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The union times., 1942-05-23
2Plans For Its Annual Elections

All members of Local 532, Bridge port and New Haven Shop Iron Workers, are urged to attend the membership meeting Monday night when nominations for officers will be made. The meeting will take place in the N. H. Labor Temple. Frank J. Since, financial secretary and busi- ness agent has especially urged all new members to be sure to be present.
 The annual election will take place Monday evening, June 8.
The union times., 1942-05-23
Portland Police Join nA.F.L. Union

PORTLAND, Ore. = With more than half of the Portland Police Bureau organized local cops have ap- piled to the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFL) for charter.
 First objective of the union will be to seek wage adjustments and to stand ardize working conditions.
The union times., 1942-05-23

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The union times., 1942-05-23
AFL Asks Pay Rise For Govt Workers

WASHINGTON = The American Federation of Labor today urged a temporary wartime pay increase of $500 year for government employees.
 Despite tremendously increased living costs" it said in a statement, workers in the government service have not received comparable increase in compensation.
The union times., 1942-05-23
Doing It's Job. Under Heavy Difficulties
5,OOO,OOO AFL Members, Respond 1OO% To Na-
 tion's War Emergency

WASHINGTON. - Labor's patriotism is expressed in hard work and not by words. the AFL Executive Council declared here in a statement calling attention to the almost perfect record of U. S. work. CTS in maintaining uninter. rupted production.
 "The Executive Council sa. lutes the 5,OOO,OOO members of the AFL for the inspiring way in which they have re- spOnded to the nations war emergency" a statement adopted by the Council at it's regular Spring meeting here declared.
 ''Never before in the his. tory of our country has such a fine record of steady, unin- terrupted and highly acceler. ated production been achiev. ed by labOr."
 REMARKABLE RECORD"
 Citing official figures showing that in April the amount of time lost by strikes amounted to only .O8 per cent of the time worked, the Council said that the record was all the more remarkable when we consider that it was accomplished during period of unprecedented industrial expansion and skyrocket- ing living cOsts.''
 ''The men and women of Iahor.', ,, the Council said, ''are faithfully performing their tasks under heavy strains, under severe conditions and, in many cases, despite oppres- sive grievances.
 They are giving America the kind Of service that cannot be measured in terms of money. the kind of voluntary sacrifice that can. not be obtained by compuIsion. Their patriotism is expressed moi Tn words but in hard works
 Considering" the Council con. cluded, ''that human beings are noa and never will be without faults. we can congratulate the workers of America on coming so close to per- fectiOn.''
 ACTIONS VOTED
 Other action taken by the Council during its first week of sessions in cluded:
 l-Approving a ruling by Attorney General Francis Riddle permitting the use of prison labor to manufacture war materials providing safeguards are erected to prevent the competition between convict labor and free labor.
 2-Devoting the full energy of the national AFL to the defeat of Rep. Howard Smith O., Va.) in the August 4 primaries in Virginia. Sup- port of E. C. Davison, secretary treasurer of the International Associa- ton of Machinists, Smiths opponent, was voted by the Council.
 We will do all we can to bring about the defeat of Smith because we regard him as the leader of the anti-labOr forces in Congress-" AFL President William Green said. eve expect organized labor and its friends to come to Davison's assis. tance in full measure.''
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The union times., 1942-05-23
Is Co. Union Again Being Revived At High Standard?


 Humphrey Hall in Hamden of em-
 ployes working in the barrel de-
 partment during the to II PM. shift was the opening gun to revive the company union status of the Mutual Aid Association at the High Standard Mfg. Company were made by members of the International Association of Machinists this week in New Haven. The N.L.R.B. had yoided the company union last September.
 Hj While the High Standard Manu- facturing Company has assured Grand Lodge Representative Clark Goodrich that it would not oppose a National Labor Relations Board election when Goodrich asked for one, the I.A.M.'s organizing com- fmittee inside both plants suspects I that the management hopes to have a company union on the ballot in
 
 opposition.
 COMPANY LIST?
 Sundays meeting dealt with the wage scale and prices on piece work and conditions of work. The call for the meeting had been posted on Con- pany property above the signature of William Smith, delegate to the Mutual Aid Association. William Kurpiewski, Association secretary, had checked the men who came to the meeting against Ia list of employees in the barrel de- partment which had their clock num- bers. This list, LAM. men charge, \ could only be obtained with the con- sent of the management.
 WHY CLOSE DOWN? Delegate Smith, who claimed that he alone had inspired the meeting, was forced to admit that he had prevailed on members of the man. agement to close down the depart ment Sunday while other depart ments worked. Smith said he had succeeded in getting the men off last Sunday after failing the three previous Sundays. The. only Sum- days the men have not worked in inc past several months prior to May IF, were Easter Sunday and the Sunday following.
 A so-called grievance committee was designated at the meeting to ac- company Smith in talks with the man. agement after men present had suc- ceeded in barring an election. P. J. Flynn, who was successful in showing up Smith as a Company stooge, was asked Monday to produce his citizen ship papers Tuesday to Personnel Manager Frank Higgins.
 Seniority as such does not exist at the plant. Night and middle shift workers who desire to work days have complained that new employees are put on the day shift while they remain where they are. Sweepers who have been promised an opportunity at the machines voice the same complaint that new men are given consideration hefore them. The Company uses the de- sire of the men to work days to divide them by employing favor- itism, the LAM. says, and has raised the demand that men on the middle and night shifts be paid bonuses in addition to their regular wages.
The union times., 1942-05-23
Contracts Signed By Bakers Union

The New Haven Bakery and Confectionery Workers Un o n, Local II, is conducting a drive to conclude agreements with all bak- cry owners in the city. Conferences were held this week with the owners of the Mohican and Laconia Bakeries with International Execu- tive Board member James Mont gomery assisting and advising mem- bers of the Locals contract com- mittee. The Union seeks a $4 week. ly wage increase for the employees at Mohican with the Bakery coun- tering with a $2 offer.
 HOLD CONFERENCES
 August Striby, treasurer of the Bakers Connecticut State Board, and Max Straus are members of the con- tract committee with Strasuss and James Pagan, corresponding and re- cording secretary, the spokesmen for the union along with Montgomery at the Mohican meeting. Striby was present at the Laconia conference
The union times., 1942-05-23
Conference Date Is Set For May 29
"On-to-V Victory" Parade To Be Considered By Labor
 And Industry

Because of conflicting appointments, the next joint meeting of representa- tives of the AFL, CIO, and Manufac- turers Association of New Haven County will be held in City Hall on Friday, May 29, at 2 PM, instead of on May 22, it was announced this week by Mayor John w. Murphy.
 Several items of business are to be taken up at the meeting. The ''On-to-Victory'' Parade to be held on July 4 under the leadership of a committee headed by Col. Joseph T. Marinan presents an usual op- pOrtunity for the representatives of labor and industry to further the country's war effort by helping to make the parade a smashing suc- cess. Public morale is an impor- tant factor, and a successful parade can help in this field.
 DISCRIMINATION
 Joint radio broadcasts are under consideration, and the representatives of the three organizations are ex- pected to report on the action of their respective organizations. The New Haven Central Labor Council has appropriated $50 toward the cost, and If the New Haven Industrial Union Council and the Manufacturers Asso- ciation vote similar amounts, funds will be available for minimum of six broadcasts. The setting up of a joint committee to hear complaints of en-
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Curtains for Coquetry
Stacks Make Miss War Worker Less AIurinq,
Keep Mems Minds on Hitler
BY DOROTHY WILLIAMS

BY donning Stacks and overalls
women are speeding up not
slowing down-production in De-
troit area war plants.
Coquetry apparently is out for
the duration, judging from a sur
vey of factories in this district
employing some 1900 women in
turning out everything from ma
chine gun parts to shell castings.
Such are the reports Clarence
E. Wormuth, manager of the De-
troit Industrial Safety Council is
getting from plant safety engi-
Ineers.
Safety engineers don't go into
allure psychology, but they do
observe that once a comely girl
puts on trouser-like working
clothes. men employees have less
difficulty keeping their minds on
beating Hitler.
Commented one safety engineer
in a department where more than
1000 women are employed:
"Men workers pay more at
tention to women In dresses.
The Stacks and overalls now
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Urge Ayr. Term
For Governor

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$1,000 persons; increase repre-
sentative's pay to $1,000 annu-
ally.
. Fix maximum salary of all
state officers at $4,000 except
the governor
. Enable cities and districts
with more than 100000 persons
TO establish separate counties.
e Recfassify all types of taxes
so rates will be the same on
same things
. Increase state board of educa-
ton TO six members who would
appoint the superintendent of
public instruction for a six-year
term.
Other recommendation woult
shorten the ballot, strengthen TIL
jury system, reshuffle school cleo
tons and provide for a highe
bonded Indebtedness for highwa.
purposes.
Only recorded vote of the com
mission of 35 members was on tn,
approval of the resolution for al
election TO approve calling the re
vision convention. Eighteen ap
proved, seven dissented, sever
were absent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
ATE OWL RAW

being worn by the girls have
lessened the distractions.
Perhaps II Is In the Uniform
ity of the dress. 1 don't know"
All in all women are every Bit
as good and in some instance.
better than men on many lighter
war production jobs, council re-
searchers found.
Furthermore, they found womer
workers co-operated in every re-
spect to rush the weapons of wal
through in the most efficient man.
iner possible.
THE girls aren't taking out
any time for feminine wiles,"
another department head praised.
AS for industrial safety meas
lures, women are abiding by the
councils suggestions and wearing
without complaint, required
goggles. chrome-leather gloves anc
even abhorred hair nets.
The council uncovered these
facts in searching for the cause
of an increase in industrial acct.
dents. They found the answer
was new labor. unfamiliar with
machines. rather than an influs
of feminine workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Richie Reported
0usted in Libyd
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communique of the middle
eastern command reported to-
day.
British engineers and infantry.
men worked without pause, their
endurance strained 10 the limit, to
improvise a defense line. The Brit
ish Eighth army faced q task SC
great that II did not leave much
room for immediate optimism.
The Allied hope was that the
British gift for improvisation un.
der desperate handicap and at the
moment OF greatest peril would
save the day, with the aid Of the
Royal Air Force and the great
United States Army Air Corp:
Consolidated B-24 planes which
were now In action and had al.
ready bombed the great Axis base
Of Bengazi.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Scrap Pays Rally Admission

Items of scrap rubber. metal or
paper will be the admission price
to a military rally sponsored by
the American Legion Triangle
Club in Keyworth Stadium next
Sunday afternoon. Col. Ora
Lovett. commander of the Gath
Engineers of Fort Custer. will lead
a parade of 1000 soldiers from the
fort, starting from Dequindre and
Dawson avenue at l p. m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Harassed by Mosquitoes
Eyed by CroeodiIes
During 4 Days in Wilds

the trees and landed In the
water.
81 waded- out I'm the mud and
killed him with my knife.
ATE OWL RAW
Everything was wet and i
couldn't light a Are and 1 had
10 eat him raw. He was kind
OF tough and didn't chew 30
well. 1 was just gnawing a leg
when saw the plane come
over and circle round to indi-
cate he had seen me. 1 lay on
the beach and cried like a baby.
THE plane circled several
times and dropped me some
food. threw the rest of the
owl to a crocodile and started
in on a tin OF pineapple. IL
stung my mouth at first, but
drank the juice I'm small sips.
about an hour and n half
later another plane made q won
derful landing on a small beach
and picked me up.
~ was down 10 my last swal-
Il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Grasshoppers Tasted
Like Crabmeat; Lily
Roots Provided Salad
BY BRYDON c. TAVES
United Press star Correspondent

MELBOURNE, Australia, June
PA 24-year-old pursuit plane
pilot from Columbia, S. C.. re.
turned to his base today after
having been lost in the wild bush
country and reported:
. FREE J. killed grasshoppers
taste like crab meat.
. Raw owl is tough but eatable.
. Lily roots m Ike passable
salad.
Forced down when his fuel
ran low after chasing raiding
japanese planes out TO sea from
Darwin, the pilot spent four
days in the wilderness. where
he was roasted by the sun, tor
tured by mosquitoes and eyed
hungrily by crocodiles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
SPURRED BY SHORTAGE

The speaker said the shortage
of steel has spurred the develop
ment OF masonry and timber for
structural purposes, "but under
more efficient and economical
techniques. .
Albert Kahn, Detroit's noted
architect, will be awarded a medal
by the American Institute of Ar
lchitectS at a dinner tonight. The
presentation will be preceded by a
speech by Lieut.. Gen. William S.
IKnudSen
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24

ltofy Whistles. ne al GEAR
will sound from 1925 to 1925
p. m.
Mayor Jeffries. Mrs. Jeffrie
and Civilian Defense Directo
Glenn c. Richards will fly owe
the city during the blackout in. |
civilian air patrol plane piloteC
by Lou Huck. A second CAT
plane, under command of Adjutan
Samuel Fl. Buck of the patrol
will carry other officials.
Breakfasts of last minute raic
instructions are scheduled for to-
night at 7:30 over WWJ and Gas
over WXYZ.
The blackout will be the first
Operation under the new United
States Citizens Defense Corps
said Melvin F. Lanphar. com
mander for District /. II will also
be the first set in motion BY
signals from the states new
secretly located warning center
and control room. he added.
More than $4,000 air raid ward
ems will be on duty 10 assist police
in enforcement of the blackout.
THREE BLACKOUT REASONS
Richards said there are three
reasons for the surprise" black
OUT
Ito make sure that all lights
in stores. outdoor advertising
signs and Neon signs are fixed so
they can be turned of on mo-
ment's notice when and il an
actual air raid comes.
2-To test the ability OF De-
troit motorists TO find parking
space along the curb during an
air raid alarm and not block traf-
fic by double parking
$40 observe the results OF a
metropolitan area blackout during
a week night
Richards warned that motorists
who have blocked loop streets dur
ing previous blackouts-both held
on Sunday night-will be ticketed.
The warning signal allows them
three minutes 10 park properly
approximately 500 violators of
the last blackout are either in
court or facing court because of
negligence. Richards said.
Sheriff Andrew c. Baird warned
residents of out-county areas that
enforcement of blackout rules will
reach them for the first time. He
issued special instructions to mo-
florists TO pull off the roadway
and leave the road clear for pas
sage of emergency vehicles.
Sheriff Jacob Theut OF Macomb
County and Sheriff Spencer How
arth of Oakland County issued
similar warnings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Architects Map
Peace BuiIdinq
ToAvertChdos
institute in Session Here
Told Of Reconstruction
Needs After the War
BY, LAFE ALLEN
Detroit Times Real Estate Editor

Immediate mobilization of the
nations building industry 10 map
plans for the conversion OF the
united States 10 peacetime econ
Iomy after the war was urged in a
report on postwar reconstruction
presented today at the seventy
fourth annual convention of the
American Institute of Architects
al Hotel Statler.
The report. prepared by COM
Imittee headed by Dean Walter r.
IMacCornack of the school of ar
chitecture OF the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. said:
I'VE are living through a po-
litical, economic and social revo-
luton. and To think of postwar
reconstruction as n continuation
Of prewar or pre-depressiOn
methods will not suffice.
POSTWAR PLANS VITAL
Unless constructive and def
mite plans are made now for the
period following this war. there
will be unemployment and chaos
In the building industry with the
result that hastily-devised public
and private work programs, not
based on sound principles, will
he advocated and carried out"
The vast research facilities of
the nations manufacturers are
working overtime to create sub
stitutes for the critical materials
needed in the war effort, Albert B..
Tibbets of New. York told a Joint
meeting of the Architects and the
Producers. Council yesterday
fhe government program for
the conservation of vital ma
terials Is a challenge to the de-
signer primarily, but also to the
contractor and manufacturer"
TibbetS said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
LEAVES POINTER

He was rescued because. when
he landed, he had had the fore
sight TO cut up part of his para
chute and leave part of il near his
plane, pointing The way nc had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Axis Subs Sink
Is More Ships
Off America
Raises Total to 300;
l3 Vessels Lost in
Caribbean in II Days
by international News serv,c.

Axis submarines have torpedoed
Is more United Nations ships, and
an Argentine freighter. the navy
disclosed today. This brought to
about 300 the number of ships
sunk by the Axis in Western
Hemisphere waters since Deem
Der z.
In the Caribbean, ID United Ma
tons vessels were victims OF
U-boat torpedoes from June 3
through June ID. OF the ITO per-
sons aboard the 13 vessels, il was
ESTIMATED that 135 lost their lives
while 635 were rescued.
80 LOST ON SHIP
of the New England coast
medium sized United States pas
senger-cargo ship was sent TO the
bottom and IS persons are either
dead or missing, including 1S
soldiers in transit. Eighty-one
persons were rescued, including %
soldiers.
The navy released the story OF
Capt. Luis Pedro Scalese. master
of the Argentine merchant ship,
Rio Tercero, torpedoed by a Ger
man submarine about 120 miles off
New York harbor. The attack oc-
Cured Monday. Five of the crew
were lost while SO others were
brought to New York.
1t was the third Argentine ves-
sci attacked. although Argentina
has not broken diplomatic rela-
tions with the Axis.
Also sunk off the New England
coast was a Hedium-sized British
freighter. Two men lost their
lives in the torpedo attack and
three others were trapped aboard
the vessel after they had returned
from lifeboats in an effort to SAL
wage the ship. A coast guard YES
sci rescued SO crew members and
three passengers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
TIGHTEN STEEL RING

AS the Germans frightened Their
ring of steel around Sevastopol
Russian fighters fell back to the
inner defenses on the southern
sector OF the fortress where they
were prepared to make fina,
stand.
The newspaper Red Star, orgar
of the Soviet army. sounded ar
ominous note When it said that
nearly all" of the Nazi attacks
on Sevastopol had been repulsed
Subsequent dispatches said that
the Nazis. hurting in fresh re.
serves of tank forces. had pushed
back the defenders from two direc.
tons.
In some places. it was reported
the Germans broke through the
Soviet forward positions but were
unable to penetrate deeply into
Sevastopors defenses.
Hand TO hand fighting was said
to be in progress in several sec.
tors surrounding Sevastopol.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24

Three Comic Pages every day
In Daily Detroit Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
New DraftACt
To Place Men
nFour Groups
Confidential Wire Sent
Michigan Headquarters
on Change in Status

A warning telegram has beer
sent BY selective service hesdquar'
tiers in Washington 10 selectire
service officials in Lansing inform
ing them that legislation changing
the draft act is now awaiting the
Presidents signature and there
will be changes in the classified
tons of drsftees as soon as the
legislation is signed, IT was re-
vealed today.
The telegram was of a conf
Dental nature and IL contained
Instructions not 10 pass the in
formation on 70 local draft boards.
N further stated that selcctiVe
service headquarters in Washing
ton are preparing 70 make the
changes in clasSifications as ad-
vised by the new legislation.
FOUR MAIN GROUPS
Under the new regulations,
which will be issued as soon as
President Roosevelt signs the new
bill. all remaining draftees are ex-
pected TO be set up in four main
groups.
These are:
Group AL single men with
no dependents.
Group u-Sinele men with de-
pendents.
Group ffI-Married men without
children. except that men who no
longer live with their wives or who
were married after Dec. s. 194l, or
when their induction Is imminent
will 70 into Class /.
Group IV-Married men with
wives and children with the same
exceptions as in Class III.
TO REVEAL CHANGES
As soon as the bill is signed by
the President the new groups will
be revealed and il will also be an
Yicunced which ones will be de-
ferred. Previous stories from
Washington have stated II will be
groups III and ~. The telegram
TO Lansing officials did not instruct
them 10 begin reclassifying on the
basis of the expected changes, IL
was emphasized, but was merely a
warning wire that changes were
Imminent.
Mai. Paul v. Engstrom. county
director of Selective service. said
ciassifications of deferred men are
not being changed SO that draft
boards can meet their quotas.
"Men are not being taken
from 3-A and placed I'm IA just
70 meet quotas," he said. ''How-
ever. the boards are, I'm many
eases, checking their S-A. and
uther claasifications. to make
snre the men In them should be
there. But II q board cannot
meet Its quota, II simply doesn't
send the men. Anyway. quotas
are for the state rs . whole and
are constantly being adjusted
for Individual boa rds."