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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
Catholic Thought And Opinion
By REV. JOSEPH F. DoNNELLY

Gods VIII into conformity with ours, but to bring our will into con- formity with Gods. '"Thy will be done" And we ask to be reconciled to that VIII.
 So if the Germans, the Italians. the English and the Americans all pray to God as they should pray. God would be on the side of all of them for they would all be praying for the same intention. All would be praying for justice and peace, not their conception of justice and peace, but Gods justice and Gods peace which is the only justice and the only true peace. "There would be perfect unity on both sides of the battle front. Then we would have peace. Peace on earth to men of good will and short of that there will be no peace"
 Prayer is not getting something It is becoming something. It is making our hearts become like Gods. Then in prayer we get not only what we need but what we want. But what we want in true prayer will be only the Will of God and His greater glory.
 DIR. GROWN ON PRAYER
 Writing in Redbook a few months ago pr. A. J. Cronin, the Catholic medical man who wrote the Keys of the Kingdom, reminded America that if it is not ours to lead ir battle we can at least pray fol those who do.
 Alas. The mention of the worc prayer is dangerous. It has be come the target of the cynic, tht scoffer, the smart sophisticate wht would rather stand on his head 1T a crowded street than kneel in soli tude before the altar of God. Ina is but another symptom of our men tai lethargy. Those who do pra! however know what miracles it car accomplish. Even if we are withou faith let us be logical. If we figh to preserve Christian culture th' least we can do is give it chance in our lives.
 OUR PUNISHMENT IS JUST
 ''o-G is a weapon of un dreamed of power. It unifies, sus -.-, HIS tne soul with fortitude It gives us patience to endure al things to the end. No one woult dare to fanthom the designs of God Yet If we would presume to read thu darkling stars, we might glimpse il this terrible judgement which nov enfolds the world, some stern ant masterful purpose for our better lnent
 "The world has forgotten God Indulged by years of easy living dazzled by the illusions of materia prosperity, we had turned our face from the skies. Now we must slougl off like snake his skin, our selfisl habits of the past. We must agall embrace gladly the bare simplicitie of life, practice self r. discipline economy, a Spartan austerity. Gu enemies have austerity and irol discipline, both. It is for us t prove that the sacrifice of Attili must pale before the sacrifice o Christ"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
CIVIL ACTIONS ARE
 FILED IN COURT
$825 Is Sought for Dam- ages to Cars in
 Accidents

Two Waterburians filed civil actions in common pleas court this morning as the result of car dam ages. A total of $825 is sought.
 George Asplund seeks $450 dam ages from Stanley Eyre of Wood bury. He states his son, Robert Asp lund, was operating his car on South Main street Jan. 30 when the defendant suddenly started his car from a parked position without warning, striking the side of the plaintiffs car and severely damag- ing 1t.
 In the other action Cora Pruden claims $375 damages as the result of an automobile collision in Rising Sun, Md, last Sept. 13. The de- fendant is Milton L. Moran of Ox- ford, Pa. The complaint states the defendant drove to the left side of the road and into the plaintiffs car.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
ROXBURY RESIDENT
 NOT CORP. HEAD

Alexander Calder of Roxbury last night explained that he is neither the president of the Union Bag and Paper Corp. nor the father of Stan ley Gunnison Calder, West Point cadet whose appointment is under fire by Albert L. Cobb, candidate for Congress in the first Georgia district.
 Cobb, in demanding an investiga- tion of the appointment, claims that young Calder, who entered West Point July 1, 1942, is a resident of Rcxbury, Conn, and not a resident of the first district of Georgia, as required by regulations.
 MT. Calder of Rcxbury said he has often received mail addressed to the president of the Union Bag and Paper Corp. He said he be- lieved the Calder referred to in the investigation has a summer home in Montclair, N. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
Model Youth Is
 Cited By Board

The Waterbury ratlOning board today cited 1s-year old Anthony Gagliardi. of g Eastwood avenue, as a model for auto owners to fOI- low.
 During gas ratlOnlng registra- ton, Gagllardi, who worked in Bristol, received a "B" gas book. He has since left his Bristol job.
 With committing no longer necessary, he turned in his "B" hook to the board, with eight of it's coupons still remaining. His only comment was: 'It seemed the right thing to dO."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
PRAYER IN WARTIME

Prayer is a very natural human action and God has been doing bus tness at the same stand for a long time. It is unfortunately true that business pisks up from it's cus- tomary and indifferent pace when ever major disaster strikes, for then the less and even the least faithful turn to God for help. A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
If imitation ran rampant"

If imitation ran rampant"
 To those who object that "prices haven't gone down and some have gone up," the League points out that prices were ordered reduced only if they had increased since March. "Those that have gone up are mostly farm products and there the fault lies with Congress which provided that no ceilings could be placed on them until they reached certain levels, one of which is no per cent of parity"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
wRITEs WILL IN SYRIAN

Beaumont, Tex. (UP) - Deputy county clerks J. O. Newcomer and Chic Black were in 6 quandary when the will of Mrs. Constantine Eekaly was filed. It was written en- tirelY in Syrian characters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25

James Loughran was fined in NeWry, Northern Ireland, for carry- ing 10 pounds of tea in a specially made bag strapped around his body, team now being listed among the prohibited goods" in Ulster.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25
GOV. HURLEY TO
 BE GUEST OF STAFF
Will Be HOnOred on 47th Birthday; Judge, Mrs.
 Smith to Attend
(NEA Telephoto)

U. s. Judge and Mrs. J. Jo- seph Smith of Prospect will be among those honoring Gov. Robert A. Hurley at an informal birthday party tonight at the Hartford club. Gov. Hurley is 47 today.
 The party is rendered annually by members of the governors military staff. Judge Smith served as a major on the staff.
 Col. George A. Wardinski is chair man of the arrangements commit tee. About 30 persons will attend the party.
 The governors executive secretary, John F. Robinson of Cheshire, and Mrs. Robinson, will also attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25

drop of pain or sorrow placed in the heart by God brings with 1t a recognition of our weakness and in- sumciency and a turning to God for support and comfort.
 Today people, many of whom were not faithful to prayer when times were good to them and to their country, are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25

Chile faces a shortage of Christ mas candles because of wartime difficulty in transporting paraffin wax from other countries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25

Joseph E. Davies, former U. s ambassador to Russia. has turned over his personal files to War ner Brothers, for research on Mis- sion to Moscow"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-25

SCHOOL CHANGES RULES
 Pasadena. Cal. (UP)-The world- famous California School of Tech nology has dropped its bar against co-eds in order to let them take national defense industry courses.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-07
Losing Weight Is No
Cause For Benefits

Even though 10 year old appli-
cant for Unemployment benefits had
shrunk from 200 pounds to a mere
100 pounds because of the excessive
heat in bake shop, it was not suf-
fcient cause for leaving his job. I'm
Commissioner Curtiss
K. Thompson ruled recently.
The worker who hoped to return
to college in the fall took a job for
the summer on the early evening
shift. In June he learned he had not
received passing grades and would
not be permitted to return to college.
Shortly thereafter he left the bakery,
giving the i'll effects of night work
and the resultant loss of weight as
reasons for leaving.
In rendering his decision Commits
sioner Thompson said, "It may we'll
be that he was acting with super
abundant caution and the circum-
stances do not justify his leaving.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-07

Salute To Victory!
(EDTTORIAL)
(EDITORIAL)

Raymond E. Baldwin has been elected Governor of
Connecticut and organized labor which worked for the
reelection of Bob Hurley, will give Gov Baldwin all of
its support in his efforts to maintain and extend our
States contribution to the nations War Program 1t is
of the gores of democratic system that we work
heads off for the want to see in Office If he
loses, say Wait until next tme and give our ater-
ton to the immediate problems which face our city, state
country letting political differences sink into the back
ground. That's Of the things about our American
democracy that Hitler simply can't understand He thinks
it indicates weakness We KNOW it is the root of of
united democratic strength.
We extend our congratulations to Governor Baldwin
and to the Republican Party 1t was good fight and we
lost. We have alibis no postmortems Organized
labor has but desire: Let's win this war; and let's
win it soon.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-07
Tone Returns
From Tour OF
United States
''Our Own Joe" Is Chief
Speaker AT Many Impor-
tant Labor Meetings

''Joe" Tone, a 35-year member
of Elm Lodge 42O, New Haven
Machinists, Labor Consultant of
the U. S. Department of Labor,
and the personal representative of
Secretary of Labor Perkins, has
just returned from a trip around
the United States. He was in New
Haven this week, renewing friend
ships with his many acquaintance.
Tone addressed a huge mass meet
ing of organized labor in Tulsa,
Okla, and the banquet and conven-
ton of the Nebraska Federation of
Labor at Beatrice, Neb. He spoke
at the huge West Coast conference
of I. A. M. at San Diego, CAL, and
toured the Consolidated Aircraft
Corporation plans, which employs
$4,000 workers, all members of the
I. A. M. Tone also spoke at the Cali
fornia Federation of Labor Conven-
ton before 5000 persons. Some 1900
were delegates. 1t was one of the
largest state conventions in American
labor history.
At Kansas City, on his way East,
he sat in on the Labor Panel of
the National Catholic Charities
Conference.
The greatest thrill of the tour
of duty, he said, was speaking be-
fore 1000 persons from the Rain
bow Bridge, over the Niagara River
between Niagara Falls, Ontario,
and Niagara Falls, New York. One
foot was planted on Canadian ter
ritory and the other on that of the
United States during the address.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-07
Three Unions
In Hartford
Sign Contract
Underwood Forced To Give
Raises To Machinists
And Polishers

The Underwood Elliott Fisher
Co., Hartford, has signed joint
contract with Lodges $50 and 354,
Machinists, and Local IS, Metal
Polishers of America, acknowledge
ing the three unions as joint bar
gaining agencies for the $500
hourly workers at the company's
Hartford plant, and Incorporating
the four cents an hour increase in
pay as was ordered by the National
War Labor Board last week.
The agreement provides that all
employees who are members of the
unions Is days after the date of
the directive shall remain members.
LENGTHY NEGOTIATIONS
Although the Underwood Company
had for the last seven years recog-
nized the three unions as the bar
gaining agencies for its employees, it
refused to negotiate with them when
they asked for the renewal of their
contract last March. Since November,
1941, the union had been seeking a
10 cents an hour increase in wages
for its members.
In refusing to negotiate with the
unions in March, the Underwood
contended that the unions had lost
the backing of the employees and no
longer represented the majority. The
unions in carrying the case to the
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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-07
.J|oi j
Organization
Team sters
Labor Management Com
mittee For Industry Set
Up In Washington

WASHINCTON.-A joint labor
management committee of the
trucking industry, which will con-
slider steps by which the industry
can further the war effort, was or
ganized this week at a conference
in Washington, ID. c., of represen-
tatives of thu International
Brotherhood of Transfers and the
American Trucking Associations
with officials of the Office of De-
tense Transportation.
The 14-men1ber committee, on
which the drivers and operators will
have equal representation, will con-
vene in Washington November 16 for
its first meeting. The groups will
name their representatives later.
The conference, presided over by
Otto S. Boyer, Director of the ODT
Division of Transport Personnel, and
John L. Rogers, Director of the
Division of Motor Transport, was
called by the ODT to establish a
permanent relationship between the
agency and representatives of en-
ployers and employees in the industry.
BECK is SPOKESMAN
David Beck, Seattle, Washington,
vice president of the Brotherhood,
and Ted V. Rodgers, Washington,
D. c., president of the American
Trucking Associations, Inc, served as
spokesman for their respective
groups.
Other management representatives
were J. P. Altwater New York City;
Gordon ]. Healow, Chicago; Roy
Mason, Columbus, Ohio; Alan J.
Wilson, Boston, Mass; and R. ].
Appel, Chicago secretary and gen
eral manager of the Central States
Employers Area Committee.
DRIVER REPRESENTATIVES
The drivers were represented
also by Fred Tobin international
representative of the Brotherhood
in Washington, Robert Borden, of
the Southern Region, and these
representatives of the unions joint
council: William O'Rourke, New
York City; John Rorich, Cleve-
land; James Hoffa, Detroit; Ray
Mccall, Boston; Charles Reel, Oak
land, Calf; Patrick Burke, St.
Louis; William Lee and Frank
Gillespie, Chicago.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-07
School Folk
Vote To Ask
For Charter
Hartford Workers Join Am.
Fed. of State, County,
Municipal Workers

School workers in Hartford
abolished the Non-Instructional
Employees Assn. of the Hartford
Board of Education and applied
for the first charter of public
school workers in Connecticut for
membership in A. F. L. State
County and Municipal Employees.
This was decided at a meeting in
the Henry Barnard Junior High
School Friday evening.
FIFTY-FIVE JOIN
Fifty-fve signatures were attached
to the charter application. Seventy
five members of the old independent
union were present at the meeting at
to vote it out of existance.
Frank Morris, secretary of the
Hartford Central Labor Union, and
Henry S. Couch, treasurer of the
Conn. State Council of State
County and Municipal Employees,
attended the meeting and advised
the group on matters pertaining to
the union. Officers of the new
organization will be announced
next week.
The meeting was held up by a
practice blackout, and as a conse-
quence the meeting had to be rushed
to finish.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-07
Milk Drivers
In Hartford
JoiinLocal559
Bryant Chapman Company
Capitulates After Five
Year Struggle

After five years of effort to
organize the milk drivers in the
Hartford area, Local $50, Team
sters, scored twice when the 200
members of the Bryant-C Chapman
Dairy company, and 76 members
of r. G. Miller company, Hart
ford, Joined the local, Herbert A.
Miller, secretary-treasurer of the
union, announced this week.
UNION RECOGNIZED
The first break into the milk de-
livery field occurred when members
of the Bryant Chapman concern,
Hartford's largest milk company,
voted 100 to IL to leave the en-
ployes' association and have Local
$50 represent them. The company has
recognized the Transfers as the sole
bargaining agency and contract
will be submitted this week.
Henry Daughnais, former vice
president of the Bryant Chapman's
Employees Association has been ap-
pointed special organizer in the drive
to organize all the dairies in Hart
ford.
A ten per cent increase and two
weeks vacation with pay, instead of
one as is now the case, a closed
shop and the checkoff, will be
asked.
The same contract will be sub
mitted to the r. G. Miller com.
pany.
Efforts are being made to en-
roll the drivers of the Lincoln
Dairy and A. C. Peterson Dairy in
the A. F. L. union, said Sec.
Miller.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-07
NY. Teamsters
Get S. Increase

NEW YORK-Raises of S.
week each for $4,000 New York
teamsters are provided in an arbitra-
ton award handed down this week
by Hugh S. Sheridan. The arbitra-
ton followed a threatened strike by
3 locals of the Init. Bro of Team
Sters.
Sheridan also increased the over
time rate from time-and-a-third to
time-and-a-half, but rejected union
demand for reduction in the work
week from "A to 40 hours. Sheridan
said he based his decision on the
Little Steel formula.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-07

Your Dollar
IsContinuiing
Food Not Controlled By
O.P.A.Has Gone Up
10 Per Cent

The rise in the cost of living for
whole country has advanced 700
since Aug. 1889, the month before
the beginning of the war in Europe,
according to a report by the U. S.
Department of Labor. This compares
with an increase of 1920 for the same
period of the last war;
l.69o INCREASE
Between Aug. l and Sept. Is,
this year, Secretary Francis Perkins
reports, the total cost of living has
gone up three-tenths of 10. This,
points out the Department, repre-
sents a rise of LOO in the total
cost of living since mid-May when
ceiling prices were imposed by the
o. p. A. ON many products. Since
Sept. Is there were further rises in
the costs of goods and particularly
of certain foods not covered by
o. P. A. Control before the Execu-
tive Order on Price Sterilization
froze all living costs, Oct. 3, this
year.
Between mid-May and mid-Sept.
this year, food costs went up four
per cent while rents and clothing
prices dropped slightly. Prices of
housing furnishings were higher and
service charges had advanced. Taken
as whole, the report states, the
cost of goods and services under
control of the O. P. A. were below
the level prevailing in mid-May when
controls were established.
UNCONTROLLED PRICES
Commodities and services not
subjected to o. P. A. control, large
ly foods and professional services,
however had risen 4.79o between
May Is and Sept. 1. Prices on un-
controlled foods had gone up more
than 1919 in the same period.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-07
IsBus Driving
TooToughFor
The Fair Sex?
That's What Union Men In
Bridgeport Will Soon
Find Out

Conceding that women may
make good drivers of buses on the
West Coast where the climate is
more favorable to year-around
traffic, Lester Parfitt, president of
Bus rivers Local 459, Bridgeport,
asked chow will they do in snowy
or sleeting weather?"
WOMEN TRAINING
Women are training to operate
buses of the c. R. & c. company in
Bridgeport, and Parhtt says that
most of the men feel that bus driv-
ing is too tough an occupation for
women.
ssCan they decide ON the spur
of the moment to make the right
Judgements" he asked. EEK
perience and time alone will tell.
We feel that its going to be cost
ly experiment.
EQUALITY OF SEXES
Parftt amplihed his remarks Of
last week that no favoritism was go
ing to be shown women drivers. They
are expected to buck the list" that
is, take the work on the shift that is
open when it's open. Just as any
other newcomers, they will get the
breaks according to their seniority
standing. They will be subjected to
call at all hours like any other rocky,
said Parhtt.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-07
Over 500 at B-1O13
Anniversary Party

More than 500 members of the
Electrical Device Workers Union,
Hartford, attended the Ninth Ami
versary party of Local B-1013, Sat-
urday evening at Saengerbund Hall,
Washington ST., Hartford.
international Representative Walter
Kenehck of the I. B. E. w. was
guest speaker of the evening. Patsy
Jacabucci was chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-07
Pegler Won't Print
This Kind Of Item

CLEVELAND Three former
officials of the John Harsch Bronze
& Foundry Co. have been jailed and
fined in Federal court for attempting
to defraud the Navy.
Harry ]. Harsch, who was vice
president, secretary and superinten-
dent of the firm, received a e.
month jail sentence and $4,000 fine.
Alfred A. Huck, production manager,
and Walter E. Cowie, assistant man.
ager, each got 80 days and $500
fines.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-11-07
AS We See 1t
BY
THE STAFF

will have several newcomers
this year. They include Will
liam A. Scott, president of the
Hartford Central Labor Union
and member of the Bricklay-
ers Union, elected a State Sem
ator; James ]. Higgins, bust
ness agent of Plumbers and
Steamfitters Local $40, New
Haven, elected as Representa-
tive; and Harold Conroy,
Hartford C.I.O., also a State
Representative. Both James p.
Ceelan, Retail Clerks; and
Joseph T. Rourke, Electro
clans BOO, were reelected to
the Senate with flying colors.
ALL. UNIONS In CONN.
made splendid progress is or
ganizing this week. In Hart
ford, Local $50, Transfers,
won a five-year struggle, and
organized the 200 milk driv-
ers at Bryant-C Chapman, and
for good measure, added the
70 drivers at the r.. G.. Miller
Dairy. Another five-year strug-
gle I'm Stamford came to an
end when the Machinists I'm
ion won am N.L.R.B. election
at Yale-Towne, the Machinists
obtaining more than 800 of
the 1000 votes cast. The Ma
chinists scored another vic
tory in East Port Chester, win
ming another Labor Board
election, 12l-50.
THE REASON FOR these
and many other Uictories is
not hard to find. Some EN-
pLoyers are tryingytO squeeze
out of abiding by Federal reg
uIations dealing iCith tinpe-and-
a-haIf and double time after
fUe days Of sOork; there are a
host Of regulations set up for
the protection of sOOrkers;
nesC rulings are being handed
dO,On almost a0eekly. The or
ganised ,COrlser, suith his inter-
national union, his local or
ganizatiOn, and business agent,
has someone to help him inter-
pref the situation at all times.
The unOrgGnised yorker is
simply helpless.
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE: John
Doe and his unorganized fellow
workers, may feel they are entitled
to a raise. Here are the problems
they must face: Can we get this
raise? how? shall we apply to the
State Board of Arbitration and
Mediation. or to the War Labor
Board? who do we see? do the
new regulations forbid a raise for
us? how do our rates compare with
the standard rate for this job? who
will call a meeting? where will it
be held? who'll send out the
notices? These are only a few of
the problems. The only answer is
union organization.
NOTE TO LABOR COMMITS
SIONER DANAHER AND u. s..
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE: Men
in the building trades, whose wage
scale is $I.65 an hour and more,
are not required to take jobs
paying 55c an hour. There is no
basis in law for your refusal to
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