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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-17

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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-17

streets. the Individually styled ranch type homes Of
blending pastel eolo. fhe spacious lawns combine TO
make district you will be pleased to invite your friends
to. The perfectly planned interior will lend itself to
any style Of furnishing and decorating you wish-svins
you homo you will want your friends to see.
And best Of all. Arbor Homes are easy TO own Drive
out and for yourself.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-17
IN HER NEW HOME

You will Be thrilled as your Riddles when you see how
proud they to hold that first big par+y in their
Arbor Home The thrill of their first social
will be doubled because they brand beautiful
home in q fine home district.
You. TOO will find renewed interest in entertaining when
you into your new Arbor Home. The wide curvne
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-02-25
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser, Vice President
international UAW~CIO

THERE two topics would to this week Each
problem of of The second sub
ect deals with purchasing Both of these items
probably covered elsewhere in this edition and they merit
further reading
When jobs plentiful and at peak, few Of
about security about purchasing
laid off money buy the things
need that begin to scratch heads and think that
something should be done about it.
Toledo is not alone in having employment slump But
10000 people ded by layoffs-and who knows where the
figure go-is something think about
There point in spreading gloom by guessing that this is
the start of another depression High economic advisors have
repeatedly told that this not They leveng
off period and that it is what might well prevent de-
preston.
right out of work and unable to find suitable employment
The LMC is looking into the situation with the thought in
iHlhu ~ Wy Piopei
problem locally although we cannot expect the LMC to
the national alment.
ONE THING that nterferes with the cooperation the union
" its contributonalthough this terribly
imporants the tendency of few individuals dicue and
derde who attempts cooperate for the good
was labormanagement cooperation that helped TO prng
millions dollars Toledo labor
that has given town good eputa
ton in avoiding serious conflict on the industrial scene and
crisis if we all try to work together on this
the subject of purchasing power the simply
this People must be able to buy what they produce natural
economic balance is thus achieved.
Production without consumption depression So long
there production and market for the goods
offered there will be no widespread unemployment
E GREATEST step the take toward realizing
permanent prosperity the formation
organizations The Coop here Toledo will not do
with private enterprise people might think but
will be stabzng factor prices and production we'll
employment When profits of the regarded
form of "overcharge and to the
this thousands and millions of dollars in available
chasing power
The co-ops healthy thing for economy They
depressons they built enough the
of Sweden and Denmark They fight monopoly control
and keep private business its toes guarding against abuse
of the public
things all of should do First we should
try help and cooperate with the people planning
against unemployment and secondly organize the
level while still in a position do
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-02-25
Doctors And Health

WE HAVE ALWAYS been under the
w impression h al the fundamental
purpose of our Medicos is to safeguard the
health of our people. Apparently.we have
been sadly mistaken. How else can we
explain the recent action of the American
100000 members $500 each to raise
$780,, 900 for the expressed purpose of
fighting Pre- id ent Truman's national
health insurance plan? The ANA has al
ready hired one of the cleverest public re-
lations outfits in the country, 'at price
reputed to be the highest in history" to
carry on this fight.
DR.. Charming rockingham of Boston,
speaking for the Committee for the Ma
tons Health, voluntary group organized
in support of the Presidents program,
condemned the AMA's action. "The
AMA's only proposal for meeting that ma
tional problem is the same as before -
voluntary health insurance" DR.. Forth
ingham, who is former president of the
Massachusetts Medical Society, further
declared that the so-called program" of
the ANA is nothing but window dress
ing"
Even Senator Taft shys away from
this phoney program. He advocates his
own program in the hope of killing the
one requested by the President.
Of course, those who determine the
policy of ANA are only concerned with
their own personal incomes. And some of
these incomes considering the prices
doctors charge these days - must really
be fabulous These people care not for
those who are too poor to afford proper
medical care. Everyone knows this -
including the Medicos who are spending
35 million bucks to prevent the govern
ment from providing this absolutely es-
sential service to our people.
4 4 X
We think doctors should be we'll paid
for services rendered. That applies to all
workers and all professions. But we think
that the selfish interests of particular
group - doctors or otherwise - should
be permitted to stand in the way of pro-
viding health and medical service for
those of our citizens who are too poor to
pay for it.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-02-25
What's New?
By Edward J. Duck
Journal Columnist
THE SUN is shining welcome the day Heigh no.
Il to fair!"

THE SUN is shining to welcome the day Hegh no. come
Il to
No. we're advertising Nelson Eddy recording We're
talking about the most important event prepared for
neghborthe Coop Fair to be held at Moose Hall
next week
you've never Reuther speak, you've got treat
in store for YOU Like his brother Walter Vic packs dynamite
knows his facts Vic will tell what has been done
the State of Michigan where the got to-
gether and started stores of their And he'll entertain you
every minute
Arnold lander AFL coop expert, is another fellow who
is nationally recognized knows stuff and coming
the way Washington give Coop Fair the "kick
Off deserves next Wednesday night He and Vic will share
the spotlight
fair including the addresses by Vic and Arnold
is absolutely free Murray Lincoln the champ of all when
g. Hall, first floor Lincoln positively
tops and there's question about it, The old boys walking
almanac He has appointed to four presidential boards
under Roosevelt and Truman.
There's dillydalying around We're whole month
organizing drive We might we'll put this right
with bang We've talking about long enough
believabe things out like it appears they WILL there
will be chain of market shopping centers in Toledo in
noEHLER-JARvIS is wild idea They in
vest $4,000 last Sunday donated 10 cents per member and
bought of stock in the of the organization The
WHY'S Unit about to do something big for the Coop
according reliable Lots of other local unions
have contributed invested and set organizing committees
We're really on the march.
Furthermore will have two three locations for
stores and shopping centes within very short time There's
point in dvgng information as to the probable whereabouts
stepped in certain locations just because suspected
that the property hot Fortunately, going be
sharpies holding empty bag
we've already bought first spot and we're not going hint
to the second and third locations Well just that the
part of town that 1000 members the quickest
the next shopping center built there
HE CO. OP FAIR open to anyone who wants If
president personnel director
tend the meetings and the fair he wants to join purchase
merchandise at the fair he is welcome do This
belong the belongs and
far know Republicans eat too In fact they
cially WELL but won't into that because the
is pledged to political neutrality except when someone starts
stepping on its toes
Certain people trying to give the impression that
Coop is a CIO project. 1t is not The AFL helping
credit unions So university professors
lot of other people, including insurance salesmen
others No individual group to
run the Coop 1t is for the bettermen
ciety The CO merely doing its duty its
by trying to show them how to make their dollars
The Coop is wonderful thing. That's why we say,
"Come to the far!"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-02-25
Incorporated
America
BY Ruth Taylor

We are America. America
Is all of us incorporated
for our government is a peo
pies government, made for
the people and answerable to
the people.
II was Carlyle who said:
History is the essence of in
Vulnerable biograph les"
America is the sum total of
the lives and ideals of mil
lions of seekers after freedom
- not of freedom for them
selves alone, but of freedom
for all men. They realized the
truth that no man is free un-
less all men are free. That all
men are created equal is not
just a high sounding phrase.
1t is the keynote in the Bill
of Rights that has made
America the greatest nation
on earth.
The best prophet of the fu-
ture is the past. What we will
do and where we will go is
determined by our past and
by the ideals that shaped both
past and present. Our ma
tional expansion has not been
the result of bloody conquest
or plundernlg We bought
Alaska from Russia, Loui-
siana from France. The con-
Stant goal of the American
people has been the attain
ment of a society marked by
the individual liberty granted
to all men, regardless of race,
creed or economic status.
Dean Acheson, our new Sec
retary of State, once said:
1--WE are individuahsts. For
that reason we love freedom,
freedom to be ourselves. We
We don't think brutality is a
sign of greatness. We want a
world that Is free from bullies
going around and beating
people up and taking things
away from them, or making
them do what they don't want
to do"
Today all of us have a stake
in our foreign policies. Tole-
rance and fairness, sound
judgment and understanding
are just as essential in us as
they are in our diplomats and
statesmen, because they are
but the reflection of our
selves. They represent us, the
people.
AS Americans we hold
as our basic thesis that the
good of the majority is the
good of all, that all men are
entitled to equal treatment
and to equal responsibility.
AS Americans, we value duty
above privilege; truth above
petty phrases; wisdom above
cleverness; tolerance a bove
prejudice.
Democracy is conduct, and
its only stable foundation is
character. What America is,
is determined by what its
citizens - you and I and the
man next door - are. We are
America.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-02-25
CriminoIs- -Af-Lorqe

LNELIX z. LONGORIA was a Mexican
IL boy and he hailed form Three Rivers,
Texas. Like SO many others, Felix was
called to serve Uncle Sam. He did. In
1945 he was killed in action in Luzon.
This might have ended his story, but
for the fact that his body was recently re-
turned to his native Texas by the Army.
Only he was not wanted in Texas. The
undertaken told the bereaved family that
his services were "only for whites" and
Felix was a Mexican boy. Fortunately,
through the intervention of friends Felix
was finally laid to rest in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery. All credit to those who
made this arrangement.
But what else but utter contempt can
we express for those who heaped this
irreparable insult on the earthly remains
of Felix Longoria! No, its not altogether
the fault of that miserable undertaken.
The fault lies with those who propagate
race prejudice; with those who consider
themselves Gods chosen simply because
their skin happens to be white even though
they are nothing but scoundrels and
hypocrtes of the worst type.
4 4
Of course, not all people in Texas -
nor anywhere else - are like this pitiful
undertaken. There are people everywhere
who realize that in this country all of
us regardless of race, creed or color
are equal. Our Constitution, our Bill
OF Rights and our Declaration of Inde-
pendence tells us that.
But it is about time that we make
those who care not tinkers damn about
our basic laws, and the right of others, to
live up to these fundamentals American
principles.
And that means the adoption of strong
Fair Employment laws to be administered
by fully manned FE.P.C. committees. 1t
means cracking down hard on all those
who violate the rights of our citizens in
whatever form.
Il Il X
We claim that we are free and
democratic people, We shout this daily
to the Heavens and to people every
where But this is not so as long as race
prejudice prevails Felix Longoria and
the countless other victims of this hideous
crime - know that, After all, Felix didn't
want to lay in Arlington NationalCeme-
terry.
All he wanted was just little bit of
his native Texas for which he gave his
life.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-02-25
Inside America

stodgy that my wife made me
turn it off American in
dustry has a longway to go
before 1t can equal labor
unions particularly the
CIO - intelling its story. to
the public"
Thanks, Mr.. Kaltenbornl
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-02-25

fob. system of pricing steel.
Their recommendation: Let
the Federal Trade Commits
sion, not Congress, set up
pricing rules.
Fred Hartley's of the
Taft Hartley Act - back in
Washington as union" man.
He's lobbist for the Tool
Owners Union. That's the
same outfit which in 1947
was denied incorporation by
Gov. Tom Dewey's New York
Labor Department The
grounds for the denial: Tool
Owners Union is Fascist in
form"
Fred is also president of
the Tool Owners Union.
NEWSPAPER rea ton to
A' Walter Reuther's plan to
build homes in unused air.
plane plants, was surprising
ly favorable. Many papers
which usually turn an auto
matte thumbs-down on any
proposals from labor saw
sense in the ideas of the head
of the CIO Housing Committee.
There are millions of square
feet of unused factory space
in the airplane industry; and
government warehouses are
full of plane-producing ma
chinery which could be used
for producing homes to
meet the nationwide housing
crisis.
Reuther put the two and
two together in his plan. The
country gets efficient, low
priced homes; thousands of
workers find employment;
and the country's airplane
factories operate on a basis
where they can quickly
switch to plane Production in
case of emergency.
II. V. Kaltenborn, the radio
commentator, gained a lot of
publicity as the man whom
Pres lent Harry Truman
lampooned so well at that
Inauguration n Banquet in
Washington, (You may have
seen the newsreel shots of
HIST initiating 'Kaltenborn's'
predictions on how the COP
would win the election).
Now K ten born comes
through with a plug for the
CLOS radio quiz show (ITS
IN THE FAMILY, ABC net
work, Tuesday nights at 1890
PM. EST. Kaltenborn
broadcast a begrudging tri-
butte to the CIO radio show
- and a lament that the Ma
tional Association of Manu-
facturers show which follows
CIO on the air is so deadly,
deadly dull.
Said Kaltenborn on his
broadcast: THE labor union
program was a lively, we'll
presented, well-organized quiz
show 1t was an amusing,
fast-moving show with lots
of human interest.
"The IS minutes that fol-
lowed were intended to give
management chance to pre-
sent its side of the labor re-
lations story But the
presentation was SO dull and
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-02-25

VOU WATCH some Con-
= gressmen in action in
Washington - and wonder
what they really know about
the problems facing millions
of Americans.
There was an incident at
the recent Wage-Hour hear
ings that highlighted the gap
between old-line COP "the-
oretical" arguments and the
actual facts of life in many
communities.
On the witness stand was
Mrs. Gertrude Jones OF
Hagerstown, Md. She's a ClO
laundry worker. Twelve years
ago she was making 18 cents
CHATS right, 18 cents) an
hour. Today, thanks to the
unions help, her pay is up to
a basic SIC an hour - and
on good" weeks her take
home is $19,
81 hope that Congress will
do something to help us get a
living wage" she said, and
she voiced hope for a 75c
minimum wage.
Now the wage-hour law -
with its 40c minimum - has
been on the books since 1888,
and the country really hasn't
gone to the dogs in that time.
But free enterprise of the
S19-a-week sort looked fine
to Rep. Gwinn (R,) of West
chester County, New York -
the wealthiest county in the
entire United States.
" And to Gwinn, adoption of
a 75c minimum wage rate
would be the action of a
compulsory state; the rich
mans Republican was wor-
ried whether wed have any
Constitution left if Mrs.
Jones was guaranteed $50 pay
for 40 hours of work!
4
DOBERT N. DENHAM has
~ been overruled in a fight
over a bathtub.
The NLRB, of which he is
the grand exalted general
counsel, is moving to new
quarters in the Federal Secur-
ity Agency. Denham found
that the main suite of the new
offices had a deluxe bath and
shower. Used to having his
orders obeyed at NLRB, Den
ham demanded that he be
given the suite-and the tub.
NLRB Chairman Paul
Herzog, who has urged Con-
gress to abolish Denhams
duties, got his dander up, in
sited that he get the suite.
HerZog won out.
Denham then galloped over
to the Public Building ad-
ministration and demanded
similar shower and tub for
his offices. PBA agreed
pronto.
It'll cost the taxpay yers
$1,000 to keep Denham clean.
Representatives of CIO Rail-
way Workers have visited
Washington to protest heavy
layoffs. They call it a "con-
spiracy by the American Rail
way Association"
Steelworkers have told Con-
gress of their opposition to
both basing points and The
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Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
MILITARY:
15.5 Billions

If war comes, America intends to
be ready. Demonstrating that fact.
congress finally got together on a
record peace-time military appro-
priations bill totalling approximate
iy 15.5 billion dollars. including
funds 10 build the air force up to
SO groups.
BREAKING a month-long dead
lock and spurred. no doubt, by re-
ports that Russia has the atomic
bomb, house and senate hurried
through the details Of the final
measure which went to President
Truman for approval.
In this action, the senate finally
bowed to house insistence on giving
the air force some 10 groups and
740 million dollars more than Pres
ident Truman had requested for it.
CONCERN over the possibility Of
enemy atomic attack was indicated
when congress also appropriated
so million dollars to start construc-
ton of a vast radar screen de-
signed to warn the United States Of
any enemy air attack.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26

Mrs. Raleigh Easton, Jr., was
hostess on Friday evening when
her guests were the Snappy Sew
ing Sisters.
Rebekah Thimble club met at
the 1. o. O.. F. hall on Wednesday
evening. Following the business
session a chile supper "a served
by Mrs. Hazel Harden and Mrs.
Mabel Lumsdon. Saturday the
group served a Merchants lunch
con to over 100 at the hall. The
ladies feel that it was a great
success and would like to thank
all those who cooperated to make
it so.
Mrs. H. M. Larson presided at
a 100 luncheon on Thursday when
bridge club members yer guests.
Prizes were awarded Mrs. M. l..
Purchase and Mrs. G.. j. Bulow.
Mrs. l.. D. Scribner returned
Thursday from a vacation trip
spent in Washington, Oregon and
California.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
News Notes

Raymond Rice of Doyon, N. D.,
arrived last week to join the force
OF the Stickelberger Electric Co.
His family is expected to arrive
next week to make their home
here.
Mrs. Frank O'Neil is recovering
at her home from an attack of
pneumonia.
Mrs. R. P. Palmer accompanied
a group of women from Billings to
drive to Bozeman Saturday to at
tend the Business and Profession
al Women's club district confer
ence at the Baxter hotel. The
group returned on Sunday.
Sherry Porter, eight-year-old
daughter of MI. and Mrs. William
Porter is recovering at her home
from virus pneumonia. She ex-
poets to return to school next
week.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
RENTS:
Keep Level

A rather surprising thing had
happened. A survey showed that
lifting OF rent control in more than
500 areas had not resulted in whole
sale rent increases. Lifting of con-
trolls, put into effect in wartime,
began last April /.
TAKEN as a whole, however,
rents in key decontrolled areas did
go up a little, but the hike was not
as severe as most observers had
predicted.
The survey disclosed that land
lord reaction to decontrol was
sspotty. One major factor in the
overall rent picture was said to be
the number of vacancies available
"a factor which might, after all.
have considerable restraining eff
feet on any a%ppreciable overall
rent increase. Some landlords
raised rents, but had to cut them
again when tenants moved out.
Also some landlords we're still
bound by leases issued in the period
before decontrol.
According to the survey. in
"a were scattered, rather than
general, in most places.
THUS THE PICTURE Of the rent
situation generally is clouded by
the factors enumerated, factors
which may Of themselves have
enough restraint value to hold
down rent hike, as well as a dis
inclination of landlords to raise
rentals to levels most Americans
expected.
Continuing strikes, loss Of income,
more accessibility Of housing sites
may all combine to keep any gen.
eral and extensive rent increases
from being made in the near fu-
ture.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
DEFENSE:
IA Speedup

The United States was moving
swiftly to meet the threat of Soviet
possession of the atomic bomb.
President Truman and the atomic
energy commission had ordered a
80 million dollar expansion Of atom
bomb facilities at Oak Ridge,
Tenn, and Hanford, Wash.
THUS THE RACE to see whether
the us. OF Soviet Russia could pro-
duce the most bombs seemed to be
on, and with it went any immediate
hope, at least. for any international
| control Of atomic energy. The ex-
tent of the us. effort in the race
was seen when authoritative quar-
ters announced that the new atomic
plant-construction program ulti-
mately would cost 300 million dol
lars.
Chairman Mcmahon 3D.. Conn.,
of the congressional atomic energy
committee, called the project a
major expansion effort" Nc
Mahon would not say that the ac-
ton stemmed from Russian prog
ress with atomic f%ission, but there
was a certain evidence of haste in
asmuch as White House clearance
for the project came just six days
after President Truman announced
the atomic explosion in Russia.