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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07

is the locals have collective bar
gaining contracts which cover all
of the employees Of an employer
regardless of craft.
One of these unions is the
| giant ALL Teamsters. headed
by Dave Beck. Mr.. Beck's an
nouncement that he would take
his whole Ia million member
ship into the Industrial Union
Department almost ended plans
for labor merger before it be-
came a reality. Leaders of the
old Clio. fearing the teamsters,
with some help from their own
ranks. would dominate the IUD
made it plain Mr.. Beck wasn't
welcome.
| Number Cut to 100000
Yesterday Mr.. Beck. after a
slap from the Remember ALL
CLIO executive council. said he
would seek to take only 400. 00O
of his members into the IUD. II
was not clear Immediately
whether the old CLIO unions
would approve the change. but
AL CLIO President George
Meaney said he expected no
trouble.
Other unions of the old AL
including the Machinists and
the Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, said they also planned
to affiliate part of their men,
berships with the IUD.
Both Mr.. Meany and Mr.
Reuther were working hard tc
prevent major controversy from
developing in the new fedora
ton before it was we'll estab.
lished. Most controversial deci-
sions were being deferred until
the winter meeting of the execu-
tive council in Miami, by which
time. Mr.. Meany hopes, the
leaders of old AFL and GIG
unions may have learned more
about living in unity"
The convention adopted re-
solutions denouncing the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board.
calling for repeal of anti
union legislation in the States
and pledging political action tc
achieve it; promising inter
union aid to attain collective
bargaining detectives; calling
for reduced income taxes on low
and middle income families, and
demanding Government and
private efforts to assure a pros
porous economy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
Employment Sets
November Record
By the Associated Press

The Government reported to-
day that 64.s07,0o0 Americans
had steady jobs last month";
record for November. Heavy
factory hiring cut into the usual
seasonal drop from October.
However, joblessness. at $780,
900 rose $4,000 from october as
cold weather curtailed farming
and other outdoor work.
The employment total was
about 3 million higher than IN
November a year ago but $4,000
less than in october Of this year.
Agricultural employme n t
dropped by a million to So mil
lion over the month as harvest
ing was about completed In
many areas.
The report issued jointly by
Secretary of Commerce Weeks
and Secretary Of Labor Mitchell
showed that factory employment
which usually drops at this
time of year-rose to a new
postwar peak for November Of
II million,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
LABOR

Continued From First Page
on the outside. even though he
may change his ways"
Mr.. Campbell cited the case OF
an Army veteran who came to
Washington TO take a Federal
job. The man was suffering from
a nervous disorder and was sep
arated from service in the "us-
ual secrecy" He was termed a
security risk" and later could
not obtain employment even
from the Veterans Administra-
ton, although one of its hos
pitfalls pronounced him cured"
william c. Doherty. president
Of the Letter Carriers Associa-
ton and a vice president of the
AFL-CIO. was expected to lead
the fight for a Federal 35-hour
work week. Chief arguments for
1t will be reported siZeable in
crease in Federal worker produc-
tivity and the introduction of
''automation," where manual eff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07

fort is replaced by machines. in
Government service.
A highly controversial part OF
the merger of the AFL and CIC
will come up for consideration
late today-the establishment Of
the new Industrial Union De-
partment. 1t was a bitter battle
over industrial unionism. where
one union represents all employees
of a firm regardless of craft OF
type of work they perform. that
split the AFL 20 years ago.
Eligibility for membership in
the Industrial Union Department
is the problem facing the lead
ers of the new AFL-CIO. All OF
the unions of the old CLIO will
be members, since all Of them
are industrial unions.
But although The AFL unions
primarily represent specific crafts
such as carpenters, printers, ma
chinistS. a number of unions oil
the old AFL have locals that are
industrial" in character. That
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
Election Is Called
To Fill House Seat

HARRISBURG, Pa. Dec. 2
tP).-Gov. George NJ. Leader
yesterday called a special cleo
ton for January "a to fill the
vacancy in the Both Con-
gressional District of Allegheny
County created by the death of
Representative Vera Buchanan
Democrat.
Mrs. Buchanan died in the
McKeesport Hospital November
&c after a long illness. She had
served in Congress since 1851.
Albert Elko, city treasurer of
McKeesport. is the only person
so far to announce his candidacy
for the post. He also is a Demo
crat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07

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stoys Golden Needle" tailored in premium white
broodcloth. S.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-04-01
very farm
could
use one

Few professions are more at the
mercy of chance than farming. But
for every $500 you put away IN
United States Series ''E'' Savings
Bonds this year, you can count on
500 to spend in 9 years months.
Bonds are a wonderful way to save
for things like machinery replace
mentS i. repairs on the farm :. /. or
even your youngsters education. Your
banker can show you how Savings
Bonds fit into yOAr picture. Go In
and talk it over!
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-04-01

advanced on Len. ''Do you think r
let you marry my little girl when yo
come right out and admit that yo
don't love her?''
''Now simmer down, Jeb. said Len
not even bothering to step aside, az
think you and me have got things Il
talk over. know you love Nellie. AnC
you and I know Nellie is a fine girl
but she just amt pretty Hold on now,'
as Jeb advanced with the milk stool
again. you'll just have to admit you've
been worried about where to find a
suitable husband for Nellie.''
JEB PUT DOWN the stool, sighed
heavily, and sat down on it. You're
right, Len. I've been a mite worried
about my little girl
''Well, here's what I've got in mind, %
says Len. con the day marry Nellie
you give me so COWS, and lease me 100
acres of ground until I save up enough
for place of my own
''You-you,'' sputtered Jeb, jumping
up again, ''I don't have to buy no hus-
band for my Nellie.''
Don't you, Jeb?'' Len looked him
right in the eye.
''Well, -weu, what does Nellie say
about this?''
SCI haven't mentioned it to her yet.
Women folks get romantic notions, and
thought it best to keep it just be-
tween you and me. Anyway wouldn't
want Nellie to be hurt if you didn't
see things my way.
''You see, Jeb, some folks, most folks,
marry for love. And that's just fine, If
you can afford it. I want to raise a
family, but don't want them to have
to do without things the way I always
had to. You know I'm hard worker,
and I'll be good to Nellie Nellie's a good
girl. think she'll make a good wife
Think it over, Jeb, amt in no rush.
Jeb thought it over. And guess he
came to see that Len was right.
LEN WAS PRETTY good at romantic
notions, too, guess, once he put his
mind to it. Anyway, Nellie seemed
mighty happy the day she became Mrs.
Zen Baker, in the big front room of her
PAS house.
Len and Nellie have done right well,
90. They bought a nice place of their
wn about two years ago. Len runs
bout hundred head now.
They've got four real cute kids. Folks
ay they take after their Dad. But
Tellie's looks have perked up lots, too,
he way plain women sometimes will
hen they're happily married
Grandpa Jeb drops in right often.
ellie's still a good cook.
Just the other day he was sitting in
er sunny little kitchen, bouncing the
,ungest boy on his knee. Nellie was
lstling around, making an apple pie
Id hunnn1ing a little-soft like.
Nellie, girl" Jeb says. ''are you
lppy?"
Nellie smiled a little, mostly to her
If. 81 sure am, Pa. Len made fine
sband. I guess he was worth SO
WIS.,
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Berlin Philharmonic Members
Arrive for First u. S. Concert

The 103 members Of the Ber-
lin Philharmonic Orchestra-a
good half of them wearing dark
berets-pulled into Washington
from New York by bus last night
for the first concert of their first
United States tour.
They will open a series of 26
American concerts at 3 pm. to-
day in Constitution Hall. The
tour is being sponsored by Chan
cellor Adenauer Of the German
Republic and German Ambassa-
dor Hans Krekeler.
The conductor, Herbert Won
Karajan. arrived earlier by plane
and spent the night at the May
flower Hotel. He is recovering
from a virus infection.
Reports that the tour might
be cancelled because of protests
from some American musicians
was discounted by DR.. Gerhart
Won Westerman, general man
ager of the orchestra.
The New York local Of the
American Federation of Musi-
clans had asked James c. Petril-
10, union president, to halt the
tour on grounds that Mr.. Won
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Housing Board Tours
Area B SIum Project
With RIA Officials

| The board Of directors of the
Washington Housing Association
yesterday was given a guided
tour through redevelopment
Project Area B in Southwest
Washington by officials of the
District Redevelopment Land
Agency.
The tour into the 76-acre area
where slum demolition is well
under way was preceded by q
talk by James G. Banks, chief OF
the RIA relocation division. Mr.,
Banks division has the RESPONSE
bility of finding other living
quarters for the Southwest resi-
dents displaced by redevelop-
ment.
Mr.. Banks said 643 families
have been rehoused since Janu-
ary, 1854, and by the end of the
summer he hopes all those in
Area B will be rehoused. This is
the first RIA project in South
west in which slums will be
replaced by modern housing.
! He said So per cent of these
families have been placed in
private housing through real es-
tate firms for which they pay the
commercial scale. The rest, 273
families, have gone into public
housing administered by the
National Capital Housing Au-
thority.
| Mr.. Banks said there were
more vacancies in private hous-
ing last year than at any time
since l941. That, he said, aided
RI4A's relocation program ma
terially. He cited the news
paper ads for vacancies as proof
private housing is available and
thus far his agency has expert
enced little difficulty in the job
He pointed out that Congress has
decreed that in redevelopment
those displaced by the new build.
ing must be relocated in decent,
safe and sanitary housing.
Some Move on Their Own.
At first it was estimated that
1900 families would have to be
rehoused from Area B, he said
But because some have moved
of their own accord, convinced
that redevelopment would be-
come a reality, this estimate has
been revised now to total l,100
families, Mr.. Banks said.
About one third of Area 3
houses have now been torn down
and more than half the popula-
ton has been rehouSed.
After redevelopment has been
accomplished, Mr.. Banks pre-
dicted that less than 10 per cent
will return to Southwest because
it would mean taking children
out Of school and making new
ties again.
Evening star., 1955-02-27
STAT Photo,

| Karajan and Mr.. Won Wester-
man once were NaZis.
1--WE have a contract and we
expect to fulfill it," the orches-
ira manager said.
The recent death of the
orchestra's longtime conductor.
Wilhelm Furtwaengler, after the
tour had been arranged, made it
necessary to call in Mr.. Won
Karajan.
Most of the musicians had
dinner near the Congressional
Hotel, where they are staying
and then went to bed. They
confessed that their personal
schedules were upset by the At
lantic crossing. Six pm. here is
midnight in Germany. they ex-
planned.
Three orchestra members
brought their wives with them
on the plane flight. All the
wives stayed in New York and
viii join their husbands later on
the tour.
At least one musician, Cellist
Mirko Dorner. wanted to hear
some American jazz last night.
He was directed to U street NV.
Evening star., 1955-02-27

The District Air National
Guard will conduct an intensive
recruiting drive for $50 new
members starting Tuesday and
continuing through May 7.
The new men will bring all
units to full strength, according
to Col. Willard w. Millikan, 3346
Martha Custis drive, Alexandria,
the Air Guards commander.
The drive will end only two
months before the guardsmen
leave for their annual 15-day
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Loss OF zeckendorf
Would Be Calamity
Commissioner Saws
Commissioner Renah F. CANA

Commissioner Renah F. CANA
lier said last night that it would
be q great calamity" II Wash
ington were to lose the services
of William Zeckendorf, head of
the New York firm which has
offered a plan for Southwest re-
development.
Mr.. Camalier said he hoped the
Commissioners could help settle
differences which have arisen
because of conflicting plans Of
fered by the Webb g. Knapp firm,
which Mr.. Zeckendorf heads. and
the National Capital Planning
Commission.
Mr.. Zeckendorf's proposals
offer lone of the most practical
and most logical plans we have
had before us in a long time. I"
Mr.. Camalier said. The Zecken-
dorf plan calls for a monu-
mental south mall" along the
line of Tenth street S.W. to
serve as a non- -through-traffic
entry to the Southwest.
Another Proposal.
The planning commission has
countered with a proposal to
build the mall on Ninth street
S.W., with Tenth street used
for through traffic.
Mr.. Camalier. speaking on
the Report to the People" pro-
gram over WWDC. said that Mr.
Zeckendorf's threat to pull
out of the Southwest planning,
unless his firm gets an accepta-
BILE solution to the traffic prob
lem in this session of Congress,
was justified.
Frankly, I was very pleased
at the stand he TOOK the Com
missioner said.
"What he is saying Is that
unless you want us to do a job
in Washington, we will go some
where else where we're really
wanted" Mr.. Camalier said. He
added that "if we can get every
body in this thing to sit down
together. I think we can work
1t out"
Other Questions.
In answer to other questions,
Mr.. Camalier said:
/. There is still a chance that
the Commissioners can restore to
the school budget an item for
special funds for the education
of retarded children.
2. Although the Commission
ers ordered the removal Of a bill
board from in front of the Dis
trict Building, the space will con-
tinue to be used for special pub
lie service" displays. This week,
the place where the billboard
stood until public criticism forced
its removal was occupied by a
trailer advertising the Flower
Show.
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Two Rare GoriIIas in Zoo Spotlight;
Dr.. Mann Proud of His New Babies
Mkt and 'Moko'
Need Special Diet
And Health Core
By Harry Baeos

children instead Of q couple of
new baby gorillas. the way DR..
william M. Mann is acting these
days.
The zoo directors eyes light
up almost like proud papa's
whenever he thinks Of the two
youngsters cavorting' in their
new cage in the small-mammal
house.
The gorillas arrived here
Thursday in the arms Of Arthur
w. Arundel, a 27-year-old former
Marine captain of Warrenton,
Va. Mr.. Arundel. whom DR..
Mann has known since MIR.
Arundel was q small boy. flew
the gorillas here from French
Equatorial Africa where he
caught them on a six-week ex-
pedition with his parents.
First GoriIlas In rs Years.
They are the first gorillas
which the ZOO has had since little
N'Gi died Is years ago after 3
years, 3 months and 8 days in
captivity. DR.. Mann won't for
get that. N'Gi was a happy
gorilla, the favorite of thousands
of Washington children. He died
of pneumonia, lying in the first
oxygen tent ever used in Wash
ington.
One of the new babies is q
boy" 15-month-old Mkt. The
other is a girl" named Moka.
She is 20 months old and ap-
parently unrelated to Mkt. AS
gorillas go, they are equivalent
of children 2 or 3 years old.
They are a rare pair. OF the
very few thousand gorillas alive
anywhere In the world, only Al
are in the United States. All live
q precarious existence.
DR.. Mann thinks the little
creatures-they're the size Of a
year-old child. 20 pounds or So
have q much better chance Of
survival than most because they
are young enough to adjust
themselves to the new life. Be-
sides they have each other for
company.
Needs Special Care.
Like human children, they
need special care and much af-
fection. They sleep in each
others arms from dusk to dawn.
During the day they appreciate
being occasionally rocked or
Graded in a keepers arms.
When mature. the male will
weigh perhaps 900 pounds and
the female about 400. But that
will be another 10 years or so.
At this point. they haven't
yet learned to hold a bottle and
want someone to hold them
while they get their three small
bottles Of warm milk-and-sugar
each day. Their diet runs from
orange Juice, apples. eggs, cooked
and raw vegetables to cod liver
oil. If they're like N'Gi, they will
have an occasional rice custard,
too.
Because they are susceptible
to disease, DR.. Mann is keeping
them out Of the monkey house.
II couldn't let a $4,000 gorilla
die from something he caught
from q $40 monkey" he says.
They both picked up the sniff
des coming across the Atlantic.
One still has a runny nose. II 1t
doesn't 60 away he'll get a shot
Of penicillin.
None Born In Captivity.
Being the biggest and rarest Of
the apes, gorillas live only in the
mountains of central Africa or
in the deepest forests on Africa's
west coast. They are hard to
find. harder to catch and almost
impossible to breed.
Not one has ever been born in
captivity.
Ten or IL years from now,
however. if nothing goes wrong,
DR.. Mann may have the first.
Imagine the twinkle in his eye
then
Evening star., 1955-02-27

summer maneuvers at Travis
Field. Savannah, Ga, July 8
; to %.
COL Millikan said the timing
was decided upon so that the
new members might have the
benefit of an indoctrination Pc
riod at their home station at
Andrews Air Force Base before
they are called upon to perform
the more rigorous training pre-
scribed for the summer exer-
cises.
Evening star., 1955-02-27
District Air National Guard Seeks $50 Recruits

I'VE are particularly inter-
ested in recruiting two groups
of men," Col. Millikan said. I'VE
need young men between II and
l812 who can be taught aviation
skills from the ground UP, and
we need those men who have
recently completed a four-year
tour of duty with the Regular
Air Force, have acquired tech
nical skills, and still have a legal
obligation to serve in a reserve
component of the Air Force"
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Luhey Lectures Tuesdoy

Richard Lahey, principal of
the Corcoran School of Art, will
give an illustrated lecture on
George Braque at $50 pm.
Tuesday in the Corcoran Art
Auditorium. The lecture is one
of a series on Goth century
masters.
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Mrs. Lormun Appointed

Mrs. Grace McMurray Lor-
mans, former associate executive
Of the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA,
has been named program direc-
tor of Southeast Neighborhood
House. Q Community Chest
agency.
Evening star., 1955-02-27
Trade Board Seeks
To Block New Plan
On JobIess Benefits

The Washington Board Of
Trade is stirring its membership
to oppose a recently introduced
bill, backed by the District Com
missioners, that would liberalize
local unemployment benefits still
more than a law which went into
effect less than two months ago.
Chief burden Of the Boards
position is that the law passed
by the last session of Congress
should have a longer trial than
two months before any new leg
islation is adopted.
Limit on Benefits.
The measure which took ef-
feet January l raised compen-
sation payments from $40 per
week for 20 weeks to $50 per
week for 26 weeks. Included was
a provision that the total amount
of payment cannot exceed one
third of the beneficiary's wages
during the base period"-earn-
ings of the first four of the last
five completed quarterly periods.
The proposed bill would knock
out the "one-third of base Pc
riod" restriction. It also would
require that the applicant wait
only six weeks before receiving
compensation. The present law
gives the District Unemployment
Compensation Board the power
to fix this payment "disqualif1-
ton" period somewhere between
four and nine weeks.
The pending measure further
would remove the compensation
boards present power to cancel
unemployment benefits.
EdSUN AWU OuoAkCSs
The Commissioners are UNDER
stood to have Endorsed two other
pieces of proposed legislation
drafted by the Labor Depart
ment for the District as result
of President Eisenhower's ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with last
years compensation law amend
ment. He indicated it was not
sufficiently liberal.
One of these proposals would
raise workmen's on-the-job dis
ability payments from $35 weekly
to $50 weekly. The Board of
Trade supports a measure al
ready introduced in Congress
that would remove the admins
tration of local workmen's COM
pensation from the Federal to
the District government, with
the maximum weekly payment
remaining at $35.
The other would permit use of
Labor Department fund of
$150,000 to increase benefits to
injured workers who need voca -
tional rehabilitation. A Board of
Trade spokesman said the or
ganization generally and tradi-
tionally favors aid to this cate
CORY of worker.
Study 2 Other Proposals.
The Commissioners have under
study two other legislative pro-
posals drafted by the Labor De-
partment.
One calls for transferring the
Federally- operated District En-
ployment Service to the jurisdic-
ton of the District Unemploy-
n1ent Compensation Board. No
opposition to this proposal is ex-
pected from the Trade Board.
The other would provide a
maximum of $50 per week for 26
weeks for workers injured off,
the-job, under a payment plan
in which the employees would
contribute a portion. A trade
board spokesman said the city's
business element does not favor
this type of compensation.
, 1955-11-15
Editorial reprinted from the:
HOME r
GOOD A

Governor Gordon has been
in office for less than a month,
and it is too early to predict
how successful his admins
tration will become, but
everyone who has had the OPP
portunity to talk with the
new Governor is optimistic.
The Governor has not yet
handled any of the tough,
controversial matters that in
evitably wind up on the desk
Of the chief executive. When
he does he will doubtless be
criticized by one group or the
other against whom his deci-
sion went. We are certain,
however, that even in the con
ficts and disagreements that
may arise under the democra-
tic system Of government
that the bitterness and vitrio-
lie feuds that marked the pre-
ceding administration will.
be happily absent.
Mr.. Gordon IS a different
man. In his administration
there is none of the bias,
spite, recklessness and totali-
tartan concepts that ran
through the veins Of the last
administration. In his, every
utterance and action, Cover
nor Gordon has given one i'm
preston that he will conduct
HIS administration with the
utmost fairplay, and that
every decision he makes will
, 1955-11-15
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