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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

Kate OCOnneIl of 1O6 Franklin Street, a 37-year employe of the Scovill Company, is vacationng this week at Home Beach. Mrs Leo CarOn, Evelyn Patrick and Lucille Sheehan in New York City for few days enjoying the hospitality of genial Bill Downey at the Hotel Abbey. MT. and Mrs Michael ROssi of 487 South Leonard Street will celebrate their 17th wedding anniversary tomorrow The former is the well known Grand Street barber
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-18

Frank L. Festa, Jr of the 23rd U. S. Naval Construc- ton Battalion somewhere writes interesting letter follows: John S. Ricciard of no Park Road better known to intimate acquaintances as Cy, recently promoted to petty officer, rating he well earned Before he enlisted in the Navy he employed by the Benedict A. Joy Excavatng Company and later with the Connecticut Lumber Company. He has been very active in battalion sport, and minstrel shows and has also entertained in several USO shows. Cy sends his best wishes to James McGrath MT. and Mrs Oer Proux of Middebury, Ed Hanson of Middiebury and his buddes at the Horseshoe Tavern Sincerely Frank Naval Construction Battalion Care of Fleet Post Office San Francisco, California.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
Corktown Club
Banquet Awaits

YORKTOWN CLUB wall have
IFS annual banquet on st. Pat
r1ck's evening at Huck's Red
ford Inn.
Patrons and patroneSses in
clude Judge and Mrs. John p.
Scallen, Judge and Mrs. Guy A.
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent
Ducey and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
f, Johnson. Also:
Adele Homberg HaEel N0gIey
James A. MahOn Irene Clotfelder
W Robert Walsh stephen G. Corbeu
John W. Burns Martin Burkheiser
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
Miss Ann
Robinson
Married

MISS ANN OBIN so \,
NA daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy f. Robinson of Farrand
Park, became the bride of 1t
William Beal of Boston and Rio
de Janeiro. Brazil. Monday, at a
simple home ceremony.
The wedding took place before
the living room fireplace, with
background of spring flowers and
ivory tapers in crystal candle
labra.
The Rev. o. C. Starrett Of
Central Methodist Church Off
ciated.
Miss Betsy Guilliam Hendrich.
former clasSmate OF the bride
at Antioch College, was her only
attendant.
Homer Robinson. uncle of the
bride, was best man.
The reception followed in the
Robinson home.
1t. Beal has returned to Camp
Richie. Md, and Mrs. Beal is
completing a course in nursing
in Detroit.
Out-of-town guests at the
wedding were the brides grand
parents. Prof. and Mrs. +. +.
Robinson, and Mr.. and Mrs +.
II. Crawford of Mt. Pleasant,
Mich: Mr.. and Mrs, John
Hendrich OF Buffalo. y. Y:
Mrs. Alice Klinke of New Ken
Sington, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Robinson of Charleston,
Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
Mothers TO Hear Dr.. Kelly

DIR. ALFRED KELLY will
speak on the Far Eastern Stu
alton al meeting of the
Northwestern Mothers Club at
the Fisher branch of the YMCA.
Friday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14

Daughter TO Visit Meders

MRS. WILDER NJ. ALLING
lR and her son, WILDER III. Of
New York City. will arrive here
Monday 10 visit Mrs. Alling'
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert r.
Meder of University place
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
Mrs. H. S. Haley
To Preside al Tea

MRS II. <. HALEY of the
Women'S Union Of Fort Street
Avenue Baptist Church. will be
chairman Of hostesSes for the
Sunday freSide tea al the Cen
trail branch YWCA. The tea VIII
take place from 4 10 6 p. m
The musical program Is under
the direction of Mrs A A Eng
strom Assisting hostesses Will
he.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
Patch Pockets Out

'In our strictly fashion
clothes that have nothing TO do
with n character portrayal, we
try To adhere TO various cloth
Ing restrictions.
Patch pockets are out for the
duration.
skirts are cut to the mini
mum length and fullness.
Deep, heavy hemIines are
things Of the past.
And In evening gowns the
extremely bouffant styles are
out.
I'VE choose instead simple
lines, form fitted with a mini
mum Of draping.
The same principles hold true
In the matter of suits
Short jackets are the rule
Lapels, if any, are slim and
barely suggested.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
II. S. Rules
Clothes
For Movies
By ERNEST FOSTER
Ualted Press stan Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, March ID.
I ETTERS from soldiers on the
IL sands of Africa and from
sailors in the south Pacific plead
with movie producers TO put
their women stars in pretty
clothes"
AS far az possible this re-
quest is being met" says Irene,
executive designer at Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer, who has super
vision over the clothes worn by
all personalities on that studios
long contract list.
"But there still Is another
problem.
Even pretty clothes must
stay within the bounds OF pri-
critics.
'It IN bad psychology 20 show
on the screen modern gowns
that could I'm no way find a cOun-
terpart I'm the wardrobes of mod
ern women.
THE designs must be practical
as well as chic and becoming.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
Fulton Circle Meets

FULTON CIRCLE of Kings
Daughters will meet with Mrs.
Charles ID. Ferguson of the
Wardell Hotel, at 1890 p. m.
Friday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14

engagement of their daughter,
Barbara, 10 Benjamin Player,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sol p.
Flayer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
Wear Those on Hand

II think they're wrong" she
declared.
I'm the first place why rush
out and purchase one Of the new
short fOrmals or dinner dresses
when long ones hang unused In
the wardrobe closet:
III such dresses are on hand,
wear them by all means.
Modern street clothes have
beer stripped Of furbelows. and
that's ~ IL should be.
PUSSY street clothes are
definitely out of place and in
bad taste.
But fOrmals and dinner
dresses are morale builders and
should be considered as such"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
Nothing Unpstriotic

To further her idea. the de-
si5ner plans 10 use gowns of this
type in films wherever possible.
If II becomes necessary to in
sert dialogue lines explaining
that the gown in question is
pre-Pearl Harbor. we'll and good.
AT least. IT Will serve TO get
over the idea that there Is moth
ing unpatriotic about wearing
dresses on hand even if they
are a year or so old.
There IL only one thing we
must guard against. on the
screen and off," she warned
That IL wOman's natural
birthright OF femininity.
"On the screen we are doing
our utmost TO preserve and ac-
oenttate the feminity Of our
stars"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-14
Only Recently

She explained. however. that
many Of the more stringent con-
servation rules have gone in only
recently.
Audiences must remember. ="
she pointed out. that the pic
lures they see and those to be
released on the screen during
the next few months. were made
as long as four and Ave months
ago.
"Undoubtedly. there will he
some criticism on some counts.
Some OF the suit Jackets are
long. and evening skirts are full.
Serve as Guide
"But this condition no longer
EXISTS.
The pictures we are making
today, for release in several
months. may well serve a. a
guide Ia the duration type Of
wardrobe"
Styles voluntarily viii become
what the war effort VIII allow.
Irene thinks
Every indication points TO
that she continued
Dresses are becoming pert
and slim.
II doubt very much that by
the time fall rolls around We
will be using even the amount
OF materials allotted 10 ~"
But Irene feels that the cur
rent tendency Of women 10 con-
slider II unpatriotic To wear their
dinner. dresses and formals Is
foolish
The union times., 1943-04-17

This organization, Naylor assert ed, was organized by Paul A. Shelley. former steward of Local 4O4, and One-time truck driver for the Consolidated Motor Lines. Shelley resigned as steward last fall after some difference with the local and set out on his own to build an organization opposition to the es- tablished truck drivers union.
 When the officials of the local learned of this movement, Shelley and several of the ringleaders were re- moved from their jobs. After which, on Feb. 19, they attempted to call a strike at the West Springfield termi- nal to force their reinstatement The strike failed.
 Meantime Shelley petitioned the N.L.R.B. for certihcation of the "In- dependent Union" of which he was president, stated Naylor.
 ''In letter dated April 2, I943, Dr. A. Howard Myers, Regional Di- rector for the National Labor Rela. tions Board, notified the Tndepen. dent Union that the petition had been carefully investigated and considered and that further pro. ceedings did not seem warranted. and that he, therefore refused to issue a notice of hearing in the matter"
The union times., 1943-04-17
Barbers In New Haven Raise Prices
Shop Operators Vote To Close Wednesday After
 noon; New Contract

Decisions to close barber shops on Wednesday afternoons, to in- crease the price of haircuts to 75 cents and slaves to 35 cents. were reached at mass meeting this week of Master Barbers and in- dependent shop operators in the New Haven area. Pres. Frank SpadOla and Secretary-Treasurer Frank ViOlante, of Local 2l5, New Haven JOurneymen Barbers at- tended the meeting.
 The proposal to close barbershops on Wednesday has been advocated by Local 215, since last fall when the shops went off of the summer We'd nesday afternoon closing schedule to return to the winter routine. Some barbers stated at the meeting that they have been working from 55 to 60 hours a week. It is hoped that all shops will abide by the vote taken at the mass meeting to work AS hours a week.
 The l943 contract of Local 2l5 with shop owners calls for a $50 weekly wage and 60 per cent of all business in excess of $40 a week. Last years contract called for $28 a week plus 60 per cent of all business over $38 a week.
 The price of haircuts has been ad- vanced to 75 cents in Hartford, Bridgeport and most Connecticut in dustrial cities.
The union times., 1943-04-17
Here Is What Not To Do On
 Manpower a
Dayton A Shining Example Of Results of Ignoring
 Labor

DAYTON, O.-Dayton, one of Americas most important war pro- duction centers, is a shining example of why centralized planning, as pro vided for in he labor supported Kill gore-Pepper-Tola bill, is so badly needed.
 Dayton's labor supply is a re- sponsibility that has been divided among the local industrialists, the War Dept. and the War ManpOwer Commission. For nearly two years want ads and employ ment agencies have been used to draw cheap labor from rural areas, chiefly the south.
 So Overcrowded has Dayton be- come that the WING placed it in the No. l critical labor classifica- ton which means that the city will get no more war contracts. Faced with this prospect, leading indus trialists formed a so-called emer- gency labor committee, with no labor representation.
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The union times., 1943-04-17

Members of the Amalga- mated Association of Street, Electric Railways and Motor Coach Employees, employed by the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co.,, Bridgeport, were hopeful this week of reaching accord on their l943 contract with the company. The C. R. & L. operates tram sit systems in five cities in the state.
 The transit workers are seeking a contract, which they state is identical with that sought by the Connecticut Co. State Board of the AmaIgamated, which was reported in The Union Times last week. In both cases the workers have asked for an increase from 87 cents to $l.lO an hour.
 As we went to press the negotiat- ing committee of the C. R. x L.. State Board was meeting in Bridge port with company representatives in a final effort to conclude the contract without resorting to arbitration. It was the fifth meeting of both sides on the contract which Is effective as of April l.
The union times., 1943-04-17
Labor Waits For Action On
 Freeze Order
Unionists Look For A.F.L. To Issue Statement
 Soon

The first reaction of organized labor to Pres. ROOsevelt's executive order on wages and prices, April 8, was widespread silence, but those leaders who did break the silence were sharply critical.
 It was apparent that most unions were withholding comment until natA>,4 el AFL and CIO policy, which had not been made known by the time THE UNION TIMES went to press.
 AFL Pres. William Green, present at conference on absenteeism in New York, refused to discuss the order specifically, simply remarking that the AFL was opposed to any steps which might lead to inhation Green said:
 We know enough about economics to know that if ever the imitation spiral gets out of control the working men and women will suffer most We deem 1t our duty to guard carefully against such a program"
 A resolution approving the Presi- dents order, with certain reservations, was tabled at a ,CIO conference in New York attended by 800 delegates from New York and New Jersey after CIO Pres. Philip Murray phoned a request that action on the resolution be held up until he had had more time to study 1t. The resolution pledged support to Roosevelt's policy and rec commended complete rationing of all consumer commodities, fixing of prices as of Sept. Is, 1942, curbing of war profits and limitation of high salaries.
 A statement by Pres. Albert J. Fitzgerald, Sec. Treas. Julius Emspak and Organization Director James J. Matles of United Electrical Radio & Machine Workers (CIO) denounced the Presidents order as bringing Ito climax of confusion at least two years of failure by the administration to achieve the stable war economy needed to win the war"
 "Once again." the statement said, "the administration promises to con- u VI PIlSIo Dul dl lIIC Sdl1lC llllC OPClo the way to further prohteering price rises. Right now there is a complete breakdown of price control. Next weeks new meat price ceilings, for example, will raise prices to consum- CTS by from 10 to 20 per cent.
 Tn contrast to the green light given to profteers, the working people are slapped under wage freeze |. The executive order represents gain by those forces in Washington who want to open a second front against the American people instead of against the enemies of our country"
The union times., 1943-04-17
Hollywood Establishes
 Joint Group
Labor Management Com mittee Set Up For Movie
 Industry

HOLLYWOOD.-News about HOl- lywOOd you won't read in your favOrite movie column is that the producers have at last consented to a labOr-management committee. The committee will consist of six producers and six labor repre- sentatives.
 The sixth representative is a last minute happy thought in which the producers concurred heartily. It en- ables the labor side to be cleanly split three votes for 1900 workers in g A.F.L. locals, and three votes for 8,900 actors, directors, writers and other guild members.
 Hollywood unions and guilds have been working for months for a labor management deal and had grouped themselves logically and approximate ly evenly for a 5-5 committee.
 The one hOldout was the Screen Directors Guild, which with sub- sidiaries of assistants and unit man. agers has about 800 members. AL though invited to one planning ses-
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The union times., 1943-04-17
Lawyers Leave
 Bar Association Over Negro Ban

NEW YORK.-The American Bar Associations anti-Negro policy has resulted in resignatiOns of two of its most prominent members, Arthur Garfield Hays, national di- rector of the American Civil Liber- ties Union, and Judge Jonah J. COldstein, of General Sessions Court.
 Both sent protests to the ABA. criticizing its refusal to admit As sistant District Attorney Francis E. Rivers, a Negro. They urged other ABA. members to follow their ex- ample.
 COldstein, who proposed Rivers for membership last November, de- cIared: ''If the ABA. is going to bar Negroes, then it must drop the word American from the name. Unless l receive concrete evidence that the association is not pursuing this discriminatory and un-Ameri- can practice, you may regard this letter as my resignation"
 The ABA. has given no formal recognition of the case other than to remove Goldstein's name from its membership and mailing lists. A previous application by Rivers in 1882 was also rejected.
 No Negro has been allowed to be- come a member of the association since 1882 when three Negroes were admitted inadvertently. They were al- lowed to stay in, but only after the ABA. passed a resolution stating that it has never been contemplated that members of the colored race should become members of this as sociation."
The union times., 1943-04-17
Drivers Discuss
 N. E. Agreement

Nine Southern New England To- calls of the International Brother hood of Teamsters sent representa- tives to Hartford this week to open negotiations for the renewal of the Tri-State General Transportation Agreement between trucking firms and the unions of the area.
 The unions involved in the me- gotiations for the continuance of the Tri-State Agreement are: Lo- cal 59, New Bedford; Local 443, Bridgeport-New Haven; Local TO, Worcester; Local 526, Fall River; Local 25l, Providence; Local 653, BrOckton; Local 4O4, Springfield ; Local 67I, Hartford; and Local 677, Waterbury.
 B. E. Naylor, secretary-trea surer of Local 404, told THE UNION TIMES this week that the National Labor Relations Board has refused to con- slider the appeal of the self-styled Independent Union of Truckers and Transportation Workers" at the As sociate Transport, Inc, West Spring field, Mass.
The union times., 1943-04-17
N.E.MusiiciiansTo Convene Sunday

The semi-annual meeting of the New England Conference of Musi- clans will be held Sunday, April I8, in Hotel Bradford, Boston, ac- cording to the call issued by Pres. Chester s. Young.
 Many problems confronting the organization and the members will be discussed at the conference. Among the Connecticut delegates planning to attend are Leonard Reed, business agent of Local 486, and Harry L. Benson, recording secretary of Local 234, both of New Haven.
The union times., 1943-04-17

SAN FRANCISCO-The number of women wage earners in California manufacturing industries advanced to nearly 100000 in April.
The union times., 1943-04-17
Unaniim OuS House Vote On U. (. Act
Workmens Compensation Measure Will Be Com promised With Conn.
 Federation Proposals
By ROBERT B. BICKEL

 The State Senate has before it for consideration this week an act to amend the Unem. plOyment Compensation Law as passed by the House of Rep resentatives last week.
 The House unanimously passed the bill as reported out by the General Assembly's 8 Labor Committee. This meas ure makes the following pro- posed changes as advocated by the Connecticut Federation of Labor:
 CD Increase the maximum
 weekly benefits from
 $2O to $22.
 e Reduces the waiting pe-
 riOd from three weeks
 to one week.
 (3) Provides for a recipro-
 cal agreement with Oth-
 CT states in regards to
 qualifications for bene-
 fits.
 REJECTED
 The Federation had also asked for these amendments but they were ignored when the Labor Com mittee reported the bill out:
 Extension of the compensable period from Is to "A weeks.
 Coverage of employees in all com mercial or industrial firms instead of those employed by firms hiring four or more.
 APPROVED CHANGES Other proposed changes of the U. C. Act as approved by the Com mittee and passed by the House in- clude:
 COverage of "Officers and crews of vessel on navigable waters of the United States"
 Benefits payments to students, who quit their jobs to return to school, upon their re-entering the labor market.
 Benefits to Servicemen returning to civilian life after their discharge and the period covered by any severance pay provided them by the Government.
 Benefits to aged unemployed persons within the period between their application for and their re- ceiving of Old Age Assistance, or Survivors Insurance from the Fed eraI Government.
 The proposed act would strike out the words master" and ''ser- want" and replace them with ''em- plOyer" and ''emplOye' in U. C. Law.
 w. C.. AMENDMENTS A measure designed to amend the
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The union times., 1943-04-17
Nine Women Bus Drivers Taken In Bpt. Division 459

Nine women bus drivers are among the thirty-fve new members taken into Division 459, Bridge port Bus Operators, according to Pres. Lester Parfitt of the Local.
 Parfitt stated that there are now IA women employed as operators by the C. R. X L. Co. All of them qualified to join the union have done so and the indications are that the others will become union mem bers.
 Veteran drivers who showed some misgivings when women were first hired and trained for bus operators by the company have changed their view considerably, it was discovered by this reporter in discussing the matter with them.
 COLLECTS $43
 Al Cullingford, delegate from the Division to the Bridgeport Gen. tral Labor Union, recently donated full day of his time to collecting donations from fellow employees for the C.L.U.'s Cigarettes-FOr-Fighting Men campaign. A total of $43 was contributed by the union members to the cause.
 Union members have contributed a 100 per cent to the Bridgeport Chap ter's Red Cross drive, announced Parftt.
The union times., 1943-04-17
AFL-CIOForn
 PublicAffaiirs Com mittee
C.L.U. Gives Full Support To Committee On Home
 Front Fight

In order to draw up a pro- gram for labOr's most effec- tive action on all sectors of the home front toward the task of winning the war, and to preserve hard-wOn rights of workers, representatives of Hartford A.F.L. and CLIO. unions have set up a group to be known as the Joint-LabOr Public Affairs Committee.
 ENDORSED BY C.L.U.
 The Committee has the unani- nous endorsement of the Central Labor Union and the Industrial Union Council, C.I.O., and is a direct outgrowth of the Joint-Elec- ton Committee which did a splen- did job in putting over laborites Sen. William A. Scott and Repre- sentative Harold Conroy last fall.
 Hartford Railroad Brotherhoods have been invited to send repre- sentatives to servo~.~;atly with the A.F.L. and CLIO. members on the Public Affairs Committee, as they had served on the Joint-Elections Committee.
 Joseph Cronin, Aircraft Lodge, 743, LAM, and Patrick Ward, president of the C.I.O. council, were selected as co-chairmen at the initial meeting of the Committee last week. Rep. Conroy, a member of the C.I.O. local at the Colts Patent Fire Arms Co.,, was chosen as secretary; and Jack Goodwill, president of the Aircraft Lodge, LAM, Is assistant secretary. The officers for the time being will serve as an executive group for the Committee, which is expected to have 25 to 30 members when completed.
 In addition to working for the defeat of anti-IabOr legislation, like the Hobbs Bill in Congress, and for the passage of pro-labor meas ures, like the Connecticut State Labor Relations Act, the Committee will also strive to bring about har- monious relationships among all labor groups in Hartford. This is according to Joseph Lombard, bus- mess agent of Local 37l, Meat Cut ters, who is a member of the Com mittee.
 Lombard sought and obtained, the unqualified endorsement for the Committee by the Hartford Central Labor Union at its last meeting.
 He pointed out at the C.L.U. meeting that the Committee plans to discuss and work out methods of giving labor's fullest and most helpful support in home-front &C., tivities for the prosecution of the war.
 ~ Not only will we concern our selves with the task of fighting against anti-labor and for pro-labor legisla- ton, and for the harmonious working
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