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The union times., 1948-06-12
Sees Mundt Bill As Dangerous

Washington. = The American Federation of Labor this week went on record against enactment of the Mundt-Nixon bill to control com munist activities in the United States.
 Lewis G. Hines, national legislative representative for the AFL. in testi- mony before the Senate Judiciary Committee declared the AFL believes there are serious implications in the Mundt- Nixon bill that would infringe upon our civil liberties and might con- ceivably be detrimental to our labor unions"
 SOUND JUSTICE
 In lieu of the proposed legislation to control communists, MT. Hines recommended enactment of vigorous social justice program and repeal of the Taft-H Hartley law to remove the conditions of oppression, hunger and want on which communism breeds and ultimately spreads.
 Voicing the objections of the AFL to the proposed bill, Hines said:
 ''The bill as whole is objection able. For one thing, the definitions are so broad and loosely wOrded that it would be almost impossible for any organizations, such as, for instance, the American Civil Liber- ties Union, to know whether or not it might be adjudged a communist organization and thus subject to the calumnies and restrictions of the act.
 It is quite possible for a person either to become member of to make some financial contribution to some organization which he feels to be a worthwhile one and at a later date finds that the attorney general has determined that such organization is communist organization. and thus the individual, in turn, is publicly branded as a communist member.
 BROAD POWER
 'The attorney general is given un- precedented powers to outlaw organi- cations and to require production of records, membership lists and docu- ments in support of his administra- tive hearing.
 "The principle of guilt by associa- tion is, for the first time, brought in to existence in the American way of life, principle which heretofore has been considered one advocated only by the very totalitarian dictatorships which it is the purported purpose of the bill to prescribe.
 Furthermore, the entire princi-
The union times., 1948-06-12

in in triphcate.
 COMMITTEES
 Committee chairmen. as appoint ed by President Barry, are:
 Credentials:
 John A. Johnson, New Haven Carpenters.
 Auditing:
 Stanley Creising, New Haven Plumbers.
 Officers Reports:
 Floyd Taylor, Norwalk Build- ing Trades.
 Legislation:
 Nathan Sherman, New Haven. Labor League for Political Edu- cation:
 William Fargo, New London Building Trades.
 Additional committees will be named at the convention.
 POLITICAL ACTION
 One of the high points of the con- vention will be the emphasis on La bor's League for Political Education. As pointed out by Barry and O'Kane, the Taft-Hartley Law may hit the building trades the hardest of all, and the only way to repeal 1t is to elect a liberal Congress this November. It is expected that Joseph M. Rourke, sec retary-treasurer of the Connecticut Federation of Labor; and Rowland Bishop, director of the Connecticut La bor League for Political Education, will stress the organizational plans for getting out the labor vote this year.
 A large number of items were transacted by the executive board of the Building Trades Council at Wednesdays meeting. With the as- sistance of J. Lawrence O'ToOle, assistant secretary of the State Fed eration, plans are under way for the organizing of Building Trades Councils in Norwich and in the Naugatuck Valley.
 Secretary O'Kane again emphasized that many locals have not sent in their wage scales on official union station cry. These rates are being requested by the State Labor Board.
 All locals in Danbury were re- quested to assist LabOrers Local 675, Danbury, which has opened the local charter for 90 days. It is reported that members of other building trades in Danbury will re- fuse. to work on any job where non. union labOrers are employed after the expiration of the 90 days.
The union times., 1948-06-12

pie of requiring registration as a condition to the exercise of civil liberties would seem to be contrary to the principles announced by the Supreme COurt.''
 As means of combating commu- nism, MT. Hines urged action by Con- gress to enact legislation to improve the conditions of the common men and women of America. He said:
 Encouragement should be given to organized labor as the one in- strumentality here in America that can successfully cope with the on. ward march of communism
The union times., 1948-06-12
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

Rep. Ellsworth FOote. 3rd Dis trict, has done more than any other Connecticut Congressman to get the Taft-Ellender-W Wagner Hous- ing Bill out of the House Banking Committee. He deserves labor's thanks.
 Who killed George Polk, the CBS correspondent in Greece?
 Folks death highlights a long series of moves taken by the Greek government aimed at shut ting off the steady stream of criti- cism from American newspaper men in Greece.
 On May 20, l947, Seymour Freidin of the NesO York Herald Tribune, who pulled no punches in his criticism of the Greek govern ment, was suddenly and without explanation refused permission to board a Greek airliner at Athens for Crete. Freidin reported subse- quently that he had been charged by pro-government newspapers with being ''COmmunist.
 A week later Robert Vermillion of the United Press was attacked with the same red brush after he had described visit to the Greek guerrilas.
 On March 5, l948, Homer Bigart of the Herald Tribune was de- nOunced by prO-gOvernment news papers as "an instrument of MOs- cow" Bigart had been critical of the wholesale executions by the government of former resistance fighters.
 Polk was an outspOken critic of the Greek government. In an arti- cle for HarPers magazine he wrote of the fantastic abuses" of the Greek economic system which ''mainly favors special individuals. g UNRRA stocks lay in stOrehOuses, he wrote, because ''reIief often inn pinges upon the mOney-making methods of the wealthy 2%o." Fi- nally, he declared that the royalists were stimulating, instead of cur ing, Creece's civil strife.
 To date Greek Prime Minister SOphOulis has stated that every eff fort will be made to solve the Polk case eff it was not an accident.''
 Various groups of newspaper men, including the Overseas Press Club and the Newspaper Guild of New York, have called on the US. to send out a qualified team of in- vestigators from this country to at- tempt to uncover the facts behind Folks murder. And the Overseas group has appointed a committee to investigate the situation.
 Few correspondents, inadvertent- ly or otherwise, are as honest in tips to the editor as Mrs. Lena Leece, who told the PetOskey (Mich.) Euening Ne,Os:
 'sI will not send any news for Saturday because I expect to be so sick l cannot write and will go fishing instead"
 Classified in the London (O.) Madison Press:
 Filling station and modern five room dwelling, located on U. S. Route AZ, 4 miles west of Della. ware. Don T. Hesitate. Priced to sell. .''
 With the success of .he current French film of that title, it appears there is chance that Fanny may become a girls name again.
The union times., 1948-06-12
COPS SPORT DIPLOMAS

oaVahnah, Ga. (LPA)-The diplo- mas that Savannah policemen are 6coastlng about these days don't come rom conventional school. They cer- tliy that the copS-members of local or the State, County & Municipal Elm ploy,es-AFL-have completed course conducted by the Georgia Workers Education Service.
The union times., 1948-06-12
Labor's Support Wins For Crosser

Cleveland (LPA)-Rai1road union- lsts, who have looked to Rep. Robert Crosser (D., Ohio) as their strongest spokesman in Congress, are jubilant over Crosser's primary victory. Every house in Crosser's district received a copy of special edition of Labor, ra- tlonal rail union paper, lauding the Ohioan's prolabor record.
The union times., 1948-06-12
Building Trades
 Meet June 18th
State Convention To Emphasize Political Action-Loca Councils Being Organized In Norwich And Valley
 Danbury Laborers Open Membership Drive

Plans the semannual convention of the Connecticut State Building and Construction Trades Council nounced today by President Michael Barry and Treasurer James O'Kane.
 convention will be held the New Haven Labor Temple 137 Goe Street Saturday June 9 at 10 AM All credentials
The union times., 1948-06-12
Even Senator Ball Mixes Mundt Bill

WASHINGTON = (F) = Sen. Joseph H. Ball (R., Minn.) announced this week that he opposes the Mundt bill. Ball has an anti-labor record, but he said the Mundt bill comes too close to 'totalitarian methods for his taste.
 Ball said that "the bill might be- come terrific smear weapon against almost any kind of opposition" While making the statement Ball repeated his personal opposition to communism. He expressed the opinion that the Senate might not take up the bill this session because of its crowded sched- ule.
The union times., 1948-06-12
houses at Springside and sell them

houses at Springside and sell them to veterans.
 We have not done our job and we have not begun to do it." Fein- mark proclaimed. "The State can do more than merely guarantee certain amount of bonds. This problem is great enough so that the Governor ought to call the Legislature together"
 Reis-Elbara said the Taft-E11ender- Wagner housing bill was killed by the selfshness and greed of both poll tical parties"
 Carleton Sharpe, city manager of Hartford, spoke briefly at the in. vitatiOn of the chairman.
 The meeting was formally opened by Mrs. Norma C. Anderson. presi- dent of the Connecticut Conference of Social Work.
The union times., 1948-06-12
Shishkin Given ECA European Job

WASHINGTON (FP). AFL eco- nomist Boris Shishkin will head the labor division of the Paris office of the Economic Cooperation Admin stration, the ECA announced last week.
 Shishkin is to assist w. Averell Hartman in handling labor and man. power problems in Europe. He has worked as an economist for the AFL since 1o33 and has served on many government commissions.
The union times., 1948-06-12
Married Women In Jobs Exceed Single Women

Chicago-A man with a briefcase full of statistics put the damper yes terday on any girlish hopes that mar riage is the logical way to keep out of the Wage-earner class.
The union times., 1948-06-12
BEWARE!

During the vacation months of June, July and August last year, traffic accidents in the United States killed someone every 16 minutes. The National Safety Council says more travel makes vacation time dan ger time. Avoid trying to cover too much distance in one day, which leads to speeding and fatigue, if you want safe and reStful holiday.
The union times., 1948-06-12

Keep your mind and eyes ahead of your car. An empty train of thought doesn't whistle warning!
The union times., 1948-06-12

Mention The Union Times when shopping, and help labor's own paper grow.
The union times., 1948-06-12
1stAmendnent

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for redress of grievances.
The union times., 1948-06-12
How Are You :?

It would take 800 million hours of work or the full time of 100000 dentists working for one year to remedy the accumulated dental neglect of the U. s. population.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Wage Talks Halted
By Pennsy and Union
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-The
CIO United Railroad Workers, rep
resenting $4,000 incorporating en-
ployes, and the Pennsylvania Rail-
road broke off wage discussions yes
terday.
The company asked time to pre-
pare counter proposals to the unions
demands for contract benefits.
The union sought 25-cent
across-the- board wage increase and
a reduction in the work week from
48 to 40 hours.
Under the current wake scales,
the employees average "in the neigh
borhood of $1.20 an hour" Robert
Walkinshaw, chairman of the union
negotiating committee said.
In addition to wage increases, Mr..
Walkinshaw said the union is seek
ing rule changes that will bring
working conditions of maintenance
of equipment men to modern stand
ards of the industry"
He added that the company gave
no reply to the union demand on
limitation of the time in which
counter proposals may be drafted.
A spokesman for the railroad said
the negotiations are proceeding
between the parties in accordance
with the Railway Labor Act" He
said the company would make no
comment beyond this statement.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Average American Bought
1S Pounds Of Candy in Al
BY me Associated Press


NEW YORK.-Penny candy, IA
vorite fare of the small fry, is max
ing postwar comeback-but it
sometimes costs two cents.
That's what the 65th convention
OF the National Confectioners Asso-
ciation heard from George F. Du-
dick of the Commerce Department
food section.
During 1947, the tide finally
turned for penny goods Mr.. Dudick
told the candy makers. "A victim
OF sugar rationing in preceding
years, one-cent goods were coming
back to the show cases in increas-
ing quantities, although their re-
appearance was sometimes in the
garb OF two-cent items"
Americans atesan average OF about
18 pounds of candy a person last
year. Mr.. Dudick said this was
two to three pounds per person
greater than prewar." To whole
salers that meant $3.50, 900, up IS
per cent from 1946's previous record
Nevertheless, candy customers
began showing definite concern over
price during 1947, the Government
official said.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Registration 10 Vote
In Virqinia Ends Saturday

Saturday is the Ceadline in Vir-
ginia for registering to vote in the
August primaries.
In Arlington, all precinct regis
trars and the central registrar at
the courthouse will be on duty from
9 am. to 4 pm. Saturday.
The Arlington League of Women
Voters has announced that it will
provide transportation to the homes
of registrars for any one who will
telephone Chestnut 0910.
The books will be closed until
August 4 when they will open until
October to permit registration
for the November general election.
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Truck Driver Freed
In Death Of Girl, 7

Gordon Burch, 80, of the 5100
block of Emerson street, Edmunston,
Md, charged with unsafe backing
in connection with a fatal traffic
accident on June /, was freed yes
terday in Municipal Court, after a
7-year-old boy failed to qualify as a
witness.
The victim of the accident, 2-year-
old Virginia Caro- jackson, was
killed instantly outside her home in
the 4300 block of Lilly Pond drive
NE, when she was crushed under
Evening star., 1948-07-01
Joe Louis Urged to Run
For Detroit City Council
BY the Associoted Press

DETROIT, July 1.-The Detroit
Tribune said today that Joe Louis
is being urged to run for a seat
on the city Council here.
Louis announced his retirement as
worlds heavyweight champion last
week and indicated he might be
interested in politics.
The Tribune, semi weekly Negro
newspaper. said several Negro polit-
ical leaders and public officials have
promised their support to Louis if
he should seek a Council seat left
vacant by a recent resignation.
Czechoslovakia had 562,276 sheep
last year, $50, ,438 more than in 1916.
Evening star., 1948-07-01

the wheels of the ice truck driven
by Burch. A coroner's jury subse-
quently returned a verdict of acci-
dental death in the case.
Charges against Burch were dis
missed after Michael Webster, 7. a
neighhor of the dead girl, and the
only witness to the accident, was
unable to define the difference be-
Evening star., 1948-07-01

tween truth and falsehood to the
courts satisfaction.
Asked by Assistant United States
Attorney Philip Brophy if he knew
what lie was. the boy said mo"
When he added that he wasn't
sure" what it meant to tell the
truth, Justice, George D. Nelson dis
missed the case
Evening star., 1948-11-04

zip-in Innings to make
the above coots carry
you right through the
winter. Sewn in by our
toiIors in q few minutes,
1895
Evening star., 1948-11-04
A Whale Of a Buy at Only

We've seen many worsted suit in our day
at every price in the book. But we honestly
believe that these Sheldon Worsteds repre-
sent todoy's great suit value. Every suit is
tailored in the expensive manner with nu-
merous hond-sewn feotures Every suit is
moster-crofted from superb cIeor-cut wor-
steds, shorkskin worsteds, herrinebone
worsteds and smooth unfinished worsteds.
There's feost-for-the-eye orroy Of new fall
coIors and patterns. Single and double
breasted models in, sizes for regulars,
shorts, extro shorts, longs, stouts and short
stouts Men, see these fine suits =. try
them on :. feel the excellence Of the fab
RIGS You'll agree, these superb quolity
Sheldon Worsteds are todoy's outstanding
voIue!
Mems Clothing, Second Floor Washington;
Evening star., 1948-11-04
Special! Men's Covert TOPCOA

Here's one you've been waiting for Fine AwooI Covert
ToPcoots at far below their regular prices In grey olive
ton teal brown and blue Sizes for regulars shorts and
longs
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-10-15
Buyers Take Peterson
Offering at $16,7S7

1T WAS A TYPICAL Indian sum
mer day at Lewistown on Saturday,
Oct. 2. The cattle offered at auction
by Ben and Alice Peterson, Buffalo,
were of w~ell-known bloodlines,
showing strong type and good con-
firmation. And it was also a good day
for the Peterson's to make a lot of
friends in the cattle industry. for it
was buyers day from the time the
first trio of cattle were brought into
the ring.
The sale started with q Agar
old daughter of Real Prince D. 10Th
m the ring, together with her first
two sons, a spring calf at side
by Future Anxiety 4th, the other
a coming 2-year-old with good herd
bull prospects by Royal Lad 10Th.
From here on most of good young
cows sold from $260-$300 per head,
their calves at side from $135-16o
while the coming ~2-year-old bulls
of the same breeding and quality
that averaged almost 5000 last fall
were hard put to get into the $500
bracket.
Bill Gaugler, who with his son,
IS establishing a small pure bred
herd near Lewistown, was q con-
sistently steady bidder on the top
cows of the offering. Other buyers
included Harry Morse, Denton;
Ronald Biggerstaff, Hilger; Floyd
Leap, Kolin; A. J. Donisthorpe, SUI
folk; Duane Ridgeway, Denton;
Clark Beldon, Buffalo, and Irving
Lipke, Ober Hollickson, George B.
Dover, H. c. Loney, Charles Petra
mex, d. B. Hollenback, George
Wernke, A. Anderson, G. Dunlap
N. Smith, A. Hogeland, J. B L
Benes, Joe Schranek and r. V. Boyd
L. E. Sedgwick was the auctioneer
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-10-15
Livestock Sale Dates

GIendive: Montana Purebred Livestock 1880
citation sale, Oct. Is.
Great Falls: Archie Parkes Hereford sale, ct
the ranch, Vaughn, Oct. Is.
Twin Bridges: Art Bayers annual fan Hereford
sale. at the ranch, Oct. Is.
Deer Lodge: Warren Hereford Ranch annual
sale. at the ranch. Oct. .le.
GLASGOW: Glasgow Purebred Livestock as
ISOLATION sale, Oct. 10.
Hissoula: Dick Rossignol first annual Polled
Hereford sale. at the ranch, Lolo, Oct. 20.
Miles City: l949 Tri-State Hereford Futurity
sale and show, Oct. 1920.
Billings: Second annual all-breed calf sale.
Billings Public stockyards, Oct. 20.
Fairfield: Teton County Registered swine
Growers fall boar and gilt sale, Oct. 20.
Bavre: Annual Bear Paw Hereford Association
sale. Oct. 1890.
Billings: North Rocky Mountain Aberdeen
Angus annual fall sale, Oct. 30.
Worland, Wyo.: Big Horn Basin Hereford
Breeders association third annual show and
sale Oct. 31-Nov. ].
Bozeman: Montana Shorthorn Breeders As-
ISOLATION annual fall sale. Nov. 4.
KaIispeIl: North Western Montana Hereford
Association annual sale. Nov. 4.
Lewistown: Central Montana Hereford rs
ISOLATION fall sale, Nov. 9.
Butte: Western Montana annual Hereford sale,
Nov. 1918.
Miles City: Eastern Montana Hereford s-
ISOLATION sale, Nov 16.
Casper, Wyo.: Wyoming Hereford Associations
third annual sale Nov. 21-22.
Miles City: A. L. Farley, Armells Hereford
ranch, Forsyth. annual sale Of range bulls.
Nov. %.
Billings: Third annual all-breeds yard bull
sale. Billings Public stockyards, Dec. 6. 2. 8.
Only about one-third as much
rain will soak into heavily grazed
pasture as will soak into pasture
that has not been grazed for a few
years. Grass residue ightens soil
and catches moisture.
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Bowling Stars Holding Four Gotham Hur|ers
Gladys Lynn Benefit Set for D. {. Firemen

Four outstanding pitchers of the
New York Fire Department squad
are being considered for mound duty
against the Washington firemen at
Griffith Stadium August 4, in the
benefit for Metropolitan Police Boys
Clubs.
Jim McKeough, New York's No.
moundman was a star with Rutland,
Vt. Highly regarded Ken Auer
carved a nice reputation for him
self with Binghampton in the East
ern League and Chris Hayden starred
with Jersey City and Fort Smith,
Ark. Another under consideration
for service here is Harry Waldron,
outstanding semipro in the New
York area.
The local smoke eaters have strong
tosSers in Ben Harrell, Cecil Hale
and Ernie Boggs who together have
won 10 games in 20 starts this
season,
Evening star., 1948-07-19
Rec Net Title
.Tokemetick

Walt Kemetick won the mems
singles title in the District Recrea-
ton tennis tournament yesterday,
downing Ernie Kientz, 816, 60,
s-s, in the final at Rock Greek
Courts. The calm, steady Kemetick
was behind, IA, in the first set,
but rallied to take that and then
control things thereafter.
The doubles crown went to Bob
Threadgill and Fred McNair. They
also had to come from behind to
win over Lou MULTI and Bob Miller,
ST, 60, SO, 60. The womens
doubles was won by Willie Herbert
and Sosie Girgosin, 63, 6I3, over
Ann Gray and Dorothy Estes.
Mrs. Gray, who on Saturday won
the women's singles, teamed with
Threadgill to take the mixed doubles
over George and Mrs. Herbert, 60,
Sd
Evening star., 1948-07-19
League Leaders
BY the Associessei Press
AMERICAN.

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Runs sstted tn-stsphen.. Boston.
Runs-Williams, Boston, So; Dt
Maggie, Boston. So.
Williams, Boston, 102.
Doubles-Williams Boston, 21; Bou-
s1saq sns h SIsys1and asyso boston, 5a5ifi st. Louis
Triples--Di Maggie, New York. 10;
Stewart, Washington, s.
Home runs-Keltner, Cleveland, 22;
Di Maggio, New York, 10.
Stolen bases-Coan. Washington.
ID: Dillinger, ST.. Louis, y.
Strike outs-Feller, Cleveland. ss;
Newhouser, Detroit, SO.
800, Kramer, Boston, 1913. .769.
NATIONAL.
gatting-MusiaI; st. Louis. .ss2;
Runs batted tn-Musial, st. Louis,
10: Kiner, Pittsbursh. So
Runs--Musial. st. Louis. II; Ktner.
HitsHMusisl, st. Louis. 1874; Ash
burn. Philadelphia, 1O6.
Doubles-Ennis, Philadelphia, ~;
Robinson. Brooklyn, 21.
Tripleff-Hop1, Pittsbursh' 10: Mus
Home runs-Kiner. Pittsburgh, rs;
Sauer. Cincinnati, 25
Stolen bases-Ashburn. Philadelphia.
Il: Torgeson, Boston. is.
Strike outs-Branca. Brooklyn, IS;
Blackwell, Cincinnati. 16.
Pitching-Post, New York, 9-2, .s1s:
Bickford, Boston. 6-2, $50.