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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
NLRB Work
Increases;
Funds Cut

WASHINGTON, April 30 -
HPA) - National Relations
Board Chairman Paul M. Her
zog last week bluntly told the
Senate Appropriations Commit
tee that ''the NLRB is asking
the committee to restore all cuts
made by the House of Represen-
tatives because 1t is convinced
that these cuts would virtually
destroy effective administration
of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act in fiscal year l948.
These proposed reductions OF
the Presidents 1948 budget es-
timates by almost 50Fo, to a
noint 1Oeo below the Board S
present appropriations, coincide
with an increase of almost 500
in the Boards work" Herzog
warned,
Undue delays in the handling
of Board cases create uncer-
tainty and lead TO trikes, which
should be avoided by the order
ly processing of cases, the
NLRB chairman said.
Promptness Impossible
ut is impossible for the Board
to handle cases promptly under
present conditions, which in
clude an increase in case intake
for the first 8 months OF the
current fiscal year of 59qo over
the corresponding period of the
previous year, and present
staff 259o below the close of
the last fiscal year Under
these circumstances the number
of unresolved cases pending be-
fore the Board has risen rapidly
throughout the year, and will
doubles continue to increase
until additional personnel Is
made available.
Despite the increased work
load and curtailed staff, the
Board has been able to close
cases at an increased rate
through continuous and success
full efforts to increase the eff
cheney of its operations.
"The Board feels that with
out adequate manpower, 1t can
not perform its duty as the in
strument OF the Congress in the
manner in which the Congress
and the people of the United
States are entitled to have that
duty performed and asks only
for the tools to do the job
which the Act says should be
done"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Iowa Unions
Protest Law

DES MONIES, April 30 -
(LPA)-In a demonstration of
united labor strength unpreced-
ented in this states history
more than 10000 AFL and CIO
members converged on the state
capitol last week to protest
against pending anti-closed shop
legislation, while throughout the
state nearly 100000 workers de-
clared a one-day labor holi-
day"
While the huge crowd over
flowed the capitol grounds and
jammed the House chamber,
both on the floor and in the gall
leries, industry, transportation
and business in many parts of
the state came TO a standstill.
Taxis, streetcars and buses were
halted here after 10 a. m. Chain
stores were closed and factories
in several cities shut down.
Gov Robert D. Blue, appear
ing briefly on the steps of the
capitol, was jeered and booed
when he tried to tell the throng
of .unionists that the legislature
was trying to find "the greatest
good for the greatest number. -
OF No Avail
The demonstration was to
little avail. Even while the gal
leries were filled with unionists
the House of Representative re-
fused by rs to 30 vote to kill
the anti-closed shop proposal.
Then on the following day it
passed, by "a to 81 tally, leg.
lslative that was even more re-
strictive than the bill passed by
the Senate last month.
AS sent to the governor the
measure not only prohibits the
closed shop but also outlaws the
union shop and the checkoff and
permits the issuance of iniunc-
tions in instances where the act
has allegely been violated.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
.CIO Hits
Tax Cuts

WASHINGTON, April 80 -
(LPA) - IF Congress really
wants to balance the budget, re-
tire the debt and give tax relief
to individual income taxpayers,
they could do so," asserts the
CLOS Department of Research
and Education. The catch, of
course, is that they don't want
TO, the CIO charges.
In the current issue of Eco
nomic Outlook, the CIO re-
search staff goes into an ex-
haustive analysis of H. r. l, the
tax bill passed by the House
recently, and now before the
Senate for action. In addition,
it counters with the CLOS own
program for the nations tax
structure.
During this period when the
need for revenue is great, ef-
forts should be made by Con-
gress TO restore equity in our
tax structure by facing facts
and not by closing their eyes
and minds to such sources of
revenue as taxes on excess prof
its, undistributed profits and
tightening the many loopholes, "
the CIO asserts.
IF the present Congress
passes H. r. l in its present
form, the low income indivi.
duals will not receive the nec-
essary tax relief and our tax
structure will not be operating
10 promote maximum purchas-
ing power that is so essential to
maintain full production and
full employment"
Instead of II. r. /, the CIO
publication goes into some de-
tail TO describe labors propos.
ais TO increase federal revenue,
explaining the reasons for each.
They include:
Reducing excise tax rates; in
creasing personal exemptions;
graduated corporate tax for
those corporations earning less
than $4,000 starting at l0eo
on the first $4,000 of corporate
income and reaching $3.50 on
all income above $25, 200; tax on
undistributed profits OF all cor
porations of 1917; re,enactment
with modification of the war
time excess profits tax; closing
of loopholes in present tax
laws.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Price Cutting Is
ToIk---No+ Action
Continued from Page
a still-gloomy price picture:
Facts And Figures

a still-gloomy price picture:
Facts And Figures
THE family food bill in sc
large cities advanced to q
new all-time peak in mid.
March, figures from the Labor
Department just made public
show. Between mid-February
and mid-March retail food price:
rose 3,9 percent, and by April
Is prices had receded only
about one-half of one percent
the Labor Department esti-
mated.
president Walter Morrow oi
the American Retail Fedora
ton warned that such cuts as
those in Newburyport were mot
good business" and could not be
maintained until "the price OF
goods begins to weaken at the
supply level"
3-Bethlehem Steel Corp. Presi-
dent Eugene Grace said there
was certainly no prospect OF
cutting steel prices at this
point"
A-The N. Y. Times financial
writers quoted a well-knoWn
buyer as saying, about current
department store price reduc-
tions, 1T seems to be a case
where manufacturers re due e
prices if they need business OF
have merchandise on hand that
are not moving or are of poor
quality"
5-Meat prices will stay up for
the rest of the year, the Agri-
ulture Department predicted.
6-In the three weeks since the
talk of price cuts began, av,
erage wholesale prices have de-
clined only LIS per cent below
the peak level of early April,
and are 343 per cent higher
than the corresponding time last
year Average prices of all
commodities other than farm
products and foods rose 0.2 per-
cent during the week ended
April 10.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
DeIto Plant Organizing

DELTA, April .30-OrganiZa-
tional work among employees Of
the Markey Bronze Bushing Co,
by the United Automobile
Workers-CIO was started here
last week by Harold Kolbe re-
ports that more than half the
company's 65 employees have al
ready Joined the union and that
expects to apply for an election
in the near future.
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RECRUITING OFFICE
U S PRODUCTION
"a Men Accepted By Local
Office; Greatest Num-
Der Since January

In the period of greatest pro-
d~uctivity since the first week IN
January, when "a men we're &C
cepted, the Wilmington army re7
cruiting station last week enlist
ed 10 recruits. including n ma
rine. one navy and five army vet
Grams, 1t. Charles J. Markus, OF
ficer in charge, reported yester-
day.
Army vets were: Horace R.
Brown, 40 Spofford Mills, four
years, Coast Artillery Corps, in
the grade Of S-Sgt.; Charlie W.
Howard, 1916 Castle street; Sylves-
ter Adkins, 1912 Princess Street
Road, both of whom volunteered
for three years, Army Air Forces,
Howard being given Pfc. and
Adkins Copl.; Ernest W. Streets,
815 South Seventh street (colored),
three years, Army Ground Forces;
and Frederick H. Turnage, Jack
sonville, three years, Coast Artil-
lery Corps.
The Marine vet, James =.
Howard, ST., 2714 D Adams street,
volunteered for three years, Army
Air Forces.
The Navy vet, Leroy B. Pear
sail, 1915 Castle street (colo-ed),
three years, Army Ground Forces.
White no~n-veterans were: Her
bert A. Murray. Route /, three
years. Army Air Forces; James
Thompson, Chadbourn, A + m y
Ground Forces; James /. Hewett,
Shallotte, three years, Army Air
Forces; David T. Barnes, Lake
Waccamaw, three years, Signal
Corps; and James o. Powers, Jr.,
Wallace, three years, Army Ground
Forces.
Negro non-veterans were: John
M. Futch, Route 2; Richard r.
Styles, 800 Miller street; James
Brown, SOB North Anderson street.;
James R. Butler, 1904 Dawson
street; Albert Newman. 318 North
Anderson street, all of whom
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-29
NEGRO OBJECT OF
REAL SEARCH BY
POLICE OFFICERS

Willie Devane, 40, arrested on a
drunk charge three times since
last December, today is the object
of a real police search.
A capais for his apprehension
was issued yesterday by Judge
Winfield Smith in Recorders court
and his bond set at $500. That
came after he lad forfeited a $25
bond by failing to appear.
Records showed he had forfeit
ed similar bonds on charges June
81 ana last December 8 and had
never been brought INTO court al
though a capais had been issued
in both previous instances.
Wilbur Dove, Negro, vas SEN
fenced to 30-days On the county
farm after pleading guilty to beat
ing his girl friend, Marie Rogers,
Negress. He told the court that she
had gone to his room two weeks
ago and cut all his clothes so bad
ly he was unable to wear them.
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really got over her. And then last
Saturday he met her again."
After a long pause, Poirot re-
cited dreamily:
HE went out with her that
night to gee her home and re-
turned to The Hollow at 3 am
How do you know" .
"a house maid had the tooth
ache
Henrietta said irrelevantly,
Lucy has far too many serv-
ants It~Nfael
But you yourself knew that,
Madenloiselle.'
yes" asM
"How did you know"
Again there was an infinitesi-
NAL pause. Then Henrietta replied
slowly:
IT was looking out of my win
dow and saw him come back to
the house."
1.-THE toothache, Mademoi-
selle?"
She smiled at him.
"Qu;te another kino of ache, M.
Poirot.'
Ito Be Continued)
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1SsszzAI|, SQ I -
pi.snSy'ed BY King Feature. synd;eese

"Yes. One recognizes authen-
ITCHY when one hears it."
THANK you. But it won't be
easy to explain to Inspector
Grange"
"Probably not. He will ccncen-
trate on the personal angle"
Henrietta said vehemently:
And that was SO unimportant
so completely unimportant."
Poirot's eyebrows rose slowly.
She answered mis- unspoken pro-
test:
but it was! You see-after a
while l got between John and
what he was thinking OF. I affect
ed him, as a woman. he
couldn't concentrate as he wanted
to concentrate because OF me.
He began to be afraid that ne
was beginning to love me ne
didn t want to love anyone. He
wanted it to be light, easy, JUS
an affair like other affairs that
he had had"
And you-" Poirot was watch
ing her closely. "You were con-
tent to have it-like that?'
Henrietta got up. She said, and
once more it vas her dry voice:
mo. / wasn't-content. After
all. one is human"
Poirot waited a minute, then ne
said:
.'Then why, Mademoiselle-'
.'Why?'' she whirled around on
him. 4 wanted John to be salts
fled. ! wanted John to have what
he wanted. | wanted him to De
able to 60 on with the thing ne
cared about - his work. If ne
didn't want to be hurt-to be vul-
nerable again-why why, then
that was all right by mel"
Poirot rubbed his nose.
"Just now, Miss Savernake, you
mentioned Veronica Cray. Was
she also q friend OF John Chris
tow's?"
Until last Saturday night he
hadn . seer her for fifteen years"
HE knew her fifteen years
ago."
"They were engaged to be mar
ried." Henrietta came back and
sat down. Il see I've got to make
it all clearer. John loved Veronica
desperately. Veronica was, and is,
a she devil of the first water.
She's the supreme egoist, Her
terms were that John was to
chuck everything he cared about
and become Miss Veronica Cray's
tame husband. John broke up the
whole thing-quite rightly. But he
suffered terrifically. His n idea
was TO marry someone as unlike
Veronica as possible. He married
Gerda whom you might describe
inelegantly as a first-class chump.
That was all very nice and safe,
but, as anyone could have told
him, the day came when being
married 10 a cnump irritated him.
He had various affairs-none of
them important. Gerda, OF course,
never knew about them. But
think, myself, that for fifteen
years there has been something
wrong with John, something con-
nected with Veronica. He never
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lin his work that his interest ana
his excitement-yes, and his sense
of adventure really lay. If Jonn
had been taken unawares at any
moment and asked 10 name the
woman who was most in his nina.
do you know who he would nave
said-Mrs Crabiree.
Mrs. Crabtree?" Poirot was
surprised. ''Who, then, Is this
Mrs. Crabtree?"
There was something between
tears and laughter in Henrletta's
voice as she went on.
e 'TShe's an old woman - ugly,
dirty, wrinkled, quite indomitable.
John thought the world OF her.
She's a patient in St. Christie
piers Hospital. She's got Ridge
ways disease. That's a disease
that's very rare but if you get it
you're bound to die - there Just
isn't n cure. But John was find
ing d cure-l can't explain tech
nically - it was all very compll'
cated-some question OF hormone
secretion. He'd been making ex-
periments and Mrs. Crabtree was
his prize patient-you see. she's
got CUTS, she wants to live-and
She was fond of John. She and
he were fighting on the same side.
Ridgeway's disease and Mrs.
Crabtree is what has been upper
most in Johns nina for months
night and day-nothing else really
counted. That's what being the
kind of doctor John was really
means-not all the Harley Street
stuff and the rich fat women, that
was only a sideline-it's the IN
tense scientific curiosity and
achievement. I-oh, l wish l could
make you understand"
Her hands flew out In a curl
ously despairing gesture and Her
cule Poirot thought now very love-
" and sensitive those hands were.
He SAID:
You seem to understand very
well.
"Oh, yes, l understand. John
used to come and talk, do you
see? Not quite to me-partly
think to himself. He got things
clear that way. Sometimes he was
almost despairing - he couldn't
see how to overcome the height
ened toxicity-and then he'd get
an idea for varying the treatment.
l can't explain to you what il
was lIke--il W S like, yes, a bat
tie. You can't imagine the-the
fury Of it and the concentration
and yes, sometimes the agony.
And sometimes the sheer tired
ness"
She was silent for a minute or
two, Ter eyes dark with remem-
brance.
Poi1ot said curiously:
"You must have a certain tech
meal knowledge yo%urself?'
She shook her head.
mot really. Only enough to I'M
derstand what John was talking
about. l got books and read
about it,
She was silent again, her face
softened, her lips half parted. She
was, he thought, remembering.
With a sigh, her mind came
back to the present. She looked at
him w%istfully.
eff 1 could only make you
see
But you have, Mademoiselle."
ssR e.Uv2D
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THIRTY

Hercule Poirot's interest in Hen
rietta Savernake grew stronger
He said:
"You had been in love witt
DR.. Chrlstow-for how long?"
about six months
1.-THE police will have, I gather
no difficulty in discovering the
fact?'
Henrietta considered.
81 imagine not. That is, if they
are looking for something OF tina
kind"
"Oh, they will be looking, I car
assure you of that"
Eyes, / rather thought they
would" She paused, stretched ouf
her fingers on her knee and look
ed at them, then gave him a swift
friendly glance. "Weu, M. Poirot,
what does one do? Go to Inspector
Grange and say-what does one
say to a mustache like that? IT.
such a domestic family mus
tache."
Poirot's hand crawled toward
his own proudly borne adorn'
ment.
Whereas rhine, Mademoi'
selle?'
Your mustache, M. Poirot, is
an artistic triumph. 1t has no as
sociations with anything but itself.
It is, l am sure, unique"
"Absolu5ely."
And it is probably the reason
why | am talking to you as l am.
Granted that the police have to
know the truth about John and
myself. will it necessarily have to
be made public?"
THAT depends" said Poirot.
'If the police think it has no bear
ing on the case, they will be quite
discreet. You = are very anxious
on this point?"
Henrietta nodded. She stared
down at her fingers for a moment
or two. then suddenly lifted her
head and spoke. Hei voice was nc
longer dry and light.
"Why should things be made
wors than they are for poor Ger
da? She adored John and he's
dead. She lost him. Why should
she have to bear an added bur-
den?'
1T is for her that you mind?"
DO you think that is hypocrltl-
cal? l suppose you're thinking
that if l cared at all about Ger
da's peace of mind. l would never
have fallen in love with John. But
you don't underestimate was not
like that. 1 did not break up his
married life. l was only one-of
r procession"
"Ah, it was like that?'
She turned or him sharply:
mo. no, no! Not what you are
thinking. That's what 1 mind
most of all! The false idea that
everybody will have Of what John
was like. That's why I'm here
talking to you-because I've got
a vague, foggy hope that l can
make YOU understand. Under
stand, I mean, the sort of person
John was! l can see so well what
will nappen-the headlines in the
papers-A Doctors Love Life -
Gerda, myself. Veronica Cray.
John wasn't like that-he wasn't,
actually, a ma who thought
much about women. 1t wasn't
women who mattered to him
most. it was his work It was
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-29
REALTY TRANSFERS

R. T. Pinkston to John A. Nc
Daniel. lot 7, block E, Fort Fisher.
Lula Vincent to John Robert
Bridges, part lot 4, block IS, City.
Corbett Van Mobiles to Houston
Johnson, lot II, block 81, Sunset
Park.
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volunteered, for three years, Army
Air forces; Thomas o. Ashe, 1911
Dock street; and John H. Lewis.
900 North Fifth street, both OF
whom volunteered for three years,
Aruov Ground Forces.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-29
CONSERVATISM NECESSARY

DURHAM, July %. -(P>- Fred
W. Greene, of Raleigh, executive
secretary of the North Carolina
Bankers association, speaking at
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-29
MARRIAGE

Harry L. Vatz, SO, Fayetteville,
to Isabel Fried, 81, Weldon.
Albert c. VESSEL, 80, Whining
ton. to Marie Evans, 81, Whining
ton.
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today's luncheon maati
nurnam Rotary club, told Il. 81 d,
that conservatism is a nso ,lae s'o9
American financial affairs u
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.rmv Ground Forces.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-17
Horse And Buggy Days
BY IDA 10 MARTIN

There are many fine old homes
of historic interest in Washington
County and Hagerstown. During
the National Antietam Commemora-
ton most of these homes were open
to visitors.
Below are listed some of these
homes.
Montpelier - owned by Allan B.
Seibert-built by Colonel Richard
Barnes. The exact date of building
is not known, but is thought to have
been between 1760 and 1880.
Stafford Hall-owned by Leo A.
Cohill-built by Barnes Mason in
1882 and named for Lady Stafford of
London. 1t was supposed to have
been modelled after her home in
England.
jacques Manor-owned by Alex
ander B. Perrote-built by Denton
jacques in 1855. 1t was the center
of an 8000-acre estate.
Rose Hill-oWned by M. f. Dersh-
ner-built by Thomas owen Williams
prior to 1900. Finished by Ohio Will
liams.
straightforward by Humrich-
ouse Heirs-built by the father of
Gen. Ohio II. Williams about 1860.
General Williams, the founder of
Williamsport, returned here after
the Revolution Gen. Robert f. Lee
camped on the lawn during the re-
treat from Gettysburg.
Dalton-owned by Wishard Heirs
built by John R. Dali, who married
Meliora Buchanan, daughter of
Judge Thomas Buchanan.
Woodland - owned by Grafton
Downs-built by Judge John Blu
chanan, Chief Judge of Maryland
Court of Appeals.
Woburn-owned by Courtney My
ers-built by Judge Thomas Blu
chanan of the Maryland Court of
Appeals.
Tammany-owned by c. J. Spauld-
ing-built by Mathew Van Lear in
1889. General Braddock camped by
the spring.
Bayuka-owned by Kenneth Bon
ner-built by Kip Anderson in 1845
for j. w. Breathed.
Northumberland by the John Car
michael estate-built in 1903 by Col
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onel Tilghman, who married a sister
of Gen. Samuel Ringgold.
Fountain Rock - owned by St.
James School-built by Gen. Samuel
Ringgold.
Delamere - owned by Roger v.
Mitchell - built by Bartholomew
Booth.
The Maples-owned by Lancelot
Jacques-built by Hayett in 1915.
The Hive-owned by Charles S.
Baker - built by Colonel William
Fitzhugh of the British Army. His
son was a close friend of Colonel
Rochester and moved with Rochester
when he left Hagerstown for New
York State to found the city which
bears his name.
Old Forge House-owned by Mrs.
William Davison-built by Col. Dan
iel Hughes. Colonel Hughes and
Colonel Fitzhugh operated the Old
Forge Furnace as a partnership.
Ball Barren-owned by Luther K.
Long, built by Harry Hall in 1915.
Valentia-owned by E. R. Roulette
built by Claggett brothers.
Ferry Hill - owned by John K.
Beckinbaugh - built by Col. John
Blackford in 1913, of brick wagoned
from Baltimore. The former home
of Gen. Henry Kyd Douglas, Of
"StoneWall' Jackson's Staff.
The Flint House-owned by the
Andrew j. Cohill estate. Old Mr..
Flint was an intimate friend of
George Washington who visited him
in this home on his trips to Berkeley
Springs, w. Va.
Observation-Disclosures by J. For
ney Young-built by Thomas Ores
sap, the famous Indian fighter, about
1875 and used by him as a trading
post. In 1890 it passed into the
hands of Thomas Hart, father of Lu-
cretia Hart who married Henry Clay.
This house was her birthplace.
Mt. Airy-owned by Ellen L. Pof-
fenberger-built about 1900 by Phil
ip Grove.
Mt Prospect-owned by Mrs. v.
NJ Cushwa-built by Col Nathaniel
Rochester, founder of Rochester, N.
Y, in 1889.
Hamilton House-owned by Ham
ilton Heirs and built by Gov VIM.
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was first laid out, the Potomac River
was attracting attention as a possible
route for transportation. General
George Washington had at this time
formed a scheme for improving the
river for this purpose, and he had
appointed Jonathan Hager and
Thomas Cressap among the directors
to help with this project.
On February II, 1862, the follow
ing notice appeared in the Maryland
Gazette of Annapolis:
To The Public
The opening of the river Patow-
mack, in making it passable for small
craft from Fort Cumberland at Wills
Creek to the Great Falls, will be of
the greatest advantage to Virginia
and Maryland, by facilitating com