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Evening star., 1953-09-11

for the job. They'll have to take
some one now who is willing to
march in the ranks of the Taft
Hartleyites."
Democratic National Chairman
Stephen Mitchell said in Chicago
that the Durkin appointment
was one of political expediency
rather than a sincere effort by
the administration to solve the
problems of working people"
"Mr. Durkin has a reputation
for sincerity and patience" Mr..
Mitchell said. His patience was
apparently tried too long, and his
sincerity still is beyond ques-
ton"
Senator Douglas. Democrat,
of Illinois said Mr.. Durkin's res
ignation proved that the Re-
publican promises of last year
to change the Taft-Hartley law
were a snare and a delusion to
catch votes but not result in
action"
Republicans generally refused
to comment. Representative
Kearns of New Jersey. a member
of the House Labor Committee,
said he thought Mr.. Durkin's
ideas for changing aft-Hartley
were too self-styled."
Amendments to the Taft
Hartley law will be written here
in Congress. Mr.. Kearns said.
Mr.. Durkin refused through
out his press conference yester-
day to engage in direct criticism
of either the President or the
Administration.
do you feel the President let
you down." he was asked.
Il have no comment on that"
he said. ..
Declines Comment.
would you say anti-labor
segmentS of the administration
are now in control?"
mo I wouldn't say that" Mr..
Durkin replied.
would you characterize the
administration as unfriendly to
labor?" another questioner per-
sisted.
Il wouldn't want to make any
statement on that until it is
first proven what the admins
tration intends to do on amend
ing this act" Mr.. Durkin said.
Still another reporter wanted
to know if Mr.. Durkin saw any
pattern of plunder" in the ad-
ministration, The phrase was
first used a month ago in a
critical article in the plumbers
union journal by Peter T. Schoe-
mann, acting president of the
Evening star., 1953-09-11
Explosion Wrecks
Street in Cleveland;
One Killed, Sc Hurt
BY the ASsociofed Press

CLEVELAND, Sept. IA
street blew up here yesterday
blew up along a three-Quarter
mile stretch, hurting big con-
crete chunks and manhole COW
ers among hundreds of rush-hour
motorists and pedestrians, killing
one and injuring So. At least
two Of the injured were in criti-
cal condition.
The cause of the underground
explosion along West 117th
street, main croSstown artery,
still was sought today. Firemen
first said it was a broken gas
main. But the gas company said
their mains probably broke after
exploding sewer gas let go.
Mrs. Katherine Szabo, 40. who
was driving her brother home
from work, died at a hospital.
The brother, Robert Gbur. 27.
who was injured only slightly
said:
Il was talking to her, and we
had just cleared the underpasS
(near Berea road) when it hap
pened. 1t caved the whole roof
in from the top of one door to
the next door sill"
$5 Million Damage.
Assistant Fire Chief Ferdi-
nand Boehmer estimated total
damage to paving and utility
lines at no less than IS mil
lion"
Fallen utility poles, broken
glass. twisted pipes Uttered the
street, which connects Cleveland
and its largest suburb. Lake
wood. Flying manhole covers
slashed through roofs of several
homes.
Water from broken mains
flooded the area. A strong odor
of escaping gas sent many of the
thousands of sightseers retreat
ing.
When the street exploded,
some motorists clung to steering
wheels as their cars overturned.
MY car went about six feet
in the air and concrete roadway
was breaking up all around me.
I was terrified" one man said.
Autos Overturned.
An automobile salesman, Andy
Anderson. said he thought
someone dropped a 50O-pound
bomb. A hole 80 by 18 feet was
ripped out right in front of our
store. Autos were tipped over
on their sides and tops"
Mrs. Eleanor Rinaldi, "a, crit
ically injured, lay trapped in
her car for more than an hour
and received last rites from a
priest. Her husband, Angelo,
26. said they were going home
when wall cave-in pinned their
automobile
There was a big crash like
a loud clap of thunder" Mr..
Rinaldi said. Stuff flew all
over the place. I couldn't see
anything"
Evening star., 1953-09-11

25. was arrested by Lunenburg
County police.
The shooting occurred in
Stokes farm home after Mrs.
Alice Parish Stokes went there
to pick up her clothing, Com
monwealth's Attorney Sam Allen
said. No date has been set for
a hearing.
Evening star., 1953-09-11
Mother, Infant Shot,;
Husband Is Seized
Sy the Assoeiated Press

KENBRIDGE, Va, Sept. IL
A 19-year-old mother and her
2-month-old child were wounded
by shotgun blasts yesterday
when, police said, the estranged
husband drove them from his
home.
The husband, Robert S. Stokes.
Evening star., 1953-09-11

toner it was too early to talk
about a successor, but Specula-
ton Immediately centered around
Undersecretary Lloyd Mashburn,
who formerly was active in the
AF'L in California.
Evening star., 1953-09-11
LOST

BTLLFOLD, red. contains Kansas driy-
er's license: vic. Woodward & Lothrop
r ST.; liberal reward. WO. 6-5O69.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-03-07
ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY
WEAVER SAYS

"Well. I'm finally reduced to
asking the government for money
to help me get by on" The
speaker was about 20, neatly
dressed and well groomed. These
were not the first things I noticed
about him. however. What stood
out far more plainly than his
neat appearance was the absolute
ly detected expression on his face.
1t was obvious that here was a
man who had, in his words,
"Come begging for charity"
l didn't attempt to set him
right at first. I have found that
it's far better, often times, to let
person elbow off steam" and
get it over with. Then he's will
ing TO sit down and listen to
your side of the picture. 1t seems
that his wife had been "harping"
on him for almost S years to "go
down and see about that Social
Security" He fatty refused until
the cost of living reached such a
dizzy height that his union pen
sion and small annuity policy
couldn't meet the strain by them
selves. Now he was coming down
to let the government help "Sup-
port" him.
It was now my turn. I asked
him if he thought his annuity and
union pensions were charity. He
Immediately stated that they
weren't - he had paid for them,
hadn't he? 1 then pointed out to
him that he had paid for his
Social Security benefits too for
more than ten years; that his
checks would be based in no small
part on the contributions he had
made over that period of time in
the form of payroll deductions.
This certainly did not differ
from the principle behind his
union and annuity checks. I'm
afraid that up until that time he
hadn't seen the connection be-
tween the deductions from his
pay each week and Social Secu-
rity benefits. / won't say that /
"sold" him on social security, but
I did make him understand that
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-03-07
Says Thanks For
Pleasant Visit

Mrs. ISadora Knowles Fernan-
DEE who spent four weeks here
visiting her sister would like to
thank her many friends who made
it 80 pleasant for her. AS she re-
turns to Philadelphia she can
truly say Florida Is really the
land of sunshine. especially when
old and new friends meet, it was
indeed pleasant to be with them.
She shall never forget their kind
ness. Again thanks.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-03-07

Plans are nearing completion
for three day meeting in Miami
April Ia, Is, 16 in the Flamingo
Room of Mary Elizabeth hotel,
for the organization of a National
Negro Florist Association.
Spearheading this committee
are Mrs. Theresa Hubert, pro-
prietor of Theresa Flower Shop,
w. 0. Perry, prop. of Perry's
Florist. both Of Miami; Madam
Madonna of Dadonna's Florist in
Fl. Lauderdale; Arnold Stevens
of Stevens Florist In West Palm
Beach and Arnold johnson of
JohnSon'S Florist in Hollywood.
Invited are many of the listed
florists of the Atlantic seaboard
and many letters of acceptance
have been pouring in the tenn
porary Miami headquarters to the
acting chairman, william o.
Perry Of Perry'S Florist at 1910
NV 3rd avenue.
Listed on the agenda of the
proposed meetings are plans for
a school of designing conducted
by outstanding designers in the
floral industry. Included will be
the organization of a telegraph
system in order to furnish the
members with direct FLOWERS by
wire" service.
Recreational and vacation trips
planned for visiting florists and
their friends will include sight,
seeing tours of Miami and other
Florid acitieS, fishing trips on the
Florida keys, swimming and pic
nicing at Virginia Beach, horse
racing and overnight excursion
trips to Havana and Nassau.
Formal organiztion nd the cleo
ton OF officers will occupy first
place on the agenda of the three
day sessions.
a banquet will be held on the
closing day in the Mary Eliza
beth hotel and the personnel Of
the group will be presented to
the public,
According to w. o. Perry, act
ing chairman of the local COM
mlttee, the need for this organi-
cation is apparent to all Negro
florists in the country and on the
basis of the need, he is expressing
great hopes for its success.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-03-07
NEWS FROM
NORTH MIAMI
Dear Neighbor:

DCCt1 1NC1SL1DOAs
One of the committees of which
your Congressman is member
recently held hearings on the
State Department building pro-
gram over in Germany. Here again
we found one of these propo-
sitions where the hand is quick
er than the eye.
Under the terms of the Geneva
Convention, we are required to
pay prisoners of war when they
are used as laborers. You will
recall during the last war many
German prisoners were brought
to this country to work on farms.
When they were released they
were given certificates of indebt-
edness which they could present
to the German Government so
that they might be paid in Ger
man currency.
Our occupation force in Ger
many held about one hundred six
ty million Deutsch-Marks in this
so-called prisoner of war fund;
however, since many of these
German soldiers were either miss
ing or in other parts of the world
unable to return to Germany,
they had not presented their GER
tificates for payment. When the
army turned over control tothe
German High c o m m s n,
which is under the State Depart
ment, this fund was also trans
ferred.
The State Department, decid-
ing that an equivalent of 20 mil
lion dollars in this fund was not
needed, proceeded to launch an
elaborate building program. In
Bremen, they commenced con-
struction of an elaborate apart
ment for the State Department
personnel, the cost of which was
35 thousand dollars for each I'M
furnished apartment unit. While
the cost of these units, if built in
the United States would have
been AZ thousand dollars we
found that the cost per apartment
unit in the Washington area did
not exceed $1,000.
Our investigation disclosed the
reason the cost of these units ran
so high was that a maid was be-
ing furnished for each apartment
and quarters hid to be provided
for such a servant. In a three
bedroom apartment t h e e
baths had been provided and
these apartment were to be oc-
cupied by personnel earning ap-
proximately $4,000 per year.
The residences being built for
the Consular Office ran to $142,-
900 each, or If the same home was
constructed in this country il
would have cost $167, 900. These
palatial homes contained special
pantries, sun porches, servants
quarters and swimming pools.
The average salaries of officials
who would occupy these elabor-
ate homes was $1,000 per year.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-03-07

AS a result of our hearing, 20
percent, or over 5 million dollars,
was cut from this program and
the State Department has agreed
to revise and simplify all of their
building plans and specifications.
Sincerely yours,
Bill Lantaff
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-03-07
MIAMI TIMES. MIAMI, FLORIDA
PAGE TEN SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1858

the amount of his checks would
be based on what he had con-
tributed - a far cry from the
charity" he had spoken of.
This gentleman is now draw
ing $50 per month, and his wife
being over IS, is drawing an adj
ditional $50 on his account. I'm
fortunately, however, he had lost
almost four and one half years of
benefits, and his wife about two
years, because of his attitude to-
ward social security. The sad
part of it is that a great many
people who are retired and over
65 put off coming to see us for
one reason or another.
You are entitled to draw So
cial security benefits if you have
paid in to the program for the
required length of time, are over
IS, and are not earning over SIS
per month in work covered by
social security. No matter how
YOU feel about the theory behind
social security, come and visit us
anyway - give yourself the OPP
portunity of receiving an expla-
nation of the program. Don't de-
Drive yourself Of possible bene-
fits because you're thinking it
over" If you're over IS and no
longer regularly employed, come
in and see us.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-03-07

The above article was written
by William B. Weaver, manager
of Social Security Administration,
"a SW First ST., Miami, Fla. Phone
9-8461. This is one of a series of
articles appearing in these COL
umnS weekly.
Evening star., 1953-03-05
Warrenton Girl Dies
After Sled Accident

A 7-year-old Warrenton. Va,
girl was pronounced dead on ar
rival at Children's Hospital last
night after being injured in a
Shedding accident.
She was Judith Trainum,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. B.
Trainum. She was injured earlier
yesterday and became i'll in class
at the Calvert School in War
renton. After she was taken
home she lapsed into unconsci-
BUSINESS and was taken to Ply
,sicians' Hospital, Warrenton.
She was ordered transferred to
Children's Hospital for special
treatment and died en- route.
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald,
District coroner, withheld issu-
al1ce of a certificate until he re-
ceives a full report on the mis-
hap.
Evening star., 1953-03-05

Durkin Ito win labor manage
ment accord) will get anywhere.
had hoped that in some in
stances there would be agree
ment Of the two Sides" n
His reference was to the wide
chasm in. the opinions of the
NAM and the AFL as outlined
to the committee by Mr.. Arm
strong and AFL President George
Meany.
Union Leaders Heard.
The Labor Committee, under
direction Of Chairman McCon-
nell, Republican, of Pennsyl-
vania, is conducting hearings
into possible changes in Taft
Hartley. The committee today
was hearing the views of Joseph
F. Clements, general counsel, In
ternational Guards and Watch
mems Union, independent:
James c. McGahey, president,
United Plant Guard Workers, in
dependent, and Shirley r. Titus,
representing the Americ a n
Nurses Association.
Mr.. Durkin's advisory group
met briefly two weeks ago and
selected three of it's members to
draw up an agenda for the Taft
Hartley conference. The three
are Cyrus S. Ching, industry
consultant and former chief
Federal mediator: Mr.. Meany
and Harry M. Moses, president
Of the Bituminous Coal Opera
tors Association.
The three men, it was learned,
selected 20 controversial topics
for discussion. These include
national emergency strikes. nom
Communist affadavits, iniunc-
tions, damage suits against un-
ions, secondary boycotts, juris-
dictional strikes, welfare and
pension funds. feather-bedding
and union security.
Evening star., 1953-03-05
|Durkin Trying 10 Get
Industry and Labor
In Taft-Law Accord
BY jones Y. Newton

The Eisenhower administration
today undertook the seemingly
impossible task of getting labor
and industry agreement on
amendment of the Taft-Hartley
labor relations law.
The effort was being made
by Secretary of Labor Durkin
through a 15-member advisory
committee, made up Of equal
representation of organized labor
industry and the public. This
committee began operations at
10. a m. and it's sessions will con-
tinue through Saturday.
Mr.. Durkin is charged with
drafting changes in the 6-year-
old Taft-Hartley Act, which
President Eisenhower will present
to Congress, probably in a special
message.
Little Hope Seen.
There was. however, such q
divergence of views among union
and industry leaders that very
little. If anything, seemed likely
to come out of the conference.
In the past two days, the
American Federation of Labor
asked the House Labor Commit
tee for 20 changes in Taft
Hartley. which would strip the
law of virtually all union
restricting provisions. The Ma
tional Association of Manufac-
turers. representing industry,
told the same committee the law
should be changed to include fur
ther restrictions of union ac-
tivity.
Representative Howell, Demo
crat. Of New Jersey expressed the
prevailing feeling about the Dur
kin meeting. During the testi-
mony yesterday Of George w.
Armstrong, jr.. chairman of the
MANS Industrial Relations Com
mittee. Mr.. Howell remarked:
"This doesn't give very much
hope that this attempt by Mr..
Evening star., 1953-03-05
Vatican Asks Prayers
For Stains Salvation
by the Assoeiuted Press

VATICAN CITY. Mar. 5.-The
Vatican radio says Prime Minis
ter Stain Is a dying man and
"hatred must be forgotten and
prayers given for the salvation
of his SOUL"
The radio. sin Il text released
today. said this is a time for
Catholics to look efor a soul in
the Soviet chief Of state"
The Vatican said yesterday
Pope Plus XII is praying for
Stalin's conversion and for a
better future ''for the oppressed
Russian people"
Evening star., 1953-03-05
House Group Defers
Action on Extension
OF Reciprocal Trade
By Robert K. Welsh

Consideration of Reciprocal
Trade Act extension and Of pro-
posed cuts in excise taxes has
been put of until next month by
the House Ways and Means
Committee.
Members indicated today that
the committee might hold hear
ings in mid-April on some meas
ures seeking reduction in excise
levies. No decision was made at
today's meeting.
The Reciprocal Trade Act
expires June IL. The Eisen-
hover administration wants to
continue it. The Ways and
Means Committee discussed the
matter today. including sugges-
tions that public hearings be
held. The committee indicated
that the legislation would be
taken UP soon after Easter.
Dingell Seeks Cut.
A Democrat on the committee,
Representative Dingell of Michi-
gan. wants a hearing at the
earliest possible date on measures
OF this kind. especially to repeal
the amusement tax. Several Re-
publicans repeatedly were ready
to beat him to the suggestion
when the committee gathered to-
day.
G. o. P. House leaders, al
though at odds with the COM
mittee's determination to let a
1851 income tax increase die
along with the excess profits tax
on June 80, seem inclined to go
along with a plan for committee
hearings on excise tax measures.
That does not mean they would
necessarily support any quick or
extensive excise tax reduction.
Pressure Increases.
There is intense and increasing
bipartisan pressure in and ont OF
Congress for easing many types
Of excises and ending a variety
Of nuisance" levies left over
from World War II years.
Under existing laws, no ex-
cises will expire until April /,
1854. That is the cutoff date
for certain excises on alcoholic
beverages, cigarettes, automo-
biles. and sporting goods. Those
now bring about 81 billion a
year.
Whatever happens to excise
taxes as result of early spring
hearings which may be agreed
on today, the committee will
continue its efforts to get action
on the Reed bill. That measure,
sponsored by Committee Chair
man Reed. Republican. of New
York, would give individual in
come taxpayers an average saw
ing of about 10 per cent for the
year beginning July /.
Evening star., 1953-03-05
japanese News Agency
Predicts Envoy Shift
BY the Assoeiosed Press

TOKYO. Mar. 5.--Kyodo News
Agency today said Robert D,
Murphy, United States Ambas-
sador in Japan. will leave for
Washington in April to swap
jobs with John M. Allison, as
sistant Secretary of State in
charge Of Far Eastern affairs.
Kyodo said Mr.. Allison would
arrive here in May.
A spokesman at the United
States Embassy said no official
word OF any contemplated
change had been received from
Washington.
Evening star., 1953-03-05
READ THESE EASY RULES

]. Complete this sentence in Is words or
less: Il serve Birds Eye Fish Dinners be-
cause :" Use this entry blank or sheet Of
plain papcr-one side only.
2. Buy Birds Eye Fish Dinner consisting
Of
Pke. Of lib. Birds Eye Fish Fillets. any
variety.
pkg. Of Birds Eye Peas.
pkg. Of Birds Eye French Fried Potatoes.
3.Tear Of the product-name ovals from
each cfthe Birds Eye wrappers and attach
themto your entry. Submit as many entries
as you wish. Each entry must be accom-
panied by the ; product-name ovaIs. All en-
tries must be original work of the contest
ants, submitted in their own names.
=. Use adequate postage and mail your en-
try together with the Birds Eye product
name Ovals to:
Birds Eye Fish Dinner
Box so, New York rs, NY.
Evening star., 1953-03-05

Entries must be postmarEed not later than
midnight April II, 1853.
This contest is open to everyone in the
Continental United States, except employ
ees Of the General Foods Corporation, its
subsidiaries, their advertising agencies, and
members Of their immediate families.
Prizeslisted above win be awarded to con-
testants on the basis OF originally. sincerity.
and adapfHess. Decisions Of the Judges are
final. Judging viii be done by the Reuben
H. Donnelley Corporation. Duplicate prizes
viii be awarded in event Of final ties. No
entries will be acknowledged or returned.
All entries become the property Of GeneraI
Foods Corporation to beused as il sees fit.
This contest is subject to all federal and
state regulations.
An winners win be noti6cl BY registered
mail As soon as possible after the Close Of the
contest. Send stamped addressed envelopeif
you wish htoreceive completelist cfwinners.
Evening star., 1953-01-15

Taste-tempting blend of
pure cane and maple
syrups. Makes pancakes
and wafHes taste superl
Evening star., 1953-01-15

Made of red-ripe toma-
toes with pleasing season.
ings; creamery butter
added.
Evening star., 1953-01-15

1907. bot. 24-oz. bot.
z2e 41e
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-09-04

policy called for competition in the field RFC loans
Reynolds Metals and Kaiser Aluminium After genera
tons of ALCOA sole control this industry competition
established Similar loans to Kaiser Corpora
ton to establish competition in the automobile industry
In other industrial fields loans made Corners
an effort to stem the trend toward monopoly.
With RFC of business and SBA limited to 100000 loan
maxmum availability of public funds establish competition
monopozed industries is thing of the past We
of when private bankers had sole
capital available for industrial expansion Now
then bankers of New York Chicago other
members of the boards of
directors existing industrial giants Now, them it is not
foster competition for the corporations in
which they financially involved.
financing whether public private necessarily
practically chance of outsders crashing into
the big time whether in the field automobiles metals cleo
equipment, chemicals OIL any other line of major
endeavor Competition apparently is NOT part of
the american Way the thinking of the presently guild
ing nations destiny.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-09-04
Somebody Once Promised To Cut Taxes = Remember !?
President May ASK MORE TAXES.
SAYS TREASURY SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-(CNS)-
To balance the budget, President Eli
senhower may reluctantly" ask for
increased taxes, Treasury Secretary
George M. Humphrey said here Aug
ust e. One proposal being consid-
cred, he said, is a national sales tax
Even if defense spending is in
creased, Humphrey said, it is "entire-
ly possible" to balance the budget by
raising taxes.
The House ways and means COM
mittee, headed by Daniel Reed (R-
N. W, has heard two proposals for
national sales tax-one from Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
and the other from U. S. Chamber of
Commerce. MANS was the more spe-
cific. 1t proposed a 1850 sales tax
at the manufacturers level. Present
state sales taxes are imposed at the
retail level. Reed said, Thorough
going revision of the nations tax
laws will be our first order of bust