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The sub., 1943-09-09
To Vote On
 By-lawChange

When the regular monthly meet ing of the General Committee is held next Monday night On Sep tember 18th, 1943 at 8 o'clock in evening in the Groton Italian American Hall, there will come up for action by the committee pro- posed change in the bylaws of the Union.
 The proposal would increase the Executive Committee of the Un- ion by three additional members and would adjust representatives on shifts SO that besides the offi- cers, five will come from the first shift and four will come from the second shift.
 It is rumored that this proposal originates from CIO supporters and is a scheme whereby the CIO can get immediate representation on the Executive Committee of the Union.
 At the present time while con- tract negotiations are going on it is costing the union not much less than $400 per week to reimburse the Executive Committee for lost time. To increase the size of the Executive Committee would great ly increase the cost to the union of the contract negotiations and would also complicate matters by placing on the Committee three new men who would be totally un- familiar with everything that has been going on during negotiations.
The sub., 1943-09-09

Washington on the Zone Stand ards.
 Let us face our future. First of all you can continue to take the easy road and accept the best contract the company of fers because we are broke. Doesn't this also mean that you will lose out to the CIO, which Is the second choice?
 Your final and best choice is is to continue the fight. Your committee is ready to get you a real contract and make this a real Union, with your sup port.
 To fight means loss of work ing time and reimbursement to your fellow workers for lost pay, to pay your other Union operating expenses and to raise a fund to be able to carry the case to the War Labor Board in Washington.
 In order to do a real job we need 5000 new members at once. Will you do your part? Follow enclosed instructions closely.
 Yours for 8 bigger and bet ter Union,
 TILE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE By Harold w. Cruise, President
The sub., 1943-09-09
Union Exec. Committee Ndmes SDeciaI Incentire Committee

After making special arrange ments with the Company to have a subcommittee handle the matter of an incentive system while other contract negotiations were con- tinued by the Executive Commit tee, the union has selected sub committee of three to handle all matters involving the incentive system. Those selected have had considerable experience in man. agement negotiations and are known to be fearless and militant in their union activities.
 The committee will be composed of Arthur c. Ward, vice president of the Union, located in the ma- chine shop of the Victory Yard on the first shift; Peter O'Malley, clerk in the maintenance depart ment in the main yard on the first shift and Frank Scully, sheet metal worker, Dept. 337 of the main yard
 Both the committee and the management are in agreement that the most desirable form of incen- tive system would be one which would pay dividends to all employ ees for maintaining production schedules rather than on individ- ual piece work methods. There are many problems involved, but the union is persistent in it's po- sition that the workers are en- titled to an incentive system and that management will benefit equally by greatly increased pro- duction. Help from all workers who have any ideas or experience on the subject will be most well come to the Union Committee.
The sub., 1943-09-09
Look For Contract Proposal Monday

The Union and the Management have completed the discussion on contract proposals and have ad- journed so that both the Union and the Management can prepare their final propositions.
 Meetings will be resumed Mon- day, September 18th, 1S43 at 1O.3O A. M. It is expected that negotio- tions will finish sometime next week.
 Unrest throughout the plant be- cause of the lack of contract con- tinues to spread rapidly and looms as a sericls production threat. The Executive Committee will refer the matter 'lnder the War Labor Board Disputes Act if it does not receive satisfactory proposal from the Company during the week.
The sub., 1943-09-09
ProgressMade On Sanitation

Under the aggressive leadership of it's chairman, Roland w. Bishop. Executive Committe member from the main office, the Union Health and Sanitation Committee contin ues its campaigning for improve ment of health and sanitation con- ditions at this plant. By reason of the the concentrated union effort progress has Sbeen steady, even If slow.
 Last week a new complaint was filed with the State Department of Labor concerning the lack of fa- cilitieS for women in the north storehouse No. T, and 1t Is hoped this condition will be corrected without delay.
The sub., 1943-09-09
Union Wins Incentive System
Union Conducting Membership Drive

Tn order to strengthen the Union for completion of negotiations to obtain a new and better wage agreement for Electric Boat Com pany workers and also to improve the Unions financial condition, so that full time business agent can be employed by the Union to handle grievances, the Union Ex- ecutive Committee has inaugurated an intensive membership cam paign.
 Special letters have been sent out by the Executive Committee to every departmental representa- tive and both enrolment and de- duction cards have been distrib- uted with special instructions for canvass to each department. Rep resentatives have also been asked to obtain volunteers and make up their own special committees. All union members who are generally interested in Union benefits should cooperate in this very important activity. A successful campaign at this time will produce big divi- dends for all workers. All work CTS who are not in good standing in the Union should see a union member or representative inn mediately and sign up. All union members should pitch in and help contact all non-uniOn members.
 Everyone who wants to help will be welcomed and can obtain enrolment and deduction cards at the Union Office or from any Union officer or member of the Executive Committee.
The sub., 1943-09-09
Do Your Part N0,v For Better
 Wages and Working Conditions

:. FIJI out the enrolment and pay roll deduction card below at once and turn it over to any union representative listed on this page or to any union mem- Der.
 |. Talk union membership to your fellow workers and help sign up everybody. |. Only union members can vote on the new agreement. |. If you are already enrolled, sign up on the payroll deduction card and get in good standing.
The sub., 1943-09-09
Anti-Strike Law No Good In Matter of Strike Vote

The National Labor Relations Board has issued statements indi eating that the anti-strike- Smith Connally Act has boomeranged in the matter of strike votes. When the report was issued the National Labor Relations Board had taken strike votes in 13 cases and in ev- cry single case strike had been voted.
 Altogether 18O unions had filed strike notices, 75 of which were withdrawn.
 Unions have been quick to dis cover that the strike notice is a powerful weapon for labor because companies are immediately faced with the threat of the government taking over their plants in case of a majority vote in favor of a strike in order to prevent any ln- terruption of production.
 Officials in Washington are op- enly charging that the unions are using this new law as a hand tool, although it was originally intend ed to be an anti-labor weapon.
The sub., 1943-09-09

the IOplOWlQS lcLCCF StlOUiU uOGlL, John M. O'Connor, Clerk of tn Union, immediately SO that an. errors in the Union Representative List can be corrected. To All Representatives:
 Our Independent Union, for which so many of us have worked so hard, is at the crossroads faced with three choices.
 You all know how the best negotiating committee you have ever had is working for new and better wage agreement. The fight has just begun. We recessed only to prevent being out-maneuvered by the man. agement on the bonus system and other important points. The Committee can and will win by getting new and bet ter contract if you and the men and women who work with us will support us.
 You should also know that we are still battling the CIO. Turner has quit his Electric Boat job and claims to be the local CIO professional organiz- CT at about ~75 per week plus expenses. He has publicly boasted that the CIO is schem- ing to defeat us from inside our own ranks by enrolling their supporters in our Union, and increasing the CIO representa- tives they already have on our general committee until they are strong enough to vote US into the CTO. We flatly deny his other claim that he has CIO support on our Executive Com mittee.
 We have two fights to car- ry on at the same time! One with the Management for a new contract and the other with the CIO. Both our Op- ponents are rich and strong. Money is no object to them. They hope to overpower us with money as the big weapon because we had to use up all our money to fight the CIO in the local election campaign in the cases before the National Labor Relations Board and in
The sub., 1943-09-09
Wanted 1000 Ne,o Members

Direct contact has been made by the Executive Com mittee with all Union Representatives in membership drive in the form of letter which has been sent to all representatives Any representative who did not receive
The sub., 1943-09-09
Forces Company To Start Negotiating Immediately

The Groton Shipbuilders Union forcbly demonstrated it's power and strength in it's decisive victory over the Co- pany on the subject of incentive system.
The sub., 1943-09-09
ENROLMENT CARD

hereby enroll as a member Of THE SHIPBUILDERS & MARINE ENGIf!EERS UNION
 GrOtOn, Connecticut and hereby donate 25G
 initiation fee
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-27
WALLACE SUMS-UP
EVENTS DURING '43
Continued from Page One)

slves leave only two choices - an
enduring peace or unthinkable de.
struction - he said, adding that
economic peace is linked with mill
tary peace.
Military force cannot indefin-
itely perpetuate economic injus-
tice. Therefore, we must not only
completely defeat and disarm the
enemy, but we must through
agencies of the United Nations
rake it possible for all people of
the world to help themselves as
last as possible in their fight
against hunger, disease and I'M
employment"
The United States, he added,
should be prepared to "bear our
proportionate share with all the
other United Nations, being willing
to go just as far as any Of them
and remembering that the rapid
reopening of the European market
on the basis of healthy, active hui
man beings is much more than
charity
ut is good business" said Wal
lace, ''in dollars and cents and
even more important than that,
it is the first payment on a perm
anent peace insurance policy"
The vice resident listed as 1943's
greatest accomplishments:
Start of the enemy into re-
treat on all fronts.
2-The Observation-Disclosures
conferences, symbolizing the abb
luity of the four big Allied nations
to work together.
3-The remarkable production
record of our factories"
4-The food and relief confer
ences, pointing the way toward
understanding and active cooper
alton among more than 40 nations
for the sake of all humanity"
Looking beyond the war, Wallace
said the United States must keep
people fully employed to pay off
war debts and "have a standard
of living higher than that of the
decade of the Thirties.'
Full employment would provide
a national income of $3.50, 900, 0O0,-
600, he said, and such an income
could carry the interest of the war
debt "even easier than we did
after World War One"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-27
HARRY BRAUNSTEIN

HENDERSONVILLE, Dec. Is. -
P)- Harry Braunstein, SIS, Ford
Motor Co., executive, died here
today after long illness.
Braunstein, resident Of Hen
Jacksonville since 194l, was in
charge of all Ford Motor Co. dis
tribution in Brazil until the out
break of the war and was direc-
tor of the Ford Motor Company's
Brazilian Rubber plantation.
He had served with the automo-
tive firm most of his adult lift.
While in Brazil, Braunstein was
active in the civic and business
life Of the community in which he
lived, was founder of the Ameri-
can Chamber of Commerce in that
country and was said to be the
only foreigner to be chosen vice
president of the Rotary club of
Rio De Janeiro. He also was CO.
founder of the Brazilian Ameri-
can Cultural Relations institute of
which he was life member.
Since coming to Hendersonville,
Braunstein had been active in the
community's civic and social af-
fairs.
Braunstein was native of New
York State. He had spent num-
Der of years in Indiana with the
Ford Motor Co. before going to
Brazil.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-27
RAID WAS FEARED
BY DEFENSE BODY
Military, Civilian Agencies
on Alert Christmas
Eve, Saturday

NEW YORK. Dec. 26.-LP)-Mil-
itary and civilian defense agencies
remained on the alert Christmas
Eve and most of yesterday upon
receipt of report that "a sneak
air attack might be attempted by
the enemy on Christmas Day."
the Eastern Defense Command
announced last night.
Cancellation of the alert was an
nounced by the EDO at e:O5 p. m.
(EWT), three hours after it had
disclosed that protective meas
ures" had been taken. Army Off
Gals said they could not reveal
the source Of the report.
Earlier, some radio stations
broadcast this message, which
they said was transmitted at the
request of Mayor F. H. LaGuar-
dia: today is a holiday but the
enemy respects no holiday. Re-
member in case of any emergency.
act calm, avoid panic, obey Or
derS."
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-27
RUSSIANS ADVANCE
ON 50 MILE FRONT
Continued from Page One)

enemy was Withdrawing into Wit.
ebsk SO fast that it was a virtual
rout.
The Russians had announced Sat
urday the cutting of the highway
leading westward to Polotsk, and
Soviet artillery was laying down a
destructive fire on the nearby rail-
way connecting the two cities.
That battered railway is the only
major supply or escape from Wit
ebsk to Orsha and Mogilev.
Vitebsk's fall would imperil the
entire German line in White Rus
STA, opening the way for a Soviet
winter and spring offensive toward
Poland and the Baltic states at a
time when the Germans have been
told by the Allies that an early in
vssion in the west is being plan
ned by Gen. Dwight D. EisenhoW-
er's Allied command.
The German high command said
reserves had been hurled into bat
tie on the Vitepsk front, where lat
tempts by the Soviets to extend
thei~ places of penetration were
frustrated.
NOW synchronized with the Sow
let drive in White Russia is the
impressive Red army push west
of Kiev. The communicate said the
new counter-offensive launched
south of Radomysl, that is, along
the broad highway and railway
leading into Zhitomir.
An advance of Is miles appar-
emily put the Russians within ar
t:llery range of Zhitomir, thus
once more threatening to cut di-
rect north-south communications
between the enemy's forces in the
Ukraine and White Russia.
The Germans said they had
checked Soviet generations lin
the Zhitomir battle area" and
spoke once more of superior for
ces" attacking their lines.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-27
TYPHUS SPREADS
THROUGH NAPLES
Clark Orders City Closed
To Units OF The U.
S. 5th Army

NAPLES. Dec. 26.-tP-A ten
fold increase of typhus fever in
Naples since October when the
Allies occupied the city brought
an order today from 1t. Gen. Mark
W. Clark closing the city to all
Fifth Army troops except units
based here.
The order went into effect at 8
a. m. -,
At the same time Army medical
authorities and Allied military
government health officers launch
ed a campaign to check the dis
ease. instituting measures design
ed to bring preventive assistance
to the city's million or more in
habitants.
The chief surgeon for the Fifth
Army said not one American or
British soldier so far has contract
ed the fever. But $50 cases have
been registered so far among
Italian civilians.
He said the disease was "epi-
demic" rather than endemic, that
is habitually prevailing in this par
ticular locality, and declared lex
listing conditions in the city are
ideal for the development of a.
large-scale epidemic of this serious
disease"
The orders said until the eff
fectiveness of the measures now
operative and others contemplated
for control of this disease in the
Naples area is demonstrated the
city of Naples is placed off linn
it's temporarily to Fifth Army
troops
No person will be admitted to
the Naples area except on urgent
business, it was announced. In
such cases special passes will be
issued.
The mortality has been approx
mately Is per cent among report
ed cases, staff officers said.
To combat the spread of the
fever medical officers have or
ganized busting squads at rail
way stations, all Army depots and
all other places of public conges-
ton where they provide medicated
power capable of killing the lice
that transmit the disease.
The work is being done under
the direction OF Col. Richard Ar
most of Oldhams. Va, surgeon for
the Naples base section, and Col
W. W. Creighton of the British
army.
They said supplies of typhus Sc.
rum are insufficient for the whole
CIVILIAN population. and that the
busting methods are as effective
as serum.
The chief factors in the rapid in.
crease of cases since October are
believed to be overcrowding as
result of the destruction of homes
apartments and hotels by bomb
ing and by demolitions bv the
Germans as they were preparing
10 retreat. anu damage to the
city sanitation system.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-27
AERIAL WARFARE
REPORTED QUIET
Unofficial Holiday Truce
Declared Over Brit
ain, Germany

LONDON. Dec. 26-R-A Christ
mas luH. tacit holiday truce. IN
the air war over Europe contlnu-
ed through daylight today with
no operations by planes based IN
Britain reported.
Nor were there operations by
the Luftwaffe reported over Brit
ain.
The greatest aerial offensive OF
history. aimed at destroying Ber-
lin and German industry, and per-
haps the rocket-gun installations
on the French coast was due to
resume at any moment, however.
U. S. Eighth Air Force heavy
bonbardment units have advanc-
ed daylight bombing technique, as
prophesided last September by
Gen. Henry H. Arnold. command
er of Army Air Forces. to such
an extent that they are smashing
German targets in cloudy weather.
Reports of recent raids repeat
edly mention clouds and overcast
over the target-conditions with
which daylight. precision bombing
originally could not cope.
Whatever variation of original
methods were being used was
shrouded in official secrecy. but
their effectiveness was attested
in such results as the extensive
damage to important installations
in Bremen Dec. 20. All indications
are. however. that the regular
high atlitude. tight-knit formation
tactic of the FLYING Fortresses was
being continued.
A London aviation writer refer
red today to the new American
tactics as "area bombing" de-
signation of the Raj night sys-
tenn where the bomb-load is spread
over broad area-but this ap-
pears to be mls-nomer.
Reports on some American
raids quoted the returning fliers
as commenting with satisfaction
that ''the bombs landed right on
the target area" In other cases
in which the communicates cited
simply entire cities as the targets.
plainly showed that target areas
had been extended, however.
1t is conceivable that cireum-
stances might dictate salvoing
bombs over a considerable area.
The filters have standing orders
to bring their bombs back from
France when they can not locate
the specific target, to avoid HARM
ing innocent people. No such dis
pensation was ever announced in
connection with Germany where
virtually every person in every
section is now an important cog
in the war machine.
The handicap of pin-pointing
precise targets in cloudy weather
is considerably offset by the trou-
BILE the OVERCAST gives the Ger
llan defenses.
The clouds which the bombers
can climb above before they reach
the target may keep the German
fighters from even getting off the
ground, and make anti-aircraft
fire much more difficult.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-27
LOCAL WATER SUPPLY
IN NOVEMBER IS GOOD
Continued from Page One)

countered at the plant, Mr.. Maj
fit reported. A fuse link on the
new power line blew out, the man.
fold header cracked and consider
able difficulty was experienced IN
getting repair parts, Service was
not interrupted, however, and re-
pairs are being made.
Comparative pumpage records
were recorded as follows:
Pumpage (November)-
Average monthly gals 1941, &c.
500, 600; 1912, 1o2, $40. 900; 1e45, Ill.,
$50, 1000.
Average daily, 1871, 1888, 600;
1912. 1882, 900; 1043, 1921 900
XIV hours current (monthly) 1941
11e, 100; 1912, 1850; 1913, 1873, 2so.
Detailed report of the distribu-
ton system showed the following
activity:
Installed two new water later
ais and enlarged five water later
ais where Hole had remodeled
dwellings into apartments. Made
four special investigations. Unstop-
ped 68 sewers, the greatest job OF
which was on Seventeenth street
between Chestnut and Grace
streets where we had to install a
6-inch riser pipe to replace one
that had broken through the main.
the changing OF which cost $207. 95.
Removed one meter for non-pay-
ment. Removed and reset two me-
tiers for testing. Repaired three
service leaks. Removed two me-
tiers from old services that were
not in use. Started the repair Of
the wooden boxing over the a.
inch main at the S. A. L. railway
bridge. Renewed that had corrod-
ed until they were unserviceable.
Repaired SO meter leaks. Renew
ed six sewer laterals. Lowered
two water 1atera1s.
"Set two new meter boxes and
repaired four meter boxes. Re-
paired three leaks in the "a inch
main to TONERS creek. Turned
on water for Maffitt Village, a
daily check of which shows an av-
erage consumption of $4,000 gal
Ions per day. Repaired nine street
wells and pumps. Repaired three
small main leaks. Finished install
ing side mains, laterals and other
work in South Thirteenth street
from Queen to Marstallar for new
pavement at cost, of $226.76 for
labor and $257.23 for materials.
Repaired one fire hydrant. Set one
meter on old lateral that was out
of use. Made ten daily trips up
the river to obtain water samples
for chloride determination Pump
ed off and tried to repair old we'll
ia HemenWay school and at Sixth
and Nixon streets, neither of
which was successful. Reset seven
repaired meters. Repaired pump
at golf course at cost of $33.88.
Raised II meter boxes to grade.
Checked two wells to see if they
could be put in service"
Collections for November 1912
amounted to $17.471.50 compared
to November, 1913 $18,530.94 show
ing an increase for the month from
year to year of S1,05944.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-27
NAZI BATTLESHIP
SUNK BY BRITISH
Continued from Page One)

Gneisenau, she was last previous
ly reported in d Norwegian hide
out in a position near the Muir
mansk convoy routes
The Seha1nhorst. IN addition to
nine 1l-incN guns, carried II So
inch guns and many smaller wea-
pons.
The Admiralty announcement
gave no details Of the engage
ment which apparently was the
greatest surface clash with Hit
ler's navy since the sinking of the
Bismarck in ths Atlantic 400 miles
west of Brest May 81, 1941.
Hiding In Norway
The Scharnhorst had been re-
ported hiding in Alter Fjord near
the town of Hammertest in north
ern Norway for many months.
and previous attempts by Amerl-
can and British naval forces to
lure her and the grant Tirpitz-
which is rated at from 10000 to
$4,000 tons-from their Norwegian
Ravens had been In vain.
Last May an Allied fleet under
Admiral Fraser cruised between
North Cape and Bear Island, be-
low Spitsoergen, If ar effort to
get crack at the German ships.
but the enemy commanders kept
their craft in Alien Ford.
A task force of the United States
fleet commanded by Rear Admiral
Olaf M. Hustevdt operated with
the British home fleet On that
occasion. Admiral Hustvedt in
April, 1941, had been ngiven COM
mand of the 45.00O-tcn new Amer
lean battieship North Carolina.
1t was not Immediately disclosed
whether american units were with
the British this time
Then, in September, British
midget submarines stole into Al
ten Fjord and damaged the Tir-
pitt.
Admiral Sir William James,
chief of British naval inform alton,
declared that blow vas a def
mite defeat of Germany's surface
threat to Allied Sc; supremacy.