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The union times., 1943-07-24

shortage.
 Many vacancies exist in job train ing courses and the application for training at the trade school s1umped sharply in June.
 Since the Stabilization Plan for the New Haven area was adopted there has been an increase in the number of people appearing at the office of U. s. Employment Service. Most of them, however, had jobs already and were seeking statements of availability. The number of job openings still exceeds the number 'of available applicants.
 Industrial activity in the Hart ford area remained at a high level with continued shortage of all types of workers. Because employment stabilization plans have been de- veloped elsewhere, there was a mo- ticeabIe drop in the immigration of workers in June. The failure to create earlier such a program for this area was reflected in the con- tinued rate of job turn overs, as cOntrasted with the areas operating under these plans.
 A definite tapering off of construc- tion work was noted in Hartford. There exists in this area a critical need for men to fill the heavy labor ing operations that are definitely un- suitable to women.
The union times., 1943-07-24
State Faces Lack
 Of Heavy-Worker
Widespread Shortage Of Male Labor For Vigorou. Manual Work, Due To Dearth Of Replacements,
 US. E. s. Reports

Reports from the l8 Conn. field offices of the United States Employ ment Service reveal that there is an acute and growing shortage of men for heavy work in the states war industries. This is indicated in the monthly survey of the USES, re- leased this week.
 Women were credited by the Serv- ice as doing a remarkable job in pro- duction work" where they have re- placed thousands of men called for military service. In the field of heavy, vigorous manual work where the jobs are often too rough for many men, there has been little or no replace mentS.
 Labor stabilizatiOn programs have effectively cut down turnover and job shopping in every critical area with the exception of Hart ford where no local plan has been in effect. Little change has been reported in the Capital City district, where local stabilization agree ment is expected to be put into eff
 
 feet this week.
 Other industrial developments dur ing the past month included an influx of school teachers for summer. work, and some easing of labor stringencies by the use of students, although regis tration from this source was lower than usual because many students had already obtained work. An increasing use of part time workers by industry and the continued replacement of men by women were also noted.
 Some small layoffs occurred in iso- lated areas due to the expiration of contracts and for other causes, but workers were in every instance quick ly absorbed by other factories.
 Although the Job Stabilization plan in Bridgeport is, from all re- ports, working out favorably, reduc- ing turnovers and self-terminations of employment, there has been lit. tie change in the available situa. ton during the past month. While a number of building tradesmen have been disemployed with the slowing down of construction work and more are threatened with un. pIoyment at their trades, the gen eral overall picture is one of labor
The union times., 1943-07-24
leofAmericaS Split onT TheirA bbraisalof fOPA'sActives

other measures necessary for economic stabiliZation.
 Z. Joint political action on all matters of interest to organized labor.
 3. Support of political candi- dates on whom there is unani- nous agreement.
 4. United campaign to have all union members register and vote.
 5. Continued joint action in the legislative field.
 Officers elected were: chairman, Beryl Whitney, Bro. of Railroad Trainmen; treasurer, Ben Pepper corn, Amalgamated Clothing Workers (CIO); secretary, Thomas A. Lene- han, Cleveland Federation of Labor (AFL); publicity director, William Davy, Cleveland Industrial Union Council (CIO).
The union times., 1943-07-24

The more we raise our War Bond purchases over here, the more our airforce will be able to drop bombs over there.
The union times., 1943-07-24
Men Who Lead Labor:

and aided in getting health con- serving devices in industrial plants.
 McNamee states that his fathers life was the greatest single inf1u- ence in getting him interested in unionism-and keeping him inter- ested-in the collective struggles of workers for better livelihood and better living conditions.
 He feels that ''organized labor had better get together now and present united front against its common enemies"
 ''FICHTINC UNITY''
 s'The current anti-labor drive of the press and the politicians in the national and state legislatures clear Iy demonstrates our need of fight ing unity,' he asserts.
 McNamee has been president of the New Haven Trolleymen for the last two years. Before heading the union, he served for years on the executive board and as recording secretary. He is delegate to the New Haven Central Labor Union.
 McNamee is a member of the State Board of Trolleymen and Bus Drivers working for the Connecti- cut Co. He has been a delegate to the Conn. Federation of Labor con vention since 1884. In l94O, he at tended the Amalgamated Associa' ton of Trolleymen and Bus Driv' CTS convention in Atlantic City.
 The president of Div. 28l, was a soldier in World War l. His son. William, Jr., Is, is in the US. Navy The McNamees have another son. Robert, who is eight.
 McNamee joined Div. 281, in 1922, when he went to work with the Connecticut company as con
The union times., 1943-07-24
Brown Sees } PC. Cut In
 Living Costs
Rise In Wages May Be Necessary Says O.P.A.
 Administrator

WASHINGTON -OPA Admins trator Prentiss Brown in a jammed press conference this week reiterated plans for reducing the cost of living. The rollback of prices on butter and meat is proceeding "full speed ahead" OPA is contemplating a subsidized rollback on canned vegetables, in the event 1t finds use of subsidies urlneces- sary in reducing coffee prices, he said. He also mentioned vaguely possible government purchase and resale of livestock but said no plans were being considered for ceilings on beef cattle.
 All of this, together with what he estimates at 39o reduction in the family food bill which will rapidly come about with consumer enforce ment of dollars-and-cents ceilings, will bring the cost of living within about % of the Sept. Is levels, he said.
 Asked if he failed to reduce the cost of living to Sept. Is levels if he would request Congress to change the law he helped enact last October calling for the fixing of prices and wages as of Oct. Is. he said:
 'No, I think I'd ask Congress for more money to do the job on"
 On the basis of Congressional ac- tion, voluntarily agreed to by labor, and forced upon producers, said Brown, upon that comDact between government, labor and producers, rests the entire price and wage struc- ture, and the existence of the Natl War Labor Board.
 It is unfair to labor if we do not seek to return prices to the Sept. Is level," he said. ''If we are un. able to, the next step is to raise wages. In Canada, wages and prices are tied together.''
 He said the Appropriations Bill amendments passed by Congress
The union times., 1943-07-24
S.B.L.L.Shows Progress In Connecticut.
Trustees Re-elect Officers, Gov. Baldwin Praises
 Work Of Fund

Reports of the officers of the Sav- ings Banks Life Insurance Fund oi Connecticut read at the second anni- versary meeting of the trustees of the Fund, show that the working people of the state have taken advantage oi the low-cost over-the-counter life in surance which has been made avail able through legislation enacted in 1o41 and the administration of the plan by the trustees.
 Meeting in Bridgeport, the trus- tees reelected officers as follows 1: Michael V. Blansford, former state senator from Waterbury, president 1; Ernest L. Simonds, vice-president of the Southern New England Tele- phone Co.,, vice-president; Edwin C. Northrop, vice-president of the Wa terbury Savings Bank, treasurer; |; and John P. Royston, secretary.
 Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin person ally thanked the trustees in letter to Blansfield. The Governors letter fol lows.
 The second anniversary meeting O1 the Trustees seems to me an appropri- ate occasion on which to send my con- gratulations for the able manner ir which your activities have been han dled. The trustees individually are en- titled to praise for the contribution oi their time and energy, and wage earners and persons of modest means should and, I think, do feel sense of gratitude for the opportunities of fered by this Fund.
 sLife insurance is a desirable in- vestment for every working man. It is highly desirable from the stand. point of family protection that per- sons of modest means take advan. tage of low cost savings bank life insurance.
 q extend to you my hearties wishes for the continued success O. the plan."
 More than $2,25O0OO in application. for insurance have been received by the banks participating in the SELL plan since 1t got under way in Con necticut Jan. 1, 1o42. Of this total al most 1000 policies have been issued for insurance amounting to $1,700000 More than 75 per cent of the insur ance has been purchased by workers
The union times., 1943-07-24
More Women Than
 Men Like Program

Denver.-Half the Ameri- can people are satisfied and half are dissatisfied with the governments handling of price control, according to a nationwide survey just com pleted by the Natl. Opinion Research Center, University of Denver.
 FOrty-seven percent of typical national cross section believe the government is doing all it can to control rising prices, but 489o think the government is capable of doing a better job. The exact question read: ''DO you think the govern ment is doing all it can to control rising prices, or do you think it could do better jOb?"
 The final tabulation showed:
 Government doing all
 it can ......................,.... 47%o
 Government could
 UO Dettcr ~..,.................. I'D 70 Undecided ................. 59o
 It is interesting that women, who do most of the actual buying in the U. S., tend to give the government considerably more credit than do the men. Fifty per cent of the women think the government is doing all it can to control. rising prices, in contrast to only 43 per cent of the men.
 As is probably to be expected, the most dissatisfied group of all is composed of persons who voted for the Republican presidential candi- dates in l94O. Sixty-One percent of of the Wilkie voters, in contrast to 45% of l94O ROosvelt backerss, say the government could do a better job of controlling rising prices.
The union times., 1943-07-24
Joint Group In Cleveland Is Is0rganiized
Three Branches Of Labor Get Together For
 Political Action

CLEVELAND-JOint political ac- ton of the AFL, CIO and railroad brotherhoods, long discussed but never acted on here, became a real ity this week when representatives of all three branches of the labor movement met and formed Labor's Joint Committee for Political Ac- ton.
 Purpose of the action as announced by the committee is to strengthen the political and legislative arm of la bor." The program announced is as follows:
 l. Use of labor's united might
 in support of President Roose-
 welt, with particular immediate
 emphasis on price rollback and
The union times., 1943-07-24

William J. McNamee, president of 28l, New Haven Trolleymen and Bus Operators, was only five when his father died, and remembers him only by the stories others tell of him. Those stories relate how the elder McNamee single-handed carried on for years the fight to compel industries to install blowers on grinding and polishing ma- chimes. He was an employe of New Haven clock company. In those days there were no labor Organiza- tions in the New Haven's shops. Finally, the Conn. Federation of Labor joined hands with McNamee
The union times., 1943-07-24

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The union times., 1943-07-24

ended grade labeling-even his va- riety, which was not grade labelling but an agreement to have the grades of canned stuff marked on invoices but not on cans where cus- toners could see them.
 q had grave doubts about grade labelling" he said, ruminating. T com promised. It seems Henry Clay could get away with it," sighed he, al1uding to the orator-speaker of the House who engineered the Missouri Com promise in 1920, 'fbut I can't"
 He said there would be a general cut in all departments of OPA in line with Congress action except ration ing, which simply couldn't be cut. Only one more ration program, a simple one, he said, would be inaugurated. WIPE recently decided clothing didn't need to be rationed-that industry could put in voluntary control.
The union times., 1943-07-24
WLB Still Has Power On
 Membership Maintenance

WASHINGTON.-Chairman Will liam H. Davis of the National War Labor Board said this week that the Board would continue to order main tenance of membership guarantees in certain cases even though its authority under the recently enacted Smith-Con- nally law was being questioned
The union times., 1943-07-24
Latin American
 Workers Meeting

HAVANA, Cuba.-The executive committee of the Confederation of Latin American Workers will open 6-day session here July %. Delegates will attend from nearly all Latin American countries, the U. S., Can ada, Great Britain, China, the Soviet Union, India, Australia and New Zea- land. Vicente Lombardo Toledano, former president of the Mexican Fed eration of Labor, is head of the Con- federation:
Evening star., 1943-09-26
CHICAGO Livestock

500. eaSss nGns ION SSmDa5ed Friday Is;
steers and yeariinss 1925 ,hisher, closed
arsiye At $50 UPWARD; liberal supply
1879, top 1890; long yearlings, 1875:
light yearlings, 1880. but common, medium
and low-good erade steers 80 lower: few
count, with stockers weak weak to y 3 lower lover: all all
choice stock cattle weak; bulk grass steers
to ,rg killers; llooo135o; selected Wye,
choice stockers,. I1;25,l3s5: granted heif-
ss os at se ehocs enas stoee
heiters, 1855; strictly good beef cows
gsr5o lover but all os others including can
ters stopping at 500 late. with Gamers
1850; liberal supply Southwest cows and
eral supply figures at big markets were
ntssst lsrsest in IS years; bulls, SO lower late
bulk light and medium Weight s ofrerinss,, i1a,
1900 down, this price paid sparinsly on
sa liable Sheep, 5000; total $500. Com
pared Friday last week; Western and
reaectin4 adverse effect Of SSt Substantially psif
Increased marketings: yearlinss fully rs
lover ewes. 5;25 of; weeks lamb top,
Sprlnsers IN ooi i4s5; s bulk good and choice,
l3.25- l4.o0: Shorn westerns. 1895 III 3. Z 3 d:
yearlines scarce, mostly 1915 down
6..5-6.60 common to good native ewes
5;50-6.15 weeks supply comprised largely
OF western and native spring lambs, West
ern ewes, some yearlings and truck in
offerings from nearby territory
Salable hogs. 300; total, 1900 Salable
tone weak; auotable top around 1925 for
strictly sood and choice hogs if available
generally 1880 higher, with most ad-
vance on hogs over 300 pounds and heavy
soWs
Evening star., 1943-09-26
u. 5. 10 Face Oil Shortage,
Texas Official Warns
BY the Associated Press,

a
SANTA FE, N. Mex, Sept. 25.-
America will be 500 900 barrels short
Of the anticipated daily demand at
the peak of next years, crude oil
requirements, Col. Ernest o. Thomp-
son, men.1er of the Texas Railroad
Commission, told the fall meeting
of the Interstate Oil Compact Com
mission today.
Thompson said this figure included
production of every available barrel
of oil from presently known and
developed fields.
Nor is there any longer a surplus
OF stock in storage to draw from,
he said, adding:
Stocks could have been built up.
Our commission in November, 194l,
first urged increasing them at least
to peacetime levels, but we were not
permitted to do so.
THE need for 100000 barrels
daily has been freely forecast. Mill
tary requirements have increased so
per cent since January, $50 per cent
since 1912"
Thompson warned that zeal to
produce greater quantities of oil for
short period of time might easily
endanger recovery of billions of bar
rels that could be obtained under
proper controls.
We can, under sound practices,
produce all the oil our armies and
navy and air forces require. There
need be no alarm about our armed
forces not having plenty of OIL"
Evening star., 1943-09-26
The Travellers Notebook
Pennsylvania and Virginia Beckon
To Early and Late Fall Vocotionists
With Magic Autumn Color and Fine Food

To those who have missed their
summer vacations in the press OF
war activity and can spare a few
days now for brief rest, both Penn
sylvania and Virginia beckon with
the magic of autumn colors. Trips
to points in these States, too. are
well within the Office of Defense
Transportation definition of "rea-
sonable" distances.
Pennsylvania far-fung country
side and mountain expanses are now
coming into their most colorful sea-
son. From the dark, evergreen miles
Of the Northern Tier counties
splashed with patches of hues where
the oaks, gums and naples add bril-
lance to the scene, to the counties
in the southern part of the State;
and from the famed Pocono Noun
'tains in the northeastern corner to
the western boundaries, resort areas
are preparing for an unusually long
fall season.
These are fine days for late vaca-
tfons-and many people are taking
them-for the clear skies, warm
days, cool night and good food add
zest to the days one can spend
away from the war effort" the State
! Department of Commerce points out,
adding, Horseback riding, golfing,
sailing, fishing and other forms of
outdoor recreation are at their finest
in these colorful days"
Fox hunts and the Old Dominion,
as they have for 200 or more years,
| once again are calling to the lovers
of outdoors. The Travellers Cheque
| Survey Bureau of the American Ex-
press directs attention to the new
| developments at the Yorktown area
in Colonial National Historical Park !;
to jamestown Island, where the first
English settlement was established; :;
to Williamsburg and the new Co.
lonial Parkway.
Under the National Park Service
since 1880, the Yorktown develop
ments have been most extensive
with historic scenes, roads, fortifica-
tions and dwellings opened to the
public. From the restored Moore
House, where CORVALLIS surrendered
October 19, 1881, the Colonial Village
on the York River became the
Waterloo of the Revolution" The
Customhouse, one of the earliest in
America, is preserved by the OAR
Colonial Grace Church, the National
Shrine known as the Cradle of the
Republic, contains the communion
silver made in 1649. Digges House is
a beautiful example of 18th century
architecture.
AS to eating places-and which of
us who has not suffered crowded
Evening star., 1943-09-26

Washington restaurants will not
| talk about eating-Virginia prob
ably offers the best assortment of
nonration point dishes to be had,
i.e., broiled chicken, cheese souffles,
brown bread and cinnamon buns or
If you like. hot shrimp and crab
meat, candied yams, salad plates,
pecan rolls. Should your tastes go
to breakfasts, why there's cornbread,
spoonbread, old fashioned buck
wheat cakes and buttermilk biscuit
with eggs of every and any style.
Talking about something to eat
is not bad idea, especially if one
Is on train and desires something
tasty. AS for train meals, the Ca
madam National Railways reports
it served 3607, Jos of them during
1912 to patrons Of their dining and
buffet cars. or an average of almost
10000 a day for every day of that
year.
Union Pacific traffic offices here
were moved the other day to room
600. Shoreham Building. Fifteenth
and H streets NV. H. B. Blanch-
ard, Washington representative, and
G. F. Allen, general agent, are in
charge and they report the enlarged
quarters will provide improved facil-
tiles for serving the roads patrons.
Special holiday sailings are sched-
cfr ~
scheduled December "a sailings of
City of Los Angeles Nos. 103 and 1O4
from both Chicago and Los Angeles
will be made on December 23 al
lowing for train arrivals on Decem-
Der Is.
French Lick Springs, Ind, reports
that although few large conventions
are coming to the spa for the fall
season, more smaller business meet
ings are scheduled through Octo-
ber than ever before. The hotel,
as usual, is attracting leaders in
society, business, sports and politics
from all sections of the continent.
Many Canadians also are reported
making reservations this fall. For
those who visit the Spa to recu-
perate, there are trained physicians
IN attendance and a competent staff
in charge of the baths.
X
The Province of Quebec tourist
bureau has issued an abstract of the
Migratory Birds Convention Act,
which is available to Nimrods for
the asking. 1t includes open dates
on the various types of ducks, geese,
rails and coots, bag limits and gun
and ammunition information.
Evening star., 1943-09-26
| Drop Is Recorded
In Machine Tool
Shipments
3y the Associated Pres.

6s the ASSOCldLeQ FTesS.
Shipments of machine tools during
August were valued at $87,827 600,
the War Production Board an
nounced yesterday. The figure
represents an almost 10 per cent
decline from July shipments of
$97 ,541 900.
The WPB reported the present
backlog of orders in the machine
tool industry as 1886, 1872 600, which
would be eliminated in slightly over
four months at the August rate of
shipment. New orders for machine
tools in August totaled $33, ,378 900,
up 1872 per cent over July, when
heavy cancellations pulled the net
order total down to $28,7l3,O00.
Evening star., 1943-09-26
Construction Awards
Far Below Year AGO
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-A 43 per
cent decrease in construction con-
tracts awarded last month, COM
pared with August, 1912, was re-
ported today by F. w. Dodge Corp.
Totals in 81 Eastern States were
s413,79l 900 last month and $721,-
028,000 in the like month last year.
Aggregate in July was $l83,661 900.
Valuation of public-owned projects
fell As per cent, but private-owned
were off only 20 per cent, the report
said. Heavy engineering work total
ed $73,410,0O0 in August for a At per
cent increase over July, but was "a
per cent below August, 1912.
Evening star., 1943-09-26
Orders of Structural
Steel Down Sharply
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25-The
American Institute of Steel Con-
struction, Inc, today said bookings
Of fabricated structural steel for
buildings, bridges and sundry war
products totaled 1881 tons In
August, compared with 80,6O5 in
August, 1912.
Shipments declined to 5l,511 tons
from July's 81 1922. On August 81
there were 281 ,537 tons available
for future fabrication.
Evening star., 1943-09-26
Small Profit Shown
By Aviation Firm

BY the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. 25.-
All American Aviation, Inc, of Will
mington reported today net profit
Of 27,639.68 for the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1943 compared with a
loss Of $2,407.40 for the preceding
wear
Evening star., 1943-09-26

New Orleans spot cotton closed steady,
middling, 1917; middling, 2O1T: good
middlins. 20.62. Receipts, 3,443; stocks,
ISL. BAL
Average price Of middling Is-inch cotton
today at 10 designated Southern SPOT mar
kets was 20.39
b Bid n Mammal
Evening star., 1943-09-26
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Sept 25 4o.-Cottop fu-
lures were down Is to so cents bale in
today's quiet market The spot month
opened unchanged but other deliveries
graduated down from the start. Decem-
ber had n late furry of sales
-, The short session brought no change in
the routine character Of trading and out
side. participation was slight.
Evening star., 1943-09-26
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Sept. a5 P--The Asso-
ciated Press weighted wholesale prices in
dex Of 35 commodities today advanced to
| 100 95.> new 1943 high.
| Previous day 100 S6. week ago 1O6.79,
month ago IO6.37. year ago 10O;57.
H,sb ,dS }s4a q 1882 1sss 1s4l as 1s$s-a ssse
Low -l03.43 a5.54 1908 63.7S
| 1925 average EQUALS 1O0O