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CONT RACT
AT MAST E

Contract negotiations at Master
Electric began this week in Ute
Local 754, as membership in the
local continued to grow after the
654-1O1 election victory at the
plant. Negotiations began Wednes-
day, January 20, at 4 P. M.
Immediate establishment of
an effective grievance pro-
cedure will be the first demand
of the Negotiating Committee,
composed of Ernest Black,
President, Marie Bingamon,
Anthony Mangold, Charles
Kimble, Chester Geiger, John
Beard, and Herbert POhl.
Negotiations will follow ap-
proval of the draft contract by
Master employees at an overflow
meeting in the UE Main Hall last
week. The meeting heard a report
that application cards were con-
tinuing to flow in after the cleo
ton, with the union rapidly be-
coming 1000 at Master.
Main feature of the contract
proposals is a demand for a
general 1Oc per hour wage in
crease on all jobs. The union
is also demanding an improved
vacation plan, with one week
paid vacations for all en-
ployees with one year service,
and two weeks for all en-
plOyees with three years serv-
ice or more.
Other demands include a strict
seniority program, to ensure job
protection and the ending of fav-
oritism; streamlined grievance
procedure; low cost disqualification
plan; six months full pay for
draftees; and strict observance of
safety and health rules.
Negotiations at Master will be
assisted by UE Representative
Arthur l.. Garfield.
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Inland workers are impressed
by the gains made by the workers
at Frigidaire and Delco under the
CIO.
TOOlmakers at Frigidaire
have received wage increases
totaling $4,000 a year as a re-
suit Of CLIO negotiations, bring
ing their wages away above
those of Inland tool and die
workers.
Delco tool and die workers also
have received wage increases
totaling $35, 900 under the CIO.
CLIO unions In both these
plants are winning improve
ments in working conditions.
AS a result contract provisions
now under discussion will ma
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land to the CLIO in Dayton, the
Stewards of Delco and Frigidaire
pledged every aid to the URWA-
CIO campaign. Present at the
meeting were more than 20 URWA
Inland Stewards, who were given
an ovation by the Stewards of the
other plants.
More than $4,000 Dayton
workers have already signified
their preference for the clean
American uniOnism repre-
scented by the Clio. With their
support, Inland will 60 into the
CLIO column February IL.
February IL, the birthday of
the Great Emancipation, will mark
the emancipation of Inland work
ers from company unionism!
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ATTEND "NSTTUTE"
BUILD YOUR UNION

LABOR WINS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING" with Arthur L.
Garfield leading open discussion, will feature the second session Of
the Dayton Union Institute, in the UE Hall, Friday night January 81,
at 73O F. M.
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G 800 SECURES
CONTRACT AT dinner

A union contract for four hundred employees at the Dinner FARE
Register Company was signed last week by UE Local 86, which wor
an election at the plant in November, it was announced by Ton
Rogers, Chief Shop Steward.
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DAYTON Go
ALL AID TO INLAND

INLAND IS GOING CO B A BIG MAORTY
That is the. opinion expressed by inland workers following publication of the Union program
camg for wage increases equalization of work. abolition of thu bonus system lob security umue
seniority ant other improvements
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07
Newer "New Europe"

The picture of Hitler's "New order in Europe" being at the moment just little blurred because of Jugoslavian spots before the eyes, Greek fire, British steam, and Italian nearsightedness, it is worth while to peer at the image of still newer thew Europe" that is beginning to take shape. They are talking in free Nor way" now of security bloc" of nations with common interests bordering on the North Atlantic. Norwegian, Dutch, Bel gian and perhaps Danish leaders now in London are beginning to talk of getting those countries together after the war, perhaps with Sweden and Finland, In political and economic cooperation.
 At the same time, refugees from the Polish and Czechoslovakian republics are getting together and discussing their fatal failure to cooperate. They are undoubtedly remembering those October days in 1888 when, as CzechoSlovakia lay on the Nazi chopping block, Poland merely laughed and busted herself Tn amputating the Teschen areas for her own benefit. Remembering this, there were probably few Czech tears when Po- land itself was overrun.
 But remembering all of 1888 and 1889,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07
Something Wrong Somewhere

Last week the Legislature heard argu- nents in favor of declaring a mora torium on the application of the existing state law regarding "tail-setting" for horses. Many horsemen were among those who favored some change in the existing statutes which are actually only a few years old now. If the General As sembly does grant the request, 1t will reveal 8 peculiar quirk in those circles where horse-lovers and sportsmen gather. The quirk is this they don't agree on whether or not the operation of setting up" horses tail is barbaric; they aren't consistent in their viewpoint on exhibi- tion of horses with "set" tails.
 When the state finally did pass law forbidding exhibition of horses with "set" tails, providing that the operation had not been performed within reas- enable period prior to enactment of the law, there was support from people who show horses, as well as from humane or ganizations. Opposition was scattered and evidently not sufficiently strong to overweight the mass of opinion against the practice. And so we joined with other states in which such operations on horses tails was outlawed.
 But since then there has been a move ment, originating, possibly, in Kentucky or some such breeding state, de- signed to nullify such acts. Connecticut isn't the only state where efforts are be- ing made along these lines. The same fight is also being waged in New York state. In the "horsey" set they say that the ban on "set" tails have driven many good show horses away from this state, because their owners won't bring them to Connecticut shows.
 The long and short of it is that Con- necticut isn't finding the task of being a pioneer in this humanitarian endeavor an easy road. It never is; pioneers always had to blaze new trails; smooth the rough spots for those who followed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07

Lieutenant-Gover Odell Shepard gave stirring address before a legislative committee at Hartford recently in behalf of roadside betterment. His particular object of wrath was the unsightly bill- board or wayside stand. Against their spread he spoke strongly. He pointed out the benefits that have accrued to the state at large through tourist trade of recent years and urged any type of legis- lation that would continue to insist on Identification of our roadsides as well as control the commercialization of them. Among other things he urged billboard companies to cooperate with garden and community clubs so that the signs may fit in more tremendously with their surroundings and won't always consti- ute just blot on the landscape. That's a new approach to difficult problem and one that certainly ought to be en- couraged. Instead'of telling the outdoor signs companies that the state wants to put them out of business we now tell them we want their aid in beautifying the roadsides. It's good idea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07
Press Comment
ST. AUGUSTINE, 1SsS-1e4l
(New York Herald -Tribune)

NANSV 4OAh AASAtSeN- q ANNAASI
 St. Augustine is not only the old- est city of European origin in the United States; 1t is also one of the most decorous and--in an unpre- tentious way--most beautiful. The qualities that the calm and reflec- tive Henry Flagler fell in love with here more than sixt::' years ago are rare in this country, because the old and the new with us so rarely live and let live. They came as a shock to Flagler ct a time when he had amassed an immense fortune and looked up from the close and intense effort of arnassing 1t for the first time in his life. Here he began spending from this fortune very lavishly because he had suddenly awakened to values that greatly successful men have always culti- vated, their material success once secured.
 Flagler's architectural gifts to St. Augustine are monuments that rank with the best in the United States. Huge as they are, they do no vio- lenee to the scale and tone of things there. The Flagler hotels, churches and residences are of metropolitan dimensions, but St. Augustine re- mains undisturbed by the elegance, pomp and massiveness of these buildings. A new plan of restora- tion under the auspices of the Car- negie Institution virtually guaran- tees that St. Augustine will remain itself through the ages, as 1t has now for 376 years, in spite of hav- ing been sacked by pirates, having changed hands thirteen times and quietly gone about it's business un- der five flags.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07

1t Is likely that representatives of both countries can now see how divided they fell" whereas united, they might have stood. Such a Czech-Polish federation would have 50,000,000 people to start with, and might add many more if the Rumanians, Austrians, Hungarians, Bull garians, Croats and Serbs, might be in- duced to cooperate. Such Units as the North Atlantic group, and the Central European group, if some kind of political and economic federalism could be con- trived, might possibly avoid the super nationalism which wrecked the settle ment after World War l.
 Is it dream, this scheming and plan- ming by refugee governments in exile"? Not necessarily. Hitler once wrote, in "Mein Kamph," "A nations chance of reconquering its independence is not ab- solutely bound up with the integrity of state territory, but rather with the existence of an ever so small remnant of this nation and state which, having the necessary freedom, has in it's power to be not only the bearer of the spiritual com munion of the entire nationality but also the preparer of the military struggle for freedom" He may have been right And the plans for newer Europe to succeed the abortive "new order," which are even now being discussed by fugitive groups who meet in free lands, may yet bear more enduring fruit than the ugly or- chards being planted with fire and sword.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07
Postscript

The story has often been told of how the Nazi invader has been footing occu- pied France in genteel way, by buying up with funny money at arbitrary ex- change relation with the French franc (and thus at their own prices), all the goods in sight. But the ultimate finesse of this technique now comes to light. If the silk stockings and fine shirts came to rest on the legs and backs of German Frauleins and Workmen back home, 1t would be bad enough.
 But there is now evidence that they are being offered instead to presumably sympathetic Americans, in an effort to get some more of those detested American dollars into Germany for foreign ex- change purposes. Thus the circuit from the German printing press money around to actual U. s. dollars would be com pleted, at French expense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07
Daniel P. Noonan

In the death of Daniel P. Noonan Waterbury loses fine old gentleman. His years were many; his had been an active lifetime. It isn't often that man lives beyond the age of 90 in this fast moving world of ours, but MT. Noonan managed to keep pace with the times fairly we'll All homage should be paid him now that he is gone, for in his day he was quick to respond with a friendly and courteous word of praise for his fel- bowman who passed before him.
 Many and varied were MT. Noonan's activities in the days gone by. There will be those who best recall his honorable service with the Farrel Foundry. Others may have known his record in the mlll- tary. Or perhaps he will be recalled as a faithful servant of the city in several capacities. But all in all what will be remembered of him will only be good and that's the way it should be.
 It was always pleasant to meet and chat with MT. Noonan. Up to his retire. ment from active work, which was only about ten or twelve years ago, he man. aged to get around in familiar circles and localities where his greeting and his comment was welcomed. He maintained a keen interest in current affairs and could converse at length and most intel ligently on any of the topics of the day. In the passing of this grand old man The Democrat extends sincere Sympathies to his family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07

Why there should have been an argu- ment over who would build the toll sta tions at the approaches to the proposed new Connecticut River bridge at Hart ford we don't know, but it finally had to be put up to Attorney General Francis A. Pallotti and he has ruled that the State Highway Commissioner is the official who should assume this responsibility. If the Highway Department has charge of get ting the bridge built and of maintaining sume full responsibility for the toll want to argue the point, perhaps they will keep at it long enough for some of us to get free ride across the span.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07

break of the war, only 35 re- mained when the sabotage and seizure operations began last week. The rest had left port and had either returned to Germany or had been sunk or scuttled in an attempt to return ..G. s. w." Pittsburgh - According to the Czech Minister in Washington, 100000. Czechs are in concentra- ton camps and at least half a million in Nazi labor camps.
 MERRY-GO.ROUND
 When Mrs. George H. Earle, wife of the U. s. Minister to Bull garia, walked into the Jackson Day dining room in Philadelphia, the orchestra struck Up, "It's a Long Way to Tipperary". .. When newsman Masuo Kato of the Japanese Domei News Agency re- turned to cover the State Depart ment after eight months leave in Tokyo, Secretary Hull greeted him: "Glad to see you back; come in and see me anytime" Clar- ence Dystra was born in Holland, came to this country at the age of one year .. IVA has built a port able cottage which can be as- sembled by @ crew of four men in four hours. The cottages are designed for workers temporarily employed in construction camps. Copyright, 1941, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07

distinguishes three kinds of toast: the soft and golden, which requires very fresh bread and must be toasted quickly; the crisp and brown, which is the same but treated on a slow fire, and the dry and crunchy, which is made witl stale bread and cooked by very slow heat. Which to prefer is a matter of taste--and of teeth. Other kirda of toast might be added, such aa the paper-thin sort which is credited to Dame Nellie Melba; milk toast so appreciated in nurseries of az older day. and the special toast preferred by gourmets. of which tha distinguishing feature is that 1t k surmounted juicily by . plump. breasted quail.
 Only one kind of toast is shunnet by men of discernment. It is ths kind that begins "Mr. Chairmai& and only after forty minutes of plaf tudes encs with Gentlemen, I give you" It is a pity that this sort of thing was ever permitted t0 disv grace the name Of toast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07
TODAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "She is wearing Q
 tasty costume; say, "taste- full"
,. What is a "yardage man"2


 A. A laborer in bituminous coal" mining who pries down loose roof rock after coal has been blasted from the working face; picks out seam partings (layers of rock) in the coal working face prior to blast ing, with long, -handled pick, and shovels and clears away coal to pre- pare a working place for loading machines. When his only duty Is to- separate rock seams from coal be-. fore loading he is called a parting cleaner" ..
 e. How old is Charles Laughton?
 A. He Is fl. '
 o. What is the effective range. for killing deer with a rifle equip- ped with telescopic sight? :.
 A. Under favorable weather and. other conditions, an expert marks man with a telescopic sight can kill a deer at about 300 yards.
 e. What is the derivation of the term "gone vest, as applied to, death?
 A. It is believed to have come from the ancient Greeks, who : thought of the distant west as the . place of rest and bliss. Sophocles ' wrote: life on life downstricken goes, swifter than the wild birds flight, to the land ot the western god"
 Q. Has anyone ever been born without a leg or arm?
 A. Yes, and some persons have {. been born with both arms or both legs missing. .
 @. Was Vermont one of the or. 1. iginal thirteen states?
 A. No, 1t was the fourteenth state of the Union, and the first " admitted February l8, 179i, after the proclamation of the Constitu- {. ton. .
 c. What is the ral name of Rochester" who acts the part of {, Jack Benny,s valet in radio pro- . grams and film comedies? Was he in Gone With the Wind2"
 A. His real name is Eddie Ander. s son, ard he played the role of l. Uncle Peter in Gone With the . Wind"
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 o. Who won the Miss America" contest at Atlantic City in 1940? \.
 A. Frances Burke of Philadelphia, :, 19 years old and 6 brunette, who was entered as Miss Philadelphia, ",
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07
Your l. O..
Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to back
 page for the answers. %

l. Shire is the name of breed of cattle, dogs or horses?
 2. Gestapo Is the nickname of the. German, Russian or Italian secret police? |
 3. Who wrote ''The Compleat Ang- ler"? q
 4. The cross threads of woves fabrics are called Vi? {.
 6. Between which two continentf does the Gulf of Alden lie?
 6. The velocity of light is abo,k 18,600, 186,000. or 1,860,000 miles pel second? .
 2. The pilcers used by dentistA surgeons are called f--s? @
 8. What is the middle name s0 John A. Roosevelt, the president'f. youngest son :? !,
 g. What does Mind your P's and Q's" mean?
 10. Who exorted the Magnt Carta from King John .s-'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07

Miss Perkins was stunning her. self in Arizona, and when she fi- nally left for Washington by a leisurely rail route, her office they could not reach her for more than 24 hours.
 During her absence, Steelman baked at calling in the Board, created especially for such dis- putes, because of a desire to win personal kudos for himself as the man who settled them. Two years ago he settled 8 coal dispute and got a public pat on the back from the President. So he was not averse to @ repeat performance.
 On the basis of the Mediation Boards high record of success, there is little doubt that If it had been called in promptly the Allis- Chalmers rioting and the mine shutdown could have been averted.
 Defense chiefs wanted the Allis- Chalmers case turned over to the Board immediately after the strikers rejected the Knudsen- Knox demand that the plant be reopened. So when the street fighting broke out, Defense pres- sure for Board intervention in- tensif1ed.
 And for . time last Wednes- day-the day Miss Perkins fi- nally got back on the job in-
 side word was that the order would be issued. But before 1t was issued, Steelman got to Madame Secretary, and all that day she did nothing.
 As a result, the House of Rep re5entatives, which previously had vetoed Q probe of the defense la Tor defense situation, reversed it. self that afternoon and by @ vote of 324 to approved a sweeping investigation. Congressmen make no secret of their intention to grill Miss Perkins about her hand- ling of the problem.
 COAL FIAsCO
 Steelman's insistence on trying to be the "hero' of the coal dis pute also played into the hands of John L. Lewis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07
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 @. Who founded the Military. Order of the Purple Heart? '
 A. George Washington founded, 1t at Newburgh, N. F., August 2, 17e2, as a reward for "singularly meritorious action" It was revived by President Hoover, February 22, 1882, on the occasion of the Wash- ington biceptennial celebration. ;.
 o. What is the area and popu:, lation of The State of Vatican City2
 A. Area, 16 square miles; popu- lation, 1928. i,
 o. Are there many kinds of in, sects in Alaskan --
 A.. The abundant gnats and mos-, quitoes in parts of Alaska are ex- tremely bothersome. The warble and nose flies of the reindeer and cari- bou are serious and sometimes fa- tai pests. The rabbit tick may trans init the disease tularemia. Some of the other insects and related forms that occur in Alaska, are househy, blowfiy, bluebottle fly, many biting flies, several kinds of carrion flies the deer fly, moose fly, three horse- flies, several kinds of ants, butterflies, bumblebees, hornets, wasps. dragon- flies, aphids, moths, syrphid flies. lice, borers, miner beetles, few grasshoppers, and many other flying insects and mites. }.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07

give heed. Except the Lord build except the Lord keep all is in vain. History is filtered with the debris of civilizations which be- lieved they could build on the foun- dation of power and wealth. Many a man has planned his life on the basis of selfishness and greed only to find himself left at the end in poverty or wretchedness or both.
 Everything, both in the individual life and the life of & nation. must finally meet the moral requirements of the spiritual world. Evil may seem to triumph for a while, but this temporary triumph is the pre- Jude to defeat. In the end. evil sys- te1ns fall like house of cards; or, to use a figure employed by our Lord, like a house built upon the sand. Except the Lord build. except the Lord keep, life is without pur- pose and the work of mans hands !s without stability.
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 Bahson Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07
TOAST
(New York sun)

The origins of toast are lost in the mists of antiquity. Some in- spired philosopher ought to do for toast what Charles Lamb did for roast pig: give us, that Is, at least a plausible theory of how 1t came to be. Most probably the actual in. ventor will never be known, and it Is best so, for monuments would be erected to him at every cross roads, adding intolerably to our traffic problems. Toast is the sine qua non of every American break fast-not even coffee would be less readily dispeiised with. Every ma terfamilias knows that the quickest way to get the men-folk out of bed lp the morning Is not to jangle Q bell but to open the kitchen door 6 chink and let the fumes of toast like incense pervade the house.
 An expert on culinary matters
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07

the National La- Dor Rela tions Board - cover ing nine princi- pal cases at Kansas it y, Chicago, Somer- vile, Mass, St. Louis, Rich- mond, Va, Long B e Q c h, Calf,
 Buffalo, Dallas a n d Dearborn plants - costing no one knows how much in Y~--.A.~1 ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07
Selected Poem
MARY AND I

1 By Thomas F. Murphy in the Boston Post We wandered down the old boreen" As trees broke bud one spring serene, And was king and she my cute queen, Mary and I.
 We wandered down the old boreen As linnets sang in hedges green, And Mary's hair was sunkist sheen, Mary and I.
 We wandered down the old boreen As Autumn's sun, from golden screen, Shone on my silv'ry-headed queen. Mary and I.
 We're wand'ring down the old boreen. The trees are bare, the wind Is keen; But am king. and she's my queen, Mary and I.
 'Boreen-Little road (country lane).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-07

It's been such long time now since Waterbury has built new reservoir that there's lot of interest being shown in the project that shortly will be started up in the Morris hills. Waterbury is fortu- nate in its water supply up there. It's in a region that is remote enough to guaran- tee the necessary protection against sources of pollution, not to mention tres pass