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The union times., 1941-06-28
Cafeteria
Continued from Page D $lOO,OOO INCREASE

This will bring a total of $10O,OOO annual increases to the 10000 workers involved. The raises are in the form of blanket $2 weekly increase, with increases up to $4 week in some cases Other gains include 7A-hour day for women and job protection for draftees. The pact is expected to be ratified by the union membership this week.
 President Edward Fibre of the Hotel & Restaurant Employees Inter national Alliance, parent union of the CEU, took part in the final nego- tiations conference at the State Medi- ation Board.
 ''The threat of strike action on the part of the union throughout the negotiations was responsible for the excellent contract just agreed upon," said CEU Presi- dent COstas Dritsas and CEU Secretary-Treasurer Sam Kram- berg.
The union times., 1941-06-28
A.F.L. Backs Defense Housing Program M
Zuckerman Wins
 PaintersEl Election

The Painters Union, Local 186 of New Haven, has just an- nounced the election of its new officers.
 A hot campaign preceded the elections, with the campaign centering mainly around the office of Business Agent when William P. Enright opposed William Zuckerman who was for the sixth time elected by an overwhelming majority.
 The other candidates who were elected are as follows:
 President: Ralph Marcarelli.
 Vice-President: Sam ShukOw- sky.
 Recording Secretary: Anthony Cuarneri.
 Financial Secretary: Saul Brunin.
 Treasurer: Carl Roth.
 Warden: J. Acquavita.
 Conductor: L. KOgOn.
 Trustees: Nat h II Smell, George CaudiO. and Maurice Plummer.
 Delegates to the New Haven Central Labor Council: William Zuckerman, Anthony Cuarneri, Saul Brunin, R. Jackson, and Marvin SenderOff.
 Delegates to the Building Trades Council: Ralph Mar carelli, Sam Shukowsky, and William Zuckerman.
 A review of the activities of the Painters Union will appear in the next issue of THE UNION TIMES.
The union times., 1941-06-28
WILL DO SHARE

Being patriotic, we want to do our share toward the emergency and we are willing to sacrifice to the limit, but when called upon to give up our only means of livelihood and to be left at the mercy of welfare, it's time to do something about it," said LA Vice-President James T. Kelley.
 As result of ship requisitioning by the government and sale of vessels to foreign nations, 659o of Baltimore's 6,000 longshoremen are out of work local ILA officials declared, Pre- viously only from 259o to 30% of the men were unemployed, they said.
 BOARD TO INTERVENE
 At the request of ILA Presi- dent Joseph P. Ryan, the Ma tional Defense Mediation Board has agreed to intervene in the dispute. Ryan's position is that the ships should at least be transferred gradually, to spread out the unemployment.
 The company is not saddened by the governments action, since it makes a clear profit of about $2,5OO,OOO on the deal. The ships had formerly been pur- chased from the government.
The union times., 1941-06-28
Ford Signs

WASHINGTON-Hell froze over here June 20, as Harry H. Bennett, personnel director of the Ford Motor Co.,, signed a union contract. The agreement, with the United Automo- bile Workers (CIO), provides for a union shop, checkof, a union label car, wage rates equal to the highest in the industry, and abolition of the notorius service department.
The union times., 1941-06-28
PPM" Hel ps Electricians
 With A Special Edition
Precedent In Labor Journalism Aimed At Leviton Company, Which Refuses
 To Mediate New York Strike

NEW YORK; precedent in labor journalism was set here when an AFL union published a 4O-page paper with the cooper ation of metropolitan daily.
 Partners in the unique ven- ture were Local 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Work CTS, and the Newspaper PM. The product, a special strike edition of the Electrical Union World, was i'm the format of PM.
 PICTURES TELL STORY
 Bulk of the issue was a 30-page story of the unionA~.0-month strike against the Leviton Mfg. Co. in the slum- factory section of Brooklyn. The story was written by Charles Yale Harrison, the unions publicity direc- tor, and was abundantly illustrated with photos that PM had used in its famous stories of the strike.
 "The edition is dedicated to the Leviton strike and PM is one paper that has dared to tell the truth about how these workers have been pushed around" Editor Harry $. Heustis
 Do serves Labor's Full Support"
 AMASSED FORTUNES
 Leviton amassed a l2,OOO,OOO fortune and acquired the repu- tation of being BrOoklyn's No. philanthropist by exploiting the men and women in his electrical fixture plant.
The union times., 1941-06-28

''Very frequently married men, after a full weeks work in the factory, have returned home with as little as $14 in their pay envelopes" Harrison related. ''Many, even while working, have had to be assisted by private charity"
 The pictures include shots of Jane Wocalewski's right hand, with half of an index finger missing because of a defective guard on a power press j; portraits of typical strikers; a view of Isidor Leviton's comfortable home and study of Striker Raymond Jacobs in the bathtub, which happens to be i'll his kitchen
 One of the most dramatic series of photos shows Police Captain An drew Sarosy taking a seat at a union meeting and getting bounced by order of H. H. Breach, in charge of the strike.
 REFUSES MEDIATION
 Other shots show how the New York cops are using up small fortune in taxpayers money to escort strikebreakers to and from the plant each day. LevitOn has spurned Mayor FiOrellO H. La Cuardia's offer to mediate the dispute.
The union times., 1941-06-28
Lose Jobs As Government
 Takes Ships
5000 East Coast and Gulf Longshoremen Out of
 Work and on Strike

BALTIMORE - The week-old strike against the Southern Pa cific Steamship Co. (Morgan Line) in New York spread to Baltimore last week when 800 longshOremen employed by the line here walked out.
 The strike, called by the Inter- national LongshOremen's Asso- citation (AFL), was provoked by the government acquisition of the cOmpany's lO-vessel fleet, throwing some 5000 East Coast and Gulf lOngshOremen out of work.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-16
PREVENT THE
ACCIDENT
BY RUTH TAYLOR

We all know that safety slogan and
how very true it is. But it's truth is
not confined to industrial accidents. 1t
applies to everyday life as well.
We are in the midst of a gigantic
program Of defense based on this very
slogan, for by rearming to the fullest
extent Of our resources we hope 10
become so strong that no nation will
dare to attack US.
Now we must apply the same rule
to our industrial relations. We must
prevent trouble before it occurs. Or
ganized labor's concern in this is first
and foremost its own attitude and
actions. Then and then only it has
the right to ask and expect Of the en-
ployer that he be as fair. The ma
chinery is already set up for coop
erative action. All that is needed is
that both sides put it to work. But
first organized labor must follow It's
leaders and clear out any subversive
elements that may have crept in. 1t
must clear its house of Communist
borers from within as industry must
clear itself Of its pro-NaZi biologists.
The stand taken by the leaders of
organized labor on strikes in defense
projects is clear cut and unequivocal
and has done more to combat anti
labor propaganda than hours of
speechifying would ever have done.
Nobody really likes strike-ask any
business agent. He knows his success
is determined more by his ability to
handle negotiations without strike
than by the number Of strikes he
calls. Of course, there are times when
strikes are the only way out, but as
their effectiveness depends to a large
part upon public opinion being be-
hind them, the fewer they are and
the farther between, the better.
For, take it or leave 1.-THE public
will not be damned and they are
heartily sick Of unnecessary strikes.
They don't differentiate between Or
ganizations or who calls them-and
they won't stand for inconvenience to
themselves. The only real way to
avoid anti-labor legislation is to keep
strikes to a minimum. Prevent the
accident-the strikes that hamper de-
fense, or that seriously handicap a
whole community-and you will pre-
vent the injury of adverse public
opinion and reactionary legislation.
Organized labor knows that sound
industrial relations can only be built
up where there is friendly cooperation
between the union and management.
The way to build this is through fair
play and an honest attempt to under
stand each others problems. The pub
lie will stand behind whichever group
first shows its willingness to do this
and here lies organized labor's
golden opportunity.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-16
736 Non-CoIIege
Men Qualify In
Air Cadet Exam
Applicants Topped By Gary
Indiuna Youth With
Mark Of SO

Ronald l. Mazur, 825 Harrison
street, Gary, Ind, headed the list of
Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and
Indiana candidates receiving passing
grades in the Army Aviation Cadet
educational examination for MAY,
Fifth Corps Area Headquarters, CO.
lumbus, o., reported today.
Of 484 candidates taking the ex-
aminations in IL cities, 1856 or more
than one-fourth received passing
grades of 70 per cent.
Mazur, who took the exam at
Cleveland, O., and has started train
ing at Southeast Air Corps Inc, Phoe-
nix, Ariz., topped the list with grade
of 88, one point over the February
examination leader, Stephen Poles
chuk, II Fleming street, Youngstown
o. Robert l.. Lee, Jr., 1916 Neil ave
nue., Columbus, o., was runner-uE
with 81, and John X. Allen, McComas
w. Va, third, with IS.
Most Of the successful candidates
already have started pilot training
and the others are awaiting appoint
ment. Although a few of the sue
cessful candidates had some college
training but lack full credit for ap.
pointment without examination, most
had only high school educations. Many
who failed to qualify are expected tr
try again when next examinations are
scheduled, November 1914.
Cleveland, O., where SO or more
than half of the rs candidates tool
the tests, led examination cities il
qualifications. South Bend, Ind, was
second with qualifications out of 18
Fort Wayne, Ind, was third with
out of 12; Cincinnati fourth, 80 out OF
"a; Columbus fifth, II of 48, anc
Charleston, w. Va, sixth, 10 of SO
Next in order were Indianapolis, 9 OF
81; Lexington, KY, of 20; Louis.
vile, KY, II of 62; Toledo, O., OF
II; Dayton, o. of al, and Evansville
Ind, l OF Is.
The examinations, given by ap.
pointment to applicants who have
qualified physically, cover subjects
taught in most high schools, includ
ing five required subjects, English
algebra, arithmetic, plane geometry
trigonometry and two of the follow.
ing electives, American history, gen.
eral history, chemistry, physics, mod
ern languages.
Single, male high school graduate;
at least 20 and not yet 27 years ole
may apply for Aviation Cadet ap.
pointment at any Army Recruiting
Office. College credit in six subjects
exempts applicants from examina-
ton.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-16
Straight From
Washington
BY STEPHEN NJ. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio
Washington.-Thirteen members Of

Washington.-Thirteen members Of
the House of Representatives have
died so far this year. This is an un-
usually large number Most recent
death is Congressman Edward T.
Taylor, elderly member from Col
orado. Congressman Taylor did not
enter public life until he was past
fifty. He then served his constituency
for thirteen consecutive terms. Graft
tude was shown in an unusual man
ner by Miss Leah Vaira This young
lady was appointed to her steno-
graphic position in Washington upon
the recommendation of Congressman
Taylor. She took time from her job
and went to the expense of trip to
Colorado and return to attend the
funeral of her sponsor. Who says
there is no such thing as gratitude in
politics?
Henry Wallace
Vice President Wallace week after
week wields greater influence in con-
nection with the national defense pro-
gram. He is now in charge of eco
nomic warfare which is tied in with
i the foreign policy Of this nation. The
Vice President is good listener and
is not inclined to be arbitrary or
hasty as is Secretary Ickes. Business
men should bear in mind that Henry
Wallace as Secretary Of Agriculture
built the Triple A that is still stand
ing despite all attacks while the NRA
blew fuse and has never been re-
paired.
Complacency
An English writer states, "Com-
placency is Fifth Column number one.
1t is probably all right to be conf
dent that in the end Hitler will lose,
but complacency serves to undermine
real efforts and might lead to
disaster.
''Wear Out"
One reason that for many nights
now London has not been bombed is
that air pilots Of combatant forces
"wear out" There is a shortage Of
skilled pilots in Germany and in the
r. A. F. Even though pilots are not
killed or wounded after about % or
50 combat flights, all except the most
iron-nerved are "shot physically"
These pilots must then be assigned to
duty as instructors or invalided
home.
The Draft
To prove he was eligible for re-
lease from the Army because he was
past %, draftee sent home for his
birth certificate. Last week he got the
certificate and some unexpected in
formation. He was not 28 as he had
supposed, but SO.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-16

war business-a big part, with many
a headache before it's over. You can
ease your job just little by taking
thought now, as to what you have,
what you'll need and what your avail
able money is going to be able to al
low you to do in world that will
change almost all of it's values within
the next few weeks and months.
X X
In the last 20 years women have
nosed into almost every branch of
national government. To prove that
women are active in civic government
in Ohio, for instance, there is an av-
erage of at least one woman on every
one of the boards of education anC
boards Of health. Women can bring
their communities something of what
they bring to their families, driving
interest in the welfare of human be
ings. The participation of women il
the total social pattern is Of value tC
themselves and to society.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-16
.WPA Pluns lOoL
Wage Increase
Higher Pay Demanded BY
Rising Cost Of Living.
Says Administrator

Washington, D. c. GLNS).-Recog-
nizing that increased costs of living
call for higher pay, the Works Prof
ects Administration announces that it
is planning a 10 per cent wage in
crease for WPA workers.
During the last two years weekly
wages in manufacturing industries
have risen 80 per cent" Howard o.
Hunter, Works Projects Administra-
tor, said. 81 think we are justified
in considering 10 per cent increase
Of our minimum security wages in
view Of the Is per cent rise in food
prices and the increased cost Of liv-
ing generally"
WPA employment has dropped tc
the all-time low total of 1904 ,629
Administrator Hunter reported. He
said it would go down still further
but would rise again, and sharply
during the winter due to the expected
increase in non-defense unemployment
occasioned by the shutting down o.
part-time operation Of industries un
able to get priority ratings for needed
materials and equipment.
Funds May Not Last
Absorption of these "lay-offs" il
numbers estimated at 100000 b!
the end of November to 100000
by mid-winter, and a probable 10 pc
cent increase in WPA wages to keel
pace in part with the increase in re
tail costs of food, may mean the ex
penditure before July l of fund
available for the fiscal year.
Both factors in the developing stu
alton are essentially part of the ma
tional defense program.
Cant Starve Workers"
"We can't have, and ignore, a blocl
of unemployment in the countr!
caused by the operation of the defens'
program" Hunter said. "Neither ca
we starve our WPA workers; ratheI
than that l would decrease thei
numbers"
WPA wages now range from S31 ;
month in the South to S94 in tht
! ->oI III, anu lIle HlCIcdSc HOW uiluS
consideration is one of about 10 pc.
cent "all along the line"
Of the employees now on WPA rolls
334, ,OO0 are at work on defense prof
ects, Hunter said, and 90 per cent o.
the graduates from WPA's new pro
gram of "in-plant" training now have
full-time jobs in defense industries.
100000 Estimated Idle
Hunter estimated at 100000 tn,
number of unemployed in the country
during August. This is the first figure
on unemployment ever released by th'
WPA.
The WPA unemployment figure:
compare very closely to the $500, ,O0t
total estimated by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in its last report ol
employment and unemployment.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-16
AFL Unions Certified
By Mediation Board

Washington, d. C.-The National
Mediation Board certified two unions
affiliated with the American Fedora
tion Of Labor as the collective bar
gaining representatives for certain
groups of employees on two railways.
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of
Way Employees was certified to repre-
sent the maintenance Of way employees
of the Virginian Railway Company
following an election in which the
AFL unit received 46S votes out of
sos. The board certified the Joint
Council Dining Car Employees, Local
No. 351, Hotel and Restaurant En-
ployes' International Alliance to rep
resent dining car cooks, walters,
waiters-in charge, coach walters, por-
ter-waiteers, waiter-porters lounge
car and parlor car porters, cocktail
lounge porter-waiters, buffet attend
ants, and coach-cafe cooks and wait
ers employed by the Chicago, Burl-
ington and Quincy Railroad Company.
In the election out of 265 valid votes
cast the AFL unit received 1913.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-16
WOMEN IN INDUSTRY

Let not discuss any particular
woman this time-let's talk about the
job facing all women, including you.
You are going to have many things
to do these coming months and maybe
in these coming years.
You are going to have to face
higher prices-some of them twice as
high as they are now.
You are going to have to find ways
to stretch your cash to buy what is
needed, in the face of higher prices
and scarcity.
Some articles will be gone from the
market-not there any more. This
will apply to food and to articles.
It's wee sign Of the times to find
clothes cleaning establishment Of
fering rs cents a hundred for your
old wire clothes hangers.
This job of readjusting family buy
ing to a market changed by the
worlds biggest and most devastating
war is going to be a tremendous job.
You will have to buy substitutes for
many things and you will have to
figure out how to get around many a
problem that never has faced you be-
FORE
You will see many strange things,
including changed wrappers on many
a fancy package, because paper
probably will become scarce.
You are going to be a part Of the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-16
ONE STATE LACKS LABEL LAW

Seattle, Wash.-The executive board
of the A. F. of l.. Union Label Trades
Department reported to the depart
ment's convention here that the only
state in the union not having a law
protecting the use Of the union label
is North Carolina. Through the eff
forts of the North Carolina State Fed
Grafton of Labor, bill was introduced
in the last State Legislature but did
not pass. Efforts to have the bill
passed will be continued in the next
legislative session.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-16

Ask for Union Labeled merchandise.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-16
PREDICT 4-SHIFT DEFENSE DAY

San Francisco. = Wage-Hou Ad-
ministrator Philip B. Fleming said
here four-shift schedule may be de-
veloped for defense industry to keep
machines in continuous operation
without exhausting the workers. He
said the main obstacle to it's immedi-
ate operation was lack of skilled
workers. He added that both he and
William S. Knudsen of the OPM be-
lieve the 40-hour week is "a pretty
good standard"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-16
PANTRY PALAVER

Melted butter and honey blended
and served hot will bring exclama-
tions from the family these cool Fall
mornings.
Roll cheese into the crust of your
next apple pie-it's not new, but it's
awfully good.
How about a casserole of candied
sweet potatoes, topped with pineapple
slices and broiled bacon.
Ever use horseradish sauce on
tuna fish or salmon salad-an amaz-
ing pep up.
Have you glazed onions lately
They are economical as a vegetable
and grand with meats. Boil in salted
water until tender-dry carefully and
drop into mixture of 3 spoons OF
sugar to of butter and let simme,
until glazed. Stir to prevent sticking
but don't break onions.
Did you ever serve hash in a carrot
ring? Try it sometime. Add 2 slight.
ly beaten eggs to 2 cups of mashed
seasoned carrots, u cup bread crumbs
l cup milk, l tablespoon flour and
pour into creased ring mold. Place in
pan of water and bake until set
Utilize your leftover meats and vege.
tables for the hash and combine with
can of mushroom soup. Fill center OF
carrot ring with the hash and you
have party dish.
Chefs Hints: Next time you flour
meat or vegetables before frying, put
your flour in small paper bag, put
in the food to be fried, few pieces
at a time, and shake bag. Result is
evenly foured food and no sticky
fingers or mess to clean up.
There's special liquid to tenderize
meats that comes in a handy bottle
for the kitchen shelf. Good to remem-
Der for the days you don't buy the
very tender cuts.
Keep on hand some of that in
stantaneous coffee that now comes in
tiny tubes, just enough in one tube
for a good cup of coffee.
If you don't possess a plastic knife
for cutting fruit, bread and cakes, try
one. They are amazingly sharp, cut
smoothly and don't tarnish or stain
A wet knife will cut through
meringue without tearing, sticking or
pulling.
Have you tried breaking caulihower
into small sections and frying?
When whipping gelatine mixtures,
always allow the gelatne liquid to
chill until syrupy or the consistency
Of unbeaten egg white. Then beat
with rotary beater until light and
fluffy.
Put drop Of almond extract in
your next cherry cobler-it adds that
mysterious something that makes a
dish different. Good also in cherry
jam.
Try adding a few carraway seeds
to your next pot roast-improves the
flavor.
Slice frankfurters crosswise and
add to scrambled eggs for another
change.
Have you thought of making meat
loaf into individual loaves, each
wrapped around a hard cooked egg.
This is the time of year for pork
chops and potatoes in casserole-add
onion for flavor.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-16
TOUGH ASSIGNMENT

A negro was taking an examination
for rural delivery carrier Among
other questions he was asked:
what is the distance between the
earth and the moon?"
His prompt but indignant reply
was: "See heah! If you's a-going to
put me on that route | quit right
now."-California Postmaster.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-16

$50 you let your husband carry a
latckkey?"
"Oh, just to humor him. He likes
to show it to his friends to let them
see how independent he is-but it
doesn't fit the door,"