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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-06

it looks as tho only the army
can get action when it comes
to oil.
Must Meet Requests
Armed Services has told the
National Petroleum Council
that they must meet all military
requests this week or the Indus
try will be taken over by the
President under the Selective
Service Act. This includes pro-
viding 100000 barrels of
m o tor gasoline and smaller
amounts of aviation gas n d
diesel OIL
Rear Admiral f. D. Foster, in
charge of military gas and oil,
said that because of the Berlin
crisis and other international
problems nothing short of 1000
coverage is acceptable" If the
oil comanies don't come through
the government can, under the
draft act, take steps to boost
production and argue about
prices later.
Price Arguments
Arguing about prices is one
of the chief pastimes of the NPC
which, as an excuse to ward off
government action, h as been
numerous meetings to
work out a voluntary alloca-
tion system" The voluntary sys-
tenn hasn't done the trick as far
as supply is concerned, but prof
its continue to soar.
The two latest companies to
report are Phillips and Contin-
entail. Phillips followed the in
dustry pattern by more than
doubling its profits for the first
six months of this year cover
$36, 100000 after taxes) and
Continental almost did the same
(S29,000,000). Meanwhile, 100
members of the Oil Workers
Int'l Union-CIO have had to
strike against Standard of Ohio
because Soho doesn't want to
give them the 81 &c wage hike
which most of the other COM
panies have granted.
Reuther Asks Meeting
In Michigan, UAW President
Walter Reuther has asked Mich
igan Gas and Panhandle Eastern
Pipe Line to meet with represen-
tative public groups in an eff
fort TO solve next winters gas
problem so that there aren't
plant shutdowns such as occur
red last January and February.
So far, the two companies have
ignored his request.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-06

trial
WING, which is a local of the
American Newspaper Guild-CIO,
has a number Of members who
work in Maryland. Extension of
the Baltimore crime news re-
strictions to the rest of the state
has been recommended by the
Maryland Court of Appeals. In
its statement, the Guild pointed
out the dangers of restricting
press freedom in violation of the
constitution.
The contempt hearing is set
for October l and James Law
renee Fly, former chairman of
the Federal Communications
Commission, will defend the
stations in court. Fly, now a New
York attorney, will challenge
the legality of the press restric-
tions on behalf of the American
Civil Liberties Union.
1t is expected that the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Assn
and the Natl Association of
Broadcasters will also be rep
resented in the case which is be-
ing watched by newspapermen
all over the country.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-06
You re Wealthy If You Have
UneIe Willing You Stock Shares

NEW YORK (LPA)-Unless your wealthy uncle willed you
couple of shares of Bethlehem Steel Standard Oil of N
ock-or have long ride read the financial
of the wouldn't know that oil and steel profits
still soaring
The information contained in reports for the second
of 1948-Aprl May and Juneby corporations Here
snne of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-06
Mine Hearing
Postponed

WASHINGTON (LPA) 49,
NLRB Trial Examiner William
Ringer this week postponed
hearings on General Counsel
Robert Denham's objections TO
the United Mine Workers union
shop contract until after Labor
Day. This means that this report
can't be issued until October,
and the five-man board will
hardly be able to release its
final decision on the case which
the steel trust is pushing against
UNIV until after the November
elections.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-06
Laundry Workers
First For Truman

INDIANAPOLIS (LPA)-The
100000 member Laundry work
ers Union-AFL announced last
week that it will support Presi-
dent Truman's campaign for re-
election. President Sam j Byers
said that in a telegraphic poll
the unions executive board was
Unanimously and enthusiast
cally for the President" 1t is the
first AFL union to make a clear
cut commitment to any presi-
dental candidate
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-06
5000 Smelling Worker
GET l2c Wage Boost

CHICAGO (LPA)-Strikes at
American Smelling and Refining
Co. plants throughout the coun-
try were called off last week
when an agreement was reached
giving a 12c wage boost and
other benefits to 5000 members
of the Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers-CIO. The settlement
came the same day that a two
month strike ended at the Gar
wood, N. j., plant of Aluminium
Co. of America, where a 13c in
crease was won by MMSW.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-06
Mothers---Young And Old
BY DR.. DONALD A. DUKELOW,
Secretary Public Health Education Section of the
American Public Health Association

A HUNDRED years having children still a very
dangerous occupation Deatf during childbirth tenth
the mothers expected Chdbed accepted
necessary Only nqurng around
ask why should tolerate this great loss of m find out
what could be done prevent it.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-08-06
Other Groups
Protest News Ban
Point To Danger Of Press Freedom;
Resolution Passed Attacking Ruling

WASHINGTON LPA)-A meeting of the Washington News
paper Guild last week passed resolution attacking ruling under
five Baltimore radio stations have been cited for contempt
The five stations of violating Baltimore
by boadcasng details of before the
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
PLANE BELIEVED DOWN |N COOK |NLE'
 In Europe
 From, War

LONDON, Jan. 1.-IR- Europe had a hangover today, too, but with Scotch at S16 a fifth in Glas- gow and $22 a bottle in Paris, the welcome to the New Year was not as cordial as it might have been.
 There were many in the ill- clothed, poorly fed, chilly nations of Europe whose New Year head aches were hangovers from a war which ended more than two years ago. Facing an uncertain future amid a widening chasm dividing the East and West, they looked hopefully toward economic aid un- der the Marshall Plan.
 Germans received l948 in mood of despair. Their trampled coun- try. wrecked by the war, was split in two and there was no prospect for peace or prosperity.
 Fighting continued in the moun- tains of Greece and on the bloody plains of Palestine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
"CHRI5TMA55HIp" OF pAC.N0RTHWEST
 NOW DESIGNATED

SEATTLE, Jan 1-R-Desig- nation of the steamship Gretna Victory as the Pacific Northwest Christmas Ship" to Europes needy is disclosed here.
 The 10,681-ton vessel due here from Japan about January 26, will take on 50 carloads of food and clothing in Seattle, Tacoma and Portland before it's European voy- age.
 Simultaneous with designation of the ship was the announcement of the arrival of Great Northern carload of food from Montana. in- cluding l00pound sacks of flour, canned milk and cereals already packed for export The shipment was hauled free by the Great Northern Railroad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01

 ASKS MEAT
 RATI0NING

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-P-Sen- ator Flanders D.-Vt) said today he plans to confer soon with Sec retary of Agriculture Anderson in an attempt to line up big packers in support of meat rationing.
 The Vermont lawmaker told a reporter that after talking with meat industry representatives he has no illusions about the difficulty of winning them over, but he feels it is worth try
 Flanders for several weeks has been advocating rationing as the only way of coping with the mea. shortage which the Agriculture De- partment has predicted will develop in the spring Anderson, along with President Truman, also has been plugging for standby power to ra- ton meat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
SECRET INFO,
 ROCKET SHIp
 IS RESENTED
Controversy Between Air Force, Magazine Up 10
 justice Department
By ELTON C. FAY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. = lP - A controversy between the Air Force and a magazine involving the right to publish information considered secret by the military landed in the Justice Department today.
 The Air Force referred to the governments legal branch for study the question of whether military security was concerned when the magazine Aviation Week printed a story last month reporting that the experimental rocket plane XS-l had flown faster than sound at the Muroc, Calf. Air Base.
 The Air Force had declined to dis cuss the story in any form.
 Earlier, Secretary of Defense For restal had invoked security regula- tions directed specifically at keep ing secret data on the Air Forces high speed flight work.
 Robert Hotz, news editor of the magazine. told a reporter copy of the article was shown to an FBI agent before it was published
 There was no official immediately available who could suggest what line the Justice Department in- vestigation might follow A yolun- tary censorship code. agreed to by the nations press and radio. ended with the Japanese surrender in l945.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
MANY DEAD IN TORNADO,
 L0UISIANA A
Some 200 Persons Report ed Injured-Five Towns
 in State Are Struck

SHREVEPORA La, Jan. l.-lR Louisiana counted nearly a score dad today after tornadoes tore Brought northwestern Louisiana and southwestern Arkansas, strik- nlg five towns and injuring some 200 persons.
 At least 15 bodies have been re- covered at Cotton Valley, small oil and railroad town northeast of Shreveport An unidentified negro was killed at Leton, La.
 A woman was fatally injured at Dykesville. La, and an unidenti- fled negro was killed at Haynes vile. At Village, Ark, a school superintendent was killed when a Eioh school gymnasium was de- molished
 A twister also struck Gilmer, Ark, destroying one house, but there were no deaths or injuries reported there.
 The funnel-shaped twlster was inst sighted south of Vanceville, La. by Herman Jones of Bossier City. He said he saw the funnel dip toward the earth as he drove alcng a highway He abandoned his automobile for the comparative safety of a roadside ditch he said, and watched as the funnel sucked up a house from nearby woods.
 At that time, Jones said, the tornado was cutting swath about t feet vide.
 .tompng across wooded and swampy sections of Bossier Parish, the tWister struck Cotton Valley from the southwest, damaging much of the business district.
 Then it came back to strike the little town again, this time from the northeast, and demolished many homes.
 Mayor Sam Coyle estimates that 800 persons are homeless and that the list of injured in Cotton Valley alone will reach 200
 A check of hospitals in the stricken area showed at least ITO persons have been treated for storm injuries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
HUBBARD WANTS ALASKA CANAL TO
 AID IN DEFENSE

SANTA CLARA, Calf, Jan. l.- lR-The Rev. Bernard R. Hubbard, S.J.. famed Glacier Priest, ad- vocates construction of a vital canal so sufficient materials could reach the interior of Alaska for it's defense in case of conflict with Northern Asia
 Hubbard in an interview at San ta Clara University said he would go to Washington, D. c. to lay his plan before Adm Louis M. Den field.
 T will advocate construction of a vital canal 30 miles long join ing the Yukon and Kuskokwim riv- CTS at Russian Mission near Nor ton Sound" Hubbard said.
 Shipping thus could enter the mouth of the Kuskokwim, pass through the canal into the Sound ard thence into the interior of AL aSka
 Alaska is our most important outpost and post which could be used in case of a conflict with Northern Asia. The canal would insure getting sufficient supplies into the interior of Alaska The railrcad could not haul enough materials needed for the defense of the Territory
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
31 pASSENGERS FLY
 ALAJkA COASTAL WED

Thirty-one passengers flew by AL aska Coastal Airlines yesterday with stops at Tenakee. Hoonah, Sitks, Angoon, Hood Bay, Ketchikan, Wrangell and Petersburg.
 Passengers from Juneau to Hoo- nah were: K. Grant, Mrs. George Linn. w. E. Nigh, Mrs. Nigh.
 Tenakee to Juneau: Bill Meldrune.
 Hoonah to Juneau Mrs. P. $. Ganty, P. s. Ganty
 Juneau to Sitka; Workman. Workman, Katherine Covle. Cyril Zuboff. Max Rogers. F. U. Hawley
 Sitka to Juneau; Catherine s. Sherwood. Lillian Kitka, George See. Carl Peterson, Edwin M Brown
 Angoon to Juneau: David Willard.
 Juneau to Ketchikan: 5. Colgrove, Fred Crisp. w s. Mcknight
 Ketchikan to Juneau: Jeanne Renshaw.
 Wrangell to Ketchikan. Dick Brinck.
 Ketchikan to Wrangell: L Jacob son. Grace Williams. Judy Page. Gill bert Smith
 Petersburg to Juneau Dave Dre- beldis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
WARNE WORKING ON PROGRAM FOR
 AlD FOR ALASKA

WASHING -1N, Jan. 1.--dRl- A rounded program for development of Alaska is being prepared for sub mission to the next session of Con- gress.
 William E. Warne, Assistant Sec retary of the Interior told reporter today the Interdepartmental Com mittee on Alaska is working on the program and hopes to be able to present it to Congress early in l943.
 He said it would provide for road building, housing construction, im- nrovement of transportation to and within the Territory, and in general for improvement of the Territory s economic situation.
 Every department of the govern ment having an interest in Alaska will be represented in the program when it is completed by their rep resentatives on the Interdepart- ment Committee, which has been working since last September.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
NEITHER ARABS NOR JEWS WANT
 FIGHT, IS CLAIM

NEW YORK, Jan. l. -if'- Neither Arabs nor Jews want war fare i'll the Holy Land, says Mayor Israel Rokach of the all Jewish city of Tev Aviv, and the present Arab attacks are the handiwork of hired hands directed by intrigu- ing politicians.
 Palestine Jewry is not reluc- tant to have a conflict or to enter into open warfare with the Arabs v he said in a statement released in his behalf by the Jewish Ma tional Fund of America.
 Mayor Rokach came here to at tend a Jewish National Fund con- ference to be held the first week in January. Accompanying him were his wife and Abraham Harz- field, Palestine labor leader and colonization expert.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
The W ashington Merry Co., Round
By DREW PEARSON

NAPLES-(By Wireless Tn France, a lot of people on New Years Day don't say Happy New Year" any more. They say Heres hoping you don't have any worse year than last year" Tn other words, they don't expect things to get any better They have lost hope
 Today, as we hegin the year 1948 the big problem is to prevent that year from becoming another 1889. War is easy to start when men lose hope. When they have nothing to lcse they take desperate gambles. Che big problem now facing the world. therefore, is to restore mems hope. Another is to persuade peo- pie that they must work just as hard to win the peace as they did did to win victory in war.
 When war strikes, Congress throws economy to the winds. Money is voted in hand d-over-fist manner. People work long hours. pay heavy taxes, put up with all kinds of sacrifices Then, when the war is won, Congress immediately begins whiting down all important instruments for winning the peace The State Department, just as important to peace' as the Army and Navy are to war, gets it's bud get pruned instead of increased. Even the few paltry dollars spent to tell European newspapers about the United States are pared away by nickle-nursing Congressmen and then, having chopped away all our Instruments for keeping the peace we pretend to be surprised when a few years later, we find ourselves at war
 They have been trying to make us forget now about the votes cast against building defenses for Guam and have been trying to make their constituents back home forget the
 tContinued on Page Four)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
THR0NGS
 WELCOME
 NEW YEAR
ReveIfY, Reverence Greet t948-Note for Peace
 Is Sounded by Lie
By The Associated Press)

The revelry of joyous throngs, the reverence of worshippers with prayer for world peace, the som- her appeal of United Nations leader for accord among the great powers in this contrasting, but traditional, setting, the nation ob- served the advent of the new year.
 As millions of merry makers lrolicked and other millions jam med churches, the appeal for ln- telnational unity was sounded by U. N. Secretary General Trygve Lie, who gravely told nationwide radio audience he was 'disappolnt- ed in the greatest hope of all'- the hope that the major power would move toward an understand ing on disputed issues.
 A mere optimistic note on the U. MS future had been struck earlier yesterday by President Tru- man who said he had every faith" in the organization as "a means of general world peace, for the simple reason that we can't af- ford anything else"
 But the days accent leaned sharply to gaiety and from snow choked Manhattan to the smallest hamlets, celebrating citizens roared tumultotfs greetings to 1948.
 Restrained only slightly by the shushy remnants of a record blank ct of snow, New Workers set the pattern for much of America with their traditionally boisterous blow out.
 A police estimated throng of ,C00-last year it was 100000 surged through Times Square and cut loose with a mighty roar at the turn of midnight
 Fashionable night and supper clubs were jammed to the rafters and the Latin Quarter-a night spot with a $50 cover charge turned away some 500 would-be customers just before midnight
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
Tubertu|ous Indian Child FIoqqed with Rubber Hose
 Al ANS Sitka Sanaioriun1

A report that nurse at the Alaska Native Service tuberculosis sanitorium at Alice Island, Sitka. disciplined a tuberculosis Indian child by beating the boy with a length of rubber hose was con- firmed yesterday by ANS General Superintendent Don c. Foster.
 The incident occurred some i've or six months ago, but was re- ported to the Empire early this week in a letter from a former employee of the ANS who was re- gently fired Although the nurse was severely reprimanded after the matter was reported to ANS ad- ministrative heads at Sitka, she was allowed to continue on the hospital staff until leaving of her own volition a few weeks ago.
 Foster said that the boy, Bill Gardener, was difficult to handle and the nurse lost her temper. He said that he was told that the hose
 
 used was a surgical hose. How ever. the former employee who said he witnessed the beating said the hose was of the type which IS used about a washroom for sluic- ing down the floor or for filling buckets from a spigot.'
 His report stated that he entered the sanitorium and was attracted by loud screams coming rom one of the wards, so I turned in that direction. As I stood in the hall, looking into the ward. from which all the noise was coming, what I saw was hard to believe. A nurse was flogging one of the bed-ridden patients with a short length of rubber hose
 He said that after she finished she went into the wash room where she left the hose, T decid- ed to have a look at the patient realizing that l had no busi- ness in there. I came face to face with the nurse She was red-faced and demanded to know what I was doing and insisted I get out.
 The boy was still sobbing and couldn't talk She ripped back the covers and showed me the red welts she had made cn the lads back
 The witness said that he later reported the matter to his superior.
 Foster, who was at Sitka at the time, heard of the case at once and ordered the doctor in charge to examine the boy and also ordered that the nurse be reprimanded.
 The former employee who re- ported the case said that at the time he thought that after report ing the matter to the proper au- thorities he would do nothing more because he thought that any pub iicity would do the governments native program an injury. How ever, he stated, since that time he has reached the conclusion that the greater injury would be done by withholding the information.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
FISH TRAP
 HEARINGS
 SCHEDULED
Attempt 10 Be Made 10 Set. He Controversial Ques-
 lion in Alaska

WASHINGTON, Jan. l.-R- The first step intended to settle the controversial question of fish traps in Alaska will be taken this month by two Congressional com mitteeS.
 The Senate subcommittee on In terstate and Foreign Commerce headed by Senator Magnuson tD- Wash and the House Fisheries subcommittee headed by Rep. Tol- leison tR- Wash) will hold hearings on an Interior Department bill to revise the system of allocating fish traps in the Territory. Senate hearings will start January 26 and these in the House January 29
 The question of reducing the number of traps held by big pack ing films has been considered year after year until finally the Inter for Department got all interested parties to agree to sIlomit to Con- gress for final determination it's proposal to solve the matter.
 The legislation introduced ill the House and Senate last year pro poses that all fish traps in the Territory must be leased from the government.
 It would provide that persons and firms holding 20 or less fish traps could retain them; operators of from 20 to 30 traps could re- tain 90 percent of them; those with 30 to 40 could retain 80 per cent; and those with 40 or more could retain 75 percent.
 All licenses would expire in five years, not subject to renewal
 The legislation proposes that at once the hig packers would sur render 42 trap sites.
 These could be sold to the high est bidder, with Alaskan villages, natives and residents being given priority. If no one in Alaska want ed them, they would go to the highest bidder from outside.
 The licensees would pay the government a royalty equal to the value of five percent of the catch on the first 500,0O0 salmon caught and seven percent fer all over that amount. Trap site holders could deduct Territorial taxes up to 50 percent of the royalty. The money the government receives would be divided equally with the Territory
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
DECLARE yTATE5
 HAVE GONE CRAZY
Residents of St. Pau! Isle Discuss Living Condi-
 lions, Isolated Place

SEATTLE. Jan. 1.--lR- Mir. and Mrs H. J. Martin, here for the winter after two and half years cn remote St Paul Island in the Pribilofs ill the Boring Sea, have looked around the past several days and Martin observes
 Economically. the States have gone crazy.
 "A dollar is worth only about 30 cents in these parts"
 Now on St. Paul Island, where he's a radio electrician for the Seal Division of the Fish and Wild life Service, it's different
 The natives, wards of the gov ernment, are issued all food except fancy groceries" and Govern ment storekeeper comes around ev- cry Monday and collects grocery lists from the F white families who are Federal employees. The last time Mrs Martin bought eggs, she paid 79 cents a dozen Butter was 79 cents pound
 Martin and his wife and their son Paul, 9, pay between S2l and S22 a month for house and movies are free.
 We're not money conscious on St Paul" Martin said.
 
 Once in q while you get a bank statement, look it over and then forget about money again"
 Mrs Martins observation was:
 You pay'the price i'll isola- tion."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-01
NEW FREIGHT RATE BREAKS BACK, FRUIT INDUSTRY S CLAIM

WENATCHEE. Jan l-lY- Speedy relief from the new freight rate increase, described as the straw that breaks the back of our fruit industry was being sought by leaders oi the apple industry today
 At q conference of growers rep resertatiyes yesterday. Frank w.. Taylor, Secretary of the Northwest Horticultural Council, said he would leave for Washington today to see what relief can be obtain ed