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The union times., 1941-06-07
Meriden
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 Membership Growing

With almost 1000 employees of the local New Departure plant members of the A. F. of L., Local no, mem- berships are coming in rapidly, not less than 250 new memberships sign | ing up within the last month. The agreement also provides for a weeks vacation with pay for all workers on the payroll for one year.
 The local New Departure workers also improved their grievance pro- cedure as a result of the agreement arrived at in Detroit last week. Under this arrangement but 20 days will elapse before, an answer is given to a grievance. The Meriden plant is the only General Motors plant which has negotiated local wage increases with in the last three months, and Is the only General Motors plant in which all grievances have been satisfactorily settled. Last weeks new agreement applies to six A. F. of L. locals, two pattern makers locals and three locals of the electrical workers brotherhood, all A. F. of L., affiliates.
 New Organizer
 Edsel Sans, an American Fedora tion of Labor organizer, arrived here this week from Cincinnati, Ohio, and will be stationed in Meriden indefinite ly to work with the officials of Local no in perfecting the local organiza- Ition
 Many women employees of New Departure who have been holding off have been taking out memberships in Local no, A. F. of L., over the past three months. Usually, they are not sought as members until they have made the grade On production.
 The local has 16 committeeman in the plant and a committeeman tries to straighten out grievances with the
The union times., 1941-06-07
Conn. Go.
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During the past week, Solomon Alperovitz, president of Local 281, and chairman of the State Board, and Sam Curry, business representative of 28f, attended the arbitration pro ceedings being held in Springfield Mass, between the Amalgamated and the Springfield public utility. Repre- senting the Union in this case is O.. David Zimring of the Mid-West Labor Bureau, who represented the state trolleymen and bus drivers in proceedings in this state in 1885. Zim- ring has an enviable record in this country for obtaining increased wage scales and improved working condi- tions for members of Amalgamated.
 Men Strong for Proposals
 Alperovitz and Curry reported that the members of the Amalga mated through Connecticut arc strong for the proposals made by the State Board, with sentimen especially active in the larger cities AIperovitz, when questioned, sait that he has seen General Manage Bennett. in reference to the Con necticut Company's delay in ans wering the Amalgamated, and tha Bennett had assured him that tn Company was making a seriOu study of the pension problem, an' would report as soon as possible t the State Board.
 Agreement has already been reache between the Union and the Compan on a closed shop, although the check off remains undecided.
 The contract under which tn Amalgamated had been working ex pired April 1, and all changes mad in the new contract will be retroactiv to that date.
 May Call Special Meeting
 In the event that the Compan and the representatives of tn Union meet in the near future am a supplementary offer is made b the Company, a special meeting o the Local will be called at once, i was announced.
The union times., 1941-06-07
Negroes Hit
 ByJim Crow,
 Segregation
Say War Drive and Denial Of Democratic Rights
 Go Together

One hundred and sixty American Negro leaders have issued a state- ment charging that Gas the United States prepares presumably for de- fense of democracy at home, it discriminates against, Jim Crows and aggregates the Negro"
 Signers
 Among the signerS of the state ment were Richard Wright, the novel, ist; Paul Robeson, the singer; w. C.. Handy, the composer (St. Louis BlueS); Countee Cullen, the poet i; Max Yergan, president of the Ma tional Negro Congress; James Egert Allen, president of the New York State branch of the National AsSo- ciation for the Advancement of Colored People; Ferdinand C. Smith, secretary of the National Maritime Union; Dr. Benjamin C. Robeson pastor of Mother Zion A. M. E. church, New York; and the Rev Adam Clayton Powell, IT,, pastor ot Abyssinian Baptist Church, New York.
 The Negro people cannot avoic the conclusion that the war drive anc r the denial and destruction of demo cratic rights go together" the state ment said.
 | The Negro people want nothing O 3 Hitler; they detest him and all hi 5 practices. On the other hand tn British warmakers hold Africa, India , the West Indies and other colonia
 areas in cruel bondage often in 1 fnitely worse than the oppression y known by Negroes in America. Danger to Liberties
 We Negroes remember how tn e last war destroyed many of our fiber : ties and resulted in further cultura e and economic impoverishment. We ar e convinced that the present war wi
 do the same.
 The specific charge against tn ' defense program was Discrimina e ton in defense industries: "Toda they carry this policy one step fun y ther in the exclusion of Negr workers from jobs in defense in t dustries. This is true particular
 in the aircraft industries
The union times., 1941-06-07
Housing Units Given to Five
 State Cities
U. s. Announces Eight Defense Projects For
 1885 Families

Five Connecticut cities and towns have been selected as the sites for eight defense housing projects, ac- cOrding to the Federal Works Agency.
 They will provide homes for the families of 1900 workers in the states industrial plants and 85 families of enlisted men at the Army's Windsor Locks air base.
 Bridgeport Gets 3
 The sites chosen were:
 Bridgeport: 52 acres in the vicinity of the Remington Arms plant for 400 homes (adjoining a 600-family hous- ing project now under construction) ; 38 acres on Huntington Turnpike for 250 dwellings; and 25 acres, Park Avenue, for 150 homes.
 Fairfield: Two adjoining sites of '85 acres east of Knapps Highway, for 400 homes.
 StratfOrd Included
 Stratford: 54.5 acres west of Broad Ridge Road and north and south of Stony Brook Road, for 400 dwellings. Windsor Locks: A site on the southwest corner of Elm Street and South Elm Street, with 1,200-foot frontage on Elm, for 85 dwellings.
 New Britain: B acres west of Rock Hill Avenue and north and south of Ellis Street, for 200 dwell lings.
The union times., 1941-06-07
Sales and Payroll Tax Opposed by A.FL. Executive Council
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 ly states that ''the injured emplOye shall notify the employers immedi. ately or someone representing the employer and failing to notify his employer, the commissioner may reduce the award of compensation prOpOrtiOnately to any prejudice which he shall find the employer has sustained, by reason of such failure; but the burden of proof with respect to such prejudice shall rest upon the employer"
 Rate of Compensation
 How do you figure out what youl rate of compensation is under oui law? What are the minimum anC maximum benefits, and how long dc you receive them?
 If man starts to work on cer- tain day, at a rate of $4O.OO a week and is injured on the first, second third or on any day prior to two weeks of his employment, he shal receive one-half of his pay or $200( a week, provided he is out of work for two weeks or more He will not collect for the first week until he is unemployed at least four weeks under our present law. He will receive these benefits until the insurance company notifies him that he is ready to gc back to work.
 Death Payment
 If workman should be killed during the first two weeks of his employment, his widow will receive one-half of his wages. The maxi mum amount may not exceed $2O.OO week, and the minimum amount not less than $7.OO a week for 3l2 weeks or six years.
 If workman is injured anytime after two weeks of employment, his earnings are averaged for the six months prior to his injury. If his average weeks pay during the pre- viOus six months was $3O.OO a week, he will receive $I5.OO a week for the duration of his injury or until he has been ordered back to work by the insurance company.
 If a workman is killed after two weeks of employment, his pay is likewise averaged and the compen- satiOn to his widow will be the average of his previous six months pay for a period of 3l2 weeks.
 Loss of Member of Body
 If workman loses a toe, foot, leg, finger, hand, arm or eye, compensation depends upon the wages he has earned for the previous six months. If an
The union times., 1941-06-07

employee suffers the loss of an eye he receives his average pay for the proceeding six months times POS weeks. If he suffers the loss of a foot he receives his average pay for six months times 175 weeks, etc.
 Ii workman suffers the loss of the sight of both eyes or both feet or one foot and one hand or both hands or any injury resulting in permanent and complete paralysis of the legs or arms any of which will render him unable to work, he will receive one half of his average weekly earnings for the previous six months for a period of 512 weeks or 10 years, the minimum amount not less than $700 the maximum not more than $2500 a week.
 Hernia
 A very common injury sustained by wOrkmen is harnia or rupture. If a worker feels that he has strained or ruptured himself he should take no chances and stop working immediately. The law is very specific in this regard and any delay on the part of worker may cost him the cost of an operation, and he may not receive any bene- fits.
 The law relating to hernia or rupture is as follows:
 'sIn order to be entitled to com pensation for a hernia, the em- ploye 'shalr prove that the hernia resulted from an accidental injury by evidences of pains, that inability to work followed such accident within one week, that there was not pre-existing hernia at or prior to the accident for which com pensatiOn is claimed and that, with in two weeks thereafter, the facts of such accident were cOmmuni- cated to the employer"
 It has been decided by the court that in order to be entitled to com penSation for hernia the injury must be such as to compel the employe to quit work at once. Case of O'Brien vs. Wise & Upson Co.,, Inc. 108C-309)
 It has also been decided by the courts that the feeling of ''snap" is not the equivalent of feeling of pain when related to hernia. Cease of Arduini vs. General Ice Cream Co.,, ct al. 123 C-43.)
 In the near future I will discuss what amendments were introduced in bill form to the l94l session of the Legislature and what amend ments were enacted into law.
The union times., 1941-06-07
Tempus Fugits

Diner-Are you the waitress who took my order?
 Waitress-Yes, sir.
 Diner-You're still looking we'll how are your grandchildren?
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-22
Entertaining Operetta Given
by Prospect School Pupils

Aren't We Lucky To Be Amer.
leans" was the title OF an entertain
ing operetta presented by the fourth
grade for the assembly program at
Prospect school Thursday. Parents
and friends were invited and ca
pacity crowd enjoyed the perform.
ance.
The first scene showed an Amer
lean home and the father, played
by Robert Trotter presented magic
field glasses 10 his son, Tom, played
by Richard Roberts. on the occasion
of his birthday. With the aid OF the
glasses, the family sees the past and
present Of the whole world. The part
of the mother was taken by Joann
Sodt the daughter, Sally, by Dulce
Worden, an English boy by James
Wilson and pianist by Bernice
Campbell.
The remainder OF the program
showed the songs and dances OF
other lands. Numbers were;
Seventeenth Century English Lul-
LADY. Shirley Shock: Norwegian
Mountain March. Donald Bertholo-
mey, Dolores Seidl. Betty Mead,
Bruce Stinedurf, Priscilla Wood
ruff Norma Baker, Herbert
Schrampfer, Bertha Alexander,
Patricia Pepper Dutch Dance, Pa
triCia Draper, Karl Smith.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-22

Swiss Spring Revel, William Cur.
It's. Patricia Pepper, Donald Berth
olomey. Betty Mead, George Rob.
erts, Dolores Seidl, Terry Adlof,
Priscilla Woodruff. Bruce Slime.
durf, Norma Baker. Herbert
Schrampfer, Bertha Alexander.
German Hikers, Maurice Miller,
Harold Britton, Jerry Richards,
James Lawrence, William Kline;
Italian Gypsies, gypsies, Roberta
Benson, June Cresico. Hurdy Gurdy.
Man, playing accordion, Bruce
Barnes.
Captain links. Herbert Schramp-
fer, Betty Mead, Harold Britton,
Dulce Werden. Terry Adlof. Rob-
erta Benson. Maurice Miller Del.
ores Seidl. William Curtis, Patricia
Draper, George Roberts, Norma
Baker.
Virginia Reel, Richard Roberts,
Shirley Shock, Bruce Stinedurf,
Priscilla Woodruff, Jerry Richards,
Bertha Alexander, Robert Cowen,
Patricia Pepper; Honoring the
American Flag. Shirley Schock and
Bruce Sunedurf singing the solo
parts.
Closing the impressive program
Betty Lou Mead recited the Amer
lean Soldiers Prayer and taps
were sounded.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-22
Sister Of Mrs. Smith
SuCCumbS in Florida

Mrs. Clarence ". Smith received
HeFA- FRIDAY evening that her sis
ter, Mrs. Robena koenig, had
passed away at $50 at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. s A. Conk-
lin in Oius, Fla. after an illness Of
two years.
Mrs. Koenig was the daughter
OF James and Elizabeth Waddle
Fletcher and was born near Court.
land Ont, Nov. q, 1865. She had
made her home in Detroit before
going to Florida. She IS survived
by her husband, r. F. Koenig. her
daughter in Oius. three grandchil-
dren, and five sisters, Mrs Smith,
tails city, Mrs. Margaret Helsdon.
Detroit Mrs Elizabeth Woods,
and Mrs. W. J Brown, Winnipeg.
and Mrs Harold Kubcurn. Delor-
alne, Manitoba Mrs. Koenig has
visited her sister, Mrs.. Smith. fire.
quently and had many Ypsilanti
friends. Mrs Smith and Mrs.
Brown went 10 Florida in Noyem-
Der 70 visit their sister
Funeral services will be Holly
wood Fla, Sunday afternoon, and
burial will be there.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-22
Bus Terminal Theme Used in
Program at Woodruff School

Throop. Battle Creek; Argyro Car
istianos, Kalamazoo; Joan Sonego.
Traverse City: Robert Miller. Jack
son: Gwendolyn Myers, Marquette:
Betty Malcolm. Sault Ste. Maria:
and Zelda Schleif and Elsie Barth,
Npsilanti.
Helen Millspaugh announced the
leaving of a plane for the wintec
sports area and thbse dressed FOR
sports were Nancy Schofeld, Clar-
cnce Kemp, Raymond Dubois, ami
Richard Santure /Other travellers
were Dolly Smith, Clyde Meloling,
Arthur Eisenmueller, James John
ston, Patricia Duguid, Geraldine
Wetzel, Eldred Liz. Chester Sher-
wood, Robert Dubois. Gordon Malt
by. and Donald Tindall.
In closing the entire grade, led
by Virginia Hinsch, gave "Michi-
gan My Michigan" as a verse choir
number, and the finals was the
flag salute led by Dolores Malcolm
and Jack Croghan. who were dress
ed in Scout uniforms.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-22

An unusually fine program on
Michigan was presented by the
nth grade for the assembly at
Woodruff School Friday afternoon.
State settings were patterned A.
ter the Detroit bus terminal and
al the back OF the stage was a
large map with lights which were
Illuminated as the different cities
were described.
Raymond Lewis was the an
nouncer, Robert Watson sold tick
cts, Joyce Rich had the magazine
table, Francis Davis was the news
boy, John Tucker. the red cap, and
Arlie Braman, the announcer OF
the arrival and leaving Of buses
As announcements were made,
members OF the grade gave interest
ing facts about each Of the cities
Junior Godfrey told of Detroit; VII
liam Slagenwhite, Grand Rapids;
Don Newhouse, Lansing; Mary
Louise, Wetzel. Flint; Robert
Freel, Saginaw; Rose Marie
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-22
c. H. SANTURE
FUNE RAJ MONDAY
DIES AT HOME OF SISTER,
MRS. T. H.. HUBBARD,
THIS CITY

Funeral services will be Mon
day afternoon at 1880 in the Rob-
erts Funeral Home. Belleville, for
G.. H. Santure, brother OF Mrs.
I. II. Hubbard, this city. Burial
will be in st. Joseph's Cemetery,
Whitaker.
Mr.. Santure passed away Thurs
day evening at 10 o'clock at the
Hubbard home where he had been
living the last two and a half
years. Mr.. Santure was born Aug
Is, 1883, near Willis and was the
sea-ef+ Frederick and -Bina Brad
shaw Santure. He was a veteran
Of the World War and a member
of the Veterans OF Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his father and
sister four nephews and three
nieces. His mother and brother.
Fay Santure, passed away several
Years ago.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-22
In The Sick Room

Thomas Willoughby. son Of Mr..
and Mrs, Jack Willoughby, Is con
fined TO Boyer Hospital with a
broken left leg suffered Friday af'
ternoon while at play.
Mrs. Nina Mathes, who has been
very ill at her home with influenza,
is gradually improving.
Mrs. Selma Skinner, mother Of
Robert Skinner, Clark Road, is in
Boyer Hospital, where she was
taken after cracking the bone Of
her left leg below the knee in a
fall
Ross Rhinehart underwent a ton
sillectomy at Boyer Hospital this
morning.
Mrs. Rozella Parsons, 72O Lowell
St, returned home from Boyer
Hospital Friday afternoon with her
infant daughter, Mary Ellen.
. Dr.. Charles Pillsbury. who is Ill
with heart trouble. plans 10 leave
Boyer Memorial Hospital in a week s
time. He will rest in his home for
about six weeks.
Mrs. Gust Patterson is able 10 be
up after a weeks illness.
Little Geraldine Millage who Is
recovering from the measles is
now i'll with chickenpox.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-22

10 Jacksonville and IN 1910 Mr..
Barlow followed and there has
since resided, the revered pat
riarch OF his community.
In 1895 Mr.. Barlow with his
daughter and son-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mosley had the pleasure of
revisiting the western scene. AT
Wichita. Kansas, which he re-
membered as a town OF twenty in
habitants. they visited Mrs. Trella
Utz who as a girl lived next door
to the Barlows for many years. He
also discovered that the land pur-
chased so many years previously
had recently been sold at an ad-
vance Of seventy dollars an acre.
Public offices held by Mr.. Bar.
low included the postmastership
al Jacksonville In 1881 and 1885.
In 1897 he was the owner Of 4
grist mill. His father had a gener-
al store, was Justice, grist mill
owner and postmaster.
His marriage took place June 2S,
1877.
The children of Mr.. Barlow are
Carl. a principal at Fairbanks
school, Detroit; Mrs. Edna Maris,
Northwestern High School, De-
troit; Mrs. Clarence Bennett, Raw
sonyille; and the late Mrs. Helen
Mosley, Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-22
GRANGE ENTERTAINED
BY WEBSTER GROUP

The Saline Grange was entertain
ed by the Webster Grange Thurs
day evening and the meeting was
attended also by other Oranges from
the county. Mrs. Fred Arend, lee
turer, had charge OF the program
which was presented by the Saline
Grange. II consisted OF play,
Play Bali. by Donald Campbell,
Michael Sheehan, Mrs. Ernest Hay
er. George Smith and Mrs. Arend:
playlet "Runaways". by Mrs 10y.
al Kanitz and Mrs Harlspd Hol.
comb; recitation. Mrs. Ernest Gil
bert; vocal solo. Sally Jane Hayer;
bass solo. Harold Miller: accor-
dion selections. Mrs Michael Shoe
han; Mrs William Schwocho, &C
companist
The next meeting OF the Saline
Grange will be at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs Holcomb on April ?.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-22
Saline News
MEMBERS OF TEAMS
HONORED BV RANOlJET

HONORED BY BANQUET
Saline, Mich, Mar. 22-The ban
quet Thursday evening to honor
members of the Saline High
Schools basketball and football
teams was attended by l60. The
senior class catered assisted by
their mothers, to aid in the WASH
ington trip fund. The affair was
sponsored by the Rotary Club and
American Legion, the joint com
mittee consisting OF Dr.. G. J. Prout,
Alvin Gross, Don Ford, A. r. Burk-
hardt. Hubert Bearss. Donald
Burkhardt and Max Fosdick.
Dr. Harold Miller introduced the
POSTMASTER, DR.. Joseph McCul-
Tough. of the Michigan State Nor
NAL College, Ypsilanti, and the
speaker was Paul Ungrodt Ypsi-
lsnti Coach c. ). Pentecost pre-
scented the awards and football
captain, Bernard Banner, and bas-
ketball captain, Melvin Schaefer,
responded for their teams. Assist
ants Robert Barnard and Frank
Spindler we're also present.
Coach Clarence Mum, Of the Uni
versity OF Michigan, showed mo-
ton pictures OF football games and
a splendid one OF wild life in Cana
da which he took on recent vaca.
ton trip. o~Ts
The students honored we're Or
mond Bredernitz, Fred Grunewalj.
Howard Cooper, Billy Ash, Edward
Anderson, Wilbur Bradley, Keith
Cammet, Paul Davis, David Gordon.
William Hagans, Vincent JACOBS,
Wesley Jahnke. Ralph Uphouse, Ell
gene Weed. Herbert Westphal,
Ralph Sally. Joseph Martin, Al
ton Bredernitz and William Rogers.
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make a reduction in the state def
icit
Another guest at the meeting
was Melvin C. Pierce, branch man
ager of the state employment Of
flee here. Mr.. Pierce explained
the registration OF men for de-
Tense needs. The registration is
expected to be completed by Arm.
Is and men who have a skill which
would aid in, defense work are be-
ing urged to register. Both men
who are employed and unemployed
are being sought. Mr.. Pierce said
that men who have some needed
skill, but who we're not using 1t to
the utmost. might be transferred
TO jobs in which they were more
fitted.
Mr.. Pierce advised manufactur-
ers TO contact the unemployment
office in regard TO their needs. He
said that in this way II would min,
imize the great influx OF outside
workers TO local jobs.
Benjamin Wheatley. OF the COM
munity counseling service at Ypsi-
lanti High School, was also a guest
speaker and he asked for closer
cooperation between the manufac-
turers and the counseling service.
Records OF young people seeking
jobs are kept by the service and
efforts are made to secure employ
ment for them. He cited the prob
lem OF approximately $50 students
who will be graduated from high
schools in June, many OF whom are
not planning to 20 to college. The
aim OF the service Is TO secure en-
ployment and to protect employers
against misfits.
A picture was taken Of the group
and II will be submitted to an edu-
cational journal.
In. the absence OF ID. T. Quirk.
Paul Ungrodt presided at the meet
ny.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-22
SENATE VOTE ON
APPROP R|AT|ONS
EXPECTED SOON

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rejected an amendment by Rep.
Case (R-SD) which would have pro-
hibited the use of any OF the money
for conveying materials to foreign
countries Woodrum asked for de-
feat OF the proviso on the ground
that the House should not attempt
to revise the British aid law each
time it considered an appropriation
measure.
The $4,0T3,S10.074 appropriation
includes $1.343.2sS,144 for the Air
Corps to acquire $500 heavy and
medium bombers to be assembled
at four midwest plants and 1925
other bombers and tran port planes
for the corps 1S,00O-plane program.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-22
THE WEATHER

Weather forecast: Ypsilanti and
vicinity: Increasing cloudiness to-
night and light snow or rain Sun
day, not much change in tempero-
ture. Lowest tonight about IS o.
80 degrees.
Temperature at a. m, % de-
grees. Wind direction. north; wind
velocity, four miles per hour. Bd-
rometer. 1870.
Extended forecast: Lower Lakes.
Temperature will average below
normal with slow rising trend be-
ginning Sunday. Temperature
will average about normal during
the last two days. Precipitation
will be moderate. occurring late
Sunday night or Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-22
HilICreSt Pupils Make
Study Of Fire Fighting

Children at Hillcrest School have
been working on a unit about fire
men. This week the first and SEQ
ond grade have been drawing pic
lures and writing stories and the
kindergartners are making books
showing pictures OF houses on fire
and other pictures and related stor-
les. Next week the kindergartners
plan TO make a ladder truck.
Included in the unit has been a
motion picture on firemen and
visit TO the local fire station.