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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-02-10

The union is actually hav-
ing a run on its supply of
booklets, "The Inside Story" "
whose subtitle is what Every
Man Should Know A bout the
Clothes He Wears and the Men
Who Make Them"
Generated by its national adj
vertising campaign, as we'll as
by yeoman work of trade-union
committees in large industrial
centerS, the interest in u n i o n
label clothing is mounting, Mr..
Potofsky declared. The average
consumer is being rapidly con-
vinced that, in every pri c e
range, the union label garment,
dollar for dollar, is better buy
than non-union clothes.
1ne Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America is seeking
to bring within the union fold
the remaining five-percent nom
union manufacturers in the
clothing industry and prevent
the return of the sWeatShop of
infamous memory.
In the avalanche of letters
and postcards showing the in
creasing public interest in union
label clothing, the overwhelm-
ing majority were happy to see
a trade-union advertising the
products made by its members.
Receive Letters
A recent college graduate and
student of labor relations writes
the Amalgamated:
"I hope this will be start in
the direction of labor u n / o n
selling h ei r attributes to the
consumer. It is excellent public
relations"
A well-wisher in Cleveland
has this to say:
Il would ike TO commend
your union for running the ads
promoting the industry in
which you work. 1t seems to me
that this is a far-sighted policy
on your part and that you are
doing your members a great
service"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-02-10
IS Million TO
Vote In England

LONDON UPA)-Nearly 35,-
900, 900 voters will go to the
polls Feb. % to pass judgement
on the five-year record of the
British Labor Party. The odds
are in favor of the Laborites. Al
though the Labor government in
New Zealand and Australia have
been turned out, in Britain La
Dor has not lost one of the 80
by-elections held since it came
to power in 1945.
The Labor government will
campaign on its record of social
welfare and naturalization of
industry. The Conservatives will
attack Socialist waste, and ar
que il is time for change. AT
stake will be 625 seats in the
House of Commons,
Prime Minister Clement At
tlee, in announcing the election
date, said the present Parlia-
ment would be dissolved feD. s..
According to one of Britain S
top bookmakers, Douglas cDug-
gle Never Owes'O Stuart, the
Labor party is our-to-six ia
vorite, This means that a sport
ing Englishman who invests"
six pounds in a Labor victory
will collect 10 pounds if he wins.
Stuart quote five-to-four
against the Conservative party.
But the odds make Conservative
Winston Churchill better bet
for prime minister than the in
cumbent Attlee. The reason:
Some expect Attlee to step down
even if his party wins. In addi-
tion, Churchill stands a better
chance of heading a coalition
cabinet, according to the dope.
Scoffers thought the odds on
Churchill were sentimental.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-02-10
Ama|gamated Clothing Workers
Drive For Union Labor Success
Campaign Being Generated BY Advertising
And Yeemen Work BY Union Committees
Consumer am

Consumer and tradeunion response to the current cam
paign of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
and boys clothing with the union label
exceeds expectations according preliminary reports
ceved by Jacob S Potofsky. Amalgamated president.
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would bring the total imports of
competitive goods from Europe to
less than $1,250 million, he said.
Pointing out that the wholesale
value of all goods produced In the
United States last year was $40
billion, Mr.. Hoffman said:
Il don't believe anyone could
argue that increased imports
amounting to one-third of one
per cent of our total output could
have any appreciable effect on
the total economy ."
Report Is Buttressed.
The Chamber of Commerce re-
port buttressed the ECA policy
with quotatio like these:
1T is not generally realized that
the dollar gap is not only a Sc
rious problem to the European
economy. but also to the United
States economy. In common with
other nations, the United States
is more eager to sell than to buy.
This tradition is based on the
false economic belief that only q
dollar spent in the United States
helps America and that dollars
spent abroad are lost to American
industry.
Dollars. wherever and how
ever spent, always 60 to buy
American goods, create American
employment, and stimulate Amer
lean prosperity.
obviously. foreign countries
must have dollars if the United
States is to sell its products to
them. Either we are going to
continue to give the necessary
dollars away or we are going to
permit foreign countries to earn
more dollars. ="
The Chamber suggested steps
that can be taken on both sides
of the Atlantic. In Europe, 1t
cited the need for breaking down
cartel thinking and excessive
protection Of industries" On the
American side, it said judicious
tariff cuts on certain products
would help. along with simplified
customs procedures.
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peting with European goods in
this country.
Mr.. Hoffman answered this
letter. pointing out that:
"We recognize that expanding
imports from Europe will affect
certain groups in the United
States favorably, other groups
unfavorably. However, before dis
cussing the effect of imports on
special groups, I should like to
call attention to the extent to
which the interests of all the citi-
zens Of the United States are in
volved in achieving balanced trade
between the United States and
Europe at a reasonably. high
level"
Trade Still Out of Balance.
Mr.. Hoffman then pointed out
that, despite the headway made
in the last two years in narrow
ing the dollar-gap, trade is still
out of balance in the current fls-
cal year, with American exports
at s4.5 billion, and imports at SIS
billion.
The administrator observed
that the dollar gap could, of
course, be closed tomorrow if ex-
ports from the dollar area to
Europe were reduced to the
amount Europe can now pay for
with her present earnings. Such
a quick and drastic reduction of
more than SO billion in exports,
he said. would mean catastrophe"
for Europe and Severe dislocation
OF our own economy"
If the dollar gap is to be
closed without disastrous results"
Mr.. Hoffman continued, Europe
must between now and 1853 effect
further dollar savings of some-
thing more than one billion dol
lars and concurrently increase her
earnings by something less than
one billion dollars.
Minimum Dollars Needed.
IT these goals are met, and if
we assume that there will be a
reasonable amount of American
investment of dollars abroad,
trade between the United States
and Western Europe can be
brought in balance at a figure be-
tween SO billion and $3.5 billion.
That figure represents, in our
opinion, the minimum number of
dollars that Europe must have to
buy these goods and services OBJ
tainable only in the United States.
"A considerable part of the bill
lion dollars of increased earnings
needed by Europe can come
through tourism and expansion in
the sale of non-competitive
goods. However. approximately
$400 million of the billion would
be in competitive goods"
Even this $400 million increase
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Retail Clerks OK Contract
With Acme and Safeway

Retail Clerks Local 639-A (AFL)
yesterday announced ratification
Of contracts with Safeway and
Acme stores in the Washington
area to provide pay increases for
about 1.400 clerks.
Full-time clerks, under the new
contracts. receive IS a week raises,
the union said. bringing new sal
ary ranges to between $50.50 and
$64.50. Part-time clerks received
IL cents an hour increases, bring
ing their pay scales to SLIT, $1.27
and $1.47 an hour.
P. M. Clifford, who negotiated
the contracts with F.. H. McGuigan
on behalf of the union, said con-
tracts will terminate December 2,
1851. with opening clauses for
wages next December. The pay
raises are effective this week.
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Easter
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will hold three services today. a
sunrise service at $50 am. being
added to the other two meetings.
Virtually all Protestant minis
ters anticipated record gatherings
Catholic worshipers are ex-
pected to fill the more than 100
churches and missions Of the Arch
diocese Of Washington today. The
Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle,
Archbishop of Washington. will
pontificate at 10 am. mass at
st. Matthew's Cathedral, and the
Most. Rev. John M. Mcnamara,
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington,
will celebrate II am. mass at
St. Gabrieps Church.
Holy Year pilgrims to Jerusa-
lem and Rome, sunrise worship
ers on American hillsides and
secret celebrantS of solemn rites
discouraged in some countries
joined in the commemoration.
The Federal Council of Churches
of Christ in America declared in
an Easter message that "our
American faith in democracy has
it's historic roots in faith in God. "
mo great civilization of man
kind has ever yet been built on an
atheistic basis" said the council,
representing 81 denominations.
There is no reason to believe
that materialistic philosophy
can provide an enduring founda-
ton for society today"
Many and varied observances
were on the Easter calendar in
the United States.
About $4,000 persons were ex-
pected at sunrise services in Miami
$1,000 in the Orange Bowl sta
dium. Provision was made for at
least 10000 at a dawn service in
Indianapolis. Congregations of
$4,000 at the Garden of the Gods
Evening star., 1950-04-09

Washington will roll out the
plush carpets and brass bands re-
served for high foreign dignitaries
when President Gonzalez Videla
Of Chile arrives at National Air
port at pm. Wednesday.
1t will be the first visit, as chief
executive, that President Gonzalez
has made to this country. He was
invited last year by President Tru-
man, who, it is expected. will re-
turn the visit later on.
According to the Chilean EN-
bassy, it is to be primarily a good
will trip that Mr.. Gonzalez is pay
ing. The same source said Mr..
Truman will probably go to south
ern Chile to celebrate the opening
of the South American nations
first big steel mill. at Huachipato.
This factory, it was pointed out,
is being financed with American
funds.
The Chilean president will ar
rive here on Mr.. Truman's plane,
the Independence. for the three
day visit. An enroute stop at the
Little White House" at Key West
has been arranged for Tuesday
night.
Having proclaimed Wednesday
as President Gonzalez-V Videla
Day." the District Commissioners
will launch a welcome rivalling
that OF any high-placed visitors
in the past. according to the Com
missioners' planning committee.
Besides the American presi-
dental party, Mr.. Gonzalez will
be greeted at the airport by Claude
G. Bowers. Ambassador to Chile;
Stanley Woodward, State Depart
ment chief of protocol; Rear Ad-
miral Walter G. SCHNEIDER, USN,
United States aide to the Chilean
president, and other officials.
The entire party will journey by
motorcade to the District Build
ing along flag-bedecked roads.
Two large arches, decorated with
the Chilean colorS and large color
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Bi-RaeiaI Group Hits
Southern Governors S
Education Program
~ the k,seeio,ss prs.,

ATLANTA. April S-A group O,
white and Negro educators from
Southern and Border States to-
day condemned the Southern
Governors Regional education
program as a means Of perpetual
ing segregation.
!. A resolution to that effect was
sadopted without dissent at a Con-
ference on Discrimination in
Higher Education. The meeting
was sponsored by representatives
of ll6 colleges and universities in
States which have segregation by
law.
Segregation Attacked.
Numerous speakers repeatedly
attacked segregation as undemo-
cratic and unfair TO racial and
religious minorities. The resolu-
ton. adopted at q luncheon Ses-
sion. said In part:
Non segregated. as well as To-
cal and national planning, We
indorse. But the governors plan
OF regional education, We will con-
tinue TO condemn as long as II
extends or perpetuates segregation
in higher education. Regional
schools. as we'll as all others,
should be open to students without
regard to color or creed or national
origin"
The resolution said that no.
where In the South is there a
State-supported school for Ne
groes offering a degree In medi-
cine, pharmacy. engineering and
architecture, nor a graduate
school offering training for the
doctors degree.
System Labeled Fraud"
The South's system of "sepa-
rate but equal" education was
labeled fraud"
I'VE join with the Presidents
Commission on Higher Education
In calling for the removal OF all
bars OF segregation that in any
way impede or block equality Of
educational opportunity" the res
olution added, I'VE applaud the
efforts that have been made and
that are being made to reach this
goal"
The conference was held at
Atlanta University. a Negro ed
ucational center. Some $50 per-
sons attended, the Negroes slightly
outnumbering the whites. 1t was
co-ordinated by the Southern
Conference Educational Fund.
Inc. headed by Aubrey Williams
OF Montgomery. Ala, and James
Dombrowski Of New Orleans.
Evening star., 1950-04-09

facts" the citizens committee Of
fetal said.
For example, the citizens unit
stresses the case where it took an
agency 18 months to get rid of an
incompetent employe. Personnel
officials say that such q case is an
isolated one and that it is unfair
to assume that this is typical of
the Government. They say in
competent employees are fired in
far less time than lS months.
A lot Of personnel officials feel
the Citizens Committee for the
Hoover Report can still wage an
effective campaign for civil service
reorganization without maligning
Federal employees. In this view,
they are Joined by the National
Civil Service League. which also
objects to such tactics.
MILITARY CRITICIZED-The
AFL Metal Trades Department
has sharply criticized the Defense
Department for allowing shame
full imposition" on Navy Depart
ment civilian employees.
The metal trades group, one of
the strongest units in the AFL,
declared that the Navy Depart
ment is Systematically abolishing
civilian jobs and turning them
over to military officers and en-
listed personnel.
Promising that it will wage an
unceasing battle to stop such
practices. the AFL group declared:
I'VE have every right to expect
that work traditionally performed
by civilians will continue to be
performed by them, and that any
move away from traditional civil
ian administration in any branch
of our Government be halted"
X X X
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Although President Truman on
several previous occasions has
asked Congress to enact unem-
ployment compensation benefits
for Government employees, his
most recent request the other day
was the strongest appeal he has
yet made on the subject.
"Coverage should also be ex-
Evening star., 1950-04-09

tended to Federal Government,
civilian employees" the Presiden,
declared. Although the Federal
Government took the leadership
IN establishing q system of un-
employment insurance for worker.
IN private industry. 1t has not as
sumed the same obligation toward
its own employees. Yet. the rate
at which Federal workers-espe-
cially manual workers-are sepa
rated from their Jobs is approx
mately as high as in private in
dustry. Federal workers should nc
longer be denied the protection OF
unemployment insurance"
QUARTERMASTER GENERAL
The Once Of the Quartermaster
General has made banking facili-
ties available again for its en-
ployes with the reopening of a
branch Of the McLachlen Banking
Corp. in Temporary Building B.
Second and s streets S.W, The
branch. which operated during the
war. was closed in June. 1916.
NEW OFFICERS-Sam Danley
has been elected president of the
Washington local of the new right
wing Government Workers Organ
tzing Committee established by the
CIO.
Others elected were Samuel
Vernoft, vice president: Helen
Rice, recording secretary; Marion
Hayes. financial secretary; Mark
Colburn, treasurer; James Gray,
trustee; William Mirengoff. organ
izing chairman: John Hully, legis-
lative chairman; Helen Grund-
stein, grievance chairman; Mar
garet P. McCane, civil rights chair
man; Fanny Mae Joes. recreation
chairman; Lois Carlisle, education
chairman. and Joe Stone, publicity
director.
MEETINGS-The Federal Club
will hold its monthly dinner
meeting at 7:30 pm. tomorrow In
the Congressional Room Of the
Willard Hotel. Morgan Beatty.
NBC commentator. will speak. .
Should the Person or the Posi-
ton be classified in Scientific and
Research Fields" will be discussed
by the Society for Personnel Ad-
ministration at 7:30 pm. Tuesday
in the Archives Auditorium. Par
ticipating will be Fletcher Waller
Of the Atomic Energy Commits
sion, DR.. Ralph D. Bennett, Naval
Ordnance Laboratory: Crawford
Buell.. the Navy Bureau of Ord
nance: DR.. Murray J. Shear, Ma
tional Cancer Institute; and DR..
E. c. Crittenden and Lawrence
L. Epperson. Bureau Of Standards.
BE sure to listen at GAS pm.
euery Saturday ouer WMAL,
The Star station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
neUS and DieUs OF the Govern
ment Scene.)
Evening star., 1950-04-09

IIIldI pUIICe TepUTI.
Mr.. Wilson, who lived at 56O8
Randolph street, Villa Heights,
near Bladensburg. left home about
noon Monday and had not been
seen since. His family did not re-
port his absence to police, how
ever, until Wednesday.
Mr.. Wilson resigned from the
Metropolitan police force about
four years ago. He had been en-
ployed by the Yellow Cab Co.
since October, 1948. Besides his
widow, he is survived by four
children.
Evening star., 1950-04-09

photographs of President Gonzalez,
will mark the motorcade route at
the Washington side Of Memorial
Bridge and at Fourteenth and E
streets NV.
Lampposts along the way and
downtown business establishments
will display the Chilean colors
and messages of welcome in Eng
lish and Spanish. -Four large
Chilean flags will be hung from
buildings in the District Building
vicinity, Capital Transit vehicles
will fly small flags of both ma
tions, and 10000 similar sets are
to be issued all children attending
the city reception.
AS the motorcade proceeds from
the airport, II bands stationed at
strategic intervals will strike up
appropriate airs. About TOO Dis
trict National Guardsmen will
participate, and veterans organ
izations of the area will post
nearly 10 color guards along the
route all the way up to Blair
House.
In the Commute "city hall"
ceremonies, the Metropolitan Po-
lice Band will start the proceed
ings by playing the Chilean
anthem. District Commissioner
Young will deliver the welcoming
address.
President Truman will be host
to the Chilean chief executive in
a dinner at Blair House. Mr..
Gonzalez family will stay there
overnight, then move next day to
the Chilean Embassy.
During his Washington stay,
President Gonzalez will partici-
pate in Pan American Day cere-
monies on Friday, and will speak
at the National Press Club that
night.
Next day the Chilean party
plans to visit New York for nine
days, then head for Philadelphia,
New Orleans and various points
west,
Evening star., 1950-04-09

VI tllt SttLeQS
Committee ad-
mitted that the
group is using
the horror "
story" approach
to win the pub
hes support.
First we tell
them a horror
story about the
inemciency in
the F e d "a !
service to bring
out the issues
and then we
give them the
Evening star., 1950-04-09
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Maryland and Virginia-Rather
cloudy, windy and colder today.
Highest temperature in Maryland
around 40 degrees; highest in
Virginia about IS degrees. To,
morrow rather cloudy and con-
tinued cold.
Evening star., 1950-04-09

near Colorado Springs and $4,000
at the park of Red Rocks, near
Denver. were expected.
In the Wichita mountains near
Lawton. Okla, 100000 were to
watch scenes from the life of
Christ portrayed by a cast Of
more than 2,oo0 in a natural
amphitheater.
A huge rugged cross atop Hot
Springs Mountain was the center
OF a sunrise service in Arkansas.
Another sunrise service launched
the fifth season Of the Cathedral
OF the Pines at Rindge, N. H.
Evening star., 1950-04-09

sion, DuC not rape.
Il hadn't expected to see her
alive after he kept her so long, u
sobbed her mother, Mrs. Homer
A. Nelson. I'VE are lucky, very
lucky. Someone else may not
be so lucky"
1T will take her awhile to get
over it," said her father, a 43-
year-old school equipment sales
man. 1T was quite a shock"
A physician examined the girl,
gave her a sedative and sent her
home, but he refused to comment
on her condition. Sheriff's in
vestigators previously said she
was apparently unharmed. but
terribly distraught.
Gunman Caught With Girl.
The gunman accused of taking
and mistreating Miss Nelson was
caught, still with her. He gave
his name as Vance Smith, jr., 20,
of West Covina. He was booked
on suspicion of kidnapping, theft
Of an automobile and sexual per-
version.
Detective H. F. Skouland said
Smiths account agreed with that
of Miss Nelson.
Mr.. Skouland said records
showed that Smith, charged with
burglary and robbery three years
ago at Burbank. Calf, had been
placed on probation. Then last
June he was committed by his
parents to Patton State (MentaD
Hospital, being paroled to his
parents last January.
Parked in Front of House.
Miss Nelson and her boy friend,
Donald Oelrich, Is, watched a
television baseball game last
night at his house, then young
Oelrich drove her home.
They parked in front for
awhile until. she related, a youth
with a gun flashed a light,
ordered young Oelrich out and
drove away with her. The Oelrich
youth gave the alarm.
About five hours later Miss Nell
son telephoned the Oelrich home,
said she had been in an accident
and was all right. A short time
later a sheriff's patrol car came
across Miss Nelson and Smith on
a highway.
Miss Nelson told Sheriff's Sergt.
Dorothea Wilson that her captor
held a gun pointed at her while
he drove her to a remote spot
in the La Puente Hills. She said
he forced her to disrobe and
undergo acts of perversion in
young Oelrich's automobile and
outside it.
Tried to Hitch Ride.
The man, finally frightened by
an apparently approaching light.
permitted her to dress and they
drove off but the car became
mired in a ditch. She said he
aroused q resident. John c. Wood,
permitting her to telephone from
there but warning her not to give
an alarm.
The brown-haired. blue-eyed
girl related that they tried to
hitch ride. She said her alb
ductor was about to arouse an
other household when the patrol
car came by.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Porent-T eucher Unit
To Meet at Kensinqton

A discussion of college prepara-
tory courses given in high schools
will be held at the meeting of the
Kensington Junior High School
Parent-Teacher Association at
pm. Tuesday at the school.
Mrs. Marian L. Schwartz, vice
principal of Montgomery Blair
High School, and Mrs. Mary B.
Mohler. head Of the college place.
ment bureau of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, will dis
cuss the courses.
Evening star., 1950-04-09
Appeal Rape Sentences

Attorneys for seven Martinsville
CVaD negroes sentenced to death
for raping a white woman plan
to appeal to the United States
Supreme Court. The convictions
previously had been upheld by the
State Supreme Court.
Defense counsel have contended
their clients did not receive a fair
and impartial trial and that their
constitutional rights therefore
were violated.
They said all efforts to appeal
the case are directed toward OBJ
tanning a new trial for the seven
and not toward passing on their
guilt or innocence.
Evening star., 1950-04-09

Grain highways.
A hose led from
the exhaust to
a front window,
police said.
DR.. James I.
Boyd, Primo e
Georges County
deputy medical
examiner. said
it appeared to
be suicide but
w i t h h e d is
suance of a
d e a tn certif-
cate pending a
Evening star., 1950-04-09

District Of Columbia-Rather
cloudy, windy and colder today
with highest temperature from
40 to As degrees. A little colder
tonight. Tomorrow cloudy and
cool with rain likely tomorrow
night.
Evening star., 1950-04-09

KIDNAPPED lot a
hve-hour expe-
rience Of sex
mistreatment.
Sherif's Off
GERS said she
W a S snatched
from her boy
friend as they
sat in front Of
her house last
night and driv-
e n to the
lonely hills by
a youth who
subjected h e r
to sex perver-