The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-09-25
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Last week Mr.. Stevenson receiv-
ed a money order for three dollars
with copy for classified ad read
ing:
''Happy birthday, Sergt. Jim,
from Eunice, 40 Mulberry ST.,
Waterloo, Iowa"
Eunice, whose surname was with
held by the editor, requested that
if the ad could not be run before
Sept. 9, the money order be turned
over to the Waterbury chapter of
the Red Cross. Mr.. Stevenson ap-
pended this note to the story of the
unusual request of the Americans
service page, devoted to news of
men i'm the armed forces:
''Well, Eunice, here's your mes
sage, especially written because it
is a rare request. The money is at
the Red Cross office. Hope Jim sees
this greeting"
WHY is the sales tax denounced
as unfair by organized labor and
by all genuine progressives? Here
is the reason, stated in the simplest
possible terms: A ten per cent gen.
eral retail sales tax would take on
the average eight and one-haf per
cent of the income of a person
earning $500 a year; six per cent
of the income of a person with a
$500 income, and three and one
half per cent of the income of a
person with a $4,000 income. The
higher ones income, the lover the
sales tax rate.
OR, as Secretary of the Treasury
MOrgenthau once put it, "It bears
disproportionately on the low in
come group, whose incomes are
almost wholly spent for consumer
goods. 1t, therefore, encrOaches
harmtully upon the standard of
IiUing."
ONE YEAR AGO in THE UNION
TINES: ''New Social Security Bill
Sponsored By ALL. Would Aid
5000, 900 Citizens; ''United Labor
Joint-Elections Committee Form
ed i'm Hartford To Aid Campaign
OF William A. Scott, ALL. and
Harold COnrOy, Clio. For State
Senator and Representatives" !;
''High Turnover Of Bus Drivers
Reported In Bridgeport-Employ-
ment OF Women Held Likely;
Hartford Stage Union NegOtiates
With State and Bushnell Theatres" !;
''Teamsters' General President
Daniel ]. Tobin, Reports To The
Nation On British Labor Condi-
tions"; ''Most New Haven BARRIERS
Agree To Remain Closed Wednes-
day Afternoons; Connecticut La
Dor Department Association Votes
To Observation-Disclosures Favor Affili-
alton With ALL; Local B-lO69,
Stamford Electricians Win Army
Navy So Award; ''Joseph N. De-
Paola, Barber Examiner, Is APP
pointed Regional Director Of
Young Democratic Clubs of New
England; conference To End
Discrimination In New Haven,
Scheduled At The Labor Temple
October ~; ''Machinists To Vote
On Referendum For Temporary APP
pointment OF Two Grand Lodge
Vice-Presidents"; ''Women War
Mobilization Conference, Sponsored
By Organized Labor Held In Hart
ford''; ''James DiLOnardO, Bust
ness Agent OF Local 6, Bricklayers,
Returns From National Bricklayers
Convention At Toronto.
LABOR GAIN. One member of
Affiliated Property Craftsmen
(A.F.L.) on a Hollywood location
set, and everybody gets hot lunches.
The Init. Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees has a hot lunch
clause i'm its contract, and members
of other unions benefit.
TALKING TURKEY: The en-
barge on the sale of turkeys to
civilians which went into effect Aug.
2 should be lifted around Oct. L
long enough in advance for you to
have the traditional Thanksgiving
and Christmas dinners. The TO-
100000 pound stOckpile of turkeys
for the holiday dinners of the
armed forces is being rapidly built
up-and since the stockpile repre-
sents only go of the country's an
nual production of turkeys, there
will be plenty left over for you
and me.