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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Dems Propose
Minimum Wuqe

WASHINGTON, February A.
(LYPA) - An impressive array
of Democratic Senators last week
introduced a bill to bring up to
date the Fair Labor Standards
Act.
Led by Sen. Ebert Thomas
3D., Utah), the group hopes to
press for action by the Senate
Labor Committee ito change this
law from a historical landmark
to a living lreality," Others who
sponsor the measure are Sena-
tors Chavez IN. M, Green (R.
~, Magnusso n(Wash.), Nc
Grat h(R. ID, Murray (Mont.O 4,
Myers (Pa.), Pepper (Fla.), Tay-
lor Qda)., and Wagner IN. ~
sThe bill would raise the min
imum wage to 75c an hour from
the present 40c level. "The pass
age of years, a war, and result
ing initiation have combined to
render the 40c minimum com
pletely meaningless" Thomas as
serted. "Those 40 cents today
will buy barely half as much
food as they did when the law
was passed"
Pointing out that lover half of
our working population is still
excluded from the benefits of the
Act" Thomas has included in the
bill a proposal to broaden the
coverage of the minimum wage
and overtime provisions by ex-
tending these provisions to work
ers engaged in any activity af-
fecting interstate Or foreign
commerce.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Airvay Unit
A1r1ngS

A recrd which is hard to beat
for attendance at our Unit meet
tings is held by Carl Wells. Four
years without missing. If more
people would do things like that
our meetings would sure be nice
and there would be no COM
planning later.
We wonder when the wedding
bells will ring for Mildred Hide
of Department IA, she is wearing
one of the sparklers.
Department IL has finally
moved to its new headquarters,
only what happened to Clarence
Wright, Herman Bick, and little
Chet. They seemed to like the
old place better.
1t seems some people will just
simply have to be shown how to
park, or else they use their head
for hat rack only.
Come on people open your
eyes and use some judgement
Things have been going on in
a certain Department, that is a
little on the anti-union side.
Wake up and start thinking.
Why was Joe Mroz so tired
Monday? He says it was from
laying lin ol m, but that
shouldn't do it. Or was it from
getting up and down for pieces?
We wonder if Fritz is really a
stock chaser or does the stock
chase him? Anyway his problem
is keeping the people of Depart
n1ent 10 satisfied, especially the
girls.
Have you noticed that ener-
getic walk of Annie's from De-.
partment 10? Slow up Annie or
you'll burn the floor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
cIO Hits Greek
An+i-S+rike Law

WASHINGTON, February A.
(LPA) - The CIO made public
last week a letter from President
Philip Murray to Secretary OF
State Marshall demanding that
the State Department lodge a
vigorous protest against the
Greek antistrike law"
AT the recent meeting of the
CIO executive board, all 81 of
the members present requested
President Murray to send such a
letter, he told Marshall.
Referring to the decree pro-
viding penalties of from six
to life imprisonment for
illegal" strikers, and the death
penalty for strike leaders, which
the Greek government handed
down in December 1947, the let
ter said: "In our opinion there
is no force to the argument that
this law will aid the Greek gov.
in its fight against the
guerilla rebels. It is, on the other
hand, the type of governmental
action which is of tremendous
1elp to the propaganda of these
guerillas.
Murray told the State Depart.
nent that many CIO members,
or wrngly, are reaching
he conclusion that the govern
nent of Greece could not have
acted as it did without the toler-
lnce of the American mission in
hat country
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Spicer News
BY RAY SOMMERS

Harvey Robedeau was elected
president of the Spicer En-
ployes Federal Credit Union.
5 Members of the Credit Com
mittee are Charles De Croft,
Wendell Whaley, Cyril Lampley,
Louis Micha ellis and Fern
Schunizht.
Frank Mazziotti, Dept. 81 is
a member of the Spicer Is Year
Club.
Our Good Smaritan, Mike
Macy Dept. ABB has many rela-
tives in the old country. Letters
to Mike say that they are in
desperate need of clothing, so
Mike is collecting all the used
clothing that he can get together.
Anyone who has any clothing
take them to Mike. His depart
ment is in the Shipping Dept.
in the old building.
4 Red Osborne will be missed
by his many friends. He was an
active union man for many years
who constantly put the welfare
of his fellow members first even
to the point of forgetting his
own.
Glad to see Louis Kurk back
to work after a absence of one
year. Louis formerly worked in
35 c, and is now employed in
8 D, End trick.
All Spicer members are eligi-
BILE to join the body building
club at Local IL. Carl Werner,
Jr., is the instructor.
Applications for the Veterans
Bonus will be distributed after
March /. Lets hope it doesn't
take too long to get the checks
a2ut. 1t might be good idea to
oyJrite the Governor and ask him
to have things speeded up a bit.
Ray Lytten, Sr. and his two
sons,' Ray Jr. and Robert all
work in the same dept. Is A.
If you are not getting every
issue of the JOURNAL see your
committeeman.
Please bring your news to me
in Is A, End trick.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06
Hafters Map
Political Action

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j. (LPA)
The longtime urging of the
Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers
(AFL) that labor come Unto ac-
tive political action" has finally
brought results, the hatters' ex-
ecutive board stated last week.
The hat workers union pledged
to raise $4,000 in voluntary
contributions from its members
to Labor's League for Political
Education.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-02-06

NOTE: Due to circum-
stances beyond the Editors
control, the Toledo Scale
news will not appear until
the next issue.
Evening star., 1948-12-03

Chevy Chase. Another exhibitor
is DR.. G. Russell Fessenden, who has
a method of preserving orchids with
their original color. DR.. ]. F. Shai-
rer, a physical chemist at the Car
negie Institutions geophysical labo-
ratory, is another. One of our
members, Mrs. Erna Bush. paints
orchids. These are her paintings"
An orchid still on the trunk of
its native tree (the orchid is often
a tree parisite) was exhibited by
Howard Chaille of the State De-
partment. 1t was given him by the
President of Brazil.
Background decorations were sup
piled by Blackstone, the florist, and
by DR.. William A. Frederick of the
United States Botanical gardens.
Largest commercial growers in this
area are Siegwart & Slotter Of Jes-
sup, Md. They had their own dis
play and the Nosegay shop had a
display largely from this grower.
The national officers and trustees
who met here were Frederick. r.
Bonham of New York, president Of
the American Orchid Society; E. J.
Fancourt, of Philadelphia. treasurer;
Gordon w. Dillon of Cambridge,
Mass; Mrs. William K. du Pont Of
Wilmington, DEL; George E. Bald
win of New York. George w. But
terworth Of birmingham. Mass;
Mrs. L. Sherman Adams of Welles-
ley, Mass: Harold j. Patterson of
Bergenfield, NJ j.; Frank j. Lind of
Westwood. N. j.; B. o. Bracey of Los
Angeles, Louis v. Dorp of Norris
town, Pa, and John w. Slotter of
JeSSup, Md.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Mitchell Grill 10 Get
Rehearinq Monday

The Mitchell Grill, 235 G street
NV, which was convicted on Al
charges of violating the Alcoholic
Beverage Control regulations, will
be given a rehearing at pm. Mon
day.
The board notified F. Joseph
Donohue, attorney for the restau-
rant, yesterday that he will be grant,
ed an oral hearing, after receiving
Ia letter from him that the principal
witness against the grill, Pvt. Samuel
IE. Wallace, a former member of
the vice squad, had changed his
story in press interview held by
of Police Robert j
Barrett.
A letter was delivered to Mr.
IDonohue, advising him that the re-
hearing had been scheduled.
Mr.. Donohue, in reply, asked
that Pvt. Wallace be subpoenaed
TO the hearing to again tell who told
him not to engage in "mud-slinging
when he gave his testimony before
the board.
Evening star., 1948-12-03

as "I think we need this document
as 1t is to assist our people to de-
velop a conscience on this matter
1t will help some of us to change
our minds and help others to change
their minds to a higher Christian
conscience"
Bishop Sterrett then withdrew his
amendment of referral to the Exec
utive Committee and the motion
was passed.
The council today heard a
speaker declare that the bourgeois
composition and atmosphere" of the
churches were tending to drive the
underprivileged from places OF
worship.
The Right Rev. Stephen Neill,
formerly Anglican Bishop of Tin
nevelly, India, and now associate
general secretary of the World
Council of Churches, added that
peoples who feel themselves op-
pressed would say that they find
greater sympathy and understand
ing among the Communists than
among the Christians"
Branch Hickey Cited.
Branch Hickey, president of the
Brooklyn Dodgers National League
baseball club, last night was cited
by the Federal Council for Chris
tian sportsmanship" in extending
the opportunity in sports with
out regard for race, color or creed"
The reference was to Mr.. Rickey's
signing Jackie Robinson as the first
Negro baseball player in the major
leagues. =
The council yesterday adopted
budget of $640, ,289 for 1949, includ-
ing $17,5O0 for the Washington Of
fee. Other amounts designated
were $4,000 for evangelism; $4,000
for social service programs, which
include those on social relations,
church and economy life, marriage
and the home; $4,000 for inter-
national justice and good will
studies, and $30,432 for race rela-
tiens studies.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Inuuqurul
Continued From First Page.)

be set next week after bids are
opened Monday for erecting the
stands at the White House.
So far about $37 1000 in cash and
checks has been received with seat
applications.
Mr.. Hildreth added he would like
to erect a public-address system
along the parade route so those who
cannot get to the east plaza of the
Capitol may hear President Tru-
man take the oath of Office and
make his inaugural address before
the parade begins. But, he said
such a system would cost $1,000.
Other inaugural developments in
clude:
Mr.. Hildreth announced the Free
dom Train probably will be parked
on the railroad siding opposite the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
on Fourteenth street S.W. during
inaugural week. Alongside it Is ex-
pected to be the French "Thank
You train, coming soon to this
country as a gesture of thanks fol
the Friendship Train food ship
ments sent France last winter.
Oficial route of the Inaugural
parade will be the conventional
route from the Capitol grounds
down Constitution avenue to Penn.
sylvania avenue to Fifteenth street
to Pennsylvania avenue past the
White House stands, to Nineteenth
street. Mr.. HildretK still hopes te
extend the route to Washington
Circle so more people can see it, but
the Capital Transit Co. has objected
that to do so would block the street.
car turn around at the circle, where
Yfrollies will be halted during the
parade.
Seymour J. Pomrenze Of the Ma
tional Archives began his assign
ment OF collecting all the Official
and unofficial records Of the inaug-
ural and it's preparation both for its
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Unfinished Statue
By MicheIongeIo
To Be Seen Here

The statue of David, which Mich
elangelo made for his own tomb,
is to be shown at the National
Gallery of Art, the Associated Press
reported from Rome today. -.
Smaller than the 18-foot master
piece completed my Michelangelo in
1903, the statue Is being loaned by
the Italian government and will sail
aboard the American cruiser Grand
Canyon next Friday for it's first trip
outside Italy
David E. Finley, director of the
National Gallery, said the loan is
IAN official gesture of good will by
the Italian government"
The American Embassy cultural
Office negotiated the loan, the As
sociated Press dispatch said. A
spokesman for the Office said the
statue, which dates from 1929 and
never was complied, is in some
respect more interesting than the
larger work because it still reveals
Michelangelo's chisel strokes.
No date has yet been set for the
showing here.
Evening star., 1948-12-03

business places serving the public.
BishSb John 8. Stamm of Harris
burg, Pa, senior bishop of the Evan
kelical United Brethren Church, was
elected president OF the council.
- Successor to Taft.
He succeeded Charles P. Taft OF
Cincinnati, the first layman ever
to hold the presidency of the organ
MIS- Mildred McAfee Horton,
president of Wellesley College, was
elected vice president, replacing
Bishop Stamm. She thus became
the first woman ever tohold so high
an office in the federal council
During World War II, she headed
the WAVES.
A brief fiare-up took place when
they.Right Rev. Frank w. Sterrett,
Episcopal Bishop of Bethlehem, Pa,
suggested the non-segregation res.
olution be referred back to the ex-
Acutive committee for future action.
'eThe biennial meeting of the
council should stand for something
and though it is q controversial sub
ject I hope this report is adopted
and not referred" Miss Helen Ken
Won, moderator of the Congrega-
tional Christian churches, declared.
Educator Makes Objection.
To Rev. j. Mcdowell Richards
Of Atlanta, Ga. president of the
Presbyterian Columbia Theological
Seminary, told the gathering he
could not vote for the report as
'.there xre many Christian people
who disagree with some parts of it."
He abstained from voting:
They thin K that for the present,
1T least, voluntary segregation is
the expedient thing" he continued.
Perhaps the day will come when
segregation will be ended. I be-
neve We are trying to achieve
something in q moment that is
agoing to have to be achieved owe,
4 period Of years. I shall refrain
from voting because I am unwilling
to oppose the Christian conscience
ola great majority of this group.
In an appeal for the motion, the
Rev. L. x. Jackson of Gary, Ind.
told the delegates, Most of you dc
not know what it is like to have
money in your pocket and travel
and not be Sple to get something
to eat Most of you do not know
what 1t is like to have money in
your pocket and travel and not be
able to get place to sleep. Most
of you do not know what it is like
to live under q segregated flag and
in the midst of Jim Crow system. =
Balls for Passage. H
=. A. Elliott of Fort Worth, Tex,
called for passage of the resolution
Evening star., 1948-12-03
FouI-SmeIIine Fumes
Alarm PhiIudelphiuns
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3.-Foul-
smelling fumes spreading over
large area of Northern Philadelphia
and adjoining sections alarmed
thousands of residents early today.
The fumes caused eyes to smart
and made throats sore. Doctors were
kept on the jump while police made
an Intensive but futile hunt for
cause of the trouble. The atmos-
phere finally cleared.
State police received more than
1000 telephone calls. many resi-
dents expressing fear the odor came
from the same type of poisonous
smog which caused more than 20
deaths recently at Donora, Pa.
But the Weather Bureau said
there was no fog over the affected
area at the time. ,'.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
District Heads to Push
Pension Boost for
PoIicemen's Widows

Commissioner John Russell
Young announced today that
the Commissioners would ad-
vocate against legislation in
creasing pension payments to
widows of policemen.
Such a bill passed the House
at the last session but never
got out of the Senate. Present
pension payments amount to $50
month to a widow, plus $40
for each child under 16. The
legislation proposed last ses-
sion would have increased the
monthly payment to sl00, plus
S25 for each child under 18, and
also would have provided an
additional $25 a month if the
policeman swas killed in line of
duty.
Evening star., 1948-12-03

Henry Irving's THE Bells" was
recently played, in Irish, in Dublin.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
PennsyIvonion Heads
Girl Scout Region ;
BY the Assoeioted PEsss

BEDFORD. Pa, Dec. 3.-Miss
Jessie Birmingham of Erie yester-
day was elected president of Region
3 of the National Association of
Girl Scout Executives.
Other officers named at the open
ing of the groups two-day conven-
sion here were Miss Anita Meyers
OF Philadelphia, vice president; Miss
Miriam Pierce, Scranton, secretary,
and Miss Kay Mccullough, Fred
erick, Md, treasurer.
The region embraces Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware. Virginia, Maryland
and the District Of Columbia.
Evening star., 1948-12-03

necessary q n d
undesirable" and
as. a violation
Of the gospel of
love and human
brotherhood"
The resolution
urged that non
segregation poll
cies be followed
throughout the
Nation in bus-
ing. educational
op por tunities,
fecreational ia
eilities, and
urged the right
- An,1alifN In
Evening star., 1948-12-03

the board.
Evening star., 1948-12-03

historic interest and for the benefit
of future inaugural committees. Mr..
Pomrenze has been assigned an office
at inaugural headquarters in the
Tariff Building. The records even
tually will be microflmed.
President Truman said at his press
conference yesterday he had not
gone into the question of Govern
ment holiday on inaugural Thurs
day, January 20, and the following
Friday. Senator McGrath, Demo-
crat, of Rhode Island has promised
to introduce a bill in Congress In
January to make both days holidays
for Government workers.
Henry Irving's THE Bells" was
recently played. in Irish, in Dublin
Evening star., 1948-12-03
counciI Of Churches
Attacks Segregation
Alter Brief Debate
BY Cospor Nonnes
Stnr Sfafk kcorrespondent

CINCINNATI, Dec. 3.-The Fed
eral Council of Churches of Christ
in America today passed a resolu-
tion denouncing segregation as "un-
Evening star., 1948-12-03

With orchids fianking the desks of
all the vice presidents and loan
officers, the American Security &
Trust Co. was the most colorful of
Americas financial institutions
today.
The fiedgling National Capital
Orchid Society was holding its first
exhibition in the banking rooms and
the national officers and trustees OF
the American Orchid Society were
holding their quarterly meeting in
the board room upstairs.
Linnaeus T. Savage, assistant
secretary of the bank and treasurer
of the Capital orchid society, told
how it came about.
I'VE started this society two years
ago." he said, Eugene Griffith, DR..
Nelson Gaskill and I. We're very
young. 1t takes an orchid seven
years to grow from seed to bloom,
YOU know. But several of our men,
bers had been growing for years. ]
told them what We needed was a
show and when I asked Mr.. Bell
Daniel w. Bell. president of the
American Security &, Trust CO.., he
said sure we could have the bank.
Mr.. Savage guided the press
about the show. He pointed out the
new Sabena orchid. a cross between
the Van Eyck and the Nicollette,
shown for the first time in this
country. The three blooms on dis
play were flown here from Belgium
Or. Edgar McPeake, an X-ray
man, is our biggest grower" said
Mr.. Savage. He has greenhouse
out on Connecticut avenue in North
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-02
FISH HEARING I5 SCHEDULED FOR
 TONIGHT AT

The fisheries hearing, which was scheduled for o'clock this after noon, has been postponed until ' o'clock this evening due to bad flying conditions in the Ketchikan area, which prevented the cannery operators and fishermen from ar- irving in time for the afternoon meeting. The meeting will be held Tn the Senate Chambers and in at- tendance will be Fish and Wildlife Service officials, cannery operators and fishermen.
 The purpose of the meeting is to determine whether there is just.fi- cation fer extension of the commer- cial fishing season, which closes in Southeast Alaska on Friday.
 The Fish and Wildlife Service will review the infos nation and data they have obtained on this seasons operations and the cannery operators and fishermen will present their information.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-02
ALASkA FROM SOUTH
 HAS 30 PASSENGERS

The Alaska arrived in Juneau yes- terday afternoon at 3:50 o'clock with 30 passengers embarking here as fellows:
 From Petersburg: Juanita Will son, Mrs. Leona Davis, Maxine Da- wis, Thomas Edwards, Mrs. Octor Arness, Arlene Arnes, Ann Arness Mrs. Lars Eide and j. w. Jones.
 From Wrangell: M. O. Johnson and Mrs. M. o. Johnson.
 From Seattle: It. D. P. Apple gate, Mrs. D. P. Applegate, Susan Applegate, w E. Cheatham, D. M Shute. Ethyl Murphy, Mrs. Wm Cutler, Carl Hagerup, R. Jankel, Mrs R. Jankel, Earl Barcus, Mrs. Ear Barcus, Mrs. J. James. Shirley James, Alice James, Kenneth James Arleen James, Elizabeth Gehringer
 Aboard the ship bound for Sitka from Seattle are Mrs Alice Pelletier James Busch, Mrs. w. D. Stallsmith Dr. J. H. Steele, Hubert Beavies Mrs. Hubert Beavies, Margaret Szili Dr. P. J. Brandy, Loren Wells.
 The vessel sailed at II o'clock
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-02
pNA CARRIES LARGE
 PASSENGER LOAD

Eighty passengers were carried n and out of Juneau Wednesday by Pacific Northern Airlines. Fifty four were from Kodiak, transfer passengers to Pan American for Seattle
 Arrivals in Juneau from Anchor age were: Bill Hansen. A. L. Ran some, w. s. Dietrich, D. L. Roberts J. Watkins, J. c. Mckay, A, Lee.
 Russell Jacobson Ed Dull, Robert Speegle, P. c. McLaine, Anne George, Alton George.
 Juneau to Yakutat: C. Fl. lSkinrer.
 Juneau to Cordova: Mrs. Ruth Porter, Gloria Peterson, Mrs. Ar thur Londo.
 Juneau to Anchorage: Capt Henry Butleras, MT Cupples, Mrs. Cup pies, Joe Thomas, Robert Menzies. Harold Menzies, George Shamrock, Mrs. G. Shamrock. Patrick Shamrock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-02
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2.-R- Dissolution of the government s anti-strike injunction today cleared the way for a long -threatensd Pacific Coast CIO longshore strike with it's paralyzing effect On far western ports.
 But already shipping lay idle.
 Longshoremen quit their johs al midnight to attend stop-work meet ings up and down the coast. The meetings, called for 10 am, were called to consider strike action when the injunction became inop- erative this morning.
 The injunction, obtained 80 days , ago by the Government under the i Taft Hartley Law, was dissolved to- i day in Seattle by U. s. District ! Judge George B. Harris, who issued ] it originally in San Francisco. ] Judge Harris acted at the request of the Government, approving on grounds the full stated period of f 80 days has expired and certifi- cation of results of balloting ap- pears to have been completed"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-02
MATT 0'(0NN0R I5 VA(ATI0NING FROM
 SEATTLE TIMES JOB

Matthew O'Connor, Associate Ed itor of the Seattle Times, round- tripping on the Alaska, is having himself a real vacation.
 To get him into newspaper off ice while the ship was in port was a major job, and once in, the En- pire office, he refused to write his own news story.
 So many years ago that each was distressed at recalling the date, O'Connor was in the old Univer- sity of Washington Daily Gang when Helen Troy Monsen, was one of it's very minor members. O'Con- nor was big shot. He was editor of Columns, U. of w. literary monthly, when he was graduated from the school of journalism in 1921.
 Since his graduation O'Connor has been on the University faculty, with the Seattle Chamber of Com merce and, for the last 12 years with The Seattle Times of which he is Associate Editor.
 This is the Seattle mans first trip to Alaska, but he thinks now, if he can ever get away from a typewriter again, that he will be back for more of Alaskas scenery.