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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-04-29

Regulations effectuating the pres
ident's hold the line" order give
new administrative strength to the
war manpower commissions policy
of controlled hiring to prevent
wasteful migrations and pirating of
labor, declared John R. McCusker,
regional VINO director in interpret
ing the national job freezing order
which became effective after mid
night last Saturday.
Responsibility for observing the
presidents mandate now rests di-
rectly upon the individual worker
and employer, with heavy penalties
awaiting those who do not apprecl-
ate the wen greater penalties which
may fall upon all of us If the war
production program is not stepped
up Immediately" he said.
While the regulations Will not
prevent up-grading OF Jobs or n
plant promotions, they will do mucn
to eliminate the tremendous loss OF
man-hours of labor caused by Job
shopping" Mr.. McCusker explained.
To Utilize Manpower
Emphasizing that the sterilization
order is designed to secure maximum
utilization of manpower, he declared
that Workers who are not now US
ing their skill to best wartime ad-
vantage are urged to consult their
EMPLOYERS about full-time and full
skill employment. If the employer
refuses to make full use of skilled
workers in his. establishment these
workers should then seek o eff
fective employment through the en-
service" Questions o
the program will be answered at the
local employment service office.
Where transfers from n job to
another will aid the war program by
a better utilization plans are now n
such transfers must be MADE
the issuance of a certificate OF
by present employer OF
the U. S. employment service.
Mr.. Cusker gave answers to what
he termed the predominant ques-
tons which have deluged his office
and local employment service Offices
throughout the region: only work
ers seeking to move into, out OF, or
between any of these essential ac-
.ivities are affected by the freeze
order. Persons in less essential ac- ,
.ivities are not yet affected although
iome may become covered If and
when we officially designate certain
Ictivities as being locally neces- s
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-04-29

HINSDALE - Organization of a
Woman's Christian Temperance I'M
ion for Hinsdale was completed at
a meeting Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Oswald Waber. Nine
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-04-29
Peoples Responsibility

Eight billion dollars of the Is
billion dollars in this Second
War Loan Drive must come
from ncn-banking sources, so
the responsibility for the bulk
of this 13-billiOn-dollar drive
rests with the American public.
Indications are that Ameri-
cans generally need only TO be
reminded of this responsibility
and how much they should lend
their government in order TO
reach this goal. Americans arc
backing up their fighting men
ON the battle fronts. They are
supporting the Second War
Loan. "They give their lives
80. You lend your money"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-04-29
LEADER
SCHOOL SET
FOR May 9Th
State Officer Will Direct and
Group Will Be Guests at
Kiwanis Luncheon.

A training school for All club
leaders will be held in Glasgow on
Thursday, MAY 6. with Miss Pauline
Bunting, assistant All club leader
from the state extension office at
Bozeman, in charge of the training
class. The meeting will be in the
court room, and the leaders attend
ing will be guests at noon of the
Glasgow KiwaniS club at its weekly
luncheon.
Arrangements for the school have
been made by the county agents,
James K. McGibHey and Mrs. Flor
nee P. Elliott. Mrs. Sidney Cotton
president of the Valley county All
club leaders council, VIII preside.
Other officers of the council are
Mrs. Mike Heikens. vice president,
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-04-29
Workers i'm s. Activities
Covered by Freeze Order

sary" either to the val effort or to
the maintenance of civilian econ
omy. A worker performing any task
in one of the listed essential activi-
ties is covered by the STERILIZATION
order whether he is a janitor or a
skilled operator"
rs my job essential?" is the gist
of approximately 80 percent of the
inquiries coming into local employ
ment offices from workers and m
ployers, Mr.. McCusker said.
He explained that while only
workers and employers in the So &C
tivities listed nationally as essen
tial" by the VINO were covered by
the sterilization order at present,
regional directors have been author
lied to designate additional actiyi-
ties which may become locally
necessary in maintaining civilian
services and aiding the war effort.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-04-29

In making coffee it is important
to keep in mind that the coffee you
use is of proper grind for your pot.
1t is impossible to make good cof-
fee in a drip pot with a percolator
grind. Use freshly drawn cold
water to start with when making
coffee. Water that stands exposed
loses oxygen, tastes fiat, and af-
fects the flavor of the coffee.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
Decision Against AP
Furthers Free Press
Declares Prosecutor

WASHINGTON. = John Henry
Levin, special assistant to the attor-
ney general and one of government
counsel in the Associated Press case,
hailed the governments Substantial
victory" in the case and said, "The
effect of this decision will be to con-
tinue freedom of the press in the true
sense"
The court, he pointed out, ere
jected the defendants claim that
the relief sought by the Govern
ment would abridge the freedom of
the press" The government won in
1.-THE heart of the case," he said, ex-
planning it sought primarily abrO-
CATION of AP bylaws which eek
Guided qualified newspapers from
access to AP news reports simply
because they happened to offer
business competition locally to ex-
listing AP members"
Under the decision he said until the
bylaws are amended exercise of APP
exclusive right to the news gathered
by its members and its exclusive
right to the news of the Canadian
Press provided by an international
cartel, are enjoined.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
Local 100, Painters
Outing at Park City
Is Well Attended.

Some 200 members and guests
attended the annual outing of Lo-
cal 100, Bridgeport Painters, at
Elchner's Grove, Trumbull, Sum
day.
Special guests included: First Sc
lectman John Ferguson, Fairfield :;
Peter Brewster, Director of Public
Works, Bridgeport; Michael White,
Painters general organizer, Norwalk !;
Harold Barker, business agent of Car
penters, lis; Joseph Grimes, business
agent of Local 80, Sheet Metal Work
ers; George Mylen, business agent of
Local 488, Electrical Workers James
OKane, business agent of Local 532.
Iron Workers.
Also, Peter Bernard, president of
the Bridgeport Central Labor I'm
ion; Tom Coonan, assistant Hous-
ing director; James Skane, Superin-
tendent of Maintenance Yellow Mill
Village; and Joseph Bennett, presi-
dent OF Carpenters, No. lis.
The outing committee included
Wilson Held, chairman; Hugh Goldie
Harry Bennett, Wally Chernesky, A.
y. McKeon, John Dickerson, Julian
herman, D. P. Byrnes, Dominic Payne
and Louis Streck, president of Local
100.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16

Mention THE UNION TIMES
when shopping, and help Labor's
Own Paper grow.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
54,6O7 St. Louis
.Unionists Ask
Lower Prices
Five Point Petition Oh
United Labor Presented
To Congress

ST. LOUIS-The United Labor
Committee, including representa-
tives of A.F.L., Clio. and railroad
unions, has asked congress for i'm
mediate action to control living
costs and roll back prices to the
Sept. Is, 1912, level. Petitions
bearing signatures of 54,6O7 St.
Louis uniOnists collected by the
U.L.C., have been presented to
Congress by Rep. John ]. Cochran
CD.
Suggesting five steps to pull the
cost of living down to "at least a
shouting distance from frozen wages, "
the petitions urged
l. Subsidies ION a differential
basis to cover the special bur-
dens of small business and
high-cost producers"
2. Grade labelling.
3. Dollars-and-cents ceilings on
all cOst-Of-living items at the
Sept. Is, 1912, levels.
4. Continued rent control.
S. A strong Office of Price Ad-
ministration, ''staffed with
loyal supporters of price con-
troll and given adequate funds
for endorsement"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
Unions Must Get
Time On Air
Fly Tells Radio
FEC. Chairman Says Lafor
And Co-Ops Entitled
To Be Heard

NEW YORK.-Labor unions and
co-operatives must be allowed to buy
time on the air to present their side
in controversies and to solicit mem
bers, Chairman James L. Fly of the
Federal Communications Commission
recently told meeting of the Radio
Executives Club.
In the modern world, he inform
ed the radio industry's biggest mag
mates, freedom of speech is not
enough-it must be supplemented
by freedom to listen. Those entrust-
ed with radio facilities, he con-
tinued, must take stock of them
selves and re-explore the whole sig
nificance of free speech. They ''can-
not impair the freedom to listen
by restrictions imposed on the
transmitter end" he said, adding:
Time can now be bought for the
sale of shoes and soap and sealing
wax, cigarettes, beer, institutional
good will and cathartics. But, time
can't be bought or received gratis for
the solicitation of memberships except,
of course, by mutual insurance COM
panies. The very nature of the excep-
ton emphasizes the censoriouS quality
of the rule"
Stating that radio may be held
responsible for ''having maintained
or having subverted our fundamen-
tai principles of freedom" Fly de-
nounced a. real menace the present
bans which make It'll difficult or i'm
possible for labor organizations,
cooperatives. small businessmen's
associations and other groups to
buy time on the air.
In answer to radio management
excuse that labor is allowed free time
on the air for controversial discussion
Fly said: "The poor relation who gets
the free time cannot hope to attract
the attention that the time-buyer builds
with his day-by-day bombardment
sometimes injecting his own phllos-
ophy."
Radio magnates listened politely, but
obviously did not like the words Of
the FEC. head. They voted unani-
mously to reply to Fly in detail at q
later date to give our side of most
grave far-reaching issue"
.Just don't get Middle Ages
feeling about it and go over and sit
in a corner at the Union League
Club" Fly said as he left.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
Platform Given By
New Haven Labor

pecial attention must be given to
the needs of returning members OF
armed service, and Mayor who is
sympathetic to the idea of helping
our ex-servicemen through the
combined efforts of government.
industry, and labor can be of great
assistance.
1--WE repeat. We believe the big is
sue in this municipal campaign is full
support for President Roosevelt anc
the members of our armed service:
in pushing the war against the Nazi:
and the Japanese to its earliest sue
cessful conclusion However, a few
strictly local issues should be com
mented upon by the candidates fol
Mayor. These are:
''The City's fight for reduction
in rates charged by the New Haven
Water Company must be prosecut.
ed until it is won.
"A full survey of the housing
needs of New Haven, with particu.
lar attention to relieving the de.
pforable housing conditions which
exist among so many of our Negro
citizens.
affirmation of the right of city
employees to join organizations OF
their own choosing.
"A planned attack on the prob
lem of discrimination against mi.
nOrity groups because of race OF
color.
Representation of organized la.
Dor on municipal boards and com.
missions.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
Labor To Press
ForSecurity Tax,
NoForcedSaviing
Want Wagner-Murray- Din.
CELL Bill To Be Basis Of
Tax Program

WASHINGTON-The ALL. and
CLIO. will continue to press for
passage of the Wagner-Murray.
DingeH bill (S ll6l as the main
stay of tax program despite the
administration retreat on the is
sue, it was learned here this week.
AS the date for hearings on tax
measures to raise new revenue on
the Treasury's request for $l2 bill
lion approached, it had become
known that Sec. of Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., would ask Con.
gress to support the social security
bill to net Sc billion of the sum. Ii
was the main plank of his program.
War Mobilization James F. Byrnes
had tried to sell the President on a
forced savings plan. The President
had given Morgenthau the green light
Byrnes had wanted to present the adj
ministration's views before the House
ways and means committee. Roosevelt
rejected that idea. Byrnes was repu-
teddy upset over the turn of events.
But last week Byrnes rallied to his
side, at a conference with the Presi-
dent, Economic Stabilizer Fred M
Vinson, already supporting the forced
savings plan, Chairman Walter
George of the Senate finance commit
tee and Chairman Robert Doughtor
of the ways and means committee
The President presented the plan fol-
advocating S 1161. Morgenthau stuck
to his guns, but the others were solid
ly against him. The President is re-
ported to have indicated he had nc
choice Byrnes' plan won.
''My understanding is thai
Byrnes' sole objection raised
that social security was too cOntrO
versial an issue to introduce into
tax legislation said ALL. EcOnO
mist Boris Shishkin.
''Yet his plan calls for something
against the MOrganthau plan was
far more controversial than sOcia
security legislation, which is no
new. Under his plan there wOulC
be some rebates of taxes after thu
war on a graduate scale. But-anC
here is the brand new feature
workers would have the choice of q
cash rebate or government insur
ance. Congressional and business
groups are very apt to cry out
against Specialization of life insur
ance."
Actually, said Shishkin, Byrnes
plan is just another soakthe-poor tax
plan which would lower income tax
exemptions. Its conversial feature i;
sure to cause a storm in Congress with
the almost certain result, he said, thai
sales tax will be enacted instead
unless labor can put up winning
fight for S 11ol.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
ure labor opposed. Labor's evaluation
of these bills was based not on a
narrow selfish approach, but on the
effect these measures would have in
helping to win the war. In our opin-
ion, Mr. Compton is not only anti
labor and anti-common people, but
also anti whit e-war. We have nc
doubt but that Mr.. Compton wants us
to win this war against our Axis enc
mics; but we believe his blind hatred
of our Commander-in-chief, and his
fear that the working men and women
of this country may insist upon ma
terially increased living standards have
seriously warped his judgment
eve therefore ask the candi-
dates for the office of chief execu-
tive of the City of New Haven to
disavow 'Comptonism' in conducting
the affairs of this city. When we
have won this war, the greatest at
tentiOn will have to be given to the
needs of the many thousands of un-
employed workers, and returned
men and women from the armed
services. Until we have won the war,
many problems affecting the mass.
es of the people of this city will
have to be solved; and organized
labor is anxious to hear what the
candidates for the office of Mayor
have to say on this issue of Comp
tOnism'.
eve do not believe it is too early
for the city to begin making plans
for the postwar readjustment. Es-
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
ALL Contributions
SwellP arkCityDrive;
Brewery Men Lead

Members of the ALL. in Bridge
port got off to a good start in the
United Community and War Fund
drive, according to Joseph P. Cleary,
of Local 191, Transfers, campaign
field representative for A.F.L. men,
bership.
First workers group to make con-
tribution to the $1,238951 drive was
Local 40, Brewery Workers Union.
James Simonelli, secretary and treas
urer of the local, handed a check for
$500 to Oliver T. Osborne, campaign
chairman. This was per capita gift
of $3.50, which has not been topped
vet anywhere in the Bridgeport area.
The Motion Picture Machine Oper-
ators, which is the local of President
Peter Bernard of the Central Labor
Union, has given $500. Local 210,
Bakers, of which Frank Turechek and
Morris Schnee are the committee for
the drive, is giving $500. The Stage
Employees pledged $3.50, and other
amounts pledged by locals SO far are
$500 by the Electrical Device Work
ers, B-1O46; $3.50 by the Metal Pol
ishers, and $500 by the Pattern Max
ers' Union.
Joseph V. Tobin, of the national
staff of the Labor League for Human
Rights, was one of the principal speak
ers at the opening of the drive. He
pointed out the tremendous contribu-
ton of labor, and especially ALL.
members, are making to the War Fund
and other drives, under the new part
nership of labor and management in
civic and patriotic and philanthropic
activities.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
Plumbers In Drive For
Christmas Package.

SAN FRANCISCO.-Sponsore by
the Bay City Metal Trades Council
Fourteen shipyards have built bins
to take care of packages brought by
ALL. members. Navy officials will
and Local $50, United Assn. Of
Plumbers & Steamftters (A.F.L.),
one of the biggest Christmas package
projects ever conducted by labor is
going over with tremendous bang.
supervise the distribution overseas.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
N.E.Machinists Urge
Political Council
Continued from Page One)

Newman lauded the pioneering work
done by the machinists union in bet
tering the understanding between labor
and management, but was outspoken
in declaring his disappointment at
what he called the National War
Labor Boards failure to adequately
represent labor. He said that it cost
the government about $150,O0O to set
up each of its II regional labor boards
and is costing $125,OO0 year to main
tain each.
The session was opened by Wilfred
Gelinas of Hartford, who is president
of the host local, the Hardware City
Lodge of Machinists.
Among others who spoke briefly
were James J. Clerkin, former pres
ident of the Connecticut Federation
of Labor, and John ]. DOnnellan of
the Boston W.L.B. office, and rep
resentatives of the various branches
of work in which machinists are a
vital part in the New England
states.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
OPA Asks Landlords To
Register New Dwellings

Nathan H. White, acting director
of the New Haven O.P.A. rent control
office, this week urged landlords to
register within 80 days housing accom-
modations rented for the first time
since April /, 1941. Failure to abide
by this rule will subject the owner to
refund the difference between the fig
ure reported and charged by him, and
the price later set and approved by
the O.P.A., if the rent control office
establishes lower rental, White re-
ported. ,....,-.-..----.-,.-- 4
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
What Happens When
Arms Making Stops

CUMBERLAND, Md.-A sample
of what is likely to happen when the
nations industry is converted from a
war to civilian basis is being given
by the Kelly Springfield plant here as
it switches from ordnance to tire pro-
duction.
The company announced this week
that 1896 of its 5000 employees will
be turned adrift during the next 80
days. All women employees, of whom
there are $500, are to be released.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
altenborn Sl1r On Union Plants Called "Phoney" By VILE
Organized Shops
Have Best Record

BOSTON.-RadiO Common.
tator Hans Won KaltenbOrn' e
by now famous slur on union.
lied war plants was tagged
phony from beginning to end
by a War Production Board
statement released this week
by ALL. Publicity Director
Philip Pearl.
Studies of A types of planes.
with respect to efficiency in pro-
duction, shows that "the highest
efficiency was achieved in a union
plant, as was the second highest,
Pearl was told in a letter from
W.P.B. representative Irving j.
Brown.
Kaltenborn. i'm a broadcast in
August, said: II wish someone
would tell me why nonunion air
craft plants always seem to have a
better production record than un-
ionized aircraft plants. Most union
men are thoroughly patriotic. They
try lust as hard as nonuniOn men to
make good production records. lei
on every basis of comparison, the
nonunion plant seems to come ou'
ahead of the union plant"
Shortly after the statement was
made, Editor Jack gladden. OF the
AFL- Endorsed Rochester, N. Y, La
Dor charged that Kaltenborn had
made the statement in broadcast TO
help an eastern aircraft manufacturer
defeat union organization in his plant
The radio commentator, however, re-
fused to retract and ignored union
protests.
Browns letter said that out OF
a. types of airplanes produced, So
have been made under union con-
ditions and III under nonunion. A
breakdown showed:
1. Heavy bombers: union plants
had the highest efficiency.
2. Two-engine bOmbers: top
efficiency was achieved in union
plant.
3. One-engine bomber and naval
reconnaissance: highest efficiency in
union plant.
4. Fighter: highest efficiency in
a nonunion plant.
5. Two and One-engine trans
port: highest efficiency in union
plant.
A copy of Browns statement has
been sent to Kaltenborn by PEARL with
a demand for a retraction over the
air and a presentation of the facts
contained in the WPB report.
In letter to Pearl, Kaltenborn
claimed that actual official compari-
son records issued by the WPB con-
firm his statement.
elf you can present me with con-
vincing evidence that by and large
unionized aircraft plants are max
ing better production records than
nonunion plants" said Kaltenborn
rashIy, II will be very glad to pre-
sent that evidence to my radio au-
dience."
He also pulled this hackneyed gag
''May l take this occasion to assure
YOU that l have no prejudices against
labor unions. | have good reason to
believe in them While was a report
err on the Brooklyn Eagle | had am
pie opportunity to contrast my non
union position with that of the union
men, who were setting type and run
ming the presses.
81 was convinced then, and am
now, that labor unions are making
an important contribution to the
working mans welfare"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16
Bonuses To Recoup
Overtime Pay Loss

Workers who have lost double
time pay for Sunday or holiday
work because of President RoOs-
evelt's order standardizing over
time compensation, are to be
recompensed with bonuses in
stead of increases in hourly pay,
the National War Labor Board
ruled this week.
Employers who boosted hour
ly rates to offset the overtime
pay slash must substitute bon
uses of an equivalent amount
hereafter, the board held.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16

How long can Labor Unionists
expect to receive Union-made wages
if they do not buy Union-made
goods?
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-10-16

Buying Union Label goods is a
declaration of a dividend on your
annual income.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-20
Society
Clubs
Delta Sigma Chi
Formal Dance
Popular

Among the many social events of
he weekend was the highly success =
full GGnce given by Delta Sigma
Chi. junior college sorority, Satur-
day night in the school auditorium
Stairway to the Stars" was the
heme and was carried out in the
decorations with hundreds of silver
stars, a snow-covered stairway
leading to a mural showing a young
couple climbing to the stars, being
most effective Lighting was also
contributing factor in the charm
)f the decorations. Neoma Morris
president, Thelma Crumrine and
Mae Gung were in charge Of dec
orations.
Refreshments were served later
in the evening by a committee
headed by Alberta Smale. Music by
the even piece Spartan orchestra,
which made its debut Saturday, met
with hearty approval. The or
chestra is directed by George Bur,
who sang the vocals with the group,
impromptu solos being presented by
Lois Martin and Tom McChristy.
A large group of students, in
cluding many home for the holi-
days from the various colleges and
universities, attended this formal
dance