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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-05
USO Takes
NoeLs From
Lionel Act
By LAWRENCE LAMAM

HOLLYWOOD-The USO- Holly
wood Victory Committee Ali%Sepia
cast show steamed out of here
Tuesday evening for an opening
last Wednesday al Fort Huachuca
The show is headed by Hattie
Noels, sepia movie star who was re-
Gently taken by priority from
lionel Hampton's show at San
Franchises Colder Gate theatre.
An unnamed orchestra will Join
the show at the army camp from
New York and remain with the
group throughout its 20 weeks
showing. Ford, Harris and Jones,
known on the professional dance
stage as the Rhythm Maniacs, are
on the bill as is also a splencid girl
singing trio. Ivan Harold Brown
ing OF London stage-fame, is ad
vance man.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-05
Ted Watson Says:

Hollywood, the city OF make be-
lieve, is doing its bit when II
comes to the war effort Col
ored are included on the board OF
directors OF Hollywood canteen.
Theatregoers viewing the photo
plays Of stars who are active in the
war effort in Hollywood, enjoy
them more so when they know that
persons Of color are included IL the
war setups where FREEDOM and
DEMOCRACY is the object. ~ ~
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-05
Big Contest
Gains Fans
Over Week

The Amusement Contest. spon-
sored by Paradise Theatre manage
ment is increasing in popularity ac-
cording TO the interest shown by
lovers OF fine entertainment and
good music a checkup Of coupons
received by this writer disclosed this
week.
Offering a musical and entertain
ment studded with such stage,
screen and radio names as Duke
Ellington, Count Basic, Ear Hines,
ana Fats Waller, Paradise Theatre
is eager to satisfy the demands and
requests Of its patrons and to give
them top notch theatrical talent.
Yet to appear on the theatre pro-
gram for this season are the bands
Of Cab Galloway, Doc Wheeler,
Louis Jordan, Duke Ellington, Lio-
mel Hampton and Charlie Barnett,
Each OF these well know bands
Will present a gala stage revue
along with their fine band solo
lists and orchestral arrangements CT
popular songs.
All Sepis Film Here
On December 10, the first all
Sepia feature comedy ever made.
called Mr.. Washington Goes to
Town." will be shown on the screen
Of the Paradise Theatre. The band
of LOUIS Jordan will app=ar on the
stage.
Critics have called this picture
starring F. E. Miller and Manton
Moreland an outsiand ng screen at
traction and a definite forward step
in Scpia films.
Gags, giggles and gals are all
throughout the picture distributed
by Dixie National Film Exchange
and brought to Paradise Theatre on
December Ia.
Contest Winners
Contest winners this week in the
Amusement Contest are: Willard
Whitlock of 6458 Mortified, Ear
line Adamson, of 2l34 Maple street,
j. Mayo of 568 Englewood, Evelyn
Williams OF 231 Theodore and Mary
Lee Lsw,on OF 279 Mcdbury, apart
ment FOG.
These persons may get their tic
kets at 26S Eliot street on Satur-
day between the hours OF IL noon
and four o'clock from Larry Chism
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-05
WHIPPER IS
TERRIFIC IN
NEW FLICKER

Leigh Whipper, woll-known
character actor, will be seen soon
in the big-budget Roy Rogers film,
Heart Of the Golden WesiH He has
enjoyed a successful career on the
stage, highlghied by his work IN
both the stage and screen versions
Of "Of Nice and Men"
This excellent cast also included
the famed Hall Johnson choir in
singing and acting roles. and this
splendid group Of Negro singers is
given wide scope for ITS talent.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-05
Roena Savage Sings
For Student Group

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, - APP
pearing in operate lecture-recital
in which she traced the develop
ment of the opera from Handel to
George Gershwin. Roena Muckel-
roy Savage. western lyric soprano.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-05

drew loud bursts of applause from
an apprecative audience of faculty
and students Of Lincoln university
Sunday afternoon.
Appearing with Miss Savage was
Thomas D. Pawdley Jr, director OF
Stagecrafters group.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
IT'S NOT EASY

I Asst OCTOBER the Federal Trade Commission
~ filed complaints of conspiracy against the In
ternational Ladies' Garment Workers. Union and
the National Coat and Suit Industry Recovery
Board, representing the employers. They were
charged with conspiracy to monopolize the buSi-
ness of making and marketing womens clothing
The method as set forth in the complaint was
to require that maker of women's clothing who
was member Of the recovery board should attach
to each garment label and that such label should
be certification of approved labor conditions.
There was much stir over the case The union
and the manufacturers insisted that their pui-
poses were not harmful to the purchaser but were
helpful to the manufacturer and the worker. The
Federal Trade Commission admitted in it's com
plant that the board and the union "have en-
forced the so-callcd standards of fair commercial
practices.'
Wendell Willkie was retained for the respond
ents and the business public looked for fireworks
Nothing happened nothing has happened and
there's probability that nothing will happen The
garment workers and the employers have Joined
in asking for an extension of time to answer. The
extension was granted but no date for a new hear
ing set. 1t may be that no date will be set
TO fight union and its employers when both
sides insist that their agreement is for the public
good is not easy.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
SHIPPING AT LABOR
A GROUP of Congressman and Sc

A GROUP of Congressman and Senators are
~ making repeated efforts to secure the enact
ment of legislation that would deprive American
workers of hard-earned rights and projections.
These members of Congress dO not come from our
great industrial areas. 1t seems likely that they
are inexperienced or acting upon suggestions from
persons hostile to unioniSm itself. Ant-labOr pro-
posas defeated overwhelmingly, rentrOduced
in revised form but with the objective still the
same-tO diScredit and restrict unions. These
proposals are again before Congress in the
form of bills to suspend hours laws and to wipe
out the right of employers and workers to put
hours standards in their union agreements.
Wherever maximum hours standards have
been suspended the result has invariably been
decreased output Great Britain tried in World
War and found that by placing limit on the
number of hours the individual worked larger
volume of production was obtained. After COM
pete mobilization in 1889, Nazi Germany abol-
ished all regulations on the hours of male work
ers. After three months experience extension OF
hours beyond ten day was prohibited. Germany
now has real scarcity of workers and is using
old men, women, boys and girls under sixteen and
workers from conquered nations. After Dunkrk,
in the imminent danger of invasion, British fac
tories operated without regard for regulations and
orders. But output declined while abSenteeism,
sickness and accidents increased When the gov
ernment began to restore standards, abSenteelsm
declined and output increased up to normal
Hours standards determined for normal
production efficiency standards, not limitation
devices. Every decrease IN hours gained by col
lectve bargaining has also resulted in greater pro-
ductivity and increased output. Greater produc-
tvty means to management lower unit costs of
production and reduction in hours increases
profits Hours standards are first fixed by col
lective bargaining after due deliberation and only
those established and tried out have been ncol-
porated in hours legislation.
TO alter hours radically and suddenly newt
ably leads to industrial confusion in work rea-
tions, for the work contract is the basis upon
which workers are hired and work relations are
developed. Change in hours should come with the
consent of those concerned. Wherever emergen-
cies are fairly and squalcly laid before workers,
they respond fairly and squarely. Americas
workers nave demonstrated daily the will to do and
sacrifice to insure victory in this great war.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

THE CALIFORNIA State Federation of Labor
has list Of l,ll2 building trades men who
were captured at Wake and Guam. TO the best
knowledge these men are now IN Il prison camp IN
Yokohama. Two hundred and fifty other men
who were on the islands are still unaccOunted for.
They may be dead 1t is definitely known that
twelve building trades mechanics lost their lives
IN the Japanese attacks. The workers who were
injured are reported to be under Japanese medical
care in the Yokohama prison camp.
These rcd-blOodcd American Federation OF La
Dor members laid down their tools to defend
American territory when the Japs struck These
COURAGEOUS workers were on the defense frontier
where Notifications had to be made ready. They
know the danger, but they unhestating responded
to the call to 90 to the faraway islands because
American workers love their country and its in
stitutions and are happy to do whatever may be
necessary to protect them.
The seamcn are another group of gallant work
crs. Their daily work takes them into combat
zones. They carry supplies wherever they are
needed by our troops and by our allies. They
bring to our own ports materials needed at home.
The SeaGarers international Union has already lost
scores Of members and many others are on ships
so long overdue that their loss seems certainty.
Members of the international brotherhood of
TcamStcrs rode the Burma Road under Japanese
bombs and are now helping to transport vital
supplies TO China by other routes.
These men all would tell YOU quietly that they
are merely doing their duty but there is nothing
so important to country in this hour of emerg-
cncy than the will Of every individual to do his
duty-aS d matter Of course and without thought
Of reward.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
WORK SAFETY GUIDE ISSUED

Washington, ID. c. ULNS). - In
struction of new workers in safety
practices will help the war effort by
avoiding accidents which interrupt
production, Sidney Hillman, labor di
rector of the War Production Board
said as he released a bulletin on safety
training to war contractors and field
men of the labor division. The bulle-
tin, prepared by the training within
industry branch of the WPB labor di-
vision in cooperation with the Labor
Departments labor standards division,
is entitled Safety on the Job for the
New Employee"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
CIO USES AFL LABOR

Detroit ULNS). Members of Amer
'ican Federation of Labor unions are
remodeling the building which the
United Automobile Workers, CIO af-
filiate, recently purchased to house its
international offices. In choosing AFL
members for the work. the auto union
ers Organizing Committee headed by
\. ID. Lewis, brother of John l.. Lewis.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
LABOR FOR VICTORY"

I ,ABOR'S NEW radio program to be presented
- on Saturday nights over the National Broad
casting Co.'S Red Network, 1915 to 1890 E.WT,
with the American Federation of Labor and the
Congress of Industrial Organizations alternating
in the presentation, should be of vast educational
value and of great benefit to all organized workers.
The program, Labor for Victory" proposes
to tell the nation how the man in overalls is help
ing America win the war. Both AFL and CIO will
work hand in hand 'to spread the true story about
labor's participation in the nations war effort
to quote William Green
Beginning on Saturday, April 1S, the program
will be most timely, in view of the widespread
campaign Of slander and abuse against labor now
being conducted by its enemies. When the pro-
gram is finished, America will undoubtedly have
d better idea Of labors aims and accomplishments
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
McNUTT SAYS EMPLOYMENT
OFFICES TO PLACE WOMEN
WORKERS in FARM JOBS

Washington, -. &. ULNS).-Women
workers who have gone into the Army
or the war production plants are going
to be told when and where they may
be needed to help out because of local
shortages of regular farm labor, Fed
eral Security Administrators Paul V.
McNutt announced here. The United
States Employment Service, he eX-
planned, is now completing plans for
handling, on local or area basis, this
wartime labor problem.
"FarmcrS in many communities,
particularly the orchardists, berry and
vegetable growers" the administrator
added, ''are going to have to turn to
women for help. But he added, this
does not mean that the hundreds of
thousands of women wha are ready
and willing to work on farms as Il pa
triotic service should get into raliS
and 90 boxing for jobs. The great
bulk of the farm labor will continue
to be done by men and women who
cuStomarily do this kind of work for IA
living.
'Rccruiting of women as extra
hands, in communities where the usual
sources of farm labor prove made
Quate, must be carefully planned and
centralized in the local L. S. employ
ment office. This auxiliary labor force
of women workers must be tied in
with the regular established organiZa-
ton for recruiting and placing farm
workers if the women are to have IA
chance to perform u really useful
service
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS


Hitler's Germany has apparently
abandoned long cherished hopes of re-
uniting the Dutch East Indies with
the Netherlands under Nazi occupation.
Instead, she is endeavOring to turn
the attention of Hollands population
toward colonization in Russia.
Now that the japanese conquest of
the Indies has forced the Nazis to give
up plans for obtaining possession of
the rich Indian Archipelago, German
newspapers have adopted the attitude
that the Reich has definitely given up
all though of keeping the Netherlands
empire for Europe. Led by Anton A.
Mussert Dutch Nazi leader, they state
| that Holland is now entering into the
plan for European New Order"
The Deutsche Zeitung in den Nieder-
landen, official German language paper
appearing in Holland, declares that
the Netherlands from now on must
find it's salvation in assisting in the
development of Europe and giving all
it's energy to the colonization of West
Russia
Apparently the Nazis forget that all
of West Russia may be back in Rus
sian hands before the summer is over,
and that there may be no opportunity
for colonization there by the Dutch
or people of any other country.
X x x
War has wrought some irOnic results
| in Nazi Germany-One of the most mil
| itaristic nation in the history of the
world. Children may no longer have
metal toy soldiers to play with. And
| religious adults are no longer able to
obtain metal crucifiXeS.
One thousand metal articles can
neither be manufactured nor purchased
as the result of a ban imposed by the
Strictly prohibited are meat slicers,
baking pans, fly swatters, egg beaters,
coffee pots, carpet sweepers, curling
irons, hair pins, collar clips, safety
pins, door bells, electric razors, cigar
lighters and almost every kind of cleo
trio lamps, steel frames for eye glasses
and all kind of casllet hardware.
CrucifiXeS for church affairs and
holy figures are classed as "fancy
goods and costume jewelry" in the list.
x 4 4
Norwegian labor unions were recent
| ly dissolved by the NaZi-dominated
Quisling government. Their treasures
were confiscated by the "So-called''
| Norwegian government. The new 'fuhr-
er principle has replaced the demo
cratic processes which have been the
keystone of Norwegian labor organi-
cations for decades. a board of com
miSsarS has replaced the National La
bor Federation, and local situations are
dealt with by district commissars
named by the board. All workers auto
matically became members of the new
union" and are under the jurisdiction
of their local commisSar who is direct
| ly responsible to Quislng.
Last September the Nazis executed
or imprisoned all labor leaders, placing
their own men in key union positions.
Most members either resigned or re-
| fused to pay dues. The once proud and
powerful Norwegian labor organiza-
| tions fast lost significance and became
| empty Shells
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
PAY HIKE FOR TUG OFFICERS

Cleveland O. ULNS). - Pay in
creHSeS of - cents to Sl.25 il day for
officers of tugs operated by the Great
Lakes Towing CO., have been agreed
upon for l942. The new scale provides
$l2.1J Il day for all ports, compared
with So IL day for large ports and
pll.JO tor sluall ports III 1871.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
TO KEEP TOBACCO FRESH

Louisville, ky.-Among the smaller
premiums offered for Raleigh union
made ciSaret coupons, the LOcktite zip
per top Nacu-Seal tobacco pouch has
proved popular. 1t has Il rubber lining
which keeps tobacco factory fresh
says the premium department of the
Brown X Williamson Corporation,
manufacturers of Raleigh and other
uniou-made cigarets and tobacco prod
uCts.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
w H A T MEX TT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, has
developed IA process of making
plastics and soap from acOrns.
The plastics are not quite water
proof and are limited IT, dark col
Ors. but these are considered minor
defects that further experimental
ton will correct.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
'iRM PAY SEEN IN SHARP RISE

Washington, II. C.-Farm wage rates
may average 20 per cent higher this
year than in 1911, rs the demands for
maupower in war industries and the
armed forces in the last Is months
have sharply reduced the supply of
labor for farm work, the I. :. De
partmeut OF agriculture says.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
w S D o M

Even in the meaneSt sorts of
labor, the whole soul of IA man is
composed into IA kind Of real har-
mOny the instant he sets himself
to W0rk.-Th0maS Carlyle.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23
Truths Pondered While
Riding At Anchor
MIR. MODESTUS
. PHONEY DRIVE
. PENALTY ON EMPLOYERS
HILL-BILLY CONGRESSMAN
o CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

When the grass roots grow, not in
the middle of the streets, but in cor
poration front offices, there may be
curious crops reaped from such weird
planting.
Strange as it may seem, not even
all the congressman can be fooled all
the time. And when the kilograms and
take on similar phraseology and OBJ
jestiveS in their arguments, there is
something i'm the back of a Congress
mans head which begins to click with
a familiar sound. This is what has
been happening in the recent drive
phOney drive, it was, tOO-on the al
legged limitation of the days labor
of workers to 40 hours Il week on war
contracts.
If the workers were really not pro
posing to work on war jobs more than
a 40-hour week, they would do just
that thing. They would not work more
than the 40 hours.
But the 4O-hour contracts, with their
penalty of half-itme additional pay for
any time over that, were intended as
Il penalty on the employers who in
sisted on getting their own benefits
from the longer work day.
X X x
For it turns out, that the longer day
costs the employer much less in pro
portion for overhead. than the shorter
day. So small, relatively, is the part
the wages play in the total cost of
production, and 50 small the effect of
this on the resulting profits of the
operations, that the employers prefer
to keep the plant going the additional
time, paying the over time wage, in
order to secure the increased output
per man-houv and the decreased cost
per unit of production.
This is one of the mysteries, too
deep for the mind of a Congressman
from Il poll-taX state to fathOm. All
he is able to read, and get through the
22-calibre of his mentality. is that
title of the law, "4O-Hour Week." He
points to that, and proceeds to wake
up every Chamber of Commerce in
the country, especially those located
in the cheap labor areas.
General l.. Is. Fleming, hard boiled
army man, one-time administrator of
the 4O-hOur law, says that the 4O-hour
law is no obstacle to war production.
He quoted William Knudsen, (now
jputpuant General knudSpn) to the
effect that when working hours are
considerably heightened it was not pos
sible to get more than about SR hours
of work IL day out of the employe, on
account of the fatigue factor.
X X X
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23

But your hill-biIly Congressman,
with mental capacity developed to the
level of the poll-taN states, where they
don't expect their people to develop
their brains and so don't give them
schools enough for the purpose, sticks
TO his crazy creekSidc ideas Of produc-
ton. lie still insists that if YOU can
turn out ten pieces of work in eight
hours, in l6 hours the same man can
turn out twice as many pieces. He
wouldn't try that ON his old horse; but
he expects it to work on human flesh
and blood.
But Donald Nelson knows better,
President Roosevelt has known better,
at least ever since the long hour day
was tried in Great Britain - years
ago.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23

Curious, how the executives of
Chambers of Commerce, the men who
are supposed to have access to the
best engineering information as to eff
ficiency of labor and production pro
ceSScS, fall for IL thing like this, and
proceed or organize barrageS against
Il lot of men in Congress, who already
have enough problems To take their
attention, without wasting time on this
kind of Il side show.
1t is difficult to believe, that any
of these men are deliberately trying
to help Hitler and llirohito. We simply
have to conclude that their brains have
been somewhat added by the heat Of
the tax problems, and the frighttul
unbalanced state of that budget" DO
YOU remember about the budget?
Even some Chamber of Commerce
men are beginning to add UP their ma
tional budget figures in somewhat diff
fcrcnt terms, since Pearl HarbOr and
the submarine raids on the Atlantic
Coast.
Labor, in the United States, as in
Australia, is not just Il class. When it
comes to war, and war fighting, and
war dying, labor turns out to be pretty
much the American people. And they
have Il real stake in this war.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23


It's not yet clear just what kind of
"a tax bill Congress will pass. But some
Of the provisions can he forecast now ::
Income taxes will be increased, but
TO IL lesser extent than the Treasury
asked. Exemptions will probably be re-
duccd.
There is fair chance of general
sales tax, Of about 3 per cent, being
adopted. In any event, there Will be
many new individual sales taxes on
such items as liquor, jewelry, home
equipment, etc.
1t is likely that the TreaSury'S re
quest FOR enforced joint nt-income tax re
turns for husband and wife will be
adopted in modified form. Separate
returns probably will he allowed where
the wife actually has il job, but not
IN other cases.
Industrial war profits will probably
he limited in some way. Ii is not be
licNcd that any fixed limitation, such
as & per cent, is workable. This is IA
very intricate problem, and it's going
I" be II job to work out an equitable
formula.