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CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids, in quadruple,
will be received at the Depart
ment of Insular Affairs, Divi-
sion of Procurement and Sup
ply, Christiansted. st. Croix,
Virgin Islands, until HOO
A. M. August 9, 1857 and
Am. Friday, July II, 1857 and
then publicly opened for the
following:
$4,000 gals. Asphalt, Paving
Emulsion : Type SS-1
The Government reserves
the right to reject any or all
bids, to waive any informality
in bids and, unless otherwise
specified by the Government
or by the bidder, to accept
any item in the bid.
Copies of Invitation to Bid
may be obtained from the Di-
vision of Procurement and
Supply, Christiansted, Saint
Croix, Virgin Islands.
Alphonso RomneY
Clerk-in-C Charge
Div. of Proc. & Supply
St. Croix, v. I.
29-3O-31
, 1957-07-29
Editorial
NE1GHBoRS COMMONWEALTH DAY

NEIGHBORS COMMONWEALTH DAY
WE JOIN WITH our neighbor island of Puerto Rico in
its observance Of Commonwealth Day July Is.
COMMONWEALTH sTATU is a strange and peculiar
one in the American system. Puerto Rico, sicne 1898 a pos
session Of the United States, went through a series Of stages
naIIv emerging with full independence. Through the years
much work has been done and the groundwork laid for still
more Improvement. Today, the fruits of those labors are
evident.
TWO SIGNIFICANT factors come to mind as Puerto
Rico celebrate its commonwealth day. First, the wis
dom and far=sightedness in deciding to remain part and par
eel Of the American family, yet with full and complete
independence. The advantages Of this move are almost end
less. Natives OF Puerto Rico retain their American citizenship
thus having free and easy access to the continental United
States where some 100000 now reside. As citizens of the
United States, they enjoy job opportunities, can claim relief if
work is not available, and can use to good advantage the OPP
portunities which America offers.
BUT H SECOND factor, almost as significant as the
first, is the decision of Puerto Ricos leaders under Governor
Munoz to seek economic relief through sources other than
agricultural. Everything is being done for agriculture, as has
been the case for years. Experiments are being carried on,
and the principal cash crop, sugar cane, has its place. How
ever, with one Of the highest population per square mile
ratios in the world, the decision to seek an~outlet through in
dustry was wisdom at its best.
WE CONGRATULATE Puerto Rico on its Common
wealth Day and what it means, and the progress being made
through its operation bootStrap. May its success continue,
and in even fuller measure.
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MONDAY, JULY 90, 1857
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04
By CHARLES L. HOFFMAN

The $4,000 question in Mary
land Democratic circles is What
is George going to do?"
But at this moment no one has
the answer that might simplify
problems for victory-starvcd
Democrats who have not won a
Statewide contest since 1916, de-
spite a better than 81 registra-
ton majority.
George" in this case is George
Perry Mahoney. around whom
every Democratic primary since
1850 has whirled.
Friends and his closest asso-
ciates say George himself has not
made up his mind just what
course Of action he will follow
in next years election when the
governorship. a seat in the United
States Senate. and the posts of
attorney general and controller
will be at stake.
The more optimistic Of Demo-
cratic candidates say for publica-
ton that they are not considering
Georges intentions but are lock-
ing after their own interests.
The professionals and cautious
leaders say that all plans have to
be laid as II George already had
announced for office.
The only public comment re-
porters have been able to get out
Of j. Willard Tawes. the present
frontrunner in the marathon for
the gubernatorial nomination, is
that George has promised not to
oppose me-"
If that is the case. then only
two races lie open to Mr.. Ma
honey-controller and Senator.
Mr.. Mohoney is not an attorney.
He is a wealthy Baltimore con-
tractor who parlayed a second
hand truck and a leased sand and
gravel pit into a half-million dol
lar-a-year paving firm.
OF course Mr.. Mahoney could
exit gracefully and sit out next
years battle with a bum foot. He
now is on crutches and has been
for several months.
But Mr.. Mahoney does not act
like a man who is going to sit
still.
Early in the summer he enter
tanned Maryland press. radio and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04
THE FAMILY SAFARI
THE FAMILY SAFAR
Children Add Zest-ond Woe
To Highway Vocation Trips

vaulting back and forth over the
seat of their 1851 model sedan.
Helping prod the family into
this particular form Of midsummer
madness is a conspiracy, evidence
shows, between the travel agents
and the slick magazines. !,
It's the Publicity
Scarcely q month goes by but
what one or another of the sticks
doesn't come out with an account
Of epic proportions titled: PUNK
sutawney to Panama With the
Jones Family" or "The Smiths Dis
cover the Alcan Highway"
These stories paint glowing pic
lures Of how one mans family
lived for weeks on beans and ALI
gator steaks in the wide open
spaces. Yes, well -.
Newspapers. too. devote column
on column to tips on family auto
travel. secure in the knowledge
that IS per cent Of all mentioning
Americans 60 by car. The tips
boil down to these:
Invent lots Of games. Group
participation's the thing. (Animal-
counting games are highly rec
commended. But what 2-year-old
can count above 1922
2. Pack light. (But. Of course.
don't forget goodly supply Of
diapers, the sterilizer. car-bed,
portable crib, portable icebox,
cookies, books. roller skates, dolls.
One father insists on including
an elephant gun; it win succeed
where threats and lollipops faiD.
3. Stop frequently. because the
children aren't used to prolonged
confinement. who is, short Of
an Alcatraz inmate doing 10
years in solitary?)
Most travel counselors stress the
short-hop trip. Just q couple Of
hundred miles a day. This is sup
posed to inoculate junior against
motion Illustration. But what it
does to the travel budget Is at
once obvious and painful.
A Washington Navy oficer and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04
CRISIS m ITALY
USIA Is HobbIed
In Election Year

imum budget" q little, but the
school will get what it asked for.
Trade unionists, schools and
democratic party organizations
which depend heavily on such
pamphlets and publications as
Western World" Problems of
Communism" America in Fig
ures" and the illustrated Brief
History of the United States"-all
in Italian--will be able to obtain
only reduceA numbers of copies
or none at all.
Exhibits Proerom Ends
The agency's exhibits program.
which brought Americas and de-
mocracy's story to millions of
visitors at fairs and public gather
ings, has had to be suppressed.
This is a grave loss. In the
remoter parts Of the country,
where mobile exhibits travelled.
there is still a high degree of
illiteracy and semiliteracy. Ex-
hibits were the best means of
communication.
Films were effective for the
same reason. The agency's film
program. like its radio and tele-
vision programs, also has been
cut. USIA will probably produce
only five documentaries next year
instead of last years IS.
Just how many pounds of fool
ishness will result from the penny
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04
NEXT LABOR PROBE
Secondary Boycott Practices
Come Under Senate Scrutiny

City to picket the truck on It's
delivery Of cheese to the New
York distributor.
Lousehe Cites ExompIe
Senator Lausche. Democrat Of
Ohio. recently wrote Senator Nc
Clellan. Democrat Of Arkansas,
chairman Of the racketS commit
tee. about one Incident invoking
q boycott case. Senator Lausche
said that last December while he
was still Governor of Ohio, he
learned that the State architects
Office was refusing TO consider bids
for construction at Ohio University
by firms who planned to use prod
ucts Of a ventilating arm having
union troubles because Of the boy
colt on them. AS Governor. he
instructed the State architect to
consider without prejudice bids
by firms using the products A
firm specifying the hot" products.
was awarded contract.
Subsequently! Senator Lausche
wrote, the contracting firm adj
vised the ventilating equipment
firm that it was csnceling its
sub-contract with them because
1.-THE union sees ut to create quite
a problem on this particular job"
The legislator added. a. boy
colt continues because of a legal
vacuum, and / believe this kind
Of situation Is one which your
committee wishes to rectify."
Senator Lansche told The Star
he favors legislation ''of q nature
that will protect employers against
the damage inflicted upon them
through q secondary boycott in
which they are innocently made
victims"
Such disputes as these are
thorns in the side Of the AFL-CIO.
The AFL-CIo executive council
has ordered the Sheet Metal
Workers Union to stop the Ohio
boycott referred to by Senator
Lausche. At last reports the boy
colt was still in effect. Whether
the executive council will follow
up its ignored order remains to be
seen. The only force the AFL-CIO
can use against the union is to
kick it out Of the federation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04

paper" he has ever had to face.
DR.. Byrd then went on to lose to
Gov. McKeldin by $4,000 votes.
In 1856 he tied Senator Tydings
in unit votes but then lost the
nomination because the latter beat
him in the popular count by 5000
votes. He then defeated Mrs. Ty-
dings in a special meeting Of the
State Central Committee after
Senator Tydings was forced to
withdraw because Of III health.
Gross Roots compoisner
Where does his strength lie?
Mr.. Mahoney feels it is in his
shoeleather-meet- the-people cam
paign that takes him to every
crossroads in the State.
He comedies he likes to have
the help Of the political leaders
throughout the State such as he
had last year, but the fact re-
mains the vote shows he did bet
ter without them in 1852.
Part Of his strength lies in his
belief that the people like a flght-
er who is UP against the odds.
And that is the way he has gone
into most Of his battles.
He privately implies that his
1866 defeat by Senator Tydings
ley partly in the sort of sissy
campaign" the people got. It\was
a virtually smearless campaign.
Mr.. Mahoney is known for his
rough and tumble campaign tao
tics that have brought the charge
Of "party-wrecker" from his OPP
ponents. Some Republicans go
along with this feeling, asserting
that Mr.. Mahoney IL their secret
weapon"
There have been rumors Of q
Mahoney-Tawes deal since the
1866 primary fight when the East
ern Shore man Jumped organiza-
ton traces and stumped Tor
George.
Mr.. Mahoney has lost three PRE-
mary and two general elections.
There are no ground rules TO
prohibit him from running. Our
bet is on his hat (Which he rarely
wears) going into the ring and
= with odds on II. being the sena-
torial ring. Only time will tell
the effect on the party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04
Business Flying Increase Poses
Difficult Airspoce Problem

Beech, Aero-Commander. ETC..
are similarly engaged. And when
businessmen do not want to buy
their planes. leasing arrangements
are becoming available. Even the
Hertz drive-it-yourself auto or
ganization is getting into the act
with the Nations FIRST rent-a-
plane service.
Without question the new age Of
souped-up business flying will pre-
sent the American workaday
world with unparalleled mobility
and convenience. 1t will also pro-
duce headaches. Things could
scarcely be otherwise considering
that an area traditionally domi-
mated by the Government. the
military and the public carriers is
being invaded by private enter
prise in a big way.
The recent report Of President
Eisenhower's special Aviation F'a-
cilities Planning group suggests
the scope of the business flying
pattern.
Aircroft Numbers Growing
BY 1875, it is estimated. the
United States aircraft population
will be about $4,000. Between
10000 and 10000 Of these planes
will be privately operated business
planes. The trend becomes clearer
upon realization that in 1916 there
we're only $500 such planes. Today
there are about $4,000. while the
total number of commercial car
riers is currently less than 1000.
Couple this trend in numbers
with the new swift, long-range
designs Of private planes; add
the fact that some Of the Nations
biggest railroads are deliberately
pricing themselves out of the first
class passenger market (they lose
money on it, and 1t becomes a
little easier to visualize what Is
happening.
THE United States" says the
report, lis becoming more and
more an air community.
THE industrial skills devoted to
air technologies now comprise the
largest single pool Of employment
in manufacturing. The airplane
has become the prime mover Of
our population in its circulation
over distances beyond 200 miles.
These Developments are changing
the American way of life. our
habits of work, our national out
look. If they are given room TO
follow their logical evolution they
may well provide the principal sus-
tanning elements to our social and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04
Practices at Issue

televiSion representatives at his
425-acre farm (which incidentally
operates at a profit) in fashion,
able Worthington Valley in Balti-
more County.
And just last Sunday associates
reported Mr.. Mahoney put other
political hopefuls to shame at q
big family political picnic in his
home county despite the neces-
sity Of his hobbling around to
meet the people.
Not for the Ladder
Some observers warn that Mr..
Mahoney must. not be counted
out as a potential candidate Tor
controller. He has been con-
demned generally by old line poll
ticians for trying to grab the top
rung Of the ladder without work.
ing up the line as have other Of
f1cials. But Mr.. Mahoney has
never been one to evidence much
OF the patience that getting in line
for a job takes. His whole political
life has been fought with the same
zeal that brought him business
success.
That leaves the Senate seat
now held by Republican j. Glenn
Beall, who in 1852 came out Of
Baltimore City trailing Mr. Ma
honey by $4,000 votes. and went on
to whip him with $4,000 majority
garnered in the counties.
Mr.. Mahoney has all the APP
pearances Of again becoming a
senatorial candidate.
For one thing, he has been go
ing TO New York and Washing
ton to confer with television pro-
ducers on the latest techniques
for reaching the voter through the
TV screen.
Mr.. Mahoney himself feels, his
strength has increased during his
six campaigns. In conversations
he repeatedly points to his AGO.
600 votes last year with the as
sertion that it is 100000 more than
any other Democratic candidate
ever received in a general cleo
ton.
His opponents. however, long
have sought to debate his alleged
ability to get the vote.
They point out that in his two
general elections he has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04
BY PHIL YEAGER and
JOHN STARK

A new era in the age Of fight
may have dawned this week when
the Civil 'Aeronautics Board
cracked the Air Force across the
knuckles for trying to block on
. large segments of airspace for
military use.
The CAB acted after civil air.
lines complained they were being
forced to fly long detours because
Of some 500 off-limits air zones
pre-empted by the military. In
some cases the detours report
eddy caused civil aircraft more
than IS per cent additional flying
distance.
So the board placed the allo-
cation of all flying space in the
hands of the Civil Aeronautics
Administration except in time Of
national emergency.
This act, possibly. was the tan
gible beginning Of an aeronautical
revolution a revolution con-
cerned not alone with problems
Of technology. but with those Of
law, economics. national policy.
even international relations a
revolution brought on in no small
degree by the spectacular ad-
vance of business flying.
Several weeks ago, for example,
q sleek. five-passenger. twin-en-
CINE aircraft, built by the Cessna
Aircraft Co. Of Wichita, Kans..
took of from San Francisco.
Fourteen hours later the plane,
q standard 100000 businesSman's
model known as the 1910" touched
down at Honolulu. 1t had trav-
eled. with the aid Of several extra
gas tanks. the 2,442 miles at an
average speed of ITS miles an
hour and had enough fuel left
over for four more hours Of flying.
Maybe this particular flight
didn't carry the same historical
significance as the 1903 Wright
Brothers run at Kitty Hawk or
Lindbergh's 1927 Atlantic feat.
But it emphasized in a most
graphic way that America is enter
ing an age of private flying un-
dreamed of a few years ago.
Cessna has also built and is
producing a new model. the "62O."
q low-wing -engine executive
plane with pressurized cabin which
will cross the continent at EGO
miles per hour with one stop.
Retail cost, $370,000.
OF course, Cessna is not alone
In the field. Other small craft"
manufacturers such as Piper,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04

father Of four - the oldest Of
which is 6-contends it's all
matter Of timing the departure.
He runs the children hard all aft
ernoon and evening and then
leaves around midnight. He says
If he hurries he can make 500
miles before they wake up. OF
course he gets no sleep at all for
about "a hours. but then
On the brighter side are the con-
veniences Of family plan air and
train travel. Particularly air
travel.
Cont Get Awoy
The plane affords a classic ex-
ample Of q captive audience. The
price Of the tickets balances out
pretty well against what the mo-
toring family would spend on
meals and motels.
But even the plane has its draw
backs. and q major one is: Once
you arrive, what do you do for
wheels?
A few years back. one Of the
most telling family travel stories
cropped UP on the Pennsylvania
turnpike. A family of eight was
smuggling it westward when Dad
pulled over for routine gas and
restroom stop.
Some so or so miles later. a
nosecount showed one Of the little
travellers missing. They wheeled
around and went back to the gas
station and sure enough--there
was junior. having q joyous time
and full Of ice cream.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04
By PAUL HANEY

The late Robert Benchley stated
well the case against that curious
form Of goth century torture
which masquerades under the
heading Of The Annual Family
junket.
There are two kinds Of travel"
Mr.. Benchley observed. First
class and with children"
Undaunted, some so million
American families - including
thousands Of Washington area
families alone-are setting OF this
year on tours averaging 1.4O0
miles each, according to the
American Automobile Association.
Statistics on the subject are as
impressive as they are plentiful:
How much the family will spend
(about $50 q day.: where the
family viii stay ga per cent with
friends or relatives; when the
family will travel (34.9 per cent
In August with July running Q
close second); and so on. !.
The statisticians, however. omit
the cost to mama and papa's ner-
vous system after travelling l,4O0
miles with their "a children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04
By SHIRLEY H. sCHEIBLA

The Senate Labor Rackets Com.
mittee is getting its fuel ready
now so that. come fall. it can turn
the heat on what at least some Of
its members consider a vicious
labor practice, the secondary boy
colt.
Senator Curtis, Representative
Of Nebraska. a member Of the
Rackets Committee. says the group
now is starting a general inves-
tigation Of secondary boycotts.
The committee already has men
in the field gathering evidence in
specific cases, he reveals. The goal
is to have documented material
ready for presentation in hearings
by fall.
In essence secondary boycott
is one which injuries an employer
who is not a party % a labor
dispute.
Robert Kennedy, chief counsel
for the Rackets Committee, says
the staff will thoroughly investi-
gate secondary boycotts now al
legged to be in effect. Regarding
secondary boycotts in general. Mr..
Kennedy says fatty. Something
needs to be done in this area.
Something will be DONE"
Actually secondary boycotts
now are outlawed by the Taft
Hartley Act. specifically in Sec
ton 8 (b) a.. Various rulings
by the courts and the National
Labor Relations Board during the
decade Of the ban. however. indi-
cate that the prohibition does not
cover all types Of secondary boy
colts. The rackets committee will
go into such matters as the
efficacy Of this ban. loopholes, en-
forcement and possible need for
new legislation.
Senator Curtis has introduced q
bill. s. rs, aimed at tightening the
loopholes in the Taft Hartley Act.
Practices at Issue
Here is a quick rundown on the
problems and kinds Of cases the
Curtis bill seeks to outlaw
through amendment to the Taft
Hartley Act. 1t also is a key to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04
NEXT LABOR PROBE

the shape Of the secondary boy
colt investigation.
Threats 10 employers: The Taft
Hartley Act makes 1t illegal to
induce workers to engage In a
secondary boycott. Unions can
get around this by influencing
neutral employers.
Hot cargo clauses: A typical hot
cargo clause in a labor manage
ment contract states that it shall
not be violation of the agreement
for union members to refuse to
handle material which the EN-.
ployer has received from another
employer when the union has a
dispute with the latter.
In the famous Conway case the
National Labor Relations Board
ruled that hot cargo clauses in
contracts were legal. The Second
Circuit Court upheld this decision.
Later the NLRB ruled in the Nc
Alister case that hot cargo clauses
could not be used as a defense
against secondary boycotts unless
the employer acquiesced in their
observance.
Refusal to enter employment:
In certain industries where occa.
sional or per-job employment is
the rule. unions have found that
a secondary boycott can be con-
Quoted merely by refusing to let
members accept work with an
employer who is alleged. to be
unfair"
The Taft-Hartley Act specifi-
cally says 1t is unlawful to induce
workers to engage in a secondary
boycott 'fn the course of their
employment"
AmbulatOry plcketing: In this
type Of picketing. union agents
follow the trucks of an employer
with whom the union has a dis
pute. When the trucks attempt
to make deliveries. the union
agents begin picketing.
Senator Curtis cites one ex-
ample Of this in which Union men
in Utah followed a cheese truck
belonging to the Cache Valley
Dairy Association of Smithfield,
Utah, 1900 miles to New York