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Milford chronicle., 1955-09-30

daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Rich
ards Of Kiamensi Gardens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Thomas and
daughter Jean and Mrs. Frances
Temple and son Jimmie were Sun
day dinner guests Of their mother,
Mrs. Bessie Stevenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Z. Quillen
returned to their home on Thurs
day after spending the summer at
their cottage in Rehoboth.
Miss Cathy Rayne of Middle
town, who is a student nurse at the
Delaware Hospital, Wilmington,
accompanied Miss Grace Graham
also student at the hospital, home
on Friday and was her guest for
the weekend.
Richard F. Lyman, Jr., of New
port, spent the weekend with his
GRANDPARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Toppin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Peck, Jr.,
entertained the members of their
briage club at their home on Tues
day evening.
Miss Christine Powell of Upper
Montclair, n. j., is spending this
week with her mother, Mrs. F. @.
Powell.
Mrs. Jack Parker, the former
Miss Elizabeth Ann Greenley, has
resumed her training at the Della
ware Hospital in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Hopkins of
Frederick and Mrs. Lawrence Nor
ris Of Bowers Beach were recent
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Uric Nor
ris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Uric Morris were
dinner guests on Sunday of their
sOn-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Wiley.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-30

afternoon. October "a, when a tree
will be planted and a bronze plaque
laid in commemoratiOn of the event.
The full program viii be publicized
at later date
Mrs. Pauline Newton and grand
daughter, Miss Connie Lennel, and
Mrs. Hester Reed of Dover were
guests Of Mrs. Eva Hanson on We'd
nesday.
Judge o. Elliott Owens of Ann
apOlis, Nd, was the guest last week
of his son-in-law ana daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Elwood Gruweii.
Miss Joyce Gruwell Of the Della
ware Hospital, Wilmington, spent
the weekend with her parents. the
GruWells.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-30
DELAYED FIRE

STATE COLLEGE. Pa. - lH9 -
Charles Rhodes didn't have to call
the fire station but his tractor STALL
ed in the middle of a fire.
The farmer was burning brush
il nearby Lemont and was using
his tractor to shove the waste into
piles. He pushed a load onto q
burning pile and before he could
back away, the tr-ctor stalled.
Firemen extinguished the blaze
and said the stalled motor was
worth $500 damage to the front Of
the tractor.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-30
SHE'LL GAME

HOLLAND, Mich tH
Franks by inmates of the holland
city jail have backfred. Prisoners
use0 to have the privilege of re-
loading practice bullets for the po-
lice pistol team. But twice within
week .38 caliber revolvers blew
up in the hands Of officers firing at
targets. Police traced the trouble
to an overload Of powder in the
shells.
After hearing giggling in a cell
block, the officers decided to reload
their own shells hereafter.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-30
INFANT INDUSTRY

DALLAS, Texas ~ up ~ There s
q diaper service here with the mot
to Rock a Dry Baby"
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-30

Arkansas has 4,O31 mile Of rail-
road.
Evening star., 1955-11-27

AFL and CIO. $3.5 million. locat-
ed next to st. Johns Episcopal
Church across Lafayette Park
from the White House.
The AFL Operating Engineers,
a 50 million building at Seven
teenth and DeSales streets NV.
The CIO Electrical Workers. a
$750,000 building at 1925 Six
teenth street NV.
In addition the AFL Amalga-
mated Association Of Street,
Electric Railway and Motor
Coach Employees Of America. one
of the two unions planning to
come here next year, will soon
ask for bids on q new building
In the 5000 block Of Wisconsin
avenue NV. which will cost an
estimated half million dollars.
Other Property Purchased
In the past several years, other
unions have purchased property
to house their Offices or for in
vestment. These include the CIO
Steelworkers. which paid a re-
ported 81 million for property
near the Hotel Statler at Six
teenth and K street NV. but
continues to maintain its head
quarters in Pittsburgh. the AFL
Letter Carriers whose offices are
located in a '$1.8 million three
year-old building at First street
and Indiana avenue NV: and
the AFL Retail Clerks Union
which last year purchased and
occupied a building at Connecti-
cut avenue and DeSales street
NV. at q cost Of $1,2 million.
The AFL Teamsters Union
this year moved into its new
marble-faced S. million home at
25 Louisiana avenue NV,
across from the Capitol.
But the biggest land-holder
here among the unions is John
L. Lewis United Mine Workers,
which operates out Of four build
ings it has bought within q few
blocks of each other in the
downtown area.
Evening star., 1955-11-27
rs UNIONS HAVE
LEGISLATIVE AIDES

Twenty-Five of the nation
al unions with headquarters
in Washington have full
time legislative representa-
tives on their stats.
In many cases the duties
Of Legislative representatives
are handled by the top union
officers. such as the union
president or the secretary
treasurer. Some Of the larger
unions have two full-time
staffmen handling legislative
matters.
Evening star., 1955-11-27
46 Union Headquarters
Located in Woshinqton

lployes, own headquarters at
I1435 K street NV.
Office Employees international
Union, AFL, II employees, 1945,
lease Offices at 1912 Fourteenth
street NV.
United Paperworkers of Amer
liea, CIO, II employees. lease
Offices at 1929 Vermont ave-
niue NV.
| Pattern Makers League Of
North America. AFL, 1884, three
employees, lease offices at 1900
Eighteenth street NV.
United Association Of Journey
men and Apprentices of the
Plumbing and Pipe Fitting In
dustry of the U. S. and Canada,
lAFL. 80 employees, 1929, at 1900
Eighteenth street NV.
Post ONCE Groups
National Federation Of Post
iOfice Clerks, AFL, % employees,
about 1915, lease Offices at I'll
Fourteenth street NV.
United National Association Of
Post Office Clerks. Independent,
1882, six employees, lease offices
at Fourteenth and G streets NV.
National Association of Post
ONCE and General Services
Maintenance Employees, indie
pendent, 1887, two employees,
lease Offices at 724 Ninth street
NV.
National Federation of Post
( Once Motor Vehicle Employees.
Independent, 1941. three en-
ployes, lease Offices at 412 Fifth
street NV.
| National Association of Post
Once and Postal. Transportation
Service Mail Handlers, Watch
men and Messengers, AFL. 194l,
two employees, lease Offices at 900
! + street NV.
| National Alliance of Postal
Employees, Independent. five en-
ployeS, lease Offices at 1914 Elev-
enth street NV.
I National Association of Postal
Supervisors, Independent, 1949,
| four employees, lease offices at
the Continental Hotel.
. National Postal Transport As
sociation, AFL, lease Offices at
1923 Connecticut avenue NV.
National League of Postmas-
tiers of the United States, inde-
pendent, about 1908, six en-
/ ployes. lease offices at lilo F
street NV.
Retail Clerks
| Retail Clerks international
Association, AFL, so employees,
1854, owns headquarters at Con-
necticut avenue and De Sales
iSGT66U INV.
Sheet Metal Workers Interna-
tional Association, AFL, Trans
portation Building.
| United Shoe Workers of Amer
lea, CIO. 1888. IL employees. lease
Offices at 1912 Fourteenth street
INV.
international Brotherhood of
Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Ware
housemen and Helpers Of Amer
lea, AFL, 100 employees, 1858.
owns headquarters at rs LouiSi-
lana avenue NV.
Commercial Telegraphers' Un-
ion, AFL. 1941, six employees.
lease Offices at 8605 Cameron
IstHeet, Silver Spring.
| United Textile Workers of
America, AFL, 1899, nine en-
ployes, lease Offices at 800 Thir-
teenth street NV.
| Tobacco Workers Information
al Union. AFL, 10 employees, 194T,
offices at 1908 K street NV.
| Utility Workers Union of
America, CIO, 1916, IL employees,
lease Offices at l413 K street NV.
Evening star., 1955-11-27

So million annual payroll cited
earlier.
The more than 1,400 union
office jobs support a total of
1885 jobs in the service oc-
cupations here. it was estimated,
The range Of activities in q
union headquarters is as amaz-
ling as the dollar and cents
statistics, however.
Many of the unions have their
own research. legal and educa-
Itional stats. Some have skilled
personnel in the accountancy
field for handling the COM
Iplicated pension. health and
other insurance plans which
have become a part of union
activity. A few, like the AFL
Machinists Union. have a medi-
cal staff.
Government unions, for OBJ
vious reasons, represented Wash
Iington's early experience in the
field of providing q centralized
home for labor organizations.
One Here Since 1882
The United National Associa-
ton of Post Office Clerks has
the longest continuous record of
residence here, dating back to
1882. The AFL Letter Carriers
Union is next, with a residency
from 1889. The Machinists came
to town in 1895.
In the years that followed, the
move to Washington developed
slowly until World War II, when
five unions made their change
from 1910 to 1914. The tempo
has increased in the post World
War II era.
Big unionism has resulted in
big money becoming available
for investments. One form Of
investment is in real estate hold
lings and this is illustrated by the
number of unions which own
property here.
An example of a union organi-
cation owning rental property in
Washington is the ownership by
the Electrical Workers Benefit
Association of the 1900 Massa-I
Ichusetts Apartments. The aSso-I
citation is part Of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, AFL, which owns its
headquarters at 1900 Fifteenth
street: the apartment house Is at
il5e0 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
The apartment building is on
the former site Of the Louise
Home. The benefit association
bought the property In 1948 for
1851 900 and erected the luxury,
air-conditioned apartments in
1852. The eight-story and two
basement building was financed
through a Federal Housing Adj
lministration insured mortgageI
for $4,424,800.
New Construction
A breakdown Of the money go-I
ing into new construction now
includes:
AFL Machinists, $2.5 million
building at 1900 Connecticut
avenue NV.
The AFL Building. which will
become the headquarters for the
new federation resulting from
the merger next month Of the
Evening star., 1955-11-27

AFL and CIo. representing II
million.
The outpouring of dollars
from union Golfers into the COM
munity is measured in millions
The total annual payroll fol
the more than 1,400 employees
of labor unions with headquar-
ters here is estimated at 81
million.
At this moment nearly SO mil
lion in new construction is under
way here to house union offices
This year one unions head
quarters building was completed
near the Capitol at a cost of 81
million.
Millions for Realty
Within the past several years
an estimated 81 million has beer
spent for the purchase of choice
real estate here by unions seek
ing investments or looking tc
future location of their Offices.
The inexorable growth oi
Washington as the political anc
economic heart of the Nation
and the world is apparently the
magnet which has attracted
unions here.
AS unions have become in
'creasingly interested In the pol
.icies that chart the economic
course of today and tomorrow
so has the trek to Washington
increased.
In the last decade 10 unions
with a total of 3.140,325 men,
bers have established their
headquarters here. Two more
with an additional combined
total Of more than 100000 men,
bers say they will move here next
year.
BroadenS Gap
One of the two planning q
move next year is the American
Newspaper Guild, CIO, with
more than $4,000 members. The
move will accentuate the gap
between Washington, which now
has 46 union headquarters, and
New York, which now has 80.
Even more significant thar
the number Of unions is the size
of the unions located here. The
46 which now have their head
quarters in Washington-not in
cIuding AFL and CIO headquar-
ters-represent 6.5 million or
ganized workers. New York's 81
union headquarters represent a
total of 2,043. 900. The Newspaper
Guild move win shave $4,000 on
that total.
The third-ranking city, Chi
eago, has % unions now with q
total membership Of 1,042. 900.
The research department OF q
leading business organization
here has estimated that the en-
ployment created by the location
Of so many union headquarters
here accounts for 8 per cent OF
the basic non-Government en-
ployment. The same source re-
ported that the pay scales OF
union headquarters average
slightly ahead of the average fol
Government and private pay
scales.
Average $500 Yearly
The average salary Of employees
In the union Offices was set al
$500 annually by the research
source This accounts for the
Evening star., 1955-11-27
Labor Unions Put
SIS Million Into
New Buildings Here
Poy Of Headquarters Stuffs
Estimated at So Million
By TOM BURKE

Labor unions seeking locate the Of Government
than SIS million for buildings in WASH
ington making the city the headquarters for of four
unions in the Nation.
representing than SIS million workers have head
quarters here along with national offices of the big federaons
Evening star., 1955-11-27

The complete list OF 46 unions
now having headquarters here,
and, where available. the year
each union came to Washington,
together with the number Of
persons employed and whether
lit occupies leased or owned
property, includes:
National Agricultural Workers
Union, AFL. l948, three en-
ployes, lease Office space at 2l40
/ P street NV.
International Association OF
Heat and Frost Insulators and
Asbestos Workers. AFL. six en-
ployes. lease Office at Ninth
street and Mount Vernon place
NV.
international Brotherhood OF
Bookbinders, AFL, rs employees
about 1920, lease Offices at 90l
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Headquarters Owned
Bricklayers. Masons and Plas-
terers International Union of
America, AFL, 1928. owns Its
headquarters at 815 Fifteenth
street NV.
Cigar Makers International
Union Of America. AFL. three
employees, leases Offices at 1908
K street NV.
Communications Workers OF
America. CIO. go employees, 1914,
leases Offices at 1908 Adams Mil
road NV.
international Brotherhood OF
Electrical Workers, AFL, 194
employees. about 1880, owns head
quarters at 1900 Fifteenth street
NV.
International Union Of Elec-
trical, Radio and Machine Work
ers, CIO. so employees. 194s. now
building at 1926 Sixteenth street
NV.
American Federation Of Tech
nical Engineers, AFL, 1918. six
employees, lease Offices at 900 F
street NV.
international Union Of Oper-
ating Engineers. AFL. 35 en-
ployes, 1929, now building at
ll25 Seventeenth street N. w.
National Federation of Federal
Employees, Independent, IS en-
ployes, 1917. owns headquarters
building at 1929 G street NV.
international Association Of
Fire Fighters, AFL. 1918, seven
employees. lease offices at 9ol
Massachusetts avenue NV.
American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees. AFL. is en-
'ployes, 1892, lease Offices at 600
F street NV.
International Hod Carriers,
Building and Common Laborers
Union of America, AFL, Bib
Fifteenth street NV.
Insurance Agents Interna-
tional Union. AFL. is employees,
1861, lease Offices at 724 Ninth
street NV.
Insurance Workers Of America,
CIO, 1929 Vermont avenue NV,
National Association of Letter
Carriers, AFL, SIS employees, 1889,
owns headquarters at First street
and Indiana avenue NV.
National Rural Letter Car
riers' Association, seven en-
ployes, about 1885, lease offices
at Thirteenth and E streets NV
International Association of
Machinists, AFL. 280 employees,
1895, now building at 1900 Con-
necticut avenue NV.
International Association of
Marble, Slate g. Stone Polishers,
Rubbers & SawyerS, Tile &,
Marble Settlers Helpers g. Ter
razzo Helpers, AFL, six employees,
8i5 Fifteenth street NV.
National Marine Engineers
Beneficial Association, CIO,
about 1885, four employees, lease
Offices at 1872 Third street Sc.
Masters and Pilots
International Organization of
Masters, Mates & Pilots of
America. AFL, 1850, three en-
,ployes, lease offices at 1920 New
York avenue NV.
National Association of Spe-
|cial Delivery Messengers, AFL,
|112 C street NV.
United Mine Workers Of
America, Independent, l10 en-
ployes, 1895, own headquarters
at 900 Fifteenth street NV.
District so. United Mine
Workers Of America. and United
Combination Workers 75 enl-
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MANTEO PERSONALS

Miss Carol Ann Allen of East
Carolina College spent Thanks
giving with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Chears,
Jr., are in Raleigh this week, at
tending the meeting of the Ro-
anoke Island Historical Associa-
ton, and visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Holmes had
as their guests for Thanksgiving
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Daniels and
son, Barry Craig, of Smyrna; for
the week end Mr.. and Mrs. James
Tugwell and children, Zebra, Col
leen and Kathy, of Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Long and
daughters spent Thanksgiving in
Richmond, Va.
Miss Patricia Davis of the Nor
folk school faculty visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Davis,
1Ol
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thomas of
Burlington spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. Donovan Thyme.
William Midget of UNC, Chapel
Hill, visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Creedon Midget, Thanks
giving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tugwell
and children Of Norfolk spent
Thanksgiving here. On Sunday the
youngest child, Lee King, was
christened at Mount Olivet Metho-
dist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Green of
New London, Connecticut spent
Thanksgiving with Mr.. Green's
mother, Mrs. Ella Green Wescott
and his brother, Earl Green.
Mayor R. D. Mcmillan of Red
Springs visited Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Chears, Jr., last week end after
a fishing trip to Hatteras.
Mrs. z. V. Brinkley has returned
from Raleigh, where she visited
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Webb and
children, who have been visiting
Mrs. Webb's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. W. Etheridge, have gone to
Pensacola, Fla, to make their
home. Mr.. Webb is in the Navy
and has been transferred to Pen
sacola from Imperial Beach, Calf.
They were accompanied by Danny
Moulson, who will spend the winter
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivey Evans spent
Thanksgiving in Camden with
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Seymore.
Miss Carolee O'Neal of Raleigh
spent Thanksgiving with her par
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ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren O'Neal.
Ivey M. Evans of Norfolk recent
ly spent a Today leave with his
wife and baby.
Miss Mollie Fearing and Mrs.
Wayland Fry left Sunday for a
weeks vacation in New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Miles of Bal
timore, Md, spent Thanksgiving
with Mrs. Miles mother, Mrs. Nor
wood O'Neal, and Mr.. O'Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Groce had as
their Thanksgiving guests Mr.. and
Mrs. l. B. Paul of Washington, N.
C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Brooks
and three children of West Ian
ham, Nd. have returned home after
spending the holiday with Mrs.
Brooks parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
R. Brunette in Roanoke Park,
Manteo.
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MRS. TRACY WARD is
HOSTESS TO REBEK AIS

Mrs. Tracy Ward, Noble Grand
of Manteo Rebekah Lodge No. 50
entertained her officers and degree
staff at a buffet supper at her
house on Monday, November %.
Fall flowers were used throughout
the house.
A corsage and gifts were pre-
sented to Mrs. Anita lessen as a
farewell token, since she is moving
to Riviera Beach, Florida. Door
prize was won by Mrs. Eta Peele
and a contest prize by Mrs. Mary
Nixon.
The regular meeting will be held
on Monday, December 5. This will
be the monthly birthday party and
the initiation degree will be put
on by the degree staff.
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Hiway route south is sharp left
via US. II all the way to Jackson
vile, Florida.
The Ocean Hiway motorist will
enjoy the many interesting and his
toric places in cities and towns
such as Salisbury, Md, Accomac,
Eastville and Cape Charles, on Vir-
ginia's Eastern Shore, Norfolk and
Virginia Beach, Va, Elizabeth
City, the adjacent Dare County
beach area, Edenton, New Bern,
Jacksonville and Wilmington in
North Carolina, the many beaches
of South Carolina southwark from
Little River, S. c., Myrtle Beach,
Georgetown and Charleston, and in
Georgia the cities of Savannah and
Brunswick. 1t will be an easy, en-
joyable relaxing trip, better this
twentyfirst season that at any
period since the Ocean Hiway
Association was organized.
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and Mrs. M. R. Daniels.

Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Daniels
and son Barry of Smyrna visited
Mr.. Daniels parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. L. Daniels, Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Fulton Whidbee and Mrs
Early Gallop were in Elizabeth
City Monday.
Mrs. Ralph Fleming of Ports
mouth visited her mother, Mrs.
Molly Baum, last week end.
Mrs. Louise Cudworth is visit
ing in Norfolk.
Dewey Tillett received treat
ment at Duke Hospital, Durham
this week. He was accompanied
by his wife.
Mrs, Hughes Tillett and daugh.
ter, Sandy, and Mrs. Dorado Hay
man spent Tuesday night in Nor
folk with Mrs. Tillett'5 parents
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Rogers.
Mrs. Major Daniels returned Sat
urday from a two-weeks visit with
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Herman D. Swain, in
Brigantine, N. ]. While there Mrs.
Daniels and Mrs. Swain visited
New York City.
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WANCHESE PERSONALS

Mrs. Harry Baum, Mrs. Walter
Balance and Mrs. Summers Baum
were in Norfolk Monday.
Theoff Wescott has returned
from Duke Hospital, Durham,
where he was patient.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Daniels
and daughter, Laura, spent Fri
day and Saturday in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Stetson
and children were in Norfolk Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Voshelle and
son Reese of Norfolk and Mr.. and
Mrs. Melvin Daniels and children
of Elizabeth City spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with Mr..