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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
Christmas Memories
BY Ruth Taylor

"And there were shepherds abiding in the
fields, keeping watch over their flocks by
night"
Each of us has our own Christmas men,
ories. Memories that often because of things
that were and are no more, keep us from a
full recogniance of the Day of Days.
Perhaps your memory is of songs and
laughter and full gathering of family around
a festive board. Perhaps it is of fir tree gay
with candles. Perhaps it is the crustinesS of
snow and the sheen of stars against deep
blue sky as you walked home from midnight
service.
Mine is the verse with which began, and
with which my Grandfather always opened the
holiday. If l shut my eyes l can smell the
piny fragrance of the Christmas tree and see
the whiteness of his beard in the candle light
and feel the sureness of his hand holding mine
"And there were shepherds abiding in the
fields keeping watch over their focks by
night And the angel of the Lord came upon
them. And the angel said unto them, Fear not
for behold I bring you good tidings OF great
joy
The years may have passed. Sorrows may
have come upon us There may be longing in
our hearts. But Christmas remains and if we
will but let it in, it can bring into our hearts
fragrance and joy.
Christmas is a day not to be celebrated but
to be kept 1t is not dependent upon money
but upon love. 1t is day not for one, but for
all. 1t is the day of proof that love is the
strongest thing in the world-stronger than
hate, stronger than evil, and stronger than
death.
None of us is too poor or too lonely to
keep Christmas. We share that which we
have with those who have less. There is no
price tag on well-wishing or on friendly or
kindly doing. The gates of hearts can
swing wide at a touch. We can each of us
bring cheer to some lonely child or word of
friendship to the lonely and forgotten of men
For no one can keep Christmas alone AS
Henry Van Dyke wrote in his great Christmas
prayer:
Teach me that am not alone,
But that many hearts all round the world
Join with me through the silence,
While I pray in His name.
Amen.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
Readers
Comments
Dec. 20, 194s

Dec. 20, 194s
Dear Sir,
We want to thank you and
your staff for the very nice
Christmas Party that jou put
on for us kids at the Sports
Arena.
The entertainment was very
good. Also the toys and good
les we got were very nice.
We think you people are
very kind to 60 through all
the work and bother to give
us kids of Local IL members
a Christmas party.
Yours very truly,
The Cottey kids
2375R Vermont Ave.
Toledo Ohio
P.S. A merry Christmas and
Happy New Year to you and
yor staff of fine workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24
Women's News
And Views
BY Odessa Overy
Secretary Women's Bureau
Region 2-B

MERRY XMAS EVERY
BODY from the women's
committee to all of the men
as we'll as women in the
UAW-CIO. The children's
Christmas party was a Won
derful success. Over ten thou
sand children and approx
matly two thousand parents
attended.
What a wonderful sight to
see so many wonderful people
interesed in the CIO. The
children as we'll as the grown
ups enjoyed the entertain
ment, which was put on by
Paul Spor, and some of his
we'll known entertainers. Ar
mold Shenoufsky did very
we'll in his part of the pro-
gram. All of you wonderful
people that were unable to at
tend the Christmas party must
make it your duty to be there
next year. There also were
many grown ups there that
did not accompany any little
children. Just for the fun of it.
The choral group has been
extended an invitation to at
tend the state convention and
appear on their agenda on
January IS, from 2 PM. to
2.30 PM.
The girls to be eligible to
attend must have attended at
least six out of the last ten
practices. If you need three
more practices to get in your
required amount please attend
the next three sessions. The
next three practices will be on
Monday Dec. 81, Jan. 3, and
Jan. 10, at 8 pm, in parlor /.
/ hope that all of you will
have the required amount.
With house wives hurrying
around with there last minute
shopping, myself included, and
tydying up the home for the
holiday company, it certainly
is a hurry, scurry, muddle.
There being so much to do
and with their hands tied be-
hind them, the women don't
know where to begin. And
that is just the predicament
l am in. With the work at the
shop my shopping to do and
the windows, woodwork and
curtains to clean, it keeps
person jumping all of the
time. Then when Christmas
comes, one would never know
that a person did any clean
ing at all. l feel sorry for the
working mothers that have lit
tie titeS to take care of at
home. / remember when mine
were very small what | had to
do, and if were to do that
same thing today, l hardly
believe that | could make the
grade. / think that is what
they call old age. l hate to ad-
NIT it but there is no denying
it.
l love rush and hurry sour
ry but it just fuckers me out.
as you would say. 1t is such a
wonderful feeling to help
others at a time like this, and
l know that the biggest share
of us feel the same way about
the whole thing. But there are
still a few selfish people that
only think of themselves the
money they can chisel for
themselves and how much
they can chisel out of some
body else. These are the kind
of people that don't know the
Christmas season is for aid to
others rather then to them
selves.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24

Chemists employed by General Electric
are said to have invented the worlds thinnest
paper-so thin that it disappears after one
handling, This is the ideal material for pay
checks which have the same characteristics.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-24

FBI Director ]. Edgar Hoover announced
that "a major crime is committed in the nation
on the average of once every 1877 seconds"
And that doesn't count the employers who are
still paying the 40c-an-hour minimum wage.
, 1948-06-23
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE

The sailing of the S. S.
"Borinquen" scheduled for
Thursday, June II, 1948, from
San Juan, P. R. to New York,
N. Y. has been advanced to
Monday June IA, 1913. This
vessel is expected to arrive in
New York on Saturday after
noon, June 10, 1913.
All interested passengers
please take note.
Firm Of
Ohm Agents
, 1948-06-23
OBLIGATION

It is hereby to pub
lie notice that the Govern
ment Of the Virgin Islands Of
the United States has this
date authorized the Reverend
William A. Charles to per-
form civil-religious ceremon-
les in the Virgin Islands.
Government Of the Virgin
Islands Of the United States
Charlotte Amalie, st. Thomas,
Virgin Islands
Morris F. de Castro
Government Secretary
, 1948-06-23
FOR SALE

TRUCK
ton and a half
ls4l model IN good running
order.
FORD TRUCK
ton and a half
1887 model
Priced to suit the times
Apply at Avis Office
, 1948-06-23

JUST ARRIVED BY AIR MAIL
SEARS
ls4s MIDSUMMER SALE cATALoC
SEARS hdOe reduced prices on hundreds Of items.
Copies Of this Sale Catalog were air mailed to our
office in Christiansted SO you can place your orders
while stocks are fresh and plentiful.
Make your dollar buy the most by buying
Sears Qdulity Merchandise
Hop AT SEARS AND SAVE
E. s. Crawford
Representative Sears Roebuck and Company
Christiansted. v. 1.
, 1948-06-23

Following is a list of the students who graduated June
%, l948, from the Christiansted High School, Christiansted,
St. Croix, Virgin Islands.
, 1948-06-23
TWELFTH GRADE

A a d e mic
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Electrical Workers Defeated
In Typewriter Election

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept 3 (P).-
The CIO United Electrical Workers,
torn by an internal row over COM
munism. has suffered major defeat
in an election at the Royal Type
writer plant here.
A rival CIO union, the United
Automobile Workers, claims it has
been chosen as collective. bargaining
agent in the Royal plantby an OVER
lwhelning majority of the producs
ton workers.
There was no comment from
electrical workers officials
The UEW was excluded from the
NLRB- supervised election because
its officers have refused to sign the
non Communist Taffldavits required
by the Taft-Hartley Act. The UEW
conducted a vigorous campaign to
persuade Royal workers to vote fol
nc Union" instead of the UAW.
The election began at the plant
yesterday and continued today.
Russell Higgins, UAW spokes-
man, said the outcome was settled
in yesterdays balloting
With SAB votes cast of $500
workers eligible, 1854 had voted yes,
for the UAW, and 381 for no union,
Mr.. Higgins said. There was 33
votes challenged and 80 voided.
Only about $50 additional votes
were to be cast today Mr.. Higgins
said. Higgins, pointed out they
could not possibly affect the result.
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Trumon Supports Health Plan to Cost Billions

said, to 371 in 1916 and to 286 last
year. At Freedmen's. the same rate
was So deaths in 1916, with 1913
deaths last year. she said.
Highlight of Mr.. EWing's program
followed the administrations long
starding demand for a national
health insurance program. Volun-
tary medical prepayment plans
cant do the job that has to be
done" Mr.. Ewing wrote.
The insurance would cover the
cost of doctors fees, hospital care,
medicines and appliances. Dental
care and home nursing would be
added later, probably at more cost.
Patients would have the right to
choose their own doctors, and doc
tors, in turn. would be free to join
or refuse to take part. Their fees
would be paid from a Government
fund at a rate mutually agree
able"
At first. the program would ap-
ply only to workers and their de-
pendents who now are covered by
social security, Mr.. Ewing said. AS
social security is expanded, the in
surance would widen to cover all
people.
To get the program started, a
one-half of l per cent levy would be
imposed on salaries up to $4,000 a
! year-half probably to be paid by
employe and half by employer.
Later the subscriber cost probably
would rise to per cent, with an
extra l per cent tackled on still
later for dental care and home
nursing, the report said.
Operation of the plan would be in
hands of the States and the District
with national supervision by full
time board of medical and lay men,
berS.
Federal officials were undecided
about what effect such a program
would have on current voluntary
Blue Cross plans, but one FSA Of
fetal said there is no suggestion
that they would be eliminated"
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Final Arguments Due
On Pipeline 10 Boost
Gas Supply Here

The Federal Power Commission
will hear oral arguments September
16 over a proposed pipeline which
would greatly augment" the supply
of natural gas to Washington. For
NAL hearings were concluded yester-
day.
A decision is not expected until
the end of this month, according to
James V. O'Connor, chief of the
Division of Gas Certificates.
The argument before the COM
mission is whether or not the line
proposed by the Atlantic Seaboard
Corp. should serve Baltimore as well
as Washington. The City of Gin
cinnati and the Cincinnati Gas &
Electric Co. opposed the line to Bal
timore on the grounds that there is
not an adequate supply of natural
gas. No opposition was offered to
the Washington line by the Gin
cinnati interests.
The Atlantic concern told the
FPC that if the Baltimore line weer
not included the wholesale price of
gas to the Washington Gas Light
Co. might be increased.
A spokesman for the gas company
here said today that his concern
has no figures on any such increase.
If the increased charge were made
10 the gas company here, it could
only be after a rate hearing by the
FPC. Before any increase could be
passed along to Washington con-
sumers a hearing before the local
Public Utolities Commission would
be required, it was pointed out.
Last spring, when the new pipe
line was first discussed, Howard
Noyes, general superintendent of
the gas concern here, said the line
would greatly augment our supply
here"
The line would run from Charles
ton, w. Va, to Rockville, Md, and
is scheduled to be in operation by
1949, if approved by the FPC.
Opposition to the line as whole
was presented before the commits
sion by the United Mine Workers
Union and various coal and rail-
road groups, Mr.. O'Connor said.
Evening star., 1948-09-03
UEW
Continued From First Page.

lCOntlnQeO from FlrSt Pdge.)
there shall be no discrimination be-
cause of race color, creed, sex or po-
litical belief
But you refuse to say whether
you regard the Communist Partyeas
something more than a political
party Mr.. Kersten went on.
My Government hasn't told me
anything different yet" Mr.. Fitz-
gerald shot back.
Mr.. Kersten asked Mr. Fitzgerald
whether he could cite single in
stance in the last seven years in
which the unions stand on for
eign policy has once deviated from
the foreign policy of the Soviet
Onion
The union official said he couldn't
answer because he doesn't know
what Soviet foreign policy is.
Under questioning, he said the
union is against home phases of
the Marshall Plan for helping Eu-
rope, that he himself was against
aid to Greece and Turkey but that
he had worked for assistance for
Britain even before the Nazis at
tookp1 Pnccio
Evening star., 1948-09-03

Joseph Hines, president OF Group
disqualification, Inc, which serves
about 375,000 subscribers here, said
he would like to study the proposal
before commenting on it, but he
stressed that voluntary plans have
not interfered with the patient
doctor relationship.
MY personal opinion, based on no
small amount of experience in deal
ing with people of the District" he
added, lis that they want to pay for
their own health requirements"
One reason they have joined CHI
in large numbers. he said, lis be-
cause it offers them the vehicle
through which they can take care
Of their own hospital bills, thereby
maintaining their self respect, which
I think most of them feel they would
lose if that responsibility we're as
sumed by the Government"
Mr.. Ewing's report proposes con-
structing 100000 new hospital beds
by 1860 and 100000 within IS years,
at a cost of $1,000 100000. This
would include replacing about 10000
of the existing 1,019,O00 beds which
are obsolete, he pointed out.
Emissions Hospital Network.
His plan emissions vast new net
work of hospitals in each State, with
general medical center" at its
hub, and-decreasing in size-"dis-
trict," community" and rural" CEN
ters spread throughout the area to
serve every community.
The report estimated the District
has only 54 per cent of the hospital
beds it needs. The plan included
increased beds for chronic, tuber-
culosis and mental patients--on a
basis of 13 beds needed for every
1000 population.
The Washington Metropolitan
Health Survey two years ago, in
evaluating hospital needs, set the
needed figure at 1,100 more beds.
It's basis, however. was a need of 5.94
beds per 1000 population.
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Four Killed as Fire DESTROYS
Inn Near Fort Monmouth
By the Assoeioted Press

EATONTOWN, N. j., Sept. s.
-Four persons died today in a fire
which demolished the Crystal
Brook Farm Inn on Route 35, near
the Fort Monmouth gate.
Police identified the dead as
Anton Minoprio, owner of the eat
ing place; his wife, Mrs. Mae
Minoprio; their son Roger, 13, and
an organist employed by the inn,
Jess Rossbeck.
Mrs. Minoprio and her son were
found together, believed suffocated
by smoke. Mr. Minoprio and Mr..
Rossbeck were burned to death,
police said.
A woman identified as the owners
mother was rescued from the roof
Of the burning building by a porter,
Lewis Miller, and Leon Hicks,
superintendent. They used a
ladder. She came to this country
from Germany month ago.
A daughter of the Minoprios, Iris,
Is, was at Pompton Lakes, visiting
an aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gustave williams.
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Continued From First Page

Greg, Gov. Dewey declared that
compulsory socialized medicine is
no good" adding;
Accordingly. I have spent the last
two years of my life knocking down
every proposal that j anybody has
made to regiment the medical pro-
fession and the people OF America
through any program of SoCiali7ed
medicine
Mr. Truman noted in his state
ment yesterday that the Federal aid
proposals outlined by Mr.. Ewing
were approved by some 800 medical
and civic leaders at the National
Health Assembly here last May, eX-
cept for the compulsory insurance
plan The President said, however
that the assembly did support the
principle of contributory insurance
as the basic method of financing
medical care for the large ajority
OF our people
Discussing the effect of income
levels on medical care, the report
cited infant mortality rates in con-
nection with average incomes. With
the third highest income, the Dis
trict two years ago had 412 infant
deaths per thousand live births, q
table showed.
Only four States. Arizona. Texas,
New Mexico and South Carolina,
had higher rates that year
DR.. Ella Oppenheimer, director of
the District Health Department S
maternal and child health service,
said the high mortality rate among
Negro infants here was the result OF
inadequate facilities and services at
Gallinger and Freedmen's Hospitals.
Deaths Cut Sharply.
Since then. with improvements"
at both hospitals, death rates OF in
fants born at both hospitals have
decreased sharply. In l945. for eX-
ample, she said. 544 per 1000 chill
dren born at Gallinger died within
one year, The number dropped, she
Evening star., 1948-09-03
First Babe Ruth Fund Gifts
Are 100000 and 10 Cents
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-The first
two donations-one of 10 cents and
the other of 10000O-have been
received by the Babe Ruth Foun-
dation.
The big gift came yesterday from
Sam Briskin. chairman of the board
of the Revere Camera Co, Chicago,
and the dime from Jackie Minogue,
13, New York schoolboy
My boys and I loved Babe Ruth, -
MIR. Briskin said. We knew the
disease that killed him-it has
struck among our relatives and
friends.
j. Paul Carey. treasurer of the
foundation, said the fund for con-
troll of cancer will consist of dona-
tions and whatever additional
amounts the foundation sets aside
for it.
The fund is administered by the
American Cancer Society.
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Communist Activity
Admitted by Peters
After Hearing Ends
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 81. V.
Peters, who faces deportation and
also contempt of Congress charge,
admits being an active Communist
IN this country for many years.
He denies, however, testimony of
Government witnesses that he was
Soviet underground leader in the
United States.
The admission came late yester-
day after the conclusion of a four
day deportation hearing at which
Peters had kept silent.
Peters-a 54-year old Hungarian
who calls himself Alexander
Stevens - wrote the Communist
Party-a Manual on Procedure" in
1885, his counsel, Mrs. Carol King.
revealed.
Peters said in statement:
For many years was an active
member of the Communist Party
and elected to various committees.
Thousands and thousands of
Communists and nom Communists
knew me, heard my lectures and
read my articles
Peters Charges ISLANDERS.
Every days headlines produce a
new No. l Communist Peters said.
This week, l. Alexander Stevens,
was chosen as the new mystery man
The outrageous ISLANDERS, falsehoods
and distortions of the witnesses
paraded before the Immigration
Service hearing have been exposed
time and again at other hearings"
Peters was referring to the testi-
mony of former Communists who
told the immigration and Natural
ization Service hearing that he had
been a leading underground Red |
plotter in this country.
There is no mystery about me,
Peters said in his statement. Il
immigrated to this country like mil
lions of others. Twice l ap-
piled for citizenship papers. They
were denied me-"
The Government charges in its
deportation proceedings that Peters
entered the United States without
q valid passport and is a member
of an organization advocating vio-
lent overthrow of the Government.
Says Mystery Is Dissolved.
Peters statement continued:
Il am married to an American
citizen and have lived at 8346 One
Hundred Eighteenth street Kew
Gardens, Queens, for eight years
This dissolves the mystery which
the Un-American Committee has
manufactured. y 1t is not Alexander
Stevens they are after. 1t is the
American people and the United
States Constitution which they at
tack"
A subcommittee of the House
Committee on Un-American Activ-
tiles has threatened Peters with
contempt charge for refusal to-
answer key questions about COM
munism at a hearing here last Mon
day.
The defendants lawyer confirmed
his identity as Peters to the news
men. ;!
Born Alexander Goldberger.
"Sure he is Peters," said Mrs. F.,
King. But he didn't want to say
it for the record at either the de-
portation hearing ory before the
House Committee on Tn American
Activities last Monday He is still a
Communist. That's not a crime
yet
Mrs. King said Peters was born
Alexander Goldberger in Cob, Hun |
gary, which is now part of Czecho- /
slovakia, in 1894 and came to this
country in 1924.
He changed his name to Stevens
when he applied for citizenship the /
lawyer said. "and has occasionally /
used the name of Peters. The issue
here is not whether he is Stevens
or Peters, but whether the Com
munist Party is dedicated to the
violent overthrow of the United
States Government"
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Labor Leuders.WiII See
Truman at Harrisburg
BY the Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Sept 3-Presi-
dent Truman will greet a delegation
.of State and local labor leaders
when his train stops here briefly
Sunday night en- route to Detroit.
The Democratic State Committee
said today the itinerary of the
presidential Special" calls for a
brief stop here at $50 pm. for serv-
icing of the train.
The committee said a delegation
of about 20 labor leaders will board
the train and be received by the
President They will be introduced
by Philip Mathews, State Democrat
lie chairman
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Prices
Continued From First Page.

Gov. Dewey at Albany. said the
Agriculture Department had issued
statements intended to raise food
prices when they should be shaking
down.
2. Mr.. Brannan issued a scorch-
ing reply, calling the Stassen state
ment "a typically deceptive, mac
curate political statement" and lin
essence an attack on the price sup
port program" He charged Gov.
Dewey now sells milk produced on
his country estate in New York at
a substantial premium price above
the price established under the milk
marketing agreements ="
3. President Truman, at his late
afternoon press conference, char
acterized Mr. Stassen's charges as
just a misstatement of fact, that's
all. He added the price support
program is not big factor in high
prices and he said Mr.. Brannan
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10
CARD OF THANKS

| take this method of thanking
my many friends for the beauti-
full flowers and cards sent to me
during my confinement at Bap-
fist Hospital.
Signed,
Mrs Arthur Hicks
Scots, Arkansas
Memphis Homecoming Cameo
Nov. 12-Forrest City
Nov. 25-Dunbar High, Little Rock
Out of Town:
Oct. 8--Hamilton High of Mem
phis
Oct. 22-Helena
Nov. Slope
Nov. 19-Hot Springs
The Jones Gridders Will face
Arkansas toughest elevens. Yer
ger Hi Tigers of Hope, the Wash
ington Hi Lions of Texarkana, and
the arch enemy, the mighty Dun
bar Bearcats of Little Rock. They
will play two teams from Tenn
essee-Hamilton Hi and Booker T.
Washington both of Memphis.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

came down and took over il
from ZINC like gang busters 500.
I wonder does &c still hear from
NRD ~ He is always playing
mo Mall. So HIP finally got up
the nerve to talk to a girl he
made BUG first on his list. RLJ
can't seem to hold his head up
since DMJ has gone to St Louis.
witt someone please tell me who
II Mes boy friend is. HIS says
don't fall III love with me Could
he mean CP2 Boy friends wanted
for pills OF every description. APP
ply in person to the Cooks Cafe
No phone calls please. Any one
may apply for personal interview,
Kiiroy need not apply No. So
long, Jack.
Pay YoCS Poll Tax