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Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-08-30
Conn. Gets Her Share
 Natl Highway System
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 mentS major arterial improvements of recent years have been on the roads included in the Interstate System. The urban portions of the Interstate routes and the distrib- uting routes include those urban improvements to which funds are being programmed under the ur- ban allocations of the Federal High way Act of 1914.
 Because of the character of the improvements, and because they will give relief where traffic con- ditions are now most hazardous. the reduction in accidents which the improvements will provide will be great. Some idea of the magni- tude of the reduction in hazard may be obtained by comparing mo- tor vehicle fatality rates on exist ing facilities. The Merritt Parkway in Connecticut and the Arroyo Se- co Parkway in California are rep resentative of the highest type of heavily traveld highways. Each has had almost the same fatality rate-about 31s per 100 million ve- hicle miles. Connectieut's statewide fatality rate from 1940 through 1945 was 8.8 per 100 million vehi- cle miles.
 The American Association of State Highway Officials working with the Public Roads Administra- tion has agreed on design stand
Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-08-30

ards for the Interstate System which embody the following:
 1. Designs shall be based on serving safely and efficiently traf- fc volumes which will exist ~ years after construction. Thus tuA cognizance must be given to poten- tialities of traffic growth.
 2. Control of access shall be provided. Thus, property adjacent to the highway will not be built up with hazard creating businessess dwellings or unsightly structures such as has occurred heretofore on highways constructed without con- trol of access.
 3. Tn general, cross traffic will be carried over or under the ln- terstate Highways. Curvatures and grades will be moderate and meet specific recommendations. Where traffic volumes exceed certain amounts (and this applies to most of the Connectiut system) the construction shall provide four lane divided road or permit such development on a stage conStruc- ton basis. Shoulders shall be wide and stable. Rights of way shall be wide and slopes on cuts and fills generally will be gentle.
 With other details of conStruc- ton specified in conformity with these standards, Connecticut road users will eventually be provided with a complete network of ex~ press highways - the safest and most efficient that highway engi- neerS know how to build.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-08-30

As a preliminary step, the con ference adopted a resolution call- ing for creation by the unions Ex- ecutive Council of national com mittee to conduct a far-flung "reg- ister and vote"drive and to push eff forts for the defeat of labor's foes. Subsidiary state and congressional committees would also be set up, all to be financed by voluntary contributions.
 Tn explaining the resolution, President Charles J. MacGowan pointed out that unions can not di- rectly finance political activities, but that members can and should do their part. Labor in a modest
Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-08-30

tarianism in Europe and Japan" he said.
 'And then we came back to the land of the free and the home of the brave, and found the ugly vuI- ture of Fascism laying its eggs in the halls of Congress"
 Tn line with MacGowan's re- marks. which were thunderously >cheered, the conference adopted 8 resolution branding the Taft-Hart- ley Act as Fascist legislation" and warning that the pattern set, unless resisted by all progressive ele- ments, would eventually engulf cooperative societies, agricultural organizations and even fraternal and religious organizations"
 Repeal of the act shall be our fixed objective" the resolution de- Clared.
 Among other conference action was the adoption of resolutions urging maintenance of an adequate American navy and merchant ma- rine and protesting the use of Fed eral tax funds, through loans, to fi- nance construction by foreign lands of ships that would compete with those manned by American workers.
 At a separate meeting of dele gates from railroad lodges, unani- nous support was voted behind the movement of "nOn-Operating unions for a 2O-cent-an-hOur wage increase.
 Also, the delegates condemned efforts to repeal or modify the Crosser amendments to the Rail- road Retirement and Unemploy- ment Insurance Acts.
 Deep regret was voiced by the delegates at the absence of one of the old warriors of the Brother hood, Bert M. Jewell, who could not come because of illness. On behalf of the conference. President MacGowan wired to him, We miss your counsel" and voiced hope for "a speedy and complete recovery"
Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-08-30

way, he said, must try to offset the millions Of dollars" spent by the National Association of Man. ufacturers and similar groups on anti-union propaganda. ~
 In a fighting speech, MacGowan charged that enactment of the Taft Hartley law amounted to 'the be- ginning of pattern of totalitarian- ism, first established by Mussolini, then taken up and extended by Hitler"
 eve had to spend nearly $500 billion of our wealth and we suf- fered tremendous casualties in try ing to destroy that type of totali-
Eastern Connecticut news., 1947-08-30
BOILERMAI<ERS MAP GREAT
 REGISTER & VOTE CAMPAIGN

Tory lawmakers who thought they could stratacket the nations workers-and make them like it-would have re- ceved an Illuminating lesson here had they attended the big national conference of the Boermakers which wound up Friday, August 15, after five days of sessions
 The 600 delegates and Brotherhood officials who attend ed the barley drafted determined and fighting program 10 deal at the ballot bOx-with the enemies of labor
Evening star., 1947-06-29

let us have war for a real solution. .
Begin proposed the establishment
by international order of a pro-
visional Hebrew government of Pal
estine and the opening of the gates
to all Jews who want to enter.
That would be followed by inter
nationally controlled elections to
create a democratic government.
Yesterday Irgun delivered to the
United Nations Commission on Pale
estine a 42-page brief proposing a
five point solution" for the Holy
Land. The proposal, based on its
demands for Jewish sovereignty on
both sides of the Jordan, calls for
abolition of British occupation Fore
es; transfer of power to a Hebrew
provisional government; ''repatria-
ton" of all Jews wanting to go to
Palestine with aid of an interna-
Evening star., 1947-06-29
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington D. Q.
SUNDAY, JUNE 29 1e<7.s
Jewish Underground
Has No Illusions of
Assistance From u. N.
By the Assoeioted Press

JERUSALEM, June 28.-Mena-
chem Begin, commander in chief
of Irgun zvai Leumi, declared to-
day his underground fighters had
mo illusions" that the United Ma
tions would grant his organizations
aims in Palestine.
In an interview at his secret
nideaway the one-time Polish law
yer, on whose head the British have
placed price of $4,000, asserted
Irgun was ready for a long fight"
and prophesized dourly many of
my generation probably will not
die in their beds"
He said that the very construc-
ton" of the United Nations Com
mission now attempting to work out
solution to the Holy Land prob
lem makes US pessimistic. Austria
liza and Canadian members, for in
stance, never will sign report that
to be just must necessarily deal with
the autocracy and brutality Of Brit
ish rule in our land"
Irgun is currently refraining from
any acts of violence in the Holy
Land except for reactions to Brit
ish acts of violence against us" he
said.
Fled From Poland in 1889.
Begin, well dressed and cultured,
fled Poland when Hitler arrived in
1899, wandered over Europe and
finally landed in Wilno. Lithuania.
He spent two years as lance
corporal in the Polish Army Of Gen,
WladyslaW Anders, then beat his
way to Palestine five years ago and
soon took over command of Irgun.
Under his leadership Irgun has
blasted away at the British manda-
tory government. Their attacks in
cluded the bombing of the King
Evening star., 1947-06-29

David Hotel almost year ago in
which nearly 100 persons we're killed
the attack on the Goldsmith OFF,
GERS Club last March which killed
is and the May 4 Acre Prison break
which liberated 266 Jewish and
Arab prisoners and resulted in 10
deaths, mostly to the attackers.
In the interview, Begin rejected
'fiatly partition of Palestine even as
an interim solution, asserting it was
mot only immoral but impractical.
"Since all Jewry has but one aim
to regain our homeland, to sign
a treaty accepting part of its pro-
visionally would be tantamount to
a declaration of future war" he
declared.
Would Open Gates to All Jews.
"The Arab leadership says partition
means war If that is true then
Evening star., 1947-06-29

tional body" the holding Of demo-
cratic elections at the conclusion OF
repatriation; and obtaining loans
for the newly arrived families and
also Arab peasants who suffer
from chronic want under the double
yoke of serfdom and exploitation. !"
Evening star., 1947-06-29

Bees are often more important to
farmers as pollinators than as honey
gatherers.
Arizona sun., 1947-11-21
Casualties Among
Negroes Too High

-. New York.-A nationwide COM
mittee of % national leaders has
been formed to lead a continuous
public attack on the fourth greatest
cause of death and the outstanding
single cause of physical disabilities,
it was announced this week by the
National Safety Council. Accidents
killed $4,000 Americans last year, of
which about one-eleventh were Ne
groes.
Latest available figures on Negro
accidental deaths, given in the 1896
AZ Negro Handbook, edited by Flor
ence Murray, puts the number at
9,424, in 1943, while the number for
the country as a whole. was SO, ,O38.
The number of Negroes killed in
motor-vehicle accidents during that
year was 2,211, while other acci-
dents accounted for 1918.
The formation of the coast-to-
coast committee which will spon-
sor a countrywide Green Cross for
Safety Movement, was made by
William A. Irwin, former president
of the United States Steel Corpora
ton and chairman of the board of
directors of the National Safety
Council. The purpose of the move
ment is to promote the practice of
safety more widely in general daily
life. It will be directed against
home, school, farm and other acci-
dents that have not been adequate
ly reached by organized efforts.
Arizona sun., 1947-11-21
GI NOw Amateur
HEAVYWEIGHT Boxer

March Field, Calif.-Corp. Will
liam "Bill" Kinard of March Field
has been recently recognized by the
California Athletic Commission as
the number two amateur heavy
weight boxer in the State. Kinard,
a member of the 31st Motor Trans
port Squadron, earned this rating
by fighting to a draw, on two oc-
casions, Clarence Henry, the States
leading contender for the heavy
weight crown.
Kinard added to his laurels re-
Gently when he defeated heavy
weight Jack Norris in the third
round of ten-round main event
at Pomona, Calf. The hard fought
bout ended abruptly when the
promising March Field boxer hit
Norris with a smashing blow in the
midriff followed by a terrific right
ito the jaw. Norris was counted out.
Kinard and other members of the
March Field boxing team will ap-
pear soon in series of bouts to be
staged under the auspices of the
March Field Athletic and Recrea-
ton Association. The March Field
opponents in these bouts will be
members of boxing teams of mill
tary camps and athletic associa-
tions in the state of California.
Arizona sun., 1947-11-21
Baha'i Celebrates
Founders Birth

The 13Oth anniversary OF the
birth of Baha'u'llah, the founder OF
the Baha'i World Faith, was COM
memorated recently by the Baha1
of Phoenix and vicinity in conJunc-
ton with the Bahai's of the United
States and 81 other countries OF the
world.
To Baha'is world citizenship
means the relationship of the 1ndl-
vidual to a divine moral order and
his unity with the body of mankind,
in their unity, members of the faith
have overcome the traditional pref
udices of race, nation and creed.
The members of the Phoenix Ba-
hal Community and friends met on
Wednesday afternoon at Assembly
Hall, 1876 West Van Buren Street
to hear a presentation of "a Search
for Freedom" by Mrs. c. H. Bug
bee.
The Search for Freedom" will
be the subject of talk to be given
at Assembly Hall, 1876 West Van
Buren ST., at 8 o'clock on Sunday
evening, November 23rd.
Miss Deverah Castanten, men,
ber of the Phoenix Baha'i Youth
Group, will be the speaker. A re-
view of the troubled state of the
world today due to it's blind adher-
ence to prejudices of religion, race,
class and nationality and an outline
of the methods which have been
successful in removing these causes
of friction in world affairs will be
given.
A period of discussion will fol-
low the talk. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
This meeting will mark the OBJ
servance of National Bahai Youth
Day."
Arizona sun., 1947-11-21
Racial Barriers
Breaking Down,
Girl Scout Told

LONG BEACH, Calif.-Notablt
progress is being made in breaking
down racial barriers in the Girl
Scout movement, and in extending
scouting to all girls, regardless of
race, creed, or color, Mrs. C.
Vaughan Ferguson of Schenec-
tady, N. Y, National President of
the body, told the 29th Biennial
Convention of the National Council
of Girl Scouts, at it's first session,
here last week.
'In Richmond, Virginia." Mrs.
Ferguson said, call senior Girl
Scouts, regardless of race, worked
together on joint project of
editing the Leaders Bulletin" In
Region TX (the SouthwesD an in
ter-coulturatl camp has been held
so that Indian girls and white girls
might learn something of each
others home life and background
In st. Louis, she pointed out,
latter long years of quiet educa-
ton, it was possible for senior
Girl Scouts to elect an outstanding
member who happened to be a
Negro-aS President of the Senior
Planning Board
Racial harmony is the keynote
of the Convention, where 1000
Girl Scout adult members and
Senior Girl Scouts are assembled
from all parts of the country,
Alask and Hawaii. The delegates
include Negro representatives and
outstanding Negro leaders are TAX
ing part in the various discussion
sessions.
Since March, 1916, the total
membership of the group has grown
20 percent, reaching an all-time
high of approximately 100000
girls and adults. Many more girls
wish to join the Girl Scouts, Mrs.
Ferguson said, but are prevented
from doing so because of lack of
leaders, sponsors and meeting
places.
In recognition of the Importance
of food, the Girl Scout organiza-
ton is instituting agriculture as a
new field of activity.
Arizona sun., 1947-11-21
Facts On Drive
Gather Food
Bv Ariz0nanS

The following facts on the Ari.
zona drive for the Thanksgiving
Food Collection,to be made Novem
Der % to November 80. "Give
Thanks By Giving"
Eighteen parishes In the Salt
River Valley are participating in
the largest and most intensive
drive ever attempted by Catholics
in Central Arizona.
Thousands of volunteer work.
ers will gather, pack and ship
canned food under the direction
of a general committee headed
by j. Ray Brown.
ALI parochial children from
more than a dozen schools will
aid the drive.
The quota for Central Arizona
30 tons or 100000 pounds; the
quota for the entire Diocese of
Tucson Central and Southern
ArizOna) is 1O5 tons or 100000
pounds.
Parish quotas-13 tons each
10000 pOunds) for st. Mary's
and st. Francis Xavier parishes
(Phoenix); 8 tons each (18,OOO
pOunds) for Immaculate Heart,
st. Agnes and st. Matthew's
parishes Phoenix); 8 tons each
$4,000 pounds) for all other
parishes in Phoenix and the
valley. ~
All Catholic Churches and
many grocery stores, including
members of the Phoenix Chinese
Chamber of Commerce, are to
serve as collection depots for
the food donated by Arizona.
Foods particularly sought are:
milk products (condenced and
evaporated), baby foods; any
canned goods such as meats,
fruits and vegetables; and such
package foods as corn meal,
barley, dried beans, peas lentile,
flour, etc.
Cooperating in promoting the
drive are the radio stations, the
newspapers, movie the eatr e S,
church organizations, business
houses and hundress..s of private
individuals, 10th Catholic and
nOn-C Catholic.
ArizOnans are urged to give
a case of food wherever possible.
Further information may be
had at the rectory of the nearest
Catholic Church.
Arizona sun., 1947-11-21
24th Infantry
Completes Search
For War Dead

WITH THE EIGHTH ARMY IN
OSAKA, Japan-Captain Otley L.
Smith, regimental intelligence of
ficer of the Oath Infantry Regi-
ment, recently announced that regi-
mental Reconnaissance Patrols have
completed their search for World
War II dead in the prefectures
comprising the 24th Infantry zone
of responsibility.
The prefectures, Gifu, 'Aichu and
Schizucka, cover more than 10000
square miles and during the period
August 25th to October 10Th the
patrols made contact with more
than 300 cities, towns and villages.
Under the Department of the
Army's new program of use and
integration of Negro manpower the
Oath Infantry is part of the 25th
Infantry "Tropic Lightning Di-
vision commanded by Major Gen.
eral Charles L. Mullins, Jr.
The regiment stationed at Camp
Majestic, Gifu, Japan, is command
ed by Colonel Mitchael J. Halloran,
Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Arizona sun., 1947-11-21
Labor Demand In
State Remains Same

Labor demand in Arizona re-
mained about the same in the
month of October as compared to
September as indicated by the num-
ber of applicants placed in jobs by
local offices of the Arizona State
Employment Service. The total of
such placements was 1921 in Octo-
ber as compared with 4351, the
years record peak, in the month
of September. Yet the placements
October were well above the 1920
monthly average of placements
made for the first ten months of
this year. Several of the offices,
moreover, showed substantial in
creases in the number of place
ments made in the respective local
office areas.
In the Phoenix local office, ac-
cording to H, C. Johnson, local
manager, 1894 placements were
made in October, as compared with
1193 in September. Of such place
ments in October 500 were those of
veterans. In September 526 place
mentS of veterans were made by
the local office here.
Placements made by each of the
fourteen offices in the state for
October were as follows: Bisbee,
153; Douglas, 1913; Flagstaff, 16O;
Globe, 130; Holbrook, 256; King
man, 416; Mesa, 276; Nogales, 81.
Phoenix, 1894; Prescott, 165; SAT-
ford, 65; Superior, 83; Tucson,
872; Yuma, SO.
Arizona sun., 1947-11-21
One Third of Retaliation
Complete, Says Assessor

The revaluation of all real and
improved property in Maricopa
County is about one third COM
pleted, William E. Stanford, Mari
copa County Assessor and his Chief
Deputy, E. T. Eddie" Williams Jr.,
reported today.
The unequaled assessments in
Maricopa County that exist today,
have extended over a long period
of years and is not the fault OF
any ONE preceding Assessor. They
appear to be like Topsy, "they
just grew" These unequaled values
have had tendency to place the
burden of taxation on the small
home owner, leaving the larger
taxpayers with a small portion of
the tax load to bear. For example,
the Luhrs Tower was assessed in
1916 at $4,000, which is ap-
proximately 1919 of it's actual pre-
war value. At the same time the
small home owner was payingtaXeS
on valuation representing 500 OF
the prewar value of his property.
Mr.. Stanford and his Chief Deputy
Williams, hope that by raising the
valuation in the downtown area to
where it rightfully belongs, and
leaving the valuation approximate
ly the same on the small home
owner, they may be able to reduce
taxes on homes and eliminate the
possibility of the small taxpayer
from losing his home for nom
payment of taxes.
The valuation being placed on
all classes of property are being
based on pre-war values and not
on present day inflated costs. The
reason for this is in order to keep
from penalizing residents of Mari
copa County by raising the valua-
ton of their property above those
of the rest of the state, and there
by causing them to pay more than
their share Of the State tax.
We hope that the program of
Mr.. Stanford and Mr.. Williams is
successful. The average member of
organized labor would be classified
in the small taxpayer group and
surely he cannot help but benefit
from such a praiseworthy, demo-
cratic program. We should lend
these gentlemen our wholehearted
support.
Arizona sun., 1947-11-21
Arizona Catholics
Sponsor Food Drive

With ariSh quotas set in tons OF
canned food for the starving of Eu-
rope and the Far East, hundreds of
Arizonans are now ready to launch
Sunday the most intensive food
drive ever attempted in Central
Arizona.
VOLUNTEER workers throughout all
Salt River Valley cities and towns
have been joined by thousands of
parochial school children, business
houses, labor unions, religious and
fraternal organizations, newspapers
and radio stations in the Thanks
giving Food Collection.
Sponsored by the National Cath
olic Welfare Conference across the
country, Nov. 1880, the food drive
will make possible sorely needed
supplies being distributed overseas
by War Relief Services. Especially
in need are the countless children,
victims of war and famine, who re-
ceive this American help regardless
of race, creed or color.
Quotas for the 18 Catholic par
ishes in the valley include 13 tons
each for st. Mary's and st. Francis
Xavier, both in Phoenix; nine tons
each for the Phoenix parishes of
st. Agnes, st. Matthew, and I'M
maculate Heart, and three tons
each for all other parishes.
Participating in the drive and
acting as collection centers along
with a large number of grocery
stores in the valley are the Cath
olic churches in Wickenburg, Glen
dale, Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Gill
bert, Chandler, South Phoenix and
Sunnyslope.
The appeal for canned food is be-
ing carried over the air in a series
of statewide broadcasts while Ari-
zona dailies and Weeklies are sup
porting the drive with editorials.
All Arizonans are urged to give.
Arizona sun., 1947-11-21
Porenthood Compoie o
Include All Racial G. .ps

NEW YORK-The second nation
wide planned parenthood campaign,
conducted by the Planned Parent
hood Federation of America, which
to race in its activities, has been
includes al women without regard
set for February II, it was an
nounced by Pierre S. DUPONT 3rd
of Wilmington, Del, who accepted
the general craftsmanship of the
campaign.
The purpose of the campaign, he
said, "is to enable American COM
munitieS to make full use of their
Planned Parenthood services which
are one of the most powerful
weapons in our fight against ma
ternal and infant mortality, abor-
ton mills and broken homes"
Infant mortality rates among
Negroes, although declining, is
still nearly twice as high as the
death rates among white infants;
and broken homes, due to various
causes, is also higher than the
white population, Cencus statistics
show.
In 1943 the infant death rate
among Negroes was 81 $, while
the white rate was 37.5 per thouS-
and live births. Stillbirths among
Negroes was 47.3 per thousand
births, while among whites it was
24.2 in 1943.
In issuing a plea to community
leaders to join in the campaign,
Mr.. dupont declared that millions
of families are still deprived OF
a vital health service.