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Evening star., 1942-07-23
Resolution Is Drafted {
To Stay Cancellation
OF Higgins Contract
AFL Willing to Finance
Completion Of Shipyord,
Builder DeeIores
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
By the Associated Press,


Representative Boggs, Demo-
crat, OF Louisiana drafted reso-
luton for submission to Congress
today to instruct the Maritime
Commission to stay its cancella-
ton of its contract with the Hig-
gins Shipbuilding Corp: of New
Orleans for construction of 200
Liberty ships.
Representative Boggs said hi
would introduce the resolution i'm
mediately on authorization of two
House subcommittee which today
began questioning Andrew J. Hig-
gins. president of the firm. on cir
cumstances surrounding the con-
tract cancellation.
Meanwhile. William Green. pres
ident of the American Federation OF
Labor, asked President Roosevelt to
restore the contract to the Higgins
Arm. He told reporters after con-
ferring with Mr.. Roosevelt at the
White House that he had urged the
contract be carried out for the sake
OF employment, and the production
Of ships in large volume.
President NoncommittaI.
Mr.. Green told questioners the
President did not indicate whether
he would take any action in the
matter.
Mr.. Higgins revealed this after
noon that AFL crafts had offered to
back completion of his shipyard to
the full extent of their financial
ability If the Maritime Commission
insisted on abandoning the project
Mr.. Higgins said j. B. Mccullough
Of the International Boilermakers
Union had assured him that rather
than see the project abandoned the
AFL would put up the difference
between what the Maritime Com
mission would lose by abandoning
the yard and the cost of its COM
pletion
Mr.. Higgins estimated that aban-
donment of the yard would cost
the Maritime Commission $25 ,0OO,-
600 and on that basis the difference
would be between sl5,00O,OOO and
100000 900 to complete the project.
Promises Whole Story
Representative Boggs' resolution
would require the commission to
withhold its cancellation and re-
tain all equipment and material in
volved in the contract until such
time as special investigating COM
(See HIGGINS, Page 2-X.)
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Nelson Seekinq
Ease Strain
On Facilities
Nucleus Plants to
Continue Production
At or Near Capacity
By JAMES Y. NEWTON,

Production Chief Nelson an
nounced today that manufacture
of civilian goods will be concen-
trated in specific areas and
plants, declaring the war pro-
gram now has reached a point
where limitations imposed by
straight percentage cuts on all
firms does not provide for most
effective use of the Nations re-
sources.
Mr.. Nelson said the War Pro.
duction Board had approved the
British principle of concentration
of industry as means of alleviat.
ing strain placed on civilian econ.
omy by the war effort and had ap.
proved also certain broad policie.
governing the way this concentra.
tion will be carried out.
Several Factors Involved.
In adopting this policy he sale
the board was moved by the fol-
lowing conditions found in civilian
industry:
Il. Some or all firms in the indus
try are needed for war production
and can be converted to such pro-
duction.
q. Permitted civilian production
Is 50 restricted that economic oper-
alton of all firms in the industry i,
not possible.
g. A significant part of the pro-
duction is continuing in areas where
there are bottlenecks. in labor
transport, power or warehouse facil-
tiles"
Mr.. Nelson said one or more OF
these conditions applies to very
large part of civilian industry and
that study should be made to de-
termine the effect on industry OF
curtailment orders already issued.
The production chief said nc hard
determining the selection of "nu-
cleus" plants or plants which will be
allowed to continue operation at or
near capacity.
Will Use Smaller Plants.
He said that in general the fol-
lowing criteria will guide WPB In
making such selections:
Il. AS rule, though not invari.
ably. small plants will be kept ir
civilian production and large plants
which are usually better equipped
TO handle war contracts. will be re.
quired to suspend civilian produc.
ton.
q. Civilian production should b.
suspended in areas where labor il
urgently needed in war plants. ant
nucleus status should be giver
wherever possible to plants in area
where there is still a surplus o
labor, such as New York City ant
In many rural communities.
"3. Nucleus firms should be Sc
lected so that cross-hauling is elimi
mated wherever possible and tn
drain on transportation facilities i
reduced.
=. Production should be sus
pended or restricted in region
where the power supply is made
1uate.
IS. As general rule. nucleu
plants should not be located in area
where warehouse accommoda ton
are short"
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Markets at q Glance

Fs the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 23.-Stocks
heavy: steels resume decline. Bonds
irregularly lower; utilities resist de-
cline. Cotton easy; liquidation and
hedging
CHICAGO-Wheat closed sa-7s
lower: quiet trading. Corn dis
played firm undertone in dull trad
ing. Hogs active; steady to strong
top SIS. Cattle l0-l5 higher; top
choice fed steers, $l5.25
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Biddle Orders Suit
To NuI|ify Petri||o's
Ban on RECORDINGS
Injunction to Be Sought
To Let Union Members
Moke 'Conned Music
= Earlier Story on Page A-3.)

. Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
By tbe Associated Press.
Attorney General Biddle today
authorized an injunction suit un-
der the antitrust laws to pre-
vent James c. Petrillo, president
OF the American Federation of
Musicians, AFL, from prohibiting
union members from making re-
cOrdings for radio and other non-
private use.
The date and place where the bill
OF complaint will be filed was not
announced, but a Justice Depart
ment official said it would be either
In Chicago, Mr.. Petrillo's home. or
in New York. headquarters of the
Musicians Union which also will be
made respondent.
Earlier the Federal Communica :
tions Commission called on Mr..
Petrillo and the National Broadcast
ing Co. for fun statement OF the
facts regarding the recent cancel
lation of a broadcast by the Ma
tional High School Orchestra from
Interlochen, Mich.
The broadcast was Cancelled by
NBC at the request OF Mr.. Petrillo.
who contended the amateur orches-
ira took work from professional mu-
sicians
Mr.. Petrillo notified manufacture
ers OF transcriptions and phono-
graph records on June rs that their
licenses from the Musicians Fedora
ton for the employment of union
members in the making OF musical
recordings would expire July 81, ano
that thereafter AIM members woulc
not be permitted TO play for record
ings transscriptions oor any other
form of mechanical reproduction OF
music.
The order would not apply, how
ever, to records made and sold fol
use in private homes.
The Justice Department said in ar
explanatory statement that the AFN
/ sought to create more work for its
members in an industry where me.
1See PETR1LLO, Page 2-X)
Evening star., 1942-07-23
0PA Warns Tire Retailers
Licenses Can Be Revoked

B. tn, Associst ted Press
Tire retailers and wholesalers are
licensed under the general maximum
price regulation and may have their
licenses revoked for violation of
price ceilings. the Office of Price
Administration emphasized today.
To make the point plain OPA
amended price regulations covering
tires and tubes to provide specifical-
ly that the registration and licensing
provisions OF the overall price CELL
ing were applicable
Under terms of the general maxi
mum price regulation. all persons
selling commodities covered by the
ceilinp automatically became licen-
see fthe Government.
Evening star., 1942-07-23

years 49,.
AT the, same time. flying COM
manders will be advanced to cap
tains.
This development, departing from
the traditional promotion system in
the service, has been made neces-
sary by the enormously increased
naval aviation and by the extreme
importance Of planes in naval war
fare, as shown by the Coral Sea
and Midway battles.
The promotion plan has been un-
der study for several months, and
Evening star., 1942-07-23
no From Torpedoed Ship Reach Britain
Lively Fighting Reported
On kureIiun Isthmus
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press
HELSINKI, Finland. July 23-A
Finnish communique describing live
ly fighting on the Karelian Isthmus.
north OF Leningrad. said today many
hundreds of Russians we're killed
IN fighting for a Finnish strong
point which changed hands three
times but finally remained in Fin
nish hands.
The Russians fired $4,000 shells
on the position and sent three regi-
ments and a special unit from a
division into the attack, the COM
munique said.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Late News Bulletins
IS Hurt in DeroiIment Near Accotink


Approximately IS injured late this after
noon when three of fast F. F. 4z P. Railroad
train left the tracks the station Accotnk
Jured were removed hospitals Alexandria and Fort
beVor witnesses said that the last three the train
Jumped the tracks One Of the completely
The other two remained upright
Raj Continues Daylight Sweeps Over Continent
LONDON rp.-spthres Of the Raj daylight sweeps
1oA the fifth consecutive day man-occuped
tory attacking Naz supply lines positions today
Three Doomed to Die in France for Treason
lCLERMONT-FERRAND. Unoccupied France up-Three
condemned to death
to 20 years at forced labor today by military
court charges described officially only as important
of treason"
Portugal Reinforcing Gorrison in Azores
LISBON@f1-The liner Carvaho Arauo sailed TODAY with
reinorcements for Portugars garrison in the Azores
ITO From Torpedoed Ship Reach Britain
LONDON c4'-One hundred and ten survivors OF the
sh passenger ship Avia Star which topedoed
early this month 800 miles from the
British port disclosed today Twenty persons lost
their lives and about 80 for was said
Two lifeboas were picked by Portuguese destroyer
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Nozis Claim 6l6 Ships
Sunk in Six Months
p, tho Associated Press.

BERLIN From German Broad
casts. July 23-Grand Admiral
Erich Raeder, commander of the
German Navy, today listed GIG Allied
ships totalling 3,843 200 tons as sunk
bv German submarines in all thea
ters of war in the last haf-year
with 467 Of these, totalling 29l7.-
600 tons, sunk in American waters
Evening star., 1942-07-23

the. first advances under 1t will be
announced shortly.
Up to two years ago there were
not more than 5000 planes and
seven aircraft carriers.
The expansion just before the
United States entered the war was
enormous and plans for the imme-
diate future call for far greater ex-
templated -..t
There will be somewhere in the
neighborhood of 10000 planes There
See PROMQTIONS page 2-Xl
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Roce Horse Owner Dies

SHERBROOKE, Quebec, July q
(P,.-Henry H. Ingram, IS. race
horse owner and hotel man. died
today. Mr.. Ingram owned Tellie
Brook, who made a worlds mile
trotting record of 1859 at Toledo,
Ohio, July l8, 1924.
Evening star., 1942-07-23
20 Flying AdmiroIs, Hundred
New Captains in Navy Plan
Promotion Program Is Developed
To Match Huge Aviotion Expansion
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

There will be plenty OF admals captains stripes
for Navy flyers henceforth.
Within the next six months It IS expected
flying captains will be promoted to admras aviation
calls that number OF
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Other League Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York
Pittsburgh O3l 90
New York POI G3
Bstteri-s-Seweii and Lopcy: Kesio. M
Gee and Dannins
St. Louis at PhilAdelphia-Nisht.
(Only Games aScheduied)
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Todoy's Home Runs

National League.
Mize, New York. lst.
Di Maggie, Pittsburgh, and.
Evening star., 1942-07-23

Earlier Results, Selections and
Entries for Tomorrow, Page 2.x.
Camden
snees; 2-year,oids; S i-2 furionrs Sg" allow
S,aes Snsle GFIP RII1.s DesrinE. srd 800 80 ou,
Time, :O6 IS Out
Also ran-Trigser Rose.
Rockingham Park
SIXTH RAcE-Purse. 81 900, .,.,n,.
gosie,s PaI de De Larss L' $50 so1'o So ng1les A.
EEoush Et ~, News ,McMullen) $50 2sSS
Time, / ;46 3-5. $50
moan aiso and ra11La Z. La. Tors, Rebeina. SNOW
Empire City
r ing; a-yesrolds and upward. II. II. mica i,slm-
ssssp!' SCANS eqsx Crew 'sssss 1eossp 7so ss%S sss
Pointing tWain S'SSoo
Also ran~Brisht sonina. s,.v. Char
Arlington Park ''
THIRD RAcE-purse. x,oo, .,,
ing; s-year-oids: s iarionsss.' '''"' claim
| kesargo tBiermanl $50 400 ..o
kfmemnfF'ss Miss Mitnnt 'hy1oa fMssAndr.v 500 go
! Time, l:lO2s "'so
Kirwin. nsrkin
Bel Air
FOURTH RACE-Purse, xsCo. cl,
| 2-year-olds furlonss. @'mihs
| Royal Fleet tRootl <7O ,,o 80,
Elizabeth X iHarreln ( 81 ~
Pilates Heart tPslumbol '' Snu
| Time, :0l is 900
Also ran-Bear Cat Feehn~ w.,
klass sursoo Kid and Missy Marv1 1n' eun
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Late Races

Earlier Results, Selections and
Entries for Tomorrow, Page Ak.
Camden
Evening star., 1942-07-23

See PROMOTIONS, Page 2-xD
Evening star., 1942-07-23
Weather Forecast

Brief light showers with mild tempera lures to-
day. slightly cooler tonight. Tempera lures to-
day-Highest 81, at 3:45 pm. lowest, 50. al
6:36 am
From the Untec states Huress report
Full Details on PaRe Az.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-19

JIM KOLU AND LIEUTENANT. LEE
ARE EELlhtTE Ed WITH THEIR MEN IN
Az ANCIENT RUINED TEMPLE IN T-E
HEART OF The ,JLJNGLE---
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
All Out For N. H.
Community Sing

All New Haven A. F. of L. union
members have been asked to turn out
for the first New Haven Community
Sing which will be held on the cross
campus of Yale University, the strip
of lawn running from College Street
up to the Sterling Memorial Library,
on Thursday evening, August 6, at
7 80 o'clock.
Harold v. Feinmark, President of
the New Haven Central Labor Coun-
Gil, is a member of the sponsoring
committee which is composed of rep
resentatives from labor, industry, re-
ligious, racial and civic groups in the
city. Mayor John w. Murphy is hon
orary chairman of the event and Wal
ter B. Spencer, Principal of CONNER
cial High School, is the general
chairman.
The Community Sing, which has
the slogan of "Join Your Neighbor
and Sing for Victory, will last about
So minutes or less under the leader
ship of Marshall Bartholomew, famous
glee club director who, during the last
war, boosted the morale of war
prisoners by group singing. In the
event of rain, the sing will be held in
Woolsey Hall.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
More Contracts
Signed By 4O4

New Ravens Hotel & Restaurant
Employees Union, Local 404, continues
successful efforts to sign new con-
tracts and to renew its agreements
with restaurants and hotels this week
with two new contracts calling for
substantial weekly wage increases
and paid 1-week vacations. Hofbrau
Haus and Oneco Restaurants are the
latest restaurants to sign. Negotiations
continue with the Hotel Taft
Harold V. Feinmark, secretary
treasurer and business agent, signed
the contracts for Local 4O4. Philip
Ritter signed for Hofbrau and Mrs.
Ease Gherlone for Oneco. Both agree
ments call for the union shop with the
restaurants first calling on the Union
for help and then hiring outside if
the Union cannot fill the order. How
ever all help hired outside the Union
Office must become members of 404
within limited time. Employees with
service record of one year or more
will be entitled to the one week paid
vacation.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
Increase Voting Hours

faced with a responsibility in this
election which exceeds that of for
mer years. 1t is the Congressman
and Senators we send to Washing
ton who will direct the legislation
in Congress that will win the war
and win the peace to follow. 1t is
the men and women we send to the
General Assembly in Hartford who
will direct Connecticut's legislation
and the about Victory Program so
ably inaugurated in this state.
cit is imperative that the best
qualified and most able persons be
given these jobs of public trust
and honor. Special interests, of any
group, must be ruled out; what is
best for every citizen in the coun-
try must be the determining factor.
because we all have job to
do in these critical times, all citi-
zens should cooperate with all
groups which have indicated that
they have an understanding of the
problems which face the country.
81 shall be glad to present our
point of view in detail when a
committee meeting is held.
'sThis is one election which must
be won by the people, not by ma
chine politicians.
''Sincerely yours,
s'Mrs. Myra W. Sturges, President,
''New Haven League of Women
Voters"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
Wage Schemes

Continued from Page One)
gressive income taxes to prevent
personal profiteering, increased So
cial security taxes to provide for
greater coverage and the largest
possible investment i'm War Bonds.
The Federation also called for
more effective control of prices of
consumer goods at the retail,
wholesale and manufacturing levels
as well as control of rents, and
testified that the cost of living has
not been kept within bounds.
OPPOSED BY AFL, CLIO
The program was called forth by
the nationwide outcry started by
anti-labor interests aided and abetted
by certain public officials inimical to
labor, Immediately following the
NWLB decision in the Little Steel
IdSC. AlIC ACuCl dllOll pOllllS OuC THAT
the wage section of that decision was
more unsatisfactory to labor than to
industry as indicated by the fact that
the labor representatives on the board,
both AFL and Go, dissented. The
NWLB formula, which came out of
that decision, that aims to limit wage
increases to 1870 over the wage as
of January l, 1911, is a subtle means
of wage freezing, according to the
Federation.
Labor must not be made the
scapegoat for administrative de-
ficiency i'm initiation control to
date" Green warned. s'Labor hates
and fears initiation more than any
industrial or capitalist or public
official" The surest way of losing
the war to Hitler, Green added, was
to attempt to destroy labor's eco
n0mic freedom.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
ROckbeStoS
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
bestos employees will respond to
our efforts, for they must realize
that individually they could not
have secured the $500 and more
additional wages per year and the
overtime rates they now have.
1--WE take time out to thank
Solly MaiO for much needed help
ing hand at trying time. If he
only could have found the time to
continue as steward on the B. shift.
We naturally call for three cheers,
mighty ones, for our business man.
ager, Sen. Joseph Rourlse, and Int.
Rep. Walter ]. Kennefck.
HOW TO WIN
Here were the main arguments
which won us our increases and
which all of us must make good on !:
l. sorely needed increased production;
z. conservation of vital war material
by satisfied workers who are more
observant and efficient; 3. better un-
derstanding between management and
labor through sympathetic recog-
milton of each others rights which re-
suits in smooth course along the
production line. We know that all of
us will make those arguments a
reality in order to help win the war.
Remember, no cables and wires, no
ships and subs; no ships and subs, no
victoryl
FINALLY, we must do all these
things called for in this letter to
insure further gains and a closed
shop contract next year.
"Fraternally yours,
"Albert Vigneault and John Macy,
chief stewards"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
Workers Need
A Place To Eat

NEW YORK.-An overwhelming
majority of workers in war plants do
not have proper eating facilities, AFL
and Go unions told OPA this week.
In many communities workers bring
lunch boxes because of lack of lunch
rooms and in many cases, they have
to eat lunch standing at their machines
or in toilets.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01

JODs were found Tor LIZ 10y
people in June, the greatest
number in the history of the
U. 5. Employment Service for
Connecticut. the u. S. Employ
ment Service announced this
week. Paradoxically, in spite
of the large number of
job openings filled during the
month, layoffs and shutdowns
were greater last month than
any since Pearl Harbor, due
to variety of factors includ-
ing government restrictions on
the use of metals, curtailment
orders, delay i'm deliveries of
materials and machinery.
CONTRADICTIONS
RecOnciling the two apparently
contradictory trends of layoffs and
increased hirings, further CONVEX
sion to war production combined
with seasonal declines i'm the needle
trades and the hating trades con-
tributed to unemployment. Bal
anced against this was the increas-
ed hirings in factories already
converted.
The gross total of unemploy-
ment benefits paid during june
was $338,OOO, the highest of the
year and a jump of Sos, 900 over
the previous month. The present
situation promises to be no more
than temporary as far as employer
needs are concerned, since further
conversion to war production and
the completion of present con-
struction programs will shortly re-
suit in an expanded hiring sched-
ule that will take up whatever slack
now appears i'm the labor market.
CITY BY CITY
Employment reductions were re-
ported by the clock industry i'm
Bristol and Waterbury, the Office
appliance industry in Hartford and
Bridgeport electrical appliances
and fixtures plants in Meriden,
Bridgeport, Hartford and Winsted,
certain hardware factories in New
Britain and at scattered textile
plants i'm eastern Connecticut. Sea-
D sonal and part time unemploy-
ment developed in apparel trades
located at Bridgeport, New Haven,
Ansonia, Norwalk and Danbury.
Seasonal declines in the Danbury
and Norwalk hating industry were
further complicated by the develop
ing shortage of raw materials.
Isolated layoffs occurred also in
certain war production plants
through shortages of raw mate
rials, machinery and for other
reasons.
In spite of the spotty picture
L prevailing i'm June, the antici-
pated labor needs between now
and October / will be i'm excess
of $4,000 workers, the largest
i'm recent years. For this reason,
layOffs at the present time are
considered temporary phenome-
non and any slack developing
will be rapidly taken up by in-
creased demands due to the
completion of new facilities for
war production, and additional
war orders.
With the exception of con-
etruction workers, there is now
little noticeable migration of work.
ers from other states i'm search of
local employment.
WOMEN ON JOB
There is generally a greater ac-
ceptance of women workers by
ocal manufacturers and further
arge numbers of women workers
will be needed by Bridgeport, New
Haven, AnsOnia and Stamford
plants. To some extent, hiring of
women has been delayed by In
ability to make necessary plant
changes, such as locker room space
nd other similar facilities.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
Map Courses For
NH. Labor College

Harold V. Feinmark, president of
the New Haven Central Labor Coun-
Gil, will instruct the class on Parlia-
mentary Law and Public Speaking
sponsored by the New Haven Labor
College beginning next fall, according
to Walter E. Davis, Machinists, presi-
dent of the College.
Other courses being considered by
the Labor College include After The
War-What? with sub headings of
Democracy or Totalitarianism, I'm
employment and Shift To A Peace
Time Economy; Consumer Problems
dealing with wise spending in war
time, imitation, rent control, taxation,
priorities, rationing and ceilings /;
How To Deal With Employers, i.e.,
collective bargaining, contracts, etc. !;
and Labor In Local Government.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-08-01
Directory

Meetings at N. H. Labor Temple,
Friday to Thursday, July 3l-Aug.
6. Cali meetings at 8 p. M. unless
otherwise stately FRIDAY-LOcaI
70, Carpenters. SUNDAY-Local
443, Teamsters executive board, IL
A. M; Joint Council of Transfers
No. 81, 4 p. M. MONDAY-Div.
281, Trolley & Motor Coach EN-
ployes, 10 A. M. and 1880 P. M;
Molder-Foundry Workers. TUES
DAY-Local BOO, Electricians;
Elm Lodge 42O, Machinists; Lodge
6161, Freight Handlers. WE'D
NESDAY-Local 186, Painters.
THURSDAY-CentraI Labor Coun-
Gil. EVERY SATURDAY: AFL-CIO
broadcast, WEAF, 1O:15 P. M.