The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-09
INCREASED Interest

INCREASED INTEREST
The increased interest of organ
lied labor i'm supporting local So
ciaI and health services along with
war time agencies, and the fine
spirit with which workers fell in
line with the cooperative effort adj
vOcated by the national CLIO. and
ALL. organizations was in large
part due to the provision for
greater representation of labor on
the funds governing bodies. Will
liam Zuckerman of the Painters
Union and Harold V. Feinmark,
president of New Haven Central
Labor Council, represented ALL,
and George Bronson, CLIO, on the
campaign committee, while Ste
phen ]. Petrucci of United Mine
Workers and former president of
New Haven Industrial Union COun-
ell of C.I.O., and Clarence Bremner
of the Typographical Union, are
members of the Community Chest
Board of Directors.
Serving on the executive budget
committee of the Community Chest,
the committee charged with the
responsibility of allocating the
money collected through the cam
paign, are Raymond T. Hussey,
vice-president of New Haven Indus
trial Union Council of CLIO, and
Mr.. Feinmark.
Special Labor Projects
41,a GEO 200 fh11fed
by clio. and ALL. members,
Sl4,25O has been allocated to the
National CLIO. Committee for
American and Allied War Relief and
the United Nations Relief Committee
of ALL. to be distributed equally
among British War Relief, United
China Relief and Russian War Re-
lief to help conduct special labor
projects in these three countries. The
funds required for these projects are
over and above the regular requested
allotments for the three relief agencies
and the activities will be administered
wherever possible under the super
vision of the labor movements IN the
respective allied nations.
III Dllldlll lllS PlOJNNSo ~
clude three merchant seamen's clubs
for merchant sailors on shore after
long, dangerous voyages ten nursing
homes for orphaned and Shell-shocked
children; one rest home for the blltzed
workers of British war industries.
The gift of American labor to China
will be used to increase and improve
the facilities at base hospitals; to
transfer 1000 skilled workers from
occupied to free China where their
training can be used to support front
line fighters; to construct and main
tain 100 mobile food canteenS to take
hot meals to defense workers at dis
tant war porjects. From the fund for
Russia, equipment and supplies will
be sent to Russian sanatoria, schools,
nurseries and rehabilitation hospitals.
HELP FOR NEW HAVEN
The remaining $4,000 has been
allotted to the 33 Community
Chest agencies and the war time
agencies, with $l,87S appropriated
for the expenses incurred ma
tionaIly by Clio. and ALL. for
Labor's War Relief Administration
including printing of pamphlets
and posters and sending field rep
resentatives to war chest commune
ties through out the country to
work with campaign officials in
contracting union members.
Robert Lodge, New England Re
gional Director of the National CLIO
Committee for American and Allied
War Relief, and Henry c. Murray,
director for New England for United
Nations Relief Committee of the
ALL, were said by local campaign
officials to have been very helpful in
enliSting and consolidating the support
of roganized labor for the Community
Chest and War Fund campaign.
ALLEGATION OF FUNDS
The ALLEGATION of the total 1927.
Ole Community Chest and War
Fund is as follows: $593,l79 for
the 33 Community Chest agencies
$l23, $50 for national U.S.O. pro.
gram and $4,000 for the program
of the Greater New Haven Citizens
Committee of U.S.O.; 10000 for
War Prisoners Aid; $23,5OO fol
British War Relief, $23,5OO for
United China Relief, and $2O,85O
for Russian War Relief, each OF
these three allOtments including
$4,75O for the special labor pro
grams; $l,425 for Dutch-Q Queer
Wilhelmina Fund; $1,000 fol
Greek War Relief; $5,94O fol
Polish American Council; 1897 fol
Y.W.C.A. war services abroad
$3.50 for American Social Hygiene
Association for the control of so
cial diseases in war camp and wal
industry communities; 1000 fol
Norwegian Relief; $500 for tn,
War Relief Reserve Fund; $I,87s
for LabOr's War Relief Admins
tration; $63,359 to cover the com
bined costs of collecting and ad
ministering the money, operating
the Council of Social Agencies anc
the Social Service Index; $23,15]
to allow for losses i'm collections
and SIS, l58 for the reserve fund tt
meet local emergency needs.
Shivering American this winter
will get million ceramic (glazed