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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-10-28

For Sale - Half section bench land,
8 miles east of Glasgow. Mike
Had, Nashua. 27-2tp
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13

against. The vote was asked
for by District so, United
Mine Workers (unaffiliated)
after the NLRB had rejected
its petition for new labor board
election in the plants. The United
Farm Equipment & Metal Work
ers (CIO) is the present bargain
ing agent.
A ruling by U. S. Atty. Gen.
Francis Biddle, to whom the dis
pute was referred by President
Roosevelt, held that either a mi
nority or a majority group of
workers could obtain strike vote
under the Smith-Connaly act.
No Immediate Action Expected
The workers were. asked to an
swer yes or no to this question:
"Do you wish to permit an inter-
ruption of war production in war
time as a result of this dispute ?"
After the final vote was an
nounced, spokesman for both
unions declared they expected no
immediate strike action.
"There will be no immediate
STRIKE" Dist. so Regional Director
Hugh White told reporters. eve
will demand that the NLRB cor
rect this mistake in denying us
an election for bargaining rights. "
White said that if the NLRB
again rejected the unions de-
mands, "then it's up to the work
ers".
Vice Pres. John E. Shaffer of
UFEMW had this to say: Ger
tainly the issues were not made
clear to the workers; they were
confusing. The only thing to be
gained by this strike vote is that
it is now legal for the plant to be
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13


Emphasizing the power and
favorable position of the AXIS
for defensive warfare, the
labor leaders pointed to the enor-
nous job yet to be done to defeat
Germany and Japan. 1--WE cannot
assume that the war is over or
nearly over" they said, urging
that in mills and plants, as well
as on battlefields, I'VE must fight
harder than ever"
"Men and women must increase
output by sticking to their posts
on the production line, day in and
day out" they said. Each month
this year we must get out bigger
total Of munitions and I'VE can do
it best if workers stay at their
jobs and develop all possible skill
and speed in their work.
Using Munitions Faster
"Our armies are using up mu-
nitions at a faster rate. We must
be prepared for mounting casu-
alties, and we must remember that
Hitler and the Nazis, and TOTO
and the rest Of the Jap war lords,
are responsible"
Germany has powerful eco
nomic resources. Its industries
are centralized, and many of them
are outside Of practical Allied
bomber range at present. Her
food supply is sufficient, and
present rations for the Nazis are
reported to be so per cent above
those of 1918.
"Nazi- dominated Europe is a
solid contiguous land mass, and
the Nazis are fighting us from
inside, while the Allies must fight
from the outside, moving around
the rim. Germany's lines of com.
munications are short, continuous
and secure, while we must trans.
port troops, military equipment
and food over thouands Of miles
of water"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
Birth Peaks
Recorded in Ohio

According to the Ohio State De-
partment of Health, there have
been three distinct peaks in the
birth rate in Ohio in the past
three-year period. The first was
in July, 194l, ten months after
the first Selective Service Call
was made. The second was in
October, 1912, ten months after
this country entered the war, and
the third was in March, 1943, fol-
lowing the demand for a second
front in Europe.
Some 10000 births were re-
corded in July, l941 steadily
dropping off until December,
1941. In January, 1912, births be-
gan to soar, fell again in Febru-
airy to about 1000 and jumped
back up again to 10000 in March.
April fluctuated back to the II 900
figure, but after that births con-
tinued to climb until October when
they reached about 1850. The
decline started again but in
March, 1943, it hoped up to 49,
900, only to fall back to 1900
in April.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
WPB Wants Everybody
To Work on Labor Dov

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-FP)
-WPB Executive Vice Chairman
Charles +. Wilson called for full
schedules Of work in all war
plants on Labor Day, and asked
labor and management to work to-
gether on that day, to top all pre-
vious records. Army, navy and
maritime commission officials, he
said, Joined in this request.
ice-Chairman Joseph ID. Kee-
nan and Clinton S. Golden join
with me in urging that manage
ment and labor in all war plants
make arrangements now to have
everyone on the job Labor Day."
Wilson said. ITO assure that re-
suit, details should be worked out
without delay through collective
bargaining agencies wherever they
exist. The joint aim in every plant
should be TO top all previous
records, producing for attack"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
Farm Groups
Aqree TO Subsidy

WASHINGTON - (FP)-The
administration scored in its re-
newed efforts to stop soaring
prices and turn them back when,
it is reported, it won approval of
a broad program of support prices
from four major farm organiza-
tions Aug. 3.
The four organizations whose
representatives conferred wit h
War Food Administrator Marvin
on the proposal were the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation, the
National Grange, the National CO.
operative Milk Producers Fedora
ton and the National Farmers
Union.
Alone Of the four, the National
Farmers Union has supported the
administrations anti-inflation pro-
gram. The NFU has vigorously
opposed the farm bloc's position
that farmers will go on strike
without high prices for farm
products. II has campaigned for
a program of government con-
tracts with industry for war ma
terial.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
A Happy
Birthday
To Henry
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich.

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich.
-(FP)-The Ford Motor Co.
chose its presidents 80th
birthday, July 80, to provoke
a strike at its Highland Park
tractor plant, where it fired a
United Auto Worker (CIO) COM
mitteeman Ia denoted foreman)
in a grievance dispute. Produc-
ton was tied up two full days in
an unauthorized but not unpro-
voked strike by members of Local
600.
Henry Ford was given lavish
space by the Detroit papers for
his warmed-over bromides about
money meaning nothing and in
dustry doing wonders if free from
banker control.
At Ford Local 600 headquarters
of the UAW- -CIO there was no dis
position to blow a sour note for
quotation on Henry's natal day,
but it was indicated that he hadn t
learned much in his 80 years about
labor relations. The company, it
was charged, still chisels on or
ignores the union contract, still
practices discrimination and seeks
to pit one group of workers
against another, still actively in
dulges in favoritism in the shop,
still tries out the old provocations.
None of the daily papers re-
called that five years ago, on his
tremendously bally-hooed 18th
birthday, the climax was the pres
entation of Nazi medal to Old
Henry, pinned on his proud breast
by the Hitler consuls stationed at
Detroit and Cleveland.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
Workers Buy Less
Than Before

CHESTER, Pa.-FP) - More
than half of the 4O,OOO,0OO Amer
lean workers can buy less with
their weekly pay envelope now
than in August 1889, John w.
Edelman, CIO iiaison officer to
the OPA labor office, said at a
meeting of the Industrial Union
Council here. Approximately 20,-
100000 U. S. workers now have
the same or lower purchasing pow
er than they had when war first
broke out in Europe, while 49,
10000 workers have experienced
an improvement in purchasing
power, Edelman said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13

the United Auto Workers (CIO),
Pres. R. j. Thomas, Vice Pres.
Richard T. Frankensteen, Vice
Pres. Walter Reuther and Rich
ard J. Leonard, board member.
The UAW leaders reported
enthusiastically to other ClO
people that it was the warmest
reception ever accorded them by
the President, who spent 90
minutes with them.
He talked, too, about two
plans TO ease high prices and the
recurring shortages Of certain
items of food in war industry
centers. First, another rollback
will be instituted, before con-
gress returns, it was indicated.
He did not take the position he
assumed after meeting with the
Combined Labor Victory Com
mittee recently, that any fur
ther rollbacks requiring SUBJ
sides would have to await the
return Of congress and be pre-
sented as new legislation.
The second phase Of his plan
is new. He has become concerned
in the actual ALLEGATION of foods.
He outlined a tentative plan
for ALLEGATION to the various
states according to the l941
population. The governors would
appoint county administrators
who would work with the War
Food Administration.
Before they left the Presi-
dent the union leaders extended
a cordial invitation to attend
their convention the end of Sep
tember, probably in Buffalo.
The President indicated he would
seriously consider attending the
convention.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13

Organized bor, constituting
about one-half Of the 27,000,000
workers who purchase war bonds
under the payroll savings system,
is doing three-quarters of the buy
ing, the Office of War Information
reports. Treasury Dept. figures
show that Of the $425,OOO,O00
allotted for bonds every month
from wages and salaries, more
than $3OO,OOO,OOO comes from the
pay envelopes of union members.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
Please Order
Hofs Now

William Healey, in charge of
the Union Label Store, has re-
quested all members wishing to
purchase convention hats, to place
their orders by Aug. Is.
Due to the fact that the hats
must be ordered, it will be neces-
sary that they be ordered on or
before this date.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
California CIO
Vents international
Wagner Act

SAN FRANCISCO - (FP) -
Creation of an international
Wagner act" and the addition to
the Four Freedoms of fifth, free
dom to organize, for workers in
all countries, are among the was
aims of labor set forth in a policy
statement issued by the California
.CIO Council.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13

struck. We still are the bargaining
agent for the plant.
81 still don't believe they want
to strike" he continued. Il don't
anticipate any strike action, but if
it had gone the other way, they
the members of Dist. 50-would
have struck"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13

Il am particularly glad to say
that | believe that it is Of the high
est Importance that the people OF
this country contribute what they
can to war relief purposes for
Yugoslavia. Sumner Welles, I'm
dersecretary of State.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13

answer a | |
the questions
relating g to
home front
problems, and
promised to
give another
talk to the
nation S o 0 n
devoted main
" to I h e
home front.
He S a w a
prOup I r . m
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
;. )! !! |.
LUTHER
By John Paine

By John Paine
"America must stop this sort
of thing" "ssaid Mr.. Dilworth en-
phatically.
"Stop what, Pop? The Roose-
welt administration ?" asked Lit
tie Luther.
'"No, Luther All Err
-. Well, yes. That, too, Luther,
but it wasn't what l meant, l
was speaking about books, Lu-
ther, books"
"Are you against books, Pop?"
inquired Luther hopefully. MY
school books and !"
Luther! Don't be absurd, my
son. / was speaking Of books like
Under Cover. Mr.. Frank Gannett
and Mr.. Joseph Kamp and Mr..
Gerald L. K. Smith are trying
to have the book kept out of
bookstores"
"Why, Father? Don't they like
the book?"
Liking the book has nothing
to do with it. 1t is supposed to
be an expose Of American fas-
cists, Luther. And it attacks
good solid American citizens like
Mr.. Gannett and Mr.. Kamp and
Mr.. Smith"
Does it say Gerald L. K. Smith
is a fascist, Pop?"
Il wouldn't know, Luther, /
haven't read it,"
"But if you haven't read it,
Daddy, how do you know?"
you don't have to read book,
Luther, to know that you would
not like it. / haven't read Mr..
WILKES book, but / know it's no
good. Mr.. Willkie defended a
Communist in the u. S. Supreme
Court and that's enough for me"
"You mean Mr.. Willkie is a
Communist, Pop?"
mo, Luther. But he's a sort
Of fellow traveller"
"And because the supreme
court agreed with Willkie, it
must be fellow travellers, too,
huh, Pop?"
"Of course, Luther. It's a
packed court and Roosevelt and
Wallace and "
Travellers, Pop? That's
caravan"
"But to get back to books, Lu-
ther. There are certain good
books, of course. Take the old
Don books about Don Jose and
Don Quixte and Don Juan )"
'And Don with Roosevelt, eh,
Pop?"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
Labor Leaders Say
War Is Far From Won

WASHINGTON CFP)-Organized labors representa-
tves in WPB Joseph Keenan, labor production vlce-char
man representing the AFL and Clinton S. Golden, man
mower vicecharnan representing CO. Aug called for
workers to stick hH their Jobs to swell productOn
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
First Strike Voted Under
Smith-ConnaIIy Act

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 6-FP)-A majority of the
workers at two Ais Chalmers Manufacturing Co. plants
here voted Aug A. to support strike in the first election
held under the Smith-Connaly so-caed anstrike act
The vote supervised by the NLRB 1905 for and 1856
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13

The owner Of a store in Wash
ington, d. c., was rejected for
military service after he had sold
all his stock and went out of
business.
After his rejection, he re-en-
tered the store, ordered some
more stock and put up a notice
of reopening,
What he needs is a, member
ship card in some anti-fascist or
ganization.
Then Martin Dies would see to
it that he was bounded into the
army.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
WL.B issues
Directives
Continued from Page One

A vacation bonus was granted
providing a credit of II hours for
each 40 hours worked during the
year June /, 1912, to June 1, l943.
The Maximum Vacation Bonus to
40 hours for each individual en-
ployed, excepting all employees
who have been employees of the
company for five years or more
shall receive an additional bonus
of 40 hours.
Wage increases granted by the
WLB order were made retroactive
to April 8, 1943. Employees who
have quit or have been discharged
since the said date shall receive
the amount of the increase for his
classification up to the date on
which his employment with the
company terminated.
Contingent Upon Approval
The order Of the WLB is con-
tingent upon approval of the
OPA, due to the fact that the
company maintained in its brief
that it would require price relief
should wage increases be granted.
Group leaders, cyanide pot men
and heat-treaters are given an
increase as proposed by the union
and is made effective as Of Octo-
Der II, 1912. The ruling was
based upon the board determina-
ton that the approved rates are
not in excess of the minimum
sound and tested going rates in
this area for the classifications
affected.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13

Scene
By VIRGINIA GARDNER
UAW VISITS FDR

WASHINGTON-FP) - The
President told a labor
delegation that he realized that
his recent fireside chat did not
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14
WILL, INVENTORY
 RECORDED TODAY
Late Emma PassanO Mott Provides Allowance for
 Husband

The will and inventory of the late Emma Passano Mott who died April 15, were filed in probate today by Judge Patrick Healey disclosing the appraised figure of $16,343.02 and naming the Citizens and Manu- lecturers National Bank as execu- tor of the will.
 The bulk of the estate was in land and property on 178 South Elm street appraised at $l2,600. Accrued rents were listed at $63.50.
 The following stocks were listed: 13 shares, Beneficial Industrial Loan Corporation, $195; four shares, Southern New England Telephone Company, $468; dividend, $6; 10 shares, Anaconda Copper and Min ing Company, $291.25.
 The following miscellaneous items were listed: U. s. Defense Bonds, $57; an account with the Water bury Trust Company, $777.74; and another with the Citizens and Manufacturers National Bank of Waterbury, $1.784.53; household fur niture, $100.
 The will leaves furniture and ef fects to her husband, Abraham Mott, with the remainder of the estate to provide an income for him until he either dies or remarries. If MT. Mott remarries, the estate goes to her daughter. Beatrice M. Passano Howe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14
NEWS BROADCAST
 ON PETROLEUM
Yale Professor 10 Be Fea. tured on Regular Sunday
 Evening Program

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 12-Pro. lessor Barnett F. Dodge, Chairman of the Department of Chemical En- gineering at Yale University, will discuss the present and future uses of petroleum in war and peace on the "Yale Interprets the News" pro- gram over Station WTIC, Hartford, on Sunday, August IS at 6:45 D. m.
 Professor Dodge is a director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and has done an exten- sive amount of research on petrole- um. A graduate of the Massachu- sets Institute of Technology, he was awarded an honorary M. A. degree by Yale in 1885.
 ''Yale Interprets the News" pro- gram designed to bring about better understanding of daily history, is presented each Sunday evening at 6:45 as a public service by Yale Uni- versity in cooperation with Station WTIC.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14
AS ACCIDENTS
 HERE IN JULY
City's Record Also Shows Two Auto Fatalities for
 Same Period

The monthly traffic accident an- alysis and comparison for the month of July as submitted by Officers William c. Dwyer and James Little of Capt. William Duggan's Acci- dent Prevention Bureau shows Wa terbury having a decrease of eight per cent in comparison with the same month in 1942.
 July of 1943 saw a total of 4s accidents, contrasted with 52 for July of 1942, two fatal accidents oc- cured in both months, while 36 property damage accidents in July of 1942 contrasted with 29 in July of this year. Other accidents total IT for this July, against IA for last July.
 Waterbury's fatal traffic accidents for the seven month period ending July total or decrease of four traffic deaths over the same period in 1942 when 10 deaths were caused in traffic mishaps. The pedestrian group repeating what has been the common figure this year leads any other group with total of eleven, drivers injured totaled six and pas sengers five.
 Fifteen of the twenty two Water burians injured received only minor hurts while the remaining seven were severely injured.
 Acting Superintendent of Police Frederick s. Hickey states:
 "While the continued reduction in total traffic accidents is being retained personal injuries are be- ginning to rise and this is defeat ing our purpose of conserving man. power for warpower. Our immediate problem Is to bring accidents to the lowest possible minimum and this is job for all of us, per- sonal responsibility for preventing accidents in order that absenteeism through traffic accidents will be eliminated.
 I call upon all Waterburians to lend their assistance, to enlist &C., lively in the police departments campaign for the prevention of ac- cidents, so that our traffic accidents and deaths will not continue to in- crease but to decrease, thus sav- ing lives and materials that are so vital for the prosecution of the war effort"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-14

tired workers, 84,40O wives of re- tired workers, 102,4o0 widows, 2O1,- 900 young children, and $500 aged parents of deceased workers. More than $12,198,000 went out in month ly payments in June of this year.
 Monthly payments to families may be as high as $85 and cannot be less than $10. The size depends on the earnings of the insured worker from jobs covered by the system. To date 6000O,00O workers have earned wage credits toward their old-age and survivors insur- ance.
 '"These figures hardly suggest what Social Security payments mean to the American people in added security, contentment, and well-being", MT. Mullarkey said. Behind these statistics are stories of happier old people, healthier children, and less worried mothers. My staff and I are proud to serve our community in this great social insurance program.
 "Yet our Social Security insur- ance system is far from complete, ,' MT. Mullarkey added. He explained that some 20 million workers are un- protected by the system farm and domestic workers, public employees those who work for themselves on farms and in small businesses, and employees of educational, charitable, and other nonprofit institutions. In addition, the Act makes no provision for assuring some income to people forced to stop working because of sickness or disability.
 In its Seventh Annual Report to Congress, the Social Security Board recommended that the old-age and survivors insurance system be ex- tended to cover all persons who work for living, including the self employed. The Board also proposed social insurance protection against the hazards of sickness and disabil- ity and the costs of hospital care. MT. Mullarke.' explained that if the Boards proposals are adopted, all workers and their families will be assured of some income to make up, in part, for the pay that stops because of unemployment, sickna7 7s, disability, old-age or death of L..e winner. The income would not be paid as relief or charity, but as insurance payments earned d through previous employment of the workers themselves and financed by contributions of employees and em- ployers.