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Evening star., 1953-01-13

"That's my boy!" he said to
the colonel.
The colonel got out, walked
back to where Bud was standing
and asked if he could give him
a ride to Paris. Bud was some
what surprised at this but he
was more surprised when he
found his father in the back seat
with a pineapple upside down
cake for him.
Durkin is Grandfather.
Young Marty and Bud are both
married now and both have two
children. They bring their
families to the Durkins' COM
Portable home at 5614 Kirkside
drive. Chevy Chase, every Sun
day. The DurkinS really enjoy
their grandchildren and Mrs.
Durkin even let's them romp in
the living room which is rather
high-styled with ornate French
provincial furniture and repro
ductionS of Lawrenoe's Pinkie
and Gainsborough's Blue Boy on
the walls.
John, the third son, who is
10, has a very real talent with
the brush but that is not going
Evening star., 1953-01-13

nah River Plant of the Atomic
Energy Commission (the hydro
gen bomb plant) and the Nc
Graw Co. which is doing the
same at the atomic plant at
Paducah, KY, to contract on
wages and working conditions
with the international union in
stead of the local nearest the job.
And he organized a system of
mediation and arbitration in the
industries by setting up boards
of union officials and members of
three big contracting groups, the
National Association of Master
Plumbers, the National Associ-
alton Of Heating Contractors and
the National Association of
Heating, Plumbing and Air Con-
ditioning Contractors. The medi-
atorS and arbitrators are all in
dustry members employer and
labor representatives, who serve
without pay. The plan has been
in operation about a year and
has not had an opportunity fully
to demonstrate it's possibilities.
War Broke up Family.
The war broke up the Durkin
family - temporarily. Young
Marty was in the Pacific: Will
liam (Bud) was in the European
Theater Of Operations. After the
liberation of Paris, Mr.. Durkin
was one of a number of labor
leaders who was given an op-
portunity to go abroad and make
recommendations by the late
Robert Patterson, Secretary
OF War. He gladly accepted be-,
cause it. would also give him an
opportunity to see Bud, who was
in the Air Corps and stationed at
Orly Field outside Paris. Mrs.
Durkin baked pineapple upside
down cake, Buds. favorite des-
sert, and boxed it for her hus-
band to carry.
The colonel in command was
on the field to meet the labor
VIPs. 1t was little disappoint-
ing to Mr.. Durkin. When he
asked for Bud he was told that
he had just gone to Paris on a
two-day pass. The party drove
off in the colonel's limousine. On
the way in Mr.. Durkin saw a IA
miliar figure trying to thumb a
ride.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
The New Cabinet Meet Martin Reroos and EAaot Nj,
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to be his vocation. He is en-
tering Trappist monastery
this year. Mr.. Durkin's relaxing
place is wing just off the living
room-the type of room that used
to be called the den. The walls
are decorated with Johns land
scapes. There the pater familias
reclines on a contour chair read
ing union reports and watching
the television-especially when
there is a fight on.
The new job, he has told his
wife. will call for more reading.
II don't see how you are going
to read any more" she said.
Public service is going to mean
a financial sacrifice to Mr.
Durkin, as to the other members
of the new cabinet. With his
expense allowance his income
from the union has been more
than $4,000 a year. A cabinet
officer receives $22,500.
'Mr. Integrity"
He is known as 'Mr. Integrity"
among his admirers at head.
quarters. But the way Of
probity is a difficult one. Last
summer there was trouble in SGT
and Mr.. Durkin sent auditors to
check the books. This caused
great resentment. So he went
to Chicago himself. A police
lieutenant, an old friend, sug-
gested he better have an escort.
1t was just like the old days.
"I've never needed bodyguard
and I don't need one now," he
said. He walked from the Palmer
House alone to the union hall
and told a membership meeting
why the auditors had been sum-
moned. 1t was their money, he
explained. and the audit was for
their protection.
The secretary-treasurer Of the
local resigned when faced with
the auditors report.
But other local leaders were
reelected to Office by an over
whelming vote.
Tomorrow: Douglas Mckay,
Secretary of the Interior.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
.lities. Mr.. Durkin was not or
them.
Highly Recommended.

| DlllCleS. Mr.. DurKln was not one
of them.
Highly Recommended.
When he accepted the appoint
ment, Mr.. Durkin asked the gen.
eral who had suggested him. All
he got was:
you were highly recommend
ed and when we looked you over
you looked pretty good to u.s."
Mr.. Durkin has as difficult 9
problem to face as any of the
new cabinet members. His prob
lem will be to get the power OF
final recommendation in big
labor-management disputes "a
power which is usually the equiv
alent Of decision) away from the
White House and under the root
OF the Department of Labor.
After the White House inter-
vened in several of John l.. Lewis
disputes with the coal operators,
the rail. steel and other unions
Of national scope got the White
House to mediate in their strikes
or threatened strikes. John Steel
man, the assistant to the Presi-
dent, was the man; not the Sec
retary of Labor.
Gen. Eisenhower, with his mil
itary sense of organization prob
ably will do everything he can to
get this problem away from his
staff and under a separate COM
mand. Whether labor leader
can successfully convince his
former colleagues that he is the
man. remains to be seen.
Loyal to Labor.
He will also be representing
labor's viewpoint in the biggest
business administration in
American history. One wise
cracker summed up the Eisen-
hover appointments to cabinet
and sub-cabinet posts as "17
millionaires and q plumber. "
That has at least one inaccur-
acy. Martin Durkin is not a
plumber. He is q filter" (steam-
f1tter).
No one in the ranks Of labor
need fear that Martin Durkin
will let them down. He has been
in tougher situations. He ran
his union in Chicago with a
gun against his middle. The
gangsters wanted to take over.
He wouldn't let them. The gun
did not go of.
He believes that the workers
who build factories and produce
goods should get a larger share
Of the product Of their labor; he
is not shocked because the
wages of the mechanic shaping
steel are sometimes higher than
the salary of the college graduate
doing paper work.
His two older sons are filters.
That in itself should show that
attending official social func-
tions and ex-of1icio membership
Evening star., 1953-01-13

putting gambrel sticks through
the heels of hogs so they could
be hung up on the conveyor belts
for processing.
He liked outdoor work and
managed to get a job as steam
filters helper. That was in 1911
He attended Englewood High
School nights taking mechanical
drawing. He got his card as a
journeyman in 1917 just before
going into the Army. He went to
France as, an artilleryman but
did not get to the front. He was
in training in the South OF
France on Armistice Day.
Back in Chicago he resumed
work in his trade and started
courting. Like so many Ameri-
can romances he met his future
wife on a double date-but she
was with the other fellow.
Father Ran Saloon.
She was Ann McNicholas
whose father, Barney, had a
saloon at Forty ninth and
Halsted streets. He called her up
a few nights later. You're
Mays friend" he was told. He
explained that he had called
May a couple of times but she
was always busy; she didn't
seem to want to go out with him.
Ann said she would call him back
in a few minutes. When she did
it was date.
He was to learn later that she
called May Chat was the other
girD and that she waived all
claim on him saying:
Hes too fat for me-"
He weighed less than $50
pounds.
Barney McNicholas was q
widower. His wife died leaving
him with young daughters. He
did not remarry but brought
them up himself. Like any good
Irishman under such circum-
stances, he was very strict.
On their way home from the
theater that night they met
AIMS older sister who was with
a new beau. She suggested that
Ann check in with her father by
going in the saloon way, the rest
of them would go through the
family entrance and meet up
stairs in the parlor.
When Barney closed the bar
and came upstairs little later
the girls introduced their young
men to him. Barney's acknowl-
edgement was a bit gruff.
It's time any daycent mon
was in bed" he said and set them
an example by heading himself
in that direction. 1t was 11:45
pm.
Barney Dead 2 Years.
The Durkins' friends often
say that it was too bad that
Barney, who died a couple of
years ago, didn't live to hear
the news about Martin going
into the cabinet. He took great
pride in his son-in-law's career
and that would have filled his
cup.
Mr.. Durkin was elected busi-
ness agent of his local in 1921.
He was 27. He and Ann. were
married in Visitation Church in
the same year.
It was a period of postwar
recession and there was great
open shop drive on. Some locals
were broAen but young Martin
Durkin brought his through with
fewer losses than most.
The difficulties with the gang
sterS came later. For q time he
was unable to buy life insurance.
There were so many killings in
Chicago that the insurance
companies, in their own protec-
ton, took the trouble to find out
who was on the spot. This angle
Evening star., 1953-01-13
BY George Kennedy

M ART1N P. DURKIN, who
AVA is to be Secretary of Labor,
occupies as impressive an office
as any of the industrialists and
wealthy lawyers who are to sit
at the cabinet table with him.
He uses the board room of his
union, the United Association
OF Journeymen & Apprentices
OF the Plumbing and Pipefitting
Industries.
The Office is in the Ring build
Ing, a new structure facing Con-
Evening star., 1953-01-13

Sixth Of q Series
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1953-12-03

daughter, Shirley, Of Paines-
Vile and Mr.. and Mrs. L. E.
Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sanborn
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Sanborn and son, and Mr..
Kenneth Sanborn Of Monmouth,
H., Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sco-
vile expect to leave this week
for Zephyrhills, Florida, to
spend the remainder Of n e
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mel johnson
entertained the official church
board, Monday evening:
Leslie Sanborn was h o m e
from Ohio State university over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Sanborn
and son and Mrs. John Kibler
spent Thanksgiving with the
Neal Kilby's in Russell.
Mr.. Frank Reynolds of Hunts
burg, is visiting in the Spauld-
ing Bogaske ONE.
The Munson grange held their
monthly card party at the John
Friel home Saturday evening.
There we're % members pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dennis
ton and sons, Bobby and George
visited relatives in Mentor, Sat
urday evening.
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MunSOn

News by Mrs. ]. w. III. Jensen
Telephone ChardOn 5-4Ss1
ZOning Commission
The Zoning Commission Of
Munson township met at the
home Of the Zoning Inspector,
Stephen r. Kiehel on Monday,
Nov. %.
This being the anniversary of
the organization Of Zoning In
Munson, the customary election
of officers was held with the
result that Mr.. Martin C.. Mil
ler was re elected chairman
for the ensuing year. Ray Hen
sci was elected vice chairman
and Thornton F. Holder W a s
elected secretary.
The zoning inspector, Mr..
Kiehel, is summing up the zon-
ing permits issued since the ef-
fective date of the Zoning reso-
luton, noted that some 239 per-
mits have been issued sine ethe
inception of zoning in the town.
ship, of these, lis were for new
residential construction. Zoning
in Munson dates from 1948, the
township being tn efirst unincor-
porated area in the State Of
Ohio to take advantage of the
state law permitting the estab-
lishment of rural zoning. T h e
Commission was advised tn a t
the story of zoning In Munson
together with other aspects Of
township life will be related on
the Bell Systems radio po-
gram "The Ohio Story" some
time in January. The exact date
to be announced later.
Firemen's Auxiliary
The Auxiliary will meet this
evening, Thursday, Dec. 8, at
800 pm. at the town h a H.
Please try and attend.
Wednesday, Dec. %, is t h e
: evening set aside for the child
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1953-12-03
NEWS from MUNSON

IL, rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Miller
of Bedford. MIR. and Mrs. Du-
ane Grelson ana son OF Akron,
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Miller
of Chardon, spent Thanksgiving
with Mrs. w. H. Miller a n d
Mrs. Burt Ashcraft.
Mrs. Charles Hoffman ST., en-
tertained her sister, Mrs. Jerry
Wiesteen, of Geneva Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Ruch Thanksgiving were M S.
william Jardine of Lakewood, /,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Stamberg-
er of East Cleveland; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Miller of Lyndhurst,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Mile and
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1953-12-03

ren's Christmas party for the
families of Munson firemen and
auxiliary members. A busy
evening Is planned which In
cludes invoices, prizes, refresh
ments and a visit from Santa
Claus. So that every child win
receive a personal gift ( r q m
Santa Claus, the committee is
requesting that Z" each family
bring an inexpensive gift T o r
each one OF their ichiidren. The
packages Snouldbe > tnarkedac-
cordingly so that Santa will be
able to read the name aloud
and present 1t othe c hid
personally. There wfll be a do
nation of so per family. -
Mothers Club
The Mothers club win meet
on Monday, Dec Il, a .tthe home
of Mrs. George Dennfston, on
Fowler's Mills Road "A regular
business meeting is scheduled.
Booster Shots. ,.,'...s. n,s.
DR.. Edmunds gave the first
of a series of thre eshots to the
children, at .Munson school this
past Monday, and also to sey-
eral pre- schoolers, He will be
back the first week in January
for the second shot and a n y
child that missed the first in.
lection this week will be given
it at that time.
Scout News
Just a reminder that the Boy
Scout paper drive takes place
this coming weekend the 5th an
9th of December. A large truck
is parked next to- the K c k.
Kazsuk Garage on Mayfield Rd
and it is requested that every
one please bring the papers
they have colleced directly to
the truck.
Surprise Party
Mrs. Dave Rice .CRena) was
properly surprised on Saturday
evening when many of h l
friends dropped in to wish hel
happy birthday. Gifts of ar
hysterical nature were present
ed to her and afforded every
one a good laugh. Those attend
ing were Mr.. and Mrs. ] h I
FrantZ, Mr.. and Mrs. Ear
BrandeS, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
HeSSley, Mr.. and Mrs. 10 hr
GeSsic, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralpl l
Seaman and Mrs. Johan Jensen
New Baby
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith
have welcomed a new son, Je
ry, 6 pounds 4 ounces, born a
PaineSville hospital on Mon
day, Nov. %. Marty is expect
ed to come home from n
hospital sometime this week.
Calendar OF Events
December 5 6 Boy Scou
paper drive.
December 7 Mothers club
December 10 League o
Women Voters (Aftenoon Stud!
Unit.
December % Firemen''
Christmas party.
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News by Lennah b. Bond
roInuhona ru.n~kAw aARa

ANS"S W AAA@AA Ds ASCAHA
Telephone Chester 34e3
Personals.
Mr.. and; Mrs. Burwell. Abbott
motored TO Buffalo on Wednes-
day to spend Thanksgiving with
their daughter and her family.
MRS. Donald Post and h e r
Sunday school class were In
Cleveland ON Sunday afternoon
TO see THE Robe. Sixteen
we're in the, party. go,
Mr., and Mrs, Ralph Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur, Battles
and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Fresh
ley represented the Chester
Grange at the. banquet in
MontVille. s."C, -. -.
. Little Billy Dom was. brought
home from the hospital but. 1t
was necessary to take him
back. He was then taken to
Womans hospital. :. "'''~' -
MRS. Frank .Boepple has Sut-
fciehtly improved 80 that she
IS able to return to her home
in Jefferson. o.. -
Mrs. w. o. Moss Sr., visited
Mrs. Bessie Granger In Wind
sor on Friday. She reports that
Mrs. Granger is somewhat i'm
proved but confined to her bed.
She suffered a stroke sometime
previous and has been in Glen
vile hospital. Her address is
Windsor Rest Home, Windsor
Ohio. -.':
Mrs. Irving Gould Sr., now of
Cleveland, had the misfortune
to fall and fracture her arm
in three places, Her eyesight
is very much impaired.
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News by Mrs. James Ruch
Telephone Chardon 54222

DON tforget the turkey sup
per at the Fowler's Mills
church Thursday evening, spon-
sored by the Ladies Aid. There
will be several articles for sale,
so plan on doing some of your
Christmas shopping. Supper :
$l.50 for adults, children under
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Evening star., 1953-09-27
Eisenhower Cabinet Sessions
Are Proving Ground for Ideas

as a White House chief of staff
and also handles job candi-
dates. Usually sitting in, too, is
Bernard M. Stanley. presidential
COUNSEL,
In former administrations, at
tendance as general rule was
limited to the. cabinet and the
Vice President, although war
time. naturally, saw other off,
cials brought in on occasion,
just as they may be now.
Another innovation in the Eli
Senhower administration has
been the assignment of Vice
President Nixon to preside at
cabinet sessions whenever Presi-
dent Eisenhower is away.
Also new Is the fact that the
Eisenhower cabinet meetings
are opened with prayer, led by
Agriculture Secretary Benson, a
high official in the Mormon
church.
The Roosevelt and Truman
cabinet meetings were much less
formal than those which have
followed 20 years of Democratic
rule, and sometimes, there were
explosions.
"We sure had some good ones!"
laughs a former observer rem
iniScently.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
HOW Macarthur WAS SAVED

in, pluck grenades from their
G-strings, and shower car and
General.
Over a hundred spies were de-
tected, some setting fFes, actually
aided by children. Many fought,
and were killed.
The Question
those caught told the Allied
Translation and Interrogation
Service (ATIS) headed by Col.
Sidney F. Mashbir, that they
hadn't expected to live so long.
After trial. in June 1945, IL were
hanged near Manila.
The first of the would-be assas-
sins executed was the youth who
had been first caught, because he
could not answer the question the
American agent had asked after
staring at his bare feet. That ques-
ton was:
DO your big toes spread out
like that because you've been
wearing sneakers with the big toe
separate - the kind only Japs
wear?"
Evening star., 1953-10-04
by Thomas NJ. johnson

terrogators suggested, since the
Japs had picked him as a spy. Now
a clever man could see he was in a
spot and had better talk.
He confessed that, although he
looked Filipino, he was part Jap by
birth and all Jap in loyalty. He
had attended their spy school near
Baguio with other Filipino rene
gades and Japanese soldiers. They
had been coached to pose as refu-
gees and infiltrate our lines. Some
had incendiary materials and
candy. They were to bribe Fill
pino children to set fire to Manila
buildings.
Others had pistols and knives
and were to contact Filipino
traitors for work like murder
ing American officers.
But the real suicide squad was
made up of grenade men. These
fanatics were to scout General
MacArthur's residence, ascertain
the Generals timetable. Two Fill
pino women would distract SEN
tries at a certain point as the Car
appeared. The men would close
Evening star., 1953-10-04

The untold story of a
US. agent who trapped
an assassin in a crowd
OfinnOcent refugees 30.
W7HAT's the best way to trap
w a spy? Well, an American
agent in Manila turned the trick
by asking question the spy
couldn't answer. And the question
probably saved the life of General
Douglas Macarthur, who had just
entered newly liberated Manila.
As far as know, the story has
never been told.
The agent, who prefers to be
nameless, was screening Filipino
refugees streaming back into the
blasted city. The inteTogations
were taking place close to Mac
Arthur's new command post. AS
each refugee stepped forward, the
agents practiced eye gave him the
once-over. Suddenly his glance
halted at the bare brown feet of a
Misunderstanding youth. He looked
up sharply and asked one question.
The youth caught his breath, but
was silent. Silent too, the agent
tipped his short-barreled 80 from
his shoulder holster.
Grenade for the General
SEARCHERS found, taped under
the Filipino's armpit, a slip of
paper bearing japanese characters
and providing space for the listing
of strength and location of Ameri-
can troops and equipment. Con-
ceaIed inside his clothing was a
small hand grenade. Asked what
it was for, he spat out one word:
''MacArthur!" Then he claInped
his jaws tight.
But a little flattery opened them.
He must be a clever man, his m
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-12-17
Police Court

Some unidentified person has a
collection of auto tools and flash.
lights as result of thefts from
three cars parked in garages al
the rear Of 14715 Terrace rd., Sun
day, December 18th.
Robert Hankin, of that address,
told police box of tools was mis-
sing from the unlocked trunk of
his car, and flashlight from the
unlocked glove compartment. Hen
ry Kulka, of the same address, re-
ported the theft of tools and a
flashlight, a broken rear vent
window and broken clock on the
dashboard. A car belonging to A.
N. Cooper, 1856 Wymore ave-, and
parked in the same garage, had
its glove compartment forced and
flashlight taken.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-12-17

Hols t); Offertory Pastorale
(Joseph Clokey).
Contralto Solo - The Storke
(Joseph Clokey) Marion Dole.
Carols-While BY Our Sleeping
Flock We Lay German, 18th Cen
tury), The Cherry Tree Carol
Frank c. Butcher).
Cantata-When the Christ-Child
Came (Joseph Clokey).
Hymn - Silent Night (Franz
Gruber), Benediction and Choral
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-12-17

Amen; Postiude-Good News from
Heaven q. PachelbeD.
Grace Toy Davidson is the
director of music and Bernice
Krieger Brahaney is the organist,
The soloists are: Frieda Hempel
Corcoran, soprano; Marion Dole,
contralto; Lawrence Melick, tenor
and David Hershberger, baritone.
The pastor, DR.. NJ. Wayne Nc
Queen will conduct the two serv-
ices, assisted by Leslie Cunning
ham.