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The union times., 1943-07-31
State Electricians
 At New Haven Today

The Quarterly Conference of the Conn., State Electrical Workers will convene Saturday at P. M., in the New Haven Labor Temple Henry J. Tierney, former president of the New Haven Central Labor Council and member of Local B-90, Electrical Workers, is president of the State Workers.
The union times., 1943-07-31
Congressional IVotingRecord
 |IsCondemned
Union Leaders Charge He Has Lined Up With
 South Poll To Fight F.D.R.

1 A joint committee of organ lized labor in New Haven, con- , sisting of representatives of the A.F.L., C.I.O., and the Railroad BrOtherhOods, this week conferred with Rep. lRanulf Compton of this dis trict on his recent Congress sional voting record, and told him that no other Connecticut congressman ''has been so consistently anti-labor and Nanti-common people,"
 { The delegation was headed by Edward McCrone, Connecticut E.I.O. director; Harold V. Fein- fmark, president of the New Ha- ven Central Labor Council, and Nvice-president of the Connecticut Federation of Labor; and Will 'lliam F. Doncghue, general chair 'sman of the Brotherhood of Rail way Trainmen. The meeting was held in Rep. Comptor's office in kthe County court house.
 UNITED STATEMENT
 The opinion of the three labor 4 groups on Rep. Compton's voting record was given to the Congress man by Feinmark, who read state- ment which was unanimously en- dorsed by the New Haven joint la- AbOr committee. The statement fol- lows:
 ssAs representative of the united
 labor groups of New Haven and vii
 cinity, we must state frankly at the
 outset that we do not believe that Athe session of Congress which is
 now recessing, was sWin-the-W War
 COngress.
 'sTrue, bills appropriating funds
 flor the production of war material, Airplanes, tanks and guns received almost unanimous approval by Con- kgress. But wars are not won by ap-
 propriatiOn bills, no matter how
 large they may be. War requires a
 united nation, working under a commander-in-chief. Certain groups
 want anything but unity, and it is
 these groups who kept our country 1in turmoil during the entire ses- sion of congress.
 These groups, we believe, want the United States to win the war, but they make certain reservations. They want to win the war, but they want to make sure that labor is kept in (dtS place at the same time. They want Ito win the war, they say, but are opposed to the principle of equality of sacrifice for all. They want to win the war, but insist that all social leg islation Is starting us on the road to socialism.
 "We must state frankly, Mir. Compton, that your record of vOt- Ming shows that you are not com pIeteIy out of sympathy with some of these aims. You voted for the continuation of the Dies Commit lee, which has had as its chief aim
 the smearing of progressive labor
 leaders and liberals, and which now Ms thoroughly discredited through
 Out the nation.
 'sYou voted for the liquidation of
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The union times., 1943-07-31
LAM DefeatsSchem
 To Cut Production

SAN FRANCFSCO.-The Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunnyvale, has reScinded its threat to fire 2,5OO mem berS of the Int1. Assn of Machinists for refusing to work 1O-hour shift. Otherwise negotiations between the plant and the LAM. remain dead locked, and the dispute will probably be taken to the Natl. War Labor Board.
 The difficulty arose when the com pany sought to cut down on its pro- duction by employing two 1O-hour shifts instead of three 8-hour shifts. The men were willing to forego the two hours overtime in an effort to keep the plant producing maritime en- zines "A hours day. The local union business agent is Samuel Hendy. grandson of the founder of the plant.
The union times., 1943-07-31
Facts Of War Not Connally Bill, Required
Employers Paper Favors Workers Cooperation As
 Strike Preventative

NEW YORK - Employer ranks showed the beginnings of split over the Smith-Connally issue this week when Modern Industry, high-powered management organ, came out with an editorial entitled Laws Won't Stop Strikes: Facts Will"
 The magazine, which has l84 pages in this issue and is sold by subscription only, lists four war facts of paramount importance:
 CD The real war has not yet started;
 CD we don't yet have as many war cargOes as we have ships to carry them;
 (3) War production is behind schedule;
 (4) Our military program for l943 calls for an 8O9o increase over 1942.
 "These facts, rather than any law, will lead patriotic workers and man. agers to seek peaceful settlements to their disputes" the editorial contin- ued, land will lead both, whatever those settlements are, to accept them rather than to start a war at home which can paralyze our troops and in vite Nazi barbarism to rule the world.
 ''The President says that this (Smith-C -Connally) law is likely to increase rather than decrease work stOppages. We think the President is mistaken about this, not because he has misjudged the unpopularity of this law but because he underes- inmates the patriotism of 99@o of American workers
The union times., 1943-07-31
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

TALK OF a national service draft has been revived by WING Chief Paul McNutt. Many labor peO. pie feel that certain clements who do not want to take responsibility for failures in mobilizing full pro- duction, will push for passage of the Austin-W ellsworth bill when Congress convenes, always with the possibility that Jimmy Byrnes will back it-unofficially and quietly.
 THIS FEAR is based on activity credited generally to Byrnes before the Smith-C -Connally war labor dis putes act was passed. Many Con- gressmen voted for it in the belief the President would not veto the bill, it is said and when he did, with one of the strongest statements he has made to Congress this year, they felt that they had been tricked, and refused to sustain his veto.
 EFFECT OF the passage of the Smith Connally act and sOak-labOr tax legislation and failure to en- force the full economic stabiliZatiOn act, has tended to lower workers morale, it is recognized by union leaders in Washington.
 NATIONAL service legislation is not the answer, however, they say, and any move to lay a basis for its passage in blaming falling produce ton on the workers, will only fur ell. al
 IN HIS Detroit Times column, ''Inside DetrOit," Jack Pickering tells one about a really enterprising newsboy who delivers for one of the neighbOrhood papers, selling for l2 cents a month.
 A lot of the boys have trouble making collections on what used to be scatter sheets. But this one boy, an eleven-year-old, started making deliveries and soon increased his customers 45@o. But the amazing thing was his lOO% collections. He was asked how he did it.
 ''I just go up to the front door, '' he explained, ''give a Nazi salute and say, The Third Reich demands 12 cents.' Everybody laughs and gives me the l2 cents.''
 Comments Pickering: s'It could. n't happen anywhere but in the United States"
 IN LANCASTER, Pa., the Central Labor Union and its affiliates took over the entire blood donor center for one day recently and filled the blood bank. All the donors were union members and all the details and clerical work was performed by union members.
 HOLLYWOOD BOUGHT 10 Broadway plays for $2,O3O,OOO last season. For 2 others the studios paid $578,OOO which brings the
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The union times., 1943-07-31

Unemployment Compensation commissioner, Stamford, and for mex business agent of Local 3ll, Plumbers and Steamftters, who has been elected an honorary member of the Stamford Central Labor Union.
The union times., 1943-07-31
Christmas Gift
 Parcels Data Given

WASHINGTON-Christmasp pack ages may be mailed to American sol- diers serving overseas without presen- tation of a request from soldier dur ing the period from Sept IS to Oct Is, which has been designated as Christmas mail month for soldiers overseas, the War Dept. has an nounced.
 Christmas packages mailed during this period should bear the indorse- ment Christmas Gift Parcel"
The union times., 1943-07-31
Workers Appetite Is Cause Of Initiation

NEW YORK-The real cause of Imitation, according to Fred I. Kent, banker and chairman of the Postwar
 Planning Committee of Commerce &
 industry Assn, is that the workers eat more than they should. Speaking at a luncheon his week, Kent said:
 "The great increase in wages re- suited in enormous buying by those who received them. It resulted also in )An increased consumption of food be- l%ond necessity, which has made the 1 food problem more difficult than it need to have been."
 / He called for repeal of the Wag- her act and for new law which would be flair to labor, fair to en- Dloyers and fair to the public"
The union times., 1943-07-31
Officials In } Major Cities
 Rap Practice
Many Favor Legislation Barring Landlords From Discriminating Against
 Large Families

Landlords discrimination against children as tenants is widespread in COnnecticut's three major cities, THE UNION TIMES learned this week from Housing Authority, and O.P.A. Rent Control officials, and other persons in- terested in housing problems.
 As was the case last week when Heading unionists in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport were asked their opinion of the prac- tlce, those interviewed this week strongly condemned this form of discrimination.
 Among those asked for their opinions this week were Dr. C.-E. A. Winslow, chairman of the New Haven Housing Auth orlty; Harold Poole, executive secretary of the Bridgeport, and Russell H. Allen, executive sec retary of the Hartford Hous- ing Authorities; c. Ray Smith, and Walter Stapleton, directors of the Hartford and the Bridge port O.P.A. Rent Control Areas.
 Harold V. Feinmark, president of the New Haven Central Labor Coun. Gil last week announced his inten- tiOn to ask the C.L.U. at its meet ing Aug. 5, to urge the Conn. Fed eratiOn of Labor to demand legis- IatiOn to outlaw the practice.
 The following facts were revealed Tn the interviews with the persons questioned this week:
 Bridgeport before the war had no problem of discrimination against children by landlords be- cause there was an OversuppIy of houses for the available market. Now with a tremendous shortage Of housing, the practice is wide spread.
 The Rent Control Program in Hartford by cracking down on eVlctiOns is credited with helping to break up tremendous incl dence of discrimination against children by landlords.
 The O.P.A. officially cannot do anything about this form of discrimination. There is no fed eraI or state control over it. even in regards to families of war workers, although it is tough on the morale of the tired work man to be denied the presence of his children after days work.
 Public Housing is the best IOng-range cure, provided such housing is supplied in plentiful amounts.
 Here are the opinions of interested persons interviewed on the subject.
 Dr. C.-E. A. WinslOw, chairman of the New Haven Authority:
 T think that this discrimination against children has very unfortunate social results. It presents a very real problem. Although 1 am aware of this anti-social practice, I haven't made any special study of it, nor have l any statistics on it to indicate how widespread 1t might be. It does make 1t hard to rear children and puts a premium on childleSs families. -. l am not sure that could be att tackled by law. There are many knotty problems involved on that ap-
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The union times., 1943-07-31

HOLLYWOOD BOUGHT 10 Broadway plays for $2,O3O,OOO last season. For 22 others the studios paid $578,0OO, which brings the
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The union times., 1943-07-31
AVERAGE WEEK. 45 HOURS

WASHINGTON = Workers in manufacturing industries, including war plants, averaged 45.2 hours week during May, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins reported this week. This indicates, she said, that 48-hour week is prevalent for war workers.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Cold and Wind Retard
Many Vegetables in
Southern States
Crops Two Weeks Late;
South Carolina Loses
Half Its Lima Beons

The Agriculture Department re-
ported today that abnormally low
temperatures in the South Atlantic
and South Central States have
further retarded development of
truck crops and caused considerable
damage to some vegetables.
Crops in these areas, the depart
ment said, are about 10 days to two
weeks behind schedule as result
OF adverse weather through most
OF last week. Progress of truck
crops was generally favorable, how
ever, In Texas, where rain aided
onions and tomato crops.
In Florida, high winds damaged
crops in many sections, 4 depart
ment survey showed. while in other
South Atlantic States freezes and
frosts near the middle OF the month
resulted in considerable damage to
Strawberries, beans and potatoes.
Probably 50 per cent OF the South
Carolina acreage in lima beans was
killed" the department said. Con
siderable replanting is expected, but
it is doubtful If there is sufiicient
seed available to re-seed all Of the
lost acreage"
In both North Carolina and South
Carolina, damage to snap bean crops
has been severe, with 50 per cent Of
the acreage lost in South Carolina.
Reporting on potato crops, the
dena mont Said
In South Carolina April frosts
caused considerable damage in
many fields. While it is too early
to estimate accurately the full ex-
tent Of the damage. it may run as
high as Is per cent Of the entire
crop prospects"
Rain is badly needed in some
sections OF Virginia. where cool, dry
weather has retarded the growth
OF snap beans and spinach"
I'm Tennessee recent freezes
blasted the strawberry crop" the
department reported. Many ber-
ries had been set at the time OF
the freeze. practically all of which
were killed. As result, the move
ment Of the crop will be delayed
about two weeks and most growers
now expect only half \ CROP"
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Ex-Duck Hunter
Gets Jap Bomber
With Rifle Shot
~ the Associated Press.

SANTA ANA, Calf, April al
With the best OF luck downing a
japanese warplane normally takes
many bullets, but it remained for a
former duck hunter, the Army re-
vealed today. to bring Jap bomber
to earth with a single well-placed
shot from a Springfield rife.
The marksman was 1t. S. G.
Saltzman Of Wilmington, Del, and
he accomplished his feat in a Pa
cific engagement. At the time he
was = communications ofIicer in
charge Of q detail stringing tele-
phone wire.
A Jap bomber came over, flying
low and fast and machine cunning
1t. Saltznan's crew. 1t. Saltzman
grabbed the only weapon handy, a
Springfield rife, and with a prayer,
as he expressed 1t. squeezed the
trigger. The plane dived straight
into the ground and subsequent
examination showed the pilot drilled
straight through the temple.
He received the Silver Star for his
feat.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Lower 49, Staying
Case Goes 10 Jury
Prosecution Asks Death
Penalty for Cook
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, Greg, April 21.-A jury
OF eight women and four men
started life-or- death deliberations
today in the murder trial Of Robert
E. Lee Folkes. colored diner cook
charged with the sleeping car slay-
ing Of Mrs. Martha Virginia James.
The jurors-mostly farm folk
took the case after hearing testi-
mony and arguments for 13 days.
The State asked the death penalty.
The Norfolk (VaD bride OF Navy
ensign was killed as she lay in berth
lower Is last January %.
The defense maintained Folkes
was in the dining car galley pre-
pairing breakfast at the time she
was knitted in the throat. She died
a few moments later in the aisle OF
the sleeping car.
Circuit Judge L. G. Lwelling told
the jury it could return any one Of
four verdicts: Guilty OF murder in
the first degree which automatically
calls for the death penalty If un-
accompanied by recommendation
for leniency; first degree with a
recommendation for life imprison-
ment; second degree which carries
mandatory life imprisonment, or
acquittal
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Maryland Liquor Prices
Investigated by OPA

BALTIMORE, April II (P.-The
Maryland Once of Price Admins
tration pressed today 4 thorough
investigation" into reports of So
called over-pricing OF liquor both
at wholesale and retail levels.
The OPAs Enforcement attorneys
said numerous new brands Of liquors
have been offered recently At prices
higher than ceilings for comparable
brands of like quality.
One Baltimore distiller has been
required by the OPA to refund
$3.50 to distributors for overcharges
on a new brand Of gin since January
and to pay $500 into the Federal
Treasury for overcharges already
passed along to consumers. Edmund
P. Dandridge. OPA attorney, said.
Refunds were given distributors
for stocks still on hand.
Mr.. Dandridge reported that other
distillers have raised prices by dis
continuing discounts to whole esalers
and distributors in viola tion OF OPA
regulations. adding that these prac-
tices resulted in increases being
passed along to consumers.
The attorney said distillers must
fix prices equal to those charged for
comparable goods during March,
1912, when they bring out . new
brand of liquor.
l. William Schimmel. executive
secretary of the Maryland Wine and
Spirit Distributors. Inc, said that
wholesale liquor houses now have
only about so per cent Of the supply
they kept a year ago.
Distillers have turned their entire
output of alcohol over to the Gov
ernment for war use and put into
effect a rationing system to whole
salers. Even with the rationing.
Mr.. Schimmel added, the present
liquor supply will be exhausted in
less than four years.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Woman, 39, Found Dead
Under Steps Of Home

A woman tentatively identified as
Mrs. Agnes Ames, 80, address un-
known. was found dead today under
the steps Of residence at 1926
Eighth street NV. Although
Withholding a certificate of acci-
dental death pending further in
vestigation. Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald said there was no sign
Of violence and that the woman
had died Of natural causes.
She was Identified through finger
print records Of the Metropolitan
Police. who said they arrested her
in 1882 on = charge Of alcoholism
At the time of her asserted arrest.
she gave her address as 1l19 K
street NV. When found, she was
wearing white, green trimmed
waitress uniform.
Charlie Rapley, 17-year-old COL
ored girl of the same address, found
the woman. She was pronounced
dead by an Emergency Hospital
physician.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Request for Defelments
OF Coaches Held Unlikely

The Board Of Education probably
will not ask military deferment OF
its physical training instructors, DR..
Carroll r. Reed, assistant superin-
tendent of schools, told the Public
Schools Committee of the Board of
Trade this afternoon.
Brig. Gen. Amos Fries, retired,
suggested that instructors would be
freed OF any Stacker" charge by
entering the armed services and
then being reassigned to teaching
tasks. He added 1t was obvious
that the Army would have to release
men for farm duty this summer.
George E. Keneipp, committee
chairman. said the Army and Navy
could not carry water on both
shoulders they must grant de-
ferment to certain instructors or the
schools won't be able to do the
things the Army and Navy want
done"
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Federal Judges Son
Paro|ed in Staying
kennomer Wus in Prison
For 1884 Society Killing
BY the Associated Press.

os INK ASSOClateu FISSs
OKLAHOMA CITY. April III
Phil Kennamer, 27-year-old son of
a Federal judge, Is free on parole
after serving less than seven years
Of a 25-year prison sentence for the
so-called society Staying Of John r.
Gorrell, jr.. in 1884.
Gov. Robert S. Kerr paroled Ken.
manner last night on recommenda-
ton by the State Clemency Board
after days hearing.
Clemency was opposed by Tulsa
County Attorney Dixie Gilmer, who
prosecuted Kennamer. and DR.. John
r. Gorrell, Tulsa dentist and father
Of the victim.
Phil, pictured by witnesses at his
trial as 4 wild, hard-drinking youth,
testified that he shot Gorrell to
save H. r. Wilcox. rich Tulsa oil
man, from 10000 extortion
scheme.
He charged that Gorrell had de-
manded the money on 4 threat to
kidnap Mr.. Wilcox's daughter Vir-
ginia.
Choked with emotion, DR.. Gorrell
asked the three-man board to re-
quire this killer of my son" to
serve his term the same As any
other convict" Kennamer has
served six years and seven months
on a manslaughter conviction.
White-haired Judge Franklin E.
Kennamer, at his sons side during
the hearing, termed Phil's trial q
fraud and an outrage" and said If
this had been farmers boy or a
hod carriers son. he never would
have gone to the penitentiary
The younger Kennamer said he
would seek immediate induction into
the Army.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Financing Is Arranged
For Second Leg Of Pipeline
Rx the Assaniafad n.a.

BY the Associated Press.
The Defense Plant Corp, sub
sidiary of the Reconstruction FL
nance Corp, has agreed to finance
the Seymour, Ind. ..-to-New York leg
OF a second pipeline from Texas to
the East Coast. it was announced
yesterday.
The first section Of the line, a
16-inch tube from Bay Town and
Port Arthur to Beaumont, Tex. and
20-inch line from there to Norris
City, ILL.,, and Seymour, was ap-
proved by the DPC about two
months ago at cost of $4,000, 900.
Completion OF the Seymour New
York section, also a 2O-inch line,
will bring the cost to s75,OO0,OOO.
The first section will begin delivery
OF petroleum products to Seymour
next October, with work on the
eastern section expected to be COM
pleted by the end of the year.
A 14-inch pipeline already Is op-
Grating between Long View, Tex.
and Norris City. and work is under
way on its extension to the New
York and Philadelphia areas.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
Georgia ALL Indorses
Roosevelt for 4th Term

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, April 2l.-The Geor-
gia Federation of Labor (AFL) today
unanimously Endorsed President
Roosevelt for a fourth term, by
adoption of a resolution introduced
by the executive board.
The resolution telegraphed to the
President, said:
This federation of labor has
gladly supported you in your every
political contest and in your con-
duct OF this elobal war. and We
shall deem it privilege to have the
opportunity Of going to the polls in
1914 and casting Georgia's labor
vote for you to continue as our
President and as our leader until
the ideals Of Jefferson and the
dreams OF other exponents of true
democracy shall have been realized
and finally established"
Evening star., 1943-04-21
United Applies to CAB
For N. Y.-Boston Air Link
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April 21.-United Air
Lines Transport Corp. announced
an application to operate air trans
port schedules between New York
and Boston via Hartford was filed
Yesterday with the Civil Aeronau-
tics Board In Washington.
The company also has an appl-
cation of file with the CAB to
operate air transport schedules from
Boston and Cleveland for direct
connection at Cleveland with
Uniteds transcontinental service to
the Pacific Coast. However, CAB
examiners have recommended de-
nial Of that application.
United has tiled an exception to
the examiners recommendation
that its Cleveland Hartford Boston
application be denied" President
w. A. Patterson said.
Evening star., 1943-04-21
VIRGINIA Railroads Granted
Higher Passenger Fares
~ the AssociAted Press.

Dy tHS AStoClAteo Press.
RICHMOND, Va. April 21-1n-
creases In passenger one-vay coach
fare from l.e5 cents to ~ cents q
mile were granted today by the State
Corporation Commission to railways
OF the southern territory OF Vir-
ginia and to the Chesapeake d. Ohio
between Charlottesville and Alex
andria and between Richmond and
Lynchburg.
The Richmond. Fredericksburg &
Potomac Railroad was authorized to
increase from 2.59 cents to 3.3 cents
its 15-day limit fares, good for trans
portation In sleeping or parlor cars,
applicable locally only.
The railroad OF the southern terri
tory affected mainly is the Southern,
and the increased fares will apply
for all points on the Southern in
Virginia.
The order. in line with authority
granted by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, becomes effective May
Is. Other railways OF the State. it
was pointed out, already have in ef-
feet the increased fare rates.