davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-15
Senate To Hold
 COnsOlidatedLabOr Problems Hearing

WASHINGTON, tP)-Chairman Taft R.-Ohio) announced today that the Senate labor committee will open a consolidated hearing" on all pending labor proposals on January 23. The goal is to have some legislation ready about March l, he said.
 Taft said this program was unanimously agreed upon at an or ganization meeting of the Senate labor committee.
 The Ohio Senator told reporters the hearing will first touch upon the comprehensive labor bill of fered jointly by Senators Taft, Ball R.-MinnD and Smith R.-N. JD and a proposal by Senator Murray D.-MontD and eight other Democrats for an overall study of labor problems by a commission composed of Congressmen and public representatives named by the President.
 Then, Taft continued, the hear ing will consider "all other bills and resolutions having the object of reducing industrial strife in the United States"
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-15
HIGHWAY PATROL ANNOUNCES DEADLINE

The Territorial Highway Patrol announces that March IS, 1947 has been set as the deadline date to secure 1947 automobile license plates.
 Territorial drivers licenses are due January 1, 1947. This license is for two years or until December 31, 1948.
 Receipts of drivers license are turned over to the Territorial Board of Road Commissioners by the Bureau of Taxation for use in road construction and operation of the Highway Patrol.
 w. LEONARD SMITH, Territorial Highway Engineer
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-15
House Members Say U. s. Must Retain Islands

WASHINGTON (P)-The House members, just returned from a tour of Pacific bases, told Con- gress today the islands seized by American forces in their advance on Japan-could if used in re- verse - become stepping stones onto our continental shores"
 Consequently they said, Ameri- can occupation and control must be maintained Gin order to insure that control does not pass to a po- tential enemy nation, or into the hands of any other nation whereby out strategic position in the cen tral Pacific is weakened"
 The statements were made in a report by a House naval Subcom- mittee consisting of Reps. Izac O. CalifO, Biemiller O.-Wis), and Bishop R.-Ill).
 The House members Sadi:
 If another war is to be fought in the Pacific, the bases which will be available to us in support of our military operations at it's out break will be the same bases which we hold at the conclusion of
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-15
Radaring Through Space

When and If rocket ships cruise through space, raoar Will oe one of their navigation instruments. 1t was not just stunt when the U. s. Army Signal Corps "shot the moon" by radar last January; it was successful experiment show ing that radio waves in the very high frequency band can pene- trate the celestial void. Already astronomers are considering using it to follow meteors travelling in the outer darkness. To get training in this newest SC ence, many new ly enlisted volunteers in the peace time Regular Army are selecting the Signal Corps as their service.
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-15
the peace conference"
 At another point they said:

"We have built air strips at great cost in blood, lives and money on these islands in the Pa cific. We should not desert these islands, thus allowing them in a very short time to revert to jungle
 With very small cost, these air strips can be kept in repair and readiness for use at any time. In our opinions, the cost of mainten- ance, using natives supervised by military personnel, would be ex- ceedingly small"
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-15

The record underwater dive is 50 feet, made in an experimental laboratory.
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-15
PIONEERS NOTICE

Pioneers will meet Wednesday evening at Pioneer Hall al eight o'clock. Bob Baldwin, Secy.
The Nome nugget., 1947-01-15

made by sealed bids which will be opened March 20.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
SEC Preparing 10 Move
Back From Philadelphia

Plans "are in the making" to move
the Securities and Exchange Come
mission back to Washington IN
spring or early summer, the SEC
disclosed today in Philadelphia
where the agency has been housed
since early 1912.
Time has reduced the size OF the
commissioners il has most Fed
eral agencies recently-and only
about 600 employees will be coming
here although some 1,400 moved
away. The tentative transfer has
been announced to the employees,
the official information on reports
that the move would be made this
year.
In Philadelphia the SEC occupied
the History Penn Athletic Club
Building-the first time since its
creation in 1884 it had its personnel
under one roof. Previously in Wash
ington it had been housed in three
buildings. SEC officials here said
it was assumed the agency would
be settled in one building when it
returned, but said they did not know
where that would be.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Stationery Office
In House Closed
To Aid Audit

Members of the House were noti-
fed today the stationery room in the
House Office Building would be
closed all day tomorrow at the re-
quest Of Controller General Warren.
The controller general had asked
that the room be closed so an inven-
tory could be made, Majority Leader
Hallett said.
Earlier, Speaker Martin had re-
vealed that the accounts of the sta
tionery room would be audited. OPP
Grafton of the stationery room at
tracted attention recently when
auditors from the General Account
ing Office were set to work to make
the first audit in many years Of the
accounts of the House bank" under
the control Of the. House sergeant
lat arms.
There have been reports that
many members of the House have
followed practice in the past OF
accommodating their allowances fol-
stationery and drawing the allow
ances in cash. The amounts Of cash
payments were said to have been
large.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Committee Deprived
OF War Inquiry Task
Orders Two Probes
Senators to Investigate
WAA und Shipments Of
Fertilizers Abroad
By J. A. OLeory

The Senate Committee on Ex-
ecutive Expenditures, deprived
yesterday of the assignment to
Investigate war contracts, today
ordered separate Investigations
of the War Assets Administration
and of the shipment of ferti-
lizers abroad by the Army.
The one-year extension of the
War Investigating Committee, voted
yesterday, leaves to that committee
the study of war contracts rather
than the job being assumed by the
standing Committee on Executive
Expenditures.
The Senate is expected to follow
up yesterdays action by giving the
Small Business Committee an eight
month extension tomorrow.
Hopes for Joint Hearings.
Chairman Aiken of the Executive
Expenditures Committee said he
would work with similar House
committee in the WAA investigation.
He hopes to arrange joint hearings
to conserve the time of officials,
A three-man subcommittee on war
assets consists of Senators Ferguson,
Republican, Of Michigan; Mccarthy,
Republican, of Wisconsin, and
O'Conor, Democrat, of Maryland.
Chairman Aiken said the subcom-
mittee will inquire into both dis
posal of property and into reports
that some supplies have been held
off the market. If the latter reports
are found to be true, he said the
committee is anxious to get these
supplies out to meet civilian demand
and bring down prices.
The following subcommittee was
appointed to study the fertilizer
situation: Chairman Aiken and Sen
ators Thye, Republican, of Min
nesota; Eastland, Democrat, OF
Mississippi, and Robertson, Demo-
crat, of Virginia. The subcommittee
will meet this afternoon to organize.
Threat to Food Supply Seen.
Eve want to look into numerous
charges from agricultural interests
that the War Department is divert
| ing fertilizer from American needs
to foreign fields to such an extent
that there is a serious threat not
enough food will be produced in the
United States this year." Senator
Aiken said.
Chairman Aiken also revealed his
committee is unanimous in the be-
lief it should handle the merger
proposal for the armed services on
the ground 1t constitutes Govern
(See COMMITTEES, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Republicans Name Jones
OF Washington 10 D. {. Unit

The Republican roster Of the
House District Committee was COM
pleted today with the assignment
to the group of Representative Ho-
mer Jones of Washington. Mr.. Jones,
an accountant, has had extensive
experience in Municipal and State
government.
He is former mayor of Bremen
ton, Wash, and also served as assist
ant to the State treasurer He is a
veteran of both World Wars, having
served in the Navy. He was a cap
tain in the last war and at one time
was assigned at the Navy Staging
Center at Pearl Harbor.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Toio Defendants Win
Point in Tokyo TrioI
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Jan. 23.-Former Pre-
mier TOTO and his Is co-defendants
won an important point in their
war crimes trial today when the
International Tribunal ruled that
statements they made to investiga-
tors since their arrest would be
considered as evidence against only
the individual who made the state
ment.
The ruling sustained a months
old defense motion.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Cotoctin Shongri-Lo to Become
Camp for Crippled Children
By Rudolph Kouffmonn II

chosen by the Maryland League for
Crippled Children.
The Presidents resort now has
a swimming pool and a special fish
pond, kept well stocked for the use
of President Roosevelt and later Of
President Truman.
Another camp, near Shanghai.
which housed a special Marine
guard, also will be available to the
camping public next summer, park
spokesmen said.
The development Of the area was
started in 1885. It lies in the foot
hills OF the Appalachians, north OF
Frederick - one-tenth open fields
and about nfne-tenths timber.
BY 1941, with the help OF Public
lSee SfIANGRI-I4A, Page A-43
Evening star., 1947-01-23

Shangri-La, the secret Catoctin
Mountain hideout where President
Roosevelt and the Allied High Com
mand lodged the hurry burly Of
wartime Washington, is to be q
summer camp for crippled children.
This was revealed today by Ma
tional Park Service sources. They
explained the Catoctin Recreational
Demonstration Area, IN which the
now famous hideout lies. has been
made unit of the ONCE OF National
Capital Parks, which operates the
Washington park system.
It Is believed that Shangri-La,
built originally as one OF the area S
three summer camps, can house loo
children at . time. They viii be
Evening star., 1947-01-23
CAA Head Cites Cut!
In Technical Funds
Al Air Crash Probe
Says Army Will Lend
Ten Rodor Units for
Emergency Landings
By w. H. Shippen, Jr
Aytotion Editor of The Stor

Figures showing that the Civil
Aeronauties Administrators re-
quest for funds to promote tech
nical development OF safety ap-
pliances was cut 70 per cent in
the current fiscal year were pre-
sented by Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministrator T. p. Wright today to
the House Commerce Committee
investigating air transport
crashes.
The CAA had recommended that
s., ,945,746 be set aside this year for
the development of new air navi-
CATION facilities, Mr.. Wfight's ex-
hibit showed, and this fund was re-
duced by $2,070,746 by the Budget
Bureau and Congress.
Other drastic cuts included the
$32 500 600 request for establishment
Of air navigational facilities which
was reduced to $19,600, 600. APP
[proximately $44 100000 asked for
maintenance and operation of air
navigation facilities was reduced by
81 SOC, 900, and $10,400, 900 which the
CAA estimated was needed for en-
forcement of safety regulations was
brought down by the Budget Bureau
and Congress to $7,075,0 200.
Current Requests Also Cut.
Mr.. Wright also pointed out that
the Budget Bureau has made a ~
per cent cut in proposed expendi-
lures for civilian aviation safety,
navigation and development in the
next fiscal year.
CAA requested $113,SsO,Ooo, and
the Budget Bureau allowed $92,-
271 ,OO0-a reduction of $21, ,619 900.
Congress still must pass on these
funds.
The table of figures submitted by
Mr.. Wright went back to 1941 and
shows consistent cuts in the original
estimates by an average Of at least
SO per cent. Mr.. Wright stated to
the committee, however, that he
was merely complying with its re-
quest for the figures and was not
protesting the action Of the Budget
Bureau or Congress which, he added,
must pass upon the stated needs
|of all departments in the light Of
the whole fiscal budget.
Mr.. Wright disclosed that the
Army Air Forces has agreed to loan
the Federal airways 20 ground-con-
troled approach radar sets, In addi-
ton to three already being installed
at Washington, New York and Chi
cago. Mr.. Wright said that if the
wartime blind landing aids are ac-
cepted, 10 of them probably will be
installed at alternate landing fields
to serve as emergency aids in case
airplanes are diverted from the big
municipal airports.
Cost Almost Five Million.
Ten others probably will be re-
constructed for use on large airports.
The whole cost would be almost
81, 900 900 which would have to be
met in a supplemental appropria-
ton. The CAA administrator said he
would be embarrassed" to ask for
supplemental funds in view of the
White House bans on such requests
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Portal Suit Dismissal
Asked byU.5., Holding
Pay Claims Trivial
Brief on Original Case
Filed With Picard by
Justice Department
BULLETIN

Chairman Thomas of the
House Committee on I'm
American Activities declared
today that the man who got
the idea for portal pay suits
and the lawyer who brought
the one sustained by the Su-
preme Court "both have long
records of Communist aff1lia-
ton" He identified the first
as Ben Riskin and the second
as Edward Lamb, Toledo at
torney. Earlier Story on Page
A-5.) -. FL.
BY the Associated Press
The Justice. Department said
today that the famous portal
pay suit of the Mount Clemens
(Mich.) Pottery Co.'s employees
should be dismissed unless new
evidence gives more substance
to their claims. =
1t was the Supreme Courts deci-
sion in this case which touched of
the current series of portal pay suits
now aggregating more than $4,000
600, 600.
The Justice Department took it,
stand in brief filed with Fedora
Judge Frank A. Picard, the tria
Judge whose original finding in favor
of the pottery employees was sus'
tanned by the Supreme Court. Tht
brief was filed with Judge Picart
in New York, where he is trying
cases, but copies were made available
to reporters here. Judge Picare
made the portal pay ruling in De-
troit, where he normally sits.
The principle he set forth-ane
which the Supreme Court upheld
is that workers are entitled undel
the Wage Hour Act to pay for tim'
controlled" by employers. Tha
means time spent on the company.
property in preparing for actual pro-
ductive work, as well as the timt
spent in productive work itself.
Judge Must Decide Amount.
While upholding the principle, thi
Supreme Court directed that Judge
Picard still must decide the amoun
of claims to be allowed workers.
The Justice Departments position
in effect, is that as the. record nov
stands the amount of time the
Mount Clemens employees spent ir
preparing for work is so trif1ing that
it is unworthy of consideration.
BY that argument, the amount o'
claims the workers would be entitled
to is zero.
However, the Justice Department
said Judge Picard should TAXI
further evidence to determine
whether more time is involved thar
(See BRIEF, Page A-40
Evening star., 1947-01-23

MANILA, Jan. % F.-A light
earthquake was recorded at 11:20
O'Clock last night (10:20 am.
wednesday, EST at Tacloban,
Leyte and Catbalogan, Samar, the
Philippine Weather Bureau reported
today. The feeble shock was the
only indication Of seismic activity
in the island, the bureau added.
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Labor Hearing
Opens With Ball
Attackon Unions
Senator Says Power
Must Be Curbed to
Avert Public Harm
By james Y. Newton

Senator Ball, Republican, of
Minnesota told the Senate Labor
Committee today that special
privileges, legal immunities and
irresponsible power corrupt even
the best of men, and union lead
ers are quite human in this
respect"
He made the statement as the
committee began five weeks of hear
ings on the maze of Senate bills
that would restrict union activities
in many ways. Senator Ball and
Senator Murray, Democrat, of Mon
tana were the first witnesses before
the committee.
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach
was due to follow, but his appear
ance was delayed indefinitely by a
severe cold
Murray Favors Caution.
Senator Ball author of several
bills to restrict labor, and Senator
Murray symbolic the different
points of view of members of the
committee. The Montanan favors
a cautious approach to new labor
legislation.
The Minnesota Senator gave the
committee a full review of provisions
of the Ball -Taft-Smith bill, which is
a rewrite Of the Case bill, passed by
Congress last session and vetoed by
President Truman. He said that
later measure would be introduced
revising the Wagner Labor Relations
Act, which, he added, is "long
overdue"
Senator Ball declared that the ap-
proach of himself and the others
who sponsor the omnibus labor bill
is to eliminate or condition the
special privileges and legal irnmuni-
ties Of unions, to make their vast
economic power responsible to the
public interest and to prevent those
monopolistic practices which are
clearly harmful to the public and
dangerous to freedom"
: Would Have Curbed Few Strikes.
!. The Ball-Taft-Smith bill is one of
the five major proposals to be aired
at the hearings. 1t would set up a
Federal mediation board with power
to delay strikes so days; outlaw
jurisdictional strikes and secondary
boycotts; control welfare funds; re-
quire unions to make financial state
ments, and incorporate them to
make the unions sueable for breach
of contract.
Senator Ball admitted the bill
probably would have prevented few
Of the major strikes of the past
year, but he said its provisions were
aimed at the causes of the strikes.
He said the major work stoppages
were symptoms of something basic
ally wrong in our national labor
relations policy"
In the last 20 years, he said, the
Government has steadily increased
the power of unions while lessening
their legal duties.-At the same time,
he said, employers have found their
freedom of action steadily cur
tailed, while many new duties have
been imposed.
While the Senate labor bills pro-
vide various means Of settling dis
putes, no legislation has been intro
duced in the Senate to prohibit
strikes in essential industries. On
the House side, where hearings may
start next week, several bills have
been proposed to prevent Gripping
walkouts by compulsory arbitration,
Government seizure or by giving
courts power to issue injunctions.
Polls of members of the Senate
Labor Committee have indicated
they are so sharply divided on the
subject of restrictive labor legisla-
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Georgia Bank Cashes
Thompson Check; He
Claims Recognition
$50 to Cover Postage
Drawn From Funds
Turned Over by ArnoII
BULLETIN

ATLANTA. R.-All Georgia
revenue collections and the
operation of the States high
way department. have been
tied up by the dispute over the
governorship, State Treasurer
George B. Hamilton disclosed
today.
By The Assoeiotsd Press
ATLANTA, Jan. 23.-M. E.
Thompson announced today he
had been recognized as Acting
Governor" of Georgia by the
Fulton National Bank Of At
.lanta, which cashed without
question" the first executive
check drawn since he took office.
Mr.. Thompson said the check, for
$50, was for postage and had been
presented In person by Phil Lam
drum, Mr.. Thompson's secretary OF
the executive department. 1t was
drawn against approximately $97 ,00t
which was turned over to Mr.
Thompson by retiring Gov. Ellis
Arnall.
Herman Talmadge, rival Cover
nor" by virtue of election by the
Georgia General Assembly said yes
terday in a news conference he ex-
pected to have custody of the execu-
tive funds In time to meet his pay
roll February l.. Mr.. Thompson said
today: II think this answers Mr.
Talmadge."
Talmadge Has No Comment.
Mr.. Talmadge, when asked by
newsmen for comment on the bank s
cashing OF the Thompson check
said he was busy at present trying
to institute a program for Georgia
and expected to get control Of the
executive department funds in due
course.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Talmadge issued
a formal statement accusing the At
lanta Journal Of planning meet
ings against the General Assembly
and the Governor of the State He
called on "the good white people
of Georgia" to make known their
views to the General Assembly "by
telephone, telegraph and letter to
their Representatives and Senator. !"
Mr.. Talmadge declared: The
same forces that were defeated last
July II by my father eugene Tai
madge) are the same forces that
are now attempting to thwart the
viii of the people and to ridicule
the General Assembly and chief
executive Of this State. The same
little group destroyed the Democrat
lie white primary in Georgia and
are trying to keep it destroyed. This
same little group Is the same group
(See GEORGIA, Page A-50
Evening star., 1947-01-23
BULLET IN
Subcommittee OK's Curron

The nomination of Edward
M. Curran to be an associate
Justice Of District Court here
was unanimously approved
today by q Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee of three. The
favorable report goes to the
full Senate Judiciary Commit
tee for action Monday.
Earlier Story on Page A-5o
Evening star., 1947-01-23

(See LABOR, Page AS
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Cost Almost Five Million.

(See AVIATION, Page A-4.J
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Philippines Feel Quoke

3See FORT DRIVE, Page Al
Evening star., 1947-01-23

(See BRIEF, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-01-23
Guide for Readers

An HssocIofed Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1947-01-23

(See COMMITTEES, Page A-5.)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20

The safe and sane driving bill,
supported by the state motor We
hicle department, would fix a
speed limit of SIS miles an hour
on highways, require semi-an-
nual inspection of motor vehicles
and quadrennial resistance of
drivers licenses. In addition,
sitter penalties would be impos-
ed for violation of traffic laws,
particularly drunken driving.
Women On Juries
BY SO to 9, the senate defeated
a bill to authorize a constitutions
al amendment vote on the guess
ton of prohibiting women from
serving on juries, while the house
passed a bill allowing women to
be excused from jury duty if
they or members of their family
are i'll, or if there are children
at home under IL years of age
who require their attention.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-20

ment of the county. But in this they need
training. This paper has long advocated
vocational agriculture for our high schools
and we hope the day will soon come when
this can be added to more of them. Few of
our veterans have had the opportunity to
take vocational agricultural training. This
is available as on-the-job training provid-
ed there are facilities for this training.
Last week this paper carried story
stating there were 81 veterans in the coun-
ty on this training program We are happy
that there are 54 veterans taking this train
ing; but the fact is there are many more
who need it and want it, but because of
the vocational teacher-shortage in this
county are unable to take advantage of it.
The limited program in the county is under
the direction of vocational teacher in an
adjoining county because we have none
here. Let's get to work and get one or
more of these teachers SO that next year
this program may be expanded to include
all of those veterans interested in this
farm-training. Such a program in the
county will pay dividends now as we'll as
in the years to come According to an un-
official estimate the program could bring
in dollars and cents into this county around
$240O000 monthly, provided all the eligi-
BILE veterans interested in the program
could take advantage Of it.
But this is only part of the story. The
long-range view shows us agricultural de-
velopment and many more successful
farmers. Let's help our veterans get farm
training and become skilled in Ashe coun-
tvs greatest industry, agriculture.