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Evening star., 1942-03-30
sTATEMENT or THE CONDITION OF
The American
Insurance Company

required under Section 647 of the Code
Of Law for the District Of Columbia.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09

the jobs the department Is doing.
in Congress and the action required
10 also being prepared. All the
services are focused on the value
Of their use to CLIO unions.
In asking for the cooperation of
all CLIO affiliates. the report says
that the major task Of the depart
ment is better organization for the
dissemination of information to all
members of the CLIO and for the
marshalling of the views of these
members In the form and manner
which may best be brought to the
attention Of the members of Con-
Rress."
Since Its formation, the depart
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09

past TWO years.
Almost final returns showed the
Democrats In nominal control of
the House, despite loss Of AZ seats
to the Republicans. But union OBJ
servers noted that the losing DEM
ocrats were in many cases men who
had often opposed organized work.
ers and the President.
The newspapers have also done
some wishful thinking on the
election results, judging from the
fulsome editorials of the past two
days. There was little indication
that the people were abandoning
the principles Of the New Deal;
for In this election the smallest
number of voters In years exer-
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09

cised their franchise. The reac-
tiOnaries capitalized on that fact.
THREE REASONS
Three explanations are offered
for the lightness of the vote:
l. Over four million young men
Of whom an admittedly high pro-
portion are New Deal supporters
are In the armed forces. Few cast
their ballots.
2. Hundreds Of thousands OF in
dustrial workers have moved 10 de-
Tense jobs outside their community
or outside their native state. Diff
culties in registering or voting by
mail undoubtedly cut down their
voting strength.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09
Coke Council
Given Charter
By Clio Board

CONTINUED from Page 81
Roberts were presented with ciga-
rette lighters and cases as tokens
of the solidarity that CLIO feels to-
ward fellow workers in Britain.
Speeches Of Tanner and Roberts in
dictated clearly that workers In
Britain want international unity OF
the workers Of all the United Ma
lions as a guarantee Of victory In
the World War against Nazi agrees
sion.
PROTEST DELAYS
The CLIO board protest against
excessive delays In War Labor
Board settlement Of cases was d.
rected at the administrative end OF
the WLB's work. These delays,
Pres. Murray pointed out, were
holding up settlement Of grievances
and were delaying the execution OF
many voluntary wage agreements.
Presidents Of several CLIO unions
took the floor at the board meet
Il TO recite a story Of the WLB
delays and that interferred with
the war production drive OF their
organizations. Literally thousands
of cases are now being held up due
to WLB's inefficient methods of adj
ministration, II was revealed.
"It Is the considered judgment
of the CLIO executive board that
intelligent, constructive procedures
should be Immediately instituted by
the War Labor Board to provide
for speedy action on all these
cases." Murray said at the end of
the meeting.
an the absence of such action 1t
II feared that many collective bar
gaining agreements will collapse"
Murray also said that the CLIO
would ask the WLB to issue a d.
receive calling for arbitration
clauses In all contracts.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09

Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers
Union-was accepted, and that
only In part. There has been stub
born resistance against the use
Of labor's ability TO desire to be
Of help.
"UNWANTED PARTNERg
THE basic trouble in the war
production program Is that organ
lied labor has been, and Is being.
treated as an unwanted partner.
The past failures and the present
inadequacies of the war production
program can be largely attributed
to this.
The CLIO president quoted again
from the Truman committee to but
ress his argument that labor's voice
on the WPB has been kept down
to a quiet whisper by the men who
run the production agency.
The committee had praised the
work of WPB labor advisory COM
mittees on the basis that they have
been constantly In the foreground
in fighting for an adequate CONVEX
sion program" and had noted that
the success of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
production committees in American
industry had spotlighted distinct
and profitable contribution in joint
activity to increase production.
Murray concluded: eff the top
fight WPB officials favor labor
management cooperation out In
the plants and work shops Of the
nation, then this same leadership
should certainly provide this very
necessary labor representation I'm
the administrative agencies Of the
War Production Board"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09

work and laid the foundation for
building a valuable legislative
service, delegates to the conven-
ton were told In the presidents
report.
The department is under the d.
rection Of Nathan E. Cowan, who
was appointed by the executive
board to act as CLIO legislative rep
resentative.
MAINTAIN CONTACTS
Contacts with members of Con-
gress, especially with important
members Of various committees, as
q means Of checking on bills In
which the CLIO Is concerned, and
the building Of q filing system CIV
ing the record of Individual con-
Rressmen are among the jobs the
department Is doing.
An analysis Of all bills introduced
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09

According to Vice President Wal
lace, the cost of manufacturing
synthetic tires Is so great that
their production won't be contin-
ued after the war. For the dura-
ton, Wallace said recently, such
tires will be manufactured Eat any
cost"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09

members of va
rious commit
tees, as a means
of checking on
bills In which
the CLIO is con-
cerned, and the
building Of a
filing syst e m
giving the rec
ord Of individ-
ual c o n gre S s.
men are among
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09

sciously reflect the opinions and
conclusions which they formerly
reached as managers of large In
tcrcsts with respect TO government
competition, with respect to taxa
ton and amortization, with respect
to the financing of new plant ex-
pansion, and with respect to the
margin of profit which should be
allowed on war contracts" the COM
mittee declared In report cited
by Pres. Murray.
Murray offered a sharp contrast
between the "short-sightedness of
business and dollar-a-year men"
and the contributions Of labor
most particularly the CIO."
CLOS OUTPUT PLANS
He recalled a half dozen union
production plans that have been of
fered to the government as means
Of pushing the nations output
curve sharply upward. Among them
were the Auto Workers conversion
plan; the steel unions trio Of plans
for pooling of industrial resources,
handling of scrap metal collections,
and removal of bottlenecks in in
dustry; the Oil Workers S-point
suggestions for building greater
petroleum output; the Mine, Mill &
Smelter Workers extensive sugges-
tions for increasing supplies of cop
per and other vital raw materials;
and finally Pres. Murray's own In
dustry Council Plan, which was Of
fered to the government late in
1910.
"Of all these other plans"
Murray said, "0nly one-that of
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09
Bright Spots Found
After Nov. } Storm
BY HENRY c. FLEISHER

WASHINGTON There
o
and durngth
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09
WIPES Output Failures Scored;
Go Renews Plea For Voice
On Key Production Groups


fomdn
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09
Clio Legislative Work
Helped Defeot Bills
To Stroitjocket Labor

BOSTON, Nov. establishment of the Legislative Depart
ment separate division in the national in May 1912
possible effective organization of Clio legislative
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09

ment has tried to give information
and guidance TO Clio unions in con-
nection with the recent elections.
despite the overwhelming Inn
portance of supporting win-the-
war candidates, II was evident
that labor In many areas had not
succeeded In marshalling It's full
est strength" the report points
out. "In many areas our unions
awakened too late; In others the
scope and vigor Of labor action
was not proportionate to the true
strength and importance Of the
work.
After listing some of the most
Important legislative developments
OF the past year, including anti-la-
Dor legislation, taxes, price and
wage legislation, the poll tax, the
Dies Committee and legislation for
the protection OF servicemen, the
section on the Legislative Depart
ment concludes:
IMPROVE CONGRESS
Congress Is one of the most i'm
portant instruments of our public
life. It must be made 10 function
as a true democratic institution re-
flecting the desires and aspirations
OF the American people. Unfor-
tunately, Congress has not been
made fully aware of the views of
the people regarding the burning
questions Of the day.
"As a result those forces seek
Ing to undermine and impede the
war effort, both within and out
side Of Congress, have frustrated
the attempts Of the win-the-war
forces within Congress to furnish
the proper support to the Presi-
dent In carrying out the Nations
war program.
RAP POLL-TAXERS
Scoring the poll tax congress
men and others with even more
sinister motives, the report de-
clares that "the relationship be-
tween the people and Congress
must not be restricted to election
day.
THE people must continue to be
interested in Congress and In its
activities so that II remains an
institution imbedded in the demo-
cratic traditions of the Nation.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09

That was the charge leveled by
Pres. Murray In his report to the
fifth CLIO convention on the top
u. S. production agency's year Of
work.
Another major shortcoming at
WPB, the CLIO spokesman reported,
was the failure to give labor an
equal or authoritative voice in the
planning and execution of the gov
ernment's war production program.
SAME AS PREDECESSORS
Largely as a result of this "big
business as usual" atmosphere and
the exclusion of labor representa-
tives, WPB's work has been marked
with the same failure, Murray said.
as Its short-lived predecessors-the
NDAC, the OPM and the SPAB.
First and foremost of the rea-
sons for failure Is that none OF
the agencies had an overall con-
ception of the production necessi-
ties of total war;" the report de-
clared.
"There has been a complete lack
of understanding Of what needs
to be done If our production Is
to outstrip that Of the Axis pow
ers."
Murray's report quoted at length
from a report of Sen. Truman's
committee, which held extensive
hearings during the year on the ac-
tivitles OF many WPB agencies and
sub-agencies.
s-A-YEAR STOOGES
"The dollar-a-year and woo.
without compensation men sub
consciously reflect the opinions and
ut compensation men subcon-
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09
s-A-YEAR STOOGES

"The dollar-a-year and woo.
without compensation men SUBJ
consciously reflect the opinions and
put compensation men subcon-
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09
100000 ALP VOTE

Encouraging 10 New York State
liberals was the 100000 vote piled
up by the American Labor Party
for Dean Alfange in his three-cor-
nered race for governor with John
Bennett and Republican Thomas
Dewey.
Labor support was divided be-
tween Alfange and the unsuccess-
full Democrat-but all agreed that
Jim Farleys defiant refusal TO let
Sen. James Mead get the Demo-
craic nomination threw the inn
portant New York post into con-
sentative Republican hands. Mead.
tested liberal, would have APP
pealed to all sections of labor.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-11-09

men are among
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-15
See WAR Page 8
Defense Tasks
Told toLegion

Herbert Mcdonald. chairman OF
the National Defense Council %
Michigan American Legion Depart.
ment, speaking at the first OF a
series OF social meetings OF Post
2S2 In the Leg on Home Wednes-
day night, told the part Legion
naires can play In senimll.tary
and civilian lie. Mr. Mcdonald
said that Leglonnairel can be OF
value In recruiting and organiza-
ton work and that because they
have agreed TO pack defense coun-
ell work should be awake for call
when the time comes.
Mr. Mcdonald had recently re-
turned from a Legion officials meet
Ing in st. Louis where 1t was urg d
that unity OF purpose and coopera-
ton with national. state and local
defense councils be the Legion pro-
gram.
The speaker IS soon 70 attend a
meeting OF chairmen OF state de-
Tense committees In Washington,
D. G.
Commander Carl Johnson intro
duced the speaker and anpounced
the next social meeting Feb. II for
which dinner and entertainment
are planned.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-15
Congress Today

tBy Associated Press)
Senate
Routine business moon EST.
Conference with House Commit
tee on price control bill 10:30 a.
M. -
Finance Committee considers
World War pensions ti0:30).
Interstate Commerce COMMITTEES
considers motor carrier bill
10000. "A
Routine session moon.
Small business committee con.
tinues study OF auto and tire ration,
ing problems 10000.
Migration Committee studles
methods for maintaining morale
and preserving civilian health
10000.
WEDNESDAY
senste
Accepted compromise proposal
for one-hour wartime daylight saw.
Ing.
Approved $3.50, 100000 defense
housing bill.
Rejected proposed delay in trans
fer OF government employees TO 9TH
er cities.
Acted on minor legislation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-15
Judgment Won
in Crash Case

A Judgment OF s10,s0s.55 against
Howard Beohm and Michael Fran
czak, Detroit, was brought by n
circuit court jury at p. m. Wed
nesday night and no cause OF &C.
ton was found by the panel against
Ralph Wilson. 230S Holmes Rd.. in
the suit brought by Gertrude Fry,
administrator Of the Estate u
nenneth d. Fry VS.. Wilson. Boehm
and Franczak.
The circumstances OF the case
involved an automobile accident
June 22, 1871, at Wizard Rd. and
Michigan Ave. when Kenneth Fry
died as result Of injuries receiv.
ed when he was pinned against q
tree by the Wilson car which was
hit from the rear by the auto driv
en- by Mr.. Boehm. 1t was conced.
ed at the time of the accident that
Boehm was driving too fast for
road conditions.
The suit brought by the widow
against the three men was for
$40, 1000.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-15
Help Planned
on Income Tax

Deputy collectors OF internal
revenue will be at Ypsilanti post
office Feb. 8 to IS to assist per
sons in preparing income tax re
turns.
There will be no charge for as.
sistance In preparing returns due
March Is. These are to be filled
with a collector OF internal reve-
nue. for the district in which tax
payers reside or have their prlnci-
pal business.
Penalty for not filing returns on
time are not more than $4,000
fine or imprisonment for not more
than one year or both. In add
ton five to 25 per cent OF the
amount OF tax must be paid.
Tax payers include those who
have a gross income OF $3.50 a year
or over and are single or are mar
ried and not living with husband
or wife. Married persons living
with husband or wife who have
gross income Of Sl.50O or over
are also to pay a tax.
Deputy collectors expected to be
here are A. d. VI les, Francis
Hughes and Ronali Wolf. =.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-15
Here's Kitten,
Where's Bobby?

"Bobby's Kitten" is located again
but where Is Bobby?
This kitten which amused Unit.
ed stove Co. office employees one
day early this month Is now tapping
up cream az the home OF Leroy
Sherwood, l1i1a y. Washington s..
II seems that when nited Stove
Co. employees last saw the feline
II was scampering south on Lowell
ST. toward Forest Ave. Several
days later the at turned up at
Peninsulsr Paper Co. where much
concern was voiced over the tiny
animal being caught IN mill ma
chinery Mrs Leroy Sherwood.
employed at the paper mill. took
pity on It and took It TO her home
Investigation Of a collar on the
cat revealed that on a steel plate
was written "Bobby's Kitten.
So. that cat has been discovered
again, and now II Bobby" can be
found. a happy reunion is IN store.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-15
DR.. Wescott Sees
Need of Fund

Emphasizing need Of such or
CARNATIONS as the Community
rund, DR.. {. c. Wescott, president
OF the board Of directors today urs-
ed good attendance at the annual
meeting to be held Friday evening
in the Central High School build
ing.
Never has there been d time when
the Community Fund could be 0t
greater benefit TO our people. he
said, than In the coming year, for
with the radical changes that seem
in store for our citizens We are
liable to be called upon for hep
beyond our normal ability TO aid.
The Community Fund is your o..
ganizatlou. You have invested
your dollars In u and IN so doing
have shown your interest in com
munity betterment," Dr. Wescott
said. Never has there been a
time when the Community Fund
could be OF greater benefit to our
people than in the coming year,
for with the radical changes that
seem In store for our citizens we
are liable TO be called upon for he .
beyond our normal alb lily TO aid"
The meeting will follow dinner 70
be served AZ 500 In the High
School lunch room.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-15
Senate Group
Blames OPM

Washington, Jan. Is ms -
Charging the UPM with failure, the
Senate Defense Committee today
declared that the U. S. airplane
prog am is tagging in both quality
and quantity. assailed waste ana
extra agance in some phases OF the
war program. and called TOR drastic
remedies.
With remarkable frankness the
committee said in a report after
extensive Investigations, that some
American planes are Inferior 70
foreign makes. and that obsolete
planes have been sent into acton.
Unless methods ara changed, The
committee said, more than hall
the production of American pur-
suit, or fighting, planes in 1912
will be a model which no loa CT
rates "as better than a good pu-
suit trainer because OF its liml
tations in speed, ceiling and fire
power"
The committee. however. de-
clared that great progress has been
made in building bombers adding
that some American bombing
planes are the best In the world
The report said that at the out
break OF the World War in 1889 the
armed forces had only enough
planes to furnish skeleton forces
with equipment. and many were Of
inferior quality.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-15
Will Discourage
boarding of
Supplies

Sixty five retailers at a meeting
in Cleary College wednesday night
pledged themselves TO cooperate
with the Consumer Relation Com
mlttee OF Ypsilanti Defense Coun-
ell and will stabilize prices, dis.
courage boarding, promote use OF
substitutes and do the most eff.
cicnt possible job OF acting as
purchasing agent for the consum.
ing public.
A PROPOSAL that all stores be
open Friday and Saturday evenings
on the theory that men working
long hours at Ypsil nti bomber
plant need accommodation, was
rejected by.an Overwhelming ma.
jority OF those present after
lengthy debate.
II was pointed out that men At
the bomber plant would be per
mitted 10 work only six days a
week from now on, giving them
one day off for shopping and other
activities, Board Of Commerce Sec.
rotary Paul Ungroit said.
Government regulations in the
months 10 come. II was feared
would call for curtailment OF light
ana heat. effecting store hours, Mr..
Ungrodt exclaimed.
Proposal that all stores close al
5:'0 p. m. every day except Sat
urday was left for further consld
GRAFTON. Al present some stores
close at $3.50 and others at p. m.
except Saturday when the majority
close at $50 Advocates Of D. m
closing pointed out that men work
Ing LENGTHY hours would be &C
commodated by this schedule
This queatiOn will be stud ed furth.
or Mr.. Ungrolt said.
The meeting was at ended by
representatives Of the Tire Ra
t0ning Board Of Washte1aw Coun.
ty headed by Mrs. Luella Smith,
county clerk Members OF the
Board explgi ed the tie ratloning
program, 20 nting ont that al
legitimate tire dealers can be des-
isEated as inspectors and that tire
application blonks would be avail
able at the offices Of these deal.
ers
People wanting tires Will have 10
20 10 a dealer for an inspection,
fiji out an application and take 81
See RETAILERS-Page 8
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-15
Retailers Make Defense Pledges
Cooperative Dinner, Court
of Honor Attended by $50

Four hundred and fifty Boy
Scouts. Cubs their parents and
friends attended the annual coop
erative supper and court OF honor
Wednesday evening In Ypsilanti
High School.
After the meal, the court OF hon
or program was presented in the
auditorium. Opening the eeremon
les was the presentation OF a flag
TO Roosevelt School Troop / by
Legionnaire Harold Magee 1t was
accepted by Frank Wh tehouse. Jr.,
fol- the troop. Colors were sound
ell on the bugle by Daryl Chamber
lain and the audience repeated the
pledge OF allegiance to the flag
The court was opened by Prof
Paul Samson, advancement char
man OF the Ypsilanti District wac
introduced Eugene Bostrum "a the
new district commissioner. Prln-
cipal Norris G. Wiltse s. .oke a few
words as retiring dislr.ct commits
sioner. Rev. Raymon Bair was In.
troduced as the new district chair
man succeeding DR.. Harry L. Smith
who served for five years.
Members OF the court Of honor
were Gerald Fulford. vice chairman
OF the Ypsilanti district, Herman
Keller. Sr., chairman Of Troop J.,
Carl Short, chairman of Cub Pack
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-15
PUBLIC OPINION
MAY INFLUENCE
PRICE CONTROLS
Modification of Exceptions
on Farm Products Sought
by Chief Executive
CONFERENCE REPORT
WILL TAKE SOME TIME
Must 60 to Both Houses For
Concurrence Before
Signature

Washington. Jan. l5-AP-Con.
gressional supporters OF President
Roosevelt today counted upon the
influence OF "the folks back home"
to help them notify the exceptions
which the Senate made for farm
products in the proposed wartime
price control legislation.
II was to give the voters a
chance to make themselves heard,
these legislators confided, that a
joint congressional committee de-
layed until today a start on the
difficult Job OF adjusting Senate
and House differences on the con
troll program.
Senator Brown (R-Mich.), who
was floorleader for the Senate
bill and heads the six conferees
from that chamber. said II prob
ably would take some time TO
work out the conference report.
He noted that the Senate Banking
Committee completely redrafted
the price control bill passed by the
House before the outbreak OF the
war.
Once an agreement is reached.
II must go back to both House and
Senate for concurrence, and there
are signs of stormy reception re-
CARELESS of the nature OF the con-
ference report.
By the time Con ress gets
around to passing upon final form
for the wartime legislation, most
senators and representatives prob
ably will have heard from numer-
GUS constituents. Administration
supporters said this should be a
nationwide echo OF President
Roosevelt's remarks to his press
conference that the proposed spe-
cial concessions for farm products
would encourage rising prices and
living costs and retard the war ef'
fort. $50 ~
The Presidents direct tactics on
the legislation brought protests In
the Senate yesterday from Sena-
tors Reed (R-Kan.) and Butler
(R-Neb). who joined with Senate
majorities to raise the level at
which farm price ceilings could be
imposed and to give the Secretary
OF Agriculture a veto power over
prices fixed for farm products.
Reed said the President had In
terferred with congressional pro
cesses by sending the Senate a
letter telling US how we must
vote. by calling In House confer
ees to di cuss the Senate amend
ments, AMI then criticising them at
the White House press conference