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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-01-29
Skeetrock News

Mrs. James O. Mullins, who
recently underwent an operation
at the Norton Clinic, is on the
road to recovery.
Hiram and Nelson Mullins have
been visiting relatives in Ken
lucky.
Miss Mary Edwards visited
homefolks at Tivis over the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kyle Stone
announce the arrival of fine ba
by boy, Billy Kyle.
Mrs. Evalean Senter and Miss
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-01-29

Henry Wright of Tarpon Mon
day.
Layton Musick visited Mer-
vile Cochran Saturday.
Ann Mullins and Mabel Coch-
ran spent Saturday night with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurley Cochran.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Mullins
were business visitors in Clint
wood Thursday.
Anita and Kenneth Gibson
spent Saturday night with James
Fleming.
Ella Mae Rose visited Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Davis Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Estus Musick Wis
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-01-29
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors Of Dicker,-
son County, Virginia, will at the
next regular meeting held at the
courthouse at Clintwood, Vir-
ginia, on February 2, 104s. at /
P. M, consider a petition filed
with the board on January 5,
l948, signed by L. E. Davis and
numerous other citizens request
ing the Board Of Supervisors to
declare the following boundary
as the boundary line for all live
stock, namely: Beginning at the
mouth of Georges Fork Creek,
thence up Pound River to the
Wise county line; thence with the
county line to the gap in Georges
Fork Mountain on State High
way; thence east with the State
Highway to Yates Gap; thence
with the watershed of Georges
Fork to the mouth of Georges
Fork to the Beginning.
All persons interested in this
matter are requested to be pres
mt on the above date.
e. B. STANLEY,
Clerk, Board Of Super
visorS. (4t. Jan 81
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-01-29
Unions Block Labor Peace Refuse Wage Boost
Already Accepted by 19 Other Railroad Unions!

The Brot herhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen and the Switchmen's
Union of North America, representing
125, 900 railroad employees, have refused
to accept the offer of the Railroads of
wage increase of 15H cents an hour.
This is the same increase awarded
1,0OO,00O incorporating employees by an
arbitration board in September, 1947.
This is the same increase accepted by
175, 900 conductors, trainmen and switch
men by agreement on November Ia, 1947.
Agreements have been made with
1,175, 900 en- ployes, represented by nine
teen unions. But these three unions, rep
resenting only 125, 900 men, are trying to
get more. They are demanding also many
new working rules not embraced in the
settlement with the conductors and train
men.
Incidentally, the Switchmen's Union of
North America represents only about 7%
being represented by the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen and covered by the
settlement with that union.
Strike Threat
The leaders of these three unions spread
strike ballot while negotiations were still
i'm progress. This is not a secret vote but is
taken by union leaders and votes are
aligned by the employees in the presence
of union representatives.
When direct negotiations failed, the
leaders of these three unions refused to
Join the railroads in asking the National
Mediation Board to attempt to settle the
dispute, but the Board took jurisdiction
ut the request of the carriers and has been
earnestly attempting since November "a,
1947, to bring about a settlement. The
Board on January Is, 1948, announced
It's inability to reach mediation settle
ment. The leaders of the unions rejected
the request of the Mediation Board to
asbitrate. The railroads accepted.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-01-29

Mary Edwards and others have
been enjoying sleigh riding re-
Gently.
Mrs. Elijah Sluss called on
Mrs. James 0. Mullins Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Rose have
been spending few days at the
home of Nelson Mullins.
The miners around Skeetrock
have been snowbound from their
work this week.
Miss Hattie Sluss spent few
nights recently with her sister,
Mrs. Orpha Mullins.
Mrs. Lacy Branham has return
ed home from a hospital.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-01-29

employees, and those among the highest paid.
can successfully maintain the threat Of par
alyzing strike against the interest Of the en-
tire country-and against 80 per cent Of their
fellow employees.
The threat Of strike cannot justify grant
ing more favorable conditions to l25 900 en-
ployes than have already been put In effect
for 1,175,0OO, NOR will 1t alter the opposition
of the railroads to unwarranted wage ln-
creases or to changes In working rules which
are not justified.
A glance ut the box shows what employees
make. They are among the highest paid In
the ranks of labor In the United States, II met
the highest.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-01-29

tied at the homes of S. P. Coch-
ran and Tommy Hill Sunday.
Mabel Cochran spent Thursday
night with Ann Mullins.
Fern Cochran and Ella Mae
Rose spent Thursday night at the
home of Bert Cochran at Haysi.
Visitsors at the home of Hur-
ley Cochran Sunday were Mrs.
S. P, Cochran and daughter,
Fern, Ella Mae Rose, Ann Null
ms, Joyce Faye Musick and Ma
bel Cochran
Roy Musick visited Burl and
Layton Musick Saturday even
ing.
Mrs. S. P. Cochran visited Mr..
and Mrs. Edd Hurt Sunday.
Allen Musick spent Saturday
night with Mr., and Mrs. Estus
Musick.
Mrs. Tommy Hill is very i'll
at this writing.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-01-29
What NOW?

The Unions having refused to arbitrate,
the Railway Labor Act provides for the
the President.
The railroads feel it is due shippers,
passengers, employees, stockholders, and
the general public to know that through
out these negotiations and in mediation,
they have not only exerted every effort to
reach fair and reasonable settlement,
but they have also met every requirement
of the Railway Labor Act respecting the
negotiation, mediation, and arbitration of
labor disputes.
Itseems unthinkable that these three unions,
representing less than 10 per cent of railroad
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-01-29
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

ORDER OF PUBLICATION
Virginia: In the Clerks O1etce az
the Circuit Court of the Coaar.
ty Of Dickinson, ON the LIST day
of Jan. 1948.
Cora Mae Davis, Complainant
against
John II. Davis, Defendant
The object Of this salt is to
obtain a divorce.
And affidavit having been
made and flied that the daeand-
ant, Jonn H. Davis, is not res
ident Of the State of Virginia, It
is ordered that he do appear
here within 10 days after dkae
publication hereof and do What
may be necessary to protect his
interest in this suit. And 1t Is
further ordered that copy here
of be published once a week for
four successive weeks in The
Dickinson Herald and that a
copy be posted at the front door
of the court house of this county
on or before the last Jan. rulea,
1e4s.
A copy-Teste:
E. B. Stanley, caerax
J. C. Smith, Pc (Jan l-4s paid
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-01-29

General w. Sluss is i'll at this
writing.
Mrs. Adna Sluss is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Emory Dutton, who
was severely burned recently.
Mrs. Josh Colley is still on the
sick list.
Kenos Sluss and son, Marvin,
are staying with his brother, Eli
jah Sluss, through the winter
months.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-01-29

Here 10 q comparison of
average annual earn
ings of engineers and
firemen for 1889 pre-
wary and 1947. Also
sho wn 10 what 1947
earnings would have
been if the 1871 cents
per hour increase, Of
tered by the railroads
and rejected by the
union leaders, had been
In effect throughout the
entire year 1947.
Railroad wages comI
Full wear 1047 eStim
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-01-29

Several people of this commun
ity attended the funeral of John
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-01-29

Railroad computed from Interstate Commerce Stat
1s47 estimated basis of actual figures for first eight
Evening star., 1948-05-09
Chinese Reds Holding
Five Priests as Spies
BY the Associoted Press


SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.-The
Chinses Communists reported today
they were holding five Catholic
priests who confessed" to being
American spies.
The Reds also charged in short
wave broadcasts that the United
States had violated Communist
sovereignty" in trying to get Il
nuns out of the same North China
locality.
The broadcasts were heard in San
Francisco by the Associated Press
The priests were listed as r
Charvet and A. Baur of France;
Jeliet Lichtenberger and J. Motto Of
Belgium, and CHA Shu-shan, 9
Chinese, all of the Changchaia.
chuang church near Hsienhsien, 81
miles southwest of Tientsin.
The Reds said the clergymen have
been held since last October. They
were accused of using a radio in tht
church to send information tt
American and Chinese government
intelligence agents.
Subsequent broadcasts in Chinese
and English said the American con.
sui general at Peiping had sent air.
dropped notes to Hsienhien May
seeking aid of local Communist au.
thorities in evactiating IL nuns
Consul General Edmund o. Club
in Peipig confirmed sending the
messages.
The Communist broadcasts said
the nuns were not involved in the
alleged spy plot and were free tc
go or stay as they chose. -
Evening star., 1948-05-09

Democratic and Republican base
ball teams will not put on the whole
show at Griffith Stadium May 81
when they collide in their annual
classic, officials in charge empha-
sized last night. A program rating
lavish" in Hollywood terms Is be-
ing arranged for the evening. COM
plete with bands, stunts and mill
tary units.
The only uncertainty is the
weather and the lawmakers have
threatened to legislate the weather
man out of business if he doesn't
come up with a clear. comfortable
night. 1t will be the first time the
congressional rivals have met under
lights and good turnout is ex-
pected.
Sponsored by The Evening Star
for the benefit of summer camp
for underprivileged children. the
program shapes up as one OF the
city's early outdoor extravaganzas.
A salute to the States will launch
the evenings activities. This will
be one of the most colorful items
listed. The Army band. Naval Gun
Factory ceremonial bane the Marine
Evening star., 1948-05-09
Murphy Rejects Plan
|0n Fireman Rotation

Fire Chief Clement Murphy has
turned down a Fire Department
personnel rotation plan proposed by
a committee of his critics.
The committee, appointed by
Chief Murphy in February after his
acquittal on decentralization" charges
by q special civilian trial board
recommended transfer Of firemer
to a new battalion each year fol
their first six years with final as
signment to a permanent station
Of their own choice.
This proposal Chief Murphy re-
jected as unsatisfactory, declaring
it would not solve the departments
need for additional training in the
higher ranks.
at doesn't provide for officers OF
prospective officers who have not
had enough experience" he said
"IIl not approve a thing like that
The chiefs own personnel rota-
ton program was principal issue
in the January investigation into
his administration.
Evening star., 1948-05-09

pute is reached and the roads re-
turned to the owners.
Whether to support seizure ac-
ton with Federal court injunction
against strike will be decided
after the attitude of the unions
toward working for the Government
is determined. Two years ago
three rail unions refused to work
after the roads were taken over.
The injunction process may be
employed this time to support
seizure as was done before the
coal strike late in 1916.
One thing was clear, that what
ever settlement proposal the White
House may make will not provide
for any increase in the 15i2 cents
per-hour pay raise which a presi-
dental emergency board recon-
mended for the three unions six
weeks ago A similar pay increase
tSee RAII ROADS Page A-5)
Evening star., 1948-05-09
Secretary Anderson
TO Quit Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
has resigned, effective after tomor-
row.
The formal resignation, it was
learned yesterday, was submitted to
President Truman by Mr.. Anderson
at the cabinet meeting Friday. Mr..
Truman has not officially accepted
| 1t yet and has not designated a
successor.
Mr.. Anderson plans to return to
New Mexico, where he is seeking
the Democratic nomination for the
Senate to- succeed Senator Hatch,
Democrat, of New Mexico, who is
retiring.
Mr.. Truman was asked at his
Thursday news conference about a
successor to Secretary Anderson.
who previously had made known his
intentions to leave the agriculture
post. The President said he was
not yet ready to announce his choice.
Frequently mentioned have been
Undersecretary of Agriculture Nor
ris E. Dodd, Assistant Secretary
Charles Brannan, Representative
Flanagan, Democrat, OF Virginia,
former chairman Of the House Agri-
culture Committee. and Senator
Hatch. The name of Carl Vrooman
of Bloomington, ILL.,, who was Assis-
tant Secretary OF Agriculture from
1e14-19l9. also has been suggested.
Mr.. Dodd recently was named di-
rector general of the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization.
He has postponed taking that post,
having notified the FAC that he
was needed at the Agriculture De-
partment until the current legisla-
tive program is concluded.
Unless there are developments to
keep him in Washington, Mr.. Ander.
son plans to leave tomorrow night
or Tuesday for Chicago. enroute TO
New Mexico. He is scheduled 70
speak in Chicago Tue1xday night.
Evening star., 1948-05-09
May Staying Suspect
Held in Colorado on.
Red Hot Evidence
Police Hunting Another
Named by Youth os KilIe
OF Alexandra Couple

Hope appeared last night for
an early solution of the slay-
ing of Robert Lee May II. scion
of a wealthy Alexandria family
and his bride, Betty, who were
shot to death last August near
Omaha, Nebr.
Ted Richling, deputy county at
torney of Douglas County, Nebr.
said he was working on "red-ho;
evidence obtained during the ques-
tioning of a youth being held ir
Colorado on a forgery charge.
Mr.. Richling said the youth, who
is 10, told him and other Nebraska
authorities some things about the
murder that have been our tor
secrets and have never been maat
known"
Boy Denies Shooting.
The prosecutor told The Star thai
the boy staunchly denied shooting
Mr.. and Mrs. May and named an.
other person as the slayer, but Mr.
Richling added that the youth wa.
the first in this case who has cauSee
lie detector to react.
The reedles nearly jumped of
the machine" when he was ques.
toned, the attorney said.
Mr.. Richling disclosed that polic'
in several Midwestern States are "or
the trail" of the person accused b,
the youth and also a third person
wanted as material witness.
When we find them," he said
I'VE should be able to clear up som,
questions. If these two persons sa,
what We think they will, we believ'
the boy in Colorado will crack"
Buried Package Hunted.
Mr.. Richling said further that in
formation obtained from the Colo
RADIO suspect had prompted search
for a buried package believed Il
Evening star., 1948-05-09
BY NewboId Moves, Jr.

Approximately 20 persons in
cluding college professors, mem
bers of Congress, former Gov
ernment officials and journalists
met yesterday at the Statler
Hotel to talk about Palestine
amid charges by several other
organizations that they were
serving unwittingly as a front
for the extremist American
League for a Free Palestine.
The league was paying their bills
and had originated the idea of the
weekend gathering. Both the
league and conference participants
however, denied the league woule
or could influence the conference
whose name is the same as its an
nounced objective: "A United State!
Policy for Palestine and the Middle
East"
The league, according to Maurice
Rosenblatt, it's vice president, def.
nitely" has supported frgun Eva
Evening star., 1948-05-09
Expense-Poid Palestine PorIey
Accused as Extremist Front
Participants, Including Congress Members,
Deny Pro-Ireun Influence on Decisions

Leumi, the Jewish terrorist organi-
zation in Palestine. On the record,
it's program has been aimed at es-
tablishment of a nonreligious He
brew state for the whole Palestine
area, including Trans-Jordan.
This group has encouraged and
assisted violence and terrorism in
Palestine" said Kermit Roosevelt
chairman of the Committee for JUS
tice and Peace in the Holy Land
He described the conference as a
"camouf1aged scheme by the league
to push its program under the name
of prominent and unsuspecting
Americans"
Mr.. Roosevelt's statement was
made with the concurrence of the
American Council for Judaism, ac-
cording to Alfred M. Lilienthal,
Washington representative of that
organiza ton. The Roosevelt group
is generally regarded as pro-Arab,
although both the council and his
committee officially favor demo-
Evening star., 1948-05-09
Phone Strike Delayed
As Contract Expires
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, May 8-There will
be no immediate strike of some 23,-
coo long-lines telephone workers de-
spite expiration of their contract
at IL pm. tonight, union spokes-
man said.
John J. Moran, president Of the
CIO American Union of Telephone
Workers, made his statement after
the close of an unsuccessful media
ton session between union officials
and leaders of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co. to reach
a new pact before the expiration
deadline.
He said, however, there would be
no immediate strike since he had
accepted an invitation from Cyrus
S. Ching, head of the Federal Con-
citation Service, to meet in Wash
ington Tuesday with representa-
tives of the service and the COM
pany in new talks.
There was no comment at once
from the company on Mr.. Ching's
invitation.
The contract covers the 23,00t
employees, handling the bulk of the
ration's long distance calls, in A:
States.
Evening star., 1948-05-09
lSee DEFENSE, Page I
GIN Home Appliances
Reduced 5 Per Cent
By The Associoted Press

DETROIT, May ga fiYe per
cent price reduction on household
appliances was announced by Gen.
eral Motors Corp. today.
General Motors said the same price
cut would apply to small electric
motors used in such appliances.
The appliances includes refriger-
ators, ranges, ironers, clothes dry
ers and water heaters, and auto
matte washing machines.
Evening star., 1948-05-09
Congress Must Decide
/ Draft Will Deter
Or Provoke Soviet
Committee Minority
Tells House Bill Means
Controlled Economy
By Robert K. Wolsh

House Armed Services Com
mittee majority and dissenting
reports-yesterday asked Congress
to decide whether a draft law
would deter any rash decision
by Russia or provoke war and
'lay the foundation of con-
trolled economy" here.
The answer may come in a week
or 10 days in House and Senate
action on separate measures.
A. combination selective service
and selective training bill picked ul
speed toward Senate consideration
Chairman Gurney of the Senate
Armed Services Committee disclosed
last night that his group will vote
on that version tomorrow. 1t will!
be ready for the Senate Tuesday, he
said. A heavy legislative program
may delay floor discussion until next
week.
The draft bill reported out last
Monday by House Armed Services
Committee vote of % to 5 is mark
ing time in the Rules Committee but
may be cleared by the end of this
week. Chairman Allen has counter
proposal to build up the armed
forces by paying bonuses to 'volun'
teers. The Allen bill encountered
opposition of many Republican anc
Democratic leaders and was termed
"asinine" by President Truman.
Arguments Put up to Congress.
Arguments on the draft issue were
put up to Congress in formal re.
ports filed yesterday by the House
Armed Service Committee on the
bill sponsored by its chairman. Rep
Iresentative Andrews, Republican, O.
New York.
The measure would authorize
Army, Navy and Air Force man
power ceiling increases from thu
present strength of 1,384,000 to 2,
OO5 ,822 and the drafting of men from
l9 through Is for two years service
The % members who reported ou'
the bill urged prompt passage be-
cause of the new and ominous pos
sibility that the Soviet Union mal
now be willing to risk showdown
on the assumption that the future
can bring only worsening OF th'
Soviet position"
They declared that ito deter an!
rash decision on the part OF thu
Soviet government it is now i'm
perative for the United States tt
| transform a reasonable measure O
Evening star., 1948-05-09
House Group Stirred
|By Mystery Document
Attacking Labor Bills
Report wos Prepared
Outside Committee
Investigator Says

A confidential committee
print" attacking employment
anti discrimination bills, the
wage-hour law and proposed
equal = pay for-equal-work has
stirred up a battle in a House
Labor Subcommittee, it was
learned last night.
The origin of the critical COM
ments in the hitherto unpublicized
31-page document was mystery
Subcommittee Chairman McCon-
nell said he did not agree with much
of its charge that FEPC bills, the
Fair Labor Standards Act, and other
Legislation concerning employer
elnploye relationships held grave
dangers of Federal encroachment
and control.
Mr.. Mcconnell explained he did
not know who wrote it. He said
that when it came to my desk sew
ers, weeks ago I decided to send II
to various organizations, such as the
CIO, AFL, National Association Of
Manufacturers and United States
Chamber OF commerce for their COM
ments.." ;" The CIO has replied but
William Green, AFL president. has
refused thus far, Mr.. Mcconnell
said.
Comments Awaited.
When all the returns are in, Mr.
Mcconnell announced, he will pre-
sent what he hopes will be a bal
anced" array of suggestions to his
subcommittee.
Several subcommittee members in.
Guiding Democratic Representative:
Klein of New York and Madden o.
Indiana have protested vehemently
| it was learned. They repeatedly OBJ
ject not only. to the contents of th'
document but also to the way the!
said it was prepared without identi
fication of authorship, and given
limited circulation as "confidentia
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