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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-15

Both the Bridgeport and
New Haven divisions, Nos. 459
and 28l, respectively, of the
Amalgamated Association of
Street, Electric Railway and
Motor Coach Employees are
scanning their dues schedules
with recommendations for re-
visions i'm order to meet the
increased cost of carrying on
their business, coming up for
consideration at the Septem.
Der membership meetings, ac-
cOrding to President Lester
Parfitt, 459, and Business
Agent Samuel F. Curry, 28l.
TO NIX CHIEPPO
Curry also presented a resolu-
ton to the N. I'll. Central Labor
Council which was passed this week
asking union building trades men,
bers to refrain from riding on
ChieppO Bus Co. buses. Curry
characterized the company as "a
scab-herding outfit" The Dwight
Building Co. of New Haven, a
union firm, has been using the
buses to transport workers to New
London. Dwight claims that the
lowest bid for the job came from
ChieppO.
Dues recommendations which
have come i'm to date call for 81
monthly stamp instead of 81 for
28l, and $3.50 monthly for 459.
The 459 recommendation, how
ever, calls for a monthly drawing
for two $25 u. S. War Bonds which
would help individual members
and the war effort and allow for
the increase to be dropped when
the war ended.
DUES COMMITTEE
A dues committee appointed by
Pres. William McNamee, comprising
Brothers Ernest Heath, Oscar John
son, Tom Reynolds, William Brown
and Louis Cohen, brought in the 28l
proposal after an examination of the
Divisions accounts proved that it
costs $3.50 per member per month to
carry on the Unions business not
counting sick benefits payments which
totaled $500 for 1o41. Action on the
recommendation may be postponed for
several months due to the advent OF
the celebration of the Amalgamated's
5Oth anniversary on Sept. IS. The
executive board is arranging ISIS
participation.
DELEGATES
Div. 45o will have Martin and
Bernard Flanagan in addition to
Parhtt as its delegates to the Conn.
Fed. of Labor Convention in New
Haven beginning Sept 8. Martin is
recording secretary and Bernard,
delegate to the Bridgeport Gu and
member of the Bridgeport Office OF
Defense Transportation.
Div. 459 has invited a speaker
from The Union Times to its Sep
tember meeting. The membership
at that time will vote on renewing
it's blanket subscription.
Francis Collins, one time executive
board member, now in the Army, sent
his greetings to the boys in the c. R.
& L. Park City Barn. John ]. Cody,
secretary-treasWer, who has been
away on vacation, returned to work
this week, and Thomas McAllister,
who was recently operated on for ap-
pendicitis, was sufficiently recovered
to visit the barn.
Daniel Kodes, popular joint pro-
brietor of the c. R. & L. lunch where
459 members eat is receiving con-
gratulations on his recent marriage
to Ruth Claire.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-15

mine layOffs and unemployment;
violation of army or navy rules to
guard against sabotage or espion,
age will be punished by discharge;
there can be no agreement, "except
those that affect the safety and
health of employees" to restrict
production.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-15
Bridgeport
Directory

Meetings of Bridgeport Locals,
Friday to Thursday, Aug. 1920.
(Au meetings at 8 p. M. in the
Moose Temple unless otherwise
stated.) FRIDAY-Clazers; Lodge
80, Machinists. SUNDAY-Local
63, Musicians, 2 P. M, ll9 Wall
Street. MONDAY-Local 488, Elec-
tricians. TUESDAY-LocaI lis,
Carpenters, Carpenters Hall; Local
I54, BoOkbinders, American Le-
gion Hall; Local 1916, Switch
Workers. THURSDAY-Plumbers
& Steamfitters. EVERY SATUR-
DAY: AFL-CIO broadcast, WEAF,
lO:l5 p. nj.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-15

Plastic wheels are now being used
on roller skates.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-15
LaborBreaksEvenIn
CLOSED Shop Tits

Organized labor broke even in two
legal skirmishes over the closed shop
in the South this week.
In Louisiana, the State Supreme
Court, by 4-to-3 decision, held that
once they sign closed
shop contract with unions, are legally
bound by the agreement.
In Florida the State Supreme Court,
also by 4-to-3 vote, refused to stop
a suit started by Attorney General
Tom Watson to annul a closed shop
contract between A. F. of L. metal
trades unions and the Tampa Ship
building Company.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-15
Industrial Accidents
Increase l3P Cent


CHICAGO, Ill. = The National
Safety Council announced this week
that industrial accidents killed 4,353
workers in q states in the first half of
1912, an increase of Is per cent over
the same period in 1941.
Greatest increase was in Minnesota
with SO per cent and lowest in North
Carolina with | per cent. Other states
with increases included Illinois, 80 per
cent; Massachusetts,, 10 per cent /;
Pennsylvania, II per cent; Maryland,
Is per cent; New York, 8 per cent !;
Ohio, per cent.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-15
Carpenters

Continued from Page One)
Winfield, KAN; and ST. Joseph,
Mo.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-15
Men Who Lead Labor:

Not many people realized it at
the time, but in 1886 two events
took place which later proved to
be of great Importance to the peo-
pie of this state. In that year, the
Connecticut Federation of Labor
was founded, and John ]. Egan was
born. Today, if you were to write
the history of the State Federation,
it would be, i'm large part, biog-
raphy of the activities of John
Egan. Or, if you were to write a
biography of John Egan, it would
be, i'm large part, the history of the
State Federation, so closely have
the two become intertwined during
the last two decades.
LABOR LEGISLATION
On Capitol Hill in Hartford,
when you mention the Connect
cut Federation of Labor, governors
and legislators think of Egan and
labor legislation. One of the most
important contributions the State
Federation makes is through its leg
islative program, and Egan, as
legislative agent, is charged with
the responsibility of presenting the
program to the General Assembly.
and winning support for it.
AS result, Connecticut was one
of the first states to pass law
that the prevailing daily rates of
wages should be paid on all state
construction work, including build
ings, roads, and bridges. He also
pioneered in securing the adoption
of Minimum Wage Law.
K.O. FOR SWEATSHOPS
The story of how this law was
obtained will be told i'm full some
day. For the purposes of this
sketch, however, it is enough to
remember that national publicity
describing the states sweatshOps
was secured; Egan, and Joe Tone,
who was the States Labor Com
at that time, divided the
state between them, and spoke be-
fore any group that would hear
them; the legislators were given
the brutal facts; and the bill was
finally passed. Smart drafting of
the bill prevented it from being
declared unconstitutional.
When Connecticut passed its
Minimum Wage Law, only three
other states had such legislation,
and two of these state laws had
been declared unconstitutional.
KOS ANTI-LABOR LAWS
The Federation's legislative pro-
gram has included too many planks
to be included i'm this short article.
RevamPing of the whole Labor De-
partment structure was accomplish
ed, and the laws under which the
functions are among
the most progressive of any state
in the Union. Unemployment COM
improvements in the
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-15
TRUCKING COMMITTEES?

WASHINGTON. = Establishment
of labor management committees IN
the trucking industry was urged on
employers and the Init. Bro. of Team
sters and Init. Assn. of Machinists
(both AFL) by Chief Joseph B. East
man of the Office of Defense Trans
portation.
Evening star., 1942-01-04
Santa Anita Manager
Expects 10 Start
Racing Shortly
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated PreSS.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3.-General
Manager Charles H. Strub of Santa
Anita Park sounded a note of un-
disguised optimism today when he
told horsemen that racing may be
given the go-ahead signal by Army
authorities in the very near future.
present conditions warrant the
belief that we will receive word by
the first part Of next week that
plans for the resumption of racing
may be approved" Mr.. Strub said.
Mr.. Strub said he could go no
further in commenting on the pros
poets, but his words brought cheers
from the hundreds of horse owners
and employees who are virtually
stranded at the vast Arcadia plant.
Santa Anita's opening on Decem-
Der 81 was Cancelled by Army re-
quest. A similar fate befell the an
nual Rose Bowl and professional
all star football games under a ban
against large gatherings.
Santa Anita's management re-
minded that the track is in shape
"and ready to start operations as
soon as we get consent"
Its barns are still filled with some
1.400 thoroughbreds and the en-
ploye ranks of 1900 have been
marking time.
Evening star., 1942-01-04
Brewer Home Games
Hereafter Will Be
Played Sundays
Jewels Due Here Next
Week to Lounch New
Basket Schedule

Effective next Sunday night, the
Brewers will change their playing
night from Friday to Sunday at
Turner's Arena. Mack Posnak.
coach-manager Of the professional
basket ball team, has announced.
Posnak stated his petition to
change the night of play for Amer
ican League games was approved
Yesterday by the league president,
John j. O'Brien.
The change brings complete re-
vamping of the flrst-half schedule
and as a result the Brewers next
Sunday will tackle the New York
Jewels.
The Jewels won the championship
in 1883 and most of the players
with the team during that triumph
ant campaign will be back in action.
They include Moe SPAIN. Ace Gold
stein, Hal Benson and Bill Schenk-
man of City College of New York;
Willie Rubenstein, Hagan Anderson
and Bob Stevens of New York Uni
versity. and Mac Kinsbrummer OF
st. Johns University.
The Brewers are just game and
a half away from Wilmingtons Blue
Bombers, having moved into second
place by beating Trenton last
Friday.
Evening star., 1942-01-04

Washington has taken two of three
from the Orioles, won two and tied
one with Boston and beaten River
Vale four straight times.
Baltimore and Washington will be
tangling for undisputed possession
of fourth place tonight. On Tues
day night the Olympics invade
Riverside Stadium, while the Eagles
will invade Boston to meet the
Olympics on Wednesday. 1t will be
River Vale against the Eagles at
Riverside on Friday night, with
Washington seeking its seventh sue
cessive triumph in two years over
the Skeeters.
Mccormack Out 10 Days.
Latest information on Tommy
Mccormack, Eagles veteran winger
and center. injured in a collision
with the New York Rovers' Alex
Sandalack at Riverside Stadium on
Friday night, is that he'll be lost to
the club for 10 days or two weeks.
Recurrence Of twisted lgaments in
his right knee. which shelved him
for 10 days earlier in the season,
will bench Mccormack. 1t was feared
he had suffered a fractured skull,
but X-rays revealed he received only
a painful bump and he probably
will be released from Emergency
Hospital tomorrow or Tuesday.
Evening star., 1942-01-04
National Sportsmen S
Exhibit in New York
Opens February

February 81 to March /, inclusive.
are the dates decided upon for the
1912 National Sportsmen's Show to
be held in Grand Central Palace,
New York City.
Elaborate exhibits are being pre-
pared by the States of New York,
New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire,
Maryland and Florida. Other States
and several Canadian provinces are
contemplating displays. There will
be exhibits Of wild game and birds
In their native surroundings; live
woodland animals; fish swimming
in artificial brooks, and many more
features.
Numerous attractions, both COM
petitive and otherwise, are now
being arranged. A huge tank on
the main floor will provide fishing
and other water contests in which
guides, log rollers, canoe experts
and others will participate.
Evening star., 1942-01-04

1nGtOn Eagles OF tne Eastern ANA
teur League. for both clubs now are
scrapping with their backs to the
plaster, and needing sustained win
ming drives to wedge among the
leaders.
The Lions, who skidded to fourth
place in the eastern division last
week, will be staked to an opportu-
nifty to climb at the expense Of the
two top clubs In their groups. Twice
this week the Lions will be meeting
Springfield, while In their other
game the Lions will be facing the
New Haven Eagles, runnerup to
Springfield.
Lions Still in Race.
Tonight's game will be the Lions
28th in 56-game schedule. Wash
ington will be the underdog, OF
course, despite the fact 1t owns no
worse than an even break in two
games with the Indians. The Lions
also have split two games with New
Haven, which will play at Uline
Arena on Thursday night. Wash
ington will journey to Springfield
for a Saturday night engagement.
The Lions possess the leagues
leading scorer in sleek Lou Trudel,
but in the 10-team loop Washing
ton ranks no better than eighth
in the scoring department. Shut
out seven times, the Lions never
theless remain only few points of
the pace and second-half squirt
still could stamp them as an eastern
division title threat.
Springfield's chief drawing card
is the veteran Eddie Shore, but in
Goalie Earl Robertson, Defensemen
Hazen McAndrew. Rhys Thomson
and Bob Dill. Centers Max Kamin-
sky and Bill Summerhill and
Wingers Nick Knott, Ralph Wycher-
ley, Freddie Hunt. Johnny OLA
herty and Doug Lewis the former
National League star is surrounded
by capable performers.
Going Is Easier For Eagles.
The Eagles should find the going
a trif1e easier this week. They'll be,
meeting the Orioles tonight at Bal
timore and have two tiffs with Bos-
ton and another with River Vale,
but against those clubs the Eagles
have enjoyed their greatest success.
The Eagles, although locked in
tie for fourth place. have won eight
games, lost only one and tied an
other in contests with Baltimore,
vBoston and River Vale this season.
Evening star., 1942-01-04
Levy, Huge Grapp|er,
To Meet De GIane
In UIine Show
Women's Bottle Royal
Is Included on List
Tomorrow Night

Wrestling, or a fair facsimile
thereof, will be resumed at Uline
Arena tomorrow night with Martin
Levy, who weighs considerably more
than 300 pounds. sharing the spot
light with Pierre De Glane in the
featured bout.
The promoter has announced that
all characters on the program will
be paid off in United States Defense
bonds, although this is strictly
against precedent. The boys usually
receive their weekly stipend from
the New York Office. directed in
this case by Jack Pfeffer. And
whether they can wait 10 years be-
fore cashing their. checks is some
thing else. But they've accepted
I. o. us before, and not always
the gilt-edged variety.
A co-feature pairs Mustafa Hamid,
sheik from an old Brooklyn tribe,
with King Kong Marshall.
Other matches include a battle
royal between four women, Hanka
Kavetzka, Helen Smith, Frances
Corrigan and Grace Costello; Bar
ney Rosenberg vs. Jack Kelly.
George Bekcer VS.. Ivan Komaroff
and Chief Bamba Tabu VS.. Dan
Blackman, a Negro wrestler.
Evening star., 1942-01-04
With BILL AcxE*~A"
Upland Hunting in Virginia Now Is Good;
MorvIond Hunters Must List Kills

lax hunters when they seek hunt-
ing license next year. ,.,,
The idea in back OF the game-KlA
count is to know where and now
much game is needed to stock dur
ing the following season. Hunters
should cooperate by filling out
their stubs correctly and returning
them to the game warden's ONCE
promptly. t..
Upland game shooting now IS
going south, like most other out
door sports. The Georgia and Flor-
ida crops of quail are exceptional
as they usually are, for there
Old Man Winter bothers them little
and the surplus is cropped only oy
hunters.
Sporting Arms to Be Scarce.
Just how much effect the war
will have on shooting will not be
known until next fall. That there
will be a shortage Of sporting arms
is certain, for the materials that
20 into their making are vitally
needed for rifles. Extra parts,
formerly obtainable In few days,
now require many weeks TO come
through.
Shells now are plentiful because
the present stock was manufactured
last year. The supply Of smokeless
powder is up 20 per cent and In
creasing, but it is doubtful If even
small part of it will go into
sporting ammunition this year.
To play safe many sportsmen are
laying in a supply-in most cases
enough to last them over another
season at least.
This is q wise thing to do. Our
advice Is to follow suit. II 200
shells were used In hunting this
season store away eight boxes for
next. Shells do not deteriorate II
carefully stored.
Evening star., 1942-01-04

Upland game in Virginia may be
hunted for another 10 days in 40
counties, in 20 others until Janu-
ary 20 and in the remaining 40
until January 81.
Conditions are more favorable
right now that at any time since
the season opened.
In Maryland, where the upland
season closed last Wednesday, hum
tiers had shooting that distinctly
was spotty. In some areas-South-
ern Maryland counties, particularly
quail was plentiful, but the shoot
ing was difficult and the going tough
on the dogs. Full bags were the
rule, however. Some upland hun
ters found good shooting close to
Washington during the last several
weeks. In Anne Arundel County,
where overshooting and out-of-
season shooting had made birds
hard to find, there was a noticeable
number OF covieS.
In many Maryland counties quail
was hard to find, even though the
statewide crop was estimated TO
have been larger than IN any year
since 1888.
With no extended periods OF bad
weather during the next two
months, there Is every right to be-
lieve the carryover of brood-stock
will be large with considerable
promise for next season.
Must Return Game Lists.
Maryland hunters should not for
get their lists of game killed this
season. The form was attached to
the hunting license when 1t was
purchased.
This regulation was enacted by
the last Legislature and there Is q
provision for . penalty, which We
believe might b pinned On those
Evening star., 1942-01-04
Louis in Impressive
Drill as Big Crowd
Watches Him Toll
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GREENWOOD LAKE, N. Y, JAN
3.-Joe Louis convinced four spar
mates and a crowd of visitors today
that he will be in shape to defend his
heavyweight boxing crown against
Buddy Baer in New York's Madison
Square Garden January g.
The champion turned on his
punching power for better than four
rounds in a brisk workout, knocking
out two of the four sparring part
ners he faced.
Then he pounded the light and
heavy bags, skipped rope and tossed
the medicine ball before Trainer
Jack Blackburn led him to the
showers.
Louis tipped the scales at 20S
pounds after a rundown.
Evening star., 1942-01-04
}aer Claiming Great Improvement Confident He Will Whip Louis Friday
Both Hands in Trim,
His Weight Is Up,
Buddy Declares
Says He Is Much Better
Thon in Defeat Here;
Champ Is Heavier

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Buddy Baer,
dripping confidence and sweat from
every pore, argued today that his
chances of whipping Joe Louis IN
Madison Square Garden next Fri
day night are better on three
counts than they were last May
when he dumped his foe on a
championship ear before being
stopped by the heavyweight king.
I'll have two good hands, my
weight will be better and I'll have
a sharper left" predicted bulging
Bud as he grimaced at the scales
which showed his poundage was
down to mere 245.
Virtually all the receipts from the
fight will go to the Naval Relief
Society. Louis has donated his 40
per cent cut and Promoter Mike
Jacobs is working without profit.
Baer is giving 21a per cent from his
challenging fee to the sailor organ
tzation.
Baers Left Little Improved.
The two-time challenger said
that in the Washington, D. c., dis
pute last spring his right was virtu-
ally worthless because of a training
injury and that at 237a pounds he
was too weak to do his best.
Even with those handicaps, Baer
bopped Louis out Of the ring in an
early round and lost when his man
ager, Ancil Hoffman, refused to let
him come out for the seventh round
after Louis had landed a crushing
blow after the bell closing the sixth
frame.
Veteran fight observers at Buddy's
Lakewood, N. j., camp were willing
to string along with him on his
theories about the value of two good
hands being better than one and
also that at his present weight he
probably was stronger than he was
last spring, but they could see little
improvement in the Baer left.
Champ Not Shedding Weight.
At Louis Greenwood Lake, N. Y,
training site the champions weight
was the major discussion, although
there wasn't worry in the entire
household.
The Bomber. who displaced 201%
for Baer in May, likely will spread
the ropes Friday some to pounds
heavier.
"Chappie is no boy no more" ex-
planned the veteran trainer, Jack
Blackburn. Take weight off now
and you take off muscle"
Louis came to camp at approxi-
mately 2l0 and now is somewhere
in the neighborhood of 2O8, with
his goth title defense less than a
week away. The meager drop is due
in part to the cold weather. al
though Joe has cantered at least
5 miles every morning.
Evening star., 1942-01-04
Handicapped Scores
Sweep in Selecting
Tropical Winners
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI. Fla, Jan. 3.-Dave Will
son, veteran Handicapped for the
Boston American, performed a feat
today the average horse player
would regard as little short OF
miraculous-he picked all eight
winners at Tropical Park.
Wilson's flrst-place choices in the
second and eighth races were
scratched but in each case his Sec
ond selection romped home.
His choices included Red Dock
a $3.50. $500 and $3.50 for 50 shot
in the featured sixth event.
Had Wilson played his selections
straight through he now would be
pretty we'll fixed. A 81 parlay on
his eight winners would have
brought in s35 ,448 So if the odds had
remained the same.
Evening star., 1942-01-04
Us Captures
6-Fur|ong Feature
Al Fair Grounds
Stretch Drive Gets Coin
By Length; Third Roee
Is Easy for Suprine

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3.-Us, s.
year-old mare, carried the colors Of
Mrs. s. Orr to victory in the fea-
ture race, an allowance contest Of
6 furlongs, at the Fair Grounds
here today.
Although headed by Maihigh
soon after the start, Jockey H. Mora
rated the favorite well, came on in
the stretch and won by length at
odds Of $40 for 81.
The race was the fourth on the
card. Happy Home came in third
In the field Of five.
The next best race was the third,
another 6-furlong allowance dash
for 3-year-olds, when Suprine of the
F. P. Letellier Stable, with Jockey
Jimmy George, scored her second
triumph Of the meeting.
Suprine won by a wide margin
over Silver Grail and Pairzetta in
field of seven and paid $3.50 for 50.
Evening star., 1942-01-04
Bears Seeking Fourth
STRAIGHT Court Win

washington Bears, colored pro
basket ball team, featuring the play
ing of Tarzan Cooper and Sldat
Singh. will be trying for their fourth
straight tonight at Turner's Arena
when they meet visiting team OF
all-starS.
Game time is 9 o'clock, with a
preliminary at 7:30 pm. between
Government Printing Once ana
Treasury,