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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-08-06

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sA,;a N.., since Nagamatsu toted his
49,. "a = clubs around for Garfield high.
Today he's ampager has learned that there
mental side to the which just important
swing itself.
Nagamatsu himself admits that he's hitting the ball just as
far he did, Those who have unfortunately him
that quite few of his tee shots around the 300yar
marker and drive of that distance any company
Last month in the monthly tournament Nagamatsu
through with ~ the West Seattle How
he had under par round of SO at jefferson
If Nagamasu should win both the PSGC and the Northwest
opens he II have seek worlds conquer fling
national Nisei championship if could be
ranged.
. Golfer of the Year
award the Puget Sound Golf Club member
earning the most points during the such points being
based upon owings the monthly and other dur
ing the year. is splendid and meets approval.
However to winner the club "Golfe of the
is another matter.
nasmuc handcaps considered for the
showngs monthly otherwise it well within the posi-
biy for high handicapped TeePutt Taro Karafuri
Men the hghsoundng title of Golfer of the Year
AS members of the club certainly wouldn't be proud of that
contention that the clubs Year should
be that member who has maintained the lowest stroke
round play during the year Considering that about
Is 6 rounds played during the only golfers who have
played least rounds should be held eligible.
Quite naturally this will limit the the Nagamasu s,
Hators Yamaguchis Nakamura and few others
who be considered However only from group
like this there emerge player deserving of the title Golfer
of the Year."
Let say that of these averaged 1926 strokes
round during the year Now there definite figure which will
the PSGC record books and establish standard for future
golfers to compare with.
AS stated before think the present point system is
ommenable nasmuch gives the buffers chance to
compete like with the snghandcappers However the
title Goer of the Year" is msnOmer Tournament Player
of Year. other similar would be less misleading
title.
Putt-ering around
Now that daughter Toshiko has started ill., W. Nakamra and
perhaps claim the title of the golfnges family IN the
community black sheep of the family MasaJ who
would rather bag fish than birdie Frank Hattor has been
toying with the organizing girls golf group but nothing
has come out of Opening of the driving at
jefferson enthusiastically received by local Nisel dvoters
who flock I'D The steadest customer however
Kaz Yamasa bowling repute who's there almost every night
Others have been noted practicing there during the
past week are George Shm Johnny Funai kuni Nakamura
Frank Hattor Nagamatsu Mac Kaneko W. Nakamura
Wakaz1ru Mizuki Shig Waanabe, Terry kurimura incl
ental Kaneo during the past month has not once gone out Oh
the course but combining his swinging to the driving
range We have vet to fellow who hit EN- straight
as Ted Jue ue doesn much distance but he's never IN the
woods either Once three months he accidentally hits
hall ont of bounds Sumio Nagamasu be the seades
long hitter Louie and Yone Nakao also connect o
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Tax Returns Fill
IS Mail Sacks

Workers in the District asses
sor's Office today began wading
through Is sacks Of mail-the
last-minute response of citizens to
the deadline for filing personal
property tax returns.
J. c. Martin, in charge of the
personal property section, said the
IS sacks were left over from yes
terday's morning mail. The dead
line for filing the returns was mid
night Sunday and. .sas usual, a lot
of people waited until just before
midnight, he said.
Mr.. Martin predicted this years
returns will surpass last years.
But it is impossible to give an
estimate of how many returns
have come in, he added.
Last year total of 53,557 per-
sons filed personal property tax
returns in the District.
Mr.. Martin said that, after the
office force has caught up on the
mail, the job of finding out who
forgot to file will begin. Those
who missed the deadline will have
a 20 per cent penalty tackled on
plus l per cent a month for each
months delinquency.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Sydney Police Clash
With Dock Laborers
BY the Associated Press

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. a.
TWO hundred police clashed with
1000 Hemonstratins wharf labor
Ats ID aydhey streets4oday. Twelve
iten+ were sarrested. .'s'@S - 49, 's'+
The incident was a side issue in
Australias Gripping coal strike.
now in its sixth week.
7 Soldiers, airrnen and some
sailors began at midnight to get
EdAl from obah cuts in the coal
t1s}ds on--An Inrder from-.the fed
|eral guyernment..s~ Goyernment
officials .said~ military personnel
will mine enough coal to MAIN
tain the nations rationed supply
of household gas and electricity
and keep railways operating.
The wharf laborers we're march
ing toward the arbitration court
when intercepted by police. They
were attempting to demonstrate
before the court house. Inside q
hearing had begun on an applica-
ton by shipowners for suspension
of appearance money while the
general coal strike continues
Wharf laborers are paid appear
ance money of IA shillings ($2.25>
day when they appear for work
and none is offered.
Around 1000 wharf laborers
walked off AZ ships in Sydney tn
protest the application.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Game Dinner Set
Tonight for $50 to
Honor Royburn
By the ksseeioted Press

Most of official Washington has
been invited by Representative
Boykin, Democrat, Of Alabama, to
a wild game dinner at O'Clock
tonight at the Washington Hotel
in honor of Speaker Rayburn.
Its time we do something to
honor Sam" Mr.. Boykin said.
He said he expects about $50
including most of the members OF
Congress. the Cabinet members
various departmental heads and
others, at the dinner.
Speakers will include Vice Pres
ident Barkley, Chief Justice Vinson,
Attorney General Clark, Senator
McGrath, Democrat. of Rhode
Island, and Mr.. Rayburn, who will
be presented by Mr.. Boykin.
The menu will include; bear.
antelope, venison. wild turkey,
raccoop and salmon.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Hiring Of Stefan S Kin
Is Blamed for Strike
BY the Associated Press

OMAHA, Aug. "A strike re-
sulting from the hiring Of Yugo-
slav immigrant who is a cousin of
Representative Stefan. Republi-
can. of Nebraska virtually halted
work at the Omaha Steel Works
yesterday.
Center of the controversy is
Eugene Stefan, 81, who came to
Omaha six weeks ago from his
native Semlin, Yugoslavia. at the
expense of a brother who lives
here. The brother Martin said
Eugenes wife died in Europe and
their mother died in a concen-
tration camp.
F. H. Bucholz, president Of
Omaha Steel, said Mr.. Stefan was
hired in response to an advertise
ment for an ornamental steel
worker. He said the company had
been looking for such 4 skilled
employe since last March.
Gordon Preble. president Of the
Nebraska Federation of Labor,
said 259 AFL Structural Steel
Workers refused to go to work be-
cause the company hired 9 for
eiguer." -
""There are more than 1000
men ,.out of work in Omaha and
more than 5000 in the State. Yet
the Government won't close i'm
migration" Mr.. Preble said. Sew
enty machinists stayed away from
work in sympathy and Mr..Prehle
said memberSof The AFL~Mo3d-
'ers' Union wopld Join the Yalkdlt.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Clio Union Wins Election.
'1At Hancock Insurance Co.
By the Assoeiated Press

BOSTON. Aug. 2.-Agents OF
the John Hancock Life Insurance
Co. have voted, 2,970 to 1910, in
favor Of union shop.
William I. Shooer of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board said
yesterday $500 agents were
eligible to vote in the Nationwide
election.
The vote authorizes the CIO
United Once and Professional
Workers to bargain with the COM
pany for a union shop.
A union shop requires new en-
ployes to join the union.
The United Office and Profess
sioAnal Workers Union recently
won a IS weekly wage increase.
retirement plar and additional
disability insurance in a contract
for John Hancock agents. The
agents had been averaging $50 a
week.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Walden Appointed
Assistant u. S. Attorney

Thomas A. Walden, jr.. has
been appointed an Assistant
United States Attorney here.
Mr.. Walden, who is 27, and
lives at 1850 Harvard street NV,
was graduated from the Univer-
sity of North Carolina Law School
in February. 1948. He then prac-
ticed law in New York City, and
later became a trial attorney for
the Civil Aeronautics Board.
He was Navy lieutenant during
the war, and now is serving as a
captain in the Air Force reserve
Mr.. Walden is unmarried.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Union Pension Expert
Resumes Testimony
lon Steel Insurance
By the Associated Pres,

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Murray
w. Latimer, a union pension and
insurance expert, was called before
a presidential fact-flnding board
today for more testimony about
steel industry. insurance plans
which he calls substandard.
Mr.. Latimer, who drew up the
pension and insurance proposals
made by the CIO United Steel
workers of America, began his tes-
timony yesterday as the unions
fifth witness in support of its pay
demands. .
Union May Rest Case This Week
The three-man board Is holding
hearings in an effort to break the
wage deadlock between the union
and the steel companies. Presen-
tation of the unions case is sched-
uled to end this week. After a
weeks recess the employers will
give their arguments.
Package" Increase Sougt.
The boards recommenda tons
not binding on either side-are to
be presented to President Truman
by August 80, two weeks before
expiration of a strike truce. The
recommendations may be made
the basis for further company
union negotiations.
The union seeks a package
increase of 30-cents an hour-12lla
cents as a fourth-round wage
raise and the rest divided between
pension and social insurance ben
eflts.
Mr.. Latimer told the board the
solution to the insurance needs OF
steelworkers is not necessarily in
more company sponsored grour
insurance. Rather, he said. it il
in forms of social insurance that
would preserve assets during pc.
riods Of illness.
Payments Held Insufficient.
Reporting on a union survey
among widows OF workers IN 1Oul
leading steel companies, Mr.. Lati-
mer said present payments are in.
sufficient.
The widows minimum insur-
ance needs run from $500 tc
$6.815, he said. while their hus-
bands leave insurance ranging
only from $1,784 to S3,9S8.
MIR. Latimer told the board he
found the amount of insurance
carried by the deceased workers
in individual policies with insur-
ance companies was so small that
the figures looked as if they con-
cerned sharecroppers or some
other underprivileged group in
stead of workers in a prosperous
industry. Q
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Police Hold ; Youths
In Park Attack Probe

Police were holding three youths
and looking for a fourth today
after a 27-year -old Fairfax County
housewife accused them of raping
her in Rock Greek Park early to-
day.
The young men, who are about
20, were arrested after the woman
supplied the license number of
their car. and members of the sex
squad said one of the suspects
admitted having relations with the
woman, but denied that force or
threats were used.
The woman told police she and
her husband went to Alexandria
last night from their home on
nearby Route 4 and drank beer
in a tavern. They then came to
Washington by bus.
Husband and wife, the latter
said, got into a quarrel at the
bus station on New York avenue
NV, and the husband walked
away. The woman said she was
on the sidewalk nearby when a
car containing the four youths
pulled up beside her, and she was
forced into the rear seat.
The woman said the attack oc-
Cured in the park, and imme-
diately afterward she stopped a
passing motorist, who took her to
No. 6 precinct about $3.50 o'clock
this morning. She was sent to
: Gallinger Hospital and later
/. transferred to the Women's Bu-
! reau.
: The woman and the accused
men were to have a hearing later
. in the district attorneys Office
/, Meanwhile, no charges had been
placed against them.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Pennsylvania Police
On Guard in FIareup
Al Soft Coal Mine
by the Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Pa, Aug. "A
State police patrol stood by today
to prevent any further outbreak
of the violence in which Is lum-
ber trucks were badly damaged
at nearby Vestaburg.
No one was injured in the dis
turbance yesterday at the Vesta
No. mine of the Jones g. Laugh
lin Steel Corp.-the first flareup
in the Western Pennsylvania soft
coal fields in several years.
Three of the lumber trucks were
burned, three were pushed down
a 50-foot embankment and the
others we're stoned by a crowd of
men. No arrests were made.
Workers Pay Reported Cut.
The mine is one of a number af-
fected by a timbermen's strike
which started June II. The tim
Der workers supply posts used in
supporting mine tunnel roofs.
In calling the strike. the United
Construction Workers Union-an
affiliate of District No. so of the
United Mine Workers-said timber
workers wages had been cut from
ST to 30 cents an hour. A confer
ence has been called for today
with the Tri-State Lumbermen's
Association at UniontoWn to dis
cuss possible settlement Of the
work storpage.
The disturbance yesterday oc-
CURED shortly after the IS trucks.
all carrying lumber. pulled up at
the Vestaburg mine. The vehicles
bore West Virginia. Pennsylvania
and Maryland license plates.
Driver Tells of Attack.
One of the drivers, Bennett Sis
Ter. 81, of F'riendsville, Md, gave
the following version:
Directed to deliver some posts
by a Uniontown PaD company.
he went to the Vestaburg mine
and began to unload his lumber.
He was advised by pickets from
the United Construction Workers
not to unload and he complied.
A group of men appeared. as
the mine shifts changed and be-
gan stoning Mr.. Sisters truck and
the others. He and several drivers
were forced to run into the nearby
hills.
Mr.. Sisler said none OF the
pickets participated in the dis
turbance and added he could not
identify the men who took part
in the stoning.
He and the other drivers did
not offer any resistance, Mr.. Sis
Ter said, because I'VE were out
numbered at least 10 to l."
State police estimated damage
to the trucks at about $25,o00.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
p. F. Peer to Be Buried
In Woodstock oduy
Speeiol Dispo.eh 10 The Ste,

WOODSTOCK, Va. Aug. O.
Funeral services were to be held
this afternoon for Peter Frederick
Peer. 83. member of the Wood
stock Town Council and co-owner
of hardware store.
The services were to be held
at the Dellinger funeral chapel
here.
Mr.. Peer is survived by four
children, James D. Peer and c.
Hunter Peer, both of Woodstock;
Mrs. Genevieve Myers. Birming
ham. Ala. and Mrs. Susan
Myers, Orange. Va.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Cleveland Red Called
To Deny FB| Story
Al Communist Trial
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-The de.
fense at the Red conspiracy tria
called a Communist politician
from Cleveland to the witness
stand yesterday to challenge the
testimony of an FBI undercover
agent about a party school near
that city.
The new witness. called as the
Federal Court trial entered its
29th week, was Edward Joseph
Chaka, foundry worker.
He denied prosecution testimony
that a 1916 Communist Party
school held at Eintracht Farm
was an underground group en-
gagged in Communist revolutionary
theology.
Joined Party Is Years Ago.
The prosecution testimony was
given by John La Blanc. who said
he was planted in the Communist
Party by the FBI.
Chaka testified he Joined the
Communist Party 18 years age
after becoming interested as q
youth in the theories of his father
whom he described as IAN ole
Socialist"
The witness said he is candi-
date for the Cleveland City Coun.
Gil from the 18th ward on a non.
partisan basis. He said that ir
1943 he ran unsuccessfully for the
same Office with "the open in
dorsement of the Communists
Party"
Chaka said he ran for the Ohio
Legislature in Cleveland with
Communist backing in 1916.
Chaka took the stand after Mrs
Yolanda Hall. Chicago Commu.
mist, had completed her testimony
for the II top Communist leaders
on trial on charges of conspiracy
to advocate violent overthrow Of
the Government.
Admits FalSehOOds.
She admitted under cross-ex.
animation that in the past she
had told lies under certain cir
cumstances."
She said she had been "black-
listed" for union activity at the
Bendix Aviation Corp. plant. and
sometimes after that made false
statements when applying for jobs
"A person has to make living,
land you. are sometimes forced to
Eiie,1, she explained.
Judge Harold R. Medina, who
invoked new curbs on defense
counsel yesterday in another
series of bitter clashes with them
took over the questioning of both
Mrs. Hall and Chaka at times.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Blu 10 Restrict Red.
Passed by Senators
As Boys Forum Meets

y
Forum of National Government
would strike blow at the Com
munist menace in the country by
denying passports to all Commu-
nists and compelling all party
members to register as such.
These requirements were in
cluded in an anti-Communist
bill the boys adopted today in a
Senate" session in the caucus
room of the Senate Office Build
ing. The bill" also would require
that all Communist propaganda
be identified as propaganda.
The forum, which meets here
each year. is sponsored by the
American Legion to give outstand-
ing high school students from
each State a chance to study the
workings of the Federal Govern
ment. Two boys from each State
are attending.
Military Aid Voted.
After hearing arguments on
strengthening the economy OF
foreign countries instead of plac-
ing emphasis on armaments, the
Senate" voted, so to 80. to give
military aid to the signatory ma
tions of the North Atlantic pact,
but with a provision stating that
atomic weapons not be part of the
aid. They also voted to adopt
Federal aid to education and to
admit Alaska and Hawaii into the
Union as States.
Later today The boys were to
visit the Supreme Court and the
State Department where they
were to hear a talk by Secretary
Acheson.
At Z o'clock tonight the boys
will elect a president in Hurst
Hall, American University, and
their Senate" will confirm cabinet
appointments.
For asking how world govern
ment can best be achieved by
peaceful means, Ernest L. Wall of
Ogden. Utah, won the wrist watch,
presented by Senator Gordon, Re-
publican. of Oregon at last night S
press-radio dinner. Mr.. Walls
question was adjudged the best of
the evening.
Hear Speakers.
Held at the Willard Hotel, the
press-radio dinner featured talks
by Fred Othman, columnist of
the Scripps- Howard Newspaper
Alliance: Albert L. Warner. COM
mentator of the Mutual Broad
casting System, and Sir Willmott
Lewis. Washington correspondent
of the London Times. The boys
then questioned the speakers. Ed
ward F. McGinnis. national direc-
tor of public relations of the
American Legion and former
sergeant at arms of the Senate,
was POSTMASTER.
Mr.. Warner declared the best
way Ior Ine people ana Cne Gov
ernment to combat communism is
to have as good government as
possible.
Sir Willmott urged his audience
to work for d world government,
but he said 1t seems impracticable
until some indefinite period in the
future. *
Welcomed by Clark.
Attorney General Clark well
coined the boys yesterday after
noon at his Justice Department
Office. He explained the makeup
of his department and declared he
was glad to see they were taking
such a deep interest in Govern
ment. The Boys Forum gave him
a Certificate of Appreciation for
his work with youth.
Defense Secretary johnson also
met the boys yesterday at the
popto oon
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Congress in Brief
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

Senate:
Meets at noon to continue de-
bate on independent Offices ap.
preparation bill.
Joint Armed Services and for
eign Relations Committee dis.
cusses arms program hearings.
Agriculture subcommittee meets
on farm legislation.
House:
Considers routine legislation.
Foreign Affairs Committee hears
Special Ambassador Hartman on
arms for Europe.
Evening star., 1949-08-02

Committee of the National Safety
Council, showing that Government
employees suffer injuries almost
three times the rate of workers in
private industry in comparable
jobs.
NRSB-Insider at the National
Security Resources Board say an
almost complete change Of top
personnel there is in the offing.
Resignation of top NSRB off,
cials have been occurring with
cJocklike regularity during the last
few months and insiders there say
that many more are in the works.
All this presages a drastic
change in policy in this very i'm
portant Government agency, ac-
cording to those who are close
observers of the situation.
PAY LEGISLATION-The stu.
alton regarding Federal pay re-
classification legislation on Cap.
itol Hill is still muddled and
uncertain.
Nobody connected with the bill
and this includes its sponsors, as
we'll as the various employe union
officials who are supporting the
leglslation-is venturing any pre-
diction as to what will happen.
Privately. however. employe lead
ers say the chances look somewhat
less than $3.50.
| Yesterday, the administration
informed the House Civil Service
Committee it approves of modest
pay increase for Government en-
ployes within the framework of
reclassif1cation legislation. But it
raised so many doubts and reser-
vations about various features Of
the measure that it left committee
members somewhat bewildered
about the whole thing.
The administration also went on
record as opposed to fiat pay in
crease for postal employees on the
grounds that it would further
distort the Postal Classification
Act.
DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER
Budget Bureau officials asked
the committee that Congress not
enact any changes in the Govern
ment's efficiency rating system att
this time. 49, ID
Such changes deserve further
serious study before any action is
taken, the committee was told.
Some committee members noted
later that that's what administra-
ton officials have been saying for
years now, without making recon
mendations of any sort to Con-
gress. What is meant by further
serious study is rather hard to
define. because the Government
for about 10 years has had all
kinds of committees and projects
devoted to studying the present
efficiency rating system, with
nothing ever happening.
AIR-CONDITIONING - Repre-
sentative Karst. Democrat, of Mis-
souri, has asked his colleagues IN
Congress to give serious attention
to the possibility of air-condition.
ing all buildings in the Govern =
ment here that are not now air :
cooled.
Mr.. Karst said such a policy
would not only be humane. but 1t
would actually save the Govern :
ment money.
The Missourian, who is mem
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Novelist Rex Beach, n,
In Serious Condition
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 2.-Novelist
Rex Beach, II, was reported In
serious condition today at Doc
tors Hospital. He is suffering
from a throat ailment.
Mr.. Beach, whose adventure
stories have been read by mil
lions, suffered a setback over the
week end.
He was flown here by ambu-
lance plane from his ranch neal
Sebring July "a.
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Huge Dam Projected

Work will start soon on the
President Aleman Dam, which will
be the largest in Latin America
and one of the worlds biggest in
capacity. Mexico City reports. The
dam will be one of a string of such
projects in what is called the Pa
paloapan development.
Evening star., 1949-08-02

Dccll llldOC.
"Unfortunate-
ately, however,
G o v e r nment
employees are all
too frequently
not a + t o rded
pro t ection to
the same de-
gree" Mr.. HUI
ber declared.
He cited fig
ures prepared
by George B.
Hay, chairman
of the Public
Tpor1ox,o Cofotv
Evening star., 1949-08-02
Thomas to Run Aquin

Senator Thomas, Democrat. of
Utah said yesterday he will be a
candidate for reelection in 1850
He was first elected to the Senate
in 1882. He is chairman of the
Labor Committee and a member
of the Foreign Relations Commit
tee.l
Evening star., 1949-08-02
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Government Urged to Match
Safety Program of Industry
BY Joseph Young

The Government private
record providing accident safeguards for employees
Representative Huber Democrat this
the House the other day. urged
injury safeguards for Federal workers