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Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
INCENTIVE PAY PLAN FOR WELDERS

An incentive pay plan. jointly
approved by management and la
Dor. has been given the approval
of the Northwest Regional War
Labor Board in the case of the
Pacific Chain and Manufacturing
Company of Portland, and the In
ternational Brotherhood of Black
smiths, Drop Forgers and Helpers,
Local 81.
The boards ruling explained
that approval was based on a Joint
labor-management agreement and
because the proposed plan viii not
increase per unit cost of produc-
ton. The plan is to take effect
October l
The approved incentive plan fol-
lows: For each 100 lengths welded
over the base production Of one
thousand lengths per shift, so
cents will be given each man in
certain classifications, plus IS
cents per hundred extra lengths
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
Cos Limit Set For
New Cars

A maximum of 200 miles has
been set for which gasoline may
be used to deliver a newly pur-
chased car, whether new or used,
c. B. Lafromboise, district mile
age rationing representative, Of
flee of Price Administration, said
today.
The amendment, effective oct.
l, is to conserve rubber and gas,
he said.
This applies also to CONNER
cial vehicles except where the Of
flee of Defense Transportation
provides a certificate that alter
nate transportation is not avail
able.
However, special rations may be
obtained to return stolen cars or
boats regardless of mileage.
The amendment also increased
from 7 to 80 days the period dur
ing which rented passenger car
may be used before the lessee
must obtain his own ration.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
WLB Program Stands
Up Under Test

WASHINGTON.-Un it's new
compliance program so far, the
WLB is batting 1000" Two de-
fiant employers. who had refused
to accept the boards order, have
complied in full with the orders
as issued by the board before il
gained its new sanctions by exc
cutive order.
In the case of the Atlantic Basin
Iron Works of Brooklyn, N. Y,
compliance was obtained after the
board had invoked the assistance
of the President. In the second
case,-the McGeorge Contracting
Company of Bauxite, Arkansas -
compliance was obtained by the
board following a public hearing.
In both cases, the companies had
refused to accept a maintenance
of membership clause as directed
by the board The Atlantic Basin
Iron Works also objected to the
provision in sthe boards order for
arbitration as the final step in the
contracts grievance machinery.
The Brooklyn shipyard's refusal
to sign a contract with the Marine
and Shipbuilding Workers Union,
CLIO, containing the terms of the
boards order, resulted in the board
referring the case to the President
who authorized the War Shipping
administrator to take possession
Of and operate the yard.
In it's notification to the board
that it would comply with the
terms of its order, the Atlantic
Basin Iron Works, requested per-
mission to insert a clause in the
contract stipulating that the com
pany protested to the inclusion in
the contract of two clauses, re-
garding seniority for shop stew
ards and maintenance of member
ship. The board granted this re-
quest,
The McGeorge Contracting Com
pany agreed to sign and accept
a maintenance of union .member-
ship clause which the board, in
March. 1913, had granted the In
ternational Union of Operating
The company indi-
Gated its willingness to comply
after consultation with industry
members of the board during a
public hearing on September 10.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02

/ of the men We're blown against
the bulkheads. They were stunned
and the flames were reaching
them. l just dragged a couple out,
that was all"
That was all. OF course, he was
burned in doing it.
Then there is Private Alec My
lncovich, rs, from Windber, Pa,
who is also a former CLIO steel
worker. Once he had a hole in his
back you could sink your fist
in The fragment of shell that
caused it came very, very close to
his heart.
Now listen, you amt going to
make hero out of me-" he says.
you talk about the First Di-
vision"
Okay, Mylncovich. So what
about the First Division?
The story opens with the attack
on Oran last November and moves
on through Ell Guettar, Mateur,
Maknassy, Oueseltia and KAISER
inc Pass. 1t ends, for Alec Myln-
covich, March % this year. After
1877 days of continuous battle he
is hit in the back by fragments
of shell thrown by a German
heavy gun.
So now.
so now, I'm back. I amt kid
ding. It's been hell, but when l
look around, see what ! see. 1
can't help think"
What, Alec?
1.-THE guy in the White House
was right. We had it to do. We
still got it to do. l hope we make
this the last one. And we will be-
cause" he winds up determinedly.
we aren't kidding. We did fight
Tor freedom and for security. For
-. well, everybody"
Well, now that you've met them,
what about that war bond?
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
Russion Girls Build Shin

A ship built almost entirely by
girls between the ages of IS and
70 was recently turned over to the
Soviet Naval Command, the United
Nations Information Office re-
ports. The ship was designed and
all specifications drawn up bv
chief designer Natalya Dimitrieva,
who was graduated from the Len
ingrad Shipbuilding Institute in
1941, and her assistant, 26-year-
old engineer. zoya Petrova.
The shipyard workers were for
mer housewives and secondary
school and college girls who re-
Gently learned to tend lathes and
milling machines. The shipyards
were frequently bombed by the
Luftwaffe, but the women re-
manned on the job even when
bombs exploded near them.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
Women Are People, Too

Meet Gladys Hale, Mrs. j.
Thomas Hale to you, five feet
one, a dark eyed brown haired
dynamo of efficiency. She's the
manager of the Insurance Building
at Second and Madison, the mother
of two daughters and loves her
good home and husband.
But she's that rare female, the
one who understands money or
rather finance. She's always been
active in business women's clubs
and is chairman of war activities
for the Seattle Credit Woman's
Breakfast Club. She's had charge
of Wednesday evenings at the U.
S. o., been speaker for the War
Chest and believes that all women
should give some time to volunteer
war work, if its only an hour a
week. She came to Seattle at the
age of four.
Her latest honor and title is
Payroll chairman of Woman's War
Finance Committee of the United
States Treasury. Asked what she
thinks of women who work, keep
house and are mothers, she said
= 1T depends on the kind of people
involved. If there's no friction
about it, its fine, if there even
begins to be it's bad. AS for our
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
Peoples Victory
Forum To Meet

Axis activities in the Northwest
will be discussed by Terry Pettus,
editor of The New World, before
the Peoples Victory Forum at its
monthly meeting in the Gold
Room of the Roosevelt Hotel, Fri
day October 8, at p. m.
Pettus has gathered a mass of
original material that reveals
startling political and economic
penetration throughout the north
west on the part of both Nazi and
Japanese agents. The greater part
of this material has never been
presented either in print or before
an audience.
In addition to Pettus' talk, there
will be review of Max Worner's
book, ATTACK Can Win in 49," by
Marion Camozzi. Also there will
be the usual Forum question and
answer period together with a
period for general discussion.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02

, designed to lessen suffering by an
ticipating luel shortages and
maintaining fair distribution.
For example, while OPA's job
is distribution, to alleviate the
wood shortage, OPA is taking all
possible means to increase the
supply, working with ODT and
other agencies.
In stove rationing where this
region formerly was supplied by
western manufacturing plants that
are now turning out war mate
rails, Eastern plants are supplying
stoves for the Northwest despite
shortage in their own area.
Coal is being routed from great
er distances to supplement the de-
creasing supply from Northwest
coal mines.
Intelligent Cooperation
Dean declared the smooth OPP
Grafton and effectiveness of the
fuel rationing problem in the
Northwest is a tri but e to the
splendid support of the fuel in
dustries and the intelligent coop
Grafton of consumers" plus the an
ticipation of need and far-reaching
action of OPA officials here.
"The seriousness of the general
fuel outlook makes it imperative
that everyone, regardless of type
of fuel used, conserve to the ut
most" he said.
personal Insulation"
It's a good idea to try per
sonal insulation" by wearing wool,
he said.
AS for home insulation in this
area where ehere's a serious
shortage of manpower and mate
rails, do it yourself, he suggested.
And he gave his own practical
of using newspapers to
insulate the attic, and making his
own storm windows with specially
treated cloth, and besides, pull
down the blinds he concluded,
'but save that fuel"
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02

welded to supervisors. The $50
men receiving the so cents bonus
are laborers, line lead men, weld
ers, checkers, maintenance men,
burners, line feeders, foremen, fur
mace men, markers, testers, winch
operators and drivers. A previous
bonus plan which gave welders
a one cent rate is to be super
eeded by this new proposal.
The company has been expert
menting with incentive plans since
early 1912 and at the time of the
wage freeze, certain employees
were already covered by such
These included union melt
link formers, burners,
cutters helpers, line grinders and
welders, The present plan will
bring remaining employees in the
plant under an incentive plan.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
RATION CALENDAR

PROGRESSED FOODS
Blue Stamps, War Ration expire Oct 20
MEATS, FATS RATIONED DAIRY PRODUCTS
Red Stamps, War Ration Book N.Y. expire Oct @
Brown Stamps War Ration 3: Alb expire Oct
Brown Stamps War Ration Book Sept 26 through
October 3d. ID valid Oct. through 80; valid Oct 10
through Oct S0;; F valid through Oct 80
Shoes
. stamp H. War Ration Book indefinitely
Stamp /, War Ration Book "airpane sheet, valid Nov
SUGAR.
Stamp H. War Ration Book 5
Stamps 1916 good for canning through
81
GASOLINE
Coupon ga Book valid through Nov 81
TIRE INSPECTIONS:-
A-car deadIine Sept 80; Oct. 81 Gears Now 80
FUEL OIL
Period coupons class 1 expire Sept. 80
Period coupons, and G. valid Oct IN Ia,
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02

lie Health Service physicians and
engineers stress the necessity for
constant wearing of welders
hoods. Those using the lift-front
type of helmet, they warned, need
not remove the hood but should
flip back the outer colored lens
and use the inner glass plate for
inspection. Those provided with
the ordinary hood should wear
special pair of goggles underneath
with side shields for protection
against glare from the work on
either side.
Workers who have once expert
enced the SANDY swollen, and
inflamed eyes resulting from ex-
posture to the dangerous rays are
not apt to become "repeaters."
FLASHED eyes" usually clear up in
a few days. Though not a perma-
nent injury the condition is pain
full.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
Protected Plants To
Get OCD Award

War plants and essential civilian
services which have m de out
standing achievements in the pro-
lection Of their employees and
their facilities against air raids,
fire, sabotage and accident will
receive National Security
Award, the OCD announces.
The award will consist of a Ger
tificate of Merit, signed by the
OCD director, and the permission
to use the above insignia on ban
ners, letterheads, lapel buttons,
award certificates for members of
plant security organizations, eject
era.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
Wartime Yielding Hazards

FLASHED eyes" among shipyard
welders is largely caused by the
carelessness with which workers
lift up their helmets to inspect
the weld. 1t also occurs among
those non-welders exposed to arc
reflections who fail to wear Cog
giles.
This was one of the findings in
a recent investigation of health
conditions in one of the South's
coastal shipyards. The survey,
conducted by the u. S. Public
Health Service, resulted in GER
tain recommendation that are of
interest to workers engaged in
welding operations.
OF Interest to Workers
Since much of the welding in
shipyards is done in the open
where screens between welders are
not too effective in eliminating the
reflection of dangerous rays, Pub
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
Victory Fleet Day

WASHINGTON.-A m eri C a n
workers-aud the American people
celebrated Victory Fleet Day on
Monday, September 9th by pay
ing tribute to the spectacular rec
ord set by labor and management
in the nations shipyards since the
first Liberty Ship was launched
two years ago, and by pledging
even greater production in the
future.
ION this Victory Fleet Day, Sep
TENDER 9th, 1913, I solemnly
pledge that I will pour into the
production of Ships for Victory so
full measure my muscle, mind
and money that the fighters of
our United Nations will never lack
war materials to blast into OBJ
livion the enemies of free labor,
wherever they may be found"
The pledge was indorsed by both
John Frey, of the AFL Metal
Trades Council, and John Green,
president of the Industrial Union
of Marine and Shipbuilding Work
ers (CIO).
In the two years since the first
Liberty Ship, the PATRICK HEN
RY, was launched, the United
States has accomplished the great
est shipbuilding feat in world his
tory. 1t took 1851 days to COM
plete the PATRICK HENRY after
her keel was laid, and she was one
of only three ships completed that
month. During this September
116 ships will be delivered with
an. average delivery time of As
days from the laying of their keels.
Two years ago some 100000
workers were employed in about
100 ways and in the ships of
about 81 yards. Today approx
mately 10000 workers are turn
ing out ships in more than 300
ways in approximately 70 ship
yards. The ways today are actual
ly the end stations of a massive
assembly line involving 200 fac
tories in 80 Estates.
The wartime shipbuilding pro-
gram calls for the production of
$4,000, 900 lightweight tons of
ships by the end of 1914. This
means that from the time the
HENRY was launched
until the end of 1914, American
will have delivered
greater lightweight tonnage of
new ships than that of the COM
oined pre-hearl Harbor merchant
'leets of Great Britain, United
States, Germany, Japan, and Nor
way. There appears to be no
ioubt that the fifty-million-goal
will be reached with time to spare.
reached an average
If better than five delivered ships
! day in April, 1913, and have
ontinued about that average.
Deliveries in 1913 alone will total
approximately 2O,OOO,OO0 dead |
Weight tons and that tonnage can |
e equalled or surpassed in 1914.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
Tire Inspection Due

September 30 IS the deadline for
tire inspection on "A" book cars,
C. B. Lafromboise, district mile
age rationing representative, Of
flee of Price Administration, re-
minded today.
All cars which have "a" stick
ers must have tires inspected
every six months; "B" stickers
every four months, which makes
that deadline October 81; and &C"
stickers every three months which
makes that deadline November 30.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
Not Heroes

Observation-Disclosures Reed
HospitaD Think you are buying
ell the war bonds you. can, and are
doing all that can be expected of
yous? Well, before you make up
your mind about buying that 500
bond during September, meet
three union members, convalesc-
ing here from wounds received
while driving the Germans and
Italians out of Africa. -aa
First, there is Private David H.
Jones, a former steel worker and
CLIO member from Warren, o. His
body is fever-wasted and his right
leg, shattered by a bullet on a
ridge near Bizerte, is elevated at
45-degree angle with a steel pin
through it. Jones has to "exer-
else" by moving his aching Shout
ders in such a way as not to dis
turb his leg.
Like the others here at Walter
Reed, he is modest. He told news
papermen of what he did, simply,
without heroics.
I'VE were told to take this
ridge. 1t was in open country and
we went forward steadily, the
Nazis falling back, but all the
time laying down heavy artillery
fire from the hills"
Jones barely mentions how he
threw a grenade at a shack hous-
ing a machine gun and captured
II Nazis. Then he heard some fir
ing off to his left, he says. He
borrowed an automatic gun and
crawled to some bushes behind
German machine gun nest that
was holding up the American adj
vance The Nazis saw him and
shot him in the leg but he fell
behind a bush.
did they do job of pruning!
In that minute they had that bush
stripped down like a plate of
chicken bones.
Il was scared, but played dead
until they shifted back to the com
pany that was trying to cross
their line of fire"
Then, doing nothing "out of the
Private Jones gave
himself first aid and went on with
his war He was now about Is
yards behind and to the right of |
the grimly besieging Germans.
Il braced m yself up against !
rock. I Strengthened up best 1 |
could and held the trigger tight !
on the guy behind the gun. He |
fell back and as the others turned
| moved my gun across them like
it was pencil drawing line.
and that was about all there
was to it."
Private Jones has been on his
bed for two months now, never
more than a few inches.
Then there is Sergeant Arby
Barnes, 81, from Wauson, Ohio.
He was a CLIO member at the
Toledo plant of the American Can
60. before entering the Army.
Sergeant Barnes was helping
lnload an ammunition ship near
iela, Sicily, when an enemy tor
oedo hit it. AS he tells it:
When the first torpedo hit, the
lash set fire to bedding, mattress
les, and bags in the hatch. Some
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
Fuel Shortage Critical
Says Joel Dean

Joel Dean-and that name Joel
just fits him with his silver
trimmed glasses, his pipe, his dry
wit and grass-roots slant on a
problem-sat in the Seattle Dis
trict Office of Price Administra-
ton today and said bluntly it's go
ing to be a long cold winter in this
Northwest because the fuel short
age here is more critical than in
any part of the country.
On-the-SpOt study
He knows, for he is national di-
rector of fuel rationing.
He's in the Northwest for an
on-the-spot study and he's deep in
sessions with wood, coal and oil
dealers, and OPA rationing Off
GERS, and he's dropped in on some
of the local war price and ration
ing boards to see how they're
tackling it.
Washington, Oregon and north
ern Idaho are the only parts of
the country where fuel oil, coal,
wood and stoves are all rationed
and that shows how serious it is.
But it also shows that the OPA
is concentrating on this region
to see there's fuel to keep war
plants rolling and to divide what's
left fairly among civilians after
the tremendous military needs
have been met.
Keep the War Plants
Rolling
Because of the acute and pc
culiar problems in the Northwest,
the OPA has gone out of its way
to grant unprecedented authority
for swift action in this area" he
said.
ITO this end we established
many months ago a solid fuels
branch of the national office in
Seattle and also located regional
rationing offices for all other fuel
programs in Seattle. This means
that fuel problems of the North
west are solved by local people
4s.x-oughly familiar with the pc
len oSities of this area, located
theyHssa- instead of in Washing
lot ,esh Z, or San Francisco. 1t
ne ss. s..stns fast action"
eY .el rationing does not cause
,s,brtages, he said Instead it is
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
CHILDREN

Children begin by loving their
parents, as they grow they judge
them; sometimes they forgive
them.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02

family life there are no dun mo-
ments."
Her deep voice and ready laugh
make conversation easy, but her
clear language leaves no doubt as
to her meanings. She's a notable
bond raiser and helped the Credit
Women to raise S630,OOO at Vic
tory Square last summer.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02
Tin Con Salvage Goal
Doubled

WASHINGTON. 49, WPB Chair
man Donald M. Nelson, calling for
a greatly intensified nationwide
drive to provide 400,000,OOO used
tin cans monthly for war produc-
ton, has asked Americas house.
wives to salvage at least twice the
of tin cans currently be-
ing collected.
Pointing out that although con-
slant improvement has been made
in the collection of tin cans since
the beginning of the program in
June, 1912, Nelson stated that the
cold, hard fact remains that two
out of every three tin cans are
still being wasted.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-10-02

PEACE
Absence from war is not the
same as peace.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-08
Koppitz Holds
Lead by Sweep
STANDINGS

Koppitz keeps one-game lead
in the Michigan Major League
today by winning three over Fore
men last night at Ramona Recrea-
tion as De Luxe-D gained two
from Pepsi-Cola. Zygmund Zack
of Farris featured with 68l, while
koppitz had team high of 2974.
Ramona, with Walter wilkins
shooting 673 of 2945 at Crest
Lanes, defeated Altes and sent
Bob Coles club 10 fourth. five
games out of the lead Seven
separate the first 10 teams with
only three out Of the running en-
tirely as the second half OF the
schedule is under way.
Therman Gibson's 65S for De
Luxe-D gained him a point in
crease in average and he remains
league leader on 209 Bill Fred
erick of s. a. s. Tool whammed
643; Walter Durbin, Koppitz, 628;
Joe Walker, Olympic, 626, and
Carl Polens. Koppitz, 625.
Zack helped Farris blank
Virges, 2912 TO 2743. Sackman
creeled two from Standard, 280S
10 2716. Pabst shut out Myrtle,
2733 10 2543. Koppitz had high
single of 1851.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-08
Rollin' Around
P| |ant Workers
Relax at Rink
By MARGARET RUSSELL

Here's n combination OF jobs for
you, one Of the best in long time
Emil Zyczynski, floorman at jeff
erSon Beach Rollercade, spends his
evenings keeping the crowds OF
skaters moving and orderly as q
sort Of relaxation after testing
tanks all day long az the Chrysler
Arsenal.
Emil is still talking about the
time he tested a tank for PreSi-
dent Roosevelt during his unpub-
licized trip Of production centers
throughout the nation.
Two other boys AZ this rink COM
hine defense work with roller skat-
ing work. They're Les and Jules
Campagne. They are tool and die
workers in the day time.
Each Friday afternoon. between
50 and - students Of South Lake
High skate at Jefferson Beach.
Varsity Gardens will give away
college pennants and leis as part
Of the celebration OF numbers hunt
which goes each Saturday night al
this prominent rink in the north
west section.
Plans arc being set up for the
big party on January 26 al Arena
Gardens. when the entire proceeds
Of the evening will be turned over
To the Infantile Paralysis Fund
Members Of the Detroit Figure
Skating Club will put on a short
exhibition. There Will be public
skating. too
81. Philip Neri School staged a
party Tuesday night AT Arena and
over 400 students and their friends
attended
There VIII be big special party
Saturday night at Rouge Park
Rollerdrome.
Orville Godfrey N Arcadia IS
about 10 announce his new profes-
Sional. There are a few details 10
be decided yet.