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Evening star., 1951-05-06
Textile Union Urges
Settlement Of Strike
In Southern Plants
BY the Associaied Press

CHARLOTTE, N. c., May S.
The policy committee of the CLIO
Textile Workers Union of America
recommended today to its 10000
strikers that they return to work.
Union spokesmen said they ex-
pected the affected locals in the
South'S seven-State strike area to
approve the recommendations.
Emil Rieve, president of the
union. at the end of a five-hour
committee meeting here, tele-
graphed Cyrus S. Ching, director
of the Federal Mediation and Con-
ciliation Service. of the decision.
MIR. Ching had recommended that
the strikers return to work.
Most TWUA locals have meet
ings scheduled tomorrow. If they
approve the settlement, the re-
turn will be on a mill-by-mill
basis. probably under extension of
previous contracts.
Two Mills Reject Mediation.
DoA 1e4NCl m141S d1 odl1Nh1C,
Va. and Cone Mills Corp. of
Greensboro, N. c., wired Mr..
Ching today rejecting the medi-
alton offer. Violence has been
reported at mills of both COM
panies. 1t was not clear tonight
what the situation would be at
those plants in event the locals
elected to return to work.
The strike began five weeks ago
after managements refused union
demands for a 13-cent hourly
wage raise to a minimum of
SLAP cents an hour.
Gun battles, dynamitings, in
functions. unfair labor charges
and fist fights have marked this
biggest strike in the Southern
cotton-rayon textile industry in
almost decades.
One union representative esti-
mated that the strike thus far
had taken 81 million from the
TWUA treasury. Most of this was
expended for food. He added that
another $250,000 might be spent
before the strike is finally settled.
Stoppage Begun April l.
The work stoppage began April
in Virginia. the Carolinas, Ala
bama and Louisiana, and subse-
quently spread to plants in Geor-
gia and Tennessee. The strikers
represented only about one-half
of the unions claimed Southern
membership of 10000; others con-
tinCed to work under unexpired
contracts. The Southern textile
industry employs about 5000
production workers.
Management at a number of
plants replied that TWUA wage
increase demands could not be
met because of the Wage Stsbili-
cation Boards January Is order
limiting pay raises to 10 rer cent
since the previous January. An
8 per cent increase was granted
IN the Southern textile industry.
The strikes most serious vio-
lence occurred week ago last
night at Royal Cotton Mills at
Wake Forest, N. c.. when three
persons were slightly injured in
a gun. pistol and dynamite bat
tie.
In Danville. ten days of calm in
connection with the strike came
to an end with an exchange of
gunfire earlier today between a
Dan River Mills guard and un-
known persons in a moving auto
mobile,
Evening star., 1951-05-06

$9,591; collection and disburse.
ment of taxes. $9,568; mainte.
nance of buildings and grounds
$6,4O0; administration of justice
$6.508
The budget also provided fol
$4,O7O for the advancement OF
agriculture and home economics
and $4,000 for debt service.
Evening star., 1951-05-06

Iof new jail.
The following major items were
listed in the new budget: county
schools, $401,813; public health
$11. .050: county welfare, $97,149;
capital outlay for schools and jail
$4,000: debt service, $50, 900; fire
prevention and extinction. $14,100;
crime prevention and detection
Evening star., 1951-05-06
Falls Church Concert Set

The Medford (Mass.) High
School band will present a con-
cert at 7 o'clock tonight on the
lawn of Falls Church High School.
The 90-piece group is in Washing
ton on a sightseeing tour awarded
for outstanding musical achieve
mont j.
Evening star., 1951-05-06
Women's Clubs Convention

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, May S
'R.-The 30th annual convention
of the Virginia Federation of
Business and Professional Wom-
ems Clubs will be held here Thurs
day through Saturday.
Evening star., 1951-05-06
400 War Crimes TriuIs Held

TOKYO.-More than 400 war
crimes trials have been classed as
completed by the United States
military commission in Manila and
Yokohama.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03
Territorial Officials Charged With
 illegal Fishing
WASHINGTON (AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Wage Stabilization Board ap- proved pay increases for about 2O00 employees of the govern ment-oWned Alaska Railroad yesterday.
 It directed that the increases be retroactive to dates ranging from Jan. 6 to March 1.
 An increase of 1212 per cent, which is equal to the wage boost recently allowed non operating employees in the U nited States was approved for the incorporating unions in Alas ka.
 Engineers, conductors, fire men, brakemen, hostlers, help CTS anG others received increas- eS based on the traditional Alas ka scale. This matches Stateside pay plus a differential of about one fourth to cover higher liv- ing costs.
 The wage board also approv- ed an escalator clause by which wages will increase in line with living costs
 The Alaska workers will re- ceiVe an increase of one and one half cents hourly for each rise of one point in the consumer pH.le in6ex o1 the Bureau of Labor statistics. When the index has risen five points, the rate of wage increase drops to one cent an hour. ":.
 The Department of the Interi- or, as employer of the workers, was advised that about 200 ex- ecutiVes and supervisors who were included in the wage pc tition were not covered by to- day action. A preliminary check is indicated, however, that their increases would be allow able under the ten per cent linn it on pay rises.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FIRE SET BY CHILDREN

Two or three very young chil- dren were found to be responsi- ble for the fire in the Brown and Hawkins Company ware house Wednesday evening.
 That it did not result in seri- ous damage, was due to the quick action of group of en- listed men from the 3Oth En- gineers Battalion. Tn passing the building, they heared the crack le of flames and tore open the doors. They dragged the fire into the alley where it was ex- tinguished, but several of the men were slightly singed in the process.
 Later in the evening, two small boys were apprehended in the act of resetting the same fire. Action is being taken a. gainst the parents of the chill dren
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03
ANADA-A AL LASKA WINTER PASSENGER SERVICE DROPPED

JUNEAU (AP) - The Canadi- an Pacific Steamship Company is reported to be dropping pas senger service to Alaska be- tween Nov. 10 and March 10.
 The Princess Norah, the reg ular winter ship, will go on the Kitimat-Prince Rupert at that time.
 Congressional delegate Bart lett informed the Alaska Devel- opment Board the new freight CT Yukon Princess will run car go on the abandoned passenger route.
 An official of the British Col umbia Coast Steamship Com pany, CPR affiliate, is schedu- led to be here August II for further announcement.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03
NEW CEILING SET ON PACKED ALASKA SALMON

SEATTLE (AP) - New. low CT government ceilings on the price of canned salmon drew protests from salmon brokers and packers today.
 They said they objected to prices being set before unit costs have been determined.
 The ceilings, announced in Washington, D. C., set prices for tails and halves at S29 and SIS case for reds; $25 and S15 for Cohoes; $21 and S12.5O for pinks; $19 and $11.5O for chums; and, in halves, $20 for Puget Sound and Copper River sock eye and $21 for Columbia Riv- CT fancy chinook, with $1 added for hand packing. These are packers prices to wholesalers.
 On broker told the Post-In- telligencer that "the real squawk is on the price of reds, but we don't think there should be any SiioiiSC III NCii1liSo ltiltll we Call check costs and know what the runs will be. In some cases the ceilings may even be too high"
 Phillip Cartwright, Seattle regional price supervisor for the Office of Price Stabilization said the ceilings were establish ed now because catches are be- ing sold.
 "The new regulation is tail ored to fit the Salmon Industry" he said. Prices will be adjusted later if they need to be-
 Cartwright said the prices were established "across the board" on the basis of 1949 prices, with adjustments for rising labor and material costs.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03
:%Xso ;;;2 ;S U. N. WARNS REDS
U. N. Advance Headquarters.


 Korea (AP) - The Allies today pointedly reminded the Reds that United Nations Warplanes and ships range at will far north of the Korean battlefront and must be taken into account setting up any ceasefire buffer zone across the peninsula.
 An authoritative source said the U. N. envoys emphasized this virtually unchallenged Air and Naval might during the deadlocked armistice negotia- tions at Kaesong.
 The Communists have been in SiSting on ceaSe-flre buffer zone straddling Parallel 38 The U. N. demands a dividing line generally following the present front, which extends diagonally, from south of 38 in the West, into North Korea for as much as 35 miles.
 So, in effect, the Allies told the Reds today not to forget that the ground line is not the only battle front-that the war can, and is, daily being carried to the Reds as far north as the Yaklu River boundary between North Korea and Red Manchuria.
 When Allied negotiators used this lever in Fridays two hour and 35 minute session, a U. N. spokesman said, Gen. Nam Il grudgingly admitted that the superior United Nations Air Power had influenced Commun- ist ground action.
 However, the chief Red dele gate did not weaken his demand for a cease-fire line along the 38th Parallel.
 The sessions ended with the two delegations still unable to agree on where to create a buffer zone. They take up the same subject for the tenth time in Saturdays session, set for II a. m. (6 D. m. Friday PDT)
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03
IRREPRESSIBLE FLYER STUCK AGAIN

FRESNO (Ap) - It's consid- erable flying distance from the top of Washington's Mt. Ranier to the Fresno jail, but John :. Hodgkin has now landed in or on both.
 Hodgkin, a 42-year-old Air Force Reserve Lieutenant, be- came famous last April when he landed his Piper Cub plane atop the 14,408-foot peak and got stuck there
 He landed in jail last night after sideslipping his plane into Fresno's Mayfair residential dis trict.
 Hodgkin got out of jail after posting $100 bail, but his plane is still stuck.
 Asked why he did it, Hodgkin told Bryant he wanted to visit his girl friend who lives across the street from where he landed.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03
DEER MEAT ON FISH BOAT BRINGS ARREST
 PETERSBURG (AP) - Tn,

Fish and Wildlife Service made it's first arrest of the salmon season in these waters yester- day
 But-it wasn't for salmon. A fish boat had deer meat aboard.
 Wildlife agents Hosea Sarber and Doyle Chisney nabbed the seine boat Nancy Rose, regis tered out of Gig Harbor, Wash. The Nancy Rose was enroute to Puget Sound from Prince Will liam Sound when apprehended.
 A fine of $625 and costs was levied collectively against Skip per Nick Tarabochia, c. B. Johnston, Nick Karzua, A. J. Arney, Bob Van Hooser, Don Izett, Konrad Peterson, Jack Collins and Ivar Stenli.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03
WSB Approves ARR Fay Boost With
 Escosufor Clause

JUNEAU. ALASKA (AP) - Andrew Hope, member of the Territorial House, and William R. Walton, chairman of the Alas ka Board of Fisheries, were a. mong 31 fishermen arrested Wednesday and charged with illegal fishing by the Fish and W d Ii f e Service. Hope was chairman of the House Fisheries Committee in the 1851 Legisla- ture.
 Dan Ralston, law enforcement supervisor of the Service, made the arrests near Sitka.
 He said the seines were purs- ed and full of salmon at 5:45 a. m., indicating they had been set about an hour before. The season was not to have opened until 6 a. m.
 Five boats in all were involV- ed Four were charged with fishing Tenakee Inlet before the opening, and the fifth with fish ing in a closed area of Rodman Bay on Baranof Island
 There were six men with Hope and seven with Walton. Hope is the captain of the SIS II, Wal ton the captain of the Sea Rang CT. They were fishing for the Pyramid Packing Co.
 The men were not taken in but allowed to keep fishing. Monday they were represented by Sitka attorney and a rep resentative of the Alaska Native Service.
 Their case was to be heard in Commissioners Court today.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03
LUTHERAN CHURCH TO HAVE PICTURES SUNDAY

The motion picture "The Diff ference" will be shown at the Seward Lutheran Church Sun day, August , at 8 D. m. The public, especially the young peo- pie, are cordially invited to at tend. There will be no admis- sion charge.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03

Mir. Robert Forstner has been working in kenai at Lipby's the past few weeks. lie expects to pe home shortly.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03
PREDICT PRICE DECLINE
 PORTLAND lAPl-A 5 t,

1O1t1 AAN0 VAFI-A IU O per cent drop in the price of re- tail canned salmon was predict ed yesterday by the Office of Price Stabilization.
 Officials said that announced ceiling prices for the 1851 pack would force the decline.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03
XIII (ward Prepares for a Long hpre sSion
XIII
By Jay Stauter

RpresSlon
 After the past three parts of
 e Story of Seward, during
 hich we became unavoidably
 volved in the intricacies of
 |nerica's national coal and
 ilroad politics, p r h a D s it
 ight be just as well to look
 ck briefly, and pick up the
 l r d of the purely local rents.
 The story of Seward has al
 ays been that of the Alaska hilroad. Until Resurrection Bay
 as chosen as the Southern hd of the Alaska Central, only he family (the Lowells) had
 tiled here permanently. The
 rst party of permanent resi- ents landed on August 23, 1903,
 site previously surveyed
 the railroad promoters, on a
 |Wnsite already laid out in lots P by 100 feet, priced at 5000 er lot. During the first year,
 dock and saWmill had been bmpleted, and construction or (e railroad begun. During 1905, (e Alaska Central had already kperienced financial oifficul- les, after less than fifty miles
 track had been completed. he purpose of the railroad was,
 rst, to haul supplies to the poming gold regions around fairbanks. But by 1906, circum-
 anceS had interVened which Rade it vastly more important pr the railroad to reach the coal
 nds of Matanuska and Healy. the latter part of 1906 and the hrly part of 1907, a series of |xecutiVe Orders from Washing bn had closed Alaska coal to II private development, thus |ealing death blow to the plans Ii the private railroad, and put ng the very existance of the 'oung town of Seward in the host extreme jeopardy. *....
 How did the people of Seward |eact to this turn or events? They |esponded in many different FayS, some seeming to contra ict others, resulting in a rather |Dnfused picture. Some, appar- |htly, refused to believe that the |ailroad would be actually a. 1andOned after such vast sums lad already been expended to |xtend the track to Turnagain |lrm, over costly bridges, thru |lnnels blasted out of solid rock, nd over the already-famous bop section, then regarded as masterpiece of railroad en- |ineering. Others were of the be- kef that the government ban h private mining in Alaska was herely temporary political |eSture, and that it would soon |e lifted, either with or without he efforts of the local Alaska |oliticianS, who had lost no time h raising a considerable uproar. till others were quite obviously Obvious to the whole contro- |ersy: business was good, and here was still plenty of work. Fhy worry?
 Undoubtedly, the Ballaine |rOtherS and their financial ackers were encouraging this utter attitude in every possible Fay. After all, Seward was a hriving little town, already pro ided with advantages that few Elaska settlements enjoyed.
 Take for instance, the Signal |orps cable to Seward. Surely ne great White Father back Washington was not going to pend all the money to run a able from Valdez, and open an ffice in Seward, and then keep le town bottled up, so as to ause an early failure for the 'amcat enterprise?
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Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03

MT. W. k. Mclaughlin Is spending the summer months at the homestead or his son How ard. Another son, Richard, Is back n Spenard after q short stay al the Gulch.
 Miss Ruth Schoenig, sister of Mrs. Emil BartoIoWIts, spent a few Weeks here earlier thls sum mer.
 Jack Herzlg, cousin of Mrs. Earl Simonds, IS visiting the Si- monds family at present, learn ing the inS and outs of beach fishing. He was recently honored by his hosts at Weiner roast at their fish site a few miles south of Clam Cullen. Guests included Mir. and Mrs. Frank Balogh and children, Lee Pederson, Sharon Harmon, Janet and Douglas Blossom, Eleanor Rose, Jerry Gentry, and Lee and Jerry Hat ton. Jack thinks Alaska is won derful but will still be glad to get home 10 La Canada, CaIit., III September.
 Mir. Robert Forstner has been working in kenai at Libby the past few weeks. lie expects to pe home shortly.
 We are happy to welcome back to the vicinity two families who spent the winter and spring months ln Seward: Mir. and Mrs. John Huey and their new son, and MT. and Mrs. Marshall Me Manus and their seven children. This part Of the country is grow ing fast!
 Ray TarnoWski made another of his short visits 10 the Cullen a few weeks ago. MT TarnoWski is employed by Lytie and Green.
 The Osmers are always glad to see friends from Seward who stop in on their way to dig clans, fish, or whatever. Some of the recent visitors include Gust Moe and family, Mir, Jackson and son, Mir. John Coleman and young son and MT. Pollock, Dr. and Mrs. Francis Phillips and daugh- ters and Dr. and Mrs. Russell Wagner and son. Denny and Jean Thompson and children, and Mrs. Thompson's brother George, Mrs. Clyde Gordon and baby. MT. Gordon and his fish ing partner also dropped in for a few minutes on their various trips to and from Homer.
 MT. Willie ReO Hammersley of Edison, Calf, is here visiting his friend Elmer Wood. Red is enthusiastic about Alaska and homesteading on the Kenai.
 Rex Mcclure spent a few days in Anchorage on business last week.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03

Rex Mcclure spent a few days in Anchorage on business last week.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03
Clam Sulch

MT. w. E. Mclaughlin is spending the summer months at the homestead of his son How ard Another son, Richard, Is back n Spenard after d short stay al the Gulcn.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03

MT. Willie ReO Hammersley of Edison, Calf, is here visiting his friend Elmer Wood. Red is enthusiastic about Alaska and homesteading on the Kenai.
Seward seaport record., 1951-08-03

Miss Ruth Schoenig, sister of Mrs. Emil BartoIowits, spent few Weeks here earlier thls sum- mer.
Evening star., 1951-10-14

Strange things can happen
on a concert stage. Take
the alarm clock that rang
during Bach sonata
A FEW years ago Claudio Arrau. the
N famous pianist, suffered a severe
shock. He had arranged to play the
Beethoven Fourth Concerto with the
local symphony orchestra in a town in
Chile. Seated at the piano. he watched
for the conductor to give the downbeat.
He was Mortified to hear the first mea-
sures - not of the Fourth but the Third
Concertoi
Arrau was famous for his repertoire,
but this, he thought. was too much. Then
he remembered having played the Bee
thoven Third year before. Why not try
it again? In split second he made up
his mind, played every note correctly
straight through to the end.
The Old Man Left
OUCH moments as these are apparently
inevitable on any concert stage. And not
all performers are as lucky as Arrau.
A difficult moment once disturbed the
late Carl Flesch at one of his violin recit-
ais. Accustomed to catching cat maps on
tour, he always carried pocket alarm
clock. During pianissimo passage of
Bach sonata, the alarm started ringing.
Flesch stopped playing and glared
accusingly at an old gentleman in the
Evening star., 1951-10-14
MUSICAL llIX-UPS
by Alma Lubin

third row. The poor innocent held out
for perhaps half minute. then rose
guiltily and left the hall. Whereupon
Flesch resumed playing.
Years ago happened to attend re-
cital given by the late Ignace Paderewski.
He began the Chopin Ballade in F, then,
after few moments. stopped. He waited
a minute or two, then began again. A
second time. he stopped at the identical
spot. After he had stopped at the same
place third time, he walked backstage.
Evening star., 1951-10-14
WIDE WORLD

LAuRITz MELCHl0R: He needed
q prompter - his wife took over
Suddenly we heard door slam in back OF
us. PaderewsN returned to the stage.
played the Ballade from beginning to end
with dazzling mastery. He had been dis
turbed by draft from the open door!
Evening star., 1951-10-14

TW-l0-14-5l
, 1951-09-10
Announcement

DR.. Robert M. De Freitas,
B. a. O., D. Specialist in Eye
Examination Refraction Or
thoptics; announces that on
Tuesday. Sept. llth. from 10 AN.
TO S Pm. & Wednesday. Sept. 18th
from 1870 to $3.50 Pm. complete
optometric service will be Of
fered to the Municipality Of
st. Croix.
Will be in Frederiksted
Municipal Hospital from 900
am. until noon Wednesday.
The latest designs in Eye
glasses prepaid or C.. o. D.
Christiansted, st. Croix,
, 1951-09-10
SEPTEMBER BIO, 1851 No. {

committee with the authority and
responsibility of presenting the
draft prepared by the Assembly
to the Congress of the United
States, and to appear to give tes-
tlmony in the name of the As
sembly and people at congresion-
al hearings whenever and where
ever held. To confer with various
organizations of the Virgin Is
lands in New York City, in addi-
ton to other influential groups
on the mainland who are in SYM
pathy with the idea of greater
autonomy for territorial peoples.
and enlist their active support be-
hind our draft. This resolution
was passed by unanimous vote.
In order to enlist the support of
mainland Virgin Islanders, as
chairman of the committee I felt
1T was my duty to request a con-
ference with the Virgin Islands
Leaders on the mainland and on
May 81 of this year, l wrote Mr..
flames A. Bough, former District
attorney for the Virgin Islands
and now with the u. N. in reply
to a letter from him dated May
28th in which he inquired about
the Organic Act Committee, and
in the last paragraph of which he
also made reference to the need
of developing solid support and a
united front among Virgin Island
ers at home and on the mainland.
In my letter Of May 81 to Mr..
Bough l asked him if he thought
it possible to get all of the various
organizations and groups in and
around New York to sit at a round
table conference to discuss pre-
sent and future problems con-
fronting the islands including the
revised Organic Act. On June 18th
Mr.. Bough replied that it was his
pleasure to report that the groups
in New York, including Mr.. Ash
ley L. Totten, had agreed to meet
under his craftsmanship to hear
more details about our proposals
and plans. Mr.. Bough asked me to
write him full particulars about
what we would like to accomplish
and stated he would be glad to act
as convenor of such a conference.
My Friends, those of you who
have knowledge of the difficulties
we have encountered over the
years in getting Virgin Islands
leaders here at home and on the
mainland to sit down together and