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Evening star., 1947-06-19

More than 500 persons. including
many high Government officials, at
tended a testimonial dinner for
Joseph D. Nunan, jr,, retiring COM
missioner of internal revenue, at
the Hotel Statler last night.
Mr.. Nunan resigned last month to
return to private business. His sue
cessor, George Schoeneman, was
present as an honor guest. Mr..
humans resignation is effective on
June 80.
Toastmaster for the evening was
Wash B. williams, Washington
Tributes to Mr.. Nunan were made
by Undersecretsry of the Navy John
Evening star., 1947-06-19
Household Soop Prices
Cut by ; Big Companies
Ax thu Associated Rrsss

NEW YORK, June 19.-Three
major soap companies cut their
prices of household soaps and soap
powders yesterday ~.
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co. re-
duced wholesale prices an average
Of 3 per cent. with cuts on individ-
ual items ranging from to IL per
cent. Proctor & Gamble and Lever
Bros. announced reductions averag-
ing per cent
The reductions followed a decline
of about 10 per cent in April.
Spokesmen for the companies said
they reflected further declines in
prices of fats and oils.
Evening star., 1947-06-19
Tuck ProcIoims July 5
Legal Holiday in Stote
By the Assoe;oted Pres.

RICHMOND, Va, June ls.-Gov.
Tuck has proclaimed July 5 legal
holiday" in Virginia.
The Governor said he had received
many requests from bankers and
merchants to make the Saturday an
official day off, and since most retail
establishments will be closed any
way, the Governor said he felt a
legal holiday" would be justified.
Evening star., 1947-06-19
New Department Heads
Named at American u.

/. Two appointments to the faculty
of American University have been
announced by President Paul F.
Douglass.
DR.. Kenneth Hunter, banking and
economics statistics specialists now
with the once Of the Housing Ex-
pediter, will become chairman Of
the economics department of the
arts and sciences college. DR..
Harold E. Davis OF Hiram College
will become chairman of the depart
ment of history and government.
Evening star., 1947-06-19
'5IlipbuiIding Union
Votes 10 Call Strike
July | in 81 Yards
D. he As.ee;sse.d pr,ss I

NEW YORK, June is.--By vote
OF 100 to 8. the Policy Committee
OF the CIO Industrial Union Of
Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
has voted to call strike Of $1,000
workers in 81 shipyards July II
bottom dollar wage demands are
not met.
A spokesman for the committee.
announcing the vote last night.
said most present contracts expire
June a and that strike notices
have been sent to 81 major shipyards
in conformity with the Smith Con-
nally Act. He said present contracts
would not BE- extended beyond June
30. date of expiration OF the Smith
Connally Act.
Original wage demands, which
included . 75-cents-An-hour in
crease and an 1l.6-cents-An-h -hour
differential for men engaged In re-
pair work, have been scaled down"
the spokesman said. He did not
give the new demands or the present
wage scales.
West Coast Raises Cited.
A statement from the union
quoted John Green Of Camden. N. j..
international president, as saying
that West Coast employers had
given raises up to Is cents an hour
to the AFL Metal Trades Council
but had made no effort to improve
East Coast contracts.
Bethlehem Steel Corp, with ship
yards in New York, Boston and
Baltimore, employees 40 per cent OF
the workers In the industry, the
union spokesman said.
Edward Denhardt of Camden, sec
retary OF the Unions Bethlehem
Atlantic Coast Committee, said
Bethlehems offers were below terms
Of the present contract.
Joseph Townsley of Hoboken, NJ.
negotiator with Todd Shipy ards
Corp, employing about 1000 men
in Hoboken and 1000 In Brooklyn.
said Todd had not met one Of the
union demands.
Baltimore Firm Affected.
Similar reports were made In con-
nection with negotiations on behalf
Of 5000 men employed by the Mary
land Drydock Co. In Baltimore,
$500 men employed by the Federal
Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., q
United States Steel subsidiary. in
Kearny, N. j.: 1900 men employed
by the Pusey & Jones Corp. In
wilmington, Del, and $500 en-
ployes of the New York Shipbuild-
ing Corp.
In addition to the increased pay
and differential, the union sought
extended vacations. paid holidays,
severance pay and other benefits.
Evening star., 1947-06-19

CommunicatlCnS
Commission, has
been = sharp
critic OF the ad-.
ministration And
is ranked as one
OF the leaders in
the Republican
economy drive.
Now serving
his fifth term in
the House, the
40 year ol d
Lin1a law ye r
would succeed
Ray c. Wake
field, . member
Of the commits
Evening star., 1947-06-19
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Sunny with
highest temperature around rs this
afternoon Mostly clear tonight with
lowest about So. Tomorrow increas-
ing cloudiness and continued rather
COOL
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, northwest.
River Report
From United States Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and muddv at Great Falls: Shenandoah
clear at Earpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1947-06-19

sion. whose term expires June ~.
The wakefield renomination was
withdrawn by the White House yes
terday without explanation.
senate Majority Leader Wnlte
Evening star., 1947-06-19

Robert r. Jones. the Ohio Re-
publican Representative nominated
By President Truman yesterday
to be member Of the Federal
Evening star., 1947-06-19

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 90, on June II.
Lowest. 7. on February 3.
Tida Tables
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30
Strict Price Controls Have Saved Britain
From Even Worse Economic Agonies

relatively much better off than before
the war.
The trouble With British mining,
Miss Lee explained, is manpower. par
ticularly Il lack of young coal miners.
Miners are largely older men and the,
average age is 40 years, with almost
. third Of the miners over so years
old. she forecast that England will
again export coal after some years.
while We need another American
loan we do not want it with strings
attached that will hold back the So
cialization OF British industry" she
said. conditions in England are
hopeful and we shall pull through the
present difficulties"
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30
AL NOT FOR FORCED
military TRAINING

San Francisco-FP-The AFL vot-
ed unanimously here October Is to
continue its opposition to compulsory
peacetime military training as it turn
ed a deaf ear to the pleas of three
guests speakers who appeared before
the convention in preceding days.
The 200 delegates 10 n f%ederaIon's
Goth convention voted without discus
sion to approve the recommendation
OF their executive council renewing
their stand against UNIT. The same
delegates a few days earlier gave
warm welcome to General Mark Clark.
American Legion Commander James
+. ONeill and Mayor Roger Lapham
Of San Francisco. all of whom has
strongly urged such training.
The convention even went further
and accused the War Department of
improperly spending funds for prop
uganda supporting compulsory mill
tary training"
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30
BRING MARSHALL PLAN
into U.N. AGENCY,
SAYS PATTON

WASHINGTON 1.-THE Marshall Plan
should be carried out under the direc-
ton of the Economic Commission for
Europe James G. Patton. president
Of the National Farmers Union said
in a statement offering this as the first
in a seven-noint program for Ameri-
can foreign policy.
The ECE offers "the best hope Of
working an ntegrated European plan
instead of the ~hodgepodge of individ-
ual requests by individual nations now
being Jumped together in Paris" Pat
ton said.
Other points in Patton's program
were as follows: (.
2. A change in emphasis by the
World Bank and Monetary Fund so
that they will not place 1.-THE service
OF securities holders above service to
the people Of the world"
3. Congress should double us. con.
tributions to the UN Food & Agricul-
ture Organization.
4. Future Us. loans should carry g
provision for scaling the debt accord
ing to the buying power Of the dollar.
B. us. controls on exports should
be continued.
6. SO far as possible, the President
should extend whatever aid al be eX-
tended to Europe without congression-
al action.
Z. A return to r%ationing and price
control in this country is imperative
~ required.
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30
JOB OPENINGS FOR BUS DRIVERS Limited

~populous districts. For example. more
than 21,000 bus drivers are employed
in the state of New York, more than
$1,000 in each of the states of New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. and more
than 1900 in California. Such a
sparsely settled state as North Dakota
accounts for only 100.
Employment is usually steady the
year around. During peak periods
more workers may be used from the
extra board" or the drivers may work
longer hours. but there is seldom any
seasonal change in the number Of
drivers.
Though were employed as
drivers during the war, most of them
have now been replaced by men and
no more will be hired. Very few ION
whites are employed in this occupa-
ton.
At present there are few job oppor-
tunities and more than enough men
available to fill them. Almost no ex-
future. requirements are low; few
men quit their jobs, and since most
drivers are young there are very few
retirements or deaths.
Over the next few years, however,
there will no doubt be a moderately
increased demand for bus drivers. AS
suburban areas develop, more buses
will be used. The growth Of popula-
ton. construction Of more and better
roads, and manufacture of more com
Portable buses will all contribute to
the gradual growth, of bus traffic.
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30

trying to dictate to the INN
makers. II would advise Wit
nesses to stand up and say, l
am an American and it's none
of YOUR business what say.
think and write" Pepper said.
adding that he was sure the
courts would uphold this right.
Peppers advice was directed al a
group of ~ screen directors. writer's
and one actor ILarry Parks. star OF
The Jolson story and Down To Earthl.
who had been subpoenaed TO appear
before the un-Americans. For several
days they have been forced to SIT and
listen 10 their being smeared
withou; the right TO cross examine
their accusers.
In a wire to the 10. TAYLOR said the
committees activities ARE the most
un-American yet forced upon the clti-
zens Of our great nation in The do
nestle field. This is part of an at
tempt to subvert and control every
medium for the dissemination of news
and information in order to smear all
liberals as reds, and TO prevent crit
icism of the present drive toward war
and military Dictatorship
The evening before the two pro
labor senators spoke out, the 10 de-
clared their intention to fight the
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30
mechanics

Highland Park. Mich.-FP-Postwar
Britain has been saved from even
worse trouble than ii now has by strict
rationing and price control, said Jen-
ME Lee, Labor member of parliament
and wife of Aneurin Bevan. minister
of health in the Attlee cabinet and Il
leftwinger in the Labor party. The
Lee meeting was arranged by Amer
leans For Democratic Action.
While Miss Lee did not refer to
President Truman's definition Of Il
police state as one that goes in for
rationing and price control she was so
emphatic in praising those methods
for England that the inference was
apparent.
Equally direct regarding foreign pol
icy, she attributed the trouble in Pal
estine and the near east generally.
not as due to democracy VS.. totali-
%tarianism. but as caused primarily by
the scramble OF the three big powers
for Arabian oil. England. the us.
and the U.S.S.R. all want mean east
oil and none Of them want to offend
the Arabs, she said. She blamed the
us. for unwilliMgness to enforce the
partition of Palestine into Jewish and
Arab states, after indorsing the prin-
ciple Of the division.
The home policy Of the British La
Dor government has made great prog
ress in leveling off the caste distinc.
tons that formerly disgraced British
democracy. The process started dur.
ing the war, she said, and has been
speeded since. The working class il
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30
Profits In First Half of l947 Outstripped
Any Previous Period In History

prices. This element of profits, how
ever. had a declining trend toward the
first half of this year" the Survey
said. AS Il result, if inventory prof.
its are excluded. profits both before
and after taxes show a steady increase
from the last quarter of 1916 through
Juno Of this year
a recent survey conducted by the
New York Times reported that indus
Try profits for the first half Of l947
had scared l21c, above the first six
months Of 1916.
Last year broke all records for
profits. According to the Commerce
department, the corporations in 1916
rolled NJ SIZE billion in clear profits,
S3i2 billion more than in 1915, or an
increase Of 39es. If 1917 profits con-
tinue at their current rate, total prof
its may reach some $17-1s billion.
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30

About 200, 900 bus drivers are en-
ployed in this country transporting
passengers over short routes in cities
and over longer routes between cities
and states. But traffic has increased
enormously in recent .y~ears-from "a
billion vehicle-miles in 1896 to 3.S bill
lion in 1915. AS cities spread out and
buses replace streetcars and as bus
travel becomes more comfortable. bus
traffic will continue to grow. While
the total number Of passengers carried
by both streetcars and buses almost
doubled between 1885 and 1916. the
streetcars's share of traffic declined
and the buses share rose rapidly. In
1885 streetcars carried almost three
times as many passengers as buses;
in 1916 buses carried considerably
more than did streetcars.
Most Work for Common Carriers
The majority Of bus drivers work
for local and long-distance common
carriers. About one out Of six oper-
ates IN intercity bus. A considerable
number operate buses for schools, fac
tories. hotels, railroads. sightseeing
organizations. and various business
enterprises that require transportation
OF large numbers of people, but they
are not typical bus drivers. The aver
age school-bus driver. for instance,
SppnIc op1v u fay hplIrc a 1nv in that
occupation, and works at some other
job the rest of the time.
Bus drivers are employed through.
out the country. The greatest mum
Der, however. are found in the more
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30

Thomas un-Americans together. IN
stead Of begging Tor forgiveness the
way their million-dollar bosses, Jack
Warner and Louis b. Mayer had done
Speaking at a packed rally STAGED by
The National LAWYERS Child, lawyers
and Hollywood fieures said
Robert Kenny. former California
attorney general counsel for the ~:
Never in American history has there
been such an mdisguised attempt to
establish Il dictatorship oyer a means
OF communication.''
Charles II. Houston. National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Col
cred People lawyer: There can be no
reconciliation or agreement with the
committee because it does not belong
t. the same America that these screen
writer's and directors do. 1t has never.
10 my knowledge. investigated lynch
Ing or physical terrorism, has never
touched the lawless enforcement of
the law by police. sheriffs and state
troopers. has never spoken out against
the disfranchisement of voters by the
poll tax
Edward Dmytryk. director of Cross
fire. III the Thomas committee is
successful in its purpose, no more
films like Crossfire will be seer on the
American screen. Any suggestion
hat all is not perfect in America, any
characterization of a business man as
greedy for profits or of a politician
who is less than pure III heart, is to
this group %subyersiye propaganda
Lewis Milestone, director: IF we
lose this fight. then Thomas and Ran.
kin viii make the pictures and they'll
have to get the gold out of the ground
al Fort Knox to pay for the losses
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30

New York.-Fp-The first half of
1877 was a juicy profit period for big
business, outstripping even the fabu-
lousy high records of the year before.
Latest confirmation that corpora
tons are raking in the biggest profits
in their history came from the Com
merce Dept. in its October Survey of
Current business.
The survey reported that the level
Of corporate profits in the first six
months Of this year was even higher
than in the final quarter Of 1916. At
~seasonably adjusted annual rates. esti-
mated corporate profits before taxes
increased from s$27 billion in the fourth
quarter Of 1876 to SO billion in the
first quarter Of 1917 and declined to
S21i2 billion in the second.
Profits after taxes increased from
a rate Of SIG billion in the final 1916
quarter TO sl7i2 billion in the first
quarter Of this year, receding to SlGl2
billion III the second quarter.
These estimates, the Survey noted.
include inventory profits which have
increased in value because Of rising
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30
OF Interest TO
WORLD war
VETERANS

Editors Note: EX-servicemen
and one are vitality interested in
the benefits which their government
offers them through the Veterans
Administration and they are asking
thousands of questions daily.)
Q. During what period must a World
War II veteran have served TO become
eligible for the educational benefits of
the &. |. Bill of Rights?
A. From Sept. 16, 1910, through
July 25, 1917.
@. May a veteran of World War II
study with a private teacher and re-
ceive benefits under the G. |. Bill?
A. No.
@. If | obtain a G.. /. loan to go into
business and the business fails, is the
guaranteed portion of the loan paid by
the government charged to me or is it
an outright gift to me?
A. A guaranteed loan is not a gift
to the veteran. 1t must be repaid.
II the government has to pay the guar
anteed portion Of the G. I. loan to the
lender, the veteran is obligated to the
government for the payment.
@. | would like to appear before
the Veterans Administration rating
board to explain my application for
compensation. Will VA pay my trav
cling expenses?
A. No. All expenses you may incur
going TO or from a Veterans Admins
tration rating board must be borne by
you.
G. Can a veteran of the Spanish
American War get government insur
ance because of his service in the
armed forces?
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30

providing that the object
sought to be accomplished
thereby has a reasonable rela-
ton to the betterment Of labor
conditions, and they act peace
ably and honestly. This right
is guaranteed by the federal consti-
tuition as part of the right of freedom
Of speech. press and assemblage and
it is not dependent upon the existence
ployer and his employees
"Various means of economic per-
suasion such as picketing. the primary
and secondary b%oycotts. and refusal
to work together often go to make up
concerted efforts to induce non-mem-
Der employees to join a particular
union. Such conduct may be per-
formed in the exercise of civil liber-
ties guaranteed by both the federal
and state constitutions"
After this fortnight statement on
the basic rights of unionists, the court
quoted with approval from the opinion
Of the late Justice Holmes OF the
supreme court:
Il do not doubt for a moment that
by the same reasoning that would
justify Furnishing persuasion to muir
der. the u. S. constitutionally may
punish speech that produces or is in
tended to produce a clear and immi
nent danger that will bring about at
once certain evils that the US. con
! stitutionally may seek to prevent
but . the principle Of free speech
is always the same. 1t is only the
present danger of immediate evil OF
an intent to bring it about that war
rants congress in setting a limit tC
the expression of opinion -. Congress
certainly cannot forbid all effort to
change the mind of the country"
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30
Non-Union Veteran Out

In Bozon V. Central Pa. Quarry Co.
the L. S. District Court decided that
a veteran who was formerly employed
as a truck driver is not entitled TO
unemployment after his return from
service. if a union of which he was
not a member had obtained a-elosed
shop contract during his absence.
The court held that the veteran was
not qualified" for the job and his
demand for reinstatement was nnrea-
sonable. The employer had offered
the veteran a job in an open shop
operation in another city. The vet
eran refused this offer.
The court reasoned that the law pro
tected the veteran only by giving him
his seniority and the right to return
if he was "qualified' to do the job.
II the veteran had never gone into
the armed forces he would have had
to join the union or lose his job under
the closed shop contract when the
union came in.
The veterans right to his job is
conditioned upon his seniority, and
congress did not seek ito sweep aside
the seniority system Just as skill,
sex and type of work available may
determine the veterans qualifications
for his job, his union membership Tor
lack of it, may determine his en-
nloyment rights"
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30
BRITISH WORKING
PRODUCTION
PROVES

There's been much talk in some
American circles that the people of
Britain in this post war period are
lying down on the job. The follow
ing figures compiled by the British
overseas Information division, Board
of Trade. should help to dispel such
rumors, since it can be seen that only
in the production of coal and cotton
goods are the British failing to keep
step with the pre-war period.
Agricultural Production
Montana labor news., 1947-10-30
Prices To Get First Call

Washington = Ftp - President Tru-
man will give congress his recon
mendations for stopping the initiation
airy spiral of high prices when the law
makers %reconvene in special session
November II, the chief executive said,
giving prices and the foreign situation
as twin reasons for the call.