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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-21
Song Battle Next
at Mt. Enon

Rev. G. D. Strickland, pastor of
the Abyssinia Baptist church of
Cincinnati, and his congregation
were guests of the Brotherhood of
the Mt. Enon Baptist church yes
terday afternoon at $3.50 p. m.
This was the first time the Bbys-
sinia church has ever fellowship
ped in Dayton.
Yesterday evening the Willing
Workers club, the youngest group
in the Mt. Enon church, presented
the famous Reed sisters of this
city. The girls are gospel singers
of renown.
Next Sunday, June %, the
Mems chorus of the Shiloh Bap-
fist church will engage in a battle
of music with the Mt. Enon Mems
chorus. A unique situation will
obtain at the music battle. The
directors of both choruses are Sis
tiers. The public is urged to turn
out to find out which one leads the
better chorus.
King Solomon's Wedding will
take place at the church at 7:30
p. m. Friday, June 26. Everyone
is invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cannon
has as their guest, Mrs. Eva Fer
guson of Shelbyville, Tenn. A
lovely luncheon was given Satur-
day, June II.
Also Prof. and Mrs. S. w.
Harris and DR.. and Mrs. R. L.
Suggs of Shelbyville, stopped past
enroute from visiting friends and
relatives in Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strauder oJnes
helped in making them comforta-
BILE while here.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-21
Police and ire Force
May Work shorter
Hours

Even though there r only sew the lew phenomenon of a Negro
en- policemen on a force of ove policeman o traffic duty down
200, and one fire inspector on town on Main street. Patrolman
the entire fire force, readers of John Allen has been assigned to
this newspaper should support the downtown traffic duty, the first
bill before the Ohio Senate which of it's kind in Daytons history. Or
would reduce the hours now being dinarily, Negro policemen r as
worked by the departments per- signed to duty in Negro sections
some. only.
The presidents of Daytons po-, 1t was one rumored that the
lice and fire organization are in Negro policemen on the Dayton
Columbus this very moment to aid force were ordered never to ap-
in pushing the bill through the |prehend whites, but this has been
Senate. Policemen now work 48 vehementy denied by police Off
hours a week, and firemen ~ Gals. This is the rule Negro police
hours. If the lew bill covering must follow in most southern
these public employees cores thru, cities and in many northern COM
policemen will work a. hours a munites.
week, and fremen 60 hours. Fur AS a move forward, the police
Their, the bill will give the police department is to be commended
force and extra week Of vacation for assigning Allen to downtown
to make up for the holidays now traffic duty. Now, if there would
worked. Currently, police have two just be some more appointments
weeks vacation. of Negroes to the police force,
While on the subject, we might and to the fire department., even
ask, how many of you have seen more progress would be made.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-21

Tomorrow, June %, is the 9th
birthday anniversary of the great
Negro poet of Dayton, Paul Lau-
renee Dunbar. One of the fore
most citizens this town has Of
fered to America, Dunbar was
born in 1872. His home, where he
composed many of his famous
poems in dialect still stands as a
memorial at 219 North Summit
street.
Tomorrow at 3 p. M, the
Unique Study club Of Dayton will
observe the anniversary of the
poet at the home.
In literary circles, Dunbar rates
high. He ranks along with such
poets as Whitman and Whittier in
creating a style which, though it
does not serve for modern poets,
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-21
By Jimmie N. Jones

Thirty-five weekend DRINKS re-
ceived fines ranging from IS and
cost to $40 as they lined up be-
fore Acting Judge Fred M. Kerr
in Municipal court Monday morn
ing. The court was lenient on some
Continued on page 81
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-21
9th Anniversary Of
Dunbar Birth
Tomorrow

it blazed the trail by which mod
ern poets were able to find their
way.
his works, and Of his life and
times. This will stimulate a Gull
tural inroad to other important
writer's and poets, and hence, into
a cultural channel which will be
o f service both to the Individual
and the community.
Dunbar ranks along with the
Wright brothers as Dayton's most
famous citizens. It was only ma
tural that Orville Wright and
Paul Laurence Dunbar were men,
orialized in a single sermon last
year. We trust the heritage that
these men left will not be de-
stroyed in the temptations of too
much temporal living.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-21
SPORyRENEW

rate boxing commissions which
pledge allegiance to the MIA.
Anon G their number is-The
British Boxinb Board of Control.
Abe J. Greene, president Of the
MIA, has already produced a fine
argument for recognizing the Wal
cott-C Charles winner as the world
champion.
"People talk in terms of tourna-
ment," Greene said. "But they
don't back up their arguments. I
talked with a prominent boxing
official from New York, which is
consistent in refusing to recog-
nize anything which doesn't stem
from that state He argued for a
tournament.
81 asked him whom he would
include in such a tournament. Wal
colt? He agreed. Charles? he
agreed. Savold? Well, Savold was
offered first crack in the first
bout of the ole Louis competition.
But he had other commitments.
He has been promised a crack at
the Chicago winner any time he is
ready. Lesnevich? He too was Of
continued on page 81
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-06-21

CHICAGO, June 21.-The In
ternational Boxing club gave itself
plenty Of rope for LaMotta-Cer-
dan in Detroit. But it has plenty
left over for Walcott-C Charles in
Chicago. There may be a double
hanging.
Example: The IBC seriously
forecast a 100000 gate for the
LaMotta-C erdan middleweight title
fight in Detroit last Thursday
night.
The gross was just about $780,
900. Now, the IBC says it has al
ready sold nearly 100000 worth
of Tickets for the Charles Wal
colt heavyweight title fight in Chi
cago Wednesday.
Example: The National Boxing
association has sanctioned the Wal
cott-C Charles go as a title fight.
The British Boxing Board Of Con-
troll thinks differently. And says
the rightful heavyweight champion
will be the winner Of the Savold-
Woodcock fight late this summer.
So, in being helpful, the pub
licity mill for the Charles Walcott
fight has issued a list of all sepa-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-21
HAL|BUT TAX BILL PASSES
 BOTH HOUSES
Cold Storage Measure Wins, 20-4-Kouse
 Has fIdreup
By JIM HUTCHE SON

Legislative action was completed by the House this morning on the one percent cold storage tax on raw fish.
 1t passed, and headed toward the governors desk, by a 20 to vote. An estimate was made in the Sen- ate last week that it was expected to raise about s75.0O0 year.
 Rep. Alfred Owen Jr. tried un- successfully to get the levy lowered to one-half percent. He contended the higher tax might lead the hali- out fleet to bypass Southeastern Alaska ports, with resulting loss to cold storage plants and other busi- nesses. He said it might be reflected in losses to the territory in antici- pated income and property taxes. He pointed out that most of the halibut fishing is by large non-resi- dent boats.
 The four votes against the bill were by Doris Barnes, Amelia Gun dersen, Frank L. Johnson and James Nolan.
 Most of the House morning ses- sion was taken up by arguments over the National Guard bill. with its opponents contending it was brought into the House irregularly as a Senate substitute.
 The argument brought one sharp personal flareup in which Owen tossed threat in Frank Anger mans direction
 Angerman was heckling and cnal- lenging Speaker Stanley McCutch- con when Owen rose and told An german hotly:
 I'm getting damn tired of a mem- Der impugning the motives of the speaker. Cut it out or you're going 10 have to settle with me personal ly."
 He called Angerman's tactics back handed slaps" and said, with out further explaining his implica- lions: Tt reminds me of what I've read in some of the congressional records"
 The House majority failed to poll two-third vote to suspend the rules and receive from the Senate the nill setting territorial officers diaries at $7,500 and $8,O00. It also carried proviso for employees in- creases ranging from 10 to Is per- cent. However, the salary increases are expected to be provided for in the budget The bill which the House tefused would have set them on a statutory basis. The Senate voted ater in the morning to ask the House to reconsider.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-21
NEW TRIAL E DENIED |u.W. DR. GuNDLACH

SEATTLE, March 2l-IR-Super- for Judge William J. Wilkins has denied a new trial to Dr. Ralph Gundlach, former University of Washington philosophy professor, who was convicted in contempt hearing last week.
 Judge Wilkins tentatively set April for sentencing. Conviction is punishable by year in jail. 5000 fine or both
 The charge grew out of Dr. Gundlach's refusal to answer ques- tions of the legislative un-American Activities Committee last summer.
 Dr. Herbert J. Phillips was ac- quilted on similar charge more than week ago. Four other commit tee witnesses remain to be tried.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-21
PAY INCREASE
 FOR OFFICIALS
 PASSES SENATE
By BOB DeARMOND

A Senate Finance Committee sub- stitute bill raising the pay of all Territorial officials and employees except school teachers, was passed by the Senate on Saturday by ] 13-3 vote, the three negatives be- ing cast with an eye to positions on the conference committee in the event that the bill should reach that stage.
 The bill provides the following pay schedules for Territorial off cials:
 Attorney General, Highway En- yineer, Commissioner of Mines Commissioner of Taxation, Director of Unemployment Compensation Commission, Commissioner of Veter- ans Affairs, and Commissioner of Education. $8,000 a year each
 Auditor, Treasurer, Commissioner of Labor, Commissioner of Agricul- ture, Director of Public Welfare and manager of Alaska Develop ment Board, S7,500 year each.
 Commissioner of Health, such sal ary, commensurate with his profess sional or specialized abilities. as the Board of Health sees 1t to al- low, not to exceed sl2,000 year.
 Curator of the Museum, Director of the Alaska Aeronautics and | Communications Commission, Sup erintendent of the Pioneers Home Director of the Fishery Products Laboratory, Assistant Attorney Gen. eral and Deputy Commissioner of Education, $70OO year each.
 Deputy Auditor, Assistant Treas urer, Deputy Commissioner of La- Dor and Territorial Assayers, $6,500 a year each.
 Other Territorial employees will receive percentage increases as fol- lows: Receiving $400 a month or over, 10 per cent increase; S375 to S4OO a month, Il per cent increase; s35O to $375 month, 12 per cent increase; s325 to $350 a month, 13 per cent increase; $500 to $325 a month, IA per cent increase, and under $500 a month, IS per cent increase.
 Amendments offered by Senator McCutcheon to increase the pay raises of the Commissioner of Edu- cation, Manager of the Develop ment Board and Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, to pay the Super visor of Education salary of $6.O0O and to increase by five per cent the nay increases in each bracket, were all voted down after Finance Con- mittee Chairman John Butrovich told the Senators that the entire salary scale had been given careful consideration by the committee which had agreed upon the bill un- animously. s
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-21
.vIATR|x
 WILL FLY,
 SHE SAYS
Crash Hailed Round-t -the- World Flight to be Re-
 sumed-PIans Made

SEATTLE. Mar. e1.-iR-Daunt- less Mrs. Richarda Morrow Talt says she has plans for finishing her crash-halted round the world flight back home to Britain.
 A Seattle dentist, Dr. Lester H. Campbell, announced he and other friends are helping the auburn haired airwoman raise the $500 she needs to finish the trip.
 Mrs. Morrow -Tait and Dr. Camp bell have found an all-metal mono- plane they said, which will do the job
 The comedy aviatrix added she has found a navigator to take the place of her original chart -shuffler. Michael Townsend, who left after an Alaska crash-landing Nov. 2l to return to school He is Jack Ellis of Seattle, wartime R.A.F. flier.
 Mrs. Morrow-Tait says she plans to fly back to Tok, Alaska, about l50 miles south of Fairbanks, where her first plane was wrecked in a forced landing, and resume her globe -circling flight from thereby way of Canada and the North At lantic.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-21
FOUR MEMBERS OF FISHERIES BD. ARE REPORTED SELECTED

Informed sources said today Gov- ernor Gruening has made tentative selections of four of the five mem ,ers of the Territorial Fisheries Board under legislation which he is expected to sign shortly.
 These sources say the men ap- pointed are Karl Brunstad. of Ko- diak, William Walton of Sitka. Peter Tandstad of Cordova; representing fishermen of the three Alaska areas, and Howard Wakefield, Kodiak Is- land herring processor.
 All are now in Juneau for confer snces The fifth member, who will represent the public, has reportedly not been named.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-21
Truman Seeks Free Hand On
 Arms Plans
Proposals Will Be Made
 Congress About MiIi- tarY Aid Program
(By The Associated Press,


 President Truman is expected to ask Congress for free hand in al- locating arms to Western Europe under the proposed billion dollar military aid program.
 The program is expected to go to the U. S. Capitol about the same time as the North Atlantic Security Treaty. MT. Truman will send the Atlantic pact up for Senate approv- al Immediately after it is signed in Washington by an expected F nations, two weeks from today.
 The Senate alone-by a two- thirds vote-must approve the new treaty if America is to take part.
 lne treaty allies the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Nor way and possibly other western na- tions in promises of mutual aid in the event of an attack on any one of them.
 The full text of the treaty was published in all Moscow newspapers yesterday. Moscow radio stations broadcast it to all provincial papers which are certain to print it.
 Several big Moscow papers carried dispatches from abroad reporting opposition to the pact. Russia has argued that the proposed allience is aggressive" in nature.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-21
Boost To Be Given
 RaiIroaders
11-Month Dispute Settled -Most Momentous in
 American Industry

CHICAGO, March 21--IR-Final terms on a $64O,0oo,o0o a year wage boost have been reached in the H. month dispute between the nation s railroads and Is incorporating un- ions.
 The settlement. worked out on a formula recommended by presi- dential fact-finding board, was de- scribed by a union spokesman as the most momentous" wage and hour movement in the history of American industry.
 It extends the basic 40-hour week to the railroads for the first time and affects 100000 employees.
 The 40-hour weeK at the same pay the workers received for 43 hours becomes effective next Sept. 1, but an additional wage boost of seven cents an hour is retroactive to last Oct. 1. Excepted from the general terms of the third round' wage boost are the yardmasters, who will continue on a six-day week with an increase of 10 cents an hour.
 Overtime in excess of eight hours in day or 40 hours in week will be paid generally at the rate of time and one-half. Although Satur- days and Sundays will be considered ordinary work days, the carriers must arrange for a maximum num- Der of employees to have those days off, However, they have the privi- lege of staggering the work week where necessary to avoid overtime rates for those days
 On straight time rate, the av- craze hourly wage is raised from $1.18 to $1.46. The unions original demands were for a 40-hour week, Monday through Fridays at no pay reduction, time and a half for Sat- urdays, double time for Sundays, and an increase of 25 cents an hour The roads refused the shorter work week and overtime rates and offered a 10-cent pay hike.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-21
TWO TAX BILLS ARE TABLED BY
 SENATE ACTON
Petroleum Tax, School Tax
 Increase SheIved- Other
 Bills Not Considered
By BOB DeARMoND

Two more tax bills joined the growing pile of House measures re- posing on the Senate table this morning, while three additional House bills failed to achieve the suspension of Joint Rule 28, neces- sary for their consideration.
 The Rule provides that none ex- cept appropriation and revenue measures shall be considered after the Seth day. of the session, whicl; was yesterday.
 H. B. IA, to levy tax on petrol- cum production in the Territory, was tabled by 9-7 vote and sub- stitute H.B. 60, to increase the school tax to $l0 accompanied it by l4-2 vote.
 Unconsidered by the Senate were H. B. no. to reorganize the Unem- ployment Compensation Commis- sion; HE. l02, to set up laws re- lating to cruelty to animals, and H.B. 119, to provide for the ap- continent of liquor enforcement officers under the~Attorney Gener- als office.
 Passed by the Senate this morn- ing, both by unanimous vote, were H.B. l05, amending the law relating to the distribution and sale of narcotics and H.P.M. 20 urging that Wildlife Research Unit be es- tablished at the University of AL aska.
 H.B. 88, to provide financial as- distance for the operation of com munity hospitals, and H B. 79, to provide Territorial funds for the proposed Wildlife Research Unit, went through second reading but failed to attain advancement by suspension of the rules.
 H. B. 92, the re-enactment of the Net Income Tax Act, was held over in the Senate this morning when attorney General Ralph Rivers could not be located to testify re- garding an amendment offered by Senator Jones. The Jones amend ment would strike out the section of the bill relating to the collection of the income tax from the person. nel of ships, planes and trucks op- erating to Alaska.
 Final action of the forenoon Sem ate session was on request. from the House to untable HE. 68. which would amend and. it's oppon- ents contend, nullify the Blanket Primary Election Law enacted two years ago. Although a motion to table or untable is undebatable, Senators Rivers and Collins each got in few words by requesting special privilege of the floor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-21

Five Alaskan Youngsters
 Reunited Afier Death of
 Father; Co 10 Moosehearl

DENVER, March 21.-lR- Five youngsters. whose Alaskan home was broken up by the tragic death of their father, are reunited after a years separation and have start ed on the way to a new home.
 They are Thomas Woods, 12 Ve- nita, l0; Johnny, T. Michele, T, and Diane, 6. Accompanied by their aunt Mrs. Arthur Crow of Denver. they have boarded train for Mooseheart, III.
 Their mother Mrs. Melbina Woods, i'll in Portland, Ore, hospital, is expected to join them in few months.
 Their father, Thomas A. Woods. a native of Dodge City, Kans., drowned on fishing trip near Sitka, Alaska. in January. 1948. He had operated a taxicab business there 20 years. Mrs. Woods col- lapsed and was taken to the Port land hospital.
 Mrs. Crow went to Alaska for the children. Johnny and Venita went to live with relatives in Dodge City. The other three live with Mrs. Crow and her niece
 But Mrs. Woods didn't want the family broken up, she wrote Mrs. Crow The aunt arranged with the Denver lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose for the children to live at the Fraternal Orders "Childs City" at Mooseheart where their mother will join them later.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-21
ENGINEER SPEAKS
 ON PAVING WORK
 FOR JUNEAU AREA

Paving of Juneau streets ana the Glacier Highway should be complet- ed by the first part of August Chris Wyller, district engineer of the Public Roads Administration told members of the Juneau Lions Club this noon at their luncheon meeting at the Baranof.
 The FRA engineer and his new staff member, District Construction Engineer William A. Wood, were special guests of Lions today to dis cuss the construction projects which are to get under way here within short time.
 Paving of Juneau streets will probably precede the highway con- struction work, Wyller said.
 There will be no closing down ot the highway while work is going on, ne assured Liens. Plans are to have the road open at all times, al- though one-way traffic will be nec- essary at times.
 All preparatory construction work, such as grading, drainage problems and widening of ditches, has been sublet to R. J. Sommers Construc- ton Co.,, Wyller said, and work on ithis is expected to get under way within very short time. Approximately 80 men will be em- ployed on different phases Of the work, he said, adding that local men will be used in all cases. ex- cept where highly trained personnel is not available
 Program Chairman Pete Wood in- troduced the speaker.
 Reports were made by Bill Math- eny on Liens participation in the Junior Chamber of Commerce ini- tiated drive for an ambulance, by Frank Hermann on bringing the Mt. Edgecumbe choir to Juneau. and bv Harry Sperling on the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament.
 Hermann announceH that the Mt Edgecumbe choir would be com ing to Juneau for presentation of a concert here the weekend of April 29.
 Sperling reported that the bas- ketball tournament was a real fi- nancial success with proceeds s75C higher than last year, and with ex- penses $350 less than last year. For visiting teams, g mile was sent to team managers for expenses and sl35 was left over for next years tournament.
 Val Poor suggested Lions get busy on their Douglas beach project ana President George Danner agreed tc appoint committees. Special Lions Club prizes were presented to Milton Furness, A. w Blackerby, Pete Wood, Joe Shofnel and Bill Matheny for bringing ir new memers during the January memership drive.
 Guests lvere John Dimond and Clarence Heating, of Anchorage and Seward.