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Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18

The new pact raises miners basic
pay from $1.18h to $l.63 an hour,
provides for an eight instead of a
nine-hour day and grants a half-hour
lunch period instead of Is minutes.
Lewis also won a 10-cent royalty
on each ton of coal mined for tha
union welfare and retirement fund.
This is double last years rate, and
capable of producing $50,000,000 a
year for the union.
Federal Safety Code
The contract also binds operators to
comply with the Federal Mine Safety
Code, superSeding the varied and
lower state standards.
The contract covers miners during
such time as they arc willing and
able" to work. This clause, inserted
at Lewis insistence, immunizes tho
union from civil (but not criminaD
penalties under the new Hartley
law for work stoppages in violation
of contract.
. Feather in Lewis Cap
The Adjacent hourly increase for
miners is feather in Lewis cop. Il
far surpasses the second round" pat
tern set by his bitter rival, Philip
. Murray, CIO president, who earlier
this year negotiated a two-year con-
tract with US Steel for 15-cen:
hourly increase.
The contract was offered by Lewis
on take-it-or-leave-it basis. The coal
companies finally accepted the terms
in the belief that full-scale production
permitted under it is the most effec-
tive way to maintain the economy Of
the nation.
To compensate for higher wages
and shorter hours, the union agreed
to try to minimize higher costs by
greater productivity.
Work Without Contracts
Meanwhile the journal of the Ma.
chiniSts Union declared that the Taft
Hartley labor law permits a worker
to leave his job and men will learn
to do so effectively.
Men will learn how to work with.
out contracts, the journal predicted,
on terms which they have agreed
upon themselves.
This is not collective bargaining,
but bargaining is not necessary if
there is only one price," said the pub
LEGATION. 1T happens that a mans
labor is his natural monopoly to sell
at his price or withhold regardless Of
price"
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18
AERIAL: Saucers or Sorcery

Military planes, armed with long
range cameras, patrolled skies over
the Pacific coast in search of flying
Saucers. A Seattle Coast Guardsman
said he had photographed one of the
flying discs and his negative, magni-
fled nearly 20 times, showed a white
dot near the center of the picture.
The Army, Navy and State depart
mentS officially checked all their
units to see if any were sending aloft
objects which might account for the
phenomena. The answers were mega
tive.
David Lilienthal, chairman of the
Atomic Energy Commission, said the
discs had nothing to do with atomic
experiments. Nuclear experts brand
ed as pure gibberish" reports link
ing the mysterious saucers with
"tranSmutation of atomic energy"
Bright Spots
Some scientists suggested that re-
Elections of light, such as from air.
craft, might account for the bright
spots. Others said they must be mi
rages. Psychologists said unkind
things about mass hysteria, autosug-
gestion and hidden fears.
Americas reply to the Loeb Ness
Monster" chortled one British news
paper.
Europeans generally took the view
that the flying Saucers, like Sweden's
ghost rockets" would go away if
everyone would take a good stiff BIZ
carbonate and the pledge, in that
order
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18
Health
The Bosic Need

The Bosic Need
The US. Public Health Service has
just completed the most complete in
ventory of basic sanitary needs ever
compiled for the nation. It found that
more than 100 million Americans need
better water supply and sewage dis
posal facilities to ward off such dis
eases as dySentery, diarrhea and ty-
phoid fever.
The survey, which examined sani-
tation facilities of 70 million persons
in $500 communities, made evident
these conclusions:
The nation needs more than two
billion dollars in water works con-
StructiOn to serve 81 million persons
in towns and cities.
Sewage facilities are needed by
IS million people in communities of
over 200 population at a cost of
more than three and a half billion
dollars.
Another one and a half billion
dollars is needed to construct de-
cent sanitation for q million per-
sons in rural areas with unsatiSfac-
tory water supplies and for 80
million rural residents who lack
adequate waste disposal facilities.
Cost Of needed garbage collection
and disposal facilities for the nation
is estimated at 166 million dollars.
The Health Service declared that
more than two million people, living
in communities of over 200 popula-
ton, have no community water sup
ply systems and 70 million have
systems needing improvement. More
than six million in towns and cities
need new sewage systems; over rs
million need improved systems.
Investigators found that two-thirds
of the work ready for construction
and half of that in the planning stage
are in cities of more than 100000
population. On the other hand, il
towns of less than 1000 persons, only
about 10 per cent of the needs will
be met by projects now ready fol
construction or planned.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18
J.N.: Toward One World or Two

THE growing split between
J. Russia and the western pow
ers over the Marshall plan is ex-
pected to force into the open
within the next week an explo-
Sive situation which has smould-
cred many months in key economic
councils of the United Nations.
Some international observers, even
before collapse of the three-power
conference in Paris 10 days ago, were
seriously concerned by Russia's fail
ure to participate in the U.N.'s spe-
cial economic agencies. They now say
privately that the situation has. grown
even more serious.
Although U.N. officials are reluctant
that the entire economic program of
the world peace organization is head
ed toward a major crisis. s
BIOwOff Expected
The big blowoff may come at the
opening of the Economic and Social
Councils summer session at Lake
Success on July 10. 1t could come at
the meeting OF the U.N. Economic
Commission for Europe now in ses-
sion at Geneva.
The gravity of the situation is en-
phaSized by a number of develop
mentS Russia refused to attend a Spe-
cial cereals conference, arranged by
the Food and Agricultural Organiza-
ton, in Paris Wednesday. Russia has
not participated in the International
Trade Conference now in progress in
Geneva Yugoslavia, closely allied to
Moscow, has withdrawn from the In
ternational Labor Office.
Russia already has served notice
she will attempt to push through a
U.N. resolution, already defeated in
the Economic and Employment Com
mission, specifying that international
aid must be directed toward strictly
economic ends and not toward mill
tary or political goals.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18
China
10Th Anniversary

Chinese bewilderedly -2mmemo-
rated this week the 10th anniversary
of the outbreak of war with Japan
in the light of Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek's fight or die" challenge to
the nation in its growing civil war
with Chinese Communists.
Victory over Japan is meaningless,
declared Chang in radio address on
anniversary eve, unless the govern
ment RECEIVERS Manchuria from the
Communists and assures the integrity
of all Chinese territory. He told his
people they could remain aloof from
the present struggle and watch the
nation Gle, or realize the Communist
imperialistic ambitions and join in the
war to defeat. them"
Because of wars direct effect on
taxes, CONSUMPTION and imitation, the
oft-voiced wish for peace is as great
in China today as it ever was during
the war against Japan.
Yet the wish has brought neither
hope nor expectation of peace. The
people seem resigned, bitterly but
patiently, to the prospect of long
drawn-out civil strife.
Far from the battlefelds, in the
vastness of inner China, there appears
little elation over Nationalist victories,
little depression over Nationalist re-
verses.
Procurement newspapers have
supported the governments new to-
tai mobilization order, but there has
been no outward sign of any great
patriotic fervor among the people.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18
Statistics
Nippon's Sea Losses

INpPOII OGG LOSSES
Japan lost 1888, 755 tons of naval
and merchant shipping during the
war, joint Army Navy assessment
board revealed this week. U. S. armed
forces accounted for 9,736,068 tons.
Navy Submarines-the Silent Serv-
ice-sank by far the greater portion,
1914 ships, totaling -5,320,O94 tons.
Navy and Marine aircraft took the
next biggest bag, GIG ships of $685.
597 tons. Army bombers and fighters
sank $40 vessels of 7O1,8 tons.
The report was compiled from enc
my documents, intelligence reports
and records of the various services.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18

Q In Bolivia, Z. S. Army plane,
evacuating flood victims, claimed a
new aerial record: carrying 81 per-
sons in an aircraft designed to carry
Is.
Q In Mobile, Ala, rotund Allen c.
Holland, 53-year-old accountant, is
going to try for the worlds floating
record. Holland, who says he is ideally
fitted by nature as lone of the worlds
greatest fioaters,'' plans to drift
around for four days and nights
sometime this summer. In warm-up,
Holland, who tips the. beam at 200
pounds, leiSurely drifted around a
pool for five hours and 20 minutes
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18
FOOdRecOrd
Sci by u. S.

DRESIDENT TRUMAN as
i sured an anxious world this
week that America will share its
food with hungry millions abroad
for at least another year, but the
food-damaged corn crop will de-
termine just how much can be
shipped.
The Presidents cabinet committee
on World Food Programs revealed
that the United States set a new
world record in food exports during
the year ended June 80 This country
shipped 18,433,000 long tons of grains
and other foodstuffs to break the
previous record of 17,122,OO0 long
tons exported by the US. the pre-
vious year.
Looking ahead, the President said
millions of people are still desperately
hungry, and declared that Americans,
within their ability to share resources,
would continue to do their part to
relieve human suffering and help
other countries to help themselves.
To Coordinate Effort
The committee that prepared the
report consists of Secretary of Agri-
culture Clinton P. Anderson chair
man; Secretary of State George C..
Marshall and Secretary of Commerce
w. Averell Hartman. It was named
by the President last September to
coordinate national activities in sup
port of needy countries.
The committee said that while it
hoped the US. will be able to APP
proximate last years shipments dur
ing the coming year, total volume
will depend upon production of corn
and other grains in-addition to-Wheat.
Although extent of damage is not
yet fully known, many agricultural
experts fear large part of the corn
crop was destroyed by floods.
Grain, Chief Export
About 81 per cent of the exports
represented grain and grain products.
Cher groups included meats IL per
cent, dairy products 27, fats and oils
Is, and other foods-mainly dry
beans and peas, fish, eggs, sugar,
poultry, fruits and nuts, 1875 per cent
European areas occupied by Ameri-
can and British forces received 1878
per cent of all exports Other areas
received the following approximate
percentages: Great Britain 89, Italy
rs, France and French North Africa
AZ, Belgium 80, the Netherlands 80
all other European countries IL
Japan and Korea 8.9, India 5.4, the
Philippines 81, China 1.S, Latir
American republics IL.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18

them Phil Harris with the Jack Ben
ny show.
"We're not going to let these
(stars) feed stations all over the
country and prevent thousands of
other members from holding jobs"
The union might go into the manu-
facture and marketing of recordings
itself, Petrillo intimated.
Kearns said he did not see how the
new Taft-Hartley labor act could
block the plan if union musicians re-
fused to make records. However, he
said, if members objected and Pc
trillo tried to force them to accept
the ban, provisions against coercion
of the new labor law might be ap-
piled.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18
Holiday
Plague of Cyclists

The peace and quiet of HOLSTER, a
central California county seat, was
disturbed before dawn on the Fourth
of July by motorcycle backfire All
morning came roaring, careening ma
chimes with two and three riders. By
noon more than $50 motorcycles had
sped through town for three-day
program of fiat races and hill climb
ing contests on its outskirts. 1t was a
gypsy tour" of cyclists from Cali
fornia, Oregon, Arizona and Nevada.
Trouble started late Friday when
cyclists virtually took over the town,
turned its main street into speed
way and stunt area. They defed po-
lice orders to stop and soon the
downtown district was Uttered with
smashed beer bottles.
For SO hours the duel between po-
lice and cyclists ragged. Thirty-two
special officers, including state high
way patrolmen, were called in to help
the seven-man local police force quell
the disturbance.
At least so persons were injured,
three seriously.
Scores of cyclists were jailed and a
police court in special session coll
lected more than $4,000 in fines.
Charges included drunken driving,
disturbing the peace and reckless driv-
ing.
IF we had jailed everyone who
deserved it, we'd have herded them
in by the hundreds" said the out
ragged police chief
Not until Sunday night did peace
and quiet return to Hollister. In the
late afternoon, motorbike enthusiasts,
their last races over, roared through
town in final salute and headed
back toward the haunts from which
they came.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18
PetriIIo
Solo in Washington

OOIO III washington
James Caesar Petrillo, head of the
American Federation of Musicians
(AFL), revealed this week that his
union planned to bar its members
from making records after December
81 and from participating in radio
network shows after February !,
when present contracts expire.
Petrillo outlined his plans to a
House Labor subcommittee headed by
Rep. Carroll D. Kearns (R-Pa).
MANY stations (6O3) now employ
no musicians" he said, because we
give them Toscanini from New York;
we give them Whiteman; we give
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18
In Short !.

Adopted: BY 1900 Palestine Arab
leaders, a resolution excommunicat.
ing any Arab selling land to Jews.
Knighted: BY King George VI, Brit.
ish actor Laurence Olivier.
Appealed: By President Truman, to
Congress for new law permitting a
substantial number" of Europe's
displaced persons to immigrate to the
US.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18

Soviet spokesman say the U.N. eco
nomic program was sabotaged by the
British-French decision to go outside
the organization to implement Secre-
tary of State Marshalls program for
European economic aid.
Full Dress Debate
Russian speeches could launch a
general debate not only on the Mar
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18
Quotes

British Foreign Secretary Err
nest Bevin, making a Fourth of
July address to Americans:
Thank you for defeating us,
producing as result the wonder
full United States of America"
Russell Birdwell, press agent
hired to bring Charles Chaplin
back into public favor: Chaplin
is the greatest pixy of our time.
That's why he has been mis-
understood.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18
AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET POLICY
Duffy, Bultimefe Sun

shall plan but on the Truman doctrine
as we'll There is little chance that
Russia can muster enough support for
adoption of her resolution.
Many observers feel, however, that
a serious Russian defeat in U.N. coun-
ellis at this time might widen the
breach between her and the western
powers to an unbridgeable chasm.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18
Ne1U Mine Contract
Raises Coal Prices

AGREEMENT avertng nationwide soft strike
other year this by
and the bulk of biumnous operators is
union history and personal triumph
tough tactics.
Homeowners will have to help for Under contract
coal prices will 60 up from 81 cents to ST a ton.
Milford chronicle., 1947-07-18

fAH Rights RESERVED. AP Ne.Osteqturesl
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Judges Study Rail Suit
Holding Up Increase
In Boxcar Rentals

An Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion order raising freight car rental
rates for the Nations railroads will
be considered further this week fol-
lowing temporary restraining order
issued by the District Court and the
United States Court of Appeals yes
terday stopping the agency from en-
-orcing the increase until the courts
can rule on a protest by 1873 rail-
roads.
The ICC order. issued early in Sep
tember. raised the rate that railroad
pay each other for freight cars from
s1.50 to So a day.
It drew an immediate suit by 43
major railroads in protest, followed
by an intervening suit by the 140
members of the American Shortline
Railroad Association, who said 1t
would work even greater hardship
on them than on the bigger lines
The suit is being considered by
three judge tribunal of Justice E.
Barrett Prettyman and Wilbur K
Miller Of the Court of Appeals and
Justice F. Dickinson Let's of Dis
trict Court.
1t was explained yesterday that
the restraining order merely pre-
vents the railroads from actually
paying each other the new rates un-
til the court can issue final ruling.
The order went into effect October .
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Textile Union 10 Ask
N-Cent Pay Increase
By No Assoslufsd prsss

BOSTON, Nov. s.-The CIO Tex
tile Workers Union said late today
1t would ask hour
general wage increase for $4,000
members employed In 142 Atlantic
Seaboard WOODEN and worsted mills.
Emil Rieve, general president of
the union, made the announcement
after q conference Of $50 delegates
from woolen and worsted locals.
Mr.. Rieve said there Is no ques-
ton the workers are entitled to the
increase. The industry can afford
to pay 1t without any increase in
current prices, he declared.
The union also will ask for seven
paid holidays, vacation payments
and improvements in the group in
surance program now being paid for
by employers, Mr.. Rieve said.
The demands will be made at
negotiations for contracts to replace
agreements terminating February /,
1948. Cancellation notices will be
sent, Mr.. Rieve said, at least 60
days before the termination date.
The proposed increase will estab-
lish a basic minimum wage of $1.10
an hour and average hourly earn
ings of $1.34 in the woolen and
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Buchanan Is Leader
In Papertrooper Drive

Competition among schools in the
Evening Star-PTA salvage cam
paign for the leading position has
become keen. For the third time
In recent weeks the leadership has
changed hands, and now rests with
Buchanan with a total of 1851
pounds. Previous leaders were
Shepherd and Takoma Park.
Other schools and their totals
follow: Takoma Park. 3O,36o; Shep-
herd, 25,931; Woodbridge, 1864; H.
d. Cooke, 22,777; Stanton, 22,236;
Bancroft, 1861; Whittier, 17,11O;
Lafayette, 1886; Hearst. 1912:
Sherwood, 1890; Kimban, 15,01O:
Jefferson, 14073; Bryan, 1927;
Beers, 1878; Randle Highlands,
12,917; Stoddert, 1926; Barnard,
11,742; Davis, 1883; West, 1902:
Bunker Hill, 10,17O; Murch, 1920;
Burroughs, 9,725; Raymond, 9,47O;
Burrville, 8,789; Congress Heights,
1924; Thomson, 8,157; Randall, g.
878; lexington, 6.522: Adams, 1886:
Maury, 5,726; Bladensburg, 5,526;
WaIlacn, 5,24Z, EdmOndS, 5,089:
Blair, ABA; Brightwood, 1895;
Emery, 4,34O.
Also, Langdon, 4,254; Smothers,
Ais; Benning, 3,776; Morse, 3,774;
Seaton, 3,649; Neval Thomas, 3,465;
Hayes. 3,243; st. Thomas, 5000;
Montrose, 5000; Mott, 3,027; West
brook, 2,667; Gage. 2.408; Ludlow.
2,378; Ketcham, 1926; Giddings,
2,059; Stevens, 1907; Park View,
1,766; Kenilworth. 1866; Sumner
Magruder, 1.438; H. Wilson. 1892;
Madison, 922; Gwynn Park, $50;
Phillips. $40; Orr, 422: M. M. Wash
ington, 300; Wheatley, 100.
Grand total in the campaign il
30 9,607812 pounds,
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Gonzogo Parents Group
PIuns Card Purty, Dance

The Gonzaga Parents Associa-
tton will entertain friends and
alumni Of Gonzaga High School
tomorrow night at . card party
and dance at the shoreham Hotel
for the benent of the scholarship
fund.
Among the patrons OF the event
are the Rev. Neil J. Gargan, ST.;
the Rev. Lawrence G. German. ST.;
the Ambassador of Portugal and
Mrs. Pereira, Postmaster and Mrs.
Vincent c. Burke, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph B. Keenan,, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo A. Rober, Mr.. and Mrs. James
E. Collif1ower and Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Dolan Donohoe.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Mckinley PTA to Meet

The Mckinley High School
Parent Teacher # Association viii
meet ut 9 pm. Wednesday ut the
school with DR.. Paul Flicker, execu-
tive secretary of the National As
sociation Of Secondary School Prin-
cipals, as guest speaker. DR.. Flicker
will discuss the value of student
activities and students will explain
the 80 clubs at the school.
Evening star., 1947-11-09

in an effort to iron out kinks in the
States program Of financing bridge
projects.
The Governor said that In the
morning he would sign acts passed
this week by the General Assembly,
then 70 to Washington with Attor-
nsy General Hall Hammond to dis
cuss amendments to legislation
offered IN the last session Of Con-
rreSS
Evening star., 1947-11-09

CONSERVATION PROGRAM sTICKER SOON AVAILABLE
Mary G. Corder IT, 1901 Clifton street NV, demon
the proper place for the District Citizens Food Con-
servaton Committee sticker-the lower side of the
window of automobile. The stickers, which read
Wheat Meat Peace will be available late
this week at filling stations and the District Building Miss
Corde was voted Strayer College recently
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Elected to COLLEGE Post

Miss Ruth Plyler, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. E. K. Plyler, 6201 Thirty
second place NE. has been elected
secretary of the freshman class at
the Women's College of Furman
University in Greenville, S. c.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Lane 10 Confer With Royal
On Financing Of Bridges
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Nov. s.-Gov.
Lane, relaxing today'in the executive
mansion after strenuous special
session, said he would confer Monday
with Secretary of the Army Royal
Evening star., 1947-11-09

Your fovorte snapshot becomes q beoutifu
Christmas greeting. You'll be proud to seno
these hondsone cords that ore photograph
icolly yours look far finer than their
modest cost Just bring your negative tc
your Hicks dealer tomorrow. He'll be glad tc
show you sonples
Evening star., 1947-11-09

worsted industry, Mr.. Rieve said.
The present basic minimum, he
added, Is 90 cents an hour and the
current average hourly earnings
$1.14.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-07
UP TO SOLOMON

One day last week, we
read the story of the acct
dental killing of a boy of six
teen years of age by another
boy while shooting tar
gets" in the woods. S u h
accidents lead to m u C n
preachment about the care
lessness of children, but, be-
fore condemning youth in
general, we might take a
look at the record of adults.
BY coincidence, on the
same day, we ran across the
story of a man burned to
death after throwing kero-
sene intosthe kitchen stove.
The explosion and fire which
followed virtually demolish-
ed the home and badly burn
ed another inmate of the
house. 1t would take a Solo
mon to determine whether
the carelessness of the man
or that of the youngster was
the more detrimental.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-07
DEVASTATION IN
THE FAR EAST

Reconstruction of the Far
East is a matter of concern
to the entire world, declares
Assistant Secretary-Genera
A. V. K. Bowen of the Unit
ed Nations.
A detailed picture of de-
vastation in the region in
Guided a country-by-country
analysis, with China leading
the list. Some 100000 Chi
nese were killed in the war
and untold millions, in addi-
ton, were wounded or starv-
ed to death. The nation lost
80 per cent of machine and
light metal plants, 70 per
cent of coal, electric power,
iron and steel plants, and 80
per cent of shipping and
bridges.
While the Japanese caus-
ed some damage to 1ndo-
China, this has been "im-
measurably" greater during
the internal strife that fol-
lowed. Papua and New
Guinea presented a picture
!; of C 0 m p e t e devastation,
with every town and settle
: ment destroyed, every pub
~ lie necessity, including small
ships for commerce, wiped
out.
In The Netherlands Indies,
tremendous loss of power is
emphasized. 1t is said that
Java. alone lost three mil
lion natives killed by the
japanese, with one million
slaughtered in the outer
islands.
1t appears that the abor-
tive effort of the Japanese
to establish the co-prosper-
ity sphere carried a tremen-
dous cost which has been
paid, in part, by the devas-
tation and loss of life re-
ported.