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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12

both the United Cafeteria Workers
Union ,cIop and the Hotel Res
taurant Employees Association
(AFL, offered to the Red Gross. oil
behalf OF their unions. the services
OF members during any emergency
Jack Mink. business agent OF
Local All Of tho Cafeteria Workers
and vice president In the state
CIo Council III letter TO the Red
Cross states:
Tho union and the members III
these establishments would be glad
to do whatever VIC can in the cmer
gcncy feeding plan should there
fore like TO meet with YOUR Official
responsible for their work TO discus
with him the contribution VIC car
make toward this effort" In add.
ton to private establishments. tht
Cafeteria Workers Union include.
employees OF many OF tho govern.
mcnt cafctcriaS.
Our members will gladly CIV,
their labor and skill TO help IN tht
time Of emergency" Frank DcsandC
OF the Hotel S Restaurant Employ.
ccs' Association said with regard Il
the plan
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
Bars Lead A
Loop Bowlers

ROY CrazeS "Looper Bar" team
which took over FIRST slot In the
second half race OF the Local 1874
"A League. added another full
game TO it's lead BY handing Tho
first half champion Travellers a
three 10 nothing humping in last
week matches at tho Roxy Center
Lanes. Clipping the pins for single
game totals OF OF. 92i and $50
the winners had little trouble III
overcoming the Travellers despite
Broadstock's All total. Nudge and
Weaver had sets OF 424 and 400 for
thc victorS
Despite john RaupachS ij7 total
the Balloon Guides managed 10 win
only one OF three contests IRON the
third-place Spindles III the other
match of the day. Tho Spingles were
badly defeated III total. pins. but
managed TO win the second game BY
one pin and the third By seven
sticks. while the Balloon Guide
copied the opener by 81 sticks.
Fibbcr McGannS single game
score of 2l2 was shattered last week
BY Lester jaw who moved down
ZIG naples and Claude Hardingcr
n,lSct McGannS set score OF $50 BY
clubbing $40 pins.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
Housing Found
Critical In III
Defense Areas

WASHINGTON. FPi Rcsidcn-
tial vacancies were below normal
during l94l In ninc-tenihS Of tho
nations key defense areas and SO
low In two-fil,hs OF the areas as TO
indicate critical housing shortage
according 10 a summary OF vacancy
survey conducted during the year
b. tho Work Projects Administra-
ton.
In all but Is OF the 2S7 defense
areas surveyed by the WPA the
dwelling units was less than s. the
figure considered normal" BY hous :
ing authorities. and in most cases
less than half OF the dwellings found
to BE- vacant we're habitable and for
rent.
In Ill Of tho areas the gros.
vacancy ratio was less than -
indicating critical housing
shortage and a serious lack OF habit
able dwellings for rent. The figure:
arc based OH the number OF family
dwelling units and do not include
single rooms. which arc listed sep.
arately in the individual reports
III most areas the number oil
dwelling units in good condition ant
offered for rent was less than hall
OF tho total vacancies. and in some
cities many Of these houses were
still under construction and no
available for immediate occupancy
Houses held Tor sale or being cor.
structed for owner occupancy. ant
dwellings unfit for use. comprisct
mos, OF the non rental vacancies.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
Clio Won 7O%
of NRLB Polls.
Report Shows

WASHINGTON - Unions affili-
ated to the CLIO won 30 per cent
of some i.40O elections in which
they took part during tho year end
ing June 30, 1871. according TO fig
urcS from the sixth annual report
Of the National Labor Relations
Board released this week.
Board Chairman II. A. Mills
found the most significant fact re-
vcalcd b. the data for the year
TO be tho vastly increased desire
OF the workers 10 determine their
bargaining representatives
Nearly three quarters OF a million
valid votes were cas-, In secret
elections held By the Board. hc
declared IN hts statement on tho
report Seventy per cent OF these
were cast for nationally affiliated
union. q new high In the Board S
records.
Tho Boards figures show that
335.6i9 or 46 per cent of all workers
voting in NLRB elections chose CIc
affiliated unions. while 1909. OF
24.8 per cent voted for the AFL
and 1000 or 10 per cent OF tho
total. voted for local and national
unaiiiliatcd unions.
CIo unions took part in 1914
elections. or pay roll checks. win
ming 99i or 20 per cent. The AFT
participated in 1896 elections o.
checks and Won e25 or IS per cent
Tho Board conducted 2.566 election.
or pay roll checks altogether.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
TWUA Hits
Naming OF
Anti-UniOnist

New York FPt--Appolniment OF
George S. Harris. anti-union head
Of the Riverside and Dan River Cot
ton Mills. as federal coordinator Of
textile production was protested b.
Vice Pres. George Baldanzi of tho
Textile Worker Union CLIO.
Writing Feb 6 TO Chairman Dom
aid Nelson OF the War Production
Board. who made the appointment
Baldanzi said:
Certainly. there are hundreds oi
textile managers. eminently quail.
fled and available to serve as CO.
ordinator and whose actions and at.
t!tudcs toward their employees dc
not bespcak preference to fascist
methods OF oppression.
Workers In the Riverside ant
Dan River Mills have been discharg.
cd. denoted. intimidated. coercct
and Disseminated against in thei!
attempts. guaranteed b. law. TO or.
eaniz. themselves into union o.
their own choosing The contention.
herein stated are dcCumcnted By Tho
official records OF the NLRB
Mr.. Harris's latest offcnse agains'
the rights OF the workers postdate.
his appointment by YOU. On Jan
"a. 1912 he addressed letter tt
our more than 10000 employees from
which extract the following para
graphs;
This is no time Tor amy man L
stand BY Our gates when We are go
ing in or out OF work and try 4
tell lis how We can cooperate in OH
national defense effort. Every maj
should be at work. otherwise. sucl
n man is q Stacker and Stacker
have never won wars
We have neither time nor III
clination now TO tolerate efforts o
people outside our organization 4
drive a wedge between groups OF on
own people
AS representative OF aE agenc,
OF the government. is Mr.. Harris o
be permitted to subyert the laws o
the U. S. and to engage in thos
illegal activities prohibited TO hin
as a private citizen? Does your Of
flee agree with the designation o
Stacker for any person vino believe
in and seeks to accomplish the or
ganization OF workers for tibet
common protection
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
Tire Shortage
Is Pretext For
Layoff Plan

NEW YORK -,FPi-The big milk
firms are finding the tire shortage
a handy pretext for pushing through
q money-Saying layoif plan dis
cllssed at their conventions for tho
past tTo wears
The plan. calling for delivery OF
milk once ever two DAYS instead
OF daily. would throw So OF tho
nations milk drivers and 30cs Of
the inside employees out OF work,
according TO union estimates.
The Init Bro. OF Teamstcrs
ChauiieurS Warehouscmen d Help
erS 'AFL'. is fighting tho plan ma
tionally
The biggest ammunition OF The
milk companies so lar was Sug-
gestion by George Livingston. dol
lar-a-year man in Washington.
urging adoption OF the new delivery
plan. LiyingSton'S entire report
made al an oPM industry confer
encc. might have been written By
the companies themselves. Thomas
oLcary. president OF pic largest
milk drivers local in the city. said
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
Crystals Keep
Lead In Girls
Pin League

Crystal keglerS under the cap
iaincy OF Eva CLANCY. chung 10
their two-game lead in the Girls
Local 1874 "A" loop BY taking three
games from the Emcralds. while
the second place Rubies chung to
the heels OF the leaders BY register
ing a shutout victory over the
cellar dwelling Sapphircs. The
Pearls fell one game behind in
third place by dropping one con-
test To the OpalS. The matches
we're held at The Roxy Bowling
Center.
Hughes led the assault Tor the
Crystals BY upsetting 1868 NAPLES
while Captain CLANCY turned In
30i. Dot Smith led the losers with
287 total.
Becky Brotemarsle clipped 800
IN tire Rubies victory over the
Sapphires. and Mary Nccl had a
BOG. Nina Ours had ia for the
losers.
Dathia Grove spanked the Pearls
with a 263 and Helen Smith turned
In 2s2. Wiegand and Ours led
the losers with 256 and 200 re-
spectlveiv.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
Rar-R-Q's

Best crack OF the week: Somebody
asked Curtis v. tVictor) Grove II
ne thought General Macarthur and
his men were drunk while fighting
Snapped back Curtis: Sure. he's
drunk. Drunk with soltlierism II
the army keeps corraling en- Cum
berland may soon be- a ghost town. .
Three more wcll-krown sport figures
have Joined the ranks. They are
Patrick J. Conway, Trip Trozzo and
Ned joyce. All three of en- passed
their tests last week and will leave
in a few DAYS. Conway is LaSallc
Institutes basketball and football
coach, Trozzo has been prominent
as a softball promoter and cage
referee while Joyce. years back. was
quite a ball player in his own right.
Another athlete, lean Benny
Ritehey who q couple Of years ago
rcmped over the ribbed-court as a
member OF the Cumberland Drag
one. left last Saturday for Biloxi
Miss. to get training in the air
corps. The Local 1874 basketball
encourage will have their work cut
ont for them in the next few weeks
when they meet the Oakland In
dependents. the McKeeSport. Pa
Five. Windber. Pa. and Reading
Pa. Manager CLANCY is also hank
ering for games with teams IN
JohnSlown. Washington. Bedford
Lebanon. Altoona and Haeerstown
To date chlncy's culprits have
played II time winning seven and
losing four-Joe Louis is still a
private IN the arTny-His stipend l.
t7i q month-And. according To
reports, Billy Conn expects 10 enter
the service within the next five
or six weeks--And with Louis and
Conn both out OF the way ,hi'
boxing business or this business OF
boxing will probably reach is
lowest ebb In history .-But. for that
matter. we are fortunate in having
any sports at all--And. fortunate
too. that no bombs have yet drop.
ped on American soil.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
Local 1874 Is First Team
In State To Enter ABC

will make the trip 10 the Ohio city.
Tn A.B.C. Tournament, which Is
held annually. Is the most coveted
goal of all bowlcrS. and the repre-
ScntatiycS Of the Union will carry
their biggest guns into the battle
against the outstanding champions
Of the world.
The Local has yet not been noti-
fled Of the date Of their participa-
ton. hut word should he received
soon from Abe. officials.
Members Of the squad are Cap
tain Jim Stewart. John smith.
Doug Brredlove. Everett Glenn. Jim
Jones. Richard Cioni. Pete Stewart
and Ollie Bell
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
CeIanese Union
BoWIers Win
Benefit Match

Local 1915 ienpinncrs beat out
"a SO pin victory over the A.gC.
League All-Stars last Sunday OF
the Roxy Center lanes In match
staged for the benefit of the Red
Gross War Relief Jim Stewart
baggcd 636 sticks for the Silkmcn
while Ollie Bell clipped 5e4. John
RoSenmarklc Smacked COB for the
stars and Frank Bradley and Char
lie Hoenicka had totals OF sol and
sic respectively
Including the donation OF the
league. Roxy management and the
collection during the contest. s5i
was realized. The circuit president
Frank Blast was in charge OF tho
match and arrangements.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
STANDING OF TEAMS
Russian Unions
Thank Clio for Aid

NEW YORK. CFPl-Tne execu-
tive committee OF the All-Union
Central Council OF Trade Unions
OF the Soviet Union has cabled
thanks to the clio Committee for
American & Allied War Relief for
its activity in behalf of Russian
War Relief.
In a wire TO Irving Abramson.
chairman of the CLIO relief agency,
Pres. NJ Kurkina OF the Russian
body said:
Accept our sincere gratitude for
solidarity with the Soviet Union In
its struggle against the worst enemy
OF progressive mankind Hitler
Germany and for funds collected
for medical aid"
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
1874 Quintet
PLAYS Saturday

A rowing band OF baSkeicers iron
Harrisburg. Pa. will roll into Cum
berland Saturday evening intent or
smashing the winning ways OF thu
CclancSe Local 1874 but before tho
Pcnnsy paSscrs Try to accomplish
their goal ihcy may be III Tor bis
surprise. Anyway. the SkirmiSh i.
slated Tor the Central y" court ant
III It's action the fans want that.
where they'll get It.
Fresh from stirring 80 10 81 VIC
tory over the Reading Pa. PrcizeL
here last Saturday night the Union.
litcs are IN no mood TO be trillce
with. They have proiractcd Isl
OF battles facing them in the mex
few weeks and they hope 10 ust
the Harrisburg fracas as stcppini
stone to bigger and better things.
One significant feature OF III,
Silk scoring this season Is the fac
that teamwork has been stressed
Unlike most teams who usually
sport one or two players bearing
the brunt Gf the attack the CLANCY
ties offensive power has been prctt!
well split up among the entire
squad
Take last Saturdays ScuHlc. fol
instance. In that melee the Loca
tapped tho register for 81 field goal
and every man on the squad cashcC
in with one or more sinkcrs. Char.
les Snapper Morris. he o. the lonl
range. SET the fiery pace with sever
while "Pooch" Orndorff was not 70.
behind with SIN. Then. too Min
hicks. Calls and Coakley all chip
ped in with three each. Big Gun
OF the fray. however. was AN invading
marauder by the name OF FLAX whit
dazzled the drapcrics for ten helt
losses.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
"a MINERS KILLED

MOUNT HARRIS. Colo. -tf'P'--
Thirty-four miners were killed Jan.
20 in an explosion $500 feet under
ground in tho Wadgc mine OF the
Victor American Fuel Co. The dis
astcr was tho worst IN a Colorado
coal mine since 1927. when i2l
miners died in an explosion at tho
Hastings mine
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12

The tcnpin artists Of Local 1874.
Western Maryland's outstanding
big pin aggregation and first half
champions Of the Roxy A.B.C. Lea
que became the first team in Mary
land bowling history 10 enter the
American Bowling Congress World
Championship Tournament which
will be held this year at Columbus.
Ohio. starting March 3rd.
Captain Jim Stewart Of tho
UnionisiS was notified Of the decis-
ion last Thursday morning by Presi-
dent George Meyers. and stewart
immediately announced that the
entire squad Of eight pin toppcrs
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
OFFERS FREE SMOKES

NEW YoRK-tFP)-An offer by
the Tobacco Workers Intl. Union
tAFLl TO give 10000 hours of tree
labor week to make ciearets for
the armed forces II the tobacco
companies would provide the raw
materials is being Spurncd By the
manufacturer Of Old Gold, Lucky
Strike and Chesterfield cigaretS.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
Unions Help Red
Cross I'm Work

WASHINGTON Mass feeding at
the scene OF disaster. II attack is
made OIL American shores. is being
arranged through the nation under
the direction OF the American Rcd
Gross disaster relief workers, with
test organizations already III effect
hero and In Los Angeles.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12

YOUR DOLLAR - regular
monthly feature o. The Voice %
Labor The iar;s and opinions given
are based on Consumers Union Re-
ports. the monthly magazine OF
Consumers Union. IL Union Square
West. New YORK. City. non.pro!ii
organization Whose main object IS
20 safeguard buyers hy testing and
reporting on consume: goods. Note
especially the information on labor
conditions under which products
are made
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
SETTLE DISPUTE

WASHINGTON = lFPJ FlhaI
settlement OF the long-standing dis
putc between the United Electric
Radio & Machine Workers ,cIO,
and the Maytag Co, OF Newton.
la. was reached Feb. with an
agreement providing i0c TO 2sc
hourly raises union recognition. JOB
security and night shift bonuses
Tho dispute began in MAJ 1898 with
y bitterly fought 98-day strike
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12

II was a erca; ball game and
every young gladiator out on the
court fought for victory. In other
years when these two teams stepped
into the arena stripped for action.
one or the other usually became
tittery because OF tho high stakes
ut hand. But not so this year Both
retained their compoSurc all the way
and so many cyc-dazzline shots
found their way into the drapcrics
that the customers were virtually
In a state OF hysteria By the time
the game ended.
STAKEM KEY MAN
But TO get back to young Bobby
stakem. The kid played whale OF
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12

passing and directing floor PLAY
And without disparaging the ability
of the others it's the conccnSus
that the irrcprcssible Stakem was
KEY man" on that court that night.
But Stakcm comes from a long
line OF basketball stars and l mean
STARS. With them its inherent
ability. For years the cage element
herea bouts has seen them gllsten.
one BY one Back III the halycon
DAYS OF 1925. 1926 and 1927 tho
husky Jack was one OF the MAIN
Springs on that greatest OF all La
Sale teams. Then IL was Tommy
Stakem. Then Jimmy Now Bobby
Jimmy went out 10 Chicago and
for TWO consecutive years landed
an All-Star berth on the All-Amer-
lean Catholic scholastic team while
Tommy Sparkled at Loyola UniycT-
sity. Baltimore. after his graduation
Bobby still has one year left
before he completes his studies
and like the rest Of his brothers
before him will probably con
tinue IN ride the road 10 glory
long after he has passed through
the portals Of LaSallc for the
last time.
AHA. BASEBALL AGAIN
Bombs are still falling all over
Europe and the United State itself
is directly in the actual conflict but
war or no war. the show must 90
on and 10 this end the Is major
league ball clubs are just about all
ret for their 1912 spring training
Itinerary. That spring can't be far
away is evidenced by the fact that
only Yesterday the Philadelphia
Athletics. their own ranks all but
shattered by the loss OF five stars
via the draft. went through their
flrSt calisthetics at Carlsbad. Calf.
and the Giants and Dodgers expect
70 start bouncing-the-ball around
early next week.
The world struggle. however. Is
putting some kinks in the plans OF
the club owners and players For
instance. Brooklyn will have 10
make its 250-mile Miami-Havana
hop by land planes, This is due 10
the fact that U. S. Government
has Communicated all clipper
planes. And when Mel Otis New
York Giants skip down TO the
Cuban capital the latter part OF
this month they, too. will be forced
TO travel BY the same method.
Due TO the draft the BIB. barons
waited until the last minute to mail
out their contracts. But that didn't
stop some of the boys from devcl-
oping "holdout- titus" early.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12

III the February issue oil GU Re-
ports. Consumers Union suggests
some general principles which will
help YOU make a better buy: /. Stick
to the simpler modclS-sixcs In
stead OF Fights for instance. 2. Buy
a late model Of a low-priccd car
rather than an earlier model OF a
more expensive car which may be
offered at the same price. 3. Take
your time IN buying II possible.
take along mechanic you can
trust. to help you make the driving
and inspection tests which indicate
the cars condition
A copy OF the February issue of
Gu Reports. with pictures and ex-
plantations OF 20 tests to make when
buying used car. Is available for
Csc from Consumers Union. II
Union Square. New York City.
HOUSEHOLD OIL
Household oil is an important
product in keeping vour appliances
running To many American fam
lilies. household oil means Three
In-Onc. Yet. in tests OF % brands,
Consumers Union has found Three
In-one not only over-priced. but
way down at the bottom OF the list
In quality.
Best Buys OF the - brands tested
we're. Light Oils. Gulfoil 'l0ci:
Sinclair ,l5e,. Heavy Oils: Gulf
Electric Motor-oil ,iOc,. For fam
lilies using very large amounts OF
household oil. an even better buy
would be TO Use four parts OF any
good quality sac low motor oil to
one part OF kerosene. II Is salts
factory for most household pur-
poses and costs about onc-third as
much as the cheapest household oil
LET THEM EAT BREAD
With Its new column on Food
for Your Family Gu will help
It's readers follow the Food Guide
for America worked out al the Ma
tional Nutrition Conference Menus
and recipes based on the Food
Guide are presented in each weeks
issue of BREAD & BUTTER
Don't mourn because Your sugar
is cut down. counscls Frances Wills,
the columns editor. Most OF us
have been eating too much sugar
anyway. Tho amoun, which is TO
be rationcd will be plenty for a
hcalthful diet It's true that sugar
Is all energy food But VIC can also
get energy-pliis vitamins. minerals
and other important food elements
from milk. eggs. and even bread,
Desserts can be made without sugar.
substituting the sweetness OF dried
fruits. honey and molaSscs.
INCOME TAN
Now. when you're struggling with
YOUR l94i return. is an excellent
time to start keeping track OF your
expenses for 1912 That will help
you make future neon ctax returns
OH a buSineSSlikc basis
There's nothing wrong or UNI
patriotic IN using your deductions
d j. p Morgan and tho Chase Ma
tional Bank can b. depended on
TO take of every cent possible. Sc
should you. You can always invest
what you save IN U. S Savings
Bonds. Many people don't know. for
example. that union dues and fees
TO professional societies are deducti-
bic as Ordinary and necessary" for
your livelihood. Interest OF loans
and on installment purchases can
be deducted. provided the interest
is paid and clearly stated OH your
contract as separate item. Money
lost through fire. theft. automobile
accidents. etc. is deductiblc from
YOUR income II not compensated BY
insurance. So are bad debts. pro-
vidcd YOU establish clearly that tho
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12

Other conlnIuni.
ties are expected
TO make similar
arrangements with
local members oil
tho National Res.
taurant ASSocia .
ton. which Is CO.
operating with the
Red Gross In thu
project.
In Washington
rrprcscntatiyts oil
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
REPAIR HOSIERY

A new hosiery saver for women
may be the local Hosiery Repair
Shop In the Liberty Trust build
ing, Runs, which would ordinarily
Doom silk hose, can be repaired at
this shop.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
MINER INJURED

Working hi, first shift al Mine
No Il at Lord. William Broad
water a member OF Local 2003. UNI
" Of A was seriously injured b.
a fall OF ceiling rock last week He
IS In Miners Hospital
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12

A million dollar food bill--thais
what thc army pays every day to
keep our soldiers well-fed. Your
dollars invested III Defense Bonds
every PAYDAY will help foot the bill
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
Sports

s Institute basketball over but they still talking
And scholastic
dimuntic Bobby he
dimuntc Bobby Sakem he
producers o
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12

= game as he has
done all season. II
isn't the player
who scores the
most points that
deserves the crc-
dit: it's the war
rior IN there
doing the feed
ING doing the
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12
THE WESTERN MARYLAND VOICE OF INDUSTRIAL LABOR
Your Dollar
BY CONSUMERS UNION

Used Cars-If you buy used this year, chances
that you will pay for less value than you would
have paid in 94 And unless you're careful you may be
stuck with in poor condition which will you plenty
for repairs.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12

For your country and your union
by Defense Savings Bonds Buy
them regularly every payday.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12

Get the victory habit Bonds cycry
payday
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12

Preserve your union. Buy bonds
for victory.