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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30
Wall Street Journal Can Find
No "Silk Shirt Buying Spree"

NEW YORK.-The war work
ers' ''silk shirt buying spree" is a
myth created by wage freezing pro-
ponents. Labor unions have known
this for some time, but even the
employers mouthpieces now admit
that no such spree exists.
The Wall Street Journal the ma
TONS No. l big business news
paper, carries a story January head
lined: Var Workers; They're
Spending Money For Good Mer-
chandise and Medical Attention.
There has been, the Journal says,
liberal spending for merchandise,
debt reduction, medical attention and
war bond purchases" but surprising
little is being spent on silk shirt type
of merchandise"
Making a survey of the New York
market and six leading war produc-
ton cities, the Journal found:
81. Mortgages are being reduced
and old debts paid off. Los Angeles,
Chicago, Toledo and Pittsburgh all
report heavy debt repayments.
"2. Buying of war bonds is at or
above the desired 1910 of income.
''3. Health is being provided for.
Toledo reports hospitals, dental of
fees and oculists are booked ahead
on long-delayed medical attention.
~. Homes are being rehabilitat-
ed. Los Angeles workers want
homes and land for chickens and
cows.
IS. Better quality, longer lasting
merchandise is being bought
against the time when none is
oxosIolIo -
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30
New Haven Manpower Conference
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shall, head of the New Haven office
of the U. S. Employment Service
William Ennis, state head of the u. S.
Employment Service; Miss Mary
Hugart of the W.P.A. Service Pro-
gram; DR.. C.-E. A. Winslow, chair
man, and B. NJ Petit, director of the
New Haven Housing Authority.
Miss Ruth Banks, chairman of the
Committee to End Discrimination in
New Haven; Emmett O'Brien, direc-
tor of Defense training, Boardman
Trade School; Prof. Lauren Seeley,
Yale Engineering School, director of
E.S.MW.T.; Mrs. Chase Going
Woodhouse, former Secretary of
State.
Harold Woodcock, director, New
Haven Civilian Defense Council
Prof. Wesley Sturges, State Defense
Council, Hartford; Joseph Whiteside,
executive secretary of the New Haven
Manufacturers Association; Anthony
F. Arpaia, New Haven Area Rent
Director; w. H. Harrison, Appren-
tice Training Service, WING.
Miss Ada Atwood, special assistant
to the New Haven Council of Social
Agencies; Miss Ruth McElroy, Child
Care Consultant Service New Haven
Family Society; DR.. ]. Allen Kicker
son, State Teachers College, financial
secretary of the Scranton Child Care
Center Mr.. A. E. Whitehill, Train
ing-within-Industry program.
Joseph A. Fitzgerald, Superintend-
ent Of Schools; Gail Smith, Boston,
director of the Labor Division of the
New England Region of the W.PB.;
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30
Aircraft School
Racket Smashed

LOS ANCELES.-The aircraft
school racket, against which or
ganized labor has fought here and
i'm many other cities, received a
body blow when Municipal Judge
w. f. Downs ruled that one of the
schools was operating as an en-
pIoyment agency. The Frye Air
craft School, Downs held, could
not operate as an employment
agency and at the same time hold
to the public that it was a school.
The defendants, two Douglas air.
craft workers, were relieved of
further payments on notes which
they signed.
The schools comb the midwest
and east and urge young men to
come to California for jobs i'm air.
craft factories. When the men ar
rived, they would be asked to sign
notes agreeing to pay the school
from $50 to $500 once they went
to work. Once the young men and
women were on the job, the schools
bounded them or handed the notes
to collection agencies. The students
neither learned anything nor re-
ceived any benefits from attending
the school.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30
Hartford Gu
Holds Annual.
Nominations

Continued from Page One)
Steamfitters, 2l8; Camille Ven
drillo, Truck Drivers, $50; Gerard
DumOchel, Machinists, 354, and
Charles Ryan, P. o. Clerks, I48.
An entertainment is planned for
the election and installation meeting.
Herbert A. Miller, Transfers, No.
$50, was appointed chairman of the
committee for the social hour. Others
on the committee are Timothy Fitz-
gerald, Walter LesmainSd and John
j. Miller.
Banquet Report
The Banquet Committee reported
that C.L.U. First Annual Banquet will
be held in the Hotel Bond, March "a.
Tickets will be available at So each
from the secretaries of the affiliated
locals or from Frank Morris, secre-
tary of CL.U., at 81 Park Street.
The following delegates we're
seated by the C.L.U.: Gerard A.
DuMouchel, Machinists, 354; Her
bert A. Miller, Henry Dauphinais
and Camille Vendrillo, Truck Driv-
ers, $50; John McCovern, Cigar
Makers, AZ; William A. Scott,
George Watson, Carmen DiCorcia,
and George Sylvester, Bricklayers,
L; Walter Lesmainski and George
Welz, Bakers, 8; Charles Ryan and
Arthur FitzsimmOns, Post Office
Clerks, l47; Timothy Fitzgerald,
Joseph Rohan, Albert Lawrence,
Arthur Viens and Paul Willnauer,
Steamfitters, 2l8; Domenick Cod
raro, Carmelo Cuardo, BARRIERS, 73.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30
A1NS AAOSG
Present Average
Transfers, No. 443

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work from the local i'm laying as
sessments and checking on them,
but it gives the members adequate
protection backed by a solid insur-
ance company owned and operated
by the American Federation of
Labor"
Under the old system each mem
Der was assessed a dollar when
member of the union died, and the
death benefits paid was $3.50, said
Allen, who further stated:
Members of Local 443 felt that
lnasmuch as they buy union bread
and clothes they should purchase
union life insurance"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30
Men Who Lead Labor:

the street railway system 10 hours
day for six days a week-on Sum
days they enjoyed the benefit of
an 8-hOur day. Thus their total
work week was 68 hours. But over
time pay was the dream of the
''wild-eyed visiOnaries'' of a third
of-a-century ago. John Miller start
ed work with the company on April
L, l9O4, as mOtOrman.
5-YEAR PRESIDENT
Miller became vice-president of
Division 425 in 1908. He served
numerous terms on the executive
board and as trustee of the union,
and as president from 1884 to
1889. For the last 10 years he has
been the Divisions delegate to the
Conn. Federation of Labor, and
has been elected a vice-president
of the Federation at every conven-
ton election i'm the last seven years.
Miller is member of the Executive
Board of the Hartford Central
Labor Union, and director of the
Labor Temple Association.
NATIVE OF SCOTLAND
He was born i'm Glasgow, Scot
land, in 1885, and was brought to
this country in 1898. At IA, he
went to work in a spinning mill at
Rockville. His wage was Is cents
an hour, and he worked 90 hours
week. After four years he went
to work for the trolley company.
During the last 80 years he operat-
ed every piece of equipment the
company possessed. He now drives
a bus.
Miller is married and is the
father of five children.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30
Hitler Bills
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Labor's splendid record of COOP
Grafton in the war effort makes com
pulsory methods unnecessary, the
resolution continued, adding that if
unions ARE now placed in a legal
straitjacket, the war production pro-
gram is bound to suffer"
Impairment of the 4O-hour week
standard for overtime compensa.
ton was also opposed because il
would not add a single hour of
work in war production and would
result only in a pay cut for our
loyal production soldiers"
The resolution concluded with
the pledge of s'labor's unreserved
support of every government pro-
gram necessary for victory
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30
Technically Trained
Women Also Needed

NEW YORK-Within the next
six months $4,000 jobs will be avail
able in war plants for technically
trained women, Dean Albert B. New
man, regional adviser for the engi-
neering, science and management war
training courses of the U. S. Office
of Education, said here this week.
Announcing the opening of new
defense courses in this area, New
man said that women applicants
would be particularly welcome. TO
day we could place 10000 trained
women, 1870 of them in the aircraft
industries" he explained.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30

The union career of John ].
Miller, jovial vice-president of the
Conn. Federation of Labor, began
when he and 20 other workers of
the Hartford trolley company went
from door to door of the homes of
fellow workers back i'm 1906 i'm an
effort that resulted i'm the forma-
ton of Div. 425, Trolleymen's
Union.
In those days the transit COM
pany workers i'm Hartford operated
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30
Low Income Families Can't Afford To Buy Meat Any More

NEW YORK-Present meat
prices put meat out of reach
of low income families, Con-
sumers Union reports after a
survey of butcher stores.
OPA's ceilings are almost en-
tirely disregarded, and even
even formerly cheap cuts are
priced sky high. Volunteer
housewives checked nm
prices.
Gwen the sO-caIled economy
cuts were way up" Gu says.
shoppers found beef chuck, home
economists favorite low cost recon-
mendation, selling at an average of
Sic pound. Beef liver averaged
SAC. A standing rib roast. with
fat and bone included, cost 39c
to Zoe a pound and steak (any
kind at all) started at Soc and went
skyrocketing up. Breast of veal
averaged 35c a pound; pork chops
averaged SIC in the two stores
where they were priced.''
Gus shoppers had a tough time
getting their price data. Butchers
were unwilling to give prices and
were afraid to discuss price ceilings,
Situation Desperate
The situation is desperate" one
shopper reported, land the butchers
practically threw us out. We couldn't
discover the grades. Very few were
stamped and when we asked about
them they said we ought to be happy
to get any grade" Only 20 of the y
stores surveyed comply with price
posting regulations.
Asked why they we're charging
such high prices, most butchers
wouldn't talk. OF those who did.
the vast majority blamed it ON the
wholesalers. They said they them.
selves were paying higher prices.
that they were forced to buy on
the black market, that they had to
tip the salesman to get meat. that
they were forced to take veal i'm
order to get beef. Apparently they
were afraid to report the violations
TO OPA for fear of blacklisting by
wholesalers.
Comparative Prices
The table below shows how pres
emit prices here compare with March
prices, which are supposed to be
the ceiling.
Highest
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30
New Butter Product

A new type of food product,
known as Army Spread and in
tended for soldiers in tropical sta
tons, has been developed by the
Quartermaster Corps. 1t is COM
bination of creamery butter, fresh
cheese curd and skim milk powder
and has a butter fat content of not
less than go. Its principal feature
is that it will not melt i'm tempera-
lures of less than 12O degrees.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30
ILGWU To Raise Huge
Fund For War Relief
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
LAW

NEW YORK.-A War Relief
Fund expected to total $l,500,O0O,
for distribution among war relief or
CARNATIONS in the U. S. and abroad
and among domestic community aid
agencies, has been decided upon by the
Intl Ladies Garment Workers Union
(AFL.).
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30

periods. Also empowers Administra-
tor to negotiate with other states SO
as to give employee benefit Of COM
blned employment in all reciprocal
states"
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
LAW
''COverage to be for one en-
plOye or more instead of the pres
ent law, five or more. Also to pro-
hibit an employee from withdraw
ing from the protection of the Act.
Also to increase the maximum
amount from $25 a week to $50
a week. Also to increase the per-
centage of wages from one-half to
twO-thirds for computing weekly
compensation. Also correct the
Hernia section of the law by elm
mating evidences of pain and sub
shutting language not SO technical.
Also to compensate for Bursitis,
CangIon and such injuries aris-
ing from continuation movements.
Also to increase the loss of an arm
from 225 weeks to 275 weeks;
the loss of hand from us weeks
to 2O8 weeks; the loss of thumb
from 90 weeks to IS weeks; the
loss of first finger from 38 weeks
to 48 weeks; the loss of a second
finger from 80 weeks to 38 weeks"
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
FUND
in which the employers will pay
premiums to State Fund instead of
to insurance companies for Work
mems Compensation. Same to be ad-
ministered by insurance commissioner
relative to the fund. Administration
of Workmen's Compensation Act to
remain as it is at the present time
in the Compensation Commissioner S
office The establishment of State
Fund will not eliminate employers
from being self insurers. 1t would
eliminate insurance companies from
writing Workmen's Compensation"
4Oc MINIMUM WAGE
''Amend present Minimum Wage
Law by including 4Oc as the mini
mum wage that any employer could
pay. This would exclude agricul-
ture and domestic servants"
OLD ACE ASSISTANCE
"Provide that a beneficiary would
not have to surrender a homestead
to the state in order to be entitled
to benefits. Also, to provide that an
in-laW would not have to surrender
an insurance policy in order for a
beneficiary to receive benefits"
PREVAILING RATE OF WAGE
NOTICE
''Provide that every contractor
on any Public Works job for the
state shall post the prevailing rate
as established by the Labor Board
in a conspicuous place SO any en-
ployee on any State Highway or
Building Construction Job can see
for himself what the rates are for
said job
John J. Egan, secretary-treasurer
of the Federation, has asked all locals
affiliated with the ALL. to support
the program and help put through as
much of it as possible.
Egan offered to attend meetings Of
any Central Labor Union that feels
he should visit it to explain the pro-
gram more fully.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30

Father John Henry Edwards, Negro
Clergyman; DR.. Alonzo Grace, chair
man OF State Board of Education j;
Edward Chester, Director of Voca-
tlonal Rehabilitation Service.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30

1t takes both workers and EN-.
ployers to turn out the weapons
to lick Hitler. 1t takes both War
Bonds and Victory Taxes to help
pay the bill. Buy More War Bonds.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30

Raise your sights to victory by
your War bond purchases.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30

Conserve your tomorrow by hav-
ing your dollars serve today. Buy
War Bonds.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30

Safety razOrs and blades, shaving
cream, tooth brushes and powder
and soap now may be issued to
American troops in the field as part
of their rations at the discretion of
the commander of the field forces.
Other articles which may be issued
as part of the daily rations include
one ounce of candy, two books of
safety matches and 20 cigarettes
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30

More bond-buying per payroll
helps bring more, production per
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-30
Legislative
Program OF
Conn. Labor

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all persons whether they draw the
benefits continuously or in separate
periods. Also empowers ndministra-
tor to negotiate with other states so
as to give employe benefit of com
bined employment in all reciprocal
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-12
No Champions to be Crowned
at Ann ArbOr Tank Contest

Lansing. Jan. 12-AP-The state
high school swimming meet in Ann
Arbor Feb. 81 will crown no state
champions. the Department OF Pub
lie Instruction announced today.
and the state high school track
meet In the spring probably will
halt. like the basketball meet, af-
ter the running of regional meets.
Julian Smith, state high school
athletics director, said wartime
transportation difficulties led to
the decisions.
THE schools have decided to
send only small groups of their
best swimmers to compete in the
swimming meet, instead OF the
usual fullsized teams" Smith said.
Some OF the distant schools will
not be represented because OF
transportation difficulties.
because OF this. no official state
team or individual champions will
be determined by the meet. which
for all purposes will be a regional
one for schools In the vicinity of
Ann Arbor, although all Of them are
welcome. Winners will receive
certificates noting their achieve.
ments."
There viii be little emphasis on
diving events this year, ne said.
and the University Of Michigan
swimming team will take much OF
the usual diving competition time
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-12
Syracuse to
Quit Racing

Syracuse, n. Y, Jan. Pup
Syracuse University today an
nounced the elimination OF crew
racing and curtailment OF baseball
on its 943 intercollegiate sports
program.
Games with Maryland, George
town, Loyola, Baltimore, Rutgers
and Lafayette were wiped off the
diamond program, leaving a l5-game
schedule. The fencing program
will be discontinued.
Crew Coach Ned Teneyck will he
absorbed into the University's ply
steal education program. No fenc-
ing coach was available since Al
Weinstein has entered the Army.
1--WE fully expect. however" Ath.
letic Director Lewis P. hncreas
said, ito carry on a representative
football schedule this year as part
Of a complete a sports program as
possible"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-12
Plan to Start
by March Is

New York. Jan. l2-UP- The
New York Yankees, champions OF
the American League. became the
seventh major league club 10 COM
plete close-to-home spring training
plans today with the announcement
that they will condition at the As
bury Park, ". j., High School-only
IS miles from New York City.
The Yankees, knocked off by the
ST. Louis Cardinals in the World
Series, we're scheduled to train as
usual at ST. Petersburg, Fla. but
changed their tplans because OF war
time transportation difficulties.
The squad will report about
March l5," President Ed Barrow
said and added that Asbury Park,
a seashore resort, has a climate 10
per cent warmer than New York
ITS only a one and a half hour
ride from New York City," Barrow
said. Manager Joe Mccarthy and
Chief Scout Paul Krichell went
there Saturday and completed ar.
engagements and I'm sure they will
prove satisfactory
Barrow said the Yankees will use
the Asbury Park High School field.
II has concrete seats with a capac-
ity OF 1900. and there are showers,
lockers and dressing rooms under
the stands. There is also a cinder
track around the field.
Even II there should be bad
weather. there is a large gymnasium
at the field with space to warm up
five pitchers simultaneously and
room for Mccarthy to give the
whole squad calisthenics," Barrow
added. The field is only seven
blocks from our hotel"
The Yankees are the first New
York club to complete new training
arrangements. The Dodgers are
considering using Yale University
or the University OF Rochester,
Manager Mel OFT OF the Giants said
he was considering Lakewood, n.
j.. Giant camp in the '90's. Both
were expected to reveal their plans
this week.
The remainder OF the clubs also
were expected to swing into line
this week. Uncertain March wealth
er conditions in northern localities
made important the selection OF
spots with field houses.
Chicago's two teams the Cubs
and White Sox-have shifted from
California to French Lick Springs.
Ind. The Athletics moved from Saw
annah, Ca, TO Wilmington, Del,
with the Phils taking over Swarth-
more College field and gymnasium
in lieu OF Miami Beach.
Boston's Red Sox moved from
Sarasota, Fla. 10 Hufts College
Medford, Mass. and the Detroit
Tigers switched from Lakeland
Fla, to Evansville, Ind.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-12
Six Colleges
to End Sports

Baton Rouge, La, Jan. IA up
Suspension OF intercollegiate ath.
letics at six state.controlled schools
for the duration OF the war was or
dered today following adoption Of a
resolution to that effect by the
Louisiana State Board OF Educa-
ton.
Four Of the schools affected are
white and the other two are negro
institutions. Louisiana State and
Tulane did not come under the ban
as their athletic policies are gov
erned by the schools themselves.
Schools affected are Southwest.
ern Louisiana Institute: Louisiana
Polytechnic Institute; Southeastern
Louisiana Institute; Louislan State
Normal, Southern University and
Louisiana Negro Normal College
and Training Institute.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-12

TO demonstrate more practical war
skills in the water.
Although he said he know OF no
practical value to be derived from
a consolidation, he said Glass B
schools were being polled to de.
termine whether they would pre-.
fer to compete with Glass a. He
said the consolidation had been
suggested because only a few Glass
B schools would enter.
Smith said he expected the meets
entry list would be not more than
half as large as usual.
The director said the High School
Athletic Associations track com.
mittee would meet in February to
decide the fate OF the high: school
track meet but that there seems
to he little doubt that only area
meets will he held, each deciding
its own champions"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-12
TO SUBMIT OPINION

Lansing. Mich, Jan. 12-Today
Attorney General Herbert J. Rush
ton will submit an opinion outlining
the states powers about changing
standard time. The Senate and
House Committee on State Affairs
will hold a joint hearing Wednes-
da' on arguments for and against
turning the clock back. Rushton's
opinion will be In response TO a
request from Senate Secretary Fred
/. Chase. ~
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-12

NEW YORK-AP-The perilous
task OF sailing merchant ships In
the Observation-Disclosures Atlantic has
taken the lives of at least 1000
and perhaps more than 5000 men
since Pearl Harbor. The announc.
ed destruction OF six cargo vessels
In the western Atlantic last week
caused the loss OF more seamen
than had been reported in any prev
ious week in several months, when
the ship toll was higher.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-12

NEW YORK-INS The mystery
OF the burning OF the former french
liner Normandie last Feb. u has
been heightened by report OF
Fire Commissioner Patrick walsh
casting doubt on the accepted the
DRY that the ship was brought under
control within three and a half
hours. Walsh said only 5000 tons
Of water were used to fight the
blaze. More than 80 per cent Of
this, he added, was washed over.
board
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-12
Yankees To Train nd Asbury Pa
OVERCOME BY FUMES

st. Joseph, Mich, Jan, l2-Nayy
Lieutenant Joseph +. Peck. who vas
recently rescued from the North
Atlantic after his ship was torpe-
doed. barely escaped. death Mouday
in his home at ST. Joseph. peck,
his wife Clara aud their housekeep-
er, Mrs. Grace Mead. were over
come by fumes from a coal fire In
their fireplace. Peck was able 10
summon help by telephone Just be-
fore being overcome, and all were
revived.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-12
TO HAVE CENTRAL TIME

Holland. Mich. Jan. IL The
whole state OF Michigan" says Rep.
Nelson A. Miles, expected quick ac-
ton on return TO Central Time
in a letter TO Gov. Kelly which
Miles made public Sunday. Miles
told the governor that because re-
cent moves Of the legislature have
the appearance OF stslling. There
is talk OF petitions being circulate
calling Tor referendum In tho
spring election"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-12
BAKERS DIFFER

Jackson Mich, Jan. 12-Monday
three Jackson bakers differed on
the effect Of the OPA ban on sliced
bread, effective Jan. IS. One said
slicing wastes bread, another said
the Joss is negligible, and a third
saw no benefit In sale OF bread I'm
sliced.