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Evening star., 1939-06-19
A New Moppet

Tiny Carolyn Lee, just 4 years old,
was launched recently on her motion
picture career, when she made her
first scene for Are Husbands Neces-
sary?" at Paramount. The Ohio
youngster, who has had no training
OF any kind. gained a contract
through a photograph, a screen test
and an amazing personality. Studio
executives confidently predict she
will be one of the years outstanding
discoveries.
Evening star., 1939-06-19
Author Hon0red

Elizabeth Page received no fewer
than 10 leis-the islanders highest
token of esteem-during her recent
vacation in Hawaii. Miss Pages
masterpiece, "The Tree of Liberty" i"
now one of the country's best sellers,
is to be filmed by Columbia Studios.
Frank Lloyd will produce and direct
the drama of the Nations early
struggle for freedom.
Evening star., 1939-06-19
Starlet Gets Mail

Edith Fellows fan mail has tripled
since Columbia studios announced
she would be starred in a series of
pictures based on the widely-read
Five Little Peppers" novels. The
writer's, mostly women and children
congratulate Edith and suggest how
the world-beloved characters should
be brought to the screen.
Five Little Peppers and How
They Crew." first of the series, soon
enters production under the direc-
ton of John Brahm.
Evening star., 1939-06-19

EDelyn Mead and Edna
EDdns haze t10o OF the leading
roles in the Blacktriars' Guild
production of Edmond Ros-
tdnd's "Cyrano de Bergerac,"
the famed play being the
opening attraction of the
summer testipal season at the
SylDan Thedter tomorrow
night.
Evening star., 1939-06-19
Sophie Tucker Celebrates
And Broadway Has a Party
Stars of That Day Three Decades Past
Have Nostalgia Time as Star
Marks an Anniversary

was doing split weeks in vaudeville
with Rudy Cameron when Tucker
was being fired by Ziegfeld. Sing
the songs. Lincoln loved" yelled
Gaxton to Tucker. Yelled Tucker to
Gaxton, You've been the youngest
juvepile in the business for 30 years
now"
(Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1939-06-19

WHERE TO MOTOR AND DINE.
LOG INN ON CHESAPEAKI.
Sea food and chicken dinners. Board BY
day or week. p. o. Annapolis Phone 1921.
Motor via Annapolis, turn right north end
Severn River Bridge.
Evening star., 1939-06-19
Noise From HarpO

After 20 years Of silence on stage
and screen the great mystery of what
Harpo Marks voice sound like will
be revealed in "A Day at the Cir
Gus" His voice will actually and
positively be heard in one SON.
orous Sneeze, ka-choo!
Evening star., 1939-06-19

WHERE TO DINE.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Five Delegates
Elected To The
TWOCConvention
Local 1874 Named Dun
don, Lucas, Jheetz,
Allen and Rowan

Membership meetings OF Local
1874, Celanese Workers Industrial
Union. last Wednesday voted for
five delegates from list of thirty
candidates 20 represent the loca!
union at the first convention OF the
Textile Workers Organizing Com
mittee OF the CTO
Those receiving the highest vote
and who will make the journey to
Philadelphia were James A. Dun
don. president: CLYDE d. Lucas. bus
mess manager: Naomi Shectz. cX-
ccutiye board member; Joseph Allen
and James Rowan
The convention will open at the
old Scottish Rite Temple IN Phila i
delphia, on Monday, May 18th. and
will have as its purpose the adop-
ion OF a constitution for perma-
nent organization of textile work
erS, election OF officers and formu-
lation OF program OF future &C
tivitieS.
Local 1874. CelaneSe Workers
Union, is one OF the largest affili-
ated locals in the T'WOC and its
membership is looking forward with
interest TO the outcome OF the Phil
adelphia convention.
The next edition OF the Voice OF
Labor will carry a pictorial review
and interesting hiehlights in the
history of the TWOc.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
ESQ Is Unfair
Say CIOCouncil
Seaman'S Union Fights
For Contract

The Western Maryland Industrial
Union Council last Thursday placed
the Standard Oil Company on the
Unfair TO Labor list and reminded
al union members that the COM
panys products are marketed here
under the name OF ESQ gasoline
and oils. Patrick b. Whalen. Balti-
more representative OF the National
Maritime Union informed the local
CLIO council that all crews OF the
oil tankcrS OF the Standard Oil
Company are on strike for a con-
tract. The resolution follows:
Whereas. the National Maritime
Union OF the clio has made many
attempts 10 renew its contract with
the oil tank companies during the
past weeks; and.
Whereas, We are informed that
the Standard Oil Company is prov
ing obstinate and unreasonable IN
settling the problem and it conse-
quently has become necessary 70
call strike OF all Seamen and
crews OF the Standard Oil Com
pany; now therefore. be It
Resolved That the Western
Maryland Industrial Union Coun-
Gil meeting in regular session on
this date. April 20. 1899. does hereby
order the Standard OIL Company
placed on the Unfair TO Labor list;
and be II further
Resolved. That We urge all menu
berS OF organized labor to patronl2"
only those gasoline stations which
ara fair 10 labor"
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
MAKE McCURDY'S MIND Up?
An Editorial

he is paid $5,00000 per annum of the tax
payers money reads:
1.-THE Chairman of the Board shall
receive an annual salary of S7,j0O.0O
and associate members shall receive an
annual salary of S5,O0O.O0 and they
shall devote their full time TO the duties
of their office"
We can understand Joc's reluctance to
make up his mind on which job or jobs he
will keep-the 100000 on the taxpayers
roll or the salaries and power of his numer-
Gus labor posts.
But decision must be made We do
not want TO have the very members of the
Unemployment Compensation Board them
selves setting the pace for chiselling on state
funds, do we?
An applicant for benefits from the
fund has to make up his or her mind wheth-
er or not he or she is unemployed.
Well, it is time for the responsible state
officials to make up Joe McCurdys mind as
to where he is going to devote his full time
services"
May we add that the Voice of Labor in
tends to stay camped on the trail until the
question is decided.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

Following our procedure of recent weeks
we are devoting this space to the strange
case of Joseph P. McCurdy, Associate Mem
Der of the Maryland Unemployment Com
pensation Board; President of the Maryland
and d. c. Federation of Labor; President of
the Baltimore Federatior-nc Labor and off
cial of the United Garment Workers local
union in Baltimore.
We have already reported the growing
suspicion that Joe has been reappointed to
the 100000 per year job on the Maryland
Unemployment Compensation Board in order
to silence one section of labor's voice at An
napolis.
We understand that workers who obtain
or attempt to obtain funds from the Unem-
ployment Compensation Board by fraud, or
deception are subject to punishment.
Well we all are familiar with the
charges of chseler which are so readily
hurled at the unemployed who try to get
something to which the law says they are
not entitled
But what punishment is there if any.
for an Associate Member of the Maryland
Unemployment Compensation Board who
holds four jobs whe nthe law under which
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

Delegate Charles NJ. See is very
interested in the bill which allocateS
so per cent of the Sunday movie
tax proceeds to the Allegany County
League for Crippled Children. He
says that he is very much in favor
of IT, and criticizcS certain disburSe-
mentS that have been made to other
than charitable organizations. lie
told VoX Pop that the interest OF
some ministers in tho disbursement
Of the fund is peculiar because they
were greatly opposed TO the passage
OF the Sunday movie tax PROPOSE
tionl
We told the delegate not TO be
surprised. and pointed out that ono
year ago Brother Dan Mentally took
s494 in six weeks from the church
whose pastor now asks for aid to
feed children.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
AFL P|CKETS AFL.
AT ANNAPOL
j urisdictional Rumpus
Bedevils Employers

Annapolis, April IS CLPN)--Con-
tractors and other employers
scratched their heads here Thu,
morning and pondered the complex
tiles of craft unionism when they
found that the construction OF the
new State Office Building was be-
ing picketed by members Of the
American Federation OF Labor from
Baltimore.
Inquiries brought forth the in
formation that one A. +. OF L. union
was being unfair 10 another A. F.
OF l.. union and that the engineers
union affiliate was muscling in on
territory claimed by The teamsters.
The weighty question was whcth-
er the men who drive prc-mixed
concrete trucks are engineers or
chauifcurS. Sub-contractorS report
cd that all men engaged in the con-
Struction were union men and that
they were the innocent victims 81
the endless disputes on jurisdiction
which invariably arise among A. F.
Of l.. unions engaged in conStruc-
ton work.
why don't they picket each
others union halls and settle
the thing to their satisfaction
before coming on the job" ask
ed one worried looking eXecu-
tive.
why don't they all have the
one union and deal with one
group" countered another. then
hastily corrected himself and
said. But that would mean the
CI0. We mustn't encourage
that
I'm fed up. I'm going TO
send telegram 10 William
Green 10 ask him about this
Sanctity of contract that he
yaps 80 much about" decided
tina first speaker. That get
those pickcts away from here.
I'll bet" But the picketS stayed.
The 4. =. Of l.. is unfair to it,
self. IL seems.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Miners Entitled To
JObleSS Benefits
Says John T. Jones
Urges All Members To Keep Registering
Their Claims Each Week
QUOTES MARYLAND LAW ON
SITUATION

Miners who locked out of employment by refusal OF
the operators continue the contract with the union pend
ing negotiation of new agreement are entitled receive
their weekly unemployment compensation benefits from the
States of Maryland and West Virginia said John T. Jones'
president of District l6 United Mine Workers OF America
this week. He also urged that all members in District 16
continue to register their weekly claims regardless of any
adverse decision which may be rendered
The district leader also reported that appeal had al
ready been made Chairman A. j. Ameyer of the Social
Security Board against the decision of the West Virginia
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
LOCAL 1874 To
SPECIAL
MEETING FRIDAY
All Union Members
Urged To Be In
Attendance
MEET AT TEXTILE
HALL 500 P. NJ.
Frostburg Meeting
Postponed

james a. Dundon. president Local
1874. CClaneSc Workers Industrial
Union. today called upon all mem
bcrs to attend a specially called
meeting OF the local union set :or
tomorrow CFRIDAY) at 8 p. m. at
the Textile Hall. 81 North Mechanic
street.
important business is 10 be dis
cuSsed, stated Mr.. Dundon, and
every member who is available
should be in attendance
FrOstburg Postponed
The union leader also announced
that the Frostburg sub-local meet
ing has been postponed and that
plans arc being made to have all
who would have attended come to
the Cumberland meeting.
Met Last Wednesday
The regular membership meeting
OF Local 1874 waS held at Textile
Hall last Wednesday and was at
tended by the largest number Of
members seen in some time.
A special attraction was presented
after the business meeting by The
Educational Committee. which has
been cooperating with Miss Mar :
guerite Gilmore. national organizer
of the William Roy Smith Memorial
Fund in establishing a social science
workshop here.
A skit titled The Canning OF the
Coners" was eXcellently presented
by members and officers OF Local
1874 and portrayed a true TO life IN
cident OF the value of the union
an dealing with problems that arIsr
IN the plant.
Included in the talented cast Of
local people were William F. Kcl-
~. Clyde d. Lucas. George A Aicy-
ers. Jr.. Vernon Groves. Hugo TaSh-
enbereer. BOYD Coleman. Edwin Van
Meter. Naomi Shcetz. Syb Porter.
Lana Hcbb Thelma Bingham. Miss
Miller. Miss Harvey Johnny Gam
bino officiated as stage manager.
with the assistance OF Arthur zoll-
ner.
Local union officials are making
plans TO have the skit presented
before the membership at sub-local
meetings in the outlying towns.
'Coney Jamboree
When they hold a Jamborec
around Homecoming way there is
usually plenty Of action.
But on Monday, May Sth,
there will be a special Jamboree
i'm fact. IL Is called Spring
Jamboree-and the place will be
the Fireman's Armory i'm Iona
coming, under the sponsorship
Of Local 1874. Cclancse Work
ers' Union. George Meyers and
'Coney committeeman already
have tickets available. They
are priced at IS cents each and
will assure all who attend Of a
good time. The affair will COM
mence al SIP. M. Monday. May 3.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Arrange Banquet
Before Meeting
Rubber Workers Leaders
Will Be at Fort
Cumberland

Local %. United Rubber Workers
OF America. announces that an OPP
portunity for any members who
wish to meet the president and ex-
ecutive board of the International
Union. United Rubber Workers OF
America, will be- afforded by being
present at a banquet in the Fort
Cumberland Hotel at p m. on Sat
urday. The officials will speak later
at the mass meeting in the Queen
City Hotel.
All members who wish 10 Be pres
ent at the banquet are requested to
make reservations with their re-
spective committeeman not later
than 3 y. m. tomorrow Friday.
Tickets to the banquet are priced
NJ ogis dollar
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
State Council
Meeting Called
For Cumberland
CLIO Executive Board
Meets Here May 7th

The first quarterly meeting OF the
Executive Board OF the Maryland
and District OF Columbia Industrial
Union Council has been called for
Sunday. May 7th. at. 1880 p. m. at
the offices OF District Is United
Mine Workers OF America. Cumber
land. announced John +. Jones,
president. and Sidney r. Katz, sec
retary-treasurer. OF the group.
The board members, who come
from all sections OF the state and
the District Of Columbia, will trans
act the routine business. receive re-
ports and plan specific action for
support of the Wagner Act and e.
forts 10 aid workers who are not
receiving their rights under the
wages and iiours law, b was stated,
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

) Following the meeting the union
leaders will so to Washington for
an exhaustive survey of the unions
situation, especially in relation to
legislation.
Key points on the unions pro-
gram are:
l. Defense OF the Wagner Act.
.. Bringing the rubber industry
under the Walsh Healey Act. so as
TO force up minimum wages in the
industry. This is accomplished
through securing an order from the
Secretary Of Labor setting up mini
NUNS for the various divisions Of
the industry which wish to sell TO
the government The orders are
issued after hearings.
3. Early setting up OF an indus
Try board under the WageS-and-
Hours Law This board. represents
ing the workers industry and the
public will set minimums which no
employer in the industry can so
below. Setting OF these minimums
is expected to strengthen the wage
structure in the industry through
out the country.
The board will also map out
plans for an intensive Organizing
drive in open-Shop centres within
the next few months.
THE United Rubber Workers
is embarked on a campaign 10
bring the benefits of organization
TO all the rubber workers." said
y. II. Eagle. init. rep. who was in
Cumberland TO assist in arrange
mcnts for the meeting. We are
going TO use not only the usual
organizing methods. but we are
going to use the legislation which
Congress has passed to benefit the
working people.
I'VE believe in taking advant-
age Of these laws. just as indus
try takes advantage of every Law
passed 10 benefit it,"
Eagle said that setting up mimi
NUNS under the wage-hor act
would put hundreds OF thousands
OF dollars in rubber workers pay
envelopes"
Members OF the local committee
arranging for the meeting are max
ing every effort through local union
officials and shop committeeman TO
have banner crowd in attendance
at the meeting.
Ernest Pueschel. local union edu-
cational director urges that workers
Of the Kelly plant not only come
themselves but bring along their
wives and neighbours. THE attack
of the local press OF the Wagner
Act should demand our immediate
attention" he said, land this meet
Ing will be a good place TO start
to give our side OF the story. Kelly
plant workers know what the Wag-
ner Act has done for them and for
the union in correcting the injus-
tees OF discrimination. They should
make sure that they defend II from
the attacks Of Its enemies"
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Any Reason:

An editorial in the morning paper
some editions ago warned writers
of anonymous letters and unsigned
communications that they would
never be printed in their letter col
umns.
The editor might have elaborated
on what would happen to signed
communications. A signed letter OH
the Wagner Act was very carefully
shut out Of the letter columns OF
the Cumberland News. but the edl-
tor did not write about II in the
editorial column.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Townsend Club
No 6Organiized

Townsend Club No. 6 was organ
lied at Minke,s Tavern recently
with IS charter members. Officers
were elected as follows:
Mr.. Jesse NJ. Wilson. president:
Harold B. CLANCY, vice president:
Mrs. Leo w. Anderson. secretary.
treasurer. Advisory Board as fol-
lows: Mrs. Harold 3. CLANCY.
Mrs. Emma Minke. Mrs.
L. E. Hinkle. Mr.. George Hendricks
son. Mr.. Walter Frantz.
Meetings are held every wednes-
day evening at 7:30 o'clock, 10 which
the public is invited. Entertainment
foliows tias hlaSiueaS seaaAoEA
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Executive Board Of
Rubber Workers To
Stop At Cumberland
Are En- Route To Quarterly Session In
Washington
LOCAL rs IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH
MANAGEMENT

large section of the local labor movement and the
general public is expected when Cumberland workers play
host to the General Executive Board of the United Rubber
Workers of America this coming Saturday.
The board members enroue to their quarterly session
at Washington d. c. will stop Cumberland guests
of Local &C. URWA. They will be featured speakers at a
giant rally at Queen City Hotel at p M. Saturday.
Chairman of the meeting will be Charles Elne local union
president.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

Blame Operators
The shut down IN the coal mines
OF the Appalachian area is entirely
due to the coal operators and can
not diSqualify the miners from re-
ceiying or being eligible to receive
unemployment compensation.
In another column our readers
can see for themselves that the OPP
orators refused TO entertain the
proposals to continue work under
the old contract beyond the date
oil It's expiry.
Maryland Law
The Maryland law provides a.
follows:
"Sec. Id An individual
shall be disqualified for benefits
for any week with respect to
which the commission finds that
his total or partial unempiOy-
ment is due 10 St0ppage OF
work which exists because of a
labor dispute at the factory, eS-
Enlistment or other premises
at which ne was or is last en-
ployed.
This provision does not apply III
the case of the miners stoppage be-
cause the shut down OF the mines
was consequence OF the arbi-
trary refusal on the part OF the
operators to accept the proposal OF
the union 10 continue work during
further negotiations
Purpose
The purpose OF the provision OF
the Maryland law. said John r
Jones. is 10 prevent workers from
receiving benefits due TO Situa-
ton which they themselves may
bring about Hence il was deemed
inequitable that an employer who
paid in unemployment compenSa-
ton funds through payroll taxes
should be required TO support his
workers when they were on strike
or when their unemployment was
due TO situation the workers
Continued On Page 81
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
JobleSs Law

JOuicSS Law
We have not yet heard the deci-
sion OF tho Maryland Unemploy-
mcnt Compensation Board on the
rights of the locked-out coal miners
to their unemployment insurance
benefits. No doubt there will be
much stress laid on the words OF the
Law and hairs and letters will be
split
Sunny TO think that Joe Nc
Curdy will be one OF the three-man
board that makes the decision. Joe
you will recall reading in this paper,
is drawing down $1,000 smackers per
year from the board for "full-tlme
services" and holds three other paid
jobs as well
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
The PluIns

The faithful party boys" are
getting both impatient and per-
turbed at the long silence on guber-
material appointments to this Sec
ton.
Although il is not on the menu
for tonight's testimonial dinner 70
Attorney General walsh, some OF
the boys are hoping that they may
receive information on the slicing
OF the plum pie"
And say have you heard strong
rumors on the possibility of a prom
inent local man being named TO the
State Racing Commissiony
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Nearer Home

Winding Up the Main Stem
writes NJ the need for red
No Parking" line al a section
0f Greene street. We do not
have much faith in the sanctity
of these lines ourselves. n tlae
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
POTPOURRI
BY vox POP

stem Winder will look out Of his
office window 10 the east side
Of South Mechanic street prac-
tically any afternoon he may
see what We mean.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27
Tin Mill Taxes

The recent publicity on the
benefit dance ticket racket has
brought many commcntS that
(ContinNed On Page .,
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

The Official newspaper OF
organized labor. Delivered
BY moil TO union homes
throughout three stotes'
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-04-27

More Thon Double the Moil
Circulation Of Any Daily or
Weekly Newspaper Issue IN
Western Maryland.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
Erroneous Ideas About Cheese

Other fallacies that continually
crop up in my mail are the ideas
that cheese is constipating, and
that this good food is not complete
ly digestible. Neither belief is in
accordance with the facts.
Numerous tests have shown that
when cheese is given a proper
place in the diet, it is usually well
digested. Moreover, it has been
demonstrated that there is prac-
tically no difference between
cheese and meat with respect to
ease of digestion.
AS for the completeness with
which this food is utilized by the
body, studies made by investiga-
tors for the United States depart
ment of agriculture, demonstrat-
ed that on the average, about IS
per cent of the protein and over
95 per cent of the fat of cheese
were digested and absorbed!
Some few persons may have an
allergy to cheese just as they are
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-04-27
Don't Make Mistakes About Milk

Not even milk has escaped a
variety of groundless supersti-
tions. 1t is said to be "fattening"
when the truth of the matter is
that no food is fattening unless
consumed in excess of bodily
needs. The food faddists say that
fruits and milk must never be TAX
en- at the same meal, for the
fruit acids will cause the milk to
curdle. Here is an outstanding
example of the misleading effect
of half-truths. For it is a physio-
logical fact that milk is always
curdled in the stomach by the
action of the hydrochloric acid!
Some people are afraid to eat
acid-tasting fruits because they
have the erroneous idea that they
produce "acidity" in the body. In
spite of their acid taste, however,
most fruits have an alkaline reac-
ticn following digestion.
My earnest advice to home
makers is to disregard all such
fads and fancies. Don't be guided
by hearsay advice. Eat wide va
riety of foods in moderation. Learn
what constitutes a well-balanced
diet. And make that your health
ideal.
@-WNU-C. Houston Goudiss-1939-60.