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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
1000 Bakers
Get Increase
Thru Union
Board Approves Raise Or
Showing Price Ceiling
Is Not Affected

WASHINGTON. - Because nine
major baking companies in New
York will not need to raise prices
to pay them, the Bakery &Confec.
tionery Workers was able to obtain
incheases for their 1000 employees
covered by union contracts.
1t is one of the first of the Ma
tional War Labor Board wage orders
in disputed cases, all of which must
now be submitted to the Office OF
Price Administration, to be returned
from OPA.
New Procedure
The new procedure set up by Exec
utive Order $3.50 of October 3, re-
quires that in cases where OPA finds
a price ceiling will be affected by q
wage order, it must go to Economic
Sterilization Director James F
Byrnes for approval.
All inside workers in the bakeries
will get 6A cents more an hour, ex.
cept those of S. B. Thomas, Inc,
who will get 5 cents. An average
overall increase of So weekly will
bring statesmen drivers a basic
weekly salary of $25 plus z pei
cent commissions.
Exceptions are Hostess Cake Co
statesmen, who will get $22 plus an
eight per cent commission, and
those at Drake Bakeries, who will
receive $2O.5O, plus an 8 per cent
commission. All salaried employees
will get $3.50 a week raise.
The board voted 4 to 2, employer
members dissenting.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
n. H. LABOR TACKLES MANP0vER ISSUES
"Waiver System
Has Been Abused"

John ]. Egan, secretary-treasurer
of the Conn. Federation of Labor,
declared this week the waiver sys-
tenn of the Workmen's Compensa-
ton Act has been needlessly abused
by employers who insist that pros
pective workers sign waivers for
numerous defects" before getting
jobs. The Union Times revealed
last week that waivers had increas-
ed from 1884 in 1910 to 81, 583
i'm the first 10 months of 1912.
II think industry is fooling itself
when it demands waivers for fiat
feet, appendicitis, facial scars, etc"
Egan said.
What Is a Defect?
He recommended that the waiver
provision be revised to state definite
ly what constitutes a physical defect,
"The way things stand most waiv-
ers are not worth the paper they are
written upon-and the employers
know it,
Asked about the significance Of the
tremendous increase in number of
waivers, and whether employers are
using these waivers against the work.
ers' interest E,gan replied:
ssThere is no question about the
increase, but there is much ques-
ton about whether they have been
used against the workers"
He said that the employers fear that
the abuse of the waiver will lead to
the abolition of the provision. They
are afraid to test the waivers IN courts.
They know that they won't stand up"
I'm all my experience, have never
known of a case where a man hasn't
been able to get compensation just
because he has signed waiver"
eve are on the lookout for
abuse of the waiver provision, and
if it is abused, the Conn. Fedora
ton will fight to have it abolished, !"
said Egan.
Without some specific cases to make
an issue of the waiver system, Egan
was of the opinion that the present
is not an opportune time to fight tor
abolishing it. The war production
situation would preclude, ne sod, any
chance of success.
Expert On Subject
Egan has appeared before the hive
Workmen's Compensation commits
sioners in behalf of ALL. workers
on innumerable occasions. He has
been interested in Workmen's Com
pensation since 1911 before there was
an Act in Connecticut. A number OF
years ago he was chosen by President
William Green of the AL. to help
draw up a model workmen's act.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
Winnick Again
Is Named Head
OF Musicians
Defeats Roy ]. Ward, Sir.
By Vote Of 165
To Ill

Alexander Winnick was re-elect-
ed president of Local 234, New
Haven Federation of Msicians, for
the fifth consecutive term in a
hotIy-contested election this week
at the Musicians Headquarters, SO
Center Street. Winnick's vote was
los to Ill cast for his opponent,
Roy ]. Ward, Sr. Harry L. Benson
was an easy victor i'm the contest
for recording secretary. He sue
ceeds himself.
All officers were reelected. Mich
olas E. Robert and Ozzie Grannis
are new members of the Trial Board,
which among other things, selects the
business agent.
The full list of officers follows:
Winnick, president; Robert B. Der
bacher, vice-president; Benson, re-
cording secretary; Ernest FasanO.
financial secretary; AdOlph G.
Schirmer, treasurer; George 6.
Dworski, sergeant-at-arms.
Winnick was elected delegate to
the national convention of American
Federation of Musicians over a field
of six candidates. The trial board is
composed of Frank D'Amato, chair
man: Albert L. Barone, Nicholas E.
Robert, James V. Errico and Ozzie
GranniS.
Installation will be held at head
quarters on Jan. IL.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
Device Local
Members To
Have Bonus
Electrical Workers Union
Gets Good News Twice
In Two Weeks

Approximately 1900 members of
the Electrical Device Workers, Local
B-1013, I.B.E.W., employed at the
three plants of the Arrow-Hart &
Hegeman Co., Hartford, will receive
fine Christmas bonuses, it was learned
this week.
All workers employed by the
company before July 1, 1912, will
get Christmas present amount
ing to the equivalent in pay of
los hours of straight time at their
present rate. Those working for the
company since July /, will get a
check for $40. About 200 will re-
ceive the $40 bonus.
This is the second time within
two weeks that good news was an
nounced for the Device Workers. They
were informed last week that the
W.L.B. approved their recently-won
fve-cents-an-hour increase in pay,
making it retroactive to Sept % of
this year.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
Biddle To Probe
Negro Lynchings

The New Haven Central Labor
Council has been notified by the Fed
eral Department of Justice that At
torney General Biddle has ordered
an investigation of the lynching of
three Negro youth in Mississippi re-
Gently. The Council, which had previ-
ously written President Roosevelt and
Governor Paul Johnson of Mississippi
asking investigation and prosecution
of the case, received at its last meet
ing the following communication from
the Department of Justice:
Attorney General Biddle said to-
day he had ordered an investigation
of the Mississippi lynching by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. AS
Stunning investigation develops case,
relentless prosecution will follow"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
Plumbers o.l73.To
Meet With Harrison

The Executive Board of Local 173,
Bridgeport Plumbers, will meet
Wednesday evening, Dec. 16, with w.
H. Harrison, field representative of
the Apprentice Training Service of
the War Manpower Commission. The
purpose of the meeting, which will be
held in Moose Temple, is to formu-
late a training program for plumbers
and steamhtters apprentices. A. A.
ellis general organizer of the u. A.,
will attend the meeting.
Federal Apprenticeship Training
Programs have been established in
Hartford, New Haven, Stamford and
Norwa1k for plumbers and steanft-
tiers, said Harrison.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
ConferenceIs
Requested By
Stage Unions Receive Peace
Offer At New England
Meeting

The New England Conference of
theatrical Stage Employees, meet
ing in Worcester, Mass, Sunday,
received letter from E. M. Lowe,
operator of chain of New Eng
land theatres, asking for a COM
mittee of union men to meet with
him on the matter of settling the
differences between him and his
non-uniOn picture houses. Thomas
Shea of Local 486, Middletown,
will be the Connecticut representa-
tive on the committee, which will
include, when completed, two In
ternational representatives.
Among the speakers at the Conference
were Richard Walsh president of the
International, and General Secretary
Louis Krause, of PHILADELPHIA. Krause
reported that the International is in
the best financial condition in its his
tory. Walsh spoke on manpower
problems and their effect on theatrical
employees.
Many Attend
Business agents from many Con-
necticut Locals represented their
unions as delegates to the confer
ence. Among those who attended
are John ]. Miller, New Haven Lo-
cal "a; Mathew Kennedy, and
President-elect Maurice W. v.
Moriarty, New Haven Local 273;
r. X. Lewis, Hartford Local 81;
Charles North, Hartford Local 1876;
John Tasinaro, Bridgeport Local
100; Nicholas Trimboli, Stamford
Local 449; Charles III. Ledwith,
Meriden Local 80; Wilfred Taylor,
Norwalk Local 479; James Corri-
gan, Waterbury Local So; Frank
Carey, Waterbury Local 3O4;
Thomas Shea, Middletown Local
375; and W. W. Lucas, New Lon
don Local 439.
Word was received at the confer
ence that D. D. Amy for many years
secretary-treasurer of the New Lon
don Local 439, had died suddenly.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
Thousands Have
Wage Questions

WASHINGTON = The II re-
gional, branch and field offices Of the
Wage and Hour and Public Con-
tracts Division have received $500
inquiries on voluntary wage agree
ments since the Presidents order of
October 8.
This was revealed by Chairman
William H. Davis, National War
Labor Board, in a program broadcast
over the Blue Network. The Wage
and Hour offices provide informa-
ton and if approval of the NWLB
is necessary, application blanks, which
when filled, are sent to the NWLB
regional offices.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
AS We See 1t
BY
THE STAFF

THIS WEEK we are glad to well
come Local 40, Brewery Workers,
who have subscribed to The Union
Times for their entire membership.
THE AGREEMENT signed be-
tween the ALL. and clio. in
Washington provides for an imme-
date end to union raiding and
jurisdictional disputes. A joint
A.F.L.-C.I.O. Committee will decide
all jurisdictional differences. If
they are unable to agree, President
Roosevelt will name an arbiter.
whose decision will be binding.
HERE is THE statement issued
by the ALL. and clio. Peace
Committee:
I'VE are convinced that peace
negotiations are to be successful
and unity achieved, cooperation
among our respective members and
organizations must be encouraged
and promoted. IL is our belief that
it tOOutd be extremely difficult to
make satisfactory progress tOsUard
unity through these negotiations if,
in the meantime, there is absence
of practical cooperation betsOeen
the tIUO organizations. We agree to
the establishment of a joint A.F.L.-
Clio. Committee to hear and de-
eide any disputed jurisdictiOnaI
differences that may arise betsUeen
the too abOUe-named Organiza-
tiOns.'
THE ALL. COMMITTEE con-
sists of Harry C. Bates, president
of the Bricklayers, chairman; Dam
lei j. TObin, president of the Team
sters; and William L. Hutchinson,
president of the Carpenters. Com
plants can be filed with the new
Jurisdiction Committee only by in
ternational and national unions.
The committee will not consider
disputes between two ALL. unions
or between two Clio. unions.
Members of the Committee will be
named by the Executive Councils
of both organizations when they
meet to ratify the pact.
WANT TO MAKE $1O5 to $12O
week? Apply at once to any u. S.
Employment Service office, or to
the us. Bureau of Engraving and
Printing in Washington, il you are
a qualified plate printer. Details:
54-hour week: time and half for
overtime; 1870 additional if you
work the graveyard shift. Nice
work if you can get it.
THE CIVIL SERVICE Commits
sion needs a number of Junior
Inspectors in the Wage and Hour
Division in Hartford. Initial salary
is $4,000, which goes to $4,000
after year. However, there are a
number of qualifications to meet.
Full details at U. S. Employment
Service, or the War Manpower
Commission, Ala Capitol Ave-,
Hartford.
THE abilene (Texas) Reporter
Ne0OS recently carried this frank
classified ad:
$40 REWARD for south side apart
ment, large enough to keep young
mans amfe from going home to
mother, and small enough to keep
mother from coming here. Boz
10-A, REPORTER"
JAMES LOUCHRIDCE, active i'm
the labor movement for u years,
predicted on his Goth birthday this
week that he would live to see the
ALL. and Clio. reunited. The
Continued on Page Four)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
Feinmark To Act
OnStirrupPumps

Harold V. Feinmark, president of
the N. H. Central Labor Counil, and
member of the executive board of
the N. H. Defense Council, has been
authorized by the GIG. to confer
with the Defense Council on the mat
ter of proper and equitable distribu-
ton of stirrup pumps which will be
allocated to New Haven as protec-
ton against incendiary bombs.
Action of the Labor Council fol-
lowed a letter from the international
Association of Fire Fighters bringing
to attention the facts that there are
now being manufactured for civilian
use 2,258,000 pumps, and that a def
mite allotment Of these pumps has
been made by the National Office of
Civilian Defense to each community
in the target areas.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
Carpenters Plan
For Service Men

A special 10-cent monthly assess
ment on each member for the purpose
of creating a fund for ali returning
servicemen, has been approved by
Local lis, Bridgeport Carpenters,
Harold Barker, business agent of the
union, told THE UNION TIMES today.
T. J. Kane, AZ, member for "a
years and one-time recording secre-
tary of Local lis, has enlisted in the
U. S. Nays Seabees. Vincent Fill
cello, q, and Carmine M. Torreso, "a,
of the Bridgeport Carpenters, were
recently indicted into the Army. The
union has 46 members in the services.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
Fund Created By
Brewery Workers

The Bridgeport Brewery Workers,
Local No. 40, has created a special
fund to be maintained by a monthly
assessment of Is cents per member
for the benefit of its men in the
Armed Forces when they return home
after the war.
Local 40 is planning to send its
members in the Services $500 for
Christmas, said J. ]. Simonelli, bust
ness agent of the union.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
Frank Spadola Is
In Grace Hospital

Frank A. Spadola, president Of
Local 215, BARRIERS, New Haven, and
member of the Executive Board of
the N. H. Central Labor Council, is
patient in the Grace Hospital. He
became i'll at his home, 1888 Orange
St, last v-eek. Later in the week he
was removed to the hospital for OBJ
servation.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12
5000 Teamsters Help
In Scrap Collection

Approximately 5000 Los Angeles
teamsters, all members of the ALL,
contributed their labor in the recent
scrap metal drive in the west coast
metropolis, collecting and loading
more than 1900 tons of scrap metal
in single day.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12

If we cast a retrospective glance
at the Axis victories to date, we find
that they have come with lightning
speed, but not with crushing con-
cIusiveness.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12

To aid in voluntary meat con-
servatiOn, restaurants have been
asked to offer half-portiOns of meat
at reduced prices. Will they do it?
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12

Mention The Union Times when
shopping, and help Labor's Own
Paper grow.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-12-12

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
Jap With Photos
OF N. Y. Shore Held

NEWARK. ~. J.. Dec 26 1NS)
"A Japanese alien who gave his
name as Minowa Toranoshuki and
addresses in California and Con-
necticut today was in police Gus
tody, awaiting questioning by FBI
agents.
Arrested near Newark Airport,
which he was circling slowly in an
automobile, Toranoshuki. police
said, WIS in possession OF num-
Der of photographs Of the New
York shore line. docks. buildings
and suhWaVs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
Murder Ex-Hedd
Of Checker Cab

CHICAGO. Dec. 26 UP).-De-
tectives attempted today 10 link
the gang-stylc staying Of Robert
Mclaughlin. tavern owner and
former president OF the Checker
Taxicab Company. TO an under
world dispute with remnants OF
the AL Capone gang.
After investigating for "a hours
police had uncovered no definite
clues 10 the identity of the men
who took Mclaughlin for ride
early yesterday and threw his
body on curbstone with three
bullets in his head and neck.
Police said they were investigat-
ing 10 determine whether there
had been a dispute between Nc
Laughlin and remnants of the
prohibition era gangs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
Rites for Soldiers
Dead in Bus Crash

SILVER CITY. N. NJ, Dec. &c
ms. Bodies of three soldiers
killed yesterday when two buses
plunged from the Silver City
Deming highway were TO be re-
turned 10 their homes today for
burial. The victims were Pvt.
Samuel Schasetz, Portchester. n
Y: Pvt. Daniel l.. Worthen. ST.
George, Utah. and Pvt. Carl Mar
chest. ST. Louis. Mo.
Twenty soldiers were injured In
the accident as they returned "a
the army airbase at Deming from
a Christmas Eve dance at Silver
City.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
REORGANIZATION PLAN

Dirksen in the Congress will
press his plan for that reorganiza'
ton:
The creation OF federal effic'
'iency service, with Congress owr
auditors in every federal depart
ment, reporting only TO Congress
a postwar congressional planning
group, to study all proposed post
war plans, and develop con.
gressional plan; and congress
sional high command TO co-ordi'
nate congress part in the war.
In that way only. he said, car
Congress have enough information
to meet the executive branch or
even terms, he said.
ATTACK ON TUGWELL
The full import of the goal oil
the "collectivist planners" Con
gressmen said, may be found ir
the administration OF Gov. Rex
ford Guy Tugwell in Puerto Rico
Representative Anton Johnson oil
Illinois has called Tugwelis Puerto
Rican regime a testing ground for
the New Deal brand of collecti.
visrn. and Senator Brewster said
"TugwelI, consciously or not,
Ii following the dictatorship pat
tern. First, you demOralize a
people; throw their economic
life into chaos. You make them
dependent on the government In
that way--and some form Of ma
fionAl socialism IL accomplished"
The question, congressional lead
ers agree. is whether the new
Congress will be sufficiently awake
TO the danger and whether il car
implement iself with the tools that
viii enable il 10 overcome the col
lectivist trend.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
Detroit TINE. Washington Bur.su

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-Ne-
sroes are proving themselves
loyal. effective fighting men in this
war. the Office OF War Informa-
ton said today, and advanced
some facts 10 prove II.
Negro soldiers are on active
duty in most of the overseas thea
tiers Of war. and their record for
enlistment is higher than that of
any other group.
Although Negroes constituted
% per cent Of the total population
in the last census, Negro selectees
and volunteers constituted 10.1 per
Mt of all persons indicted into
he army through selective service
by Oct. 81, 1912.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
ALL OVER WORLD

In nine out OF Ia southern and
border states. the percentage ol
Negroes indicted in the army
through selective service exceeded
the percentage of Negroes regis
tered in those states.
During the 1901 period. Ne
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
O'MahOney Attacks
Executive Laws as
Path To Socialism
BY DAVID CAMELON
Detroit Times WashinEton bureau

an impossible. collectivist effort Ia
map the life Of every citizen from
Washington, by executive DEGREES
carried out by men without train
ing in administering an organiza-
ton as large as the whole United
States.
The weakness. outstanding con-
gressmen said. has been the fact
that the only plan lay in the hands
of the Executive. Congress has in
the past had no plan, and no way
of preparing one. Rep. Everett Nj
Dirksen of Illinois has said:
until Congress adjusts itself
to the needs Of today, II can do
nothing but follow the lead Of
tho Executive. Congress must
reorganixe. It must stream1ine
itself 30 that ID IL able To lead
itself"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
BREwsTER's CRITICISM

Senator Ralph o. Brewster OF
Maine put il this way:
"The President has never
shown n flair for administration.
Nor had he ever shown an incli-
nation To get rid of man once
he's appointed him To q post"
The result IL is nOinfed ont Is
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
OWL Praises Negro as Soldier:
Their EnliStnnenfS Set Record

groes constituted l6.l per cent Of
the total number OF volunteers
entering the army through the Sc
lective service system.
Owl pointed out that there are
Negro units in Great Britain. Ire
land. North and West Africa lin
GLIDING Liberia), Australia. New
Guinea. Hawaii. Alaska and the
West Indies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
MET BY VOLUNTEERS

Negroes constituted 44.2 per
cent of all selective service Undue
tons in Mississippi, $40 per cent
of all similar inductions in South
Carolina, 32.5 per cent in Georgia,
2l.3 per cent in Arkansas, and
lS.5 per cent in Tennessee.
Discussing the high percentage
Of Negro volunteers during the
first year Of selective service. the
director Of that agency declared
in an official report TO President
Roosevelt: w
"One state with q large Negro
population over a period of sew
eral months filled every call
made upon II for Negro selectees
by volunteers. In large sections
OF other states also this has been
true. The Negro has svailed
himself as freely as possible
under the conditions 20 volunteer
for service In the armed forces"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
QUOTA PERCENTAGE

Bureau Of selective service sta
tistics reveal that in the southern
states on Oct. 81, 1912, Negroes
constituted 3s.4 per cent Of al
selective service inductjons in
Louisiana, 34S in Florida. $40 In
Alabama. 27s in North Carolina
27.2 in Virginia. 1914 in Texas. 1871
in Maryland. 81 in Kentucky. and
ID in West Virginia.
In each Of these states. the per.
centage of Negroes indicted ex.
ceeded the percentage Of Negroes
registered under selective service
In four states. the percentage
of Negro inductions either