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Evening star., 1950-09-15
Suit Asks Sale
OF PerN'sH Home

Aaron Perry, Is, colored, former
Washington welterweight boxer,
today faced additional trouble In
District Court, as the result of a
suit filed yesterday.
Already awaiting trial on rob-
hery and housebreaking charges,
Perry was named defendant in a
suit asking District Court to order
sale of his home in the 1900 block
Of Gales street NE. to satisfy
claims on notes allegedly signed
by him.
Plaintiffs in suit filed yester-
day we're Peter Calomiris, 6314
Sixteenth street NV, and William
Calomiris of Chevy Chase, Md.
The two brothers contend Perry is
IN arrears in the sum of s184.50
on note. The balance owed, the
suit contends, is $1,722. The suit
declared the note is secured on a
second deed of trust.
The suit further contends Perry
owes balance of more than 81. 900
on another note. secured by a first
deed of trust. to the Enterprise
Federal Savings 81 Loan Associa-
ton 1t says the association and
the two plaintiffs have priority on
tax liens for more than $4,000
filed by the United States Govern
ment.
The association and the Govern
ment were named defendants in
the suit to bring them within court
jurisdiction. it was explained by
Joseph G. Weeda, representing the
-Calomiris brothers.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Land Without Women Bars All Females, Even to Animals

thirty generations these bearded
woman-haters have never pro-
famed their bodies by bathing
them! a..
The monks spend most of their
days and half their nights in
prayer and elaborate rituals.
My own reactions were such
that, almost from the moment
fcrossed the frontier. I became
eager to return to the workaday
world, however corrupt 1t might be
Within a surprisingly short time
II found myself longing to set eyes
ION d woman, hear children's care
free laughter. or even catch a
glimpse OF a hen and her chicks.
Despite its religious atmosphere
and fabulous wealth, Athos inn
pressed me as q land of the living
dead. M
Evening star., 1950-09-15

richer, proportionately speaking
than any other country on earth
About So miles east of Salonika,
three long, narrow peninSulas
project into the waters of the
Aegean. Athos is the easternmost
of these. and measures some IS
miles in length by five in width.
Dotted about the mountainside
are 20 or more communities OF
monks Of the Eastern Orthodox
Church, dwelling in medieval mon
asteries, massively built, and
battlemented like feudal fortresses,
all erected between the years 900
and 1100 AID.
Here, completely detached from
the outside world, both physically
and in spirit, dwell the long
bearded monks who form the bulk
L of the population Of this strange
Hand. Ever since the 10th CEN
tury, these Ascetics have isolated
themselves, sworn to obedience,
chastity. poverty-and the eradi-
cation Of the very thought Of
anything female!
Treasure Poured Into Wilderness
Much of the gold and treasure
Byzantium had wrested from vari-
Gus conquered nations went to
enrich and beautify the country's
amazing structures. Candelabras
of solid gold, studded with price
less gems, swung from the deco
rated ceilings; elaborate affairs
blazed with jewels. Wealth -
literally by the shipload was
poured into this remote wilder
ness.
The early monks. moreover,
brought with them other priceless
treasures-Biblical manuscripts of
the 4th. 5th and 9Th centuries.
Much of the knowledge and cul-
ture of the Europe of those far-off
times is enshrined in the writings
preserved by the devoted monks
of Athos.
All that vast hoard of gold and
gems; all-or nearly all-of those
irreplaceable manuscripts. still re-
main in Athos today, vigilantly
watched over by the monks. Dur
ing the war, the Germans at
tempted to lay hands on the
treasures. The extent of their
success is not accurately known,
but it is believed they had slight
success.
And what Of the monks them
selves? Some of them are genuine
religious recluses. seeking sane
tuary from a sinful world; others
have retired to Athos from a
Variety of motives, but all. ap-
parently. are united In an abhor-
renee of females.
Special Visas Necessary.
visited the peninsula one win
ter shortly before the outbreak
OF war. Special visas were neces-
Sary. and the Greek government
respected the strange laws of
Athos-as it still does-by refus-
Evening star., 1950-09-15
By Gerald V. Kuss

tNoIfH NHleIiC0i' NS~sPuPei NhiNteS
(Condensed from October Masazins Digest
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-In the
southeastern corner of Europe
washed by the waves of ths
Aegean Sea, there is a little coun-
try whose soil has not been trod-
den by women for close on 1,00C
years!
You will seek in vain for house
wives, girls or female babies; the
orchards and olive groves. and the
streets of the villages, have never
echoed to the laughter of a
woman. Indeed, it is seldom that
laughter of any sort is heard.
The population of this strange
region numbers some SOCIAL OF
them males! The sheep in the
fields are all rams, the cattle all
bulls, the swine all boars, the cats
all toms! All animals are i'm.
ported and all men migrate from
the outside world.
The Holy Community o1
Mount Atilos' is a country withir
a country: its government has
been in office longer than any
other ruling body in the world
It has its own frontier police
whose duties include preventing
the entry of "Mohammedans
wolves and women"
There is no national income be-
yond voluntary cash contributions
. from the outside world. No work
of a remunerative nature is un-
dertaken by the majority of the
inhabitants. Yet Athos is fabu-
lousy rich-a thousand times
Evening star., 1950-09-15

ing to consider any applications
from women.
Arriving at the frontier, I was
subjected to a very thorough ex-
animation. Not only was my per-
son inspected, but my luggage
was carefully gone over to see if
it contained anything of a fe-
male nature! Eventually I was
allowed entrance and reached
Karyes, the little capital.
This place is not unlike other
Greek towns of the same size;
with shops, stores, warehouses
and even a post Office. There are
horses and carts in the streets,
and policemen direct the traffic
/ Everywhere. however, one sees
the bearded monks in their long,
| flowing robes. Either alone OF
in groups. they trudge about
never laughing. and hardly looking
at one another. If you happen
to catch their eyes. they regard
you with such an entire lack o1
interest that you get the idea
they are not really alive as the
rest of us understand the term
I mention the fact with due hesi-
tation, but it is said that fol-
Evening star., 1950-09-15
IoiIy Material Makes
Cypress Rot-Resistont

CHICAGO. - The pores of q
piece of cypress. a wood noted for
its resistance to rot, normally are
penetrated with an oily material
that forms natural preservative.
If 1t is removed experimentally
with suitable solvents, cypress
does not show any exceptional
durability.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
|Fost-curing Concrete
Is Mode in Romnniu

BUCHAREST A research lab
oratory in Brasov has produced a
quality of cement which, in a few
hours after being cast. attains the
strength of concrete three to four
weeks old. .ss.s
According to the Rornanian
Government Press Service, this
concrete can be prepared the year
round.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-05-25
Profits TaIIies
List Big Business
Gaining Ground

Washington (LPA) - The final
tally on industry's 1949 profits is
in. 1t shows that manufacturing
corporations in 1949 hit their low
est profit level in the second quar-
ter of the year, and that since then
their take has been soaring stead
lily. Small manufacturers, however
showed losses after they'd paid
taxes. 1t was the big fellows-those
with assets in the hundreds of mill
ions of dollars, who raked in the
most dough.
A joint report by the Securities
& Exchange Commission and the
Federal Trade Commission con-
tains some revealing facts about
the way small business isn't gett-
ing it's share of the profits. Here
are a few symptoms that something
is ailing the little manufacturer:
While average profits have
gone down between the third and
fourth quarters of each year for
the past three years, the littlest
manufacturers showed red ink on
their books in the last quarter of
'49, while the biggest corporations
still showed profits. Corporations
with assets under a quarter-million
dollars showed loss of $9,000,000.
But Corporations with assets of
500, 100000 and over showed two
per cent increase in profits.
2-The largest companies made
1872 cents for every dollar of stock
holders investment. The smallest
companies made little under five
cents for every dollar of stockhold-
ers' investment.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-05-25
Ask
Rehearing On
Red Oath Decision

Washington (LPA)-The Steel
workers on May 10 filed a petition
with the US Supreme Court re-
questing rehearing on the issue
of the constitutionality Of the non
Communist oath provision of the
Taft-Hartley act.
In case originating with Inland
Steel in 1947, the Supreme Court
on May 8, by 3-3 decision, upheld
the constitutionality of the require
ment.
Counsel for the Steelworkers, in
their petition, argued that the is
sues are too controversial and are
of too great public Importance to
be definitely disposed of by an af-
firmance by an equally divided
court of six justices.
"Such decision, said the petit
tion, Cannot command the general
acceptance necessary finally to set
tie issues so doubtful and so i'm
portant."
The petition further pointed out
that if a rehearing is granted and
the issue is argued again, more
than six justices will then pass
judgment.
The Taft-Hartley act declares
that no union can use the facilities
of the National Labor Relations
Board unless it's officers have sign
ed affidavits that they are not
members of the Communist party.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-05-25
Ask Negroes Be
Covered By Rail
Union Shop Bill

Washington (LPA) = The bill
authorizing unions to bargain for
union shop contracts is unconstitu-
tional as it stands, Joseph c.
Waddy, Negro attorney, told the
Senate Labor committee May 18.
Waddy, who was accompanied by
Clarence Mitchell, labor secretary
If the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
based his objection on a clause
which others have argued would
protect the jobs of Negro rail
workers. This is the provision auth
orizing agreements requiring all
employees to become union members
unless membership is not avail
able upon the same terms and con-
ditions as are generally applicable
to any other member or because of
membership in any other labor or
ganization."
Waddy did not question the claim
hat Negro employees barred from
some of the rail operating unions
would be protected in their jobs by
this clause. However, he contended
that Negroes on the rails would be
improperly barred from collective
bargaining.
He proposed an amendment res
raining a rail union from bargain
ing for the union shop if it "segre-
gates members into separate or
auxiliary locals or excludes any
member of the craft or class from
membership therein on the grounds
of race, creed, color or national
origin" or Excludes any member
of the craft or class from partici-
patton in the collective bargaining
process" or discriminates in other
ways. Theodore Brown, spokesman
for the Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters-AFL, took substantial
ly the same position, although he
did not propose any specific amend
ing language. Brown said the maj
ority of rail unions bar member
ship to Negroes. He pointed out
that the committee had already
heard eloquent arguments" for
the bill from George Harrison, pre-
sident of the Railway Clerks-AFL,
which admits Negroes to full men,
bership.
The bill authorizing the union
shop on the Iron Horse also auth
orizes the checkoff. Both are barred
under the Railway Labor Act.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-05-25
Six Republicans
Voted Against
CIoture Motion

Washington LPA)-Behind the
81 to 80 vote which marked the
first-and unsuccessful - attempt
TO use the Wherry cloture rule il
the Senate are some important
political facts of life.
Under the rule, named for its
sponsor, Sen. Kenneth Wherry Or
Nebr) it is possible to cut off Sen
ate debate by vote of Ga of the
SO members of the Senate. With a
solid bloc of 20-odd southerners
prepared to filibuster on civil
rights bills, it takes virtually every
other member of the US Senate to
vote cloture on such bills as the
Fair Employment Practice mea-
sure. Cloture was licked May 10.
Six Republicans voted against
cloture. They were: Styles Bridges
(NH), Zales Ecton (Mont.), Chan
Gurney (SD), George Malone
New, Karl Mundt (SD), and
Milton Young (ND). If they'd
swung into line with the rest of
the Republicans, it would have
taken only four votes switched or
four favorable votes from absent
Senators to get cloture.
Of the IL absentees, nine were
Democrats. One was announced as
opposing cloture-Garrett Withers
Ky.) who was reported delivering
a high school commencement adj
dress. Announced ip favor of clo-
ture, but absent for the May 10
vote, were four Democrats: Dennis
Chavez (NM), reported back home
working on primary in which his
brother is a candidate; James Muir
ray (Mont.), whose wife's funeral
took place in Montana the day of
the vote; Sheridan Downey (Calif)
who has been absent because of i'll
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-05-25
Comment On
World Events

World War II was total war
1t was prosecuted to its bitter enc
so that Nazism now is crushed
completely. 1t was bloody anC
costly task but the victory demon
started that democratic society il
superior in war as well as in peace
Once the shooting ceased, w
proceeded to the next inescapablC
task; to democratize the social anC
political structure which nurtureC
Nazism. We outlawed the Nazi or
ganizations. We tried some Of the
criminals and meted out justice
We exposed the terror Of the bruta
regime. We drove the Nazis from
positions of influence and author
| ity.
Five years have gone by and W.
are compelled to ask the unpleas
ant question: Was our political anC
social war on Nazism also a tota
war! Or did we weaken and com
promise before the liquidation o.
the system was even in sight?
4 Z. q
Official reports from Germany
are disquieting. Many of the facts
they reveal are shocking. Over hall
of the Nazi judges who practicec
the NaZi laws are now melting out
democratic" justice. An even high.
er percentage of Nazi school teach
ers are now inculcating demo
cracy" into the new generation
Thousands of Nazi government of
ficials are back in their old posi-
tions, with their seniority safely
preserved. Parties are nationalistiC
and totalitarian as those we out
lawed, mushroom by the score
Many Of the same industrial lead
ers, managers and war profiteers
that bolstered the Nazi Of the same
industrial leaders, managers and
war profiteers that bolstered the
Nazi system and its war machine.
lead, manage and profiteer again.
Prices are sky high; wages are
practically what they were. Shops
are full of luxuries and the little
man earns barely enough to eat.
There are close to 2 million unem-
ployed.
Of course, the picture in Ger
many is not all black. There is a
powerful trade union movement: a
strong and vigilant social demo-
cracy; the cooperative movement is
again on its feet. Berlin is a model
of political awareness and courage.
There are numerous church, cul-
tural, youth and women's groups
that are democratic. International
contacts have been reestablished.
But because the picture is not all
black we still insist in asking
was the war fought to establish a
seml-Nazi system? Or for the
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Ask for Union Labeled merchan-
disc.
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establishment of democracy? Die
we get rid Of Hitler only to cater
to his henchmen
:. !. i
From the very start of the occu-
patton, labor in the u. S. insisted
that German labor and its politicaI
allies are the most reliable found
alton for democracy and that the
trade union movement must be
given generous political and econ
omic support-in addition to Lip
service and crumbs.
Now there must be increased
emphasis on support Of democratic
forces. As the American Federation
Of Labor executive council declar-
ed at its meeting in Philadelphia
May II:
"Allied policy in Germany should
be shifted to strengthen the demo
cratic elements-especially labor
and to put an end to the recent
dangerous manifestation of chau-
vinism, anti-Semitism, Nazism, and
totalitarian methods of govern
ment. The interests Of European
democracy and security will be
served far better by such a shift
Of policy, by removing the condi-
tions giving rise to these evils, than
by now and then subordinating the
Bonn Constitution to the veto pow
ers of the Allied High Commission
in order to correct costly mistakes.
Besides, this latter method Of deal
ing with bad consequences instead
Of removing the causes thereof ser
iously weakens the development of
a healthy independent democratic
authority in Germany"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-05-25
Hosiery Union
Plans 81 Million
Drive In South

New York (LPA)-The Ameri-
can Federation of Hosiery Workers
will spend $1,000,000 from its $2,-
100000 treasury in an organizing
campaign among the 10000 full
fashioned hosiery workers in North
Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.
The campaign, announced at the
unions 38th convention here, was
set to start May 19, with 55 or
ganizers on the job. The union
spent $750,C00 in a similar drive
last year.
Alexander McKeown, president.
pointed out that the industry has
been shifting to the south, and now
there are 52.6 per cent Of the work
ers in the south. otis just impos-
sible for the northern mills to COM
pete with the SOUTH" he said, add
ing that although full-fashioned
workers in the south get top pay,
they still earn up to 40 percent less
than northern workers. McKeown
also pointed to a recent arbitration
award which cut wages of most
full-fashioned hosiery workers and
put in a pension plan based on a
per cent of company's profit
Wages were cut, McKeown explain
ed, because the union shops in the
north could not meet the competi-
tion of the unorganized shops in
the south.
McKeown told the 200 delegates
this country must start thinking of
a minimum wage of $1.25.
William R. McComb, wage and
hour administrator of the Dept. of
Labor, predicted many hosiery mill
managers will find their wage
structures bolstered by the new rs
cent minimum. He said the new
minimum will help employers who
want to pay decent wages.
The Hosiery Workers were ex-
PEELED from the Textile Workers
union in 1948 over a dispute about
per capita payments, and are now
unaffiliated.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-05-25
Newspaper Guild BIosfs United
Press Treatment Of TeIegrophers

Washington (LPA)-A deliber-
ate attempt at union-busting was
charged to the United Press news
service May 18 by the United Press
unit of the Washington Newspaper
Guild.
More than $50 members of Com
mercial Telegraphers Union-AFL
have been on strike against UP
since April 80 in a dispute ovel
wages. "Since that time," the Guild
unit declared, "the United Press
has waged campaign first of mis-
representation, then camouflage
and now a deliberate attempt at
union-busting with what we can
only regard as the help of many
leading newspaper clients of the
United Press.
Because this campaign affects
us, as news employees Of the United
Press and members of the Ameri-
can Newspaper Guild, we feel i'm
PEELED to set the record straight"
UP claims the wire network is
being manned by bona fide super
visory employees and that service is
normal. The Guild replied that
"scab labor, recruited via news
paper ads, is manning the wires in
the UP Washington bureau and
elsewhere" and that "the skeleton
lied news report" going over the
UP wires is "often barely readable
because of the strikebreakers' gen
eral incompetency."
The Guild denied implications by
the UP that Guild members are
helping break the strike. "The
Guild members" they said, "have
taken every legal step open to them
to assist the striking operators, in
Guiding voluntary payment of a
weekly percentage of their salaries
to the operators strike fund.-" The
newsmen have stayed on their own
jobs, they said, "only because our
wage contract leaves US no alter
native"
1t was further charged by The
Guild that on the eve of the strike
UP "was secretly moving strike
breakers and private detectives into
its key bureaus :. j. that UP man
agement has demanded that its
contract with the CTU be reopened
on all provisions, although under
its terms it can be reopened at this
time only on wages that the
UP management now wants to
amend the contract in such a form
as to eliminate number of tele-
type operating jobs"
This action, the Guild held
CLEARLY puts new distractions in
the way of an agreement and COM
pletely discredits any management
claim to be bargaining in good
faith"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-05-25
IUE Wins 2S Out OF 81 Elections

Washington (LPA)-The Inter
national Union of Electrical, Radio
& Machine Workers has reported
that it participated in 81 elections
during the first half Of May. Of
these, IUE won %, UE won /, and
2 are runoffs. Largest of the cleo
tions was at P. r. Mallory Co. in
Indianapolis May Is. The score:
IUE, 2124; no union, 25. UE with
drew from the ballot.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-05-25
EASY TO GET BOOKS

Huntington, w. Va. UPA) =
Latest gain in labor's drive for
more cooperation from public lib
raries is an arrangement with the
Huntington Public Library to pro-
vide books during lunch hour in
plants Of the Int'l Ladies Garment
Workers Union-AFL.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-05-25
GREEN, LEHMAN TO SPEAK

New York IPA)-AFL Presi-
dent William Green and Sen. Her
bert H. Lehman Cd, N. " will be
the guest speakers June IA at the
sixth annual dinner of the Liberal
Party in the Hotel Commodore.
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ness; j. Allen Frear (Del.) who
was reported in Utah.
Three Republican b S ent e S
would have voted for cloture, ac-
cording to FEPC supporters. They
were: Wayne Morse (Ore.) fight
ing for denomination in the state
COP primary the day of the vote
William LANCER (ND) who was
home; and Eugene Millikin (Colo.)
Two Democratic absentee votes
which some FEPC supporters think
might have been for cloture were
Claude Pepper (Fla.) and Elmer
Thomas (Okla.).
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-05-25

Buy Union-Ma goods from
others as you would have them
pay Union wages unto you!
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-02-03
Brief Being
Prepared For
Ohio Pension
Date Compiled On
Request Of JAWS
Richard Gosser

Preparation in brief form o1
the Ohio State Old Age Pension
with all amendments is being
made, 1t was announced by
Lowell Goerlich of the law firm
of Lamb, Goerlich and Mack,
union attorneys.
The attorney is compiling the
data on the request of Richard
Gosser, international UAW-C1O
vice president who has proposed
pensions of $100 month for all
aged Ohioans.
No Pauper's Oath
Mr.. Gosser's proposal includes
pensio nwithout signing PAU
per's Oath" or to sign away
property to the State to be elig-
ible for State pension.
The proposal by the Interna-
tional vice president would also
grant the State pension to fac
tory workers who would be re-
ceiving a monthly pension and
TO those who receive Federal
Social Security benefits.
Would Cover All
In making the proposal Mr..
Gosser said the 500 monthly
Ohio State pension plan would
cover all aged Ohioans IS years
and over who otherwise would
not be eligible for pension under
the State Act.