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Forced |Layoff Beats Pension EDITORIAL COMMENT Lihue Gives 40-Yr. Worker Watch-$4J6 By Correspondence Why Burns Won LIHUE—When Kozo Yata was forced to retire last October, a Two years ago when a faction of the Democratic Lihue plantation boss told him, Party including Burns, Mitsuyuki Kido, Dr. Ernest Mu “Too bad, Yata, you poho. You rai, Daniel Inouye and others emerged as the dominant little more catch gold watch. Only faction, the event was labeled a victory for the mod few months more you make 40 erates and right-wingers. The left wing (and that years with plantation.” means union labor in the parlance of the dailies) was These few words give a fair description of Lihue Plantation tossed out. Co.’s policy to retire veteran em The truth was that organized labor, as such, stayed ployes on “peanuts,” according to away from the convention. workers. But there were many un The company made Yata retire ion men among the dele two months before the turn of the year, when his union, ILWU gates from the outside is Local 142, was negotiating a con lands and it is true that tract with provisions for a pen- they voted generally on (m^d on page 5) the other side from the Burns faction. MR. VALDEZ Why, then, did many Cherry Blossom, Laid Off One Day From Pension of these same union men, serving as delegates to the Democratic convention Narcissus Shows "Sam's Statehood Safari" Slapped By last weekend, go along with Burns and many of Still In Black Slacks Store; Hui Makaala Rejected the faction they opposed Rumors that neither the Cher Two of the newspapers invited the Farrington paper would not two years before? ry Blossom Festival nor the' Nar to send representatives and one send anyone “at the taxpayers’ ex cissus Festival will be held next veterans’ group went on record pense.” The answer lies in the year because of financial hardship two factions that devel this week as refusing to partici . Although the Veterans of For are entirely false, spokesmen of pate in the legislature’s junket to eign Wars were reported to have oped among the Democrat organizations sponsoring the re Washington with the announced already appointed Francis T. ic politicians on Oahu. spective celebrations say. intent of furthering the cause of Dockery to make the trip, that One was that led by Jack Both disavow any intent to make statehood. organization took action Tuesday MR. BURNS money out of the events, though St i Bur ns and it included two Lorrin P. Thurston said the Ad night rejecting the invitation and both claim reserve funds realized condemning the proposed trip as types. By far the most important type at present is vertiser would not send anyone, from past festivals. and an editor’s note in a Star- a waste of the taxpayers’ money. composed of young men in business and professional Lai Heads Committee Bulletin story advised readers that (more on page 7) life, many of them veterans of World War II, who have As for the Narcissus Festival, unified a number of their aims in the program of the Lin San (Sunny) Lai, tax consul Democratic Party as given them by Burns. The other tant and newly elected member of the Democratic central commit Harbor Board Rejects 3-Part Bids; type consists of more experienced politicians. Of tee, has been chosen as chairman, these many have been friendly to labor at times, falling for next year and he says plans short at others of satisfying labor’s expectations. are going ahead. Glover Was Below Dillingham Co. With considerable consistency, both types have One important decision made al Dredging contractors ' watched ed after certain adjustments had given indications of" following the Democratic Party ready, says Lai, is that, “If we closely to see what the Territorial been made to bring the cost into have a parade next year, it’s go program with honesty. Both have also shown the harbor commissioners would do conformity with appropriations. ing to be a good one. Last year it about the $1,107,750 low bid of The three projects were the im ability to maneuver with the best of Honolulu’s “prac was not so good and we felt some James Glover on three projects provement of Ala Moana beach, tical politicians.” Whatever their positions in the (mare on page 7) which were advertised together. at Kawaihae Harbor on Hawaii, (more on page 7) The competing bidder was the Ha and the dredging of the Ala Wai waiian Dredging Co. of Walter F. boat channel. Dillingham. The “surprisingly high” cost of Rumors of Layoffs Last week the answer finally dredging the. Ala Wai channel, said came in a rejection of all blds, an Rush, was a prime reason for the HASP Cop Throws Weight on C-C Land, nounced by Ben Rush, manager original delay. At Mutual Hit As for the board. Earlier, Rush had Old construction men had an- Finally Threatens To "Call Police" "Entirely False" said Glover’s bid would be accept (more on page 7) Most recent in a series of com eral government. We can do as we plaints about the attitude of Ha damn please.” No layoffs are anticipated at Mutual Telephone Co. and no de waiian Armed Service Police to Again and again the HASP man repeated the question, "Soldier or velopment is anticipated which Beatty Sells Workers Milk ward civilians is one by a man who civilian?” should make for layoffs in the im says a HASP enlisted man forced Radioed HP mediate future. Mutual’s indus him Off C-C parks board property Upon getting the reply, “Civil trial relations chief, N. D. Linde- on Puowaina Dr. and accompa ian,” he asked for an identifica berg, told the RECORD this week. At 30 Cents, Hilo At 24 nied the act with threatening talk. tion card and the civilian gave His answer was to questions Striking Hutchinson Sugar Co. cant Wednesday that Alan Davis, Parked along the street below his driver's license, which he says concerning rumors of a proposed sugar workers at,Naalehu received president of the C. Brewer Co., vis the entry to the national cemetery the HASP man took on ahead to layoff, which he called “entirely assurances of 100 per cent support ited the scene of the strike. at Punchbowl with a girl about his own car and apparently ra false.” from the Hilo ILWU longshore The strike against the Hutchin - 9 o’clock p.m. one evening recent dioed some message in to some To the contrary, Lindeberg said, men Monday when Fred Low, Jr., son Sugar Co. began just over two ly, the complainant told the REC headquarters. there has been. full employment veteran longshore union official weeks ago, but it had its beginning ORD a HASP car stopped and a Becoming nervous for fear he of the work force because of all visited to tell them dockers will weeks earlier when Plantation soldier wearing the HASP armband would not get his license back, the the work that had to go undone . refuse to handle a single bag of Manager James S. Beatty fired ordered him to move off what he civilian got out of his car and went during the war and because of the “hot sugar.” one of the most militant of union called “government property.” to the HASP cai’ ahead to ask for, installation of dial systems in Ho Such action by longshoremen, if leaders at Naalehu, Haruo Tachi When the man remonstrated it. nolulu and elsewhere. put into effect to stop any effort bana. that no signs indicated Federal “You’ll get it back when I’m More Get Dials to break the strike, might react Tachibana was supposedly fired ownership, he says the HASP man through with it, bud,” the HASP That installation is not complete against ether companies in the for using “threatening” words to replied, “Buddy, this is the Fed (more on page 7) (mare on page 2) vicinity. So it was seen as signifi (more bn page 7) Page Two THE HONOLULU RECORD Thursday, May 6, 1954 Mayor's Message To Convention Do You Save by Using Canned, Following are excerpts from the message of Mayor John H. Wilson to the Democratic Territorial Convention last Saturday and Sunday: -------- -- ' The history of a party should record its achievements and its Baked and Frozen Foods? failures, its merits and faults, what it advocates or opposes. It also snows how a party reacts under varying conditions and By JO LYNNE sively severe with age. Frequently In this connection, housewives times ... x Federated Press reddened eyes are reported. should be aware that the citrus -----The history of the City and County of Honolulu politically Agriculture Dept, home econo crop for 1954 will be larger than will show that the voters elected three Democratic mayors and mists have arrived at some facts These conditions are due pri the 1953 crop. Most of the in four Republican mayors since the first mayor was elected in on an oft-discussed question: How marily to a lack of vitamin O crease will, be in grapefruit, al 1909,.The three Democratic mayors have served a total of more much time does a housewife save, in the daily diet.The diets of the though a small increase is ex than 31 years as compared to a period of approximately 14 years and how much more do meals New Mexico children were found pected in early and mid-season served by Republicans holding the same office.