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The Homer homesteader. (Homer, Alaska) 194?-19??, 1949-12-05

Dr.. Mckinley, dentist from Anchorage is
spending few DAYS in Homer, taking
care Of his 1cca1 patients. The Doctor
has X-Pav "a iI5ti2s and will make month
ly visits TO Toner,
Mrs. gach 2ar55t II visiting Mrs. Zelda
Evening star., 1949-10-23
" If the strikes continue much
longer. .
Picture Is Bleak.

ly If the strikes continue much
longer. .
Picture Is Bleak.
The picture was far from cheer
ing in the various efforts to set
tie the strikes by negotiation and
mediation,
In New York, the conferences
between Cyrus S. Ching. Federal
mediation chief, and United Steel
Corp. executives were in recess
until tomorrow. In three days
Of talks with U. S. Steel, giant
of the industry, Mr.. Ching has
not succeeded in discovering a
basis for settlement acceptable
to both big Steel" and the strik-
ing CO. United Steel workers,
who are fighting for free pen
sions and insurance.
Several days ago hopes were
high that the disputants would
accept a formula which provided
for the ironing out of narrow diff
ferences between the disputants
by negotiation over the months
ahead. It was understood the
union baked at the plan.
The companies are willing to
pay the 10 cents per worker an
hour for pensions and insurance
as suggested by the Truman fact
finding board. but are unwilling
to go along with the board rec
ommendation that the workers
Evening star., 1949-10-23
tors for talks here possibly by
middle of the week.
Alabama Coal Truck
RiddIed by Gunfire

HALEYVILLE. Ala, Oct. % (R)
Sheriff B. o. Hunter said today
a band of armed men fired on a
loaded coal truck last night,
slightly wounding the driver. The
truck was riddled by gunfire.
Sheriff Hunter said Merschel
Sprinkle, 10. Eldred, Ala, told
him four automobiles trailed the
truck for several miles before
opening fire. Mr.. Sprinkle was
accompanied by Jimmy Cole. also
of Eldred. The attack was made
about g pm, seven miles from
Haleyville.
Mr.. Sprinkle said he and Mr..
Collins loaded the truck with coal
at the Eldridge Coal Co. in VIM
ston County. He said the coal was
mined before the coal strike
SLArGo0.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Labor
Continued From First Page.)

NOklGulucu CIOIll TlIcJ ago.
tinue was not known, but it ap-
peared likely President Truman
may be forced to invoke national
emergency provisions of the Taft
Hartley Act, which he tried un-
successfully to have the last ses-
sion of Congress remove from the
statute books. The big stick in
that law is anti-strike injunction
which would end a strike for 80
days.
However. Federal officials would
not say they are considering
emergency action yet. At the
White House it was said that Mr..
Truman is still pinning his hopes
on a voluntary settlement of the
steel strike. which would pave the
way for peace in the coal industry.
The Government also would not
say how much longer the strikes
will be allowed to continue before
the President takes emergency
action. But fabricating plants
employing thousands of workers
are known to be running out of
steel. Others were short of coal.
The giant automobile industry
already Is feeling effects of the
shortages and has said it will be
forced to cut operations drastical-
Evening star., 1949-10-23
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c. Al


should not chip in themselves.
Actually some of the companies
are paying almost 10 cents into
funds with their employees con-
tributing nothing. The union is
adamant in its stand that the
employers carry the entire bur-
den.
Negotiations between the mine
workers and the largest segment
Of the coal industry-Northern
and Western operators-have
been broken off. George H. Love
of Pittsburgh, chief spokesman
for the operators. led his delega-
ton from the White Sulphur
Springs (W. Va.) conference room
Friday, saying further negotia-
tions were useless" He bitterly
denounced Mr.. Lewis.
Negotiations in Bluefeld, w.
Va, between Mr.. Lewis second
team" and the Southern operators
are to be resumed Tuesday, but
there seemed little likelihood they
would reach contract agreement.
Coal Production Down.
Meanwhile, the National Coal
Association announced that soft
coal production this year is run
ming 1875 900, 900 tons or more than
Is per cent under last year. Total
production so far this year was
placed at 341 100000. John D.
Battle, association executive, said
that strikes were responsible for
most of the tonnage drop. but he
conceded that part of it was at
tributable to market conditions.
In conferences extending over
the last four months the operators
and Mr.. Lewis have been unable
to agree on terms of a new con-
tract to replace the agreement
which expired June 80. In fact
the nearest the disputants have
come to discussing specific terms
Of a new agreement was Mr..
Lewis general demand for a pact
which would add from 80 to IS
cents a ton to production costs.
He wants that amount. in the
form of increased payments to
his welfare and pension fund,
shorter working hours and higher
wages, but he did not give a
breakdown.
On the steel front, the CIO an
nounced the signing of II small
steel fabricating firms to con-
tracts providing for free pension
and insurance. The firms employ
400 workers. and it brings the
total Of workers now covered by
new pacts with the Steelworkers
to 48,250 workers.
If there is a breakdown of Mr..
Ching's talks with United States
Steel. he may be expected to call
in Mr.. Lewis and the mine opera
Evening star., 1949-10-23

vice president and manager OF the
Riggs National Bank Dupont Cir
Gle branch, and William Guy Ba-
den, assistant cashier and man
ager of the Hamilton National
Bank Dupont Circle branch,
agreed that business generally had
suffered, but found their own busi-
ness steady.
Peck g. Peck Optimistic.
All were not gloomy over con-
ditions or prospects. One optimist.
Ernest r. Brett, manager OF the
Keystone Automobile Club. 1643
Connecticut avenue, pointed out
that Peck & Peck, ladies cloth
ing store Of New York. had DEM
onstrated enough faith In the fu-
ture to open a store in the area
during the underpass construc-
tion.
Col. E. Goring Bliss, assistant
manager of the Chesapeake 81
Potomac Telephone Co. and presi-
dent Of the Dupont Circle Citizen
Association, believed improved
traffic conditions will make the
avenue a better business center
than ever.
cat Dupont Circle. Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut avenues.
traffic conditions were becoming
cancer that had to be operated
on" he said.
In reciting some of the reasons
why the underpass was needed.
George E. Keneipp. director OF
vehicles and traffic, said hundreds
of motorists who have avoided
the Dupont Circle traffic snarl
now will be attracted to the route.
This should be a boon to business,
he said. =.
.~ $4,000 Cars a Day. -@s
Fed BY five busy streets forming
10 spokes of a giant wheef the
circle traffic moved at a rate Of
52,196 cars in a 24-hour period.
This dense horde was checked
just before the war in 1910, and
it was figured traffic would pick
up to 61,833 vehicles by 1855. !
Now the&new advantages Of the
underpass, and a resultant
smoother flow along Massachus-
etts avenue. should attract 10000
vehicles a day by 1860. Mr..
Keneipp said.
Removal of streetcar tracks
around the circle, one OF them
carrying streetcars in a direction
opposite to the normal flow Of
traffic, will help iron out the sur
face flow, while Connecticut ave-
nue. traffic will move through the
Mr.. Keneipp also sought to
alleviate fears of businessmen
that parking space in the circle
vicinity will be decreased.
with judicious use of COM
mercial loading zones, we will be
able to retain practically all the
present parking facilities" he
said.
Boon to Pedestrians.
In addition to. relieving delay,
congestion and confusion that
could not have been permanently
corrected on the surface, the
underpass will be of advantage to
pedestrians who had found the
massed traffic a great bazard, MIR.
Keneipp said.
On the other side Of the story,
District government construction
officials contend the business
complaints should be tempered
by recent reports of a 30 per cent
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Underposs Still Has Critics, Boosters

national business recession. Busi.
nessmen always incur some dis
location in a major construction
project, they said.
Some businessmen complained
that, even though streetcars con-
tinued to run along the avenue
passengers were unable to see into
shops because of the construction
Mr.. Hartke's answer to this was
that $500 was spent to cut iron
|sheetlng jutting up over the
street. so the stores would be
visible from streetcars.
Corporate With Stores.
"The John McShain Co. (con-
|tractors) and the District govern
ment have tried to cooperate
with business interests" he said
1--WE built temporary roads and
sidewalks for the convenience OF
business and let the public park
where possible.
Rather than clutter up the ave-
nue. with piles of steel. McShain
has stored it at a high rental at
the Fourteenth street S.W. rail-
road yards. one official said. To
avoid interference with business,
the contractor handled his ma
terials as many as three or four
times.
District engineers considered it
something Of a feat that public
utilities have been flowing steadily
to customers in the construction
area. despite the problems in
volved.
Next to business losses, the most
widely heard complaint is: Wont
they ever get done?" 49,
1--WE heard three months ago
the project would be finished
around Thanksgiving" said Gil
bert Dent, secretary of the Con-
necticut Avenue Association. "A
month ago we we're told that 1t
would be March. Now we are in
formed unoficially that it looks
like late May or even September.
Some Of the merchants say they
can't hold on much longer ..
IS Per Cent Completed.
Actually, said Mr.. Hartke. the
job is about IS per cent COM
pleted and he hopes the finishing
touches may be applied in March.
j. N. Robertson, District high
way director, had hoped to turn
the completed underpass over to
the Commissioners as a Christ
mas present"
At one time the work was far
ahead Of schedule, but last sum-
mer's succession of building trades
strikes brought a two months
delay. AS tt is, the contractor is
right on schedule, and has until
March 8 to finish within the two
years allotted.
Because of the heavy overhead,
the McShain Co. has used every
possible device to speed the work
to completion. said Harry r..
Howser, the Districts bridge en-
gineer. Night work was impossible
because it would disturb sleepers.
What is the status Of the prof
ect today?
Complete: The east tube through
which street cars will start run
ming shortly. The two automobile
tubes running under the circle in
line Of Connecticut avenue, but
not the entrances. Nine stairways
Evening star., 1949-10-23

Tor passengers, uVe on GQe WeSt
side and four on the east. Ap-
proaches to the streetcar tubes
are complete except for coping
stone and iron rails.
West Tube Nears Completion.
Incomplete: The west side
streetcar tube, nearing completion.
Paving between the streetcar
tracks underground. Approaches
to the vehicular tunnels and the
depressed roadway from the circle
to @ street. The north ramp to
carry traffic over @ street.
Street and sidewalk paving is
now under way on the east half OF
the circle. Mr.. Robinson believes
the entire roadway around the
circle will be open to traffic by
Christmas-an encouraging note
to storekeepers.
Contracts are being let piece by
piece in another effort to expedite
work, Mr.. Robertson said.
Some underpass opponents
think the cost-$3, 1862 1853. .40-is
greater than the worth. The more
skeptical laymen believe the ulti-
mate cost may rise to $4,000, 900,
but District engineers are con-
hdent of staying within the con-
tract figure.
U. S. Pays Half Cost.
Half the cost is being footed by
the Federal Government. In addi-
ton, Capital Transit Co. is spend
ing upwards of $500,000 for put
ting down the underpass tracks
and rerouting some on the surface.
Fears that walls would be
cracked, foundations damaged,
cellars flooded and persons injured
from the blasting has proved
groundless, officials said.
No major claims have been filed
either against the McShain COM
pany or its bonding company.
Only a few minor claims, such as
torn clothing, have been paid by
the bonding company. "s
Mr.. Hartke said there has been
no settling Of structures along the
entire half-mile construction
route. Drilling. instead of blast
ing, was the method used of cut
ting away rock formations in the
Dupont Circle area. }-
Soil Stabilized.
When no Easements were found
under most buildings on the east
side of the avenue between the
circle and r street NV. $500
was spent to stabilize the soil with
cinder concrete and sand backfill.
Similar work was done for $50
feet between the circle and @
street on the west side. costing
$1,000.
Many of the worriers have seen
the beauty of the circle destroyed.
One of the worries will be removed
when workmen return to its right
full place the statue that long
stood in the circle.
National Capital Parks officials
eased the situation further with
assurance that the circle itself will
be restored to something resem-
bling its old self. Shade trees
again will sprout on Connecticut
and Massachusetts, avenues and
around the circle. About 100 of
them were removed between N
and s streets NV.
Others who have complained
Of iron railings at the entrances of
the street car tunnels apparently
must learn to bear it. for they will
remain there for safety reasons.
Evening star., 1949-10-23

Dupont Circle underpaSS-Dug.
aboo to some. a long stride for.
ward to others - how are the
critics, assessing it now, f1ve
months before its scheduled COM
pletion?
Burrowing beneath a circular
island surrounded by traffic from
ten continent arteries, the under.
pass has been big talk. along 6
half-mile expanse Of Connecticut
avenue since long before con.
struction began in March, 1948.
Within q couple of weeks cars
will nose through one of the long
tubes, bringing a harbinger o1
hope for those vitality affected by
the giant project.
But even before the tunnels are
opened to vehicular traffic it Is
now possible to evaluate some OF
the apprehensions and expecta-
tions of those who fought for and
against the underpass construc-
ton. do
Some Businesses OFF 500
Fears of business losses, OF
building damage and the dissipa-
ton of Dupont Circles beauty -
have they been borne out by the
facts?
A survey bishops and business
houses in the Connecticut avenue
construction area between N and
S streets elected complaints OF
business drop-offs up to 80 per
cent, and even Of complete
failures.
Leaders of business and citizens
organizations blamed partly
blocked-of streets, poor parking
facilities. mud and construction
materials for their troubles. The
pinch began even before actual
underpass construction, they said,
during the months when streets
were being torn up to move public
utility lines. What the effect on
business will be. once the under
pass is complete and traffic is
flowing again, remains to be seen.
One of the critics was Leo G.
Hessler, photographer at 1145
Connecticut avenue, and president
of the Connecticut Avenue Associ-
alton. Made up of $50 professional
and businessmen, the association
Joined several other groups In en-
dorsing the underpass to break
the traffic bottle-neck that was
Dupont Circle.
Have Been Some Failures.
"A great many businessmen
have been hurt because their
places were not accessible to the
public" Mr.. Hessler said. "Ac-
tually, there have been some busi-
ness failures" /
H. E. Barnes. operator of Barnes
Fine Arts at 1926 Connecticut ave-
nue. and an association past presi-
dent, declared:
Merchants have told me their
businesses are off Is to 80 per
cent, and a fair percentage is off
about so per cent. One furrier
went out of business. A restaurant
sold out and a store changed
hands. One organization operat-
ing two stores combined them
into one. A hafrdresser told me
business had fallen off to practi-
cally nothing" ..-
Mr.. Barnes said that, in the
welter of complaints, some felt
this section Of Connecticut has
been wrecked forever"
Two bankers. L. B. Pendleton,
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Guest Lecturer at Gallery

DR.. Stephen S. Kayser, curator
Of the New York Jewish Museum,
will be guest lecturer at 4 pm.
today at the National Gallery Of
Art, Sixth street and Constitution
avenue NV. He will discuss
Ceremonial Religious Art of the
Jewish People"
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-07-25
THE UNION COUNTY JOURNAL. MARYsvnLE. ON
Bellefoniaine's Football Scheduling
Difficulties May Affect MarYsville

severed for several years as the
result of a disputed grid contest
on an ice-coated field.
The trouble now lies in Belle
fontaine's attempt to change Ur-
bana on the annual football sched-
ule and complications may lead
to the abandonment of football in
1861 and afterward since both
schools are involved in league
play, or with common foes.
At Urbana, Principal Myron
Fowler informed his athletic
board that Bellefontaine had re-
quested Urbana be moved up in
to the second slot on the Belle
fontaine schedule instead of the
opening date, which has charact-
erized the annual meeting since
athletic relationships were re-
sumed. However, a previous Ur-
bana arrangement prevents the
Hill Climbers from switching.
Urbana has assigned its 1850
No. 2 spot to London since Urbana
will play a full Central Buckeye
League schedule that season. At
the same time Bellefontaine
wants to retain Marysville on its
slate, and the latter has its league
compliments, so the Monarchs
must retain their spot on the
B. H. S. schedule if those teams
are to still meet.
Since all three schools have diff
ferent league affiliations, it now
appears Bellefontaine must choose
between Urbana and Marysville.
Last Fall Urbana walloped
Bellefontaine 200 and Marysville
tied the Chieftains IT.
This season Bellefontaine plays
on Sept. 16 at Urbana, and there
Coach Robert Speelman faces the
task of filling the vacancies left
by the graduation of eight MEM
berS of the first team.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-07-25
Two from County AT
All Advisers Meet

Mrs. Kermit Morse, adviser of
the Jerome Jolly Johnny Cakes
and Carl Jacobs of the Young
Yankee Workers will represent
Union County in the All Club
advisers congress at Ohio State
University on July 27-2s-2s ac-
cording.. to-. Frank. Greeneisen.
county agent.
The program, gets underway
with registration starting at 3
p. m., July 27 at Neil Hall on the
University campus. Next morning,
j. P. Schmidt, specialist in rural
sociology at the University will
lead a panel discussion on Our
job"
Other program highlights in
clude tours of the University
farms and barns. c. M. Ferguson,
Director of agricultural extension,
will give a report on the Ohio
All Foundation. This will be fol-
lowed by meeting to elect man
and woman adviser to the Execut-
i've Council Of the Foundation for
1850.
The program closes with a
luncheon at which Dean L. L..
Rummell, of the College of Agri-
culture will address the group on
Our Responsibility"
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-07-25
Plant Poisoning of Animals

Over three dozen different plants
are capable Of poisoning farm ami
mails. Since livestock usually can
not distinguish safe plants from
harmful ones. watchfulness on the
part Of owners is essential. Arrow
grass, cocklebur shoots, water
hemlock, larkspur and loco weed
are just few of the many plants
that cause huge losses to the live
stock industry. Suspect plant poi
soning whenever an apparently
healthy animal develops convul-
sions, breathes fast and falls to the
ground. At the first sign of trouble
the entire herd should be moved TO
another pasture or lot and a dag
nosis obtained without delay to de-
termine the exact cause Of the
trouble. Once the cause is known,
steps can be taken to protect the
rest Of the herd.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-07-25

Continuance of football rela-
tionships between Marysville and
Bellefontaine High Schools may
depend upon the outcome of
scheduling difficulties which are
arising between Bellefontaine and
Urbana, according to an article in
Saturdays Bellefontaine Examin-
er.
Apparently, Bellefontaine must
choose between Urbana or Marys-
vile in future grid games, al
though the Examiner article in
dicates the Chieftans look with
more favor upon Marysville than
Bellefontaine. The article follows:
Bellefontaine and Urbana high
schools are having football troub-
les again, but, fortunately they
are more amicable than in 1881
when athletic relationships were
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-07-25
lis Fair Time
Again in Ohio

It's county fair time again in
Ohio.
The first of sc fairs was held
last week at Wellston.
Three of the sc fairs will be
held in Union County as follows:
Plain City Fair, week of July 81;
Redwood Fair, week of Aug. Z;
Union County Fair, at Marysville
week of Sept. IL.
The Ohio State fair in Colum-
bus will follow during the week
of August %.
The last county fair of the year
is Fairfield County's at Lancaster,
Oct. Ills.
Other fairs in this area are
scheduled as follows:
July 3l-Aug. 6: Ashley at Ash
ley; Plain City at Plain City;
Aug. 7-13: Champaign county
at Urbana; Redwood at Rich
wood;
Aug. 1920: Franklin County at
billiards; Morrow county at Mt,
Gilead; Richland County Fair at
Mansfield;
Aug. 21-27: Allen county at Del
phos; Seneca county at Tiffin;
Marion county at Marion;
Sept. 4-10: Crawford county at
Bucyrus; Hancock county at
Findlay; Logan county at Belle
fontaine;
Sept. 11-17: Union county at
Marysville; Wayne county at
Wooster; Wyandot county at Up
per Sandusky;
Sept. 1924: Ashland county at
Delaware;
Sept. 25-Oct. /; Hardin county
at Kenton.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-07-25

The Maginot Line was the es-
sence of pure defense. Today it is
the target of ridicule. We cannot
have an adequate armament for de-
tense which cannot be converted
overnight into a weapon of Of
Tense. This Treaty means, there
fore, inevitably an armament race,
and armament races in the past
have always led to war.
The Pact standing by itself
would clearly be a deterrent to
war, but if Russia sees itself
ringed about gradually by So
called defensive arms from Nor
way and Denmark to Turkey and
Greece, it may decide that war is
inevitable and that it had better
come before the arming is COM
pleted.
n believe that the Pact with the
Il arms obligation violates the
United Nations Charter. The
Charter recognizes the right of col
lective self-defense if an armed at
tack occurs. A prior undertaking
by the most powerful nation in the
word to arm half the world
against the other violates this pro-
vision and the whole spirit of the
u. N. Charter. 1t makes a farce
of further efforts to secure inter-
national peace through law and
justice. 1t makes permanent the
division of the world into two
armed camps.
THE obligation to furnish arms
IL is either a mere token obliga-
ton, or it is one of vast extent,
The President recommends $11z
billion this year. But it would cost
$24 billion to equip so modern di-
visions, which may be completely
inadequate. We have found the
ECA program burdensome, but
now it is proposed to enter into a
new lend-lease project which once
begun cannot be easily reduced OF
brought to an end.
j do not belive this country can
stand two programs, one of eco-
nOmic assistance, and one Of
military assistance. The first, I
believe, has contributed, and will
contribute to peace. The second. .
think, will make war more likely.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-07-25
Ferrymon Hurls
Perfect Come Friday

Phil Ferryman, Milford Center
softball pitcher, hurled a perfect
game for the North Lewisburg
Firemen Friday night as they
downed Howard Bond, one of the
best teams in Urbana, by 20
score.
He faced 2l batters and they all
went down in order with eight
strike-outs and some good field
ing by his North Lewisburg team
mates. There were no walks and
no errors. Wilson pitched for the
Urbana team and gave up only
two hits.