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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
RAY K. LINSLEY
 HONORED BY l2O
Chas. Allen One of Speak CTS at Pennington Dinner
 for Bristol Resident

Ray K. Lindsley of Bristol, who retired last Friday as assistant sec- retary of the Connecticut Light and Power company after 43 years of service with the company and its predecessors, was honored by 120 employees of the company from all parts of the state Wednesday night at a dinner in the Pennington Country club, Pennington.
 Speakers included c. L. Camp bell, president of the Connecticut Light and Poweh company; R. A.. Knowlton, executive vice-president; Paul R. Fleming, secretary; A. Q. Bristol, manager of the Essex di. vision; George Cockings, former manager of the Bristol division; James Ashe, supervisor of book keeping in the Hartford office; Charles J. Allen of Waterbury, director of public relations; Thomas Blaikie. assistant treasurer; Miss Mary Silhavey, former secretary to MT. Linsley: Ralph Linsley of the Bristol Building and Loanu Asso. citation; Clarence Goranson, super visor of the repair department and John M. Kramarsik, assistant sec- retary.
 MT. Blaikie presented MT. Lins- ley war bonds and Miss Silvahey presented Mrs. Linsley 8 bouquet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06

Private Hiram N. Smith of Engine and Private Anthony Ryan of Truck 2 were made lieutenants at yesterdays meeting of the board of fire commissioners, effective tomor- row. Anthony Jonikas of Congress avenue was appointed to the de- pertinent and will report for work Monday.
 Lieut.. Michael Flaherty, aide to Fire Chief Thomas P. Cavanaugh was retired and placed on the pen- sion rolls.
 Acting Chief Martin J. Campion said he would confer with Chief Cavanaugh, now on vacation, before assigning the new leutenants.
 The board received and placed on file an application from Mi- chael Caputo to be appointed to the call force.
 Chairman Finton J. Phelan and Commissioner Archibald Phillips spoke briefly to the new neutenants and the new recruit. "There are many other firemen who are eligible for promotion but you have been picked because of the high recom- mendations of your officers and be- cause we feel you are best quali- fled" said Commissioner Phillips. We have so many good firemen that 1t is always headache to try to arrive at a choice when a pro- motion is to be made"
 Chairman Phelan expressed simi- lar thoughts. To the new firemen he said: You must bear in mind that we tolerate no drinking while in uniform or while on duty. You must obey and respect the com- mands of your officers.
 Pointing to Acting Chef Cam pion the chairman continued, "There stands fine officer who started off the same way you are starting off only his job was three times as tough because of the long working hours and the absence of motorized equipment now in use. You have the same opportunities for advance ment."
 Commissioner Phillips urged the new officers to keep in mind when issuing orders that for many years they were on the receiving end of orders. Tn your long years of ex- perience as firemen," he said, you
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
AUTO ACCIDENTS
 HITLER'S ALLY
200, ,OOO American Troops Deprived of Equipment
 By Time Lost

Two hundred thousand soldiers sailors or marines could have been supplied with war equipment pro- duced in the time lost through acci- dents in lo4l, according to the 1042 edition of Accident Facts, the Ma tional Safety Councils statistical yearbook.
 But this equipment wasn't pro- duced, says Accident Facts, because men who could have turned 1t out were put out of commission by ac- cidents just as effectively as though they had been shot down by the enemy.
 A total of 1O2,6OO Americans were killed by accidents last year - $500, 900 injured, 350,000 perma- nently disabled.
 Of the total accident dead, 18,000 were killed while working at their jobs. Among the victims were many skilled and highly trained techni- clans and other industrial experts Another 32,0O0 workers died of acci- dents off the job
 ''1t is your patriotic duty" states the National Safety Council in Ac- cident Facts, "to protect yourself and others from accidents, that the time lost from production may be sharply cut - that we may produce the weapons of war.
 "As an example fwhat could have been built in the 460, GOO, COG man-days lost in 194l because o1 accidents, the Council offered this list: 20 more battleships and 100 more destroyers and 5000 more bombers and 10000 more tanks - in addition to what actually were built"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
Coast Guard Recruit
 Promoted By Board
Supernumerary Policeman Made Regular on Eve of
 Departure; Lahr Retires With Pension

Supernumerary Patrolman James Overton, who tomorrow enters the Coast Guard service, was appointed 8 regular patrolman at yesterdays meeting of the board of police com missioners to succeed Patrolman Henry J. Lahr. The latter, mem- Der of the department for % years was retired on pension at his own request. He has been off duty be- cause of illness during the past year.
 The new patrolman is 29 years oi age and 8 nephew of Patrolmen Walter and Alfred Overton. Police Supt. William J. Roach commended him highly.
 Cluney's Case
 A continuance of two weeks was granted in the case of Patrolman Patrick Cluney, suspended because of failure to produce evidence oi citizenship. Absence of Chairman William Verriker and Commission CT Wendell Cross was the reason for the continuance. Eatrolman Cluney will be member of the force 2S years in January.
 Commissioner William Bannor acted as chairman of the meeting The board received and placed or file an application from Harolc Hurley for appointment to the su- pernumerary force.
 On motion of Commissioner Mar tin Sullivan the board voted to re- scind a previous order making Am prose and Caroline streets one-Way streets. Commissioner Sullivan sug- gested that the order be withdrawn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
POLITICAL UNITS
 TO LIMIT AUTOS
Chairman Mccoy of New Haven Submits Proposal
 to Party Executives

A proposal by Town Chairman David Mccoy of New Haven that Democrats and Republicans in the larger cities and towns about the state agree to limit the number of cars used to bring voters to the polls election day is now under study by state Democratic leaders. Under the plan, each major party would agree to use only a certain limited number of cars in each voting district.
 MT. Mccoy told the Democrat state central committee at it's meet ing in Hartford this week that such 8 plan is now being worked out in New Haven. The number of cars used, he said, will be sharply cur tailed.
 The plan was advanced by the New Haven town chairman as 8 means of preventing undue use of gasoline and wear on tires.
 Another wartime proposal, that extension of voting hours for the benefit of war plant workers be made uniform about the state, is now under study. Democratic State Chairman John T. Mccarthy plans conferences with Republican and Socialist leaders to effect an agree ment on this point. Under the law, towns can extend their voting hours as they wish. but Democrats hope to secure agreement on uniform extens ions to eliminate confusion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06

perding further study.
 Helen Poplis, o. Steinert and Mar gerry Wildman addressed complaints to the board against the new bus stop on the south side of the Green. The bus stop was transferred July IS from the north side of East Main street to its present location for a one month trial period.
 No Shelter
 The compliments said there is no stop between the White Tower lunch and Leavenworth street, that 1t is too long a distance between the stops, and there is no shelter from the weather on the Green. The board referred the complaints to the trafflc committee without comment.
 Request was made by Mercer & Dunbar, operators of armored car service for the removal of one of the parking meters at 703 Bank street. The firm was moved to the latter address from North Main street and desires parking space for its cars. The request was referred to the traffic committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06

Harry Klamkin, provision chair man of the proposed local chapter of the American Business Congress presided.
 There Is only one thing to do," said MT. Seedman. Band together in powerful organization and re- member the problems of small bus mess in Kansas or California are as much your problems as anything that happens in Connecticut. It is not Hitler that is the cause of our misery, but indifference. We cannot be indifferent and survive"
 Seedman claimed that a year ago he and several other small business men had been given false informa- tion on the procedure of obtaining defense contracts by William s. Knudsen and Sidney Hillman, then the heads of the OPM. He pointed out that in 1941 out of 184,O00 man. ufacturing concerns in the country 56 controlled 75 per cent of the de- fense contracts. There were 10000 with no defense contracts at all.
 Taking complaint to Knudsen and Hillman, the speaker said they were told that Knudsen did not favor the sub-letting of contracts by big firms to small firms because "this Wt uld not be practical-it is irnpos- sible to get war production in vol ume in small plants" They were al- so told that if small firms wanted war contracts, "let them go out and get them"
 MT. Holcomb said that National Socialism was simply big govern ment and big business-everything controlled by 8 few men. Commit nism, as far as can see, is big gov-, ernment not business" he added. The speaker said that free enter prise must be preserved if democra- cy is to continue to exist. "The small businessman has the greatest stake in democracy" he stated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
NO ENDORSEMENTS
 FROM CIO LEADERS
State Executive Board to Meet Here Aug. 22; Await
 Political Developments

The state executive board of the CIO Council announced today that 1t has not endorsed any candidate for any political office last week.
 This announcement was made as plans were furthered to present to the statewide political conference to be held at the Hotel Elton, Water bury, on Sat, Aug. p, at 2 p. m, program of legislation.
 In addition to legislative matters, the conference will definitely take up the cudgels to obtain political support to place members of the union on the political tickets for major offices.
 Several prominent CIO officials have already been mentioned as potential candidates for some of- fees
 One of the important pieces of legislation to be taken up at the conference will be the direct pri- maries.
 This will be incorporated in labors platform which will be pre- sented to the major parties con- ventionS for inclusion in the regu- lar party blanks
 The Labor platform will be adopted at the conference by the rank and file from the brass, steel, electrical, textile, rubber, and other war workers organized by the CIO.
 In addition to the platform, the council will present for approval by the 400 delegates to assemble at the session in Waterbury, President Roosevelt's seven-point program for victory through equality of sacrifice
 The councils legislative commit tee, which has as two of its mem bers two state representatives, has drawn up the proposed legislation which the conference will be asked to approve.
 The council has definitely ap- proved the direct primary idea for the state.
 The two speakers at the confer ence will be James B. Carey, Ma tional CIO secretary and Nathan Cowan, CIO legislative representa- tive in Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
IA l4PARISHIONERS
 TO ELECT PASTOR

A minister to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rev. Matthew G. Madden, pastor of the Mill Plain Union church, will be named soon by a committee of IA parishioners named last night at a parish meeting.
 MT. Madden left several days ago to assume the pastOrate of the Con- gregational church in Branford as successor to Rev. B. Kenneth An thony, now pastor of the First Con- gregational church here.
 The parish committee named last night includes: Mrs. Dorothy Green, Miss Caroline Benham, Mrs. Ormond Reed, Mrs. Alden White, Mrs. Elwin Steer, Miss Ida Rey- mond, George Hubbard, Elton Alex ander, Morton Pierpont, Carlton Chapin, Francis Carlin, Sidney Spender, George Weigner and Clar- cree Brown.
 Switzerland now lists potatoes as Its best food-value produdct.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
TWO LOCAL FIRMS SET UP COMMITTEES
r-Management COn- ferences Now Arranged
 at ScOvilI's, Bristol Co.

Boston, Aug. 6-Ten additional plants in New England have formed joint labor encouragement committees in connection with the nationwide campaign to increase and accelerate war production, 1t was announced today by the Regional News Bureau, Office of War Information, 17 Court street. This makes e total of 10l plants in New England which have organized committees since the war production drive began.
 There are now HOO plants through out the country in which volun- tary labor management committees arc working to increase production in accordance with the plan sug- gcsted last March by Donald M. Nell son, chairman of the War Produc- ton Board. The plan includes the recognition of individual merit by means of awards to workers, ar engagements for putting workers suggestions into operation, slogan contests and other means of in creasing production.
 Additional New England plants III WAAAGAk WAA RAOAONUAOAA 0A AVO SOAAA- mittees have been orgacized are:
 Massachusetts
 Bethlehem Steel Company, Inc, Boston.
 Bethlehem Steel Company, Fore River Yard Division, Quincy.
 Hodgman Rubber company, Tram ingham.
 Standard Electric Time company, Springfield.
 Connecticut American Brass company, Tor rington. Bristol company, Waterbury. Scovill Manufacturing company. Waterbury.
 Rhode Island United Aircraft Corporation. Ham, ilton Standard Propellers, Westerly. United States Naval Torpedo Sta. tion, Newport.
 New Hampshire United States Navy Yard. Ports mouth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
NO Authority GiUen
 F or Solicitation or Defense Photos

As 8 result of numerous calls, Frank J. Green, secretary of the Waterbury Defense Council, to- day stated that no one has been authorized to take photo graphs of individuals engaged in defense activity in Water bury. The local office of the American Red Cross, the Ci- william Defense Volunteer Of- flee, and other agencies con- nected with defense work, also state that no one is authorized to use their name in making such solicitation of photo graphs Anyone who Is ap- preached by photographers who intimate that their pic- ture Is desired for publicity in connection with their voIun- teer work, should report such solicitation immediately to the Waterbury Police Department. 3-41Al, or to the Chamber of Commerce, A-6123.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06

Vacationers returning from Can- ada must have photographic films censored.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
NEW LIBRARY GROUP
 CANCELS MEETING

Meeting of the New England Library Association, scheduled to be held October 12 through October IA at Worcester, Mass, has been can- celled due to wartime transporta- tion conditions, Miss Katherine H. Wead, secretary, has announced.
 This was to have been the ini- tial meeting of the newly formed or- ganization which Is sponsored by state library organizations in New England. No meetings are planned by the Association for the duration of the war.
 Miss Wead, who is also secretary of the Connecticut State Library Committee, received notification of cancellation from Felix Ranlett of Bangor, Me-, president of the asso- citation.
 Germany is trying to develop a UocO7Sno cpyhcfifJ,fo from fl,rf
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
EVEN HIS WIFE

While William Kelly, American inventor of the "Bessemer" steel making process, was seeking to prove he could make steel by us- ing blast of cool air to make molten iron hotter. his wife, like his friends, thought him crazy ard had a doctor examine him.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06
Two New Lieutenants
 Named By Fire Board
Aide to Chief, Michael FIaherty, Retires Ai.sr 5z
 Years of Service; Firemen Praised

must have had occasion to take of- fense at an order given in an un- pleasant manner-and by the same token you undoubtedly recognize the type of order which commands the respect of the men. Remember that the men of the department are human"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-06

Germany is trying to develop { gasoline substitute from turf.
The CIO news., 1942-11-23
Art Goes Lobor
AT Met Museum!

New York, Nov. 21-A series Of
forums on labor and art in the
United Nations is being held under
the joint sponsorship of the Metro
politan Museum of Art and the
Greater New York CIO Council.
The series started Nov. 9 and con-
cludes Nov. 80
On Monday. Nov. q. Anthony
Jenkinson of the Allied Labor News
and Roberta M. Fansler. assistant
dean of education, Metropolitan
Museum of Art will speak on labor
and art In Great Britain.
The forums which are open free
to the public are held from s TO
10 PM. at the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art, Fifth Ave. and s2nd
st. 80
The CIO news., 1942-11-23
Ask Sfiffer u. S.
Attitude On
Finland. Spoin

Washington, Nov. 2l-Among the
resolutions of the CIo convention
dramatically highlighted by the Of
fensive In North Africa was one
dealing with Hitler's puppet states,
vichy France, Franco Spain and
Mannerheim Finland.
The resolution. describing these
Axis stooges as Completely the
puppets and military allies Of the
fascist Axis" pointed out tn a I
Vichy has entered Into open war
fare with the u. S." that Franco
Spain has been warned by Pres.
Roosevelt ito maintain strict and
absolute neutrality" and that the
Finnish representatives here have
sent supplies and have acted as IAN
apparatus for espionage within our
borders"
The CIO news., 1942-11-23
Urge u. S. Help
Bring India
TO Allied Cause

Washington. Nov. 2i-The stra-
tegic need of mobilizing the people
of India on the side of the United
Nations by giving them self-govern-
ment was stressed both in resolu-
tion and in brief debate at the CIO
convention in Boston last week.
Speaking on the resolution. which
called for application of the At
lantic Charter TO India and TO all
colonial peoples. Jack Lawrenson,
vice-president of the Natl Mari
time Union. declared:
'.SOme people wonder how the
Japanese got to India so quickly.
/ will take a minute on that one
to show you the danger TO India.
I'm Europe Hitler had To manu-
facture his own fifth column. hut
in India and i'm all the other
colonial countries the Japanese
fifth column was manufactured
by the exploitation of slavery.
GREATEST SERVICE
1--WE think there cannot be a
greater service done by the British
trade unions and the American
trade unions than TO take this
resolution down below 10 the rank
and file where it counts. mobilize
support and turn on the steam from
the main engines
Lawrenson also urged the end
of all imperialist policies that were
keeping the Indians and other
colonial peoples from all-out mobili-
zation. for war against the Berlin
Rome Toxic Axis.
The CIO news., 1942-11-23
Elections Won

Regional Director Powers Hapgood records victory the
UMMSWA CIO Bridgeport Indianapolis
s44 for CIO 100 for AFL and Is for
From Kansas City, Regional Director Femmng victory
UAW-CIO Oldsmobile OF
approximately 400 for the AFL.
Burkhmmer USA director
q
with vote of 997 for USA to "A for This makes
string Of consecutive USACIO victories II
CO
victory a &
Workers ILWU-CIO. to 96.
Harry Rowe UAWCO Canadian publicity director,
election victories Ontario follows: Chatham Chy
UAWCIO Tbury Canadian 391 for UAWCIO
1 Windsor Gotredson Truck $50 for UAWCO to 1884, Border
Cities 588 UAWCIO Canadian Industries 23
UAWCIO 162 Defense Industries 1S for UAW-CIO to
Frank des regional director three victories
there follows Sheffield Steel Houston where the USACIO
9lS where USA
Consolidated Chemical where the newly
United Coke Chemical Workers took 100
District despite fact that District SO had contract
The CIO news., 1942-11-23
Organizing
BY ALLAN S. HAYWOOD
CIO Vice-Presidenf
Director Of Organization

The NTH constitutional convention
the convention held
in history Of organized
The deliberations OF the delegates
throughout the nation The
Leveret Saltona Mayor Maurice Tbn Secretary Of War
Robert Patterson Assistant Secretary
president of the Canadian Labor Bryn
Of the National Union Employees Of Great Britain
British embassy
Pres Murray stated labos position labor
doesn't want masy jobs with salaries
boards but labor position of trust
responsibility where nation United
States Sen Claude Pepper advocated the
marshall the whole might of civilian
labor planning directing of civilian
He paid tribute
and preventing the launching
put compuon In the place of adequacy planning
o Americas problem.
The CIO news., 1942-11-23

vian Workers. Toledano's efforts
had previously brought about SINH
lar labor unity in Ecuador.
The new Peruvian and Ecuador
Considerations are affiliated to the
CTAL, bringing the number Of
CTAL affiliates to Is, with a men,
bership of well over 100000. In
addition to the important labor fed
erations Of Mexico. Cuba. Chile and
Argentina, the CTAL now repre-
sents labor in Bolivia, Columbia.
Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama. Puer-
TO Rico, Peru, Uruguay and Vene-
zuela. Toledano will leave for b.
livia November s. He has been de-
MED visa to Argentina by the
Castillo government.
The CIO news., 1942-11-23

on this continent and with other
United Nations workers" he said.
"In every country have visited.
workers and their leaders have re-
quested me to initiate move for
adhesion between the CTAL and
the Anglo-Soviet committee to
strengthen the fight against the
Axis"
LEAD FIGHT
Toledano, who Is touring the
Americas to promote hemisphere
unity, said: Through Allied Labor
News I am pleased TO report to
United Nations that organized labor
in every Latin American country.
particularly here In Chile, Is lead
Ing the fight against the Nazi-fascist
Axis"
In Peru last week, after confer
ence between Toledano and heads
of Peruvian unions, the various
labor groups dropped their long
standing differences In the interests
of united action against fascisfr and
formed the sconfederationy Of Perusy
The CIO news., 1942-11-23
Record Work Accomplished

record of work performed delegates In
record Time Delegates thrilled
second front in Northern Africa
effort win the and declared organizing
the best to win the
and win the
Unity prevailed throughout Murray
enthusiastically and unanimously reelected
TO the position of
vcpesdents reelected Joseph H. Dalrymple
Rieve Reid Robinson Frank Rosenbum
additional elected
Allan S Haywood.
The local committee comprised Regional
president the
Boston City Industrial Union
ompmented for their unring
Delegates left for their homes determined
on of this magnificent convention and with feeling
reception al Of
in the historical city of Boston,
The CIO news., 1942-11-23
RWR Collects Four
Million in Yeor

New York-Russian War Relief,
Inc, youngest of the major war re-
lief agencies. announced that in
its first year Of operations, the
value of its shipments TO the Soviet
Union and of goods purchased has
reached S4,467, ,70391.
The CIO news., 1942-11-23
Lotin-Americon Labor Seeks
Ties With AnqIo-Soviet Group


in
The CIO news., 1942-11-23

A submarine needs 250,0OO pounds
of lead for storage batteries and
100000 pounds for batteries. alto
gether, as much as goes into the
storage batteries Of $500 .automo-
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