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Evening star., 1948-04-21
w. 81. Hopes to Select Winner
In Mock ckG.O.P. Convention

there's a deadlock" he said. Throw
our votes to Vandenberg, I guess. -
Others in the District delegation
are Robert S. Irons, 1923 S. street
NV, a law school student. and
Henry B. Vance,. 16 West Irving
street, Chevy Chase, Md, senior
in the School of Commerce. Mr.
Irons was named an honorary per-
manent vice president of the con-
vention.
Dewey to Get Early Support.
The 16-man delegation from
Maryland, headed by William Ham
ilton OF Hagerstown. will go for
Gov. Dewey in the early balloting
and swing to either Mr.. Stassen or
Senator Vandenberg in the event
of a deadlock, according to Mr..
Hamilton.
The 21-man Virginia delegation is
Dewey-minded, according to its
chairman, Bernard Levin of Nor
folk, but will settle for Vandenberg
if necessary.
I'VE have been told not to swing
to Stassen or Taft" said Mr.. Levin.
The delegates are trying as nearly
as possible to reflect the actual
strength the various candidates
would command if the COP conven-
ton were held today. For weeks
they have consulted Republican
committee chairmen in the various
States either by mail, telephone or
personally to find out how their
delegations actually would vote.
And as nearly as possible each State
delegation consists of students from
that State.
Yesterday, this normally peaceful
college town was turned into bed
lam when costumed students, riding
in makeshift floats and portraying
all manner of State banners and
symbols, paraded up the main street
before entering Doremas Gymna-
SUM for the opening of the conven-
ton. There was even an elephant
sloughing along in the fore.
Townsfolk gawked as the prank
ish students garbed in everything
from cowboy wear to the denim OF
coal miners. and riding everything
from sleek limousines to motor
scooters, cavorted about the streets.
There were Arizonans dressed as
Indians and cowboys, Alabamans
plumping for Jim Folsom, Alaskans
yelling for statehood, coal miners
from West by God Virginia"
Marylanders rode in a new car
draped with students dressed as
either lacrosse players or as racing
gentry with shrieking plaid coats.
The Kentuckians were goateed
colonies carrying mint juleps. The
Kansans threw corn kernels at the
crowd; the Idahoans threw pota-
toes and the Coloradoans threw
apples. Everybody, more or less,
threw away empty beer cans.
Evening star., 1948-04-21
By StonIey Boitz
Stor Stoff Correspondent

LEXINGTON, Va, April 21.-The
shape of things to come in the Re-
publican National Convention may
well be cleaned from what happens
here today in the final session of the
mock convention being held by the
students of Washington and Lee
University.
Republican candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President will be
chosen before midnight unless few
frivolous delegates who are enjoy
ing their respite from class hold up
the works.
What we're afraid of is that a
flock of students will deadlock the
convention in order to get out of
classes" said one worried convention
manager.
Despite such fears. the conven-
ton was moving swiftly along on
schedule. The students, having got
ten the first days holiday spirit
pretty well out of their system
settled down to actual balloting
today.
Four Nominal tions Offered.
Offered for nomination already
have been Senator Taft, of Ohio
Gov. Dewey, of New York, Gov
Green of Illinois and Gov. Warren
of California.
The two candidates they finally
picked might we'll be the same ones
chosen by the real convention in
June. Five of the eight times a
mock convention has been held in
the past 40 years, w. and L. men
have pre-picked the winners. In
fact, a number of Republican candi-
dates are so concerned about what
happens here that they are reported.
| ly contributing toward campaign
expenses of their student delegations
All delegations are maintaining
campaign headquarters in hotels
inns and frat houses, giving Out
buttons and spending money fos
entertainment and campaign liter.
ature. The Stassen forces seem tt
be particularly well-heeled. The
Vandenberg contingent is said to be
receiving no outside help because oi
the Senator's disavowal of can.
didacy.
Convention officials were reluctant
to make any early predictions about
the party's choice. Dewey and Taft
forces were equally confident. Once
during yesterdays session Stassen
elements began a demonstration in
the hope of stampeding the dele.
gates, but it was too early in the
convention and was short-lived.
Brown Is Keynoter.
No matter who is nominated as
President, he will be elected, assert
ed Representative Brown. Republi-
can. of Ohio in the keynote address
"The nominees of this convention
will be elected because the Ameri-
can people are tired of hybrid
Henrys and high-tax Harrys," he
said.
He assailed the foreign policy OF
the Truman administration, prom
Using that the Republican Party
would give the country strong lead
ership. He lauded his party fol-
forcing reductions in the cost OF
government and instigating the
loyalty purge among Government
workers.
OF the delegations from the Dis
trict, Maryland and Virginia, two
were working for Gov. Dewey and
one for Senator Taft. The District
delegation, headed by Marylander
10. T. Kaylor of Hagerstown, was
working for Senator Taft. Mr.. Kay
lor said his best information was
that the District of Columbia unit
would plump for Taft at Philadel-
phia and his student unit would
act accor dinghy.
II don't know what wer DO Il
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Wheaton {. Of {. 10 Back
Fund Drive for Fire House

The Wheaton Chamber of Com
merce last night voted to support
the Kensington Volunteer Fire De-
partment in an endeavor to raise
funds for establishment Of branch
firehouse at Wheaton.
Efforts also will be made by the
group to obtain a location for the
proposed firehouse. Edward Wilkes.
vice president of the Kensington
Volunteer Fire Department, urged
that ground be bought at current
prices instead of waiting until the
rapid growth of the community re-
suits in higher prices.
The chamber voted to hold din
ner meeting at MAYORS Restaurant,
Wheaton, on May 4.
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Appeal Planned
On Convention
Ru|einAr|ington
Stute Democratic Unit
To Get Petition From
Souther on Decision

A decision of the 9th District
Democratic Committee upholding
regulations for the Arlington Demo-
cratic convention next July / was
headed today for an appeal to the
State Central Committee.
The 9th District Committee acted
yesterday on a petition for review
and annulment of the call for the
convention issued by the Arlington
Democratic Executive Committee
April 9. The petition was presented
by Arthur F. Souther, an Arlington
Democrat.
After hearing from Mr.. Souther
and c. Harrison Mann, Arlington
chairman, the 9th district group an
nounced the Arlington committee
has broad powers in connection
with local matters pertaining to the
party, and the District Democratic
Committee has reached the conclu-
sion that the county Democratic
committee has not exceeded its
authority"
cHWlCk r ais 10 tOte.
The decision was announced by
Chairman Gardiner l.. Boothe, in
whose Alexandria Offices the meet
ing was held He said State Sem
ator Charles r. Fenwick of Arling-
ton, a member of the committee
"refrained" from voting. After Mr..
Boot the'.s announcement, Mr.
Souther said he would appeal to
the State Central Committee in
Richmond.
According to Mr.. Souther, the
convention call violates the Demo-
cratic Party plan because it is being
constituted without election of dele
gates by precinct meetings and,
consequently, delegates are not be-
ing certified by officers of precinct
meetings. Also, he said, the oath
prescribed in the call does not con-
form. the County Committee does
not have authority to require the
delegates to vote by unit rule, or to
appoint proxies, and the County
Committee does not have the right
to impose qualifications for men,
bership in the Democratic Party of
Virginia"
Mr. Souther contended the alleged
violatio infringe and restrict his
rights as a member of the Demo-
cratic Party of Virginia '* ="
Filing Fee Protested.
In addition, Mr.. Souther protested
the IS filing fee required of all
persons who want to participate in
the convention, which will elect
delegates to the Democratic State
Convention in Richmond, the next
day. He also said the Hatch Act
bars Federal employees from taking
part in the convention. whereas
they can vote in a primary or pre-
cinct or countrywide mass meeting
Mr.. Mann held that his committee
has the authority under the party
plan to make the regulations, in
cluding the charging of the fee. He,
held that the method selected is the
only means, except for primary,
by which the meeting can be re-.
stricted to Democrats. He pointed
out that primary was held last
August and that another one cannot
be held until this fall, under State
law.
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Green Urges Woods
To Have Republicans
Hold Virginia Primary

John Locke Green, Arlington Re-
publican, yesterday asked State
Republican Chairman Robert H
Woods to have the State Central
Committee call convention to au-
thorize a COP primary in August.
A State convention was held in
Roanoke earlier this month, but
the party plan was not amended
to permit the holding of primaries.
In a letter to Mr. Woods, who
also is the party's candidate for
the United States Senate, Mr.. Green
asked that the convention be ar
ranged 80 that we can have a pri-
mary this August and give the Re-
publicans of the State the right to
go to the polls and cast ballot
for their choice"
There is ample time for you to
do this" Mr.. Green asserted.
Should no Republican take ad-
vantage Of this primary system,
then. of course, your committee
could renominate you, and your
candidacy would be received lot
more favorably by the people than
it is going to be received under the
circumstances by which you were
nominated"
Mr.. Green had charged that Mr..
Woods, who lives in Pearisburg. was
nominated by a mere handful of
men ." known as the Nominating
Committee" He charged further
that as a result of Mr. Woods in
f1uence the chairman of the conven-
ton prohibited any other nomina-
tions coming from the floor.
Mr.. Green, who is Arlington
County treasurer and the only Re-
publican office holder in the county,
asserted:
"At least it can be said for the
Byrd Democratic) machine that
it does hold primaries. *+*
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Eastern Suburban PTA
To Discuss Parents Role

The fourth and last meeting of a
series sponsored by the Eastern
Suburban Area PTA study group
will be held 8 pm tomorrow at the
Woodside Elementary School in Sill
yer Spring.
The topic to be discussed by a
panel of speakers will be The Par
ents Role
On the panel will be T. H.
Owen Knight, county supervisor of
pupil personnel. Miss Ravenell A.
Monred, principal of East Silver
Spring Elementary School, Mrs.
Nina B. Smith, faculty member of
the Silver Spring intermediate
School and Mrs. Morris Schnapper
of the study group. Moderator will
be Mrs. Aaron Nadel.
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Montgomery Blair PTA
Elects Pryor President

George w. Pryor has been elected
president of the Parent Teacher As
sociation Of Montgomery. Blair Sc
nior High School, Silver Spring,
succeeding Guy S. Gale.
Other officers are Leonard Eesley,
first vice president; Daryl w. Shaw,
second vice president: Mrs. La Reau
w. Keagle, corresponding secretary:
Mrs. Raymond j. Crowley, recording
secretary, and Dwight E. Smith,
treasurer.
1t was announced that ballots on
the recommendation that members
Of the Board of Education be elected
resulted in 81 votes in favor of the
proposal and about IA opposing it.
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Meeting Called to Teach
VOTING Procedure

A meeting to acquaint new voters
of Hyattsville election district with
the correct way to register and vote
will be held in the County Service
Building at pm. Friday.
Both men and women are invited
to attend the meeting. which will
be under auspices of the newly
formed Hyattsville Mems and
Women's Democratic Clubs.
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Ballard Gets Kentucky Post

FRANKFORT, KY, April 81 tP,-
Kentucky has a new job for Edward
B. Ballard, director of recreation for
the Maryland Department of For
ests and Parks. Mrs. Lucy Smith,
Kentucky parks director, announced
his appointment to her staff as a
technician,
Evening star., 1948-04-21

1lICl . nSOOS4a
ton.
Other officers
elected at a
meeting at Stone
House Inn, Sill
yer Spring, were
Maj. Elliott Ow-
ings, vice presi-
d en- t f; G a p t.
Joseph Smisek,
S e ere tary and
| Capt. John M.
Nevin, treasurer.
| 1t. Col. New
!; man Smith of
| Washington, who
was the guest
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Tobacco Growers to Meet

LA PLATA, Md. April 81 (Spe-
ciaD The Maryland Tobacco Crow
ers' Association will meet at pm.
tomorrow at the La Plata High
School. A report on the tobacco
market outlook for 1948 will be CIV
en- by Joseph L. Gardiner, general
manager of the association.
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Firemen to Hold Dance

The annual spring dance Of the
Marlboro Volunteer Fire Depart
ment will be held at 10 pm. Satur-
day in the Marlboro Tobacco Market
warehouse, Upper Marlboro. Pro-
ceeds will be used to help equip the
fire departments new ambulance.
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Comdr. Sentmon Speaks

Comdr. Ralph A. Sentman, q. 3.
N, retired, spoke on Public Opin-
ion Is Everything" yesterday at 3
luncheon meeting Of the Silver
Spring Kiwanis Club in the Stone
House Inn, Four Corners. Md.
Evening star., 1948-04-21
zoners Bar Midget Track
Al Beacon Field, Fairfax

Permission to construct a midget
auto-racing stadium at Beacon Field
on Route was denied yesterday by
the Fairfax County Board OF zoning
Appeals.
Residents and members of the
congregation Of a nearby church
protested that the stadium would
create nuisance.
The board also refused to permit
the use of 1875 acres of land at
Leesburg pike and Glencarlyn road
as the site for garden-type apart
mentS.
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Hutchinson Says He'll Make
Political Statement in Week

RICHMOND, Va, April 81 (P).-
Martin A. Hutchinson, leader of the
liberal wing of the Democratic Party
in Virginia, said yesterday he will
make "an announcement" this week
on his political plans.
Observers in the Capitol expected
the announcement to be his decision
to oppose Senator Robertson, either
in the August Democratic primary
or as an independent national Dem
ocrat next November.
The Richmond attorney received
81, sos votes in the August, 1916,
primary when he opposed Senator
Byrd.
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Kensinqton PTA to Meet

The Kensington Elementary
School Parent Teacher Association
will meet at 8 o'clock tonight TO
hear a panel discussion on Chill
dren's Books and the Comics"
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Silver Spring Reserves
LRe-eIect Col. PurmeIee

1t. Col. Glen G. Parmelee has
been reelected president of the
Silver Spring Chapter, Reserve Of
Evening star., 1948-04-21

speaker, emphasized the necessity
for adequate military and political
intelligence units.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-01
Standard Oil Man
Addresses Guests
Of fAFL AtIL0 Meet

San Francisco CLPA)-The high
standard Of living Of the American
people is the result Of the incentive
to put forth extra effort provided
by the competitive system, and the
equal opportunity for everyone to
improve his personal status.
In this way Charles f. Shaw, in
dustrial relations manager Of Stan
dard Oil Co, Of N j., explained
the prosperity Of the US compari-
son with other countries Of the
world.
The speech was presented at a
banquet given last week by the
AFL in honor Of the worker dele
gates to the Int'l Labor Organiza-
ton conference in San Francisco.
Shaw quoted Professor Slichter
of Harvard University as saving,
"No regimented economy can hope
to compete in dynamic drive with
an economy which possesses near
ly ten million independent centers
of initiative"
The industrial relations manag-
er urged the ILO delegates from
81 countries to observe the Am
erican system of production.
Senator Ebert d. Thomas 3D.,
Utah) told the AFL's guests that
"a definition of America could new
er be quite description of place.
America is state Of mind.
David Morse, acting Secretary of
Labor and just elected director Of
the ILO, said that the fact ILO
"has survived the liquidation of the
League Of Nations and the last
world war and now has the contin-
ued support of 81 nations as well
as the support of workers and en-
ployers in those nations is not only
proof of the fact that people are
still striving for peace but is proof
of the fact that we have here the
best type of vehicle for the attain
ment of peace"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-01
WFTU, CIT Both
Cain uO Posts

San Francisco (LPA)-The gov
erning body of the Int'l Labor Or
ganization last week set up a
consultative relationship with the
World Federation of Trade Unions
and two other non-governmental
bodies.
Debate on this subject has been
carried on since last December
when the ILO government body ap-
proved tin principle" such relations
with the WFTU.
With the same stroke today's
resolution admitted the Int'l Con-
federation of Christian Trade
Unions and the Inter-American
Confederation of Workers (CIT).
Acceptance of these two organi-
cations was the compromise which
ended the lengthy debate.
Frank Fenton, international rep
resentative Of the AFL and the
lilo American worker delegate,
charged that the WFTU was a
European and not a real interna-
tional organization. But Fenton
voted in favor of the compromise.
S. Lall, Indian government rep
remarked that at
would be a great pity to bring the
ICCTU into the lilo. There might
be difficulty in maintaining har-
mony. The religious factor should
be left out"
A. E. Monk, secretary of the Aus
tralian Council of Trade Unions
and a member of the executive
committee of the WFTU, also OBJ
jected.
Admitting regional organiza-
tions may cause embarrassment to
the governing body and worker
delegates in the future"
The final vote was 31-1. Henryk
Altman, Polish government dele
gate, was the negative voice. He
the WITH, but was op-
posed to admission of the CIO and
the ICCTU.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-01
Paper Local Returs Home

Boston (LPA)-The biggest To-
cal of paper mill workers in New
England returned to its parent
union last week. BY vote to 2058
to 298, trade unionists at the Brown
Co., plant in Berlin, N. H., decided
to return to the ranks of the Int'l
Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite &
Paper Mill Workers-AFL. The To-
cal, which left PSPMW in 1910, has
been affiliated with District SO,
United Mine Workers. PSPMW
Vice President Fred Morris con-
Quoted the drive for the AFL
union.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-01
Warning To Sales Chiefs

New York (LPA) - Attention
sales department heads! You'd bet
ter start giving better commissions,
and splicing up the lives of your
employees. If you don't they might
even join a union. Paul Heyneman,
director of the Natl Federation of
Sales Executives last week warned
that statesmen are beginning to re-
sent the routine nature of their
work. They are no longer "ambas-
sadors," he said, but practically
Common labor" Already Heyne-
man detects a trend towards unions
among them.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-01
Ford Workers N ant
Equal Pay Raise;
Health Insurance

Detroit (LPA)-The Ford Motor
Co., attempt to divide its work
ers and increase wage inequities
was rejected last week by the Unit
ed Auto Workers CLIO. Union lead
ers hope to bring Ford officials
to the bargaining table this week
to discuss a union counter-offer
providing for a flat lac hourly
wage boost and an integrated
health insurance program.
Ford proposed to up the pay of
employees making better than $1.50
an hour by lac, while granting only
an lie increase to the rest of the
workers. This was rejected by Ford
locals of the UAW and by Acting
President Emil Macy.
In addition to a general 14c in
crease UAW is demanding that
Ford contribute about &c per hour
to disqualification, health and
medical care insurance program.
The union viii urge adjustment of
the giant motor company's lower
than-average night work and vaca-
tion wages, to bring it more into
line with industry standards.
The union statement reminded
the corporation that it is prepar-
ed to strike.
UAW last week won an lie wage
boost from the Bendix Aircraft
Corp, for the 10000 workers in
its five plants, and 13c for 5000
workers at the Budd Co., Hunting
Park factory.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-01
RATIFICATIoNs REACH e7l

Geneva ILO)-The total of rati-
fications of the Conventions of the
international Labor Organization
has reached 971, it was reported
to the Hos Governing Body at
it's recent meeting here.
Eighty-six Conventions have
been adopted to date, and 53 are
in force. Countries ratifying the
Conventions, which establish inter
national minimum social standards,
are obliged to bring their national
legislation into line with the Con-
ventions' provisions.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-01
Charge RCA Fighting FM

Washington (LPA)-Sen. Char
les Tobey (R., N. H. has begun
an investigation into charges by a
former Yankee Network official
that the big radio corporation is
trying to block the development
of FM radio. RCA which controls
the Be network and other radio
firms is miffed at its failure to
get control of key FM patents, it
has been charged. The investiga-
tion may pry into why the Federal
Communications Commission issued
so many more AM liscences at the
end of World War III instead OF
helping FM along.
If she likes you and you're a good
spender, she'll adjust her affairs to
suit your convenience.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-01
Comment On
World Events

The Israeli "Declaration of In
dependence" of May IA, 1948 will
go down in history as one of the
most unique documents in the an
nails Of mankind, the National Com
mittee for Labor Palestine says in
its illustrated monthly Histadrut.
The only people of antiquity to
survive, after national dispersal,
these 1000 years has come back to
claim its patrimony, to bind up the
wounds of its harassed sons and
daughters, to breathe new freedom
in the land where the dignity of
man was first proclaimed by the
Biblical prophets, the committee
points out and adds:
Taking its place alongside other
documents OF liberation - the
Magma Carta apparently forgot
ten by Britain's present rulers)
and the American Declaration of
Independence, Israel's proclama-
ton reaffirms mankind's eternal
struggle from man-made bonds"
Events in Berlin are not merely
expressions of friction and dispute
between military commanders, the
AFL Free Trade Union Committee
declares in commenting on latest
Berlin develocments.
Zone of the major reasons why
the Russians seek unlimited con-
troll of the city," it continues, "un-
arises from the fact that
they have met there a force which
can be silenced only with their
most ruthless forms of oppression. |
That force is the indomitable demo-
cratic spirit of the workers of Ber-
lin.
Dwelling among ruins, living on
a starvation diet for years, their
ranks depleted by the Gestapo, the
democratic workers of Berlin have
nevertheless continued fearlessly to
oppose Soviet totalitarianism and
its German quislings. They have
not allowed themselves to grow dis
by the fact that they
form an isolated and seemingly
forlorn outpost, right in the CEN
.er of an unlimited area of Rus
sian totalitarian terror.
Constantly harassed by the Rus
sian police whom the German Com
serve as voluntary agents,
laily facing the menace of being
and carried off to some
camp in the Russian
,one-or even Siberia-the demo-
,ratic workers of Berlin have
proven themselves an unbending
;pearhead of world democracy at
he most advanced and dangerous
position in the struggle for human
reedom today.
This situation, however, i'm
,oses a compelling responsibility
lpon the democratic forces of the
world. The proper handling of the
Russian provocations in Berlin in
'olves far more than a question of
he political and military prestige
If the Western powers; it repre-
ents the fulfillment of a human
luty-the duty of world democracy
o protect the courageous demo-
ratio population of Berlin"