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Valley frontiersman., 1951-08-30
HOUSE CUTS IT., MILLION FROM ALASKA HOUSING

The House passed and sent to the Senate this week the supple mental appropriation bill for 1852 allowing $312 million for the re- volving fund of the Alaska Hous- ing Authority.
 During the 8lst Congress, a SIS million revolving fund for the purpose of developing housing Tn Alaska was authorized but only $10 million of the authorized sum was appropriated. The supple mental request which came up to
Valley frontiersman., 1951-08-30

queen of stone guarding the low CT left bank of the Seine the Louvre, resting place of the mas terS, home of the Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory, and Venus de- Milo Versailles, with it's grandeur of yesteryear preserved in its beautiful grounds, ornate palace halls, and world renown formal gardens Chartres Cathedral in the centre of very quaint little town with steep, mar row, winding roads of cobble- stone .. the beauty of the stain ed glass rose windows attracts people from all over the world ,. simply breath-taking in the late afternoon hours =. and so back to Paris each time and we had only begun to get acquainted i. really hardly past introductions.
 After a weeks time Opal made arrangements to accept employ ment under the European Com mand in Wiesbaden, Germany, American Occupied Zone). While she went east, I ventured north ward spending several weeks skirting in and out about the Bri- tish Isles. London, Edinburgh, Stratford Z. each with a person ality all it's own . each with many, many experiences to re- member.
 Paris again and southern France for a visit with the father of Mrs. Genevieve Wolfe of Lazy Mountain . simply delightful, dinner in the rose garden, picking cherries, and brisk walk through Tavant countryside. A stopovel at a French-American children's camp in the Haute Savois, fol flowed by a few days in Switzer. land Geneva rich in Reforma ton tradition came on Sunday and so to the French-speaking church where Jean Calvin hac preached and taught. Visiting continued through Tubingen Germany and Heidelburg or down the Rhine for a weekend reunion with Opal in Wiesbaden Wiesbaden is a prewar resort cen tre, surrounded by green hills ano rich German forests. The German people, though in the position O. an occupied country, were sin cerely courteous and friendly . a hard working, struggling peo pie, rich in culture and nationa heritage.
 It was hard to leave but the calendar was warning me that tht
Valley frontiersman., 1951-08-30
Vacation Renorf
BY VIRGINIA CARLE

EDITORS NOTE: Virginia Carle returned 10 Palmer Tues
 day. and knowing we couldn't do justice to her report. we
 asked her 10 write ii herself.
 Leaving Palmer for summers vacation in Europe turned out to be not only one vacation but five I'll explain .. the first of course is the spectacular tranScontinent- al flight to New York, the port of departure. The second is the ten day Atlantic crossing, the laziest possible mode of existence 1 have ever experienced :. deck chairs in the sun, affable passengers of every hue and description, and six course lunches which leave one immovable. A whole book might be written on this phase of the vacation alone and with Flu ope yet to come! So I shall move on to this third vacation, the one about which most of my friends would be interested in hearing.
 Former Frontiersman Editor
 Since Opal Lu Smith was my partner in crime, (the quick and easy murder of our few Ameri- can dollars) nothing less than Paris could possibly be our first destination. What confusion! The train station congested with ex- cited French-speaking friends and travellers Under normal condl- tions Frenchman is excitable enough but here, he was in his element. A taxi was hired and we soon found ourselves in the melee and madness of Parisian. traffic What an institution that is! Sque- ky,shrill horns warning one another of the presence of thous- ands of little cars in a hurry, o1 wild and daring bicylists, and mad motorcyclists :. . and all jum- bled up together.
 As soon as possible we rid our selves of luggage and timidity ir order to give full attention tc seeking out the famous Champs Elysees, L'Arc deTriumphe, the Eiffel Tower and anything in be- tween on the way. We were ir Paris and had to try to make our selves believe it.
 Our first week was thus spent in just looking and exploring Among our favorites was Notre Dame Cathedral, the reverent
Valley frontiersman., 1951-08-30
VISITING BROTHER

MT. and Mrs. E. O. DugaS of Lafayette, Louisiana, have been guests at the Matanuska Hotel for the past month. Mrs. Dugas is John Sullivan's sister.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-08-30
Valley Frontiersman

the Hill some weeks ago sought S5 million in appropriation to complete the authorization, but this sum was reduced by $11s million through House action this week.
Evening star., 1951-04-30
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Organdy Curtains
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Zippered COVERS for studio couches, 1195
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Evening star., 1951-04-30
Hollywood DIVANS
at three low prices
$3.50 74.5o $3.50

For apartment housekeeping cooge here's
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comfortable innePrng mattress and matching box spring which
gives lots of restfuI comfort
WGL-The Sleep Shop, Fifth Floor
also Bethesdo-Chevy Chase
Evening star., 1951-04-30
burlap RUG PATTERNS
1.2o to $50

Stamped in full color on imported Scottish burIop.
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Evening star., 1951-04-30

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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-15
UNION-BUSTING RAISE
GIVEN NLRB O. X.

Oklahoma City, Okla. UPA)-
Wilson & Co., meat packers here,
granted an 11-cent hourly increase
just before an election asked for by
Amalgamated Meat Cutters-AFL.
A union complaint that the raise
was given to influence the election
was dismissed by National Labor
Relations Board trial examiner be-
cause the union issued a leaflet
saying "The Union is Getting an
Eleven-Cent Increase for You. :"
and the company did not refute the
union claim.
The examiner also dismissed the
unions charges of pressure by sup
ervisors on workers because only
four cases were cited. He said
there were 1900 employees and the
did not deny union
claims it had won the 11-cent raise.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-15
&c Of Budget 81
All That Goes For
Welfare State

Washington (LPA) - Thos G
forces in Congress who fix up tax
lodging loopholes for corporations
while screaming for government
economy, got their answer Feb. 8
from two sources. President Tru-
man said Congress is welcome to
try to trim his fiscal 1852 budget
below S71.6 billion. And Frederick
j. Lawton, director Of the Budget
Bureau, told the House Ways and
Means Committee that Congress
men who spout glibly about cut
ting federal spending by billions
of dollars don't know what they're
talking about.
Truman recalled that the same
"economizers" tried to Squeeze
water" out of the budget last year,
and wound up instead by adding
81 billion to the Truman budget
and then passing the buck to Tru-
man to cut the budget.
Lawton told the committee that
his bureau had trimmed govern
ment requests by 81 billion before
the budget was presented to Con-
gress. To criticism of Truman re-
quests for new items not yet auth
orized by Congress, Lawton said
there was about $4 billion there
that Congress could act on, but that
not much Of it could be cut. He ex-
planned that a good part of this
sum was for loans for plant ex-
pansion under the Defense Produc-
ton Act, for Selective Service and
other items of an emergency ma
Lure.
He added that federal expendi-
lures cannot be turned on and off
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-15

like water tap. The 1852 budget,
for example, is in large part the
result Of tremendous number of
decisions and commitments made in
prior years. Almost half of all
1852 expenditures, or nearly S31.5
billion, will occur in 1852 as a re-
suit Of appropriations already en-
acted. When other fixed items Of
expenditure, such as interest on the
public debt, are taken into account,
it can be seen that the area of flex-
ibility for controlling expenditures
in single year is comparatively
limited"
What the so-called Economy
members Of Congress are shooting
at are the items for non-military
purposes. They are especially hot
about welfare" expenditures. The
fact is, that those expenditures
;ome to 5 cents on the dollar.
The s71.6 billion Truman has
lsked breaks down to SO percent
or wars, past, present or future.
That leaves II percent for home
expenditures. And of these, only 5
percent, or 5 cents on the dollar,
ire for welfare" Here's the
breakdown: Military services get.
j8 cents Of every budget 81; inter
rational defense and aid 10 cents;
Ieterans services 7 cents, interest
on national debt 8 cents-a total
of SO cents.
Social security, public assistance
and public health together get 81
cents; education-labor-housing to-
gether get IL cents; natural re-
sources get 3.6 cents; transporta-
ton and communication 2.5 cents
and industry 81 cents;
2 cents; general gov
cents.
Also, much Of the As cents for
communications, COM
merce and industry is subsidy to
railroads, airlines, postal service
and stimulation Of commerce. The
2 cents to agriculture is MOSTLY
to keep production up. The
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-15

1.2 cents for education-labor-h -hous-
ing comes to a quarter of cent
for labor, a half-cent for educa-
tion and the rest for housing and
related programs.
In fact, according to estimates
by the Machinist, the new budget
calls for spending si.3 billion less
for social welfare, health and So
cial security than was spent in
1889.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-15
Two Million Kids Not In
School In so FSA Reports

has fallen we'll below two cents on
the dollar. This is pennywise-and
dangerous-economy"
"Even in social security" the re-
port said, 4 e years great pro
gress still' t significant gaps.
What does wing a social secur-
ity account mean to the man-too
young to retire and too disabled
ever to work again-who has no
insurance protection that will pro-
vide a substitute income for his
wife and children?"
FSA lets the list of needs speak
for itself. "The progress of health,
education, and security during
1885," it concludes, "is a matter
which each citizen must Judge for
himself"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-15
Danes Surprised To Find US Tagging
Far Behind Europe In Many Respects

Copenhagen (LPA)-The Amer
lean workingman who has 10 &
been sold on the idea that he n
Joys the highest standard Of living
lin the world might be a trifle
shocked at the report made by
seven Danish trade unionists after
month in the US.
The seven, who toured industrial
plants in the United States under
the auspices of the ECA, were
much impressed with US produc-
ton, but found America tagging
far behind Europe in many re-
spects.
Visiting steel plant in Cleve-
land during strike, they found
it somewhat strange to see that
American labor unions had to go
on strike to bring to a successful
issue claims for such social condi-
tions as have been considered a
matter of course in this country
for more than 80 years and which
are the birthright of every Dane" :"
They reported taxes on normal
incomes "about the same as Den
mark, that US rents are higher,
and sickness and medical aid very
high because "there is no National
Health Insurance scheme in the
United States corresponding to
ours"
American production evoked un-
stinted admiration, but the group
said American industrial super
iority is not followed by a CORES
ponding superiority in other fields,
for example agriculture and trans
portation."
4 One aspect of production did not
get their praise - the speed at
which Americans work. They noted
that the US worker has shorter
hours and more machine power to
help him, but that ''the working
pace is much tougher than is GUS
tomary in Denmark"
After a visit to the Ford plant
they groggily reported that "From
a Danish point of view it is not
very inspiring to watch the very
monotonous work performed by|
most of the workers +. techni-
ques should help the worker, not
lead to a situation where he be-
comes a mere tool controlled by a
conveyor belt"
The visiting Danes found much
to praise in America. They said it'll
was remarkable that so many diff
ferent nationalities have been able
to blend into one people and then
develop the most industrialized
community in the world"
The work of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, particularly pertaining
to productivity, was something en-
tirefy new to the team and they |
came away armed with many facts.
For example: US output increased
55 percent from 1910 to 1914; out
put per man is approximately 2.2
times as high in America as Bri-
tain; American coal miners load
eight times more coal than their
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-15

English counterparts.
American trade unions were
given a large part of the credit OF
speeding the industrialization OF
the country and gaining higher
wages and shorter hours for work
ers. The wages and hours made
higher production costs which nee
essitated the introduction Of better
machinery, they noted.
While speaking highly of the
cooperation between some employ
ers and unions on problems, the
team said there was still much an
tagonism from one group of en-
ployers "who undoubtedly believe
that the American labor movement
may again be reduced to a neglig-
ible quantity"
The visitors noted that the great
squirt of unions in America has
been made in recent years and that
much of the progress was made in
pitched battles between unions and
management.
"The means employed in the
fight against American la b r
unions in the 30's were callous and
not very democratic" they said.
The group thought it would take
many years to wipe out the amino
sity developed in the 30's but a
real foundation is being laid for
peaceful bargaining.
They pointed up this thesis by
telling of the cooperation between
employers and the International
Ladies' Garment Workers'-AFL
and the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers -CIO. They said DO t n
unions had taken over when the
trades were at the mercy Of sweat
shop operators and by organization
and cooperation with legitimate
employers had driven the chislers
to adopt fair working standards
and wages.
The group went into detail con-
corning the much-vaunted Ameri-
can standard of living and found
it ahead of European standards in
many things, but just about the
same as far as the cost of food is
concerned.
"An American worker can buy
a radio set for two or three days
wages whereas a worker in this
country will have to spend at least
three weeks wages to buy a SIM
liar SET" they reported. st is we'll
known that automobiles are also
relatively cheap in America. One OF
the new models costs S14O0 orl
$500 all told. On the other hand,
the American workers wages will
not buy much more food than those
of Danish worker"
The team met with employers>asl
we'll as labor leaders, with polite
ians and ordinary people in thel
street, with workers and farmersl
and teachers. What did they think
Of America?
"When talking about America,
people arc often inclined to gener-
alize and assert that Americans dol
so and so and say so and so. Such
is wide of the mark.
In the United States different opln-
ons and conflicting viewpoints
lash in exactly the same way as
n any other democratic country;
,ut in a continent like America
such differences of opinion are nee
sssarily more pronounced than IN
Denmark.
"America is neither Wall Street
Tor the United Automobile Work
RS, nor is America the Minnesota
armers nor the Virginia Negroes.
America is all of these and in re-
.ent years the more progressive OF
hese fortunately seem to have
aiken the lead"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-15
Union Chief Says
Wage Freeze Alone
ot Sterilization

| WdSIlIlSCOfi tIT n D-Ao 1dI a.
the American working people are
concerned, there is no stabilizatior
program in effect-except wage
stabilization, Emil Rieve told the
Joint Congressional Committee or
the Economic Report.
In a heavily charged statement
submitted Feb. 8, he said, "wages
have been selected for control
while other areas of the economy
have sufficient freedom to go their
merry way. Sterilization cannot be
achieved by controlling only one
group in the population. 1t cannot
be done piecemeal."
Rieve is president of the Textile
Workers Union of America. His
views on stabilization carry special
weight because he is one of the
three labor members of the nine
man Federal Wage Sterilization
Board headed by Cyrus S. Ching.
LET US not be tempted to place
iron-clad controls on wages because
of the relative ease with which it
can be done," the labor leader said.
"Wage stabilization should be con-
sidered only as one part of an over
all stabilization program >. wages
are only one form of payment aris-
ing out of industrial production.
There are other forms of income
payments, too-profits, dividends,
professional, managerial and ex-
ecutive salaries"
Hitting sharply at the Wage
Sterilization Board, Rieve said it's
failure to determine its policy to
replace the wage freeze is dis
turbing factor in labor-manage-
ment relations" (The board was
reported to be in disagreement over
terms of "catch-up" formula for
the wages of workers who hadn't
yet received post-K Dream in
creases.)
While prices continued to rise,
wages remained "rather solidly|
frozen," Rieve pointed out. The in
equity of this condition is readily
apparent to all, especially to the
workers who are compelled to live
on frozen earnings" he said, add
ing that incentives fer workers.
must be recognized equally with
those for business. Accordingly, hel
declared, wage stabilization "can-
not be-and must not be-a wagel
freeze"
He contended that government
studies showed upper incomeI
groups presented a more serious
threat than did lower
income groups because the formerl
had more "spendable income" He
said the "top-income IL percent of
families received 81 per-
cent of total spendable income,
while the lowest SO percent of our
families received 32 percent"
He insisted, the spending power
IF high-income persons could be
sharply curtailed without affect
ng health, welfare and productive
Among the lower and
middle income groups, on the other
land, the major portion of income
S spent on food, rent and other
necessities of life"
Present tax principles divergel
considerably" from these prin-
iples, Rieve charged. Low incOmel
antilles are taxed at World Warl
rates while high income families |
nd corporations dodge through
oopholes in the tax laws. More [
ver, he declared, President Tru- S
mans "recent proposals would con-
inue this inequitable policy" y
Throughout his statement, Rieve q
ore heavily on the need for in /
reased industrial production, both c
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-15
TOP SPEAKERS SLATED
FOR PENNA. AFL MEET

York, Pa. (LPA)-AFL Presi-
dent William Green, AFL Secre-
tary-Treasurer George Meany, Gov.
John S. Fine, Senator James H.
Duff, and ex-senator Francis j.
Myers are among those scheduled
to address the 49th Annual Con-
vention of the Pennsylvania FEEDER
alton of Labor here March 27, %
and 20. The delegates will consider
problems arising from the national
emergency, including a civil de-
fense program. A legislative pro-
gram will be mapped for the 1851
session Of the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-15

to further the defense effort and to
Tighten the pressures bringing in
flation. He also struck at Regula-
tion X and w curbing credit. He
said they were forcing low income
families out of the market for
homes, automobiles and household
He urged price roll
backs and approval of escalator
clauses.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-15
AUTHORIZE STRIKE

Spokane, Wash. (LPA) - Fir
workers in western Washington,
members Of the AFL Lumber &
Sawnill Workers, have authorized
a strike by a vote of 1881 to 232
following refusal Of employers to
grant wage raise. The employers
said that last years pay boost of
152 cents more than made up for
the cost of living increases"
Ask for Union Labeled merchan-
I.rn
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-15

GERMAN UNIONISTS HONOR TAYLOR.-Berin, Germany
Mai Gen. Maxwell d. Taylor igh retiring U.s. Commander in
Berlin token friendship from
trade union The made West Bens Koenghe
Porcelain presented by Ernst Schanowsk hrd
from fD who addressed the s4S AFL Convention in
Will Huebner chairman Works Council Of Public
Heinrich Brac Railroad Union Ludwig
Diederch Will Krause. chairman local Building Union.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-02-15
WORKERS BUY BUILDING

Aberdeen, Wash. (LPA) = The
Plywood & Veneer Workers here
are purchasing the Hoquiam Moose
temple, a two-story building con-
tanning dance hall, meeting hall,
club rooms and office space. Until
now, the 1800-member union has
been renting space in the Polish
hall.
Ask for Union Labeled merchan-
disc.
Evening star., 1951-12-06
Maryland Road Program
Features May Be DELAYED
BY the Associoted Press

FREDERICK. Md. Dec. 6.-The
State may have to hedge a little
on some of the more elaborate
details of its road program, ac-
cording to Chairman Russell H.
Mccain of the Roads Commission
Mr.. Mccain told the annual
meeting of the Maryland State
Grange yesterday that "there
will be no change in design stand
ards" for roads. but he added:
Perhaps. for the time being
and until additional revenue is
made available. some desirable
features such as cloverleaf inter-
sections and grade separations
may have to be postponed.
This process would give more
road mileage. and II the State
should acquire rights Of way, other
adjuncts could be built at a fu-
ture date"
Evening star., 1951-12-06
Bible Gloss at YMCA

Willis Bishop, of the Washington
Bible Institute. will conduct a
Bible class In the Central YMCA,
1876 G street NV, at 1880 pm.
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1951-12-06
Conviction Of Detective InAssauIf Case Upheld

Diggins lost his vice squad job
after Chief Judge w. Conwell
Smith fined him $5 for assaulting
Ia man in a row over a parking
ticket.
Harry S. Miller. a used-car
dealer. testified Diggins grabbed
him and twisted his arm in a
scuffle that began after another
vice squad officer found ticket
on his auto parked outside the
car lot. Miller said he had the
car tagged.
Evening star., 1951-12-06
BY the AssoeIuted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. s. - The
Court Of Appeals yesterday up
held the assault conviction which
resulted in the suspension of De-
tective Frank r. Diggins from the
Baltimore vice squad.
Since his layoff in Baltimore,
Diggins has been investigating
gambling as an undercover man
for the Hagerstown Police Depart
ment. He was found innocent of
a disorderly conduct charge there
last month.
Evening star., 1951-11-10
CLINTON

3 acres. 5:rm. frame home and bath.
h;-w,h.. "a bsmt., needs dec; only
$1,000: $1,000 cash. Call Mr.. Blay.
lock.
Puffenberger & Moore, Inc.
10. s-9119; Ewes. VI. 1915.