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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10
RAIL ROADS OF NATION SEIZED BY TRUMAN
Rail Strike
 Situation al
 A Glance
(By The Associated Press)


 Here is the rail strike situa- ticn at glance:
 WaShington-Pre Truman seized the nations railroads at 9 am. CPST), but Thomas J. Har- kins of the Brotherhood of Loco motive engineers, says My orders are that strike goes into effect at six o'clock to morrow" more conferences between conciliators and disputants scheduled
 New York--Emergency transpor- tation mobilized; extra bus and air line equipment sought: Mayor ODwyer says city faces "one of worst food gouges in history"
 Chicago-Survey of nation shows threatened mass unemployment, crop losses, and inflated food pri- ces if strike goes through tomor- row morning.
 Buffalo-Steel-m l-making and blast furnace operations expected to halt n Bethlehem Steel Company's Lackawanna plant if strike takes effect.
 observation-disclosures involved in dis pute oyer wages and working rules are the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Lo- comotiye Enginemen and Bremen, and Swichmen's Union of North America.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10
 RESIGNS,
 ACCEPTED
Secretary of Agriculture 0uits Cabinet 10 Run
 as Senator

WASHINGTON, May 10.-lR- President Truman formally accept ed the resignation of Secretary of Agriculture Anderson today with an endorsement of his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the Senate from New Mexico.
 In consenting to your relase at this time" the President wrote, T do so in the hope that the period immediately ahead is but the preliminary to your re-entry to the Halls of Congress-next time as member of the Senate
 Anderson formerly was a mem- Der of the House of Representa- tives.
 Anderson is seeking nomination in the June primary for the seat now held by Sen. Hatch D-NM) Hatch is not a candidate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10
The W ashinqton Merry -Go- Round
By DREW PEARSON
Copyright. 1s4s. by The Bell Syndicate.
 Incl

WASHINGTON No. l indus try in the nations Capital has now become lobbying. Despite the lobbying act, the hotels, the cock tail lounges, the corridors of Con- gress now swarm with more of these oleaginous back-slappers than during the war. Standing out above the rest is the oil lobby-king pin of them all.
 The oil lobby has just scored one great yictory-Palestine-about which more later. Now it's con- centratirig on perhaps the richest of all prizes-tidelands oil.
 Tidelands oil, the great contin- ental shelf extending under the water off the Pacific and Gulf coasts, is estimated by some as more valuable than Arabia and the oil fields of the United States combined Around 100 billion bar rel lie buried in these underwater fields as against only 20 billion barrels remaining in the dry-land oil fields of the United States.
 The petroleum resources of the continental shelf are ours to exploit whenever to exploit them becomes worth while" said Stand ard Oil in a statement to stock holders. And since the Supreme Court now takes contrary view that the Continental Shelf belongs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10

time the longshoremen demanded the work and were refused for the reason that the IVA. was legally recognized as the collective bar gaining agent and negotiations for working agreement were un- der way.
 Shortly thereafter, on November 3, 194T, the agreement was signed with IVA. Local M-271 covering all employees except superinten- dents, foreman and office workers. The IVA. now attempts to re- pudiate this agreement by printing statements in the newspaper that they have relinquished jurisdiction over loading of company owned Darges We cannot accept such repudiation of the agreement any more than the IVA would accept a newspaper statement by the com- pany that we did not mean what we agreed to last November and would no longer observe our agree ment. Union agreements aren't en- tered into and terminated at the will of either party through the newspapers.
 We are charged with endeavor- ing to institute a 'back-to-work' movement. This is a misstate- ment. A good many of the IVA members have approached us in the last two weeks with a request for work. This eliminated in a meeting in the City Council chambers last Thursday evening, at which time we expressed our views on the situation. The ini- tial movement came from IVA members who wanted a chance to support their families, not from the Company.
 We are charged with refusing to meet with the longshore commit tee. This is only partially cor rect. We have had several meet ings with that committee, start ing last September. The last one was on April g in MT Benson's office We have not met since that date and do not intend to meet with them because there is nothing to talk about.
 "The sole issue in ti.is case is the question of whether or not we must bargain with a union that does not represent any of our employees when we are already under agreement with another un- ion to bargain exclusively for all our employees. If the longshore- men have the right to bargain with us they can establish that right through the National Labor Relations Board, which is the only Government agency with author ity to determine such matters. The use of force rather than recourse to the legally established agency does not persuade us that the long shoremen are right. On the con- trary, it only strengthens our con- viction that the longshoremen are wrong and they know they are wrong. We will not surrender to the use of force in a case of this kind.
 Now, according to the story in the Sunday Press, the AFL has joined forces with the CIO in this struggle. That is all well and good. If the combined unions in Juneau are so willing to see Juneau Spruce remained closed we will be pleased to keep it closed until such time as we receive the gracious per- mission of the unions to reopen with IVA members performing the few hours of work per week that are the cause of this whole battle.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10
FIVE CARS IN PLUNGE,
 WHITE PASS

SKAGWAY, Alaska May I0.--At approximately o'clock last Sat urday afternoon, at l1-mile post on the White Pass and Yukon Railroad, the southbound train had a derailment. the cause of which is unknown.
 Five cars Of refinery material went down into the canyon. These were the last cars of refinery ma terial to be shipped over the rail- road There was no one injured.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10
B0EING OFFICIALS
 DECLINE TO ATTEND
 WASHINGTON MEET

WASHINGTON, May 10 tR-- The government continued efforts to end the strike of 14.500 machinists at the Boeing Airplane Company bomber plant, Seattle. Wash, de- spite management refusal to attend Washington meetings.
 The Consolidation Service received it's third turn-down from the com pany today after inviting the par ties to talk over the strike with mediators here The company con- tends the Aeronautical Mechanics Union Ind) violated no-strike provision in the contract.
 Howard Colvin, Associate Director of the Cancellation Service, said we're going to continue to explore the matter and try to find some method of settlement"
 We're not giving up hope he added.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10
Defense for
 Alaska Urged

OLYMPIA, May 10.--iR,-A reso- lution urging an adequate defense of the Alaskan Territory was un- animously adopted by 200 members of the Washington State Reserve Officers Association meeting here Saturday.
 Major Marvin M. Scott, Tacoma, was elected President.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10

 CUT OFF BY
 ARAB FORCE
Jews Making Efforts 10 Get Supplies fo Truce
 siiIIed City
By The Associated Press

Jews claimed today to have oc- cupied all strategic heights around a mountain pass 10 miles west of Jerusalem in supreme effort to open the Arab blocked supply line from Tel Aviv
 Some 4.000 Haganah troops were said to be active in the drive t.. clear an avenue for food to the 100000 Jews in truce-stilled Jeru- salem. They smashed against Arab road blocks.
 (SEOUL)-It was estimated 30 per cent of the 8,000000 eligible voters in southern Korea defied Communist. violence and threats 70 vote in the country's first self-rule election. Some 60 Communists were arrested after a weekend of violence which claimed 73 lives. Communists and some liberal groups summed the election as bidden by radio threats from Russian ruled radios in northern Korea. The vote will be counted tonight.
 ROME) Carlo Sforza led the field tonight in voting for President of the Republic. But the first two ballots taken in Parliament were indecisive.
 Sforza, Foreign Minister and Presidential candidate of the Chris tian Democratic Party, received 405 votes on the second ballot against j36 for Enrico de Nicola.
 De Nicola led the first ballot, getting 396 votes to Sforza's 353. De Nicola. who has been Provisional President, had the backing of the Communist Popular Front.
 AMMAN, Trans-Jordan) = King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia wired King Abdullah of Trans-Jordon he is putting "all my armies at your disposal for the fight in Palestine" :" Action by Arab regular troops may start after midnight Friday when the British mandate ends. Abdullah already has command of the armies of Trans-Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. A third of the Egyptian army was reported on the southern border of the Holy Land
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10
Presidential Statement Is- sued Asking Men 10
 Stay on Jobs
WEEKEND CONFERENCES
 HELD AT WHITE HOUSE
Present Dispute Is Over Wage : Unions Make
 Concessions, Report

WASHINGTON, May 10.--tR-- President Truman today seized the nations railroads
 There was no word from the three strike threatening unions as to whether they would run the trains for the government They have called strike for am. (lo- cal railroad time) tomorrow.
 Truman signed seizure order two minutes before o'clock (EDT) in an effort to bar strike. The order places operation of the trains lnder direction of the U. s. Army.
 MT. Truman appealed to all rail- road workers to stay on their jobs.
 T call upon every railroad work sr to cooperate with the Gov ernment by remaining on duty.s he seizure statement said.
 -.'sI call upon the officers of the ailroad labor organizations to ake appropriate action to keep their members at work
 Truman's Statement
 Tt is essential to the public health and to the public welfare generally that every possible step De taken hy the Government to assure to the fullest possible ex- tent continuous and uninterrupted transportation service
 "A strike on our railroads would be a nationwide tragedy, with worldwide repercussions.
 Weekend Conferences
 The seizure order was issued af- ter weekend of almost con- tinuous negotiations, directed by Presidential adviser John Steel man. failed to bring settlement of the dispute between the three and the railroads over wages and working conditions.
 The heads of the three unions left White House conference just as the Presidents executive order was being released They would not say whether their union mem pers would remain on the job under Government seizure.
 We're going to take that up now with our committees President Alyanley Johnston of the Locomo- tive Engineers, David D. Robert son of the Bremen and Enginemen, and A. J. Glover. of the Switch mems Union said.
 Railmen Confer
 The Union leaders went right to their hotel for a conference with their strike committees. They said they would return to the White House at 2:30 p. m. fEDT,. They said they would not promise they would be able to notify Steelman 1t that time of their decision about working for the Govern ment
 Mir Truman's order directed that for the time being, present wage and working conditions in effect on the railroads shall be main- tained
 The President said these wage shall be continued un- til further order from himself of from the Secretary of the Army. Kenneth Royall
 Dispute Over Wages
 A Presidential fact-finding board has recommended 1852 cents an hour increase as a settlement of the wage dispute. Railroad man. agement accepted it, as did nearly a score of other unions. The en- gineers. switchmen and firemen re- fused to accept it.. They ask 8 30 percent increase.
 These unions have about 190.000 of the 100000 workers in the rail system.
 Johnston told reporters that in the weekend negotiations we have reduced our demand and tried to get compromise. We have en- deavored to get settlement by
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10
Confratf Is Lei for Repairs, Painting
 Fed. BIdg., Cordoya

SEATTLE, May TO- n tR = The Public Building Administration has announced award of a $6,574 con- tract to R. A. Nelman and Son of McMinnville, Ore, for painting and repairs to the postoffice and court house at Cordova, Alaska. Bids were opened about two weeks ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10
CRUISER ASTORIA I5 JUNEAU BOUND;
 DUE HERE TUESDAY

SEATTLE, May l0.--R-The light cruiser Astoria left Seattle yesterday with ITS Naval Reserv- ists aboard on 14-day training cruise to Juneau, Alaska.
 The cruiser is due in Juneau on Tuesday afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10
. . WEATHER REPORT
GU. s. WEATHER BuREAU)

GU. 5. WEATHER BUREAU
 Temperatures for z4-hour period ending 7:30 th,s morning In Juneau Maximum, SO;
 minimum. 37. At Airport Maximum, 60; } minimum, 3l. WEATHER FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity
 Variable cloudiness and not much change in tempera- ture tonight and Tuesday.
 ) PRECIPITATION ) tPsst 24 hours ending 7;30 am. today In Juneau .05 inches:
 } since May l. .09 inches:
 since July 1. 8l,53 inches. At the Airport IS inches: since May l. IS inches;
 since July 1. 48.20 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10

WASHINGTON = President Tru- man asked Congress today to ap- propriate $18l 100000 in foreign aid for China, Turkey, Greece and Trieste.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10

WASHINGTON = President Tru- man will send Congressa special message this week on farm legisla- ton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10

Ken Lindsay, James E. Parks, E. J. Fox, David A. Hoffman, E. Nj. Buol, Elizabeth S. Mertel, Ike Aha deff, Thomas Goodman and w. E. Mitchell, all from Seattle. are now in Juneau and staying at the Baranof Hotel. i.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-10
STEAMER M0vEMENTS

Alaska, from Seattle, scheduled to arrive at 2 p. Ia tomorrow.
 Baranof, from Seattle, due pro bably tomorrow forenoon.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Tuesday.
 Square Sinnet scheduled to sail from Seattle May IA.
 Glove Hitch scheduled to sail from Seattle May IA.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle May Is.
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Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-08-01

Tacoma air base. She is in charge of
out on the planes from the air base.
She is also responsible for the food
that is shipped by air to Alaska for
use on the air bases there.
Career in Teaching
The opportunities for a career in
teaching are nc less exciting. Helen
Frances Talcott, who graduated from
Montana State college in 1915 is now
in Greece, serving on the staff of
the Congregational Anatolia college.
She teaches home service, home eco
Monies, and home nursing. She went
to Greece because she knew how
desperately American teachers are
needed and because she wanted to
do what she could to help.
For the executive type of home
economist there is a place in the
business world. Mabel Cramer Har-
ris, a 1912 home economics graduate
from Montana State college, is now
a Martha Logan" for a large pack
ing concern. Her work includes writ
ing, advertising and demonstrating
her company's products.
A career in child development and
family relationship is a newer field
1900
person in this career is one who
likes children and likes to work and
be with people. There are opportuni-
ties in nursery school teaching, in
counseling with older groups, and
many others.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-08-01
Bread

WHEAT is still. 1t makes no sound
W AS it pushes from the ground,
AS it runs its slow serene
Course in rows of tender green.
Wheat is mute-till it is fed
To children as a loaf of bread.
Then it is laughter; it is song;
1t is clamor all day long.
ETHEL ROMIG FULLER
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-08-01
An Editorial
Home Economics

THE term, home economics, cover
much territory-food, clothing,
housekeeping, the family, ETC., each
with innumerable fields and tribu-
taries.
Because of the feature article from
the department of home economics
at our state college in Bozeman, we
were interested in the beginnings of
home economics.
We went to the encyclopedia for
a general statement and we found:
I'm one form or another its prob
lens have enjoyed thought and Ia
Dor since home life first developed.
=. Xenophon's Aeconomicus deals
didactically with the management
of a farm and household.
Records, though imperfect, show
that it had it's beginning in the West
ern Hemisphere into middle of the
18th century, when the nuns in Que
bee gave instruction in n~eedlework,
knitting and household tasks to
groups of girls.
For a long time formal instruc-
ton was confined to cooking, sewing
and housekeeping. These became a
part of public school instruction in
the U. S. as early as 1876, being in
troduced first in the eastern states.
Estate institutions in Iowa, Kansas
and Illinois were the pioneers in col
lege work in home economics"
All land grant colleges and most
colleges and universities now have
departments of household science.
There is no field which offers so
many opportunities for women as
home economics.
We think the high school boy ex-
pressed the possibilities in the field
very adequately. 81 should think
said he, girls would want to study
home economics. Then they could
either earn their living or get mar
ried, and any guy would want tc
marry a girl who knows how to cook
and sew"
For all young women who wan
to pursue a useful and interesting
career, we can think of none more
challenging than that of home eco
nomics.-AMY MARTIN.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-08-01
But Good

MEMS hearts down in their stom-
AVA achs beat;
The fact is understood.
You can catch the brutes with ONE
thing sweet,
Just SO you make it goodl
But if you're seeking greater goals
Than hearts, and aim more high,
I'll tell you how to reach their
souls
Just make it apple piei
DONALD MANKER.,
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-08-01

DERHAPS there is "a Gold Mine
4 in the Sky" but, certainly there is
a gold mine in home economics. For
the girl who is prospecting for gold
in her heart in terms of satisfaction
through learning and serving. home
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-08-01

economies is her gold mine. In this
field there are countless treasures
just waiting to be discovered and
explored.
Yesterday home economics meant
cooking and sewing. Today its pos
sibilities are unlimited. 1t doesn't
matter what your talents are OIL
where your interests lie, there is a
place for you.
But perhaps you are saying, "but
I like to cook" or 81 like to sew"
"isn't there a place for me?"
Indeed there is. You will be in
terested in a field of foods or in the
field. of clothing. Whatever field you
choose you will be an artist a
creator. For what is more artistic or
creative than a well planned meal
beautifully served or a lovely piece
of wooden beautifully tailored into
a smart looking suit?
Farm Home Background
Did you grow up on a farm or
ranch where the air you breathe is
wholesome and clean and the food
you eat ome from your own gar
den instead of from a commercial
can? If this experience is your back
ground, then you are, indeed, for
tunate. Yours has been a good life.
and if you don't want to sever your
ties with this kind of life entirely
have you ever thought of being {
home demonstration agent or Al
club agent? In these home economic
careers you will be working with the
people whom you love and who will
love you because you are able t.
understand their problems an,
speak their language"
The home economics research fiel
is a good one for qualified womer
In general, research is carried on i
three areas: Industry, educations
institutions, and the federal govern
ment. Research departments in II
dustry check for direct informatio
on the performance of their con
panies' products. They carry on re
search to develop new products an
new uses for their products. Mo
research departments conduct col
sumner educational programs, too.
There are glamorous possibiliti'
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-08-01
Let's Have More Fun
on Picnics
By JUNE BERG. Meogher COUNTY

THE sponsoring group should plan
- a program which will include
organized activities with everyone
actor, everyone audience.
Any piece of flat ground becomes
a stage. Let the person who is stage
director be a jolly soul-a little cos
tuning does no harm-and once the
program starts, nov it right along.
Along with the old stand-bys of
horseshoes and a softball game, let
us put on something new.
Begin with the little folks and fin
ish all their events with the first
half. Rest one group while another
entertains. The tiniest tots can, n
by one, demonstrate how each hops,
skips, runs, walks, struts OF gallops.
Squirrel in the trees is a lot of fun.
Two form trees by holding hands in
an arch, or should it be a small fam
lily picnic, actual trees or stones can
be stations. A squirrel in each tree
with an extra in the center who
cries, Squirrels changel" All squir-
rels must exchange, none may re-
turn, extra finds a home. Remember
to let the two tree parts take turns
at being squirrel.
For Parents Too
1t is grand sport to play the same
games consecutively by different age
groups. Move the trees farther apart
for the older children. Let dads and
MONS play around. Children will
squeal with delight to see their
parents slip and slide.
1t is a good policy to follow a
rules game by some kind of stunt
contest. Now that balloons are avail
able, tie a blown balloon to wrist,
belt, or ankle. Either two or a group
tries to burst the others and keep
his own safe. No pinsl
A variety of stunt wrestling
matches are good. Put "a bottle, In
dian club or ball in the center OF
five or so players. Hand-holding OF
on shoulders, pulling and pushing
. they attempt to make anyone topple
the object.
Circle Tag
Circle tag games are legion. Here
is a simple method to prevent the
same children being played upon
Once on, that player faces outward
and can not be chosen until the mex
game.
Children in a circle. "It" OUTSIDE
and goes about saying, my it'll
dog won't hurt you or you or yov
but he will bite you," and slap
that one. Slapped chases "It" to tn
formers place.
Dodge ball can be played wit
any mixture of teens and grown-up:
providing both sides are matched
Scratch a large circle or a long rec
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Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-08-01
Prepared for a Career or a Home
By "a Committee of Home Economic Seniors
at Montana State College

for a career in the field of institu-
ton management. Alice Kellogg,
who is a 1914 graduate from Mon
tana State college, now holds just
such a position. She is manager of
the flight kitchen at the Seattle
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-08-01

Mrs. Mabel Cramer Harris. home econ
omist on the staff of the major packing
companies. is conducting school for IFS
cafeteria managers in San Diego. Calf.