The Lewiston Daily Sun from Lewiston, Maine • 1

a THE LV. ESTABLISHED FEB. 20. 1893 MAINE ROADS OPEN DESPITE HEAVY SNOW Third Northeaster in 10 Days Whips Snow Into Drifts, but Plows Keep Up With Storm Some Cars Ditched on Icy Roads New York Has Another Tough Day Due to an Ice Storm WATER SHORTAGE HITS BROWN CO. Berlin, N.H., Paper Plant Announces Staggered Operation UWP.

Co. Reports December Precipitation in Lakes Half Normal A staggered production schedule because "unusually low water conditions in the Androscoggin River" have resulted in a "marked decrease in water power" was announced last night by the Brown one of New England's largest pulp and paper manufacturers. at its Berlin, N. plant. Ford W.

Harris, agent and chief engineer for the Union Water Power Co. which controls river water rights, said he did not know of any similar moves to be made by other, river industries but disclosed precipitation in the Rangeley Lakes storage area was only about half the normal amount in December. PLAN WATER CUTBACK The Brown. Co. will operate some of its production units on Sundays and will shut these down on certain other days in the week to help alleviate its water power shortage, Works Manager E.

E. Morris said. The company normally does not Continued On Page 10, Column 4 JOWA CITY MAY BE ICE-BOUND 2 MONTHS Packed Snow and Trees Litter Streets of Burlington; No Electricity BURLINGTON, Jan. 2-7P- With packed snow and fallen trees' littering the streets, this Southeastern Iowa city of approximately 000 population today was digging out from one of its worst storms in history. Homes have been without light or power since New Year's Eve and many families have doubled up.

Six inches of snow fell over the New Year's holiday on of a sheet of ice. Trees were felled by sleet and the streets de department has estimated it may take two months to The clear. city the is streets. isolated except by shortwave radio. Although telephone wires remain dead, rail and bus service is gradually being restored.

The nearby towns of Mediapolis and Morning Sun also were without light or power today and more than 40 other Southeastern Iowa towns were cut off from phone service. FEEL COLD? CHEW HUNK OF CABBAGE INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2-7P-Are you shivering in this cold weather? Well, go gnaw a hunk of cabbage. It all simmers down to a matter of vitamin says the State Board of Health. nutritionist for the board, "is one "Cabbage," said Miss Lelia Ogle, of most plentiful and inexpensive.

Winter vegetables and is rich in vitamin Other foods recommended by Miss to ward off chattering of the toteeth are citrus fruits, canned matoes and raw vegetable salads. DIES OF BURNS UNAWARE 2 CHILDREN PERISHED BOSTON; Jan. 2-AP-Uninformed that his two children perished in the same fire in which he was severely burned Costello, New 49, of Dorchester, died toYear's Day, Alexander night at City Hospital. Two of his five children, Mary, 13. and Paul, 6, burned to death as Costello vainly tried to rescue them after an oil burner in the parlor their apartment exploded.

Mrs. Costello and the three other children escaped. Costello was never told of the children's deaths. TEMPERATURES BOSTON, Jan. tures for 12 hours ending at 7:30 P.M.

and minimum. temperatures for 24 hours City M'n. Mix. City M'n. M'x.

ending at 1:30 P.M.: Bangor Albany 16 9 30 Montreal 13 26. Minneapolis 21 Boston 30 35 Nantucket :42 Buffalo 23 27 New Haven 26 53. 34 Burlington 24 New Orleans 36 Chicago 24 29 New York 29- 35 36 Cincinnati 25 31 Philadelphia 32 Concord 18 30 Phoenix 49 60 Denver Hartford 19 24 33 Providence 29 35 47 Portl'd. Ore. 43 Hatteras 57 St.

Louis Fran'co 31 25 Jacksonville 48 63 San 45 59 LEWISTON City 11 18 32 29 Washington 34 38 41 Los Angeles 43 60 Miami 69 76 WEATHER CLOUDY-SNOW SHOWERS (By The Associated Press) Maine. New Hampshire, Vermont: Considerable cloudiness with snow showers in mountain areas todav. Generally fair tonight and Sunday. Colder today and tonight: continued cold beer go TODAY'S A.M. P.M.

Sun Rises 7:18 Sets 4:13 Day's Length 8:55 Increase 0:05 Moon Rises: 12:06 A.M.. Morning Stars: Mars. Jupiter, Saturn. Evening Stars: Venus, Mercury. Conjunctions: Mercury and Sun.

HIGH WATER (Computed by Maine Dept. of Sea Shore A.M. P.M.| A.M. P.M. Portland 4:04 4:28 Harpswell 4:01 4:23 Bath 5:14 5:38 Boothbay 3:54 4:18 Wiscasset 4:14 4:38 Small Pt.

3:54 4:18 Gardiner 7:44 8:18, SUNDAY'S ALMANAC A.M. P.M. Sun Rises 7:18 Sets 4:14 Day's Length 8:56 Increase 0:06 Moon Rises: 12:42 A.M. Morning Stars: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Evening Stars: Venus, Mercury. HIGH WATER (Computed by Maine Fisheries) Dept.

of Sea Shore A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. Portland 5:02 5:30 Harpswell 5:00 5:25 Bath 6:12 6:40 Boothbay 4:52 5:20 Wiscasset 5:12 5:40 Small Pt.

4:52 5:20 Gardiner 8:43 9:10. LEWISTON LEWISTON-AUBURN, MAINE, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY Half Foot of Snow in Heavy Northeaster With no sign of a let-up, late last night, Lewiston and Auburn were preparing to dig out from a new half-foot snowfall that came atop accumulations from a previous storm yet unremoved in some sections. Trucks and snow 'caders up their hey didn't make much headway, ast night. The storm, which began at 8: 8:25 A.M. and continued with varying ntensity, had brought 5.25 inches snow up to 9 P.M.

Union Water Power Co. officials said this rad a water content of .4.05 inches. While auto and bus traffic was not seriously interrupted in the two cities, reports from outside ndicated some highways were badly drifted. In its early stages, the storm included -but there no trace of the freezing rain that Gused great havoc 'in many secions of the Nation. VOTERS SCHOOL PLAN: and Lisbon Falls Ballot Move to Finance New Town Meeting Increased Taxation LISBON FALLS--By a vote of 302 to 221, the Town of Lisbon rejected, Friday night, ratification a charter for a proposed Town Lisbon School District and the matter will probably go over to the next regular town meeting in March.

the proposed plan, a school district supervised by a board five trustees, would have a borrowing capacity of $300,000 for erection new school building. The vote in Lisbon Village was 112 to 74 against ratification while Lisbon Falls voted 190 to 147 against. Al total of 527 ballots were cast with four defectives. Polls were open from 2 to 7 P.M.. after a special town meeting held.

Friday forenoon to open discussion of the school district proposal. John Gould, author, who served as moderator at the meeting, said after the result was made known last night that in all probability the matter would now go over to the next regular town meeting 'sched-1 uled for March. H. A. Bowie said residents of the town could vote as they pleased on the issue, but added no one could tell at the moment what a 'new school building would cost tomorrow.

He asserted the district has a debt limit of $300.000 and that he was to present to the town, before the annual town meeting, an article to. take care of the principal and interest debt. Unaer the article on finances, the Continued On' Page 5, Column SPECTACULAR BLAZE IN MID-MANHATTAN Fire in Business Spreads to Five Other Buildings NEW YORK, Jan. in a business ice-bound mid-Manhattoday spread to five other buildings, three of them apartment houses, and filled the Columbus Circlear with 80-year-old dense clouds woman of plunged smoke the roof of a four-story building into a firemen's net with only minor injuries, and 40 ather apartment- dwellers were led to safety in their night clothes. Eleven firemen were injured fighting the fivealarm blaze.

The fire began at 7:19 in a building at 230 West 58th Street, housing a rubber distribution firm. It quickly spread to three converted brownstone apartment houses and to portions of two office buildings. An explosion helped the along, firemen said, adding the smoke was the worst they had seen in 20 years. In late afternoon, nine hours after blaze started, firemen said there was the still "considerable fire" been in two of buildings, It had pronounced under control in -morning. Traffice on Seventh Ayenue and streets and on 57th and 58th from Broadway between 56th A and 59th Seventh to Eighth Avenues was barred by police until afternoon.

MARGARET TURNS DOWN B'WAY NEW YORK, Jan. 2-AP-Margaret Truman sent her regards to Broadway tonight but, with thanks, turned down a $10.000 weekly offer to appear in a restaurant on the Great White Way. On Dec. 15, Ralph Watkins, one of the owners of the Chicken Roost," a Times Square eating place, announced he had sent the President's daughter a telegram offering her $10,000 weekly if she would appear at his place after her Washington concert on Dec, 22, and: Will also change name of restaurant if. you so desire." DAILY SUN I 3, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS HOLD TWO UNTIL PROBE ENDED IN MAIN ST.

BLAZE third northeaster in 10 days here, insnow, swirling into I drifts behind the PORTLAND, Jan. 2-7P-Powdery Maine's snow blanket today by depths the U. S. Weather Bureau said would reach four to seven inAches. Bureau said Southern Maine.

covered before by six to seven inches of snow, was due for three to tour more and the northern part of the State would receive up to seven inches on its blanket of about 15- inch depth. Airline flights from Portland were cancelled in the storm which brought winds of 25 to 30 miles an hour. Trains and highway buses ran five to 15 minutes behind schedule, transportation companies. said, but city buses of the Portland Coach Co. were reported on time on routes by 24 plowing teams.

At Augusta, where the storm added to blanket of 19 inches, the State Highway Department re: ported that motorists were reporting no serious trouble except on steep hills. State police said that all main arteries were open for travel, but that in some places snow packed and ice glazed surfaces sent several cars into ditches without serious mishap. By, 6 P.M. Friday seven inches of powdery snow was reported at South Paris, and available piece of equipment was called out to battle the drifting white blanket. U.

S. Route One Open U. S. Route One and Maine's new Continued On 4, Column 3 LISBON REJECT DISTRICT Voters at Lisbon Village 302 to 221 Against High School Building Precedes Voting -Fear U. S.

MARINES ARE ASSIGNED TO MEDITERRANEAN 2d Division Group Going Aboard 'Midway' and Three Cruisers ONE AT GREEK PORT WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-AP-The Navy announced today, that an undisclosed number Marines will sail Jan. 6 from Morehead City, N. C. to the Mediterranean for cuty aboard the aircraft carrier Midway three, light cruisers one of entich is at Marines Piraeus, are from Greece.

the Second Division. The Navy declined to say how many Marines were involved in its descriptive phrase "a group of Marines" but it was learned that they are going over on a "normal size transport of 12,000 to 15.000 tons fully loaded." The Navy's terse 8-line "memo to the press" said the objective is "to augment the shipboard training of It likewise said that "the increase will restore the total perContinued 1 On Page 10, Column 4 BROKEN MAIN FLOODS NEW YORK SUBWAY 9,000 Trapped Briefly in Rush-Hour Trains--Many Basements Flooded NEW YORK, Jan. 2-AP-A torrent of water gushing from brokep water main flooded a section of Manhattan today. forcing a morning-long shutdown which halted a subway line and momentarily trapped 9,000 persons jammed in rush-hour trains. The subway riders were led to safety along catwalks and through tunnel exits aftc- a few minutes in stalled cars, but service on the line -the Broadway-Seventh Avenue I.

R. T. system--was not restored for four hours and 45 minutes. Dozens of basements were flooded by the water main break, at 88th 'Street and Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side. Three bakers at work in a basement near the break were cut 'off from a stairway when water began to pour into the cellar but they escaped via a dumbwaiter shaft.

The bakery owner' said the water filled the basement to a depth of seven feet. Water cascading into the subway tunnel reached a depth of as much as a foot and a half in some places before emergency crews' began pumping it out. All service on the line between Times Square (42nd Street) and 96th Street was halted by the power shutoff. TEMPERATURE HITS 103 IN ARGENTINE CAPITAL BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 2-AP-The temperature 103 (Fahrenheit) here today, the highest this Summer.

Ski Rangeley Tow All Day- RESTRICT FREIGHT CARGOES TO I HUB RESULT OF STRIKE 6,000 Truckdrivers Not. to Arbitrate Until Pay, Issues Settled TO MOVE ESSENTIALS BOSTON, Jan. 2-AP-Two of the three railroads serving this area tonight ordered embargoes on all lessthan-carload freight destined for Boston, except for food, medicines and shipments addressed to consignees on private sidings. The Boston and Albany railroad, announcing the action was necessitated by a strike of 6,000 AFL truck drivers who walked out of 450 firms yesterday in a wage and hour dispute, said freight has been piling up at terminals since the start of the strike. 0 In addition to the embargo on lessthan-carload freight for all consignees, the Boston and Maine RailContinued.

On Page 4, Column 6 ANDERSON PREDICTS RATIONING OF MEAT Believes Country Will Want ItDoubts Controls On Other Items WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-AP-Secretary of Agriculture Anderson expressed belief tonight that meat rationing will be put into effect after Congress gets back. "We feel certain in the Department of Agriculture we will have meat he told a MutualWOL audience on the "Meet The Press" program. Anderson said he thought that the meat country by will Spring, want but that rationing such of program "must have a general voluntary acceptance in order to be successful." Forseeing a meat shortage all during. believed this year, the Secretary this said "rationing of important food will have a strong effect on other food commodities and it will not be necessary to have other controls.

"In opinion." he added; speculation is not responsible for highs meat prices. It is strong. demand that is shooting meat prices up in the stratosphere." Flanders (R-Vt) has been advocating peat rationing for some time and Has said he plans to confer with Anderson on the question. Flanders has disclosed that he has conferred with a group of packers already in Chicago but that they "naturally are opposed to rationing prefer to let nature take its FRENCH PREMIER FACES NEW CRISIS Schuman Staking Political Future on Unpopular Income Tax Bill PARIS. Jan.

2-AP-The life of the Government of Premier Robert Schuman was in jeopardy tonight, it agreed in a to conditions of American Winter aid. There was considerable doubt whether the stooped, balding Premier, who less than a month ago beat down a Communist-led strike surge, could push through an angry National Chamber Deputies an unpopular income tax bill to raise an additional 125,000,000,000 francs The Premier took the drastic step today of withdrawing his original anti-inflation tax bill which had been trimmed and manhandled by the legislators. He submitted a new "compromise" measure and declared he would resign unless it is passed without change, "The country must know that we have behind us a Parliament which has confidence in us its responsibilities," he declarecepts The Chamber was summoned to an extraordinary session beginning tomorrow to considers the new bill and the Finance Commission of the Assembly went into what appeared would be an all-night session to complete its report on the measure. Rightist and Peasant Deputies apparently were in no mood to approve the bill without serious changes. The Government appeared in danger of falling at almost the momert it was assured of interim economic aid from the United States for the next few difficult months.

In signing the treaty with the United States agreeing to the ditions set by Congress for 000 in aid for France. Italy and Austria, Foreign Minister Georges Bidault declared this was "a document. to be remembered forever in the history of a friendship of centuries." OKLAHOMA CAPITOL DAMACED BY SMOKE OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. Fire which started is basement storeroom at the State capitol here late today caused heavv smoke damage to the Supreme Court chamber on the second floor and the House of Representatives chamber on the fourth floor. The blaze itself was confined to the storeroom.

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S. Victory Bonds Manufacturers National Bank "The Bank of Personal Service" Member Federal Deposit Insurance 32 Persons Routed When Fourth Lewiston Extra Alarm Fire in 11 Days Damages Siegul Building-Owner Estimates Loss at $20,000 -Water Adjacent Property- SKID, AND THEN Main Street near Lewiston end stopping it before the rear ena swung Fire Chief Harnden's car, damaging Auburn pumper skidded on of the North Bridge. There was no around and crashed into Auburn a door. TAFT CALLS FOR GOP AID EUROPE PLAN Can't Support Truman Program Which He Says May Entail 20 Billion Outlay Vandenberg for Survey of Relief Plans by Independent Agency-Martin Wants It on Yearly Basis WASHINGTON, Jan. Taft of Ohio called today for an agreement among Congressional Republicans on a G.O.P.

version of the Marshall Plan. Taft told a. reporter he can not support President Truman's proposal for a four-year outlay that right, the Senator said, total upwards of $20,000,000,000. The Administration has put the cost at $17,000,000,000. But he said he was "very anxious', that the Republicans get together as soon as possible on a program of economic assistance to Western Europe.

"I think we will have to spend between $4,000,000,000 and 000,000 in the first year in helping European nations help themselves and thus aid them in containing Communism within its presenter bounds," the Ohioan said. "But Administration insists on the Marshall Plan- in its present form and regists changes in it, then I canpct support it. I cannot back a- program that, essentially, merely figutes up difference between our exports and our imports for the next four years and hand that difference over to other nations." The Administration's program, based on proposals made Secretary of State Marshall, envisions aid Continued On Page 4, FBI CHECKING ON GRAHAM'S GRAIN TRADING Bache Co. Says Report Given to Federal Investigator NEW LIST ISSUED WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-AP-A New brokerage house notified Senator Knowland (R-Calif) today that the FBI has called on it for information on the grain trading activities of Brig.

Gen. Wallace H. Graham. President Truman's personal physician. Knowland is a member of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee which is looking.

into reports that Government "insiders" profited from speculation in foodstuffs. He told reporters, however, he did not know why the Federal Bureau of Investigation was inquiring into the White House doctor's account. since it is not illegal to trade in grain or other commodity futures. The California Senator has been Continued On Page 10, Column 6 SCORES SEE BOSTON MAN SHOOT SELF THRICE BOSTON, Jan. 2 Patrolman John Torpey said 70-year-old di Profio tonight fired three shots his chest in the presence of scores of persons near a Boston Common subway entrance.

Torpey said he was doing traffic duty nearby when he heard the shots. He added that when he reached the him a scene .38 Di calibre Profio pistol. calmly handCity Hospital physicians said Di Profio's condition was "extremely but that he had a "fighting chance to live." Torpey quoted Di Profio as saying in the ambulance enroute to the hospital that he was "sick of it all" and that "there is nothing else to live Police said Di Prifio is a retired watchmaker and that he was divorced from his wife about 18 years ago. AT 80 MAKES CAKE FOR HIS MOTHER, 102 PITTSBURGH, Jan. 2-AP-Mrs.

Isabelle Wilson observed her 102nd birthday today--and her 80-year old son, Charles, baked a cake for her. Recovered from a broken arm sustained in a fall shortly after her 100th birthday, Wilson gave this receipt for longevity: just trust the Lord and go ahead, and Lord helps me. My appetite. is still good." As she prepared to eat birthday dinner--also cooked by Charles- she added emphatically: "Charlie's a good cook, too!" FOUNTAIN GIRL -Apply La Verdiere Drug 173. Main Street The fourth Lewiston extra-alarm fire in 11 days made 13 and routed another 21 from their homes late Friday afternoon when flames swept a three-story business and tenement block at 19 Main Street and caused damage estimated by the property owner, Jacob Siegal of Auburn, sat $20,000.

Pending the results of the probe of the cause. Lewiston police are holding for quest oning two men tenants who occupied the rent where the fire originated. Authorities withheld their names but said both were in intoxicated condition. The blaze, combatted by, Lewiston and Auburn firemen a blinding snowstorm, came. seven days after the $35,000 three-alarm Christmas morning fire in the Vachon on Block.

304-306 Lisbon Street, where 27 persons were, made homeless and five persons were burned, one fat- ally. TAKE INFANT FROM BLDG. The blaze was discovered by Thaddee Jolicoeur, who occupies the third floor rent with his wife and family. The Jolicoeur family was preparing supper when smoke was noticed coming from a corridor. Mr.

Jolicoeur rushed from the rent and notified Mr. Siegal, the property Continued On Page 12, Column 3 Fire Causes Mile Long Traffic Jam A first class traffic jam that could be developed into. an arfor fewer fires, better weather, more inter -city bridges or fewer automobiles developed from yesterday's twoalarm fire during a blinding northeaster: When traffic was diverted from the vicinity of the fire on Lincoln Street, near Main, all inter-city driving had to be done, by way of the South Bridge. Result, continuous lines, of traffic, moving in opposite directions, from Main, and Academy Streets, Auburn, Lisbon and Cedar Streets, Lewiston. Traffic police could have re-' lieved the situation at Main and Academy, Cedar and Lincoln, Cedar and Canal, Cedar and Lisbon Streets.

Motorists, had a tough time entering leaving the traffic lines at these intersections; It took slightly better than half an hour to make the two minute run from Auburn to Lewiston shortly after 5 P.M. MARTIN PREDICTS HOUSE TO SLASH TAXES SPEEDILY Doubtful, However, if Senate to Speed Cut; Taft Against Haste KNUTSON PUSHES BILL WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-AP-SpeakJoseph W. Martin, predicted today that the House will pass a tax reduction bill this month. With Congress reconvening next Tuesday, the Speaker told a news conference: reduction is one of the very first things on the program.

"It is absolutely essential to have tax reduction this year. It will provide more take-home money and an incentive to production and thereby help relieve high Although Martin said he had no Continued On Page 10. Column 5 BARKLEY SEES ERP AS WAR ALTERNATIVE Democrats Hold Radio Ral'v in Support of Marshall P'an GOP CRITICIZED WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-AP-Senator Barkley of Kentucky, Senate Demo. cratic leader, declared tonight the Marshall Plan will be "infinitely cheaper in dollars to the American people than another war which might see the destruction of civilization itself." Barkley's remarks, from Paris.

prepared for a half-hour Democratic party radio program to rally support behind the Marshall Plan Continued On Page 10. Column M. VICAR SAYS MAINE GOP HINDERS VOTING Cities Refusal to Change Elections PORT November, 2-AP-Democratto Date ic State Chairman James E. McVicar tonight charged Maine Renublican leaders, with a policy en State elections that acted to "discourage rather then encourage peoto vote." "For several years," said McVicar "the Democratic party has tried to change our election date make from September coincide to. November -to it with the National election.

has cited figures to prove that great financial savings would result from it. It has shown that many, many more people vote at national elections than vote at State elections. Yet. in spite of these beneficial results, the Reoublicans in power--for purely selfish reasonshave blocked this change." McVicar credited the Democratic minority in the State Legislature with preventing the people of Maine from being "burdened with an irritating and costly sales tax" and said that has his party had greater legislative strength a recent gasotax increase would have been blocked. TWUA CALLS FOR MASS MEETINGS HERE ON SUNDAY Continental Employes Meet in Forenoon -Bates Workers to Hear of Negotiations Jabar Terms Ruhm's Statement "Red Sent Pepperell Employes Meetings of the Textile Workers Union of America (CIO), locals in Bates Manufacturing plants and the Lewiston Division of the been called for 7 o'clock Sunday Pepperell Manufacturing I have at Lewiston City Hall, to hear reports of negotiations between the union and the companies relative to new contracts.

A meeting of the Continental Mills local has been set for 11 A.M. Sunday at Jacques Cartier hall to consider a new agreement between TWUA and that. plant. RED HERRING ISSUE Announcement of the meetings came after George Jabar. State TWUA director, had branded as a "red herring issue" a statement issued Thursday by Herman D.

Ruhm president of Bates, in which Ruhm declared the Bates plan would give cotton piece workers three cents an hour more Dav than the union proposal. Jabar declared Ruhm's statement was an attempt to confuse vital aims of TWUA and described the statement as "tactics worthy only of Russian diplomats and not of an American industrial leader who be cooperative in the drive to stabilize the northern textile industry." According to the CIO leader. the Bates official Continued On Page 10; Column 3 EARLY CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST DIES NEW YORK, Jan. 2 Mrs. Maude Hammer Freshel, 82.

one of the early leaders of the Christian Science faith died today. A native of Parkersburg, W. Va. Mrs. Freshel went to England in the middle nineties.

where she was credited with founding the first British Christian Science church and becoming its first practitioner. She resigned Christian Science church in 1917 because it endorsed World War I. TWO DECISIONS AGAINST UNIONS UNDER NEW LAW Featherbedding Banned; Rule Union in Unfair Labor MANY NEW STRIKES (By The Associated Press) Two precedent-making decisions were issued against unions under the Taft-Hartley labor law yesterday as new strikes broke out against four overseas communications firms and against a Texas oil refinery. In one of the Taft-Hartley decisions, issued in Washington, an aminer of the National Labor tions Board, J. J.

Fitzpatrick, ruled for the first time that a union had engaged an unfair labor practice. Such charges against unions were barred under the Wagner Act, which permitted them only against empjloyers. In the other Taft-Hartley case, Federal District Judge Stephen W. Brennan at Utica. N.

issued an injunction prohibiting the AFL Teamsters local 294 from engaging in six acts of alleged unfair labor practices. This was the first court injunction obtained under the new labor law, the NLRB said in Washington. The overseas communications strike involved walkout of 3,500 workers employed by four firms handling an Continued On Page 10, Column 5 Special Meetings Sunday, January 4, 1948 Bates Local No. 462 Androscoggin Local No. 280 Hill Local No.

417 Pepperell Local No. 518 7:00 P. M. 9 Lewiston City Hall Continental Local No. 399 11:00 A.

M. Jacques-Cartier's Hall These meetings are being called to consider and aet upon the reports of negotiations between your union and your employers. All members are urged to be present. Textile Workers Union of America -277 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, Maine.