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Protest Hats Finge1print Plan
UE FACTION
PROT CTS
EMPLOYEES

VIGOROUS protest by UE Local
801 has halted a plan for COM
pulsory fingerprinting and photo
graphing of all Frigidaire en-
ployees, and management has
agreed to put the issue up to
negotiation at a regular meeting
Thursday, February 3.
Union protests and demands
for negotiations followed a
Company announcement that
the plan was Gin effect" last
week.
Leaders of Local 801 noted the
changed position Of the Company
as a significant victory and an
indication of the strength Of the
Union, and promised unremitting
efforts to protect the liberties of
Frigidaire employees.
Denying that the scheme
was required by defense, the
Union condemned the plan as
a violation of Constitutional
liberties and rights under the
Wagner Act. Officials pointed
to a statement by r.. G. Suran,
FBI director in the area, that
the FBI could not and had not
required such a plan. 1T is
purely a matter between the
Company and the union,"
Suran declared.
Particular protest was lodged
against the announcement that
employees refusing to be finger
printed and photographed, would
be fired. Discharges will be fought,
Local 8O1 officials declared, under
the MIRA on the grounds that
management, in acting without
negotiations on the plan, is refus-
ing to abide by collective bar
gaining.
Local 8O1 stewards have
unanimously voted condemna-
ton of the scheme.
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Steward in GOT
raises sIoqon

A NEW o G is gaining
popularity at Delco and Frig-
idaire, as the Local 755 and 8O1
Membership Drives move into
high gear. The slogan is
Add Bargaining Power
To Bargaining Rights!
This slogan was first raised
in the Local 8O1 Steward Coun-
Gil by Walter Ebright, Chief
Steward in Department 227,
F~rigidaire.
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in F%rigidaire. The drive is in
the hands of the Steward
Councils, who are taking re-
spOnsibility for its execution
and success.
Two Departments at Delco,. De-
partments IS and 28, are nearing
the Delco toolmakers standards of
$50 membership. At F~rigidaire,
Department ESQ, Maintenance, at
Plant 2, is leading the others in
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EWARDS
AT DELCO
BUILD ) Z

Delco Stewards, Day Council,
under the splendid leadership of
Chairman Harvey Childress, are
really going to town. The last two
Council meetings have shown 500
better attendance than ever before.
The Day Council has a def
mite agenda, related to the
membership drive, carried out
at every meeting. The result of
this program is shown In the
increased interest and enthus-
iasm, and the tremendous in
crease in membership.
A few weeks ago the Night
Council, Ermel Burns,
Chairman, issued a challenge to the
Day Council in the matter of at
and new members gained.
Now, the Day Stewards have re-
to better any achievement
the Night Stewards attain.
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last December The CLIO unio,
won a large plurality.
The CLIO drive at Inland
has been led by an active
Steward Council, assisted by
II. r. Lloyd, URWA national
representative. Inland leaders
include Harold Beck, Presi-
dent, Charles McGuerin, Fred
Aydelott, Allen Johnson,
Charles Braden, Frank Nc
Daniel, Joe Douglas, John
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Contract Talks MoUe
AT Master Electric

Contract negotiations are NOV
ing ahead at Master Electric, with
three meetings a week being held
between the Union Shop Com
mittee, and officials of the Com
pany.
A temporary grievance pro-
cedure, aimed to give imme-
dite representation to all EN-
ployees, has been negotiated,
and will be, presented to
the Master Electric Stewards
Council, at its next regular
meeting. The procedure will
60 into effect when approved
by the Council. The Commit
tee has also negotiated the use
of special Bulletin Boards, for
the, posting of Union notices
and announcements.
AS contract negotiations pro-
coed, the consolidation Of Local
754 is becoming self-evident. The
plant is now more than 9OR
signed up, and initiation fees are
being paid into the Local at an
ever-increasing rate.
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CLIO leaders called upon all
CLIO members In Dayton carry
out a Iast-minute "check-up
campaign" by telephoning or
visiting all their friends at
Inland Tuesday night, to make
sure they are planning to vote,
and will vote CLIO.
The Inland election is a run-ofi
poll required now because the
A fell 6 votes short Of
a full majority in an earlier vote
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percentage of organization. Par
ticular progress at Delco has been
noted among the girls in Depart
ment "A, and in Department SO,
which is now beginning to 60
union in a big way.
Other groups that are NOV
ing fast include Departments
so, Is, Zig, PIT, and 227 at
Frigidaire, and Departments
Is and SO at DelcO.
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Tomlinson, Chester Lowe, and

Tomlinson, Chester Lowe, and
others.
Girls who have been active in
the Inland drive include Barbara
Jenkins, Lola Kramer, Mabel
and Daisy Falls.
A volunteer committee with
members from all CIO Unions,
has been active canvassing In.
land employees. Clyde
Mathews has served as Chair
man of the Committee.
, 1941-02-13

At the end of its first month,
the membership drive showed
marked gains in enrollments
in both plants. Leaders called
for an intensificatiOn of the
drive, to lend the strength of
a large membership to the
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union program for the welfare
of all employees In the plants.
IL the membership drive pro-
ceeds at its present pace, Delco
will be 1000 union in three
months, and Frigidaire 1000 union
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Council plans.
legislative talks
for March 2

ference, attended by delegates
elected from all CLIO locals here,
will be held at the UE Hall, March
it was announced by CIO Coun-
Gil Chairman Lem MARYLAND.
Feature speakers invited to
address the conference include
Joseph Vejlupek, UE Inter-
national Vice President for
Ohio, and Congressman Gregg
Holbrock. ALI CLIO members
are invited to the final session,
to hear the conference report
and the speakers.
Arrangements for the Con-
ference are in the hands of the
CLIO Council Legislative Com
mittee, headed by MARYLAND and
Asa Tiller, Secretary, and assisted
by UE Organizer William N,
Chambers.
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UP INLAND DRIVE

THE 10 ELECTION DRIVE at inland Rubber comes lose this week, when Ao workers vote in
oeru the HA company union at the plant
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DeIco, Frigidoire
Deco, Frigidoire
Rally to Wage Program
As Drive Gains

THE MEMBERSHIP DRIVE in Local 75 and Locals Sol showed great gain this week.
rallied to support the umon program for general wage increases
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-04

products; (2) Ginning cotton in a
green, damp, or wet condition, causes
olgh preparation and lowers the
quality as much as ! or grades.
This lowered quality may reduce the
market value of the cotton as much
as 81 to $40 per bale. When dews
are heavy, seed cotton will generally
be too damp for good ginning if
picked before or 10 o'clock in the
morning and sun-drying of these
pickings during the day, only for as
long as is necessary to remove the
excess moisture, improves the gin
ming. If dew-laden and dry pickings
are placed inthe same wagon or cot
ton house they should be mixed by
hand to prevent two-sided bales. II
cotton Is picked while damp, cotton
can be dried artificially at the gin
or, it can be dried naturally through
proper handling and storing. provid-
ed it is not so wet that the seed are
soft; and (3) Undue exposure in the
field causes discolored, dull, and
trashy cotton, and results in one
full grade loss with each months
exposure. Cotton should be picked as
often as possible but not in ex-
tremely wet condition to avoid losses
and to simplify ginning problems.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-04

school, physically able; they will be
selected by local public health and
aursing groups and serve as assls-
,ants to graduate nurses in hospitals
without pay after so hours of inten-
sive training over seven-week per-
iod.
Selective Service
Headquarters directed local draft
boards to speed arrangements for
aiding in the unemployment of sol
diers the Army is planning to re-
lease beginning September ! by
getting in touch with former en-
ployers or finding other jobs for the
soldiers. In the first case of its
kind, DISCHARGED selectee from New
York was returned to his former job
after the local u. S. attorney re-
quested his firm to take him back
for at least one year although the
firm said his job had been abolished
while he was gone.
Oil, Gasoline
President Roosevelt old his press
conference the launching of many
oil tankers already on the way and
tx operation of two pipelines from
the Southwest to the Eastern sea-
board will materially relieve the gaso-
line shortage in the East by next
spring. Price Administrator Hender-
son issued a table of fair maximum
retail prices for regular" gasoline
in 40 major cities, and the Senate
began an investigation of the short
age. Acting Oil Coordinator Davies
said sinister and planned" sabotage
m2y lie behind the multiplicity Of
INSTRUMENTATION" tina, there is really
no ,-c-tage.
New Plants and Facilities
The Government contracted for
the following new plants. pig iron,
Cleveland, Youngstown, Warren. O..
and Birmingham, Ala, $5S.312.000;
ordnance facilities, Chattanooga,
fem, and St. Louis, Mo, $35,965,-
999; airplanes and spare parts, Buff
falo, N. Y, $75,218,3S4.
Unemployment from Shortages
OPM Labor Division began sur
veys of 20 communities in 10 States
which consumer-goods plants are
threatened with curtailment of sup
plies because of defense needs. De-
Tense contracts will be awarded
where necessary to alleviate labor dis
-ocations. The first such contract was
awarded to Manitowoc, Wis, COM
pany, with 1000 employees facing
shutdown because of aluminium pri-
critics.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-04
Defense Bond Quiz

Q. Why should Americans by
Defense Bonds and Stamps now7
A. Among the reasons are: ut
1t is the quickest way in which -
cry citizen can both serve ~
country and conserve his earninR4-
and ca the purchase of the BnDak
and Stamps helps not only to In
ance National Defense but also -
prevent high prices and inercas>f
cost of living.
Q. Can ! pledge a Defense BasS
as collateral for a bank loany
A. No. Bonds arc registered AsS
not transferable. They arc payak<
only to the persons named ON d.
Bond.
Note:-To buy Defense BosA
and Stamps, 90 to the nearest pes
office, bank, or saving and 10.
association; or write to the Tres
surer of the United States, Walk
inston, D. c., for a mail-ordex
form.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-04
Grade Standards For
Soybeans Received

The local County Agents offiH
has just received the official gradB
standards for soybeans, revised effee-
tive September /.
These grades, !. w. Carson, Coun
ty Agent, states have been liberaIiz-
ed to permit higher percent Of soy
beans than last year, to grade u &
No. /, by permitting 10 percent in
stead of l percent of splits in the
No. grade Splits are pieAas Of ker
nels of soybeans that are not dam
aged. The number of splits allowed In
the No. grade was increased fron
10 to Is percent.
The new standards, according -
agricultural marketing authorities
are designed to make the No 2 grade
more practical. A recent study -
the u. S. Agricultural Marketing Ser
vice revealed that by the old star
dards only percent Of soybeans -
the market graded No. l.
Under normal weather at harveA
time. state agricultural marketing
authorities believe, this should N
crease beans grading No. ! to -
percent or more of the crop, proviA+
ed reasonable care is taken in har
vesting and storing.
"For successful farm storage fieS
soybeans," Mr.. Carson says, ..aa.R
small wooden bins, make sure they an
clean by thorous \ sweeping ,befsn
the beans are put in them, land h2se
the beans cool, mature, free Of fer
eign material, and below 15 percene
in moisture content. Spade the Ten
of the bins occasionally, to break
any packed or moisture-laden layE
that might prevent circulation Of an
n the lower layers.
Cleanliness is especially impor
tant because the eggs of the Indias
and Mediterranean meal moths are
found in trash about grain bins TSe
larvae Of these moths form webs that
seal the surface of the bins, resultire
in the heating of the beans.
Moisture content is important sir
storing soybeans because Idiffes-
ence of l per cent may result IN .
difference Of 10 percent in the raie
Of respiration. An hour in the field.
TOO late or too early, may result u
loss.
Maturity Of the beans is impor.
tant because the respiration rate i
/ IL L
ture beans also are more susceptible
to bacterial organisms.
Cleanliness and proper care a.
the start provide the best answer to
the problems Of farm storage. Avoid
abrasions and bruising of the beans.
as their viambility is impaired sby
such treatments
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-04
Poultry Feeding
Practices Given
By Co. Agent
Way Poultry Is Fed
important As
Kind of Feed

Successful Holmes County farmer
poultrymen pay nearly as much at
tention to the way they feed their
pullets and laying hens as they do the
kind of feed they provide, reminds
County Agent |. w. Carson.
For one thing, abrupt changes in
the diet may cause the birds to 60
"off feed and result in lower egg
production and slower growth, as
will the use Of stale feed. If change
in diet must be made, the county
agent suggests it be gradual and
extended over a period of at least
a week or ten days.
Important too, is sufficient hop
per space, lest the more timid birds
in the flock go hungry. At least 10
linear feed of hopper, with hens eat
ing from both sides, should be pro-
vided per 100 laying hens, and a
sufficient length of watering trough
or number of containers to prevent
crowding.
One practice followed by many of
the better poultrymen is to provide
only little more feed each day
than the birds clean up, The left
overs, if clean and dry, can be mix
ed thoroughly with the fresh feed
in the hopper. In this way, there
will be no accumulation Of stale feed
at the bottom Of the hoppers, reduc-
ing likelihood Of mold.
With egg prices good and prospects
bright, Holmes County farmers will
find it to their advantage to provide
the right combination of the highest
quality feeds, and provide them in a
way that will make for maximum
growth and egg production, comment
ed County Agent Carson.
T. M. Patterson. State AAA Ad-
ministrator and Chairman of the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture Defense Board for Mississip-
pi, is asking the county USDA De-
Tense boards to promote increased
production Of chickens and eggs to
meet food-for-defense needs
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-04
PAGE FIVE

out again after serious operafior-
Miss Judith Ford motored TO Czs
ton Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dorsey ana
family spent Sunday in Memphis
Mr.. and Mrs. Eakin will be N
home in the future at Sails. whEE
Mrs. Eakin is member of the SALTS
High School faculty. Their mzzy
friends will regret to see them leave
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Mallory AnA
daughter, Opal Lee, came up frun
Way to spend the week end s1th
Mayor and Mrs. w. E. Meek.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Broad and hitk
daughter and Mrs. w. F. Farlow az
Jackson were guests this week of xE.
and Mrs. Stanley Allen.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-04
Sin Study
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ton: and an average increase in bale
value Of $3.50 on long staple and
about $1.5O on short-staple cottons.
Over half of the Holmes County
gins inspected were operating with
speeds above 600 revolutions per
minute, and all of these that were
operating used loose seed roll.
However, less than two-thirds Of the
slow speed gins were operating with
rolls as losse as those obtained with
the high speed gins, and were not
cleaning the seed as well.
One-fourth Of the ginners inter
viewed were operating with new saws
Of the improved designs recommend
ed by the laboratory to give better
ginning quality and efficiency, but
gin inspections brought out that some
Of the other gins needed new saws
to replace badly worn saws. Thirty
percent of the brush gins inspected
were equipped with new brushes, and
those in most Of the other gins were
considered to be in good enough con-
dition to do good job of doffing.
Extractor cleaner-feeders that are
now standard equipment in new gin
olants to remove not only leaf, sand,
j small particles Of trash, but to
extract burs and sticks from the cot
-, were used in place Of drum
leaning feeders in only 55 percent
{ he gins. On trashy cotton, these
,xtractor feeders will increase the
Ialc value of cotton at least 81 as
rompared with the plan drum clean
NJ feeders Of the type used in as
'ercent Of the gins Of Holmes Coun-
~, according to test results of the
Stoneville laboratory
Four new driers were installed in
Holmes County in 1871. Three 9th
er gins visited were also equipped
with driers. In laboratory tests, the
use of driers has been found to in
crease the market value of lint gin
ned from green, damp, or wet cotton
by as much as $3.50 per bale for
long staple cotton as a result o.
smoother ginning and higher grades
which are associated with redue-
lions made in the moisture content
of cotton at the time of ginning.
Also. cotton drying units have been
found to be beneficial in cleaning
trashy cotton.
In visiting the ginners in Holmes
County, the laboratory representa-
i've stressed the importance o. care
on the part of the cotton producer
n harvesting cotton and bringing it
20 the gin in proper condition for
ginning. Much value can be added to
the crop if producers will exercise
al care in these important operations
anc remember - % Excess mois-
ture and foreign matter in the seed
cotton reduce the value of the ginned
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-04
County Agent Advises
Planting Oats Now
Oats important
For Feeding
Form livestock

With the national UcIenSe program
requiring more and more beef, poul-
try, dairy and pork products, plant
ing Of fall oats for feed, a profit
table practice any year, takes on even
greater importance now, says County
Agent /. w. Carson.
The needs for increased produc-
zion of livestock products will require
the most efficient production Of grain
and other feeds. Fall-sown oats pro-
tects the land during the winter,
provides valuable grazing for live
stock, and furnishes grain crop
early in June when grain supplies are
usually low on most Mississippi
farms, the county agent said.
Oats fit into two-crop program
as lespedeza can be sown on the oats
in the late winter and early spring
or the oats can be followed by 9TH
er crops such as cowpeas or soy
beans.
Fall-seeded oats will help the far
mer to meet soil-conserving require
| ments under the 1912 AAA farm
program, if the oats are not har-
vested for grain.
Oats can be planted and harvested
with labor-saving machinery and at
at minimum cost, for labor. Oats
are an excellent feed. especially for
workstock, for young growing ami
mails and for breeding stock.
AS temporary pasture, oats may
be planted in the early fall alor.e or
mixed with wheat, barley and rye, o.
vetch, and furnish abundance Of win
winter grazing, which is available at
time when other green material Is
scarce.
Experiment stations recommend
planting both early and late-matur-
ing vatieties to spread the harvest.
! ing season over longer period.
Some of the Red Rustproof vare-
ties recommended are Nortex, New
Nortex, Ferguson 922, Hastings 100
Bushel, and Appler. Victor Grain and
Fulgrain a are among the better
| earlier varieties.
! The date of planting oats is most
J important, with the best time rang
J ing from late September to October
l to 10. ~, rate of feeding should
be around IL bushels per acre
Where oats are planted after q
| crop of soybeans or cowpeas which
were removed for hay. the use of the
!, grain drill may be all that is neces-
sary. However, if there is consider
able vegetation on the land, a good
| seeded should be prepared by plow-
!. ing and disking in time to permit the
/. soil to settle before seeding.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-04

The President created by Execu.
tive Order a seven-member Supply
Priorities and ALLEGATION Board, with
Vice President Wallace as Chairman
and Donald M. Nelson, formerly OPM
Purchases Director, as Executive
Director. The Board will fix priori-
ties and allocate supply of materials
fuel, power, and other eommoditie:
of all kinds to meet the demands OF
the Army and Navy, the defense-aid
program, the policies of economic
warfare and the needs of the defense
aid program, the poiicies of economic
warfare and the needs Of the civilian
population. Members of the Board
are OPM Directors Knudsen and
Hillman, War and Navy Secretaries
Stimson and Knox, Price Admins.
traitor Henderson, and Lend-Lease
Supervisor Hopkins.
Under the Order, the Office OF
Price Administration and Civilian
Supply becomes the Office of Price
Administration and Civilian Supply
Division is created in the OPM IL
protect the interests of consumers
Both will be headed by Leon Hen
derson, who was OPACS Administra-
tor. The Order also transferred Ed.
ward r. Stettlnius from his post as
OPM Priorities Director to that of
Lend-Lease Administralo, and APP
pointed Mr.. Nilsson as P";ori,.es Dir
ector.
Aid to Britain, China, Russia
The Presideal announced mill
tary mission rill go to China to
study the need of China for equip
ment and materials and expedite
lend-lease aid. State Secretary Hull
stated the u. S. will maintain the
policy of freedom Of the seas in
shipping supplies to Russia via the
Pacific. The President told his press
conference an organized campaign of
rumors, distortions, half truths and
falsehood regarding misuses of lend
lease funds had been launched to
sabotage the program Of aid to OPP
ponents of the Axis.
Agriculture
OPM gave priority to deliveries of
materials necessary for the produc-
ton of parts for the repair and main
tenance of existing farm equipment
and manufacture of new farm equip
ment. The President vetoSd a bill
to withhold from the normal channels
of trade aforementioned cotton
and wheat, because in times such as
these no one can foresee how soon
these stocks may be needed
Amy
The War Department announced
creation of third parachute battalion
and fifth armored division. The
Army also amended its regulations to
permit discharge of enlisted men to
accept Navy commissions when the
Navy so desires.
Air
Artemus L. Gates of New York,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-09-04
AnnuoI Meeting Of
Holmes WMU Will
Be Held Here

Inc annual meeting of Holmes
County Baptist w. Nj. U. will be held
on Thursday, September %, beginn1
ing at S:45 STANDARD Time). A
splendid program has been prepared
and a full attendance is desired.