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Evening star., 1949-06-21
U. 5. Agencies Critical
.0f BeIasco Theaier
'RemodeIing Project

The project to remodel the
Belasco Theater at Government
expense and turn It into legiti-
mate theater has been criticized
by the Treasury Department and
the Federal Works Agency. as well
as the Budget Bureau. a House
Public Works Committee aide said
today.
The Budget Bureaus disap-
proval was made public yesterday
In a letter to j. q. Frain. execu-
tive secretary of the Washington
Art Center Association. Inc.
The committee spokesman said
unfavorable reports on the plan
also had been received from the
other two agencies.
Undaunted by the negative re-
ports, Melvin Hildreth. chairman
of the Citizens Committee for
Legitimate Theater In the Ma
tion's Capital. said receipt Of the
reports clears the way for q COM
mittee hearing.
Public Hearing Sought
Mr. Hiidreth said he had ex-
pected the unfavorable reports
and wants to combat them at q
public hearing. He expressed
confidence that proposed amend
ments would make the measure
more palatable to the affected
agencies.
The bill under consideration
was introduced by Representative
Celler, Democrat. Of New York,
whose office said he Is seeking an
early hearing. His bill would pro-
vide for Government reu,odeling
of the building which would De
leased 10 the highest bidder.
The Budget Bureau informed
Mr.. Frain that the agency oo-
jected to the bill because IL would
cost approximately $3.50. 900 TO
renoyate the building and addi-
tional expense would be involved
in moving employees Of the Disi-
SION OF Disbursement 10 other
quarters. The Budget Bureau es-
ttrnated there would be an added
expense Of s15 900 TO rent other
space for the displaced employees.
The Budget Bureau also OBJ
iected on grounds the bin pro-
vides that the terms for LEASING
the building require . reasonable
profit 70 the lessee regardless Of
any loss 20 the Government and
that the cost Of remodeling 10
not TO be reflected In the rent
charged.
Amendmeaf Psssibte.
MFR. Hiidreth aaid the Budget
Bureaus objections could be met
by an amendment pruviding fsg
The lessee 70 do the remodeling
He also said he had been assured
rent-free space In other 0cveFn-l
ment buildings could be provided
for DISPLACED employees. which
rould save the t2s 900 rent pre-
dicted by the Budget Bureau.
As 10 the cost Of remodeling.
MFR. Hfldreth added. the Budget
Bureau Included the cost of in-I
stalling q heating plant which
would not be necessary Etnee the
can Be heated from the
0overnment's central heating in-I
rtailation.
Evening star., 1949-06-21

the children who come to the at
tention of the Summer Outings
Committee through The Evening
Star Summer Camp Fund appeal.
Every case is investigated so
that the camps will truly serve
the chilren you want to help-the
children who need camp most.
Because the need is so great.
every one of those 760 places
should be filled and the only way
they can be filled is with your help.
For $17.92 you can keep a child in
camp a week. For 1854 you can
give a child a two-week vacation.
You can also help the children
with heart defects. There are
places at camp for SO Of them, but
funds enough for only "a without
your gifts. For $23 you can give a
child with a heart defect a week
in camp. For SAC you can send
such child to camp for two weeks.
BY Cash or Cheek.
II you want to help those who
need your help most, send cash or
a check to The Evening Star Sum-
mer Camp Fund or bring it to The
Star cashier. The Star will be glad
to acknowledge gifts of any size
from individuals and organiza-
tions. The following gifts are
acknowledged today:
Previously acknowledged $5,075.7 ~
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Coop Drive
Continued from Page One

mittee is for the purpose of sign
ing individual members. Mem
bership is obtained only by the
purchase of one $25 share of
Class A Common Stock. Also
the committee will aid in can
vassing various local union and
unit meetings of AFL, CIO, and
MESA, and in contracting church
groups, credit unions, and SINH
lar organizations which have al
ways aided coop organization.
Anyone can be a member of
the committee, Parkinson ex-
planned, but If any shop has not
yet formed a volunteer commit
tee, IL would be appreciated if
they would do so Immediately.
Any individual who wishes to be
on the committee may do so
without approval of anyone, The
volunteer organization is open,
and all JAW members who
would like to help out, however
large or small his or her con-
tribution may be, is welcome to
attend the Saturday afternoon
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Publicity Forces
Texas Apology

THREE RIVERS, Tex. (LPA)
PVT. Felix Longoria, killed on
Luzon, will be buried at Airing
ton National Cemetery even tho
his home town has apologized to
his widow for refusing to bury
the Mexican veteran because
whites might object" Deploring
"unfavorable publicity" Three
Rivers Chamber of Commerce
sought to soothe over the situa-
ton, after Sen. Langdon John
son had arranged for reburial at
Arlington, but the widow an
nomced last week that, altho
grateful for the towns change of
heart, the war victim would be
inferred in the national ceme-
terry.
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planning came from men of
organized labor.
Heading the committee on
labor relations was Fra n k
O'Connor of the Washington
Building Trades Council. Sew
eraI national AFL and CIO Of
ficials - like Secretary-TreaS-
urer 1. M. Ornburn of the Union
Label Dep't-AFL and CIO Hous-
ing Committee D Dire tor Leo
Goodman - served on this COM
mittee, which made sure that
work on Inauguration projects
has been done under proper
union conditions.
Directing labor's participation
in the ceremonies proper and in
the many receptions and enter
tainments which are a part of
the festivities was an all-union
group headed by three co-chair-
men: AFL-LLPE Dire ctor
Joseph keenan,, Asst Director
Tilford Dudley and A. j. Hayes,
chief of the Int'l Association of
Machinists' Non-Partisan Poll
tical League. Committee mem
bers include such AFL spokes-
men as George Meany, Harry
Bates, w. c. Birthright, David,
Dubinsky, Hugh Ernst, Charles
MCGOWAN and Alex Rose, CIO
leaders like James Carey, Wal
ter Reuther, Emil Rieve, Jacob
Potofsy, Allan Haywood, David
Mcdonald and Jack Kroll, as
we'll as A. E. Lyon of the Rail
way Labor Executives Assn.
Most of the sta n d Is, from
which thousands of Americans
saw the parade were erected
under the direction of a COM
mittee headed by Jay c. Turner,
business agent of the Int'l Union
of Operating Engineers AFL.
One of its members was Nelson
Cruikshank, n ational AFL's
social security director.
In the big parade itself, which
came down Pennsylvania Ave,
from the Capitol to the White
House, right after Harry Tru-
man was sworn in as President
in his own right, were six trade
union floats gotten up by CIO,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
CIO Delegate
Disseminated
Auoinsf

+ SYRACUSE GPA)-Race dis
elimination in New York was
exposed last week when a CIO
member told of being barred
from a hotel on grounds OF
color. Mrs, Virginia Reed, dele
gate to the CIO state convention
was refused room even after
another union member checked
out to make space for her The
desk clerk in question has been
charged with violation of state
civil rights law and faces a $500
fine.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
AIeoo Againsf
Marshall Plan?

KNOXVILLE tLPA) - Nor
wegian labor leaders-seven OF
ministration exchange program,
an Economic Cooperation Ad-
them visiting the US under
had a hard, but pleasant sched-
ule of visiting AFL and CIO un-
ions and well-tooled American
plants for several weeks. Every
body played ball till the Alum
let one Of them, a Norwegian
inum Co. of America refused to
aluminium workers union man,
visit its plants. The Marshall
plan agency recouped the situa-
tion by getting Reynolds Metal
Co, to invite the Norwegians to
visit one of its mills-one of the
few important aluminium units
not run blythe Mellon trust,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

AFL, American Federation of
Musicians-AFL, Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, Communica-
tions Workers of America, and
the lam.
On the top General Commit
tee, American workers were rep
resented by AFL President Will
liam Green, CIO Pres d IN t
Philip Murray, Pre- 81 d e n t
Harvey Brown of the lam, Pres
ident A. F. Whitney of the BRIT,
and President George Harrison
of the Railway Clerks Union
AFL, who is also chief of the
Labor Division of the Demo
cratic Natl Committee. They
had spots in the reviewing
stands in front of the White
House - from which Truman
himself watched the procession.
There was a big show the
night before-which the inaugu-
raj committee called gala. F"
Some of the nations top enter
tainers took part in this produc-
ton. On the committee arrang-
ing it were President Richard
Walsh of the international AL
lance of Theatrical Stage En-
and President Clar-
ence DerWent of Actors Equity
AFL. And of course the music
director for the whole Jan. 20
was AIM President
James c. Petrillo.
Equally important - if less
spectacular than this groups
work was that of two other COM
headed by union repre-
sentatives: the budget and audit
committee chaired by c e m
Preller of the Washington Cen
trail Labor Union, and the legal
committee led by Gerhard Van
Arkel, one of the attorneys for
the international Typographical
Union-AFL in its battles against
the Taft-Hartley law.
1t was a grand show. Labor's
votes, and hard slugging political
work last summer and fall made
it possible. Our guys wouldn't
have cut much of a figure in a
Dewey inaugural would they?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Tories Snipe
At Budget

WASHINGTON LPA)-While
President Truman's social well
fare recommendations account
for only SO of the nations pro-
opsed budget. Republican and
Democratic conservatives h v e
made them the target for their
barbs, All attacks upon the Pres
ident's proposal are directed at
its health, housing and social Sc
curity sections. Truman's state
ment that tax rises shouldn't be-
gin below the $4,000 level have
further infuriated stories who
have no sympathy with his well
fare plans, but who feel very
strongly against raising taxes on
corporations and those indivi-
duals who can best afford to pay.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

The Outlook, published by
the CIO Department of Edu-
cation and Research, declared
in it's January issue:
Business Sapping Customers
until American management
leaders understand that prosper
ity depends on prosperous fami-
lies, continuously able to buy
because of high incomes and
low prices, they are dangerously
misleading the nation .
"As spokesmen for the con-
sumers who have so largerly
paid for business expansion dur
ing the last three years, gov
.ernment has a moral right and
"a congressional mandate to
take measures to restore enter
prise to its competitive func-
ton and insist on price-and-
thrift policies which do not un-
dermine the national we'll
being"
The Outlook charged that Big
Business has been "sapping the
buying power of the customers
on whom it ultimately de-
pends BY following this blind
policy, Big Business is destroy
ing the mass American market
for its products on which its own
future profits are ultimately de-
pendent. Like 1929, it is the di-
rect road to depression"
To indicate the size of profit
returns, the Outlook published
chart showing that profits net
ted by 343 manufacturing cor
porations during the first three
quarters of l948. constituted an
1879 return on investment.
This was an increase from
1887 over the same period a
year earlier.
Highest return on investment
was ascribed to 16 petroleum
products firms, which earned
.21.3Po on their investment, COM
pared to 14.1%o in the first nine
months of 1947.
Profits Too High
Business "has been embar-
rassed" by the level of its profits
and the public attention direct
ed to corporation earnings, the
Outlook said, and a nationwide
campaign is underway to con-
vince the American people
that profits are not really
large
THE CIO believes in reason
able profits, but not in mirageS,
the Outlook commented. "Des-
pite embarrassed efforts to ex-
plain them away, profits are too
high for the nations welfare.
For three years, inflated pri-
ces and corporate earnings have
enriched a few at the top by
siphoning off the purchasing
power base which is essential to
maintain prosperity and full
employment"
Business management, the
Outlook continued, ''has failed
to live up to the grave public
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

responsibility which has been
concentrated in its hands. Three
years late, but more necessary
now than ever, the unstabilizing
effect of piling up unreasonable
profits must be ended"
Should Give Dividends
Investment capital, rather
than profits ueezed from
workers and consumers, must
become the source of induStry's
capital needs, the publication
said. Excess profits taxes and
undistributed profits taxes
should be restored to force cor
porations to pay out a larger
part of their earnings as divi-
dends," it added.
"If sufficient investment capi-
tai cannot be obtained, for what
ever reasons, to supply adequate
funds for the expansion of Am
erican corporations, then the
present contributors - the con-
Sumers - must be given some
authority and control over the
expanded enterprises they have
financed.
Since only the Government
is in position to represent all
consumers, it is obligated to in
vestigate and then to rectify
the business policies which
transform booms into buSts by
undermining the basis of full
production and full employ
ment."
These powers, the Outlook
said, are placed in the hands of
the government through the
Employment Act of 1946, and
they should be used to meet
the twin dangers" arising from
corporations price-profit poll
cies: "the threat of a new de-
preston and the final destruc-
tion of free enterprise by mono
poly"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
P A G. Pipeline

This weeks orchids go to Tom Burke CIO member and
new Democratic congressman from Toledo, Ohio.
Chubby, curly haired Tom is A. has five children and
two grandsons despite his tender years He worked in
auto parts plant from 1923 1887 when he elected
recording secretary of Local H. UAW In 1888 he became
financial secretary in 1945 vcepresiden He also served
acting executive secretary and executive secretary of
the Toledo Industrial Union Council
No stranger to politics. he served in the Ohio House
of Representatives in 1941 and 1912 became member
of Toedos city council in 1914 and vicemayor of Toledo
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Let'sGetAcquainted'
BY HOWARD ii. REDIGER
Executive Secretary of The Toledo Industrial Council

rvHE EFFECTIVENESS of CIO politically heard thru
PAC is illustrated by the following editorial in the Ceye-
land News written during the CIO State Council convention
last week These soothing words praise should not
anv of us down PAC but instead should be an add
right down the wards and precincts where work really
counts. We quote the editorial:
with loud outcries and swinging of tomahawks, the
Ohio Political Action Committee assembled here in the
State CO Convention opened yesterday Senator TAFT
whose defeat for reelection will seek to accomplish next
year The assembly coined preliminary slogan Tor
the effort: "Betcha We Getcha."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Taxes Influence
job Levels

WASHINGTON LPA) - 4,
tax policy designed to keep up
the purchasing power of lower
and middle income groups can
help preserve full employment,
the CIO explained in a pamph-
let on tax policy issued last
week. It's the ordinary citizens
that do the buying, CIO pointed
out. Tax policy must be designed
to increase their ability to buy
the products of industry, while
inflated corporate profits make
up the difference in federal rev.
enues.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Fourth Round
Drive Launched

BOSTON LPA) - CIO Fur
w orkers have started theKs
fourth round wage battle and an
ready won lie increases for sew
eral thousand workers, Presi-
dent Ben Gold declared last
week. Announcement came at a
semi-annual session of the ex-
ecutive board which charged that
Fur Manufacturers Association
was violating collective agree
ments. State supreme court
judges recently upheld union de-
mands that the manufacturers
abide by contracts.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

A special word of praise
should go to the clowns - with
out which 1t just wouldn't be a
circus. There's Otto Greibling,
tops in all Spangleland, ably
supported by such noted fun
makers as Earl Shipley, Mickey
Mcdonald, Jimmy Davidson, Ed
ward Marks and scores of others.
They kept the humorous side of
the show awhirl with their antics
and didoes in and about the
arena.
There are twenty-four dis
plays, and there is a world of
circus. entertainment in this
years Grotto Circus. In fact,
it's the old-time circus done up
in 1949 style.
The last performance will be
given next Saturday night and
there will be a matinee each
day starting at $3.50 p. m.
The band, under the direction
of Izzy Cervone, added notably
to the show by spirited playing
throughout the length of the pro-
gram.
One tiny, shining-eyed little
shaver summed it up - ITS the
bestest ever" he said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Toledo Delegates
Attend JAW
Educational Meet
Continued from Page One

tiveS provide generous pensions
for themselves while denyingl
them to the workers who cannot
possibly save for their old age
out of current earnings. These
double standards are economi-
.cally stupid and morally inde-
fensible and we are determined
to mobilize the full power and
resources of our union to win
pension plans and social security
for our people in coming ne
gotiations. We are taking PEN
sion and social security plans out
of the category of fringe de-
mands and putting them at the
top of the agenda.
THE profits of industry are
at an unprecedented high level
and management can afford to
meet these just demands, which
are long overdue, out of profits
without increasing prices. r
"We are prepared to sit at the9
bargaining table with represen-
tatives of management and to
do everything in our power to
work out an intelligent and con-
structive solution to these prob
lens. Management cannot con-
tinue to shirk its responsibilities
In IFS workers We are honefu1
that we will be able to work out
these matters through rational
and peaceful collective bargain
ing. However, if management
continues in its refusal to meet
the problems of the workers, we
shall be prepared to use all the
weapons possessed by free
labor"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

to their profession, besides we
feel sure this must be true of
the workers in our branch IL
braries.
Every year 325,OO0 people
die whom we have the knowl-
edge and skill to save" So states
the Federal Security Admin
stration's report on our nations
health; the report came out last
September. This is something to
ponder over and the 325,000 is
approximately the population of
Toledo and surroundings. This
should be ample proof that we
are in dire need of more hos
pitilization and better medical
care for our people. The state
ment should convince anyone
that CIO is justified in carrying
our demands into the shops for
a more just social security pro-
gram, disqualification and medi-
cal attention for all workers.
The pages of "The Magic
Book" are open for the middle
of January: Forest r. Richards,
National Supply, and his wife
have their wedding anniversary
Jan. goth, while on the same
date Ernest Sampson, Ohio Steel
Foundry, in Lima has his birth
day. January 21st seems to be
a very prominent date. Here
are some of the twenty-firsters:
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Badyna, he
of Auto-Lite, have wedding
anniversary along with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Patterson, Lima
Locomotive Works, in Lima, o.
Robert f. Hayes, Toledo Scale;
ID. K. Lambert, AirWay Elec-
trio, and Edwin BackIi, son of
Martin Backli who works at
Acklin Stamping, all have birth
days on Jan. 2lst. Jan. 22nd
finds the birthday of Thomas
Gilmore, Lakeside Biscuit and
likewise is true of Louella Ring
Ter, wife of Benny Ringler,
Auto-Lite. Mrs. William Rizor,
wife of William Rizor, Univer-
sal Cooler, Marion, Ohio, has her
birthday on Jan. 22nd and in
Wapakoneta, Ohio, Mrs. Chas.
w, Nichols also has her birth
day on the 22nd. Her husband
works at The Wapakoneta
Machine Co.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Times Have Changed
Department

NEW YORK (LPA)-Schmoos
have x-ed out Horatio Alger in
U. S. education, according to a
poll made by Children's Aid So
ciety last week. They found 91%
of American boys never heard
of the rags-to-riches hero, but
$50 were well acquainted with
Al Capp's creation.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

ed with laughter at half a
dozen unusually well present.
ed clown skits.
Joe Walch's lions an d
tigers = including a mean
acting fellow - seemed to be in
no mood to perform for him. So
they staged a couple of exciting
episodes among themselves, but
the irrepressible Joe joined in
with such gusto 1t was hard to
distinguish between I,ckening
realism and fantasy. The dis
play an the whole is far differ
ent from the usual wild animal
act, in that Walch uses neither
revolver nor chair for protec-
ton. He certainly demonstrates
mans power over beasts. The
display is tops, in the writers S
estimation.
One of the outstanding per-
formers is Lalage, the aerial star
billed as "The High Priestess of
Rhythm. Her offering is one
of strength and endurance -
we'll staged and well deserving
of the big applause she received
as she took her bow.
Another all-out hit was the
Shyrettos unicycle artists.
1t is hard to imagine that they
- those famous world wide
stars, could be better than ever.
But that seemed to be the case
to the writer. Honey, of the
lovely figure and miraculous
agility, is an unforgettable per-
sonality for all those who saw
her perform. Their swing" num-
Der atop twenty-foot unicycles
is really classic in any per-
formance.
And theirs still another gor-
geous blonde in the show. She's
Patricia Scott, the charming
wife of Eugene Scott, the noted
trainer of the famous Cole
Brothers herds of performing
elephants. Together, they work
the group of elephants - and
what an act it is! Fast and spec
tacular, Patricia and Eugene, to-
.gether, make the best pair of
elephant folk" In the elephant
business.
|. Another display which
brought rounds of applause, Is
one which circus addictS saw
and enjoyed last year - Albert
Fleet and his educated Chin
panzees. Two of the best train
ed in show business. Mike, the
larger Of the two, Is a real COM
edian and his antics, while shain-
ed down, proved to be an out
standing part of the act.
The most charming performer
in the show, | thought, was one
of the bareback riders. The lit
tie lady's name is Kay Francis
Hanneford, granddaughter of
the famed "Poodles" Hanneford,
and for one of her age she sure
ly can hop around on a gallop-
ing horses back. Kay Is only
about fifteen or sixteen now, and
we predict she'll, undoubtedly,
some day be one OF the great
riders of the sawdust ring.
The seal is right in there, too,
blowing his not-so- foolish head
off. It's Walter Jennier and his
famous seal, Buddy. Walter
has marvellous act and the au-
dience thought so, too.
Up in the air are several acts,
some making their first appear
ance in Toledo. A gorgeously
presented Aerial Ballet features
Cora Davis, who gave the pres
entation a sensational finish.
Space does not permit going
into detail about all the stars
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

1t also means money is needed
for educational work now.
The cost of butter and eggs
may go up or down, but oxN'
dollar-even if. it's worth on y
"a cents-will still pay your con-
tribution to PAC.