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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-07-05
Don't Give Back the Mines!

Labor Board they hoped TO do owpY' with
the Board. BY then coming TO ON agreement
with the miners which included rise in the
price Of coal. they hoped TO breach the>price
ceiling for coal so effectively that price con-
troll would collapse Of its own weight By
provoking strike they hoped to force
through Congress bill ogont the unions.
to be followed by an attack on the Wagner
Act little later.
These conspirotors must not be allowed
TO get away with it. BY their conniving they
have endangered the whole war effort They
have forfeited the right to operate the mines
for the durotion. Secretary Ickes should
muke it quite plain that they will not get
the mines back while the war continues.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-07-05

Q. John L. Lewis once soid to the operators.
we fight for your profits" The doY hos
possed when owners can be allowed to
mdke extra profits out Of the war effort while
workers sweat and die.
We hove been sharply critical Of Lewis
method OF presenting the miners claims.
The miners themselves mode. we believe. q
trogic mistoke in striking for their demands.
But the industry is capable OF paying them
more than mere Zoe q doY increase. The
surplus from the industry must be pooled,
under government operation. and the pro-
ceeds used to make portol-to-portol pay q
reality. In this way. the owners will be denied
any advantage from their duplicity. and the
miners will receive q merited increase with
out upsetting the opplecort OF sterilization.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-07-05

a union when that union is
challenged by a rival organiza-
ton
The Board has, in the past,
preferred not to pass on a wage
case, until the question of rep
resentation has been settled.
II hope that the Board will
not follow that policy in our
case" Sharp said. "The loyal
workers of Kelly should not be
penalized just because a bunch
of union raiders are trying to
muscle in on us"
Sharp said that the best way
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-07-05

and war sabotage by the groups
which sponsored this measure.
"That resentment will inevitably
reach every corner of Congress and
bring about the repeal of meas
ure of this type and an end to this
harassment of the Commander-in-
Chief and this attempted sabotage
of the peoples will TO victory"
The vote in the Senate was Sc
TO IS, In the House 244 TO 108
Thus, Is failed 10 vote in the Sem
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-07-05
An Editorial

The cool operators did not borgoin in good
fdth with miners
When the miners demanded 81 per doY
additional wages. the owners. instead OF
making counter-proposition and seeking
to arrive at settlement, simply sat tight
0nd threw the whole natter into he lop OF
the Wor Labor Boord. The Boord hod no
practical proposals from either miners or
operators on which to base decision ubout
portol-to-porto pay.
The Central Pennsylvania operators. and
for that motter the whole group Of operators.
were playing double gone
BY setting the miners ogoinst the Wor
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-07-05

order of business for this par
ticular purpose, the union pres
ident declared.
This is in order to give all
those interested in the subject
ample opportunity to present
their points of view and to
finally give the local a chance
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-07-05
two TO one majority.

two to one majority.
CLOS immediate reaction came
In President Murray's statement
after the overriding, i'm which
he blasted the anti-war conspiracy
in Congress and renewed labor's
pledge to continue to give all its
strength for victory.
Murray was sharply critical of the
absentee Congressman whose alb
sence from the floor at the time
made it possible for a Congress
sional clique to engineer sneak
attack on the Commander-in-Chief
by rushing through the overriding
of the veto within minutes of its
announcement"
MAJOR DEFEAT
1.-THE absentee Congressman must
share the blame for a major ma
tional disaster equivalent to a real
military defeat for democracy" he
said.
Murray, In repeating labOr's
pledge of every effort for the
war, declared that organized Ia
Dor will carry on the fight to
strengthen the home front.
I'VE will help the people Of
America to make articulate their
resentment against this sniping
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-07-05

ATE. SO in the House. A large num-
Der of the House absentees were
from large war industry centers.
Their votes could have turned the
anti-war tide.
"Workers in their home areas will
want 10 know why they weren't
on deck when they were needed"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-07-05

to make a decision on the
broadest possible basis.
Under the present contract
shifts are assigned on the basis
of length of service, with those
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-07-05
Raids Cause Wage
Losses Says Sharp

CUMBERLAND, July kelly workers may suffer drastic
wage result of the radng activities of the Init
Machnists Acting Pres John Sharp declared today
Sharp Labor Board, considering the
Kelly refused grant demands asked by
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-07-05
Smith-ConnoI|y Bill
Law; Go Hits Passage
But Renews War PIedqe

WASHINGTON, 26-Wihin minutes the Presidents the
Smith oy BILL mob of Republicans potaxer and
Democrats both repas the bill this week the required
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-07-05
Local %
Will Discuss
Shift Rotation

CUMBERLAND, July 1.-The lively issue of shift rotation
at the Kelly plant will to showdown at meeting OF Local
26 members this coming Sunday July H. at the local hail. IL s.
Mechanic ST.. according TO Acting Pres. John Sharp
The meeting of the local unanimously ordered special
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-07-05
To ExpIoin
Security Bill

A qualified expert has been
invited to give public analysis
OF the Wagner-Murray-Dingell
Bill for extended social security
some time I'm July, says the
Western Maryland Labor Unity
Conference.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
Stabilization Plan
 Auerts Labor Piracy
Connecticut First State to Achieve Objective in Placing All Industries Under Definite
 Regulations - Results Analysed.

cent. Out of total of more than 15,0 900 applications for Statements of Availability only one appeal was taken from the decision of the Uni ted States Employment Service and this appeal was withdrawn before adjudication.
 Under these agreements, MT. Fitz- gerald said, the local community is protected from immigration of workers from other states by assur- ing the full utilization of local la bor, thus simplifying both housing and transportation problems.
 MT. Fitzgerald emphasized the fact that both labor and manage ment must become increasingly con scious of the need for full utiliza- ton of skills and man-hours. Where man is not working up to the level of his skill, or not fully utilizing his time in war production, to that extent he Is hindering the war production program. Where manufacturers provide working con- ditions that are not sanitary and safe. they are unwittingly cutting down production" MT. Fitzgerald said. "It is not enough that man is working on a war job-working conditions must be such that when he leaves at the end of his tour of duty he can feel that he has done | good days work"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

Connecticut Is the first state to achieve overall labor stabilization. with every industrial community now operating under rules to con- trol labor piracy. labor turnover, State ManpoWer Director William j.. Fitzgerald stated today.
 "Connecticut has the distinction of being the first state to put its house completely in orde- in con- trolling practices that contribute to manpower shortages and lessened production. It is a tribute to the cooperative spirit of labor and man. agement that satisfactory agree ments have now been reached in every section of the state. This should result in an immediate re- duction in labor turnover, MT. Fitzgerald said.
 These labor stabilzation agree ments do not freeze the worker in his job," MT. Fitzgerald said, but they do prevent him from moving about irresponsibly to the detriment of war production. They help the worker in that they stimulate train ing within the plant and promote upgrading."
 Mir. Fitzgerald cited the Bridge port area as proof of what these agreements can do. Here, he said after 90 days of operation under a stabilization agreement labor turn over had ben cut more than 36 per
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
SPECIAL RACIAL
 GROUP PLANNED
Mayors Committee to Im= prove Relations Among
 Waterbury Groups

After conference with the Bet ter Race Relations committee, May or John s. Monagan decided to select nine persons to improve race relations between Negroes and Whites. However, the committee clearly indicated that no race crisis exists in this city but that previews of such possibilities help to avoid them.
 At the present time the commit tee Is especially concerned with ap- pointing two or more intelligent, diplomatic colored men as members of the police force, so that White and Negro policemen may patrol the Negro sections. This action will be taken as soon as there are va cancies.
 The committee proposes to spread the feeling of brotherilool via pub licity through newspaper editorials, radio broadcasts, programs by the Chamber of Commerce, library and high school or the dangers of intol- erance, the omisson of racial iden- tification and ridicule in police court reports, etc.
 Mayor Monagan said he would be very happy to work with the committee on any of their problems and propoSals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
Philatelists F avor
 Convention In 1947
Questionnaires on International Exhibition in New
 York City Reflect General Favorable Sentiment

set and a scattering nuniper of sug- gestions came in for five hundred, and one thousand.
 The general consensus of opinion was that the show should stay open for approximately ten days, so as to include two week ends. Quite a number, however, favored full two weeks, although they were outnum- bered by the ten-day advocates by three to one.
 The idea of holding the exhibi- tion on a competitive basis was en- dorsed by two to one, over the idea of holding the exhibition on an i1- vitational basis only. The plan of having international jury was also endorsed by approximately three to one.
 The suggestion that Great Britain be invited to participate in view of the cancellation of their l940 exhi- bition was endorsed by a very large majority. Several suggestions, came in that Switzerland and Brazil be included in the invitation, in view of the fact that their hundredth anniversary of stamps could also be celebrated at the same time.
 Also, the great majority favored the idea of limiting exhibits to a comparatively few frames, probably five. There was two to one pre- ponderance of opinion that material not in frames should be eliminated.
 Within the limitations of space, it was felt that the entire range of philatelic interest be recognized, with a particularly strong demand for a special section devoted to airmails.
 The Association for Stamp Exhi- bitions, Inc, are very desirous Of getting the opinion of all philate- lists, whether they are members of the Association or not. Therefore, If you have any constructive ideas in regard to such an exhibition, or differ from any of the opinions ex- pressed above, we would be delight ed to hear from you.
 It is presumed and hoped that conditions will make an exhibition possible in 1947, and we are proceed ing with these plans on that basis.
 Send your suggestions to Theo- dore E. Steinway, 109 West 57th street, New York 19, N. Y.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
Reformatory Needs
 Few More Employees
Per Capita Maintenance Costs for Each Patient at
 Cheshire Now Averaging About $l,25O Annually

Because the 1943 General Assem- ply failed to increase the age limits for inmates of the Connecticut Re- formatory at Cheshire, individual maintenance costs there, already much higher than those at any of the other state penal institutions, will remain at the high level or possibly increase during the next two years unless some other means of remedying the situat ton is found.
 Per capita maintenance of costs for each inmate at the reformatory, according to Superintendent George c. Erskine, are averaging now about $1250 year. This extremely high per capita cost" the superintendent added, is due entirely to the fact that the insituion facilities are being only partially used.
 Although the capacity of the re- formatory is '1ore than 450 inmates, MT. Erskine, said Wednesday that recently the population has aver aged about 2:J.
 The superintendent pointed out that the per caipta maintenance costs are kept at the high level purely because of the scant popula- tion.' He said that only very few additional employees would be need ed to operate the reformatory at capacity population and pointed out that if more inmates could be ob- tained the per capita costs of main tenance would go down to a "rea- sonable level"
 Bot h Governor Baldwin and members of the General Assembly appeared in favor of opening the doors of the Reformatory to prison CTS over 25 years of age, thereby alleviating the overcrowding in the county jails and utilizing to fuller extent the facilities at Cheshire. It was also planned by legislative lead CTS to make 1t possible for the courts to sentence inebriates and other youthful offenders to the Reforma- tory and to establish a jail farm there.
 However, Attorney General Fran cis A. Pallotti this week found that the Legislature had failed in its purpose and had not increased the age limit of tl-e inmates.
 MT. Erskine said he had prepared bill for the last General Assembly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
TRAINING RULES
 TO BE REVISED
State War Council Favors Modification of Defense;
 Personnel Requirements

The revision of Federal training requirements for air raid wardens and other civilian defense prsonnl will constitute one of the main topics of discussion at a conference of training officers from local war councils to be held at the State Ar mory in Hartford this afternoon.
 More than two score training of- ficers and civilian defense officials from throughout the state will at tend the conference which has been arranged at the req est of State War Council Administrator Harold P .Woodcock, who will spak at the session.
 The Connecticut War Council has been largely instrumental in bring ing about modification of the fed eral training requirements, which heretofore hay called for the com- pletion of a specific number of hours of training for tn various ser- vices. James M. Osborn, chief of the Training Section of the Protec- tive Division of the Connecticut War Council, will discuss the changes arrived at during recent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

Over sixty per cent of the mem bers of the Association for Stamp Exhibitions, Inc, have returned questionnaires, giving their ideas on the holding of an International Pllilatelic Exhibition in 1947, to celebrate the hundreth anniversary of the first U. S. government issue. The vote in favor of starting plans for such an exhibition was practi- cally unanimous, with only one dis senting vote out of the entire num- Der.
 New York was also named as the suitable location for the show by practically a unanimous vote, with only a scattering few suggestions for other cities. There was some division of opinion as to the time of the year in which the show should be held. The fall was favored by three to one majority. Every one sending in questionnaire agreed to participate in show, with the exception of one.
 In 1886 there were three thousand frames in the show, which was gen. erally agreed to have been too large. The general consensus of opinion on this show is that two thousand should be the maximum number of frames, with a happy medium of fifteen hundred generally suggest ed. A few suggested that no limit be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
WATERBURY MEN
 FINED IN BRISTOL

Bristol, Aug. - Fines of $10 and costs were assessed in city court Wednesday by Judge William N. DeRosier against Charles R. Walker. B, of Watertown, charged with speeding and Sdward F. Sakowich, 25, of Waterbury, Clara B. Teller, 20, of Terryville Avenue, and Will liam Brown, 16, of Waterbury, all charged with road rule violations. A $20 fine was imposed in the case of Edward J. Donnelle, 38, of 58 Davis Drive, charged with two counts of road rule violations. The case of Kenneth Gallagher, 35, of Barlow street, charged with violation of rules of the road, was continued to Thursday,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05
Whales Mistaken For
 Submarines 'Bonbed'
Lieutenant Gowdy at AAF School, Yale University Re.
 lates Experiences in Aerial Fight Near Norway

New Haven. Conn. Aug. B. somewhere west of Norway" Technical Sergeant William R. Gowdeys B-l8 medium bomber, fly ing routine submarine patrol dronedl steadily through leaden gray skies. Inside, Gowdey and the five other crew members on the twon-engined ship, their shift nearly over, watched the west for the big B-24 oming to relideve them
 But instead out of the east came the Snarl of fighter engine and then the rat-tat-tat of machine gun bullets splattering through their fuselage. A German FockeW Wulf 190, 300 miles from the nearest enemy territory. was attaking.
 The Nazi pilot rolled out his climb and zoomed down again, his guns chatterong, but this time the gun rewk on the B-18 was ready for him. Once more his slugs ripped through the bomber, but not until the Tank guns had thrown him of his course.
 But the speedier German ship, twisting and turning, kept coming bak for more, with his bullets still finding their target.
 Then upstairs in the gathering storm loomed the powerful bulk of the B-24-and by her side rode an unexpected escort of sleek Lockheed Lightnings! Even as the crew on the B-18 stared, the American fighters were peeling of ntheir dive toward the German-who had seen them too late.
 In matter of seconds 1t was all overland as the Focke-Wu fell in flames, the B-18 turned home ward 460 bullet holes in her hide but both her engines and her crew still intact.
 Last week Tech. Sergt. GoWdey, now a second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces assigned to a Washing ton state air base as engineering officer, was in New Haven as stu dent at the AAF's Training Com mand shool at Yale. He came to the technical school for a short course in weights and balances the proper loading of aircraft. He had plenty of tales to tell.
 Leaving Brooklyn Technical high school in 1884 for the Army he spent two years with the engineers then satisfied a lifelong hankering to work with airplanes by transferring to the air corp. Most of the next four years were put in at Mitchell Field as aircraft inspector and en- gineer. In July, 1941, he shipped to leland as flying engineer on B-18s and 24s.
 There he went on sub patrol over convoy routes where submarine wolf packs gathered to await our ships.
 Lieut.. Gowdey went out for 18 hours every second day, in between did other work around his base. But he didn't get much sleep on those bleak, inhospitable shores.
 We dropped depth charges on what may have been submarines, !" Lieut.. Gowdey said. T know we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

which would have accomplished the whole purpose, by allowing the courts to sentence offenders to the Reformatory at their discretion without regard to age limits.
 "This revision of the law" the superintendent said, would have remedied the situation both at the Reformatory an d at the crowded couny jails. But, the legislators saw fit to disregard my bill and they wrote their own version"
 Although l-r. Erskine is concern ed over the mounting per capita costs, he said that he refuses to curtail any of the institutional &C., tivities.
 The per capia cost at the Con- necticut State Prison is about $700 a year; at the State Farm for Wo- men, the cost is about $950 year; and at the Connecticut School for Boys the cost averages about $930 a year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

In the flrSt place, Of course, we re long way from winning the war. That job will take many more vic- tories and consequently put further strain on our food supplies.
 Tn 1922, only 7.5 per cent of our total food production went to our armed forces. But in 1943, they will need about IA per cent. The number of men in our armed forces by De- cember is expected to be well over 10000, ,000-and a soldier eats 5 IA pounds of food a day compared to a civilians average of 3-4 pounds. BIG SSARE GOES
 TO FIGHTING MEN
 Take peek at what the know how boys who do the fighting ex- pect to eat during the new fiscal year, according to Department of Agriculture figures: about 17 per cent of total allocable supply of fresh and canned meats, 40 per cent of canned fruits and juices (ex- cluding citrus), Is per cent of oranges, grapefruit and lemons in fresh and canned form, 26 per cent of canned vegetables. about Is per cent of the butter and per cent of other edible oils and fats, II per cent of cheese, 10 per cent and the eggs, IA per cent of canned fish, 15 per cent of dried beans and peas, and enormous quantities of dried and canned milk.
 Here's something more: in 1942, Lend-Lease took per cent of our total food supply. This year 1t will need 10 per cent.
 But dreamers go on dreaming that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

the need is past for consumers to make rationipg effective, to fight food waste on the home front, to nuture their Victory Gardens, and to achieve nutritional balance with foods available.
 If the war ended today we would have to take another notch in our belts. Winning the war would be criminal eXtravgance unless we win the peace, too. And the first step in building the peace, according to Marvin Jones, War Food Adminis- trator, is providing freedom from want of food.
 PEACE WON'T SOLVE
 FOOD PROBLEM
 The big problem of the first year or two after the war ends will be meeting increasing food demands for relief of liberated peoples. Just how heavy those requirements may be will repend somewhat upon the way in which the war goes. If foreign areas are liberated gradually, and become by degrees self-sufficient less help will have to come from the United States. Should Axis re- sistance in Europe collapse suddenly, we would be called upon for tremen- dous relief food consignments. Either way, it should be apparent that the postwar period is not go- ing to be a time of sudden return to "the old ways"
 So victory is not the immediate answer to our food problems. Greater production is.
 Roy F. Hendricken, Food Distribu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-05

conference with National OCD Dir ector James M. Landis and other federal officials in Washington.
 A discussion of refresher courses and various other training problems experienced by local war councils will follow. The Training Officers who will attend the session are re- sponsible for conducting training programs for wardsns, messengers. rescue squad and other branches of the protective division of civilian defense.
 Those attending from the Water bury area are: Waterbury, J. Fran cis Roland; Naugatuck, Harold Perry; Southington, Joseph Thal- berg.