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, 1943-04-28
CIO--May End
Another Pound of Flesh?

= Continued From rage FOur)
ceilings" off our efficiency, guar
antee that no cuts will be made
in present job rates, and let the
efficiency and the production go
up.
When we get that guarantee of
good faith from management we'll
be free to break all production
records without the fear that the
gains of long hard years of strug-
gle will be lost to our soldiers
when they return from the battle
fields. The greed of management
for another pound Of flesh" is
today one of the worst bottlenecks
in the whole production picture. 7
believe everyone should urge his
own shop committee to break
through this bottleneck by nego-
tiating genuine incentive pay
agreements. It's been done widely
in England and in many plants in
the United States.
British experience is also point
ing the way to us In breaking
through other types of production
bottlenecks, such as lay-offs and
absenteeism. They have found that
the regular shop committees are
burdened with too much grew
ance and contract negotiation work
to be able to handle the details
of production problems, and have
set up 1abor-management commit
tees entirely separate from the
regular shop committees for that
specific purpose. Reports show
that in many places they are doing
a swell job. For instance, in getting
at the "absenteeism" problem, such
! a b o r = management commit
tees would see to it that day nur-
, 1943-04-28
Local 768 Issues Pamphlet
On Executive Order

The executive board of UE Local
1853 approved the printing and dis
tribution of a four-page pamphlet
covering the recent executive
order of the President and anti
labor legislation. The pamphlet
will outline a program for united
action of all members in the local
union in protest TO the recent
order of Director of Sterilization
Byrnes denying consideration of
inequalities within the plant and
between plants in a given area.
The pamphlet will cover a plan
of Individual letters, special group
and plant meetings toward getting
the broadest expression Of the
individual members in every plant.
It was the opinion of the execu-
tive board hat all of the members
were not clear on the reasons
behind the attacks upon labor nor
the strategy being, used by the
appeasement forces in our nation.
CIO-May End.
, 1943-04-28
Farm Labor
70 Be Recruited

George E. Weigold, manager of
the Dayton office of the United
States Employment Service, an
nounced the forming of a commit
tee to recruit every boy, girl, man
and woman in this area, who can
and will offer their services, full
time or part time, for this very
important work to be done this
harvest season. Farmers are ex-
pected to increase their production
this year, and too much emphasis
cannot be made on the seriousness
of manpower and womanpower to
harvest these crops. We must not
lose a strawberry, tomato, an
apple, or a field of corn. Right
here in Montgomery county, many
acres of last years corn crop are
now lying in the field rotting from
lack Of help.
Realizing the seriousness of this
situation, a committee consisting
of O. Z. Cunningham of the U. S..
Department of Agriculture; H. L.
Boda, Assistant Superintendent of
City Schools; J. II. Banet, Boy
Scouts of America; r. II. Scan
land, Boy Scouts of America; Mr..
Drisclal of the County Schools,
and George E. Weigold of the
United States Employment Service,
was formed and large scale plans
are being made to cope with the
problem.
Appeals are being made to
churches, lodges, noontime lunch
con clubs, PIT. A. and individuals.
If you can give a few hours of
your time after work, if you can
60 out and supervise a squad of
workers, IL you have a car, a
truck, or a station wagon for
transportation of workers, it is
your patriotic duty to register this
information now, in order that
they can complete the arrange
ments as far in advance as pos
sible. Anyone can do the type of
harvest work which will be needed
in the anticipated emergencies.
CLIO Conference-Sunday!
, 1943-04-28
Looking At The

with Russ Richeson

Nav Day is recognized by the labor movement of all countries
in the world, where trade unions exist today, a international labor
dav-a day of manifestation of the hopes, aspirations and demands of
labor within or own country. It Is a day Of demonstration of the
international solidarity of the labor movement OF all countries In
of the cause that Is common to all workers everywhere.
, 1943-04-28

UCI11dLkOAA 50A4N
support of the cause that Is common
May Day is bound up with the
struggle for the shorter work day
and the right to organize. Although
the demand for higher wages ap-
pears to be the most prevalent
cause for strikes, it was during
the early twenties and thirties
that definite demands for a 10
hour day were put forward. BY
1857 the demand for and eight
hour day was gaining increased
momentum. In far away Australia
the building trade workers raised
the slogan, "eight hours work.
eight hours recreation and eight
hours rest" and were successful
In securing this demand in 1856.
On August 20, 1866, the National
Labor Union under the militant
leadership of William Fl. Sylvis
passed a resolution dealing with
the eight-hour day. In September
the same year the Geneva congress
of the First International went on
record for the same demand. AS
a result several state governments
adopted the eight-hour day on
public work and the United States
Congress enacted a similar law in
1868. The First international
ceased to exist as an interna-
tional organization in 1872, when
its headquarters were removed
from London to New York, al
though it was not officially dis
banded until 1876.
The eight-hour day movement
which directly gave birth to May
Day was initiated in the United
States.
It was on the motion of the late
Samuel Gompers, AZ years Presi-
dent of the American Federation
of Labor-a delegate from the
Cigarmakers Union in convention
at St. Louis on October z, 1874
that May Day as a day of labor
was established. It was on the
initiative of the A. F. of L. that
this international solidarity was
originally adopted. Only July IA,
1889, the hundredth anniversary of
the fall of the Bastile, there as
sembled in Paris, leaders from the
trade union movements Of many
lands, to form once more an
international organization of work.
ers. Those assembled at the foun-
dation meeting of what was to
become the Second International
heard from the American dele
gates about the struggle for the
eight-hour day during ~18S4-1S86,
and the recent rejuvenation of the
movement. Inspired by the exam
pie of the American workers, the
Paris Congress adopted a resolu-
ton similar to the one drawn up
at the st. Louis convention. May
Day as an international Labor
Day had therefore its initial birth
in America by American Labor.
It is appropriate and within the
finest traditions of the American
Labor movement that this inter-
national lager day should this
year become the occasion for a
tremendous blow from the mighty
fist of united labor in the face
Of the Axis, which threatens to
enslave not labor alone, but all
free nations. The defense of the
national existence of our nation
and it's people, united with the
peoples of Britain, the Soviet
Union, China and all others, in
armed struggle against the Axis
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
NEW TAX PROPOSALS

At times il is hard to be potent with the Treas
ury At times in toct il hordy worth while try
ina 10 be potent With oil its experts the Treasury
seems unobe TO profit by the lessons OF the post The
natural exploration may be thot the amateurs Just
ignore the experts which il II IS true IS no more thon
q reason for the Treosurys nsstence upon doing the
right thing the wrong way. ond not on excuse.
To finance the wor, and TO cushion or overt IN
fiction il is Necessary to rose billions Of dollars OF
additional toxes The Treasury soys 2 billions.
How ore they going 10 be rosed2 Some OF US
hoped thot otter being bitten several times, the
Treasury would reoIize thot toxotion IS too heavy
now to be kept on the old hit-or-noss bosis. Every
BODY but the Treasury knows thot if we to pay
the toxes thot obviously we must poy new, scien-
tlfic, onesthetc opprooch hos TO be found.
This will be hord surely It will moke the tax
trainers do son1ethnking But do they think that poy
ing the toxes isn't going to be hord for the ctzenN
isn't going to make US do lot OF thinking, too'
Thus for there is absolutely no indication thot the
Treasury is even trying TO formulate O SCIENTIFIC
onesthetc opprooch to the huge income tox boosts
thot ore in sight Or thot it hos given reo thought
to excise tax increases It oppeors tho the shortest
ideo the Treasury produce is TO keep oil the old
heterogeneous ond conflicting Ievies, ond boost each
os much os the administrators believe the troftic will
beer
This situation hos been clear oil along. It be-
comes more clear ond more nenocine word comes
OF the administrators ideos on excise toxes
II is proposed TO increase the tox on distilled
spirits from So to $40 cose and the toxes beer
ond wines accordingly The objection to this, obvi-
ousy is not on the ground Of hardship 1t is rother,
on the ground thot the bootle9eine thot already IS
flourishing will become major national coonity
once more if this proposal goes through. We the
public, remember, if the Treasury hos forgotten, the
conditions to which repeal put Temporary end -
The conditions which ore the way back the tox
on distilled spirits goes up.
AS tax odvisers, SecretoY Moreenthou and his
policy associates ore fost losing any confidence they
still retain from the ever horderpressed public.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16

Congressional Committee for the
Protection of Consumers sent
out its call for another meeting
in Washington on Dec. 8 IN a
last desperate effort to save
something out of the wreckage.
Backbone of the support for
this consumers conference is,
of course, the organized labor
movement. At is the {. |. o., the
A. f. of L., the Railway Broth
erhoods and all their auxiliary
consumers unions who srark
plug the entire effort For organ
lied labor figures il has the
most TO lose in case the subsidy
ban should be made TO stick, and
rise in the cost of living re-
suits.
The subsidy battle in Congress
thus narrows down to a fight be-
tween the farm organizations
against subsidies and the organ
lied labor movement which ia
vors them. And about all the
labor group can do is hope 10
muster enough strength to sus-
tain another presidential veto,
then put through another emer-
gency or compromise extension
Of the administrations subsidy
program.
Observation-Disclosures
There are about six million
farm families in the United
States, about 10 or II million
organized labor families, and
about 30 or % million other
families The Representatives of
the six million seem to be call
ing the turn on this issue be-
cause there is no real lobby for
the unorganized consumers.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
PERVERSIOk OF AUTHORITY

To those who insist thot we beot Nozisn
without adopting Foscsm il disturbing to note the
complete defence Of oil democratic processes with
which Fioreo 10 Guordio, mayor Of the countys
largest city, attempts to do good.
New York's mayor osked by hotel ond res
touront people TO sponsor appeal for BUTTERFLIES
Iuncheons in public eating places. In view Of the
butter crisis while large supplies lie in storoee) the
suggestion proper, and on appeal from the may
or would hove been equally proper. But nsteod Of
on oppeol come IowIess order.
81 know thot oil sonitory restaurants and soni-
tory hotels will comply" sold the mayor. Get what !
reon2'
Yes. We get il. II restaurant toiIs TO heed the
Little Flowers "oppeo" il will be bounded out Of
business with sanitation voIotion complaints II it
complies, minor violations will be viewed "sensiby"
We know All dictotors use the same method.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

in Washington, and actually
rounded up 200 delegates and
AZ congressman. About half the
delegates were representatives
of labor unions, but among the
non labor groups represented
were the League of Women Vot-
ers, American Home Economics
Association, National Association
of Parents and Teachers. and
other outfits of similar stripe.
This first conference was held
right at the time when Congress
was casting repeated votes to
ban subsidies. The lobbying eff
feet of the pressure group was
negligible. although Congress
did vote TO sustain the Presi-
dents veto of the subsid. ban
and a resolution was showed
through just before Congress re-
ccssed for the summer, extend
ing the use Of subsidies up
through the end of this year.
With less han two weeks of
congressional working time left
before the extension expires, the
subsidy issue is perhaps the most
important business now before
Congress. The House has again
voted 10 ban subsidy payments
for 1914. and in the past few
weeks, the parade Of witnesses
before Senate Agriculture and
Banking committees has been
made up Of the people who don
v ant subsidies, the American
farm Bureau Federation, the
Grange, and dozens of national
and regional livestock and dairy
industry pressure groups who
openly want price rises and not
price rollbacks.
LABOR BACKS CONFERENCE
In this situation, there isn't
much that any consumers con-
ference can do. Nevertheless the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
By ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA staff CORRESPONDENT

Remember that photograph OF
a beautiful young lady in bath
ing suit which was printed IN all
the newspapers the other day
The one judged Hollywood's best
pin-up picture OF the year by
film studio still photographers?
Well. there's quite story be-
hind il all
The young lady in the bath
ing suit was Universal actress
Ramsay Ames. Within few
weeks. the photograph Will be
pinned up in planes, tanks, ships
and hunks from Guadalcanal to
Algiers. GUYS Will be swoouing
over IT like their l5-ycar-old Sis
tiers sWoon over Frank Sinatra.
And all the time those guys
won't know that tho lady in the
bathing suit landed in Holly
wood because she couldn't hold
her men.
Yes. sir, Ramsay Ames has had
the d6ggondest trouble with
men.
To begin with, she was dane
ing in a Miami night club when
the immigration authorities pick
ed up her partner and sent him
back to South America She
found out later he had slowed
away in banana boat, entering
the country illegally. That was
the first man she lost
Then, just before Pearl Har-
Dor, she organized rhumba
band in New York. That's when
her troubles really started. She
began losing them in wholesale
lots TO her Uncle Sam.
SO Ramsay quit trying TO hold
her men, came 10 Hollywood,
and won Universal contract
and lot Of publicity when that
picture of her in a bathing suit
was Judged the best pin-up pho
tograph of the year.
That was rather funny, too.
She had been posing all day
for UniverSals ace Still pho
tographer, Ray Jones Long
about 5 o'clock she was tired out
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
0 IN HOLLYWOOD

and reclined on the floor of Ray s
studio. Ray took one look and
said, That's it." He grabbed a
camera and snapped the picture
which later won the photograph
ers awards.
Before Ramsay Ames had
trouble losing her men, she was
a singer. dancer and maraca-
shaking member of rhumba
band She sang al the Stork,
La Conga and Famous Door
clubs in New York. She was bill
ed then as Ramsay d ell Rico. Her
real name is Ramsay Phillips and
she was born in New York of
English Spanish parentage.
Since signing a Universal con-
tract six months ago she's work
cd in practically every picture
on the lot including Ali Bahia
and the Forty Thieves, Crazy
House" Gross Your Fingers, y
and now Three Cheers for the
Boys with George Raft and
ZOrina.
Her pin up photographs first
attracted the Army's attention
at Fort Ord, Calf. The camp
newspaper printed one Of them
with an editorial note: I'VE
don't know who this wonderful
girl is but it really doesn't mat
ter. The Hollywood studio
which sent out the picture for
got a caption. Wen supply one.
It's simply, WOW"
She saw a copy of the paper
and replied TO the editor:
"A Hollywood gal abhors sno-
nymity,
AS much as Mae West hates
night gowns OF dimity,
SO enclosed find new pose, | m
wearing spangle,
You might print this one, it's
from a new angle,
And this time permit me, in men
tioning names,
I always sign mine, with love,
Ramsay Ames."
The soldier editor printed the
new photograph twice as big
Smart gal, Ramsay Ames,
even If she can't hold her men.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
WHEN FASClSM COMES

A high Navy offcioI," by "eentlenons oeree.
nent," stonds publicly oceused OF having "procti-
colIy coshered out Of the Navy" officer who hoo
opposed the will OF Choirnoon james Lawrence Fly
Of the Federal Communications Commission.
Congress, representing the public, con not in
quire into the notter because Army ond Navy Off
ciols have been forbidden by executive order to op-
peer before the investieotn9 committee.
The Army and tte Novy our servonts in the
wor against Foscisnn. And who wos il the lote Huey
Long, on expert on Foscsm is supposed to have told
on ossociote? When Foscisrn comes to America, il
will come in the 9use Of ont.Foscism."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
2 SONS OUTRANK
COLONEL

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. -
up - Col, Edward Timberlake
of ST, Petersburg has three sons
who outrank him. All are brig
adler generals Patrick, Ed
ward j. and +. w. Timberlake.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
By PETER EDISON

A secohd attempt TO organize
a consumers lobby that will be
powerful enough to lick the farm
organization lobby on the food
subsidy issue is now being made
Il rough an outfit that has
dubbed itself THE Fighting 40
"a self-appointed Congressional
Committee for the Protection of
Consumers.
Chairman of the group is Rep.
Thomas f Scanlon, Pittsburgh
printer. Other leaders in the
movement are Congressman
Chef Holafield, a Kentucky
born mems clothing manufac-
turer from Montebello, Los An
eeles county. Calf; Usher l..
Burdick, Williston, n. D, farm
or and lawyer, Howard john
stone McMurray, Kansas-born
Phi. d. who has been an insur-
ance statis'ician and air trans
port executive in Milwaukee;
and Vito Marcantonio, New York
City lawyer. II is a heterogeneous
group. Burdick is Republican,
Marcantonio is American Labor
Party, the others are Democrats.
Big purpose of the group is
TO organize bloc in Congress
that will serve as a pressure
group TO repreSen. the consum-
crs. whose still small voice, pref
~ largely unorganized, Is lost
in the roar of the established
Washington Hobbies.
LOBBYING FOR CONSUMER
The consumer viewpoint is a
tough thing TO matcrialize. Last
June. this same 40 fighting
congressman made a prelimin-
airy effort TO bring together a
number OF private organizations
interested in consumer prob
lens. They called a conference
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-16
LABOR BACKS CONFERENCE

In this situation, there ism
much that any consumers con-
ference can do. Nevertheless, the
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28
FREE PROPAGANDA

Along with the other businesses of the
nation the newspapers are taking their share
of losses that war has imposed. They are
having to operate on at least ten percent cut
cut in newsprint and other essential sup
plies. Requirements of machinery are hard
to find and expensive when available. Ex-
penses and taxes are increasing. The bu-
reaucratic fderal government has field agents
and propagandists going over the country on
salary and expense borne by the government.
Yet no provision is made for bearing the ex-
pense of publishing the propaganda that is
being ground out day by day by these en-
ployees and dumped into the newspaper of
fices.
The newspapers are glad to publish free
all necessary information that promotes war
effort and stabilizes local affairs. But it
seems unfair that they must furnish all
publicity with no provision made by the gov
ernment for any recompense although the
paper must bear the expense of labor, news
print, and other items necessary for publi-
cation. Each employee and the publisher are
required to pay his Victory Tax and all other
forms OF taxes the government imposes just
as all other business concerns must Much
space that the government agencies propose
to use is nothing short of advertising, which
they expect to be accorded them free It fills
space, the only commodity the newspaper
has to sell.
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28
STRENGTH OF DEMOCRACY

Under dictatorship, the cost of war
can be shrugged off with printing press
money. Under democracy, the cost of war
is second only in Importance to winning the
war. The cost of war can destroy just as
mercilessly as military defeat. Sound mon
ey and sound credit structure are the
heart of free society.
This war must be financed and won
without undermining the nations credit.
Every citizen must realize that taxes and
War Bonds are the only weapons that can
win the war on the home front. During the
coming year the government will spend 1.6
billion dollars every week. This means real
hardship, because this vast outlay will not
be used to create wealth. It will be blasted
out of existence in the smoke of bombs and
shells and in the wreckage of planes and
ships.
In the months to come, thousands of
banks will be pushing the sale of Bonds as
never before. The banker realizes the neces-
sity Of sound finance. He knows that the
value of money in his keeping and the indi-
vidual freedom of the people who own that
money are at stake They are the strength
of democracy. And he knows that by his eff
forts to sell War Bonds directly to the people
he is doing his part to save both.
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28
Army Now Taking
Seventeen Year Olds

Major Alex G. ASSET, Infantry Dis
trict Recruiting and Induction Officer
for the Montgomery Recruiting and In
duction District, comprising the states
of Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee
announced today that enlistments are
open in the Enlisted Reserve Corps, I'M
assigned and Air Corps Enlisted Re-
serve to men who have attained their
18th birthday, but who have not reached
their 18th birthday.
Major ASSET stated that in order to
be enlisted in the Air Corps Enlisted
Reserve, the applicant must qualify
physically and mentally for Aviation
Cadet training under current standards.
Major ASSET stated than men en-
listed between the ages Of Il and 18
would not be ordered to active duty until
they have attained their 18th birthday,
but in every instance will be ordered
to active duty within six months after
reaching 18th birthday.
Major ASSET stated that young men
between II and 18 who are interested
in enlistment in either Enlisted Reserve
Corps Unassigned or Air Corps Enlisted
Reserve may secure full particulars and
enlistment by applying to Recruiting
and Induction Station, 504 Post Office
Bldg, Jackson, Mississippi.
The Lexington advertiser., 1943-01-28
Mcpherson And Patton
In u. S. Marine Corps

Two young Mississippians, Marvin q.
Mcpherson and Joe Dan Patton, both
of Pickens, are undergoing training for
the United States Marine Corps Air
Force at the Naval Training School in
Norman, Okla.
Both have completed their basic train
ing at San Diego, Calf, where they
went following enlistment with the
Marine Corps at the Jackson recruiting
office more than two months ago. Dur
ing their basic training period, each Of
the youths achieved a splendid record
as rifle sharpshooters at the Marine
rifle range.
Private Mcpherson is the 1S-year-old
son of Mrs. Louise Mcpherson of Pick
ems, while Private Patton is the son Of
Mrs. Pearl Patton of Pickens.
The youths graduated from the Pick
ems high school and were associated
with the Southern Natural Gas Co., prior
to induction in the Marine Corps.