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Evening star., 1948-06-06
Woman Struck by Husband
Died From StranquIation
BY the Assoeioied Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June S.
Strangulation rather than a blow
from her husbands fist caused the
death of Mrs. Nancy Jane Ballau.
%. County Medical Examiner r. Y.
H. Thomas said tonight.
Her body was found in her bed
room early today.
City Detective r. B. Wilmington
first announced that she was killed
by a blow from the fist OF her 200
pound husband, Stephen C. Ballau.
SO, operator of the Riverside Hotel.
The detective said Ballau, who
was Jailed on charge of homicide,
admitted striking his wife.
Detective Wilmington told this
story:
Ballau returned from a fishing
trip and found his wife had been
drinking heavily at the hotel. He
took her home where she threw her
pocketbook at him and cursed him.
Enraged, he struck her once on the
right side of her face. She COL
lapsed on a bed and he left the
room.
Returning a short while later, he
found his wife with her head buried
in blood-stained pillow He could
not revive her and called police.
Evening star., 1948-06-06

retirement, IldS again cutcIcu t3sS
business field.
whole life was changing; I began to
lose interest in business, friends and
even my own family.
Then. just as thought that
everything was lost, through the
help of a dear friend, science came
to my assistance. My eyes widened
in startled, joyful aniazement. then
filled with tears, for the first note
of new horizon of hearing burst on
my consciousness and I realized with
sweep of emotional ecstasy that !
could hear again, and was the Troy
Holman of old. With this realiza-
ton came decision to aid the
many millions of those who, like my
self, have been ON the brink of des-
pair, that they might rehabilitate
themselves as I did and again be
useful to society"
Mr.. Holman has not only re-
gained his lost hearing. but has ded-
icated his life to helping the hard
of hearing. He invites all who are
hard-of hearing to find new inspira-
tion and hope just as he did. A
FREE booklet helped transform his
life . it can transform yours. This
wonderful booklet has helped thou
sands to use their hearing facilities
once again! For your FREE copy
write: Mr.. A. B. Orrison, Room SIS,
Munsey Bldg, Washington, or tel
ephone him at Ma. 4729.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
|Gromyko and Family
Move 10 Long Island
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

GLEN COVE, N. Y. June s.
Andrei A. Gromyko and his family
have moved into a 30-room home
here for the rest of their stay in this
country.
The Soviet deputy foreign min
lister, who will be replaced by Jacob
A. Malik as Russia's chief delegate
to the United Nations. is scheduled
to leave for Moscow in July.
Mr.. Gromyko's Office announced
there has been mo change" in these
plans despite his leasing of the Long
Island estate.
The estate, "Slow Tide" is the
summer home of Richard S. Reyn-
olds, sr, industrialist, who has built
"a metal research laboratory on an
adjoining estate.
A spokesman for the Reynolds
family said he understood the lease
would run through the summer.
The Gromykos had been living in
a Park avenue mansion for the past
year.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Duluth Fire Sweeps
Two Business Blocks
By the Associated Press

DULUTH, Mimi, June 5.-A doz-
en- business establishments, includ-
ing ur-story furniture store, were
burned out today in a fire that
spread rapidly through sections Of
two main Duluth business blocks.
Damage was estimated at nearly
million dollars.
The fire apparently started In
the basement of the Rudolph furni-
ture store. In a matter of minutes,
the whole four STORY building was
ablaze.
Flames spread to adjacent struc-
lures and buildings across the street,
including the nine-Story Duluth
Board of Trade. were damaged.
Sparks kindled many other small
fires in a nine-block surrounding
area. Nine occupants of apartments
over some of the destroyed struc-
lures escaped without injury.
Three men engaged in fire fight
ing or rescue work were injured by
falling glass or bricks. None was
seriously hurt.
Estimates of the damage ran from
100000 by Fire Chief c. D. Gold
smith to around a million dollars
by other Fire Department officials
and insurance men. One insurance
man who refused to be quoted said
"it might go as high as s2,50O,000 or
50 ,00G, ,000."
Among businesses burned out
were a bowling alley, electric COM
pany, cigar store, diamond shop,
tailoring establishment, photo stu
dio, hardware store, and liquor
shore.
Grain trading at the Duluth
Board of Trade was suspended to-
day because of the fire.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Young Business Man Retires
Because Of Loss OF Hearing

Troy L. Holman, sales promo
tional executive, was compelled to
retire from an active business career
because of a progressive hearing
loss, and remained in retirement for
some time.
Today Mr.. Holman finds himself
again an active energetic, driving
executive as OF former years. Re-
Gently in q talk before q group OF
prominent business men, Mr.. Holi-
man said in substance: Through
the miracle of modern science I have
regained an amazing part of my life
that thought was uttery lost to me.
lost to me for so long a time that I
had actually forgotten how much it
meant to me. You who are listening
to me tonight cannot possibly i'm
agine what a tremendous effect on
ones whole well-being. on ones very
personality. deafness or even par
tial hearing loss can mean.
when realized fully that I was
becoming progressively deaf, I tried
everything in frantic attempt to
regain my hearing-all to no avail.
People with normal hearing do not
realize how easily they can offend
the deafened and often are un-
Intentionally cruel. cutting short
their conversation. 1t is then that
the deafened usually gives up the
effort to listen.
II found myself making en-
barrassing or ridiculous comments
because I misunderstood others and
felt that I was kill-joy in group.
I had tendency to back out smil-
ing. nodding and pretending.
"A blind person makes no pre-
tense at seeing, yet the deaf are
always pretending that they hear
and usually grumble at people. say
ing that all people humble. Poems
and music have been written about
the blind. but only funny" stories
have been told about the deaf. felt
that I had no friend to unlock the
door of escape from the soundproof
cell of silence. In other words, my
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Two Killed as Small Plane
Crashes at Ontario Field
BY the Associated Press


BARRIE, Ont, June 5.-Two To-
ledo (Ohio, men were killed today
when their Piper Cub airplane
crashed and burned at the Barrie
airport.
They were Thomas Richards, the
pilot, and Kenneth Pleiss, his pas
Senger
Their plane was one of six light
planes on weekend fight from
Toledo to Rosseau. a lake resort so
miles north of Barrie. All six planes
are owned by the Toledo Air Serv-
ices.
Witnesses said the plane was about
to land when one wing suddenly
touched the runway. The craft
crashed and soon was mass of
flames,
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Coroner AbsoIves Boy
In PIuymute's Death

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
issued a certificate of accidental
death yesterday in the case of 10
year-old boy who was killed when
struck by a board which slipped
from playmate's hands.
The victim was Richard Snowden
colored, l400 block of Rock Greek
Ford road, NV, who died at Chill
dren's Hospital Friday night. Alb
solved by the verdict was 13-year-
old Howard P. Brown. colored, q
neighbor.
Police said young Brown swung
the long board at a mud puddle
1t slipped from his hands and struck
the other boy in the head.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Barefoot Dancer Says
Boss Put Tocks on
Stage, Asks $44,040
By the Associoted Press

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, June s.
Faith Bacon, fan dancer, today
sued her carnival boss for
$4,000, alleging that he scat
tered tacks on the platform
before her dance. She dances
barefooted.
Her suit filed in Circuit
Court charges that the John R.
Ward Shows owes her 5000
back pay and $4,000 for the
rest of her contract.
She also asks that two carni-
val rides and a l947 Cadillac
owned by Ward be attached.
The show closes an engage
ment tonight at nearby Loves
Park.
The suit said the tack Incl
dent took place last month in
Peoria.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Court-MurtioI Ordered
After FutuI Air Crush
By the Assoeiosed Press

COLUMBUS. Ohio, June 5-Rear
Admiral Richard F. Whitehead to-
day ordered a court-martial of 1t.
Comdr. j. r. Delezene of st. Louis,
on charges resulting from an air.
plane crash here February S in
which a woman lost here life.
The case will open here Monday.
Admiral Whitehead, chief of Naval
Air Reserve Training. acted after
reviewing the findings Of Navy
Evening star., 1948-06-06
School Hires Cob for Boy

NARROW, England (P). Mar
lows school board has hired a taxi,
at $3.50 per day, to drive disabled
Alan Webb, 6, to and from school.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Maritime Industry

NEW YORK (P).-It is estimated
that 165 $50 people are employed in
the United States maritime industry.
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22

4. 4 distribution center for coop
goods is opened and after that
5. The n%eighborhood is ready for
its coop store,
lcicnt. McLanahan said. because the
margin between cost and selling price
is too narrow, SO co-operators are now
thinking OF l-stop shopping centers,
selling clothing. gas, fuel. appliances,
etc, To the members and other Gus
toners.
Coops. he added, usually sell at or
near the prevailing price in a com
muMity and return the net gain TO the
members III the form Of interest on
their shares and patronage dividends
on rheir purchases.
Local unions are lending money TO
the coop for acquiring a central ware
house IN Detroit and getting a start
on stores, Ford local 500 lent S65,0oo
10 the Central States Wholesale Co
operative and appropriated $1,000
NOR, to interest Ford workers in the
.nr0ircf. other locals followed suit
on L small basis both in Detroit and
out-state, especially Pontiac, Flint and
Lansing Pioneer work is proceeding
IL Muskegon, Jackson and elsewhere.
The Motor tity Cooperative has an
organization meeting every Tuesday
evening in the Detroit area at differ
cnt places It's office is at 25ll
Grand River. Detroit |. Mich.
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22

continue to rely on our SOUND
system of collective bargaining
to set wage scales. Workers
incomes should increase at a
rate consistent with the main
tenance of sound price, profit and
wage relationships and with increas-
ing productivity
Labor relations legislation, to which
he had devoted a major part Of his
1871 message. got no mention other
than q terse statement from the Presi-
dent that he had made his attitude
on the Taft-Hartley law clear last
June in his veto message. Nothing
has occurred since to change my opin-
ion of this law" he said, adding a
short plea for restraint and wisdom
in arriving at new labor-management
contracts
Truman, speaking generally about
topics which needed legislative action
rather than plugging specific bills.
said the social security act should be
extended ito millions who are not now
protected. We should also raise the
level of benefits
He sounded his ~oft-repeated plea
for a national health program with {
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22
Silver Bow Trades
And Labor
Council Notes

Regular meeting of the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council was called
to order at 500 pm. by President
Crawford.
At this time the officers for the
ensuing year were installed by Dele
cato Driscoll.
Roll Of officers and all officers
president.
Minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and approved as read.
Communication was read from At
torney General Bottomly thanking the
council for their letter thanking him
for voting for Miss McNelis as a mem
Der Of the teachers pension board.
This communication was turned
over to the Teachers union.
Reports Of Officers and Committees
Social committee reported that they
were arranging for a social evening
about February cath which report was
received as progress.
Unfinished Business
At this time delegates from the
Clerks, Cooks and Walters, Laundry
Workers and Engineers Union 81
were obligated.
Good Of the Council
Discussion took place on the at
tendance of delegates at council meet
ings which was better than usua
thanks IN the efforts Of tho officers
and members.
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22

to seek a solution which would relieve
employers from the huge potential
liability represented by some 1900
claims. The government was inter
ested. too, because many claims COW
cred wartime activities for which the
government had contracted on ii cost
plus basis.
In February. l947 the lower court
Clemens case on the grounds that the
time involved in travel and make
ready work was too trivial to con-
slider. But congress continued its
study of the problem. The result was
the Portal Act of 1917. which became
effective on May IA, 1941.
The Portal act. while directly APP
plicable TO the Federal Wage and Hour
law, does not seek to alter the pur-
pose of the Wage and Hour law. The
title Of the Portal act states its pur-
pose: ITO relieve employers from GER
tain liabilities and punishments under
the Fair Labor Standards Act -
But the 1947 congress expressly indi-
Gated that it was ont seeking to inter
fere with the purpose Of the congress
which in 1888 hoped that the Wage
and Hour law would be a step toward
the elimination of labor conditions
detrimental to the maintenance of
the minimum standard Of living neces-
sary for health, efficiency and general
w%ell-being Of workers"
The Portal act establishes two def
mite periods--and deals with each
separately. One period is BEFORE
May IA, 194T, the other period is
AFTER May IA, 19i7. A number Of
claims covering the period before Ma!
II, 1947 faced automatic invalidation
The act apparently leaves unaffected
what is known as the ~"workday" the
period from whistle to whistle :.
for the AFTER period and seeks tt
eliminate some Of the so-called 'un
certainties as to liabilities of EN-
ployers.
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22

bears for moderation in wage demands
to held curb inflationary pressures."
In addition to accomplishing his
belief in voluntary restraint by the
public and by industry. Truman once
more asked for extensions uf rent con
troll and the strengthenine OF the pres
ent law. Nothing could be more dis
asterous to the standard of living OF
millions of people. or better calculated
to initiate another spiral Of wages and
prices, than the continuation OF the
sharp increases in rents now under
way" he said
With employment having touched
q record high OF 60 million in June
1947, Truman said the average for the
year was about IS million. While pro.
duction was about III above 1916. he
said, the output OF goods and services
did not quite reach the objective he
set in his first economic report OF
SO over 1916.
Truman recalled that in his mid
year economic report lie had warned
against new inflationary forces. but
that unfavorable developments "in
agriculture. industry. and the inter
national situation started changes in
incomes and prices Ilite different
from those recommended in my first
economic report. businessmen were
in the main finding j, easy to pass
added costs on price Increases of like
or greater amount.
All of this found workers at the
years end making demands for furth'
er wage adjustments. he said.
Profits in 1917 wcc substantially
above the 1856 level and remained
high through the year as increased
costs were covered and in many cases
exceeded by higher prices
Truman found that IN spite of the
heartening production record Of the
year, this mflationaiy rrend was pro
foundly disturbing. II not only pro
duced great %inequilips among our PEG
pie, but also created the danger of {
serious set back.
As detectives for lNis the President
listed first the hating If initiation ant
called for the carrying out OF his 10
point program. Con4iess has only en-
acted three Of these Joints and thu
others, he said, ARE needed, needed
badly, and needed p%s0mptly."
The second objective for the yea
should be to maintain maximum EN-
ployment. achieve maximum produc
ton, and adjust the price-income struc
ture so as to stop tile inflationar,
spiral without production cutbacks O
extensive unemployment In thi'
connection, the report ioresaw a ne
increase OF 100000 lu.lhe labor fore,
to make the total III ltis average abou
50 million jobs.
Establishment 0t iirmer founda
lions for the long range growth OF tn
us. conomy Wa Tluman's third oh
%jective, and he outliaed a lO-year plal
of increasing annual n~ational outpu
by $50 to put the real income of tn
peOple at 21c above tat level OF l94l
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22

system Of payment for medical care
based on well-tried insurance prin-
ciples." Speaking Of the need for IAN
adequate education for every person"
Truman said the federal government
must supply funds to meet the finan-
cial crisis in state school systems.
On housing. the President called
again for Il %long-range program with
Financial aids designed to yield more
housing at lower prices. 1t should
provide public housing for low-income
families, and vigorous development of
new techniques to lower the cost
building.
Until we can overcome the, present
drastic housing shortage, we must ex-
tend and strengthen rent control"
Mentioning the nations veterans
program as "a success" he asked for
no new legislation on this front, ever
for benefit boosts to meet the higher
cost of Living.
Truman said the denial Of civil lib
critics to some Americans points the
way to corrective action by federal
state and local governments" He
Continued on Page Six)
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22
Cascade County
Trades and
Labor Assembly

Meeting of January II called 10
order by the secretary Roll call OF
officers showed President Steinmet2
absent. John nusak was appointed
vice president pro TEN
Credentials
From the Great FANS Typos for John
CORDIALLY, Fred w. Berger, James J..
Murray. II. ". Guptil. T. t.. tiuptil and
Ray II. Rebal ON motion delegates
elect were obligated and seated.
Communications
From Senators Murray and Ecton
and Cong. D'Ewart, and j ] sullivan.
secretary to Mike Mansfield. acknow-
Lodging our letters urging an increase
in income tax exemptions and urging
construction OF the Great Lakes st.
Lawrence Seaway.
From Perry $. Melton. secretary OF
Kalispell Trades 4 Labor Council.
acknowledging our expression OF ap.
probation for hospitality extended
President Steinmetz when he visited
on December -.
From the Montana MvA Asso.
citation urging attendance at the
annual membership meeting 10 be
held at Eagles Hall, Great Falls.
at 9:3C am, on Sunday, January
25th. 1913.
From Mike Chetkovich. veteran 81
| World War |, advising that both the
Republican and Democratic parties
are "War PARTIES and are dominated
by Wall Street. He urges labor to sup
port Henry Wallace for President
Committee Reports
Dick Lane reported for the public
relations committee that considerable
progress is being made.
l.. l.. Price and VI. X. Webster ~
ported on the Montana Wildlife Asso
citation meeting.
Roll Call and Report Of Delegates
clyde Troutman reporting for the
Musicians. expressed appreciation II
behalf Of his union for the appearance
OF Larry Price at their meeting IN be
half of the MNA.
Pete Fontana reported on the sale
OF 81 unfinished units al F%aiihavei
for 81 1000. at a time when there Is {
great shortage Of housing for veter
Continued on Page Fi,e)
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22
c0vERN0RS--ARE YOU GIVING AWAY
The VESTS water?
Tc Western Missouri Valley Governors;

r. Western Missouri Valley Governors:
on January ~ 1915. tn. Missouri Valley lnieragency Committee VII as
enbla in Lincoln. Nebraska to put a final pkay n 4 81 ear budget for TN
Missouri ytlevs development under The Pick and Sloan plans
T, statesw vim there be asked 70 Join in support Of q budget which includes
m. Arnys phu for a stoo navigation channel in the lover Missouri river.
II nov. appears likely that Western Missouri Valley states are going along,
IN faceo 81 mny warning signals with a plan which Army engineers them
admit AM require Stone Western water needed for irrigation.
Have you Western state governors any assurance that you are NOT giving
the West waite away
II It enough to stand Oh the . Mahoney MlNken amendment? That a.
Al act Of congress which can be ,and probably has BEEN set aside by sub
.eluent acts Of congress such as approval OF the Army channel scheme in
repeated appropriation bills
DO Vol have reliable data o. the flow required TO maintain the efoot
channel? Have you assurance that there is such flow without draining the
West Of its precious water supply?
or are. yMu sending delegates TO Lincoln to okay whatever Genera Pick
wants and perhaps give away the Vests most precious resource, without the
absolute assurance that you are not injlrng your own states beti interests?
Remember the general who said that III dry years irrigation will have
TO give a nte?'
Do OF know how much it will have to give?
Are you ready &c stand before the people Of your state nd say y approved
he sisyear budget and guarantee you that the plans therein viii IN n Q way
interfere with western use Of all water arising west Of the 9TH meridian
Ii o are. gentlemen. then Z ahead 10 Lincoln and do General Picks
bidding
But If you have regard for whether u not you will ONE day be in the
gallery Of Western executives who gave away the upper Missouri Valleys
heritage. perhaps you should read the St Louis PostDhpatch editorial =
printed on Page 3 OF this paper-and do a little thinking IN the first few
weeks of the New Year
January % 1913. is going TO b. a historic day III II Mhsouri alley.
Are yu going to give the Vests water away?
Montana labor news., 1948-01-22

Dir. Victor Reuther of the Uni-'
ted Auto Workers (cIO), Bish-
.op Raymond Wade Of Metho-
dist Episcopal church, Jack Nc
Lanahan of the Cooperative
League of the USA, and Exec.
Director Frank Nievelt of the
coop itself.
Probably the broadcast labor and lib
cral front in the history Of the Detroit
area has been enlisted to boost the
coop. Nievelt listed the JAW and
its locals. the Ai'I. and locals. the
Mechanics Educational Society Of
America lunaffilintedl. the railroad
hrothcrhoods nnaffiliatcd or AFL.,.
the Foreman's Association OF Amer.
ica mnaifiliaiedl rlo locals OF steel
workers. brewery workers. chemical
workers. public workers. rubber work
lers. and organizations OF veterans.
Negroes. church groups, housewives.
land other t~ouprrators All are inter
ested III Joint effort to beat the high
lcc~t Of living
s careful plan ~ promotion, tried
out IN other areas. was outlined by
M,lauahan. Who sand The demands
lfor assistance in organizing coops
had come from every state and led 70
In, creation Of the Council for Coop.
.raliye Development The plan IS.
! co-op education Of committeemen
in the unions and other groups They
then set mp
: Week end coop fairs for 6 or )
weeks where staple coop canned goods
are sold 10 union members and others.
81 Customers are %buttonholed to buy
shares ui coop stock IN the Detroit
area one share costs so In Pom.
lilac they sell Il SO hui people ar'
asked 10 bug three shares there i
lthey can The DrtfUlt membership Is
a ltim" payment q ~. which goes
Into The promotion fund