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Evening star., 1950-04-10
Conducted by
BETSY CASWELL
SHEET MUSIC.

fFron Mrs. T. E. l., Washington. }
I have the sheet music for three
old songs, which are orchestrations
Tor violins, saxaphones, trumpet,
drums. etc.. and will present them
to any orchestra which can use
them. Write me through the
RICH.
COOP SCHOOL?
(From Mrs. P. S.. WashingtonJ
I am interested in learning if
there are any cooperative nursery
schools in the Mount Pleasant or
Columbia Heights neighborhoods
and If any of the readers of the
RICH have had favorable results
IN sending speech-retarded child
(mine being 31a years Of age) to
one of them.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-31

The years have gone on and
Susha has withstood them. There
she is, a bare four feet of her,
her features incredibly little, her
chest and shoulders so shrunken,
her arms seemingly long for her
body; but her hands large with
bone and veins dominantly de-
claring a life of toll, and tender
ness. They are hands that have
worked, hands that have carried,
hands that have lead, hands that
vibrate now to every stimulus
that comes her way, even as they
lie against each other on her pro-
truding abdomen. For her alb
domen refuses to shrivel with
time, firm and strong in the
knowledge of what it has nur-
tured, the life it gave forth in
her time of succession, the pride
in the son she bore. Yes, her
body is drying up into an ever
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-31
Mobile Alabama
SUSHA AND SEFER T0RAH
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of surroundings that were strange,
and unstable and out of his focus.
His mother lives on, stoically
keeping house in an apartment of
her own, still mistress of a do
main. She rents one of her three
rooms to a contemporary, a wo-
man really much younger than
she, but by no means to be con-
Sidered as indepent as she. Does
she not have to recite the prayers
10 her? Does not Mrs. Zemil con-
stantly need her advice and
counsel? 1t is well known that
Mrs. Zemil, nebich, talked too
much and not always wisely.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-03-31

smaller bundle, her sight strug-
giles hard to retain the light, but
her mind is alert, her spirit proud,
her heart warm.
And now she was pleading with
him, not abjectly, not as one
pleads for help or favor; but
logically, as one asking for what
is right and good, and moreover
BETTING a Jew of dignity and
righteousness; a Jew, her son, who
should long ago have stood up
among the pillars of the faith
and be counted. How was one to
deny this to her, his mother, who
was so bowed down with the
years. How much longer, after
all -? So he promised to set
about the acquisition of a Sefer
Torah.
And Susha lost no time. One
does not daudle in the things OF
the spirit. The very next day
after his promise to her, a Solar,
a holy scribe, a resident of Pater-
son, who eked out his living as
scribe by doing some modern
machine printing in a dingy little
shop, called up my husband. Mr..
Lazar, it seems, had long known
of Susha's holy urge, and had
anticipated my husbands consent.
He was ready with the informa-
ton that, yes, there was a new
and perfect Sefer Torah to be
had. It had just been brought
Continued on Page 27l
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, May II lP.-An Agriculture
Department estimate on on winter riM wheat aea
casts caused some selling in the bread
cereal today. Wheat fell around a cent at
one time, but rallied from its low.
Soybeans went down along with wheat,
and losses in beans ran to more than >
at times. Rye also sank, Corn and oats
hsd up ry Te mosR in 9hest snd
wheat near the end of the first hour
.aS sorn %as lover SG to OVSf e hsser 3 aay
1,45I., and oats were unchanged to -
higher; May So So. soy6eanss. STs. were were y Ia =
yuiS Tis ie.s0. e l. n0no'e0 pounds 'o"e''
81 900 900 bushels more, than an earlier
private estimate. Some Improvement may
have occurred since May !; when the
Along with the crop, report, rains in
h' IN ssqg deanss sG A'd Mossue G aeOSs
FaIls, Tex: T. Parts Of oklahoma and Kansas
also obtained 'n Precipitation all of which
The outlook for the Northwest. where
rain is not wanted, also was more favor
sole: Some scattered showers were pre-.
in the spring. wheat territory the weather
was expected to be fair. Grain men
wondered now much lano nao Deen
taken out of production by floods.
Traders in soybeans had some early
bearish price news. 1t consisted Of a
engaged in barter negotiations with Man
churia. Under the plan as reported'
ton for $4,000 tons of Manchurian soy
beans.
The soybesns would be shipped to
Japan, sccoroing to these reports; If the
take care of Japan's requirements for the
remainder Of the crop year, thereby re-
ducing export demand for American
soybeans.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. May II (41 tUsDAl.-sal-
able hogs, 5000; moderately active and
uneven. but generally 1O-15 higher on
butchers and steady to strong on sows:
practical top, 1875 paid freely for choice
pounds. 19.OO-19.50; 30O-33O pounds.
lS.25-19.00: few lots up to 375 pounds.
some carrying sows. as low as 1928 and
few odd 160-lS0 pounds, 1S50-1a.R5;
sows under $50 pounds 1575-I7.25:
heavier weights down to 400 for around
600-pound averages; good clearance.
Salable cattle-3,5OO: salable calves,
steers, but otherwise general market ac-
tive; six loads mostly choice steers held
above, 1880 still unsold; GOOD clearance
on other grades steers and heifers at
steady to rs higher prices: cows Arm:
bulls and yealers strong; most good to
low-choice fed steers, 2S.O0- 30 80: me-
dium to low-sood, 26.50-27.75: medium
and rood heifers. 26OO-29.00: package
175-pound mixed yearlinRs, $3.50: good
cows, 22.00-24.00: common and medium
beef cows, 1S.25-21.75; Gamers and cuts
ters, II i5O-l5 70; medium and good sau-
sage bulls. % O0-23. so; medium to choice
vealers, 27.00-32 90.
..Salable sheep-500: generally steady
all classes; three decks choice 1898 pound
No. 1 skin Wisconsin-fed shorn lambs,
26.15. the top: choice wooled lambs ab-
sent: good 120-pound offerings in fleece.
$500; common to choice shorn Slaughter
ewes, 10.0O-13.50; clearance good.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Tobacco Markets

UPPER MARLBORO. Md. May II t4p.-
Volume of sales was fairly light on the
Southern Maryland tobacco auction mar
kets. yesterday and average prices by
grades were about steady with Tuesday,
the United States Department of Agri-
culture and Maryland State Department
Of Markets reported
A decrease In the percentage of better
grades lowered the general quality slightly
Net auction sales Tuesday amounted to
477,315 pounds and averaged S49.4s per
hundred. This was the highest daily
average Of the season and $l.20 above
The pondage was the lowest Auction
sales for the season were brought to
500 net pounds for an average Of
Average auction bid prices per 100
pounds on a limited number OF repre-
sentative United States grades yesterday
Heavy crop-Good cherry-red up at 65.
fair cherry,red UNCHANGED at So. fair red
Tips--Fsir cherry-red unchanged at Al
fair red down ] at @S, fair green 16 mot
Thin crop-Fine cherry-red unchanged
at SO. good cherry-red up l at 6s. good
red unchanged at So. fair cherry-red un-
changed at 81. fair red of 3 at go
Seconds--Good cherry-red of l at "a,
good red of ! at .55. fair cherry-red un-
changed at 80, fair red OF 4 at 43.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
New York Produce

NEW YORK, May IL G4p.-Butter, 422.-
200: steady. wholesale prices on bulk
cartons Creamery, higher than 81 score
tAA, 6074 cents; 81 score (A), so; 30
score tB). 5Ss4-59; SO score (C), 57A-
5S.
Cheese - 151,995; steady; prices un-
changed.
price change. today. Receipts totaIed
1925 cases. Spot quotations follow:
Miowestern: Mixed colorS-Fancy heavy
weights, 37-37l2; extra l large. 35;
extra / medium. 1898; extra i medium
processed, 34-341a current receipts, 80;
dirties 29-29h; checks, 27h.
Whites-Fancy heavyweights, 37-37h;
extra l large, 80; extra l medium, 32-33
Browns--Fancy heavyweiehts, 37-371a;
extra l large, 35.
Nearby - (Top quotations are based
largely on exchange trading)
Whites-Fxtra fancy heavyweights. 81;
fancy heavyweights, SO; others, large,
34-35: mediums, 1913; pullets, 1880
Browns-Extra fancy heavyweights, 81
371z; fancy heavyweiehts, 36: others,
large, 1885; mediums. 32-33; pullets, rs.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Lead Price Advanced
Another Half Cent;
Demand Strong
~ RE Associated Press

NEW YORK. May 1.-THE
price of lead was advanced half
cent a pound today to Il cents,
New York basis. by a major Gus
tom Smelter.
just yesterday the metal was
boosted a Quarter-cent. Lead S
price now has climbed total of
Ia cents in a series of Ave ad-
vances that began April 20, and
today'S price is the same as that
which prevailed from last Novem-
Der II until early March of this
year.
Most suppliers reported lead
continues in excellent demand
and some said sales were running
well ahead of daily output.
1t was conceded. however. that
lead is not in the acutely tight
supply position which obtains in
zinc and copper. Producers said
stocks of lead accumulated al
prices above the present level were
still available and would be offered
to buyers as quotations strengthen.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Radio-N Group Leads
Sedate Stock Rally
After Early Dip
BY the Assoeiossd Press

NEW YORK. May ia sedate
rally shaped up in the stock mar
ket today after early droopineSs.
Buying interest first appeared in
the radio-televiSion group in mid
morning. then gradually spread
elsewhere. Numerous small losses
were erased and morning advances
extended.
In the case of TV stocks gains
ran up as much as two points or
so.
Even railroad issues shared in
the improvement despite the So
bering effect of the firemen's strike
against four major carriers.
Business was brisk and just a
shade under yesterday when
$4,000 shares changed hands.
The rally in TV issues followed
a brief but sharp selling furry in
this group late Wednesday. TV
stocks have been on the defensive
lately after dizzy advance earlier
in the year. ~
New York Central and Pennsyl-
vania. each affected by the strike,
recouped early losses. Southern
Railway moved into the plus COL
umn. but Santa Fe lost around
a point.
Higher prices were paid for Re
public Steel. Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler, Packard. Studebaker
Douglas Aircraft. Admiral Corp.
Emerson Radio, Philco, Radio
Corp. Zenith, International Tele-
phone. Phelps Dodge, Du Pont
Gulf Oil. Warner Bros. and West
ern Union.
Holding back were General Mo-
tors, Goodrich. Distillers Corp.
Standard Oil New Jersey and
General Electric.
In the bond market a block oi
$l05,000 worth of American Tele-
phone 31ss sold at 127la, a new
high and up "a. Price changes
elsewhere were narrow. United
States Government issues helc
steady in over the counter
dealings.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Peoples Drug Profit
Above 1o4o, Despite
Decrease in Sales
Ey Edword G. Stone

Peoples Drug Stores, Inc,
earned 72 cents per share on the
common stock in the first quarter
of this year against 70 cents a
share in the like 1949 period,
President G.. B. Burrus announced
today.
In the three months ending
March 81 net sales totaled SILL
009,978 as compared with SILL
1925 q year ago. The company
had an operating profit Of $431.-
1853 against $461 ,206.
Net income amounted to $780,
326 for the quarter compared with
$300,723 in the same months in
1949, the quarterly report stated.
Store Executives to Meet.
William M. Loman. service di-
rector at Hecht'S, will be head
line speaker at the University of
Maryland's Merchandising and
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, May IL (P,-Foreign ex-
change rates follow (Great Britain in dol
lars, others in cents): Canadian dollar in
New York open market. ga per cent dis
count or 90.25 United States cents, up ,s
of a cent.
Great Britain 30-day futures,
2.SO,s. unchanged;. Great Britain 60-day
futures. $50, unchanged; Great Britain
90-day futures, 2.79s4, unchanged; France
franc), .2sss of a cent, OF .OOls; Italy
Qira). 1914 Of a cent. unchanged; Sweden
Ckrona), 1897, unchansed; Switzerland
drane. free), 1888, up .01 Of a cent.
Latin America--Argentina ureel, IL 30.
Brazil free), $50, UNCHANGED; /;
Mexico, 11.57, unchansed.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations furnished by the
United States Department OF AEricul-
Apples Market about steady, bushel
baskets and boxes. U. S, Is. @la-inch up
unless S9therwtss stated New Jersey De
inen up, few hiGh color, 3.25; 3-inch up,
800; Pennsylranis Black rwiss; $50,
T55o0fe H5ss' few 81 :, Is New Jersey s'"ym'n''
Potatoes-old, too few sales to quote
MARYLAND and ,virSinis, bushei basket,
Puerto Ricans fair quality. 80; yamS,
y. S. Is. 2.0o-5O; Delaware, hushel bas-
Waxed, 3,0o-35; New Jersey bushei hamper
ersnss type. 3,oS-e5; "a se'O Sushel basket,
Asparasus-MsrEet slishty stronser;
Colossal, 1.00-3.5 50; few 500; extra fancy
choice. 1854 90; New jersey Colossal,
7.00-7 so: extra fancy. 6OO-7 90; fancy
go; VirElnia, large, :00-1 so. medium.
rivals.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market firm on fryers, about
steady on others, receipts moderate. trad
n and SGW pounds FSerS and undf& pou9H
:3,3: hens. heavy weights, nearby. 26-2S;
few 20; light weishtS, mostly 20.
Livestock Market.
Cattle-S50: holdoverS, 400 total sal
able. l'3oo: equivalent | loads slaughter
TO 80 higher: ether classes cattle fully
sSod and H o low choice steers and yeariinss;;
steers, 2560-2s.25; odd head lots COM
mon and medium heifers, 21.00-24. 90;
nss ssS sdSH odd soUd aas sSSs coSd m1sd
common and medium, II 7OO-20. 90; can
ners and cut. cutters mostly dd45o.l!;9o soGt
80. so; few high good and choice 4a3- 80
pound stockers. steers calves, 2S.00-75:
most medium and good stocker cattle;
.2 ;0O..6.75; INCLUDING up to l,2OO-pound
Calves. @75; rather slow, but constd-
eraoly more active than yesterday or
Of 300 paid more freely; good and
choice yealers early ~ 7:0O-3l 90: com
nC0 snd CO. meaiHm eas ssSei nd veaer'
trade but, spots 20 cents lower through
the bulk st rcoa tSS and eRoae Ras
SS9 pounds j. 5s"5o.a5; Ss' 1880 =, bounds, &
300 pounds, 1890 down: i2o-i4o pounds,
l6o lf,o-ls0 So,,I pounds l95o;2o.oo; sows under
pounds, 14.75-i8 90; heavier weights
uHQeT pTlCe Oh same weight SOWS. gar
bage fed hogs, 1.50-2 90 under grain feds
Sheep, 100; scattered odd lots good
and choice. 65-75 pound spring lambs
steady at $500: good and choice wooeo
slaughter ewes scaling around 1l5 pounds
ana less quoted up TO LOO.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, 9.263 l0-pound sacks
2,015 bushels; stock, .,.32l ,92l bushels
No. . red winter garicky. spot. domestic
243A; May, 2;43l2; No. 3 red winter
Corn-Receipts. 81 267 bushels: ship.
ments, none; stocks, .5l716g bushels
Oats-Receipts, 3,765 bushels; shiu-
ments. none; stocks, 99.3l0 bushels. Nc
Barley = Receipts. none: shipments
none; stocks, l17,7s5 bushels.
Rye-ReceiptS, 6,93l bushels; ship
ments. l.9S1 bushels stocks, 5l7,43a
soybeans-Receipts. none: shipments,
none; stocks 202.o46 bushels
Millteed-Receipts, 3lS tons.
Butter and EGGS.
Eggs - Market dull demand slow;
receipts liberal. Wholesale prices: A large,
3S-4O; some low as 35-36; meu ums
1895. few lower; A small, supplies IN
suticient to quote. B large, 1895. .Lr-
rent receipts ungraded, 27-3O, mostly
Receipts: Butter. a5,55O pounds; eggs
450 cases.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
District Awaits Report
On Mrs. KeIeher's
Physical Condition

District health officials have
decided to await the results OF
diagnoStic tests before deciding
what to do about the hoSpitaliZa-
ton OF Mrs. Anna T. Dolly
Keleher.
The divorced wife of former
GAMBLER John B. Blackjack
Keleher is patient at Gallinger
Hospital She was taken there
late Tuesday after United States
marshalS evicted her on q stretch
er from her swank Woodley Park
Towers apartment.
Gallinger officials said eXamina-
ton showed she has a suspicious
area" in her lungs and has con-
slant fever. II the condition IS
diagnosed as tuberculosis. ofn-
cialS explained. the city can fur
nish disqualification. II not, she
will have TO seek care somewhere
else.
Furniture in Storage.
Mrs. KeleherS physician. Or.
James Hawfield. quoted Dr., w.
Leroy Dunn, acting Health De-
partment tuberculosis chief, as
deciding TO wait until Gallinger
makes a complete diagnosis 1t
Will take about a week.
DIR. Dunn said he would be de-
lighted TO put her on a waiting
list for Glenn Dale If she is found
to have active disease and that
she would be hoSpitaliZed If there
is any emergency condition
found, DR.. Hawfield said.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Keleher'S at
torney. James J. Laughlin. said
Mrs. Keleher's lavish furniture
and personal belongings. taken
from the apartment at the same
time she was, have been placed
in private storage"
Mrs. Keleher Loses Suit.
| Mrs. Keleher yesterday lost out
in District Court in an old civil
suit, which charged she had been
wrongfully evicted last october.
On that occasion she paid rent
and moved back in.
| The suit, which had asked
$3.50. 900 damages from the Ell &
Kay Building g. Investment Co..
which owns and operates the
apartment building. was dismissed
by Judge Edward A. Tamm. Suit
against Abraham Lehman, named
as president of the company, also
was dismissed.
Dismissal was on the technical
ground that the suit did not al
lege that more than $500 in rent
then due had been offered to a
United States marshal. The rent
was paid to a company repre-
sentative after deputy marShalS
had started moving out Mrs.
Keleher's furniture. 1t was ex-
planned by Attorney Bernard I.
Nofdlinger, representing the com.
pany.
Mrs. Keleher had contended she
previously had offered the rent
money to Mr.. Lehman and that
he had not accepted it.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, - May II LP--Liauida-
tion and hedging depressed cotton futures
in forenoon trading HedRins operations
were believed to reflect the substantial
pace of spot cotton sales and loan
TepoSseSsions. Only scale down trade sup
port was in evidence.
Some quarters estimated that the Gov
ernment stocks OF the1A4g crop loan
cotton will be whitfield through repos-
sessions from l,o00,0O0 10 / .IOO,O0O bales
by the end OF the season, July n. com
pared with the present current stock OF
about 9,O5O,OOO bales
Noon prices were 45 to % cents .
bale lower than the previous close. May.
u so: July, - 81, and October, 81 20.
Evening star., 1950-05-11

burRn, MRS. l.. .. JOIlLlSOu, 1dA
finckel g. Co.
Charles G. Nichols. president OF
the National Retail Dry Goods AS
sociation Of youngstown, Ohio.
will be the dinner speaker. Dean
J.F. Pyle and j. Allan Cook, asso-
ciate professor Of marketing. ar
ranged the program.
United Food Lists Officers.
Daniel Bondareff, Broad Branch
Market, has been elected president
of the United Food Stores Corp,
1t was announced today. r. Wald-
man, of the Lee Supermarket, was
chosen first vice president; c. M.
Denton, Jax-Pax Market, second
vice president, and E. E. School,
craft, of Silver Spring, executive
vice president.
David Abraham, 1884 Montague
street NV, was made treasurer
and David Hornstein, Tower Build
ing, secretary and counsel. Joseph
Katz, New Virginia Market; Max
Rubin, Sunshine Market; Samuel
Dickson, 9th street S.W.; Louis
Crossman, Dale Drive Market; and
Michael Shuman, Shuman's Mar
ket. were elected directors.
Pepco Rights Now On Sale.
First sales in Potomac Electric
Power common stock rights are
now being registered on the Wash
ington Stock Exchange on a
when issued basis. The opening
sale was at 1872 cents right, the
additional stock being offered
present holders at $14.50 a share.
Stockholders are showing wide
interest in the new shares.
Stockholders of the Washington
Loan g. Trust Co. approved the
1O-for-l split-up in the capital
stock, more than 80 per cent OF
the outstanding shares being rep
resented in the voting. Effective
June Is, the bank will have l0O,-
600 shares of stock with $40 par
value in place Of the present 10000
shares with $100 par.
New Offices Open Monday.
The Federal Home Loan Bank
Board announced today that the
new district office will be moved
from Winston-Salem to Green's
boro, N. c., on Monday. The Of
fee serves the building and loan
associations in Washington. Mary
land. Virginia, the Carolinas and
three other States.
Charles P. Rice was slated for
election as president of the Dis
trict Life Underwriters Associa-
ton at a meeting today at the
Shoreham Hotel. He will succeed
w. j. McCausland.
Remington Rand office equip
ment will be on display next Mon
day and Tuesday at 1915 L street
NV. Manager Herbert H. Good
man said the show is being ar
ranged for the Department of
Agriculture.
John A. Bard. National Asso-
citation of Cost Accountants, ad-
dressed the American Society of
Women Accountants at the Will
lard yesterday.
Kaiser -Frazer's new car will be
called the Henry j." as a result
of the contest just ended.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Washington Exchange
SALES.

Potomac Elec Pow rights Woo at
4 at3a; a;a5 100 at 49, so at 49, 200
Hecht com-100 at 3O34
Potomac Elec Pow rights WI-1OO at 4/32.
300 at 4/32. l25 at 4/32.
Potomac Elec Pow 5000 pfd "A"-10
at As.
Woodward Lothrop com-25 at 34a4.
Garfnckel com-50 at 121a.
Garfinckel 4hfe pfd-5O at 10.
Potomac Elec Pow riEhts WI-462 at
at32; sja5 JOG 0oa At 4I32; 81, zoo at 4/aa' 200
Potomac Elec Pow 5000 pfd $50 at
Evening star., 1950-05-11

Hourly Sales on Che Exchanre TO-DAY;
ll:0O q m 30 900 IL 90 noon 700 600
ZOO Dm. oso 900 900 pm. 900 600
UNIT of trading 10 shares sIn bank
under the Bankruptcy Act or securities
assumed by such companies. Rates of divi-
dends in the foregoing table are annual
or Semiannual declaration. Unless other
wise noted, special or extra dividends are
xr Ex rights. a Also extra or extras. H B Plus
stock dividend. Cash or stock. eDe-
clared or paid SO far this year. Dayable
dend date 6 Paid last year b Declared
or paid after stock dividend or split-up
k Declared or paid this year. an accumula-
this year. dividend omitted, deferred or no
action taken at last dividend meeting.
Declared 1949 payable in 1850. Liqui-
cash value undetermined on declaration
Evening star., 1950-05-11

Managem e n t
Conference next
Monday. Sell
ing Success S"
W i'll be dis
cussed by R. M.
Munsch Of Mil
Ter & Rhoads,
r ic h m o n d.
T hree other
w Washin g t o n
sp pe a x e RS in
c lude Wesley
Higgins. Wood
ward 81 10th
rop; Leroy
Brunig, La n S.
Evening star., 1950-05-11

Crude Oil Output averaged
5,058,450 barrels daily last week
VS.. 5,0l3.950 in the previous week
and 1888, 300 in the like l949
week-American Petroleum Insti-
tute.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Marker Averages
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK, May il LP.-spot non-
ferrous metal prices today: Copper, 1914
12 cents q pound, New York; zinc,
IL cents . pound. East ct. Louis.
Evening star., 1950-05-11
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. May IL LP.-Dividends
declared:
Extra.
Pc stk. of Pay
Rate. riod. record. able.
D Gypsum 81 6-S FL
M Action.
Rinney Mfg "a pf
Evening star., 1950-05-11
m. Y. Bond Market

list INCLUDES ONLY SELECTED ISSUES
iEnrnished By the Associated Pfesal
Evening star., 1950-09-22
Swifchmen, 10 Railways
Siqn Pact With &c Raise
By the Associated Press

The AFL Switchmen's Union
and officials of 10 Western rail-
roads yesterday signed three
year agreement calling for an i'm
mediate wage increase of % cents
an hour for 10000 yard men, and
more if the cost of living goes UP.
The formal contract was signed
although general terms were
agreed to three weeks ago at the
White House. The switchmen
had asked for a five-day, 40-hour
work week without loss of pay.
The shorter week-they are now
working 48 hours-won't be put
into effect before October l. 1851,
Two other railroad unions
the trainmen and conductors
had threatened Nationwide
strike over the same demands and
President Truman seized all major
rail lines to head off a strike Au-
gust n. The two unions, with
about 100000 workers under their
Jurisdiction. had rejected the
terms agreed to by the switchmen.