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The union times., 1943-07-17
Egan Silent On Rumors0 Appointment
State Press Reports He May
 Be Offered Important

Newspaper reports that John J. Egan, secretary-treasurer of the Conn. Federation of Labor, is being considered for appointment as head of the Unemployment Compensa- tion Division of the State Labor De- partment brought the same curt statements from both Egan and Commissioner of Labor Cornelius J. Danaher this week: ''NO cOm- ment." Egan is considered an out standing authority on all forms of compensation.
 Egan said that the newspapers were on fishing expedition. But they're not going to catch me for a sucker"
 James J. Graham is now acting as director of the division in the absence of Director Howard E. Hausman New Britain, who is in the Army.
 From the time the Senate con- frmed the nomination of Danaher for reappointment as Commission CT, rumor has had Egan slated for the position of either Deputy Com missioner of Labor under Danaher or head of the U. C. Division.
 Egan when asked by THE UNION TIMES if he had been approached to accept either job, turned the query aside with "No comment"
 Danaher took office on July 1. John T. Hayes, deputy commissioner, whose term expired as of that date, con- tinues to serve. When Danaher was asked if he reappointed Hayes, he also brushed his questioners aside with a refusal to confirm or deny that he had taken such action.
The union times., 1943-07-17
B-9O Argues Security Shop Before Panel
VILE. Hears Case Against Rockbestos Corp. In
 New Haven

Arguments in the fight of Local B-00, New Haven Electricians, to es- tablish the union security shop at the Rockbestos Products Corp, were heard in New Haven this week by a Labor Board panel.
 The panel is comprised of: Har- old V. Feinmark, president of the New Haven Central Labor Union i; Floyd I. Newton, secretary of the c. & O. Co.,, New Haven; and Rev. Joseph F. Donnelly of Waterbury, representing the public.
 Local BOO is seeking union shop with dues checkoff. The company has steadfastly refused to. accede to this demand, according to Albert L. Wig neault, business manager of the in dustria1 division of the Local.
 Vigneault contended that the company has refused to grant un- ion security in face of the over- whelming demand for it. because it nourishes the hope that the un- ion, whose members are pledged not to strike for the duration, will break up if security is not granted.
 Much dissatisfaction among employ ees over the merit system instituted by the company has been displayed. In good faith the union agreed to the company's proposal for regular sys- tenn to provide a means by which workers getting the minimum wage for his classification of work, could graduate on the basis of his merit re- cord to the higher rates for that classification.
 Vigneault declares that since col lective bargaining was instituted by Local B-9O at the company, pro- duction has gone up 40 to 50 per cent. The Rockbestos Corp, how ever, has classified 90 per cent of the workers as s'below average'' by its system, and 3 per cent have been classified as 'sabove average" More over, he charged most of those few who are "abOve average" are em- ployes who have been making the higher wages and the company loses nothing by giving them a high rating.
 In addition to Vigneault, the follow ing union officers were scheduled to appear before the panel as witnesses in the case:
 Al. DeSanto, chief steward; Harry Knight, steward in the Engineering Dept, Bernard Callahan, Dominic B. Palermo, Nathan Wienstien and Lewis Sargent, stewards; and Henry Geis, financial. secretary of Local B-0O.
The union times., 1943-07-17
What -Wrong-With-
 Our-Education Dept.

BATON ROUGE, La.-The legis- lative committee of the Louisiana Teachers Assn, an organization of white teachers, has unanimously dis approved proposal to pay Negro teachers salaries equal to those paid white teachers.
 The average annual earnings of teachers in elementary schools are $422 for Negroes and $1,O67 for whites. In high schools annual salaries average $652 for Negroes and $1 ,342 for whites.
The union times., 1943-07-17
Mrs. Gladys Jones
 American Heroine! !

Mrs. Gladys Jones, a member of Seattle, Wash, Local 751, Interna- tional Association of Machinists, has established war record that will be hard to beat. She has given four sons to the armed forces, a daughter at the Navy Supply Depot, and another son who is a war worker in Seattle and who was turned down for physi- cal reasons when he tried to enlist.
 But all that is not enough for Mrs. Jones. She wanted to get in a blow or two against the Axis so she went to work at the Boeing Aircraft Com pany plant where she is now employed as a mechanic.
The union times., 1943-07-17
As e,See It
 by THE STAFF

THE RICKENBACKER family seems to think it has a good thing. Now that Eddie is in Russia, the missus has taken to spreading his anti-labor gospel. Speaking at the commencement of the American Theological Seminary in Whining. ton, she launched into an attack on workers, particularly strikers, add. ing with her husbands customary disregard for fact: s'I am thinking it will not be very safe or pleasant for them when the sailors and sol. diers come back.'' She was made an honorary Doctor of Divinity.
 HAL BOYLE, of the Associated Press staff in North America, was in the first group of war corre- spOndents which entered Gafsa and Ferryville. On both occasions Hal stood up i'm the automobile in which the correspondents were riding and shouted:
 ''VOte for Boyle
 Son of the soil!
 Honest Hal
 The Arabs pal!''
 The natives of course didn't un. derstand what he was saying, but assumed that it was something to do with victory and took up the call in broken English, ''Vote for Boyle!"
 SOMETIMES YOU stop and wonder: We'll, just what do want Congress to do anyway? The best answer we know is the program which Consumers Union presented to the Consumer Lobby at its con- ference i'm Washington. It has I3 blanks and they include: price roll back to September l942 through use of subsidies; ceiling on all es- sential goods; government aid for low income families; overall and not piecemeal rationing, with big ger ratiOns for those doing heavy work; incentive payments for farm CTS; grade labelling to prevent cheating; teeth in the enforcement program with labor and consumer participation; and government seiz- ure of plants or materials of those prOcessOrs who are laying down on the job.
 FROM VICHY, FRANCE: A small shOpkeeper returned home to his wife and complained that he could get no merchandise.
 'sYou should have seen the line at the wholesalers. It was three
 Continued on Page Four)
The union times., 1943-07-17
F Feamsters Get Pay Rises
 At Epstein-Nevis Company

The New England War Labor Board has approved the terms of con- tract between Local 443, Bridgeport Teamsters and the Epstein Nevis Wholesale Grocery Co.,, Stamford, granting $4 weekly increase to warehousemen and $7 to drivers. The contract is retroactive to Dec. |, 1o42. The W.L.B.'s action brings to a close almost year of organizing and ne gotiating efforts at the company by George Borzain, business agent of the Local.
The union times., 1943-07-17
IncreasesDue Unless Prices ROllbacked
Bobby Watt Says Only Wages And Rents Have
 Been Stabilized

WASHINGTON. = The Na- tiOnal War Labor Board has served notice. on farm bloc. defeatist COngressmen that the rising cost of living is wreck ing the Little Steel formula for limiting general wage inc creases to l596 above Jan. l. I94l.
 The Board also declared that unless food prices are rolled back 1t will be forced to permit ir- creases of wages for thousands of workers in order to correct substandard pay. On the same day, the C.I.O. passed a resolu- ton urging immediate rollback of prices to Sept. IS, 1942, and ask ed Congress to appropriate two billion dollars for the purpose, which it failed to do.
 In case granting increases to Michigan and Wisconsin lumber workers, WLB Vice Chairman George ". Taylor declared that if prices continue to get out of con. trOl, the Board may ask Economic StabiliZatiOn Director Fred M. Vim. son to press for revision of the Little Steel fromula in Congress.
 lie stated that any change in the formula would require Congressional approval, because that body, in pass ing the stabilization act of Oct. 2. l942, accepted the Little Steel forrnu- Ia for stabilizing wages.
 AFL Intl. Rep. Robert J. Watt.
 speaking for labor members of
 the WLB, noted that Eve have
 Talled to see any stabiIizatiOn
 except on wages and rents. and
 we question the fairness of wage
 stabilizatiOn only at the lower
 brackets with none whatsoever
 over $5,OOO."
 The WLB previously warned that wage Stabilization is elrua.grred bv government failure to hold the line ,sn prices particularly in food, which has gone Up 12.9% from October 1o42 through April 1943, according to con servative Labor Department statistics.
 The increased cost of food" the Board said in an official statement. has already worked hardship on many wage earners whose wage rates have been stabilized, particularly upon those in the lower wage groups, the greater part of whose income is spent on food.
 This increasing cost of food graveIy affects the wage stabiIiza- ton program of the National War Labor Board. The Board believes that its established wage stabiliza- ton policy is effective. It believes that policy should be carried for ward ip full cooperation with the other agencies of government re- spOnsible for the other factors of the overall economic stabiIizatiOn program. But the Board states with all the emphasis at its command that its wage stabilizatiOn program calls for prompt carrying forward of announced policies of the Ad- ministratiOn affecting the cost of food. In the considered opinion of the Board, this is essential to the success of national economic stabiI. izatiOn.
 Subsidies are among the instru- ments which have proved effective to control food prices. The War Labor Board unanimously supports the Ad- ministration's intention to use those and all appropriate measures in its food price policy"
The union times., 1943-07-17
Consumer Operatives
 To Meet In Washington

CHICAGO. - American consumer co-operatives will meet this September in Washington for discussion of the co-operatives' role in postwar recon struction. It will be the first national conference on the subject.
The union times., 1943-07-17
I'Louie' Unions Unite ETo Ronback Prices

ST. LOUIS-Joint action on prices by the A.F.L., C.IO., railroad brother hoods, citizens and consumer organi- )zations was begun here following adoption of 6-point program for con- |sumer action by 500 delegates at a spirited Roll-Back-the-Prices Confer sence
The union times., 1943-07-17

Financial-Secretary of the New Haven Central Labor Council, who is representing Local II, New Haven Bakers, at the Joint Board of Bakery Workers of Connecticut, meeting in Water bury today. Striby is the Boards secretary-treasurer.
The union times., 1943-07-17
RATION REASON

A heavy bomber, cruising at 250 miles an hour, burns 1/3 gallons of gasoline every minute.
The union times., 1943-07-17
9ATIONINC REASON

The talks of an American mecha- lnized division use up enough gasoline
 lin each 100 miles of travel to more |than fill an average railway tank car.
The union times., 1943-07-17

Mention THE UNION TIMES when shopping, and help LabOr's Own Paper grow!
The union times., 1943-07-17

NIO0 GdOHLH5H ,LHnO0 g 1HyHGIT aLVJS EELSM9aa S9MVr
Evening star., 1943-08-08

in review for the newly indicted
WACS to the strains Of the Air
Corps song. played by the Boiling
Field band.
Col. Oveta Culp Hobby, director
of the Women's Army Corps. who
was expected to be present at the
ceremony, arrived by plane after
the service was concluded. Earlier
she was represented by Maj. Betty
Bandel, second in command of the
WAC and director of all WACS
serving with the Army Air Forces.
Immediately after the ceremony.
Gen Cramer. as guest of honor at
the Army Air Forces Band broad
cast. commended the WACS sta
Evening star., 1943-08-08
$50 WAACS Enter
WAC at Boiling Field

Approximately $50 members of the
Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps
serving with the Army Air Forces
at Boiling Field we're sworn in yes
terday as members of the Women's
Army Corps by Maj. Gen. Myron C.
Cramer, Judge Advocate General of
the Army. at ceremonies at the
Army air base.
After the administering of the
oath. the soldiers stationed with
the Air Forces at the field marched
Evening star., 1943-08-08
13O Finish 6. u. Aero Course
Directed by Flying Nun

One hundred and thirty teachers
yesterday completed a 10-week in
tensive instruction course in aero
nautics at Catholic University under
direction of Sister Mary Aquinas,
the Flying Nun"
The teachers will begin instruct
ing elementary and secondary
courses in aeronautlcs throughout
the country this fall.
The classroom activities were sup
plemented with practical demon
Evening star., 1943-08-08

strations through the facilities of the
Washington National Airport, made
available by John Grove, the man.
ager.
Sister Aquinas will leave early
next week for her home in IRON
wood, Mich, where she will con-
tinue preflight instruction at St.
Ambrose High School and direct
publication of the circular research
of her students at Catholic Uni
versitv.
Enthusiastic over the success OF
Evening star., 1943-08-08

her special classes at the University.
Sister Aquinas said:
I'VE have helped to provide air.
age education to an unlimited num-
Der OF American youth through the
instruction gained in the special
course. Already number of the
teacher-students instructed in the
first half of the course are out in
structing other teacher groups over
wide area. The enthusiasm of
these teachers will match that of
their students in the coming fall
terms of school,"
Evening star., 1943-08-08
"a II
! II =: At

of heat rash by using Mexsana, formerly
Mexican Heat Powder. Mexsana Is not b
tale, but n medicated powder containing
four ingredients recommended by spe-
cialists for itching, burning soreness Of
minor skin irritations. Just sprinkle Mex-
sana well over your heat irritated skin and
see how it relieves these miseries. Cen
erous supply costs little. Even greater
savings in larger sizes. Get Msuana.
Evening star., 1943-08-08
Squirrel Leeds Hunters
Into Swarm of Bees
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO, Moderator, Harri-
son and Orville Barker will be
mighty careful when they go squir-
rel hunting-and not climb trees to
catch their game.
The Barkers saw a squirrel enter
a hole in tree and Harrison
climbed after 1t. The animal dashed
out of the first hole, darted into
another. only to scamper out fol-
lowed by swarm of bees.
Orville, who escaped a serious bee
stinging, found 43 stingers in Har-
risOnS body,
Evening star., 1943-08-08
Chile Short of Fuel

Most private dwellings in Chile
are without heat because of the fuel
shortage, and many apartment
houses. schools and office buildings
are only partially heated Coal pro-
duction has increased, but greater
industrial demand and lack of fuel
oil have resulted in a shortage.
Evening star., 1943-08-08

toned at the field for their achieve
ments.
Brig. Gen. Frank Hall. member
of Gen. Henry H. Arnold's staff,
and Col. Thomas w. Hastey, COM
manding officer at Boiling Field.
also were present at the induction
ceremony
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-12
OF INTER. MARRIAGE
MOLDS ATTITUDE OF SOUTH

~ Negro. since marriage in
America al least contemplates
freedom OF choice, and the second
assumption is that Negro might
want TO marry your sister. Are
your friends actually apprehen-
slve," ! asked. that IL is necessary
10 ostracize the Negro by compell-
ing segregation in order 10 keep
their sisters from wanting 10 marry
Negroes No Negro could marry
your sister against hcr Will And il
is just possible that he may not
want 10 marry her in any event
Marriage is purely a problem
between. two individuals" | con.
tinucd MY answer, il | were you
TO such question, would bel
want my sister 10 be happy,/to mar
ny as fine young man as she can.
a man OF ambition and character
and the possibilities of achieving
place in the world
Somehow have the feeling that
IL the color bar was lowered there
would be little danger OF stam-
pede Of white girls to marry col
orcd men, no immediate danger at
least"
He was silent. II never looked
at il in that way" he finally said
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-12
) YOUNG BOYS
GO TO PRISON
IN RAPE CASE
Young Girl Claim e d
They H e d Her
In Auto /.

Five boys, convicted OF criminally
attacking l9-year-old girl January
6. were sentenced to serve LONG
prison sentences at Jackson prison
this week by Recorders Judge
Thomas NJ Cotter..
Paul Griggs, 20. was sentenced 10
6l5 to 20 years: Prentiss Davis. %,
to S to 20 years: William Nelson, 81,
to 3l2 to 20 years; Robert Whitfield,
%, to 3l2 to 20 years and Silas New
by II. l 10 Is years,
A sixth defendant. George Griggs,
is now in the US. Army.
The young complainant testified
at the long trial that she had her
hands tied behind her back and that
each Of the accused boys had raped
her on the date in question.
The name Of the young girl is
withheld due TO the nature OF the
case
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-12

Would YOU want your sister 10
marry a Negro? That's the ques-
ton" sud young white friend OF
NINE the other day. "that is always
thrown ~ me whenever a group Of
us get together and | begin to tell
them they ought to oppose racial
and color discrimination" From
news reports OF Mrs. Eleanor
RooScvclts talk before the Harlem
City Wide Committee II appears
hat the gracious first lady ex-
pressed the opinion that thus far.
the fear Of inter-marriagc between
individuals Of the two races ac-
counts for the attitude OF the white
South towards the aspirations of
the colorcd citizens
In my own experience this ques-
ton in one form or another is al
WAYS asked when after a speech or
1ddrcSs 10 a white audience the
meeting is opened for questions.
DO you believe in social equality?"
lueried an intelligent and attrac-
i've young woman sitting in the
first row a few weeks ago at !
in Detroit Il think that
'olored people are happier together
don't YOU" asked a kindly-faced
na,ron recently al a/meeting spon-
,orcd by woman's civic group in
, wealthy suburban community.
IN one form or another the ques-
ion is invariably put to colored
speakers who address white audi
,nees My own experience is I be-
Iieve the experience OF every col
ored person even when he or she
speaks to audiences composed OF
people on a high cultural and in
tellectual level.
WELL" said to my friend who
seemed at a loss to answer the
question as to whether or not he
wanted his sister TO marry a Negro.
what do you say" He seemed a
little confused. hesitated and then
alphabetically say that has
nothing to do with giving American
citizens a decent break But /
have the feeling that my answer is
inadequate. What do you think I
should say" Il do not know" ]
replied. This question seems very
funny TO me. because it carries with
il two assumptions which ! believe
are unwarranted."
What assumptions" he asked. Il
don't understand you" First" /
answered there is the assumption
that your sister might want to mar
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-12
Western Union Mutual
News Events

ma Boatwright. director OF the
Youth club; Frank H. Williams, and
Mrs. Minnie Cohen Charles.
The home office supervisor Rob.
ert Martin, has been i'll for day
or two but is now back on the job.
A number OF the agents and home
office officials. as we'll as men,
bers of the board. attended the
Emergency Conference of the N. A,
A. c. p. at the Olympic last Sun
day. The company had thousand
tickets to dispose OF and sold a
large portion of them. Final re-
ports, however. are not yet in.
Among those who had good re-
ports for the past week were Mrs.
E. Harris, Mrs. Mable Manor, w.
c. Baldwin. Mrs. Ruby Lee, and
Mrs Leila Dunson and a particular
ly fine report was turned in by our
supervisor. Robert Martin.
Our superintendent, Mr.. McGhee,
this week is training Mrs. Leila
Dunson on a debit.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-12
News Of the Week


The opening o. the West Side Of
flee of the company was attended
by several hundred people E. d.
I Branham, the supervisor. together
with Miss Thelma Boatwrlght. as
sistant, were busy until late at
night making visitors feel at home
The office is located on the corner
OF Mckinley and Warren avenue
Among those from the Home Office
WHO attended the opening were the
president Of the company. Wilson
LOvett: Leonard r lizard. cashier,
Miss Doris Clarke. office secretary;
Miss Mary O'Bryant and Mrs
Agnes Helm. clerks, as well as SUI
pervisor from the home office. Rob-
ert Martin. Superintendent McGhee.
Mrs. Eva Mae Rose, Mrs Ruby Lee,
Miss Lera Dunson. Mrs. Thelma
Watts Mrs. F. Harris. Messrs Alex
Maddox. William II Simmons, S. A.
Ware
Several members OF the Board
also attended the opening. includ-
ing Miss Jane Watson. Ernest A.
Wcstbrook, and the Rev. Horace A.
White.
Among the new agents under the
supervision OF the West Side dis
trict office are: Mrs. Alene Ballen-
tine. Mrs. Minnie Cohen Charles,
Miss Sara Thompson Mrs. Martha
Warren and Messrs Frank II. Will
liams. Curtis Stewart and Joseph
D Warren.
The prize winners for last week
at the main office were Alex Mad
dox who won first prize: Mrs. Eva
Mae Rose. who won second prize.
ana Mrs. E. Young. who won third
prize. Among the new agents at
The home office is S. A. Ware Mr.
Ware comes from Chicago For
years he was employed in the post
office in Atlanta, Ga. and for a
number OF years he has had extern
sive insurance experience.
Among the prize winners in the
West Side district were Miss Thel-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-12
Eleven Cleared
By Court Here

Eleven men and one woman ar.
rested in police raid at 900 Benton
street on charges of lettering and
in an illegal occupation
were found not guilty OF the
charges on Monday by Recorders
Judge John P. Scallen.
Lucia Brakefeld Of the Benton
street address was held for engag-
ing IN an Illegal occupation al her
home after police had visited her
Aome on a complaint OF gambling
Police 5 y they saw a Dice game
n progress and conhsca.ed IS IS
rom d table Because Of the ma
,ure of the entry. the accused WON
5A and II men were acquitted ny
Judge Sca!ien.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-12

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earth al the Equator.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-12
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-12

The Nazi "Gauleiter" for the Baltic
States has ordered the removal of all
church bells as a total mobilization
measure.