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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
FIRST BAPTIST
CIRCLES TO MEET

The circles of the First Baptist
church will meet as follows:
No. l, Mrs. J. r. Jones, chairman,
will meet with Miss Margaret Mote,
1902 Princess St., Tuesday evening
at 5 o'clock.
No. 2, Mrs. Roger Smith, chair
man, will meet with Mrs. B. C
Russell, 407 Red Cross street, Mon.
day afternoon at $50 o'clock.
No. 8, Mrs. w. B. Muse, chairman,
will meet with Mrs. J. L. Alder
man, 11S North Seventh street, on
Monday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
No. 4, Mrs. Donald King, chair
man, will meet at the church in DR..
Smiths classroom, Monday afternoon
at $50 o'clock.
No. 5, Miss Sudie Leonard, chair
man, will meet at the church in
the Ladies' Parlor, Monday after
noon at 8 o'clock.
No. 6, Mrs. J. D. Freeman, chair
man, will meet with Mrs. A. P. Bur-
ton, 1917 IL North 18th street, Mon
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
No. I, Mrs. G.. B. Phillips, chair
man, will meet with Mrs. Helen
Sneeden, 10S South Fourth street,
Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
WILL BE
|STAGED FRIDAY AT
SCHOOL

ACME-DELCO, Nov. 2.-"Demon
in the Dark" a three-act mystery
comedy by Barry Colbert, will be
given at Acme-Delco school Friday,
November 8, at 7:45 o'clock. The
cast will be members of the school
faculty and local talent.
The setting of this play is at La
fitte's Look out Lodge on White
Owl island, in Barataria lay. The
first scene opens with the McTavish
family, caretakers of the lodge, dis
cussing the possibility of their being
able to stay and take care of the
island for it's new wners The Nc
Tavishes disappear when M of the
two young owners, Ethelind Trevor,
appears with Bob Hildreth. She and
Bob, who is trying to make up with
Ethelind's sister Sondra, plot to win
Sondra. Sondra appears with her
maid as Bob disappears. The three
are discussing a tale about the island
being haunted when the two negro
servants appear half-scared to death
from having seen the demon come
up out of the bay. The demon is
the dead body of Uriah Coffin, the
former wne Of the island, who
comes back to get revenge for hav-
ing been killed. The McTavishes
come in and tell several gruesome
tales about the ghosts. They warn
the girls to leave, supposedly for
their safety, but really because they
want to stay on the island. Deryk
Worse, also interested in Sondra,
comes in. The plot thickens as the
ghost of Uriah Coffin's wife, the
crawling hand of Uriah Coffin, which
She chopped off, and the demon
make their appearance to the moan
Of the wind, the dashing waves, and
the fitful flashes of lightning.
Characters are as follows: Dun
can McTavish, Marion Formy Duval;
Janet McTavish, Mrs. Blan E. HUFF
ham,; Etheline Trevor, Mrs. Leila
Burns; Bob Hildreth, Alex Scully;
Sondra Trevor, Elizabeth Arey; Liz
zie Scruggs, Nellie Willetts; Dido
Davis, Mrs. Burline Baldwin; Juni-
per jerks, Barney Rodgers; Deryk
Worse, Thomas Durham; and Robin
McTavish, Billy Burns.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
WILL HOLD

The monthly meeting of the
Woman's auxiliary and st. Agnes
auxiliary will be held at st. Paul
Episcopal parish house Monday
night at 8 O'Clock.
The Rev. W. R. Noe, Mrs. w. o.
S. Sutherland and Mrs. Charles
Green, delegates to the general
convention, will be the speakers.
After the program a social hour
will be held.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
ATKINSON PIT. A.
CONDUCTS MEETING

ATKINSON, Nov. "A meeting
of the Atkinson PIT. A., was held
on Monday, October %, in the
school auditorium with Mrs. Myrtle
Chestnut presiding. The attendance
of this meeting was the best of the
year. An impressive devotional
was conducted by W. H. Lewis.
Plans for a roast chicken dinner
were made for November 26.
Following the business part of the
meeting a local film, furnished by
Roy Rowe. of Burgaw, and a feat
ture picture were shown.
The protector has recently been
purchased by the PIT. A. At the
close Of meeting refreshments
were furnished by Paul Ingram.
The tenth grade pupils of Miss
Martha Pittman won the cake for
having the largest percentage of
parents present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
Sorority Party

The members of the Beta Chi So
rority entertained at a Halloween
party at the home of Miss Helen
Browning. The Halloween decora-
tons were used in the appointments
and refreshments.
Those present were Margaret
Farmer, Harold Wilson, Bobbie
White, Bill Jeffries, Evelyn Mobley,
Kenneth Davis, Helen Browning,
Billy Haas, Vivian Summerall, Jack
Wylie, Evelyn Volk, Donald Lewis,
Anna Mae Bordeaux, Bobby Ludwig,
Cocky Murray, Hall Waters, Maize
Combs, Dick Skipper, Kathleen Ca
mache, Billy Hayes, Daphne Jor-
don, S. T. Taylor, Joyce Bland, Sam
Waters, Kathlyn Skipper, Harold
Fergus, Grace Rhodes, Tuck Atkln-
son, Deloris Sanderlin, Ralph Eu-
banks, Charlotte Hinnant, Brit Sim
gletree, Finkie NARROW, Junior Ed
wards, Frances Greer, Harry Fryer,
Charlotte Saunders and Bud Thomp-
son,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
Marker Will
Be Unveiled
Near Clinton
Stamp Defiance Chapter, D.
Ar. Will Be In Charge Of
Program At 2:3O O'Clock

The Stamp Defiance chapter, D..
R, will unveil a marker near
clinton, today at 2:3o o'clock at
which time they will honor the
memoir of Lieut.. Byrus Boykin.
The following program will be
Owen: Invocation, the Rev. E. w.
ualleck. America Qst verse;.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
and Americans Creed, Mrs. Louis
Fonvielle, chapter chairman, Cor
rect Use of Flag. Scripture and
PRAYER, Mrs. R. E. Williams, chap.
fer chaplain. Welcome, Mrs. j.
KYLE Bannerman, regent, Stamp
Defiance. chapter, OAR Greet
inas. Miss Gertrude Carraway,
state vice-regent, N.C.D.A.R. In
PRODUCTION of speaker, Henry Fai-
son. Historical sketch, Capt. Fitz.
hugh L. Whitfield. Remarks by jeff
D Johnson, Garland. Presentation
of Marker, Mrs. j. Kyle Banner
man. regent, Stamp Defiance chap.
ter. dwelling of Marker by de-
scendants of Lieut.. Tobias (Byus)
Boykin. Stewart Beddard and Mary
Kerr Sutton. Acceptance of Mark
er in behalf of descendants, B. S..
Bovkin. National Anthem. Benedic-
ton. the Rev. E. w. Halleck. Taps.
No invitations have been issued
but all descendants of Lietu. Boy
kin and interested friends are cor
daily invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
Birth Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. K. S. King an
nounce the birth. of a son, Kirby
Sudbury, Jr., on October %, at the
Marion Sprunt annex. Mrs. King
is the former Miss Eugenia Piner,
of Myrtle Grove Sound.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03
Marriage

Mrs. I. B. Royal announces the
marriage of her daughter, Elsie Reid,
to John c. Davis, on Tuesday, o.
tober 29, at Dillon, S. C. After a
wedding trip to Virginia, the couple
will make their home in the city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-03

Fotse Fennell, Bobby Farr, Tom
my jeff Farr, Julian Walker, Rob-
ert Fennell, G.. w. Strawn and
Fred Strawn. 3
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
HARDWARE CO. FAILS
in EFFORTS AGAINST
employees ON STRIKE
Strikers Determined to Continue Its
Fight Until Agreement is Reached.

Petersburg, Va. (ILNS). - Ranks
of the striking Petersburg luggage
workers are reported as firm and
solid as at the beginning of the walk
out, more than two months ago, de-
spite all attempts of the American
Hardware Company to force return
to work.
Strikebreaking tactics Of the COM
pany have included injunctions, ar
rests, fines and Jail sentences of strik-
ers, threats of evictions by landlords,
shutting off of strikers water and
lights. The strikers, however, are
determined to continue the fight until
the company and its subsidiaries
agree to bargain collectively with the
workers on wages, seniority rights
and working conditions.
The latest attempt Of the hardware
company to demoralize the strikers
and break their ranks was in the form
of a large paid advertisement in
which the company states that it will
protect it's strikebreakers, that it will
not agree to a "closed union shop
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
FEB. EMPLOYMENT
MAKES LARGE GAIN

Washington, d. G. (ILNS). - A
contra-seasonal decline of $4,000 in
non-agricultural employment between
January Is and February Is was re-
ported by Secretary of Labor Perkins
in making public the latest employ
ment figures of the Department of
Labor.
Despite the decline, current figures
indicate there are 100000 more
workers employed in non-agricultural
industries than in February, 1889,
Miss Perkins said. Factory employ
ment, which ordinarily registers a
seasonal increase of 1.6 per cent, or
125,000 workers, from January to
February, dropped by OIL per cent, or
about $500 in February, she added
Payrolls also had a decline from
the preceding comparison period. The
recession was 005 per cent for Feb
ruary, or almost $1,000,000 in weekly
factory wages. The expected increase
in weekly payrolls in February is
usually AS per cent.
Employment gains from January
to February were reported by A of
the 80 manufacturing industries in
the survey, and payroll increases were
registered by 46 of the 80.
"The current decline is due in large
measure to further lay-offs in retail
stores, wholesale houses and in pub
lie construction - seasonal declines
that are usually Offset by increases
in manufacturing employment" Sec
retary Perkins said
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
MEAT CUTTERS WIN
AFTER LONG FIGHT

Seattle, Wash (INLS). - A nine
months struggle of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
of North America to obtain an agree
ment with Swift and Company, meat
packers, has ended in settlement to
the mutual satisfaction of both par
ties, the Washington Federation of
Butchers has announced.
Signing of the agreement-said to
be the first signed by an Almalga
mated local with Swift and Company
brought to close boycott insti-
tuted last summer. 1t provides for
improved working conditions in the
company's Portland nd Seattle
plants.
The 100000 damage suit which
Swift and Company had filed against
the Washington Butchers, because of
loss of business, was dropped as a
part of the settlement.
Charles Mentrin, business repre-
sentative for Local 1856 and member
Of the negotiating committee, said;
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05

at is generally conceded that the
purpose of the state law on this sub
ject was to outlaw what was known
as the yellow dog contract by which
an employer, prior to hiring per-
son, required him to sign an instru-
ment in which he would promise as
condition of his employment that he
would not join labor union during
its continuance and that if he did he
would be discharged.
ut is now contended by the plain
tiffs that by the enactments of these
laws, a union contract for closed
shop without the consent of the en-
ployes is also outlawed
"Such a construction of the act is
entirely contrary to its legislative in
tent and purpose which was to give
labor collective bargaining strength
unattainable by the individual worker
owing to his economic dependence and
helplessness. The measure was
enacted to assure his full freedom of
association without any coercion by
the employer"
Lower Court in Error
Tustice Book declared the finding of
the lower court that a contract
whereby the employe promises the
employer to join or remain a member
of some specific labor union is illegal
clearly was erroneous when applied to
the evidence in this case.
"Aside from the statutory provi-
sions which we have discussed, the
legality of peaceful picketing has its
basic roots in constitutional guaran-
tees of liberty and freedom of
Speech" Justice Book said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05

and therefore it urges the strikers to
return to work promptly.
This statement is entirely mislead-
ing and seeks to befog the issue, union
leaders say. The union has made it
clear that it is not demanding the
closed union shop but the kind of
shop that will make it impossible for
the American Hardware Company to
undermine the position of the union
in it's plants and threaten its very
existence. The company is saying
nothing about the demand of the
strikers for an increase in wages,
seniority rights, the abolition of the
evils of the group system including
the "kick- back" and permanent ar
bitrator to adjust disputes. These
are the things for which the luggage
workers are striking, leaders declare.
The financial condition of the strike
has improved of late due to the ap-
peal issued by President Green of the
American Federation of Labor to all
A. F. of L. affiliates. The New York
Central Trades and Labor Council
and the Chicago Federation of Labor
also issued such appeals to their af-
filiated local unions and the results
have been very gratifying. Besides
the contribution of $1,000 from the
international Ladies Garment Work
ers' Union, the strikers already have
received donations amounting to about
81 900 from local unions of New York
and several hundred dollars from To-
cal unions of Chicago
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
Vote In Big Dressmakers
Union Is Hailed Smashing
Communistic Reputation
Approval of l. l.. G. W. u. Labor Unity Policy is Also
Given Hand-Results of Election Mark End of Omitted
Front"-Vote Also Shows Attitude for Labor Peace.

the immediate interests of the union.
The union members have demon
strated that they understand fully the
objective of the Stalinists, which is
to divert their interest and attention
from union affairs to Communist poll
tics"
Zimmerman added that among other
factors responsible for the defeat of
the Stalniists were resentment of the
membership against the Stalin-Hitler
pact and the "easy way in which the
Communists have dropped their for
mer popular front policy for the new
policy of promoting factionalism."
Stand for Labor Peace
"We also regard the vote as ap-
proval of the attitude taken by the
international Ladies' Garment Work
ers on the question of the conflict be-
tween the A. F. of L. and C. |. o. and
restoration of unity in the labor move
ment," Zimmerman said. "The /. L.
G.. w. u. continues to stand for peace
in organized labor. The c. L.. 0. and
it's leader, John L. Lewis, have shown
they don't want peace. The results
of the Local % elections strengthen
the hand of the international in its
intention to re-affiliate with the A. F.
of L. if Mr. Lewis continues his pres
ent line of making a joke of the Sc
rious schism in organized labor"
Zimmerman said that the election
in Local % was climax to the rout
of Communists in recent elections in
several other I. L. G. w. U. unions,
Locals 9, LIT, go, 35 and 3S, with a
total membership of more than 10000.
In all these locals, he said, the Com
munists succeeded in electing only
one business agent and one delegate
to the I. L. G.. w. U. convention.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
National Negro Congress
Asks For Probe Of Klan

Washington, D. c. (ILNS) AT a
conference with 0. John Rogge, as
sistant attorney general, represent
atives of the National Negro Con-
gress urged that the Department of
Justice investigate charges of peon-
age and violence by the Ku Klux Klan
in the South.
John P. Davis of the congress, Will
liam D. Patterson, representing the
international Labor Defense and the
Abolish Peonage Committee, and
James A. Brier, a negro school teacher
from GreenvilIe, S. c., who said he
was driven from his home by klans-
men, were in the delegation
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05

New York City (ILNS). - Dress
makers Local 20, second largest
single unit in the International La
dies Garment Workers Union, has
given unmistakable evidence of its
lack of sympathy with John L. Lewis
stand on unity in the labor movement
and of its opposition to Communists
and Communism.
Count of the recent vote, at which
more than $4,000 ballots were cast,
shows smashing reputation of the
frank and file" slate, vociferously
supported by the Communists and
their official organ, the Daily Worker.
The winning candidates ran on the
Progressive ticket.
Sascha Zimmerman, manager of the
local, was reelected by 10,367 to
2,1O6. Although no candidate run
ming was in opposition to Zimmerman,
the Communists agitated during the
election campaign for mo" votes
against him. The Progressives elected
all the 20 members of the executive
board, the % delegates to the con-
vention of the /. L. G. w. U. called
to convene here in May and the 81
business agents of the local. Isadore
Weisberg, spokesman of the Com
munist backed slate, polled 1883
votes for delegate to the convention.
Result Seen "Stalinist Defeat"
The results of the election mark
the end of the "united front" that
functioned in the local before the
contest.
s'The results of the election mark
the defeat of Stalinist intrigues in
our union," Zimmerman announced
after the final count was completed.
"Our victory reflects the determina-
tion of the union membership to con-
cern itself first and foremost with
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
Decision Establishes Many Outstanding Legal Points
Order Based on Contention of Firm That No Labor
Dispute Existed-Find Lower Court in Error.

Denver, Cole. QlLNsl .- Peaceful
picketing by labor organization is a
"basic right" the State Supreme
Court ruled in a decision hailed by
union leaders as one of the most sig
nificant ever handed down by the
court.
Outstanding among the legal points
established by the decision are:
l. Constitutionality of the state
Norris-La Guardia act which for
bids courts from issuing injunc-
tions to prevent peaceful picket
ing is upheld.
2. The right of a labor organ
ization to use a secondary boy
cott through its associated mem
bers and friends is recognized as
legal action.
3. A labor dispute is defined as
any controversy over working
conditions, hours, wages and ne
gotiations for unionization re-
gardless of whether the employer
recognizes the existence of dis
pute.
a. Outlawing the "yellow-dog"
contract by which an employer,
prior to hiring a person, re-
quires him to sign away his rights
to join legitimate labor organ
ization.
The opinion, written by Justice Otto
Book, was acclaimed by labor leaders
as one of the clearest, most complete,
and fairest to come out of any court
in the land on the question of picket
ing.
No Labor Dispute" Claimed
The decision grew out of the in
junction against Truck Drivers Local
Union No. 13 issued by District Judge
Henry A. Hicks forbidding the union
from picketing the Perry Truck Lines.
cuoSC 1llSho OIdGI was OdSeQ OH
the contention of the firm that no
Tabor dispute" existed, since the en-
ployes of the Perry lines were not on
strike but were merely seeking to
unionize the employees.
Counsel for the plaintiffs argue
that there can be no labor dispute
where the sole purpose Of the union is
to compel an employer to coerce his
employees to join labor union" JUS
tice Book said, because an attempt
to compel an employer to sign a
closed-shop contract against the will
of his employees is illegal under for
mer decisions of the court. We can
not say from this record that this was
the sole purpose of the union. Many
contracts exist between employer and
union which relate to wage schedules
and hours but do not provide for a
closed shop. Assuming, however, that
this is the sole object of the agencies
used by defendants herein to obtain a
closed shop, is there any merit to that
argument?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
Labor Premier Dead

Wellington, New Zealand, (ILNS).
New Zealand labor is mourning the
death of Michael Joseph Savage,
prime minister since 1885. He died
March 26, at the age of g.
Savage, who was New Zealand's s
first labor prime minister, inaugu-
rated a sweeping program which
raised basic wages, increased unem-
ployment relief allowances, intro
duced the 40-hour, 5-day week to in
dustry and brought the New Zealand
Reserve Bank under government con-
troll.
Advertise in The Press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-04-05
Peaceful Picketing "Basic Right"
Colorado Supreme Court Holds In
Sweeping And Clear r-Cut Decision

''This fight has resulted in one of the
most liberal agreements that any
branch of organized labor has secured
with Swift and Company, signed or
unsigned We are confident that as
time goes on, similar agreements will
be reached with Swift in other parts
of the country"
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Mexican Oil Workers
Expected 10 Fight
Economy Order
Cordenos Asks Wage Cuts
And Fewer Jobs to Poy
For Expropriotion
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, May 28.-Mexi-
cos powerful Petroleum Workers
Union Of 10000 members was ex-
pected today to oppose a sweeping
new wage-cutting, discriminating
economy program announced for the
Mexican oil industry last night by
President Lazaro Cardenas.
The President mapped q program
OF complete reorganization of the
industry in order to get funds to pay
"just" indemnities for the foreign
owned oil properties appropriated in
March, 1898.
The government oil administra-
ton was ordered to carry out the
program with the greatest possible
speed" It provides for elimination
OF all unnecessary jobs, reduction of
wages Of all employees making more
than TOO pesos (about $l16) 4
month, elimination of all overtime
work and wages except In emerg-
ency, and reduction of number of
temporary workers.
Furthermore, the administration
was ordered to create no new Jobs
and to cease filling vacanies wher-
ever possible.
The President appealed to the
Petroleum Workers Union to sup
port his program, but nevertheless
sources close to the union predicted
it would oppose 1t.
The union is on record with a
request for an increase tn wages
and for transfer of the MANAGEMENT
OF the oil industry to union repre-
sentatives.
Evening star., 1940-05-28
Florida Democrats Vote
In Runoff Primary Todoy

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 20
R.-Florida Democrats will nomi-
nate q United States senator, q
governor, representative in Con-
gress, an attorney general and q
State treasurer in a run-of primary
today.
U. s. Senator Charles O. Andrews
OF Orlando was opposed for renomi-
nation for a six-year term by Rail-
road Commissioner Jerry w. Carter
of Tallahassee.
State Senator Spessard L. Holland
Of Barlow and Francis P. Whitehair,
Deland attorney, sought the nomina-
ton Tor governor. Mr.. Holland led
the ticket and Mr.. Whitehair was
second among II candidates in the
first primary May 7.
Robert Skies, Crestview newspaper
publisher, and Parkhill Mays, for
mer State legislator from Monticello,
Wed for nomination as representa-
tive from the third (Northwest
Florida) district to succeed Repre-
sentative Millard Caldwell, who did
not seek reelection.
National defense, old-age pensions
and State affairs were the chief is
sues In the senatorial and guberna-
torial campaigns.