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Evening star., 1950-06-12
Charter Government Survives

Although supporters of the charter move
ment naturally are disappointed over the in
validating of Montgomery County's non-partisan
election law, they have the satisfaction of know
ing that their prime objective, charter govern
nent remains intact. And apparently there are
many people in the county who prefer the two
party system of electing the council to the nom
partisan plan. That is evident from the fact
Evening star., 1950-06-12

Southeast actually has stolen march
on the redeyelopers and is doing what
others are still talking about.
The Southeasters. of course. cannot do
the whole job. Really effective re-
development will close some streets at
strategic points with small parks. to
provide dead-end access to homes and
keep through traffic on main thorough
fares. 1t will raze and rebuild actual
slums, correct unwise~ ~~sefing, enlarge
school Fairgrounds and parks and pro-
vide more light and space by using
fewer but higher and more efficiently
designed buildings. All this and more is
needed to effect complete cure.
But when the time comes. re-
development of the Southeast will have
much smoother sailing because of the
work its residents are doing now. And
the old sections of the Northwest. North
east and Southwest will profit by this
example.
There are plenty of people who would
prefer to walk to work instead of buck
ing rush-hour traffic, provided they
could find reasonable amount of space.
quiet and safety without going to the
suburbs. If proper living conditions can
be achieved in old Washington, 1t will
cease to rot at the core.
Evening star., 1950-06-12
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer 10
any question Of fact by either writins The
NV. Washington S, D. C., and ipclosinE cents
return postage, or by telephoning ST. 5000.
Extension aSs
Evening star., 1950-06-12

@. Is water injection likely TO harm
an automobile engine?-S. v. N
A. The National Bureau Of Standards
reports that water injection at the auto
mobile engine carburetor has appreci-
able knock suppressing action, but Is
only OF value when the engine knocks
successfully on the available gasolines.
Most automobile engines are designed to-
operate without excessive knock on cur
rent commercial gasolines. and no sig
nificant increase In power or gasoline
mileage can be expected from the use
Of water injection with such engines
and'fuels. Water injection win not harm
the engine.
@. Are there any well known baseball
figures besides Monty Stratton who
overcame handicaps?-E. 8.
A. Among other handicapped sports
figures are Eddie KAYAK OF st. Louis
Cardinals. who plays with q plastic righs
elbow resulting from shrapnel wounds
received during World War II. and
Chuck" Honey. of the Boston Red Sox.
who lost leg In q hot-water heater
explosion in I949 and now Is q scout
for the Boston Red Sox. Lou Brissie
returned to baseball after having been
severely injured In the legs In World
War II.
Evening star., 1950-06-12
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. Where Is the headquarters Of the
youth hostel organization?-D. !. 8.
A. American Youth Hostels. Inc. has
its national headquarters at Northfield.
Mass.
Evening star., 1950-06-12

A pseudonyn, Is permissible only
Dl1en letter carries correct name
and address of Driter. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1950-06-12
Letters to The Star

cause its victims intense pain of the
sort decribed by Mrs. Kramer. The
malady is rare. except in old age. 1t
cripples. but does not in itself kill the
sufferer. There is no known cure.)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-08-24
GE Lifts Limit
On SIPS Pensions

New York (LPA)-The General
Electric Co. has lifted its ante on
pensions. Previously it had offer
ed $125 minimum pension, but
had specified that if the 1925 was
more than half Of the workers
monthly pay, he would get as pen
sion only half his pay. Now GE
has dropped the limitation.
The company also suggested con
tracts permit reopenings on wages
after six months.
The 1925 contributory pensions
with social security included, would
be a minimum after rs years ser
vice at normal retirement age
With the proposed increases in so
cial security, a worker averaging
$75 week for 25 years would gel
$l53; for 80 years, $l67, and fol
40 years, $l96.
Union negotiators have asked
for 1925 non-contributory pensions
a 10 per cent increase, and other
benefits.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-08-24
Fiction Writer Member
IOf Butchers Union

San Diego (LPA) = Not all
butchers are butchers-that is, not
all members of the butchers union.
Take Eddie Orcut for example. He's
an honorary member of the AL
Meatcutters' Local 229 and he's a
fiction writer by profession.
After more than 20 years OF
newspaper and fiction writing, Or
cutt in 1912 became a radio broad
caster for a group of local unions
and also editor Of the Labor Lead
er, official publication of the Sar
Diego Central Labor Council. TIC
assist him in his duties, Local 22g
delegated him as a representative
to the Central Council.
In 1945 Orcutt returned to the
fullstime job of fiction writing
"Even though Pm no longer active
in the labor movement, he said
Il still regard myself as Johnny
Come Lately who really learned
something about it. learned some
thing that can't be learned from
books and isn't printed in the daily
papers. | look back on that exper-
fence with a feeling of affection
and respect for the people | work
ed with and for"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-08-24
Korea Struggle
Gives Kick To
SchenIey Prices

New York (LPA)-Schenley Dis
tillers, Inc, which holds the larg-
est stock of aged whiskies in this
country, has announced whopping
price increase, effectiYe Septem-
Der l.
Last April Schenley held S1.6%
of the eight-year-old, 100 proof
whiskies stored in Kentucky. They
had already paid a full tax on it
and decided it was time to unload
the stuff, so they put it on the
market. Then came Korea, and
talk of industry converting to pro-
duction of industrial alcohol.
Sooo-Old Schenley bottled-in-
bond rye, Old Schenley bottled-in-
bond straight bourbon, and Peb-
bleford Kentucky straight bourbon
are going up $1.35 a fifth, from
$7.15 to $3.50, in New York and
correspondingly in other states.
The company has nothing to lose.
If people won't buy it for that
much, they'll just hold it until
there's a shortage when purchas-
ers can be found for it at any
price.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-08-24
Rail Labor Heads
|Hif Bill As
|An+i-Union Tool

Washington (LPA) - Under tht
pretense of "curbing Reds" the
Mundt-Nixon bill could be useo
against labor unions and any Am
erican who "spoke his mind" or
controversial issues, the Railway
Labor Executives Association con
cluded at a regular meeting here
The union leaders pointed ou'
that rail labor organizations were
fighting Communism long before
Mundt or Nixon was heard of OF
the national scene. One purpose OF
the bill was to give Rep. Richard
Nixon something to talk about il
his campaign as Republican candi'
date for the Senate from Cali
fornia, they said. Sen. Mundt Or
SD, a 100 percent reactionary
was elected by mining and utilitie:
companies, they added.
The rail labor chiefs decided t.
demand a complete revision of the
regulations under which rail EN-
ployes use free passes on the rail
roads. Management has been citing
the pass privilege as an argument
against wage boosts, they said
although the tight restrictions i'm
posed during the space shortages
of World War ii remain in force
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-08-24
Urge 75c Woge In
Amusement Field

New York (LPA)-A minimum
75-eent hourly wage has been re-
commended for $4,000 workers in
the states amusement and recrea-
ton industry. The proposal, which
would boost the pay Of about 80
percent of the $4,000, was made
unanimously by an eight-man board
representing labor, management,
and the public, after 2S delibera-
tive sessions.
Three public hearings are sched-
uled before the Industrial Com
missioner acts on the recommen-
dation.
There are still 100000 workers
not covered, but IL more boards
are scheduled to start hearings on
minimum standards.
Only three states have minimum
wage laws for the amusement and
recreation industry. They are Cali
fornia and Washington, 65 cents;
and Massachusetts, 62h cents. .
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-08-24
EcA Money Goes
For Profits Says
Union Official

New York (LPA)-The Marshall
Plan is. a flop. Too much money is
piling up in the Golfers of Euro
pean industrialists while very little
trickles down to the workers, John
w. Livingston, vice-president OF
the United Auto Workers declares
Livingston had just returned from
six-week tour as head of a UAW
delegation surveying automobile
and aircraft factories in Germany
Italy and France.
The huge profits being made bv
enterprises rehabilitated through
the Marshall Plan make top pro-
.paganda for the Communists to
spread among low-paid employees,
Livingston said. For this reason, he
the Plan is miserable
failure"
However, Livingston and the
rest of the delegation made it clear
their criticism was aimed at the
way Marshall Plan money has been
used, not at the basic idea behind
the plan. Livingston insisted that
European living standards must be
raised if we want democracy and
friendliness to the US to prevail in
Italy, France and Germany. If
standards are permitted to stag
nate or worsen, there may be "up-
heavals," he said.
The delegation said that unless
something is done to improve stan
dards in the three countries 1--WE
may soon find that all the aid
given to date that has been used to
rebuild industries may be in the
hands of or under the control of a
dictator who is showing more and
more day by day his lust for power
and his hatred for the United
States Livingston said they meant
Joe Stain. The UAW will formu-
late specific recommendations for
presentation in Washington after
a review of the delegations find
ings, Livingston disclosed.
The 12-man group first spent
three weeks in England as the re-
turn guests of the Amalgamated
Engineers Union. Then the MEM
bers split into teams of four to
visit France, Germany and Italy.
Despite the fact that British
living standards were relatively
low, Livingston said they found
the health of British children espec-
tally good. He said this was re-
suit of the British medical scheme
that is now working much better
than after it was first initiated"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-08-24
|AT&T Profits Up
But No Increase
For Its Workers

New York (LPA) - American
Telephone and Telegraph Company
largest employer in the country,
made a profit of $134 ,408,481 in
the second six months of 1850. That
was a gain of $26, 6,499,067 over its
net profits for the first six months
of l949.
But while rolling up lush pro-
fits, this giant industry has fought
tooth and nail against any in
creases for its workers. And ever
as its half-year earnings were an
nounced, its New Jersey Bell Tele-
phone Co. was fighting in the
courts to block a wage increase
award to the Communications
Workers of America.
Under New Jersey law forbid
ding utility strike, the dispute be-
tween Bell and the union went to
arbitration months ago. An award
of $3.50 week increase was hand
ed down April 20. The company ap-
pealed, and the State Superior
Court upheld the award August 8
The company then asked for a stay
of execution, which was denied
Aug. ID. The company has appeal
ed again. SO the CWA members
prevented by state law from strik-
ing, have not yet obtained their in
crease. Union attorneys charge the
company is trying to destroy the
union by prolonged court appeals.
PS: The Pacific Telephone 4
Telegraph company also made pub
lie its profit figures Aug. is. Fol-
the first six months of 1949 the
profits were $1l ,947 800; for the
first six months this year, the pro-
fits were $21, ,517,584.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-08-24

Detroit UPA), - Richard F.
Walsh was unanimously reelected
president of the Int'l Alliance OF
Theatrical Stage Employes-AFI
at its 40th convention here. Speak
ers included AFL President Will
lam Green; Joseph keenan,, direc-
tor Of Labor's League for Political
Education; Eric Johnston, pres
ident of the Motion Picture ASSN
and Rep. Roy w. Wier Cd, Minn.)
an IATSE member.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-08-24

Editors of the Readers Digest
admitted that the original article
did not call Raver Socialist, and
that the word had been inserted by
the editors themselves.)
Morse made it clear that he is
personally opposed to the proposed
Columbia Valley Authority (CVA)
and gave his reasons. But he de-
lmanded that the issue be debated
on its merits.
He said he wanted an investiga-
tion to disclose whether there is
any connection between Miller, the
private utilities, and the Digest
article. 81 think we have a right"
he said, "to demand a retraction
| of the outright falsehoods that
have been levelled against the fed
eral power program on the Colum-
bia river. } think we have the right
| to know whether these misrepre-
sentations came from the pen of
Governor Miller or whether they
were contrived in the editorial
sanctum of the Readers Digest, as
part and parcel of nationwide
conspiracy to smear public power
developments"
Morse then took the article
apart, point by point, to buttress
| his charges that it was smear pro-
paganda. He accused the Digest
of "wilful character assassination"
in the case of DR.. Raver.
Morse called attention to the
Electric Companies Advertising
Program, a privately circulated
document, which, Morse said, "pro-
poses campaign of deceit and
classification no less infamous than
the callous program launched by
Samuel insult a quarter of CEN
tury ago, when he sought to re-
write our school books and corrupt
out teachers.
The ECAP said that a survey
showed strong public support for
iva and similar programs, so that
to attack public power projects on
that basis would be futile. How
ever, the same survey showed that
the public opposed socialism, to
| /. SO, the ECAP advised the power
companies to link their fight to
socialism. (This particular bit OF
slullduggery was exposed in pre-
vious LPA story.)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-08-24
Operators Would Drop Charges Against
Miners, But Denham Presses Them

Washington (LPA)-Announced
purpose of the Taft Hartley act is
to promote industrial peace. But
Robert N. Denham, general coun-
sci of the National Labor Relation
Board, prefers to use the act to
keep dead controversies alive, ac-
cording to spokesman for the
United Mine Workers.
The spokesman was prompted by
the testimony of Harry Moses,
president of the US Steel Corpor-
atoms Captive" coal mines, who
told an NLRB trial examiner Aug.
18 that he and other coal operators
asked Denham to drop charges of
unfair labor practices against the
UNIV and John l.. Lewis. The
charges grew out of the 1949-5O
soft coal dispute.
Moses said that, accompanied by
George Love, Joseph Moody and
others, he met with Denham Aug.
10 to urge him to kill the charges.
Love, president of the Pittsburgh
Consolidation Coal Company, was
chief spokesman last winter for
northern and western operators.
Moody heads the Southern Coal
Producers Association. Others at
the meeting included three Den
ham aides, Moody's attorney, and
Welly X. Hopkins, attorney for the
UNIV.
Moses described the meeting
with Denham under cross exam
ination by Hopkins at hearing
conducted by trial examiner Arthur
Left. He also said that his own
lawyer had sent letter Aug. 8 to
the NLRB regional director in
Baltimore asking that the charges
against the union be quashed. Sid
ney Barban, appearing for Den
ham, asked that the hearing be re-
cessed for five days because he
didn't feel well.
Denham issued the un f a i l
charges last winter after the Goa
operators complained the UNIV
was violating the Taft Hartley act
on the following five counts: de-
manding a union shop without ar
election; insisting on a "willine
and able" clause; demanding q
free rein in calling memorial per
iods"; trying to restrict welfare
fund payments to UNIV members
refusal to bargain collectively.
Under cross examination, Moses
said the coal miners never refus'
ed to bargain. In addition, he said
both the union and the operators
felt that the contract executed
March 5, 1850, resolved the other
four issues. Denham's office was
Expected to press the charges
nevertheless.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-08-24
Exposes Move To
Recruit Workers
From The South

Detroit (LPA) - Attempts by
Detroit auto manufacturers to re-
cruit workers from the south have
been vigorously attacked by the
United Auto Workers.
In a letter to Gov. q. Mennen
Williams, Secre y-Treasurer
Emil Macy called for state IN
vestigation of the manpower stu
alton. Reason for an alleged short
age, he said, is "the widespread
practice of discrimination in hiring
policies" against Negroes, women
workers and workers over 40.
"We believe there is still enough
available labor in the Detroit area
and in the state to meet our pre-
sent needs and our potential needs
in the near future he told Will
Jams.
The UAW is prepared to submit
documentary evidence, he said, that
"many employers follow a deliber-
ate policy of refusing to hire work
ers in those three groups, thereby
leaving untapped a large reser-
voir of available labor"
In addition, he maintained, there
is a tremendous number of work
ers who would take jobs in indus
try in the event of a serious ma
tional crisis as in World War IL.
These people are not counted IN
official employment figures.
eve would like to suggest that
you order an investigation into
this situation by an appropriate
state agency to determine the eX-
tent of recruiting already going
on, the extent of discriminatory
hiring policies and the size of the
unrecorded but available labor
force in the state. We believe that
such an investigation, with its re-
suits properly publicized, would go
far toward forestalling unneces-
sary and premature recruiting from
other areas"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-08-24
Sen. Morse Demands Lobby
Probe Of Readers Digest

Washington (LPA)-Sen. Wayne
Morse OR, Ore.) has demanded that
the House lobby probe committee
investigate Readers Digest. He
charged the magazine is deliber-
ately spreading malicious false
hoods about American institutions
and American officials.
Morse asked that Rep. Frank
Buchanan Cd, Pa.) chairman of the
House committee investigating lob
bying, subpoena: Dewitt Wallace
publisher of the Digest; Leslie A,
Miller, former governor of Wyom-
ing, and DR.. Paul j. Raver, admin
istrator of the Bonneville Power
Administration since 1889.
Senator Morse charged conspir-
acy by utilities to smear as sub
versive, un-American and social
istic, the federal power, naviga-
tion and reclamation projects, and
said: "If our nations most widely
circulated magazine can deliber-
ately spread malicious falsehoods
about our, American institutions
and our American officials it is
giving aid and comfort to the en-
emies of our democratic way OF
life"
Morse spoke at length, and doc
umented his case. He was support
by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson Cd
Wash.) and Sen. James Murray
Cd, Mont.).
Readers Digest has been expos
ed repeatedly as anti-labor anc
anti-Fair Deal. The magazine rar
a digest Of John T. Flynn's hyster-
ical, anti-labor book, "The Roac
Ahead. Hundreds of thousands OF
copies of the digest, and of the
book itself, have been distributed
by the Committee For Constitu-
tional Government, considered the
key i'm a network of anti-labor lob
bies. +. A. Rumely executive heac
of the CCG, defied the Buchanan
committee by refusing to name his
financial angels, and later the com
mittee counsel recommended he be
cited for contempt. Rumely, went
to Jail for violating the trading
with the enemy act in World Wan
j.
Senator Morse asked the inves'
tigation ''to determine whether
Readers Digest has not secretly
conspired with powerful business
interests to discredit governmental
institutions and defame govern.
mental administrators acting under
the authority Of this and other
Congresses.
Morse paid his respects to the
propaganda of the power cOmpan-
les and their paid lobbyists. 81
think infinitely worse than this
paid propaganda of power com
panies", he continued, "is the subtle
campaign they have launched to
corrupt avenues of public informa-
ton. 1t now appears that the Read
er's Digest, that self-styled para
gon of honest, wholesome publish
ing, has endorsed and deliberately
embarked upon this campaign OF
smear and falsehood."
He referred to AN article in the
July 1850 issue, titled what Does
eva Mean To You?" 1t was osten
sibly written by Leslie A. Miller
former governor of Wyoming
Morse called the article a "concoc
tion of half truths and whole lies"
The article, among other things
called DIR. Raver a Socialist.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-08-24
AFL PAINTERS END
OAK RIDGE STRIKE

Oak Ridge (LPA)-Members of
the AFL Painters union ended a
two-day walkout after a confer
ence with officials Of the Atomic
Energy Commission. The l70O
painters are employed by the Max
on Construction Co. which is
building two new Uranium 235
plants at Oak Ridge. They were
protesting the behavior of sup
erintendant.