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FORECAST: Served By Leased Wires of the ASSOCIATED PRESS Wilmington and vicjmly: Partly cloudy and the end Slightly warmer today. UNITED PRESS With Complete Coverage of _State and National News ^j7in--NO. 264.___ _ WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1947. ESTABLISHED 1867 r Punjab Votes For Division India’s Vast State Will House Moslem, Hindu Sikh Followers LAHORE, India, June 23. — OP)— '5 vast Punjab voted today to itself into separate Mos , :iaI1d Hindu-Sikh areas in prep le‘|ion for a similar division of into Hindustan and Pakistan, immediately after voting for Vrion in accord with the Mountbatten plan for partitioning , P the lawmakers fixed July 4 a date for new constituent as **mblv elections and moved to ,e," i, the1 long-drawn communal Sin" which has killed 3,749 per r' 'the Punjab since last ions March The surgical operation was simi k t‘0 that taken last week by Ben gal province, which also decided to approve a boundary line allow L the majority of its Hindus to join Hindustan and the majority of Moslems to join Pakistan. The divisions will stand until a bound erv commission fixes the final bor der!. Calm Session The Punjab decision was reach ftj at a calm and amiable ses ,jon, held behind protective barb id wire barricades manned by icores of policemen. During the dav three bombs exploded without causing extensive damage, and 17 c35es of arson were reported, but this was relatively quiet in compar ison to week end rioting which had killed at least 28 persons. During the voting, ninety-one of the legislators — 88 Moslems, one Anglo-Indian and two Indian Christ jar,’ _ cast their votes for Pakis tan by walking through a door on vhich a sign had been posted say ing ‘new separate constituent as lembly.” Seventy-seven Hindus and Sikhs voted for Hindustan by passing through a door at the opposite side of the chamber labeled “present constituent assembly.” Later, in separate meetings, law makers from the predominantly Moslem Western Punjab voted 69 to 27 in favor of partition and law makers from predominantly Hindu and Sikh Eastern Punjab voted 50 to 22 in favor of the proposal. Noon Honored Firoz Khan Noon, Moslem lead r who renounced British knight hood in protest against the old in dependence plan, was chosen tem porary leader of the Western Pun jab, which will have about 45 per cent of the total population. Punjab will form the real heart of Pakistan, although a large seg ment of the Moslem population will be in Eastern Bengal, on the farth tsi Eastern side of India. MIDWEST STATES GET RAIN RESPITE Weather Bureau Promises 2 Days Clear Weather; Cold At Raleigh by the Associated Press At least two days’ respite from rain was predicted Monday night lor the midwest flood area. A government forecaster at Chi cago said that the storm which cloaked the Northern Rockies with snow and drenched Iowa. Nebras k; arid other Midwest areas du ring the weekend, causing 18 deaths, had moved into Canada above Lake Superior. Sunday’s snowstorm piled drifts 15 feet deep at Beartooth Pass between Yellowstone Park and Red Lodge, Mont., and trapped three persons who died. At least 15 persons were drowned in a hann surge of water which inun dated Cambridge, Neb. Railroad schedules were dis rupted >n Ihe flood area as rains of cloudburst proportions under mined hundreds of, miles of ‘racks, and swept into rivers and s teams already swollen far out of their banks. Clear Weather I W. Brunk, weather bureau meteorologist, said at least 48 hours of clear weather was indi cated in the Midwest, and that thus far, no additional heavy rains ttere in prospect. Sub-normal temperatures were reported in the Rocky Mountain region and on the East coast, but eradual warming in these areas during the next 36 to 48 hours W'as Predicted. A low temperature of 52 degrees was reported early Monday at Laramie, Wyo. Mini mum temperatures Sunday night 1" the East ranged from New7 York’s 61 to 50 at Raleigh, NC„. wi’h Hartford, Conn., reporting 51 degrees, and Atlanta, Washington and Philaderphia, 57. The Weather FORECAST: South Carolina and North Carolina— t'-esdoy partly cloudy and slightly farmer. ‘Eastern Standlrd Time) ‘By U. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hours frding 7:30 p. m. yesterday. TEMPERATURES rp. *30 a* m. 60; 7:30 a. m. 63. 1:30 p. m. «:30 p. m. 76; Maximum 80; Mini 'Um 56; Mean 53; Normal 78. HUMIDITY 1;20 a. m. 77; 7:30 a. m. 72; 1:30 p. m. ";20 p. m. 38. PRECIPITATION inr°al *or 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m inches. J/tai since the first of the month inches. tides for today rom the Tide Tab?as published by s Coast and Geodetic Survey). . HIGH LOW "Kington _ 2:10 a.m. 9:26 a.m. i, 2:11 o.m. 9:48 p m. ssonboro Inlet 12:04 a.m. 6:25 a m. 12:47 p.m. fa:44 p m. ,?Jjnrise 5:01; Sunset 7:27; Mconrise J;a: Moonset-. *1Ver stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at • ni Report Missing feet. WEATnER On Paga Iwt Foreign Ministers I Will Meet In Paris Hopes For Revival Of Europe’s Economy Soars As Russia Accepts Invitation To Discuss America’'-oO Offer i -^c. PARIS, June 23 —(JP)—Hopes fo' a revival of Eurooe’s ecom Cl soared tonight as the fore'" isters of Britain, France a sia made a date to meet ii next Friday to discuss the A can offer of aid in continenta. construction. the French government ex pressed “lively satisfaction” with Russia’s agreement to examine the Marshall program. British Foreign Secretary Enrset Bevin told the House of Commons in London that he “wlecomed” Rus sia's acceptance of a British French invitation to the con ference, and that “I hope good results will follow.” Most diplomatic authorities in Washington adopted a wary “Wait-and-see” attitude, but a spokesman for the U. S’. State de *r\ ” 'ussia’s accept ® • •oUraeing.” £»> ., <\ ..oh Foreign ministry _pV^ oions would be held in the |J>' ,ous, ornate “Salon De - florloge” of the Quai D’Orsay. It was here that the Kellogg Briand pact was signed after the first World War. and the treaties with Italy and other Nazi satel lites after World War two. Moscow Sets Date The dale for the meeting was suggested by Russia, in her reply today to notes from France and Britain. The French then made the date official by sending out invitations for the opening of dis cussions Friday. The Soviet reply said it was “self evident” that the task of re See MINISTERS on Page Two 15-Man Group To Draft 1947 Tobacco Sale Date EXTRA HOLIDAY RRLEIGH, June 23 — (JP)— or North Carolina employes were told today that they would be entitled to July 5, in addi tion to July 4, as holiday ob servance of Independence Day. The announcement came in a memorandum to department heads from R. G. Deyton, as sistant director of the budget. July 5 falls on Saturday, a ..regular half holiday for em ployes. CLAYTON ELECTED NCTA PRESIDENT Winston-Salem Man Chosen At Convention Meet Last Night Special to the Star Wrightsville Beach, June 23 — Delegates to the North Carolina Taxicab Association convention to night elected J. E. Clayton of Winston-Salem president and heard Lt. Governor L. Y. Ballen tine speak on the accomplish ments of the organization, and how the cabmen fit in with the state’s resources. Other officers elected included: John Harkey, Asheville, first vice president; R. D. Kennerly, Cahr lotte, second vice president; Mar vin Harris, Durham, reelected treasurer; and B. F. Johnson, secretary. Other Officers Also elected at the second of the three-day convention were the board of directors: They are: Harry Kapp, Lexing ton; J. E. Doggett, Raleigh; F. H. McBride, Sanford; Marshal Crouch, Mooresville; H. M. Sav See CLAYTON on Page Two Representatives Of All Seg ments Of Industry To Meet At Raleigh RALEIGH, June 23 —(/P)—Repre sentatives of the major segments of the tobacco industry, compris ing a 15-man committee, will meet here tomorrow at 11 a.m., and draft opening dates and regu lations for flue-cured tobacco markets. The meeting will mark the first time in the history of the tobacco auction system that opening dates and sales regulations were formed by joint action. More recently the market open ing dates were announced at the annual convention of the Tobacco Association of the United States. The system was supplanted by the 15-man committee which is made up of five warehousemen, five planters, and five buyers. The committee, which will function throughout the coming selling sea son, gives representation to the planters and warehousemen. The committee tomorrow will name its chairman, and then will consider this agenda: specific opening dates for each o{ the five flue-cured tobacco belts; market regulations, which will include the number of daily selling hours for all markets, the number of piles to be sold per hour, and methods of endorcing the recommended regulations. Sure to provoke discussion will be the lateness of the growing season due to cool and dry weath er. However, state agriculture marketing experts predict the crop, although a bit under last year, will total more than a bil lion pounds. After the 11 a.m. executive ses sion, a second session will be call ed at 2 p.m. for consideration of requests from individuals or dele gations trom the five belts on opening dates and regulations. Pi See 15-MAN on Page Two Public May Be Heard On Channel Dredging The public likely will be given a chance to express its opinion on the proposed dredging of Banks channel on the sound at Wrights ville Beach. At least that was the opinion of New Hanover county commission ers yesterday at their weekly ses sion. The district engineer’s of fice, under Col. B. C. Snow, in a communication read at yester day’s session of the commission ers declared that if will deny the proposed dredging !f either the commissioners or Wrightsville board of aldermen oppose the move. The matter came up yesterday after a delegation a week ago appeared before the county com missioners and asked them to in tercede in their behalf in halting the proposed real estate project. Commissioners wrote the engin eers asking a delay which was granted. The commissioners yesterday did not take any action but agreed that it “looked like a public hear ing was the best solution.” Wrightsville Beach aldermen are expected to follow the suit of the county. BOY ACCIDENTALLY KILLS OWN SISTER Pair Were Playing With Loaded Gun In Kitchen Of Marion Home MARION, N. C„ June 23 — (^P)1 - A 12-year-old girl was accident ally shot and killed by her nine year-old brother today, S. J. West moreland, county coroner, report ed. Westmoreland said Virginia Condrey, 12, daughter of Mr. and (See BOY On Page Two) PILOT LANDS PLANE SAFELY WITH THREE PUNCTURED TIRES NEW YORK, June 23—(jP)—An American Airlines pilot safely landed his four-engine DC-6 pla: e at LaGuardia field today despite three tire blow-outs as he hit the runway. The plane, arriving from Mexi co City with 26 passengers, had made a stop at Washington. A left tire blew out as the pilot. O. J. O’Connor, a veteran with more than 2,000,000 flying miles, set the plane down. Two tires on the right side, followed. O’Connor kept the plane on the runway and brought it to a stop. ShadesofDamonRunyon; W eHa veT oughBoysi, Too BY CARL CAHILL Star Staff Writer Louie the Lug, Fingers Freddy and Harry the Horse, all New York gangsters, made popular by the writings of the late Damon Runyon, have nothing on many New Hanover criminals as far as aliases go. The local thugs boast other names as colorful anj akin to their underground profession as the Brooklyn guys. On file at the New Hanover county Identification Bureau art about 2,500 characters with their aliases listed. According to Harry Fales, su perintendent of the bureau, this file is one of the most important at the office and has proved its worth many times in identifying criminals. Lawbreakers “go by their nicknames and aliases more than they do their real names,” Fales said. “Red Eyes’’ Gives Lead For example, Fales said, if a house is broken into and several witnesses hear an accomplice call the housebreaker by the name of See SHADES on Page Tw» Senate Overrides Truman’s Veto Of Taft-Hartley Labor Measure; Lea Act Held “Constitutional” Petrillo Has Power Curbed Supreme Court In 5 To 3 Decision Upholds Law Aimed At Music Czar WASHINGTON, June 23 —{&)— Ihe act Congress aimed at Jomes C. Petrillo and his AFL American Federation of Musicians was held constitutional today by the Su preme court. Immediately: 1. The FM (Frequency Modula tion) association asked the four major networks to make their musical programs ovailable to 241 FM stations it represents. 2. A House Labor subcommittee got ready to investigate Petrillo and his union at hearings to start probably next week. It is headed by Rep. Kearns (R-P.a), a member of the union, and has been as semblying evidenc for weeks but has held off while the court was considering the case. The FM association said ir. a statement that network music has been denied FM stations under an "edict” of Petrillo that networks would have to duplicate their musical staffs if they furnished music to FM stations. Station Position The association declared that the networks refused music to FM stations “rather than pay double for music,'’ but that the act which the court upheld pro hibits the union's requiring the networks to hire move people *han they need. While holding the act constitu tional, the court did not rule on a specific charge that Petrillo vio lated it. It sent the case back to the federol district court to de cide that. Petrillo was accused of violat ing the act, soon after its passage last year, by calling a strike at radio station WAAF in Chicago to support o demand that the station hire three more record librarians. WAAF said the men were not reeded Petrillo won dismissal of the charge on a district court ruling that the law is un-onstitutional The Justice department bypassed the court of appeals to get a quick luling from the Supreme court. 5-3 Decision Justice Black delivered the court’s 5-3 finding that the law itself is within the constitution See PETRILLO On Page Two GASOLINE EXPORT CONTROL GOES ON Government To Extend Law After June 30 To AH Foreign Countries WASHINGTON, June 23 — (ff) - The Commerce department an nounced tonight that controls will be reimpcsed on export of gaso line and other petroleum products to all foreign countries except Canada, effective June 30. “Export control is necessary ii the limited domestic supply is to be protected and U. S. petroleum exports are to ue usej most ef fectively in the interest of world recovery,” said the department’s office of international trade (OIT). The announcement, made after consultation with other govern ment agencies including the Inte rior department, the Army and Navy, plainly anticipated that Congress will authorize extension of authority to restrict exports. This authority, exercised by Oit, will expire June 30 under present law. If there is no exten sion, the newly announced con trols can last only 24 hours, offi cials said. Along The Cape Fear BATTLE OF FORT FISHER— On December 25, 1865, at the mouth of the Cape Fear river, the big gest naval engagement up to that time began. Federal ships, and later Federal troops, were to as sault Confederate Fort Fiisher, guarding the way to the important port of Wilmington. An eyewitness account of that tattle, since famed in story and song and after which a brand of firecrackers has been named be cause the fighting was charac terized by tremendous explosions, has been preserved in an old copy of the Wilmington News-Dispatch. The paper, submitted by Mrs. E. L. Robbins, 26 North Washington street contains an account of the conflict by J. D. Robbins, Sr., a relative by marriage. When the general alarm was sounded on the night of December 24, Col. William Lamb, second in command of the Fort, crossed the river with his wife and two chil dren, Maria and Robert. Col. Lamb, Robbins wrote, installed his family on a plantation where Mrs. Sallie Reaves and Mrs. Enoch Robbins lived. The crossing was made at 2 a. m. and shortly after, when the dawn was approaching, Mayor E. L. White, C. H. Casteen Soap Box Derby Co-Chairmen -1 - i--— C. H. CASTEEN SEVENTEEN MINES ARE CLOSED DOWN Alabama Miners Walk OH Jobs Following Senate Veto Override BIRMINGHAM, June 23—(TP)—At least a dozen Alabama coal mines, including the two largest in the seate were shut down today by walkouts within three hours of the Senate vote overriding President Truman’s veto of the labor bill. The idle mines, which included most of the captives supplying fuel for steel and iron manufacture here, normally employ more than 6,00 of Alabama’s 20,000 coal min ers. A more complete picture was not possible, since most commercial mines here do not operate a night shift, and there was no indication from any source as to whether they would run tomorrow. No state ment was forthcoming irom United Mine Workers (AFL) district head quarters. Idle^ mines and normal work crews included: Hamilton, Edgewater, Wylam and Short Creek, 3,000, Tennessee Coal .Iron Railroad Co.; Praco and Samoset, 900, Alabama By Products corp.; Bessie and Flat Top, 800, Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron co.; Sayreton No. 1 and No. 2, 750, Republic Steel Corp.; Bank head, 300, National Coal & Coke co.: and Lindbergh, 125, Brook side-Pratt Mining co.. Several small mines, not affili ated with the Alabama mining in stitute, also were reported down. THREE MINES CLOSE DOWN NEAR PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh, June 23—(fP)—Work stoppages at three Southwestern Pennsylvania soft coal mines own ed by Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. were reported today, less than an hour after the Senate had voted to over-ride President Truman’s veto of the Hartley-Taft labor bill. A aompany spokesman attribu ted the work stoppages to "con fusion among groups of the min He added there appeared to be ers following the Senate’s action, “no concerted action on the part of the coal diggers as a whole. However, a high district union official who declined use of his name said he expected more mines to be closed by morning. The J. & L. spokesman said pits affected were vesta No. 5 at Cali fornia, employing about 1,400 men; Vesta No. 4 at Veslburg, with 1,550 workers, and Shannopin mine at Bobtown, employing 600. WEST VIRGINIA MINES CLOSE DOWN PITS BECKLEY, W. Va„ June 23—(JP) —Two mining operations were idle in Raleigh county today for reasons not officially explained either by the management or the United Mine Workers. the enemy ships opened fire on the fort. • • • INITIAL ASSAULT—The enemy ships, commanded by Burnsides, began firing to get the range. ‘‘As soon as that was established, the battle grew fiercer and fiercer until the whole earth was in a tremor," Robbins wrote in his ac count. Robbins noted that he was only 12 years old at the time and living on the west bank of the Cape Fear. “In a few minutes the whole garrison was in flames and burned to the ground. The enemy with drew the fleet about 4 p. m. with no very serious casualties, with the exception of 18 sick and wounded soldiers.” These men were taken across the river to the plantation to Mrs. Robbin's home. This woman ministered to the wounded and ar ranged mattresses for them on the floor of the parlor where they slept. Burnsides, after being repulsed on his first attempt to destroy the fort, returned later in the night and dumped 20 tons of powder in front of the buttresses. This was See CAPE FEAR on Page Two Well-Known Citizens Will Head Advisory Commit tee For Big Race Organization of the 1947 Wil mington Soap Box Derby advisory committee got off to a good start yesterday with the formal accept ance by Mayor E. L. White and Charles H. Casteen of co-chair manship of the all-important com mittee which will advise on all details of the big race to be run here on Wednesday, July 30. Mayor White, who for many years has taken a keen interest in all phases of boys’s work, in accepting the co-chairmanship task for this year’s derby, inform ed headquarters that he will do all he possibly can to make the race, the biggest event ever stag ed for boy’s of 11 to 15 years of age. He is vitally interested in the work and should bring to the ad visory committee some valuable organizational ideas that will prove valuable between now and race day. Casteen, who did a bang-up job as track director for the first Soap Box Derby held here last year, will again be in there pitching and, working with White. Intensely interested in the All American Soap Box Derby move ment, Casteen last year gave to the advisory committee and Der by headquarters more than his share of time and work in order that the Derby might prove the fine success it turned out to be. No Accidents Under his guidance, all heats run over the Rankin street course were completed without sem blance of an accident and the thousands of spectators thorough ly enjoyed the afternoon’s sport. Representatives of civic clubs and other organizations to serve on the Soap Box Derby advisory committee under White and Cas teen have, or will be, named this week in time to make possible, an organization meeting Friday afternoon. Following organization, the committee will turn to the task of selecting a course of this year’s race, which again will be co-spon sored by the Wilmington Star News and Raney Chevrolet com pany. Every effort will be made to select a course which will not only provide fair and equal competition for all entrants, but allow for the See WHITE On Page Two MAYOR WHITE G ANNOUNCES R L CAMPAIGN Labor Lea tiers Express Bitterness, Industry Cheers Action WASHINGTON, June 23 — (A>) — William Green, president of the AFL, announced a campaign to repeal the Taft-Hartley labor act as soon as the Senate had passed it today. Republicans called upon the President and his aides to admin ister it fairly. And President Truman, who had called it “unworkable” in his veto message and “dangerous” in a new appeal today, had no further comment. A secretary told him oi the Senate's action as he worked on other matters in his office. Rep. Halleck of Indiana, House Republican leader, appealed tc the President to cooperate with Congress, declaring in a state ment: “The country now expects the new labor-management law to be administered fairly and efficient ly, and with a will to settle in dustrial disputes amicably under the reasonal procedures provid ed.” Halleck said that although Mr. See GREEN on Page Two Seamen Save Swimmer Who Changes Her Mind NEW YORK, June 23—(JP)—A 32 year-old Philadelphia woman, clutching a fortune in money and jewels, leaped 40 feet fiom i~e liner Saturnia into the Mediter ranean, swam alongside the ship and 15 minutes later was reached by seamen, the Saturnia’s master related today. Capt. Arrigo G. Gladulich, com mander of the Italian liner which docked today, identified the wom an as Mrs. Eliana Pezzini Turi lazzi, Philadelphia-born, and said she carried a handbag containing jewels, $150,000 in cash and trav eler’s checks along on her plunge. Mrs. Turilazzi met and married an Italian naval physician while she was working in Italy for the Allied Military government, the captain said adding that the cou ple now lived in Venice. She volunteered no further in formation, he asserted. Gladulich said the woman was met in Genoa by her husband. PRISONERS ABDUCT DEPUTY SHERIFF ON T RIP TO HOSPITAL MODESTO, Calif., June 23. — (fP) — Three of four prisoners being taken from county jail to the county hospital today abducted Deputy Sheriff Riley Morse and fled in his car toward the Sierra country after releasing him un harmed a short time later. The office of Sheriff Grat Hogin, who immediately instituted a search with all available deputies, listed the fugitive trio of prisoners as: Dave Davis, who had been held after an escape from a Stanislaus county road camp; Vernon Lee Salvage, charged with armed rob bery; and Paxton E. Olds, the charge on which Olds was held was not immediately available. CONGRESS THANKS CITIZENS WASHINGTON, June 23 —(IP)— Congress officially gave its thanks today to the approximately 200,000 citizens who served without com pensation in the nation’s 6,443 lo cal selective service boards. DAIRIES CLEARED ON WATER CHARGE Five Mecklenburg Firms Absolved Also Of Using Misleading Labels CHARLOTTE, June 23 — (ff) — Five Mecklenburg county dairies charged with adulterating and mis branding milk products were found innocent today T>y Judge Zeb V. Nettles. The defendants had pleaded no contest. Those charged were Foremost Daries, Biltmore Dairy Farm-s Elam Robinson, Frank Black, trading as Springside Dairy, and Joe Black, trading as White Oak Dairy. The five cases were consolidat ed in a surprise move early this afternoon. The hearing lasted about an hour and a half and Judge Nettles gave an immediate decision. The state contended that the dairies had placed water in milk and had used misleading labels. Sea of Matrimony Gets Rough, Stays That Way Planning to get married? Your cruise on the sea of mat rimony, if you live in New Hano ver County, has about one chance in 2.56 of surviving if records at the courthouse are any indication Since the first of this year 220 marriage licenses have been is sued at the register of deeds of fice. Also, since the beginning of 1947, 86 divorces have been grant ed in the New Hanover Superior Court. Six of these divorces were on grounds of adultery and the remainder for two years separa tion. Simple division gives the re sults. However, it might be noted that the marriages now recorded can not positively be counted as one of ine principal figures in the per centage as suits for divorce for corresponding marriages w'ill not be filed until some years later. In like manner divorces now acquir ed were marriage* many year* ago. So take heart, June brides. Bill Becomes Law Of Land Upper Chamber Casts 68 To 25 Vote, Six More Than Required WASHINGTON, June 23.—— The Taft-Hartley labor bill be came the law of the land today. The Senate overrode President Truman’s veto and his all-out op position, 68 to 25. This was six votes more than the required two-thirds majority more even than the bill’s support ers had expected. And the chamber spurned a final appeal which the President sent by Democratic leader Barkley (Ky) two hours before the rollcall. The President insisted that “this dangerous legislation” will hurt “our national unity’ and so “ren der a distinct disservice not only to this nation but to the world.” Senator Taft (R-Ohio) told the tense Senate just before it voted, however, that the GOP Congress would “be held delinquent” if it failed to pass the bill. He shout ed that “unions today are big business” and “should have the same responsibility as corpora tions.” Sharpest Setback The outcome was Mr. Truman’s sharpest setback at the hands of the Republican-controlled Con gress, elected last November. It was a tremendous victory for Taft, widely mentioned as a possible GOP Presidential candi date next year. Taft sponsored the bill with Rep. Hartley (R-NJ). The Senate showdown found 20 Democrats going along with 48 Republicans to override. For up-' holding the President and his veto were 22 Democrats and three Re publicans—Senators Langer (ND), Malone (Nev) and Morse (Ore). The full strength of the Senate was on hand for the historic ballot with the exceptions of Sena tor Wagner (D-NY), ill in New York; Senator Elbert Thomas (D-Utah, who is Geneva, and Senator Bilbo (D-Mlss), who has not taken the oath. Even if all of them had been here and voted to uphold the veto it would have made no difference. Today’s ballot compared with votes of 68 to 24 on May 13 when the Senate originally passed its labor bill, and 54 to 17 on June See BILL On Page Two LABOR LAW TERMS FOR BUSY READER Main Provisions Of Taft Hartley Bill As It Af fects Unions, Nation WASHINGTON, June 23 — </F) — Final passage of the Taft-Hartley bill today made it the law that unions: May be sued by employer* for breach of contract and for dam ages in jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts. Are required by law to bargain collectively with employers. May not compel employer* to hire only union members, but *till may enter into agreement provid ing that all employes join the union under certain conditions. May not bargain for foremen and supervisors. * Must publish financial state ments. May not require employer* to 1 deduct union dues from any en velopes unless the workers agree. Lose their rights under the Wagner act if any officer is a Communist or active sympathizer. May not make certain contribu tions and expenditures for politi cal purposes. Are forbidden to engage in eer . tain practices held "unfair.” It also is the law now that the , government: May get injunctions against unions to stall off for 80 day* a strike which would affect the na tional health or safety. Set up a new conciliation serv ice outside the Labor department. Enlarge the National Labor Re lations board from three to five members and overhaul the way it works. Establish a 14-member Senate i House committee to study labor management relations. And So To Bed That ringing of the telephone during meetings of the New Hanover county commissioners has caused enough disturb ance and the board has de cided to do something about it. So yesterday the commis sioner adopted a motion that the cost of the placing of a private trunk phone into the meeting room should be in cluded in the 1947-48 budget. The use of such a phone, agreed the commissioners, will cause ringing only in the ex ecutive office and not la the meeting quarters. “Amen,” declared Thomafe Woody, secretary of the boar) whose business is to answer all telephone calls.
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