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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-26
MRS. SID HIVNOR HAS
OPERATION

Mrs. Sid Hivnor, of Lemon Hill,
who has been in poor health for
some time, underwent an operation
for gall bladder trouble, Monday at
Good Samaritan hospital. She is do
ing we'll.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-26
AT THE NORTHRUP HOME

DR.. and Mrs. C. e. Northrup will
have as guests Christmas. the MEM
bers of the immediate family, as
follows: Lieut.. Edgar Northrup, and
wife and son Bruce, of Columbus;
DR.. and Mrs. Deane Northrup and
DR.. Wayne Northrup, Marietta.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-26
FINE WEATHER

Fine weather for the season OF
the year prevailed the past Week,
with but .02 of an inch of rain. The
high for the week, so, was Tuesday
and the low, 10, the same day. The
by Clifford Hupp, official weather
observer are as follows:
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-26
CHAMPION HAWK KILLER

Fred Singree is the cham
pion hawk killer of this sea-.
son. Recently something kill
ed one Of his chickens and
left it near a tree stump. He
took the chicken and nailed it
fast to the top of the stump,
where he set two steel traps,
catching four large hawks and
one hoot-owl which measured
so inches from tip to tip. -
Unionville Correspondent.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-26
w. G. HENDERSON I'LL

w. G. Henderson, 70. prominent
Bristol township farmer, one of the
county's best citizens, suffered a
heart attack Monday here at the A.
G. P. store, and for a time was
quite ill, but is now improved.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-26

Eph Young, of Windsor township,
was taken to Bethesda hospital Sun
day. Last summer he underwent
an operation for prostate trouble,
and will likely have another opera
tiOn, soon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-26
WALTER FINLEY VERY ILL

Walter Finley, prominent business
man of this place, is seriously i'll
with heart trouble, asthma and con-
gestiOn of one lung. Mrs. Thelma
Fox is the nurse in charge.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-12-26
TO BE CLERK IN r. B.
BARRETT'S OFFICE

Miss Eileen Thompson will be
clerk in the county engineers office,
when r. B. Barrett, engineer-elect,
takes over the office next month.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
Maryland Merry-Go-R
BY DREW PEARSON

Of nearby Maryland and Virginia;
II makes the border-line folk fear
full that they might lose Jobs If
they whispered at cocktail party
that they thought Jones better
than Smith any Smith.
Howard Smith. appealed to for
relief from these restrictions. has
proposed an amendment to the
Hatch Act which would vitiate the
Act. would 90 so far that II could
not be accepted. Civic Federation
folk in Arlington suspect that
Smith Encws his amendment can
not pass. that it is only a gesture.
and a futile one.
Thus confronted with the fail
IRE of their own Congressman to
bring relief. the Federation has
hit upon the idea OF carrying
their plea to the other side of the
District. where similar problems
exist in Maryland. They hope for
more zeal on the part of Mary
land Congressmen in solving
those problems,
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29

well and prohtably as they are running the
Celanese Corporation!lll
The Cumberland Chamber of Commerce
makes much of the fact that the Cclanese Cor
poration is the likelihood and kind hearted
provider OF this entire community. Now. It the
Cclanese Corporation has ptohted so we'll and
eNorbitaby We ask them It ii is true that all
other local businesses have similarly pros.
pcred} We ask the Cumberland Chamber Of
Commerce It It is gong to quit its bclly-aching
and do little explaining OF its palpably in
correct assertions IN this community Or do
they wish to see still further excessive profits
ana more sweating OUT OF the nIdes OF local
people SO that the foreign owned and con-
troled Ccanesc can prosper even more? Be-
cause in spite OF the advertisements taken in
the local press the Cclanesc Corporation is
foreign owned and controlled We notice that
the Canadian Ccanese, Ltd. were not as
fortunate as the local group They only"
earned net Of Sl,S76.595 during 1889 which
was only 80 per cent greater than in 1888.
The profit statement of the Cclanesc Cor
potation again proves that the only construc
tive force is Local 1874 Celanesc Local of the
Textile Workers Union OF America which de-
mandcd thai higher wages be paid to the
workers who are plllng UP these boa,ed profit
totals Il is strange also to think back to the
efforts Of the Cumberland Exchange Club and
its inspired Committee Of 5" and the ILL.,
fated back 10 work movement
Readers Just remember the total net profit
OF the Cclancse Corporation OF America for
1850 with FIVE weeks OF stoppaee. was So 374.-
lOI00 and its payroll for thirty-two weeks
Of work lust about equals that sum
Then when those peculiar Cumberland
Chamber Of Commerce radio programs come
on the ali again you can be governed accord
inslyl May We say that we will be very pleased
to publish any comments which the local Cham
Der may wish to make on the situation.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29

berS is the catch-phrase st.
Wapinacl." formed by the first
letter of each department-State.
Treasury, War. Attorney General
lJusticel. Postoffice. Navy. Inter-
Tor. Agriculture. Commerce and
Labor.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
City Primary

The local papers and the local pollticos arc
be Primary Municipal Election in Cumber-
land.
the primary will be $4,000 and dscreetly
makes no mention that this amount OF money
has already appeared in the levy for election
puYposesl There is no assurance whatsoever
that such funds could be converted to police
use. or any use other than tha, for which it
was levied
There are disquieting reports that certain
Office holders used extreme pressure to prevent
persons DESTROYS OF filing in the primaries from
exercising their privilege. There reports
that trades and offers Of Jobs were made 70
discourage" these persons.
The man in the street believes that the
desire of the ncumbents to prevent pri-
mary was not based on a desire to save
the $500 already appropriated for pri-
mary election, but more to make it cheaper
for them to run their campaigns and to make
their chances of reelection brighter.
The Cumberland News charges that the
building superintendent OF the Medical Arts
Building plunged the city into primary
and that he didn't care if his fling cost the
city $500 for primary or not. Such writ
ings. in our opinion. is pure poppycock.
Candidate Harper is no more responsible
for primary than Mayor Irvine and. in fact,
if Mayor Irvine desired to save the city the
$500 primary costs he could very easily have
done so by Withdrawing from the race. The
same is equally true OF Commissioners Conon
Reynolds and Edwards. If they were honestly
sincere on their desire to save the city from
primary election costs the best way to have
demonstrated it would have been to withdraw.
In view of their refusal to withdraw and save
these costs we think they have gall to charge
others with being responsible for condition
which they themselves could have rec,ihed.
AS for the twaddle being peddled about the
candidate who was the last to file for Mayor,
it is about what can be expected from the
snobs who are reporting and printing it
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
Unhappy Police

a we'll known British writer once remarked
a policeman lot is not happy one.
And we are sure the sentiments will be
subscribed to by the members of the Cumber
land police force and large number OF local
citizens
First, their pay has been slashed owing to
the financial laundering of the Mayor and
members of the City Council Then they are
expected to make as many arrests when
they were on full time. They finally catch
up with a false FIRE alarm hend and their chief
is bawled out over it,
But the final straw must be the criticism of
blow hot blow cold Mayor Irvine who
las, week told the police that they were wrong
in tagging the cars of an automobile dealer
who wants to turn city streets into his own
parking property
Yes. fellers that writer knew what he was
saying. eh1
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29

The steady belly-aching of the Cumberland
Chamber of Commerce that Government and
the New Deal is running business looked very
silly last week when the huge profits OF the
Ceanese Corporation of America were
nounced.
The Celanese Corporation reported that
after all the restrictive governmental regula-
ton. back-breaking taxation restriction and
strangling of private enterprise, had held
sway it earned the staggering total Of S6.374.-
l0l.00 as NET PROFITS for the year ending
December 3 1889.
These net profits compared with the previ-
year total of $2.479, 746 90. which means
that Celanese workers earned more than three
hundred per cent profit for the management
as net in 1889 than they did in 938. And. in
addition. there was FIVE weeks stoppage of
work in 1889 compared to full and con
tinuous year of operation in l93Sllt
We say tina, these are staggering proii;s.
And we mean it. We mean that the profit
hungry Celanese Corporation is taking too
much out of the hides OF the CeIanese work
ers-and their own figures prove it!
The reputed weekly payroll at the Celanese
plant is about 100000 This means that the
payroll for hve weeks is one million dollars.
The profits for 1889 (NET PROFlTS). were
Sc. 374. i0l which therefore works out to the
TOTAL PAY ROLL for almost thirty-two
weeksl This total OF profits. mind you,
earned in spite of the fact that there
FIVE weeks stoppage of work during which there
was no production whatsoever and in view of
the heavy expenses of the stoppage. incurred
by lavish full page advertising. maintenance OF
large inside force reputed loss OF material,
cost of stooges. etc, etc.
We wonder what the editor of the Sun
day Times has to say about these exorbitant
profits, which were earned by the Celanese
workers of this community. He predicted
dire -emity during the stoppage of work
and even indicated that the Celanese Cor
poraticn might get disguised and move
away from the scenes of their huge profit
making IL the workers persisted in asking
for crumb from the profit table. May we
suggest that the man loks mighty foolish
now7
The Cumberland Chamber Of Commerce.
What have they got to say about the situation9
Do you remember their baloney programs
over WTBO about business being ruined by
Government We wish that the Government
weuld come in and ruin our newspaper as
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
The Eastern Shore

People on the Western Shore of Maryland
usually regard the Eastern Shore as a benighted
place which stands in urgent need of civiliza-
ton.
Perhaps it is because there are no labor
unions there to educate the people, but they
certainly seem to be most backward lot.
Some months ago we reported on the ignor-
ant gang that comprises the Chamber of
Commerce in the Eastern Shore city OF Sails
bury and related how they melted workers to
run organizers Of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers out Of town We reported the ac-
tons o. an melted mob at Cyished which also
set union organizer car ahre and ordered
even a Federal officer to leave town.
Such actions which go unchecked by public
authorities necessarily lead to further excuses.
Y Look at the action of two weeks ago in
which mob oil ndi,ld uals dressed in trousers
and smelling ike men. took Negro woman
and Negro child Of fourteen years of age
from the Worcester County Jail at Snow Hill
These brave specimens Of humanity were
armed with rope. according to newspaper
reports, and were escorted in groups of four
through the Jail in response to their demand Of
Sheriff J William Hall
The crowd moved across the lawn of the
Jail and began tossing bricks through the
window They were then permitted to enter
the Worcester County Jail and take the woman
and fourteen year old child from the custody
Of the Sheriff who is reported to have made no
effort whatsoever to keep his prisoners or his
oath OF Office. He is reported to have identi-
fed about forty OF the mob that nrrt;cinated
in the disgraceiul act.
II is significant to note the assertion of
County official that no charges were being
preferred against the mob leaders who were
identified because mo complaints had been
made"
We wonder If the inference is that you
can rob bank in Worcester County and be
identified in the act, yet go free and unprose-
cuted unless complaint is made?"
1t is about time that the Eastern Shore of
Maryland was made into civilized section Of
the State Of Maryland
The opponents OF the present anti-lynchlng
bill now in Congress say that the matter is one
for the respective States to properly handle.
Accordingly we ask Governor Herbert r.
OConor if he intends to use his best efforts to
see that the identified and recognized law.
breakers Of Worcester County. whose bestial-
ity descended to manhandling fourteen year
old child are going to be brought to account ?
We ask the question of the Governor be.
cause informed people know that the County
officials concerned will not make any move
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
Maryland Jobs

Young Congressman William
Byron of the 9Th district always
does his best for constituents seek
ing jobs. but it would require
special act of Congress to satisfy
a comely miss who applied at his
office the other day.
II can't give you much encour-
agement at the moment" Byron
told her frankly. Government
jobs are very scarce due to Geo.
nomy cuts in all departments. The
only thing for which Congress is
making an additional appropria-
ton is national defense"
"Oh. that's quite all right" re-
piled his fair young visitor. I've
always wanted a job In the Ma
tional Defense Department. When
ever you hear of an opening let
me know"
NOTE; Ready guide in remem-
bering the 10 government depart
ments and the order of Presi-
Dental succession of cabinet mem
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
Round The Free State

Tommy 'AlcSdndro has been
rcceiring redmS OF publicity in
Washington newspapers be-
cause OF his inroStiqation OF
District OF Columbia mciJGrc in
StitutionS inspired by Mrs.
Roosevelt. Tommy demanded
the Investigation tChen the FIRST
Lady denounced the institutions
as inadequate. but he got the
idea from Washington newS-
papcrmen who told him IL mdS
a sure ray OF getting favorable
publicity D'AleS1Rdro's
SiCorn political enemy. Vincent
PGimisdno. Uho is trying to
iUin back his old House seat
from D'Aiesandro. also has
been dctiuc on the Washington
scene. trying TO take care OF
Maryland brewery interests
during the investigation OF the
District Alcoholic Control
Board Rep. Kennedy may
sponsor amendments that
mould take the sting out OF the
Hatch bill. or "Hatchet BILL"
as it is described BY Bertha Jo-
Sep9. arc!y secretary 10 SEND
tor Radcliffe. Kennedy has been
annoyed By the constant stream
OF petty complaints against
Federal employees since the
passage OF the act Gene
Farmer" Casey has collected
more than $500 toward the
construction OF the Presidents
library at Hyde Park. Mary
lands quota is $4,000 and Herby
O'Conor plus his stat are CO.
operating Nth Casey to help
raise ii.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29

sons why workers organize Is 10
free themselves from this very
situation. Great labor leaders
always n,ane an riIvil 80 get
management 10 see this prob
lem first Of all. II Is not reaS-
enable 90 conclude that the job
at which a worker must spend
the best part Of his life TO earn
his daily bread for himself and
his family should be under the
best possible conditions Of rea-
son and tolerance? Every ra-
tional human being will always
respond TO decent working con-
ditions within his shop with .
superior grade of work. or
course We do not mean 10 say
that all under-b0sses or those
in responsible positions are bad.
Recently one actually said. Eyes,
I received a Christmas bonus.
but somehow a fellow did not
feel just right about II. II would
have meant so much much more
II all the workers would have
received one too. After all they
had part in earning IL. you
know"
In some cases management re-
quires that their candidates for
higher positions take a required
course in foremanship. A better
solution would be the formulation
of a white-collar union among this
particular group. They must face
the consciousness that their posi-
tons are stabilized by a union,
and in identification with the
workers at the bottom. and not
with the lords at the top. Life is
from the roots upward
II this were true the management
of mass production industries
would not be so reluctant to allow
costly strikes to take place rather
than to meet the obligations OF
collective bargaining with their
workers. A typical example OF
this took place at the Celanese
last year when the Company al
lowed the plant to be shut down,
and used various tactics TO cripple
the cause of the workers. The
road to industrial harmony and
well-being requires only the simp-
lest techniques and the desire to
be reasonable. They are wise who
choose to travel thereby!
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29

Walter Johnson Difficulties
On the surface Republican lead
ers in Montgomery County are
pumping unanimously for the
congressional candidacy of Walter
Johnson. But beneath the surface
there is a bitter factional feud
which may ultimately hurt Wal
ter in his own county.
Center of the fire is Bob Nc
Keever. Montgomery COP chair
man. who has adamantly refus-
ed demands that he step down in
the interest Of party harmony.
McKeever opponents are demand
ing more aggressive leadership in
the county. and the Republican
County committee is all set to
elect Wilson Townsend, Kensing-
ton attorney. to its craftsmanship
If and when they can get Nc
Keever to quit.
Rank and Ale Republicans say
the breach cannot be healed and
that one faction may get behind
Charley Stewart and oppose Wal
ter johnson should the under
cover pickering continue.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
TYRANNY OF THE UNDER-BOSS
BY A cELANESE WORKER

The coming of organized labor the production indus
has brought the of serious prob
lem which in many they existed speak
of that group which may may have been moved from
the ranks Of the workers positions Of authority other
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
Training Camps
Obenins Dates

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Iankres-st. Petersburg. Fla. Feb. as.
Red Sox Sarasota. Fla. March 4.
Senators Orlando. Fla. Feb. IS
Aihletics-Anaheim. Calf. Feb 20.
browns san antonio. lex. Feb. -.
White Sox Pasadena. Cal. Feb. rs.
iiRets Lakeland. Fla. Feb. IS.
Indians Tort Myers. Fla. Feb. rs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Gian,s-W inter Haven. Fla. Feb. ~.
Dodgers Cleurwatcr. Fla. Feb. IS.
Philics Miami Beach. Fla. Mar l.
-Bradcnton. Fla. March /.
Cubs Catalina island. Calf. Feb. %.
Pirates San Bernariinc. Cal. Feb. IS.
Casdinals-St Petersburg. Fla. Mar Z
Reds Tampa. Fla. Feb 20.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29

workers. and due to lack OF train
ing or other factors often present
themselves as serious problems.
Now the desire for power. author
itv nr iaodershin are mt elements
which are foreign to the nature OF
human personality. but how to
acquire them and use them wisely
is an art possessed by a limited
few.
Coercion
To recognize that there is such
thing as the tyranny Of the TIM
der-boss requires only to mingle
short while among workers. An
exceptionally good looking young
lady admits that her over friendly
gestures toward her boss are not
sincere. but necessary to get along
we'll: while those less fortunate in
looks are forced TO take the rap.
Not long ago a group in a de-
partment Of girls discovered that
working life for them was far
more pleasant after they discon-
tinued TO pay their union dues
and brought sandwiches and other
goodies to share with their boss
In the locker room or to even
pitch In and buy her lunch once
in a while. Recently. in another
department. the foreman took the
advice of an under-boSS and for
mulated a drastic rule for his de-
partment without even consulting
the departmental committeeman
or any other representative OF the
workers. When open rebellion
broke out among the workers the
foreman declared they were try
ing TO run his department. The
truth OF the matter is that his
pride was too great to yield to
such a thing as allowing workers
to make even a suggestion about
the conditions under which they
themselves must work. Here is a
conception OF collective bargain
ing which silently says, You do
the collecting II you can. but we
will do the rest"
Selling Out
In some cases workers have
been made to see how 1t will be
worthwhile for them TO refrain
from their obligation to their UNI
ion and hereby are placed in posi-
tons which tend to discriminate
against good union people. By
such devices union members are
led to believe that the door is
forever shut against them as far
as any advancement for them
with the Company is concerned.
These and similar devices are
used In a great many cases to
continually keep up friction be-
tween workers. Another familiar
story is that Of the insurance. gas
oline or other outside business run
by foremen and by which those
who are the best customers are
put in more favorable light.
Exceptions
To undertake TO tell the full
story would require volumes.
Workers are an amazingly pa
tient group. II has been right
fully said that satisfied workers
cannot be organized. 1 believe
that one of the strongest rea-
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29

WASHINGTON - Indications
from Cumberland. Maryland. are
that the western part of the state
is not particularly enthusiastic
about Howard Bruce. despite the
usually sagacious leadership of
generalissimo William C. Walsh.
A gathering of delegates was
held about two weeks ago to en-
dorse Bruce. and a list of prom
inent men and women was print
ed in the Cumberland papers as
Bruce supporters. But behind the
scenes and among the rank and
file voters. there was no great en-
thusiasm. As a matter of fact. the
gathering was sort of hurry
and let's get it over with session,
at which some present even OBJ
jected to the endorsement.
One trouble with the Allcgany
County situation, as far as
Bruce Is concerned, Is that Bill
Walsh has an undiminishing
list of enemies. Also. as n hearty
Jackson supporter in the last
primary. his present position as
part of the O'Conor reigning
family does not sit too well. One
thing which particularly does
not sit well was the appoint
ment of Thomas W. Koon. eX-
Mayor of Cumberland. as menu
Der of the State Tax Commits
sion. Loyal O'C0nor men in
Cumberland say that Koon ac-
tually was for Jackson, did not
work for O'Conor and is report.
ed even TO have failed TO con-
tribute the $500 assessment to
the party war chest.
II looks as If George Radcliffe.
II he conducts careful pussy
footing campaign. might go places
in Allegany County,
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-02-29
Virginia Needs Maryland

A rare sight is appearing in the
political heavens over Arlington.
the spectacle Of citizens of one
state appealing to a Congressman
of another state for aid and COM
fort.
The Civic Federation Of Arling-
ton is about to reach out beyond
the boundary Of Virginia and but
ton-hole sympathetic Maryland
congressman. to bring relief
from the restrictions OF the Hatch
Act. And they wouldn't do such
a thing II their own Congressman
Howard Smith hadn't already
failed them.
The issue is the moot question
OF political activity on the part of
Federal jobholders. The Hatch
Act is drastic: 1t even wipes out
the exemptions whish the Presi-
dent formerly granted to citizens