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KO. nd THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1960 T H E LEADER Ask Your Congressman By FI^ANK J. B E C K E R againj:t both the railroad an d the act on it. striker such as t h a t Long Island has suffered, will no longer be n e c t ^ a r y an d th e railroad -worker will be helped inuneasurably , . . labor negotiations will have taken a long step forward, “W ith our poropsal enacted into law, the com m u ter will be served, th e railroad worker will be on his job. enjoying th e full benefits of effective negotiation as well as his full salary. “O u r proposal encourages volun tary arbitration and adjustm e n t of dispute between carrier and em-1 pioyee. If such efforts should prove unsuccessful, it provides for the creation of an im p artial presidential board to Investigate and decide the factors of the dispute. T h is deci&ion w ill'b e binding. j Jerry Bagatelle Named NewsPhoto Editor of Leader Legislation For Com p u lsory A rbitration | the report to be I impeached in the district courts in Only .I short time ago, we h.\d a jo days ll found to be faulty: fourth, iii'-st clovH.sta„ing Long I-.land Rail- the proposals outlaw all strikes and ro a d M fi k e th a t was in effect for lotkouUs under the Railway Labor 2 d da.vs. Thi.s forced com m uters to Act with penalties for persons guilty reacli their places of business in of such activity; fifth, they aultoor- Neu York City and elsewhere by jze the district courts to Issue in- o\ercrowded buses an d subways and juncliorts against violations and driving their own cars each day. ^ threatened violations. Thus m ethod of transportation look j w h e n a railroad strike occurs, it i “In addition, protection is,, given ens 0 lousands of people som e-j between labor and m a n - both carrier and employee if 11 is ^ hours to roach lhelT| agem ent, 6he people are th e ones indicated th a t the report does not PS la on eit er to u.siness or^ seriously injured. No employer conform ennung home. The physical and employee has th e right to bring essentia] transportation to a halt. The b ills will not interfere with the agreem e n ts betn’een labor a n d m a n agem ent on wagesand w o r k in g con d itio n s . R a ther, they would se t up an orderly m ethod fo r ,'O r b ltra tl o n an d mediation, and promote speedy and just settlem ents. nicntjil torture suffered by Long Is landers. caused by the strike, con never be fully evaluated. tfow' We are having another strike th a t affeciA the Long Island Rali- Toad and the people of Long Island. For thus reason, my colleagues from Na.s.sau County. Congressman Stjcvcn B. D erounian from the Sec ond District, and I Introduced H. R. 13063 respectively, on August 22. 1960. providing legislation calling for enmpuLsory arbitration of rail way disputes. T h e bills would remedy present faults of the existing Railway Labor A c t: First, they would s e t up m ach inery to get a decision on a ^ispute relative to wages and conditions: second, provide for a special Presi dential Board to be appointed dispute is not settled In 15 days an d its report to be enforcible The mher Bay we m ade a few notes from an article on an cient Rome, which we found interesting. Over the centurie.*;. it h as been th e head of the Roman Republic. The R o m a n Empire, t h e Catholic C h u rch, a n d Iiapitol of Italy. Probably th e oldest civil anniversary stUl celebrated, is the, traditional founding d a te Rome, April 21. 753 B.C., which has now been celebrated annually is why it is caUed T h e average level cient city of Rome is from 20 to the requirem ents laid down bv 'h e Railway Labor Act, or if it doe.s not conform to the issues of the controvesy, or if any m em b er of M-ie board is gitilby of rorraptioii or fraud. Bob AddT U n d e r this legislation, there would oe no hindrance to labor or m a n agem ent in th e exercise of their rights. No one can contend th a t there Ls an y attem p t In this legis lation to restrict th e rights of labor or m anagem ent. I t is designed only ’ to preserve the rights of th e public who find it necessary to use the railroads a n d thereby s u p p o rt people who ru n them . W h ile discussing th e proposed legislation on th e floor of th e House, Congressm an D e rounian declared, “‘t h e Am erican pm p le are sick and tired of th e arrogance an d pubUc- be-dam n ed attitu d e portrayed by M ichael J. Quill, of the T ransport W o rkers Uruon. “T h e excessive and unjustified financial burden, trem e n d o u s loss of time. expe5fiditure of effort, harass- m e n ti' a n d untold personal losses again is the lot of the hapless. heii>- less commtiter. The com h iuler will be the one who will s u ffer m o st and profit nothing. And in the end, be will be th e one who is going to pay out of his own pocket, w h a te v er the cost of a sfrike m ay be. W h e ther he can afford ib o r not. he will foot the biU. “M r. Becker a n d I have introduced l^ isla ti o n offering help to th e com m u ter. It proposees a sound, sen sible solution. If th e Ck>ngress will Men's World Soft- ball Championship At Jones Beach T h e official opening ceremonies for th e M e n s World Softball Champion.ship at Jones Beach S tate P a rk are scheduled for Friday. Septem b er 16 a t 7 p.m. a t th e Soft ball Stadium . T h e H o n o inry C h a ir m a n . Mr. R o b e rt Moses. President of th e Long Island S tate P a r k Com m ission. an d th e Honorable Holly P a tterso n . N assau County Executive, are expected to p a r tici p a te in the pre-gam e activities. T h is World Softball T o u rnam e n t comes to New York S tale for the first time in the 28-year history of th e A m ateur Softbdi$^AssociaUon of the Americas. T h e e ^ r e series will be conducted at ttre Jones Beach facilities. w;Ch ariem o o n and night doubleheaders scheduled o n two fields each day through the finals on Septem b er 23. JERRY BAGATELLE Jerry Bagatelle, veteran Freeport news lensm an and portrait pholo- gnipher. wa.s nam ed official news photo editor of THE LEADER. Mr. B agatelle’s commercial studios arc located at 3? W est M errick Rd„ Freeport. New C o n sum e r Protection A new law. which protects con sum ers agaiast frauds In th e sale of rebullb. outdated and inferior household appliances and other m erchandise, became effective Sep- tem b er 1. 1960. T h e law authorizes th e Attorney G e n e ral to apply for an injunction restraining th e sale of used m erchandise whenever th e seller hdls to disclose th e fact th a t th e mer<mandlse h a s b e e n used. T h e law wn.*: passed by the I960 Legis lature on the recom m endation Attorney G e n eral Louis J. Lefko- j Like to gam b le? If tem p ted to ; travel at speeds unsafe for coudt- • tions. remem b er th a t the odds are ' against you. The Iiisiltute for Safer Living of t'he American M utual Lia bility Insurance Company says th a t on a 50-mile auto trip, traveling at hour as opposed to 50 miles per an average speed of 40 miles per hour will account :or a difference of only 15 minut&s In tot.il trip time. Unless traffic conditions are lavor- able and higher sjieed.s are entirely safe, you may be gambling 15 m in utes against all the rest of your life. SALE BUILDING MATERIALS Save On Cash & Carry Plywood 4x8 $ 3 .84 i il2c sq- ft-' M ahog. Pan&iing 15c | Louvre Doors $6.95 pr. up Roofing Supplies-Shingles , Roof Tar-Roll Roofing, etc. j on hand. KITCHEN CABINETS BOOKCASES Lumber & Plyv/ood CUT TO SIZE B&SIDMBERCO. Rear oi \ l Vf. MerricL R d . ^ F r o o p o r t. L . I. j F r e e P a r k i n ^ f F f l 8-8912 , Rome. Many of the ruins' 80 feet below th e level of m o d em cient Rome have been uncovered during this past century, a n d the revealed m onum ents, palaces, theaters, public buildings^ etc., indicate th a t In th e early cen turies of th e C h ristian era. Rome was an even m o re impressive city th a n it is today. It is apparent ,that our civUiza- > oldt itris sciences end chat they were a t least our equal in mai o ther fields. T h is is the age narrow specialization, and where i our automobile business, we not only specialize, b u t d o so with a conscientious effort to deliver m axim u m of satisfaction and economy to you.
