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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-01
- INSIDE LAsoR
BY POP DEARBORN
Minority report

The minority report the functoning
act turned in by Sens Murray Pepper D-Fla)
and Reps Lesinski Cd icho Kelley D-Pa confirms what
union leaders have known some time:
Taft-Hartley means government by injunction
Their cites Typographers Unions
example of this Since the TIL Act
ton Is charges filed against union
Four administrative hearings injunction
suit has been entered against the damage suits
filed with civil courts.
W is not surprising therefore, that since August 1947 the
union has already had at least eight Strikes the report COM
ments.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-01

The striking packinghouse
workers have sued the Kansas
City police department for
$l03.000 damages as result
of the unprovoked police raid
which injured more than 100
strikers.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-05-01
puffern Of violence
Big Business tries
terror against labor

show up in tables rejecting the
workers cost of living.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
is is the registration schedule

49, IS Sept. fills
Those who are not 18 by Septem-
ber 10 should register on reaching
that birthday or within five days
after it. If registrants are sick or
otherwise cannot sign up on desig-
mated days, they should notify their
draft board and arrange for a later
registration.
1900 Workers Here.
If man is away from his home
town, he is allowed to register at
Evening star., 1948-08-29
You Can't Hide
Your Hearing Loss

But you can hide your Western
Electric IS Model Hearing Aid.
Designed especially to aid those
hard.of-hearing people who are
considered to be marginal cases
hear reasonably we'll across the
desk or dinner table. in the front
rows at church, or the movies. but
who have difficulty distinguishing
words at slightly greater distances
or in noisy places. conferences, lee
lures, across the living room-those
who say if people would only speak
a little louder or enunciate their
words more clearly.
Here at last Western Electric has
developed a lightweight. low.oper.
atins.cost and beautiful hearing aid
that will help and relieve YOU of
that nervous strain that comes from
uncertainty and embarrassment.
Mail the attached coupon for Case
Histories and Modern Science"
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Man Confesses AssouIting.
Prominent Florida Women

CLEARWATER. Fla. Aug % t4).
A silver dollar brought about a
mans signed confession that he
lap1d two prominent white women,
sheriff Todd Tucker said today.
MIR. Tucker said Felix Combs,
colored, 24-year-old former carnival
worker, admitted attacking a bride
to-be on August and a young
mother August "a.
The man. Mr.. Tucker said, told
in the confession how he went to
the homes of the women on rob-
berry attempts. He admitted beat
ing one of them as he attacked her
and choking the other with hand
kcrchief.
Mr. Tucker said that at the house
of the second victim Combs took a
penknive and a silver dollar. The
man had the penknife when
arrested
A check OF tavern located the
silver dollar. and the tavern pro-
nrietor identified Combs as the one
who spent it.
Combs was taken to an undiS-
closed Jail. Mr. Tucker said there
was no particular excitement over
the arrest.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Brooks Suicide Gun
Also Killed Partner,
Prosecutor Reveals
By the Associoted Press

PRINCETON, N. j., Aug. 28.-The
bullets which killed Joseph r. Wat
kins in front of the Princeton Inn
were fired from the same gun with
which Mr.. Watkins business part
ner. Henry M. Brooks, committed
suicide, Mario Volpe. Mercer Coun-
ty prosecutor, said tonight.
Mr.. Volpe said the findings of
ballistics experts left no doubt in
his mind that Brooks, suicide yes
terday in an Asbury Park Hotel
had fired the shots that killed Mr..
Watkins Wednesday night.
He said he believed an argument
over a $4,000 judgment Mr.. Wat
kins held against Brooks, a Green
Wich. Conn.,, Socialite, was prime
factor in the Staying.
Mr.. Volpe said the case is closed
as far as Mercer County is concern
ed. but that he was turning over to
New York State papers found IN
Brooks brief case, concerning tinan-
Clal matters.
A second weapon, .33 caliber
revolver, and ammunition for this
and a 80 caliber revolver also were
found in the brief case, Mr.. Volpe
,aia. The pistol which killed Mr
Watkins and the gun with which
Brooks shot himself was 80 cal
ber Mr.. Volpe said.
The prosecutor said investigation
disclosed Brooks and Mr.. Watkins
were in the brokerage business to-
gether from 1886 through 1910, but
that during 1889. Mr.. Watkins was
i'll and business transactions made
by Brooks during that time led to
The judgment.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Group fWhite and Co|ored
Barred From RosedaIe Pool

A group of 20 white and colored
people seeking to swim in the Rose
dale Playground pool at Seventeenth
and Gales streets NE. we're turned
away yesterday by playground au-
thorit,es.
Carrying signs protesting segrega- =
ton, the group represented the
antidiscrlmination committee of the
Young Progressives of America, Dis
trict chapter.
Russell Violet, assistant play
ground director. met them at tine
gate. He told them it was impos-
sible for both races to use the pool
under the Recreation Department S
policy 1880 .-
A dozen policemen were on hano,
but there was no disorder. The
demonstrators picketed the gate 70,
time, carrying signs such as Get
in the Swim; It's Your Fight, Too"
Jim Grow Must Co." and Heat
Waves Do Not Discriminate"
Leaders of the group were Chester
Kurrier, Is, of 3545 Tenth street
NV, and Miss Lonny Lautman, 20.
OF 1886 Colorado avenue NV.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Mrs. Ju|iana Force Dies;
Head Of Whitney Museum
By the ASsoc;oted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-Mrs. Ju-
Llama Force, 81, director and guild
ing hand of the Whitney Museum
of American Art since its opening
in l94l. died today.
The museum was endowed by the
late Mrs. Gertrude Vanderbilt
Whitney, for whom Mrs. Force has
served for many years as secretary.
Mrs. Force was the first New
York chairman of the Works Prog
ress Administration art project, but
she charged during the first year
Of the program that the WPA pro-
gram destroyed initiative in artists
and produced too much mediocre
art.
She said she never had believed
that the Government should help
artists
Mrs. Force received $50 900 in The
will of Mrs. Whitney. A bequest
of $2.500.000 from Mrs. Whitney
went to the museum.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
WaNaceites Plan Ticket
Against Senator Maybank
BY the Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. 2S.-A
Wallace President ticket and a
candidate against Democratic Sen
ator Maybank in South Carolina S
general election were promised by
the Progressive Party today.
A Wallace-fo President confer
ence announced the plan before
going into q closed session to map
strategy for a Progressive Party
State convention.
Telegrams from Henry Wallace
and Paul Robson, Negro singer,
were read to the 20 persons present.
The group was about equally divided
between whites and Negroes.
Larkin Marshall, Macon, Ga,
Negro, who is a progressive candi-
date for the Senate and publisher
of the Macon World, told the group,
You should not be afraid to be
called red. They call me red, but
tell them. Thank God, you can
never call me yellow"
Evening star., 1948-08-29

the nearest registration center, and
his card will be mailed to the proper
board. Failure to register is pun
ishable by five-year prison term
a fine up to $4,000 or both.
Mr.. Leahy estimated yesterday
that actual filling out of registra-
ton forms with their Is questions
and section for the description OF
the registrant, to be filled out by
the registrar, would take no more
than Is minutes. He urged veterans
to bring along proof of military
service in order to simplify pro-
cedure.
Twelve hundred volunteer workers
will handle the registration here and
$4,000 throughout the Nation.
The centers have been arranged to
handle two lines, one for veterans
and 18-year-olds, and the second
for all other eligibles.
The District draft machinery was
completed yesterday when Mr
Leahy and his deputy Frank D.
Norton, instructed the police station
registrars.
Red Cross to Help.
Pvt. John A. Leib is chief regis
trar for the firemen and he has
briefed an army of assistants.
There will be Is volunteer regis
trars from the Volunteer Service of
the District Red Cross at the Dis
trict Building during registration.
They were recruited by Mrs. John
c. McGarraehy. The chief regis
trar will be Mrs. Mae Hart of the
District Selective Service office.
AT the Municipal Center 20 VOL
mteer registrars, recruited by Mrs
Virginia Allen from the Volunteer
Center of the Council of Social
Agencies will be Oh hand. They
viii be under the direction of Paul
A. Ullich of 66l Morris place NE.
a disabled veteran and a retired
Federal Works Agency employe, and
Capt. c. c. Lowe OF 1903 @ street
NV. Mr.. Ullich will be chief
icSIStldl HUI illIlSS anu Sapt. Lowe
afternoons.
Ten volunteers from the District
American Legion Auxiliary. recruit
ed by Mrs. Florence S. Dietsche, de-
partment president, will be at the
Armory. The chief registrar will be
Mrs. Marcella Dalton of the Dis
trict Selective Service.
At Dunbar school seven volun-
teers from the Red Cross and the
fire department will handle the
work under the direction of Miss
Mary Carpenter of District Selec-
tive Service.
ClassificatiOns Listed.
The local boards-Which have full
control of the draft procedure
will begin sending out classification
questionnaires to single men and
nonveterans almost Immediately.
The questionnaires supply local
boards with further data SO that
they may determine classifica ton
Evening star., 1948-08-29

industry is one of distinct convent
ence to the registrant. Selective
Service for the District believes that
it will assist the employer. employe
and the public generally if the regis
trant avails himself of these facil-
tiles.
New -Year-Olds.
c. When must one register who
attains his 18th birthday after Sep
tember 18?
A. He must register as reasonably
forthwith as he can and must do
so within five days at hiss Local
Board, Temporary Building No, 2,
1901 D street NV.
@. When must one register who
is i'll Or for good and sufficient rea-
son unable TO register during this
registration period?
A. Within five days after ne re-
covers or after the removal of the
cause which prevented his registra-
ton during the prescribed period
and again at his Local Board, Tenn
porary Building No. 2, 1901 D street
NV.
Ont-of-Town Registration.
@. May one who is out of the city
register in another city or place
where he may be during this regis
tration period?
A. Yes. He should register at
some registration place set up for
registration in whatever place he
may find himself and must do so
unless prevented for good cause.
@. During what hours may one
register?
A. The registration places men
toned above by District Selective
Service will be open from 8 am. to
5 pm. every day of the week be-
ginning August 80 and ending at
$50 pm. September 18. including
Saturdays but excluding Sunday and
Labor Day.
@. Should veterans, when register
ing, have their discharge papers with
them?
A. Emphatically, yes. 1t is of the
utmost Importance that the serial
number OF the veteran be accurately
recorded on his registration card.
His discharge, either the original or
photostat copy. will be the best proof
OF that accuracy All veterans will
be checked against official records.
ferred. All must register.
The married-man clause reaches
deadline during the registration
period. The law has been inter-
preted to mean that if a man is
married before the registration date
he will be deferred. If he marries
after signing up. he faces induction
if otherwise qualified.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Mars
Continued From First Paee.D

San Francisco 80 minutes ahead of
schedule. When it tipped by Chi
ca9o, the time sloft was % hours
and three minuteS-two hours ahead
OF advance calculations.
So the pilot, 1t. Comdr Robert j.
Hunt OF Trenton, N. j.. headed the
-engined boat to the east to
cover enough additional ground to
surpaSs the old distance mark OF
1875 miles-set on hop from the
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Draft

Continued From First Page.)
temporarily admitted to the United
States through State Department
arrangements for temporary or sea
Scnal employment. Aliens who have
applied for citizenship must register.
In Washington-the only large
community III which registration
will be on a city-wide basis instead
of by draft board areaS-a man can
register at the place most conven-
lent to him whether it be the Dis
trict Building. the Municipal Gen.
ter, the National Guard Armory
Dunbar High School OF any police
or fire station.
In fact, counting the 80 private
industries and 1875 Government
agencies which will register their
own employees, there will be 2O4
places in Washington at which a
man may register MIR. Leahy said
yesterday. Fifty schools were used
in World War H."
Registration Schedule.
Some Federal agencies plan to
telescope their registrations into
two or three days instead of the II
days allotted. Draft officials, who
approved this plan. expressed the
hope, however. that most men else
where in the District would wait
the designated dates for their age
group before reporting for registra-
ton.
Evening star., 1948-08-29

A mechanical harvester for sea-
weed is being studied by Scotch
seaweed professors.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Jungle Flying Sought

The government of Ecuador Is
trying to interest local air freight
interests in establishment of a
freight and mail service in the
Oriente region of the country east
Of the Andes.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Czech Flyers Given Haven

Britain gave six months visas to
eight fugitive Czech airmen. who left
Czechoslovakia because the prin-
ciples of free living had been denied
them," and landed at Royal Air
Force field after flying over in a
borrowed Czech Army plane.
Evening star., 1948-04-11
# Yon Yearm for Paris Visit,
Here's Your Chance, T'eenas!
By Eieni

Paris in the spring! Paris in
June! Or Paris in August! What
does it matter so long as it's Paris?
If you've yen to travel, if
you've a yen for fashions, and If
you've yen to be serious about the
whole thing. when we want you to
read this carefully. 1t might mean
trip abroad for you, Teena. All
expenses paid, and, I might add
plenty of fun, excitement and the
magic of Paris at your finger tips for
whole week.
Jacques Helm. leading French
designer, known in America for his
appealing "Jeune File" designs is
the guiding light behind the con-
test which is open to young women
between the ages of II and "a. 1t
closes on July /, 1948, and is being
conducted by JUNIOR BAZAAR
with the cooperation of one lead
ing store in many cities throughout
America. Each entrant must SUBJ
NIT five color sketches of original
fashion designs, mounted on solid
white cardboard with two-inch mar
gins, and measuring 17-by-21 inches
margins included. A design for ar
evening gown, a coat, a suit, day
time dress, and separate outfit
must be submitted.
Full particulars are in the March
issue of JUNIOR BAZAAR. We
mentioned that the grand prize will
be a trip to Paris as the guest OF
Evening star., 1948-04-11

! in their hands Elisabeth Boone.
since 9 o'clock of the night before,
but as they really didn't have much
of chance to get started between
then and closing time, I shall at
tempt to describe only Saturday.
Vicky Wallace, Jean Byerly, Jane
Newman, Bnl Jibeault, Ron Lever
son, Carl Schorr, Bruce Norman, Pat
and Bob Meth and Johnny and Dick
Wagner were those most in evidence
throughout the day. Most Of the
ambitious crowd arrived around 10
o'clock, clad in jeans and old shirts,
ready and willing for their days
work.
The girls were elected to do the
car washing, while the male portion
of the group took care of gasoline
customers and grease jobs, with the
exception Of Bruce Norman who
seemed quite convinced that the
girls couldn't get along without his
help.
The first car that rolled in for a
general cleanup job was dust
covered Dodge, and the girls gleefully
set to work cleaning and shining it..
Half an hour later they finished the
last fender and turned proudly to
survey the object of their labors. A
gasp OF horror issued from the lips
of our tired and disheveled workers
as they stared at their handiwork.
All four sides of the car were cev-
cred with long streaks and on the
whole it looked just as bad as it
had when it was brought in. Hope
lessly, the teen ayers staggered back
to the Dodge and did the whole job
over. BY the time the owner re-
turned, it looked at least present.
able. Under the owners watchful
eye, Bruce decided to drive the car
around to the front of the building.
The engine refused to start. Tear
ing his hair, Bruce rushed wildly
around, trying to find out what was
wrong, when all of a sudden it
occurred to him that an empty gas
tank might have something to do
with it.
Jane Newman was a very indus
trious individual, always dashing
here and there spraying car VIM
dows with the hose when they were
Evening star., 1948-04-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacques Helm. Plane
trip to France included.
Even if you don't win the grand
prize you stand a chance to win
one of the other five prizes of a
$100 each given as secondary prizes.
Three manufacturers selected by
Mr.. Helm will make up these prize
winning designs into actual gar
ments to be sold.
If you are interested in this won-
derful and exciting trip aboard, we
suggest you look into the matter a
bit more thoroughly, check a IL
brary copy Of JUNIOR BAZAAR
for up-to-the-minute details, and
start working Immediately on this
project. Entry blanks are obtain
able at the store here in town
chosen for the contest. The name OF
the store will be found in the maga-
zine,
Evening star., 1948-04-11

am. IN the vi
cinity Of Mr..
H a rry Nails
Garage in East
End.
The teen ayers
were taking over
the filling sta
ton for one day,
for Mr.. Nails
had offered to
let all the profits
for that Satur-
day go to the
T e e n Canteen.
A c t u a lily, the
garage had been
Evening star., 1948-04-11
The Young Idea
Group Rams Garage for Day
To Raise Canteen Funds
By Elisabeth Boone, rs
Falls Church High School

1t was a somewhat cloudy but
outwardly peaceful day in Fails
Church on Saturday. April 3; how
ever, bedlam broke loose around o
Evening star., 1948-04-11

rolled down. Her col.
league. Jean Byerly. had come t.
work under violent protests from
her father, who was terrified thai
Arkansas State press., 1948-09-17

Continued from page one
ness the monument built by these
two community apostles as n
memorial to the late father of DR.
Hicks.
Pay Your Poll Tax
Arkansas State press., 1948-09-17

Quoted High Rochelle
duced by the High School Student nterraa Club
conducted by the English Departments through IL Prizes
for the best compositions awarded Council Unity of
New Rochelle
What the high Democracy
attention
ninth grade girl considered the who all his life
had suffered from the prejudice which others had entertained about
him of his religion When a his de-
termines that his
father"
What the father. about i Can
he fight alone? No the ninth grade esay Il" for the
millions of who would like better world for chdrens child
to live who must do something about it. We must
to live a of wars
work that all will lift their voices praise of better
world free from racial and religious hatred"
eleventh
baby pictured posters baby" says
at closely What
Of millions young smiling
twisted smile The smile that hate prejudice and
death Others sad They the tortured peoples They bear the
brun Of the smiles Help them They And look here here
world pretty
look But behind Look baby It's your
girl twelfth grade thinking about the hardships likely
beset the path of the fighter for human rights this 1--WE must
opportunities with ZEAL must be willing
the risk taking We when
the have suffered and
died that life enriched We live land because
with
that has written their letters gold the of
history shall fail now? Shall be unworthy Of
the glory hold fast let stand firm; let be
strong good fighting what believe in"
High every school in
the land cvcmnded patriotic comnun
y similar to the Council for Unity of New Rochelle persuade its
local high school contest the principles of A
themes be had free of charge by writing the Institute for
mecan Democracy 1863 Lexington Avenue New York H. New York
Arkansas State press., 1948-09-17
Sayings Worth Repeaiing:-
Vote Against The High Cost Of Living

You may have you are going to vote
LOT Wallace Truman Dewey but you should have
ny TINS time whether want to live in environment where
e cost OF living exceeds check ought
interested in doing something about this devastating and APP
palng situation November
you cam and have gotten along that far your thinking
you ought to determine which men repre-
sent program and plan that will bring the of living
INTO balance This is good time to start thinking about the
Venoer election and start thinking about in and
BILE way.
You know better than anyone else whether the food
clothng and shelter is too high Sit examine your
weekly expenditures Try to find the your pay
check evaporate and then decide what to do about It.
CAL in your wife and let her tell you the has
eah week trying to expand the diminishing dollars you
Tor groceries, while making decision voting
You VIII recall during the Of Roosevelt and the
Deal there was such thing price control" but the Repub-
cans Immediately following their dominance the federal
legislature dched price control and your pay
check began to become deficient You offered question
able tumble of words when the oangeover took place
proof of the pudding in the eating ends meet
as you did before price control scotched.
Rents have jumped sky high and the of building that
pretty home you have been planning has doubled
purchase automobile for the that private enterprise
so far automobiles concerned has lost integrity and
dashed into the black market The best way for
Arkansas State press., 1948-09-17
LIFE AT A GLANCE
BY RAY LAWRENCE

The good Book tells will grow weaker and wiser
Wen they growing weaker alright that's proven by the
gh death rate caused by heart disease Just how
getting may be question Whether il be considered wise
TO cook up fantastic chemical formula blast the lights
humanity surely cannot be the wsest thing Although
men quite proudly adudge themselves wise It reminds
the fellow who realizes how sleepy he wakes
up the next morning.
Anyway, scientists tell that full sleep
you began gradual process waking up which sometimes
taxes from to hours So the guy who rere weehour
OF the morning is waking up very busy the day.
But this is busy world and short considered
menaces to the health anymore
OF course you'll need iron mind preserve your emo
IONS after listening to the blasting of scay all And
strangely enough human reaction down
TO realities but rather it associates finely psvcol
ogy N.Y. my just look what repeating the
your thoughts.
oddly enough if drink enough lies can the
world against everybody in it, and mind you this happen
because lie never rises again. but keeps of its vicious
ms brings to attention that hint the sufficient but
1901 mas to be knocked down to take warning even then
he is likely to take refuge in pack of lies.
Yet men continue grow weaker and wiser and where
Will the end find them?