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Evening star., 1949-11-28
Construction Industry,
Unions Ask NLRB for
Taft Law Exemption

The National Labor Relations
Board was faced today with the
problem of deciding whether the
Nations construction industry
may be granted a blanket exemp-
ton from the collective bargain
ing election requirements of the
Taft-Hartley Act.
Employer groups have joined
with unions claiming to represent
100000 workers in asking the
NLRB to let them work out their
labor relations matters without
holding votes on questions OF
representation and the union
shop.
The petitioners claim the elec-
ton procedures are impractical in
the construction field and would
disrupt long standing labor prac-
tices and hamper building pro-
grams if enforced.
Workers Shift Jobs.
They point out that construc-
ton workers usually are employed
relatively short time on any job
and shift frequently from employ
er to employer and from city to
city. BY the time an election is
arranged by the NLRB the situa-
ton usually has changed to such
an extent that the procedure be-
comes meaningless, it is con-
tended.
The management appeal was
filed with the NLRB by group OF
contractors organizations. includ-
ing the Associated General Con-
tractors of America. The group
claims to represent builders doing
approximately 80 per cent of the
construction work in the United
States.
The labor petition was filed by
the Building and Construction
Trades Department of the AFL,
composed of 19 major unions.
Another Conference May Be Held.
The matter of waving the elec-
tions required by the Taft Hartley
Act was discussed at meeting
of contractors and union officials
at the NLRB several months ago.
This session led to submission OF
the exemption request, now under
study.
Another conference probably
will be held soon.
The labor law requires that a
vote of the workers be taken be-
fore the NLRB may certify as
the legitimate collective agent any
union claiming to represent the
employees.
A vote of the workers affected
also Is required before employer
and union may sign a union shop
agreement-an agreement that all
employees hired must join the
union.
Plans for Election Dropped.
The NLRB already has aban-
doned plans for several elections
in the construction industry be-
cause of the dtf6sslaties efs obtA AinrAs
ing vote Of asrit1cancs. s ~ IS,
It Is generally known that q
large segment of the building in
dustry has gone ahead with Its
long standing policy Of a closed
shop-the hiring Of union mem
bers only. despite the Taft-Hart-
ley Act ban on formal agreements
of this nature.
Evening star., 1949-11-28

carrying Jewish refugee children
to Norway, said the same map Is
used by virtually all airlines as
we'll as by Norwegian authorities.
Official investigation of the
crash has not yet been completed.
Los Angeles is second only to
New York in garment manufac-
turing,
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Unchorted Hill Blamed
In Oslo Plane Crash
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

THE HAGUE. Nov. 28.-The op-
orators Of the plane which crashed
south Of Oslo, Norway, on Novem-
.ber 20 with a death toll of "a said
today the hill hit by the plane was
not marked on maps.
Aero Holland Transport. opera
tors of the aircraft. which was
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Chino
Continued From First Page.)

inland city of 100000 inhabit-
ants would fall tomorrow or the
next day.
A handful Of top officials were
still in Chungking at nightfall.
Among them was Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek. Most had planes
waiting to whisk them to safety.
All Chungking shops were
closed. Owners feared looters
Silks, furs and cosmetics were
hidden. They feared Communist
confiscation of these items.
Lights were out. Government
buildings darkened.
Some Troops Have No Shoes.
Troops moved in great surges
through the city. Soldiers were
in a wide variety of uniforms.
green, blue and khaki. Some had
shoes. Some had none.
Some wore summer uniforms in
the dreary colo.
Soldiers commandeered Rick
shas. Sedan chair bearers lugged
guns and ammunition.
Traffic was so congested ac-
fcidents were numerous. ,.Vehicular
and foot traffic waS almost
stalled. <.t
Throngs of spectators lined the
sidewalks to watch the mad
scramble. They gasped at the
numbers who piled their luggage
and children on bus tops when
interiors became overcrowded.
A rigid curfew was proclaimed.
Any one caught disturbing the
peace will be shot on the spot.
Reconciliation Doubted.
Late in the day Gen. Chang
dispatched two messengers to
British Hong Kong to try to get
Acting President Ii Tsung -jen
back. Ii is in . hospital with
ulcers.
Most doubted q reconciliation
between the two would be affect
ed. They differ sharply on con-
duct of the war.
Gen. Chang came from his
Formosa Island bastion to see Ii,
with whom he has had many dif-
ferences. Ii was away on a trip.
Instead of coming back. the acting
President went to Hong Kong a
week ago yesterday. In an at
tempt to patch the shattering split
in the Nationalist hierarchy,
Chang since has been trying to
effect LIS return.
The Hong Kong Sunday Herald
reported the governor of Yunnan
Province in China's far southwest
is thinking again Of breaking
away from the Nationalists. Gen.
Lu Han almost did it not long ago
but Chang talked him out of it.
Running, humans capital, has
been considered a likely last-stand
mainland seat of the Nationalist
government.
Evening star., 1949-11-28
Truck Production

The 1948 total world production
of trucks and buses was 1,850,182
units. Canada and the United
States combined produced 1,473.-
006 trucks.
Evening star., 1949-04-01

Sonny Boy West, hard-i1itting
District Negro lightweight fighter.
faces what figures to be the tough
est battle Of his career Monday
night against Doug Ratford at
Turner Arena, ~
Stevenson. the wheel chair
fighter manager. has had Sonny
Boy under his wing since the latter
was u years old and a member of
the Mighty Mels amateur team
that used to rate well here. West
was defeated only once as an
amateur and since turning pro has
won 35 of SO bouts. Nobody ever
has been able to knock him down
and with a record like that he'll
carry. a lot of confidence into
Monday nights battle.
Sure this Ratford has a good
record" Stevenson admitted yes
terday when sending Sonny Boy
through his training PAGES at
Liberty gymnasium, but the bet
ter they come the better we like
1t. We are ready for the best.
Look at it this way. We beat
Johnny Williams. fifth ranking
lightweight, in Baltimore, couple
of weeks ago. Nobody thought we
could do it, but Sonny's got the
mAkings of q champion. Well get
Evening star., 1949-04-01
Williams So Favorite
In Rubber Bout With
GaviIan Tonight
~ the As.oejoted Press

NEW YORK. April Trained
to perfection and raring TO 60.
Lightweight Champion Ike Will
liams and Kid Gavilan. the slick
fighting machine from Cuba. will
clash tonight in a 1o-round nom
title rubber" bout in Madison
Square Garden.
Dead-panned Ike Is a 5-to-s
favorite. It's heavy betting
affair with plenty Of money show
ing for both boxers.
The officials, who will be an
nounced when the battlers climb
into the ring at 10 pm. will share
the spotlight with the two con-
testants.
A sellout crowd of 10000 is ex-
pected TO contribute to $4,000
gate for the boxing finale of the
Gardens winter season.
Hard punching Ike won the frst
bout by unanimous decision. with
votes of SAL. 5-4-l and GA. Cav
ilan evened the count on a split
decision. sal. Sal, 4-4-2. Ref
cree Ruby Goldstein, who handled
both bouts. voted for the draw the
second time.
The two fights were SO close
that Williams and Gavilan were
only two rounds apart in the
oficials' tally for the 20 rounds.
williams received q total of %
rounds, Gavilan 20 and six were
marked even.
This deciding bout shapes up as
another thriller. The referee and
two judges who get the assign
ment will be put right on the
spot.
Arguments still are raging over
the controversial result and after
math of last Fridays Robert VIII
lemain-Jake Lamotta battle. La
motta was awarded an unpopu-
lar split decision. Eddie Eagan.
chairman OF the State Athletic
Commission, indefinitely sus-
pended Judge Harold Barnes and
Referee Harry Ebbets for ruling
for Lamotta.
Tonight's fight Is much more
important. The winner will be in
line for a possible outdoor title
bout with Welterweisht Cham
pion Ray Robinson.
(The fight will be broadcast
locally over WMAL and will be
seen on television over WNBW.
starting at 10 PM
Evening star., 1949-04-01
Anything Can Happen in the Theoter Business
chevoe Goes From Production Manager to odmen Guordion

an instructor In the police
academy. specializing IN idenu-
ncation Of clothing. One of
his bigge@t prizes was the
pants burglars" apprehension.
The culprit dropped q hat ~
the scene Of a crime and within
a matter OF hours cheyalier
had him spotted Police chiefs
all over the country have writ
ten 10 him for advice and as-
sistance.
Well. the your used
70 pick up five-spo.5 S.ngir
Sunday vespers in churches
around town, is still UP 70 lis
neck in football players. Even
his old buddy. Marshall. has
pulled out OF the laundry busi-
ness. Hes a regular at all Red
skin games and sometimes it
seems that sports have won the
theater' old place in his
affections, but not quite. Tele-
vision will be boon + -''''(
vile, or varie. nd : /. oosi
thing for entertainment. 100.
John says.
After all. variety is only
your living room transferred to
the stage" he says. It's a
matter of getting up and show
ing Uncle John what you IAN
do, how well you sing -
or tell stories. We need more
of it."
Evening star., 1949-04-01
Churchill Downs Sale
Is Scheduled Soon
o. -. asas-s 50 s.e ps.s.

LOUISVILLE Nv Apr. -
IRE Louisville Times asc 'ccas
Churchill Downs likely wau ~
sod soon 10 foundation !ot
operation as a ncnprc.' re st
racing plant
The Downs. home ot TIE .ryst .
nationally known kert3eky DeCsv
has operated here since 1878 Il
Is subsidiary ot tas America
Turf Corp and both organization
Are headed by Col Natl J wirn
The Times Sai6 tAe cnG-chl..
Dcwns Foundation. incorporated
by the state OF Kentucky IN lsss
likely win purchase the Downs foi
benefit O. the University O. Louis
vlsies College Of Medicine and
other sirnilaT institutions. o.-eaals
declined 70 comment
The proposed sale will be taken
up Monday st 0 meeting o: the
American. Turf directors IN Chi
cago. they Times said. II the sale
Is approved The Times saie the
actual transfer would take nlsee
after the sprins meeting At The
Downs, ending May IL
Evening star., 1949-04-01
capital Five in Amvet
tourney 5emifinaI

The Washington entry In the
Anvets Teen-ase basket ball tour
nament plays Brooklyn in one o.
tonights seniftnA games a, Fort
Myer gymnasium after winning
last night over the Durham IN. c.
team that defeated it in last year s
title same. Tonights other game
Is between Belleville. n J. and
Cumberland. Nd. The trSl same
starts at T3o
The Capital team last night
beat Durham. 47-3s. and vas in
front all the way. II led. 2l-ls. at
halftine. Jerry Goer.nser. Wash
ington' 6-foot 2-inch forward. set
the scoring pace with IL points.
In other games last night, Cum
berland defeated Racine. Wis,
4l-34. and Brooklyn edged ST
Louis. 34-3l. Bellev!lle won It's
quarterfinal the nisht before.
Evening star., 1949-04-01

the name OF George Preston
Marshall. George and John
became fast friends.
Chevalier was learning all
phases Of the business. pro-
crossing from office boy to the
box office, to production mana
ger and treasurer. When
Chase's closed during the sum-
mer he helped George Thomp-
son paint the scenic backdrop
for the following winters per-
formances. Winifred DE Witt.
Johns boss, was the only wom-
an house manager in the busi-
ness at the time.
Marshalls path crossed that
Of Chevalier again during the
First World War when George
was a buck private at Camp
Meade and John was a ma
chine gun instructor. When
Marshall came after Chevalier
in 1928 the latter was surprised
to have q laundry proposition
tossed at him. He'd figured
Marshall had some sort of
theater scheme because George,
by then, was well established in
the theater.
Chevalier took t., never
dreaming that within a few
years he'd be trying to find
Jobs for hulking young foot
ball players. ming and
boarding some in his own home
and taking back furniture that
collapsed under their weight.
1t had its headaches, but he
figures 1t was worth it.
Meanwhile, he had become
Evening star., 1949-04-01
Chevolier Goes
By Lewis r. Atchison

Keep this under your hat.
pally, but Johnny Chevalier has
been toying with the idea Of
putting on his own television
variety show. You know him,
don't you? John c. Chevalier,
president of the Palace Laun-
dry, police academy instructor.
father -confessor TO the Red
skins and q veteran of show
business when 1t was at its
crowd-pleasing best.
Chevalier's multiple duties
have prevenUed him from doing
anything more than think
about the show. but he's got
the bug again. He started Kate
Smith on her sparkling career
by persuading Eddie Dowling to
listen to her sing on an amateur
show and the list Of others who
owe their beginning to his en-
couragement and coaching Is
long.
The gray. distinguished
ing Chevalier wanted to be a
doctor. He could have been a
successful diplomat. How he got
into the theater and then the
laundry requires a bit of telling.
Born In St. Stephens parish on
the fringe of Foggy Bottom.
Chevalier was a pretty good
outfielder In baseball and a
willing, if light. football and
rugby enthusiast.
I'VE didn't have a ball" he
was telling us, 80 we used a
rock. Ask Msgr. Joe Ready
about it some time. He was
one of our stars and we had
some exciting games"
Later the family moved over
near Capitol Hill. where, Chew
alier explains. Il received my
higher education" and from
then on sports became second
fiddle in hts career. He was a
budding musician at the time.
playing both violin and piano.
His teachers name slips Johns
mind, but he composed Alice
Roosevelt's wedding march and
blew smoke in Chevalier's face
while he sawed on the A string.
But in getting away from
sports Chevalier actually was
getting more involved in them
than he suspected. This began
when he landed job as Office
boy to the late P. B. Chase.
proprietor OF Chase's Polite
Vaudeville Theater. It was just
that. Damn and hell were
taboo on the stage and patrons
whose shoes were not shined
were refused admission. Polls
took over the site the year
Chase moved to the present
Keith Theater on Fifteenth
street, and in the stock COM
pany cast that played the old
Chase that summer was an as
sistant prop man and actor by
Evening star., 1949-04-01
Rotford's Fancy Ring Record
Doesn't Have West Worrying

past Ratford on Monday and from
then 60 right to the top"
In meeting Ratford. West is
taking on a fighter who is promi-
nent in both the lightweight And
welterweight. divisions, Ratford
owns two victories over Kid Cali
van. The first was considered
quite an upset and rematch was
held last year ostensibly to give
Galivan chance to square the
record. It resulted in another win
for Ratford. He also has beaten
Freddy Dawson and last Monday
won over Buster Tyler of Miami.
Evening star., 1949-04-01
Laurel, Bowie Tracks
Favored as PimIico
Shift Is Blocked
BY the kssoeioted prsss

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. April IA
scheme TO scuttle old Pimlico
turned out as an also ran today
after the Governor of Maryland
Unexpectedly pulled the reins q
little before the finish line.
Gov. William Preston Lane, jr.,
changed his mind yesterday and
withdrew his support Of legisla-
ton TO ditch the 79-year-old Pim-
hco oval and move its racing
program to Laurel.
That killed the controversial
bill. And the more sentimental
followers Of the breed could sigh
and smile at the knowledge that
Old Hilltop would be operating as
usual this year. next year and
probably many to come.
BY the time the night was over,
both the Maryland House and
Senate had voted Overwhelmingly
TO scratch the consolidation plan.
which had been put forth by the
State Racing Commission in con-
junction with the Maryland
Jockey Club, operators of both
Pimlico and Laurel.
Victory for Bowie.
The Governors change OF
heart. which he attributed mainly
TO the strong objection" of Bal
timore racing fans to the scheme,
brought an end to one of the hot
test undercover struggles the
Maryland Legislature ever has
seen.
Lobbyists on both sides of the
issue included some Of the State 8
top political leaders. Operators
Of Bowie track in Southern Mary
land spearreaded the opposition.
arguing that the merger would
concentrate too much racing in
Southern Maryland and too much
power In the Maryland Jockey
Club.
One other big change in the
race track bill proposed by Gov.
Lane and approved by the law
makers will give Bowie and Laurel.
the two Maryland mile tracks
closest to Washington, 10 more
days Of racing each year.
After More From Capital.
The Governor offered that as
an alternative to abandoning the
home Of the classic Preakness,
second Of the three major races
for 3-year-olds. The other two
are the Kentucky Derby and the
Belmont.
Giving Bowie and Laurel 35
days Of racing instead of Is each
year would enable the State to
increase revenues from the grow
ing number of racing fans in the
Nations Capital, Lane reasoned,
The two other major Maryland
tracks, Pimlico and Havre De
Grace, located between Baltimore
and Philadelphia, will continue to
operate with 25-day programs.
Evening star., 1949-04-01
Cavaliers Rec Champs

Cavalier defeated Naiman, 46-
80, last night at Roosevelt High
to win the Recreation League
mems basket ball championship.
The women's title went to Gar
WINS, with q 36-27 triumph over
Raleigh.
Evening star., 1949-04-01

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Evening star., 1949-04-01
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Evening star., 1949-04-01
Metz Cose Peters Out;
Golf Pro Is Cleored
o. tAs Asaexsatse sssas

NORFOLK. Va. April One
Of solfs hottest controversies, The
Dick Metz case. apparently went
Evening star., 1949-06-12
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Evening star., 1949-06-12
Scout Council to Meet

The annual meeting Of the
National Capital Area Council of
the Boy Scouts Of America will
be held at 8 o'clock tomorrow in
the Commerce Department audi
torium. There will be an election
of officers and the presentation
of Silver Beaver Awards for out
standing service to boyhood.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Patton Legend Lives
As Guide 10 AIIWho
Aspire 10 Leadership

fMr. Boyle is one OF group
OF American newspaper and
radio correspondents Dllo are
reDtstttng the battlefelds of
Continental Europe.J
Evening star., 1949-06-12

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The Arizona post., 1949-09-02

River. I heard John mutter,
'Still too small"
Shucks, if I'd ever once caught
an 18 lb. carp like John MeIichar
of Cedar Rapids, I'd keep on
throwing the small ones back,
too.
The local people are pretty
friendly to strangers. I was
standing in front of Samuel Koffs
Furniture Store when the fellow
washing windows says to me.
"Been behaving yourself, Red?"
I looked at him and his big smile
got us off to a fine start.
"You down here for the trial?"
Him meaning the trial of the st.
Louis medic charged with slay-
ing man alleged to have been
seeing his wife. 1 told him, I
was just kind of mosing through
Iowa. I liked Cedar Rapids and
decided to stop off for a few
days.
"Ain't it awful, way those NOR
bid fools keep jammin' up the
courthouse? You'd think they
had enough misery of their own
without having to watch some
body else's."
Come to think of it - if you
ever took walk down the
streets of Tucson, you'd undoubt-
edly meet some mighty fine and
friendly people too. There isn't
a city in America that doesn't
abound with friendly folk. Tue
son, you'll find chuck full of some
of the incest people ever. Take
a good look!
The Arizona post., 1949-09-02
I JUST FOUND OUT
By WILLIAM 1. DUNES

When I'm in a strange town 1
get lonely. 1 feel lonely, and I
look lonely. That's the time to
take a walk. When you walk
you meet the people who help
keep the spotlight on America.
That is how I met John Melichar
John of Czech ancestory, with an
ever-present, wind-swept smile,
comes from around Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa. I met him when I
strolled over to watch him fish
from the bridge wall. Accord
ing to John Melichar, most of his
72 years had been spent in fish
ing out of the streams and rivers
of Iowa. He kinda liked being
retired from his former occupa-
ton as a butcher. Gave him
more time to fish.
John Melichar took another
puff on his weathered pipe, look
ed straight at me, then he drew
his line back up. Reached his
calloused fingers into the old army
knapsack that hung from his
shoulder, to take out a sticky
brown COB of stuff.
That's dough bait. Fish like
it! You gotta know how to make
dough bait. I make mine outa
bread and sorghum syrup. It
amt much good without sorg-
hum. That's what the fish go
for"
John Melichar evidently knew
his fish for his line. .wriggled bit
and up came what I figured was
a two pound carp, and which he
promptly unlocked and threw
back into the Cedar Rapids
The Arizona post., 1949-09-02

Mrs. Sarah SusSman, White
Plains, N. Y, will spend this sea-
son with her daughter and SON.
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Treinis, E.
Broadway.
Mrs. Max Shore, E. 5th, re-
turned from a three weeks visit
with her son, AL and Irving, New
York. They are in the dairy busi-
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Gruchik have
moved into their new home which
they purchased, 1927 E. Lowell.
After a weeks vacation at Ar
rowhead Springs Hotel, and in
Los Angeles, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Kalish have returned to their
new home, Casa Sabra, 2609 E.
Glenn.
Mrs. Sadie Schlein and son, Hell
mar, New York and Washington,
D. c., respectively, drove in last
week to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Al Til
ton, E. Copper. Mrs. Tilton is a
daughter of Mrs. Schlein. Helmar
Schlein is a graduate of both M.
1T. and London u, an electrical
engineer employed by the gov
ernment.
Edith Ginsberg, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. David J. Ginsberg,
E. 9Th, is back in town after Wis
iting relatives in Detroit. She en-
ters u. of A. this fall.
Here for several days visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schneider
Treehaven School, enroute to the
coast on a vacation were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Elliott and daughters
Crestwood, N. ]. He is a free
lance artist, and she a teacher.