SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 22. 1956
Meany Rules Against
Longshoremen's Union
Draft Boards
Slow Work
In Alabama-
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Sept. 21
(A - I—Alabama draft boards, hot
under the collar over an indefi
nite deferment ordered for Negro
attorney Fred D. Gray, today
threatened a deliberate draft
slowdown.
At least one board promised no
registrants, white or Negro, would
be called up for induction "until
Gray is drafted."
Appeals Agent j
And an appeals ag;nt, Alton L.
Turner of Crenshaw County, re
signed with an angry blast at Lt.
Gem Lewis B. Hers ey and the
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colore. People.
Gray has been an attorney for
Negro groups in the months-old
boycott of Montgomery city
buses.
Turner Makes Charge
Charging that Hershey had
bowed to the "wishes of the
NAACP," Turner said the Selec
tive Service director is pursuing
"politically inspired course"
that could wreck the Selective
Service system.
Three members of Gray's local
board resigned Monday after the
25-vear-old attorney failed to re
port for induction.
Farm Economy
'Family Type'
Despite Trends
HARRISBURG. Sept. 21 (.P)—
Pennsylvania's farm economy
continues to .be overwhelmingly
dominated by the small-scale fam
ily type farm, despite trends to
ward larger acreage and greater
investment.
Late figures released from the
1955 farm census indicate that the
vast majority of farm operators
are owners or part owners of
their establishments.
The figures show the propor
tion of farm ownership or part
ownership to the total number of
farms is still• more than 90 per
cent, almost exactly the same pro
portion as in the 1950 census.
This is despite a constant re
duction in the number of farms
in the state. Of the total number
of state farms—there are now
about 128,000—more than 77 per
cent are fully owned by their op
erators.
These Pennsylvania figures
compare favorably with the na
tional statistics.
Confidence Men
Help to Defraud
American Investors
WASHINGTON. Sept. 21 UP)—
Circus pitchmen and confidence
game operators - are being re
cruited to help defraud American
investors of millions of dollars in
high pressure sales of stock by
telephone from "backroom opera
tions" in New York,• the Securi
ties and Exchange Commission
said today.
SEC Chairman J. Sinclair Arm
strong also said that the situation
in `'fraudulent selling" of highly
speculative stocks by telephone
across the border from Canada
has• worsened notably in the last
Six to seven months.
. Armstrong's statements were at
- a news conference he held jointly
with the administrators or their
representatives .from nine CRC'
- regional offices across the coon
'try. They have been here for a
weeklong meeting. .
"Operations of 'unscrupulotis
salesmen selling stock by tele
phone from so-called 'b uc k e.t
shops' or 'boiler rooms' in New
York are on a scale reminiscent
of the days before Congress pass
ed the Securities Act 22 years
ago." Arra.strong said. .
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (fP)
—AFL-CIO President George
Nleany ruled today an exiled
dockworkers union has failed
to rid itself of gangster influ
ence and must stay out of his
big labor organization.
Meany made known his decis
ion immediately after a 90-min
ute conference with Capt. William
V. Bradley, president of the Inter
national Longshoremen's Assn.
The ILA, with a membership of
60,000, was ousted from the old
AFL three years ago on charges it
was dominated by racketeers.
Bradley f ailed to convince
Meany of any cleanup and got a
flat turndown on his appeal for
ILA admittance to the merged
AFL-CIO.
Failed lo Cleanup
"All ,I can say," Meany told re
porters, "is that from what Mr.
Bradley told me the ILA officially
has done nothing to rectify condi
tions existing when the union was
ousted."
Meany said he questioned Brad
ley about whether any of the
cleanup conditions previously laid
down had been fulfilled by the
ILA and thal he was not satisfied
with Bradley's replies. He said
Bradley told him the ILA had
been "too busy" to carry out many
of the suggested reforms.
AFL-CIO conditions for ILA re
admission include demands that
it rid itself of hoodlums and offi
cials having criminal records, that
it install democratic procedures
to give members more voice in
running union affairs, that it in
stall fair hiring practices on the
New York waterfront, and that it
stop ILA officials from "taking
gifts and bribes." •
Meany said he ticked off these
conditions one after another with
Bradley and got no satisfactory
answers. He was overheard to re
mark impatiently after the meet
ing that Bradley had merely
wasted his time.
Stevenson Prepares
Farm Vote. Pursuit
WASHINGTON, -Sept. 21 M—Ailai Stevenson talked
labor matters with the head of the AFL-CIO today prepara
tory to taking off in pursuit of the farm vote tomorrow.
Stevenson conferred for nearly an hcur in his hotel suite
with AFL-CIO President George Meany, who told newsmen'
later the Democratic nominee "looks very confident" about
his chances of defeating President( -
Eisenhower in the November I
election. - 4 Prices 'Go Down'
Tomorrow morning Stevenson
flies, hard on the heels of Eisen- ,Expected to Start
hower, to Newton, lowa, to de -1
liver a major farm speech at the,
National Field Days. Eisenhower , New Climb Soon
spoke there today. WASHINGTON. Sept. 21 (IF)-1
Stevens itt is sure to assail the Consumer prices edged down
Republican administration's farm two-tenths of I per cent in Au-1
,program, particularly Eisenhow-;gust from July's all-time peak,
r er's stand in favor of flexible:but may be climbing up again
price supports rather than the;this month.
Democrat-backed system of high, The Bureau of Labor Statistics
supports. announced the August reversal of
` 'Stevenson's eight-day trip will is steep three-month rise in living
take him through several other costs. It was attributed to a drop
'farm states and also to Denver 'of nearly 15 per cent in the cost
l and some Southern states before ,of fresh fruits and vegetables.
I he winds it up Seat_ 29 or 30, August Dip
I either in Washington or Chicago. Despite the August dip, 100,000
Then, a - couple of days later, he ! aircraft workers, whose wages
takes off on another campaign ,are pegged to quarterly fluctua
swing, piobahly in the East. !lions in the - government's. price
Meany had little to say about index, received 2 or 3-cent hourly
his meeting with Stevenson to-4 wage boosts.
day- He brushed off most of the 1 Their adjustments were the: re
newsmen's questions with an air:sult of jumps in the index during
'of impatience as he made his way !June and July.
from the hotel suite to his car. Possible Climb
Meany reportedly opposed the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
AFL-ClO's taking a stand in favor Commissioner Ewan Clauge fore
of either candidate this year. The tsaw a possible climb again next
labor group's Executive Board month because of the continuing
and Executive Council both voted price mark-up on Meats, clothing
'1
endorsement of , Stevenson, how-:fuel and automobiles.
ever. And Meany said today that! These increases may well off - 1
"of course" he will support Ste- set any continuing decrease in
venson. 'fruit and vegetable products, hel
_
Asked if he would make speech-!suggested. -
es for the Democratic nominee.' The price index for September.
,Meany said he doesn't plan any to be issued next month, there
outright political addresses but !fore could remain about its pre
'will make some speeches "with a!sent level or again "could equal
political tinge" from time to time. i the- all-time high." Clauge said.
Stevenson has called for "re- I
placement" of the Taft-Hartley act. Most union leaders have de
labor day, either through repeal nounced the legislation, passed by
or amendment, while Eisenhower the Republican-controlled 80th
'has asked "improvement." of the as antilabor.
Speidel Uses
Own Customs
On Freshman
It seems that Charlie Speidel,
the talkative varsity wrestling
coach has. his own ideas on what
freshmen should do during cus
toms.
An incident which occurred this
week near Moffitt cottage involv
ing Speidel and a frosh went like
this:
The innocent frosh was walking
toward the tennis courts upon
leaving Sparks when Speidel, who
was strolling down the opposite
side of the street, crossed in front
of the startled lad.
"Hey. Frost/. you ought to be
good for something." Speidel
commanded. And then pointing
the apple tree on Moffitt lawn.
he said: "Get me some apples
off that tree!"
The amazed frosh hesitated a
second, then wheeled around and
began - shaking the tree in a des
perate attempt to fulfill the wish
es of the pugnacious mentor..
As the apples fell, Speidel
picked up a few and walked
merrily on his way, eating his
easily-acquired apples.
Which goes to prove: You
cant teach an old dog new
customs. ~
Rainy Lake Pulls
Disappearing Act
EAST LANSING, Mich. 01—
Rainy Lake in Presque Isle Coun
ty does a disappearing act, almost
as if somebody had pulled the
plug.
At intervals the lake in north
eastern Michigan nearly disap
pears through an underground
channel, like bath water down a
drain.
Geologists say the water seeps
down into an underground lime
stone cavern. The lake fills up
again when mud and silt accumu
late to plug crevices in its bed.
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To
Asks Farmers
Hold Judgment
NEWTON, lowa, Sept. 21 VP)
—President Eisenhower, coun
tering uneasy farmers, asked
the nation's producers today
to hold judgment on his poli
cies until he can outline them
in a major political speech next
week . .
The chief executive told a Na
tional Field Days audience, "You'
will probably think my views are
crazy, but I am quite sure none
of you will think me dishonest."
Bareheaded and speaking in the
face of a blazing sun, Eisenhower
added that GOP administration
farm policies and programs have
been based upon recommenda
tions of an Agricultural Advisory
Commission made up of farm edu
cators. oractical farmers and rep
resentatives of farm organizations,
including the Farmers Union. The
latter group is sharply critical of
his policies. He praised its mem
bers,
Major Farm Speech
In making his appeal for an ar
rested• judgment on farm issues,
Eisenhower had in mind a speech
scheduled for Peoria, 111., Sept. 25
and billed as his "major" farm
speech of the campaign.
He•doubtless had in mind, too,
the fact that his Democratic op
ponent. Adlai Stevenson, will de
liver his first big farm speech
from the platform here tomorrow.
Stevenson already has attacked
Eisenhower policies as being
hard-hearted toward farmers.
Farmers Attend
If the shirt-sleeved audience,
made up mostly of farmers in
cluding some from all parts of
the country, expected any politi
cal 'fireworks, they were disap
pointed. Eisenhower opened his
brief remarks with the statement
that, "I shall make no political
speech."
It applauded him three times
and then only briefly but re
spectfully. Firs t, when he and
Mrs. Eisenhower were introduced
to the giant audience_ second
when he made his reference to his
belief that farmers would con
sider him honest and lastly when
he expressed the appreciation of
himself and Mrs. Eisenhower for
the "warmth" of their- lowa re
ception.
Canada Announces Sale
Of Jet Planes to Israel
OTTAWA, Sept. 21 (?P) —'Arab hostilities by selling Israel
Prime Minister Louis St. Lau-! t h e
~.. j e e r t - 7- rn H e
net said iad that 1
rent announced today that Canada that the planes "will assurede
Canada will sell 24 Sabre jet: used solely for defense against
fighter planes to Israel in the aggression."
next six months. - I
St. Laurent said the bulk of the:Kefauver Cla;ms
order would be canceled if any' . •
political circumstances warrant Nixon is Not Pro
such a step in the delivery period.
'lsrael asked last spring for the
Peoples' Welfare
planes. They will cost more than.' PENDLETON, Ore.. Sept. I 'l 1.7 , 1
Kefauversix million dollars. I Sen. Estes today re-
St. Laurent's statement sai d
that the government was greatly,
jected Vice President Nixon's de
[lnfluenced in its decision to let mand for an apology and reiter-
Ithe sale go through "by the fact i ated that President Eisenhower
!that Israel's neighbor—Egypt—!has fought against "the best in
has recently received large num-;
bers of jet fighters from the So- of the little people."
viet Union and. even more im-I "I do not withdraw one word I
portant. a considerable number of said about Mr. Eisenhower be
modern jet bombers, of which`cause every word I said was
Israel possesses none." I true," the Democratic vice presi-
The Prime Minister said the de-,dential candidate said at an air
cision to sell had been reached Port interview.
"after full and useful discussiont In Spokane, Wash., last night
with certain friendly gov e r n-. Nixon accused Kefauver of "be
ments." These are known to in-flow the belt, low-road tactics"
elude the United States and Brit-'and demanded that the senator
airs. apologize to President Eisenhow-
In Washing+t)n. a State De- er and the American people.
partrnent spokesman said the I Nixon, on a campaign tour of
United Stales had raised no ob- his own, cited Kefauver's state
jection to the sale. Press officer Iment earlier in the week that
Lincoln White did not say spe- I"President Eisenhower had per
cifically that Washington had 'sonally been working just as hard
approved the deal, but this was lagainst the little people of this
indicated. !nation as those . who surround
White said the United States him."
was informed of the Canadian-f In rejecting Nixon's request for
Israeli negotiations and consulted' an apology, Kefauver said that
with Ottawa about them. 'the vice president's statement
-
Canada is authorized to manu- showed that the "official propa
facture the American-designed garida line of the Republican par-
Sabre jet under U.S. license. ity is to try to keep Eisenhower
St. Laurent made it clear he above criticism and not let any
did not want to encourage Israeli-iresponsibility be pinned on him."
Army Sees
Atom Arms
Stockpiles
FT. CAMPBELL, Ky., Sept. 21
, W)—Secretary Wilber M. Brucker
said tonight the At my is stocking
a variety of atomic weapons
"which can be used with dis
crimination" against nearby as
well as distant targets.
In an address prepared for cere
monies marking -the formal re
forming of the famous 101st Air
borne Division—streamlined to
the "most advanced concepts of
war in the atomic age"—Brucker
appeared to point to:
Army eta'
1. Further steps toward an ul
timate Army goal to provide both
its own close support firepower
and to attack well behind enemy
lines—without reliance on the Air
Force.
2. A distinction between the
massive destruction weapons of
the Strategic Air Command and
the selective atomic weapons
which the Army uses.
Variety of Weapons
Brucker.after saying the Army
is filling its arsenal with a "var
iety" of nuclear weapons, added:
"Now in the hands of our troops
are lieapons of this nature--the
Corporal guided missile. the
280 mm gun and the Honest John
rocket, which will be part of the
organic artillery of the 10Ist.
"These give us a valuable in
terim atomic capability, but they
constitute only a beginning. In
the not too distant future we will
have whole families of guided and
ballistic missiles and rockets to
give artillery the vastly increased
range and effect necessitated by
the conditions of atomic warfare.
, Steelworkers Drive
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 tiPl--
President David J. McDonald of
!the United Steelworkers of Amer
ica today pledged a drive to make
the 1,200,000-member union - 1.1 . 1‘s
best and largest union in the en-
Itire world."
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