The Day's Almanac

Feb. 1, 1S51 (EST)

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VOL, LXIX, NO. 123
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Uiltti QcUtf r. 7, 17*4 PORTSMOUTH, N. ,H., TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19; 1957.
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per week
America Still o Land of Hope
DP Pair Finds Hdvf en Here
, . . By FR A NCES DI O N
Years of f ear , captivity, depr iva-
t ion and l iv ing wit h ou t hope have
ended ./or 40-year-ol d A l exander
S amochina pol it ical exil e of R u s -
s ia now s t a r t ing l if e a ne w. in P ort s -
mou t h .
;
; This R a u nl , ex-Russian - . s o l d ie r
ar r ived In' t he Unit ed S t at es jus t a
week ago ivil l i h is K a l ia n- b o r n
wife, S erena, 2 9, .ab oar d t he U.S.
s h ip Independence.
A mont h ago D ie * c oupl e . was
among t he t hous ands of ' c t t iz e nl e s s
peopl es who today p o p u l a t e - dis-
pl aced pers ons camps t h r ou g h ou t
E urope. . '
A new l if e s t ar t ed f or t he S aiq o-
c l iins .the very moment l hat t ow-
er ing .s ymb ol o f r eedom and hope
- - t h e " S t at ue of Lib er t yhove in
s ig h t In New Yor k harbor, but t he
pas t Is not r eadil y f or g ot t en.
I nt u i t i v e l y t h e S amochins ! ne it h e r
one u nd e r s t a nd i ng E ng l is h' , we nt
on" the def ens ive yes t er day wh e n
it wa s proposed l h a t t heir pict ur e
b e t a k e n b y a He r a l d p h ot og r a p h -
er .
Thr oug h t h e Her al d' s m e c h a ni c a l
s u p e r int e nd e nt , A z l o J. F e r r l ni,
who s erved as Int er pr et er , Mr s .
S a mo c h in voiced h e r a p p r e h c n-
s ivenes s . "\ V h y ? " she a s ke d ,
"We' ve done no t h ing wr ong ." .
Then a s mil e , t h a t wa r me d
ever yone wit h in r e a c h , crossed her
f a c e i& s he s aid in r a p id K a l i a n,
"Bu t ever yt hing is d i f f e r e nt in
A mer ic a, is n' t It ? "
The S a mo c h i ns came t o t his
c o u nt r y wit h t h e s pons ors hip of t he
Fir s t Met hodis t Chur ch under Ihe
He f u g e c A c t wh ic h I s p e r mit t ing
2 00,000, homel es s peopl e I nt o Ihe
Unit e d S t at es .
A t t he pr es ent t ime Ihe coupl e
Is ma king Ih e l f home wit h Mrs.
A nnie P e nne y of 31 P ear l S t., and
S amoc hin hopos to b ecome sel f-
s u s t a ining soon by ob t aining a job
in a l oc a l r e s t a u r a nt , u nt i l l ie be-
comes b e t t e r a c q u a int e d w i t h - t h e
o p p o r t u nit ie s open l o him.
A nd as t ime pas s es ' l he f e a r a nd
depr ivat ion of more t h a n a decade
wil l become onl y, d im memor ies .
Th r ou g h int e r p r e t a t io n b y F e r r i-
ni and Mis s [.ore(l a R ic c i, He r a l d
edit or ial a s s i s t a nt , t h e f a c t u a l
p ie c e s ' of S amoc hin' s . l if e were
knit t e d t o g e t h e r , b u t t he me nt a l
t o r t u r e and p e r h a p s p h y s ic a l .dur-
es s r e ma ine d l ocked behind t he
l a ng u a g e b ar r ier . .
A na t i v e of Mina e v o , R u s s ia ,
S a moc h in was an a mb u l a nc e dr iv-
e r in t h e R u s s i a n a r my d u r ing
Worl d War 11. A f t e r c apt ur e by the
G e r ma ns , he was imp r is one d in a
P QW c a m p in Be r l in.
;< f t o
When t h e . f i g h t i ng c eas ed, t h e
R u s s i a ns woul d h a v e l ib e r a t e d S a-
nioc h in, b u t he es caped [o a s y l u m
wit h A me r ic a n troops r a t h e r t h a n
b e r e p a t r ia t e d l o his na t iv e l and.;
He s aid t h a t t o have ret urncd' l o
R u s s ia wo u l d h a v e been u nwis e
b ecaus e, "I woul d have b een a pol i-
t i c a l p r is o ne r and woul d have got-
t en int o a l ot of t r ou b l e , " One r an
onl y g ues s what t his t r o u b l e m i g h t
. F A CI NG A NEW L I FE A f o rme r R ussi a n soldi er, A l e x a nd e r
Samochin, 40 , and his 2 9 - y e a r- ol d I t a l i a n w i f e , S erena, not qui te
knoui njc w h a t to e x pe ct, look I nt o a came ra a f t e r t h e i r a rri v a l i n
Port smout h wh e re th e y w i l l ma k e th ei r home a f t e r spendi ng ye ars
I n an I t a l i a i . di spl ace d persons camp. S ymboli c uf th e ki nd of l i f e
t h e y must h a v e l e d was . Mrs. S amorh i n' s q ue ry wh e n a ske d to pose,
" W h y? W t' ve done not h i ng wronj. " (Portsmouth H*sald ph of o)
A f t e r g a i ni ng r e f u g e b e h ind
A me r ic a n l ines , S a moc t iin ma d e
his .way l o I t a l y . Ther e he was in-
t e r ne d as a statel ess person. The
p o s t wa r years were s p e nt w i t h i n
a D P c o mp o u nd , his needs t a ke n
care of I h r o u g h int e r na t iona l wel -
f ar e g r ou p s . "
it $
"A ' c a b inc l ma ke r b y t r a d e , E a mo-
c h in me t h is wif e wh il e d o ing car-
p e nt r y in her h ome t own of V il l a S .
S f e f a no in t he pr ovinc e of Fros;
I none . When t he c o u p l e ma r r ie d
t wo year s ag o Dec. 1, Mrs . S amo-
c h in wa s r e q u ir e d t o l ive wit h h e r
has band at t h e D P c a mp .
S hei too, now knows t he hopel ess-
ness of l if e In s uch a pl ace and
t he cons equences of days of de-
p r iv a t io n. The S a moc h ins ' chil d
diet! t her e f o r w a nt of p r o p e r food.
( Pl e ase t urn to pare T i re )
N.H. Technical Institute Lends
Helping Hand to Air Force Unit
Legislative Roundup
Dwinell Files Bills
For Wage Increases
CO NCO R D 'A Th e D wine l l a d m i ni s t r a l i o n l o da y f il e d t h r e e b il l s
in t he Hous e t o carry ou t t he g over nor ' s r e c o mme nd a t io ns f or s t a l e em-
pl oye pay boosts and inc r e a s e d s t a t e aid l or l ocal school * a nd , t h e Uni-
v e r s it y of New Hamps hir e.
The new school aid bil l cal l s /or incr eas es in s t al e t axes on t ob acco
p r o d u c t s and t he R o c king h a m P a r k r ace t r ack, t ot al ing $800,000 a year.
D wine l l has proposed pay hikes '
a v e r a g ing 14.5 per c ent for s t at e
wor ker s and 18 per cent for s t at e
o f f i c i a l s , t o t a l ing a net ' b u dg e t
boos t ' oJ 52 ,612 ,000 for the next
b ie nniu m,
* * *
The g over nor ' s s uppl ement ar y
b il l f or a ddit iona l e d u c a t io n aid
Articles on Siz e
Of K iltery Board
- K1TTE RYA ' dark cl oud, of con-
f u s io n s t il l ' h a ng s today over pro-
posal s l o' ' I nc r e a s e t he size of t he
Board of S el ect men. .
The . s el ecl menj meet ing l as t
nl g hl wit h members of ' t hV.b udg et
and f ina nc e commit t ee and repre-
s ent at ives of .t he .Bel ter G over n*
ment A s s n., . a t t e mp t e d - lo' det er-
mine t he p l a c ing of t wo art icl es ,
one cal l ing for a. f iv e - ma n board
and the second seeking an increas e
to s even member s .
The s el ecl men t ook t he ma t t e r
u nd e r a dv is e me nt a nd' t o da y Ch a ir -
man Wil l iam' E . D ennet t was in
A u g u s t a s eeking l e g a l , advice on
t h e issue.
Whil e D e nne t t ' s exact d e s t ina -
t ion' wa s not r epor t ed it is kno wn
l h a t t h e Ma ine Mu nic ip a l A ssn. has
Us h e a d q u a r t e r s in nearby Hal l o-
wel l .
The c o nf u s io n -aros e - when Ihe
b u d g e t and f ina nc e memb er s in-
serted, an ar l ic l e in t he t o wn war-
r ant asking t he t h r e e - ma n board
of s el ec t men be incr eas ed l o f iv e .
Lal er t hey d e ma nd e d Ihe a r l i c l e be
ins er t ed on t he s pecial b a l l o t wit h
U e t own^ ma na g e r q u e s t io n.
This last move was prot est ed by
t h c Bet t er G o v e r nme nt A ssn.;
wh ic h had ob t a ine d 7 04 s ig na t u r e s
o n p e t it ions as king : - - -
1. A vote on a dop t ion of (he ( own
ma na g e r p l a n.
2 . A vot e on inc r e a s ing Ihe b oar d
ol s e l e c t me n t o s even me mb e r s .
3. That t he road commis s ioner
it nd t a x col l ect or b e a p p oint e d
l a t h e r t han el ect ed.
A f t e r an execut ive session be-
f or e l as t nig ht ' s h e a r ing , t h e b u d g -
e t a nd f ina nc e c ommit t e e ag r eed
t o wit h d r a w a r e c omme nda t ion
Hut it s a r t ic l e be accept ed. The
c o mmit t e e ' s act ion came a f t e r D e n-
ne t t l ol d board me mb e r s t hey.had
no r ig ht t o ma ke s t at ed recom-
me nd a t io ns on ar t ic l es no! .-invol v-
ing f ina nc e s . .
Bel ter G ov e r nme nt A s s n. mem-
b er s as ked t h a i t h e ir ar t ic l e s t and
al one on t he bal l ot t o be vot ed on
Mar ch 2 - a nd t hat t h e budg et
board's proposal be pl aced in t he
a nnu a l t own wa r r a nt - t o b e - t aken
up. Mar ch 9. They pl edg ed s u p -
port of t he f iye.- man pr opos al if ihe
i^ yerwuanv.board ,is defeated on
t W.bal l ot ' ,"' --
1
- "
;
', - . .
. . Th e y " pr ot es t edv.t HaV- .t hey' h a d
had t o o b t a in .s ig nat ur es for their
a r t ic l e wh il e ho p e t it ions had been
c ir c ul at ed by b udg et board me m-
bers. D e nne t t pointed Q \ K t o t he
association t h a i ils p e t it io ns orig -
inal l y were circul at ed for a special
t own meet ing and not f or an arl icl e
in t l ie wa r r a nt .
* * *
Frayed t empers were v e nt e d In
Junks $ 300 Pay Raise,
Okays 15 Cents Hourly
' . ' ' . * - ' ; ; / > . - ' ;- .' - . . . . - , . . - ' " . ' " . ' - . '
cries of "u l t e r io r mot iv e " anc
"ob s t r uc t ionis t . Lie tics."
A l b er t E : Cr awf or d tol d t he
s e l e c l me n t h e y - h a d " pr evious l y
a g r e e d l o t he three q ues t ions on
t he b al l ot and l hat once t he de-
c a l l s f or a p e nny h ike in t he t ax
on cl g arel s ind woul d r ais e t he
pr es ent t ax on al l tobacco p r odu c t s
f r om 15 l o 2 0 per cent. This pr o-
posal wo u l d r ais e an e s t ima t e d
$600,000 y e a r l y In new r evenue.
D wine l l al so is p r o p o s ing t h a i
t h e l ax on p a r i - mu l u e l r ac ing b e
rais ed f r om 6 l o 6V5 per cent , to
f u r ni s h an a d d i t i o na l 5200,000
year .
* * +
The g over nor ' s s u p p l e me nt a r y
e d u c a t io n aid p r og r a m woul d pro-
vide $392 ,000 in ext r a f u nd s f or
t h e Univ e r s it y of New H a mp s h i r e
in Ihe new b l e nniu m, and s ome
S I,100.000 for ext r a aid for needy
school dis t r ict s , and s chool con-
struction costs for most cit ies and
towns.
Rep. Joseph II. G eis cl ( H- Ma n-
c h c s t e r l t o d a y fil ed a bil l t o pr o
v id e $200.000 l or new s chol ar s hips
a t t he Univ e r s it y of New Hamp-
s h i r t ' i n t he next t wo f is c a l years
. Three R e p u b l ic a n sol ons jo int l y
f il e d a bil l to provide 52 0,000 to-
war d a f u nd f or res t orat ion of
Fort No. 4 at Char l c s l own, wh e r e a
b and of 2 5 f ar mer - s ol dier s hel d off
s everal h u nd r e d French and I nd ia n
inv a d e r s in a b l oody f our - day b at -
t l e d The sponsors of Ihe bil l ar e
Reps. Ma r t h a Frizicl l of Charl es -
t own. Robert S . Mo na h a n of Ha n-
over and Janet Tol man of Nel son.
Rep. Carl M. Loug ee ( f i- Ha mp -
l on) int r o d u c e d a b il l t o pr ovide
S 18.000 for a l ig ht ing system in
s t a t e - owned p a r king u r e a s at
Ha mp t on Beach.
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Ot her bil Ls f il e d as t he Leg is l a-
t u r e opened it s e ig h t h week of de-
l ib e r a t io ns incl uded:
Rep. D avid O' S han ( R - I . a c onia )
' l o repeal I h e s l at e' s f a ir t r a de
l aw.
Kcp. Bas il Br oadhur s t m- F r a nf c -
<PI e'Me tor* to rut f i f e)
Lisb on Mob s Q ueen
On Visits to Ab b ey,
Housing Proj ect
LIS BON', P or t ug al W Wel com-
ng mobs s ur g ed a r o u nd t he r oyal
c ar of Qu e e n E l iz ab et h t oda y js
s he vis it ed one "of Lis bon' s new
mo u s ing devel opment s . .
Ot her t h o u s a nd s r us hed t owar ds
f h c e nt r a nc e t o S ao Jcrommos
A b b ey, wb cr e g u a r d s had t o f or ce
Ihe pub l ic b a c k with t he f ia t of
t heir s abres .
The t wo-s t oried, col or - was hed
hous es of t he R e s t e l o Hous ing es -
t at e. \ ver e h u ng wit h f l a g s , em-
broidered s hawl s , col ored bed-
s pr eads and s l og ans of wel come
to Ihe, Queen.'
' A good exampl e of give and t a ke
bet ween t he P or t s mout h A ir Force
Base and Ihe c o mmu nit y is being
il l us t r at ed at t he New Hamps hir e
Technical I ns t it u t e on Is l ing t on S t .
S t udent s .a.t t h e - s c h o o l ar e as -
s emb l ing mockups, a device us ed
for - t eit r r ig ' e q u ip me nt , for - t he
l O O l h A r ma me nt and E l ect r onics
Ma int e na nc e S quadr on at the base.
A t t he s ame t ime t h e y ar e l earn-
ing about e q u ip me nt t hey ordinar-
il y woul d not use at t he s chool .
The A ir For ce in t u r n provides
al l t he parts f or t he mockups ' an.i
w b eing s aved Ihe mont h s of hav-
ng t he t e s t ing e q u i p me nt made b y i t nc t,a]]0t v o t e r s
per s onnel at die mil it a r y I ns t a S l a -
lon.
* * *
Teh such mock-ups h a v e a l r e a d y
been del ivered t o t he l OOl h A r ma -
me nt and E l ect ronics Ma int e na nc e
S quadron wh ic h Col. E dwar d F.
S us l rick c omma nds . A no t h e r 10
are due t o be t urned over \ \ il h in
10 days.
Thes e mockups , as e x p l a ine d by
A s I h e a dv a nc e
r oar ed down t he
motor
ma in
s quad
stre* i
hous ewives t ore of f t heir apr ons
a nd r u s h e d t o t h e wi n -
dows. S chool chil dr en wa v e d f l a g s
cheer ed and showered c onf e t t i,
The Queen' s v is it , lo t he S ao
Jeronimos A bbey, where l ie t h
r e ma ins of P or t u g a l ' s g r eat ex-
pl orers and pres ident s of t he re
P ' ibl l c, was a t t e nde d by t hous
a nds of women and c h il dr e n who
had been wa il ing al l mor ning .
The vis it of t he Q u e e n appears
l o h a v e c ement ed mo r e s t r ong l y
t h a n ever Ihe 600-year-old : \ ',l
ance b et ween P or t u g a l and Brit
ain.
Lisbon paper s ' publ is hed l ong
t r ib u t e s t o t he Br it is h mona r c h
who a r r iv e d yes t er day for a t h r e e *
da y s t al e v is it wit h h e r h u s b a nd
the D uke of E dinb u r g h . The pi
per s h a i l e d t h a l l ia nc e between
the two na t io ns .
P r e s ide nt F r a nc is c o Cr aveir o
Lopes a p p e a r e d l o have s u mme c
up t he P or t ug ues e r eact ion m his
t o a s t l o Ihe Queen at a s t a l e b an-
q u e l l as t nig h t , l ie lold her:
"The e nc h a nt me nt of your per-
s on and t he g r a c e of your pres-
ence ins p ir e our a d mir a t io n and
war m our hear t s . This was s hown
in t he e nt h u s ia s m wit h whic h" we
greeted you."
R ic h a r d A . Heat h, a t e c h nic ia n ai
the base
operation
are used t o check t he
of various communica-
( io n and * navig at ion e q u ip me nt
us ed in ( he B47 and KC97.
The t es t ing s t a nd s ;a r e mobil e
u nit s which can be packed up and
moved wh e r e v e r t he S q uadr on h a p -
pens to go.
The p r oje c t was s t a r t e d t he l at-
( PL e a s e turn to pi ce t h re e )
E X PL A NA T I O N Mayor J oh n J . L ei rjr, ' rl i h l backg round. . . m e t ' w i t h H e ra l d reporters Bob Norl i nr,
l e f t f orrg round , and Gra r r. S . R obi nson, rUh t f o' rrjround, l o e x p l a i n wh at happened l a st ni g h t wh en t h e
Council me l se c re t l y w i t h a lawy. er to discuss'piy rai se s f er ci ty employes. Ci lj Mi na g e r R ob e rt C. V i o-
l e l l c , b e h i nd desk, l i s t e ne d a s' I h e mayor cipia' ined. (Porlnouih H.rald ptclo)
Contract Disputes Keep
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Progress for Guard
Duty Requirements
May Be Postponed
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WA S HING TON.U", ' -The Na t io na l G uar d a p p e a r e d t oda y t o h a v e
made s ome progress t owa r d p os t p oning , f h e r eq uir ement of s ix mo nt h s
a c t iv e cl ul S ' f o r G u a r d r e c r u it s . _ , ! . ' ' . ' . t- . . . ' " "
A s G uar d g ener al s l ined' u p - ' f a .' g ive* t h e ir
1
a r g u me nt s .to a .Hou.se
A r nie J S ervices s ub commit t ee, Ch a ir ma n..O v it r t on Br ooks ( D - L a ) > con-
f ir me d t h a t one recbmWiendaHori' "t he. s ubcommit t ee.' is rbn.side.nng is a
o ne - y e a r p o s t p o ne me nt o f - t h e r e q u ir e me nt ordered b y t h e A r my.
Jf t he A r my - order s t ands ,' ' sbc
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mo nt h s ac t ive d u t y t r aining Vil l -b*
r e q u ir e d of inexper ienced r e c r u Us
who join t he G u a r d g r ound ' f or ces
cisl on had b e e n ma de it . s h o u k
s t a nd.
Lcsl er A . A very of t he b u d g e t
b oar d s aid wit h b ot h q u e s t io ns
b e g iv e n
choice. Chr is t opher A . Wy a t t , '
a not h e r me mb e r , of t h e b u d g e t
1
board, ma int a ine d t h a t t o s epar at e
t h e q u e s t io ns woul d cause" con-
f us ion.
D e nne t t , a t t e mp t ing t he rol e of
peac emaker , sug g ested t h a t since
"Ihe q ues t ion isn't v it a l " b ot h
a r t ic l e s be pl aced on t he wa r r a nt .
Joseph W. Hoyt of t h e . Be t t e r
G ov e r nme nt A s s n. pr ot es t ed t h a t
t he "as s ociat ion' s propos al was on
s ig ned p e t it io ns t h e r e b y s ig nif y ing
t h e wis h of 704 v ot e r s t o have t he
q ues t ion on a secret b a l l o t .
A f t e r ne a r l y 30 mi nu t e s of
wr a ng l ing c onf us ion s l il l hel d t he
u p p e r h a nd al t houg h t his mor ning
t h e ' Bet t er G o v e r nme nt A ssn. at -
(Plei se turn to pate f i re)
on or a f l e r A p r il 1.
The G u a r d wa nt s ins t ead to.'con-
f ine t he six mo nt h s r eq uir ement
t o ' r e c r iiit a over I S ' a , r e q u ir ing ' t h e
y o u ng e r enl is t ees to t a ke onl y 11
weeks t r a ining , b u t e nc ou r a g ing
t hem t o l a ke mo r e . if t hey wis h . -
A pos s ibl e compr omis e p l a n. a p -
p a r e nt l y we nt int o t h e dis card yes -
t e r d a y when Maj.' G e n. E l l ar d A .
Wal s h, pr es ident " o f t he Na t io na l
G u a r d A s s n. , s aid It woul d be
ab out as h a r d t o r ec r uit men f o r - a
r a ining p r og r a m spl it int o - t wo
I h r c e - mo nt h s e g me nt s as for.. A
c o nt inu o u s s ix - mont h p r og r a m..
Me a nwh il e , Ma j . G e n. Maxwel l
E . R ic h , a d j u t a nt g e ne r a l of U t a h ,
h a mme r e d a t t h e G u a r d t h e me
t h a t t he s ix mont hs t r aining pro-
g r a m h a s f a il e d b y not a t t r a c t i ng
t he expect ed nu mb e r of enl istees in
f eder al r es er ve pr og r ams .
The A r my' s order, he s aid ' in
pr epar ed t es t imony, "ext ends a
t r a i ni ng r e q u i r e me nt o f du b iou s
s t a nd a r d s of t h e N a t i o na l G u a r d
t o obscure D epar l ment of D efens e
f a il u r e in imp l e me nt ing a recom-
me nd e d pr og r am f or s t r e ng t h e n-
ing an anemic U.S . A r my Re-
serve."
' PR OJ ECT MOCK- UPS Plans are b*ing ch e cke d by Mr Force and \rw Hampshire Teenniol I ns t i -
t ut e personnel on a mock- up, * d e v i ce used f or testi ng c e rt a i n equi pment on a B47 and KC97. The mock-
up* are be f nr ma de f or th e Uf tth A rma me nt and Electroni cs Ma i nt e na nc e Sqiudren h y
:
stude nts at th e
school. L ooking over the pl an are, front toward back: John L eR oy of Fi t t e r, a stude nt; Kd w a rd X . Mi r a ,
electronic! I nstructor; Col. Edward F. S a a l rl cf c, squadron comma nd e r, and R i ch a rd A . H e i th , technical
rf pr enUti ve it the A i r Baie, (fortfmwtik H# raW pf colo)
Nioisy Days Ahead
' I t ' inai'y jjet noi sy ' s ome t i me
th i s, week i n ilx se c t i on* of
the elt# , wken new Ci v i l De-
f ense - i i r- raid warni ng lircns
are tested. ' " " -
Edward L . Butl er, local CD
di rector, today said the ci ty' s
s i r. ne w s i re ns w i l l be tested
between now and S aturday, I n
preparati on f or f ut ure rejtu-
, l i r CD, al e rts.
The hew ulrens are l ocate d
on Casi, H f t h and S out h
Ktre e tx ; Ma me and Grant
renue* and Sherburne. road.
N.H. S enate E lects
Acting President
CONCORD on S en. James C
Cl e v e l a nd ( R - Xc W Lo nd o n) . wil
s erve as a c t ing S enat e P r es iden
f or t he c oming w e e k, ' b ecaus e - 01
G ov. D winel l ' s ab s ence f r om t he
s t a t e . .
Cl evel and was u n a n i m o u-s. 1 y
e l e c t e d- b y t he .S enate t o his t em
por ar y" post today a f t e r D eput y
A l l y. G en. War r en E . Wat ers Is s ued
i - r ul ing t h a t S enat e P r es iden
E ral s ey C. Ferg uson, who b ec ame
a c t ing g overnor wh e n D winel l l ef
t he s t at e, coul d not a p p o int a s ub
i t i t u t e f or mor e t h a n one, day in
advance.
The g over nor and Mr s . D w i ne l
we r e ' s c h e du l e d t o l eave this a f t e r
noon' for . P h o e nix , ' A riz "., \ vher
t he chief exec ut ive . wil l a t t e nd a
meet ing of t he exec ut ive c o mmit t e e
6 T. t he
1
Na t io na l , G overnors Con-
f er ence. D wine l l is s c h e du l e d (o
NE W YO R K < -fl f or t y - l iv e
h o u s a nd s t r iking . doc k\ vor t er s
rom Maine' t o Vir g inia r e ma ine c
die t oday as d is p u t e s - ov e r ; con
r a c t s in Ba l t imo r e a nd Norfol !
ir e- vent ed a g ener al - b ack- l o- wor !
mov e me nt ; . .
Union s pokes men wer e unab l i
o.predict' an( end..)o t he-,cos t l y pie
port-io^ -port - s it u a t io n " was " 'con
f us ed. ' . ' ' ' " " " ' .
j' is iia m V. Br adl ey, p r e s id e nt ' o f
t he Int er nal ion' al Long s horemen' s
A ssn.; appeared de t e r mine d _ "' t o
wit h h o l d ' any - g e ne r a l wor k" ' re-
s umpt ion "u nt il c o nt r a c t ag ree-
ment s were r eached in al l p or t s
from P or t l a nd, Maine, t o Ha mp -
t on Roads , V a .
* . * " * , ;
La s t nig h t Br adl ey ma de 2 re-
u r n, t o work t oday c ondit iona l on
s e t t l e me nt of l ocal c ont r a c t s in
P h il a d e l p h ia , Ba l t imo r e and Nor-
fol k by l as t midnig ht .
A g r eement s "wer e not r eac hed in
eit her Bal t imor e or Nor f ol k, al -
t h ou g h a c o nt r a c t c o v e r ing 6,000
l ong s h or e me n wa s h a mme r e d ou t
' l y today in P hil adel phia. Fed-
e r a l mediat or John R . Mu r r a y s aid
lie expected t he doc kwor ker s b a c k
on the docks e it h e r t omor r ow' or
Th u r s da y . He" s a id c o m p 1 e 11
a g r e e me nt had b e e n r eached on
1 ma jo r l o c a l and na t i o na l Is -
sues." . ^
A t r a de a s s oc ia t ion s pokes man
s aid y e s t e r da y Ba l t imor e empl oy-
ers wou!d not inc r e a s e t h e ir o f f e r
of we l f a r e p a y me nt s , per mit an es -
c a l a t o r c l a u s e on wag es, accept a
f i f t h paid h o l ida y or g o al ong wit h
c oa s t wis e b a r g a ining .
V ff ff
Th e Ne w Yo r k ag r eement h a d
been expect ed t o set ( he p a t t e r n
for, ali c o nt r a c t s in ports on the
Nor t h e a s t Coas t and end t he wa l k-
oat. The a g r e e me nt provided a
b as ic c oas l wide s e t t l e me nt on
wag es a nd f r ing e b e ne f it s , l eaving
l oc a l , por t s t o s el t l e s t r ic t l y l ocal
is s ues .
, A t Norfol k, empl oyer s and un-
ion r e p r e s e nt a t iv e s stal l were ne-
g o t ia t ing over l o c a l issues on. a
c ont r a c t f or 4,500 l ong s hor emen.
They wer e not expec t ed t o r e t u r n
t o work until Fr iday at t he earl -
iest.
r e t u r n' l o his
next Tues day.
S t at e House' desk
10,000 Chicks
Perish in Blaze
. ' : r -. .
FA HMI N' GTO. V W l Fi re swept
I hrough l a rg e wooden poultry
house af Hen's N'eM Farm t o d a y ,
destroying ; some 10.000 ch i ckens.
,T-oss was e s t ima t e d at between
$15.000-and S S OlOOO by Frisco Dl-
Tr iz io. who operates t he f ar m.
;F ir e me n f r o m F a r ming l n,
Roches t er, Middl e t on a nd Mil t o n
ke p t : t h e b l ar e f r om s p r e a d i ng
t o t wo ot her l ar g e p o u l l r y houses
on eit her side of Ihe f l a ming
b uil ding .
D iP r iiio.s aid the. f i r e a p p a r e nt l y
s t a r t e d , a r o u nd an el ect r ic wa l c r
f o u nt a in.
M anchester M an
Killed in Bedford
BE D F O R D WJohn B. Fen-
l a in? , 63, of Manc hes t er was
kil l ed t oda y In a two-car cr as h at
an int ers ect ion on R o u t e 101 here.
S t a l e . P ol ice s a id Font aine' s
a u t o mo b il e was coming out of
side r oad when it col l ided wit h
car d r iv e n by S t even M. G r a nt , I
4-i, at 5 Fair chil d D r iv e Hol den,
Mas s . !
|
F o nt a ine was t h r own s ome 2 0
f eet f r o m his car.
G r a nt was not injur ed b u t his
wif e , Mar ion, 36, and t heir da u g -
Icr , C h a r l o t t e , 12 , were h os p it a l iz e d.
A 10-ml nul e ' chat wit h i l awyer
ayed t h e way l as t ni g h t for i City
ouncil switch on how much of a
ay r a is e unioniz ed city empl oyes
et t his year.
:
.
Up . u nt i l minut es b e f o r e l as t
Ig ht ' s meet ing , t he Council int en-
ed to give al l cil y empl oyes a f l at
300 r ais e in 1957. But Ibis was
hang ed in short order.
A t t or ney John J. Whol ey s howed
p t Cil y Hal l , said he r epr es ent ed
he City Yard u nion, and t al ked
' it h seven of P or t s mout h' s ni ne
ounc il men.
Wh a t he s aid isn't f u l l y known
oday, bat it a p p a r e nt l y was enoug h
o convince t he Council its $300
an s houl d be repl aced by a move
g ive ail hour l y paid c it y wor k
;
s i 15-cent wag e h ike .
* * *
A l l - of this took pl ace In secret
the cit y manag er' s o f f ic e . Wh e n
rie. Counc il - went ups t air s t o t ake
up t he f ir s t ma il e r on it s ag enda
l et t er f r o m- H i e u nio n s eeking
col l ect ive b a r g a ining dis cus s ions "
t he pay rais s it uat ionever y-
h l ng ' wu s et f or ( he s wit ch.
' Co u nc il ma n La wr e nc e W. G u p t il l
f r . stood up and s aid Ihe Council
lad "inf or mal l y" ag reed lo A 15-
ent increas e l o incl ude over t ime."
Lying b e h ind t his a nno u nc e me nt
ra.s wl iat transpired downs t air s in
he city ma na g e r ' s of f ic e.
A ccor ding to Mayor John J.
.eary, Whol ey's . t a l k concer ned
.ow mu c h he t h ou g h t a 15-cent
hour l y raise woul d cost t he city,
above and b eyond the $300 raise
p l a n. -
Leary, however, was n' t in on al l
of Whol ey' s chat wit h t he Cou nc il
and said he l ef t l o al te'nd a joint
Buil ding c ommit t ee - m e e t i ng f or
awhil e. Wh e n .he came back, Hie
mayor s aid a "major it y" of t he
Council had decided l o g ive U i l y
Yar d wor ker s a 15-cent hour l y
raise. '
- * * . - *
S t il l u ne x p l a ine d l oday is why
t he Council decided t b ' h e a r out t he
upion' ^ t Hrpug Vi-WhoVey, b e f o r e l 'st
nigh I'ime'tl l nii.-l jear'y"'says :he
-
h'ad
t he cit y c l er k as k al l Council -mem-
bers S u nda y if "any a c t io n woul d
be necessary" ' b ef or e l ast nig hl ' s
me e t ing , .or if councl l men wa nt e d
a c ommit t e e or t he cit y ma na g e r
to meet wit h' I h e u nion.
Their ans wers , he s aid, were,
"No. It wil l be t aken care of Mort-
day-riig ht ."
Wh a t Council members me a nt by
' Monday nig ht " al so is n' t t oo cl ear
today. .They did not s ay "Monday
nig ht befor e Ihe Cou nc il me e t ing "
"Monday nig h t at t he Council
meet ing ."
* *
Cit y Ma na g e r R'obert C. Vl ol et t e
s aid t oday he had a cal l y e s t e r da y
f r o m R o b e r t , Mo nl miny of Man-
ches t er, area or g aniz er for t he
Cit y Yar d u nio n. Mont miny, he
s a id , want ed t o meet wit h t he
Co u nc il . b e f o r e l as t nig ht' s meet -
but Viol et l e s aid he tol d
Mo nt mi ny he coul d not pr omis e
t h a t - Viol et l e, however, did have
his s ecr et ar y not if y al l Council
members o f ' Mo nt miny ' s request.
A s far as is known t oday, Mont -
miny did nol meet wil h t he Coun-
cil . Onl y Whol ey did, in p r iv a c y
wit h Co u nc il me n A nd r e w Ja r v is ,
Ma r y C. D ondero, S h e r ma n P .
Newt on, S a mu e l A . McMas t er ,
John J. Has s el t Jr., G u p l il l and,
for awhil e, Leary.
> ; < *
A week ag o t o nig h t a t anot her
of it s inf o r ma l sessions t he Coun-
cil v ot e d 5-3 to jiv e a fl at 5300 r a is e
t o al l c it y ' e mp l oy e s , wit hout pro-
v is ions f or hiking h ou r l y wag es
upon which l o b a s e o v e r t ime pay
for City Yar d workers.
A s t h ing s s t a nd t oda y , t he u nion' s
me mb e r s wil l be. g et t ing 15 c ent s
more, an hour wit h an a c c o mp a ny -
ing h ike in over t ime wa g e s , whil e
a l l ot h e r c it y empl oyes g et t he
WOO r a is e .
* * *
However , wh a t t he Council
didn' t do l ast nig ht was vot e s u f -
f icient f u nd s t o cover al l of t he
15-cent wage boost and what t h is
wil l cost In over t ime pay t his year.
The city's 1957 b udg et , as
(Please <urn to pice th rei )
NOTI CF.
Reg ul ar meet ing of P or t s mout h
Council Xo. 140, Knig l it s of Co-
l u mb u s , wil l be hel d t onig hl , Feb.
19 at 8 p.m.
. . Bernard Woods
Gri nd Kni jh i . A dv.
GREAT BAY SMELTS
75c LB. :
PORTSMOUTH
FIS H & LOBS TE R CO.
Wlktr'i Wlilrf, fix* ol S t S t.
illeaclo wbro o K
f or
RIB ROAS T
I ntmtl tt T r a f f i c Ci rc l e Of, ( - S T 3 S
HOM E OWNE RS !
$Tbi new Homeowncri pol l cj i
c e f l f e ri i e f or I n*
rh ont us today.
S 1S E AGE NCY
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