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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
MARCH 7.1946
Telephone Strike Averted Half-Hour Before Deadline; Both Sides Agree
Washington. (UP)—A threatened nationwide blackout of telephone communications was averted today when telephone company and union officials agreed on a new wage pattern just 30 minutes before the 6 a.m. strike deadline.
The last-minute settlement nevertheless came too late to prevent confusion among the country's 250,000 phone workers who had expected to leave their jobs.
10. 1. Trinkerips walked out promptly at 6 a.m., and started picketing, unaware that their disputes had been settled and that they had been asked not to walk out.
Many had gone out hours before the strike deadline. And in Washington, Philadelphia, Detroit and other large cities, the operators
They began drifting back as the notices of strike cancellation reached their locals.
The settlement means pay increase of $5 to $8 a week for telephone workers. It was announced here by U.S. Conciliation Director Edgar L. Warren at 5:45 a.m., a few minutes after strike cancellation telegrams had been sent out by the National Federation of Telephone Workers.
The agreement, announced after an all night session, was the result of almost 31 hours of continuous conferences between representatives of the union, telephone industry and the Labor department.
Dawn was breaking as newsmen were summoned into the conference room to get the word that the communications blackout had been averted.
NFTW President Joseph Beirne said a "sufficient number" of unions had agreed to the wage pattern to justify the executive board's decision to call off the strike. He added that local negotiations still must be conducted between companies and unions.
Asked by newsmen if all the unions would comply with the back-to-work order, Beirne replied, "absolutely."
But the word failed to get to some unions in time to prevent the start of picketing.
Pittsburgh Long Lines Workers also left their jobs pending arrival of the official notice. Pickets stood by at Atlanta but made no effort to picket, apparently believing that a settlement was imminent. The word was flashed to Cleveland in time to prevent a walkout there.
The wage agreement specifically affected only the 19,300 members of the Long Line union but Warren said it set a "national pattern" for the ultimate settlement of all wage disputes in the telephone industry.
The Long Line agreement called for wage increases ranging from $5 to $8 a week. Warren said this was equivalent to an average increase of 17.6 cents an hour. The union originally had demanded 25 cents and later sealed down its demands to 18-1/2 cents.
Warren said the agreement also settled a two-month old strike by 17,300 members of the Western Electric Employees association, an NFTW affiliate, at Western Electric's Kearny, N.J. plant. For Western Electric workers to whom the $5-$8 weekly wage increase does not apply, the agreement provides a 17.6 cents hourly raise.
George S. Dring, assistant vice president of American Telephone & Telegraph company, said the Long Lines agreement coupled with one already reached with New York City Long Lines Workers would cost the company an additional $6,800,000 a year in wages.
He was unable to estimate the cost of the settlement to the entire telephone industry. The wage increases were made retroactive to Feb. 1. The contract wil run for one year beginning March 6, 1946.
Textile Printing Shown
Textile printing was demonstrated by Bernard Mofet, a crayon company district manager, at a meeting of the Occupational Therapy club Tuesday night. Mofet illustrated silk screen printing with tempera paint. He showed samples of different designs of printing on other textiles.
A short business meeting was held before the demonstration.
ASC Reorganizes For New Members
All-Student Council committees were completely reorganized last night to accommodate new members. They are as follows:
Elections; Guy Asheraft, chairman, Lily Thompson, Dixie Gilliland Emily Stacey, Glenn Warner.
Parking: Emily Stacey, chairman Charles Hall, Joan Anderson, Mary Zollinger, Shirley Wellborn.
Smoking: Emily Hollis, chairman
of the Board; Stark, Franzena
Jackson, Glenn Wear
Public relations; Helen Howe chairman, George Caldwell, Carolyn Nigg, George Worrall, Carroll McCue.
Auditing: Anna Stevens, chairman, Caroline Morriss, Richard Hollingsworth, Franzena Jackson, Prof. John Blocker.
Social: Billie Hamilton, chairman,
Jane Peterson, George Darsie, Marguerita Kerschen, Carroll McCue.
Traditions: Lois Thompson, chairman, Joan Anderson, Caroline Morriss, Sewall Macferran, Jane Peterson.
Charter: Betty Ball, chairman.
Wendell Nickell, Anna Stevens, Sewall Macferrann, Richard Nelson.
Publications: Dixie Gillilland,
chairman, Guy Ascraft, Homer
Emerald
Freshman week: Richard Hollings-
worth and Shirley Wellborn.
Convocations and lectures: Sewall Macferran and Emily Hollis.
Calendar: Richard Nelson and Lois Thompson.
Members on the joint studentfaculty committees for Commencement:: Guy Ashcraft and Eugenia Heworth.
Lectures: Homer Evans and Mary Jane Zollinger.
Union operating committee: Eugenia Hepworth, Franzena Jackson Helen Howe, Caroline Morriss, Billie Hamilton, Jane Peterson, Charles Hall and Wendell Nickell.
Churchill Rhetoric Impresses Coombs
Winston Churchill's audience at Fulton, Mo., reacted "very favorably" to his speech according to Madison Coombs, director of athletics at Haskell institute, and Westminster alumnus, who was present when the former prime minister of England spoke there Monday.
"Churchill's rhetoric is something out of this world," commented Mr. Coombs, former principal of the University high school.
"Both men spoke more openly when they made speeches of acceptance for the honorary doctor of law degress conferred on them by the college," Mr. Coombs added. "President Truman strongly advocated closer British and American relations.
There were about 25,000 persons who heard the speech, but only 2,500 could be seated in the gymnasium where Churchill spoke, he said. The others heard the speech by public address in other halls on the campus.
Music Club Studies Opera
"Tamhauser", an opera by Wagner, was played at the Music Appreciation club meeting this week. Shirley Carl, College senior, read the story of the opera.
"The thing that impressed me most about Churchill was that he seemed very tired and he did not have the vigor I imagined he would have."
Jayhawk Veterans Appoint Committees
Committees appointed in a recent meeting of the Jayhawk Veterans are:
Policy, William Gibbs, chairman,
Jack Isaacs; George Kuralis; Robert
Hollibaugh; Fred O'Burn; Stanley
Wade; Larry Lawrence McDaniels
and William Kinder.
Academic, Walter Lancaster, chairman; Joseph Bukaty; Dan Strohmeier; Warren Shaw; and Dale Olive
Publicity, William Bartell, chairman; Fred Ryser; Garland Weed; Michael Unruh; Ralph Andre; and Bernice Hutchison.
Program, Walter Cox, William Gibbs, and William Bartell.
The membership drive has been closed, but new members will be accepted at any time. Michael Kuklenski, president, announced. Eight hundred veterans joined during the drive, he said.
Meet Dick Bibler— Ex-Yank Cartoonist
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10. entries were received.
The cartoons were judged from every angle, and for several days—then all three judges picked Bibler's work as first.
He became interested in art when he was "just a cup," back in Elkhart, where he was born in 1922. An aunt helped by sending illustrations from the Jayhawker magazine here at KUJ, which she was then attending.
Bibler certainly is nothing like a "sissy" type of artist. His drawing is sure and strong, and his humor is as sharp and strong as the man himself.
When he was 14, Bibler had his first cartoon published. It appeared in the Wichita Eagle.
"Oh. boy," he thought. "Here I go to being famous."
It didn't work quite that way. The next few years, until he enlisted in the army, May, 1942, were marked by attacks and discouraging "rejection slips."
In February, 1943, he went overseas with the army airways communication system, which promptly stuck him on an island outpost in the Pacific. It was when Bibler returned to Hawaii from his lonely outpost that Yank's Pacific edition began using his work.
Bibler's cartoons have appeared also in "Midpacifican," an army daily published in Hawaii, and in "Brief," an air force magazine for the Pacific ocean areas.
Other Winners Tomorrow
Names of the other winners in the Daily Kansan campuswide cartoon contest will be announced tomorrow.
"Little Man on Campus"-the title of the Daily Kansan's new cartoon series—was born in the fertile mind of Frank Curry, College sophomore, one day last November.
"LMOC" Title Curry's Brainchild
Curry, always the champion of the underdog, figured there was too much publicity given erstwhile campus BMCOS.
First Navy Paper Friday;
Will Name Contest Winner
The winner of the contest for naming the new navy newspaper will be announced in the first edition which will feature a new cover, Livingston, editor, announced today.
What's the matter with LMOC?" he asked. "That poor guy, he's always getting his face stepped on." Now, with the Kansan cartoon unholding his honor, we hope the LMOC' face is treated a bit better.
The paper will be for navy organizations at the University and will be edited by navy personnel. Each PT will have a correspondent.
Arnold Kukloski has been made managing editor. Livingston added. Additional staff members will be announced later.
Dean Grant Speaker Tonight
Dean Grant, Fine Arts junior, will speak at the Sociology club dinner at 6:15 tonight in Corbin hall, Jean Born, president, announced today.
You Needn't Play Ray Milland to See That Pretty Nurse
You don't have to lose a weekend to see a beautiful nurse at KU. There might be one in your French, English, music, psychology, social science, or zoology class.
Four registered nurses desiring college degrees to match their R.N.s.
college degrees to match their R.N.'s—Marcile Davis, Lillian DeFear, Mary Weathers, and Elsi Wilson—work four hours a day at Watkins memorial hospital and carry from 12 to 14 hours of College work besides
As a wartime necessity, they came to Lawrence under a special work-school arrangement.
The "star pupil" of the Watkins nursing staff is the head nurse herself. Mrs. Elma R. Stauffer, who is a College senior majoring in political science.
All five live with the regular nurses at the Watkins nurses home, just back of the hospital, which puts them close to the campus.
Courses related to their major subjects and interests are most popular with K.U.'s student-nurses. Miss Davis, who intends to do most of her future work in mental hygiene, is a College junior and a psychology major. Miss DeFehr, College senior, is a zoology major. Sociology interests Miss Weatherts, College sophomore, and Miss Wilson, special student in the College, hasn't decided yet.
When they venture forth laden with books and other implements of academic warfare, the quartet and Mrs. Stauffer are students. Back to the hospital for a quick change, and they make the rounds armed with ice-water and thermometers.
Here their conversation is not confined to things medical—some furious though friendly verbal battles rage over the Russian question, communism, and other worldly topics. Patients have been known to take sides and join in the argument, but most of the talking ceases abruptly at meal-time.
So if you see that nurse who helped snap you out of the flu a month ago hurrying into a classroom, don't worry about it if you think you're seeing things—you are!
Phillips To Direct New Power Device
Prof. Emory B. Phillips, Stillwater, Okla., who will join the University electrical engineering staff July 1, will have charge of the A.C. network analyzer which the department has ordered, Chancellor Deane W. Ma-lott announced today.
The analyzer, a device for simulating power systems, will be used by the Research foundation and by advanced students in the School of Engineering and Architecture.
Professor Phillips will conduct a laboratory using the analyzer, besides other courses in power system engineering. He was director of the Naval Training school in radar at Oklahoma A. and M. college for three years. He has also taught in the electrical engineering department there; at Carnegie Institute of Technology; the U.S. Navy academy, Annapolis, and the Georgia School of Technology.
Seat Cushions Burned
The Lawrence fire department was called to the campus yesterday to extinguish a fire in a 1940 DeSoto sedan, belonging to R. P. Hagen, Education junior, 333 Illinois street. Cause of the fire, which burned out the seat cushions, was not determined.
Insect Club To Meet Mondays
The Entomology club voted to meet each Monday from now on and decided to renew an old rule which drops a member from the club after three consecutive, unexcused absences, President Leon Hepner, graduate, said.
Gridders Get Equipment
George Sauer, football coach, asked today that all football men reporting for spring practice, check out football equipment on Friday and Saturday at the West Stadium. Fsractice will start on Monday.
Houser to Address Students at Union
George Houser, national leader of CORE, Congress of Racial Equality will speak to a group of students in the men's lounge of the Union at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The original CORE, was formed in Chicago to proceed as an inter-racial action group. It is "a federation of local interracial group working to abolish the color line through direct, non-violent Eleven groups belong to the CORE, and many others are paring to affiliate. Mr. Housch chairman of the present CORE in Chicago.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Quack club will meet at 7:30 to-night in Robinson Gym.
The first of a series of discussions on the merging of the Independents and ISA will be held at 7:30 tonight in the Men's Lounge, Union. All Independents are invited.
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Christian Science University organization will have its regular Thursday meeting at 7:30 tonight in the East room of the Union.
Veterans — A conference on how to file your income tax will be held in Frank Strong auditorium at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Comdr. William Shannon, tax expert, will be in charge.
Members of the Home Economics club will meet in front of Fraser at 1 p.m. Friday to have the club picture taken.
AT THE HOSPITAL
Admitted Wednesday
Dismissed Wednesday
Max Miesse, Eudora.
Joan Schindling, 1145 Louisiana.
Laurilla Cox, 1145 Louisiana.
Winfield Harvey, West 10th.
Bebe Horine, 1001 West Hills.
Gwendolyn Harger, 1145 Louisiana.
Sussex
Walter Crossno, 923 Mairie,
Malcé Courbon, 1111 W. 11.
Lorea Blair, 1931 Tennessee.
Roy Wine, 905 Louisiana.
Dewey Churchill, PT 9.
Bolivar Marquez, 1233 Oread.
Surgery Wednesday
Surgery Wednesday
Max William Miesse, appendectomy
Donald F. Burnett, appendectomy.
Condition of both, is good.
LOST—In Fraser auditorium U. S. Marine corps reserve discharge button. Finder please contact Daily Kansan office.
WANT ADS
LOST—Brown zipper billfold in Library. Contained abundant identification. Keep change but please return activity ticket and picture. Call Mrs. George Mendenhall at 1140 Ohio. 1603M.
NOTICE—Will the person who took my mistake a field coat (38L) from cafeteria in Union building please return same to Spooner-Thayer hall, and receive yours. Marked (U-9421), Thanks.
LOST — Brown billfold initialed M.H.G. Monday, containing money, driver's license, and other identification. Reward. Call Marian Graham, 153.
WANTED—Two strong boys to help arrange storage space at the Art Museum. Work Saturday and one or two mornings a week. Apply at the Art Museum.
LOST—Red billfold containing activity book, money, snapshots. Finder please return to the Kansan office. Reward.
JOST—Black Sheaffer pen. If found, please call Bob Weber, phone 366.
ROOMS—Rooms for girls. The Ruby Lee House. Phone 3338.
PASSENGERS WANTED — Can carry 7 passengers in station wagon from Sunflower. L.V. Sunflower 7:30 a.m. Mon.-Sat. Leave K.U. 5:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri.(Noon on Sat.) C. A. Babcock. Lane R, Apt. 13 or Mrs.Babcock.K.U. Registrar's office.
For That Coke Date Remember
ELDRIDGE PHARMACY
Phone 999
701 Mass.