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Evening star., 1951-09-11
Lowell WeHett::
Lowell Mehett:
General Macarthur Sees Drift
Threat OF IotoIitoronisn Revealed by Tendency
TO Criticize Critics Such, for ExompIe, as Himself

Take a few weeks vacation
and you are apt to be surprised
by what happens during your
absence from the seat of Gov
ernment. For one thing, a drift
toward totalitarian rule can set
in. Other people may not have
observed it, but it already has
happened. according to Gen.
Douglas Macarthur. 1t is
revealed. he told an audience
in Cleveland, by "the violent
manner in which exception is
taken to the citizens voice when
raised in criticism of those who
exercise political power. There
seems to be a determination to
suppress individual voice and
opinion, which can be regarded
only as symptomatic of a gen.
eral trend toward thought con-
troll.
Evening star., 1951-09-11
David Lawrence:

More and more talk is being
heard here urging that Gen.
Macarthur put aside his mill
tary uniform and don civilian
clothes if he makes any more
speeches on controversial issues
with political implications.
Some members of Congress.
though not questioning the
right of the general to criticize
the administration. think it
would be in better taste if he
did not wear his uniform while
making speeches involving crlti-
cismS of the administration.
Many people do not realize. of
course, that Gen. Macarthur is
not a retired officer in the ordi-
nary sense. He is a lifetime
general and wears his five stars
by act of Congress, along with
Gen. Eisenhower, Admiral Hal
Sey. Admiral King and Gen.
Marshall. But, while a uni
form is proper on formal occa-
Sions, as when addressing a
State legislature or government
tai body. it is not considered
proper for Gen. Macarthur to
have worn his uniform during
his speech last week in Cleve-
land.
There is. of course, no rule
or regulation about 1.-THE mat
ter is one solely of individual
discretion. But the feeling here
is that attacks on the admins
tration's policies, when wearing
a military uniform, opens the
general to criticism such as was
voiced by Senator PaStore,
Democrat. of Rhode Island.
The extent to which any man
in uniform may engage in po-
litical discussions is covered by
regulations for those on active
duty. This correspondent during
the pre- e-convention days of 1914,
when Gen. MacArthur's name
was being mentioned as a pos
Sible candidate for the presi-
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17
Mrs. RotcIiff, Officers
District Chuirmon
Installed By BPW

Mrs. Alice S. Ratcliff was in
stalled as president of the Lex
ington Business and Professional
Women's Club at an impressive
rainbow service conducted by
Mrs. Velma Rodgers of Jackson,
district BPW chairman, at It'd
wells Cafe. Tuesday evening.
Other officers installed were
Mrs. Tallulah Beall, first vice.
president; Mrs. Yvette johnson,
second vice-president; Mrs. Inez
Roach, third vice president; Mrs.
Esther Russell, secretary, a d
Mrs. Kathryn Ellis, treasurer.
At the conclusion of the SER
vice Mrs. Ratcliff presented Mrs.
Pcdgers with a gift from the club.
The new officers wore lovely
shoulder corsages Of gardenias,
gift of the new president.
Mrs. Irene Watson, retiring pre-
sident, was presented with a
beautiful silver tray by Mrs.
Hazel Smith on behalf of the
club which Mrs. Watson has serv-
ed for the past two years.
A dessert course was served
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17

charge of Mrs. Roy Gelston.
AT the beginning of the program
a delicious supper plate was serv-
ed by Mrs. Upchurch and Mrs.
Wallace.
Miscellaneous gifts were pres
ented Mrs. Wallace by the guests.
Lovely arrangements of blue
and pink larkspur, peoples, and
a centerpiece of sweetpeas were
used in the living room as gifts to
the hostess from Mrs. c. M. Nc
Daniel and Mrs. O. w. Thompson.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17
Business Circle
Meets Monduy

The Business Women's Circle
met Monday night in the home of
Mrs. w. H. Wallace for the mission
study. Twenty-six members were
present. Mrs. w. l.. Upchurch, Jr.
was co-hostess. Guests included
Mrs. j. F. Williams and Mrs. T.
J. Evans. Mrs. Vernon Hathcock
presided, with the program in
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17
Visits Siddons

Visits Siddons
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Martin and
children, Charles Ray and Bon
ME Faye of Memphis; Mr.. and
Mrs. Pat Rowell and daughter,
Patricia; Mrs. Annie Terry. E. H.
Siddon of Jackson. Miss Irene
Siddon Of Belzoni. Mr.. and Mrs.
T. L. Siddon and son, Billy, visit
ed in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Siddon.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17
Leaves Tuesday

Mrs. Goldie Lax Of Fondulac,
Wisconsin, left Tuesday morning
for her home after two weeks
visit with her parents, MI. and
Mrs. w. r. Lundv.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17

Was Guest Tuesday
Mrs. Kinney Witte of Leland
was a guest Tuesday Of her sis
ter, Mrs. w. r. Sullivan.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17
In Vicksburg

Miss Elma Heffner and Mrs
Heffner were Sunday guests of
Mrs. Frank Marx in Vicksburg.
They were accompanied by Mrs.
Marcia Jackson who visited her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Broome.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17

Visit In West Point
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G.. Brough
were weekend guests of Mr.. ana
Mrs. j. A. King at West Point.
Visit L. w. Rabbs
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17

Mrs. ]. w. HAYES of Cleveland
is expected today to visit Mr.. G.
u. McCaleb for several days.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17
visits Parents

Mrs. Joy Wynn of Greenwood
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellis Wynn over the weekend.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17
Visit Met urleys

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald McCarley
and daughter, Mary Margaret, of
Tupman, California, have been
visiting DR.. and Mrs. J. M. Nc
Carley here.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17

Has Guests Sunday
Mrs. Walter Shannon's guests
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly
and Mrs. Mai NALL Beall, of Mem
phic.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17

CLASSIFIED ADS ON PAGE
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-29

that Wilson "arbitrarily took from
the Department of Labor all i'm
portant policy making functions re-
garding manpower"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-29

hundreds of others like him" ser.
| wing in the Government would like
to see, according to Meany.
Meany suggested ii stepping up. of
political action as means of ap-
lplying pressure to Congress to get
labor's program passed. Maybe
this is the start of long-range poll
Itical program" he stated. Certain
lly it's needed because we can't ap-
|ply pressure in Washington now
we don't have that kind of money.
The jobs got to be done, but it's got
to be done back home"
The early union contracts con-
tanned two wOrds-'agitation" and
"education," Meany said He said
labor must realize it has something
to fight for because it was some
thing to lose if Big Business or the
Communists take over.
ITS up TO u.s." he said, ito edu-
cate and agitate on the local level
under the sponsorship Of this great
labor organization. If we do / think
we can convince some of the people
in Washington by the only method
they underStand-and that method
is votes"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-29

man was unacceptable.
He pointed out the differences
had been reduced to two points,
said he was willing to agree to
either Frank Douglass or William
NJ. Leiserson, both former chair
men of the NMB, as arbitrator.
Kennedy emphasized that the
unions will not accept either Steel
man or anyone suggested by him.
"We have no grudge against DR..
Steelman," Kennedy stated. "But
he is neither qualified nor compet-
ent to discuss these particular
working rules. They are extreme
ly complicated and need someone
who is thoroughly familiar with
the railroad industry"
Kennedy declared he actually
saw no need for arbitration, that
he still thought the dispute could
be ironed out if both sides would
sit down in good faith. If not, they
could then agree upon a mutually
satisfactory arbitrator.
On the matter of the coupling
rule, Kennedy said the union now
had agreements on 65 roads and
the men average S1.63 an hour,
whereas the companies proposal
would knock this rate down to 95
cents.
"They are just trying to black
Jack US into taking the 95 cents.
They're not really sincere about
settling this dispute - if they
wanted to dispose of these differ
ences they could sit down and do
it this afternoon" Kennedy declar-
ed.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-29
Railroads Reject
Fair" Contract
On Two Counts

Washington LPA) - Railroad
companies rejected "fair" settle
ment Of their two year-old dispute
with four operating rail brother
hoods on March %.
Danief p. -Loomis, management
spokesman, told Senate Labor
Committee investigating the leng-
thy negotiations that the proposal
could not be accepted because it
called for the resignation Of DR..
John r. Steelman as arbitrator and
because Of proposals concerning
the "air hose coupling rule"
The agreement had been sug-
gested by committee chairman
Sen. James +. Murray Cd, Mont. J
as a "fair" way to end differences
between the companies and the
Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen.
1t was felt that BRIT contract
would bring speedy settlements
with the other three unions-Fire-
men & Enginemen, Conductors,
and Engineers.
One Of the remaining roadblocks,
Steelman, is a Presidential adviser
who guided rail negotiations after
the roads were placed under theo-
retlcal Army control last August.
He is bitterly hated by union chiefs
who feel he has been consistently
on management's side and that he
misrepresented their case to Pres
ident Truman, Misrepresentation
which led Truman to denounce the
union leaders for "acting like a
bunch Of Russians"
The other roadblock concerns
coupling and uncoupling Of air
hoses by switchmen when no "car-
knockers" are available. This extra
work is now paid for on an hourly
basis under agreements with indi-
vidual roads. Companies want a
national agreement which would
mean cutting present rates almost
in half.
w. P. Kennedy, BRIT president,
took the stand after LoOmis read
his rejection to the Senators, and
said he was "very much disappoint-
ed with the carriers decision"
"This can only indicate to US
that they do not want to settle this
contract" Kennedy said. at is al
national disgrace the way they
have grasped at every opportunity
to prolong this dispute"
Replying to Loomis' statements
that Kennedy had never objected
to Steelman as an arbitrator, the
BRIT chief accused the company,
negotiator of lying, declared hel
had personally told not only Loom
is, but every member of the Nal
tional Mediation Board that Steel
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-29
Wholesale Index
OF Food Prices
Drops 4 Cents

New York (LPA)-The whole
sale food price index compiled by
Dun & Bradstreet dropped foul
cents in the week ended March 20
to $7.23. But that was still 21.3 per
cent above the pre-Korean level Of
last June, and 23.9 percent above
year ago.
Price Stabilizer Michael V. Di.
Sale declared "the upward surge
of prices has been slowed dowr
significantly and, in some cases
reversed"
Financial papers reported retail
ers disappointed with pre-Eastei
sales, with high prices blamed
Dollar volume was ahead Of last
year, but not unit volume.
DR.. Jules Backman, professor of
economics at New York Univer-
sity, told the Textile Fabrics Assn.
that higher prices seem probably
under the impact of our defense
program" although he predicted a
temporary lull in buying.
Livestock men and western Sen
ators told Disable that if any price
ceilings are set on livestock they
should be high enough to be work
able" Cattlemen meeting in Dallas
got purple in the face at reports
of a possible rollback in cattle
prices. Any meat controls, they
said, would mean less meat for the
consumer and black markets. They
cried they weren't making so much
money, anyhow.
Meanwhile Disable was consider
ing an interim price policy for
manufacturers and the report was
that he was talking of limiting
price increases to 5 percent over
present levels or 10 percent over
pre-Korean, whichever is higher.
The nations first breakdown on
price control regulations
came in Los Angeles, where a.
used car dealer was charged in a
warrant with selling a car for
$1,000 over the ceiling price. Disable
had previously promised to make
an example of the first violator
caught.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-29
Labor Leaders To
Honor Tobin AT
New York Dinner

New York (LPA)-UniOn officials
from all parts of the country Will
Ihonor Secretary Of Labor Maurice
ii. TObin at a testimonial dinner
here May 8, sponsored by the Ma
tional Labor Council of the City of
Hope at Los Angeles, a national
free medical center supported by
Labor since it was founded 3S years
ago. Tobin will receive the Torch
of Hope for his marked c0ntribu-
ton to the social welfare of the peo-
pie of this nation"
Honorary chairmen are AFL
President William Green and CIO
President Philip Murray. Proceeds
from the $25 per plate dinner will
go to the free cancer hospital, first
in the nation, now being completed
at the City of Hope.
The committee praised Tobin for
his impartial objectivity to pro-
blemS and deep concern for harmon
iouS la b o management relations"
and because she has viewed it as al
matter of right that the labor move
ment he accorded equitable treat
ment in our socio-ecOnomic structure,
and that every effort be made to-
utilize its resources to the maximum
of the general good"
The sponsorship list includes more
than 100 leading officers of the,
AFL, CIO, and Railroad Brother
hoods, thirty state CIO and ALL
leaders, and nearly 100 New York
union officials.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-29
Gene Patton, Friend
Of Harry Bridges,
Leaps To Death

San Francisco CLPA) - Eugene
Patton, president of Local Six OF
the International LongshOremen's 4
Warehousemen's Union, committed
suicide March % by leaping from
the center span of the Golden Gate
Bridge.
He drove a union~oWned car to
, the middle of the bridge, ran to the
railing on the bay side and jumped.
His plunge was witnessed by the
driver of another car He left no
messages explaining his action.
A left winger and staunch ally
|of ILWU President Harry Bridges,
Patton was founding member of
Local Six. He was widely credited
with holding the organization to-
gether i'm the face of numerous de-
fections to the AFL Teamsters.
The Australia-bOrn Bridges has
been convicted of lying to immigra-
tion authorities six years ago when
he told them he'd never been a
Communist, but is free pending ap-
peal.
. Patton was 30 years old, married
and the father of an infant son. He
saw extensive service during the
war, won a battlefield commission
and rose to the rank of captain.
When relieved of duty he returned
to the union, first as an information
al representative.
In the opinion of some who knew
him, the political tensions of his
position may have driven Patton to-
desperation. Although he followed
the Communist line he was general
ly held to be good trade unionist
at heart. Local Six spokesmen re-
ported that he'd been in a nervous
state for some time.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-29
Meany Says No
Reason For Split
In Labor's Ranks

| Wa h in gtOn (LPA) - George
NJ eany, AFL Secretary-treaSurer
told the 700 delegates to the AFL
ICIO meeting here sponsored by the
United Labor Policy Committee
that there was no reason for di'
vision in labor's ranks. Il have
studied this division trying to FIND
La trade union reason for it and
there isn't any-and there is no rea-
son for it's continuance"
| Meany said that rising rents and
lprices are today's symbols of OPP
lpression against millions of Ameri-
canS and that the price freeze,
which held out hope to housewives
has proved fraud and "a hoax.
| 1T hasn't done anything and i
doubt that it was intended to-
Meany charges. The only effect of
Ipricing orders has been to legalize
illegal prices and encourage mer-
chants to make more raises. If
we're going to have price controls /;
lif we're going to have ceilings on
trent, food, and other things, then
we've got to have something that
looks an awful lot like OPA. Some
thing to protect the consumer both
as to price and to quality" He also
urged "some sort of rationing sys-
item so that scarce commodities can
be shared equally.
1--WE need a complete new deal
THAT will help us get prices back
some place near where they were a
year ago. The first step is to scrap
our present price control system be-
cause it doesn't control anything and
I've suspicion that it was never
meant to-"
The AFL leader denounced Big
Business and Its lackeys in Con
gress" for a program of oppression
against labor. 'They have decided
labor came out of the war tool
strong, morally, financially, and
numerically and that it must be cut|
down to size"
Meany told of meeting a businessl
leader who told him just beforeI
Governor Dewey's election" to theI
that "after the first of
the year the people who put up thel
money are going to make the rules. i
Aleany said they failed to elect
Dewey but are accomplishing theI
same thing anyhow He cited the
"phOny seizure of the railroads" asl
an example of what can happen i'm
this country if labor is not on thel
alert. There was only one reason
for that seizure" he declared. "Itl
was to make the men work for anyl
wage the employer wanted to pay
This kind of action could mean thel
end of collective bargaining in this
country"
That's what Charlie Wilson and
that Wilson arbitrarily took from
the Department of Labor all i'm
portant policy making functions re-
garding manpower."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-29
Anti-Strike Law In Missouri
Held Unconstitutional

Jefferson City, Mo. LPA)-
Missouri's King-Thompson law pro-
hibiting strikes in public utilities
is unconstitutional, State Attorney
General J. E. Taylor ruled. His
ruling was based on the US Sup
RENE Court decision of Feb. 26,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-29
7-Point Program Offered
By Green AT AL Rully

Washington (LPA) - Organized
= labor must support a sweeping
eyen-point program for "a more
equitable and more democratic
defense program" William Greer
told nearly 400 delegates from
state and local AFL organizations
here March 20.
"The fight must be made on two
fronts" the veteran AFL president
declared in ringing tones. at is q
fight both against the policies that
have been adopted by those direct
ing the defense program, and it is
equally a fight against policies
which have been adopted by the
Congress of the United States. We
must devote our energies to both
of these fights"
The state and local delegates
were in the capital for a two-day
conference called by the United
Labor Policy Committee, which
represents Is million members OF
the AFL, CIO and incorporating
Rail Brotherhoods. The AFL, CIO
and Rail delegates held separate
meetings the first day and met
jointly the second day. Purpose of
the conference was to acquaint
local union leaders with the facts
of labor's fight for full representa-
tion in the mobilization program so
they can speak effectively for labor
in their own communities. At the
same time, the delegates are ex-
pected to rally consumers for a
drive against high prices.
On the Congressional front,
Green said labor must fight for a
hew Defense Production Act, an
equitable tax program and a hous-
ing law (which will provide hous-
ing for defense workers at rents
they can afford to pay"
The new Defense Production Act
(the present one will expire June
30) must include defective power
to control prices of foods," a rent
control section that is both "effec-
tive" and positive" and other pro-
visions strengthening the author
ity of the price control director,
Green declared.
The tax program labor should
fight for should provide the rev.
enue needed to finance the defense
program by closing existing tax
loopholes and by utilizing the
principle of ability to pay rather
than sales or excise taxes which
fall heaviest on those least able to
pay" he said.
To make its influence felt on
those actually in charge of mobil-
ization, the AFL president gave
the four following demands as
labor's program: a genuine voice"
for labor equal to the voice of big
business or any other economic
group; a new Wage Sterilization
Board with authority to handle "all
labor disputes affecting the defense
effort while administering an
stabilization program;
full use of available authority to
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-29
|'DiSALLE NOW BATTING
FOR JOHNSTON

ST Louis (LPA)-The st. Louis
Labor Tribune has an idea on con
trolS. 1t suggests in an editorial that
Disable and Johnston switch control
jobs. The editorial says that IF
Johnston will only roll back prices
like he has frozen wages, and Di-
Sale freezes wages like he has roll
ed back prices, the grateful and de-
lighted Citizenry will pass the hat
for the biggest statue ever erected
in Washington in honor of genius
Mike Disable.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-29
Repeats Charge
Publishers Caused
Paper Shortage

Albany, n. Y. (LPA)-Paul l..
Phillips, president of fhe AFL
Paper Makers, has repeated his
charge that the nations newspaper
| publishers are to blame for the
newsprint shortage. He spoke out to
refute an editorial in Editor & Pub
| Usher, the newspaper owners trade
| journal, that Phillips had made his
| statement in connection with plans
Of Senate committee to look into
the newsprint problems of small
dailies and weeklies.
(The Union Advocate, labor paper
in st. Paul, Mimi, cut down from
six pages to four March 10 and ann
ounced it will stay in four pages I'M
It'll "A surplus supply of paper can be
accumulated. 1t called the news
print shortage critical, and said it
had had to cancel some printing
contracts as a result)
Phillips said his charge was not
prompted by any business, political,
or government group, but was in
reply to direct appeal for help
from X. A. Olson, president of the
Minnesota Federation of Labor.
Phillips said that during the de-
PRECISION newspaper publishers took
their business to scandinavian pro-
ducers, so that many US and Canad-
ian mills were idle, thousands of
workers jobless, many mills went
broke, and investors who might have
put money into new construction
were frightened away.