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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08

There are a thousand men in the
picket line at Ex-Cel-O Aircraft
and Tool. but it is a different
picket line than the ones Detroit
usually sees.
The members of this picket line
say please" and thank you. y
They drive up to take their places
in large and expensive new auto
Many of them wear
clothes that appear to have come
from the better Washington boule-
ward shops.
They carry no clubs, upset nc
automobiles and stone no windows
There is no singing of union songs
It's peaceful picketing at its
most peaceful.
ALL HANDS SKILLED
The elite of the city's automo-
tive workers are out on strike
Most of them are middle aged
They are highly skilled mechanics
I've watched hundred
picket lines, but never saw
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
Appeal TO u. S.
Threatened in
.Ex-Ce||-0 Strike

Unless there is a quick settle
ment of the UAW-CIO strike at
the Ex-Cell-O Company, the ma
tional defense mediation board
will be asked TO step in, Gov.
Murray d. Van Wagner said to-
day as negotiations between the
union. the company and federal
and state conciliators resumed in
the Hotel Statler.
az am very much concerned
with this strike" the governor
said. 1.-THE company's work Is
vital to defense and IL the COM
pany and the union can't agree
in a day or two, 1 intend to
ask the federal board to step In.
81 would be satisfied II the
union would agree to freeze
present conditions and go back
to work pending a final settle
ment."
He said he was alarnerd be-
cause neither side will indicate &
willingness to give in to the other
The company has S16,000,000 II
orders, 95 per cent for defense
work.
In Detroit, negotiators declined
to comment on progress in nego
tiationS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
Pottery Pi(kets
increase TenfoId

A CLIO picket line at the Mt.
Clemens Pottery Company, on
strike since April ID. was increased
from 81 to more than 200 men to-
day after a foreman and several
workers had entered the plant to
start fires in the kilns.
1t was reported that Charles f.
Doll Sr., manager of the pottery
for the S. S. Kresge Company, was
preparing to reopen the plant
under terms of a 10-point agree
ment reached last night with the
independent Pottery Workers Co
operative Association.
Representatives of the United
Pottery Workers (CIO) told Police
Chief Arthur l. RoSso of Mt.
Clemens they would take steps to
bolster the picket line" Marchers
this morning were reported carry
ing sticks and heavy clubs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08

impose a closed shop on the Other
employees. The union claimed Other
association members were making
deliveries for the Detroit Lumber
Company.
The demand is now for increased
wages. discussion of hours anc
working conditions and recognition
of the union. Last night 30 lumber
yards had been closed, Mitchell
said.
McLees said it was an attempt
TO force the closed shop on the
lumber yards although "only 2OC
of the 1000 persons engaged in the
industry in Detroit are organized.
In a statement he said:
AT least go trucks have been
wrecked and assaults have been
made upon many of our drivers.
These hOodlums have been cut
ting tires, breaking windshields,
wrecking motors and otherwise
interfering with lumber de-
liveries.
"The Detroit police have given
us the ultimate In cooperation,
taking into consideration the
amount of available manpower.
We realize that II is impossible
for the police department to
assign cruiser for every
truck, but considering the cir
cumstances we have had every
thing the police will give us.
'STANDSTILL IN FEW DAYS
In earlier, informal state
ments both McLees and Kuhl-
man had criticized police.)
"As a result OF this guerilla
warfare the building industry,
dependent upon delivery service
from lumber companies, has
been forced to accelerate and
as the situation Is developing
the residential home building
program will come to a stand
still within a few days unless
some action Is taken beyond the
power of the police department
and the industry. itself.
"Officially, only one lumber
company has its employees on
strike but union activity has
been such, In attempting to take
advantage of the situation. that
employees of other branches OF
trucking affiliated with the same
union have been called out on
strike and are being used to
picket and harass all lumber
companies operating in the
metropolitan area of Detroit"
He commended the closed shop
was really the only issue involved.
This was also believed by George
w. Miller. president of Miller
Homes, Inc, who said il a speech
before the brokers division of the
Detroit Real Estate Board that the
union wanted domination of the
industry.
Mitchell said the companies
were unwilling TO sit down and
talk to the union as representing
the men, He said the union is
ready at any time to negotiate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
Elmer B. 0'Hara Jr.
Gets SIS Traffic Fine

Found guilty of reckless driving
by Judge Thomas F. Maher. Elmer
B. O'Hara Jr., 81, of 504 Barring
ton road. Crosse Pointe Park, was
under sentence today to pay fine
of SIS or serve five days in Jail.
.O'Hara. who arresting officers said
had been drinking, side-swiped
another car driven by Herman
Mccarthy. as. of $50 Rivard ave-
nue., Crosse Pointe, on February
l at East Vernon highway and
LenoX avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
New Haven Foundry
Down, 500 on Strike
Time. star Correspondent

MT. CLEMENS, May s.-All
production on defense contracts
has been halted and 500 employees
are idle following the calling of a
strike by the UAW-CIO at the
plant of the New Haven Foundry
The plant is picketed by 100
men, though maintenance work.
ers are allowed in the building.
The company has agreed to dis
cuss changes in a contract that
has been in force for two years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08

TO men that they know. There is
lots of banter.
Ex-Cell-O is the largest manu-.
facturer of multiple spindle heads
Ga complicated device for doing
more than one drilling operation
at a time) in the city. These heads
often carry as many as loo
gears fitted in like the wheels Of
a watch. The men that make anC
fit the parts are as highly skilled
as watchmakers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
Strike Ends in q Day

Employees Of the American Metal
Products Company are back at
work today after a 24-hour strike
that ended when a settlement was
reached between the company and
the UAW-CIO through the efforts
of Thomas J. Donahue, chairman
Of the State Labor Mediation
Board.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
Pickefing De Luxe
900 Ex-Cel-O Strikers Drive to Plant in Big Carr
Politely Pass Office Workers Into Plant

one as peaceful and well man
nered- as this" a tough old
police sergeant from Petoskeys
Station said.
The pickets march in a Ions
circle in front of the plant There
are two cases of iced milk and
orange juice. The men help them
selves when thirsty.
Waste paper is not thrown or
the ground. The men have brought
out large cardboard boxes and al
refuse is placed in them.
Office workers and all people
having official business with the
company are allowed to pass freely
back and forth through the picket
line.
GALLANTRY PREVAILS
please make way for the
girls from the front Office" is a
phrase often heard as they pass
through the line.
Many of the girls stop and tall
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
Transfers Strike
Forces WPA LayOff
Continued from Page One)

strike against ia lumber COM
panies.
Both Robert Mitchell, union
business agent. and Howard Nc
Lees, manager of the Detroit
Lumber Dealers Association, pre-
dicted the building industry would
be halted by the end of the week.
The strike, called at ) p. m.
yesterday-closing time for most
Of the lumber companies-will in
volve $4,000 workers. including
building trades workers. Mitchell
said there are about 5000 drivers
who would be on strike. The
others would be idle for lack of
supplies.
Threats of a general strike of
$4,000 truck drivers next week if
the lumber strike is not settled
were made by William w. Roe,
another business agent for Local
/ 57 of the union. This would tie
up all motor transportation OF
food and merchandise.
/ A preliminary move would be a
strike call in all coal firms with
out contracts. he said.
McLees said the lumber compa-
! MES would attempt to remain
open today.
Thomas J. Donahue, state labor
mediation board chairman, was to
meet again today with lumber
association and union officials in
an attempt TO bring a settlement.
Previous efforts were unsuccess-
full
Joseph keenan, and George
Planbeck of the Office of Produc-
tion Management participated
with Donahue in the mediation.
Howard Patch, A, driver for a
Detroit lumber company, was
halted by three carloads of men
at Joy and Schaefer roads this
morning. raped on the head with
a pop bottle and advised not 70
continue operations.
Patch, of 81 Norwood avenue,
Hazel Park. W aSnot injured. He
continued deliveries under police
escort.
Edmund kaufman, executive
vice president of the Builders AS
ISOLATION of Metropolitan Detroit,
said lumber companies already
have been prevented from deliv-
ering 10 association members by
union violence.
Sixty trucks have been wrecked
and II employees sent to the hos
pital, McLees said.
80 YARDS CLOSED
Kuhlman charged the union with
importing Chicago hoodlums to
stop lumber deliveries. Union Off
GERS said that lumber concerns
have hired gunner to break the
strike.
In the beginning. the general
strike was called in sympathy with
a strike in the DetLpit Lumber
Company which began April 21
McLees charged a minority of
the company workers sought TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08

The petite French film star,
who with Douglas Wood Will
holt, radio singer, applied In
Los Angeles yesterday for a
license to wed next Wednes-
day in the Church of the
Good Shepherd in Beverly
Hills. She gave her age as
20; he said he was 90.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-01
'Mnt MnurnR TrnttRr
Editor and Publisher
1901 1884
FIRE DANGER

One of mans best servants when it
is under control, fire becomes a demon
OF destruction when it gets "on the
loose" Every year fires take fright
full toll in property and human lives.
The nations fire loss last wear
amounted to 300 million dollars; ten
thousand persons persisted in fires.
When lives are destroyed by smoke and
flames it is cruelty saddening to think
that the tragedy may have resulted
from some preventable fault. For fire
prevention authorities agree that "the
fire that could not have been prevented
is one of the rarest of occurrences; and
that death by fire is almost always I'M
necessary. 1t it almost always the
result of human failure-someone'
negligence, someone's carelessness,
someone's ignorance"
Care of fires should be exercised at
all times. During winter months when
sundry heating devices are kept going
at full tilt there is need of extra pre-
caution.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-01
OAA Trllntl1H
OFntFnntdl

PHILADELPHIA -(CNS)- The
committee of management, G.U.O.OF.
at its January meeting announced the
following officers of the Household of
Ruth:
Most worthy grand superior, Mary
Floyd Hendley, Nashville, Tenn. Right
worthy grand superior, Alma B. Lay
ton, Wildwood, Va; Grand worthy re-
cOrder, Elizabeth B. Delaney, Coving-
ton, Ky; Grand worthy treasurer, Ella
j. Harris, Rockford, ILL.,; Grand worthy
usher, Florence D. Cochran, Cleveland
o.; Grand worthy prelate, Montez Har-
ris, Sanford, Fla; Grand worthy cham
berlain, Lille Prattis, New York City
N. Y; Grand worthy shepherd, Mary
E. White, Washington, D. c.; Board
of governors, N. A. Mcqueen, Charles
ton, S. c.; Susan F. Jones, Roxbury
Mass; Jessie L. Nicholas, Philadelphia
Pa. Tex oficio); Grand supervisor of
juveniles, Lavinia Fair, Washington
D. c.; Chairman of arts and crafts
Lena Harris, Gary, Ind; Chairman
contingent fund, Florence D. Cochran
Cleveland, O.
The general committee of arrange
ments for the Centennial celebration tc
be held in New York City in August
1912, submitted an outline of proposed
features. This committee is composed
of Grand Director James F. Adam
(chairman), Brooklyn, N. Y; Deputy
Grand Master Ernest d. Cooke, Boston
Mass; Grand Secretary Jesse L. Nj.
cholas, Philadelphia, Pa; Grand Di
rector Robert 7. Thomas, Jacksonville
Fla; Henry P. Slaughter (secretary)
Washington, D. c.
The Committee of Management
named the following to represent the
Grand Household of Ruth on the gen
eral committee of arrangements: Mrs
Mary Floyd Hendley, Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. Alma B. Layton, Wildwood, Va.
Mrs. Florence D. Cochran, Cleveland
o.; Mrs. Elizabeth B. Delaney, Gov
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-01
Mans Struggle For
Economic Security
By George Peck
By George Peck

roes, Semitics, Syrians, Persians, Mace
domains, Greeks, Romans, Arabs,
Turks, French and finally English. And
that probably is not the end.
The questions of who owns what and
who is entitled to it, have been hope
lessly lost in the confusion of endless
conquest and counter-conquest. The
blood-lines have been Enthusiastically
mixed as a result of wholesale slavery
and the commonly accepted practice of
raping the captured women.
The idea that men can live at peace
with his neighbors is peculiar to those
nations that have within their borders,
all of the good things of life necessary
to maintain a satisfactory standard of
living. America is one of these FORUM
ate nations. As a result we have de-
luded ourselves into believing that the
once-vast eXpanses of ocean protect us
from all harm. In other words we have
been living in FOOLS paradise.
That dream has been shattered. For
the first time we are facing reality. We
are woefully unprepared to face it. Our
problem is no mere shortage of arma-
ments. We can build those Our real
need is national intelligence sound,
sane conception of what America real
ly is, so that we may realize why it is
worth fighting for. That is harder to
build than tanks, planes and battle
ships.
We Americans know less history and
practical economics than any educated
race in existence. If you happen to be
the exceptional American, please for
give US. If you are not, you may find
in Part ? of "Nan's Struggle For Eco
monte Security" which will appear in
this newspaper next week, some modi-
cum of help toward shaping your judg-
ment as to a solution of our problems.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-01

who have chosen the highway of holi-
ness and have forsaken the vanity of
the world with its follies; for those
who have abstained from disappearing,
backbiting and slandering; for those
fathers who fulfill the duties in their
homes and leave not the care of their
wives and children at the mercy of
kind hearted neighbor; for those mo-
theirs who instill the love of God in the
minds of their children and sell not
their salvation for a minutes pleasure
of smoking, drinking, and gambling;
for those parents who are making a
sacrifice for the salvation of the souls
that look to them as leaders; for those
who sit not in the council of the I'M
godly and walk not in the path of the
unrighteous or stand in the way of the
sinner.
God always works on time for the
youth that adheres to the teachings of
Christian mother and walks not from
the path of righteousness which he has
been shown. God always works on
time for the obedient of heart, for the
humble in spirit, for the meek in per-
sonality and for the lovers of God
God always works on time for those
whose faith is as immovable as the
foundations of the mountains, as deep
as the bottomless sea, and as high as
the heavens above the earth. David
exclaimed, my soul waiteth on God
more than men watch for the morn
ing" and with greater emphasis he re-
peats, "More than men watch for the
morning" More than | expect the
morning to rise, more than expect the
darkness to follow sunset, more than
l expect winter to follow summer, far
more than l look for the sunshine after
the storm does my soul wait on God.
God always works on time for those
born into His kingdom-thos who
have become joint heirs with the
Father and, though they be unworthy,
are now priests and high priests
through the death of their Saviour;
those who have captured the love of
Christ in their hearts, sought the Spirit
of God, accepted the seal of redemp-
ton, and stand in that line that awaits
the sound of the trumpet pronouncing
the great day of Gods wrath.
God always works on time for those
who prepare themselves to be under
the Blood when the death angel rides
by-who have purchased their tickets
of salvation and can now ride in Gods
chariot that's swinging low by the
mercy of God for the love and preser-
walton of the souls of all mankind.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-01
On DppartfA grtFnA
TRIBUTE TO REV POWELL

TRIBUTE TO REV. POWELL
The passing of Rev. Jacob Wesley
Powell is distinct loss to the church
to which he devoted his life, to the CITY.
state and nation of which he was a
loyal, patriotic citizen, and to his fell
low men whom he served with all his
heart and whom he dearly loved.
Rev. Powell was highly successful in
MS profession as a stenographer in the
service OF the Commonwealth for many
years. Some men would have been
content to drift along on their business
success. Not so with Rev. Powell. He
mad different philosophy of life. He
believed that true success of a man is
to be measured by his spiritual stabil-
lty and development, his character as
a man, rather than by material pros
petty.
Thus we found him outside of bust
ness hours an assistant pastor of a
great church, a Sunday school teacher.
a scholar and an authority on the
Bible, writer of religious books. He
was an active member and officer of
the Boston Branch Equal Rights
League for many years up to his pass
ing. Each year we saw him on Memo
rial Day participating devotedly in
memorial exercises and placing
wreaths at the graves of deceased
veterans of the Civil War in which his
father fought. At Bunker Hill on
June II and at the Boston Massacre
monument on Boston Common on
March B regularly he could be OBJ
served, with barred head, offering
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-01
TrttrntF In Il JrtfnA

Boston was again shocked and sad
dened at news of the sudden passing Of
Mrs. Ethel Lew Shepherd, wife of the
well known Insurance Broker, Charles
J. Shepherd, of 90 st. German St., and
relative of Miss Theresa Lew of
Lowell, Mass, who passed away on
Jan H. This is the second death dur
ing the month of January in that dis
tinguished family of Lews whose an
cestors date back to 1740, when Primus
Lew Of Haiti bought land and settled
in Massachusetts.
When Miss Ethel Lew and Charles
j. Shepherd were married "a years ago,
it was a union Of two aristocratic fami-
lies, one from the East and the other
from the South. That union has been
ideal. The sweetest and nest compan-
ionship always existed between
Charles" and "Ethep They always
took their vacations together, spending
many enjoyable summers at Norfolk,
Va, former home of Mr.. Shepherd,
where Mrs. Shepherd was called "The
Flower From Boston,. Indeed a more
appropriate name could not have been
given her, unless is designated that
flower Lilly of the Valley.
Mrs. Shepherd was always daintily
dressed, in exquisite taste to suit the
occasion and was distinguished for her
modesty and refinement. She loved her
husband, her home, her large family
and her many friends. 1t was her pleas
ure to be home and open the door for
"Charles" when he would return from
his work. Her charm and grace were
unique. The soothing restful tones of
her voice and her delightful personality
gave a fragrance to that GLOVER of
Boston" that will linger in the memory
of her friends and serve as an inspira-
ton for the younger generation.
MARY E. MOORE
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-01
THRONGS AT BIER OF
REV. JACOB w. POWELL
Continued from Page II

ence in the church. The Sons of Union
Veterans of the Civil War and the
Women's Relief Corps of the Grand
Army of the Republic held their solemn
ritual with a flag service in full uni
FORM
During the closing ceremonies an
endless procession of friends and
mourners passed slowly by the casket
while muted music sounded above the
vast arches of the church he loved so
well, as the afternoon sun streamed
through the stained glass vaulted Win
dows swathing the solemn scene with
a glorious serenity which visibly affect
ed the huge congregation.
The funeral service was directed in
a dignified and efficient manner worthy
of the deceased by Mrs. Willard F.
Reid and her assistants who provided
an impressive motorcade of new limo
sines to escort the hearse beyond the
city limits to the Milton Cemetery
where interment ceremonies were held
at the Powell family lot which is
marked by polished granite monu-
ment.
kew. Bailey OF Zion Church moved
his listeners to tears with a fervent
and dramatic eulogy of the late Rev.
Powell developed from his farewell
text, "Be Ready" The colored people
of New England truly mourn the loss
of Christian gentleman and cham
pion of the Right. CA more complete
account of the life and works of the
late Rev. Jacob W. Powell will appear
in next weeks edition of the Guardian
written by his nephew Jacob A. 'Paul
Jordan" Powell, a member of the
Guardian Staff
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-01

History is the story of mans efforts
to establish economic security. At least
this has been true during the 1000
years of which we have any authentic
knowledge. What transpired during the
other 100000 years that men ruled the
earth, we do not know but it seems
probable, however, that during that
period, it was more true than it is to-
day.
This struggle will continue to be the
first problem of man, at least as long as
any of us live. And just as long as it
is mans first problem, unless mankind
undergoes a spiritual renaissance, we
will have wars, because wars are the re-
suit of mans frustrated efforts to
achieve economic security.
Americas present danger emanates
from Europe and Asia. Let's take a
look at them and try to get a proper
perspective.
The troubles of these two continents
have always been the same-their peo-
piles have never had enough food and
other natural resources to 90 around
As last measure of desperation, war
invariably has been the means employed
to improve a nations economic posi-
ton.
Today, Europe and Asia are the
hodge-podge of hundreds of races of
men that have fought more than 1000
large and small wars during the past
1000 years. Periods of peace have been
the exception and not the rule. The bal
ance of power and the possession of ter
ritories have changed hands time and
again.
A typical case is the first great civil
zation-Egypt. Since being toppled
from her pinnacle by the rugged Hy-
ksos about 1900 BIC, she has been con
quered and ruled by Assyrians, Neg