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The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02
FIRE PREVENTION

According 70 the National Fre Protection Asso-
eiasson. every year fire IN The United States does these
three tasnss. / Takes . toll Of 10000 lives :
Causes 3 property ioa and damage Of Sooooooeo
:. Attacks one out Of every - homes. with eombastinle
rooss being . major cause Of fire u the home
A run-d0wn house. says THIS authority. Is 3 prime
fire hazard. while spring cleaning equals fire pre-
yentaon- Moreover. the ASSOCIATION advises starting
the spring clean-up campaign from me oA-
slds o. the hosne. A good place 70 start Is with ths
no. II Il Is rot nre-rexxtznt. cover 4 with 3 ire
resistant material
Aftes the OUTSIDE has beer put IL order. hok %
she INSIDE. Clean oaf paper ana otheg t~nflannahles
from the cellar 70 toe attic b sure thai al storage
suacss are reasonably safe from tire hazards Tnen
clssrzneyz snc hezsing and lighting systems should os
checked and repaired. # Necessary
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02
BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN MISSISSIPPI

Bushes activity IN Mississippi fr the month Of
March. 1871. continued at the high levels oi recent
months. according 10 the Mississippi Business Review
Of the School Of Business and Industry Of State
College. as issued on April Is March, 1871. showed
> gain OF approximately Is per cent over March. 1850
Important gains were registered bT bank debts
postal receipts. money orders issued power eonsamp-
ton. sales tax collections, contracts awarded. teA-
phones in service. electric connections and gas Gun
ueciiorx Remaining stationary or showing losses
xere ne Insurance sales. farm income and contracts
e b awarded
A business map for the month shows tie follow-
Ing districts with the largest increases IN the order
named, HattiesbuFg. Mobile, t~incnding jackson eoun-
= and part Of George county. 0ulfport and Memphis
Pascagoula shows the following increases Bank
debts. 1855 percent. postal receipts 676 PEI cent
money orders issued. io7< per cent, telephones II
service. SIS percent employment placements, sTsS
per cent with the exception OF HattieSbura Pasea-
g0ulA shows the highest per centAge o; increase Of
any city tn the state.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS

AL examination for positions as
training specialist. paying from
$500 % s. 500 a year, mas been
announced by the United States
Civil Service Commission Separate
employment lists viii be set up ac-
cording 70 the types oi training
work fof which elIgt0les are quail
fled Applications must be OF file
at the Commission Washington
Office not later than May %, 1871.
Responsible experience IN organ
izing. developing. and administering
programs Tor training employees ia
industry. business. or government
Is required Applicants must have
demonstrated their ability 70 use
a variety Of teehnlques and train
ing methods. as vel as a thorough
knowledge Of a. least one field II
which they have organized and aa-
ministered q training program II
addition to this experience. compile
ton Of either 3 s-year college course
or I years Of additional experience
is required.
Training specialists win plan, or
ganlze. and direct training programs
for . variety OF technical and pro
feSsionaI personnel IL q major &C.
partlmenf o. the Government They
VIII aet Is eonsultants 10 operat-
ing departments II matters u train
ing procedure and policy. ana I'll
acapt and devise training melhoas
and materials
Further information regarding this
examination may be obtained from
the Secretary Of the Board q L.
S Clvl Service Examiners at the
post office Or caSt0mhouSe IL anT
city which has . post office q the
first OF seeualo-ciass OF from Tee
United States Civil Service Com
mission. Washington. d c
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02
Some Facts About
the Schools
asY ! 8 Vsnclver. state SIpern
srndsnt 81 Edueataan9


Nsx Frsday MAy ; B TN resg-
af asa se Ia Toe aa fgz ne ehc-
m 81 soauty hao board meEn-
TIE msm0e5 - b. eec Cd
A veaf Hl3 b groua Beat Eee
8 each county Al trustees q me
ats txcefH those q municipal
mHarase school, districts arr fllgl-
81 70 bartlcpate n nhs elecuoll
urgslafng ascg are qualified electors
The meeting Is 20 Be held II each
county at the court house 81 .
llme designated by me county 1-
sIH eadeut u e~aaeaton The
saaalas term a. Office q memeera
y Tie county schoo. board Is i've
wears ard lney are 50 elected tSsi
asa llme OF one member expires
eaeh wear. u Is ouF hope Inst
every trustee n the counties wlii
respond to tl8e cal Of the county
superintendent and participate In
Ire elect3on ana select = man fos
ute county school beard who Will
BEST serve the Interests q The entire
county
Il Is also ON hope Inst The Hus-
tees o. each county VII form q
countrywide organization q uus-
tees at That time I they have not
already done %.
County school board members and
trustees play q very important part
IN building the school program Il
Is therefore. very important 10 Sc
lect people for these positions who
are Interested in the schools and
Whe vii best serve the interests
a. 81 the people o. the district and
county.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02
w DO PROGRESS

Hou about yoataG Wei. they are tarll seeker.
Just Ake ms generation aud every other generation
GhAt went before. BIZ thes have aspirations and an
biton, 60 10 college IN large Numbers prepare fef 20
cations and citizenship NARY and have children. and
ar headed for q steady middle Age. TN onis d@-
tresslng thing sbo1l them Is their intellectual esnA-
kn- iheir psFzsrse pezzmlEn- They've Erosn Up q
doubt that there's an progress n the world hoA
ear prove 70 then nat they run r1ng around sny-
thing We had N nv gener4tiOn7 Doubtless msyA
disso.er hat II TIM. Meanwhile. ! nose thzi tne
sec od days ars eons foreser-and I see 10 ezase fz
IaI WI a GaDssnosf In The current Ea.adsr
masa11e.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

The National Safety Councils
latest statistics on percentage
changes Ia motor vehicle deaths for
1893 and 1910. shows deaths on
Mississippi highways increased
eleven per cent n 1910 over 1883.
Florida had a two per cent decrease
Tennessee q 6 per cent decrease
Alabama a per cent decrease
Arkansas showed neither an in
crease or a decrease. This shows
Mississippi must get busy. and equal
our neighbormg states by lowering
he deaths on our highways.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02
soldier

A soldier IS 8 no.1udy
We hear 8 loa - ioIks say
He Is al oatzss IL TIE World
A2c Alaags = - say
We admit aaeHe afe some bad ones
kroU tie arms aae marine
But SCI al fiaa the majority
The most aozta1 eseT seen
MoSi fQlk Nan4s@n the soldier
VIE take s oHak o. .Wu
But cp lae soldier aondemn yoa
When 30 - take 8 few9
Nos Do 10 suasu TIE older
Buf clasp AN = TIE hand.
FF he NH0 NeaE the uniform
Means uoseeaaa f1f your lard
Wnen soldiers - - battle
Aou eleel aasm o. Uneir was
1ol So tasF are heroes
When u tneE Hasa they ~
80 s1th Nsa Hue I close ST.
Ann hoR Try con- ofiend
5ut Eaen 80 Ueet 3 soldkET
Just Hreat hzm a1e q friend
FElas sa = Gsutief. =.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

completed fos me American Navy
for Some twenty years
SO nan unsolicited donations
have been received by the Treasury
70 help keep America safe" that i
has had 70 create a new account IN
which 70 plaee them These donH-
tons range from ten cents to s
hundred and fifty collars snd have
come from al walks OF Life.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02
MISSISSIPPI As = TIMBER STATE

Mississippi sim ranks algh p ne production O
Lumber. beng tim N Al kizsda . iam0er pFodaoe1 p
he states reporting. bird II ne amount q teAos
plne. and seeond IN me amount O hickory m r.
put Is OK the year lasa. Ne l1sf gear a eoaapkN
r-.a~ ( available. Durlng EnAz year the state pso-
s.eee ! 10 10000 board fez q lumbeT. being ezoeed-
= o. = Oregon. washington. California and A.
tsmaz r - order nsred TIE nations production
g .anIzf aas 1.oNn 3 are aess- 10 ls P& 10
xszss
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02
-FxEEDoM oT rHE rnKss a... nss rsvs

FkkkHUN 10 III Fkkeh So mot ~
= Ne~spapu tAs rirht - pahiizh sn2naaAz
attask tnnscsn1 tn3staaais - bustnnss firzE
Nssthsr go. FREEDOM OF sPEECB give TIE
nnAssieaAs the rtsha 10 bs-szasaz ehs rspasaaksn
e sasst4adiRx rltasrn&. aasaeA ths 1-smnsunlfxs
issaias aassisHtisssk neS start Whispering cam
palEna Ger the ssle rcasaa II aizinrianx ahs
pusii< pa&en To vssaAas Tie sbsys rishas end
p~rsssiexez = - sse2aFn Ne nxhss and happs-
nezs sf an
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

How hath the mighty fallen Its
SAC 10 read Of Lindbergh resigning
and 10 know that the public which
hailed him - 3 hero seventeen 90
years ago has turned against hin
and VIII have none Of his sugges-
ttons as TO the conduct OF the war
and treatment Of Germany nov and
iater.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

We ado the one-arm bandit
alias slot-maenme has done n
much. Il not mogr harm and NE
rejoice IN ne news mat they are %
be cleared from or community
May tins D. 8 permanent stay. and
not just q temporary withdrawal
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

one good thing accomplished dur
ina the Ciean-up Paint-Up wees
waa the painting Of tfsr cd hoag
on South Pascagoula streeg and ths
cleaning Of tire grounds surroumcins
THIS fire old home
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

Seems ike Il wss only last night
We heard Eddie Cantor introducing
DsSnnA Durbin ~ his best BET q
tie yeaF--a grand voice Ia a four
teen year old frMmc-and now she
gone an1 got herself married
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

We &&why l. n r-secessary q
Waii for anls annual ciemn-up week
70 get this ard other good prrgSf
ues IN Anapef When viii owner.
and agents ~ake up 10 the fact thai
neglect is crtminal7
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

And, il ve don't sit up ana keep
awake pretty soon Ne vii BE- read
ting Of Shirley Temples engAgemeaf
to Mickey Rooney or John Barry
morel
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

Says George Ryan squat and
ugly. these machlnes are merely
monsters swallowing the coins
tossed them WIth Krlnts and the
chsnical belehIng only ooaSsionaI-
Is splitting contemporary back ;
ieE u the many ulcklez 70 the fools
50 stupidity feeding them
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

our calendar says II Is Fisherman
week and BOYS ana Girls week
We'll, the fi5ilerzaen fish when the
FISH are biting. and Ne cont know
81 any Week when tne BOYS ana
GiriS are left out
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

And nos al Of Us can heIp Il
National Defense BY buy4n
stamps ana bonds says PreSidena
Roosevelt Put The money formerly
spent n SLOT machines 10 good work
BY buying laea
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

Long years ago bandits held I'D
the lone traveller taking al he had
Ia recent years ho4d-up men have
appeared II par eIties. robbing any
and al
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

We hear the clean-Up Paint-Up
campaign wus . decided success.
and We congratulate all who nae q
part 10 this worthy undertaking
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02
CONVERSIONS
OideEqhfs
Gl -
Congressman Vim. N. Colmer
state Cooperation In
The Defense Program

state Cooperation In
The Defense Program
o. tire gorty-three State legis-
atales meeting this year thirteen
have passed bills setting Up a State
Council Of Defense. and twenty
enacted laws providing for a
state Home Guard Unit to serve in
the absence Of the National Guard
However. oniy nine states have
actually requisiiioneo rifles. cart
ridges. belts bayUnetS, and other
equipment from the Army for these
units A complete Legislative de-
Tense program was drafted last fal
a. the Federal-State Conference on
LaN Enforcement Problems Of Ma
tianal Defense, and most o. the
States are expected 70 adopt many
Of these recommendation as soon
as their legislatures meet, Missts-
slppl Is among those States whose
legislature viii not meet until next
year
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

We nominate National tand
Local. Keep-Bruken-Bs 50 Bottles
off-the Beach-Week as u share OF
the Defense work
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

Iceland, we read has no deficit
and no Unemployment Maybe
that's why the natives are able to
stand the kind Of weather they
have Up there.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02

Gasoline IN Italy Is selling Tor IS
cents g gallon Give Massolni = lit
tie more time and he viii have no
traffic problem a al
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02
n.a Conduct plaeharges

A Young maj entering the mill
larn service should be impressed
With the fact that honorable ser
wee only viii be- Of benefit TO him
tnat II he should receive . dlshon-
o-able discharge. or y bad conduct
discharge he Is seriously handicap
ned throughout life Frequently
some former member Of the mill
tarv service seeks my assistance IN
irving 70 get such q discharge
changed but for ali practical pur-
poses. It cann0t be done The hold
e. Of such q discharge cannot re-
enter any branch Of tie military
service and cannot easily obtain .
Government position Of any kind
Furthermore. when he dies his de-
pen6ents are denied Government
benefits which they would receive
Il MS discharge had been an honor
able one
So al young men entering the
military service are respectfully
urged 70 keep these very important
facts IN mind Bad conduct II tbs
service viii not pay Il Is gratifying
70 know that there are 50 few vhg
need admonition.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02
What You and
Think.

Bus your oefense savings bonaa ana
stamps eaFiy
-
W. car no iunssf POKE fun - or
grandmoheFs fashions. o. iasxs
AZ grsat-grAndnosheT'n hats pa
Instance noE A. saTse Of me ha,s
shs girls are waearn9 now ens rs
one in ~p4gtscfsAF
d.
One gsf nd l@ cutie niee be 81
iena these weekend dance zls
asere ARE 50 mang bsTk. anc lss
ouly cHaw-baek IS she c4nnos reeal
shelr namss And she nevrr See
Tire same face twtoe4
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1941-05-02
Defense Items

According 10 Selectixe Service
Headquarters. while one-thlro Of ali
raslstrants are rejected for fun
military service on their physical
examinations. only twenty percent
have defects making Il necessary
that they be classified 8 unfit for
Army duty The remaining twelve
percent are placed IN ClasS-i~B. for
limited service only. 4 consider
abie number o. these have defects
which could be corrected
i Is ; bag task 20 supply any
army with clothing The War De-
partment reports that since july I,
1850. approximately 4e. 600 900 items
Of clutning for the Army have been
delivered BY manufacturers De-
hEerfez 10 date include 2z92.00e
wool o~Yereoats with roll collar: -
zzT9s4 wool coats. 2.770135 rain
coats. 59949i0 wool serge trousers
6a1.sTi cotton Khaki trousers. g.
ST .H54 Rool shirts including flannel
and WoTsted. i0.i65. I5s cotton KHAKI
shirt. and also 600 iieio jackets.
As Of April J the American Navy
consisted Of S2 cofnbatant silips as
follows IS battlesnipS 6 aircraft
carriers. 81 cruisers. f64 cestrogerS.
and fd7 submarines. This dos not
include The new ~battleshlp North
Carolina, which vas recently
launched. the first batileShip % be
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-06
New Plastic Made
From Sugar Cane

Q hammer or hurled on the floor
without hurting it. Industrialists who
h2Ve come to New Orleans to inspect
The new product believe its manufac-
ture should become a major indus
Try and there are already more Or
derS on hand than the present
plant can fill.
The plastic was developed by two
chemiStS-Dr d. F. j. Lynch, now
at the Southern regional research
laboratory here, and T. r. McEl-
Kinney. They worked on bagasse to-
Pether in a government laboratory
at Ames, Ia.
After baling and drying. the ba-
sasse is ground into a powder anG
chemically treated. Then the gran
ulated product, subjected to intense
heat, is Snapped in steel molds
under prcssures as high as 5000
pounds to the square inch. The
whole process is one of mass pro-
duCtion.
About 100000 tons of bagasse are
wasted every year in Louisiana alone
and there would be no tranSporta-
ton cost on the raw material since
the plaStic-manufacturing factories
would be set up right next to the
sugar refinCrieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-06
Religious Freedom
Issue SpotIighted
In Aid for Russia

Continued from Page One)
people from getting together to
form a church but that the diff
Guilty arose in connection WIN
education, especially education OF
young men for the priesthood. She
remarked, also, that there is no rea.
difference in the form of the So
Wet union government today and
the other dictatorship govern
ments'.
The Catholic spokesman here was
the Rev. Edmund A Walsh, now
vice president of Georgetown uni
versity. In 1929 he vas the Vati-
cans representative in Moscow dur
ing negotiations seeking a Soviet
Union environment for religion sat
isfactcry to the Catholic church.
Father Walsh issued a statement
demanding an end TO shadow box
ing on the question Of religious
freedom and calling on Mr.. Roose-
welt indirectly TO compel Stallr
10 make good on constitutional
guarantees.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-06
BrdndeiS Death
SoddenS Jurists

profession, he brought to the service
cf the court and OF his country
rare sagacity and wisdom prophe-
tic vision. and influence which de-
rived power from the integrity OF
his character and his ardent attach
ment to the highest interests OF
the court as the implement oL
government under a written con-
stitution.
His death brings to close Il
career of high distinction and d
life of tireless devotion to the pub
lie good.
The funeral service will be phi
vate. There will be public memorial
service at a time and place to pe
later announced. As a marx OF re
spect to Justice BrandciS' memory
the court will adjourn without
transacting further business.
The session lasted but three MN
uteS
Among those present Wc!c "
British Ambassador Lord HallJN
and Lady Halifax, Attorney Cen
eral Francis Biddle. Chairman Hat
ton w Summers, d. Tex" OF ~
house judiciary committee, al
Sens. Joseph +. Guffe1. d. Pa.
and Alva B. Adams, D. Colo.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-06
Hurricane Roars
Across Florida in
Narrow Pathway

Continued from Page One) y
well in advance by the Federal Hur-
ricane Warning Service, had taken
every precaution and it was be-
lived that few, if any lives we're lost
anywhere in the hurricanes path.
This section is hurricane wise. On
Sept. l8, 1926, a hurricane killed
373 persons in the Miami area. In
September, 1885, a hurricane killed
$50 persons in the Florida Keys.
Man. Key residents had taken
refuge in concrete storm shelters
erected by the federal government
since the last big blow.
Miami Beach, which bore the
brunt of the 1926 storm, was virtual
ly deserted, its residents having
made their homes as secure as pos
Sible and then taken refuge here.
The weather bureau reported the
maximum sustained wind velocity
as SO miles an hour. reaching rs
miles an hour and more in gusts
The barometer reached It's lowest
point-29 38-here at am. when
the wind velocity was at its highest
The barometer than began to risA
and the velocity 10 diminish. u
The weather bureau reported that
he center of the storm had crossec
the coast between Miami and Home.
stead. At 5;45 am, officials of tkf
Chandler Packing company a.
Goulds, midway between Miami and
Homestead, reported dead calm
there-indicating that at that mo-
ment Colds was in the very center
of the storm.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-06
WheeIbarroW With
Motor Latest in
Comfort for Labor

SAN FRANCISCO. Oc. s Up
Patent 2.253288, N.St issued b. The
U. s. Bureau ol Patents. lS Aoug
70 mean a lot 90 the sons Of tol.
who push WLeclbarroWS IA the IL
tion's great construction .eas A.hc"
De LucchI Lo.uc. O: tas patent be-
lieves
De Luccm has lnlenNea anc pat-
ented q motor-GrINen WheelbarroW
and all the operator has II CO Is hit
the handles. turn the switch anc
steer the Wheelbal~CW loao.
De Iucchis father a. q contractor
and Albert Went into TIE aaslne>.
with HIM IN years $50. He started
from the bottom. anG taat mean,
pushing many a Woaryln- load Of
concrete. sand or other materials
VIA Wheelba--OV
He watched otncr mechanical
aids. like dncl-d.-Ee-> Se.ape. HHrs
and pole-scttc.>. sa.ne sl..a mas
cles and wondered Why Tie age Of
the machine c0.l5Ht ae eXteHC"l
TO the hesibaiTOW
After yea, OF experiment. the
29-year-olC I, ..-cll I.aCslcG i
successful Moos
A year passeu. however before
he was granted tre patent Now
he's ready to crts. pr5aacaon.
lie LacchI explained taere hdC
been a motorized Whee. e.ba..eW a
veloped previously b. Tie mote.
was in the bucket. ara q 10, Of 5000
that was When EOuy eaeket was III.
of wet concrete.
In his machine. the motor : car
ried between TWO legs o. the vince
barrow. with a chain crive 10 tie
front wheel The tuei tank IS back
OF the bucket and operated by gray
ity feed. The speed cOnC6f Is II the
right-hand grip on tie handles
The one-cylinder gasoline engine
which operates the Whee!barrow Uses
about one quart Of tue! & day.
De LLcchI SAID his device can
carry as much as hal: q ton of ma
terial up plank to ! seeond-S;ogN
window Ike Rlotorc.cIe making
a hill-rur
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-06
milk Production
Boost Scheduled
For vaNeyFarms
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One
sneep and lambs in 1912. nor wa
there a goal set for chickens, since
i is expected that poultry will keep
pace. to a large extent, with in
ereased egg production
An increase OF IA per cent over
tie normal paintings Of grain sorg-
Lum is asked, and it is contemplate
ed that there will be 20 per cent
increase over the state average pro-
duction of barley
1t is also expected, Hawk said
that alfalfa production will increase
about eight per cent, although nc
goal apparently was set in this
commodity.
The state flax goal was set at
Il per cent above the l94l crop.
Hawk reiterated that there will
be no limitation on sugar beet acre
age If the present law is continu-
ed. or if there is no sugar act" He
added that lin case an entirely new
NV is passed, no acreage reStric
tiOns are expected"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-06

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 6. up
Discovery of a cheap, miraculC/5iJ
..0ugh plastic-made from bagaSSe,
or crushed sugar cane fiber FROM
which the juice has been extracted
is the latest hope to pull the
domestic sugar industry well ou.
Of the doldrums.
Now in production at plant near
Lockport, La, The material has a
thousand possible uses: gears, gun
stocks, automobile bodies, airplanc
fuseIages and wings, telephone
equipment, radio cabinets, trans
eruption discs for which aluminium
is needed. castings for electric shay
erS, etc.
1t is said to stand up under ter
rifle punishment. Bending strains
up to 1900 pounds do not affect
it. The plastic is an insulator OF
heat and electricity, requiring a
flame OF blow torch intensity to iG-
mite it. Accids do not affect it.
A disc of the luStrOuS, ict-black
substance six inches il diameter
designed to be a modern automo-
bile horn-can be pounded on with
Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-06
Union Pact Costs
Ford = Million

DETROIT, Oct. 6 TTPD-United
Automobile Workers (CIO) today
announced that annual wage in
lrcascS "eauIting flom the agree
ment signed June 20 with the Ford
MOTOR Co. would amount to $52,000.-
Geo to about 1@o,000,U00 workers
throughout the country.
A member of the company's cost
dcparJnCnt confirmed the wage in
creaoeS, which are retroactive to
June 20.
Richard r Leonard, director OF
the Ford Division of the UAW-CIO,
said that wage negotiations with
the company arising from the con-
ira" have been completed except
for a few classifications, which he
asserted, cover a comparatively
small group Of men"