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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-28


2. Death Benefit Is s25.
3. Flowers are provided in case
Of death of a member or the death
Of the wife Of a member.
Rules
Only members whose dues are
paid to within two weeks OF the
week Of misfortune are entitled to
benefits. II dues should become
in arrears for any reason. Elk
cEPT FURLoUGH. all such ar
rears OF dues must be paid to
again become eligible for benefits.
Dues for weeks Of furlough need
not be made up.
All members in good standing
are eligible for benefits except In
the following cases:
"a In case OF multiple deaths.
injuries or illnesses the club nor
its officials may not be held re-
sponsible after the total amount
in treasury has been divided
equally over all claims.
OBJ No benefits are paid in
cases Of venereal diseases.
tc) Benefits are not paid TO any
member for more than ten weeks
in any year. Each members year
is considered as one year from his
initiation date.
I'D No benefits are paid for
sickness during furlough, shut.
downs, strikes or any condition
which causes the income Of the
club to decrease to a great extent.
PLEASE NOTE: This is only in
cases OF sickness. Benefits will be
paid in cases Of death or serious
injury insofar as the amount in
the treasury permits.
Members must secure q doctors
certificate whenever same is re.
quested by club directors.
Transfer
In the event of q member sew
ering his connection with che
Celanese Corporation, his mem.
bership In the club automatic
ally ceases. Such members may
sell their initiation fee TO any
employe who Is not already .
member, but NO REFUND will
be made whatsoever.
Payments Of benefits begin
ON the Monday following the
fifth days pay lost and covers
all five days. No compensa-
ton Is provided for less than
five days.
Compensation Is only made
for actual work days lost. When
regular days of fall In the "dis-
abled for duty" period they are
deducted. Five days pay must
be lost before claim Is made.
No payment Of any kind may
be made without the approval
Of five directors.
Dismemberment
II for any reason this Celanese
Benefit Club is ever abolished or
dissolved. the amount remaining
in the treasury is to be divided
equally among all members. ex-
cept that any member who has
belonged less than one year may
not receive more than the total
amount which he has paid in.
All rules are subject to change
by a majority vote Of the menu
bership.
Application for Membership
name ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
AuoIesS
Age............,.... Dept........................
Occupation ......".....................
Nearest Relatives Name.
AuureSS ........................."....
Fill in the coupon and hand
same. together with $500 TO any
OF the directors listed above or
mail to Clarence Henry. 10 Boone
Street. Cumberland. or Boyd Pay
:3'i, CTeaap;p~n. .iai land.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-28

History
The Celanese Benefit Club was
formed in July 1888. BY small
group Of workers in the c. A. Sec
ton. II was first known as the
c. A. Benefit Club. but workers
from other sections of the plant
soon became interested and the
name changed accordingly.
A total of seven hundred. sixty
dollars and forty cents has been
collected and a total Of six hun
bred. fifty-six dollars has been
paid out as follows:
Erwin Armentrout $3.50: Mar
shall crump s4i.1o: Harry Ad-
ans s26.5o; Oscar CLANCY 5000:
Harold coddington S65.70: Adam
DUR $1,000; Dorsey Mick estate
$500; Roy Rafter $500; Charles
Kifer s7400: Arnold Rexrode
$3.50: John Kimble $1,000;
Charles Kelly $500; Eugene
Kennel $500: Frank Kline $3.50:
Herbert Short 5000: Charles
Christman $500; Andrew Lam
caster $1,000; Marvin Mcbride
5000; George Hansrote $3.50:
Fred Dick $4,000. The expenses
of operating the club such as
membership cards. printing. rec
ord books. bonding fees. etc. have
been SCOTT.
Purpose
The purpose OF this club is to
provide a system whereby Gel
anese employees may assure them
selves financial help in time Of
misfortune.
Membership
Membership Is limited 10 men.
ANY man or group Of men In
the plant may join simply by
making arrangement for pay
ment of dues 20 any Of the
directors.
Management
The club is absolutely independ-
ent OF the Jurisdiction OF any body
other than It's own membership.
II is managed by Board Of Di-
rectors. composed of those per-
sons selected to represent the vari-
Gus groups or departments.
The treasurer is bonded. A
bank account is maintained at
Peoples Bank of Cumberland. A
card file system Of records and
membership standing is MAIN
tanned.
Directors
The directors serving to date
are as follows:
Charles Bauman, James Brown.
Arthur w. Bratt. Elmer Collins.
Fred Dick, William Egan. Walter
Ensminger. Francis Glenn. Clar-
ence Henry, Roy Hinebaugh.
Brinley Hughes. George Hansrote,
Eugene Kennel. Warren Nichols.
Boyd Payton. William O'Rourke.
Roy Rafter. Joseph Rohman. Earl
Stemple, Charles yelling. William
Sullivan. Walter Mahaney. and
George Meyers.
Boyd Payton is chairman of the
board and Clarence Henry is
treasurer.
The dues are 10 cents weekly.
after an initiation fee OF So has
been paid. The initiation fee may
be paid in any number of INSTALL
ments. However, no member Is
entitled to benefits until his full
initiation fee has been paid.
Benefits
/. Weekly benefits for sickness
or injury are $3.50 per week for
ten weeks while there are less
than 100 members or less than
5000 in the treasury. Sickness
and injury benefits increase
81 weekly for each Is additional
members. providing the balance in
the treasury is not below 5000.
Maximum Wt.siSsi,;; payment Is SIS.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-28

War is futile"
All the miles OF oceans that
separate us from Europe where war
Is being fought, cannot drown ont
or submeree those words.
war is futile"
It is a grim hoax on the people
made to sacrifice for IL. n killer of
ideals as we'll as OF men. robbcr
Of the very freedom It pretends to
uphold. a destroyer OF the civiliza-
tions II purports TO protect
No one knows what new miseries
the present wars will infiict upon
humanity vs. what now
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-28
Celanese Benefit
Club Makes Drive

THE VOICE OF LABOR is pleased cooperate with the
Celanese Benefit Club whose record of aid members during
misfortune becoming widely known in all sections of
the plant At the end of this article print application for
rnernhe,sh;r for the convenience Of reader.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-28
Walter johnson

Walter Johnsons failure to
show up at testimonial dinner
for Charley Keller. Maryland born
rookie sensation of the New York
Yankees. may cost him support in
Frederick County.
There have been no surface
fiareupS as yet. but this is one of
the big reasons why a number Of
Frederick County Republican lead
ers have blown cold on Walters
Congressional campaign. A potent
figure in the anti-Johnson group
is Ralph S. Wolfe. editor of the
Valley Register, only paper in
Middletown and a COP journal.
Shortly after last years World
Series. in which Keller was the
shining star. Wolfe ana other Mid
dletowners decided to give him a
banquet AS a feature attraction
they invited johnson. baseball i'm
mortal of the old school, to be the
principal speaker.
After he failed to respond TO
several letters and phone calls. a
personal request was delivered
through his son. then a student at
Maryland University This also
failed to fetch him. Finally a dele
eation went TO Germantown to see
him III person He was not at home
and Wolfe and his friends gave
I'D in disgust when hp made No
reply to a message left at the
home.
Johnson's action is all the
stranger because he happens TO be
the discorerer OF the Yankees
slugging young outfielder. 1t was
johnson who recommended Keller
TO the Yankee management when
Clark Griffith. owner OF the Wash
ington American League baseball
club. refused to pay the former
Maryland University athlete a
bonus for signing.
Ambassador Davies
At Palm Beach. Ambassador Joe
Davies. fatherin -law of Mary
lands senior senator. wears an
opera hat and opera cape when
going out to dinner. The other
night Joe arrived at a swank party
where the host was entertaining
his guests with a magician.
Mrs. Davies was ushered into
the drawing room. but her hus-
band for some reason. was usher
ed into little ante.room to wait.
Finally IL was discovered that
Joe's opera cape and top hat were
too much for the servants. They
thought he was the magician.
Hatch Bill
This time. Maryland wasn't
"blacked out" when the Senate
voted on the Hatch pure poll
tics" bill. Tydings and Radcliffe
both voted for the bill and sup
ported Senator Hatch throughout
the two weeks OF debate.
And II wasn't any accident.
George Radcliffe privately be-
lleves his chances Of reelection
q
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-28

revolutions they will breed. No one
even seems to have a clear idea OF
just what peace will bring. for when
the confused peoples In warning
countries ask for m explanation OF
war aims their confused leaders
give them the fuzziest kind OF
answers.
II peace comes quickly enough,
maybe that peace will be one that
will really tend TO prevent future
wars That's why we here IN
America should hope for the war
to end soon to end before We. too.
succumb TO the insar'y That's why
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-28

endary man from Mars would
drop in at Maryland political
rally he would 20 away with the
impression that Senator Willard
! Tvd!ngs was one of President
Roosevelts warmest supporters in
the Senate.
"Milord" pleads for the relec-
ton Of George Radcliffe. and in
doing 1t. he infereutially and
sometimes directly praises
President Roosevelt. which is
something out OF the ordinary for
the ultra conservative Democrat
who has chalkcd up the most con-
sistent anti-Administration voting
record in the Senate.
Tydings tells the story Of the
Maryland Casualty Company with
great emotion; how T. was about
to close its doors. and with II near
Is every bank and insurance COM
pany during the dark days Of 1888.
He admits that he aid 10 other
senators failed to convince Jesse
Jones RFC that a 100000
loan to the casualty company was
n good risk. And he gives credit
to George Radcliffe for preserving
the life savings of thousands of
Marylanders because George per
suaded the President to authorize
the loan only a few hours before
the casualty concern was going TO
close Praise is heaped on George.
but 1t was President Roosevelt
who actually assumed the real
responsibility in making a loan
viewed SO questionable at the time.
Tydings honestly gets worked
up in relating the story. FIRE.
quently nc has shouted: There
is really very little difference in
the views Of the President and
myself"
The lanky senator appears 10
be grateful now that the loan
was made. but less than two
years ago TydiIgs and his crowd
were calling the man who was
responsible for the loan--Thc
President - an invader. a car
petbagger. and a meddler.
Milford" won't admit it open
". but there is good reason to be-
lieve that he has relented at
least momentarily - in his once
bitter feeling toward Roosevelt.
The Presidents foreign policy is
believed TO have struck a sympa
thetic chord
OF course. when it comes around
to convention time and Roosevelt
is definitely a third term candi-
date. things may be different. AT
the Philadelphia Convention Of
1886 Milford" wouldn't even sec
ond Roosevelt for a second term.
Round The Free state
Private sounding on the Demo-
cratic senatorial primary reveals
the race just now to be toss-up.
Most interesting factor discovered
Is the huge bloc Of undecided vot-
ers. In one section Of Baltimore.
SIS per cent of those polled hadn't
decided on either candidate.
A similar surrey in Western
Maryland shotOed third OF the
poterS Were IN doubt :. Ward
politicos say George Radcliffe
has been TOO tiohtfSted NTH his
money and that he must put out
big cash to tDin. No complaints
OF penny-squeezing hare been
heard about the malti-million-
ARE HoDGrd Bruce Repre-
sentative darcy Ward looks TO
be a ciach 10 ,Cin denomination
on the Shore NTH halt a dozen
opponents, most all OF tphom arc
backing Bruce Tommy
D'Alesandro believes the Smith
Committee amendments 10 the
National Labor Relations Act
are too drastic.
He Is on the House Labor Com
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-28
BY DREW PEARSON

mittce and is in a singular posi-
ton TO prevent the sweeping
amendments from seeing the light
OF day Harry Nice has adopted
a cacey bit Of strategy which
should help him in winning the
COP senatorial nomination. The
genial x-govcrnor plans to con-
centrate his FIRE on George Norris.
rather than on William Broeninp.
his primary opponent. Harry will
accuse Norris of being a traitor
to his party by the support of
Herby O'Coror for governor in
1888. He will then relate how Nor
ris pushed Broening into the
primary and declare that a vote
for Broening is vote for George
Norris. a traitor to his party"
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-03-28

we should do more than hope
why We should rork for peace.
World Peaceways consists OF a
group OF people whose entire time
is spent In rorkin0 for peace. II is
a non.proiit. non.crackpot organiza.
ton. that's striving with a purpose
and a plan for keeping America out
of this current version OF Europe's
centuries.old war. We need the help
OF every decent American who feels
that in peace lies not only Americas
greatest hope. but the worlds.
Write to World peaceways. Inc.
1903 +. 4 Aver New YORK City. !
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-08-09
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slightest bit of change with her new huSba13 ,d and the
hands neghbor ga gave S him Tn oe e ha h ha
a d task Of taxing him up every day few minutes in the
EEL chair his iresOme bed Still she houdered 8
fasn Henry fap since bis sd
reh getting burdened under the strait No eohs @
and he s ~anbfd to gs rss ill., and not ask
his mother would be unfair to the WE ad Il
an o1t on his mother he only Of the @
b his v Sg T nsv tn qe we e Why Should he
,aytbdy Life then a v wfn to n o lis away
60, Why and his otheE? Then toe J ]
receive notice good then the family would be Inn
meer th b and bean@ to the bank With no
ted Check until he would get paid never get TO buy
anything for himself and his mothef nee5fd s6fSs VA M her
and tuck the cover to ne4e 6a sm aaf st S y R @
he quiet his weakness an idea from EEL ' mn @
'ns4 e9b ss m be b aef Ory Pm going the drug
ONE Medicine 1 think I'm taking a fresh cold"
Soon he arrived at the drug store .o .,
Yes and Everything laughed the pharpe "Dot
Zoo will kill Whenever physician RecQe II, b a
o had s 5S ssf sYs n S2ld
pharmacist busted himself with wn WRAP e 09 h his dden
81 low could he get that Oil without creating suspicion and
sapte a for home Then about stopped the
s s6atns with With himself himself w Wheh way Way 70 co.
what does the Croon oI Does he poison his STEP
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or do nothing hoping that Il
lighter, grayer streaks might az
dignity to your appearance?
Any Woman Can Be GIamorous
Any woman can be glamorc
who has mind of her own, lit
confidence in herself and knows no
to use the right shade of cosmeti
and patronizes the right hairdressi
+ Men always look twice at womi
who know how to be women
who know the value of daintinei
the art of conversation, the outs al
ms of everyday social etiquette. +!
different, yes. But don't be u
noticeably different Be gay. n
don't be rowdyl Be independeI
But don't be so Independent til
you are wallhower
And here is my final question.
a new girl comes to town with
ravishingly different hair sty'
should you rush to have your he
styling copy hers, or should Y
have your hairdresser create a ns
style for you, or should you tel
porarily at least continue with w
present hair style? Think real hn
and then do the latter and .
one can accuse you of being &C.
cat f.!
What are your beauty prof.
lems9 Write Marie DORIS ~,
Ldriense Beauty Foun@ r.
Fifth Floor, 1903 LindeA E.2- i.
St. Louis, Mo-, and she wit
dn5wer them. Be sure to enclose t
self-addressed, stamped envelope
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-08-09

ever, we are not flooded in the next
few days with deaths.
H. b. A. RECORDS
All presidents attending the Boards in
September are requested to bring
their H. B. A records. Your records
will be examined for your local lodge
meetings after the Convention.
$500 CASH PRIZE
We want to award $500 cash prizes in
each board for the four best records
from the convention to the last meeting
held in September before the Boards.
In other words, the prizes awarded for
the best records will not go beyond
the Convention. Your record will only
be examined for August and Sept
The first prize will be SIPS
Second prize S100
Third prize S so
Fourth prize 25
We had some of the best kept records
IN the Convention imaginable. We have
some other presidents and secretaries
who mean for their records to come
up and take first place.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-08-09

There are beauty and romance in
fery womans everyday doings
N going to illustrate that by re-
lating to you some of the questions
gently asked of me by readers of
Beauty and Romance" The an
Yers are quite obvious.
no woman can afford to be a
Fbon-copy of another woman. To
AXE yourself different, would you !:
Buy jacket that is most unusual
eo if it isn't flattering?
Wear black shoes with an other
lac white outfit?
Fashion your hair tightly to your
Nd when most are fluffing it?
Little Nervous Habits
Are you a shoulder-strap grabber,
table drummer, or bracelet
idler? Small nervous habits can
glamour-robbers.
When you have a date to an i'm
rtant function with one man
ould you break it to go with the
zero of the hour" if the hero
lddenly asks you?
Are your around-the-house clothes
vat, clean and tidy =. the same
your street clothes?
What is your social speciality
It dancing, card-playing, tennis
S,ess, being a good companion
you haven't one, get busy and de
lDp one. We all need one spe
ATTY, at least.
II you are with a group and eaci
e 4rs a cocktail, but all you wan
soft drink >. would you ordeI
cocktail or a soft drink?
Would you color your hair to re
r. its youthful sheen and beauty
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-08-09
Sept. Board :
Notice

'....''s F7 ~4l@'
This comes to inform you that the
Board collection for September viii he
SIPS per member.
The Boards will meet as fofiewG
Thursday, September 5, Whynot, az
KolbrooR lodge, B. w. Willis, President.
Friday, September G. Shubuta, alien
Woodland President
Tuesday, September 10, Cliftonville,
Claud Gavin, President.
Wednesday, September II, Magee, W.
!. Rankin, President.
Thursday, September II, Virgins, L. B.
Marshall, President.
re &T ........
SEPTEMBER BOARD COLLECTIONS
The Presidents of the H. B. A. of the
state of Mississippi are requested to
collect SIPS Death Claims, Quarterly
Dues etc, and report same in the
September Boards.
Presidents are urged to make full
collection from all members.
LETS PAY $4,000
Lets pay $4,000 Death Gains in Sept,
presidents 1t has been a long time
since we have paid $4,000 If your
collections are as good in September
as they were in the Convention, the
office is of the opinion that we will
pay as much as $4,000, provided, how
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-08-09

MR.. R. Why is my husband so rude
to the boys and why is he so much
against moving?
Ans: He's jealous of the two boys
you will have to devote more of your
time to him while he's at homemade
him think that he comes before anyone
Moving is quite expensive, and he
dislikes to spend money and that is
why he doesn't want to move to larger
quarters. He will change his mind
within a year or so.
r. t. We are six college girls who are
planning a very enjoyable vacation
trip and will we get full consent from
our parents?
Ansf JhdgiEg ftom your past life;
you won't have any trouble convincing
your parents to allow you to make
this trip. l recommend it for you girls
this past year and a vacation trip
before you enter college will do you
gooo.
H. c. B.-We started building home
and were SO excited and my husband
Just stopped and won't allow it to be
i j l.
are very anxious TO get into the new
place?
Ans: He knows you have money in
the bank and he isn't going one bit
farther with the erection of the new
home until you draw out some of th
money and help finance the place
He's cheap and you know it. If you
intend to move in this new home you
had better &elp out with expenses.
M. H My husband left home in
October and told me he was visiting
his home and would be back in ten
days. Now he hasn't come back vet
AID | wonder if he intends to or not?
Ans: When he arrived back home. he
soon got in with the old crowd again
and found it to be so interesting.
decided to stay. Your husband won't
be back any time soon-not until he
gets down and out and discouraged
again WI he make change. There is
no need to keep writing his family,
for he has instructed them not 20
answer your letters.
;. l.. H. met young man five years
rgo on the train and we have CORES
pended every since. Last Xmas we
were living only 30 miles apart and he
wanted to visit me during the holidays
and I refused. Now we haven't seen
one another in all this time but feel
that we care. Should l invite him 10
see me this summer?
Ans: Extend the invitation right away.
He will come. Being in college during
school months makes it hard for MIN
to visit you or in your city, but he has
worked some this summer n will
come. He doesn't know if ,he loves
you or not-but he is interested to the
extent that he is anxious to find out.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO II. b. A.
MEMBERS

All H. B. A. members who failed to
pay their Convention assessment in the
amount of Coo are urged to see to it
that this money is paid before the
September Boards begin. Otherwise it
will cost SIPS to renew. The Constitu-
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-08-09

No us, John Blevins, president, YuTreT
Georgia. This lodge became uniinancial
ajax in July 1910.
No. 343, Sam Buckley, president, New
Hebron, Miss, This lodge became I'M
financial in December 1889.
No. 345, Henderson Franklin, Crosby,
Miss, This lodge became unfinancial in
December 1889.
No. $780, j. W. Prince, president, Shuqu
cha lin July 1910.
No. 1857, Pinkie Lee. Lambert. This
lodge became unfianncial in June 1910.
No. 430, Jim Collins, Laurel. This lodge
became unfinancial in June 1910.
No 432 Mrs. Anna Gavin, Moss. This
lodge became unfinancial in July 1910.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-08-09

ton as revised in the Convention stated
that all members wishing to renew
must pay s125 to the office renewal
fee.
Send in your Convention assessment
through your local president at once.
Rev. E. F. Young, President
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-08-09

B. M. A Feeling safe is a thing OF
the past with me. l just can't feel safe
ANYMORE and l would like for you to
tell me if there is any danger ahead
and will this fellow try to bother me
again?
Ans: The party that cut you recently
Is lust about as scared as you are-he
cleared out of town and intends to stay
away from you. There is no need of
your worrying anymore for he knows
darn well if he show himself around
your neighborhood that he will have
to go to jail.
]. MI got a job recently and every
one laughs and says l am the only one
that would take the job. Why do they
laugh at me?
Ans: Your friends have a very peculiar
sense of humor-they think that the
woman that employed you is geeched
but that is Just lot of hokum If you
DO your work well, you will be able
10 keep this job and will get along
nicely with this lady.