The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 25, 1946, Page 2

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CITY IS THREATENED, BIG STRIKE (By The ~ssociated Press) CIO President Philip Murray to- day conferred with top CIO of- ficials, but declined to say whether the strike threat to New York City's transit system would be discussed One union official, however, told reporters the threatened tieup “pre- sumably” would come up for dis- S New York City's Mayor, William O'Dwyer, telegraphed Mur- ray last night, asking him to use his “pesition and influence” to avert the strike which CIO Transport Workers have threatened for “any heur after Tuesday midnight.” The strike weuld tie up the metropolis’ subways, et cars and buses, Murray declined to comment on the Maycr's appeal, but he ly had expyessed willingness to ex- plore the possibilities of preventing a strike: No Bargaining Agency Referring to the union’s pri 1 demand, O'Dwyer declared We cannot and will not recognize any organization as sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all Civil Serv- ice employees." He notified the TWU State law forbids such recog- nition. ODwyer said he considered a wage increase asked by the TWU a “just cause.” v Bread, Milk Strike New York was not the ouly city that had labor troubles. Detroit's bread and milk supplies were threat- ened by strikes. Pittburgh’s second power strike in two weeks is set for 12:01 a. m. tomorrow. A walkout of AFL city employees in Houston | left garbage piled in the streets and interferreG with repair work on vital city services. The situation by cities: stable to a new spring y soft to dress wears unusually well, washes . . . is delightfull touch! 39" and 42" wide New ‘ducharne’’ refresh- dividual- on crepe ul spring yd. DETROIT - Dairy Workers As the CIO United and the Michigan Milk Producers Association met to consider two proposals for settle- ment of the five-day strike that had closed 16 of the city’s 32 dairies, the Board of Health announced De- troit now is getting 40 per cent of its normal amount of milk. The na- ture of the proposals was not dis- closed Ninety members of the AFL Bak- erys Drivers Union, which is in- volved in a wage dispute with 66 bakeries, walked out yesterday at the Taystee Bread Company. ‘The drivers are asking a $5 week- | ly wage raise compared with $2 of- fered by the companies In Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH—A base labor rate | 4 cents hourly compared with the present 75'%: cents, and a 25| cents an hour boost for other em- | ployees, is the latest wage prop: | by independent union repres: it tives of 3,400 Duquesne Light Com- pany employees. Previously, fhe | urion had asked a straight 28 per cent raise | Iraniporket An artist’s concepticn of how the The 247-D commercial transport, j and veteran cf nearly 3,000,000 mil pany in Seattle for medernization. The 10-passenger transport is wing gas tanks and latest automat increase the 247s range from 580 Wien airlines cperates over <o including a main trunk line from the first commercial airlines Noel Wien. The Wien transpert is the fir modernizaticn, according to Char old Traffic Manager. in NEW POINT SCORES FOR ‘COAST GUARD ANNOUNCED TODAY ! WASHINGTON, Fgb. 25. — Th Coast Gnard to anncunced nev reductions in voint scores necessar 1or personnel discharge betweer ,March 2 and May 2, saying the new. program- teplaced point score { announced last week. The new hedule of points for release follows: March 2: mai: officers, 39 points male enlisted 34; Spar (women cilicers 27; Spar enlisted 21; with enlisted points not applying to seomen, storekeepers and pharma- cist’'s mates, arch 15: m officers 38; male enlisted 32; with enlisted points t applying fo yeomen, storekee :rs and pharmacist’s mates. April 2: officers 3 yeomen, st pers and phan \' | | i { | required | i male m; cist’s mates, and other male enlist- d 30; r oificers 26; Spar yeo- orekeepers and pharmacis 23; other Spar enlisted 20. April 15: male officers 36; male yecmen, storekeepers and pharma- s mates 34, other male enlisted 29; Spar yeomen, storekeepers and pbarmacist’s mates, 22 May 2: male officers 35; male veomen, storekeepers and pharma- cist'’s mates, 32; other male enlist- ed 28; Spar officers 25; Spar yeo- men, storekeepers and pharmacist's ~ || nosuccessor 0 ICKES NAMED YET | WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Presi- ’d-mt Truman delayed again today {the nomination of a successor to . 1o n . " Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes. WASHINGTON — Chairman Ar- g g thur J. Altmeycr of the Social Se- | :‘"}‘:" e ey surity Board asked Congress today | orarcs O oS feld b news con <0 include all the nation’s gainfully | ference he thoug W Erolieg & ; L 4 has not yet made a choice. cmployed in the Federal retire- po o 7 : ‘Certainly there will be no an- ment and survivors insurance plan | Rl £ aia and tq provide a substantial in- | POuncemen Y- s crease in benefits The Department is now function- S ing under Oscar L. Chapman, Act- 7 !ing Secretary. Chapman is report- TOKYO—The Japanese Govern- o4 among those under considera- BULLETIN ,inent has postnoned the scheduled |tion for Ickes’ post. national clections in Japan from | March 31 to April 10. The cabinet ! s it wants to afford additional | tme to purge candidates’ ranks of vira-nationa as directed by General MacArtiur, pr L G LEGIONNAIRES T HAVE IMPORTANT BEYROUTH~—The Lebanese gov- t unment said today that it had ac- ‘\ cepted an offer of Britain and| ppe American Legion is to have nce to necciiate for the with-|, wyery jmportant” meeting tonight, drawal of theii troops from the pcoording to the announcement Levant ! made by Commander Joe Thibodeau and all Legionnaires are urged to attend. Just what is on the pro-| COPENHAGFN-— King Christian ! THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNI SESSION TOMIGHT " EAU, ALASKA stia Service & (Boeing Aircraft Company photo) . Wien Alaska Airlines Boeing 247 transport will appear in flight with new Boeing-designed markings. perty of the Wien Alaska Airlines es of flying, many of them over the rugged wastelands of the Arctic slope, is at the Boeing Aircraft Com- to be fitted with four addiiional ic radio direction finder equipment. The new tanks, twc of which will fit in each cutboard ‘wing, will to nearly 1,200 miles. me 7,000 miles of scheduled routes, Fairbanks to Nome. It was one of Alaska, inaugurated in 1927 by st of a pair of 247's scheduled for les V. West, the airline’s 31-year- POPE CONCERNED . ABOUT HIS FLOCK - ASSERTS SPELLMAN ROME, Feb. 2: Francis Cardinal spellman said wday that Pope Pius X1l w deeply concerned about portions ef his flock in “many parts of the world, where man’s right to religious freedom is violated with diabolical deceit and satanic fury.” The New York prelate in a hroadcast sermon on the occasion of taking over the church of Saints John and Paul, titular church of Pus XII before he becames Pope, termed freedom of religion “the fundamental frcedom necessary for human happiness. Dismal darkness makes men and nations fearful of the morrow and quickens in our souls the pleadings for a spiritual rebirth in the inter- rational, natienal, civil, domestic snd individual lives of men, Car- dinal. Spellman said, ! R Japanese (apfain Is Convided on Atrocity Charge YOKOHAMA, Feb. 25.—Yuhichi Sakamoto, former Japanese Army captain in charge of the Fukuoka Branch prisoner of war camps one and nine, today was convicted by an Eighth Army tribunal of com- mitting and condoning atroci against prisoners and was senten- ced to life imprisonment. | Sakamoto was the tenth Japa-| nese convicted of war crimes and the third to be sentenced to life in, prison. i WEATHER REPORT (U. S. WEATHER BUREAU) Temperatures for 24-Hour Perlod Ending 6:30 0'Clock This Morning o o o In Juneau—Maximum, 38; minimum, 32. At Airpor{—Maximum, 37; minimum, 32. WEATHER FORICANT (Juneau ana Vicinity) Showers tonight and Tues- day. Little change in tem- . ° ° . . 3 L . L ° . . . . ® perature. [ @seee®osccec0esn oo, ® 00 00000130 - JR. RETURN . John Satre and their little daughter returned to Juneau by p'ane yesterday after spending the past few weeks in California and Ceattle, and are glad 10 be home again, they stated. He is now employed at the Nug- HOUSTON—With striking AL |-~ °f Denmark, ill with a “slight”|gam is not divulged, but will be get Shop. The young couple are _|case of pneumonia, passed a restful | made known tonight when everyone 2v.the home of his parents, Mr. ak city employees enjoined by injun tion from picketing city proper members of the AFL Electricians, Painters, Plumbers and Carpenters unicns have taken over picket lines owned water, sewage and plants and the gar truck ! ge lots CLEVELAND—1,500 milk drivers, ' juesting a $4 daily wage plus 10 per t of route collections, have | voted to strike but set no date for a | walkout. - — FROM PETERSBURG a Hicks of Petersburg is re- Hotel Baranof R - World War 11 American bought of leather shoes | | | i N gistered at Before | average | three - pairs { aually the about — e | Confectioners are the larges users of corn syrup in the nation and this year will consume more than 800,000 pounds. night cv bulletin said today. | js present, he said. The meeting Ihe car-cid monarch’s tem- convenes at 8 o'clock, in the Legion perature is fi 1g and his general | pygout. condition is good, the bulletin saidv'. - D i LONDON—Tlyee crew members, of the liner Queen Mary have been | tined for tryinz to evade cusvoms, regulations 72 pairs of nylon tockings they were bringing from ' tke United States. h crew mem- ! ber was fined 1aore than $1,200. | on RETAIL BERLIN—American Army author- ities have turned over to the Rus- 90 Scviet nationals who on the side of the Nazis. r Ru ns are M hospi- elf nflicted wounds, WASHINGTON—Marriner S. Ec- es, chairman of the Federal Re- ve Board, said today President uman’s new wage-price policy might resuit in another 10 percent nerease in the cost of living over prewar levels tals with - WEDNESDAY, JAMES Attention==- and Mrs. John Satre, until such time as they are able to locate per- manently in a home of their own. T T CLERKS SPECIAL MEETING FEB.27,8P. M. EVERYONE INTERESTED IS INVITED! 1. PARSONS, Pregident (WORLD DAY OF PRAYER SERVICES ANNOUNCED 70 BE HELD MARCH 8 g b ineat pbservance of the Werld Day of Prayer were made by the Juneau Interdenominational Ccuncil of Church Women last Fri- t the home of the President Mrs. Jack Fletcher. ngs will be held on the Day of Prayer, which is March 8, the iirst Friday in Lent An afternoon meeting at 2 o'clock and another in the evening at 8 o'clock will be held in the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Fourth and Gold Streets. ‘The two pro- grams, which will be announ scon. are keing planned with tributions of the b mu rcm each church group. Attending the meeting Friday were Mrs. Jack Fletcher, M Roy Peratrovich, Secretary - Treasurer, rand representatives from various [church groups in the community including Mrs, Robert Treat, M \ et MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1946 Mrs, A. L. R. E. Zumwali, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. G..Herbert Hillerman Mrs, Waltér Soboleff and Mrs. Wil- lis ‘R. Bodth. A nominating committee of three members was appointed to nominate the organization for the coming ¥ The committee, censisting of Mrs. Baker, Mrs. .Zum- walt and Mrs. Hillerman will an- nounce the nominations at the afterncon session of the *World Day of Prayer. LIONS "EDUCATED' ATTODAY'S MEET Lion Haroiz =verdrup outlined come of the cbjectives of the Lion’s Club and illustrated them nicely with quiet humor, and then added rome of the eth that go with the rvice club. This.was at today’s dinner. Lion Joe Werner reported on his attendance of three City Council meetings this past week, especially in regards to the planning commis- officers= for / o General as the ecity falners are concerned. The recreation center has had some {attention, and city housing seems {hopeful with activity on the ‘army huts. Lion Red Mayo reported the Veterans' organizations were hope- ful that something . worth while would come of a city planning council. Lion Frank Hermann ugg- ed inter-service club cooperation on the future of the USO building and President Barney said as a mem- ber of the USO board he would see what could be done. Kieth Roperts appeared as a new member today, and J. E. Danielson |and Moine Miller as guests of the |club. Lion Don McMullin was in- troduced as a brand new father— his little Lioness Becky Leu is do- ing well, thank you, D POPLAR BLUFF, Mo.—Speaking of housing-—a four room house with running water sold here for $1,250— the “running water” was Black River, at flood stage and inundat- ing East Poplar Bluff. ‘The murky floodwater was a foot John Hoogstad, Mrs. John Turner, sion that has been dropped a3 iar deep in thé house when it was sold. Sl Electric - 3 " Home Appliances The fiy e Irigerayy, 30 fog s an e, At prege Occasio, ty GE Clog st G, oo CReral Coming! These G-E Fome Appliances! 4 FLATPLATE IRONER LOOK FOR G-E APPLIANCES FIRST AT AlaskaFElectrieLight and Power Co. 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