Evening star. [volume], May 14, 1948, Page A-7, Image 7

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1). S. Mediators Find
No Basis for Talks
In Chrysler Strike
n By the Associated Prats
DETROIT, May 14.—A strike of
_ 75,000 Chrysler auto workers entered
Its third day today .with no immedi
ate prospects of any meeting be
tween the disputing parties.
Federal conciliators stood by to
offer their services, but conciliator
Leo Kotin said, "there* not much
use in any meetings right now."
Mr. Kotin disclosed that he has
been in touch with the company
and the CIO United Auto Workers
; since Wednesday's strike.
"I've talked with various officials
■ -by telephone, but there has been
no meeting since negotiations broke
off Tuesday night,” he added.
The Chrysler workers struck when
the company turned down their de
mands for a wage increase. Orig
inally the UAW had asked a 30
cent increase over the present
Chrysler hourly average pay of
Figure Cut to 17 Cents.
This figure was reduced to 17 cents
by the UAW shortly before the col
lapse of negotiations, but the com
pany termed it unacceptable. Chrys
• ler’s only offer during the multi
week negotiations was a 6-cent in
crease arjd this was withdrawn after
UAW negotiators rejected it.
Amidst increasing evidence that
the strike might be a long drawn
out affair, Michigan and city of
ficials mulled over what relief could
be offered to the 65,000 strikers in
Michigan.
The other 10,000 are in Indiana
and California.
The UAW already has launched
a program aimed at raising an
68.000,000 strike kitty by August
through assessments on the 1,000,
000 UAW members. And in some
plant areas, soup kitchens already
have been put in operation to aid
pickets and their families.
Ineligible for Benefits.
James F. Moore, executive direc
tor of the Michigan Unemployment
Compensation Commission, pointed
out that Michigan strikers are not
-eligible for unemployment benefits.
But John F. Ballenger, Detroit
welfare commissioner, said rank
and-file strikers will be allowed to
join the city’s welfare rolls when
they become destitute.
. "It makes little difference to us
whether the need is because of a
flood, strike or a drunken father.
When families are hungry and
destitute, we intend to feed them,”
Mr. Ballenger asserted.
Meanwhile, Gov. Kim Sigler of
Michigan said he was going to let
-the strike situation "cool off for a
couple of days" before deciding
^whether to offer his services as a
Mediator.
; Struck Without Required Vote.
The Chrysler workers struck with
t>ut taking a strike vote, as required
Iby a Michigan law. But UAW offi
cial* contended that since Chrysler
:was an inter-State corporation, the
Michigan law did not apply.
; The UAW said it had fulfilled all
^provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act
before the strike.
The Chrysler strike was having
•its effects on the Briggs Manufactur
ing Co. and other concerns which
•supply parts to Chrysler.
• Briggs, which makes auto bodies,
Jaas in the process of Taking off 13,
■ 000 workers by Monday, and two
■smaller supplier concerns also were
iaffected. i
l Electric Auto-Lite Co. In Toledo
.•announced 2.500 workers would be
sent home today. The firm, whlchs
makes starting, lighting and igni
tion systems for Chrysler products,
planned to spread the layoffs over
three shifts of 8,000. At Lansing,
Mich., the Motor Wheel Corp. laid
off 300 yesterday.
Woman Struck by Bus
Suffers Head Injuries
Miss Mary T. Connor, 57, of 101
North Carolina avenue S.E., was in
I an undetermined condition in
Emergency Hospital today after be
ing struck by a bus yesterday after
noon at Pennsylvania avenue and
Tenth street N.W.
Police said the Alexandria, Bar
croft and Washington bus was being
operated by Joseph E. Moore, 32,
of 225 South Lee street, Alexandria.
Miss Connor was suffering from
head Injuries.
25 Volunteers Sought
To Aid in Chest Project
| The Volunteer Center, a division
of the Council of Social Agencies,
is recruiting volunteers for a Com
munity Chest Federation project,
involving folding of letters and
stuffing of envelopes.
Services of 25 volunteers are de
sired from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at
1101 M street N.W. Additional in
formation may be obtained by call
ing Republic 5105.
Tapping Revives Hope
For 3 Trapped Miners
By th# Associated Pr#»»
SHAMOKIN, Pa.. May 14.—Weary
rescue crews clung today to the be
lief that three men entombed in a
flooded mine 175 feet underground
are still alive.
Heartened by this hope, the res
cuers—some of whom have gone
without sleep for nearly 36 hours—
manned pumps and reported they
thought they were winning their
battle against the water.
Frank Arrison, who kept an all
night vigil at the water’s edge deep
down in the hole, came up at day
break to report it had receded about
eight inches.
He also reported that the tap
pings, first heard yesterday, con
tinued to resound sharply and
clearly through 100 feet of solid coal
and rock, indicating that one or
more was alive.
Meanwhile, about 5.000 free lance
coal diggers and truckers laid down
their tools in a work holiday until
the entombed trio is brought to the
surface.
The three men were trapped
below the surface of the earth by
seeping rainwater two days ago.
The three—Charles Bashore, 42;
Edward Heck, 42, and Peter Gordon,
35, all of Shamokin—apparently
were unable to escape to the surface
when an unusually heavy rainstorm
flooded the shaft they bought for
independent operation just two
weeks ago. Mr. Gordon is father of
two children and Mr. Bashore of
four.
Mr. Bashore’s wife, who had main
tained a 24-hour vigil at the shaft,
went home last night to get some
sleep but was back among the crowd
early today.
The wives of the other two men
were ill at their homes.
Rockville Laymen to Meet
The Laymen’s Association of
Rockville will sponsor * religious
service at 8 p.m. Sunday at the
Rockville Christian Church with
the Rev. Fr-nk K. Brasington of the
Columbia Federation of Baptist
Churches, Washington, as guest
peaker.
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shirts. Haspel tailors these in New
Orleans where washable suits are the
only wear for warm days.
Haspel and Seersucker Suits.$20.50
Haspel Sir Preme Suits.$25.50
Haspel Celonese Suits.$28.50
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25,000 in 42 States
Alerted for Strike on
Long-Distance Phones
Twenty-five thousand long-dis
tance telephone operators in 42
States were advised today to pre
pare for a strike in about two weeks.
The strike call was given by the
CIO American Union of Telephone
Workers after a mediation session
with the American Telephone &
Telegraph Co. ended here yesterday
without agreement.
William N. Margolis, assistant
Mediation and Conciliation Service
director, said the meetings broke up
here with little indication the parties
would get together again.
“The company turned down pro
posals to extend the old contract
while negotiations continue and to
arbitrate the points in issue,” Mr.
Margolis said. "There appears to be
no hope of getting them together
again until somebody makes a new
offer.”
Strike Seen More Effective.
Conciliation officials fear a strike
would be more effective than the six
week walkout of last year. The long
lines union now has the backing of
the CIO and there is the possibility
that the rival Communications
Workers at America, representing
230,000 telephone employes, might
respect picket lines around ex
changes.
Many CWA locals also are stalled
in negotiations with Bell System
companies, affiliates of A. T. & T.
A. T. & T. officials said they
would be glad to resume negotia
tions in New York, headquarters of
5 the company and union, but Jolin
J. Moran, union president, said he
was going to Boston to confer with
CIO President Philip Murray. No
date was set for another meeting.
A strike would apply to about
250 Washington members of the
union, who are maintenance em
ployes of A. T. & T.
Plans Would Take 2 Weeks.
All long-distance telephone calls
here are handled by operators be
longing to the independent Com
munications Workers union. They
probably would continue to work.
Company officials have pointed
out, however, that long distance
service here might be Impaired be
cause switchboards in 42 States
would not be fully manned.
Mr. Moran said it would be at
least two weeks before strike plans
can be perfected. ,
The union is demanding a 30
cept hourly wage increase, reduction
of the work week to 35 hours from
an average 37 hours, and larger
pensions. Average pay of ldng-lines
workers is 1121 an hour, the union
says.
The contract with the company
expired May 8. The company has
offered to extend the old agreement
two years with one reopening period
for wages.
A. T. McGinness, Painter,
Dies Unexpectedly at 52
| Allen Thompson McGinniss, 52,
Washington painter for 25 years,
died unexpectedly yesterday In his
home, 1760 Lang {dace N.E.
Mr. McGinniss was born and edu
cated in Oak Grove, Va. He worked
for the Highway Department in that
state before he came to Washington
m 1923.
He was a member of William R.
Singleton Masonic Lodge No. 30
and the National Baptist Memorial
Church.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Maude V. Settle McGinniss; two
sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Gallahan,
Fredericksburg, Va., and Mrs. Beulah
Cummings, Baltimore, and a brother,
Neal McGinniss, also of Fredericks
burg.
Funeral services will be held at
1 p.m. tomorow in the Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourtenth street N.W.
Burial will be In Cedar Hill Ceme
tery.
The Gold Coast has a campaign
to encourage natives to start sav
ings accounts.
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