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The union times., 1941-06-28
Meriden
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Continued from Page D ing Company and Loucks & Clark, of Wallingford.
 The New York firm handling the contract for reconstruction of several business buildings on the south side of West Main Street, is already pay ing bod carriers the amount asked in the new proposed wage scale. Modesto Izzo, who will soon start work for construction of a new bowling alley on Grove Street, has announced that the job will be strictly union from top to bottom and that he intends to pay hod-carriers the 85 cents an hour rate and the contract will be let with that stipulation.
 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
 The Hod Carrier Local 587 has over 100 members. The char ter is open and a canvass is ac- lively in progress to enroll new members
 The officers are George Moras-
The union times., 1941-06-28
Consumer Protection

''The most fundamental ap- prOach to economic efficiency and incidentally to problems of price, is to produce and make available an adequate supply. This is the real means of con- sumner protection, moreover, for there is no substitute for the actual things that go to make up the consumers standard of living.''-From speech by Consumer Commissioner Harriet Elliott.
The union times., 1941-06-28
Going Up!

WASHINCTON-New record high levels were reached in April for hourly and weekly earn- ings of wage earners in man. ufacturing industries, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins re- ports. s'The gain in earnings from March to April was prim- arily the result of wage in- creases,' she said. ''MOre work CTS were affected by general wage-rate increases than during any month since April l937."
 These increases averaged 9.6 per cent and affected more than 100000 wage earners in 1,222 manufacturing establishments, out of a reporting sample of 33,85O plants employing nearly 100000 workers. In the blast furnaces, steel works, and roll ing mills industry more than 100000 workers received wage increases averaging ll.3 %. This accounted for the 9.2% increase in average hourly earnings re- ported for that industry.
 Average 7O.8 Per Hour
 Average hourly earnings in manufacturing industries ad- vanced to 7O.8 cents, represent ing a gain of l.7% over March and 7.O% over April l94O. Sixty-seven of the ninety indus tries reported higher hourly earnings in April than in March, and all of the industries showed higher hourly earning than in April 194O.
 Weekly earnings of both full and part-time wage earners averaged $29.1O or O.5% high CT than in March and l5.8% above April l94O.
The union times., 1941-06-28
News From Hollywood
 Through Labor's Eyes

wages? Ten years ago, the union says, salaries in the screen cartoon industry were double the Disney scale. But Disney combed the entire country to find promising youngsters who were willing to start at $10 to $20 a week in the hope of making fame and fortune in the movies.
 Thousands of starry-eyed youths came to Mickey Mouse headquarters. Only one in a hundred was hired, but the demand for jobs was enough to force wages down to rock bottom. It was the story of the loads and the great California migration, transferred to the cartoon industry.
 CALL HIM WALT
 Disney is a nice boss. Any body can call him ''Walt," SO long as nothing is said about a pay raise. Many of the employees are invited to attend free movie once a week in the studio theatre. The audience is kindly requested not to complain about wage cuts.
 The Disney strikers want less paternalism and more pay. They don't mind saying ''Mr. Disney'' if they can collect general lO% raise, with 25% for the lower brackets.
 Disney feels pretty badly about losing the services of the 472 strikers. He has been appealing to local art schools to provide strikebreaking talent.
 ROMANCE
 Romance has blossomed on the picket line. Four couples of Disney artists have been married during the one-month strike. Last wedding was Romeo and Juliet affair, with Bill Hurtz, assistant anirnator, marrying Mary Whitney, a Disney secretary who still works inside the studio.
 The strikers predict that Walt Dis ney, the mouse impresario, will soon be married to the union.
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U.S.O.

(NOntlnued rom Page l) of thousand dollars a day. the balance should be easily made by the end of the campaign.
 POLICE GIVE $500
 The New Haven Police department members sent in a contribution of $500 which will no doubt inspire other city departments. U.S.O. boxes have been placed in the fire stations and in city hall under the direction of James FitzGerald.
 The national fund reached the half way mark on Sunday with total of $5,411,083 towards its ten million dol lar goal. Of the 1,038 communities throughout the country that were fully organized when the campaign opened June 3, one-hfth already have reached or exceeded their quotas.
 NEW COMMITTEE
 The New Haven committee this week organized a new com mittee of men and women who will do final checking along the line of personal calls on those who have promised to send in contributions but have failed to do so.
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Continued from Page 1) department have received increases in hourly wages ranging from eight to 16 cents an hour.
 ARBITRATION CLAUSE
 One of the most important clauses in the contract states that in the future the Connecticut Com pany agrees that if necessary, it will arbitrate any difference or diff ferences which may arise between the Company and the Union.
 Union officials explained that the strike vote taken by the mem- bers week ago was not over the issue of wage rates, but over whether the Company would agree to arbitration on all of the Amal- gamated's requests.
 OTHER CLAUSES
 Other clauses in the contract, as given in the last issue of THE UNION TIMES are:
 1. An increase in the hourly rate of wages from 71 to 70 cents.
 2. Two weeks vacation with pay in place of the previous one week.
 3. Seven hour minimum guarantee for extra men. The present guaran- tee is six hours.
 4. Various concessions in working conditions.
 5. It was agreed that the Amalga- mated will be the sole bargaining agency for all hourly paid employees.
 The contract covers the period of April l, l94l to March 3l, 1922.
 BEST RELATIONSHIP
 In New Haven Solomon Alpero- vitz, chairman of the State Con- ference Board of the Union, and Samuel F. Curry a member of the Board and business representative of Local 28l of the Amalgamated, pointed out that the Union and the Connecticut Company have bar gained collectively since 1902, and said that the best of relationships exists between the men and the Company.
 The next meeting of the Local will be held Monday, July z, at the Labor Temple at 10 AM. and 7:3O PM.
The union times., 1941-06-28
NLRB Reverses Itself

WASHINGTON = The breaking up of the coastwide bargaining unit of 1ongshoremen on the West Coast has been ordered by the NLRB, three years after the boards decision that coastwide unit was appropriate
The union times., 1941-06-28
BRIGHT!

Bride-My egg is quite cold; is yours?
 Groom-Yes; wonder what makes them that way?
 Bride-I guess cook made mistake and boiled them in cold water.
The union times., 1941-06-28
3O. 900 Jobs Predicted
 In Brooklyn Navy Yard

BROOKLYN, N. Y.-The $60,- D00,000 expansion program authorized by Congress for the New York Navy Ward in Brooklyn is in full swing with more than 1000 individual workers added to the yard payroll in Two months. Civilian employees now kota1 22,000, the greatest number in he yards history. Completion of the Euper er-drydocks, according to naval officers, will probably see a rise in personnel to more than 30,000 men.
The union times., 1941-06-28
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ka, of WilliagfOrd, president; George Pope, Meriden, vice. president; Fred HOppe, Meriden, recording secretary; Joseph Cal lahan, Meriden, financial secre- tary and business agent; and Tony Schavetti, treasurer.
The union times., 1941-06-28
LABOR AND LUMBER

We offered them a lower scale than on the big jobs, and they still don't want to pay it," Della Penna said. When the price of dumber goes up 1090 or 209o, they don't re- fuse to pay, but when it comes to labor, they say no. These fy-by-night builders are trying to keep the open shop and substandard conditions"
The union times., 1941-06-28
SIG TO 22.5O A WEEK

When the drawings have been fin ished and tested in the animation de- partment, they are sent to girls to trace them on celluloid and to others who paint them in color. The tracers get from SIS to $225O a week; the painters receive $16 to $20 Compare the wages of these creative artists with the $10 daily scale for AFL house painters in Hollywood, or the $l4 scale for bricklayers, and you know why Disney's employees are on the picket line.
 How has Disney been able to make his millions by paying sweatshop
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42 Locals

Continued from Page D Jobs are poor and wages unstable, said Frank Della Penna, chairman of the board. Wage scales vary from week to week, depending on the supply of men.
 SCALE VARIES
 When there is big supply, the builders pay as little as $6 a day to skilled craftsmen. In weeks where there is a shortage. the daily scale goes up to $9. To obtain a surplus of labor and thus cut wages, these builders advertise in out-of-state papers.
 The unions seek a scale of $9.lO for a 7-hour day for skilled craftsmen, which is con- siderably lower than prevailing scales on big uniOnized construc- ton jobs.
The union times., 1941-06-28

Patronize the friends of organ ked labor who advertise in THE
 MON TIMES, Labor's own paper.
The union times., 1941-06-28
ART FOR ARTS SAKE

What nobody realized until now is that the skilled cartoOnists who draw and color the thous- ands of separate pictures re- quired for a Disney film are paid considerably less than a New York street cleaner.
 A Disney artist produces each week IA drawings. each differ ent, each drawn with considera- ton for weight, balance, and third dimension. Each time in movement to fit into the proper sequence of a motion picture film. For this work the artist gets $25-an average of 17c a drawing. The New York street cleaner draws $37.
The union times., 1941-06-28

Unions will live long and you'll prOsper-if you buy Union Label goods.
The union times., 1941-06-28

HOLLYWOOD-The current strike of the Screen Cartoon Guild (AFL) has focused attention on the family tree of the richest mouse of America
 Millions upon millions of Amer jeans have laughed at Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck without giving a second thought to the men and women who make the animated cartoons. They have read in their newspapers and in the movie magazines about the fabulous box office yield to Walt Dis
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Local B-oO
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mSh Local B-90 with a certificate of Workmen's Compensation. All em- ployerS must elect to come under the Unemployment Compensation law of the State of Connecticut whether they employ one or more journeymen. At the present time employers of four or more for 13 weeks are compelled to pay contributions to the State of Connecticut for Unemployment Com benefits.
 TERRITORY COVERED
 The agreement covers New Haven and vicinity, Cuilford, Madison, Derby, Ansonia, Ches- hire, Wallingford, Southington, Meriden, all of Middlesex Coun- ty, all of New London County with the exception of Norwich and MOntvilIe. It also covers Fishers Island, New York, which is about 10 miles off New Lon- don.
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Conn. Go.

(Continued from Page D department have received increases in hourly wages ranging from eight to 16 cents an hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08

to study and act on all legislation wiht 8 view toward development of hte program which will most bene- fit all the pepoel of the state"
 Oppose New Era
 Bradley, an experienced legislator, may have trouble, however, in con- trolling house members most of whom are from small towns tradi- tionally Republican and not too friendly disposed to the so-called "new era" Republicans headed by Bradley, National Committeeman Samuel F. Pryor, Jr., and former Gov. Baldwin, former Rep. w. Ellery Allyn, Waterford, recently named executive secretary of the Republi- can state central committee, was ex- pected to be on hand during the legislative session to counsel Repub- lican members.
 Although Gov. Hurley was nomi- mated with the aid of such leaders as National Committeeman David E. FitzGerald, New Haven; Hartford Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy; State Chairman John T. Mccarthy, New town; and Paul R. Connery, Nor walk, he was not epected to be dominated by any of this group. Sources close to the governor inc dicated he would make his own de- cisionS and appointments.
 AS result, up to inauguration day, there has been little or no official statements as to future actions of the Governor, especially as regards appointments. It is believed the Governors principal counselors on this and other problems are State Tax Commissioner Charles J. Mo- Laughlin, who is said to be in line for a superior court judgeship ap- pointment; John Golden New Haven insurance agent and ally of National Committeeman FitzGerald; {; State Chairman Mccarthy; and the Governors executive secretary, James s. Murphy, Bridgeport.
 Mclaughlin, former attorney gen. eral, was understod to have aided in the organization of the Democratic senate and in diSposing of legal problems relating to the setting up of separate committees.
 New Faces Likely
 Despite the lack of official con- ment, there are qualified Democrats who predict, on the basis of avail able information, that Gov. Hurley will not reappoint Highway Com missioner Cox Motor Vehicles Com missioner Connor, Milk Administra- tor s. Mclean Buckingham, Per- sonnel Director William H. Don- ming, Public Utilities Commissioners Alvan W. Hyde and Edwy L. Taylor; Liquor Control Commissioner Sam- uel R. Spencer. and statute revision Commissioner Frederick A. Scott. A new finance commissioner also will be named to succeed O. Glenn Saxon, who has virtually retired.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08
(. K. &L. APPEALS
 DUE THIS WEEK
Supreme Court To COnsid= CT Awards Granted War;
 go And Delmar Here

An appeal taken by the Conn Railway and Lighting Company te test the validity of the city of Wa terbury to levy assessment bene. fits against property owners, was heard yesterday by the Supreme Court of Errors in Hartford.
 The City of Waterbury installed sewers more that @ year agon or upper North Main street; the c. R & L. owns a narrow strip of lan6 just assessed the company $746.2 for sewer benefits, the company ob- jected on the grounds that the sew CTS did not increase the value oi the property.
 An appeal was made to superior court, which, being denied, was talk en to the supreme court of errors.
 Two appeals taken by the Con- necticut Light nd Power Companv from awards granted in the lower courts to William Wargo of Nauga- tuck and Helen Delmar of New Haven, will be considered by the supreme court Thursday morning.
 Wargo was awarded $2,00 by a lower court jury and Helen Delnar $3,000. Each claimed negligence on the part of the company resulting in damages when flood waters of Stevenson Dam inundated their properties at Under the Rock Park Oxford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08
LOCAL MEN TAKE
 OATH OF OFFICE
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stunned the cair.
 It was believed at Hartford at noon that the inaugural ceremonies would be slightly delayed by the converting of the two houses of the Legislature.
 The desks of the Waterbury legis- latorS were covered by baskets of flowers sent by the Democratic Town Committee when they arrived this morning.
 WaterburianS Present
 Among hte WaterburianS noted at this mornings ceremonies were Cor poration Counsel J. Gregory Lynch, Col. William J. Shanahan, Miss Helen Shanahan, EX-Senator Jos eph H. Lawlor, Harmon Genlot, and number of others.
 Mayor Vincent Scully left for in- augral ceremonies late this morning and expected to be present at them throughout the afternoon, as well as at hte Governors Ball this evening.
 Shortly after organizing the Sen ate took up discussion of separate committees and The Democrat learned that Senator Blansfield stood an excellent chance of being designated one of the members of the Judiciary Colnittee. This is probably the most important of the legislative committees and should Senator Blansfield be chosen a member it would be hig proof, in deed of his standing among fellow colleagues in the Senate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08
CLING TO GOD
 WARNS PASTOR
Russian Christmas Observ- ance Featured By Rev.
 Peter Dznbay's Sermon

Traditional observance of Russian Christmas was held last night by Russian residents of Waterbury. who attended special services in St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic church. The choir led by Valerie Ivanod sang hymns.
 Rev. Peter Dzubay, pastor, at yesterday mornings liturgy, spoke on preserving peace between God and man in spite of the war ram- pant throughout the world. Father Dzubay said God did not bring us peace between man, that it is our duty to preserve 1t, adding: "The peace Christ brought was between God and man, and there may be wars, but we should cling more closely to God" He also stated the duty of church is to bring God and man together and in that work it has not failed.
 Last night, the church choir went from house to house singing Christ mas carols which are translated into the Russian language. The choir gathered in the house of Father Dzubay on Grown street, and led by MT. Ivanof sang carols and hymns. The group then pro- ceeded to other Russian residents.
 Russian holiday Is observed ac- cording to the Julian calendar which celebrates its holidays later than the Gregorian calendar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08
NOSAHOCAN LODGE
 TO INSTALL STAFF

NoSahogan Lodge, Odd Fellows, will install new officers at the weekly meeting Tuesday night in Odd Fellows Hall.
 Those to be inducted are as fol- lows:
 Noble Grand, Daniel Hayward; vice grand, Stanley A. Terry; treas urer, William Woods, reelected; re- cording secretary, Francis Merkle, reelected, and trustee, George Ba- ronian, reelected. New Haven dis trict officers will officiate. An en- tertainment will be given after the ritual. Jack Henry hedas the enter tainment committee.
 A delegation of Waterbury Odd Fellows will travel to New Haven tonight to attend an installation there. Officers from Waterbury will be in charge of the ceremonies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08

Continued from Page D of Commerce; MT. and Mrs. Milton Allerton (Mrs. Allerton is a daught- CT of the late M. J. Byrne, who held the office of Judge of Probate a number of years ago); Attorney Ed ward Bobbin; Thomas F. Dunn; John Hutchinson, Mrs. Patrick Healey, Miss Anna Coughlin, At torney and Mrs. Frank Healey, Miss Patricia Healey, Mrs. Noreen Burke Connolly, Attorney Gordon Hutch- inson, Martin J. Sweeney, Henry Hayden, Jr., Miss Peggy Kilmartin, and Miss Jeanette Blake. Beautiful Tribute Among the many floral tributes was an especially beautiful one from Judge Healey,S office staff with the accompanying tribute: Two years 04 faithful service
 Given unstintingly,
 An appreciative public
 Recalls you willingly And we who work beside you
 Through the hours of the day Would add our little token
 With these fragrant blos-
 S0mS gay.
 May the years that stretch be-
 fore you
 Blossom forth with hOnOrS
 new,
 May each hour bring some real
 gfadnesS,
 Be replete with friendships
 true,
 Every minute rich with plea
 sure,
 Where never care can enter
 in
 These, the wishes we could of-
 fer,
 As your new term you begin. In brief remarks following his in- duction into office Judge Healey thanked all for attending the cere- mony and renewed his earnest pro- miese to give his very best to the office to which he was reelected.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08
KUMPIS TRIED AS
 THIRD OFFENDER
Given One To Three Years For Taking Car With-
 out Permission

Charles Kumpis, 42, of Waterbury who pleaded guilty to 8 charge of using an automobile without per- mission of the owner, was sentenced yesterday afternoon to the state prison at Wethersrield for 8 one to three year term as third offen- ed by Judge Robert L. Munger when he was arraigned in the opening session of the January criminal su- perior court.
 After Kumpis pleaded guilty. States Attorney William E. Fitzger- aid instructed the clerk of court to read an additional information which charged the accused with being third offender. The infor- nation charged that Kumpis had on June 5, 1884, and again on June IT, 1887, been found guilty on charges of using cars without the permission of the owners. KumpiS was arraigned yesterday on a charge of Sept. 27, of also using a car without owners permission. The accused entered plea of guilty to the other charges and was sentenced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08
BISHOP TIEF'S
 MESSAGE LIKED

Most Rev. Francis J. lief, pastor of Sacred Heart Church in East Port Chester, N. Y, formerly sta- tioned at St. Mary's hospital here, recently was recipient of cable- gram from Cardinal Maglione, sec- retary of state to Pope Plus XII.
 Bishop lief had sent similar message to Pope Plus assuring him that his parishioners in East Port Chester would be loyal and devoted to him.
 The answer from the Vatican read as follows: Holy Father deeply ap- preciates assurance of prayers from your people. Reciprocates kind greetings. Bestows apostolic benedic- tion."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08

Mir. Roosevelt signed the commis- eions of the four members = In- dlStrialist William s. KnudSen, La- -bor Leader Sidney Hillma1, Secre- tary of War Henry L. Stimson, and Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. q In the months ahead the letters OPM, probably will become as well known to the average citizen as did MIRA. Whereas, MIRA was one of the President attempts to defeat the depression of the 1930S, OPM is designed to gear war production facilities to the point where Bri- tain can defeat Germany and Italy. s Wilson Term Recalled
 Not since Woodrow Wilson made Bernard E. Baruch chief of the War Industries Board during the World War has the United States moved so close to rigorous federal regulation of economic life. For the first time during the present emergency - which MT. Roosevelt describes Gas serious as war itelf"- the national rearmament 0ffort will be delegated to 8 small OrganiZa- tion.
 The extent the new agency is prepared to go with the broad powers delegated to it by the Pres ident was revealed in this part of a statement issued by its four mem bers:
 o We shall have need of the active, aggressive and enthusiastic cooper ation of every man, woman and child in the United States if we are to make this arsenal in America ade- quate to successful defense of de- mocracy and freedom. This can only mean that in the immediate future everything in our national life must be subordinated to the necessity for defense"
 Labor, Management
 To management, the OPM said: s'InduStry must subordinate its con- Gern over the possible effects of tremendous immediate expansion. UnexpreSsed hope for war time profits must be sternly represSed" !"
 To labor, it said: e.. Intelligent and patriotic cooperation of the men who man the machines is vital. Labor must avoid any attempt to make improper use of its position in the present worldwide emer- gency. The whole principle of col 1ective bargaining and the rights Of labor is being challenged
 To both management and labor, it said: If the totalitarian forces of the world are victorious both capital and labor will become the involuntary vassals of an all-power- full state."
 For all practical purposes re- gponsibility for converting Ameri- ca,s economy from peace-time to q wartime emergency basis has been delegated to single head, and that single head, MT. Roosevelt told his press conference yesterday, is "Knudsen- Hillman." That was his answer to questions as to why he had not vested ultimate executive power in one person.
 Two Immigrant Boys
 Thus two former immigrant boys become MT. RooSevelt's single head" for the program designed to speed this country's own defense program and to supply Great Bri- tain and other democracies resisting invasion with more planes, more ships, more tanks and more guns.
 Knudsen, former head of the Gen. eral Motors Corporation, came to