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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20

again. He loves the satisfaction
Of knowing what to expect. How
many times has your youngster
asked you to read and re-read the
same story over and over again?
Just because your child likes to
play with q doll or with a wagon
is no reason for you to try some.
thing different to keep him busy.
Rather, give your little girl some
new clothes for he- doll, or a tea
set, SO she can play house with
her doll, and give your little boy
some blocks or tools that he can
pile into the wagon and pull
around.
Before you buy o toy, ask your.
self these questions:
I. Is the toy connected In any
way with something your young.
ster likes to do on his own?
2. Is the toy well built?
8. Can the child play with tho
toy alone as well as with other
children?
4. And, last and most impor-
tant, can the child do something
with 1t? Can he take it apartf
Pull It behind him? Push itf
Use It i'm some way?
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
Utility Workers
End Pa. Strike

Washington, Dec. 18-Voting to
go back to work at once and end a
five-day strike at the plants OF the
Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.
at Lansford, Pa, and Pine Grove.
Pa. members Of CLIO Utility Work.
ers Locals 113 and 277 this week
accepted assurances of WLB rep
resentatives that a special panel
Of the Board would promptly hear
the merits of a discharge case.
The strike was in protest against
WLB delay since last August.
The strike, the first in the his
tory of the UWOC since 1887, was
voted by the workers under the
Smith-Connally Law and was twice
postponed by them In an attempt
to settle the dispute.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20

DeIOTe you get 10 TIE COuntcI.
Take time to watch Johnny at
play to see what he likes to do
most. Does he like to hammer?
Does he usually take his toys
apart? You may call it breaking
his toys. but really he's only try
ing to find out how they work.
You might find some toys
whose parts At together like
wagons and trains, made out Of
sturdy material. II he likes to
hammer and make loud noises,
there Is q very good peg board
that comes with q wooden ham,
mer.
Does Jane like to play with
water? Get her a small dashboard
and pick up good sturdy box at
the grocer's and let her use the
dashboard in the sink or in the
bathroom, using the box to stand
on.
PLAY SERIOUS BUSINESS
Let her wash her dolls clothes
or even her own underwear and
socks. Suppose she does spill some
water on the floor-let her help
mop it up. She will have no end
of fun, and at the same time will
feel a sense of responsibility Of do
ing something on her own.
Unfortunately, to most OF us,
"toys" mean something to amuse
the child for a little while to
keep them out of mischief. Mod
ern educators have pointed out
again and again that play Is q
very serious business with q
child. He learns how to live with
other people, play with other
children. share his toys, make
decisions, develop his body by
climbing, reaching, pulling and
pushing.
The toys are merely tools TO help
children grow. What a child likes
most to do should give you some
idea of the kind of thing he would
appreciate most in his stocking on
Christmas.
KIDS LIKE REPETITION
It's grown-up idea that a
child needs something new and
different all of the time. The child
loves to do things over and over
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20

piOyment Oh NEGROES.
The militant stand of the COM
mittee brought threats from reac-
tionary Representative Clare Hoff-
man (R., Mich.) of an investigation
by the Smith committee, Of which
he is a member. Headed by poll
taxer Howard Smith, the commit
tees most recent job has been to
smear the work of the Office OF
Price Administration.
In q letter denying the Objec-
tiOns of the 16 railroads, Chair
man Malcolm Ross Of the FEPC
pointed out that four other rail-
roads have already complied with
the FEPC anti-discriminatlon or
der.
evidence ut the FEPC hear
ing" Ross declared In . letter
to the 10 railroads, showed .
shortage Of $50 firemen on Amer
lean railroads, this at . time
when trained and experienced
Negro firemen were unemployed
and the carriers were preferring
to take on green hands simply
because there has been for years
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20

to use them i'm 1914 to elect men
whose record shows they believe
In democracy.
The Senate vote on federal ball
lots for servicemen should open
lot Of eyes to the unrepresenta-
tive character Of our Senators to-
day. Sixteen Of them, one-sixth OF
the Senate, come from the eight
southern states where there's a poll
tax-where people have to pay to
vote.
TIED TO POLLTAX
The fight to pass II. r. THE bill
to abolish the poll tax-is therefore
closely tied in with the fight to
give all our soldiers a right to
vote. The anti-democratic forces
in Congress are making the SOL
diers' vote a test of strength. II
they can deny a federal ballot to
our eleven million servicemen, they
think they can continue to keep
100000 southern Americans from
voting, too.
It's up to us 10 show them
they can't do either-and It's
very important that we do 1t now.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20

to vote In the federal elections in
1914.
They voted to refer the whole
matter of arrangements for serv-
icemen voting back to the states
and only 20 states have made pro-
vision for them to vote.
Here's an issue In which al
most every American family
feels It's concern. There are very
few families that don't have at
least one member In the armed
forces.
They can fight, Mr.. Senator-let
them vote.
CAN CHANGE DECISION
The House hasn't discussed the
soldier-vote bill yet. There's time
to change the Senate's decision.
and IL we can get these millions of
servicemen's families on the move,
we can change it.
Mothers and wives Of service
men can do real job on Con-
gress on this issue. They can
point out that they still have
their votes and that they intend
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20

WHERE 1T Is
Green-Lucas bill killed In
Senate; now in House
Committee on Election Of
President, ETC., etc.
In Senate Banking and
Finance Committee, which
asked for 60-day delay be-
fore showdown on issue.
Reported out by Senate
Agriculture Committee,
(Sen. Smith. polltaxer, S.
c.. chmn.). Ready for Sem
ate vote.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
900 LuyoH at Buick

Flint, Mich, Dec. 18-A 20 per
cent layoff has been ordered for
aviation departments at the Buick
Motor Co., the CLIO United Auto
Workers Union said this week.
About 5000 workers will be laid
off, according to company state
ments.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
Toys Help Kids Grow!
Buy Kind They Need
BY SUNNY FRESHMAN
SfaF Writer. CTO Womfns Anxiiia

In hurry do the rest of Christmas shopping
toy girls "What kind Of
toy shall for Johnny? Something that he can't break In
hurry-something that will keep him busy for than
That's question that you ought to decide for yourself
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
FEPC Order Bans
Job Bias on 10
Railroads

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia major blow for equality of Ne
grOes the job struck by the Presidents Fair Employment
Committee this week when denied the claim of 16
railroads that would be impossible and impractical
carry FEPC drecves banning discrimination the
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
Help Win Vote Rights
For Service Men
BY ELEANOR FOWLER

Secretary r treasurer, CIO Womess Anriliaiss
almost incredible that the American Senate voted
down plan which would have possible for
American service and wonderland the In the Mer-
risng delivering the goods
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
Keep Your Eye On Congress

Main issue this week still the soldiers right vote with the nation an uproar
All CLIO mm[
be introduce in the a
recommended to the Senate by the Banking
labor and
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20

ACTION
Press for immediate action
on Federal voting plan on
Green-Lucas model; wire
Representative at once.
Wire your two Senators
for CCC bill with subsidy
system.
Wire your two Senators
to work and vote against
as threat TO all price con-
troll.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
WHAT 1T DOES

WHAT 1T DOES
Gives servicemen and
women, merchant marine
right TO vote.
Use of public funds to aid
output Of more food at
reachable prices.
Raises milk price l cent a
quart now, more later;
kills present subsidy on
dairy feed.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-12-20
KIDS LIKE REPETITION

It's grown-up idea that a
child needs something new and
different all of the time. The child
loves to do things over and 4over
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22
OK Bon
On Race Bias

Washington, Nov. 20-A Govern
ment contract containing the dis
puted anti-discrimination clause has
been signed by the Southwestern
Bell Telephone Co. of Kansas City,
Mo-, Chairman Malcolm Ross of the
Fair Employment Practice Com
mittee announced this week.
The signing of the contract was
held up when the company ques-
toned whether or not the insertion
of an anti-discrimination clause was
mandatory. The Comptroller Gen.
erals opinion that 1t was merely
directive and was not mandatory
was overruled early this month by
President Roosevelt.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22

justments beyond the IS per cent
granted under the Little Steel for
mula and in fully supporting
President Roosevelt's seven-point
economic sterilization program 10
prevent imitation. The UOPWA said
in a letter TO the TIMES that:
The main reason for the sad
condition of the white collar work
ers since the shift-over TO a war
economy is due 10 the fact that the
Presidents seven-point economic
program has been torpedoed by re-
dictionaries in Congress and in the
country
BACK STERILIZATION PLAN
THE salaried workers, like all
workers in this country, need sat
isfactory adjustments in their COM
pensation.. TO meet the added bur-
dens that have come TO every in
iividual as a result Of the increased
costs Of living.
"While achieving this, Of course,
we have 70 understand that I'M
less genuine ecOno0sic stabilize
ton 10 instituted that such wage
and salary adjustments will prove
meaningless"
The UOPWA called for relaxation
Of the Little Steel formula 90 that
white collar workers could make up
not only for the cost Of living in
crease but also for their lower pay
as compared with other workers.
This" the UOPWA said, would
anticipate a general maladjustment
increase Of approximately IS per
cent in place Of IS per cent"
ASK $500 MINIMUM
The UOPWA also urged that the
War Labor Board liberalize its at
titude toward granting increases
for the elimination Of inter-plant
inequalities and for the correction
OF sub-standard wage conditions,
and that 1t set up special white
collar division TO deal with the
problems Of these workers.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22

. flexible War Labor Board policy
"a bring wages up to living costs
and TO remove unjust pay DIFF
ferentials.
The UE, in q 1913 wage policy
abatement, also urged:
I. Extension Of union safe
s,,ards around methods Of wage
nayment 30 that wages will keep
mace with production for both
incentive and day workers.
Q. Elimination Of regional, 10
cal and plant inequalities. with
fhe establishment Of industry
wide wage standards.
The UE said that President
Roosevelt's seven-point sterilization
nrosram aimed at preventing dis
sstrous imitation, has been sabo.
tagged in its essentials by enemies
of labor, enemies of the Admins
tration, and enemies Of the war
effort"
The UE pointed out that the
WLB froze wages, so far as any
cost of living increases are con-
cerned, by the application of the Is
per cent increase allowed under
The Little Steel formula.
Political obstruction Of the
other elements in the stabiliza-
ton program" the UE declared,
prevented effective control Of
living costs, limited rationing,
imposed burdens0me taxation and
otherwise so disrupted the stabili-
xatiOn program that within
very brief period o dangerous
and troublesome disparity had
been erected between frozen
wages and rising living costs"
The UE declared that continued
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22

minimum wages In all other d.
visions Of textiles.
Present wage policies Of the
government, the National Execu-
tive Board pointed out, are frees-
ing In poverty textile workers
who historically have been the
most depressed group of workers
I'm the United States. Such poll
eies also are having harmful
effect upon production, reflect
Ing shortages in tire fabrics for
the armed forces and work
clothes and infants wear for the
civilian market.
The Textile Workers demands
will be for increases by industry
and by occupation within industry.
Uniformity will be sought, so that
all workers doing the same job in
the same industry, whether in New
England or the South, the Midwest
or the Pacific Coast, will get the
same pay.
SEQ, 600, 900 MORE
The wage increases demanded
would give Americas 1,250,000 tex
tile workers a gross increase Of
$3.50, 100000 year, income which is
needed to keep them abreast of
the rising cost Of living, TO main
tain morale, and TO encourage pro-
duction.
Contracts affecting 100000 textile
workers are now open or about TO
be opened and demands will be
made Immediately upon employers.
The TWU said that In It's Opin-
ION the Little Steel formula IL
dead.
with the cost Of living rising,
with workers frozen onto their
Jobs ut frozen wages, the Little
Steel" formula cannot he per-
mitted to impair the morale,
health and efficiency Of those who
are engaged In vital production
for the war effort" the TWU
stated.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22

ilOIit OnS VI tuC unlOIS-tiiG s9totS'
County & Municipal Workers
said:
The N. Y. TINES sudden and
over-wrought concern with the
plight Of white collar and govern
ment employees is deemed in or
ganized local government circles
spectacular and unparalleled
piece of hypocrisy.
THE real intent Of the TIMES
Is to attack the wage standards
Of industrial workers by pitting
white collar versus industrial
workers, and thus to block the
need Of ell workers for genuine
cost Of living wage increases
now"
The SCMWA was joined by the
United Office & Professional Work.
ers Union in demanding wage adj
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22

Labor Board, submitted TO the U.
S. Senate.
The WLB said that "in only
about per cent of the $4,000
establishments for which a volun-
tary application for wage or salary
rate adjustment was approved by
the regional Offices of the Natl.
WLB between October 3, 1912, and
August 81, 1913, did the applicant
state he would request increases in
price ceilings in the event of board
approval"
While the WLB said that no at
tempt could be made TO determine
the number of cases in which an
increase in price ceilings actually
has been authorized by the OPA,
this comment was added:
'It 10 not only true that the
vast majority Of voluntary APP
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22

obstruction Of the Presidents
sterilization program has resulted
in an even greater difference be-
tween wages and living costs dur
ing 1913.
The UE said that IL a sound and
stable relationship Is to be estab-
lished between wages, taxes and
living costs, the Little Steel
formula must be replaced by a
wage formula that will remove the
gross inequity between wage rates
and the cost of living, and that will
be flexible enough to keep pace
with living costs until such time
as national economic sterilization is
achieved"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22

Houston, Tex, Nov. 20-Just how
much American cigarettes mean TO
soldiers overseas was expressed in
a letter written this week from
Northern Island by Pvt. Robert L.
Driver 10 Oil Workers Init. Local
227 here. In a letter of appreciation
he said:
Lots of us our southerners and
we're glad TO know you people are
thinking of us. II all the people
back home are as concerned about
us as much as you, then 1t won't
be long before the lights go on
again"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22
Demands on the National Wage Front
Davis Would
Join Union
To Hike Pay

Washington, Nov. 2O-The ma
tons white collar workers
should take Q tip from the chair
man Of the War Labor Board,
William III. Davis. At q press
conference this week, Davis was
questioned about how m unor-
gained white collar worker
could get pay increases under
WLB machinery.
WELL" said Davis, zone way
10 to Join an organization. That
10 the way 1 would do It,"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22

plicants are able TO absorb the
proposed increase In wage or
salary rates without raising the
cost Of their products or services
to the public, but even In cases
where price relief II sought, the
approved wage increase Is only
one Of several reasons advanced
as justification for price in
creases."
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22
5000 LIN Groups

Washington, Nov. 20-More than
six million workers In war plants,
shipyards and mines are covered by
some 5000 Labor-M Management Pro-
duction Committees now registered
in the War Production Drive, &C
cording, TO the War Production
Board. ~ fff~'tS -
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22

OF not less than 90 cents an hour
in the cotton branch Of the textile
industry, not less than IS cents
an hour In the wooden branch Of
the industry, and commensurate
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22
Boost Wages TO-
An Hour Textile
Urges

NEW YORK. Nov 90 demand for general wage increase
Of less than 10 cents for all textile workers made
today by the National Executive Council Of the CLIO Textile Work.
Union.
calls for the establishment a minimum wage
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22
UE Asks Poy
Hikes Stable
War Economy

NEW YORK, Nov 2O-The CLIO United Electrical Radio G.
Machine Workers Union this week called for wage adjustments
TO rising living costs urged strong fight for economic
sterilization proposed by President Roosevelt
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22
Blast Times for Fight
Against Poy Boosts

NEW YORK, Nov. 20-TwO of CLOS major white collar
unions this week took the N Y. TIMES to task for its attempt
split
the wage demands of both groups sharply worded statement
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-11-22
This Weeks 'DebUnker'
|WLB Says Most Pay
Hikes Don't Up Prices

WASHINGTON, Nov 20-The old and dance that wage
automatically price increases took terrific
ing this week. seventh monthly report of the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22

quire Jim would have been called
a "Jiver." by the boys on the main
stem. However. he was solidiy
clicking with lis nogsin stached
tail with the comeon for collaring
a debbie. II
Esquire Jim me. lola Raye dur
ing a lull at a show place where
ne was working in small town
N Ohio. AT first. Esquire thought
lola was just another stage-struck
kid. But he soon learned that she
was a fellow craftsman SO he
lost no time in laiching in on the
comeon with his finest line Of you
for-me spell -
Anxious 10 paint the world with
banners showing off her show name
unhep hepchick lola Raye dug Es-
CURES line and fell into the play
like Edison coming on at the fall
OF night.
Look a here biddie." Esquire
spelled into the twin listeners lola
perked his way while seated al a
table for two in a cory eating spot,
you came TO me just in time to
win yourself a place in an act that's
studded with: star-ge,ting stuff
I've been waiting for you 10 fall
into port and here you are" he
wnded.
He then went on 70 tell lola how
he had perfected . dance team
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22

show hours with her loneliness.
Eina,,y. because just being near
him FOR so many long hours was
tearing her hear. apart. lola had
a.reed that they would become
common-law husband an wife to
each o:ter.
She knew tha. his arrangement
WASH: exactly what she wanted,
81: ha.. marriage was better ;Aan
none AZ az. So FOR one year they
caryied or. with he- loving him
with all her heart and with him
still playing the part OF woman
Chaser 20 his hearts content.
Once lola had threatened 20 kill
him /, he ever got tired % her and
.et. her for another woman. That
xas a few- weeks before they came
20 De;roi: 20 play return engage
men: a; local show house.
And then j: happened. For sew
eral weeks lola had known that
Esquire had promised much 20 a
glamonous and celeb-i:y-struck De-
.roit girl. who was constantly seen
a, riugSide table. viii. her eyes
adoring every movement Esquire
made there on The night club floor
While going through his dance rou-
tine with lola Raye.
Her hear. bursting. her mind try
ing desperately 70 execute the Diff
heGlt dance routine and her youth.
tui body crying out with need Of
rest, lola bit her lip gave the other
girl a whitening glance and did her
oeS: 20 finish the act
Then 1: was AL over.
She went 70 Esquire's dressing
room. II want 20 talk 10 YOU
she exploded. no. knowing how to
breach the subject. fostering in her
mind, for several unhappy. morbid
weeks
NO. row" Esquire answered.
I'm in a hurry. Got 70 blow"
lie looked UP At her while tying
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22

FEPC Hearing In Detroit. The
date set for the Presidents Com
mittee on Fair Employment Prac-
tice In war industries II drawing
near. In fact the date II set for
the 2lth Of May. The hearings are
planned to bring to light race dis
elimination carried on against Ne
groes and other minority groups In
war plants and any other industry.
Tho President set up the commit
tee TO deal with complaints against
companies that refuse TO employ
and advance persons because Of
race, creed and national origin.
Some months ago. many Of us in
Detroit were very anxious that the
committee begin some work in De-
troit to bring TO the attention OF
the public discrimination practiced
against Negroes. An effort in this
direction got underway. after sew
eral trips to Washington to prevail
upon the committee by presenting
60 IL much information about dis
elimination in Detroit. The Fair
Employment Practice committee
sent its investigators into Detroit
They found many examples Of
companies that refused to hire any
Negroes in any capacity. The lack
of willingness TO advance Negroes
according TO their skills was very
evident.
Tie investigators OF the FEPC
went 10 management in an effort
90 have them correct some OF their
practices in the matter of employ
ing Negroes Many employers did
correct their policy 10 conform TO
the demands Of the committee. Ne
groes were hired where they had
never ,been hired before and some
were upgraded in new positions.
Negro women have steadily in
creased in number in the plants.
The announced hearings and the
work OF the investigators on tie
local scene have been very efec-
tive. The investigators would not
dskCIIpt W kA4db GA VI AAiN
"progress" has been the result OF
FEPC FEPC has contributed
immeasurably. The needs Of war
production plus the fact that there
IS a manpower shortage due 10
millions OF men all over the coun-
try being called 10 the armed serv-
fees have been deciding factors.
All OF the outstanding examples
o. race discrimination in the matter
OF war production seem 10 have col
iapsed in the face OF FEPC. local
employment committee work and
manpower shortage. The question
before the local people and the
FEPC Is whether 10 hold the hear
ings now or dig for some more
evidence.
The average Negro person would
answer that there is plenty OF race
discrimination in the war plants
Such an answer would be the truth.