The Alamance Gleaner ???9 VOL. IJCXII GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1947 . Na 49 WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Claims for Back Travel Pay Pass Vz Billion; Farm Chiefs Call for Protective Tariff ____________ Released by Western Newspaper Union (BMTOK1 MOTE: When opinions are expressed la these eolamas, they are those of Weals s a Newspaper Union's news analysts and not BecMuni. -? *?.?- ? PORTAL TO PORTAL: Claimt Mount As anion claims against industry far back pay for walking to the Jab or preparing for work on com pany property mounted to over half a bilfion, tax experts opined that Dude Sam may have to bear the hrrrdcti of the settlements if the ?rata are permitted to obtain tax credits for such disbursements. Although John L. Lewis first pointed up the question of so-called "portal to portal" pay for miners traveling to the coal faces under gromd, the principle was given in daatry-wide implications with the Supreme court's decision upholding sack compensation retroactive to m tor employees of the Mount flianas, Mich., Pottery company. The Supreme court verdict was Mowed by a rush of the major CIO laiions for such retroactive back pay, with the United Farm Bipiiinueul and Metal Workers su teg International Harvester for 100 niffirr dollars. Since employees have been paid for a 40 hour week, toe minis are asking for overtime pay pins damages. Krms may be able to charge off back payments to Uncle Sam under previsions of the income tax law permitting companies to carry back net operating losses into the two pre cedasg years and also apply such Isaacs in two succeeding years. Meanwhile, the U. S. Chamber sf Commerce polled its member ship en congressional amendment of the fair labor standards act of MM under which portal to portal pay has been based. The chamber proposed (1) observance of custom, practice or agreement in different aw alii irs or industries as to work ing rules; (2) provision for relief tor mnritting violation of the law, and (I) permission of companies ssui unions to make compromise settlements. GEORGIA: Gubernatorial Mix-Up Ability of the late Gene Tal madge's fo'u a IUOVU1 j . Gov. Arnall Because neither the ?ew or old state constitutions pro vided for such a contingency, ad herents of Gov. Ellis rAraall and "Old Gene" jockeyed for the posi tion. While Governor Amall disavowed any intention of taking advanta'ge ?f the uncertain legal situation to remain in office, he Us post until the ?ev pro-Arnall lieutenant gover nor is sworn in, ?hen he will resign ? his favor. Anxious to obtain ?>e gubernatorial ant, however, "Old fnllnwprc hoped to muster H. Talmadgs sufficient strength to declare the post vacant at the election canvass when the assem bly convened, then name his son, Herman, governor. Although only "Old Gene's" name was on the bal- < 1st at the last election, his son re ceived a number ot write-in votes to provide for just such a contin gency as occurred. Thus, the legis toture could turn to Herman as the aaaamal choice of the people. TABIFF: Seek Protection Historically for free trade, the r deep south reversed its position in pi inhaling President Truman and Federal Trade commission for a Strang protective tariff for Ameri laa agriculture toga 11 la behalf at the elect ed aaasatlssioners of agrieolture at Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Bsaagto. Kentncky, Louisiana, ?lull I dp 11. Booth Carolina, Has Hi Carolina, Texas, Tennes see aad Virginia, the petition reached Mr. Truman as the gov ernment prepared for renegoti aHoa of existing rates In reeip saaal trade treaties drawn nader toe act ef ISM aad sah Dadartog that industrially undo veloped nations could pay tor American manufactured goods only with agricultural products, the commissioners warned against sub jecting U. S. farmers to a flood of foreign commodities and reducing their living standards to a subsist ence level. Calling for a trade pro gram fitted into the American economy, the commissioners advo cated the exchange of such export able products as wheat, lard and cotton for rubber, coffee, tea and bananas. Wisely, the commissioners' pe tition was national rather than sectional in its nature. Although professing concern for the future of cotton in competition with for eign rayon, nylon and other ar tificial fibers made in reconvert ed armament plants, the com missioners also warned that a further lowering of tariff rates would adversely affect cattle, oleomargarine, butter, cheese, fish, eggs, grains, potatoes, pea nuts and vegetables. Dramatically pointing up the ef fect of cheap foreign competition on American products, the commission ers declared that whereas white and sweet potato starches had been used for the adhesives on the back of stamps and the flaps of envelopes, the adhesive on the stamp bearing the petition was made of imported cassava roots. Man nf Mart i At Johnsville, Pa., naval air i technicians develop deadly guid- i ed missiles of future warfare. Photo shows scientists testing ship-to-shore weapon designed for i pin-point bombing at MM miles, i Traveling hundreds of miles an ( hour, missiles are directed to tar- 1 get through television, radar, ra dio or devices sensitive to sound, 1 heat and magnetism. j ITALY: Postwar Troubles Despite substantial assistance 1 from the U. S., Italy has been tread- t ing a rocky road to postwar re covery. ] Italy's troubles are not all econom- ? ic, although shortages of foodstuffs 1 and widespread unemployment re- i suiting from industrial stagnation j have contributed to the political tur- i moil. The left and the right are pull- i ing against themselves for political | advantage and a rising wave of anti- 1 clerical propaganda threatens the i traditional spiritual unity of the peo- s pie. On the economic front, Italy is 1 short of wheat, and spaghetti and s macaroni rations have been cut in r half. Pig iron production is down to 1 28 per cent of the prewar level; tex- f tile fabrics, 56 per cent; chemicals, i 66 per cent; mechanical goods, 76 j per cent; cotton thread, 88 per cent. . Imports are almost three times ex- I ports. Helping Hand ? Since Uncle Sam has dealt gen erously with Italy, it is looking con fidently for more assistance from the U. S. Thus far, the U. S. has j greed to compensate Italy for lupporting American invasion troops and furnishing war supplies, and las extended credits for purchase >f overseas surplus. In addition, Italy has profited from U. S. contri jutions to UNRRA and the interna tional bank. Despite the difficulties present id by shortages of both foodstuffs ind industrial materials, both the eft and right wings have made lolitical capital of unrest. Latest ex imple was the food riots engineered >y Communists in southern Italy. Is a result of the political bickering, | here has been a resurgence of Fas cist sentiment, with Mussolini's for- j ner followers growing increasingly wider. Leftists also have backed the at ackj on pope and church, with the ntention of weakening respect for he Catholic doctrine of authority, amily and property. However, the ightist dominated government has wen quick to fight abusive criti lsm of the clergy. An editor harged with publishing phdrno raphic cartoons of a friar and un lad woman was sentenced to two ears in JaiL FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Red Tape The sullen Russians continued to keep overseas relations with U. S. military personnel on strictly a for mal basis as illustrated in their or der to an American naval vessel to clear out of Dairen, Manchuria, within the prescribed. 48 hours. Ttve LC-3 1090 entered Dairen as a diplomatic courier ship to bear supplies and mail to the U. S. con sul. Legally, the vessel was per mitted to remain only 48 hours, and the Russ ordered the Americans to leave or accept the consequences when it appeared they might be de layed over efforts to obtain landing clearance for a Standard Vacuum Oil company employee, a newspa per correspondent and a magazine photographer. Russian authorities in control of Dairen had given the U. S. consul the run-around in his attempts to secure permission for the three to land. However, their action stemmed from a fear to grant the clearance without prior approval from their masters in Moscow rath er than personal feeling. QUAKE: Rocks Japan As hundreds of thousands of Jap anese made homeless by earthquake and tidal wave shivered in the win try air, the U. S. rushed relief to the distressed areas. Having become used to the shock and terror of wartime B-29 raids, the Japanese accepted the catastro phe with resignation, calmly count ing their dead and injured in the thousands and their property dam age in the millions. No less than 24 of the 47 prefectures felt the trem ors, with the coastal regions of southern Honshu, Shikoku and Awaji islands swept by seven foot walls of water rushing in from the sea. All of the horror and distress was portrayed by the Tokyo newspaper Asahi in an eyewitness report from Shikoku: First, startled people felt the ground shaking beneath them, then they could hear a great roaring sound. Stumbling from their quak ing houses, they rushed for high ground, but many were overtaken by a surging wall of water and their screams rent the air. Some people saw a little girl with a doll crying, "Save me, gentle Buddha," but when they returned to search for rel atives the tearful child was miss ing and all they could find was the loll, wedged between planks on the peach. INDOCHINA: imperial Headache France was the latest European power to suffer an imperial head ache, with Indo-Chinese natives bat tling French forces for extension of self-government: Under a compromise effected last March, France granted self-rule to several provinces but retained con- ' trol over the rest of the country as a lever for continued dominance. \vailing themselves of a well-oiled nachine developed under Japanese auspices during the wartime occu pation, the native leaders of the Viet fam (Independence party) have pressed for an extension of their lelf-rule. Not yet able to grant all of French indo-China independence and be as sured of the protection of its com nercial interests in the rich Far ?1 astern country, France has been orced to use troops to retain a grip n the absence of an agreeable com iromise. Lift for Milady Now, we have (era every- 0 thine in Udiei' hats ? or have E we? Latest creation by Edward Stevenson of Hollywood, Calif.. * where awe can expect almost a anything, ntilixes Christmas ? wrappings, etc., which other- c wise might go Into the waste- ? basket. This ehic anmber Is f fashioned from ceilopkano and T metal fall paper, cellophane <4 straws, body, bells, sins sen as ai and tabs. h> 0 ABOUT NEW TORS The rare Chinese fryits hawked In Chinatown are grown on Long Island. . . . Waterfront workers have names for various piers. They are usually named after gals. . . . De spite the legend that Manhattan is all stone and steel, the borough is dotted with more than a hundred parks. . . . Thirty-two years after Columbus discovered America the strip of land known as Manhat tan was discovered by Giovanni da Verrazanno. There isn't even a street named after him. The lower end of Manhattan (be tween the Battery and 14th St.) is the oldest section of the city. . . . During the 17th century. Wall street was the favorite hangout for pirates. Coin your own wisecrack. . . . Greenwich Village originally at tracted struggling artists and scriv eners because rents were cheap there. . . . Only one railroad has entry for its freight into Manhattan by land?the bulk of the railroad freight must be transshipped by tug and barge. Meals hi the city's hoosegows are planned by expert dieti cians. No room sendee, how ever. . . . The Battery derives its name from a British fort that was once situated there. . . . South St. is dominated by the sea. Sou'westers, sea boots, pea jackets, dungarees and oth er equipment for mariners are displayed in shop windows along this sector. Chinatown's notorious Tongs now are peaceful benevolent societies. West St. is a man-made street. [t used to be under water. . . . Those grimy edifices near Battery place reveal their pre-Civil war glory in -arved lintels, arched doorways and jrnate cornices If you wantto iriew the Big Burg's pell-mello irama in action, go to the iont?where tunnels, railroads, fer ryboats, subways, buses and road .raffle clutter the sector with all ypes of transportation carrying Passengers and products to and 'rom the city. . . ? Some 0< 3owery's dismal buildmgs contain lecret passages?once used as hide nits for criminals. , The pnngent aromas around teade St. emanate from the huge warehouses there stored with coffee, ea and spices. . . . Syrian confec ionery shops at the foot of Wash ngton St. have the most unusual md tastiest goodies in town. . ? . [?he most colorful edifice is th?i West ?rn Union bldg. It's stacked with 3 different shades of bricks. . ? fart's Island prison hasn t any ?ells?only dormitories. Hmf. Such lirs! . ? ? There are dusty tablets narking almost every historic New fork event. The plaque on the buM ng in Exchange alley marks the ite of the residence of the nrst white men on Manhattan. The Big Town's least known government bureau Is the art commission. It okays the de signs of all publle buildings and works of art. . . . Dldja know Radio City studios are coated with a special sound-insulat'iLg glue? ... The arehlteet who supervised the building of city hall received W per day?a very good salary at that time. ... No one need go hungry or homeless in our burg. The de partment ol welfare Is ready to provide food and shelter for au unfortunates. Then boweum there are so many panhand lers? Tombs prison derived its funereal ame from its predecessor on that ite which resembled an Egyptian jmb ... If you want a unique ex erience. see the Chinese fllm. ex ibited on the Bowery. ... Cental ark was built as a relief project uring a depression. Quilts banging on poles adver sTa market for bed linens on trend St. . . . Criminologists from tany parts of the world witness the olice department's daily line-up. The Bowery slums were nee the site of lavish farms. The hitch word for farm is bouwenj. The stretch between Delancey nd Houston Sts. is jocularly known s Thieves' Market. Those who have maU objects to exchange or sen ongregate there. . . . Eighty per ent of the Waldorf is built over the -acks of the New York Central. . . . he income from the mtle Indians and workmen who ushed the rails ever westward also re on display. Supplementing the imahawks and arrows is the handi ork of Indian women who en aged in more peaceful pursuits tan their warriors. Included In the isplay are fine baskets and bead ork, tobacco pouches, medicine ags, amulets and other articles tshioned by Sioux women and dec rated with embroidery of flattened orcupine quills dyed with roots and erries. Wild-eyed youngsters gaze In awe t the pistols which spat flame nd lead in the hectic early days ut which now rest peacefully in the 1 use urn's display cases. Many Gobs Shown. A huge .89 horse pistol Is on Isplay, along with flintlocks dating ack to the American revolution and epper-box types, derringers, ball ltd cap and muzzle-loading types, t one case are guns taken from sin robbers while another case tn tains bullet molds, cartridge adefs. powder flasks and horns. shot pooches and other pieces ai equipment used m pistol Emoting A rare old book showing the trails from Texas to Ellsworth, Ksi , one of the roaring "cow towns" at the "70s, and a collection ai branding irons highlight the mementos ai the day at the cattleman and cow boy. Mute symbols ai a rtm earlier day when the buffalo and bison roamed the western plains by the THE WILD AND WOOLLY WEST ... is rc-created far po?le-eyed }?t?la? te tWs display *f {an sad knives. millions are the watch and eriseofi used by "Old Jim" Bridger and a money belt and autographed pic ture of "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The epic aaltnttaa at pia aeera arer the Itoaw trail. Orepaa trad aad attar path ways la the Waal la upessaad id kr buy mHm najtr iitcrtst la aa ?f|kal seers, sbewiag emj place icran the yrairtcs where M eon la be obtained a ad the leea tioa at blacksmiths. Rare and original photographs 1 the Great Emancipator bold the wtlight in an extensive Lincoln col ction. A replica of the Lincoln ineral car also is displayed. Tribate to Rails. With the building of the West ir eevably linked with the develop t of rail transportation, the mu um features mementos in the hia ry of railroading. Principal item is a yellowed tele ram bearing a single sentence, You can make affidavit of comple on of road to Promontory Sum ilt." This message, sent by Gran ule If Dodge, chief engineer, to liver Ames, then president of the . P.. signified completion of con traction work, and on the follow ig day the Golden Spike was driv n to join the Union Pacific and the antral Pacific as the first trans antinental railroad "?"?( the East nd West. ? . | ei EN ROUTE TO PROMISED LAND . . . Mormon pioneers used then* C erode firm Implements and household oteaeils ? their historic trek o from NaoToe, 111., to Utah. I a Blindness lie Hand cap, Industrious Ohio Man Proves P AI1< ESVILLE, OHIO.-Although blind irnct he wu (even, Robert Bixel Is one of the most industrious men in this community. After work ing throughout the week at a rub ber plant, he continues the pace on Sunday by rushing off to church, where be is an evangelist and sing er. Not content with these regular activities. Bixel utilizes a guide dog to help him around the community to giva chiropractic treatments, re pair chairs and aell greeting cards. At home he mows the lawn. Area the furnace and helpe with house hold tasks. An ardent sportsman, Bixel rides horseback, goes Ashing and coon hunting. On cocm hunts ha aaks only for a stoat club about fear feet in length and TO gat along aO right by myself." Blind since serin yean of aga as a result of being struck by a stone thrown by a playmate, Btxel refuses to acknowledge the handicap. He now plans to learn typing to permit him to keep up with his immense amount at correspondence. Formerly the regular preaches at Rhrerview church in nearby Now elty, Ohio, Bizel turned the paster acta as a traveling evangelist.