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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-09

An all-day session meeting of the
Parent-Teacher association from all
communities in New Haven and
Litchfield counties will be held here
tomorrow. Discussions in the school
of information program will be led
by Mrs. Harry Nelson of Birming-
ham, Ala, field worker for the ma
tional organization. A luncheon will
he held at noon at the Hotel Elton,
at which time Mayor John S. Mona
gan will give an address of welcome.
Rev. DR.. John J. Snavely, pastor of
First Methodist church, will deliver
the invocation.
Discussions in the school of in
formation will begin at 10 a. m. and
close at $3.50 p. m. Mrs. Armand
Erichetti, president, and Mrs. Rich
ard Burr, vice president of Bunker
Hill P.TA. will be registrars for the
meeting.
The Women's Get Together Club
of the Third Congregational church
will hold meeting at the home of
Mrs. George Knowles of Highland
avenue tomorrow afternoon at 2:30.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-09

At least 20 per cent more bakery
goods are being produced this year
with the same amount Of shorten.
ing as was used last yeaS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-09
Mrs. John Beck
Hostess For Sister

Mrs. John Beck of Douglas ave-
nue. was hostess recently at shower
held at her home in honor of her
sister Miss Mary DWyer of Colonial
street, Oakyille. A bridge lamp was
presented TO the honored guest in the
name Of the girls of Dept. At at the
Oakville Pin Co. Those present were;
Mrs. Rheinhold Book, Mrs. George
Conrad, Jr.. Mrs. George Conrad,
ST., Mrs. William Gone, Mrs. Jack
Colman, Mrs. Robert Seaman, ST.,
MIS-. Robert Seaman, Jr Miss Geral-
dine Beck, Mrs. Murlyn Beck, Miss
Mae Kisherburger, Mrs. Edward
Murphy. Mrs. A. HardWick, Miss
Evelyn Hardwick, Mrs. George Nc
Lean, Mrs. James Mclean, Mrs. Carl
Wilds, Mrs. Esther Rose, Mrs. Violet
Jarvis of Watertown, Mrs. Alvin
Telkey of Plymouth, Mrs. Eugene
Murphy of Oakyille, Mrs. Isabella
Telkey, Mrs. r. Mateson, Mrs, S.
Roy, and Mrs. Lawrence Mole.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-09
SOCIETY
Holiday Bride
Feted At ShOwer

Miss Ruth Zehnder of Naugatuck
entertained recently at a miscel-
laneous shower in honor of her
cousin, Miss Doris NJ. Walker, whose
wedding to Albert E. Peterson of
Wolcott takes place Thanksgiving
Day at the First Congregational
Church. Those attending we're:
Mrs. Warren Green, Miss Elma Ba-
kutis, Miss Lucille Capable, Miss
Nora LePage, Miss Betty Kannen-
berg, Miss Caroline Lynn, Miss Jul
dith Bea Konnor, Miss Lucille San
tarsiero, Miss Betty Hurlburt. Miss
Ruth Nyquist, Miss Marian Hanson,
Miss Rose Kingston, Mrs. Edmund
Waller, Miss Nancy Cream, Miss
Marjorie Brew, Miss Mildred Bares,
Miss Eugenia Granatuck, Miss Jane
Bentley, Miss Rosemarie Wiedorn,
Miss Helen Ritucci, Miss Eleanore
Ford Kirsch.
Miss Florence Wurm, Miss Helen
Olson, Miss Dorothy Alexander, Miss
Marjorie Melbourne, Miss Rita Mel
lette, Mrs. Fred Zehnder, Mrs.
George Sonderegger, Mrs. Ambrose
DAILY, Mrs. Robert Zehnder, Mrs.
Michael Kramarsik, Mrs. John
Crosby, Mrs. August Zehnder, Mrs.
Frank Walker, Mrs. Frank Spray,
Mrs. George Wilcox, Mrs. Joseph
Zehnder, Mrs. James Mccain, Mrs
Fred Bonucher, Mrs. Lima Soden,
Mrs. Andrew Van Delft.
Mrs. Donald Walker, Mrs. Burton
H. Walker, Mrs. Ned Theroux, Mrs
Carl Zehnder, Mrs. Carl Peterson,
Mrs. Peter Giesen, Mrs. Royal Girls
void, Mrs. Emile Beausoleil, Mrs
Leroy Miller, Mrs. william Crosby
Mrs. Armin ZehEder, Mrs. Harold
Pilkmgton, Mrs. Angelina Tietrault,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-09

Mrs. Charles Kirk, Mrs. Harry Rob-
inson, Mrs. Daniel Collins, Miss
Ruth Zehnder.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-09
Sorority Entertains
Miss Ida Yanetta

The Sweet Briar Sorority celebrat-
ed the birthday of Miss Ida Yanetta
of Norwalk, Conn.,, recently at
Pendy's restaurant, Hitchcock Lake.
A full course lobster dinner was serv-
ed. Miss Yanetta was the recipient
of many beautiful gifts. The men,
bers also revealed the names of their
Mystery Pals and presented them
with a gift. New names were drawn
for the new term. Miss Bertha Pao-
loni, president of the sorority gave
short speech and mentioned that
we remember the boys in the armed
forces with holiday greetings.
Attending the dinner were the fol-
lowing members: Miss Bertha Pao-
loni, Rae B. Datelle, Ida Yanetta,
S. Dolores Paoloni. Marie Leone,
Anna Palonis, Connie Morea, Jen-
nie M. Doyon and Tina c. Raunado.
The next business meeting will be
held at the home of Miss Marie
Leone of Young street.
Mrs. Charles Kirk, Mrs. Harry Rob-
inson, Mrs. Daniel Collins, Miss
Puth Zqhnder
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-09
AUTUMN LEAVES


One Of the most important stories
of the war chow the surrender of
the Italian fleet was achieved by a
radio engineer of the Overseas
Branch of the OVID was ignored or
buried by most newspapers. Not
one of them even mentioned his
name. He is Robert Morris Pierce
of Cleveland, Ohio, attached to the
Army's Psychological War fare
branch, of which owl is an I'M
portant part :. Here is how it was
done When Italy surrendered,
message was prepared for broad
doubtful if the fleet would hear 1t
because the Italian Navy had
strict taboo on listening to our
broadcasts Pierce solved the
problem by working all night to
shift the big transmitter to the in
ternational distress signal band to
which ships of all nations listen
The message was broadcast
every Is minutes for several hours
:. When the Italian fleet steamed
into Malta Gas a result of the
broadcast) Admiral Sir Andrew
Brown Cunningham, Allied Naval
Force commander said: Tell Cen
eral Mcclure they've accomplished
in one day with propaganda what
I've been trying to do for three
years with the Navy"
Susan Brewster, recently unwound
III Florida from S. flanagan, pre-
ferS q Pan-American flyer E.
Plat, just divorced frem Jed Harris,
is studying Tallulah Bankhead's ex-
date, D. Villain The Max Baers
expect their third cub The Coun-
tess De Salverte, once fiancee of
the French throne pretender (the
Dock of Orleans) is working at 10
cal hospital Add Lonergan Case
Notes: Mrs. Lonergan, the murder
victim, paid all the night club bills
when she went out. And her male
dates usually $40 to $40. All in
her family who inherited money
were KILLED" by it.
Travelling in the interest of Joe
Pew (multi-millionaire of Pennsyl-
vania) Republican boss John Ham,
ilton, former Repub NATL Chair
man, has already visited Chicago
and the Northwest in what poll
ticians see as last desperate effort
to stop the growing Willkie senti-
ment Hamilton will hit Port
land, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Denver and wind up Con Thanks
giving) at the home of Edgar
Queeny, wealthy st. Louis chemical
manufacturer and Willkie hater :. {.
Hamilton's sales talk initiates the
hopes of Repub governors Gas fav-
orite sons) thereby seeking to dead
lock the National Convention so
that the boys in the proverbial
smoke-filled room can pull a dark
horse out of the hat at the last
minute.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-09
SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS


Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Matakaetis
of Edison avenue announce the birth
of a son, John Joseph, at st. Mary's
hospital on Nov. 5. Mrs. Matakaetis
is the former Marguerite CONNER
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leopold Sanzone
of Hungerford street announce the
birth of daughter at Waterbury
hospital on November 5.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony J. Muraska
of Lawlor street have returned from
Denver, Colo, where they visited
their son, Private First Glass Fran
els v. Muraska, stationed with the
Army Air Corps at Buckley Field.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10
The Memory
LingerS On

WASHINGTON (FP)-Shades OF
the mistakes in judgment made by
various and sundry news commen-
tators and military experts on the
strength and fighting ability Of
the Red Army along about June %,
l94l, were evoked here Aug. 80,
The Soviet Union announced that
Taganrog had been taken from the
Nazis. This followed by about Il
hours publication of an official
summary of the weeks war news
by Col, r, Ernest Dupuy, chief
Of the War Departments news
bureau, who said among other
things:
1T is too early yet TO draw def
mite conclusions that the Axis
must fall back on the Dnieper
River line. It's southern flank re-
mains firmly anchored at Tagan-
rog, on the Sea of Azov."
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artificial legs for their member as
soon as possible to aid him in get
ting around with greater ease.
Charles Ballard, Unit chairman,
said, I'VE are glad to have Lee
back in the plant because we know
he will not only aid the war effort,
but because he has been faithful
member of our organization from
the beginning We wish him a lot
of luck in his new job and are con-
fident everything will work out
fine for him"
Transportation will be provided
by Ray Cooper, vice-chairman of
the WHY'S welfare committee
Mr.. and Mrs. Haight live at TIA
Percy st. They have three chill
dren, two boys and one girl. One
of their sons is serving with the
armed forces.
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Continued from Page l

Continued from rage L
pointing out to President Koontz
that there already was motion
upon the floor which should be
acted upon before the second mo-
ton was in order.
kOOntz Loses Temper
President Koontz grew very an
CRY, stammered, turned red and
clustered He told the member
who had risen to a point of order,
Listen we are not trying to rail
road something through here" The
member then said, care you run
ming this meeting according to
Roberts Rules of Order, which are
supposed to govern this meeting
according to our constitution ?"
Koontz then replied: I'VE are run
ming this meeting according TO
Scale Workers rules" He was then
asked to read the constitution, but
took a clustering, irate attitude,
and did not read the rules of order
according to the request.
In the end, Koontz decided that
it would be best to dispose Of the
first motion.
Next error of President Koontz
came on a motion pertaining to
the hours and days which the en-
ployes desired to work. This time
President Koontz sought to have d
secret ballot and ordered the papers
passed out for the vote.
Koontz tried to railroad the sec
ret ballot, and again his attention
was called to page 189 of Roberts
Rules of Order, Revised Edition,
which states that unless there are
specific rules in the bylaws, no
secret ballot shall be conducted on
any question save that Of an cleo
tion of officers, expulsion, or upon
vote of the membership.
koontz Face Saved
No sooner had this been brought
out that one Of the members, ap-
parently wishing to save President
koontz' face and hide his ignor-
ance of parliamentary law, arose
to make motion that the vote be
by secret ballot. The motion was
passed and the secret ballot cast.
Wanted Five-Day Week
When the meeting was over, the
member who made the motion for
the secret ballot confessed that he
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10
Toledo Scale Union Meeting

felt sorry for Koontz and wanted
to save him from taking a beating
because of his lack of knowledge
on how to conduct a meeting under
Roberts Rules of Order.
The motion which was passed by
the meeting was that the factory
should work four days of 10 hours
each and one day of eight hours.
This was to eliminate Saturday
work and save the gasoline which
the extra day Of work would re-
quire.
Work would be continued under
tha same arrangements which now
prevail in those departments work.
ing in excess of 48 hours, accord
ing to the terms of the motion.
After the motion was passed,
President Koontz said there would
be no more Saturday work and
that the action Of the members IN
passing the motion was final.
Committee Reyerses Mandate
When the central committee vot-
ed on the motion at its meeting of
Sept. B, it reversed the mandate of
the membership and agreed to con-
tinue working Saturdays for the
next two weeks "to give the COM
pany an opportunity to change It's
mind" in direct and fragrant viola
tion of the expressed wish Of the
majority of the union, which voted
not to work Saturdays.
The Raps Multiply
The central committee meeting
was called by the executive COM
mittee in direct violation of the
company-dominated union bylaws.
Article 7, Section 5, and was used
by the executive committee headed
by President Koontz t. do its
work.
Dissatisfaction, which has been
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10


brilliant golden plumed looked be-
draggled from the moisture.
Watchers Still Hang On
Despite the rain which cut down
the marchers to but a fraction of
what would have been had the day
been more satisfactory, there were
still in the neighborhood Of $500
in line when the march began
down Monroe st. at l1:00 a. m.
1t was one of the smallest ClO
parades in recent years; but it
was one Of the best because the
marchcrs went on in the face OF
the rain and received the cheers
of onlookers who took to the
shelter of store awnings, door
ways and other spots to view the
procession.
Two of the marchers who en-
ioyed the rain were Pfc. Richard
Leaf and Pfc, Donald Wilson
wearers of the Purple Heart
wounded in action in the Pacific
warfare. Both boys said that after
the rains they had endured in
their experience in the Pacific, the
Toledo rain was a pleasure.
Both the picnic and ball game
scheduled for ottawa Park were
rained out although many Of the
harder members came out with
their lunches and made an attempt
to eat between showers.
Entertainment was provided for
those who braved the rain. Lieut..
Col. Charles Kerwood, Washing
ton, we'll known Army flier who
also served in the last World War
was the principal speaker, while
Priyates Leaf and Wilson toldd of
their experiences in the fighting
fronts Of the Pacific. The two SOL
diers are patients of Billings Gen
eral Hospital, Ft, Benjamin Har-
rison, Ind.
Out of the IL floats in the line
Of march, prizes were awarded to
the following! Construction Work
ers Union first place, with float
depicting the Four Freedoms;
Auto-Lite, second; Champi on
Spark Plug, third and WHY'S
Owe land, honorable mention.
Judges for the floats were Council
man Michael Disable, and Attor-
neys Moe Okun and Edward Lamb.
CIO leader expressed their salts
faction with the parade, and the
general consensus of opinion was
that the parade was rained upon
but not rained out. The feeling
was that the spirit of the CI0 was
as strong as ever and that the
parade was great success.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10

growing with the leadership of the
company-dominated union, is g.
ing a new high in the Sea
plant. Workers are saying unS4
plimentary things, not only about a
union which is under the thumb of
the company management, but
which is dominated by an officer
who doesn't know the first funda-
mentals Of conducting a meeting.
"How in hell can we dissolve this
farce?" asked one member follow
ing the elimination of the unions
laundering with the 48-hour week,
while another one said, "What can
you expect of union meetings held
on company property"
Sympathy for President Koontz
widely expressed among members
is now turning to scorn, as they
refer to him. as "kink" Koontz,
who makes his own rules. One
member said, 81 don't get it.
Koontz is supposed to represent
the union members, but he spends
entirely too much time alone in the
management's office"
Best remark heard following the
reversal of the union by the central
committee was to the effect, I'VE
might as we'll elect Dick Heron
personnel officer for the company
as president Of our union. He's
running it anyway, and, besides,
he's at least intelligent enough to
know how to run a meeting ac-
cording to Roberts Rules of Or
der"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10
Pearson Is A Little Lote

"Few people are aware of the
fact" said Drew Persons Aug. 81
Merry-Go Round, that one of our
biggest tire plants, with capacity
of 10000 tires a day, has been
literally lifted from its Henry
Ford foundations in Dearborn,
Mich, and sent to the SoYiets."
Federated Press announced the re-
moval in its Nov. /, 1912, release.
The Ford publicity man told FP
the plant would be shipped via the
Pacific, but FP suppressed that
detail.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10
Once Upon
A Time
BY ]. L. (Arizona Jack) Harris

BY J. L. (Arizona Jack) Harris
! A SCAB
Once upon a time there was a
SCAB he wouldn't have any
thing to do with a UNION. &.
But everywhere he went TO look
for a job there was a UNION.
One fine day he took a job in a
factory. He worked about IS
minutes when one Of his fellow
workers asked him if he had a
UNION CARD and was UNION
MAN. "No," he said, lis this a
union shop, too?" "Yeah," said
the other guy. So the SCAB said,
"Well, I'll be ID if I'll work on a
Union job, to l. with all Unions" I"
>. SO he hunted up the boss and
said, "Say, boss, pay me off, |
won't work on a union job" So
the Boss paid him the two bits he
had coming for the few minutes he
had worked
The SCAB took the two bits he
had earned and went into a butcher
shop. . He asked the butcher to
give him the biggest hunk Of COW
he could get for his 20 cents the
butcher handed him a cows head
so he took the head and started
to walk down the street with it :.
all at once he began to wonder, Is
this cows head union. So he turned
around and went back to the butch
er shop.
When he reached the butcher
shop he asked the butch "Say,
Butch, is this cows head Union or
non Union? 2" The butcher said, 1T
is Union. Why?" So the SCAB said,
"Then take it back, | don't want
anything to do with anything that's
Union" We'll" said the butcher,
"if that's all that's troubling you
| can make it non-union for you"
"OK," said the SCAB, "go ahead
and make ii non-union."
So the butcher went to work on
the cows head. After about five
minutes of saving and cutting he
came back with the head. :.
There you are" said the butch as
he handed the cows head back to
the SCAB. As the SCAB took it he
said, "Say, Butch, what did you do
to the cows head to make it non
union?" The butcher smiled
and said, "Oh, nothing much, | just
took the brains out of it,"
Moral: Even cow has brains.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10
Clothing Workers Put
On Bond Drive

NEW YORK - (FP)-Working
under the slogan, Clothe the Army,
the Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers (CIO) will put on a war bond
campaign among its $4,000 mem
bers from Sept. / to Oct. 81
through which il expects to sell
s5,000,000 In war bonds.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10
Plans for Future
LACK OF PLANNING
DELAYING PRODUCTION

NEW YORK - America is not
meeting its war production sched-
ules for one chief reason: failure
Of Director James +. Byrnes of the
Office of War Mobilization to set
up system of overall planning as
outlined early this year in the
Tolan-Kilgore-Pepper bill, Labor
Research Assn. said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10
Unions Step Up
Production

NEWARK-(FP)-The Greater
Newark Industrial Union Council
is planning a campaign among
northern Jersey union workers to
increase the flow of munitions by
5000 between now and the end Of
the year. Prizes in war bonds will
be offered to the three union
workers, AFL or CIO, who de-
velop the best production short
cuts.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10

duction?" Indeed, all persons who
aid in the so-called interference
"by giving direction or guidance, ="
or by providing funds, or by pay
ing benefits are brought within the
prohibitions of the criminal law!
1t becomes obvious that labor,
more than ever, must use existing
governmental machinery to settle
disputes which cannot be settled
by direct negotiation with manage
ment. Insist upon the assistance
which can be afforded by the
United States conciliation and
other mediation services. The
.senseless provisions of the Smith
Connally Act may be construed to
mean that individuals who quit
work simultaneously-even where
there is shut down Of the plant
may be guilty of conspiracy
and thus subject to prosecution
under the criminal provisions of
the act.
MUST SERVE NOTICE
Section 8 Of the act provides
that labor unions must give notice
of the existence of a dispute which
may lead to strike. This tricky
provision is certainly going to
give labor lot Of trouble. 1t is
an open invitation to strike action
at the very time when labor is
pledged to no-strike action. Cen
orally, the provision of the act
seeks to compel labor representa-
tives to give notice Of disputes
which threaten production.
After notice is given that a
grievance exists, production must
continue uninterrupted for 80
days, then on the Both day an
election on the strike question is
held, but the strike vote binds no
body. However, if the notice is
not given and there is an inter
ruption of production in the 30
day period, unions and union men,
bers may be sued for damages
either by the government or by the
employer!
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10
HITLER KILLS MILLIONS
OF IEMS

NEW YoRK-Hitler's unrelent-
warfare against the Jews in his 10
years Of power has reduced the
Jewish population Of Europe from
100000 to little more than s,000,-
O00, a 300-page document issued
by the Institute of Jewish Affairs
reveals.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10
Physical Handicap No
Obstacle FOR Unionist

Lee A. Haight member of the WillysOverand Unit of
Local II since its organization and employee of the COM
pany since 1916 went back to work last Tuesday morning at
the WHY'S plant
Lees returning to his employment not Just an or
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10
BY Edward Lamb

American labor is much corcerned with the implications
of the introduced into Congress by Representative
Howard Smith of Virginia and Senator Tom COnnay of
Texas law which Congress passed the Presidents
veto
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10
Do You Know About
the Smith-ConnaIIy Act7

This is first of of articles dealing nth the Smith
Connay which has been thoroughly condemned By Labor
EdyurI Lamb Toledo labor atorhey CH explain the
meaning understandable terms all the okers and
readers Of the TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL 0H understand It,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-09-10

dinary man going to an or
binary job; but represented a
! triumph for a physically
handicapped man who has success
fully overcome the loss Of both
legs and was coming back to his
employment happy to be able to DO
his bit for the war effort in a cru
cial time when every man counts.
Carefully Mr.. HaighS was lifted
| by Robert Cousino, chairman Of
the WHY'S Unit welfare commit
tee, from the car which had been
sent to bring him back to work.
He was placed in a wheel chair
provided by the Unit and wheeled
into Department 500, where he will
work as a timekeeper under l.. f.
Shigley.
Happy to Return
You could tell by his smile that
Lee was happy to return to his
plant. He pulled his wheel chair up
to the desk, put on his glasses and
prepared to go to work.
And Mrs. Haight, who had ac-
companed her husband on his re-
turn trip to work, was happy, too.
She said that her husband had
been anxious to return to work and
had been eagerly waiting until his
health would permit it. She said
she was very happy about every
thing, happy that her husband was
well enough to take his place in
war industry, and happy for him
because she knew he would be more
contented and satisfied now that
he was again able to contribute his
bit.
Plans for Future
AS for Lee, he has plans for the
future, He is going to work and
buy bonds and do everything that
any other worker in the WHY'S
Overland plant does. Meanwhile,
the Unit is planning on getting
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Morchers
Parade In
Heavy Rain

Continued from Page i
brilliant golden plumed looked be-
draggled from the moisture.
Watchers Still Hang On