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-A 'V s- ri i 5omq Diet andMeItAndSome Dietpnd'Eat It S- Uel ran crBUv Ami Ni Bin fJIa Length taf day- IS hie 24 mine Deya increases 4 hrL S4 mine Moop 8 -days old onwiLptonJ Market I Obttuarlag social a Editorial 4 Sokolaky 4 Btdla I V3'--JSportT l6-il PAGES LEWISTON-AUBURN MAINE TUESDAY APRIL 13 LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS I wvtf Iiifuh I HKh TUn Portland 1:45 AJL YOLUMNLXXXVn Rule Unions -Must Report On Finances If Workers -1 today ruled conititutlonal two key provi-eioni of the Taft-Hartley Labor Act --those requiring union officers to swear they are not Communists and unions to file financial statementa The provlelone apply only to thoee unions which want to make HMe'of the National'tibor Board's machinery' But Uptons-which do not go to NLRB cannot legal statue as exclusive bargain- agent id plant was the second major -court lititutionalit of the YrASHINaXON-JF-Splittlng a special three-judge court trift Judge Ben Miore ruled unconstitutional a section forbidding spending of union funds for political The NLRB has appealed ruling- to the Supreme The three-judge court which ruled day it a tribunal which Federal PAUSE IN OVERSEAS FLIQHT Sfuperf ortrt sses partrofa large group on a mats flight 'to laws provide tor In order to speed 1 11 1 action on constitutional issues See COURT Pase 1 Col 4 Germany rest on the apron at Westovcr Field Maas: today as off on the next leg of their trip they are refueled before taking BRB AKniOr The first step in the construction of the College got underway today when a bulldozer broke ground at All Train Restrictions Lifted Goal Production of Normal In Some Sections WASHINGTON -P-Oi enuvent today dropped all trietiena pat on nraia aarvlee daring the ceal strike The ganeellatien is effective at 4 TM (EST) today The Interstate -Commerce Cemmhaten and the Office of Defense Truq)ritn said tha restrictive orders arc -being sas-nended farther For-Democrats1 They indicated they win be applied afain anless caal flows aermsUy to balld ap tha rail-- read stockpile now- down to a boat St days' sapply The ma'sr ona were a eet of 25 per eent hi movement of- railroad trains mslng eoal-barning loeomottvei See TRAIN -SERVICE Page Col 3 nounced a McVicar statement made test night which stated Mrs Katherine Hlckfon the National convention delegates a move to- beat me out for National committeeman" His Own" Duma is said: no time did Mrs Hickson pack' or attempt to She did not try to influence any of toe counties McVicar practically See LAUS1ER Page 3 Col WASHINGTON-JP-The National Labor Relations 'Board ruled today that employers must bargain with their employees or pension plans if the employees request it The 4-1 decision was the first on bthis -subject in the 13-yeer nil lory The four-men majority held-that tuchplans come within the scope of the jaw which requires both employers and1 unions to bargain collectively -in respect to rates of pay wages hours of employment or other conditions of employment" The board held that the payment of benefits under pension puns-fells within the meaning of -wages" said the terms of retirement such as the age when pensions begin --would come within the category of -conditions of The ruling was made in a involving the Inland Steel Company The board found the company guilty of refusing to bargain collectively -held the company had-violated both the-TSft-Hartley Lew and the Wagner Act under whidj the case WMoririnally filed in August 1B4B The board tented! a conditional coder It tpld the company to bar-gaiiiwitb twolocal of nieQoSted-workeys conccrnfaqrthe-penaiiw-wndt-retixement PQlicia if the union com-jdiea with the registration and non-Comniuniit oath reauirementa of the Taft-Hartley lew witiiin 30 days Neither the national union nor the locale an In compliance now The plants Involved an at Chicago Heights mi and Indiana Harbor Ind' i The board alsp ordered the company provided the union compiles with non-Communist and registration to consult with the union before making any future chanrss in the pension' plan qow in effects The decision has importance For example the CIO Auto Workers have -charged General Motors with refusing to bargain on an insurance plan This case while not the same has similar aspects The board has never ruled on whether employers must bargain on hospitalization insurance sickness insurance death benefits and the like Thom features were not in-volved in the inland Eteri case The diatenthtg member was Copeland Gray He said it and infeaiible g-x to re- quire eoQecUve 'barridhinirSbfltiexns ing retirement programs a mat ter of law" Gray said neither nor labor has made a practice of bargaining on such plans and have -e4t-Seo PENSIONS Page lempufaesyL- Warns Of Red Air Force WASHINGTON -JP- Bumip is building the neatest Air Force -in the world Air Secretary Symington told the House nned Services Committee today seem to want to reach a decision with us -and they want- to reach it in' the he said Symington: -testified on drift legis lation A bin before the committee would authorise a draft tp boos" the armed forces to 1 J44JXD men about 558500 mare than they now neve Tha bill would provide for 70 air combat groups compared with 55 at know that Russia' is building 13 times as many planes ea we are" Symington tol dtoe committee Greatest 'Air Fmoo The Senate Armed Services Committee voted unanimously for a -top age limit of 35 yean on any required registration under the prcooaei draft and Universal Military Drain ing program -Die Defense quested -that be required to rai considered by ths calls forjegistrstion of men 13 -nan Gurney (R-SD) said' the Senate Committee has reached- no deririon on the lower age limit The administration has asked for regis t- regis-forthe tration of is year olds upfor 1 draft and 17 year olds for UMT --Gurney told reporten tbareommlt-teo has virtually abandoned hope of having any militarv bills ready for Senate this week Gurney-aaid no 'more dosed dons have hear form of legislation See DEFENSE Pag reached upon tha Wanted Mantfaiheyr Eepreaenting tha eouple fn eeurtlsiri week Jndge Axamfld A Dufreane Jr efaarged hla riiante Were foreed-temeve out only beeaam toe landlady wanted to get man money or ker prop arty It waa brought new library addition at Bates' the site On the campus' Proposes Halt To Activities In Palestine Tv LANE SUCCESS-JP-The Uhitod States proposed today that tha 8a curlty Council order a standstill op aU political activities in PalasUi This means in tBtcl tost tha Jews would be directed' to halt toeir plans to set up tire newtymr-claimed Jewish government ana the Arab League ordered to discontinue its reported plans to create a goycnvmaiti Lopes tt Colombia- this cmmeil residenOn a private confereny It was one point in a projscted truce plan Tlw three-main point! aHht-Fr s-plait were: iTceoation of -ail acts of vio- lence immediately-X Creation -of a' truce commission to go to Palestine and repeat on with tha cease-fire order 3 A standstill on fill political" and military actiona Lopes vent the morning conferring wito Austin and other -council delegates of theJve to conference on -the uatlon Sec LAKE SUCCESS Page Cri clared Communism waa going develop unless we aa indivlduala get together and fight we' Want to step toe spread Conununlam? he midk we America must develop mom homes for our veterans and strange for more ffivomtae working It waa after aqueation asked by Attorney John Plate of that Senator Bishop attack on tha Barlow be a-Maine reforeadum queatom at the riate elections necBarged the Barlow maaatof was an to destroy wtat progress labor haa made over toe up to toe laborer the farmer end toe common man to stand to getber" he asserted ef Uaiau Aaked-to explain to Barlow Bill Bishop declared: takes a way the right of unipn chop end Tfo not to sure- of closed shop It gives no chance to the labor to confer with hla employers xx Referring to teboMnanagahient disputes Biahbp- asserted thebeat By HAL GOSSELIN Louis Lauzier Mayor of Bid-deford candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor is going tobe Democratic National Committeeman from Maine And thia despite the fact that the delegates to toe national convention who pick the committeeman were themselvea hand picked by toe forces of James A McVicar erstwhile State committee chairman-who wan the national Job-McVicar picked the chairman of last Democratic convention Peter' A MacDonald at Bumford MrcDonald in turn selected toe delegates to toe national convention And now mid delegatee Instead of being in tha McVicar camp where one might say they belonged ark In Mr Lauzier'a pocket AH this is deduced from a series of facts The pedple influential in picking delegate and the aelected onion representatives themselvea ean While- Adelard Dumris of the -Democratio- Cty tee In Lewiston took sharp wito McVicar Parnate de- Stale Senator Bishop Calls For Strong Minority Party Situation InColoinbia In Hand BOGOTA Colombia -JP- The ar-r la In complete control today ana SI -nation Amer iean oonfSrence-appear ready resume the deliberations cut short by a bloody revolt XT' Secretary of State George CL Marshall blamed tha revolt which fiaredJUddenIyridaKrOB-tnteg- national canummam Cuba delegate GuUletmo Belt mkl he be-llsvea and Secretary Marshall agrees that the revolt waa not aimed at Colombian government but at the conference and dia- tho delegates or pocmoncmant of the would nave a fatal Influence on the XtiUan dectiona" Belt said last lbe Itallsn slectlona axe scheduled 'Sunday and Monday The delegates may resume their conference tomorrow Delegates are id to have agreed to nomic matters scheduled for discussion before the revolt struck -ciuding tbomatofVJaid tp ZiStin Americsi Them would" up under thia plan at a later cnee possibly in Argentina -The conference still has before it JK Chilean resolution condemning -world Communism See BOGOTA Page BCrt Shoe Prices Hold Firm On-Fall lines NEW YORK-JP-Fimi to higher price tendencies appeared today in early season abowlngs by ihanufac-tilrers of Fall styles of low-priced yhoesand doming -The stronger pries- trend was ascribed in trade circles to Wash-' ington'a rembolization plans which were announced in March while the trade waa discussing price cut possibilities for Fall lines Manufacturers of both shoes and Bjothing describe the situation as avoidance of prieg'cuta at this time Actual increases are being held to minim umso farL In showings of some 00 manuflBCt uren at the Shoe manufacturers ex- position of low-priced shops' Fall prices were unchanged Buyers earlier had expected cuts But the shoe- makers Mid the recant rise in hide prime and the pomibiUtv-of army aqd navy ogrdersmade reductions Jmpcssfols: Some mamifact-' quoted present prices)-until SHOES Page Col I unn jaeRB 1 Weather forecast for Lewiston and vicinity: shower and mild tonight Wednesday rain ths" morning partly cloudy aft-ernqpn -and Colder Wed day night Lowest temperature "tonight 45 highest Wednesday 55 Northeast winds ('Xovc4 overnight temperatures: 'Xlewteton 41 Caribou i Eastport 38 Greenville 30 Bangor 30 Bumford 31 Portland ML Extended Forecast Mighty B-29 FleetHeads WESTOVEB AIR ASX -One of the mightiest fleets bf airforce bombers ever sent overseas took oil today for possibly other stops abroad While officials here said the number of B-38awas in-it was learned that about makOgUgUM fleet at- TheTfliht-iligtet 1 peafotbderttop of such fane numbers ot B-tea fo airforce waa officially described aa routine training mis- HOI Air Bam in the fleet'a Btoyd Jr of Portland Ore set down line at 5:40 AJf (EST) and took off at 7:33 AJi for Goose Bay to refuel The other planes soomed-in at 15-minute intervals making only brief stoppvers See BOMBERS Page Col 4 Jews Already Operating Own Government JERUSAUfiiaKA' Jawiah agency spokesman declared today srif-government has already boon attained In Jewish arms of Palestine mare than a month in' advance of announced plans Tha Zionist general council derived yesterday to Proclaim an independent Jewish state in the Holy Land lfSy 18 the day after the British mandate ends self-government is already toe Jewjah agency spokesman said: This apparently la not realized at Lake Success" Jewish drivenf licenses have been required since 8-AJI today in Jewish- areas with latitude given to drivers will have time to apply Palestine- government Identity cards including public information office press credentials no looger are -adequate for passage through Jewish quarters The spokesman riving additional details of too projerted government aid it would consist of a 13-member cabinet- including a premier end-ministers of foreign affairs economics and finance defense commerce and industry' labor agriculture Justices education and heatlh The united Nations- Secretary General ing of tha -flve at nearby Forest HQ1A Bee PALESTINE Pager Col 4 meet- Id fo flu aetually dld nothing after they" moved The teadtady first them with a May get out had a rnnrt- Befare PITTSBURGH-JP- Soft coal rxiur-ed from the nation's mines today as th usands of miners ended a strike ment Production nurtad to 75 per cent Jn some areaa But the of 400000 United Mine of normal work return Worker waa not Some unionists until disposal to work sB-oontsmpt-of court UMW Chief John charge iptwit Lewi Others awaited the results of union local meetings scheduled today mine -the Frick isa Steel iary Jones Laughlin captive pita Vesfa 4 and were idle See MINERS Page Col 7 largest 1 Corp sub lin Steel ubsid-Corp 5 aim Quickly OK Air Force GTON -JP- A $278100-000 dip into military fund for an emergency warplane and guided miasilp program Won quick conpnlttee apjmoval In Con-grecs today Designed aa a go-ahead signal for the aviation Industry to tool up for still greater output the surprise money request sms' olowed-in ftill by the House Appropriations group The committers locked-door had been assumed to cover 000 boost in avia- by President Tru-an lest Thursday But the White House followed that with a second request which remained secret until today That waa beer went through normal congremtonal dum-nela Aside from the timing however the bigger amount in bill resents no increase' in the $14-flOOflOO contemplated for- mlli- tary mending in toe year beginning July 1 to boric up this country's new atop-Ruaaia policy Barring a new emergency too air power funds' simply will be deducted from' the amount that would have heed voted later See FUNDS Page 3 Ori 4 BY ED KISONAK VPeaaiMy unawan at whai It wm doing a tmvene Jvry aerv-inr at the April tuna ot Bepe- rler Ceaat-heeehaa declared Vm laadloeda-aad given a number ot avleted ten-ante the amaauUlen with which to hunt the Mggeri gaum the "world atew maney Neither anew nor aleet tear wind nor fain will in aw way blade? thh-hntNWtoJkL foreata or tha taekef a Hainan -An attorney and the belief that s-wiwc bat been foot to tha tenant anummltmu enough for toe Ftte when ready" ng-- nal to he given- Whai dM ttit-fory ief Writ teat waekit retiujed a verikt ot evn $588 In favor ot a Lewiston tnpli Laclan and Blanche Jeeqnan'who elafaned they were jueouly evicted by Mra Cerenle Eodrigue ewnw 15 Pound 10 Ounce BabyBofBolfr'np: Mother of Eight THEL8EA Massn--The fidld hen Ial7yean to tad Mrs Albert Bent fa a ninth Mr Mrth Dr Sorria dayman whe delivered the heaneing boy last Friday aaM that in his yean af pnietiee he Jud never delivered a riiild that even ap- preached the newest Bent -uT rfsa Mia Bent have any artlealar philosophy mb oat bringing up ddldxea except that aheald know where an all the believed thev sheuld have-mete toe At present the Btoat menagerie inefodes three kittens -nd their nmthw eansrim ajRnab turtle tewt-fell'eT goldfish Ha Beni the former Rea Hamilton of Yarmouth Me Expected In Nebraska DMAHA-JP-Nebraka Republicans pick from a field of seven candidates today the man they-want the GOE national convention to nominate for President in June With heavier-than-uiual primary voting fo prospect most politicians here' thought top choice lies between Harold Staasen of Minnesota: Goy Thomas -Dewey of New York and Senator Robert A Yft of Ohiou JpOK thKeefided their cam With i- blaze onlurv dL -primarily against Communism Stas-icq was the only one here for a personal appearance Dewey -and Taft talked to radia Nebraska voters by But what they said added up th a general attack mi the Communists pinpointed at the Bogota Colombia revolt Taft who Vtertled Nebraskans months ago by a proposal -in Omaha farm pr for Kglling down form price support tuck to me guns in a radio platter broadcast to the state -See NEBRASKA Page I Col First Loads Craiii For France WSHlNGTON-JP-Thsi Rfot df five cargo chips start loading wheat for jjrance today under the initial 321000000 food authorization made tar Paul Hofjmaif Adminlatrator Of Economic Cooperation -First -to load la the Luckenbfich freighter John Quick of Galves-toA-JTexaa The others will start toortly Each ship will carry 8000 long tons of gram Hoffman arid He added that a schedule of shin movemcHte to other countries sharing toe $5j00fi00jrn Eunpean recovery program will oe Issued coon ThcXCA administrator told reporters he hopei to complete organizing hie officb by the tetter' part of tote week: --This would include' the -nomination by President Truman of a deputy administrator and a special overseas reprefeatattva the rank of ambassador both to be aelected by Hoffman Other vessels besides the John tack load in for France inripda jc Hawk's Sudskc starting Aoril 14 fit Galveston the Frank Adair 22 Divorces Granted One Denied as Superior State Senator Neil Bishop Bowdoirtham today called for stronger mf State and and termed the fin unneeessaiy and vicious" Bishop a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor made the statement in' an address before the Lewiston Exchange Club at toe Bates Hotel this afternoon The Republican candidate also de- innam ioaay cauea xor -a sr minority party-ip both toe and "Federal jovenunente rmed the Barlow labor hum failed in his attempt to vorce his wife Helen who lives in Schenectady Broum charged cruel and eHUaivc treej ment end a hearing was held Monday afternoon as Mrs BroWff appeared to contest toe action Joyce Richard of Lewiston was -Krimted a- divorce ton her huahand Robert slap of Lewiston The coUple waa married in June of 1847 Mr Rlchfifd waa awarded etntody of one child and ot-anathCL-md yri unborn The father waa ordfirmn to pav $18 per week for the nmport of the children Mrs BiriKi cruel and ubusiyo treat- 'a Two marriagea which-tested than- a year were declared at an end at 10 o'clock this morning too April term of Superior court ad-JourUed ifDd Juitiec Albert Belief Stanford -signed 33 divorce one divorce Ubef? wae William Brown of Au- that paytng -way to tattle these waa at the ference table" for vicious It should bo -licked it gets Beueftte a qileution Balph Parker commander oL the Hvlett Post VFW the gubernatoriaLmn-didst reiterated-hia atetemaite4or benefits" He charged tha r-bonus measure prtaentedat the Spe-clal Session of the State Legis- lature look good to me and toted it because it would have doubled toe bonded indebtedness of the State vtd would have placed more taxes on the people pL Maine" He then pointed out be supporter night racing and running horse racea -which could have brouRit a fund of' $300000 to $500000 butthla was re- Vj iTcted He mid he could not under- -stand why racing waa permlarible i in the afternoon and not at added he wanted to give vat--ana a teionetary-token aa a ga-'-r re of apjfrcciatloR without: any strings or uixes attached to it uf: The StateouteSo dadfinad he- strongly beUeved In a two- -party system of govarnmant and asserted a stronger minority party -The other marriage of brief dure torn which ended tcd WM that of end Mabel Seavey he of Mechanic Falla she of Aiurn The couple was married October 18 1847 Mtt Seavey got the dlvorce iuklng cruel and abusive -treat- 0C OrcrlYlnirt In contrast to too short marriages a union of over 27 years was severed a a divorce waa granted to Willie Pelletier of Lewiston who charged his wlfer Lede deswted him The couple was muxiad at WaterviUe January 3 1831 and-hit ope child now an adult Jean Pro was order ed to pay $25 per week as hiSwife Anita was given -divorce and custody of -the- Couple's 4 children Lorraine 15- Delores 14 Jean Jr and Roland The coupIeTwM married- at Lewiston September 1928 Mitchells gpUt Married at Mechac Fans fpn October 34 1825 xjoyd and Ogneva Mitchell of that town were dlvorced ritarndfirufind abusive treatment i MitriwU itDivpacES vtHifaxiv FOJR SALE for the toree-rooai-and-a-tafarteunt than were toe Jaeqaee '-'Mm RodriguCS uttorueyXd-wsrd LHidia admitted to too Utile had been done wav of alterations The duo bo arid' to ms" Ante the V'ua gfvenwpa a ten- the apartment directly belaw tie JgMinea Aeeerdtng to firioa 'bk bust didst mow and toe neceaaary work eq the Jaeqaee Btae -eenldnt be done Leelaa Jfieqnee aald ba be-earns of riek" wken It beeama- SppArent fce and bis wifo weald have to amve-'He elalmcd bo leal wfigee writ eet toe Jury aba waant toe seme wwaaa 'towards her- dering that parted of mirtrin- hubMdTdMaaR what they -wore for iba next four days Wednesday through Saturday will average from twq toalx degrees above the'am-sormal Cool weather Wednes Wednesday will be by milder temperatures end of the week The selected normals for Boston ahd Providence' 40 degrees New yHhven 47 Nan-' "Concord Burlington and nd- 41 Eastport SOGreen ville Presque Isis 97 -eShln nwstly in sc Tuesday night and part -foy wlthmore genual shower Thursday ror Thumdsr night- will period See BISHOP Page 2 Coi -v tr' ff -n coningi vy- jw As well-known grocery fend market' Business bais been in the same location for fif-teen yearx Doing over $75 00000 a year busi-nesiB iv 1 WRITE AT QNCrrOt POBpX 126 CHiSHOIM MAINE ipit 1-992 liyERMQREFALlS iMEBETWEEN12f lt30fAA.

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