
number that the Social Security Ad-
ministration records show for Mary
Smith. The Social Security Admins
tration suspects that a marriage might
be the answer to the discrepancy, but
there Is also the chance that Mary
Brown is a new employee who was
accidentally reported with Mary
Smiths number.
Mr.. Thomas explains that the gov
eminent can't afford to take chances,
and correspondence with the employer
is necessary before Mary Brown. nee
Smith, can get credit for the wages
she earned. in most instances, the
records are cleared and Mrs. Mary
Brown gets credit for her wages
Mr.. Thomas said. "but this happens
only after the government and the
employer have spent considerable time
and effort in untangling the mix.up."
Now that June is wei I'm extend
ing all June brides an invitation to
come in and get their names officially
added to their social security account
number card" he concluded. Social
Security offices are located in Billings,
Butte, Great Falls, Helena and Mis-
soula.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-28
Quotes ofthe Year,.

In the ~ wears was chairman of
the COMMITTEE the gentleman from
New Jersey Erred Hartley, who
comes here and talks as II he knew
something about labor. ttended exact
ly six meetings in 10 years. Ihat Is
the reason for my leaving the labor
committee
rs II true that President Truman
Is from the same party as President
Roosevelt p Workers al the huge
Fiat auto plant in Turin. ltaly, chat-
ting with an Allied Labor News re-
porter.
They're interfering with the o
OF CODA Cleveland Judge granting
an injunction against pieketing OF a
graveyard by AFi. strikers.
I'VE were treated just as though we
had committed Il Ratchet murder
Mrs. Mary Hanscom. describing the
arrest OF herself and " . other women
leaders of New Jersey telephone strlk
ers under a hastily-enacted state slave
law.
If my recommendations had been
carried out, those III men would be
walking the street tonight.'-A Hi
nOis mine inspector tesiifying on the
deaths Of Ill miners III the Centralia
explosion.
I'm in the gambling business my
self."-A Wall Street broker explain
ing why he wouldn't make an Impartial
juror In the New York Giants football
fix case.
"A slight recession, with 20 men fol
10 jobs instead OF the reverse, would
be a healthy period Exec. Manager
Henry H. Hermann OF the Natl. Assn
OF Credit Men, commenting on predic
lions of a business bust.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-28

I'VE would not merit the name OF
free Americans If we acquiesced in a
law which makes it a crime to exer-
else rights of freedom Of speech, free
dom of press. freedom OF assembly
clio statement on the Taft Hartley
law.
"It's a lot easier to work to put
good men in office who will fight for
YOU thar it is to come all h way
across the country and beg some SON.
of-a-gun to help you out when it's too
|~late."-Sen. Glen Taylor to a group
OF California veto motorcaders.
'One thing about the present Re-
publican, congress is they stay
bought."-John l.. Lewis, commenting
on congress enactment of the Taft
Hartley bill.
when President Roosevelt died, the
chief business agent of the US. passed
AWAY st. Louis AFL official ad-
yising Il meeting of Sc business agents
to get into politics.
III both parties insist on pursuing
the present suicidal curse toward war
and depression. there will be a new
party. even If 1t has no chance OF cleo
ton success in 194S."-Henry A. Wal
lace at a mass rally in Washington.
you are crooked. sirs. from top to
bottom. and you played the game that
way. Now | subside. because l still
want to be a gentlemen and hold my
temper."-Sen. Charles Tobey to a
group Of rail lobbyists lunching in the
Capitol.
Il wouldn't know a fascist If | had
one by the tail."-Rep. Richard N.
Vail. after announcing that the house
committee on un-American activities
had decided not to investigate fascism
in the Y. S.
Asked why she had resigned from
the house labor committee, Rep. Mary
Norton I'd. ND said:
Frankly in one sense ! regret that
question was asked. l never knowing
ly have hurt any member on either
side. But have no respect for the
present chairman of the committee.
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Bobbie Jenkins
Weds CAPT. Kerr

The marriage of Miss Bobbie
Jenkins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas M. jenkins of Indian Head
Md, to Capt. Charles Kerr
u. S. M. c., son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Dudley Kerr of Minnesota
took place recently in the Chapel
at Havelock, N. c., Comdr. Emmett
Michaels officiating. A reception
followed in the Bachelor Officers
Quarters at the Marine Corps Air
Base in Cherry Point, N. G.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and attended by her
sister, Miss Betty Jenkins, as maid
of honor. Miss Mary Lu jenkins
and Mrs. Donald E. Huey were
bridesmaids and Kay and Donna
Jean Huey were flower girls.
Capt. Frank Volney served as
best man for Capt. Kerr and the
Wedding guests were seated by
Capt. Ray Rightmyer, Capt. Wesley
Hazlett, 1t. Frederick Purdum and
1t. William Mckinney, all of the
Marine Corps.
The couple will reside in New
Bern, N. c., following a Southern
wedding trip.
The bride attended Holton Arms
School and the University of Mary
land and is a member of Gamma
Phi Beta Sorority. Capt. Kerr at
tended the University of Mime
sofa and is a member of Psi Up
silon Fraternity.
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Miss LIE Fepre Emtertaius
At Gay Party For Young Set
By Betty Beals

All those favorite party sounds
like laughter, the clinking Of ice
against glasses, MY dear, how di-
vine to see you again!"-emanated
from the Madison Suite at Ward
man Park yesterday afternoon. In
side was that congenial confusion
characteristic of the Capitals cock
tail hour.
Miss Elaine lie Fevre, daughter of
New York Representative and Mrs.
Jay LIE Fevre and one of the most
popular members of the younger set,
was entertaining The party was
for Miss Lydia LANCER, her f1ance,
Mr.. King Irwin, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Grayson Headley. The latter two
have just returned from their honey
moon, and the former two will be
married March 1.
BY that date Miss Langer's circle
OF friends will be ready for rest
cure In Florida. They have been
going to parties day and night for
the daughter of the Senator from
North Dakota and Mrs. LANCER.
Miss LIE Fevre, wearing smart
black set off by her white camel
las, received with her guests of
honor. From 5 o'clock on her hun
dred or more guests dropped by
Representative and Mrs. LIE Fevre
invited a few of their friends too and
down from New Paltz, N. Y. for the
week end was their goodlooking son,
Mr.. Jay LIE Fevre. jr.
On this party list were new bach
elor Senator Joseph Mccarthy, Miss
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Thrift Shop Visited
Bv Ldian Women

The mutual interest of American
and Indian women in social welfare
problems was shown recently In a
visit of the wives of Indian Embassy
officials to the Montgomery County
Thrift Shop, ATS Hampden lane,
Bethesda.
Two of the visitors, DR.. Hirabai
Jadannath JOSH and Mrs. Cyan
Chand, both of Bombay, told thrift
shop officials of plan now in oper-
alton in their city for aiding pa
tients at maternal hygiene clinics.
While the patients wait to see the
doctor, they are given sewing to do.
Profit from the sale of the finished
article is given to the patient. This,
they said, encourages the shy pa
tient to come to the clinic for medi-
cal attention.
Another project, they said. is
for home women of a poor-income
group to do sewing for three hours
q day and thereby supplement
their family's merger earnings.
The Indian women were especially
interested in the thrift shops pro-
gram to help the under privileged
Of the community, and its use of
profits for hospitalizing INDECENT
patients and buying needed hos.
pital equipment.
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Vwpinia Sn,umerlin
Selects Attendants
For Wedding

The marriage of Miss Virginia
Summerlin to 1t. q. g. Hugh
Stevens III IN. Co. U. S. N. R., will
take place Saturday, March 20, at
4::30 o'clock in ST. Johns Church
on Lafayette Square, with the Rev
DR.. Leslie Glenn officiating. A small
reception will follow at the Carlton
Hotel.
Miss Summerlin has chosen Miss
Ursula Buckley of Salisbury, Eng
land, to be her maid of honor. Miss
Buckley spent four years during
the war with Miss Summerlin' S
mother, Mrs. Horace 3. Smith. and
Col. Smith, and will fly over from
England on March 8.
The matrons of honor will be
Mrs. Arthur H. Page III and Mrs
B. Gordon Dickey of Washington
The bridesmaids will be the Misses
Lisette Littlehales, Joan Exnicios,
Mary Echols, Hope Erwin and Nancy
Nilsson, all of Washington, and Har-
riott Summerlin. cousin OF the
bride-to-be, of Paget, Gloucester
County, Va.
DR.. Stevens has selected his
brother, Mr.. Julian Hurt Stevens
to be his best man. The ushers
will be the Messrs. Richard Morrison
and John Nelson of New York
Richard Marsh of Glen Rock, N. j.;
Richard Warren of Boston, 1t. Ar
thur H. Page III, U. S. M. C. R.;
1t. Comdr. Charles Thompson (M
O., U. S. N. r.; 1t. q. g. Robert
r. Russell IN. c., u. 8. N. R., and
1t. q. g. Arthur w. Tacke (M. c.
U. S. N. R., of Washington.
Evening star., 1947-02-24

Louise Steinman, Miss Nina Lunn
Mr.. Robert Baldridge, Miss Carolee
Arnold, Col. Christopher Coyne
Miss Beverly harrington, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Douglas, Mr.. and Mrs
Spencer Davis, Miss Jocelyn Freer,
Mr.. Charles Happier, Mr.. Thomas
Murphy, who was here in the Navy
during the war and came down
from New York for a Washington
whirl, and pretty Miss Doreen
O'Neil.
Mr.. Bayard Starbuck came up
from Richmond for the party and
others invited to have cocktails at
the proper time of day were Miss
Patricia Palmer. Miss Mary Nc
Laughlin, Mr.. Austin Beale, Miss
Patricia Baker, Mr.. Eugene Owens,
M. Ode Catroux, Miss Laurita
Braden, Mr.. Hart Cowperthwaite,
Miss Elizabeth Benson, Mrs. Edward
Barit, Mr.. William Cox and Mr..
Albert Cox, jr., and Miss Carol Vree-
land, student at Bennington Col
lege who Is writing her thesis In
Washington.
Still others in this group
were Miss Elizabeth Burke, Senor
Fernando Gaitan, Miss Argentina
Copello with her flance, Mr.. Robert
Dudley; Mr.. Philip Ewa1d. also down
from New York; Miss Ann Gillespie
Mr.. Bridge Hunt, Miss Maria Lima
Julia, who is entertaining at tea
for Miss LANCER today; Mr.. Kent
Ives, Miss Beatrice Moore. Mr.
Walter Garrido, Miss Nancy Bickle-
haupt and Mr.. Robert Werlich.
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Dorothy Kabamsky
Wed to Alfred Segal

Miss Dorothy Kahansky, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Ka-
hansky, became the bride yesterday
of Mr.. Alfred Segal, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Segal. The wedding
took place In the Ohev Sholom
Synagogue at $50 in the afternoon,
Rabbi Simon Burnstein officiating.
Wearing q white satin gown
trimmed in lace, the bride was
given in marriage by her father.
Her sister, Mrs. Charles Michelin,
was matron of honor and wore
royal blue gown. Her bouquet was
of red roses. The bridesmaids. Miss
Shirley Malenof, Miss Rhoda Mi
chelin, Miss Phyllis Segal and Miss
Frances Savage, wore pink and blue
and carried mixed flowers. Miss
Sylvia Kahansky and Miss Carol
Ruffner were junior bridesmaids
and Mr.. Sidney Michelin, nephew
of the bride, was ring bearer.
Best man was Mr.. David Schwartz
and the ushers we're Mr.. Bernard
Harrison, Mr.. Leonard Bosen and
Messrs. Sidney and David Stolar.
The ceremony was followed by a
banquet and reception. The couple
went to New York City on their
honeymoon. Mr.. Segal was former
ly with the Army Air Corps.
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Camp Fire Girls
To T0ur Awb0rt

In anticipation OF the national
birthday of their organization next
month, the Camp Fire Girls Of the
Potomac Area are busy with prepa-
rations leading up to the event.
Among the several activities which
have been planned is an extensive
tour of the Washington Airport
under the auspices of the American
Airlines next Saturday.
More than 300 girls are expected
to participate, Mrs. william Harvey
Young, new president of the Poto-
mac Area Council, said in making
her announcement Of the tour. Girls
in groups of SO will be escorted by
officials Of the airline for the tour
Of the airport's principal points OF
interest, beginning at 10 am.
High light of the visit will be the
placing Of gift packages of clothing
for the Camp Fire Girls of London
on an airliner bound for England.
The Horizon Club girls will be
guests at a special luncheon at noon
in the airport tearoom. Mrs. REQ
Purcell, Camp Fire executive for
the area, has charge Of arrange
ments for the tour which was ar
ranged by JEFF Lewis, manager Of
the international reservation ticket
Office, and David Hopper, public re-
lations director.
An activity long associated with
the birthday projects and one of
the most popular, is the annual
doughnut sales project, which this
year will open on March 10. Final
preparations for the sales will be
made at meeting on March at
Calvary Baptist Church.
Doughnut deliveries will be made
March % and March 29. A record
sale is anticipated, because of re-
moval of wartime restrictions on
bakery goods. Profits will go into
the funds for the Camp Fire Girls
summer camp, Camp Mawami, near
Quantico, Va.
On the actual birthday date,
March Is, all the Camp Fire Girls
will join in special vespers service
at pm. at the Universalist Church,
Sixteenth and S streets NV. The
Camp Fire Girls chorus will sing at
the services. An attendance of 500
girls is expected, and arrangements
have been made for their accomo-
dation.
Evening star., 1947-02-24
VeHs-Pr0dr0m0s
Ceremony Held

At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
in St. Sophia's Greek Orthodox
Church, Miss Beatrice P. Prodromos
of Washington, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Prodromos of Ventnor
City, N. j., became the bride of Mr..
John Wells, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Wells of Washington. A recep-
ton at the New Athens Restaurant
followed the ceremony.
Dressed in white chiffon gown,
the bride was escorted by her father
She wore a fingertip veil and carried
white camellias on a prayer book.
The brides only attendant was Mrs.
George Nestor. Her gown was of
Nile green chiffon and her flowers
we're pink camellias.
Mr.. Nick Bacas of Richmond was
best man for the bridegroom and
the ushers were Mr.. George Pro-
dromos, Mr.. Alex Wells, Mr.. William
Wells, Mr.. Nestor, Mr.. Paul Yeonos
and Mr.. George Glakas.
Mrs. Wells attended the University
of Newark and the bridegroom at
tended Corcoran Art School. The
couple went to New York on their
wedding trip.
Evening star., 1947-02-24
Miss CIarks0n,
Mr.. Stebek We'd

Miss Teddy lone Clarkson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Holland Wright
Clarkson of Bethesda, recently be-
came the bride of Mr.. Thaddeus
Stepek, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Stepek of Philadelphia.
The ceremony took place in the
Memorial Chapel of the Army Med
ical Center, Chaplain Eugene M
L. Fisher officiating, and recep-
ton followed in the home of the
brides parents.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and attended by her
sister, Miss Jean Clarkson. Mr.
Hugh F. Kelly of Wilson, N, c.,
served as best man for Mr.. Stepek
and the brides uncle, Mr.. Chester
S. Shade, of Chevy Chase, seated
the guests.
Following a wedding trip to Bev-
erly Hills, Calf, former home oi
the bride, the newly married couple
will reside in Philadelphia.