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Evening star., 1947-07-05
District Rental
HOUSING Picture

Applications for rental housing
received by the District Housing
Center, 400 Pennsylvania avenue
NV, during the last week totaled
TIL, of which 731 were for family
dwellings and 40 for rooms.
In the same period, 81 dwellings
and 1874 rooms were listed for rent.
Applicants were classified as
follows:
Evening star., 1947-07-05
Home Slated for Inspection
By Public After Labor Day
By Robert J. Lewis

w. ReoE o .
Public Buildings Administration has granted permission to the
Washington construction
lot Fourteenth street
Building opposite the Commerce Department
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sit Tight on Rents
AVG Choirmun Urges

Chat Paterson, national chairman
of the American Veterans Commit
tee, this week advised veterans not
to- enter into voluntary leases fol
is per cent boosts but to "sit tight
and urge local and State govern
ments to enact rent control laws.
Evening star., 1947-07-05

(See CADETS, Page B-4.)
Evening star., 1947-07-05

Cannot Whiten Floor Tile.
Question: The tile floor in the
Evening star., 1947-07-05

(See- LEWIS, Pag
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
NAACP Group
Asks, Truman To
Veto Taft Bill

Marin City, June 1.-THE Marin
county branch of the National AS
sociation for Advancement of Col
ored People wired President Tru-
man today urging him to veto the
Taft-Hartley "slave" labor bill.
The wire said such labor-restric-
tive legislation "does not solve the
housing and high cost of living
problems" and "is not in line with
Franklin Roosevelt's Economic
Bill of Rights"
Nor does the Taft-Hartley bill
end the lynching of American citi-
zens," the wire said.
The message was endorsed at
the last meeting of the NAACP
which heard Elenor Gambel of CIO
Warehousemen's Local 6 speak on
the crisis created by union-busting
bills. The wire was signed by Har-
dy Westmore, chairman of the
branch's labor and industrial COM
mittee.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
Model Plane Breaks
Speed Record

James 0. McElroy, manager OF
Carver cafeteria, established new
State Record in speed of model
planes last Sunday morning in a
Model Plane Contest at North
Phoenix Airport.
His top speed for the day was
III miles an hour in class B speed,
which topped his nearest oppon-
ent, Ray Downs, of Tucson, by five
miles.
Mr.. McElrop has been building
these model planes for II years
and has many trophies for his skill
in this field. In the last 2 years.
however, he has concentrated his
attention to speed models only.
His plans for the summer include
a trip to Los Angeles which is not
only his home but also the location
of all Western open contests where
he will compete with the national
champions.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
LeqisIoture In Session To
Mend Social Security Law

The eighteenth legislature met
Monday in special session for the
sole purpose of correcting the ap-
preparation for the state social Sc
curity program, which failed to
meet federal requirements as
passed at the regular session.
At this time it seems the major
ity of legislators are still mad"
at the employees of the social Sc
curity board, as they are at all
other state workers, and will re-
fuse to pass any bill that will in
creaSe-or even maintain the
present salaries of those workers.
Other than originating a resolu-
tion demanding that "our gov
ernment be returned to the state"
the legislators seem to be waiting
until they get ready to make a
lump sum appropriation of the
same amount they adopted in the
regular seSSion-as furnished by
the Arizona Tax Research Associa-
ton.
Their mad" frame of mind is
only to serve their consciences-if
they have any.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
Bahai Delegates
Report on National
Convention

/ The BahaiS of Phoenix and VI
cinity attended a meeting at the
home of Mrs. Belle Costanten, 1917
N. 7th Ave-, Sunday, June 1st. Mrs.
/ kCostanten gave report of the Ma
>tional Baha'i Convention which she
ATTENDED May 1st to 4th., in Will
mette near Chicago, Illinois, as
delegate from Arizona. She was
assisted by a letter from Mrs. Col
lins, of North Seventh Street, the
other delegate from Arizona, who
has not yet returned, and by a re-
port on plans for the interior dec
oration of the Bahai Temple in
Wilmette given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul A. Schoeny, of 302 w. Port
land ST., who also attended the
convention. This Baha'i Temple
was visited by $4,000 people last
year; some weeks there were 900
visitors.
Those who attended the Conven-
ton gained an added inspiration by
catching a glimpse of the working
of the Kingdom of God on this
earth.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13

died in the county hospital at
Tempe, after being confined. since
last fall in different hospitals in
the county.
Mr.. Beaman was a former resi-
dent of Pasadena, but had spent
the better part of the last three
years in Phoenix. He was a mem
ber of Ollie Jackson's band which
played years engagement at the
Pekoe Club here on South Central
Ave. At the termination of this
contract Beaman went home to
Pasadena, for a while for short
stay, later returned to Phoenix, to
establish permanent residence.
Last summer his health failed and
he was confined to the hospital un-
til his death.
He was we'll known in the music
world and had many friends among
musicians throughout the country;
was a member of the ElkS Lodge
here and one of the most conscien-
tious and tireless workers in the
organization.
He is survived by his mother,
one sister and a brother, all of Los
Angeles. his wife, Mrs. Dora Bea-
man, and daughter, Miss Leona
Beaman, both of Pasadena.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 2:30 from the Elks
Home, 1907 South 7th Ave!V the
Lodge in charge of the ceremony.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
Origin Of West
Side Fire Still
Undetermined

The origion of the fire which
swept the corner of 18th Ave. and
Buckeye Rd. last Wednesday, a
week ago still remains a mystery
according to reports.
1t was first reported that the
fire started in a house in the rear
of 1901 which was occupied by
Misses Myrtle and Beatrice Staf-
ford, but was later learned the two
young ladies were out at the time
the fire started and left no fire
on inside of the house. fuckers
Barbecue was burnt to cinders.
After this house caught the
house of Mae Duke, next door was
the next to go down. She estimated
her loss at $3.50. The dwelling of
Martha Kemp, in the rearAof the
Duk residence, then caught fire.
1t was destroyed. Loss was eStimat-
ed at $50.
The barber shop of Carol Bryant,
at 1905, was destroyed, with no
estimate of damage; but, Alfred
Allen, of Aliens Cafe, at the same
number, said his loss was at least
$4,000. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen bought
this cafe about a year ago with
practically all new fixtures.
Robert Linwood, owner Of tai
lor shop at 1907 refused to make an
estimate of damage, as did Robert
LeFordes, owner of the building.
Frank Williams, who lived in a
cottage in the rear of the Duke
residence, and w. N. Burness, own
er of the buildings at that adress,
suggested that the total damage to
their property was $500.
Which made the entire loss in
the neighborhood of $4,000 with
very little insurance.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
General IsenhOwer
Awards Diplomas To
Army Graduates

Carlisle Barracks, Pa.-One Ne
gro officer and six enlisted men Of
two graduating classes at the Car
Isle Barracks Army Information
School were recently presented di-
plomas by General of the Army
Dwight D. Isenhower upon the sue
cesSful completion of training
which qualified them as Public
Information officers, and assistants
to Troop Information officers.
Among 159 Undergraduates to
receive the diploma which marked
their qualification as Public Infor-
nation officers was First Lieuten-
ant Arthur Terry, Columbus, Ohio.
Presently assigned to the 25th In
fantry Regiment at Fort Banning,
Georgia, Lieutenant Terry saw ser
vice during the Pc Valley campaign
in Italy.
Six of the enlisted men who pur-
sued a one-month course which
prepared them as assistants to
Troop Information officers were
Negroes. Prepared to assist in the
job of making the American soldier
"the best informed soldier in the
world" were: First Sergeant Ern-
est Wilson, Jr., New Orleans, La,
stationed at Camp Campbell, KY;
Master Sergeant VIM. S. Harris,
New York, N. Y, assigned at Fort
Lewis, Wash; Master Sergeant AL
bert L. Burton, Shreveport, La, on
duty at Fort Riley, Kan; Staff
Sergeant John A. Malone, Norris
town, Pa, of Fort Lewis, WASH;
Corporal Howard Jester, Camp
Hood, Texas and Corporal Peter
Guidry, Beaumont, Texas, serving
at Fort Riley, Kan.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
GOVERNORS ACTION
RESTORES VALUABLE
LAND TO ARIZONA

BY q recent decision of the Ari-
zona Supreme Court, 144O acres of
irrigated land in Pinal County
were restired to Arizona. Thus
ended in victory for the state, a
seven year old case. The suit was
started when Governor Osborn first
assumed office. It arose when he
questioned action of an old state
land loan board composed of r. T.
Jones, Governor, Harry M. Moore,
Secretary of State, William Peter
son, State Treasurer, and Joe
Conway, Attorney General, in ap-
proving the exchange OF the 1440
acres of irrigated state land for
1880 acres of desert land, all locat-
ed in Pinal county. The exchange
was made with Ed E. Murphey,
now deceased. Mr.. Murphey subse-
quently placed a mortgage on the
land which he had acquired, to
secure a loan or $40,00O.O0 from
THE Ohio National Life Insurance
Company.
Governor Osborn regarded the
deal as a slick one, wherein the
state played the role of victime.
In order to obtain a restoration to
the state of it's valuable lands that
had been exchanged for compara-
lively worthless desert property,
collusion between the parties to
the deal had to be shown by at
least one member of the old loan
board.
The Supreme Court quite evil
IDENTIFY believed that there had
been such collusion and, therefore,
the whole deal was based on fraud.
The land in question has a
present value estimated at about
S9O,OOO.OO. It again belongs to the
state of Arizona.
It is rumored that Mr.. Jones will
either again try for the governor
ship or sponsor man who will be
acceptable to him.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
Workers Protected
Under Contracts
Worth Millions

Manufacturers and dealers in
the eight western states region
filled $19,641, ,146 worth of contracts
reported during April for the pro-
duction or supply of commodities
for the Federal Government under
provisions of the Walsh-Healey
Public Contracts Act.
This was announced here today
by John R. Ollie, Regional Di-
rector of the Wage and Hour
Publics Contracts Division, U. S.
Department of Labor. Mr.. Dille'S
inspection staff checks compliance
by manufacturers and dealers with
the minimum wage, overtime pay
and other provisions of the Public
Contracts Act which apply to en-
ployees engaged in filling contracts
let by Government agencies in
amounts over $4,000.
Adopted in 1896, the Act is in
tended to assure fair employment
conditions and establishes health
and safety standards for workers
who make products used by the
Federal Government. Violations of
the Acts restriction on employ
ment of minors-boys under 16
and girls under 18 years of age
or convict laborerS, resulting in
Government assessments against
offending employers at the rate OF
$40 per day for each minor or
convict laborer knowingly en-
ployed in the fulfillment of con-
tracts. In addition, contractors in
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
Negroes Are Losing
FEDERAL To'os

San Francisco, June 1.-THE
COP economy drive and President
Truman's attempt to "streamline'
government agencies rapidly are
eliminating Negroes from federal
jobs, the Negro press throughout
the nation revealed this week.
Among the specific cases cited
were:
Dismissal of the entire racial re-
lations staff of DR.. Frank Horne,
special adviser to National Hous-
ing Administrator Frank R. Cree
don. The dismissal resulted from
an executive order by President
Truman. Approximately 20 Negro
professional and clerical employees
were affected.
Abolition of the minority groups
section of the United States En-
ployment Service. Lyle S. Glalock,
assistant director of USES field
operations was quoted as saying
the "plan was under consideration"
because "a cut in Labor Department
appropriations. Employees reported
the section already was being shut
down."
Fifteen Negro veterans were dis
eliminated against in New Orleans
by the Post Office Department
who hired white workers as clerks,
although the Negroes placed high
er in civil service examinations.
Clarence Mitchell, labor secretary
of the National Association for Ad-
vancement of Colored People
charged in Washington this week.
Also cited by Mitchell were cases
involving the u. S. Weather Blu
reau in Ohio and the U. S. Railway
Mail Service in Fort Worth, Texas.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
Mai. Steve G. Davis
First Negro Officer

Washington, D. C.-Major Steve
C. Davis, Chicago, Illinois, last
week became the first Negro Off
Ger in the history of the United
States Army to earn the coveted
War Department General Staff
Identification Badge for having
served over year as detailed
member of the General Staff Corps
assigned to the War Department
General Staff.
Major Davis was assigned to the
G-1 personnel and Administra-
tion) Division of the General Staff
in February, 1916, shortly after re-
turning to the United States from
Italy and became at that time the
first Negro officer to be given
General Staff assignment.
A training officer with the 92nd
Divisions 60Oth Field Artillery
Battalion during the war, Major
Davis served IA months in the
Mediterranean Theater of Opera
tions and was awarded two Battle
Stars for his participation in the
Po Valley and North Apprentices
actions.
He was serving with the 184th
Field Artillery Battalion of the
Chicago National Guard when he
was called to active duty in Janu-
ary, 1941. In June, 1912 he sue
cessfully completed the advanced
course for Field Artillery officers
at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He is
graduate of Lewis Institute and
the University of Chicago.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
Goodwin Fails
TomakeGood
Fake Charges

The executive board of the Ari-
zona State Federation of Labor
met in special session last Monday
to hear the charges made in a
public. announcement the week
before by President Ross Goodwin
of the Phoenix Central Labor
Council, in which he called for the
"elimination" of unnamed officials
of the Federation.
The meeting was opened at 1
p. m. in the A. F. L. Building, at
302 w. Washington, in a room a
short distance from President
Goodwin's office. When the meet
ing was called to order and Presi-
dent Goodwin had not appeared, a
committee went to his office and
asked him to appear before the
board. He accompanied the COM
mittee to the room.
President A. E. Williams of the
Federation had asked A. F. L. Di-
rector w. D. Taylor to preside as
Goodwin brought with him folder
containing several papers, but
steadfastly refused to give any
names or make any charges against
anyone on the ground that he
could not get a fair hearing from
the board.
Director Taylor, who was acting
unofficially, as he had not been
instructed to attend the meeting,
carefully explained to Goodwin that
the meeting was not a hearing,
that he was not charged with any,
thing; the board was merely pre-
pared to hear his charges, so that
it could take appropriate action
before the proper agency. Mr..
Goodwin refused to give any facts,
even after all persons in the room,
including reporters, had been asked
to leave and the board went into
executive session.
The record of the meeting has
been sent to President Green, and
unless Mr.. Goodwin brings his
charges out in the open, whatever
legal action available will be taken
to compel him to do so. Board
members feel that Mr.. Goodwin's
action, for whatever purpose he
had, was ill-timed, as two i'm
portant union negotiations were
underway and his move seriously
affected labor-management-public
good will.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13

violation may be 'blacklisted2-
declared ineligible to receive Gov
ernment contracts for a three
year period.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
Petitions Filed To
Halt Senote Law

President A. E. Williams, Secre-
tary E. F. Vickers, Sr., and w. A.
Gray, as the State Federation laws
and legislative committee, filed
654 petitions containing 10,857
names to stop senate bill No. 65,
Tuesday afternoon with Secretary
of State Dan Garvey.
The time limit for filing petitions
is June 18 at 5 pm, but this batch
were filed in advance and another
bunch of petitions will be filed
next week. Federation officers
hope to have at least double the
number of names required, which
is 612O names.
Curtis Gray is back read it on
Page -
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
enix To Get New
Jadtasfinq Station

Phoenix, Arizona.-Five persons
long-prominent in the radio indus
try and whose backgrounds in
broadcasting total some As years,
were named today as key staff ex-
ecutiveS of Arizona's new 5000
watt Mutual-Don Lee Network ra-
3 station, KOOL in Phoenix.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
"Fatha" Bearnan
Taken By Death

Leonard 'Fatha" Beaman, lost
his long fight against tuberculosis
last Wednesday morning when he
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13

Phoenix, Arizona.-Five persons
long-prominent in the radio indus
try and whose backgrounds in
broadcasting total some As years,
were named today as key staff ex-
ecutiveS of Arizona's new 5000
watt Mutual-Don Lee Network ra-
3 station, KOOL in Phoenix.
Y bard E. Goebel, station mana
Of KOOL and Carl D. Hay
Ad president of Maricopa Broad
.Sters, Inc, made the announce
.nent with the statement that "ba-
sic radio experience of personnel is
the only way to bring the best in
radio entertainment to Arizona lis
teners."
3 Key members for the new sta
tion named are: Owen ]. Ford,
chief engineer; Verne Sawyer, pro-
gram manager; Edith Watson,
traffic manager; Randall Decker,
continuity chief; and Dorothy Mel
lon, music librarian.
"These are the staff members
whose years of radio know-how'
will make possible programs and
public service of special interest to
Arizona listeners" Goebel added.
Locally and through the nation
wide Mutual and Don Lee Net
works, KOOL will bring to this
state the greatest variety of radio
entertainment that modern broad
casting can provide"
Winding up final engineering
for KOOL is chief engineer Owen
]. Ford, a leading Pacific Coast
electronics consultant who will re-
main as KOOL'S chief technical
supervisor. Ford's II years of ex-
perience in the radio field have
made possible unusually rapid in
stallation of KOOL's transmitting
and radiating apparatus, including
the four-tower antenna array, the
first in this part of the United
States.
1--WE have accomplished in two
weeks what other stations ordinar-
lily take months to do" comment
ed President Raymond. Arizona
listeners can be sure of generous,
dependable day and night recep-
tion from KOOL."
Program manager Sawyer has
been active in radio for over II
years, and comes to Phoenix from
staion KMO in Tocoma, Washing
ton, where he was program super
visor for the huge, sprawling Pa
cific-Northwest regional network,
comprising some % stations in
Washington and Oregon. Station
KMO was the key point for direct
ing program activities Of this net
work, the northwest segment of
Mutual and Don Lee Systems.
Sawyer was first employed in
Seattle, at KPBC, now the $4,000
watt KIRO, later moved to Mon
tana and helped to pioneer KOVO,
then 100 watts, to 5,000-watt net
work ey kstation. He was recently
married and will bring his wife,
the former Florence Barbour, of
Tacoma, to Phoenix early in Aug
uSt.
Radio station KOOLs manager,
Goebel, heads his organization in
radio experience, particularly in
the business field. AS the former
president of Pacific Coast Adver-
tising Company, one of the Vests
largest, he established wide repu-
tation in western advertising as
CONTINUED on page ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-10
Exports Set New Record
OF S5,3O0,00O,000

Exports of goods and services
mounted to a new peacetime record
OF $500, 00o, 900 during the second
quarter of this year, the Commerce
Department reported.
Imports held level at $4,000, 0O0, 900
and fell $1,000 100000 short OF COW
ering other countries debts to the
United States for the period.
These countries. the department
pointed out, had to use gifts, loans
and relief and sell gold and hold
lngs of dollar assets to make UP the
difference.
If exports and imports continued
at the same rate all year. foreign
countries sales to this country would
fall more than $4,000, 100000 short
of covering the 81, 200, 100000 they
would owe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-10
Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO, Sept. 10 tP, SUsDA:-,salan;
Bile hogs. 1000; total. 10000 active; all
weights and sows. 50-75 cents higher; good GOD
and choice, 1sO-260 pounds, 29.00-29. 90;
top, 2975 for one load; 260-300 pounds.
2soo-ae.a5; heavier weiGhts z extremely Ie,1ndy
down, s5O0-26.5O; 35O-4OO pounds,
"a 0025.a5 49o-45o po1nd. .3 oo - t9 "a
saiable calves. 500 total, 800: steer and
heller market broader; Eastern demand
more dependable; both steers and heiters
95-5o cents higher; clearance broad; r,i bulk
81 .5O-34. 90: most choice steers 80 90 and
above; strictly choice 1873 averages, % p,
these high on crop; choice heifers, 81 50;
most heifers, %. 00-30.0 90; cows Arm. bulls
steady to 25 cents lower; yealers firm at
$3.50 down; odd head, $500; stock cattle
very scarce; moSt beef &C COWS, lsoo-lso 10
down; weishty sausage bulls; 1s.50-19.25
Salable sheep, 1000; total, 1000: very
little done; most early SLAUGHTER lamb bids
and few sales so cents lower; deck or SO
seod and choice sys spring Ella
steady or up to 1873; no early action on
other classes: two loads medium to good
yearlingS held around 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-10
SIuggishness Grips
Market in Wake Of
More Active Opening
By Victor Eubonk
Associated Press Fincncjol Writer


NEW YORK, Sept. lobbying
enthusiasm waned in today's stock
market after an early selective ad.
vance by steels, aircrafts and as.
sorted industrials failed to follow
through.
Dealings reverted to sluggishnes!
in the wake of fairly active open.
ing. Rails were unable to duplicate
the Tuesday runup. While gains Of
fractions to point or SO persisted
near the fourth hour, numerous
pivotals edged into the minus col.
umn.
Soaring commodities and living
costs again were interpreted as more
or less bearish for stocks. Accounts
also were trimmed because of the
cloudy international situation, the
export outlook and doubts regarding
the maintenance of current domes-
tic business levels.
Better share performers included
United States Steel, Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet, J. I. Case, Wool
worm, OuVer corp, douglas Air
craft, Standard Gas 81 preferred
Kennecott, Union Carbide, Chicago
Pneumatic Tool ION a raised quar-
terly). Cudahy, Texas Pacific Land
Trust, Southern Railway and Great
Northern Railway. Pond Greek
Pocahontas added about 4 points on
a single sale in reflection of a boost
ed extra and common payment.
Occasional stumblers were Santa
Fe, Pennsylvania Railroad, South
ern Pacific, Texas Co., General Mo-
tors, American Telephone, Sears
Roebuck, Goodyear, Boeing, Air Re-
duction, Du Pont. Johns Manville
United States Gypsum and j. c.
Penney.