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Evening star., 1947-04-07
Telephone Strike SideIights

On f1ag-lined Constitution avenue
where an Army Day parade was
scheduled for this afternoon, some
one recalled that it was on Navy
Day two years ago that the NFTW
held its first work stoppage.
The Northwestern Bell Telephone
Co. reported union official had
rejected an appeal for maintenance
men to restore service to more than
100 communities in North Dakota
and Minnesota isolated by snow
storm Saturday.
One Of the hardest hit cities was
Baltimore where so per cent of the
telephones are manually operated.
Persons unable to make calls were
instructed to hang white sheets
from windows as an emergency sig
nal. Every police call box in the
city was opened for emergency use
by the public.
While Secretary of Labor Schwel-
lenbach worked through the night
seeking a. solution, his dog, Ginger,
remained at his side for good luck.
Ginger was on hand last year when
a telephone strike was ayerted Is
minutes before the walkout hour.
An hour after the strike began,
union officials reported 100 per cent
effectiveness at the Key long lines
Office where most of New York's
daily 472,00o long distance calls are
The union said 5000
pickets were patrolling the various
New York telephone offices.
Strikers In the District and in most
States are not eligible for unemploy-
ment compensation. The only ex-
ception among the States are New
York, Pennsylvania and Rhode
Island, which pay after several
weeks of idleness due to strikes.
Evening star., 1947-04-07

Lack of asbestos to pack loco
motives is slowing rail recovery IN
Germany.
Evening star., 1947-04-07

1t was relief to National Fedora
ton of Telephone Workers officials
when Western Union telegraph en-
ployes decided to postpone a poten-
tial strike of their own for at least a
month.
The NFTW has set up tele-
type circuit on Western Union lines
linking Washington with New York,
Detroit, Chicago. st. Louis and At
lanta to exchange messages nor
mally transmitted by telephone.
Two pickets walking in front of
the telephone Office at Fourteenth
and r streets NV, were halted
momentarily by a policeman be-
cause they were not wearing signs.
The matter was settled when Strike
Director Raymond Lunceford was
told at police headquarters that
such picketing is permissible.
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Pigeons Fly Messages
For Stamford Poper
BY the Associated Press

STAMFORD, Conn, April THE
Stamford Advocate resorted to car
rier pigeons today to communicate
with its Office in Greenwich, the
only Connecticut community affect
ed by the telephone strike.
The Advocates Greenwich copy
makes the seven-mile trip here by
bus, but the paper said it needed
the six pigeons it obtained from a
Stamford fancier In order to ex-
change messages with its Greenwich
correspondent.
Greenwich is served by the New
York Telephone Co. All other Con-
necticut communities are served by
the Southern New England Tele-
phone Co., whose employees, men,
bers of the independent Connecticut
union Of telephone workers, are not
on strike.
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Pluy to Be Presented

A three-act play titled '"Tfle Sc
|cret Princess and the Magic Cat"
will be presented Friday and Sat-
urday at the Banneker Auditorium,
Georgia avenue and Euclid street
NV. 1t is sponsored by the Dis
trict, Recreation Department. The
Friday performance begins at 8:15
pm. and Saturdays at 2:30 pm.
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Workers
Continued From First Page,)

tor in connection with medical
consultation in another city would
probably be classified as essential.
Requested calls from Federal, Dis
trict or State government Offices will
be Judged solely on their merits, .
the company spokesman said.
"ObvioSly," he remarked. "a long
distance call request from the La
Dor Department in connection with
the strike would be handled as
promptly as possible, whereas call
from the Agriculture Department,
for instance, about shipment OF
some seeds would not be regarded
as emergency"
Public Is Cooperating"
The official noted that the COM
pany ordinarily handels about $4,000
toll calls here. The comparatively
small number of such calls put
through today. he said, indicates
that "the public is cooperating
splendidly."
A small number of union members
were said by the company to have
crossed picket lines this morning.
A company spokesman said approxi-
mately 100 "bargained-for employees
we're at their jobs today. These
were mostly nonunion workers who
are covered by bargaining arrange
ments with the union. But they IN
cluded some" union members, a
company representative said.
]. B. Morrison. vice president and
general manager Of the telephone
company, said employees in all de-
partments are crossing the picket
lines and coming to work.
Other company officials said there
is no way of knowing" how many OF
these employees are union members
Stands by Arbitration Offer.
Mr.. Morrison reported that the
dial system is handling local calls
as usual and emergency long dis
tance calls are going through with
very little trouble. -.
The company still stands by its
previous offers to renew the recent
iy expired contracts to arbitrate
basic wage rates" Mr.. Morrison
said. Acceptance OF either pro-
posal might have averted the strike
and even now can stop 1t lmme-
diately."
Mrs. Cannon, following tour OF
all picket lines. reported shortly be-
fore noon that "a very few recall
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Phone Service Normal
In Virginia as State
Law Requires Delay
lY the A,se<ieted Rress

RICHMOND, Va, April 7.-vir-
ginia telephone workers were on the
job and operations of the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co. Of
Virginia were normal today. spokes-I
men for the union and the company
announced.
Alfred v. Atkinson, chairman OF
the Virginia Federation OF Tele-
phone Workers. said the union
headquarters here had received mo
reports of workers not reporting for
work"
An early morning eheckup showed
everything normal" in the COM
pany's operations throughout the
State, the office of Arthur L. Lamb
din, vice president and general
manager, reported.
No Tieup Likely Now
No immediate strike had been an
ticipated due to the new State Pub
Lie Utilities Labor Relations Act
requiring a five-week waiting period
after negotiations break down and
one party refuses arbitration.
Mr.. Atkinson announced, however,
he has wired President Truman IN
opposition to Gov. Tuck's request
that the President exclude Virginia
telephone facilities from any order
seizing such facilities In event OF a
Nationwide strike.
The chairman Of the Independent
union telegraphed the President i
lmplore you not to exclude the tele-
phone companies in the Common
wealth of Virginia"
Gov. Tuck earlier had urged Mr..
Truman to exempt Virginia COM
panies from any seizure order he
might issue. The Governor said
last night he had received no re-
Spouse to his message.
Gov. Tuck had a word OF praise
for the Virginia union organization
which, he said, has shown dis
position to negotiate the differences
between the workers and the COM
panies rather than attempt to tie
up telephone facilities through
strike action.
Tuck Is Sent Notice.
The status Of contract negotla-
tions between the companies and
their employees in Virginia now Isl
that the union has sent notice to
the Governor advising him OF the
failure of the second conference"
under the Virginia Utilities Act to
result in an agreement. Under the
law. a strike may be called legally
after 5 weeks from the serving Of
such notice on the Governor, but
in the meantime the act requires
the chief executive to attempt arbi-
tration of the difficulty.
Gov. Tuck had no comment to-
make on the notice other than to
say he was asking the attorney gen.
erals Office for advice as to the next
step.
Gov. Tuck planned TO leave Rich
n1ond this afternoon for New York
and does not expect to return until
Wednesday.
Earliest date of strike in Vir-
ginia appears to be May IL.
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Annual NAACP Meeting
To Be Held Here in June

The 38th national convention OF
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People will be
held here from June "a through
June 30, the District of Columbia
branch Of the association announced
yesterday.
More than 1000 delegates from
throughout the. country are expect
ed to attend.
Evening star., 1947-04-07
New York Reports First
Phone Strike Arrest
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April THE nzst
arrest In the national telephone
strike was reported by Henry Mayer.
union counsel, who said . Western
Electric Co. employe had been taken
into custody today on q disorderiy
conduct charge for allegedly stand.
ing too close to the entrance OF the
company building on Forty-secnd
street.
Western Electric Is the n1al1tfac-
turing subsidiary Of the telephone
comDany.
Evening star., 1947-09-14
Crisis In Hollywood
BY LOUIS BERG

her look 10 years older; she gurgled happily.
Director Norman Taurog, who had anx-
iously awaited her verdict, looked 10 years
younger.
This was only the first hurdle. The next
step was to photograph the new hairdo from
every conceivable angle, and for this the
studios top cameraman and his assistants
were on the job. So were bevy of executives
and few of the experts and artists who are
Hollywood's chief pride - lighting experts.
beauticians, costumers, couturiers, makeup
artists, grips, electricians and property men.
Junie Has An Objection
HEsE eminent tycoons, artists and arti-
sans conferred and conferred They discussed
angles, costumes, all the problems involved.
They even weighed changing the script.
Meanwhile the tiny object of all these
deliberations, Miss Allyson, discovered that
the stool on which she was seated could
revolve. She began to spin herself, squealing
with delight. Suddenly she put on the brakes
and began to whimper She had just spotted
a representative from Irene's, bearing hat
that was to 60 with the new hairdo.
Norman" she sobbed, Look"
Taurog looked at the hat on Junie's head,
and sustained her objections Instantly she
was the bright, cheerful child again. She
insisted that it was Taurog's turn to try on
the hat. He demurred. But he was finally
cajoled, still unsmiling, into putting on the
creation. 1t looked no better on him.
Mr.. Taurog still seemed worried about
the new hairdo. But, for better. or worse,
the fateful decision had been made.
There was some talk later of changing
Junie's teeth. They are pretty fair teeth. if
slightly crooked. The authorities generously
offered to remedy this by replacing them
with nice new shining porcelain caps. But
Miss Allyson, who had borne up under the
revolutionary hairdo, stamped her pretty
little foot, and said mol" Even when her
art is concerned, girl has to draw the
line somewhere!
Evening star., 1947-09-14

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Evening star., 1947-09-14

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Evening star., 1947-09-14

A new hairdo for a star is an
earth-shaking event. Here's how
June Allyson stood the strain. :.
W7HEN June Allyson appears in her forth
w coming picture, 'Virtuous," she will
have new hairdo. If this strikes you as less
than monumentally important, you were
not on the MGM lot when the fateful deci-
sion was made.
Some four-score grown and serious men
were involved in the issue: production heads,
directors, costumers, beauty experts and
cameramen, as well as plain and fancy
kibitizers.
For in the motion-picture industry,
change in the appearance of an established
beauty is fraught with unpredictable haz-
ards. 1t may have consequences akin to
Henry Ford's decision, in an earlier day, to
convert the Model T Ford. Suppose the
customers do not take to Miss AlIyson's
new hairdo? After all, she is a pretty
safe assembly job now.
Until this fateful moment, Junie had been
doing her own hair, which was naturally
photogenic. A twist, twirl and twiddle
and it was ready for the cameras.
A Kiss On The Ear
but the script called for longer hair, which
Van Johnson was to let down and run his
fingers through preparatory to kissing June
on the ear. She grumbled but finally SUBJ
mitted to artificial waist-long hair. VANS
going to need a native guide to find my ear
IN that jungle" she muttered.
The phoney tresses were apparently fast
ened by steel spikes driven into the Door
girls skull, for the victim howled with pain
stop being baby" the hairdresser,
Ethel Neefus, admonished Miss Allyson's
outcries subsided but she raised her right
leg slowly to indicate agony beyond words.
Five minutes later, however, she was COO
ing. She liked her new hairdo. It made
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Record 719 by Malifz
Leads in Near-Star
Bowling Handicap
BY Ben McAtwee

Blasting the NAPLES for tourna-
ment record scratch set of 7l9, Lou
Malitz, 117-ayerage Diamond Cab
League pinman, last night at
Erookland Recreation bowied to a
stunning victory In the sixth an
nual Brook1and Near-Star Handi-
cap. His brilliant streak included
games of $50. 167, 1872. 1877 and 1873.
A gross score of 728 included nine
franked pins.
Jack Hutchison of Georgia League
was runnerup in q record field OF
1865 contestants with 21-6s9. The
former match-game champion Of
Silver Spring was a model for con-
sistency, with strings of 1873, 1874,
1872, 1876 and 134.
Pete Garberdini, Mount Rainier
and Greenway roller, was third at
33-685. Paul Moore, College Park,
with 21-679, and Paul Krehbiel,
Silver Spring, with 3s-67s, tied for
fourth.
Other prize winners were r. M.
McDonegal, Clarendon, 33-678;
Travis n. Brewer, Bethesda, 3s-675;
Andy Fillman, Greenway. 1854;
Red Hamilton, Brookland, 9-673;
Hall Williams, 1866; Bill Mischou,
Rosslyn Major, 27-663; Louis
phumphrey, Greenway, 3o-661
Ralph Wurtz, Silver Spring, 1861
Edward -(Buck) Mcdonald, Mount
Rainier, 9-661; Walter Wilson, Be-
Evening star., 1947-02-03

For the first time in more than a
quarter of a century of their cross
town rivalry. Georgetown and Cath
olic University stalwarts will put on
the gloves to settle their differences
Saturday night at Brookland. This
first ring match between the two
the only collegiate match in this
bailiwick this week, shapes up as a
slanbang affair with C. U. slight
favorite.
Maryland, meanwhile, travels to
North Carolina for match with the
Tar Heels and if Coach Heinie Mil
ler's men win there will be no need
for the Southern Conference tour
nament at College Park this month
The Terps, with Andy Quattrocchio
and Ed Rieder winning by knock
outs, last Saturday blasted out SIS
win over South Carolina, the only
other tourney entry.
Old Line supporters still are be-
moaning the loss TO Virginia, which
threatens to ruin an otherwise spot
less record. The only chance Of
squaring that one would be in the
national tournament, and both
Maryland and Catholic U. are re-
ported toying with the idea of send
ing full teams to the nationals.
Catholics Eddie La Fond isn't
taking the Georgetown match light
ly, knowing that the Hoyas will put
a little extra something in their
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Lions Prep at Hershey
After Nipping Orioles

The washington Lions have 6
weeks layof from hockey competi-
ton, but the time won't be spent
loafng. The boys are gathering at
Hershey, Pa, for daily practice ses-
sions while the Ice-Cycles take over
Uline Arena.
The Lions are in a second place
tie with the Boston Olympics, hav-
ing beaten Baltimore, 4-3, last night
at Baltimore 1t was a fast game all
the way. The winning goal was
scored by Walter Babey on a setup
from Nick Phillips with less than
minutes to go. Phillips earlier spent
five minutes in the penalty box for
knocking out Hank Boisvert in re-
taliation for a little roughing.
Baltimore was ahead three times
last night, but never by more than
one goal. The Lions tied it each
time on scores by Joe Catlin in the
first period, by Guy Roach in the
second and again by Roach in the
third to set the stage for Babey's
winning tally.
The defeat dropped Baltimore te
the cellar. Meanwhile the New York
Rovers increased their fancy first
place lead to 13 points by beating
the Boston Olympics, I'll.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
BosebuII's Writers Must Hell p
Keep Game Clean, Frick Warns

, ards. If our house Is to be kept
in order we, too, must abide by the
rules we set for others. The right
hand cannot condemn what the
left hand is prone to conceal.
eff you have evidence of wrong
doing it cannot value you as a
rumor, but must be submitted for
action" Frick told the writer's.
James A. Farley, former Postmas-
ter General, was applauded vigor-
ously by the 1850 guests when he
asserted the private lives of men
| in baseball must be guarded very
carefully. . Men in public life
- owe something to the youth Of
America. Z" Every one of us here
had sports idol in our younger
days. Don't let anything happen
to destroy that situation"
Stan Musial, star of the st. Louis
Cardinals, received the Sid Mercer
Memorial award as the player OF
the year, while Frank Shaughnessy
president of the International
League, was presented the Bill
Slocum award for meritorious serv-
ice to the game over long period
The humorous angle was provided
by the writer's annual show entitled
fthis year Mexican Pay Ride" a
takeof on the tactics of the Pasquel
brothers of Mexico, who lured sew
eral major league players to the
Mexican League last summer.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-An early
prediction by National A. A. U. Sec
retary Dan Ferris that the present
indoor track season would be the
greatest. in history gave promise OF
coming true today on the basis OF
performances turned in at all the
meets to date.
In the Millrose games at Madison
Square Garden Saturday night, fol-
instance, the winners not only
equaled two world records and broke
one meet mark, but their times and
distances for every championship
event were considerably better than
in the same meet year ago.
A similar situation prevailed at
New York's Metropolitan A. A. U
championships two weeks earlier
when two meet records of long
standing went by the boards and the
winners of all IS title events bet
tered the performances at the same
meet in 1916.
Although the Philadelphia In
quirer's charity meet is only three
years old, the third edition of that
early-season classic January "a saw
Evening star., 1947-02-03
|Demaret, oIfWinner
ALSO Hit as Crooner
lin Tucson Event
BY the Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 3.-Crooner
Jim Demaret was en- route to San
Antonio, Tex, today with the Tue
son Open golf crown on his head,
1000 in prize money in his pocket
and the hearts of this city's golf
fans in the palm Of his hand.
The fiashily dressed pro from Ojai
Calf, yesterday won the $4,000
Tucson Open for the second straight
year with 5-under-par IS and q
72-hole total of 264, four strokes
lower than the record for the par
35-35-70 Ell Rio Country Club
course he established last year.
| He won the hearts Of the citizens
when he sang the popular song
Surrender" during the presentation
of prizes.
Surrender was just what Demaret
had refused to do as he teed off on
the final 18 holes with q one-stroke
lead over PGA Champion Ben
Hogan Of Hershey, Pa, who took
second place with 267. Hogan
carded a 81 around the 6,400-yard
layout yesterday after he three
putted the 18th green from within
10 feet.
One stroke back of Hogan was
Jim Ferrier, transplanted Australian
who calls Chicago home. Hogan
drew ST 400, Ferrier $1,000.
Grouped behind Ferrier at 27O
were Herman Keiser, Akron. Ohio
who established a new competitive
course record for the club here with
a second round g.; Jim Turnesa
White Plains, N. Y, and Jack Hardin
of Ell Paso, Tex.
Lew Worsham of Washington, D
c., collected $193.33 with a 273 that
put him in threesway tie for 18th
The money winners:
264 (S2,00Ol.
Ben Hogan, Hershey, Pa, 2oo-e7-2e,
Jim Ferrier. Chicago, 2o1-e7-2e,
s1a aeF@aS Tsa0o, Keiser, Akron, Ohio 2o1-es-
Jim Turnesa, White Plains, N. 2, 2o2
Jack Hardin. HARDIN Ell Paso, 2o5-e5-27,
LAWSON Little, Cleveland. 2o4-e7-27,
clayton Heafner. Charlotte N. c., ao5-ee-
LLOYD Mansrum, Chicago. 2os-e4-27:
deoTse sehoux, San Francisco, so5-e7-
ss.pais sxndfsason, Los Angeles, ao5-e7-
Eric Monti, Los Angeles. eo5-e7-27s
Bob Hamilton. Chicago. 2o6-67-27s
Skip Alexsnder;, Lexington. N. c.. 2oa'
Lew Wo5sham,a washington. D. c., soa-
E. j. Harrison, York Pa, 20s-66-274
Vic qhezzi, Knoxville, Tenn, ao5-es-
Harold Mcspaden. Sanford, Me, 2os-
penny oshute' Akron, Ohio, 2o7-e7-
Toney Penna. Cincinnati, 21o-e4-274
Ed oliver. Wilmington. Del. ao2-72-
| 274 ($110).
Other leaders:
| Chick Harbert, Detl oft. 20s-67-275.
Jim Milward. Madison Wis, 207-6S--
BOD Munday' Springfield Mo- 2os-ee-
Al Zimmerman. Portland, ores.. 2os
Herman Barron, White Plains, N. Y.
| p02-7O-0TS
Evening star., 1947-02-03
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Ford Frick
president of the National League
has called upon club owners, sports
writer's and fans to help keep base
ball clean and healthy"
Injecting a serious note at last
nights winter world series of base
ball, the annual dinner of, the New
York baseball writers at the Wal.
dorf-Astoria attended by virtually
all of the games top executives
Frick asserted:
"These are uncertain times wher
we must strengthen rather than lei
down past standards. 1t Is
unfortunate that any player has &C.
quaintance with any gambler, any
time.
"It is unfortunate, too-and I say
this advisedly-that those OF us who
own clubs, who are officials o!
leagues, who represent management
and operation, too often condone II
our own actions those shortcoming!
for which we hold our players
guilty. :,
There must be no double stand.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Forecasts of Best Track Year
In History Borne Out by Meets

six meet records broken among the
men and one American indoor mark
shattered in the women's division.
And in Boston the following
night the first Massachusetts, K.
of c. games since 1941 produced four
new meet standards.
The sellout crowd of $4,000 which
jammed the Garden for the 40th
annual Millrose games got a hint
Of what was coming when Barney
Ewell Of Philadelphia's Shanahan
Catholic Club stepped the 6O-yard
dash in 81 seconds, beating vet
eran Ed Conwell by inches and
equalling the world record which
the two of them share with five
other sprinters.
Then Harrison billiard of Bald
win Wallace won the 60-yard high
hurdles in 70 to tie the world mark
set by Charles Had of Michigan
Normal at the Millrose meet in 1912
That's the way things went all
down the line, with all the races
closely contested until the 22nd
running of the featured Wanamaker
mile.
In that fixture Gil Dodds of the
Boston Athletic Association ran of
from his four opponents, showing
conclusively that he is in a class
by himself as an indoor miller
Dodds won the race by 40 yards in
1902,
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Bagarus Runs Third
As Benton Sets Pace
As Pass Receiver
By the Asseeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-The No.
pass receiver in the National Foot
ball League last season was big
Jim Benton of the Los Angeles
Rams, who preserved the title fol
Pine Bluff. Ark, by mounting the
throne vacated by his fellow towns
man, Don Hutson, now retired.
Statistics released today by head
quarters of the professional circuit
show that the Los Angeles enc
snagged So forward passes in 1s4e
for a total gain of 981 yards ano
six touchdowns, averaging 15.5 yards
per catch.
Second to Hutson in this depart.
ment in both 1914 and 1945, Ben.
ton caught two or more passes ir
each of his II games in 1916 tt
turn in twice as many receptions
and more than twice as many yards
as his closest competitor, Harolc
Crisler of Boston.
Benton reached his peak agains
the New York Giants December l
when he gathered in IL of Boil
Waterfeld's passes for 202 yard
and two touchdowns, the best indi
vidual performance Of the year.
Not only do both Benton ant
Hutson hail from Pine Bluff, bu
both of them operate bowling plant
in the off season.
Crisler barely nosed out Stew,
Bagarus of the Washington Red
skins for runner-up honors, catch
ing 80 tosses for 385 yards, compared
to Bagarus' 81 for 438.
Bill Dewell of the Chicago Cardi.
mails led the league in snaring touch
down passes with seven and hi.
average of 23.8 yards a catch on q
receptions was the best in the cir.
cult.
Statistics for the leagues 10 tor
receivers follow: ~