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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-04-24
ANGLo-AArERICAN- ENGLE 70. 1.

Sc SEA SWA 35-36-3W
Sunburst sand 16s7-1715, show oil;
finch cemented at 1885. Lime con.
tact 1915; show oil 1947-1950; treated
500 gal. acid. Completed 4-1s-43.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
Benefits Cut

When the Maryland Legislature
discontinued maternity benefits il
took big step backward.
A law was slipped through the
last session at Annapolis which
stopped the practice of paying un.
employment compensation to moth.
erS at the time of childbirth II
included in the section "Disqualif-
cation for Benefits" of the Unem-
ployement Compensation Law the
following reactionary provisions:
IS. te) The applicant shall be
disqualified IL IL shall be found
by the board that total or partial
unemployment Is due to preg-
nancy, provided. in any event, no
woman shall be eligible to receive
benefits within two months be-
fore childbirth and within two
months after the date Of child
birth :"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07

intimidation and misrepresentation,
conducted largely through anti
union business men and the local
press, it tried 10 hide the real is
sues and discredit the CLIO. even
linking it with John l.. Lewis. Ell
mer Miller. who. lost time due to an
accident off work, was charged
with having been drunk on the
night the union cards were signed,
and was refused unemployment at
the plant.
But every blow boOmeranged.
When three workers were given
small increases In an attempt to
split them off from the others,
the union promptly pointed out
that the CLIO benefits go to all.
not only to few, and even the
men who got the increases were
not turned against the union.
The workers noticed that the
company's strategy was being de-
termined In Philadelphia. and
asked why Mr. Newton was allowed
10 receive Outside" help but not
the workers.
The company was driven from
one position after another, and
the workers, confident I'm their
new connections. prepared 10
vote June o on the question Of a
bargaining agent. Most of them
were expected TO choose the Unit
ed Furniture Workers Of Amer
ica-CI0.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07

ceive 3 cents per hour increase and
ire Puik OF the men i cents per
hour. while some craftsmen would
receive increases Of 6 to cents
per hour. The general average in
crease permissible under the Little
Steel formula was. he found.
Gems per hour.
The referee recommended mainte-
nance of union membership and
checkoff of dues. effective as of the
date of the award. Local officials
commented that the union mainte-
nance should be effective as Of Jan.
last.
The referee recommended that
the wage increases should be re-
troactive to the beginning of 1913.
Local union leaders thought that
the effective date of the increases
should be June 30, 1912. since that
was the time of the demand and
the company delayed for a long
time furnishing wage schedules on
the basis OF which specific demands
could be drawn up. The earlier
date should also apply. they said,
to the bonuses of cents per hour
for the second shift and cents
per hour for the third shift. which
DR.. Bake recommended.
After the national Office of the
URINA has made its comments on
the referees report. which should
be by June 10. the War Labor
Board will put the case on its
docket within IS hours. for final
decision as soon as possible there
after.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07

Eventually the case reached the
War Labor Board. The manage
ment knew of Ours activities and
took steps TO have him fired or
transferred to worse job; but
Ours faced them down and stayed
at his place.
News of the advance being made
by the organized workers in Cum
berland and Hagerstown could not
be kept from Moorefield, and in
May of this year contact was estab-
lished with the Clio.
VOTE FOR COMPANY UNION
On May IA the management
forced vote on the question of
whether the men wanted a COM
pany union, but not before Bunk
Smith had spoken TO the whole
force In favor OF an outside un-
Ion. The vote. and Supt. Newton's
speech in favor Of a company un-
Ion. were I'm clear violation of the
National Labor Relations Act.
The next day Mr.. Newton told
Bunk Smith that he didn't like his
speech of the day before, and said
he could get his pay. Turning TO
Bunk's brother Bill. also a worker
at the plant. he added, and that
goes for you. too" Both seek re-
inStatemcnt on the ground that
they were fired for union activity.
JOIN UFWA-CIO
The same evening a majority of
the workers al The plant Joined the
United Furniture Workers of Amer
ica-CTO. But the company was
not through yet. In a campaign of
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
Thompson Mahogany
WorkersShowStrenqth

MOOREFIELD, w. Va. June Sits enough your
faith in the American working class the admng
of CLIO leaders from of who learned of the struggle
against industrial dictatorship which the workers here had waged
for the past year without any help from the outside.
One had written to the War Labor Board demanding
increase for the whole force and still kept his job another
had spoken against company union with the boss standing
right there committee had declared openly for union when
the campaign still young and working force had refused
fooled stood its rights through year of
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
Flash
Flash
Explosion Wrecks
CeIunese Plant

An explosion of undetermined origin 4:05
the acetone department the Ceanese plant Thursday
June 8.
The had failed hours before the
with infammab fumes which igned suddenly blowing great
holes in the roof.
Garland Athey Harvey Stafford, Elmer Btner and Melvin
limerick the seriously hospitaized
All expected to
No estimate of time required for repairs given The
spinning textile departments unable operate without
acetOne recovery
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
Go Council
Condemns
Lewis Policies

A scOrching condemnation OF
those who seek "tO SOW the seeds
of disunity I'm the ranks of labor
and elsewhere and endeavOr fruit
lessly to weaken the wholeheart-
ed support Of labor to the war
effort and to the CLIO policies"
was voted by the Western Mary
land CLIO Council.
The motion was considered d.
rect slap at John L. Lewis and his
policies. AT the same time. how
ever. it was made clear that the
economic demands of the miners
have the full backing of the CLIO.
The council went on record as
opposing vigorously passage Of the
Smith-Connally anti-labor bill. and
in favor of restoring funds TO the
National Resources Planning Board.
Ii will urge afIiliates 10 have all
members not now registered as
voters declare their intentions be-
fore Nov. l SO that they may vote
in 1914.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
Living Costs Rise

Washington. May 29-Living costa
of city workers advanced Is per
cent in the month ending March Is,
1913. said Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins today This was
the biggest rise in recent months,
much greater than the one-half OF
one per cent which Price Adminisi
traitor Prentiss Brown once said
was unavoidable.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
Calling All
Women

If YOU want to help fight the
black marketers and keep prices
down, come to the Council
Chambers, City Hall, Thursday
evening, June 10, at 1880.
This Is the urgent message Of
Mrs. Delphia Parker, labor's
representative on the Price Pan
ell Of the War Price and Ration
Ing Board for this area.
Full information on page 9.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
Local 20 FaUOrs
Equal Pay Raise
For Women

CUMBERLAND, June 3-Chalenging the finding of the
referee in the of their local and the Kelly Company with
reference the lesser recommended
the officials of Local 26 have submitted the
national office of the URWA stating that they believe the
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07

employees should receive the same
increase as the men.
The referee, Drs +. Wight, Bakke,
recommended that the women re-
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07

cations.
COMPANY VIOLATED LAW
at is unusual In these days
to find a company that disregards
the National Labor Relations Act
so hagrantly," was the comment
of one government agent who
was i'm touch with the situation
at the Thompson Mahogany Co.
ASK MORE WAGES
Over a year ago the workers at
this plant, which makes veneer for
airplane material, found them
selves pinched by rising prices and
agitated for higher pay. The rumor
was allowed to get around that
they were forming union.
The superintendent had them
elect a committee for labor rela-
tions" and benefit fund. There was
no benefit fund at the time, but
the company established one-paid
for by the workers, through week
~ deductions from their wages.
The committeeman chosen were
S. Ray Ours, Harold Barr and
Bunk" Oren Smith. The manage
ment did not feel sure il could
control these men so it announced
that it would not deal with the
committee on labor relations. and
the three had no functions but to
sign slips whene benefits were pay
able.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
Local 26 Sweeps
Guard Election

1t was all CLIO when the
guards from the Kelly and Pinto
plants voted for a bargaining
representative May 25.
Out of 1919 eligibles, I6i voted.
Local &c. URWA, received ISL
votes. There were only 10
against. Two ballots were void
and one was challenged.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-06-07
AGITATION CONTINUES

Wage increases were slow in
coming through. and Ray Ours
wrote a complaint to reactionary
Congressman Jennings Randolph.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
Club Notes

Members of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of st. Michaels church were
entertained Thursday at picnic
held at the home of Mrs. William j.
Rooney of Dwight street.
Those present were: Rev. Stanley
f. Hastillo. Mrs. John Lynch, Mrs.
Francis Whalen, Mrs. William Du-
bay, Mrs. Paul Tariff, Mrs. James
Hughes, Mrs. Matthew Guerrero,
Mrs. Charles Williams, Mrs. Rod
ney Palmer, Mrs. Joseph Kenny,
Mrs. Leonard Gaughn, Mrs. Irv-
ing Robinson and Mrs. James Nc
Aree.
At recent meeting of the Past
Chief Daughters of Lady McAlpine
Lodge, daughters of Scotia, card
party and social hour was held fol-
lowing the business of the meeting
at the home ON Mrs. Ernest Bell
of Oakville following the business of
the evening. Refreshments were
served and a game of bingo was en-
joyed.
Those attending were: Mrs. John
Brown, Miss Annie Anderson, Mrs
Robert Montgomery, Mrs. Alice
Nutbrown, Mrs. Andrew Raeburn
Mrs. Jennie Wilson, Mrs. William
Crurickshank, Mrs. Andrew Hunter
Mrs. Mrs. Helen Marshall, and Mrs
Adam Ritchie.
The next meeting will be held at
Mrs. Ritchie's home on Wood st.
on Aug. -.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
Lillian Bred0zU
WEEDS Sergeant

st. AIMS church was the setting
this afternoon at 1870 for the mar
riage of Miss Lillian Rita BredoW,
daughter of Mrs. Alma Demers
BredoW of 80 West Liberty street
and Sergeant John Milton Gould,
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. John M.
Gould of 225 Atwood avenue, united
in marriage by Rev. Alfred j. Math-
leu in double ring ceremony. The
couples only attendants were Miss
Helen Marie Bredow, sister of the
bride, and George Elliot Gould,
brother of the bridegroom. Palms
and garden flowers decorated the
altar at the church and a musical
program was provided by Professor
Perreault at the organ and Miss
Marie Gervais, soloist.
The brides costume was of blue
brocade trimmed with angel wing
and she wore white hat. The maid
of honor chose a shell pink jersey
dress with white hat A reception
for the immediate families was held
at the Hotel Elton following the
ceremony. Mrs. BredoW wore a
brown and white sheer dress with
a corsage of roses and the mother of
the groom wore a blue and white
print, also with rose corsage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
Current Rati0ning Regulations
MEATS AND FATS


o. effect and will remain vao
will take effect July H.
PROGRESSED FOODS
Blue No and valid and will remain IN
7.
food commodities
board Inconsistencies should DE
o panel of the ration board
Common ia now valid and will remain 81
COFFEE
coffee through IL stamp
vii n II.
o pounds through August Is
OF
until Oct 81 ADDITIONAL
canning will issued at the ration board
$3.50
to 4:3O
driving banned.
nc and half gallons
No S of valid through July 81
Aug 81 "A"
holders by Sept. 80.
the old ration will be valid through Sept 30 Period
will valid through each
household valued at 10 gallons
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
Sheridnn-Pickett Nubtinls
At st. Francis Church

Nuptial VOWS were exchanged yes
terday by Miss Shirley Marie Pickett
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
H. Pickett of Lounsbury street and
James Raymond Sheridan, phar-
macist's mate second class, U. S..
Navy, son of Raymond Sheridan of
Charles street and Mrs. Erwin Cas-
sidy of Baldwin street at st. Francis
Xavier's church at o'clock. Rev.
James Sullivan officiated at the dou-
BILE ring ceremony and the attend
ants were Miss Merryl Pickett. sis
ter OF the bride, and Harold Sheri-
dan, best man, brother of the bride
groom. John J. Carey, of the U. S,
Army Air Corps in Denver, Colo.
and James Fitzpatrick served as
ushers.
Organ music was provided by Mrs.
Robert Brit, organist, who rendered
ave Maria" and "Panis Angelicus"
at the offertory of the nuptial Mass.
Escorted to the altar by her father,
the bride was attired in white satin,
styled with sweetheart neckline and
long fitted sleeves, with full skirt
terminating in a long circular train.
The waistline of her dress was fash
Toned with seed pearls in scroll de-
sign and her headdress was a sim
ilarly-designed tiara, from which
fell a flngertip veil of illusion. She
carried her grandmother's prayer
book marked with white orchids
The maid of honor wore madonna
blue gown, with taffeta bodice and
a net skirt banded in taffeta. 1t was
fashioned with a sweetheart neckline
and short sleeves and she wore
matching lace mitts and a heart
shaped hat of net. Her bouquet was
of yellow and white roses, sweet
peas and carnations.
The brides home was the scene
Of a reception following the cere-
mony. Mrs. Laurie McAvoy received
for Mrs. Pickett, who is i'll. Mrs. Cas-
sidy wore jersey in a rose print
with white accessories and yellow
tearose corsage. Mrs. Catherine
Sheridan, grandmother of the bride
groom chose black and white
crepe gown with white accessories
and gardenias. Included in gath
ering of more than 100 guests were
friends present from Louisville, KY,
Boston, Mass, Dunella, N. j., New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17

portions, although not all of it is
written as chamber music
Under seven different conductors,
all the principal players of the Bos-
ton Symphony will take part, with
such others as are needed. The
music selected ranges from Bach
and Scarlatti to modern and even
contemporary composers. One pro-
gram, for instance, will be made up
of works by Haydn, Handel, Wag-
ner and Shostakovich.
ERNO RAPEE, music director of
IL Radio City Music Hall, will cover
$4,000 miles in guest appearances
with several orchestras this summer.
His engagements include two con-
certs at the Hollywood Bowl this
month, one in Montreal and two in
Toronto next month.
BY using airplane transportation
when necessary, he will be able at
the same time to continue the
calsses in celestial navigation which
he is giving at New York Univer-
sity.
GRACE MOORE, who has been
" dividing her summer between
the East and West, will return to
the Pacific coast on July 81 for a
concert in Seattle, after which she
will go to Los Angeles for two con-
certs at the Hollywood Bowl on
Aug. 6 and 7. During her stay in
California, Miss Moore will sing for
servicemen in canteens and at the
large camp near Santa Ana.
r EONARD WARREN, Metropoli-
~ tan Opera baritone, who is
scheduled to make his debut with
the San Francisco Opera Company
this fall, is having successful
opera season in South America,
where he is appearing at the Teatro
Colon in Buenos Aires and the
Teatro Municipal in Rio de jan
GIRO.
He was invited to extend his tour
b. singing six opera performances
in Chile but found it impossible to
fit them into his schedule.
THE National Federation of Mu-
L sic Clubs has started project
for the collection Of circulating
record libraries for servicemen in
remote optposts in Alaska and the
Yukon.
The first few libraries of records
will be bought from existing war
service funds Of the federation.
Then State declarations, local music
clubs and interested individuals
will be asked to contribute to keep
the project going.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
Friends Honor
Prospective Bride

Miss Madeline Murphy, daughter
of Mrs. Catherine Murphy of Penn
berton street, whose marriage to
Eugene Sweeney, Jr., son of Mrs.
Eugene Sweeney of Irion street will
take place August Z was honored
recently at a shower held at Har-
mons restaurant by her sister, Mrs.
Bertha Heidkamp. The following
guests we're present:
The MeSdames Margaret Cronin,
Dennis Cronan, Patrick Stack, John
Cronan, Catherine Munson, Gather
inc Murphy, George White, Joseph
Cronan, Timothy Cronan, Marion
Welton, Kay Maxwell, Walter
Maroney, Eugene Sweeney, William
Sweeney, Raymond Laden, Joseph
Callahan, Richard McKenna, Ralph
Adams, Louis Wasserback, Joseph
Murphy, Louis Pierce, William
Candy, Catherine Kennedy, John
Flaherty, Ann Holleran, Henry
Quinn, Mary Pieffer, George Crich-
ton, Cecilia Carey, Leo Colman,
Gene Sullivan, Agnes Barnes,
Thomas Brophy, Loretta Parent,
Nelson Fem, James Cass, James
German, Lena Murphy.
And Misses Mary Sweeney, Cath
crime Sweeney, Patricia Murphy,
Elizabeth Kennedy, Catherine Don
ahue, Mary Maroney, Catherine
Leary and Lena Sullivan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17

ana FRIDAY afternoons, Ill dQQlIlol
customary young peoples concerts o.
Severl first performances will be
given during the season. At the
opening concert on Oct. IA, the last
orchestral transcription of the late
DR.. Frederick Stock-that of Schu
berts String Quartet-will be pre-
sented.
Accor ingly to announcement
symphonic music of all schools and
all times has been planned, to be
fully representative of each. Defauw
and Hans Lange, who will share the
conducting with him, have devised
entire programs devoted to the
works of single composers. A Mozart
cycle of two weeks will be conducted
by Lange with Artur Schnabel as
solist and will include three SYM
phonies and five concertos.
Soloisst in addition to Schnabel
to be heard during the season in
clude Claudio Arrau, Micha Elman,
Vladimor Horowitz, Nathon Mil
stein, Gregor Piatigorsky, Artur
Rubinstein, Isaac Stern, Joseph
Szigeti, Ania It0rfmann, Zinc
Francescatti, Edmund KurtZ, Leon
ard Pennario, Rudolph Serkin, Mil
ton Proves and John Weicher.
THE Boston Symphony Orchestra
l. is experimenting this summer
with series of seven concerts suit
able for orchestra of chamber pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
Social Notes
-Gualtieri photo

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bollard of
Chestnut avenue are Vacationing at
Bay View.
Mrs. James Romano of East Main
street, accompanied by her daugh-
ter-in-law Mrs Alfred Romano, and
her granddaughter, Shirley and
Barbara of Derby, is visiting in Al
bany, N. Y, for few weeks.
Misses Ruth and Mae Osborne of
Rose street, Doris Moran of Willow
street and Elsie Mccarthy of Grove
strete, are spending weeks vaca-
ton at Boulder Greens, Warrens-
burg, N. Y.
Miss Antoinette English Of Ham,
ilton avenue recently returned from
a vacation at Hampton Beach,
Hampton, N. II
Mr.. and Mrs CHARLES Luddy OF
East Main street announce the birth
of a daughter Arleen Maryr on July
6 at st. Marys hospital. Mrs. Luddy
is the former Alice Pelletier, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Pellet1er
of Dougherty street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
Mehmet-Hobkins
Recent Wedding

The wedding of Miss Dorothy
Eileen Hopkins, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Reginald Hopkins of Ives
street and Corporal Ralph Joseph
Mehmet, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Mehmet of Maple street, stationed
at Camp Ham, Calf, took place
Thursday morning at 7:45 at St.
Cecilia's church, Rev. Peter Cuny
officiating at the double-ring cere-
mony.
Mr.. Hopkins presented his daugh-
ter in marriage and her only at
tendant was Miss Josephine Hry-
nieWicki. Joseph Shea, gunners
mate, third class, who has been on
active duty with the U. S. Navy, was
bestman. The brides costume was
tWo-piece linen suit of blue with
white accessories and a pink rose
corsage. Miss HrynieWicki was at
tired in brown linen suit, pattern
ed after the brides, and she wore
white accessories and a corsage of
mixed flowers.
Miss Helen Schauster, aunt of the
bridegroom, sang Schubert's AVE
Maria and Pants Angelicus" at the
ofertory of the nuptial Mass, &C
companied by Mrs. Albertine
ODonnell at the organ. Leo Meh-
met, brother of the bridegroom and
Ewing, Joseph and John Honyot-
ski, cousins, served as altar boys at
the Mass.
Several guests from Windsor,
Wolcott, Seymour, Middlebury and
this city attended reception at
the Hopkins home after the cere-
mony. Mrs. Hopkins dress was of
Navy blue and she wore white &C
Sessories and corsage of mixed
flowers. The bridegroom mother
wore a green print dress with white
accessories and also wore a mixed
flower corsage.
Upon their return from an I'M
revealed wedding trip, Corporal
Mehmet will return to his station
at camp Ham and the bride will
reside with her parents. Both are
graduates of Leavenworth High
school. Corporal Mehmet was en-
ployed formerly at the American
Brass Company,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
Ne.U York Wedding
OF Interest Here

A wedding of statewide interest
today was that of Miss Joan B.
Murray, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Bradley Murray of New
York City and Waterville, L. l., and
Ensign Jerome H. P. Boucher,
USNR, son of Mrs. John B. Bouch-
err of New York City and Madison,
Conn.,, and the late DR.. Boucher,
formerly of Hartford, on Thursday
at high noon in st. Ignatius Logo
la Church in New York. Rev.
Francis McQuade, 81, rector, per-
formed the ceremony and celebrat-
ed the nuptial Mass.
Mr.. Murray gave his daughter in
marriage. Miss Marcia Murray
served as maid of honor for her
sister, and Mrs Buckley M. Byers
of Sewickley. Pa, and the Misses
Therese and Judith Murray, all sis
tiers of the bride, and Mrs. Alfred
F. Dugan, sister of the bridegroom,
were bridesmaids.
John B. Boucher was best man
for his brother, Ensign Buck
ley M. Byers of Eewickley, Philip
H. Schwartz of Suffield. Ensign
Martin Vogel of Montclair, N
j.. Ensign Michael Kelly of Chica-
go, ILL.,, and Mr.. Buell. HeminWay
of Madison, ushered.
Mrs. Boucher was graduated from
Marymount School and from Du-
cllesne School. She was introduced
in New York with her sister, Miss
Marcia Murray, at dance given by
their parents. She is a member OF
the Junior League.
Ensign Boucher is graduate OF
Taft School, Watertown and was a
Junior at Trinity College when he
entered the Navy. He is member
of st. Anthony Hall, Ensign Bouch-
err received his wings at Pensacola,
Fla.
GiHa n
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17
Minneapolis Laundries
In farming Out" Plan

Minneapolis, MINI. (UP)-By VOL
unfairly cooperating in a self pro-
posed farming out" plan, Minneap-
oils laundries and cleaners have
escaped being drafted by the Army
and Navy and are able to meet both
military and civilian needs.
While other large cities near
military centers have to accept
three-Week service from laundries.
Minneapolis cleaners offer five-day
service to the armed forces and
seven-day service to civilians.
This service is made possible,
local operators explained, by their
farming out" system - the larger
establishments turn over much of
their regular work to the smaller
plants, thus leaving the larger
plants free from army or navy con-
tracts.