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The union times., 1943-06-05
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

MACHINISTS withdrawal from the A.F.L. is sad blow to labor, in Connecticut. We do not pretend to judge the contro- versy; our only hope is that the difficulties will be straightened out as soon as possible. The A.F.L. needs the Machinists, and the Ma chinists need the A.F.L.
 EXECUTIVE BOARD of the Conn. Federation of Labor will probably meet next week. Chief item of business, among others. will be to hear Johnny Egan's leg islative report, which we expect to print in full, since this is subject of the greatest importance and in- terest to the people of this state. This item, by the way, is our meth cd, of answering the questions we have received as to why we haven't printed Egan's report. Naturally, the report had to be presented to the Executive Board before being released for publication.
 ANNOUNCING new restrictions on yardage and frills in the manu- facture of ladies' wearing apparel, the War Production Board sent out a press release, on section of which was titled Maternity Dresses" It dealt with various types-including 'sjuniOr miss size l5."
 THAT ROAR of laughter you can hear coming from local unions and central labor bodies around the state is caused by a statement being made by some politicians who ought to know better. The l943 General Assembly was pro-labor, they say, because it didn't pass any anti-labor legislation. The first thing we know, they'll ask to be patted on the back because they didn't pass a poll-tax law for Con- necticut. That the State Federation will have no part of this explana- ton is foregone conclusion. Conn. uniOnists, both rank-and-file and leaders, are too we'll aware of la- bOr's contributions to the war pro- gram to give thanks that they were not stabbed in the back by anti-la- bOr legislation!
 UNDERGROUND HUMOR: A popular joke in Holland deals with the bicycle shortage. So many mems bicycles have been stolen that it is asked what happens to the ladies' bicycles. The local wag replies: ''Oh, they're being kept for the Scotch Highlanders when they get here.'
 FRANKLY, CONN. labor is pleased with the appointment of
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The union times., 1943-06-05
Churches Are BeingDefiled, Bishops Say
Catholic Clergy Say Priests Sent To Concentration
 Camps By Nazis

Expressing their disgust and bit terness with Nazi destruction and plunder of Catholic churches and Nazi abuse of religion in Germany and occupied lands, the Bishops of the DiOceses of Germany at a con- ference on Dec. 18, l942 drew up a Memorial and sent it to Nazi off, cials in charge of Church affairs.
 The text of the Memorial was re- leased last week by the Office of War Information.
 In the statement the Nazis are charged with having put almost all of the Polish clergy in concentration camps. "This fate has been suffered even by those clergymen who stood up for the German population under Polish rule,'' the Bishops stated.
 Plunder and Dissertation
 Numerous incidents of Nazi hound ing of Catholic priests and laymen are given in the document. Plunder and dissertation of Church property are laid at the door of the Nazis.
 Except for very few houses of God" the Memorial reads, "all churches in the dioceses of Posen and Litzmannstadt have been withdrawn from use for worship and have been used for profane purposes"
 The Bishops further charge that ca very large number of the churches have been robbed of their equipment for worship, altar cloths and sacredOtal garments; the fur nishings have been destroyed. The tabernacles have been broken open in many cases and the Most Holy Sacrement desecrated in the vilest way.
 The Memorial was signed by Adolph Cardinal Bertram, Arch bishop of Breslau.
The union times., 1943-06-05
Cooperation After War Is Joint Problem
Watt Says Labor And Man agement Hold Key To
 Democracy

New York - Labor-management councils can form the foundation of an economic democracy which will strengthen the system of conn petitive capitalism upon which free business and free labor alike de- pend, asserted Robert J. Watt, AZ. of L. International Representative, in address here at the annual meet ing of the United States Chamber of Commerce.
 Watt, also a member of W.P.B.'s $ Management-Labor Council and asso- ciate labor member of the War Labor Board, addressed the C. of C. meeting on the subject, Democracy and Jobs" 7"
 "We must be as hard-headed about expanding our productive employment in peacetime as we have recently be- come vigorous in concentrating upon all-out war production" Watt stated.
 ssI believe we cannot have such employment unless we have maxi mum of economic sef-gOvernment, of labor-management cooperation. | think we can agree that cOmpeti- tive capitalism and waste of re- sources will not be allowed to go unrestrained. Yet restraints can only come from two directions. One is government control with its in- evitabIe trend towards dictatorship, and the other is labor-management control through representative councils operating with as little government participation as possi- bIe.
 q would urge that the most practi- cal way of assuring democracy through jobs is to make labor management CO., operation the basis of our wartime operations and the nucleus of our peace-time policies. That is the first step toward defending democracy and toward making possible enough jobs for all"
 ''I would urge that the most prac- tical way of assuring democracy through jobs is to make labOr-man- agement cooperation the basis of our wartime operations and the nu- cleus of our peace-time policies. That is the first step toward de- lending democracy and toward making possible enough jobs for alI.''
The union times., 1943-06-05
A.F.L. And CLIO. Leaders Want "All-Inclusive
 Joint Conference

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-A.F.L. and CLIO. leaders in five western states have joined in calling for national ''all-inclusive Joint Labor Confer ence" on nationwide scale to be held in Washington.
 The purpose of the conference, which was urged by 58 labor rep resentatives, is to whip into shape united labor action on those mat ters which are of prime concern to the war effort and to labor.
 It was proposed that the joint conference take up questions deal ing with our war economy, wages, prices, manpower and labor repre- sentatiOn on policy-making govern ment agencies.
 Leading unions in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas were represented at the meeting which was called by the labor members of the State Region of the War Labor Board. The resolution was immediate 1y sent to AF.L. Pres. William Green and C.LO. Pres. Philip Murray.
 BACK F.D.R.
 The resolution stated that in view of the threat to our war effort and labor that the conference have as its chief responsibility ''an ex- pression of labor's position as it relates to the present policy of the National War Labor Board, the War ManpOwer Commission and other government agencies charged with the effective and successful prose- cutiOn of the nations war effort.''
 It declares that organized labor in the nation lis faced with an extremely grave situation, which in reality threatens its very existence and the nations war effort" and "that organ ized labor agrees wholeheartedly with the Presidents Hold the Line Policy" provided it in fact ''holds the line at both ends" and that prices be rolled back to May, 1942
 It was also proposed that such a conference devote its attention to
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The union times., 1943-06-05
Div.479 Bus Drivers Lose Benjamin Lord

Members of Div. 479, Middletown Bus Drivers, are mourning the death of Benjamin Lord, who died recently at the wheel of his bus at the end of the line, just after discharging all his passengers. Lord was a member of the local for 30 years.
 In 1913 he narrowly escaped death in a street car-train collision on the Berlin Branch of the N. Y., N. H. and Hartford Railroad by 1eaping from the trolley he was operating a second before contact. One person was killed and several injured in that accident. Lord is survived by son in the Army and several daughters.
The union times., 1943-06-05
Office Employees Name Delegates

Local 2O267, Office Employees, has presented to the New Haven Central Labor Council the credentials of Marie Frabrisso, Mae Grinnel1, Eva Gandel- man, and David Strauss as delegates to that body.
 At the last meeting of Local 2O267, it was voted to affiliate with the Gen. tral Labor Councils in the State as the initial step in an organizational campaign being planned by the union.
 With 30 to s per cent of office jobs mechanized (not including typewrit- ers), it is felt by Local 20267 that now is the time for formulating plans to insure opportunities for the present white-collar forces to be able to earn a livelihood in the future. \
The union times., 1943-06-05
Street Ky. Operators
 Get l2c Increase

Twelve hundred employees of United Electric Railway Co.,, Providence, R. l., will receive raises and about SIPS each in retroactive pay as result of a decision by the New England VILE. The wages of 952 bus and trolley operators and clerks will be raised 12 cents to 97 cents per hour and increases for 265 mechanics, painters, repair men and stenogra- phers range from o.2 cents to 16.5 cents for hour.
 Approval was based on Board opin- ion that "the wage adjustments ap- proved herewith will reinforce and strengthen the stabilization line in the transit industry"
The union times., 1943-06-05
A.F.L. DEMANDS NEW STERILIZATION PLAN
State WING Setup Nears Completion

With, the naming of labOr-man advisory committees fol the NOrwalk and Stamford Areas O1 the War Manpower Commission and the expectation voiced by the Hartford area director, William C. Ennis, that management would soon name its four representative to the proposed committee and adopt a stabilizatiOn plan for that area, the perfecting of the W.M.C city set-ups in Connecticut wa. nearer to completion this week.
 William J. Fitzgerald acting ares director of Bridgeport, told The Umio' Times that Norwalk and Stamfore have set up their own committees anc adopted the Bridgeport plan, witt Fitzgerald serving as acting director.
 The personnel of the Norwalk committee is as follows:
 Labor, Thomas YOczik, Local TAG, Carpenters, and Arthur B. Cunningham of the Matters, both A.F.L.
 Management-Ma Marshall Hoyt, Nash Engineering Co.,, and John Wilkens, Jr., Automatic Signal Co.
 Because there are no CLIO. unions in the district, this conn mittee is comprised of two A.F.L. members and two from manage ment instead of four from each from labor and management. as in the other committees.
 The Stamford Committee is:
 LabOr-CeOrge Lockwood, Lo- cal 2lO, Carpenters, and Carl Calasso, vice-president of Conn. Federation of Labor, Electrical Device Local B-1O69, A.F.L.; Leo Kane, Norma Hoffman, CLIO. Union, and Eugene Paolucci. CLIO.
 Management-John Williams, Yale X TOwne, Co.,; C. E. Stevens, Norma Hoffman, Co.,; Arthur Murray ElectroIux Co.,, and C. S. Hampstead, Peabody Engineer ing Co.
 Joseph E. Smith, W.M.C. regiona director for New England, visited Bridgeport, New Britain, Waterbury and Hartford recently to check or the progress of area committees These are the four critical labor short age areas in Connecticut. All except Hartford have set up area manpower stabllization committees to work witt the area directors.
 Ennis told The Union Times that has indicated willingness. to go along with the Hartford WING area in establishing a stabilizatior committee and that stabilization pro gram will be in effect in short time.
 Smith expressed qualification with the manner in which tho Bridgeport plan is working, saic Fitzgerald. The acting area director said evidence that the plan is pro
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The union times., 1943-06-05
Grand Jury Accuses Steel Corporation

PITTSBURGH.-A federal grand jury has handed down a bill of pre- sentiment against the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. and four of its employees, after six weeks of investigating the firms alleged production of substand- ard steel plates for the government. The company was charged with con- cealing and destroying several hundred company records sought by the gov erHment i'll connection with it's in vestigation.
 The jury will continue its investi- gation to determine whether the com pany was actually guilty of manufac- turing the substandard plates, tests on which were allegedly faked.
The union times., 1943-06-05
US. Charges
 Firm Chiiseled On Bonus Pay
New Haven Company Faces Suit For Violating
 Wage-Hour Act

Suit for an injunction perma- nently restraining the William SchollhOrn Co.,, manufacturers of small machine tools, 4l4 Chapel Street, New Haven, from violation of provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, has been filed in the U. 5. District Court, New Haven, by Irving Rozen, Senior Attorney on the staff of John K. Carroll, Re- giOnal Attorney of the U. s. Depart ment of Labor.
 MT. Rozen filed the complaint on behalf of Cornelius J. Danaher, State Commissioner of Labor, who, through agreement with the U. s. Department of Labor, administers the Fair Labor Standards Act in Connecticut.
 Under a union agreement. the company now pays premium of five cents per hour for night work. This rate is paid regardless of whether or not it covers overtime hours. Danaher, Atty. Rozen ex- plained, contends that the 5 cents per hour should be included in the regularly hourly wage and that when overtime is worked, time and a half should be paid on the regu- lar wage including the scent premium.
 The basis of the suit is that the company has failed to pay overtime on this night work premium and con- sequently is in violation of the Act. The complaint charges a second vio- lation of the Act in that the company has continued to ship in interstate commerce goods manufactured in vio- lation.
 The investigation which resulted in the suit being filed, was conduct ed by inspectors of Labor Depart ment.
The union times., 1943-06-05
T.T.II. RFFERENDTJM

WASHINGTON = The Interna- tiona1 Typographical Union (ITU) is preparing to take referendum vote on reafiliation with the AFL. It was suspended several years ago for re- fusing to pay an assessment to pay for fighting the CIO.
The union times., 1943-06-05
City, State Workers Eligible For Raises

WASHINGTON.-Oh6cials of state, county, municipal and other non-fed- eral governmental divisions may con- tinue to make wage adjustments under the revised wage stabilization program without seeking approval of the Ma tional War Labor Board, it announced this week.
The union times., 1943-06-05
Carl Lewis, 2O- Year Member Hartford Bus Drivers, Dies

Carl Lewis, 5, for 20 years mem Der of Div. 425, Hartford Bus Opera tors, died at his home on Willis St., recently. He was a bus driver and former street car motorman. Lewis is survived by his mother, Mrs. Addie Lewis, and brother, both living in Hartford.
The union times., 1943-06-05
Council Asks Lower Prices,
 VILE. Power
Seek Change In Wagner Act To Prevent Any
 Maladministration

WASHINGTON. - The Ex. ecutive Council of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor has called upon the Government to adopt practical, common. sense policies on wages and food prices to promote the ef- fective prosecution of the war.
 Declaring that the War La bOr Board has done ca splen- did job in it's efforts to sta- bilize our wartime economy up to the Executive Order of April 8, the Council demanded that the Boards former pow CTS be restored SO that it can continue to function effec- lively.
 At the same time, the COun- cil proposed a twO-pOint pro- gram for rolling food prices back to May, 1942, levels and keeping them there. This is the only sound way to make price control effective, end prOfiteering, wipe out black market operations and eIim- mate artificial food shortages. the Council said.
 N.L.R.B. CHANGE
 Other outstanding actions taken by the Executive Council at the closing sessions of its Spring meeting included:
 Tt directed that peace nego- tiatiOns with the CLIO. be re- stunned at the earliest possible op- pOrtunity with the objective of reaching a clear-cut nO-raiding truce.
 NIt demanded amendment of the National Labor Relations Act to cure maladministratiOn of the law as evidenced in the N.L.R.B. proceedings against the Kaiser shipyards.
 3-It authorized immediate court actions to test the validity of anti-labOr laws adopted in six States which were found to be clearly unconstitutional.
 At received a report from Sir William Beveridge to the eff feet that his famous social secur- ity plan will be adopted in Great Britain and an accompanying re- port from President William Green that the A.F.L.'s new social security program would be sub- mitted to Congress in the form of special bill very soon.
 MEET IN AUGUST
 After concluding its business, the Council decided to hold its next meet ing in Chicago during the month of August.
 Acting on the receipt of an ap- plicatiOn from the United Mine Workers seeking re-affiliation of that union with the American Fede- ration of Labor, committee made 0P OA NAOC-A ACSAOCulS son and WOn was named to look into the matter and report back to the Council at its next meeting.
 The Council devoted most of its time to the consideration of serious economic problems developing from the administration of the na- tion's stabilizatiOn program.
 It found that prompt action is vital to relieve American workers from an ''insufferable squeeze" re- sulting from wage freezing on the one hand and skyrOcketing price in- creases for the necessities of life on the other.
 WGr UOrkers, upon sUhOse strength and morale success of the 'OGr effort primarily depends, are protesting GH OUer the country against being Uictin.ized, the COun- ciI sUGrned.
The union times., 1943-06-05
Two N. H. Bricklayers In
 Seabees; 17 In Services

Anthony Abadessa and Nick By of Local 6, New Haven Bricklayers, recently joined the Seabees. By is a chief petty officer. The total number of New Haven Bricklayers now in the service is Y, according to James DiLonardo, business agent of the Local.
The union times., 1943-06-05

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The union times., 1943-06-05

One $18.75 War Bond will sup ply Navy flyer with fur-lined flying jacket.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
d AMBLINe
n EpORTER
Eyes of Texas

Eyes of Texas
We may get shot for melting a
race riot by picking on the Texans
but here goes anyway.
1t kind of got our dander up a
little when a loyal affiliate" of the
Lone Star state started grumbling
about our weather and expressed
himself that he'd rather be hung
in Texas than die natural death
in California"
A little quiet investigation
brought out these interesting facts
about the weather in Harrington,
Tex, where this aforementioned
individual last stuck his shoes
under a bed before coming to I'm
perial Valley
During a sudden storm in Harl-
ington few years ago % persons
were killed when hurricane winds
up to $50 miles an hour were
recorded.
All the hospitals still standing
were filled with casualties.
In another temperamental sea-
sonal outburst in Harrington seven
inches of rain fell in the course of
two hours. For three days the
streets were SO full of water that
amphibious jeeps were about the
best means of transportation.
Now this Texas chamber Of
commerce" man didn't always live
in Harrington. His hometown is
Abilene, where the temperature
often reaches ia and lis degrees in
the summer, not far from our best
here
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
Draft
PIul',
I old
Deferments for
Vital Aircraft
Workers Okayed

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug.
4-UP)-Lt. Col. Kenneth
H. Leitch, State director of
selective service today an
nounced that draft defer
ments would be granted during
August and September to all men
whose loss "in any way would af-
feet aircraft production.
Leitch said the order, issued last
Saturday, would apply to men in
aircraft plants in California and
Washington.
Leitch said that California draft
headquarters was requesting all
local boards to forward the records
of aircraft production men to head
quarters for review.
This action is made necessary
by the failure of aircraft plants re-
Gently to meet production Sched-
ules," he said.
The Los Angeles Daily News said
that the order was issued by Ma
tional Selective Service at the re-
quest of the War Department after
Gen. Henry H. Arnold, chief of the
army air forces, made a survey of
air. craft production. Leitch de-
clined to comment on that report.
The review of cases of aircraft
production men will be made in
State headquarters, rather than by
local boards, Leitch said. He added
that the review would include the
background and experience of men
concerned and that deferments
would be issued on a showing that
a mans loss would affect produc-
ton.
Leitch emphasized that only the
cases of men scheduled for induc-
tion during the two months would
be considered, and it was inferred
only comparatively small number
were involved.
He declared the order could not
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
Securities Group
Approves Issuance
Of District Bonds
Another Step Taken in
|. l. ID. Plan to Buy
Power Co. Properties

Further progress in plans
of the Imperial Irrigation
district to purchase the pow
er properties in the area be-
lOngin to the California Elec-
trio Power company was reported
Wednesday when district Officials
announced that the California Dis
trictS Securities commission had APP
proved the issuance of electric re-
venue bonds amounting to $6,000,-
00U, sale of which would provide
funds for the purchase price OF
$4,900,000 and leave surplus with
which to connect the two systems
and make necessary Improvements
APPROVE REPORT
District directors passed a resolu-
ton Tuesday afternoon approving
the commission report.
On Wednesday district officials
conferred with leaders of the Cali
fornia firm indicating that addi-
tional details of the deal were be-
ing cleared up.
The power firm has yet to obtain
the approval of the California Rail
road commission to conSummate the
deal but belief was expressed that
such approval would be readily
won.
Next step toward final consum-
nation of the deal will be the call
ing of an election by district direc-
tors during which voters will be
asked to approve the issuance OF
the electric revenue bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-08-04
&C. Cufe Owner
Is Robbed Be u&en

Checker Board Cafe, was robbed of
approximately 5000. In addition he
was painfully beaten, they de-
clared.
Lewis accompanied two men, both
in their tWenties, on a ride after
they promised to purchase his place
of business. When he entered their
car he believed they were going
after money needed to complete
the transaction, he told authori-
ties.
EATEN AT CAFE
He said the men had eaten in his
cafe frequently and although he
did not know their names he be-
lieved them to be honest.
Officers later learned the suspects
names and learned that they had
resided at an FL Centre hotel.
They followed a Tip" that two
men resembling the suspects left
FL Centre shortly after midnight
Tuesday and headed west in the
direction of San Diego. They were
reported to be riding in a car other
than the one they induced Lewis
to enter, which officers located in
a downtown garage.
Lewis, who was not believed to
have been seriously injured, re-
manned in bed Wednesday reeuper-
ating from effects of the attack,