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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28
DECEMBER SCHEDULE
FOR DARE n. D. CLUBS
All Clubs Will Have Christ
mas Parties, As Well
AS Gr0wnups

The December Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs in Dare county will
meet at the following times ac-
cording to the Home Agent, Miss
Mary Kirby:
December 2, Tuesday, 1890 p.
m. Manns Harbor, Mrs. Leone
Midget, hostess, homemade gifts
will be exchanged, covered dish
luncheon.
December 8, Wednesday, 2:3O,
Hatteras, Nettie Gibson and Violet
Austin, hostesses, soc gift ex-
changed. 7:30, Frisco, Ina Burrus,
hostess, SOC gift exchanged.
December 5, Friday, 1900, Kit
ty Hawk, and Duck, Mary Perry,
hostess, covered dish luncheon,
gifts exchanged.
December H., Thursday, Stumpy
Point, 700 P. M. Joint supper with
husbands, Edith Best Hostess at
the school, soc gift exchanged.
December IL, Friday, 1890,
Manteo, anud Wanchese, covered
dish luncheon at Community Bldg.
Gift exchanged 1880, Mays Head,
Sylvia Culpepper, hostess, party,
75e gift exchanged.
December Is, 100, Rodanthe
Covered dish luncheon, Camille
Midget, hostess, gift exchanged.
700 Buxton, joint with husbands,
at school, 75t gift exchanged. 1870
Avon, party, gifts exchanged.
December 10, 200 Colington,
party Martha Dough, hostess, gifts
exchanged. Recreation leaders will
have charge of the meetings.
All parties, will be held as fol-
lows:
Manteo, Jr., 7th and 9th grades,
Monday, December 1, at Communi-
ty Bldg. Manns Harbor, December
2, Tuesday, 11:00 a. M, Hatteras,
December 8, Wednesday, 100 p. m.
Buxton, Jr., December 4, Thurs
day 900 a. m. Buxton, ST., De-
cember a, Thursday, 1000 a. M,
Avon, December 4, Thursday 100
P. M, Manteo Jr., 9Th and 9th
grades, Thursday December 4, t.
80, Community Bldg. Wanchese,
Wednesday, December II, $3.50 a.
M, Kitty Hawk, Joint Party, We'd
nesday, Dec. II, 7:3O p. M, Man
teo, ST., Wednesday, December 10,
1880 Community Bldg.
Small gifts will be exchanged at
all All parties.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28
PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
TO CONVENE IN DARE IN 1858

The North Carolina Public
Health Association will have its
annual convention on the Dare
Coast in the Manteo, Mays Head,
Kill Devil Hills and Kitty Hawk
areas on September Gil, 1853, it
was announced this week by w.
G. Lackey, N. E. North Carolina
District Sanitarian.
While there will be numerous
small conventions in the Dare
Beaches area during the Spring
and early summer the health as
ISOLATION will be the second larg-
est convention slated to date for
the coming year. Previously it was
announced that the annual state
wide VFW-encampment would be
held on the Dare Coast during
early summer. The WINS will
bring up to 5000 delegates to the
coast for three days.
eve expect about 700 delegates
here for the N. C. Public Health
Association meeting" said Lackey,
who pointed out that about that
number attended the convention
in 1852 which was held in Ashe-
vile,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28
LEVELS H. D. CLUB MEETS
WITH MRS. HUBERT VOLIVA

Columbia.-The Levels Home
Demonstration Club met at the
home of Mrs. Hubert Voliva on
Nov. 81, 1852 at 2 P. M. The
meeting opened with a song
song ::American the Beautiful
led by Mrs. Alton Reynolds, fol-
lowed by the Club Collect in uni
son.
The officers for the new year
are Mrs. James Reynolds, Pres;
Mrs. Shirley Voliva, vice-pres-;
Mrs. Alton Reynolds, Sec:; and
Mrs. Hubert Voliva, Treas.
The demonstration do House
Cleaning the Easy Way" was Civ
en- by the Home Management
Leaders, Mrs. James Reynolds
and Mrs. w. E. Spencer.
During the social hour the hos
tess served soft drinks, cakes and
candy.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28
GROUP SHOWS
COLOR FILM IN DARE

Columbia.-The American Herr
tage Group had it's first meeting
in the Agriculture Building on
Wednesday night Nov. 10, with
Mrs. C. P. Mitchell, Jr. aided by
E. E. Chesson, Jr., in charge. It
opened with a color film Dare
County" showing the beginning CT
our country, and the dream con-
ceived by Sir Walter Raleigh of
the new world. 1t showed the diff
ference between the first settlers
and the Dare County beaches as
of today, showing progress made
in some three hundred years.
The dream of Freedom which
gave the "Lost Colony" the urge
to battle unknown wildernesses
against all odds for the freedom
that we people are able to enjoy
today. Though they personally
were swallowed up into oblivion,
they left with us an idea, that
freedom is not won nor kept with
out struggle.
1t was with much satisfaction
to note that four of the best His
tory students in the Columbia High
School have enrolled for the
course; Mary Meekins, Florine.
Davenport, Peggy Griffin, and Ted
Simmons, and with much enthus-
iasm.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28
THOMAS J. DAVENPORT

Funeral services for Thomas J.
Davenport ,85, were held at the
Columbia Christian Church on
Friday at 2:3O P. NJ, by the Rev.
w. J. Waters, Pastor, assisted by
the Revs. w. E. Pope, Earl Meek
ms and ]. A. Brickhouse.
when I get to the end of the
Way" was sung by Mrs. Dennis
M. Pledger, Jr., and Mrs. Lloyd
Davenport. The numbers sang by
+ the choir were "Under His
Wings" and "Sweet Bye and
Bye. Interment was in lakewood
Cemetery.
Honorary Pail Bearers were:
R. S. Knight, ST., ]. T. Combs,
S. N. Norman, Chas. and Walter
Holloway, G. N. Hurdle and c.
H. Leary.
Active Pail Bearers: Earl and
Charles Davenport of Elizabeth
City, Albin, Sterling, Thomas,
Edward Hamilton and Joseph
Hamilton, Jr., and R. G. Riddick,
all grandsons of the deceased.
Floral tributes were numerous
and lovely.
Mr.. Davenport died Wednes-
day afternoon, after an illness OF
about seven years. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Alice Daven-
port, two daughters, Mrs. J. W.
Hamilton, ST., and Mrs. Lillian
Harrison of Atlanta, Georgia; one
son, Vernon Davenport of South
Carolina, and II grandchildren.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28
COLUMBIA JUNIOR
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETS
PLANS ACTIVE YEAR

The Columbia Junior Woman's
Club met Thursday night at the
home of Mrs. Dennis M. Pledger,
Jr., with Mrs. Pledger and Mrs.
Albin Hamilton as hostesses.
The club voted to send the a
mount of money due, for Birth
day membranes to Correction
al Institutions; TO send q Christ
mas basket tosas needy family;
and to co-SponsoN a Christmas
Dance, the date to be anouwced
later, with the Jaycees. Plans
were discussed to sponsor day
nursery from 9 to IL A. M. in
Columbia. Plans were also dis
cussed to get Tyrren included in
the Tidewater Bloodbank, and to
have regular visits by the Blood
mobile. Two new members were
welcomed to the Club, Mrs. B. ].
Mitchell and Mrs. Helen Bas-
night.
The Citizenship Chairman,
Mrs. Louise Hales, introduced the
speaker, Mrs. L. I. Gibbs, Column
bia Librarian, who gave an out
line of the American Heritage
and its Contemporary Applica-
ton" discussion group which is
now being held each fortnight in
Columbia, under the auspices of
the Tyrrell County Public Lii
brary.
Pies, cookies, nuts and coffee
were served by the hoStesses.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28

"Miss Wanda Westall and her
girls" Beachwear, evening clothes,
street wear, etc., were all modelled
by the aforementioned cast. Other
features were a duet by Bib
Swain and Faye Spencer, singing
and dancing to "a penny Kiss,
a penny hug" quartet by Flo
Davenport, Mary Meekins, Pat
Everton and Peggy Roughton
singing "a Sweetheart of Sigma
Chi" and a piano duet by Ililda
Brickhouse and Daisy Craddock.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28
TYRRELL CHILDREN GET
SECOND PLACE IN SHOW

At the V. F. w. Talent show in
Elizabeth City, N. C. last Friday
night, TyrreIl youngsters, R. Bib
Swain, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
H. Swain, and Faye Spencer,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Spencer won second place, which
consisted of two U. S. War Bonds.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28
COLUMBIA PERSONALS

COLUMBIA PERSONALS
James Davis Modlin of James-
vile, who was discharged from
the U. S Army on Saturday, Nov.
%, and who has been stationed for
the past Is months in Germany,
arrived in Columbia Sunday to
visit with his sister, Mrs. John A.
Hardison.
The contest 81 Speak for De-
mocracy" which is being sponsor
ed by the Columbia Jaycees, was
held in the high school Nov. oath
with Mrs. Madge Vanhorn, and E.
E. Chesson, DR., supervising. Those
taking part in the speaking COR
test were: Glenn Woodley, Peggy
Griffin, Mary Meekins, Pat Ever
ton, David Earl Davis, Katie
Swain, and Frances Reynolds. the
first four names listed were select
ed to compete further with other
schools
Mrs. B. Ray Cohoon spent Sat
urday in Norfolk shopping.
A team of instructors of the
US. Dept of the Air Force will
hold a meeting in Columbia De-
cember 9Th at 2 pm. for the third
phase of instruction in spotting
air planes, the place to be an
nounced later according to Mrs.
Blanche w. Cohoon, Post Super
visor.
Miss Gertrude Craddock, an en-
ploye of the East Carolina Bank,
spent last week in Engelhard.
Fred L. w. Cohoon, son of Sher-
if and Mrs B. Ray Cohoon has
enlisted in the U. S. Air Force.
He is now stationed at Lakeland
Air Force Bases, San Antonio,
Texas.
C. C. Simmons of Norfolk spent
Wednesday visited his brother, D.
A. Simmons.
Mrs. Ira l. Alexander, Miss
Mary Nelson, Mrs. Dan Alexander
and daughter Joyce all of Durham
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Melson.s
Ray McClees of Atlantic Christ
ian College spent the week end
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W H. McClees.
Alvin R. Alexander was operat-
ed on at the Edenton Hospital
Saturday am.
John w. Nelson, operator of
Norfolk Southern bus between Co
lumbia and Williamson, was tax
en- very ill just as he arrived in
Williamson Friday. He was
brought to the Columbia Hospital
by Tom W. Harrington. Friends
are pleased to know that he is
much better.
Mrs. Ruth West and son Jimmy
of Elizabeth City spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Daven-
port.
Mrs. Harold Philbrick, the form
er Louise Brickhouse, of Great
Bridge, Va. and two sons Carol and
Carey arrived Sunday to visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F.. Brick
house.
Mrs. James E. Burnette, the
former Doris Alexander, of Sails
bury, Md, arrived Sunday to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Alexander.
Mrs. w. A. VERIFY left Monday
to spend Thanksgiving with her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. NJ. Kelley, Jr.,
in Norfolk.
Mrs. S. w. Sykes left Wednes-
day for Norfolk where she will
spend Thanksgiving with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Hattie M. Newberry left
Wednesday for Norfolk to spend
Thanksgiving with her daughter,
Mrs. Geo. G. Martin, Jr.
Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon and daugh-
ter Gail left Wednesday for Wake
Forest to spend Thanksgiving
with her daughter, Mrs. B. w.
Blalock, Jr.
Christened
Harriet Lee Brinn, eight months
old daughter of Commander and
Mrs. Rufus T. Brinn of Arlington,
Va, was christened in st. An
drews Episcopal Church Sunday
at 8 pm. by the Rev. George c.
Fields, Rector. Godmother was
Mrs. w. B. Tucker, God Father,
Fred Cohoon.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28
PUNGOAN BOOK CLUB
WITH MRS. BATEMAN

Mrs. W. E. Bateman, Jr., was
hostess to the Pungoan Book
Club at her home on E. Main
st. on Thursday evening.
Mrs. julie Purvis opened the
program with biographical
sketch of Daphne du Maurier,
popular modern novelist.
Mrs. T. A. Jordan reported on
Qualities of a Hymn, from an
article in the Biblical Recorder.
To illustrate the qualities men
toned Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Paul
Dawson sang appropriate hymns.
An informal social period fol-
lowed the program, and Mrs.
Bateman served sandwiches and
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28
TYRRELL MOTORIST COLLID'S
WITH BLACK BEAR SUNDAY

Columbia.-Wild game seems to
be logging the path of our Virgin
ia Electric and Power Co. repre-
sentative, John A. Hardison. On
Sunday night while. driving be-
tween Farm Life and GAINESVILLE,
he hit large black deer. Due to
good brakes he only received a
bent fender and broken bumper.
The impact evidently did not kill
the bear, as he could not be found
when Mr.. Hardison got out of the
car with his flashiight.
On Monday while driving on
Route 264 in the Frying Pan sec
ton, Mr.. Hardison saw a wildcat
up in tree close to the highway.
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
FOR
NEWCD AnVEpTTCTNC
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punch.
Mrs. Lester Jackson was a
guest of the club. Members pre-
sent were Mrs. Elsie Brown, Mrs.
Paul Dawson, Mrs. Henry Har-
vey, Mrs. Andrew Hodges, Mrs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-11-28

r. A. Jordan, Mrs. Roy Justice,
Mrs. Elizabeth Knight, Mrs. E.
w. Midyette, Mrs. H. F. Noble,
Mrs. julie Purvis, Mrs. w. E. TIL
son, Miss Katie Topping, and
Mrs. James Younce.
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FASHION SHOW
Columbia

Columbia
A Fashion Show, sponsored by
the Monogram Club at the school
auditorium Tuesday night, consis-
ted of all male cast, Of about
twenty five high school boys,
Evening star., 1952-07-20

Fair Deal during his years In the
Senate and even gave some sup
port to civil rights legislation. He is
Border Stater-Kentucky-and he
wouldn't antagonize the South.
The Vice President. however. is "a
years old. His nomination, as the
delegate sees it, would indicate that
the Democrats didn't really expect
to win In November, that they were
merely honoring Mr.. Barkley with
the job of caretaker for the party.
The Vice President probably could
heal the split in the party, but he
simply doesn't look like q winner.
The same arguments apply to
Speaker Of the House Sam Rayburn.
The popular Texan is 70. He has
stood with the administration on all
but civil rights and tidelands legisla-
ton, q record that would be accept
able to North and South II he were
to be caretaker. but not If he were
to be the white knight sweeping the
party on to victory.
The Crime-Buster
So the delegate viii turn to Senator
Kefauver. the crime-buSter from
Tennessee. Senator Kefauver has
been an administration supporter on
all but civil rights. His stands on
civil rights have varied, but have
always been near the neutral center.
He says he will accept whatever civil
rights plank the convention cares to
write into the platform.
The South certainly would prefer
Kefauver to any of the Truman
wing candidates. But Mr.. Truman and
his hackers In the northern political
machines don't care fof Kefauver. To
them. Kefauver Is an interloper. an
upstart and q danger to the party
organization. He has one exceedingly
attractive asset, however, In the eyVs
Of the troubled delegate. Senator
Evening star., 1952-07-20
Background

It is not enough to record merely
that the situation exists. It Is
necessary, too, to recall how it came
about.
The real starting date Of the steel
trouble was not June 2, when the
strike began in earnest, but Novem-
ber /, when the steelworkers union
made its first overtWes for a new
contract.
Under the Taft-Hartley Act, the
union had to give the industry go
days notice of contract termination
effective December 81 BY the mid
die Of November, the union policy
committee had blocked out its new
ideas for a contract.
As the industry had feared, the
unions demands were both broad
and high-22 wage and benefit ad-
vances which the companies said
would cost the industry IS cents
an hour for every man at work.
Industry said no.
Three weeks later, with the con-
tract expiration date only fort
night of, the Government stepped
In for the first time. Cyrus Ching,
Evening star., 1952-07-20

For the first time in 20 years, the
Democrats are faced with the
prospect Of an open convention. But
the prospect. in the eyes of the dele
gates, is not altogether pleasing
one.
There is no must" candidate
standing in the wings to direct his
own denomination. as did Franklin
Roosevelt in 1896, 40 and IA and Mr..
Truman In 1948. The delegates, un-
less Mr.. Truman changes his mind
and takes charge Of the convention.
will be free to choose any one OF
long list Of candidates.
This unusual power of choice, how
ever. has one disheartening drawback
for the delegates: They simply don't
know whom to choose. Most have q
favorite candidate; some 730 dele
gates are pledged on the first ballot
to one Of 20 men. But each realizes
that for some reason his favorite is
presently unacceptable to some large
faction Of the Democratic Party.
The Situation
Here Is the situation that will face
Mr.. Average Delegate when he takes
his seat In the crowded convention
hall tomorrow morning:
First Of all. he will be convinced
that this can be q Democratic year.
Six months ago he wouldn't have
been optimistic over Democratic
chances, but the failure of General
Eisenhower to set the voters on fire
and the spectacle early this month Of
the Republicans calling each other
crooks over coast-to-coast networks
put new heart into the delegate. He
won't have much trouble talking him.
self into d winning mood.
But his thoughts will turn to the
structural defects in the Democratic
party. There are two major wings
the Southern branch dominated bg
Evening star., 1952-07-20

conservatives with q strong aversion
to Federal civil rights legislation. and
the Fair Deal branch. dominated by
Mr.. Truman and dedicated to the
proposition that the Democratic party
should be all out for civil rights"
this year.
So there is the delegates dilemma
how to pick winner and still sat-
isfy both branches Of the party.
The Condidotes
Striving to close his ears to the
blaring bands and the shouted con-
versations around him, the delegate
will concentrate for the umpteenth
time on the list of candidates. First.
there's Mr.. Truman himself. The
President says he will not be cam
didate and will not bow to a draft.
Still, when he smells the powder
smoke drifting toward Washington
from the political battles in Chicago.
the old war horse might not be able
to resist q call to another term.
On the other hand, If he does take
the nomination. it is obviously
his for the asking-Mr. Truman will
run into strong resistance from the
southern branch Of the party. In
1948 he overcame that resistance,
but this year the South may be bet
ter organized. And another threat
has appeared. General Eisenhower
has shown signs Of strength in the
South, so southern antagonism to-
ward Mr.. Truman could conceipably
throw southern electoral votes to the
General and put him in the White
House.
So it might be just as well that Mr..
Truman has decided to retire. the
delegate will decide.
Gov. Stevenson Of Illinois win be q
puzzler t. the delegate. The Cover
nor would be reasonably acceptable
to both wings Of the party. but he
has been drm In saying he doesn't
Evening star., 1952-07-20

beginning to be felt on the con-
sumner level. The man with the
1941 sedan wonders whether there
will be a car with his name on it
when he goes to the dealers to
talk turkey. The housewife-vaguely
aware of a steel strike-turns an
attentive ear when the appliance
salesman tells her the shortage is
here already and she had better
buy now.
Just that the country is not in
the grip of real disaster now does
not mean that it may not be in the
future. The longer the strike lasts,
the worse conditions will become.
And even If the strike should end
tomorrow, most observers believe
things will get worse before they
get better.
Evening star., 1952-07-20
5trkebound Steel Is Only Harsbreadth From Peace

Selective Service law, there is all
the difference in the world between
delivering steel to General Motors
to make tanks and delivering
steel to Uncle Sam direct. The
great bulk of the Governments
steel business is in the former
category, beyond the reach of the
Selective Service law.
Meanwhile, the basic solution to
all labor disputes-collective bar
gaining-was taking its course. It
has been slow course, granted;
the strike is still going on. But the
fact that considerable progress has
been made in the last seven weeks
is frequently overlooked.
Give and Toke
On the unions side. it already
has reduced its demand for retro.
activity, abandoned time-and-a-
quarter for Sunday work and agreed
to a company offer of 16 cents an
hour basic wage raise and a two
year contract. The industry, by
offering 16 cents and signifying its
Willingness to sign up for two years
on that basis. has come far from its
adamant no-raise stand of last
spring.
OF course, the Government has
helped things along by offering the
industry raise of $500 a ton on
stefan offer which appears to be
still valid despite talk to the con-
trary last week. But even this
raise is far less than the $3.50 of
fered by Charlie Wilson at the end
Of March. It is really a $3.50 raise
plus 70 cents to take up in
creased costs created by a freight
rate rise.
The big issue now is the union
shop. Both the Steelworkers and
Big Steel are far away from their
original black-vs. white stand. Some
observers believe Mr.. Murray has
compromised the union shop as far
as he can; some believe the indus
try is willing to 60 no further lest
1t strengthen the Steelworkers' posi-
ton the next time a contract comes
up. Mr.. Murray's union chiefs hold
a powwow tomorrow on strategy. 1t
is possible that a solution to tho
dispute may come out Of that con-
ference. It is also entirely likely
that the union will adopt a policy
Of no more compromise from here
on in. Today's meeting also is q
crucial one.
Evening star., 1952-07-20
Remedies

President Truman explained on
April 8 why he had not Used the
labor law he has long and bitterly
opposed. He said the union already
had stayed a strike nearly 100 days,
and all that Taft-Hartley provided
was an 80-day period.
Still, the fact renained-and re-
mains today-that Taft-Hartley
had not been used. The President
could have gone to the courts and
asked for an injunction against a
strike. The court would not be
obligated to grant such an injunc-
ton, but it might. It is entirely
possible, too, that the union might
not honor the injunction. In the
minds of many critics of Mr.. Tru-
man, the point was not what might
or might not happen If the weapon
were used. The point was: Aim the
weapon and pull the trigger; maybe
it will work.
Droft Act Clause =
Late last week, there was short
lived report that the Government
might move in on the steel industry
under a clause in the Selective
Service Act. This provision would
allow the Government to take over
any plant which failed to make de-
livery to the Government under a
defense contract. The trouble is
that few steel mills deal directly
with the Governments Rather, they
deal with professors. Under the
Evening star., 1952-07-20

is reading a speech. His whole
manner seemed tense and incensed.
The steelworkers had done their
part, he said. Now they were
threatening to strickland the steel
fires already had been banked
because the industry would not give
labor what a Government panel
had said was labor's due. To pre-
vent the collapse of Americas in
dustrial might in the midst of an
emergency, Mr.. Truman said, he
was seizing the mills and putting
them under Commerce Secretary
Sawyer.
The workers trooped back to their
jobs the next day, but four days
production was lost while the fires
were built up again. The American
flag few over the Nations steel
mills.
Judge Pines Decision
Mr.. Truman had seized a huge,
multi-billion-dollar industry. Could
he make his seizure stick? Gov
ernment lawyers said yes. Industry
lawyers thumbed their lawbooks
and Federal reports and said no.
A battling welter of writs and
briefs few through the air. Some
Of them landed on the desk Of
District Judge David Pine.
Assistant U. s. Attorney General
Holmes Baldridge told the Judge the
President had inherent powers to
act as he did. Steel lawyers dis
puted these powers. Judge Pines
decision favored the industry. He
ordered the mills turned back to
their owners. Some of the mills
shut down again, and more pro-
duction was lost while appeals got
under way.
Finally, in the Supreme Court on
June 2, the definitive word was
handed down: The Presidents act
in seizing the mills was unconstitu-
tional. He was ordered to return
the mills forthwith.
The steel strike, which for seven
months had been in the balance,