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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
Selected Poem
AUTUMN FOREST

(Harold vinal in The Christian Science Monltor) We left the town behind and found ahead A land of naples, for the autumn leaned Her cleaning branches and her sandals sped Before us toward the forest. Sunset-screened. The gateway to that silence was an arch Of burning fire, so summer was no more A quiet music for each sudden larch Rose lighted from the forests mighty floor. Thus the years quiet labor had at last Brought growth and beauty in this garnered gold; Some happy distillation in this vast And crimson acreage had finally Given a largess for the hands to hold And touched the forest with serenity
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
Price Fixing Runs Wild

The American people have read in re- cent news reports that the OPA has filed complaints against certain of the nations large variety store companies, charging that they are in violation of MPR-3S0 which contains a price line limitation provision that prohibits any concern from selling any goods at price lines higher than those carried in March, ID42. The fact that the price lines handled back in March, 1042. may mo longer be available from manufacturers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27

solute truth ever varies, but no man or no group of men on earth are able perfectly to apprehend the fulness of that spiritual truth. Tn heaven we shall see things as they really are. and differences of opinion will probably not exist. But so long as we remain on earth our diverse experiences win cause us to look at religion from the point where we happen to stand, and our outlook. therefore. viii never to the smallest detail be precisely like the outlook and belief of anyone else.
 However, to the fudamentals, all Christians in all branches of the Church are agreed. We all believe in the Fatherhood Of God. the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
Views Of The Press

5000, 100000 more from taxpayers than the Treasury has estimated, argued against further increases in personal income levies.
 In the light of this appeal con- sider the figures cited in the Cleve- land Trust Company's current Bus- mess Bulletin, to the effect that al- though corporation profits in the United States this year before de- duction of taxes will be two and one half times as large as they were in 1929, Federal taxes alone will takc 66 cents of each dollar, com- pared with l3 cents taken in 1929. Those who fancy that all corpora tions are waxing fat on war con- tracts might calculate what is left after State taxes and various local and special taxes drawn off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
QUESTIONS 6 ANSWERS COrklng The Ears

One style of ear stoppers called 'Flents", made of pliable synthetic wax with cotton. Another style call- ed "Nods", made of synthetic wax with porous latex. It is stated that 1t takes a week to get accustomed to wearing such ear stoppers to shut out disturbing noise so one can sleep. Are they harmless for con- stant use? (S. E.)
 A1lsWer--Yes,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27

at all people will not arrive at the same conclus- ion on religious matters. Tn r e are differences of opinion in every other field. and to
 the end of time there will be an honest difference of opinion regard ing certain aspects of religion. Ab-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27

Corp, a plan was approved to send U. s. newsmen in a tour of the Amazon. Crowley expressed strong diSapproval of junkets in wartime, but 1t was too late to call off the trip. The men are already in Brazil The Gov ernment of Haiti has bought $l,- 100000 worth of U. s. war bonds The Argentine government had already retracted its ban on the Jewish press even before President Roosevelt denounced the ban Foreign Economic Administration, which does a lot of business with Latin America, is worried over the fact that its initials, TEA, mean ugly" in Spanish There's a new breath of life in State Department press conferences since K. Stettinius took charge Jesse Jones hasn't held a press conference for more than a year.
 LABOR DOCTOR McGRADY
 A few years ago Ed McGrady, labor adviser to the Under Sec- retary of War, was bundled into Q taxicab by irate Elizabeth City, Tenn, businessmen and driven across the state line with the warning that if he ever came back they would bury his bones up in the Tennessee hills.
 But today, McGrady is one of the best liked figures in Wash- ington. And this week he will receive an honorary doctorate of laws from Holy Cross University, Worcester, Mass.
 Think of it." says McGrady.
 "Me, Q doctor of laws! What
 the hell are values these days?'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27

story pehlnu ullS plane, identified as the B-2o.
 Perhaps [ h e m ost surprising thing about the B-29 is that 1t is not something new" dreamed up in the last six months and rush. ed through to help win the war in a hurry. The idea that planes can be built that way is all wrong
 m Al A AS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
Popular Crime

Why is 1t that children with whooping cough are allowed to mingle freely with others--in play, attending the movies, church, every where? (Mrs. N. R. O.
 Answer-Whooping cough is most communicable in the early stage be- fore the onset of whooping. It may be spread through casual contact for some three weeks after onset of the characteristic cough. The crime of which you complain is more or less sanctioned by public health regulations or authorities. One with whooping cough who mingles indis- criminately with other people, par- ticularly children. should be requir. ed to wear a conspicuous armband or headband warning "DANGERI ! WHOOPING COUGH.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
Your Health By pr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining to per- sonal health and hygiene, not Co disease, diagnosis of treatment, will be answered by pr. Brady H :. stamped self-addressed envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made to queries not conform ing to instructions. Address, pr. william Brady, National News- paper Service, 32O West Madison Street, Chicago, III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
New B-29 BOmberS To Blast Axis
 From U. s. Bases
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury DemOCrat) Washington
 COrrespOndent

Disclosures by Gen. II. II. Arnold, commander of the Army Air Forces, that new super-bombers carrying half carload of bombs and dwarf ing the Flying Fortress would soon be flying nonstop on trans-Atlan- tic bombing missions, now make 1t possible to tell something of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
Daily Almanac

Sun rises at 7:15 a. ni.. sets at 5:e6 ?. m. Vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Wednesday derives It's name from the Anglo Saxon Thundesdaes, from Thor, Danish god of thunder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27

Saviourhood of Jesus Christ. the power of the Holy Spirit. the suffi- ciency of the Word of God for all our spiritual needs, and the certainty of everlasting life. If we agree on these things, we can well afford to hold . wide variety of opinions on matters of secondary importance.
 All good clocks indicate the time accurately. but all good clocks do not tick together.
 All Rights Reserved-Babson News
 paper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
A Thought for Today

Poverty and shame shall be to him that re- fuseth instruction: but he that regardeth re- proof shall be hOnored.--PrOverbs 13:l8.
 
 They do not easily rise whose abilities are re- pressed by poverty at home-Jucenal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27

Twtnely-seven pounds of milk are required to produce one pound Of butter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
WE CAN'T ALL CLICK TOGETHER
By EARL L. DOUGLASS, D. D.

Many people entertain the singu- lar notion that everyone should think alike on religious matters, else the world is in turmoil.
 Now the truth of the matter is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27
Washington Merry Round
BY DREW PEARSON

White House Advisers Worried About Coal and Ro Wage Crises; Tide of Criticism Against FDR Rising Among Labor Leaders; 4sou Week and Overtime Pay oy Be Solution the DIemO Chemical Industry Eager Shoke of Government Restrictions.
   durinpt coal strike AciTs last
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-27

Copyright, 1943, by United Feature Syndicate, Incl
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-09
Sheet Metal
Workers Set
New Record
Four-Day Convention Asks
Wider Distribution Of
War Contracts

CINCINNATI-The Sheet Metal
Workers International Association
wound up the biggest convention in
its history here in the record time
of four days.
All incumbent officers were
unanimously reelected. Among
those returned to office were Presi-
dent Robert Byron, Secretary
Treasurer W. M. O'Brien, Vice
President Louis M. Wicklein and
ten other vice-presidents.
The resolution adopted by the 800
delegates included support of the
American and Canadian governments
in policies affecting the war effort and
a demand that the government fully
utilize on war contracts and produc-
tive capacities of all idle plants and
shops employing sheet metal workers.
Bitter criticism was voiced of the
policies of government war agencies
i'm concentrating contracts i'm big
plants and neglecting small bust
nesses.
Byron promised that the union
would make "a determined effort
i'm 1913 to assure the small shops
better chance in bidding on gov
eminent contracts.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-09
Horrors! Pegler May Have
A Union Near His Mansion

As THE UNION TIMES went to
press this week, 800 employees of
the Gilbert and Bennett Manufac-
turing Co. in Georgetown, Conn.,,
were voting in a N.L.R.B. plant
election to decide whether they
wanted to be represented by an
ALL. union or remain morgan
lied. The plant is located in the
vicinity of the home of WestbrOOk
Pegler, the uniOnbaiting cOlumnist.
The home, really mansion, was
built by nOn-uniOn labor.
James ]. Clerkin, president of the
Connecticut Federation of Labor, and
organizer for the American Fedora
ton of Labor, who has been directing
four month drive to unionize the
plant, said that more than 200 work
erS have signed A.F.L. union author
ization cards.
First Attempt
This is the first attempt to organize
the employees of the company since
the National Labor Relations Act,
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-09
Are Bobby Watt and
Eleanor Subversive?

WORCESTER, Mass.-A.F.L.
Rep. Robert ]. Watt and Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt have at least
two things in commOn-Atty.
Gen. Francis Biddle and ]. Ed
gar Hoover. Pres. Roosevelt is
authority for that, says the
ssLabor News here.
Watt was somewhat piqued at
BiddIe when he spoke with the
President recently about labor
matters. Biddle had listed him
as supporting subversive or
CARNATIONS"
"a little bird tells me that you
and Francis (Biddle) are having
some difficulties" the ''News"
quotes Roosevelt during the in
terview.
''Mr. PRESIDENT Watt re-
piled, 81 can't get along with a
man who tells lies about me-"
He produced a copy of a Biddle
dossier i'm which he was rated
quite subversive. Roosevelt
thumbed through the pages,
humphed a couple of times, and
smiled.
ssWhy. this is nothing, Bob, !"
Roosevelt is qoted. ''NOthing at
all to what ]. Edgar Hoover says
about my wife,"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-09
Painters Are Really
Practical Psychologists!

in producing and applying paints
for the desired effects, the painter
and the interior decorator has
qualified himself as an efficiency
expert in many factories.
"The Painter and Decorator" ex-
plains that colors have highly i'm
portant effects upon the health and
safety factors of work room. There
are happy" hues, sad" shades, "in-
spring" and gloomy" colors. The
right atmosphere can be created by
the proper painting.
Not only can production be in
creased and morale improved but eye
strain relieved accidents prevented,
and even the shortage of fuel COM
pensated through a wise and judicious
application of the right colored paints
by the interior decorator, the maya
zine points out.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-09
Compensation
Claims Reach
Lowest Figure
Connecticut Shows Over
Fifty Per Cent Reduction
In Latest Figures

Unemployment compensation claims
and benefits in November reached the
lowest point since benefits first be-
came payable in January 1888, &C
cording to the latest available figures
of the Connecticut Employment Sc
curity Division of the u. S. En-
ployment Service.
Initial claims we're 1875 per cent
below the October level, while COM
pensable claims were down 46.6
per cent and the amount of benefits
paid declined by 500 per cent
from the earlier month. Closing of
active claim cases also reflected the
generally lighter claim load by reg
istering 2O.9 per cent decrease.
November initial claims for bene-
fits totaled 1889 as compared to the
3,545 filed in October. Sharpest de-
clines in initial claims were reported
at Bridgeport, Danbury, Danie1son
Middletown, New London, Norwalk,
and Norwich offices.
Compensate benefit claims filed
at local Offices numbered 5,825 in
November and 1927 i'm October.
All Offices shared i'm the decrease
of the claims of this category, while
most marked occurred at Bridge.
port, anbury, Meriden, NOrwalk,
Stamford, and Torrington. Unem.
plOyment compensation benefits
paid totalled only $7O,856 in No.
vember in relation to the $l44, 444
disbursed in October. Total pay.
ments for the year was 50, 100, 1862
at the end of the month.
Closing of active claim cases were
down to 4,527 in November and 5,72l
in October. Estimated numbers OF
active claimants declined by slightly
more than 1000 persons during the
month.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-09
WorkersFace
Loss OF Gains
Warns Ryan
Director Of Catholic Wei.
fare Conference Declares
Congress Is Anti-Labor

CLEVELAND Labor may lose
all the advantages that it has obtained
since June, 1888, if it can be brought
about by the dominant economic
groups" the Right Rev. John A. Ryan
warned at the convention of the
American Catholic Sociological So
ciety here.
MonsignOr Ryan, who is director
of the National Catholic Welfare
Conferences department of social
action said: ''That such as their
deliberated desire and design is
clearly indicated by certain signifi-
cant events: The declarations of
the National Association of Manu-
facturers; the attitudes and utter
ances of the majority of the metro
politiOn newspapers; the pro-
nOuncements and performances of
the most powerful of the farm or
CARNATIONS; and the reactionary
attitude of the majority of the re-
Gently elected Congress. These per-
sons and institutions are the
authentic BOurbOns of our time.
They have learned nothing and
forgotten nothing
Servicemen Will Want Work
The priest predicted that ''the mil
lions of returning soldiers and sailors
will not be satisfied or fooled by the
old claptrap concerning rugged in
dividualism, American opportunity
or American equality"
''They will demand jobs here
and now,' he said. 81 do not be-
lieve that an economy dominated
by the philosophy of free enter
prise will be able to meet that de-
mand."
e~Another speaker, the Rev. William
J. Smith, director of the Crown
Heights School of Catholic Workmen
in Brooklyn, said: IF fewer people
accepted Westbrook Pegler as their
Sir Oracle and more people would
dip into some of the writings of men
like Monsignor Ryan, we would have
a saner view of the situation"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-09
City Plans To
Organize Firenen

An effort to organize Bridgeport
firemen into the International
Association of Fire Fighters, ALL,
is under way, Peter Bernard, presi-
dent of the Bridgeport Central
Labor Union, stated this week.
Bernard said organizational work
met with an obstacle i'm the form
of Rule Al of the Bridgeport Fire
Department which forbids fire
fighters to join an organization
other than their mutual benefit
fund.
Firemen who seek to come under
union protection and establish collec-
tive bargaining in Park City, whose
administration is headed by Mayor
Jasper McLevy, a union man, con-
ferred last week with George We'll
lington, president of the Board of
Fire Commissioners.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-09

Wellington stated that before they
could join a union, it would be neces-
sary to revise the rules and bylaws
of the fire department and specifically
abolish Rule II. AS move to amend
the regulations of the department,
Wellington advised that petition be
drawn up by the hrernen asking for
the amendment and presented to the
Fire Board, said Bernard. Bernard
further stated that such petition will
be prepared and presented with sigma
lures of fire fighters to the Board
in order to clear the way for COM
p1ete organization of the Fire De-
partment.
with a union mayor, Bridgeport
should certainly have organized work.
ers in the city departments, an dthe
fire department is good place to
start" said Bernard.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-09
Figures Lie
About Full
Living Costs
Prof. Fisher Says Workers
Pay More Than Govern
ment Reports Indicate

The workers pocketbook haA been
hit much harder by rising prices than
Department of Labor figures show.
That was pointed out this week by
Professor Irving Fisher, noted Yale
University authority on political
science, in an article prepared for the
A. F. of L Union Label Trades De-
partment.
Officially, Department of Labor
statistics place the climb in food prices
at 16 per cent above a year ago and
40 per cent above the level at the
outbreak of the war in Europe.
Fisher, however, contended the
government data does not reflect
the inflated prices on the ''black
MARKET" the deterioration i'm quail.
ity of goods, or the wholesale viola.
tiOns of price regulations by bust
nessmen.
Newspapers report that the black
markets, or at any rate, the cases OF
disobedience to 0. P. A. price re-
strictions are already extremely fire.
quent," Fisher said. "Only SIS OF
ISIS retailers who have been checked
were found to be obeying the rules
fully.
Another sort of concealed imitation
consists OF palming off inferior quail
tiles, smaller loaves or short weights
If all these factors could be meas
ured, we would find that the cost Oh
foods has actually risen much more
than the official figures indicate"
In many lines, he intimated the
net cost to the consumers who are
victims of the chiseling might be
double the official price statistics.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-09
Nelson Names
Electrician To
Planning Board
M. H. Hedges, I.B.E.W. Re
search Director, Gets
Government Honor

M. H. Hodges, Research Director
of the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, has accepted ap-
pointment on the Planning Committee
of the War Production Board, Donald
M. Nelson, W.P.B. chairman, an
nounced this week.
Mr.. Hedges has been made avail
able on part time basis by the
Electrical Workers TO bring labor's
outlook to the Committee of which
Robert II. Nathan is Chairman, i'm
its studies of immediate and long
range problems for the Office of
the Chairman of the War Produc-
ton Board.
His appointment was recon-
mended by Labor Production Divi-
sion Director Wendell Lund after
consultation with President William
Green of the American Federation
of Labor.
Mr.. Hedges has been prominent in
labor circles for many years. In
addition to heading the Research De-
partment of the Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers, he has four times
been a labor consultant to the Inter
national Labor Office at Geneva, and
is a consultant to the Social Security
Board. He serves as a member of
the Negotiating Committee of the
Trades and Labor Council of the
Tennessee Valley Authority. He is
also member of the Board of Trus-
tees of the National Planning Asso-
citation and was one of the founders
of that organization.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-09

said Clerl1in. Several attempts were
made previously to organize the plant
but were unsuccessful.
Although more than two-thirds
of the eligible employees have in
Dictated that they want to be repre-
scented by the ALL, Clerkin indi-
Gated that the company holds one
advantage in the fact that 500 of
the employees are tenants in homes
owned and rented by the company.
Working conditions at the plant
were SO deplOrable, said Clerkin
that State Labor Department in
vestigatiOn conducted at the request
of the organizer resulted in States
forcing the plant to make long
overdue improvements.
With the company owning and
controlling most of the town it was
most difficult to secure meeting places
within convenient distance of the
plant, situation, not unfamiliar to
the labor movement.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-09
F.B.I.Lookiing
For Crooks In
War Awards
Dept. Of Justice Reports
Shows Grafters Operat-
ing On Huge Scale

Some notion of the vast scale on
which crooks are operating in the
war program was revealed by the
Department of Justice this week.
More than 900 complaints of wrong
doing are now being investigated, the
department said They involve vari-
Gus charges, including bribery, col
fusion, delivery of defective materials,
use of government materials for
private purposes and many others.
Some Steal Material
Tom c. Clark, head of the De-
partment's war frauds unit, de-
clared that in a number of cases
industrial officials used government
materials and government labor to
built themselves or their friends
new homes.
The biggest war fraud yet re-
vealed was charged against the
Anaconda Wire and Cable Com
pany of Indiana. But other frauds
rum into large figures and range
down to petty chiseling.
Girl Friend on Payroll
A Maryland manufacturer of ex-
ploSiveS put his mistress on the paw
roll at $4,000 a year and charged it
to the governments war contract.
Down in Norfolk, naval officers con-
spired with merchants from whom
they bought supplies to kick back"
with commission.
One shipyard official is said to have
had his house painted and remodeled
with labor which was paid for by the
Maritime Commission.
W.P.B. Officials Indicted
Two ex-Officials of the War Pro-
ductiOn Board have been indicted
for illegally diverting and selling
machine tools and collecting COM
missions of $4,000.
Over i'm New Jersey a Federal
grand jury has indicted nine cor
pOrations and six of their officers
on charges of conspiring to rob
Uncle Sam through cOIlusive bid
ding, and in selling SIS, 900, 900
worth of cable to the Navy at
profits ranging up to 20 per cent.
Delivered Defective Shells
An Iowa manufacturer of shells
foisted defective materials off on to
our fighting men by juggling govern
ment inspectors tags.
An eastern clothing manufacturer
has been indicted for selling salvaged
uniforms as new equipment.
These are but samples of hum
dreds of cases where crooks have
obtained war contracts and have
acted like crooks.