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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20
The Reader
Has theFloo

Mr.. Nathan Sherman, Editor
The UNION TIMES
New Haven, Conn.
Dear Mr.. Sherman:
The item in your paper on No
vember 6, headed Bridgeport
C.L.U. Oppose Luce's Draft Labor
Plan, seems to require an expla-
nation from me, since l am afraid
that the Central Labor Union has
misunderstood the purposes and
intent of H.R. 1856, my bill author
izing the formation of an Army and
Navy Maintenance Corps.
I have consistently opposed the Aus
tin Wadsworth General Labor Draft
Bill, and H.R. 1856 represents an ef-
fort to avert that piece of legislation
by substituting for it measure which
will put deferred men in non-essential
activities directly in war work, with
out disrupting the social and economic
life of the nation. H.R. $3.50 is by nc
means wholesale labor draft. H.R.
$3.50 is not an anti-union measure and
not variation" of the Austin Wads-
worth Bill. Ny bill it not mandatory.
1t does not require the President to
form such an Army and Navy Main
tenance Corps. It simply authorizes
him to take specific action if, with the
manpower shortage, in his judgment it
should become necessary.
Because only deferred men in
activities not essential to the war
effort will be affected by this bill
if it is enacted into law and carried
out by the President, few members
of labor unions need worry about
it. Most members of labor unions
are now engaged in essential war
work or work that is deemed essen
tial to the home front and thus will
not be affected by the scope of this
bill, as long as they remain in es-
sential war work.
The union worker, or the non-union
worker, engaged in essential war pro-
ductlon or necessary service on the
home front has nothing to fear from
H.R. 1856. Only the Labor Stacker"
the man who is immune to service
in the armed forces and is unwilling,
if needed, to serve in war production
will be affected by my bill if it is
enacted into law. This is the man that
all patriotic union men themselves
would like to see put into the war eff
fort.
l am, and will always be, a
strong believer in the union move
ment. 1t is precisely because this is
true that my bill allows, first, the
President to determine the neces-
sity for using it and, secondly, pro-
vides that only after labor itself has
conceded that men cannot be found
for war industry they are then
sought and provided by the terms
of my bill.
I hope this clarifies my stand and
my aims in introducing H.R. 1856.
Sincerely,
CLARE BooTHE LUCE
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20
Truman Group Finds Manpower Waste
Rep. Clare B. Luce
Explains Her Bill
Writes The Union Times And Bridgeport C.L.U That
H.R. 1856 For Creating Army-Navy Corps,
Is Not Wholesale Labor Draft

See "The Reader Has the Floor.
-Ed.)
Rep. Clare BOOthe Luce i'm a
letter to The Union Times this week
declared that she has consistently
opposed the CONSUMPTION of labor,
and that her bill for the creation
of an Army and Navy Maintenance
Corps sis by no means a wholesale
labor draft.
Inspired by the action of the Bridge
port Central Labor union which, in Z
letter to her, Oct. %, recorded its op.
position to drafting physical handicap
ped and discharged service men fol-
war work at servicemen's pay, Mrs
Luce felt it necessary to explain her
bill to THE UNION TIMES which re-
ported the C.L.U.'s action.
A copy of this letter was sent by
her to the Bridgeport C.L.U. as an
swer to its letter, but it arrived toe
late for action at the last meeting Of
the Park City central body.
Unaware of the action of the
Bridgeport body, the New Haven
Central Labor Council at its last
meeting went unanimously ON re-
cord against Mrs. Luce's bill, ask.
ing the States Congressional dele
CATION to work for its defeat and
urging the Conn. Federation of La
Dor and the states C.L.U.'s to join
the battle against the bill.
Rep. Luce wrote: ''My bill is not
mandatory. 1t does not require the
President to form an Army and
Maintenance Corps. 1t simply au-
thorizes him to take specific action
if, with the manpower shortage, i'm
his judgement, it should become
necessary. -.
''Only the labor slacker'-the mar
who is immune to service in the armed
forces and is unwilling, if needed, to
serve in war production-will be af-
fected by my bill if it is enacted into
law"
Rep. Luce says in a mimeograph
statement that the bill would give ''the
President an instrument with which
to prevent and stop strikes :. but i
doesn't interfere with labor's essentia
right to bargain collectively at al
times"
She also claims the bill would "tenc
to put money into the US. Treasury
and to the extent it does so, also tend!
to control imitation and lower living
costs"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20
State Labor Aids
O.P.A. In War On
Black Markets
Unions Advisory Commit.
tee Sponsors Purchase
Reporting Plan

Organized labor i'm Connecticut
is this week preparing to help the
State O.P.A. check the price trends
on cost-of-living items, in an effort
to stamp out black market prac-
tices, as the result of action by the
Labor Advisory Committee which
at its last meeting endorsed the
Family Purchase Reporting Plan.
The Committee represents some 300
ALL, Clio. and R.R. locals.
Workers-consumers in the State
have been supplied with report sheets
containing columns for listing meats
foodstuffs and miscellaneous house
hold items, with the prices paid ane
the stores patronized.
According TO the plan, worked
out by the State O.P.A., each shop
per who volunteers to keep this
report will be asked to send it to
the price panel of his local War
Price and Rationing Board after a
two-week checking period.
Not only will the union members
families themselves participate in the
Purchase Reporting Plan, but each
will try to enlist the help of at leas
one other family.
Anthony F. Arpaia, State O.P.A
director, said the assistance of al
groups and organizations will b.
sought in taking the plan to the peo-
pie, adding:
Labor, however, is the largest
organized group in the State. If ii
really gets behind this plan and
does a conscientious job, it can stop
Black Market practices at the re-
tail level to a large degree. 1t will
not only make the housewife price
conscious, but will assure honest
retailers that their competitors are
not getting away unobserved with
violations of the price control regu-
latiOns.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20
Kansas StreetCar
Co. Signs Contract

KANSAS CITY, matchmaking
an organizing campaign that started
more than two years ago, streetcar
men here have signed an agreement
with the Kansas City Public Service
Co.
The agreement, which came while
panel of Natl. War Labor Board
was considering points in dispute be
tween the Amalgamated Assn. of
Street Electrical Railway Employees
and the company, provides for in
creases in pay, time-and-a-half over
time, vacations and maintenance of
membership. The new minimum is
90c an hour. The workers retain the
proht-sharing plan that was part of
an old company union agreement. The
new contract is being submitted to the
.WL.B.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20
Shore Line Men
Join ALL. Bus
Drivers Union
William McNamee Signs
16O Transit Firms Work
ers In Two Locals

Some 100 employees of the New
Haven Shore Line Railway have
been organized into two Divisions
of the Amalgamated Association of
Street Car and Bus Operators, ac-
cOrding to William McNamee, pres
ident of Div. 28l, New Haven Troll
leymen, who has just completed the
work of organizing the operators
and mechanics of the transit firm.
McNamee, who has been appointed
organizer by the Amalgamated, SAID
that the workers of the Guilford- Say
brook area, have received their char,
ter and have elected officers. This To-
cal is Div. 1347.
Employees in the Mystic Groton-
New London area are expecting to
receive their charter and Division
number soon, said McNamee.
Plans are under discussion to
open negotiations with the COM
pany when the second Division re-
ceives its charter. Terms similar to
those sought of the Connecticut
Co. and the C.R.&L. Co., last
spring, are expected to be asked
for the Shore Lines workers.
Leon c. Hopkins, Guilford, is pres.
ident of Division 1347. George Dunn
mond, Branford, is the recording sec
rotary, and Harry F. Nash, Say.
brook, is financial secretary and treas
urer.
Permanent officers will be elected BY
members of the Mystic-New Londor
Division as soon as the charter is re-
ceived.
The ALL. unions which has
signed up more than $50 of the
eligible employees supersedes an
independent association" at the
company.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20
What's Happening?

In order to meet our Coz.
ernment's request that paper
be conserved as much as pos
slble, The Union Times this
week is publishing a "COnser-
patton ISSUE" and sUiH do so
from time to time until the pa
per shortage has eased up, and
conditions hare improved.
In the meantime, soe sUiH
continue to print all the nesOs
about organized labor, sUith
special emphasis on nesUs ia
UOrabte to labor sohich the
commercial newspapers of
Connecticut, with their ID to
81 pages daily sOiH not pub
Iish.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20
Montgomery Ward Goes To
Court, Defying The W.L.B.

CHICAGO-In two new hagrantly
anti-labor moves Montgomery Ward
& Co.. announced here that it was
disseminating its maintenance of
membership contract Dec 8 and was
asking a federal court injunction to
stop the National War Labor Board
from enforcing the agreement. 1t filed
suit for 100000 against the Unit
ed Retail Wholesale & Dept. Store
Employees.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20
Conn. LabOr'S
Contentious
AreBorneOut
fragrant Abuses In Texas
Aviation Plant Revealed
At Hearings

Startling new confirmation was
given this week to Connecticut la.
boris contention that manpower
problems can be solved by more
efficient use of workers, rather
than by freezing them to their Jobs
or shackling them in other ways.
From time to time labor un.
iOnists in Hartford, New Haven
and Bridgeport have charged
that failure to properly utilize
labor to its fullest advantage
is the real cause of manpower
shortage. The New Haven Gen.
trail Labor Council at its last
meeting adopted a resolution
calling for six utilization ex-
Perts on manpOwer to survey
the New Haven area.
Evidence of the manpower waste
and of labOr's contention were re-
vealed recently at hearings before
the Senate Defense Committee.
headed by Sen. Harry S. Truman
(Dem., MOI. They were devoted to
a particularly fragrant case of waste
of labor at the North American
Aviation plant in Dallas, Texas.
Paul V. McNutt, chief of the War
Manpower Commission, had rated
Dallas critical labor area" and
clamped down controls on the free
movement of workers, solely because
North American claimed it needed at
least another 10000 employees by the
end of the year.
The Truman committee wasn't
satisfied with the W. M. C. action.
1t decided to send investigators
down to Dallas to see how efficiently
North American was using its help.
A factor in this decision was the
disclosure last year by President
Harvey W. Brown of the Machinists
that neighboring aircraft plant
Consolidated in Fort WOrth-wast-
ed its workers in glaring fashion
and that thousands lOafed because
they had nothing to do.
Brown submitted flock of afidavits
on the situation to the War Production
Board and got action cleaning I'D the
mess in part. The Truman committee
determined to find out whether the
same inefficiency existed at North
American.
Its probers questioned several hun
dred workers and officials of the COM
pany and concluded there was gross
misuse of labor.
The committee reported the results
to Charles E. Wilson, acting chairman
OF the War Production Board and an
industrial executive. Wilson went to
Dallas, checked up at North American.
found the Truman committees charges
were right and recommended that the
companyS demand for 10000 more
workers be turned down. It wouldn't
need them, he said, if it properly util-
lied the help it had.
ALI of this was brought out at
hearings held before the Truman
committee in Washington. McNutt
was questioned on why he hadn't
looked into the North American sit
uatiOn more. deeply before ordering
manpOwer freeze" but he said
he relied on reports received from
''brass hats" in the area.
Committee members blamed both
McNutt and the army officers who
handed out the contracts for not de-
handing more efficient utilization of
workers. McNutt said he would carry
out Wilson's recommendation and
modify the manpower regulations at
Dallas.
Truman cOntended that there
were at least "a thousand other
plants that warrant an investiga-
ton such as was made at North
American.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20
Local 81 dominates

Local 81, Elevator Constructors,
will nominate officers for 1914, Fri
day, Nov. 20, in the New Haven La
Dor Temple. Business agent James J.
Brennan urges all members to attend
the meeting which begins at o'clock
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20

The old adage that God helps
those who help themselves is still
true. Help your country and your
self by buying more War Bonds.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20
Local GIL, Hartford
Drivers ToNominate

Local gu, Hartford Transfers, will
nominate officers, Sunday, Nov. %, it
was announced this week by Pres.
Samuel Forte. The nominations will
take place at the Hartford Labor
Temple.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20

Not only our country is burdened
with war.profiteers. A British Ad-
miralty investigation recently re-
vealed that profits on the construc-
ton of 80 British warships last year
ranged from 10 to over 800.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20

NEEDED: An statewide organ
lied protest to the attempt to break
down child labor laws, for selfish
interests, under the pretext of aid
ing the war program.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20

See "The Reader Has the Floor
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-11-20

FROM the Fort Custer mich. }
NesOs:
''All drivers will discontinue at
once the practice of sounding their
horns while passing WAC driver.
Members of the WAC will be treat
ed with all courtesy possible and
violations will be severely dealt
with. Organization commanders
will inform all men accordingly"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10
What About the WAACs?
Basic Training and S peciaIist Schools

radio. bakers and cooks school.
motor transport school, and the
army music school. where
WAAC hand members (if they
pass certain army eXamins-
lions are trained 10 become
WAC band leaders.
TOMORROW we will present
questions and answers on the
subject OF how 10 become an
officer and other interest
ing things the WAACs do on
their jobs.
TO JOIN the WAC, apply
AT the Army Recruiting Office
in the city or town in which YOU
live. In Detroit it's In the Fed
eral Building.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10
BY IRENE VI. HAWKINS
women's Editor, The Detroit Time,

FIRST THING a girl wants
10 know when she takes on
now job is the kind Of work she
Will have 10 do >. perhaps one
Of tho reasons girls are heSitant
about joining tho WAACS is
because they're not quite sure
what they'll nc in for
In yesterdays column ap-
peared a list Of the specialized
Jobs waiting 10 be done .
today I'VE go on with question,
from the WAC recruiting
office which explain tram
ing you'll get in the WAC.
Q-Nay I do a different kind
Of work from the work I've done
before?
A Maybe when you're in tho
WAC youH find some now
ability YOU never dreamed YOU
had Maybe thetp,S-a special
kind Of work you'd like 10 learn
10 do You'll get a chance 90
say what you'd like and
The WAC will thy 10 consider
YOUR wishes when giving YOU
your assignment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10
Q-What II I've had no Spe-
cial training

a Even i you've had no sne-
cial training o.. even il you've
never worked before thc
WAC needs YOU And in tho
WAC you may learn skill
that'll be useful the rest Of your
life skill that Will give YOU
a real career.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10

figure ost plants whose blooms
fit into Then.
II makes no difference
whether The color scheme is
CaTTIeT on TT SHTUr7S 5Hd- flow
er'ng trees. perennlalS or an.
nuaIS tScme color schemes
might even be carried out in
yege'abIcSl the fundamentals
are the same in any case.
There arc four different
types Of color schemes from
which you may choose The
FIRST is composed Of different
degrees of any one color that is
a garden when features all
shades OF blue from vary light
to very dark. or, one that fea-
lures all shades and tints Of
any other color.
Technically tho name Of this.
type of color scheme : mono
ChronatIC--' one color. II Is
not easy 70 do IN gardening
and tends 10 be very monoton-
Gus. though u usually suits the
person who prefers paStelS IN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10
Rainbow CoIors

The next type Of color scheme
is called an analogous one.
Starting with any one color Of
the rainbow, the scheme takes
in The next adjoining color and
perhaps goes on 10 one. or more
other. colorS without skipping
any II this is cNpcrtly done 1t
is possible 90 20 all the way
through tho rainbow ColorS
For The beginner, any three
CoIorS that lie next 10 one an
other is simplest Perhaps these
ColofS might hc-rcd orange and
yellow. with a border starting
IN reds az one end. working to
orange " the middle and yell
loN, at the other end or the
whole garden might bc in this
scheme Other color possible
tics Will hc discussed tomorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10

every hour &C.. Noul be learn
ne something new
Q-Isn't drilling tough"
Your feet may protest a
hilc for the first few days.
But YOU won't. You'll love II.
Every WAC does Youll be
amazed A. how soon youl learn
10 execute orders &C.. and what
2 thrill you'll GOT when your
company shows up best in IN
>pection day parade.
Q-What happens after basic
training?
a When you've finished basic
training, youll take a series or
aptitude tests. That simply
means finding out what work
You're host suited for IouN
also have a chance 10 say what
You prefer.
You may apply Immediately
for officer candidate school or
yott fnaN- t1e sent to aet Ne duly
with A field unit or 10 a special
81 school.
Q--What are the specialist
schools?
A-One is the administrative
specialist school, where you'll
learn the fascinating details Of
military procedure how 10 han
die secret information how 10
keep important army records,
etc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10
Evening Classes
For Bond SaIeswomen

To ASSIST all volunteers
AXho- WISH TO sell war bonds
and stamps ~ UTCt1t, the
Women War Savings division
of the L. S treasury Will con-
duct an evening training class.
The first class is scheduled
for Thursday June 10. AT 7.30
p. m, a. 400 Griswold. Mrs.
Harold Brakeman will be the
instructor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10
Plan Definite Scheme
To Control Color in Garden
BY ISABEL ZTCkER
Detroit Times Garden Editor

IF COLOR is important 20
YOU I'M your nome and ~ Your
clothes .t Is probably WSt as
important 20 you In Your gay
dTTT- n y-r7rT vv-rSrT, r-tffitftt--
garden may be- planted SO that
one color scheme prevails over
All This is not easy 20 Go or
20 keep that way all season but
il can be done
An easier way from tho gar
rrn+aC- NleWpolntl- Of cnnLt1--
InL color M b0o garden and Yet
having bloom an the time is 70
SCI definite color scheme for
each border. nut nor keeping AIN
Of these the same Tins WAY il
j. possible. 20 u>e more kinds
OF plants winch bloom at dill
irrCnt times
No Difference
J. is tho purpose Of this
series of articles 10 discuss the
various types OF color schemes
that may he used and how 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10
Q-How do | begin my train

Q-How do l begin my train
ing?
\ Whom YOU JOIN The WAAC
Noull be classified as an auXil-
larN the same rs an army pr
Vate 49,. All WAACS GO through
the ranks. Then for four weeks
you'll have basic training AZ one
~ the WAC training ConterS:
Fort DoS MONIES Ia. Forr OCtp-
thorpe Ga Daytona Beach.
Fla. Fort Devons. Mass, or
RuSton. La.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10

MONDAY Chicken and Jet
tuco sandwich with nayonrai So
on rye bread bacon and esq
sandwich eR White bread plckled
boots cherry pudding with sauce
The cherries ana bCets are NOME
canned
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10
To WASH BOTTLES

TO CLEAN mix bottles put
one-half teaspoon Of salt and
q little water IN a bottle shake
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10

Serving a ward orderly in the station hospital
AZ Fort Custer is WAC Auxiliary Lydia Ra5cock former
Deiroiter Hospital work j Of the newest WAAC
undertakings, many girls Al Custer are being given
special training they may assist in medical work
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10
Winners
In Lunch
Box Contest
BY PRUDENCE PENNY

DURING TIE. paSrf0 urWceks
he interest Of TINS department
has been conferred on the Lunch
Box Contest which has received
so much response from our read
erS It's been very gratifying 10
SOC the iSpe Of meals that our
men ON me War production line,
are beng served by women on
the home front.
Many homcmakcrS who were
not participants in the contest
have written 10 toll a, how
many useful ann interesting
ideas nave been ObtaIncG nom
tho suggestion, that nave APP
pcaLcd-
Here are the prize winners
ion NE last week. ending June >.
FIRST PRIZE So goes 10
Mrs Robert PaSlneau. l654l
MarloW'c whose urch box IDEAS
were printed on Friday. June 4.
SECOND PRIZE $40 in war
saving stamps 10 Mrs, JuluS
BIaid. 9O6i Burt road whose hst
of suggestion, appeared on Tues
day, June s.
THIRD PRIZE 81 i'm war
>atngS stamps 10 Mrs ". Il
DAVIS, "a r.. Josephine. EcorSC
whose ideas appeared on Thurs
day June 3.
one pat,ar in war saving
STAMPS 5Wardrf'T0 MIS-. jHr7>t--
S'ackab,o. 203 National avenue.
Howell Mich. Mrs. SIackahlc',
were printed on Monday June r
During the last three weeks
space has not been sufficient for
at tf1r wrrUrrs fo- t1e ptr~effitti
Mrs DaHcl IlQroyko Route No
! Box g. AIhOp. Mich. Was "a
s. winner during me week end
me May 20 Here are hen menus
and recipe.
MONDAY Chicken and le'-
tuco sandwich with nayour7 80
on rye bread bacon and eCC
sandwich oR whlte bread plcklcd-
boots cherry pudding with sauce
ft1T cherries and bretS are -nDrT-r
canned.
TUESDAY one ground bo-
locna sandwich with mustard
and msNonnalse on white bread
FISH salad sandwich on whole
wheat bread potato chips. white
coVorUr CAKE Pe7CUrv am coffee
Peaches are home canned.
WEDNESDAY Green pepper
and cream cheese sandwich ON
rye bread, hamburger and
onion ,ardWlch on white bread
do'Iied eggs, huckicberry pIe
and postum
THURSDAY Dc,Ied ham
and peanut butter >andulCr Gr
brown bread, one sliced roast
beef and UuSfsrd on white
bread. potato salad sweet pick
!eS, moia~soS cookies and muk.
FRIDAY Baked bean sand
vlCh on whole wheat bread,
strawberry lam sandwich on
brown bread celery and rad
.-hn>- gingerbread apple
sauce Conce-Ihe IAN and apple
sauce arc homo canned.
SATURDAY - Salaui and
pickle sandwich on rye bread
'no ) lJced veal and lettuce
,andWicn on whole wheat bread
oatmeal and money cookies.
grape UuCe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-10

a Basic training Is your in
PRODUCTION 10 army life II gets
YOU in good physical shane
teaches YOU the Emily Post of
tho army how 70 salute and
when 90. military courtesy and
army customs.
You'll have interesting study
courses about military oper-
atoms and world events. about
man reading and safeguarding
military information
Youll learn 70 talk soldiers
language on a Tor Of subjects
company administration.
property responsibility. m Q : :
management and many more
Youll work hard plenty
hard and you'll love every
minute Of il Every day