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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
Church Fights
Discrimination

Christians should be "unprej-
udiced and wise enough to
bridge and cross the chasms of
racial isolation and segrega-
tion." said the Federal of
Churches of Christ in America
in its annual race relations mes
sage, issued Dec. 5.
Calling attention to "the grow
ing resentment by dark-skinned
peoples against white domina-
ton" the message says:
"Tn this conflict in which every
race Is involved and in which
freedom Is a shining goal, we as
q nation shall prove our SINGER
ity by achieving within our own
boundaries vital community, ir-
respective of color, or cultural
heritage"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20

and a fishy eye. His stomach Il
won't insult him by saying that
II is fabby) Is badly deteriorated,
being that it lays on his lap when
he sits down.
His prime asset to the company
Is as a yes "man." Never makes
q step unless ordered. Favorite
saying Is: "Those are my orders;
have to obey Them"
i will say In favor Of him, tho,
he isn't too bad q fellow. He's
willing to listen to reason, some
times, and will even give you q
break, once in while.
That will have TO be all for now,
so until next issue I will close with
the reminder that-if you aren't
getting Savings Stamps, see your
clerk today.
The Highlighter.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
Highligh+s
Of a Shift
Spinning

Greetings and salutations, my
merry friends! You didn't think
that I had forgotten you, did you?
! offer no EXCUSE for my absence
except to say that have been
busy playing Daniel Boone.
My current nomination for the
"Gripers Club" is James Stratt0n.
1t Is a well-known fact that Jim is
never satisfied with anything. II
someone gave him a pound of gold,
he'd grippe because the dust wasn't
included.
1t has been noticed that our
friends, Everett and Barnhart have
finally talked "Chick" Nicolo into
signing up for the Navy. OF the
original four Merchant Mariners"
these are the only two left What
is the matter with you fellows?
Got writer's cramp?
I wonder who "Griper Winde-
muth will find to campaign
against next. Lay of me, will
you pal?
The old Spinnin' room is begin
ming to look like a cross between
a kindergarten and a Vets home.
I hear you calling, Uncle Sam.
One of the new arrivals, p. w.
Wilson, just loves to make those
little trips after some "jet oil" Live
and learn, laddie.
They tell me that our Sweeper,
Mr.. Hoover, can walk on his hands
when he isn't able to nagivate on
his feet. Tsk, tsk, what that
mountain water" won't do.
Ask Sigler and Brown what they
think of goat hunting. Baa-a.
Ressie ("Teeter-time") Teeter is
doing a land office" business these
days. Better watch out, Ressie, or
20. P. A." Neal will get you.
"Egghead" Yates and the Frost
burg police are in love with one
another. If you judge by the re-
ciipts in his pocket-book, you can
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
Insurance
Agents Press
Demands

Chief demands of the indus
trial insurance agents, now ne
gotiating a contract with the
Eureka-Maryland Industrial AS
surance Corp, are as follows,
according to Pres. Thomas j.
Barnes of the Cumberland SUBJ
local:
Twenty per cent collection COM
mission, seniority on open debts,
two weeks vacation with pay,
more times on new business, thir-
teen weeks wages for men In
Quoted into service, less govern
ment pay, car allowance.
The company has agreed to sign
a contract, and, in fact, has already
signed part of the contract. 1t has
granted the union shop for the
Cumberland area, and has agreed
to machinery for grievance proce-
dure. Negotiations are proceeding
for checkoff of union dues.
Office workers, salaried profess
siOnal workers, and clerks gener-
ally are eligible to membership
In the United Office e. Profess
si0nal Workers of America,
Barnes pointed out. Since salaries
rise slowly, in this period of ris-
Ing prices, the white-collar group
has suffered more than any other.
Those interested In unionizatiOn
are urged to get in touch with
Barnes Mt 1903 Bedford street, or
with the CLIO office.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
Red-Hun+ing Seen
On Wane-UFWA

Washington, Dec. 1S-The United
Federal Workers of America-CIO
has congratulated the U. S. Civil
Service Commission for its recent
instructions to investigators that
they may not pry into the private
lives or political beliefs of govern
ment workers.
The Commission made its ruling
after the UFWA called to its at
tention cases of individuals whose
rights had been violated by red
batting, union batting agents of the
Commission
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20

see why. He pays their salary fo-
them.
What do you think Of a fellow
who makes his bride pick beans on
their honeymoon? Any remarks
on this subject should be addressed
10 Bean Picker" Kennel of Block
2.
Jim Smith and Avlie Martin are
pretty chummy nowadays. 1t seems
that they have gone into the real
estate business, and are figuring
on a way to saddle their lots on
a public utilities company which
may locate here. And they talk
about the Democrats and their
methods of making easy money.
For the benefit Of the new
employees, will initiate a Sc
ries Of descriptions Of our be-
loved bosses, known as Mr.. C's
race runners. This will he done
in order to enable you to identify
them easily when you see them.
Don't let them see you, rs they
like to write IL down in their
little red or blue books for future
reference.
Let's begin with our big, "big
boss" He Is about 8 feet nine
inches tall and weighs about 100
pounds, has straight, sandy hair
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
An Editorial

Derent OF workers because of occupation which has been
sore spot 1or some time in this has taken aspect
with the passage of the socalled Father Draft Bill
Members of the Draft Defermen Conu;ttao ~ Ala
County, which includes representatives labor and service
mems organizations seeking further information on the
detailed provisions of this BILL on the surface seems to
restore to the localities jurisdiction over deferments
which they had previously lost
Major Lewis B. Hershey Seectve Serce Droctor
who acquires new by virtue of law stated to have
circular the state directors Selecv Service Accord
ing to this circular the act requires Submission certain Class
ia and lib occupaonal deermen cases to appeal boards
having jurisdiction principal place of employment of the
registrant."
charge of the granting of deemens thought that some
of the companies which have been getting their
employees by direct appeal to the State Seecve Head
quarters find their appeals their employees
drafted
The Joint Draft Deferment Committee meeting Dec r.
Manpower Chief Paul McNutt asking whether an industry
defer any workers. especially single only working
a scheduled 40-hour week.
McNuts failed touch the main question, and
subcommittee directed TO Service
Director Hershey instead
Hershey reported fully aware of the serious
of the problem of occupaona defermens
in New York recently arranged by the American Management
Association he took management fragrant
asking for occupationa deferments for single men.
Information from Washington to the effect that all occupa
ona deferments of between Is and 81 be withdrawn
mandatory demens such those of cergmen and
essential farmers
be hoped that the disgraceul system by which
pans having pull get whole groups of deferred without
permission and their Wishes the plea
they necessary the effort may be ended
such this tend break faith the justice
of the selecve system a whole The old saying
Nobody is Indispensable deserves much wider application
than it has yet found in the draft field.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
Praise PorIey's
'Coverage'

Cumberland-Praise for the COW
erage of the Md. & D. c. Industrial
Union Councils Convention by re
porters for the daily press was ex-
pressed by the Convention. 1t also
landed the Arrangements Commit
tee. including:
Ralph c. Beard. chairman, and
John E. Shard, Eva M. CLANCY
Horace B. Davis, John C. Thomas,
John E. Neal, Dina Bagatti and
Walter r. Walters.
The committee expressed appre-
citation TO: the aid Of Lester Null
who decorated the convention halls.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
Win Pennonf

WashingtOn-For delivering
more than $50 ships for the Victory
Fleet, the Bethlehem-Fairfield Ship
yard, Inc, at Baltimore, Nd, under
Clio contract. has been awarded
the Maritime $50 Club pennant, the
United States Maritime Commits
sion announced. Bethlehem-Fair-
field is the fourth yard in the $50
Club.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
By ROBERT T. KERLiN

~ 1tO01lAE1 Is 4A51LL11V
Stop euting bread from out unothers hundl
Stop being sldvish poor in this rich londl
Stop lying down in pain and feor TO groGnl
Stop going still in want OF what's your ownl
Prot not Of liberty and equal rights
While for pittonce wage the worker hghtsl
Boost not deluded man. that you are free
As long as to q boss you bend the knee!
You who in sweet produce. what is your wealth?
A body worn and rdcked. and broken health.
There's plenty from your toil-who does not know?
There's plentYl Where does it go?
You spinners. and muchinists. builders. makers.
You diggers. hGulers. stokers--who the takers?
Workers! Assert your own! Be an Americun!
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Crystol Weather

Night-long the sleet and rain came
do,Dn
And north Dinds bleip NTH icy blast.
When mornings sun smiled on the
to,Dn.
A crystal glory held tt fast.
I had not ,Dalked In tairyland
Where miracles are manifold,
Nor had seen a magic tDdnd
Turn pumpkin to q coach of gold.
But here ,Das loneliness indeed!-
Lucid as the first day of spring.
The humble briar and the ,Deed
Were opal-clad and olistsning.
The trees NTH argent stars pere lit
And tinkled to an elfn note;
The humble grass ,oas exquisite
With colors like pigeons throat.
I caught my breath at sight of this
Pellucid 1Donder, chill and lonely,
Fashioned By xero's frtgtd kiss
Enchdntment for a moment onlv.
'ofN RICHARD MORM.AND.
Evening star., 1943-04-15

mandatory under permanent war
pay legislation-will serve to hold
within reasonable bounds those es-
Establishments which, for the moment,
have escaped the knife. The director
believes that non-war activities have
been pared as far as possible.
In the end, it may be that the
reductions ordered by the bureau will
not be reflected by a corresponding
number of actual separations from
the payroll, as personnel which can
be used advantageously is available
for transfer under the law, and some
agencies have not reached their
maximum strength. A transfer, how
ever, represents as much of saving
as an outright dismissal, if it pre-
vents the hiring of a new employe.
In passing, it might be said that
the retrenchment ordered by Con-
gress and the personnel inquiry in
stituted by the Civil Service Commit
tee, seemingly are having their effect
on hiring. The employment rate,
while moving up in February, is well
under that Of year ago.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
THIS AND THAT
By Charles Z. TrdcetDell.

But it is an amazing thirG. how tender
sometimes ones friends are Of ones own
money!
Let no one talk you out Of putting up
a fence, II fence is what you want.
Here, as elsewhere, there are as many
different ideas as there are people.
One will desire hedge. One fence.
One no boundary marking at all. The
latter may say, 1T makes everything feel
so open." AS If all outdoors could be
bounded, in any event!
A fence, of whatever material made,
ought to be securely and stoutly con-
structed, with all proper bracing A fence
Is not for a day, but for all time, one
rather hopes.
1t should be kept painted, and in repair.
The tendency is to let break go. If all
breaks are repaired at once, the fence
will always be whole.
Planting is an integral part of any good
fence. 1t will not do to just put up a
fence. A certain number of shrubs and
vines will 60 long way toward making
the fence what the builder had in mind
in the beginning.
A fence may be simply utilitarian, and
that is good, but it is better fence if
it is planted. It gives depth and width,
and even height, when taller growing
things are put at the boundaries.
Many homeowners always have an
inner dissatisfaction with their places,
not knowing what it is they do not like,
not even knowing, in many instances,
that there is anything at all wrong
All the time there is an inner gnawing
of their gardening soul, based on the
feeling that, after all, the place is too
fiat.
Sometimes a fence accents this, by
dividing off ones own land from the land
Of ones neighbors. Before the fence
went up, ones eyes unconsciously went
on and on, taking in, at every look, some
part of the neighbors grounds.
Once fence is up, all that is over. Just
where the line is, no one can doubt.
This is the one limitation of a fence,
and it can be overcome by planting along
it,
In this way, an up-and-down quality
is given to the place, veritable third
dimension.
The fence gradually blends into the
whole garden, but at all times keeps its
original purpose Of serving as boundary
and protection.
One of the first problems of putting
up fence Is whether to build it with its
"best face" outwards, or inside.
The temptation, If picket fence, is
to put the pickets inside; but little
thought shows that the time tested plan
of putting them on the outside is the
best, after all. 1t places the strengthen
ing material where it belongs, on the
inside, to withstand assaults from with
out. 1t is from the outside that attacks
come, as we all so well know nowadays.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Small Curriers
rom the Independence (Kans.) Reporter.

From the Independence (Kans) Reporter.
The best news that has come out of the
Navy recently is that of the building of
small aircraft carriers on both Atlantic
and Pacific seacoasts. In them we may
have the answer to the submarine
problem.
Those auxiliary carriers not only fur
nish flexible convoy protection, but they
also have uses as ferrying craft and in
fleet operations. Some of them are al
ready in operation in all of the seven
seas" according to Secretary OF the Navy
Knox, and scores of them are now under
construction"
The big hat-top makes almost too good
a target for enemy planes. But the little
fellow IS less vulnerable. The first ones
were rebuilt merchantmen without
enough speed to suit all purposes, al
though they have already given good
account of themselves. Much will be ex-
pected of those now building.
Evening star., 1943-04-15

supporters of the nbertarian theories
of President woodrow Wilson even
tually were obliged to concede that
his faith in the creative paciflstic
influence Of democracy was some
what too ardent. His ideals, it slowly
but surely was recognized, were be-
yond the reach of some national
groups. Japan, for example, was not
ready for membership in "a general
association of nations formed
under specific covenants for the pur-
pose of affording mutual guarantees
of political independence and terri
torial integrity to great and small
states alike"
Yet no critic denied the potential
capacity of vast multitudes of men
and women to exist in fellowship and
mutuality. From 1919 onward until
Pearl Harbor, earnest and devoted
advocates of peace strove to avoid
another appeal to arms. Most of
them, subconsciously, agreed with DR..
Buffers concession that people ,"
cannot be expected to change their
way of thinking overnight" They
hoped nonetheless that the desired
miracle might occur-and the pre-
vailing struggle be prevented. That
they were disappointed is the tragedy
of the age.
Yet their Illustration at least is
serving to convince some persons
that the education of successive
generations" to live in harmony is an
imperative necessity. The fund con-
tributed by Andrew Carnegie and
administered by DR.. Butler is pledged
in part to "build world of prosperity
and peace" in terms Of moral culture.
Perhaps there is guidance for those
who must do the work in the injunc-
ton OF st. Paul: For freedom did
Christ emancipate us. Let us stand
upright therefore and be not en-
tangled again in the bondage of
slavery"
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Education for Peace

DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, in his
annual report Of the division OF in
tercourse and education of the Car
negie Endowment for international
Peace, declares: "The American peo-
pie, like all other peoples, cannot be
expected to change their way of
thinking overnight. Long years Of
education of successive generations
are needed"
The idea thus expressed is one
which perhaps has been neglected by
the generality Of citizens during the
past quarter century. No sooner had
the First World War begun than
statesmen and scholars commenced
discussing what they regarded as a
drastic need for a constructive altera-
ton in the processes of opinion
making. It very frequently has been
said since that time that the inhabi-
tants of certain specified countries
required to be taught new doctrines
of living. The principles of democ-
racy, it was insisted, must be applied
in those communities where armed
strife had been glorif1ed as "the
proper business" of energetic races"
When the armistice was granted in
1918 there was tacit understanding
between the Allies and the enemy
that modern" and liberal" repub-
lie would be set up in Germany. The
logic of the matter was that such q
reform in the structure Of the gov
ernment of the Reich should result
in durable peace in Central Europe.
But public opinion could not be
corrected rapidly enough. It was not
very long after the signing of the
treaty of Versailles that thoughtful
observers realized that a second
world war was becoming inevitable.
H. g. Wells wrote of the issue as
being "a race between education and
disaster" Other skilled commentators
echoed his conviction with constantly
growing intensity as one nation after
another passed under the control Of
dictators. Even the most faithful
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Ingenuity, instead Of Ire, is the solution

Ingenuity, instead Of Ire, Is the solution
of many problems, q correspondent wrote
to this column several weeks ago.
This is particularly true OF garden
problems. Take the matter Of fences.
Iron and steel fences being no longer
available, the homeowner is driven back
to that original fencing material, wood.
It Is the same with tools.
If the desired implement cannot be
found in a shop, how about using some
thing one already has?
Tools can be wrested to unusual pur-
poses. Maybe the Strengthening Of one
surface will give whole new series OF
uses to an otherwise prosaic instrument.
The matter of fences is an interesting
one. Not so many years ago there was
a movement toward the abandonment Of
fences.
One may suspect that this was pro-
NOTED by real estate men and builders
who did not want to put them UP.
It also was backed by persons who did
not wish to go to the expense of erecting
fences.
There can be no question, however,
about either the utility or beauty of
properly constructed and planted fence.
Any material used may be made fine by
care and ingenuity, and when the fence
is up, it may be planted so that in time
it adds not only to the beauty of the
home grounds, but also OF the adjoining
grounds.
The original spelling of garden was
garth" meaning an enclosed place.
So garden without fence or at least
a good hedge is lacking in one Of its first
meanings.
A fence Is a definition.
It is a sign of what one Is paying
great deal of money for It tells others
to keep out, especially trespassers, who
have no business inside, anyway.
1t means safety for small children, and
privacy for others. Today we are realiz-
ing what privacy means, when on all
sides, and all around the world, the
privacy of the individual is being in
fringed.
There is no gardening satisfaction like
that given by a good fence.
The small and often little regarded
plants, the wildhowers, the small low
growing things, will be trampled under
foot, without fence to protect them.
A fence is always reminder. AS pro-
lection, it may not always work, but then,
what does?
Any one, coming to fence, knows
that he has no business over it-even if
he comes.
A fence Is silent warning, good sign
which needs no further elucidation.
No one should be talked out of erecting
a fence around his property. There are
many good reasons for doing it, and none
against it.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Personnel Cuts

The report submitted to the House
Civil Service Committee by Budget
Director Harold d. Smith indicates
an encouraging response to the ef-
forts of Congress to enforce econ
omies In the executive agencies, as
q part of the war pay program.
In lengthening the work week to
forty-e eight hours and providing for
overtime pay, Congress directed the
Budget Bureau to order reductions
where increased hours and renewed
emphasis on savings created a per-
sonnel surplus. Mr.. Smiths state
nent shows that as a result, some
thirty -odd agencies will be required
to get along with nearly $4,000 fewer
employees. This figure is not impress
sive when compared to the overall
total Of approximately 5000, 900 Gov
ernment workers, but 1t has, never
theless, important aspects. To begin
with, as Mr.. Smith points out, the
area in which cuts were possible was
relatively limited, because of the
close association Of 50 many func-
tions with the war effort. Conse-
quently, the reductions had to come
from q block Of about soc, 900 en-
ployes, and it amounts to around 8
per cent Of these.
Another point Is that further ex-
,pansion probably is foreclosed in
those agencies ordered reduced, and
this also represents = gain. It Is to
be expected, too, that the continuing
economy studies promised by Mr..
omith-And which are due to Be
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Mr.. Eden's Visit
From the Detroit News.


President Roosevelt stated in a press
conference, after Edens departure, that
American agreements with him we're
reached on broad range Of present
and future matters. Eden came fresh
from a mission to Moscow. The results
clearly give promise of better and more
definite understandings between the
United States and Russia The Presi-
dent accompanied his quoted statement
that ''the United Nations are now about
95 per cent together" with his announce
ment of coming Russian American
conference on war collaboration. As we
read him, Eden came and counseled
as war realist. Impetus he gave to
closer union Of the United Nations is
high service to the cause Of war realism.
Secondary controversies must be ad-
justed or relegated to assure complete
cooperation In lighting the war through.