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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24
Borough Funerals

Naugatuck, Dec. 24.-Funeral services for Helen (Whalen) Car rington of 78 Carroll street, who died Wednesday night in the New Haven hospital after an illness of few weeks, were held this morn- ing at 8:30 o'clock from the Buck miller funeral home, g Park place to St. Francis church at o'clock, where a requiem high Mass was celebrated.
 Sale of Seals
 Christmas Seal sales in Nauga- tuck and Beacon Falls have netted $1, $50 thus far for tuberculosis re- lief, Mrs. Albert w. Holmberg chairman of the Seal committee of the Naugatuck Chapter, Ameri- can Red Cross announced.
 Naugatuck sales have amounted to $1, ,480 and Beacon Falls. $200.
 Follow up cards have been sent out to all residents of the borough who have not made returns. All are urged to either return the seals or the money as soon as possible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24
Realty Transaction

William J. and Genevleve Gruner have bought house and lot on Park avenue from the Home Owners Loan Corporation, according to a quit claim deed filed Thursday at the cffice of Town Clerk Raymond J. St. John.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24

Public and pa:ochial schools closed Thursday afternoon for the holidays and Christmas programs were pre- scented in many schools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24
TENNIS IN PACIFIC

Joe Whalen, former worlds pro- fessional tennis champion, reports finding tennis courts on some of the most isolated South Pacific islands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24
USED CHEAP BALL

Johnny Bulla made the 10 cent golf ball famous by almos winning the British Open with a dime store product few years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24
ODD FELLOW NEWS

At the meeting of Centennial Lodge, LOOP, last Monday night, Franklin w. Todd, of Oakville, was received into membership. He is a
 Seaman ;n the U. s. Navy and is home on 8 brief furlough. His
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24

With the rising cost of feeo and labor, 1t costs a minimum of $7 per day to keep a race horse in Florida.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24

Naugatuck, December 24. - Business will be at a virtual standst Saturday in Naugatuck with only few persons at work Solemn church services family reunions and parties in private homes will mark the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24
EMPLOYES HOLD
 ANNUAL PARTY
Thomas Nelligan Was Chairman of Event Held
 at Sullivan's Inn

Naugatuck, Dec. 24-Employes of the Industrial Relations department of the Footwear plant, U. s. Rubber Co.,, held their annual Christmas party last night at Sullivan's Inn.
 Thomas Nelligan was chairman of the arrangements committee, assist ed by Harry Ingram, Lucille Dee, Catherine Brosnahan, Marion Mo- Cam, Irene Shepley, Elizabeth Will son, Genevieve Smith, Libby Cher honiak.
 The party was a complete success. MT. Nelligan arranged several novel entertainment features.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24

Soldiers polled at the military camps voted 96.5 pc. cent in favor of contrit ting sports during the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24

Employees of the town hall held a Christmas party Thursday in the town hall Town Clerk Raymond J. St. John was master of cere- monies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24

NEA)  Lightning fighters look-geaming like siverwhen they in camouage
  photo despite After pilot landed it in Mediterranean territory pilots flew it U.
 the eagee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24
Borough Briefs

Miss Rosemary McDonough a stu- dent at Katherine Gibbs school, Boston, Mass, has returned to her home on Millville avenue for the Christmas vacation.
 The Wesleyan service guild will meet Monday, Dec. 27, at the home of Miss Florence BosWorth, T Salem street, at D. m. Miss Pearl Adkins, president will preside.
 Miss Alice Clark of West street, Miss Phyllis Morris of Millville ave- nue and Miss Airline zhender of Hillcrest avenue, students at St. Jos ephs college, West Hartford, are spending the holidays with their parents.
 Miss Louise Grainger member of the faculty of the Naugatuck high school Jeff yesterday for Brookline Mass, to spend the Christmas hon- days at her home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24
Commissioned

Commissioned Miss Hilma Ostrom, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Richard Ostrom of Fern street, was recently commis- stoned 8 second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps and will report January 15 at Greensboro, N. C., for training.
 Miss Ostrom is a graduate oi Naugatuck High school and St Mary's hospital school of nursing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24
Xmas Party

The fabric inspection department and the textile laboratory unit Of the footwear plant held Christmas party Tuesday night at Sullivans. Attending the affair were Wanda Dobosz, Virginia Sembrowich, Ida Cago, Mildred Smiecinski, Josephine Stockton, Mary Patterson, Rather inc Cornell, Anne Austin, MT. and Mrs. Leo Cody. Peter Brenia and Clarence High.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24
At : A Standstill Christmas Day
Observance Fighlighted By Church Services, Pro grams in Accordance With the Feast; Busy Week
 Reported in All Mercantile Establishments

Correspondent. Larry Shepley-Phone Naugatuck 3945
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24
SYMBOL OF A SEASON

Here, magnificent in humility, Bernadette, the simple girl of Lourdes, portrays the very symbol of the Christmas sea- son-"peace on earth, good will toward men"-the spirit that lives in the heart and soul of people throughout the world. Here is the spirit of faith that glows warmly and strongly from within-faith in our fellow man, faith in the future of our country Let it be the light that will guide us to worldwide peace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-24

Naugatuck, Dec. 24.-Robert E. Lowell. industrial relations m n- ager. will be master of ceremonies at the Army-Navy E Production Award Ceremonies of the Foot wear Plant of the U. $. Rubber Company next Wednesday after noon at the plant. The program will start at 2:15 on the fourth floor of building 216, south of the Water Street Tower.
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Detroit evening times., 1943-09-12

This !. caoeraphie diagnosis Of bad Hitler headache
Scandinavia and northwest Europe Denms revolt Nor~sY sabo
fsee Hnsnd wavene toward and Sweden defiance
But moane from steady bombing OF the
northern Reich shown here threats OF Allied invasion shown by red
and Russs westward push toward Smoen and the Baltic
states OF lthuanis. lstvia and esfonia.
Soon after Morse sabotage brought martial law Sweden ordered
Germany TO using her railways 10 and supply
ons troops and Uboa and plane bases in Norway and fighting
forces Finland The latter fired Of and ea food hned
wish tor Russia enienf and Denmark resisted Nazi
attempt TO install military rule there Hitler faces being fenced
oft from Seandnavs and bases indicated by
red fences and lines map.
Banned from Swedish rails Hitler must divert estimated third
of his shipping strength send his ships through Allied patrols the
Atlantic TO supply the bases that prey ship lanes TO Rusa
Mumsns He must ship the Baltic 10 Finland threatened by
Russian subs and planes from The Gulf OF Finland Bringing and
other minerals from northern Sweden viii prove difficult
Hitler may have to call his main battle fleet headed by the
$4,000 on Won Tp out OF hiding in ondheim Ford protect
his ships The Allies have Kept large fleet in that for months
hopeful for just such opening The Na1 fear Allied invasion
southern Norway Denmark factor which led TO desperate
Denmark Such btidsehssds while probably Of mPor
tsnes second front would afford bases for
bombing northern Germany seal German ships inside the Ss9eak
the supply line 10 Mmsn possibly force Finland Of he
end raise consistent hob with German shipping the Baltic
Added this threat that OF The Russians who may smash beyond
Sosn 10 cut German rails for the further relief Of Lenn9rad
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
A JOB FOR LABOR
An Interview With Major General Thomas A. Terry,
Commanding 2nd Service Command

which the
thought with Major General commanding the
might be Organized Labor throughout
problem perhaps indicative of
the for the cooperative spirit.
will
ons with Which we shall win the war No matter how we'll trained how
completely provide with
well
that nothing impede their continuous and effective operation
is"
do?'
help in this important tasknd by work alone The soldiers in our far
from the threat of fire. accidents
sabotage
who fight in the dark and whose trcher Despite the fact
has been engaged in desperate for nearly
civilian defense? Why all Of the guarding of bridges and railroads
and plantsE
They disregard They
mimrs
with which Nz Fifth Coumniss gained control of
simply because they inadeuatey protected
you still imminent?'
nodded Il take those who that the
throughout Poland France Holland Nor
We safely that they here do good
metuous training probably successful
'xness part accomplish their sinister
specific workers? special that
would like to send directly TO them General Terry?
and the Il ask their help Labor
deileration What something the
ordinary be the missing needed complete ohe
No worker will be unfair by reporting
circumstances NO trolc clzn has anything I" rear from Investigations
They
ouposs They where they detect the enemy They nand from
Commanding General the Second Service Command
|
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
Wdde-Hour Act In Wdrtime
by Grace g. GlascOtt Ohio Michigan Regional Director
MageHOur and Public Contracts Divisions

lIourI its
"a
onenllf
40 hours Il week longer vocal
In
the Act the
the
by foddng than 40 Labor
Enlightened including
overtime provisions which
could be fooled by the claim that the law o such overtime The
died
Actually, how he
In the provisions of the Wage and Hour Law have he" the
Standards in the desperate of 1918 when the Germans breaking
eight with onehaf
In in o to
The
II :
nortssrta where
available lines
making possible
the world
the
Thus it
production of brothers the
labor who
they will when they
Enforcement machinery under the Wage and Hour
of in
inspections
vital
talk universal high
Illegally withheld from 2oA~ ono and Michigan
minimum 80 TO 40 In the
restitution in the ohioAicligan
$4m~ t" l 1876 workers III addition several times this has
probably been collected through private action by
the providing double penalties
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
CLERKS SEND MILLION SMOKES

Cincinnati, u. Sending OF union
label Raleigh cigarettes to members of
the armed services abroad has the en-
thuSiaStic backing of the Brotherhood
of Railway Clerks, whose official or
gan, The Hallway Clerk says in the
current issue:
Take II smoke, buddy. It's on us
the brotherhood of Railway Clerks
for Il taste of America and the old
home town. Over IL million smokes,
bought and paid for by the brother
hood are on the way from every EN-
harkaliOn point on the American con
tincnt To members of our armed forces.
Funds for these one million smokes
were raised at the ST. Louis convention
in May. The cigarettes carry special
package StickerS indicating the donor.
Every member of our union will enjoy
every pull on these cigarettes by their
fighting buddieS and hope that this
small gift will remind them that labor
unions are back of them, not only dur
ing the Big Fight, but also in their
fight for II job and decent wages when
they return"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
Reports At Meeting
(COnfinnPd From Page One)

of November $, at which time all of
thcs" annoying and irritating matters
will be- up for thorough discussion. Th"
WAYS and means Will be decided upon
10 correct thcS" conditions.
All members are hereby and officially
notified ro attend the u"N regular
meeting. Amy who tuil To appear viii
bc considered rs violating Section 23l
nf the National Constitution.
II seems aS though some of lh" mem
bcrs have been very Ian about pay
mvnl Ut dues. 1t has brcum" necessary
10 suspend six brothers for uunpnNmruI
of dues Charles r. Allison, VIM r.
Flesh Wm. A. Mccoy, Guy Mess,
Charles Shugcr and VIM. Ray. Every
one should chccIS their du" books and
make sur" YOU are in good standing.
Brother Robert 'apohar'S name was
drawn for bank night and hc was thcr"
Ia collect hou men can't win sitting AT
home or standing ON street corner
while the meeting is in session.
Don't forget attend the meeting
Monday evening, November Soc. So.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
Organized Labor
(Continued From Page One)

and the entire world.
He blamed the powerful farm bloc
for maintaining ''farming-as-usual" as
the basis pattern for American agricul-
ture, along with banking, insurance,
business and foOd-packing interests
In similar vein, Boris Shishkin, AFL
economist, urged joint action by con
sumers and farmers to bring about
stabilized economy.
Dr. Mark Graubard, director of
labor education for the War Food Adj
ministration, gave an interesting and
informative talk on food habits and
how they may have to be changed by
the impact of shortages in certain
favOrite edibles.
Mrs. Herman H. Lowe told of the
important work being done by the
American Federation of Women's
Auxiliaries of Labor, which she heads,
in policing price ceilings and securing
compliance with rationing programs.
While admitting that the program of
the Office of Price Administration is
still lacking in the real elements Of
success, OPA General Manager Chester
A. Bowles reported some progress in
efforts to push back prices to Sept 10,
1912, levels.
TO labor's everlasting credit BOwles
said, you chose to get out of the race
between wages and prices and to throw
your weight into the fight for stabil-
| izatiOn of the cost of living. With rare
the Judgment of your leads, who knew
that in Il race between uncontrolled
rising wages and uncontrolled rising
prices, wages would be sure to lose.
You accepted the responsibility not
only for yourself, but for all the mil
lions of everyday Americans in all
parts of the country, of helping to
make wartime price control effective
when the history of this war is
written, the fact that you people in the
labor movement doubled America
peacetime production to provide fight
ing weapons for our armed forces viii
stand out i'm big black type. But the
fact that labor formed the SpearheaC
of the attack against wildly rising
living costs will rank almost equally
in Importance
OPA intends to hold the cost of liv
ing in check by resisting all pressure'
for increased retail prices, eXcep
under the most unusual circumstances
and by the sliiIlful use Of production
| BOWleS said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
Rationing OF Shoes Is
"Crippling" To Children

Chicago NLNS).irhc United States
in 10 years will produce II generation
of crippleS unless restrictions on the
raiioning of childrcn'S shoes are ended,
the pedic Research Society predicted in
Il resolution.
DR.. Harlow &. Stahl, of Youngstown,
ohio, international president of tn"
society, said. "at som" stages of Il
pair of shoes in > to weeks, and they
must have more shoes or within 10
years we will have "A nation of foot
CripplCS on our hands.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
New Meeting Hdll
(Continued From Page One)

(C0nftnned from rage OneJ
covered by this insurance, better do SO
at once.
Brother Fred Hall writes from
Rocky Glen, asking to be remembered
to all his friends, and particularly
thank the gloSt crew for their remem-
brance on the occasion of his birth
day.
The value of keeping your dues up to
date was evident this week when a
check for $4,000 was received from
eadquarters for the widow of Ben
Seidel. Once again we remind our
members, keep in good standing in
your organization.
Brother Lawrence Holt and his wife
leave this week for California. He con
fided to friends that he knows he will
not come back-sold all his personal
belongings.
Salem China employees contributed
S952.5O to the Salem War Fund There
are many whose names are not in yet
If you have not donated to this worthy
cause, do so at once-IOu can be gen,
erous without being wealthy.-O.C. ~
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04

DAVID LESLIE AFFiLTEK

David Leslie Ailaltcr, 81, of Cos
Henry street Toronto, died Friday,
October 30 at the Ohio Valley hospital
in Strubenyllc
lie was born in Monro" county, Ohio,
May IL, 1876 and had resided in
Toronto, ohio for II years He was ii
kimman by trade and was Il member
of Local Union No. 20, StcubenNille,
Ohio. He was affiliated with the Eagles
lodge and Methodist church.
Surviving is II brother, John At1altcr
of DcmniSun and II half-brothcr, Charles
AllaltCr of Homestead, Pa.
Funeral services were held in To
runto with burial being made in
Chapel Hill cemetery.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
Shopn1ates Hold
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position for over 20 years and being
well over three score and ten felt it
was time to retire.
\ very touching scene was enacted
when shopmateS surprised him by pre-
senting him with Il smoking stand,
cigars, pipe, tobacco, and Il vase and
pair of candle sticks for Mrs. Bur
CESS. Our superintendent, Mr.. Bentley,
was master of ceremonies and had no
difficulty expressing the feelings of the
men, but Bob was to overcome to
reply except to say, thank you. We
all wish him many happy years To
enjoy.
Speaking of retiring, brothers, | be
licve ii is quite in order to remind YOU
that the Union Labor Life Insurance
CO. has an Office in the Broad Street
Bank building and Mr.. J. A. BarcS
will be very glad to serve YOU or mem-
berS of your family at all times II"
has some very attractive policies just
suited to add to your social security
benefits when you retire voluntarily or
otherwise, as well as the regular line
of Union Labor Life insurance. Your
secretary will arrange an appointment
for YOU at any time
Some Of our members paid their last
respects to Alexander Longmuir this
past week and we wish to extend our
sincere sympathy To all the family.
While Alex has been away from pot
ting for many years, we believe he was
one of the first members of Local
Union No. A. and very active some -
years ago.
We We're very glad to hear again
from Pvt. Charles Rose and Seaman
Stanley IOltanSli. Both are looking
fine. our boys are glad to receive the
Crane War Service News each month
and extend their thanks for this nrWSy
sheet. t.-O.t. 10.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
ELMER DAVIS

Funeral services We're held in Kit
tanning Sunday for Elmer Davis of
Falls Creek, Pa, Il former East Liver
pool resident who died Wednesday
October 27 at his home following Il
long illness.
While he resided in East Liverpool
he was employed at the Homer Laugh
lin China Co., until i'll health forced
him to retire. He was II member of
Local Union No. ., National Brother
mood of Operative l."tlerS and the
rrunoya odd Fellows lodge $50.
Mr.. Davis, whose residence was on
Castor Place, left here two months ago
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Lulu Davis
II daughter, Miss Helen Davis ut home
n son. Isaac Davis, of llopeWcll, Va,
and two grandchildren.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
California Court Holds
Union Must Face Suit

San Francisco ULNS).-The Cali
fornia Supreme Court has ruled in eff
feet that Il trade union is not neceS-
Sarily exempt from Il suit seeking
damages as the result of strike.
BY denying the union writ of
prohibition, the court decided that the
International Ladies Garment Workers
Union must stand trial in a S1,75O0,OO0
suit filed by Gantner & Mattern Co.,
San Francisco, which asks damage
allegedly suffered in strike in 1898
and 1889.
The union contended it is non
profit and benevolent organization
and thus could not be sued.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-04
NELL. STEVENS

Nell stevens, 90, retired potter and
former East Liverpool resident died
Oct. 20 of II heart attack AT the home
Of his sister, Mrs. John Sictz of Long
Beach, tulif.
He was born in Calcutta. Mr..
Stevens was employed last at Taylor,
Smith and Taylor Co. He left East
Liverpool over 20 years ago.
In addition to his sister he leaves
two ulcccs in East Liverpool and ons
in California.