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Evening star., 1948-01-11

Inc hearings
got a lot of pub
licity, but the
pressure Of other
work forced the
committee to
d isc on t / n u {
them and the
in v e S IL CATION
was quietly for
gotten.
I Now, however,
Chairman Lang
er and the COM
mittee are re-
suning the per-
sonnel inquiry.
The committee
Evening star., 1948-01-11
Weather Report

District Of Columbia and vicinity
Sunny and continued cold but moi
so windy with temperature rising
to near 40 today. Clear and colo
again tonight, lowest % in city ano
IA. in suburbs. Tomorrow increas-
ing cloudiness and warmer.
Virginia and Maryland-Fair ano
continued cold today and tonight
River Report.
(From u S. Engineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Falls; Shen-
andoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1948-01-11
Legion Post Buys Home

sHEPHERDSToWN, w. Va, Jan.
10 (Spl) THE shepherdstown post
of the American Legion has pur-
chased the ]. Harry Hill home on
New street here for use as post
home.
Evening star., 1948-01-11
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Senators Will Resume Inquiry
Into Government 1Overstuffinq
By Joseph YOUNG

The Senate Civil Service Committee will investga-
ton Of alleged overstang of agencies
Last the committee started its investigation
bang summonig officials from the Justice Depart
mens to justify the number of employees their payros
Evening star., 1948-01-11

High and Low for Yesterday.
High, A., at 1901 am.
Low, 80. at $40 pm
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 81, on January 9.
Lowest, 20, on January 8.
Evening star., 1948-01-11

The Sun and Moon
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-07
INITIATION TODAY

An observer who failed to admit that inflatonary boom is in progress would appear to be less than did The broad scope of the movement is the best assurance of its continuation for time, unless an unforeseen catastrophe upsets all calculations.
 The Hull that many misjudged in mid-1947 and which led dire forecasts of disaster proved to be temporary and did not for long retard trade Building slower and exports slipped into reversal of the postwar upward trend but many industries managed to forge ahead despite delays and shortages
 But the second and third quarter rise in grain prces induced by crop damage and the urgent world need of food started forward movement which shows no immediate sign of slackening since the promise of billions in aid for Europe, increases availability of consumer credit and new wage and price rise spras have touched off added inflationary forces.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-07

Smart merchants will move in harmony with these facts, Tightening inventories with every major lift and replacing stocks on the basis of dollar volume sold Food appears destined to be the real controlling factor By June the crop picture throughout the world may determine the price levels and business control policies in than one country
 One fact stands out stubbornly.
 The existence of 13 million more people in the United States than during pre-war years a greater consumption of goods of all kinds is inevitable These Americans possess buying power greater than that of many szeable countries such Canada Mexico Argentina. They will automatically con- stitute major nflationary force until production of food steel, houses automobiles and similar items, has been increased and their most urgent needs have been satisfied.
 Only then will true surplus exist which can be exported without depriving this country and with out increasing the upward pressure price.
 (Exporter)
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-07
VICE CAN BE NICE

Don't swear off swearing Indeed, don't cut out any "bad" habit such as moderate smoking drinking or gambling unless you're it's really harmful If you cant decide for yourself, ask your doctor.
 If the family doc agrees with Dr. J. B. Rice in the April issue of Esqure he, too, will advise you to "hang on to those vices" We'll we'll Such talk sounds almost too pleasant to be genuine But since it's exactly what we going to do, anyhow let's hear the good doctor out.
 From the mental hygiene standpoint" says Dr. Rice it is quite possible that your bad habit is good for AS example, he says, nicotine in the amounts ab- sorbed by normal smokers is mild sedative. To- bacco he finds lessens nervous rritabty by putting the brakes on the emotional pendulum.
 Savage man didn't need cigar, a highball, or stud poker to relax him. He could settle his problems with spear and club, climb wonder tree and sleep like babe. But became civilized he had to find some way to reconcile shabby reality with the spendor of his dreams So he took up drinking the bum.
 Don't get the doctor wrong. If something's really a sin he's like Coolidge He's against it. His point is that taking drink isn't sin It's relaxation The fellow who always takes too many, says Dr. Rice, is sick man even when he's sober. Only the neurotic need cape so desperately that he drinks to excess.
 Even cussing helps to relieve tension for harred in- habtants of this frustrating modern world says this medico But to be really effective the word must be bad enough to comfort the by mildly shocking himself someone else. Why we'll be Hen try Wallace if the doc hasn't got something there.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-07
kOONNI AHE4n ' GEORGE x BENSON ! PSf'ixfxf--Hss<1s1 Nae1s
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NATIONS MAKE CHOICES

the economic troubles of many European countries are not trace able entirely to the aggravations of war. Famine, wars, expressions those are symptoms, not causes. Certain nations, like Switzerland, fare surprisingly well amidst the decay and chaos so common in Europe. Little Switzerland is not hollering for help. She is a free enterprise country.
 Of course, Switzerland was not a belligerent and hence was spared some spoilage of war. But now comes news that Belgium is pros pering. What is the reason? Bel gium chose a free economic sys- tenn at the close of the war, when she might have taken some fool ish panacea. This little country rightly chose a system of free en- terprise and economic freedom as the system most likely to bring recovery.
 "A Practical Way
 A reasonable degree of freedom is enjoyed by the Belgium peo- le.Reports have it that the stand ard of living there is we'll up to- ward prewar levels. Newspaper reports call attention to Bel gium's airline, Sabena, which re- ported its net profit for the year at about $2,8OO,OOO. This has hap pened in spite of the fact that it started out with practically mo- thing after the war. The airline had lost most of its equipment, and had to get help from the gov- ernment to go ahead.
 This is high contrast to what happened to British airlineS. Owned entirely by the govern ment and operated by them, the British airlines find difficulty in keeping their losses down to that figure. The difference is that Brit ain blundered in choosing, and Belgium chose wisely. Surely the European neighbors of Belgium will notice her good example. Planned economy sometimes looks good on paper, but it is free econ omy that permits people to use their initiative and work out their own salvation.
 Matter of Teamwork
 am not at all surprised to hear these things about Belgium. I was there in the summer of 1946. One very remarkable thing impressed me. And in this there is lesson, for our own people: labor was at that time cooperating in Belgium with the management of industry and with government, in keeping prices down. America has not achieved that much team work, and we need it. Dangers still threaten in the battle against imitation.
 In Belgium, labor leaders were saying that it was necessary to increase production and thereby bring down prices rather than put up wages and keep prices high. They reasoned that in the long run this would be the best for labor. It is not surprising that their standard of living is reported good by those who have recently toured the country.
 { Freedom Wins
 As a result of that policy, and f beca,ica che kor,t hor oriyofo ou,,,
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-07
Wednesday. April ,. ls4s

THE NOME NUGGET Wednesday. April ?. ls4s
 THE NOME NUGGET
 Published Monday, Wednesday Friday by
 NOME PUBLISHING CO.,.
 Nome, Alaska Telephone: P O. Box SIS w. A. EMILY BOUCHER sl.so PER MONTH slsoo YEAR Entered s4s, postoffe at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
 Wednesday, April T. 1948 STATEHOOD Then and Now The following letter to the Editor of the Nome Mug get wbe self expanatory-
 Ruth Coffin
 Juneau Alaska
 March 26, 1948 The Editor The Nome Nugget Nome, Alaska Dear Sir:
 In going through the papers of my uncle, the late Judge James Wickersham, I found many interesting entries which have historical value to pertinent troversies of Alaska today Attached page indicates that Alaska Statehood has been in the air since 1916- matter of 32 years!
 Perhaps you would be interested to know that the Judge singled out the Nome Nugget as of the papers of the Territory in which to introduce his bill to the people of Alaska. I quote from his personal diary:
 March 3, 1916: Sent advance copies of my Enabling Act for the State of Alaska to the JUN- EAU DISPATCH, THE 18th STAR THE NEWS MINER at Fairbanks and THE NOME NUGGET, with instructions to publish March 30th which day will introduce the Statehood Bill to Congress-
 FIRST STATEHOOD BILL March 30, 1916: The 49th Anniversary of the sign ing of the Treaty of the purchase of Alaska from Rus Sia
 " introduced the first Alaska Statehood bill today In preparation of the above January 22, 1916: now drafting the Enabling Act for the State of Alaska January 23 1916: I am now working industriously the preparation of Enabling Act for the Creation of State government in Alaska. In doing, fol- lowing the Enabling Act of 1906 for the State of Okla homa. This is for two at least it is late Act contains many of the ideas and is liberal in grants of money and land to the State Another thing, it is Democratic State and its Enabling Act ought therefore, to pass the eye of this administration with less criticism than older and less liberal
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
New Mexico Labor In Major Drive
For Minimum Pay And Hour Law

Commissioner Joiner points out
that labor laws are practically nil.
He says that male workers, unless
protected by unions, be worked IA
hours a week without overtime.
There is no minimum wage law.
Women are somewhat better pro-
tected. They can work maximum
of 81 hours, a of which must be
compensated for at time and a
half. That's the sum of the states
labor laws, says Joiner. The few
child labor laws are flagrantly
violated.
The AFL's bill will be patterned
after the national legislation. Offic-
ials say they will introduce the bill
so that those not covered by fed
eral laws can benefit.
The state legislature has consid-
cred many such bills in the past
20 years, only a few of which have
passed. The strong ranch and farm
lobbies successfully emasculated
these bills, and labor leaders fore
see a major battle to protect the
from low wages and
extra-long hours.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
States Case For
New Wage Boost

Milwaukee LPA) = A strong
statement of labor's case for a
Fourth round" wage increase was
made last week in a radio debate
by President Lester c. Washbum
of the United Auto Workers-AFL.
Labor needs pay boosts now to
maintain living standards unless
either industry itself or the gov
ernment can achieve a 20f6 to 25 %
price rollback, Washburn explain
ed. He sardonically quoted July
3, 1916 advertisement in which the
NAM stated that if OPA was kill
ed production would rise and COM
petition would force lower prices.
Commenting on industry's ability
to meet labor's wage demands,
Washburn pointed out that profits
for 1948 average 1870 above 1947,
itself bonanza year. In 1889, he
said, quoting the Commerce Dept,
1850 of industry's earnings went
to wages, 22.4%o to profits and in
terest. But, in 1947, only $3.50
went to workers, while profits and
interest took 1850. Meanwhile,
the value of industry's product has
more than tripled.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09

Albuquerque, N. M. (ILNS).-
Organized labor in New Mexico
plans to introduce a minimum wage
and hour law in the next state leg
islature which would call for a 75-
cent an hour minimum wage and
a 48-maximum work week beyond
which overtime must be paid.
At the same time, the State La
Dor Commissioner, A. E. Joiner,
announced he would introduce a
similar measure for the morgan
lied workers in the state"
The two bills will undoubtedly
encounter tough Shedding in the
legislature, which in the past has
been dominated by big business in
terests. 1t will be practically the
same legislature that pus d
through a proposal to outlaw the
closed and union shops in the state,
which labor soundly defeated at the
polls Nov. 2.
An aroused public opinion is ex-
pected to assist the Labor Com
and the State Federation
of Labor in their drive for decent
labor legislation, labor leaders say.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
GE Head Refufes
Charges Against
British Unions

New York (LPA)-No one will
accuse Philip d. Reed, chairman of
the board of General Electric of
being "ideologically" pro-labor. So
maybe our free enterprisers will
take seriously what he said last
week to refute the Tory claim that
the British unions are slowing up
England's recovery.
Back from a meeting of the
Joint Anglo-American Production
Council, on which US and British
labor and management are repre-
sented, Reed admitted that the Bri-
tish union members had "surpris-
ed" him by their complete agree
ment" on the Importance of in
creasing output per man-hour.
Reed told the Natl Association
of Manufacturers that British un-
ion leadership has recognized that
changes in work practices are nee
essary, and that altho the new at
titude ''has not yet filtered down
from the top organization to the
shop stewards, a change of atti4l
tude at the shop level is in pro-
cess"
The GE head said that British
will soon be touring US
plants to study American methods.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
Vice President
Turner, Pofienf
In City Hospital

Sixth Vice President George
Turner entered the East Liverpool
City Hospital on Monday for treat
ment of an infection Of the leg,
termed by medical science as Phle-
bits.
This marks the fourth time the
Brotherhood Of cial has been
stricken with the ailment which is
of very painful nature and nee
essitates the patient being bedfast
while receiving treatment for the
illness.
Diagnosed by his physician, DIR.
A. l.. Turner, a brother, as an in
flammation of the vein, forming a
blood clot, he was first stricken
with the malady in 1893. Four
years later while on a Brotherhood
mission on the West Coast he was
hospitalized for three weeks with
the infection. He was stricken
again in 1914 while attending the
national convention in Atlantic
City.
We share the wish with his
many friends throughout the trade
for his speedy recovery, enabling
him to return to his active role in
Brotherhood affairs.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
GREEN TO AID FIGHT
ARTHRITIS

New York City QLNS).-Will-
lam Green, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor has been
elected a member Of the board Of
directors of the Arthritis and
Rheumatism Foundation, it was
announced by Floyd B. Odlum,
board chairman. The foundation is
engaged in a national drive for ST.
100000 to finance medical research
and to maintain clinics for the
treatment of the rheumatic dis
eases, which affiict 100000 Am
orleans. Odlum pointed out that
and other rheumatic all
ments were widespread among the
nations wage earners. The disease,
he said, accounted for more than
81, 100000 lost work days a year,
with a cost in lost wages of more
than $500,000,000.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
Veteran Potter Takes
Job At Laughlin Shop

Adding another entry to his log
of travel, compiled over the years
while following his trade of kiln
man in the ceramic industry, James
Coffey stopped in headquarters
this week and revealed he had ac-
cepted a job at Plant No. a of the
Homer Laughlin China Company.
Bro. Coffey, veteran potter, is
well known throughout the trade
as he has attended numerous wage
conferences and conventions and
always took an active part in local
union affairs wherever he was
located. For the past seven years
he has been an employee of the
Universal Potteries, Inc, Cam
bridge, Ohio, and at the time of his
departure from the Ohio city was
President of Local Union No. 122.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
RAIL WORkE Err
WAITING BOARD
WAGE DECISION

Chicago (LPA)-A million rail
road workers have their eyes glued
on Dec. II. That's the deadline for
a Presidential Emergency Board to
report its findings to the White
House in the wage-hour case of 16
Railroad Brotherhoods.
Those 16-which represent all
workers on the "Iron Horse" ex-
cept those in train, engine and
yard service-are pushing for re-
duction of the work-week from AZ
to 40 hours, without any cut in
weekly earnings, plus a 25c in
crease in hourly rates.
The Emergency Board was set
up under the Railway Labor Act to
hear their case after the unions
voted by more than a 95 9omajority
to strike, if necessary, to win their
objectives.
Five weeks of board hearings on
the demands-in which representa-
tives of the unions and manage
ments presented a mass of testi-
mony-have wound up, and the
board is now preparing its recon-
At the windup, leaders of the
unions summed up their case with
evidence that the railroads are en-
joying the greatest prosperity in
years-and can afford to institute
both the shorter week and the
higher wages.
Five other Railroad Brother
hoods, which represent the train,
engine and yard service employees
and which recently settled their
third round" wage demands on
The basis of 10c an hour increase
have launched a new movement
'or longer vacations with pay. They
are seeking vacations of Is to 80
lays annually, based on length of
service.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09

Washington (LPA) Determin-
ed to bring their states into the
union" southern labor spokesman
last week were the stars of the
first session of the 18th Natl Con-
ference on Labor Legislation.
The meeting, convened by Labor
Secretary Maurice Tobin, was off
to a slow start, with state labor
commissioners reporting m n r
gains in workmen's compensation
laws and unemployment benefits,
and side stepping discussion of the
anti-union bills which many states
have enacted in the last two years.
One of them, John Hall, of Vir-
ginia, poured it on little too
thick.
Up popped Charles Webber, state
CIO president, to describe Vir-
ginia's 'little Taft Hartley" This
law, which forbids strikes on pub
lie utilities, actually requires that
workers denied new contracts must
train strikebreakers before leav-
ing their jobs, and then denies
them the right to picket. While he
spoke, bus drivers were having to
instruct their successors" in Dan
vile, Va, where the local utilities
company had denied the union a
pay raise.
Webber pointed out that the
Taft Hartley law, unlike all other
federal statutes, permits state la
Dor laws to take precedence over
itself, thereby denying the union
shop, which Taft-Hartley itself
to workers in over
dozen states. The only recourse, the
Virginia union leader said, is thru
continued united labor political
action.
Jack Brooks, Alabama AFL sec
'etary, followed Webber. He said
hat altho Alabama was the birth
,lace of the Dixiecrat movement,
organized labor will soon be driv-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
Strong Drive For
loW-cost Housing
Now Is Assured

Washington, D. c. 0LNS). -
Strong bipartisan support in the
new Congress for passage of low
cost housing legislation now is
certain.
Two in f u n t ial Republicans,
Senators Flanders of Vermont and
Tobey of New Hampshire have an
nounced they will join 5 Democrats
in sponsoring a bill containing
many of the features of the side
tracked Taft Ellender- Wagner bill.
"We hope" the statement added,
"that Senator Robert A. Taft, Re-
publican, of Ohio, who has fought
SO long for housing legislation, will
join with US in sponsoring this bill
upon his return"
Parts of the bill which will be
proposed, again include capital
grants for slum clearance, 100000
public rental housing units to be
constructed over 5-year period
and housing research.
1--WE would like to add an escal-
ator clause" the New England
Senators said, "instructing the
President to build more or less
than 100000 units year, depend
ing on conditions in the building
industry. We also want to streng-
then the provisions to make GER
tain that no public rental housing
shall compete with private enter
prise"
Private enterprise, they said, is
unable to provide housing at rent
ais low enough to be available to
many low-income families.
until private enterprise can do
the job, we favor government aid
in the form of subsidies to COM
munities to enable them to ease
their shortage of low-cost housing"
Senator's Tobey and Flanders said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
Local No. 172 Will
Elect Officers At
Meeting, On Dec. 10.

Local Union 172 has a very i'm
portant meeting on Friday even
ing, Dec. 10, and every member is
asked to be present. On this date
we will nominate and elect officers
for the next six months.
1t will also mark our last meet
ing in December as our next session
is scheduled for Christmas Eve and
many feel it is just not the appro-
pirate place to consume Tom and
ferries. Not that all our members
are of the drinking type, but many
feel that Santa Claus will not be
good to them if they are away
from home on Christmas Eve.
With the New Year just a few
weeks away-the time many Of US
make resolutions to be followed
throughout the year, why not in
clude in this years resolve de-
termined effort to attend meetings
regularly. If we follow this pattern
am sure many of the troubles
facing the craft today can be easily
solved.
To the delinquents-the time is
at hand to clear up back dues. Let's
start the new year off with a clean
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-12-09
'Penniless' Committee
Will Combat MedicOs

Washington (LPA)-A reporter
who wanted to contrast the AMA's
SO, 100000 anti-h tn insurance
lobby fund with the amount to be
spent by supporters of national
health insurance was told by a
spokesman for Committee for the
Nations Health, "We don't know
where our next penny is coming
from. We don't have 1949 budget
yet"
Committee for the N a 10 n
Health is backed by AFL and CIO,
as we'll as liberal doctors and civic
leaders, and has borne the brunt
of the fight for health insurance,
as we'll as many other measures to
provide better medical care for the
people of the country.