davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-05
Consumer Education
Begins in School

NEW YORK.-"The real work
in consumer cooperation has to
be done in primary and secondary
schools and universities, de-
clared Francis Hackett, author of
81 Chose Denmark" at the annual
meeting of the Eastern Coopera-
tive League at Columbia Univer-
sity, November l. "Sir Horace
Plunkett attempted unsuccess-
fully to build a cooperative move
ment in Ireland based simply on
mechanics and economics" said
Mr.. Hackett. "He discovered to
his amazement that in Denmark
1T was recognized that a program
OF culture must precede one OF
agriculture. The folk schools of
Denmark first of all give the
young people a sense of commu-
nifty interest so that they under
take social reforms with mutual
confidence. In Denmark the COM
munity is the instructor of the
state"
Mr.. Hackett has known and
loved Denmark since 1919, Wis
iting it annually. Because of It's
model democracy, he and his
Danish wife decided to make their
home there in 1887, but while on
a visit to the United States, the
Nazi invasion took place and they
have remained in this country.
"The Danes failed to recognize
the need for dealing with the
world of hate and oppression and
they shut their eyes to the fact
that hate could collide with them.
They are now like a reed that has
been bent but not broken, for
their roots are firmly fixed. In
America we are a mobile people.
1t is difficult to establish the liv-
ing sense of a community and
still more difficult to discount the
habits of thought associated with
the profit motive. Results will
depend upon the fervor with
which cooperators enrich their
common faith. l suggest that if
in our colleges and schools we
teach the existence of another way
of life, response will be simpler
with each year and every decade"
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-05

co-operatives, particularly tn e
REA, be given "preferential or
at least equitable treatment in the
awarding of priorities.
James G. Patton, Denver, was
unanimously reelected president.
All directors were reelected ex-
cept George Nelson, Milltown,
Wis, who was not candidate. He
was replaced by K. w. Homes,
president of the Wisconsin organ
ization.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-05
Prices

The cost of living increased
about 1.2% between Sept. Is and
Oct. Is, the U. S. Dept of Labor
reports. Advances in rents and in
prices of food, clothing. automo-
biles and certain house furnish
ings boosted the cost of living
about 1%o, whilet he new excise
taxes which went into effect Oct.
l lacked it up another 0.2Gc. Full
effect of the excise taxes has not
yet been felt.
The average of wholesale prices
has not fluctuated much recently.
The index of 2S basic commodities
rose 0.5T last week, a little moro
than offsetting the drop of 0.3%
the week before.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-05
Chemical And Ammonia
All-Purpose Cleaner

If you must have nice. hands,
clean walls and woodwork, not
saying cupboards, baseboards, etc.
(and a pleasant disposition), try
teaspoon of Oakite and a tea
spoon of ammonia in a quart Of
warm water and just wipe, and
we do mean wipe, away the dirt.
Haven't you found that soap
and scrubbing powder makes
streaks? Well, this won't and
no hard scrubbing is necessary.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-05

Officer: 81 say, Sergeant,
where have all the silly asses in
our company gomez"
Sergeant: 81 don't know, Sir,
we seem to be the only two left"
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-05

Joe: "Are you and your wife
on speaking terms?"
John: "Well, Pm listening
again"
Greenbelt cooperator., 1941-12-05

A recession is a period in which
you tighten your belt.
A depression is time in which
you have no belt to tighten.
When you have no pants to hold
up it's a panic.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
CLIO, 2 Railroad
BrotherhOOds
Draw Up Report
Representatives
To Outline Events
In Legislature

Members of the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainmen. Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen. and Maryland and Dist
riot Of Columbia Industrial Union
Council met in Cumberland last
week to draw a report on legisla-
ton brought up in the three
month session Of the state legis-
lature.
Meeting for two days. Charles
w. Mitzel Of Baltimore. state rep
resentative Of the Maryland Legis-
lative Board Of the BRIT: B. w.
O'Rourke of Cumberland. chair
man of the Maryland Legislative
board Of the BLFE. and Sidney r.
Katz, secretary-treasurer Of the
Maryland and d. c. IUC. made
plans to issue the legislative re-
port in four weeks.
The report would consist of an
analysis Of all bills supported or
opposed by labor. an analysis OF
general legislative matters of in
terest to labor. and a tabulation
Of the voting record of members
Of the House Of Delegates and
Senate.
Descriptions Of. hearings on Ia
Dor bills. and an account OF the
hearings on the Sabotage bill in
Annapolis when a large delegation
from Allegany county appeared to
oppose S. B. lit. will be in the
report. the three board members
said. Recommendations for future
activities Of labor would conclude
the report.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
Barton Miner, Crushed
BY Boulder, Dies

Victor Smith. 30-year old men,
Der of the Barton United Mine
Workers local. died June "a Of
crushing injuries brought when
pinned under a fourton boulder
in the Campbell Coal Co. mine.
Smith. caught under the fall of
rock while cleaning the heading.
died soon after taken to a hospi-
tai. His widow. Mrs. Dorothy
Burton Smith. and u son, Ronald.
survive.
Members Of the Barton UNIV
local expressed their sympathy to
Mrs. Smith.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
Thomas Reelected
President Of UNIV
Homecoming Local

William Thomas Of Homecoming,
was reelected to serve a second
term as president OF Local 1895,
United Mine Workers, at a local
meeting last week.
Elected with Thomas were Por-
ter Broadwater. vice-president:
Thomas Bell. recording secretary;
John T. Staken. financial secre-
tary; and Alex McAlpin, treasurer,
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
State Clio Official
Urges Opposition
To Anii.Labor Bills

Outlining anti-labor bills now
before Congress. Sidney r. KATE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the Mary.
land and District of Columbia In
dustrial Union Council. urged un-
ion members TO directly oppose
the bills by writing to public off,
Gals in Washington.
Katz spoke before members OF
Celanese Local 1874. TWUA. and
the Western Maryland Industrial
Union Council last week.
Suggesting that local unions
send small committees TO WASH
ington to see representatives and
Senator's from Maryland, Katz
said 1T Is time for local unions
in our state to insist and demand
that the Maryland Congressman
vote against. speak against and
fight against all anti-labor legis-
lation."
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
Five Kelly Depi's
1907 Organized.
Local 26 Reports

For the first time in the his
tory of United Rubber Workers
Local 20. five departments in
the Kelly-Springfield plant were
100 per cent organized. r. C.
Burkhart. Local &c president.
reported.
The departments were tube,
tread. receiving and calander
and store rooms. Burkhart said,
and added that many Of the
other departments in the plant
were 98 per cent organized.
Approximately 725 workers
in the Kelly tire plant were
now members of the United
Rubber Workers. Bmkhart es-
timated and said membership
was steadily increasing.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03

The Rubber Reserve Co.. gov
eminent Office. ordered a cut in
the consumption Of rubber and
suspended private imports of rub
Der from the Far East. The sus-
pension took effect June %. The
consumption of rubber would be
cut from $4,000 tons a year to an
expected 100000 tons.
Kelly-Springfield managers told
Local &c representatives that cur
tailment Of production would start
in July. and that a few rubber
workers would probably be placed
on "furlough" at that time.
URWA President S. H. Dalrym-
pie and Goodyear Campaign Di-
rector Robert J. Davidson. in the
meantime. conferred with Good
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03

but for the nations labor move
mcnt.
The union victory came after
two organizational drives. one in
1897 and the second IN 1910. Met
with the fury of Ford-controlled
courts which prohibited the dis
tribution Of literature. and the
firing Of many Ford workers for
union activities. the 1887 organ
izing campaign halted soon after
its start.
But in the summer of 1910 the
UAW-CIO entered the Ford drive
with a new spirit bolstered by vic
tories over General Motors and
Chrysler. A 100000 organiza-
tional fund was established by the
CLIO and the UAW-C1O. and
Michael j. Widman. Jr. assistant
national organizational director,
was placed at the head of the
Ford Organizing Committee.
Then the work began. A door
to door organizing campaign was
carried out by organizers aided
even by milk drivers affiliated with
the United Dairy Workers. Al
first. in the house to house drive.
doors were slammed in the faces
Of organizers and militant Ford
workers. but in a month a nu-
cleus OF union members was built
up.
Organizing m p haSis was
shifted from house to house TO
Ford building TO building. In
Ford buildings unionists button
hOled their fellow workers and
signed them up into the JAW
CLIO. Ford attempted 10 stop
the rush into the union with
mass layoffs. but the company
couldn't fire the workers as fast
as they were joining the union
without vitality interfering with
production.
When in March a union stew
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
Labor Day
Is to
Meet ON 9th
Meeting to Be Held
AT Midland; Dye
Urges All Attend

Moving swiftly ahead with plans
for the largest Labor Day celebra-
ton yet held in Western Mary
land. the Labor Day Celebration
Committee. at a meeting last week.
planned TO hold another regular
meeting at the Firemen's Hall in
Midland. Sunday. July 6.
Delegates from aniliates to the
Western Maryland Industrial Un-
ion Council agreed to hold the
Midland meeting at 8 o'clock in
the evening.
All branches OF the Labor Day
Celebration Committee reported
on activities since the committees
formulation. Discussions brought
forward plans for a parade through
Cumberland. an exhibition Of fire.
works at the Cumberland Fair
grounds, where committee men,
bers arranged to hold the celebra-
ton.
IUC President Lindley Dye
again announced that John L.
Lewis had given his assurances
Of attending the Labor Day
event.
John Neal, delegate 10 the com.
mittee from the Celanese local and
a vice-president of the Western
Maryland IUC, reported that two
cars OF union members had parti-
cipated in the Firemen's parade in
Cumberland two weeks ago. He
said plans were made to have cars
driven in other parades held in
neighboring areas.
Dye. speaking as chairman of
the committee. urged all afiiliates
to the industrial union council.
and councils in surrounding Sec
tions OF West Virginia. Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland. to send del
egates to committee meetings. and
to take active part in the work Of
the committee.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03

ard was reinstated in production
instead OF his regular skilled job
the Rouge rolling mill stopped
work. The entire building was
completely shut down and Ford
Service Squad could not force the
men back to work. After con
ference with Harry Bennett. Ford
personnel manager, the rolling
mill stoppage was settled on the
unions terms.
Then came the strike. Whole
families. mothers. fathers. and
children marched on the picket
line in front OF the largest indus
trial plant in the world. 1t was
over Just as quickly as it started.
and it tolled the death knell of
Ford's anti-unionism.
The NLRB election on May 81
sounded another victory for Ford
workers. and the signing of the
contract garnishes the entire
drive. but Ford workers are not
standing still.
They've started cultural and
recreational activities aimed at
making the union a close. cohesive
unit. A few weeks ago a group
OF unsteady inclined Ford workers
placed a little notice in the union
paper calling for musicians. They
now have an IS piece marching
band. two dance orchestras. a hill
billy band, an accordian band. and
scores Of entertainers. Another
group planned TO start a softball
league of IS teams. They put q
note in the paper. and enough
applications were made TO fill 40
teams. There are now 100 teams
in nine leagues.
That's the story of the start Of
union. That's the first chap
ter in the struggle of 10000 Ford
workers for union recognition. liv-
ing wages. and democratic work
ing conditions.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
Local 1874 Holds
General Membership
Meeting July 9th

A regular monthly general
membership meeting Of Lo-
cal 1874, Textile Workers
Union of America, will be
held at Textile Hall, Wed.
nesday, July 9.
Local 1874 President
George A. Meyers and Bust.
ness Manager Clyde Lucas
urged all Celanese plant
workers to attend the meet.
ing beginning at 8 o'clock.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
Electric Shock
Kills z Local
Men
Men Electrocuted
When Pipe Touches
High Voltage Wire

Two youthful Celanese workers.
both active members of Local 1874.
were electrocuted. and a thirdsCel-
anese plant worker slightly injur-
ed June &c. when water pipe be-
ing removed from a well came in
contact with a high tension wire.
A farmer. aiding the trio in re-
moving the pipe. was also electro
cuted TO death by the shock OF
$500 volts Of electricity.
The Celanesc workers were
Samuel Maxcy. Jr.. 30; Raymond
Emmart. 30. both of Short Gap.
w. Va. who were killed. and
James Ward. 30. also of Short
Gap. who was slightly shocked.
w. NJ. J. Daniels. 59.year-old
farmer. was the third person
electrocuted.
The four men were removing q
rusty pipe from a well and lifted
the pipe into the air to clear the
we'll. The pipe contacted a high
voltage line over their heads. En-
mart and Daniels dropped to the
ground fatally injured. while
Maxey died enroute to a hospital
Ward walked unaided into the AL
legany hospital and was discharg-
ed day later.
Maxey is survived by his widow,
two sons. Samuel III, and Robert,
and his father Samuel Maxey. Sr.
Emmart is survived by his widow,
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. d. P.
Emmart. and a brother and sister.
Daniels is survived by three sisters.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
Akron.(i Goodyear
Workers Gain Pay
Boost Of So Million

AKRON. July /. - More than
100000 was added to the yearly
pay envelopes Of $4,000 Akron
Goodyear workers this week when
Local 2. United Rubber Workers.
CLIO, and the rubber company
signed q wage agreement provid-
ing for substantial increases.
The agreement-the first 20 be
signed between Goodyear and the
URwA-provides for increases Of
Q cents an hour for all workers
getting less than $l.0l an hour.
Those making more than sl.0l an
hour will get cents an hour
more. while all piece work rates
were increased 2 cents an hour.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
WPA FIRES 1860 WORKERS IN area
after Government SLASHES FUNDS
Unified Ford Workers Win
Battle For JAW Contract

Detroit. July l.-One of the
most bitter labor struggles in
the history Of the United States
the battle between the giant.
family-controlled Ford Motor
Co. and the forces of 10000
Ford workers combined into
the United Automobile Work
ers. ClO-was at an end today.
The Ford Motor Co. on June 20
signed its first contract with the
United Automobile Workers. and
agreed to union shop through
out all Ford plants in the nation.
Ford UAW-CIO rank and file
members on June % approved the
contract granting wage schedules
equal to the highest in the auto
industry. a grievance structure.
check-off of dues. elimination OF
the Ford Service Squad. seniority.
and the use Of the union label on
Ford cars were stipulated in the
contract.
The contract. signed almost a
month after the UAW.CIO won
an NLRB election by a 3 TO /
margin over the AFL. climaxed
four year organizational drive in
which linionists often claShed
with members Of Ford's notorious
Service Squad.
The service squad was elimlnat.
ed under the contract and a new
custodial system will be estab-
lished with company police wear
ing badges. uniforms and other
means Of identification.
Only through the unified eff
fort Of Ford workers who knew
what they wanted and knew
what they faced was the pater-
nalistic Ford control Of workers
broken. After innumerable
threats by FOrd's thugs. after
inter-union factionalism aimed
at weakening the UAW-CIO.
Ford workers gained n major
victory not only for themselves,
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03

Approximately 800 workers in Alegany. Garrett Mineral
Grant Hampshire Hardy and Pendeon counties in MARYLAND
and West Virginia today receiving pink sps-noces of
their dismissal from WPA work.
Throughout Maryland approximately the same number Of
workers receiving similar notices. while the United States
whole, $4,000 WPA workers dropped off Works
Progress Administration rolls with the same uthessness tina,
characterized the sashng the WPA fund in Congress- recently
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
Jones Back in
Washington Again
After 3.Day Stay

John T. Jones. president OF Dis
trict l6. United Mine Workers Of
America. was back at his office In
Washington today after q three
day stay in Cumberland.
While in Cumberland. Jones
notified UNIV locals throughout
the district Of the gaining Of paid
vacations-first in the history Of
the United Mine Workers. Vaca-
tons for miners would start July
3. he reported.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03

III Allegany county alone Wi.
liam II. Rice. county WPA super
intendent, estimated that approx.
imately $40 men and women
would receive dismissal notices.
In Garrett county only ~ men
we're retained at work which a
few days ago kept from 200 TO
$50 busy.
In Friedrich county. 529 men
and women were thrown off pro-
ject work and II retained. In Bal
timore, 1000 wPA workers vera
notified of their dismissal. In five
nearby West Virginia counties
nearly 2so men and women vera
fired.
While WPA administrative au-
thorities had not yet received ofis
cial notification Of the passage OF
the reduced Works Progress Ad-
ministration appropriation bill,
the cuts were made in anticipa-
ton of passage Of the measure.
The House on June IL passed
the WPA appropriation bill call
ing for the spending Of 1885 .0o0.-
900 during l941-1s42. The reduced
appropriation, approved by Pres
ident Roosevelt, was passed in
the face Of a battle waged BY
the CLIO. The CLIO estimated that
a minimum OF s2,5o0 100000 was
necessary to deal adequately with
unemployed in the United States.
Only 100000 men and women
will remain on WPA rolls after
more than 4l5.000 workers are
dropped. WPA officials in WASH
ington estimated. At the same
time. CIO economists charged
that 100000 men and women in
the nation were in desperate need
Of WPA assistance.
CLIO leaders, while denounc.
ing government action in slash
ing WPA funds and cutting
off workers, predicted that the
greater majority of dismissed
WPA workers would attempt
TO get on relief rolls.
"Therc Is no other alterna-
tive" for dismissed workers,
CLIO officials recently said.
James B. Carey, CIO secretary
and chairman Of the CLIO COM
mittee on unemployment, recently
told members Of Congress that
WPA economists reported 20 per
cent Of total arms orders had
been placed in areas containing
80 per cent OF all WPA workers
and over half the population OF
the country. This means that a
considerable number OF workers
now on WPA cannot, because OF
the great concentration Of defense
orders in certain locations. secure
employment as a result OF the
defense program"
In Maryland, as recently as jan
uary OF this year, WPA employed
almost 1880 persons. But in an
ticipation of the reduced appro-
priation, WPA officials In Mary
land reduced state rolls to 5000.
the lowest quota since the incep-
ton OF wPA in 1885.
Allegany county's quota of APP
proximately $40 WPA workers
was expected to drop to about 200.
while 968 men employed at the
Savage River Dam were to be re-
tanned until the dam Is either COM
pleted or until cold weather forces
a shutdown Of construction opera
lions. or the e6S men at the dam.
668 are drawn from Ailegany coun-
ty, and about 500 from Garrett
county.
Patrick Nolan, William c. Smith
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
Miners Get
First Paid
Vacations
Told to Continue
Work June %, Take
Vacation July 3

District 10 miners were noti-
fed by United Mine Workers
District 10 officials to continue
work Saturday. June % until
July 2 when a hve-day paid
vacation period. the first gained
in the history Of the UNIV. will
go into effect.
Quoting a memorandum adopt
ed by the United Mine Workers
Policy Committee June "a. John
T. Jones. District i6 president, in
formed UNIV members that "in
consideration of denuded domes-
tic coal reserves and as q contri.
button TO the success OF the Ma
tional Defense Program. 1t is
agreed that the vacation period
shall be curtailed as follows. as
affecting the year 1871. and with
out prejudice or modification OF
the existing vacation clause Of the
agreement:
The mines shall continue in
operation on Saturday. June %,
and continue in operation Mon.
day. June 80: Tuesday. July /;
and Wednesday. July 2. The cur
tailed vacation period shall be ef-
fective as of Thursday. July 3,
July 4. July S, July 6. and July Z,
inclusive.
This arrangement shall in no
wise effect the token payment of
$4,000 to be made by all coal COM
panies to each individual. in con-
formity with the terms OF the
Appalachian agreement.
The above payment to individ-
ual mine workers. entitled to va
cation. shall be made at the option
OF the employing coal company.
except that in all cases. full pay
ment OF the amount prescribed
shall be made not later than the
last pay day occurring in the
month OF July. l94l. The vacation
payments for the year 1912 period
shall be made on the last pay day
occurring in the month of June in
that year" the statement con-
cluded.
Jones noted that there will be
no time and one-half paid for
work Saturday. June 90. He said
the arrangement was in consider
alton OF the tonnage TO be made
up due to the loss of time during
vacation period" June % would
be the only Saturday in which the
no time and one-half payment
would not be in effect. Jones add
ed.
North Signs
Seven Northern operators on
June 81 ended contractual nego-
tiations with the United Mine
Workers and eliminated more
than three months of negotiations.
The agreement set a wage scale OF
81 a day, an increase OF 81 over
the previous scale. and eliminated
the rejects clause and differential.
Negotiations with Southern APP
palachian operators were at a
standstill. but UNIV officials ex-
pected the Southern group to sign
an agreement similar TO the one
signed by the Northern group be-
fore July 8.
The Northern agreement also
provided for the seven-hour, FIVE
day week, safety committees OF six
men at each mine. seniority, pro-
Continued on Page Three
=
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
$40 Dropped From
AIlegany Rolls;
5000 In State
BULLETIN

Mrs. katherine E. Byron turning on organized labor
whose support she received in her recent election to the
House of Representatives voted with ant-labor forces
in the House, Tuesday morning. She voted for H. r.
1928, bill hamstringing labor.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
Avnei Here Next Week

I. Duke Avnet. attorney for the
United Mine Workers. District l6.
will be in Cumberland July II and
IL TO attend TO legal business.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03

year officials in Akron to plan a
nationwide agreement for the
maintenance of rubber workers in
Goodyear plants affected by the
production curtailment.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-07-03
URWAWo On Plan
To Prevent FurIouqhs

While International United Rubber Workers officials con-
erred with Goodyear plant managers a plan maintain
steady employment of rubber workers during curtament
of production ordered by the Local 70 URWA
officers assured that KelySpng6eld workers would
be placed "furloughs least until the end of July