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Montana labor news., 1948-03-25

1t would be well for some employers, and
quite a lot of politicians, especially those who
voted for the Taft-Hartley anti-union act, to
read the new book, Cor Forfeit Freedom"
written by Robert Wood Johnson, chairman
of the board of Johnson & Johnson, worlds
largest manufacturers of surgical dressings
and supplies.
In many respects, johnson agrees with
Cyrus Eaton, Cleveland banker and industrial
magnate, who warned recently that unless
capitalism stops warning on Organized La
Dor" it will invite its own extinction. Like
Eaton, he warns that continued fighting be-
tween Capital and Labor can bring the end
of free enterprise.
Johnson says: eve must chart a new
course in which labor, management and the
public will join efforts, putting our economic
system to work at peak efficiency"
Forget the old days, johnson urges. Shut
the door on "strikebreakers and trigger-hap-
Ply thugs, brutal police and hired provoca-
teurs, jurymen and judges eager to pervert
already hostile law, lockouts, injunctions, and
frame-ups." Johnson admits that many of
the old brutal employers still rule vast indus
trial enterprises. THAT explains" he writes,
why some of these men continue to bedevil
unions" He says the basic ills of business
stem from the business system, not from
labor
4 !. \
The 8-hour day was won for the first time
by union carpenters at the Charlestown,
Mass, navy yard in 1847.
4 4 !.
Thirty-one permanent arbitrator settle
grievances for over 397, 900 workers in Sc
branches of industry in the New York city
area.
Montana labor news., 1948-03-25

1t doesn't require a magician to determine
who are the true friends of public education
in America. Who first proposed and fought
for free public schools? Who has consistent
~ urged and worked for better salaries for
school teachers? Who has always backed
every move for finer school buildings and
plants. for better teaching, more courses Of
education. better advantages all along the
line? Who has always opposed tuition
schemes, the purpose of which was to deny
education to the sons and daughters of work
ing people and give the advantages only to
the well-tO-do?
Well. it wasn't the National Association
of Manufacturers, nor the building owners
associations, nor the landlord groups, nor the
men of big finance, nor the captains of indus
try. No, none of these. The only group which
has never forgotten public education is Org
anized Labor.
Yes, Organized Labor-the very first un-
ions in America-fought for free public edu-
cation. and how the big fellows yelped.
On the other side of the fence, the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers maya
zine, which is called Trends" published an
article in October, 1947, saying that if taxes
were reduced the wealthy would have more
money to GIVE" to education. How do you
like that?
Montana labor news., 1948-03-25

Wis., slashed the carefully-considered budg-
ct of the Department of Labor by % percent.
That cut has been accepted by the House.
This slash is particularly destructive since
it comes on top of a cut of more than 80 per
cent dealt out by Rep. Keefe's committee last
year. As a result of that cut, the Concilia-
ton Service and the Labor Standards Division
were wrecked and the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics was cut 35 percent.
This year the Bureau Of Labor Statistics
has again been singled out for attack. Its
modest budget requests were slashed 81 q.
Trade u~nionists have a stake in the activi-
ties of the Department of Labor. A blow at
this agency hurts trade u~nionists themselves.
Montana labor news., 1948-03-25
Kew To American Liberalism
And The Coming Elections

Recently. reactions fair-haired boy, Sen.
Robert A. Taft, stated that congress is the key
to the 1913 political race. What Taft meant
was that the actions of the present congress
will have a crucial bearing on the way voters
cast their ballots in November.
Mr.. Taft must believe that the people
have a very short memory if he thinks they
will forget how this S0th Congress served the
plunderbunds of privilege who proved upon
the American people and inflicted upon us
the present cruel initiation or that organized
labor will forget the anti-labor Taft-Hartley
act which this congress passed.
The facts are that the battle lines already
are drawn. Millions of Americans, p~articu-
larly those in the ranks of labor, know posi-
lively that the nations future depends upon
a Congress that will be more militantly pro-
g~ressive than the present majority in Con-
gress has been since 1916.
Consequently organized labor has charted
a course that if successful, will restore the
nation upon the road of progressive, liberal
government of, by and for the people, and
not government exclusively for a vested, priv
ileged minority Of that people.
Organized labor intends to enter the pri-
mary elections Of both major political parties
for the expressed purpose of nominating lib
eral candidates on both major party tickets.
If any unfriendly reactionary candidate
should run the gauntlet of labor's opposition
vote in the primary, then labor can concen-
trate to defeat them in the general election.
Labor's job is to enter every congressional
district in the United States for the expressed
purpose of nominating and ~electing men and
women who will restore democratic govern
ment in this nation. Similarly we must strive
to elect to our state senate and legislature
men who also will represent all the people
instead Of minority vested, predatory inter-
ests of the same ilk that now dominate the
80th Congress.
If we stick to this understanding, and do
not let extraneous personalities and issues
divert us from this single-minded objective,
we will have strong friends in the administra-
ton, regardless of the political label Of the
President, and it will make it much easier for
the voters to follow their political prefer
ences as they have in the past.
This should be the liberal NEW LOOK
for 1913.
Montana labor news., 1948-03-25

Once again the House of Representatives
has yielded to the personal vindictiveness of
a single member Of congress and has shown
it's complete disregard of the welfare of
working people.
The house appropriations subcommittee
on labor, headed by Rep. Frank B. Keefe Or,
Montana labor news., 1948-03-25

RECOGNIZE AND DEMAND THE
UNION LABEL!
Evening star., 1948-04-11
Audience Shows

The following broadcasts admit the
general public. For tickets phone the
station or, in the case OF WTOP,
write.
the Press. 10 pm. Friday. No tickets
necessary for Meet Your Neighbor."
1890 am. Tuesday. Thursday, Sat-
urday at the s. g. w. Cafeteria.
WRC-Republic 1000 Tin Pan
Ballet. pm. Monday Friday.
WWDC-National 1908. Teen
Time Revue" $50 am. Saturday:
Lunch at 1880" 1915 pm. Mon
~ WARLSowens 7soo. Georgetown
Forum" / pm: Sunday at George
town U. No tickets necessary.
WTOP-Warner Building. "Quiz--
down." 10 am. Saturday; Quiz of
Two Cities" 1890 pm. Saturday;
You're the Top" $50 am Monday
Friday, 2:30 pm; Saturday, Date
WASH FM-District 1850. AAF
Concert Orchestra, $50 pm. Thurs
day at Interior Department audi
torium: q. 8. Army Band, 8 pm.
Wednesday at Departmental Audi
torium. 9Th and Constitution avenue.
WGAY-Shepherd 1850. Home
makers Gift Brunch" 1890 am.
Saturday at Silver Restaurant. No
tickets necessary.
Evening star., 1948-04-11

WWDC. The Radio Ranch
program from Constitution Hall
will be broadcast on this station
each Saturday, s:30-11:30 pm, with
the opening date scheduled for
April II. "Barnyard Jamboree'
Is now heard each morning, 9:15-
GAS.
WEAM. Muriel Evans has
switched stations and will hence
forth be heard on this outlet each
morning, Monday through Friday,
at $50.
The top men of the industry are
beating the drums long and loud
for television, the newest of the
communication industry's wonders.
In a recent article in American
Magazine, David Sarnoff, president
and board chairman Of RCA, made
some startling predictions about the
new medium. He wrote: ITO be
elected, a future candidate for Of
flee may need eye as we'll as ear
appeal. ;. A factory manager will
be able to check up on operations
in outlying plants, even those in
distant cities, without stirring from
his desk. Planes will be equipped
with television eyes to speed them
on their journey. Fishing traw-
lers may employ television to locate
their catch"
That Is the future. For the pres
ent, the power of the medium was
well-illustrated on recent program
of "Howdy Doody" on the NBC
television network This outstand-
ing childrens show offered a
"Howdy Doody for President" cam
paign button to any one writing in.
The original order by the network
was for 5000 buttons. To date "a 900
requests have come in and the net
work and manufacturer are in a
quandry trying to figure out how
many more buttons to order.
Meanwhile, CHS executives are
also talking at great length about
television. Frank Stanton, presi-
dent of CHS, claims that television's S
impact on the cultural and economic
life of this Nation is destined to
exceed radios outstanding success
story. Joe Ream, executive vice
president Of CHS, foresees that
within the next two years the tele-
vision audience may very well reach
the astounding figure of $4,000 900
in this country.
Spot Announcements. Fred
Waring is back with his program
after q five-week vacation.
Godfrey's record of TOO Fat Polka"
is big hit in Europe as well as in
the United States. America S
Town Meeting" has taken to the
road for a 20,000-mile tour covering
rs cities. :. Mike Hunnicutt's face
will adorn the sheet music of the
tune, "Oh Gosh, Will I Ever Have
Peace" Bob Wolff, sports broad
caster OF WINK and WTTG, is fea-
tured in a new series of recordings
plugging Marine Corps Recruiting.
Bill Slater and the Mutual
network, including VOL, will air the
500-nile Decoration Day Indian
apolis automobile racing classic.
Television Digest and FIN Reports
OF Washington has published a
rate and fact book of the q TV
stations in the country that are
now on the air. 1t is interesting
reading. -. The Pied Pipers Quartet
has Joined the cast of Club 15'
program on CBS-WTOP.
Evening star., 1948-04-11
News Broudcusts To-day

wMAL wRc VOL WINK wwDc WToP
1918 1900 100 Every 1:30 1900
500 Hour 2:3g 49,
6:15 on 500 S.55
900 S:45 the $40 11:0O
11:O0 400 100 Hour 1880 11:15
1900 1900 1855 - 1900
Evening star., 1948-04-11

VOL, z:45-Ihe mr nofo"it1.
formal opening Of 4 model Iowtost home at
Pennsylvania avenue and John Marshall place.
W0P, 300-vIadimir Horowiil plays
Tsehalkowsky's Concerto for Piano and Or.
ehestra No. t." Mason's Symphony No. Z and
Bsethoven's "Promefheus" overture complete
the program Of the New York Philharmonic.
WMAl, 4:00-"csn Communism Be Stopped
Short Of War"
WINK, 4:30-Ronald coImsa In Mayer
ling"
WRt, 5:00-Flm and Radio Ador Harold
Huber pofrsw HsreuIs Poiroi in Agatha
chisiie's The Murder Of Roger Atkroyd."
WWDc, 5:00-Eeonomlt Robert Nathan and
Mark Austad discuss the tax cut and European
reIief.
WRc. 630-Paul Henreid introduces a
Evening star., 1948-04-11

promising film star
let.
WINK. $50.
"UMT, the Draft and a
70-Group Air Force,
a discussion by Sena.
tors KnowIand and
Taylor. Representa-
lives lsatson and
Clason.
WRc, 8:30-Basil
Rathbone visits Fred
Allen.
W N AL, 800
English Film Star
Michael Redgra ave
plays the leading role
Evening star., 1948-04-11
Heard and Seen on the Air
By Byson Rosh

Fred Shawn is coming back to
Washington. The announcement was
made recently by K. H. Berkeley,
vice president and general manager
of wMAL and WMAL-Tv. Mr..
Shawn, on or about April 18th, will
assume responsibility as manager
Of television and broadcast opera
tions of WMAL, WMAL-TV and
WMAL-FM. In returning to WASH
ington, he renews an association
with Mr.. Berkeley of Is years
standing. The two men first worked
together when Mr. Berkeley was
manager of NBC in Washington,
operating both WMAL and WRC,
and Mr.. Shawn was one of his two
assistants. Carleton Smith was the
other.
Mr.. Shawn, an able administrator
and veteran of show business,
started In radio at WLW, Cincin-
natl, "a years ago. He moved to
Washington in 1882 and became
associated with NBC. Five years
ago he became assistant to the
vice president in charge Of pro-
grams of NBC in New York.
Washingtonians will also welcome
back to their midst the lovely and
talented Mrs. Shawn, the former
Audrey Seiber, who for a number
Of years charmed the theater-g going
public at the old Earle Theater-
now the Warner.
During the past week Mr.. Ber-
kelley also announced with regret
the resignation of Gordon Hubbel
from the staff of WMAL. Mr.. Hub
bel, who leaves on April 18th, was
director of program operations for
WMAL.
X II X
Devotees of corn music will well
come the news that Bill jenkins
Is giving up his two-personality
career to indulge only in the early
morning program Of Corn Squeezin'
Time" The change will not be i'm
mediate for a new Grant Page
must be found, but within the near
future, Mr.. Jenkins will be found
only among the fiddles, guitars and
musical saws of the hill-billy and
folk music gentry.
Program Notes. WNBW.
Another of the NBC- produced
newsreels is now seen Wednesday
at 10 pm. This gives the station
and the network nine newsreels a
week.
WTOP-CBs. Harvest Of
Stars" featuring James Melton and
a large orchestra and chorus d.
rected by Frank Black, is now
heard on this station each We'd
nesday evening at $50. The
Budapest String Quartet will broad
cast a series of five programs of
chamber music from the Coolidge
auditorium in the Library of Con-
gress. The programs will be heard
each Saturday, SIS pm.
WMAL-ABC. Edwin C. Hill,
veteran reporter and commentator
will be heard on a five-minute news
summary Monday through Friday
at 7 pm. This series starts on
April 26. THE Animal World
Court" narrations Of famous ami
NAL Stories. will be heard Monday
through Friday, 6:05-6:10 pm,
starting tomorrow. Arthur
Gaeth, foreign correspondent, writer
and lecturer, will inaugurate q Sc
ries of news commentaries on this
station, starting April 10 at 10:15
pm.
Evening star., 1948-04-11

Maa Who RemeH,-
bered Lincoln, The
story Of Dr.. Leo
Back.
WT0p, f:30-Epi.
sodes from The 0dYs.
Soy" dramaii1ed.
WEAM, i:45-Seh.
sior John Sherman
cooper discusses
Steps Toward Peace. "
W00W. 7:00-Er-
roI Flynn 10 u he
Three Muskeieers.
WT0p, 200 The
Last Day Of Pompeii'
re.enaeted,
Evening star., 1948-04-11
FEATURES ON THE
AIR TODAY

W0p, t7:30-"Ths American Standard Of
Living: How Can It Be Best improved Speak.
sY are Walter Reuihef and Senator Robert
Taft.
WRe, i7:30-Joseph Gotten narrsies The
Evening star., 1948-04-11

in Edward WooIrs Michael RedEra,s.
drama, Libel" June Duprsl and Walter
Hampden have supporting roles
WINK, o:30-Salss tax legislation for the
District is discussed.
WRc, tt:05-A documentary report on whal
Europeans think Of the Unified States.
Evening star., 1948-04-11

This is just one OF the HolIicrofters fomiy
which includes wide selection Of models
for every purpose and every eoverose.
S3s, $3.50; . sx43, s16e.5o; . SAT,
$4,000; . Sx4z, $275.0o; . Less Speakers.
See them oil at Sun HALLlcRAFTERS
DEALER IN WASHINGTON.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
In observance of New Years Day, The Star
will not be published tomorrow
New Year to Be Ushered In Here
With rs Degrees, Biting Wind
Hotels, Night Clubs and Private Parties
Ready for Coy Welcome to Infont l949

to the New Year. AS is their annual
custom, managers of the night spots
predicted that this years celebra-
ton will be bigger and noisier than
ever before. Midnight parties in
thousands Of private homes and
apartments will add to the noe
turnal revelry.
The cost of greeting the New Year
away from home will be about the
same as last year, ranging from an
average-price drink in scores of
taverns to charge Of s12 per per-
son at places that will serve special
dinners Noisemakers, frivolous
hats and other favors are included
in the tariffs at the more expen-
sive places
Solemn watch-night services in
the city's churches will be held for
devout citizens who will meet the
New Year with prayer.
Most of the large motion picture
theaters will hold midnight shows.
All departments of the Federal
and District government were work
ing a full day today, although in
formal celebrations were scheduled
for late afternoon in many Offices.
At Union Station outbound traf-
fic this afternoon was expected to be
only slightly heavier than on normal
week ends, but tomorrow night and
Sunday the trains will be crowded
with the thousands of returning
Government workers who took an
nual leave to spend their holidays
at home
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Pope Issues Peace Prayer
For Holy Year in 1850
BY the Associoted Press

VATICAN CITY. Dec. Pope
Plus special prayer for the 1850
holy year, made public today, be-
seeches God to grant peace to our
days, peace to souls, peace to fam
lilies, peace to the motherland, peace
among nations"
The prayer also calls on the Lord
to awake in the souls of those, who
call you father, hunger and thirst
for social justice and fraternal
charity, in works and in truth"
The holy year of jubilee, during
which millions of Catholics will
come from all parts of the world to
Rome. will begin Christmas Eve,
1949, and last until Christmas Eve,
1850.
During the year special religious
ceremonies will be held, including
|consistories at which several saints
are expected to be canonized,
Evening star., 1948-12-31
d. {. Store Sales Set
New Record Despite
Pre-Christmas Lao
Five Pct. Goin Over 1o47
Seen, Upsettine Forecast
Of Business Decline

The year ending today was the
best in history for Washington's
department store sales, Ralph L.
Goldsmith, head of the depart
ment store group of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers As
ISOLATION, said today.
While the final figures are not in,
Mr.. Goldsmith ventured the opinion
they will show about a S per cent
gain over 1947, which previously was
the record year.
Mr.. Goldsmith pointed out that
the boom, which rose during the war
years, continued to increase despite
predictions to the contrary. Wash
ington shared this flood tide of bus
mess with the rest of the Nation.
Early this month. the department
store business was slow, due to rainy
days, but still was little ahead of
last year, Mr.. Goldsmith said.
The ederal Reserve Board said
that in the Richmond district
which includes Washington, for the
week ending December Is, there was
a 40 per cent gain in department
store sales over the same l947 week
The board was careful, however
to point out that there were five
shopping days in the final week be-
fore Christmas this year. Last year,
when Christmas fell on Thursday
there were only three shopping
days in the final week.
Nationally, the board said, sales
for the week scared 80 per cent
above the same calendar week last
year. A six-week lag in sales was
noted during November and the
first half of December.
The board said the Richmond
district showed the third largest
gain for that week compared with
the same week last year. 1t listed
these percentage gains by Federal
Reserve Districts above last year
corresponding week: New York, 48;
Philadelphia, 43; Boston. SO; Cleve-
land, %; Atlanta, 25; Chicago. 81 i;
St. Louis, %: Kansas City, II; Dali
laS. Is. and San Francisco, %.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Auto Factories
Lax on Gougiing,
House Units Report
Says They Didn't Do
All They Could

Representative Macy, Republic
can, of New York, chairman Of
the House Subcommittee on
questionable Trade Practices,
making a preliminary report on
its auto sales investigation, to-
day charged that automobile
manufacturers had failed to do
all they could to prevent gouging
of retail customers.
He obtained House permission to
revise and extend the brief sum-
mary he made before the body In
its final Eightieth Congress session
today.
The Investigations dealth with re-
ported abuses by automobile dis
tributors in this Metropolitan Area.
Nine different firms were called to
the recent public hearings, and the
franchise of one of these was ended
by the manufacturer.
Mr.. Macy said the manufacturers
were reluctant to take any posi-
tive action" because of their ex-
pressed fears of violating anto-
trust statutes.
Attitude Assailed.
Such an attitude has a tendency
to make mockery of their publicly.
stated policies regarding the man
ner in which dealers shall treat
their customers" Mr.. Macy said.
The subcommittee feels that the
manufacturers have not been suf-
f1ciently diligent in policing their
own industry. While they have
sought to soothe the public and
build good will by announcing their
policies relating to fair distribution
and sale Of automobiles, most COM
panies have made very little real
effort to see that these policies were
put into practice.
THE public has long since recog-
lnized that in many instances such
pledges are not worth the paper on
which they are written, and from
the complaints We have received,
it appears that the public is be-
coming more than annoyed at being
treated like children in this matter"
The New Yorker said he knew
of no Federal law, regulation or
decision which forces auto manu-
facturers to renew the franchise of
any dealer whose sales practices
.njure the reputation and good will
OF the manufacturer.
Summary of Evidence.
The subcommittee submitted q
summary Of data obtained in its
investigation, which showed:
That the ratio of trade-ins to
new car sales ranged all the way
from 2.5 per cent to 68.8 per cent
among the % distributors of this
area whose records were studied.
That the average percentage Of
selling price over the allowance
for trade-in ranged from 90 per
cent to 1902 per cent, among the
% firms.
That the percentage of extras over
the list price for a new car ranged
from as per cent to 26.1 per cent.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Man Kills Self as Kin
Believe Him Jestinq

A threat to kill himself, which
members of the family mistook for
a jest, was carried out last night by
a Kensington laborer, Montgomery
County police reported.
Police said Robert Leroy (Buck)
Norris, %, committed suicide after
his arrest for reckless driving in
connection with an automobile COL
lision.
Released on his personal bond,
Mr.. Norris went to the home of a
brother, Lewis Norris, on Newport
Mill road, Kensington, police said.
He told his family he thought he
would go home and kill himself.
Why go home?" his brother
asked. There's a good gun here"
DR.. F. j. Broschart said the fam
lily did not interfere when Mr.. Nor
ris walked onto the porch, still
thinking he was jesting. Seconds
later they heard two shots and
found him lying on the porch with
a fatal wound in the head. DR..
Broschart said the first shot appar-
emily did not strike Mr. Norris.