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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-10-28
Police On Trail Of luke Joint Robbers
But No Clues Reported So Far

luke boxes and pinball mach
ines in the places of Joe Fleming,
Taylor and Mrs. Mamie Suther-
land were robbed Monday night.
Thus far, the robber is at large.
Fleming's plare is just over the
hill from Clintwood on the FREE
mont road; Taylor's is at the old
Peggy Ann Rose stand; Suther-
lands is above Mcclure. The
haul is not estipnated, in money
and goods, above $4,000.
Local officers and state police
worked on the case all day Mon
day. The net result of their work
was dim description of man
seen the day before, spending
nickels and driving a car with
Ohio license plates. This man, it
appears, ceased the joints" Mon
day. At one place, he said he was
looking for rooms to rent. At the
others, he was just a passing
stranger with nickels to spend.
He also visited Berlin Fleming's
place in Clintwood.
The doors had apparently been
forced open with some tool like
a wrecking bar. The haul at Elem
ing's was estimated at 5000. The
other losses were much less. The
robberies seemed carefully plan
ned, even though the take was
small for a nights dangerous
work. It is said the owner, who
leases the machines on a $3.50
basis, checks them weekly and
that he was due Wednesday. But
why would a slick operator work
for such small wages? Oh well,
who knows?
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-10-28
Gilmer Fleming Is
County's Corniest
Farmer
(Contributed)

Gilmer Fleming, winner in the
100 bushel corn contest, received
a check for fifty dollars this
week, accordin gto E. C. Smith.
This contest was open to any
farmer in Dickinson County.
However, only twenty entered
the contest. Mr.. Fleming's yield
was 121 bushels per acre. His
corn was planted in sod land on
April %. The land received 1000
pounds of 4-12-4 fertilizer per
acre in addition to 100 pounds of
Ammonium Nitrate when the
corn was knee high. Mr.. Fleming
had worked out his corn once be-
fore most of the corn in Dicken
son County was planted. T h e
drought in August did not injure
his yield. He planted US. hybrid
yellow corn and had around A.
900 plants per acre. Corn rows
averaged 40 inches wide and
the plants IL inches in the row.
The second place winner was
M. c. Baker, who conducted a by
brid corn demonstration of six
varieties. Mr.. Baker said h e
Funks 5154 white and Ill. 200 vel
low performed the best on his
farm. Yield of the acre plat was
lis bushels. Mr.. Baker received
a check for $4,000. Third place
(See back page)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-10-28
PROSECUTORS DRILL FOR
OIL AT NORA

N. c. Sutherland, good citizen
of Stratton, was in to renew his
subscription to The Herald last
Monday. He reports that there is
a great deal of interest around
Nora in the shaft being sunk on
the old Frank Smith place by the
Clinchfield Coal Corporation. 1t
is supposed that search is being
made for oil. Mr.. Sutherland says
the report is that the drilling will
go down mile.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-10-28
DOCKET FOR NOVEMBER
TERM OF COURT

Deputy Clerk Lee Stanley has
given the following docket to
Judge Frank w. Smith for t h
next term of circuit court;
Grand Jury and Formal Mo-
tons, November 8
Civil Appeals and Removals,
November 8
Motions and Issues for Trial,
November 10
Dates for criminal trials will be
arranged later.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-10-28
J. G. SMITH is OLDES
PRACTICING ATTORNEY
SOUTHWEST VA.

Attorney Cowan Smith is much
interested in the results of some
figuring he and Judge Skeen
have been doing. When these two
hung out their shingles as lawyers
in Clintwood in 1895, there were
from It's to 1870 lawyers in South
west Virginia. OF all that nuns
Der, Cowan remains the only
living praeticing attorney. Now
70 years of age, he has practieed
longer than any lawyer in South
west Virginia.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-10-28

above 1000. Worrell will carry
Scott, Washington and Smythe.
Fugate will win in Wise, Dicken
son, Buchanan, Russell, Giles
and Pulaski, 1t will be horse
race in Bland, Tazewell and Lee.
Fugate will probably get ma
jority in Bristol.
u Il
The vote in Dickinson will be
about 5000. Fugate's majority
in the county will be above 500,
Campaign expenses listed by
Congressional candidates are as
follows.
Fugate ., .... $2042.15
Worrell ~. ..,,. sss6.6s
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-10-28
LOCAL GIRL TO
REPRESENT STATE
IN All CONGRESS

Kathleen Mullins, the fifteen
year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Newton Mullins of Georges
Fork, will represent the state Of
Virginia in the. canning demon
stra.ion at the National All Club
Congress to be held in Chicago,
November % to December 2.
This young lady won this hon
or by taking the area, district and
state awards in canning. She won
the last honor in competition
with girls from all sections of the
state, some of them college stu
dents.
Kathleen leaves for Chicago
November 26. While there, she
will be entertained by the Inter-
national Harvester Company. In
addition to the usual banquets
and dances, she will take part in
sightseeing tours of the city. She
will also appear on a radio pro-
gram.
During this year, Kathleen has
canned 800 jars of food and has
helped her mother with another
200 jars.
Bee Vanover, of the Ramey
Flats section, was in town Wednes
day to pay his taxes and his sub
scription to The Herald and to
hear the election news.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-10-28
HARVEST SHOW
VISITED BY HOST
OF LOCAL PEOPLE
(Contributed)


Stanley carried off top honors
in the Harvest Show here, spon-
sored by Clintwood Kiwanis Club
and business houses, as announc-
ed by E. c. Smith, vocational
teacher; c. D. Baker and F. l..
Colley, veteran teachers at Dick
enson Memorial High School.
The show was well attended,
had over 700 exhibits placed by
los people. McFall, Camp Creek
farmer, topped the day by WIN
ming the three dollars. Stanley,
farming on Brush Creek, was a
close runner-up, winning two
auto tires, corn shelter, two bags
of flour, one ca nof fumigant and
cash awards amounting to $500.
Third place was won by Bonnie
Fleming. Eldridge Mullins and
Norvin Edwards won fourth and
fifth places, respectively.
In the home economics depart
ment, honors went to Gerrie Will
is for first, Nell Fleming and
Lyle Kay tied for second and
the third went to Jerry Baker, as
announced by Miss Helen Painter,
Home Economics teacher. Judges
of the show were Basil Jennings,
assistant agent of Wise County,
and Erdman Mullins, vocational
teacher at Haysi. "The number of
exhibits and quality exceeded
that of three county fairs T at
tended this fall,' said Jennings.
Keen competition existed be-
tween corn and potato exhibits.
First place winners follow on all
exhibits:
White corn, Harvey Oquinn.
yellow corn, Fred H. Stanley ana
also sweepstakes corn. Longest
ear of corn, Bayard Kennedy
GA IL inches); single ear of
corn, Bonnie Fleming; pop corn,
Jack Childress; potatoes, Mathew
l.. Stanley; Sequoia, cobblers, w.
an Stanley; Kathadin, Darrell
Large; Idaho Baking, Billy Arro-
wood; Green Mountain, Jerry
Stanley.
Wheat, Ivory Mullins; Oats,
Tennyson Kendrick; barley. Curt
Swindall; Cane, Eldridge Mullins;
soybean hay, Radford Hale; red
clover hay, Holiday McFall; Kor-
can Lespedeza, Norvin Edwards;
Lespedeza Sericea, o. A. Counts,
Jr.; mixed hay, Norvin Edwards.
orchard grass, Billy Ratliff; oat
hay, Tennyson Kendrick; Alfalfa,
Billy Ratliff; Sudan grass, Paul
Moore; tobacco, D. B. Ellis; Holi-
day McFall, Ersel johnson and
George Childress for differen,
grades.
Sweet potatoes, Fred H. STAN
ley; turnips, Norvin Edwards;
sunflower, Norvin Edwards; cush
aw, Roy Davis; kale, Clyde Null
ms, tomatoes, Darrell Large:
sweet pepper, Bonnie Fleming;
hot peppers, George McFall,
beets, Holiday McFall; pie pump
kin, George McFall; carrots, Ev-
erett Cox; rhubarb, Jack Brumit;
celery, Radford Hale; gourds,
John Trivitt and George Mccall;
Hubbard squash, Eldridge Null
ms; acorn squash, Holiday Nc
Fall, mustard; Norvin Edwards;
turnip greens, Eldridge Mullins;
colored beans, George McFall,
onions, Jack childress; cabbage,
Radford Haiei comb honey, Jim
my Honaker, extracted honey,
Bonnie Fleming; moiAsses, Ed
ridge Mullins; black walhuts, Ed
o. tSee back pager W
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Citizens AssaiI Proposal
To Limit Gas Heafinu

Opposition to q proposal of the
Washington Gas Light Co. to limit
installation Of gas heating units to
new homes was expressed last night
by the Rhode Island Avenue Citi-
zens' Association.
A hearing on the proposal, which
asks that only $4,000 gas-fired home
heating units be installed this year
and that these be restricted to
newly constructed homes, will be
held by the Public Utilities Com
mission on Monday. The group
plans to send representatives to this
hearing.
The proposal would forbid the
conversion in homes from coal and
oil to gas furnaces.
DR.. Freeman Weiss, an associa-
ton member, called the gas c>m-
pany's request "a very inequits. E,
arrangement"
The Merchandising Plumbers,
Inc, made up of Is appliance dis
tributors and installers, initiated
the associations objection, and a
representative passed out cards re-
Evening star., 1948-03-11

questing individual objections of
home owners to the measure.
The meeting was conducted by
w. A. Eisenhart. president, in Bate
mans store, 1904 Rhode Island
avenue NE,
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Mems Roineoots, 1925
We're $3.50

go mems raincoats of treated.for.
cotton. Set-in sleeves, and regular sleeves slash
pockets and fly 'front.' Natural color. Sizes "a
to A.
wool In brown and black sizes 1o
to H. Were e'c No" S5c or for 81
w&L-North Building MEHg SHOP. FIRST YLooa
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Juniors Royon Dresses
We're $IO.95

60 juniors rayon dresses in assorted color rayon
gabardine and rayon crepe Sizes 9 to Is.
$50 Dressy and sedrey color WOOL rayon
gabardine including plaids
piece styles. Sizes to 15 Were s10s5 to s22s5. Now
So SIS and 81 795
2o Wool Skirts in baerna and peated styles Solid colors
plaids. Sizes to 15 Were $795 to 1895. 50
SO White Rayon Bouses with cotton lace trim
Jersey torso skirts assorted
Now IS and So 95
"a Spring Coats wool covert Classic
dark shades. Junior 3975 Now
S14.95
Is Wool Fleece Shorts pink and white with
tons Swing backs. Junior Sizes Were $3975 Now
IL Winter Coats Fabric labeled Swing
style in solid colors and plaids Junior and
IL Baerina Formas in white black uchsa
style with crnoline underskr Junior Sizes Were 1885
and $685. -S1O.95
w&LNorth Building JUNIOR APPAREL FLOOR
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Farm Bureau Will Hold
Charles County, Banquet
SpeeioI p;spoteh 10 The Stor

SPeeIoI UIspofeh 70 Iht SfuF
LA PLATA, Md, Mar. 1.-THE
Charles County Farm Bureau will
hold its annual banquet in the high
school here Saturday.
Mrs. R. c. F.. Weagley of Hagers-
town will speak. John r. Gee is
chairman of the Program Commit
tee, and Mrs. Carl Salzman heads
the Banquet Committee.
Rationinr of clothing is IN he con.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Misses Sports Dresses
>Z'oV We're $8.95 and $IO.95

so sports dresses in rayon gabardine with button
waist and tie neckline.
Dresses In dresy styles with long
sleeves jewel neckine and godtoned button trim neckne
and hpne tab Some with peats, with draped skirt
STYLE Assorted coors Sizes II to 90
1925 to $1495
with double stitched
pockets. Small sizes only. Were $3.s5 Now-75c
Cardigan Wool Sweaters in boxy and fitted styles Long
sleeves knit Yellow and black Sizes
"a 4o Were 1896 and $685. 95
W&L-North Building SPORTSMAN, THIRD FLOOR
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Boys Cotton Knit
Polo Shirts, 65e We're s1:25

$50 cotton knit polo shirts with short sleeves:
Stripes and solid colors in the group. Assorted
colors. Sizes small, medium and large.
1O Belts snap tongue leather Sizes
% to 80 in the group Were 81 and $3.50. Now ---1Oc
116 Wool Felt Beanes school coors Were 90c Now
80 Cotton Gabardne Hats red white and wotone cobina
tions Were 81 and $l50 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
White Shirts cotton Sizes 1914 to 412
46 Knit Suits with plain color shorts striped polo shirt
Longsle style with suspender straps Blue brown Sizes
and g. Were $l.s5. 81
Cotton Suits piece style with cotton twill shorts
knit shirts with short sleeves Blue only Sizes to Were $685.
style with short
sleeves Tan and green Sizes to Were $3s5 Now -S1
Rayon fabric plaid only Sizes
27 30 waist Were $685. Now 81
Heavy labeled wool content Solid brown
plaid a. but not style In
every size $1995. Now S. IS
Tweed labeled content Brown. Sizes 13, a.
l6 and II. Were $685. Now 81
IS Wool Sports teed paids and checks Blue tan
Sizes IL 40 in the Were SIS to $3.50 Now
w&L-Norh Building THE BOYS SHOP FIRST LooR
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Sofety Crib Covers, @1'A'
We're S40R

100 safety crib covers of medium weight knit
cotton. 27x54 inches, in white, pink, and blue.
zoo Cotton Polo Shirts with rhyme prints in white ye
low and blue Sizes to g. Were $1s5.
$50 Chdrens Wool Felt Hats assorted styles coors
few cotton corduroy bonnets in the Were $115
100 Toy Animals assorted washable fabrics variety Of
ors. Were SITS to $3.50.
IS Todders Wool Sweaters color pastels
3. Also sacques in the group Were $65 $685. Now
CSC
70 Wool Cadigans Veeneck style colors.
to AL suitable for spring. Were 1895 Now---S245
50 Cotton Receiving Blankets pink and white 78c
Csc. Now SOC
80 White Rabbit Muns with rayon Were
$295. Now 20
is Cotton Velour Muns In blue brown and $65
Including 2o% tax
iNFANTS' AND JUVENILES APPAREL. FOURTH
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Girls Wool Felt Berets

180 wool felt berets. Washable Dark green,
maroon, navy or brown.
12o Cotton Denim blue Red stitching Side
fastener sanforzed ess than 10 residual shrnkage) Sizes
to H. 10 to 16 regua perfect would sell for much more
100 Cotton Dresses prints stripes and pads wide variety
of styles and coors Sizes to H. Were $685. NowS1.4
so Felt Hats labeled wool content Assorted styles Tan
brown and dark green Were $1.s5
30 Assorted Pieces Of Spowear in cotton denims and other
coons Shorts pedal pushe slack Each piece slightly ir-
regular. perfect would sell for much Sizes to 49,
Now 81 As
w&L-North Bsadns , . orRLs APPAREL. FOURTH FLOOR
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Misses Royon Dresses
$8.so We're 1925 to $I4.95

200 misses dresses, including one piece rayon
crepes in pastels and blue, green, brown and
black; two-piece rayon crepes in brown and black;
two-pece rayon falle in green. Sizes IL to 20
in the group.
1zs Misses Rayon Dresses that includes gabar
dine in brown and reen blue brown
and black styles with nalhead sequn trim
to 20. Were $l2s5 to $1495. S.
1s Misses Evening Dresses MORE aqua
Balle ina length. Sizes 10 to 16 Were $685. Now
w&L-North Building MISSES DRESSES THIRD FLOOR
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Wool Jersey BIousettes

'z9 We're $3.50 to $2.05
ESQ jersey blousettes labeled for wool content in
assorted gay colors. Each style may be worn
over or under your skirt-has an adjustable
wastline. Some with nailhead trims other
tailored styles.
w&L-Norh Building NEckwEAR FIRST FLOOR
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Misses and Women's
Fur Felt Hats, $1''5
We're S0.05 and $3.50

IS fur felt hats in bri, Breton cloche and bonnet
style. Royal wine, brown and black.
zs Cotton Corduroy Calots in red gray green
black. Were $295. Now .--------- 50c
Ii Sequn Hats in half full hat styles gold
coored sequins Were $495. Now az
is Wool Felt Hats in Dear Ruth style Tan
Were $1.95. Now --- sOc
10 Wool Felt Hats casual style with brm only
Evening star., 1948-03-11

Rationing of clothing Is to be con-
tinued in Australia.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Brown-dyed Mouton
Lamb Goats, $72 We're szz:

brown-dyed mouton lamb coats in sizes IL
and IA.
Seal-dyed Coney Coats. Were 1852 Now--S120
Lynx-dyed White Fox Jacket H. 1854 NowS90
Prices include 2o%
W&L-North FURS. SECOND FLOOR
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Boys and Girls Slippers

IS pairs slippers in leather with hard and soft
soles Girls slippers in sizes to 8; boys in sizes
3, 81 to 10.
100 Pairs Growing Girls Shoes drey and oxford types Brown
black elk leather Broken sizes to in widths
mostly. to $7.s5. S295
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Misses Cotton and
Royon BIouses, $1''s
Misses and Women's $
Cotton Dresses, $50

eTe W@s7U DFs1C
$50 cotton dresses i'm slide fastened and button
front styles. Prints. Sizes IL to 20, 40 to AZ in
the group.
100 Spun Rayon Dresses prints styles 1917
50 Rayon Dresses in with white stripes In
ton front style. Sizes 3714 to 51A $os5 *
w&L-North Building INEXPENSIVE DRESSES. THIRD FLOOR
Evening star., 1948-03-11

best muffins you ever tasted and
Is so easy to use just add an
egg and milk to the mix, pour in
muffin tins and pop in oven!
Vary mullins by adding chopped
bacon or grated cheese a
dab Of jam, chopped dates, nuts
or raisins or bake in squares
n base for creamed foods. Re-
suits are alsos-s crisp, crunchy
and "mouth-watering" good
enock full of DROMEDARY'S IA
nous garden-fresh corn favor.
Get DROMEDARY Corn Mufin
Mix at your Grocer's today!
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Ms<ze4sf4 Seee3aZ
RW-LZNES @TManySasssr

NEW YORK, Mar. ltd no more miss keeping
SUN-MAID raisins handy, than I'd skip salt in
the salt shakers. for I've discovered something.
Every dish make that's choc-a-bloc with plump,
juicy SUN-MAIDS gets eaten down to the last
crumb! For instance, by adding lots Of SUN.
MAIDS to OATMEAL breakfast is nourishing,
delicious ECONOMICAL! But SUN-MAIDS
are like that. They add so MUCH goodness at
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Silk Hose, soc We're s1:ss

$50 pairs silk hose in neutral sun
Full fashioned. Broken sizes.
$50 Pairs Children's Socks, labeled for wool cor
colors, but mostly dark shades Some knee-hig
group Were 3sc to 6sc. Now
WSLENorth Building HOSIERY. FIRST FLOOR
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Reversible GirdIes, $7''s

100 reversible grdles with soft rayon on one sid'
and lightweight "Latex' on the other. Detachable
garters. Nude shade in extra SMALL small, me
dunn, large, and extra large.
wx1-North auudino coRsETs AND BRAS, THIRD
Evening star., 1948-03-11
THERE'S ALWAYS A REASON for
VARIATIONS ON ONE GOOD

ENDLESS
with DROM.
EDARY Corn
Muffin Mix
IL nknn Tia
Evening star., 1948-03-11
ALL SET TO SHOP FOR A NEW
REERICERAT0R

Then, before you
8 tart, re men Der
that FRIGIDAIRE
Electric Refrigera-
tors are made only
by General Motors.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-06-01

A new seasoning agent has been
developed to substitute for salt in
the food of the person on a salt-free
diet. 1t tastes like salt but does not
contain sodium and chlorine in COM
bination, which is harmful in certain
cases.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-06-01
Poultry Department
WEAK JOINTS IN PoULrs
By HARRIETTE CUSHMAN

O. I am having trouble with my r
week-old turkey poults. They seem
healthy and eat well but develop 4
weakness in the knee joint. It swells
up and her they can not walk but
still eat well. First il starts in one
leg and they hop around on one leg.
Next day both are affected.
I have used turkey starter and they
have had some sunshine but not much.
What treatment would you suggest? I
have the sick birds isolated.-Mrs. F.
w. Roosevelt County.
A. I do not think you have an in
fictitious disease, but rather a nutri-
tional deficiency. Therefore you are
running no risk of having the Grip
pied birds injecting the other birds.
However you were wise in separa-
ting them. Birds have very little re-
gard for sick members of their
flock. Picking at them might even
start cannibalism in the whole flock.
There could be some lack of vita
min D, since the birds lack sunshine,
though the mash should contain Suf-
ficient quantities.. Anyway I would
add about l percent of a good tested
fish oil to the ration, in addition to
the amount already included.
In addition to a vitamin lack, it
sounds very much as if the birds
are suffering from a manganese lack
or perosis. This is indicated by the
swelling of the hook joints. To cor
rect this we suggest adding VI pound
of manganese sulphate to each ton
of feed, or 5R grams to 100 pounds
of feed.
There is still a third possibility:
That is germ infection that localizes
in the hook joint. This can only be
determined by laboratory examina-
ton. In view of the several possible
| causes, I would suggest that you box
up two or three of the affected
poults and send them either to the
livestock sanitary board at Helena
or the veterinary science laboratory
at Montana State college at Boze-
man.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-06-01
I C OR COLDS?

O. I received my first chicks on
March IS and because of the Sc
we're weather still have them in
the house. so they've had no con-
TACT with other chickens. nor have
they been where other chicks
have been. YET. they act like they
were lousy or something similar.
They scream loudly and scratch at
their ears. I've lost quite a few.
w tried greasing their heads
with bacon grease which doesn't
seem TO help. as they go right on
scratching themselves. Could il be
caused from straw I'm using for
litter? II was brought from build
ingx where no chick has BEEN
Mrs. p. B.. Beaverhead county.
A. 1t could be possible for your
chicks to have some sort of a louise
or mite in their ears. But consider
ing the circumstances under which
they are being raised, it seems much
more likely that the birds are suf-
fering from a slight cold. In this
case the lining of the inner ear
could be involved. This would cause
it to ache.
If this is the case, it would be well
to increase the vitamin A content
of the feed. This could be done by
adding more cod liver oil to the ra-
ton or by giving green feed. Until
they are able to do without heat,
it is well to give liberal amounts OF
chopped alfalfa or similar greens
daily. This can be discontinued
when the birds are out on an ade-
quate range.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-06-01
chiek-sovins .Money-savfrs Way -
UEAQp
Dr.. SoIsbvry's
REN-O-SAL
Drinking Woter Medicine

Eusy To Use TobIefs Dissolve Quickly
Increase your poultry income by preventing
chick loss from cecoI coccidiosis. Yos con
depend on Dr.. SoIsbury's REN-O-SAL 70 pre-
vent fhe spread of cecoi coccidiosis. Has re-
duced losses in thousands of focks. :..Sos
give your hock REN-O-SAL Is fobIefs 70 zach
gallon of drinking woter) upon the f1rss signs
of cecoI coccidiosis. Drop in wafer and mis
sssfobIeis dissolve quickly.
HELPS CHICKS CROW FASTER
REN-O-SAL used in smaller doses helps chicks
grow foster lay eurlier. These benefits
have been fest-proved, using customary
feeds. So, buy Dr.. SoIsbury's REN-O-SAl at
yourIocoIhutchery. drug or feed store. today.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-07
Famous Beer Men
Go On A Strike

MILWAUKEE,, May (LPA)
The first strike in 26 years in
the Brewery Workers Union
CIO, Local 9, began last week
when the Schlitz bottle house
workers failed to report for
work.
On Monday morning, $500
workers, members of Local 9.
at Blatz, Pabst, Miller, Gettle-
man, and independent breweries
Joined the strike. business agent
Pat Finley announced. Tapering
off production, only a few work
ers have remained on the job in
any of the six breweries to pre-
vent spoilage.
Nearly 12% of the country's S
beer supply is cut off,
Picketing has been peaceful
at all plants, an early agreement
having been reached with Mil
waukee Police Chief j o h n
Polcyn.
The brewery workers have
scaled down their original de-
mand for a 40c increase to "an
amount necessary to maintain a
decent standard of living"
nittee.