The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-03-22

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arrived tn rAseAeoulA THURSDAY %
investigate The iAhoF tsu<ahie 81 ths
Ingalls, shlpbuficina Corporations
plant here and held . confereres
xfth company and unlnn offsessA
that afternoon In the meeting be-
sides Mr. rneh we're M0nro q Ia.
nieF. president. W n Quest vice.
president. and A J. OfaAsack gen.
erai manager Of she xhipbualalna
plant. and Charles a. Poe Of
Houston. representing ue Inter
national Association q Maehinhtss
I'd toag 81 BlrK.inefsAm. represent-
ing the American Federation Of la
Dor and W u Taylor. head Of NE
local B~oElsrznakers ana wehaers,
Pascaeouia Is anxioukly awaiting
the outcome of q strike cailed 1t the
Ingalls, Shipbuaiidine CurposAtson's
plant "wednesday morning. growing
out Of the discharge eaEccday of q
welder and contention over equip
ping cans with shoulder straps.
As = result hundreds Of workers
are idle 1t the plant established here
In 1898. disorders have occurred and
anxiety Is expressed on every hand
Chas H. Poe OF Houston. refae-
senttnR the International Aksocia.
tton of Machinists arrived In Pas
cag0uia Thursday and represented
his group At the conferences. lie naid
the group he represents weFe called
upon 70 back the weiders and 20
respect the picket line established
BY them He expressed hope that q
q4ick settlement would be reached,
but refralned from making any
other statement for publication.
The troafhle fnliuvnad ne dlnelAAnRe
a. q xnider. Il was stated. hxa hont
tAgzxnE rim ~ ard uk<sEr Ufeenzxfsd
groups reftnine 70 20 70 wofk ~
long rs the welders we're out. On
Wednesday approximately $50 out Of
$50 men we're on the job. and on
Thursday a smaller number reported
for work and went through the pick.
et lines. Several fights took place ~
the II 30 hour Wednesday. with
three men Jailed a. the result
News Of the strike fell like q
bombsheii wednesday. Many work
men 81 the plant are not affiliated
with any Of the unioss. others be-
long 70 the American Federation Of
Labor, the PascaRoula Marine Ship
building Association ard the clio.
A large number Of the vurkmen
have expressed . desire 70 ksep on
working
Special Deputies have been sworn
into service b Sheriff J Guy Krcba
and have been kept basy keeping
down disorders In the vietEity Of the
plant. -Four men were jailed up TO
late Thursday afternoon with bail
being arranged for two, one beinE
held for protection ana the other
one having t6 900 bail 70 arrange.
In the formal statement appear
ing elsewhere n full. A. J. Crassick.
general manager Of the plant states
the eosnpanys position. holding that
the action q the groups who re-
fused 70 work IL "nnfusttfiabie# and
that the company plans 70 Operate
edly f0r the benefit Of Our many sm-
pioyees who are not In sympathy
with thk action"
The company says he disturbance
was created without notice. II
further states it purpose n % keep
the pant operating uninterraptediy,
and taAt ASSURANCES have been given
20 employees b county and city au-
authorities. that necessary police
protection vii eonstntz 20 Be pro-
vfdec.
F1cketa On 24-uour Duty
Reiass Of packeS keep watch AZ
the plant. An augmented police
force under command Of Sheriff
J. Guy Kreha Ia kept on constant
watch 20 hosd down disorders
Tne city commission. Ia special
session wednesday. adop1ed an Or
dinanee 70 regulate parking IN the
vicinity % the plant. TIE ordinance
prohibits parking Of vehicles on
Washington street between 11e
south margin Of Furo avenue and
the south END Of Warrington and on
Lincoln avenue from 1he wszf end
q Lincoln - The eat margin o.
Columbus drive. ard o. the street
connecting Washington sGsee< and
Lincoln
TIE Ingalls, shipbulldin9 Corpora
tor vas brought - Paseaeoda
through the efforts Of - citizens n
voting . tIa0000 bond hsae and
~pfozt1lng Ire eity-oNued ate i n0w
Ooenpsss TINS "a made possible
uEder former 00xernW HuRh
Whites Balance AeTfeultuFe with
Industry program Tie ya1d has
oontrncx for construction q ezgtt
c-s cargo shln fu ne Maritime
Commission