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Evening star., 1947-03-14
|C|0 Uses AFL Term
OF Organic Unity
lin Asking Meeting
By ths Assaeioted Press

The CIO tried today to keep the
idea of eventual merger with the
AFL alive-for the record at least.
There was no indication from
the AFL that it would accept, but
the CIO Executive Board again pro-
posed an early meeting to discuss a
united attack on labor's problems,
and later organic unity"
The use of this term was an un-
mistakable concession to the AFL.
CIO President Philip Murray, in
letter to AFL President William
Green, said the CIO Unity Commit
tee awaits word from you as to
the date and place for an early
meeting
1T is inconceivable that once We
meet We would not, in the face OF
the stark, pressing danger confront
ing American labor, determine on
immediate protective measure in
addition to engaging in a discus
sion for the achievement of organic
unity" Mr.. Murray said.
First CIO Use of Term.
The CIO president told newsmen
It was the first time his group had
chosen to use the term organic
unity" That was the AFL's term,
and it means consolidation. Mr..
Green has insisted that there can
be no effective cooperation with
out physical merger OF the two
groups as first step.
Mr.. Murray has taken the position
that united action to meet labor's
common problems was essential to
achieving organic unity.
Thus the latest letter, sent to MI.
Green last night, went a step fur
ther toward the AFL's position.
AFL leaders, while not questioning
that, indicated in their first unoftl-
cial reaction that they regard the
move as merely maneuver to put
them on the spot.
The CIO Executive Board, mean
time, had several other more press
ing things to consider Mr.. Murray
said the 51-man board OF union
presidents and top CIO leaders
probably would have to meet to-
morrow morning to complete its
work.
Price Figures Ready.
The Cost of Living Committee and
research experts were prepared to
report what has happened to prices
since controls were lifted last Oc-
tober, and Mr.. Murray said gen.
eral discussion of economic prob
lens would take place.
Any decision, however, on ending
the informal breathing spell' on
wage demands will rest with each
union, Mr.. Murray told reporters.
He said negotiations are being han
died by the various unions and ex-
Evening star., 1947-03-14
Greece
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tlOlll L lIoU ago.
the overwhelming majority favor
the Presidents recommendations.
Capitol Hill comment indicated
congressional opposition would be
confined to narrowing the terms
under which $4o0,0o0,oOO of aid
would go to the Greeks and Turks.
Representative Mundt, Republi-
can of South Dakota, member of
the Foreign Affairs Committee, told
reporters he thought the chief bone
of contention would be Mr.. Truman s
request for authority to send mill
tary missions to the two countries.
What it amounts to-" he told a
reporter, sis whether or not Con-
gress should surrender to the Presi-
dent the right to declare war"
"If we send an unlimited number
of military missions abroad, and
they become involved in fighting,
well I. we just couldn't leave
them there without doing some
thing"
Senator Aiken, Republican, Of
Vermont, who has yet to make up
his mind on pitting direct financial
and limited military assistance
against Communist pressures in the
Mediterranean area, summed up
the situation to a reporter this way:
1T looks like there isn't much
Congress can-do but go along with
the President in this crisis"
Similarly, Senator Connally of
Texas, top Democrat on the Foreign
Relations Committee, predicted that
Mr.. Truman's proposal will pass
both houses by large majority"
One Republican leader who asked
not to be quoted by name, noted that
the President has wide latitude in
the field of foreign relations and
that his publicly announced COM
mitment to go into Greece and Tur-
key could be reversed by Congress
only if it chose to withhold funds.
But this Republican said any such
action seemed likely to be interpret
ed in Moscow as display of Amer
lean weakness, a result he said he
would regret to see despite his re-
luctance to approve military as well
as financial action.
For that reason this COP leader
said Congress has little choice but
to go along with the President.
An indication of the air of ten
sion prevailing in Congress was pro-
vided meanwhile by the action of
the Senate Armed Services Commit
tee in deciding to keep selective
service records where they are for
at least three months.
While Chairman Gurney said the
Mediterranean situation itself was
not discussed at the committee meet
ing, he told reporters members had
it in mind and:
1--WE decided to keep county draft
Offices open in case the world situa-
ton gets more critical and we have
to open them up again"
Secretary Patterson attended the
closed door session.
Evening star., 1947-03-14
uxes
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(CQntlnueQ FROM F1ISG rage
termed Hypothetical changes in
the budget"
But the trend of Republican in
uuiries indicated that Mr.. Knut-
son has complete committee ma
iority backing of the basic ap-
proach in his bill Two or three
of the Republican members pre-
viously gave signs of advocating
increases in tax exemptions or
graduated decreases in levies, rather
than an "across-the-board' per-
centage cut.
Mr.. Knutson disclosed he had con-
ferred with House Majority Leader
Halleck and had good reason to be-
lieve the bill can be brought to the
House floor on March "a. The COM
mittee will begin closed session dis
cussions Monday.
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Joseph D. Nunan, jr., testified late
Yesterday, as did John j. O'Con-
nell, general counsel for the Treas
ury, and George Haas, head OF the
Treasury's division of research ano
statistics.
Mr.. Nunan said enactment OF
the Knutson bill, with its pro-
visions for retroactive tax cuts
to last January /, would not cause
undue administrative difficulties.
He explained his office would need
about so days notice to change in
come tax forms.
Evening star., 1947-03-14
Home Rule
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tCOflLlluRQ from F1TSG FdRG.t
all the work done on the measure.
The commission would be directed
to submit to Congress within one
year a proposed charter providing
for non-partisan home rule for the
District of Columbia.
The measure further provides that
the proposed charter for the District
government shall include all the
usual powers, functions and duties
of municipality. -
Would Include Tax Power. .
This, the new draft explains,
would include the power to levy and
collect taxes and to authorize the
expenditure of funds which may
properly and validly be bestowed by
the Congress upon such a municipal
government in consonance with the
provisions of the constitution of the
United States"
On this point, of taxing and
spending, Chairman Ball commented
that Congress may want some veto"
power. He mentioned the case
where District tax measure might
affect nonresidents, but added the
charter might define taxation limits
The commission would be directed
to hold open hearings on provisions
of the charter.
While directing the commission
tc draft nonpartisan home-rule
government, the commission is di-
rected to see that the charter re-
serves adequate representation and
recognition of the interests" of the
Federal Government in the District.
Evening star., 1947-03-14
House Labor Committee Gets
Test for Reds From Budenz
Ex-Porty Member
Expands on Thesis
In Book Out Monday

Louis Budenz, Fordham Univer-
sity professor, who once was high
in Communist Party councils in this
country, gave the House Labor Com
mittee yesterday test" to identify
a Communist and also some ideas
on how to control communism.
His testimony followed some of
the lines of his book, This Is My
Story" which will be published
Monday.
There is one thing a Communist
will never retreat FROM" he said.
That is an admiration and adula-
tions of anything about Soviet Rus
sia. He will deny he is Communist
and even reflect on the party, if
necessary, but he will never reflect
on his real master-Soviet Russia. -
MIR. Budenz said the best way to
control communism is to do away
with the economic and social injus-
tices, "do all we can to remedy the
abuses" which the theology feeds on.
He also advised a careful watch on
Communist activities here and
realistic" dealing with Russia in
the international field. Asked
whether he favored Congress out
lawing the Communist Party, he
replied:
Yes. With great reluctance. I
say I favor it with great reluctance
because you must be very careful
not to set precedent that could be
used against genuine political par
ties"
Mental Concentration" Camp.
In his book, which is to be pub
lished by Whittlesey House, Mr..
Budenz calls the Communist Party
in America "a mental concentra-
ton camp"
Party discipline, the book says, is
enforced by men of the mist who
may appear at any time.
"T'he nrofeSsiona1 Red " according
Evening star., 1947-03-14
Justice Department
Joins Investigation
OF McNear Staying
BY the Assoei1fsd Press

PEORIA, Ill, Mar. 1.-THE JUS
tice Department last night Joined
the investigation of the mysterious
shotgun assassination Monday night
Of George P. McNear, SIS, railroad
president, after a separate inquiry
by city and county authorities had
settled down to routine plugging"
"A Justice Department spokesman
In Washington said Federal in
vestigation would be made of the
Staying because the Toledo, Peoria
& Western Railroad head recently
had been a witness before the House
Labor Committee and that such
witnesses were entitled to Federal
protection.
., Local police said they had no
major suspects in mind. After Mr..
McNear's funeral early yesterday,
investigators described the job
ahead of them as one Of routine
plugging"
* Roy Daily, SO, former chief of
guards of an armored car on the
strike-beset road when two strikers
were slain year ago, was released
after questioning. Chief of Police
Victor Klarich said a lie detector
test supported Mr.. Daily's state
ment that he could shed no light
on the Staying. Mr.. Daily had been
detained without charge for ques-
tjoning.
A pair of mems brown gloves and
footprints found near the spot
where Mr.. McNear was ambushed
and killed by a shotgun blast re-
manned the principal clues.
At Springfield, State officials dis
closed tests were being made on the
clothing Mr.. McNear wore when he
was slain.
I'VE will continue to question. any
one we believe might shed any
7ight on the case, Mr.. Klarich said.
Mr.. Klarich disclosed investiga-
tors had found a third footprint
near the spot where the gloves were
found. The print of the toe was
Hight and the heel impression was
heavy. indicating the man had been
Hlnning, he said.
:. Meanwhile, Mr.. McNear's widow
and other members of his family
attended the funeral services in the
First Federated Church.
Evening star., 1947-03-14
Portal
Continued From First Page,)

G4oitl l IL 'V 4 So~'F
ready for action. The freedom OF
debate which forms the back
ground of Senate rules makes daily
sessions essential whenever the CAL
endar becomes crowded.
A group of Democrats, headed by
Senator McCarran of Nevada, Is
ready to attack the portal-pay bill
as reported from the Judiciary Com
mittee on the ground it "cuts the
heart" out of the wage-hour act.
Chairman Taft of the Republican
Policy Committee retorts that it
would "do nothing of the kind and
announced he will oppose any major
changes.
AS already passed by the House,
the committee bill would outlaw all
pending portal suits except those
based on contract provisions or in
dustry custom. Future suits also
would be banned unless based on
contracts or customs in the industry.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, OF
Evening star., 1947-03-14

Florida joined Senator McCarran in
declaring he would not vote to
"emasculate" the wage-hour law.
I'VE should permit the compromise
settlement of these suits under COL
lective bargaining said Senator
Pepper.
Others supporting the McCarran
fight for revision are Senators Nc
Grath, Democrat, of Rhode Island;
Magnuson, Democrat, of Washing
ton, and LANCER, Republican, of
North Dakota.
Evening star., 1947-03-14

pressed doubt that a national policy
would emerge from this session of
the board.
The board also still has before it
the internal split in the Mine. Mill
and Smelter Workers Union over
charges of prof. Communist leader
ship.
Laurel outlook., 1947-06-04

at Montana State college. Mrs.
Sherrow and Mrs. Leslie Stewart of
Billings went Saturday for Woman's
day, and Mr.. Sherrow went later
for baccalaureate and commencement
programs.
Mrs. C. H. Kass returned home
this week from a Billings hospital
where she had been a patient three
weeks.
Howard johnson and Clifford
Johnson arrived from their home in
Newport, Neb., to spend some time
with their aunt, Mrs. C. E. Rodgers
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Mehling left
last week for a visit in Pierce City,
Mo-, with Mrs. Mehling's grand
mother, Mrs. C. A. Ridpath, and in
Butterfield, Mo-, with her grand
father, J. F. Nicola. They expect
to be gone about two weeks.
Spending a part of the holidays
at Mystic Lake were Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron Erb and daughter Shirley,
Mrs. Carrie Erb, Mrs. Esther Just
ISIS of Billings and Enos Erb ard
family of Huntley.
DR.. Josephine Stickelberger, who
had visited several weeks with her
son, L. r. Stickelberger and fam
lily returned last Wednesday to her
home in st. Paul. She was accom-
panied by her grandson, Bobby
Stickelberger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton jackson and
son and daughter, Bobby and Sharon
spent the week end in Columbus, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Simpson and
children, Mrs. Helen Shearer. and
son and daughter, George Shearer
and Miss Helen Shearer, spent Fri
day at Absarokee where Charles
Shearer is employed.
Laurel outlook., 1947-06-04

Mrs. j. w. Fry was hostess last
Wednesday to her bridge club ana
awarded prizes for the evening to
Mrs. Kenneth Walker and to Mrs.
Roy Edwards, who won the second
score and the travel prize .
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Giblin and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Weber and son Dick, spent Memo
rial day near Livingston on the
Boulder.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dyer returned
last week from a business trip to
Chicago.
Miss Ada DuFresne spent last
week in Missoula and attended COM
mencement exercises of the Missoula
high school where she was formerly
a student.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Kuper and
family moved Monday to the John
Holmes ranch four miles south of
Laurel outlook., 1947-06-04
Day by Day in Laurel

Mr.. and Mrs. Helmer Illness of
Oberon, N. D., are guests this week
of Mr.. and Mrs. L.. R. Sticklberger.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Easton have
as guests from Occur d'Alene, Ida,
Mrs. Easton's brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Went and
daughter, Mrs. Ida Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Shay, Mr..
and Mrs. Arnold Schwab, Miss Mar
jorie Shay and MI. and Mrs. Ken
meth Shay spent last Sunday on a
picnic at Woods ranch above Red
Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Sherrow re-
turned Tuesday from Bozeman where
they attended the graduation of
their daughter, Miss Irene Sherrow,
Laurel outlook., 1947-06-04
HAPPENINGS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Staiger and
family, Mrs. j. E. Thorne and son
James Thorne spent Memorial day
picnicking in Billings where they
joined by several other families at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mitch
ell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Ingraham are
the parents of a daughter born, Mon
day, June 2, at a Billings hospital.
Mrs. Cora Giles and Miss Cert
rude GILES, who are visiting relat-
ives here following the close of their
schools near Ryegate, plan to leave
next week for an extended summer
vacation tour beginning in the
middle eastern states and continuing
through the south to California.
Laurel outlook., 1947-06-04

Laurel, which they recently purchas-
ed. In an exchange deal, Mr.. and
Mrs. Holmes bought the Kuper tract
south of Laurel which they will oc-
cupy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Murphy and
children of Powell, Wyo., are visit
ing this week with Mrs. Murphy's
mother, Mrs. Bertha Shively and her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Fuller.
Laurel outlook., 1947-06-04

Mr.. and Mrs. E.. w. Roberts and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Andrews and
their families spent Friday on an
outing on the Boulder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Florey sold
their property at APO Sixth avenue
to Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Sells of Joliet
and have moved to the Stanley
Ellingson residence at 80 Fourth
avenue which they recently purchas-
ed.
Laurel outlook., 1947-06-04
RHEUMATISM
and ARTHRITIS

l suffered for years and am so
thankful that 1 am free from pain
and able to do my work that l will
gladly answer anyone writing me
for information. Mrs. Anna Pautz,
P.O.Box 1926. Vancouver. Wash
Laurel outlook., 1947-06-04

Summer takes its toll of towels-so thrifty
Vaughh-R agsdale comes through again with a
timely special saving! Thick, fluffy, thirsty MUS
KOGEE towels and wash cloths. Every one is first
quality-made of fine, long, staple cotton, the kind
that takes beautiful dyes, the kind that feels soft,
not scrubby, the kind that LASTS! Compare the
quality, the prices so amazingly low even for
quantities.!
The frontiersman., 1947-02-22

George Washington we'll knew that there was no static place in life, where a man may move apar t and watch other life move on without him. He recognized clearly that life which does not grow and move a. head must surely die, for there is no place which is chang eless.
 When We cease to gr ow, we begin to die. And that fact is as apparent in the exis tence of a city or a coun try as 1t is in the life of an 1n- dividual. We must move on to better things or we go back ward to noth ing.
The frontiersman., 1947-01-04
W WOMAN'S CUB OEL AVS M ZINC UNTIL JAN. N

The meeti ing of the Seldovia a Woman 's Club, a1endared for Jan. ?, has been postponed to Jan. IA, Miss Mar jorie Spencer, pre- i- dent, announced this week.
 The postponement was dec tded upon in order to give the comnli tee planning the annual men's par ty additional time in which to comp1et ar r'angem ents. This an- nual party is GUS tom ar fly held on the fir st ing night of the New Year..
The frontiersman., 1947-01-04

fRON7IeRsMAN 7 sold six less sub- 0ls sen, Raymond Mar la sale of long-t term 5day af ternoon and a. ) win The Frontier sman margin of 65 points. extra points on three and four month sales.
 Carm3nfs collec- tion. ran just q few dollars behind Ray mond's, and her total DO oints amounted to l ,l2O. She lost the contest on the great- CT rumbar of ona- month subscriptions she sold.
 Zanas Beach, third cont7 s tant, sold Il subscr iptions ir all.
 All three con tos- tants made lO1 sales in total, but a nUm- Der of those were re- naWa1 sales. By pop 11ar vote among the con t9 s tants, the rule B were amenGed to allow poin ts for r9- noWsls as well as new sales.
 Prizes were award- ed to the three sale- smen just after the contest closed last Tue sday evening. Ray .mond's pr ize was $.O.' 3.armon won .s7..5O as rum 7r up. .7eras, collected t:2. 50 for his third+placa 3 s | anGing.
 Contes tants were |of two minds as to what they would use
The frontiersman., 1947-01-04

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 According to the rules of the conte t, a roint bonus was gi- ven for every six mon ths subs cripti ion sold, while points pyr amided from a base Of 10 for the f st mon th> for every extra nor tn subscribed.
 Until late Tuosda afternoon Carmen had ma lI [ alE co 6 c ONl1 or table lead thr ou -hout the two-Weeks con- test, exc c7pt for a br ief per iod jus tt be- fore Chris tras.
 Raymond made 42 sales and collac ted a total of :3o2. .25. He made a 'winn ing point total Of l 1855.
 Even in the number of six-month sales made, for both Carmen and Raymond totall7d l2, Raymond made his
Laurel outlook., 1947-11-19

Mrs. Cora Cunningham of Minot
N. D., has been visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. R. B. Sturtevant while at
tending Billings market week. She
will spend Thanksgiving with hel
daughter.
Another dance for 'teen-agers has
been announced by the Eagles lodge
for next Friday evening at tbs
Eagles hall on West Main street
The affair will be supervised by a
group of chaperons. Dancing will
be from 8 to IL. The Eagles own
dance will be the next evening, Sat
urday, at the hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Demaree of
Minot, N. D. were guests Friday
to Monday of Mr.. Demaree's bro
ther-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. R. Robson. They were accom-
panied to Laurel by Mrs. N. j.
Demaree and granddaughter, Mary
Lane Rainford of Minot, who re-
mained for a longer visit at the
Robson home.
Laurel outlook., 1947-11-19
Disabled Veteran
Doubles His Salary
Retrained Through State Aid. He
Gets Better lob.

NEW YORK. - A disabled veter-
an with one leg, two fingers and half
his face shot away has been re-
stored to health, retrained for new
occupation and placed in job pay
ing him more than double his pre-
war salary, State Industrial Com
missioner Edward Corsi said.
He cited this outstanding "suc-
cess story" to promote the current
campaign by the New York State
Employment service to find jobs for
21,0O0 physically handicapped per-
sons in this state. Nearly half the
total are war veterans, 5000 of
whom live in New York City.
The veteran chosen for a lease
history" was John A. Mancine, 33
years old, $24-a-week street clean
er in Rochester, N. Y. When dis
charged a year ago Mancine wore
an artificial left leg. The thumb and
ring finger of his left hand had been
amputated and the middle finger
was stiff. One side of his face had
been restored by plastic surgery. He
was deaf in one ear and still car
ried shell fragments in his chest
and remaining leg.
The City of Rochester gave him
a job as janitor but he could not
perform the work. He had discour-
aging time looking for a suitable
job. A few months ago he applied
to the State Employment service
for help. A test disclosed he had
some mechanical aptitude, so the
service placed him as an on-the-job
trainee with Bastian Brothers, Roch-
ester trophy manufacturers. Today
Mancine is a skilled buffer and pol
isher earning S54 for 4O-hour week.
"He is fine worker" a repre-
sentative of the employer said, "be-
cause he has his heart in his job.
His production and attendance rec
ords are excellent. He has demon
strated to us that the thing to look
for in a worker is his attitude to-
ward his work"
Laurel outlook., 1947-11-19
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT
COVE IRRIGATION co.
Incorporated at Laurel, Montana.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That at a meeting of the Board OF
Directors of Cove Irrigation Co., held
on the 1st day of November, 1947,
an assessment of $1.00 per share
was levied upon the subscribed cap
ital stock of the corporation, pay
able on or before the 3rd day OF
December, 1947, to the Secretary
Treasurer of said Company at No. 2
Void Building, Laurel, Montana.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment shall remain unpaid on the
10th day of December, 1947, will be
delinquent and advertised for sale
on the 10th day of December, 1947,
at public auction, and unless pay
ment. is made before will be sold on
December %, 1947, to pay the de-
linquent assessment and expenses of
sale.
Dated November 1, 1947.
By order of the Board of Direct
ors.
B. L. PRICE,
Secretary Treasurer,
Box 81, Laurel, Montana.
First Pub. Nov. 5, 194714t)
Laurel outlook., 1947-11-19

weighed SO when released. Before
that his normal weight was ITS.
In Rotterdam, Holland, the center
OF the city was found to have been
completely bombed out in 20 min
utes. In Amsterdam the visitors
were fascinated by the cutters and
polishers of diamonds, the fisher
men wearing wooden shoes, the an
cient windmills and The Hauge
where stands the peace palace.
From Brussels, Belgium, which
has stores packed with merchandise,
a DEG was taken for the return
trip to England. From high in the
air the travellers looked down on
the English channel, France and
Britain. In a few days they were
again aboard the Queen Elizabeth
and on their way home.
Concluding, Hoatson said, "Thank
the good Lord that you are an
American"
A guest attending the meeting
was Neil Baker, employee of the
Farmers Union Central Exchange
refinery.