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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
Labor Unites
In Bridgeport
For Big Rally
Unions Say Baldwin, Clare
Luce Represent Hoover
Type Of Republicans

Gov. Robert A. Hurley and Rep
resentative Leroy Downs were
principal speakers at the United
Labor rally for the election of pro-
labor win-the-war candidates held
in Bridgeport and sponsored joint
ly by the Bridgeport ALL. and
Clio. unions Wednesday evening.
Oliver Arsenault, labor-endorsed
candidate for the school board,
also addressed the meeting, which
was held at Lyric Hall.
ALL. COMMITTEE
ALL. members of the United
Election Committee are: Peter Ben
ard, president of the Bridgeport Cen
trail Labor Union; John Kelly, presi-
dent of Milk Drivers Local 191 ;
John J. Allen, secretary-treasurer
Transfers 443; Michael Minotti,
president of the Bridgeport Building
Trades Council; George Doyle, bust
ness agent Machinists' Local 80.
This group has been working in
cooperation with CLIO. leaders and
Calvin Sutherlin, of the international
Union of Mine and Smelter Work
ers, the Bridgeport CLIO. special full
time representative for labor's inter
est in the campaign.
Continued on Page Five)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
United Group
Hard At Work
In Bradford
Joint c Committee Supporting
Zvonkovic and LATCH; On
WELL Mon, 9:15 PM.

With two of its members nom
mated on the Democratic ticket
for State Representatives, organ
lied labor in BranfOrd is putting
on whirlwind campaign to ensure
the election of Governor Hurley,
and its own candidates. Nominated
for Representatives are Michael A.
Zvonkovic, a charter member and
committeeman of Local 1886,
United Steel Workers, CLIO, who
works at the Malleable Iron Fit
tings Co.; and Michael G. Latch,
of the Bartenders Union, a mem
Der of the ALL. for 40 years. A
Branford United Labor Committee.
composed of representatives of the
ALL. and CLIO, has been formed.
and has already engaged in cOnsid-
cradle activity.
The United Labor Committee
will sponsor a broadcast over Sta.
ton WELL on Monday, Nov. 2, al
9:l5 p. Nj. Zvonkovic and Latch
will be the speakers.
SUPPORT HURLEY
"The working men and women of
Branford support Gov. Robert A.
Hurley for his splendid record as
Connecticut's War Governor and for
his support of President Roosevelt"
says statement issued by the Bran
ford United Labor Committee. Gust
as the President must have a Con-
gress which will work with him for
the successful prosecution of our war
program, so should Governor Hurley
have a General Assembly which is
prepared to work with him in this
state.
"For that reason, we are out 100
per cent for the election of Broth
ers Zvonkovic and LATCH. Both en-
dorse the liberal and progressive
policies of Governor Hurley. One
of their opponents, Irving C. ia
cocks, has been sharply criticized
by the ALL. for failing to deal
with unions, and there is nothing
in Mr.. Jacocks' record to show that
Continued on Page Four)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
AFL-CIOHoldOut
Against Force

WASHINGTON. = The labor
management committee of the War
Manpower Commission this week
gave an intensive going-over of pro-
posed compulsory service legislation.
So far as could be learned ALL.
and CLIO. representatives stuck to
their position that they would endorse
no draft of labor until all voluntary
methods for meeting the situation
were exhausted.
1t was understood this was the same
position the Combined Labor War
Board, including ALL. President
William Green and CLIO. President
Philip Murray, took the previous day
in a conference with the President.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
AsWe See 1t
by
THE STAFF

ONE OF THE MOST i'm
portant phases Of this years
election campaign is the fact
that the ALL. and clio. haze
been ,Oorking together on
United Labor Committees in
cities and tO1Uns throughout
the state. Bridgeport, Hart
ford, NetO HaUen, Stamford,
Bradford and many other
cities and tOsUns haze these
committees. ActiUity has con-
sisted Of public meetings, leaf
lets, radio addresses, shop
gate meetings, and direct pub
Licity. The more zoe sUOrk to-
gether, the sooner zoe ,ciN have
one big labor movement,
sUhich tOilI benefit not only the
members of organized labor,
but our communities and
state as tUeLL.
WILL THEY REFER to that IS
room mansion that Westbyook Peg
Ter is building in this state Nth scab-
labor as "the house that yenom bmlt?"
CONNECTICUT COUNCIL of
the American Federation of State.
County and Municipal Employees
now have an unusual opportunity
to become one of the largest and
strongest ALL. unions in the state.
The Conn. Labor Dept. Association
is soon to dissolve, and join this
union; and Hartford's non-instruc-
tional school workers have also vot-
ed to join. Both organizations pre-
vious had been Independent and
had gotten nowhere. Other state
and city workers are ready to af-
fliate.
1T is NOV UP to the Council to
select O high-grade business agent
zCho zcaH speak fo the entire mem
bershib; and 1aH cooperate 1cith the
other unions in this state. The eyes
of the Connecticut labor movement
are upon the State Employees Union
They aOiH help, and in return zmH en-
bect high type of leadership 1Oithsn
the Mnion.
BILL SLOANE, member of Lo-
cal 4O4, Hotel & Restaurant En-
ployes, New Haven found $50 War
Continued on Page Six)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
Funds Voted
To Aid Drive
In Hartford
Central Labor Union Gives
500 To Help Labor
Candidates

The Hartford Central Labor I'm.
ion at its meeting Wednesday,
voted to appropriate 500 to the
ALL. division of the Hartford
A.F.L.-C.I.O. Joint Election Com
mittee to aid in the campaign for
the election of four members of
both labor groups who are candi-
dates on the emocratic ticket.
These candidates are Lieut.. Gov.
Ode11 Shepard, American Federation
of Teachers, for reelection; William
A. Scott, president of the Hartford
C.L.U. and member of the Brick1ay-
ers' Union, running for State Sena-
tor from the First District; Harold
E. Conroy, member of the Colt
CLIO. union, running for State Rep
resentative; and William D. Sarr, of
the CLIO. union at the Royal Type
writer Company, who is running for
Sheriff of Hartford County.
LOMBARD REPORTS
The C.L.U., which has endorsed
Gov. Robert A. Hurley, voted to sup
port the work of the Joint Election
Committee following a report by
ALL. Chairman Joseph Lombard
who said that the CLIO. locals are
fully behind the candidates and have
Continued on Page Five)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
Ford Pays 100000
For Firing Unionists

DETROIT.-Henry Ford this week
paid out another cool million dollars
in back pay to 1897 of his employees
who had been fired for union activi-
ties during the period when the motor
king was fighting unions. The work.
ers were previously reinstated in their
jobs.
Ford was ordered to pay the sum
under decision by an arbitrator who
passed upon cases in which the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board had
found the Ford Motor Company guilty
of unfair labor practices.
The motor magnate previously paid
out 81 100000 to ousted unionists, and
about Is N.L.R.B. cases still remain
to be settled-which will cost Ford a
further substantial amount.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
Raise Indicated
For Teamsters

Approximately 5000 members
of Connecticut Teamsters locals
stand to benefit by wage adjust
ments, affecting 10000 teamsters
i'm Connecticut, Massachusetts and
Rhode Island, just completed by
the Fair Trades Practice Board of
the Tri-State agreement between
teamsters and operators, it was re-
veaIed today by John ]. Allen, Sec
retary-treasurer of Local 443,
Teamsters' Union.
The wage adjustment, mutually
agreed upon by the operators and
unions covered by the Tri-State
agreement, is subject, Allen said, to
the approval of the War Labor Board.
The adjustment establishes the fol-
lowing rates, which are retroactive
to Oct. /: Platform men, 75c an
hour; drivers of trucks up to five
tons, 80c an hour; over five tons, 83c
an hour; over the road drivers, Csc
an hour.
PISANO, BORZAIN DELEGATES
John Pisano and George Borzain,
business agents of Local 443, were
delegates from the local to the board,
where they represented the members
of their union.
Allen reiterated that the wage
adjustments cannot be carried out
until they are approved by W.L.B.
1.-THE Fair Trade Practice
Beard" said Allen, ''has success
fully demonstrated that it is pos
sible to reach fair and equitable
adjustments in labor disputes
through negotiations carried out
i'm the spirit of honesty and amity.
Since the board was created under
the Tri-State agreement in 1889,
there have been no labor disputes
between the operators and unions
covered by the agreement"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
Discrimination
Meeting Called

A mass meeting on job discrimina-
ton will be held at the Bassick High
School, Bridgeport, Sunday, Nov. |,
at 2:30 PM, according to an an
nouncement by Mrs. Minnie Ceder-
holm, Bridgeport.
Gov. Robert A. Hurley and repre-
sentatives of the War Man Power
Commission will speak at the meet
ing, which will deal with the problem
of discrimination against Negroes,
said Mrs. Cederho1m.
All men and women who are in
terested in bringing this war to a
speedy and victorious end and in
freedom for all our Allies should at
Continued on Page Four)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
B-9O Sends $40
To Each OF Its
Men In Service
Fl "A" Members Get Gifts
Rockbestos Men Next,
Rourke Says

Local BOO, New Haven Elec-
tricians, has sent a check for $40 to
II of its members who are in the
armed forces, Joseph T. Rourke,
business manager, informed the
UNION TIMES today.
s'A'' MEMBERS
The men to receive this gift are
S'A" members, or construction di-
vision electricians. They are as fol-
lows: Marines-Patsy Palmieri.
Continued on Page Four)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
Listen To These
TlU0 BroadcastS!

Two radio broadcasts will be
given this week over Station
WELL under the auspices of the
New Haven A.F.L.-C.I.O. United
Labor Election Committee. The
first will be held Thursday, Oct.
20, at 7-7:15 p. M. The ALL.
speaker will be Sen. James P.
Ceelan. Two speakers will rep
resent the Clio.
The second broadcast will be
held Saturday, Oct. 81, ISIS
1880 p. M. This program will
consist of two ALL. speakers,
one Clio.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
Here's News!
|OrganiizersOf
AFFECT Raise
Campaign For Increase Be
gun Three Years Ago
By John ]. Egan

The decision of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor to empower the ex-
ecutive committee of the AFL to
raise the salary of organizers, pleases
Secretary-Treasurer John ]. Egan of
the Conn. Federation of Labor, who
represented the State Federation at
the ALL. convention in Toronto.
Egan was a member of the Laws
Committee of which Daniel ]. Tobin
was chairman. The committee Sue
ceeded in having the recommendation
to increase organizers salaries
adopted.
2O-YEAR WAIT
Egan said that organizers were
getting the same pay in 1912 as
they had been getting i'm 1922, and
that three years ago he began a
Continued on Page Five)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31

JAMES BREWSTER Fl
STATE LIBRARY & COURT Bile
HARTFORD CONN
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
Clamps Down
On Building Projects

All construction work not directly
needed for war was banned this week
by Donald M. Nelson, W.P.B. chief
tain. Projects under way must be
halted and no more will be authorized
for the duration" he declared.
Nelson estimated that more than
$23,O00,000000 worth of building
about fourth of the war efforts
under way or contemplated.
He directed that every project, pub
Tic and private, be reviewed and that
any which could not demonstrate its
absolute necessity should be aban-
doned.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-10-31
Hurley Victor If
All Electors Vote

Gov Robert A. Hurley and COnnecticuts five prOlabor
Congressman will be reelected Tuesday provided the
members of organized labor, both ALL and CO together
with their friends go the polls and VOTE
This the analysis of political observers who
have watched the progress of years campaign All are
agreed that the 10000 plurality that the Republicans nor
maly pile up the small ofyear' election can
be overcome provided the working women of this
state take the time the polls; Democratic
town committees be given every possible getting
out the
TWO IMPORTANT MEETINGS
Two meetings held in New Haven and Bridgeport Sunday
helped the way for about In New
IS leading members of the ALL Governor Hurley
the Hotel Taft of the work being done in their
communities Every possible section of the repre-
sened by presidents of Central Labor bodies unions
business agents. and members of United Political Commit
tees The meeting of the impressive gatherings
of its kind in the history of Connecticut labor the re-
ports of local activity indicated labor realized that Gov
Hurley and other prOIabOr candidates be
elected if the economic and social gains this
nationally Roosevelt and the New Deal
are to be retained.
similar meeting of CLIO. leaders held later that
afternoon in Bridgeport Some 100 CO leaders attended,
and authoritative reports show that the understanding
of the situation expressed Numbers sought
at either meeting
LABOR TO DETERMINE RESULTS!
few days the of Connecticut will know the re-
suits IL organized labor and committees
get the vote labor will win!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-08
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Evening star., 1942-12-13

AS president of Samuel J. Solomon.
the Northeast Airlines, Inc. he has
transformed once-obscure New
England airline into a highly sue
cessful business enterprise and a
vital link between the United States
End wartime air routes across the
North Atlantic.
In 1888 Mr.. Solomon took over di-
rection of Northeast Airline. at that
time a small and little known New
England line between Boston and
Moncton. New Brunswick. with
offshoots to Montreal and Presque
Isle, Me Today the company has
several large transocesnic cargo
carrying contracts with the Army
Air Transport Command and has
recently secured 1900 900 victory
loan to finance facilities which it has
placed at the dispose! of the Army.
Profit Replaces Loss.
Yesterday the company announced
in Boston that it had made profit
before taxes of $4,000. including
non-recurring income, for the nine
months ending September 30. This
compares with net loss of S26.5l9. SO
for the first nine months of 194l.
Northeast Airlines was the first
domestic air carrie; to engage in
contract cargo operations for the
United States Army. A month before
Evening star., 1942-12-13

1943 Decline Forecast.
F. w. Dodge Corp said today in
dicated 1943 construction contracts
should equal or better volume of
1940-latest year when peacetime
activity was predominant - but
would decline 40 per cent from 1925
record high.
Estimated total l943 building and
engineering contract volume for 81
States east of the Rocky Mountains
was placed at s4035 900 900, COM
pared with an estimated $7.9l5 5,000,-
900 for the record 1912 calendar
year.
The following declines were es-
timated in the different construc-
ton clasSifcations in comparing
l943 against the current year: Nom
residential building volume, down
So per cent: residential building,
a. heavy engineering construction.
Al; total construction, 40.
Largest percentage decline in non-
residential building was indicated
for industrial buildings but the es-
timated 5000, 100000 for 1s43 was
much larger than any peacetime
yearly volume.
Evening star., 1942-12-13
Private Building Cut
To Lowest Level
Since Early 1885
November TotuI Down
62.7 Per Cent From
Same lo4l Month
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

NEW YORK, Dec. i2.-Ref1ecting
wartime restrictions. private build
ing permits in November and the
first II months of 1912 fell far be-
hind year ago. according to a
survey of 2l5 cities by Dun & Brad
street, Inc.
Largely excluding war construc-
ton, private permits for November
amounted to only s34459,024. a new
low since February, 1885. The latest
total was 229 per cent below Oc-
tober's s44.707,721 and 62.7 per cent
less than s92 ,283 ,085 recorded in No.
vember, 194l.
Private construction in the 2l5
cities during II months of this year
declined 446 per cent to s758,088.-
976, compared with $l,369, All, l40 in
the same 194l period.
ID. c. Ranks Fourth.
Among 20 leading cities for the
II months. Washington ranked
fourth with a volume of $50. .35l 1862,
compared with s43,368,995 a year
ago.
City totals for the first II months
of 1912 and l94l are compared
below:
Evening star., 1942-12-13
SEC Orders Conflict,
Head Of National
Power Charges
Ending Of Exchange
Offer Held Barrier
To Dissolution
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Dec l2.-P. B.
Sawyer, president of National Power
& Light Co., said today the Sc
curities and Exchange Commission
order ending an exchange offer by
which the company had retired
$4,000 900 in preferred stock would
interfere with Nationals dissolution,
also ordered by the SEC. The CON-
pany is in the Electric Bond &
Share system.
Sawyer said in a letter to Ma
tional's $4,000 stockholders the COM
pany had asked for a rehearing.
He said all but 100000 of the
companvs debt had been retired
and that the company had planned
to eliminate s25.O00,0O0 of preferred
stock liability. leaving less than So
100000 claims ahead of the common
stock.
Sawyer added that cash and minor
assets could cover the remaining
outstanding preferred, leaving for
common stock the company hold
ings in Pennsylvania Power & Light
Co.. Carolina Power e. Light Co. and
Birmingham Electric Co.
mo other method has been sug-
gested which in our opinion would
bring about the liquidation Of Ma
tional as economically or as expe-
ditiously," Sawyer said.
The company offered early this
year to exchange two shares of
Houston Lighting e. Power Co. for
each share of National s6 preferred
up to 80 per cent Of preferred hold
ings.
Evening star., 1942-12-13
Former D. C.. Athlete Is Leader
In Air Transport Pioneering
Solomon Heads Troinine Institute, Builds
Northeast AirIines Into VitoI War Link

Pearl Ha-bor President Solomon
asked CAA permission to start a
postgraduate pilot training school.
and asked the CAB for a route ex-
tension from Moncton to Newfound-
land. When Pearl Hsrbor came,
Northeast had a lead over most of
the other United States airlines, and
on January 81 the War Department
gave it a cargo-carrying contract.
President Solomon established a
pilot training divi-ion in January,
1889, which vas transferred in
March of this .'oar from Boston to
Burlington. VT. in order to remove
its activities from the established
defense area. The division is the
only civilian training school now
giving advanced fight instruction
to personnel of all the three armed
services-the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps. About ECO students are
in training.
Pioneer Work Hailed.
Most of the work which Northeast
does these days Is military secret,
Time magazine said this week in an
article on President Solomon and
activities OF the line. But it is no
secret that the sturdy planes North
east once shuttled between peace
full Yankee airports have since flown
almost 100000 miles over the stormy
Atlantic, wings down with military
and diplomatic passengers and tons
of vital war cargo. Furthermore,
thousands of England-bound bomb
ers and fighters have checked
through Northeast's airports before
making the long overwater hop"
A native of Washington. Prcsi-
dent Solomon spends couple of
days week in Boston directing
the operations of Northeast Air.
lines and devotes the rest CT his
time to duties here as president of
the Airlines War Training Insti-
tute. an organization that is making
an important contribution to the
war effort. His home is at 9l01
Colesville pike, Silver Spring.
Donald A. Duff. former WASH
ingtonian. is general traffic man.
ager of Northeast Airlines.
Evening star., 1942-12-13
Stock Prices Uneven;
Averages Unchanged
After Dull Week
Tax Selling Brings Out
Low-Priced Issues
In Large Blocks
BY BERNARD S. O'HARA,
ArsaniataA prAss Financial WritaY

Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-Continu-
ing to exhibit mild irregularity. the
stock market. on balance, today
finished an uneventful week exactly
where it started.
AS in the past several sessions. tax
selling brought out large blocks OF
low-priced issues and relieved an
otherwise sluggish performance.
There were several wide speciality
gamers, but leaders generally fuctu-
ated in narrow range. The direc-
ton was cloudy at the opening and
the price fog was moderately thick
when the final gong sounded.
Earnings and dividend hores
brought bids for many favorites.
Speculative and investment con-
tingents. on the whole, inclined to
step softly pending North African
war developments and more indl-
cations as to how far year-end tax
adjustments would go in the next
week or so.
The Associated Press average OF
so stocks was unchanged on the day
and week at 40 Transfers tota!ed
340.730 shares, best for a short
stretch since November 7. and COM
pared with 246,016 a week ago.
Touch New 1922 Tops.
Stocks touching new tops for the
year included American Radiator
preferred, up 634: New York 81 Har-
lem preferred. up 5: Budd Manu-
featuring preferred. up 2; American
Viscose, up -, and Industrial Rayon.
up So. Dealings in most Of these
was on restricted basis.
The senior Budd issue attracted
attention on reports progress vSs
being made on refnancing plan
which would consider clearing up
back dividends amounting to S64 A
share as of November l. American
Car e. Foundry jumped % on the
disclosure of a broad increase in
company profits.
Eastman Kodak and J. c. Penney
were up a point or so each Lesser
advances were retained by Chrysler,
General Motors, U. S. Steel, Ameri-
can Telephone Southern Pacific,
U. S. Rubber, United Aircraft, In
ternational Telephone, Sears Roe
buck. Standard Oil IN. j. and
Texas Co.
On the offside were Bethlehem,
Southern Railway, Union Pacific,
| Westinghouse. Montgomery Ward,
International Harvester, Allied
Chemical. Anaconda, Johns-Man-
vile and Douglas Aircraft.
Curb stocks in plus territory were
Aluminium of America preferred.
Consolidated Gas of Baltimore and
American Gas. Losers included
Beech Aircraft and Standard Steel
Spring. The aggregate here was
1885 shares vs. 54,665 last Satur-
day.
Rail loans in a fairly active bond
market overcame some of the losses
suffered earlier in the week on the
disclosure of union wage increase
demands.
international Telephone bonds
were buoyant, the Ais closing at
64. up Ia, and the SIS at 67i2. up
IL. The industrial and utility
averages were each shade lower.
Evening star., 1942-12-13
Dividend Meetinqs

NEW YORK Dec. II tSpecian Among 9
the important companies which will hold
dividend meetings in the coming week are
Federal Light g. Traction Co. HAYES
Industries, Inc; Mandel Bros. Inc, and
United Fruit Co A list of the meetings Of
companies definte}y scheduled is reported
by Fitch Investors Service as follows
Monday. December "a.
Florence Stove Co, Conn no;3o s;m).
United Fruit Co. tcom.) 1870 p.m).
Tuesday. December l5.
Wednesday. December I6.
Federal Light IL Traction Co. tpld. ana
conn., I'll AM.
General American Investors Co. Inc.
Lehman Corp. tcomD G:3O pm).
Mandel Bros. Inc. tcom.t.
United States Hoffman Machinery corp
(5i2 per cent conv. pfd).
Thursday. December ~.
Continental Insurance Co. IN. "
''Gm Fidelity Phenix re Fire 1nsuranc. Co. IN.
" tcomD I3 M.
Hayes Industries. Inc. tcom) e. PM.
MacAndrews Il Forbes Co. tcom. and
National Bond h Share Corn. tcomo
FRIDAY. December ~.
Northern States Power Co. tMlnn) 40
Southern California Edison Co.. Ltd.
fcomD Il" M.