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The sub., 1944-07-06
Union Attacks Co. Statement
 On Loafing

The Union officers and exec utive committee have protested re- cent statements issued by o. F. Robinson, Company General Man. ager, to the public press concern ing a supposedly firm Company policy in connection with loafing. The Union fully appreciates the critical position which the Com pany occupies in the war effort and will continue to adhere to it's pol icy of non-interference with any = .e,.~v-I disciplinary action against CompahJafers which is justified. the Union believes that any Company action is not justi- fled, individual cases will be handled as grievances under the grievance procedure.
 However, the Union charges that the public statement which the Company released should be re- tracted because 1t conveyed an impression to the public that vol untary shirking and loafing was widespread among workers. The Company statement failed to make clear that most of the workers were sincere and conscientious in putting in full days work when ever the Company gave them work to do. In order to furnish a true report, the statement which the Company issued, besides confess ing prior management laxity and inefficiency in personnel adminis- tration, should also have confessed management inefficiency in plan ming and distributing work to em- ployees. Hundreds of sincere workers have been forced to loaf because inefficient management has not provided them with any, thing to do.
The sub., 1944-07-06
Results of Slogan Contest

The Labor Committee has announced the Contest The list of winners and their follows: 1. Sadie Hunt, No. 37-565-Sogan $25O0 "This Won't Be Won By Just Few
 All Depends You and You and YOUT g. Sidney Hatchell 43-510-Slogan $25OO Lets Go! EBCO!
 Stop ~Tokio! B. Albert Das No. 70-081-Slogan $25OO
 "We Can't All Fight
 Work rght-Wh all your might"
 In memory O my who crashed in Navy Patrol Bomber-Nov. 10 1943) A. Sidney 43-51O-Slogan $1O Illustration $20 "Clip the NipS with Ships"
 submarines pair of scissors cutting off Japs head. B. Nancy Holland 1o-224-Sogan $1o-I,mtration $2O They'll all be gone-f all keep gong!' Illustration of the three buns in combination with the familiar Going Going Gone!' Eggeston, 70O85-Slogan $10O0-nustration $20O0 way worth Two in the ways" Illustration of a submarine it's passing yard which subs construction in the building ways with the above title. T. R. Crayor 03-268-Slogan 5000
 Every Boat Counts, Let's go" R. J Wekerle No. 03-311-Sogap $500
 Work to Win" g. Preston 05549-Slogan $500
 We've be fought and Won don't leave 1t all to the with the gun! TO- Sandford No 33-60 Slogan $500
 Build right-So they fight" Ii. C. Bentley No. 10-89-Slogan sWe can't crush the Axis if Production relaxes."
The sub., 1944-07-06
To Arbitrate Individual
 Merit Increase

For the first time in history of more than six years of collective bargaining between the Independ- ent Union and the Management, an outside arbitrator has been called in to make a decision con- cerning whether or not single employee Is entitled to a merited increase.
 The employee is female work CT in the Victory Yard Machine Shop on the first shift. The Union insists that she is entitled to a merited increase and the Company is stubbornly standing behind a supervisor who apparently has a grudge against this employee.
 By agreement between the Company and the Union, Maxwell Copelof. the arbitrator handling the copperslnith dispute, will also decide this question.
The sub., 1944-07-06

etOrmula. Wn1cn IS to pc eIIGCtApS sd9 of April 1, 1914, as soon as the Shipbuilding Commission of the War Labor Board sanctions the changes.
 The Incentive System, as re- vised, will assist workers to earn bonus. However, the System continues to adhere very strictly to the regulations of the WLB. which prohibit the installation or continuation of S>ly incentive sys- tenn unless it pays workers only for increased production resulting from increased effort.
 The Union and the Management are in agreement that so far the Incentive System has been fail- ure for two main reasons. Tho first reason is ls@.1 of effort by a minority of workers who have continued their shirking and loaf- ing and thereby destroyed the ef- feet of increased effort by ma- jority of their sincere and con- scientious fellow workers who are really anxious to contribute their utmost to the war effort and at the same time increase their earn ings. The Management has prom iSed the Union that it will take suitable corrective measures to eliminate this hardpship and han- leap to sincere and conscientious workers.
 The second principal reason for the failure of the Incentive Sys- tenn to date has been inefficient Management and supervision. The Company has also assured the Un- ion that immediate remedial action will be taken in this respect.
The sub., 1944-07-06
Objects and
 Purpose CUA

There has been a tremendous and widespread interest displayed by local members of the Independent Union in the CUA. This in turn has led to many questions by oth- CT union members as to the na- ture, objects and purposes of this organization whose official title is, The Confederated Unions of America.
 The QUA is a national associa- tion of independent unions. Basic 1y and fundamentally, it is differ ent from the A. F.4of L. and the C. I. O. because all unions affi- Hated with the confederation re- tain their local identity, autonomy and independence. The QUA does not attempt to control or dictate to any of it's affiliates on methods and policies in the administration of local affairs. The QUA repre- sents real democracy in unionism. It was established so that inde- pendent unions could resist and overcome A. F.. of l.. and c. I. O.. national pressure in Washington to wipe out independent union.
 In February the QUA held a national convention in Cincinnati attended by 426 delegates from 69 independent unions, representing 673, 200 members.
The sub., 1944-07-06
Union Seeks
 Contact with
 Captain Yates

The Union has been seek ng Co schedule conference with Cap- tain Yates, the Navy supervisor oG Shipbuilding at the shipyard, for discussion concerning the hand- ling of the Union matters before the War Labor Board under tho ''rare and unusual doctrine" If the Union can have it's cases handled in this way, they will re- cejve special attention and con- Sideration.
 The Union also desires to dis cuss the exact extent of mandatory chromang' welding in the light of information it's representatives secured when visiting the Navy yard in Portsmouth, New Hamp-l shire.
The sub., 1944-07-06
Union Seeks Rates For Tile Setters

The Union has requested a new job classification and rate for tile settlers who are now classified as painters. The Executive Com- 'mittee has negotiated with the Management on this matter and both parties are now securing in- formation as to what is being done in other shipyards as to this type of work.
The sub., 1944-07-06
"SHb On the Air" Tonight at 6:45
 WNLC
Union Delegates at CUA Meeting Held June 25

On Sunday, June 25, 1914, at the Hotel Kenmore, the QUA held an open round table discussion for all Independent Unions in New Eng land.
 The local union was represented by Vice President George Richard, Secretary c. Rowland Bishop and Executive Committee Members Philip Santangello and William Ebbinghaus.
 The committee reported a very enlightening and successful meet ing.
The sub., 1944-07-06

into the armed forces during the past year. This means that all workers who commenced working prior to July 2, 1943 and whose employment was terminated prior to July 1, 1944, because they were inducted into the armed forces will receive vacation money at the rate of one days pay for every two months Service from and af- ter July 1, 1943. The money will be paid upon full day units only. A period of less than half of two months will get nothing but a Geriod of more than half of two months will count as full two months period.
 Under this system, here is the way workers in the armed forces will be paid:
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The sub., 1944-07-06
Union Wins Vacations for Employees Now in Service

The Company has just reported to the Union that 1t will comply with the Union request to award vacation money upon proportonate basis to employees who nduced
The sub., 1944-07-06
Incentive System Continued
Union&Co. Improve Formula; To Be Effective As of Apr. 1

The Incentive Committee of the Shipbuiders and Ma rine Engineers Union of Groon Connecticut and the Man. agemen have completed revision of the Incentive System
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30

clothing. had visited you early in
December, 1922" Carr asked.
Reusch said he had consulted
his diary and had been unable to
fix the exact date, repeating that
he thought it was about Dec. 80.
Carr questioned him closely on
night Of Dec. 30-31 was the night
how he could remember that the
that Miss Berry came to his apart
ment.
II recolect that date as I recol-
lect it in conjunction with other
dates" said the 30-year-old Swiss
"After I was subpoenated
went through my diary and recol
lected many things I couldn't re
collect before
"Then how do you determine il
was Dec. 30. 1922"
Reusch gazed long at the cell
ing and then replied:
Because it was one of the las,
times-I think it was the last
times-I saw Miss Berry"
Reusch said he learned from
FBI agents that Miss Berry hac
been arrested in his apartment
and, according to the FB1, "tha
must have been Jan. ~
Miss Berry's arrest Jan. l, 1943
on a vagrancy charge and he
ed sentence on condition that sh'
subsequent release on a suspend
leave Beverly Hills is the basis TO
an indictment charging Chaplin
and six others, with conspiring t.
deprive her of her civil rights.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30

at ease, among them a number
of SO conservatives who voted
against the government last night.
1t looked to them as though thew
were being forced to "eat their
words" as one expressed it. The
government should get enough
votes from the $50 or so of it's
supporters who were absent last
night to show a resoundine ma
jority.
Some members who oppose
Churchill on domestic issues saw
themselves trapped by the Prime
Minister'S maneuver to a parlia-
mentary test in which they will
have no chance to express dissat-
isfaction with domestic policies
without going the whole way and
voting against the conduct of the
war as well-which few seem
ready to do.
Laborite Aneurin Bevan, who as.
serted that ''the government is
tricking the house." put it this
way:
If the government wishes to
have discussion on vote of con.
fidence it has endless opportuni.
ties available to it, but surely what
amounts to sharp practice is to
try to get vote of confidence by
the house on a narrow issue or
which the issues of a vote of con.
fidence cannot be raised"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30
|CHAPLIN CASE
GOES ON AND ON
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he said, about three and one-haH
years, with the exception of eight
months he spent in Beverly Hills.
He lived in Beverly Hills, he said,
in November and December Of
1912.
Speaking with a marked &C.
cent, Reusch testified that he and
Miss Berry went to the Players
club "a Hollywood cafe) around z
or 8 o'clock the night of Dec. 30.
In response to questioning by Gies-
Ter, he said that later, about 2 or
3 am. he had seen Miss Berry in
his apartment. She remained there,
he testified, until about 8 am.
what was her condition as to
sobriety?" Giesler asked.
''She was in one of her states, "
Reusch responded, and courtroom
laughter was followed by an OBJ
lection by Carr. Judge O'Connor
admonished the courtroom stern.
ly to refrain from levity.
WAS she sober or otherwise?"
Giesler asked.
"She was not SOBER" He sale
there was blood about her. head
that one stocking was torn, that hel
knees were bleeding and that one
shoe heel was missing.
Cross-examination by prosecution
Carr:
''Mr. Reusch, I understand yol
to say that the first time you saw
Miss Berry on this occasion wa:
at the Players?"
Not was at my apartment. .
ION Dec. 30, 1922"
eyes sir.'
you're positive; there's no ques
ton in your mind?"
Eyes"
where were you on New Year:
Eve?"
Several places in Beverly Hills.
Were you in your apartment?'
eyes, during the day, but no
during the night
you're quite positive that Mis-!
Berry came there that day thu
30th-around half past four?"
eyes"
"When did you go to the Play
ers?"
about half past seven.'
''How long were you at thu
Players?"
"About 20 minutes
did you see Mr.. Chaplin a
the Players?"
st don't remember; I'm not quit
sure. I've seen him there severa
times. He might have been Their
but I don't know"
Carr made repeated attempts t
get from Reusch statements tina
the occasion of Miss Berry's visi
to his apartment with disorders
clothing was on or about Dec. IL
not Dec. 30.
do you recall saying to Landr.
identified as an FBI AGENT tina
Miss Berry, bleeding and with tor
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30
TWO IMPORTANT
MANPOWER PLANS
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sion by his draft board to change
occupations.
Senator Russell D.-Ga.) said
this would be considered by the
Senate agriculture committee.
Russell and Senator Tydings 3D..
Md announced selective service
was scrapping its unit system"
for farm deferments after con-
ference with Major General Lewis
B. Hershey, selective service di.
rector, and War Food Administra-
to- Marvin Jones.
Farm state legislators have been
disturbed since selective service
recently raised from eight to 16
the minimum number of food units
for deferment Of a farm worker.
(This system assigns varying
values to different kinds of farm
production and forbids deferment
OF a worker who does not have
1e production units" Care of one
dairy COW, for instance, is one
unit.)
Abolishing the system means
that local draft boards will con.
slider deferment of farm workers
under the general instructions Of
the so-called Tydings amendment
approved by Congress two years
ago. 1t provides that draft boards
may defer workers if they are
regularly engaged" in the pro
duction of essential farm commod
tiles and they cannot be replaced
on the farms where they are en-
ployed.
At present there are 1859, 900 ag
ricultural deferments with 900, O0(
held by non-fathers. Of the non
fathers, $4,000 are under age 26
Patterson told the Costello com
mittee the War department still de-
sired general national service leg.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30
rHlIRCHILL SEEKS
CONFIDENCE VOTE
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II could be Thursday but might
D. next week or even later.)
's r1 be- House of Commons itself re-
ll noticeable change today
le. ,, the boisterous debate and
w.. of the night before to sober
V l4ention when the Prime Minister
anthem s1d them that "if the government
Wv not secure an adequate ma
gut ;+v it will entail the usual con-
p!..-',ttional consequences" This
'., .ons resignation and formation
Nv new government.
rbe amendment providing equal
for women teachers was writ
p .n into an education bill over the
.eanrarnment's objections and was
ssnnroved by the one vote margin
apr apr night Churchill announced the
ia s,ondment now would be stricken
ont and the vote of confidence
,sLon on this act of deletion.
Some members were openly ill
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30

areas and four major powe. dam
projects in western North Carolina.
The report listed some of the
major construction projects, with
the estimated peak employment:
Fort Bragg, $4,000; the anti-air-
craft base at Holly Ridge, 1862;
New River Marine base 1850;
Camp Butner at Durham, $4,000;
Seymour Johnson field at Colds
boro 10000; the IVA power dam
at Fontana, 5000; Marine air sta
ton at Cherry Point, 1000 Laur-
NATURALIZATION air base 1000;
Charlotte air base, 5000; airborne
command base at Camp MacKall,
$500; Marine glider base at Eden
ton, $500; Camp Sutton, Monroe,
$500; air force technical command
base, Greensboro, $3.50; and the
Nays dir.gible base at Elizabeth
City, 5000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30
GoAAvice'
boutCOUChS

1-For a persistent cough-one that has
lasted for days or longer-see your
Physician. Don't try to treat such i
cough yourself. 1t may indicate 4 serioua
condition.
2-For a cough due to cold see your
druggist and get Mentho-Mulsion, tho
modern, tasty cough preparation that
starts soothing relief from the very hrse
dose. Acts fast to help loosen tights
phlegm, soothe irritated throat meme
branes and allay the coughing. Comes an
ready to use-nothing to mix-nothinG
to fix. Ideal for children as well az
adults. Druggists sell Mentho-Mulsione
on the understanding that you are to ba
delighted or your money will be gladly
refunded. Use only as directed. (adv.l 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30
RECESS HELD UP

WASHINGTON, March 20. -
R)-Democratic leader Bark
ley said today Congress wiz
postpone its Easter recess I'M
til Saturday so that President
Roosevelt may permit the SER
vice vote bill to become law
without his signature, if he
elects to do SO.
Previously, Barley had said
Congress would quit Friday,
but it was discovered that the
period In which the bill could
become law without signature
extends until Friday midnight.
If congress adjourned before
then and the president did not
sign it, the measure would
die by 'pocket veto".
Barley said he did not know
the presidents plans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30
STATE WAR JOBS
ABOVE BILLION
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through July OF 1943, the last peri
cd covered in the report, employ
ment totaled 37.915 and the pay
roll was more than $50, 600, 900.
Construction with federal alloca-
tions included Is major Army.
Navy and Marine corps camps and
installations, seven projects for the
manufacture ara handling OF in
dustrial war contracts, a dozen
housing on tr IS in strategic
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30

The Rev. J. Clyde Yates, pas.
tor of the Allen Street Baptist
church of Charlotte, will be the
guest preacher at Southside Bap-
fist church revival services begin.
ming April 2 and continuing through
Easter Sunday, the Rev. J. O.
Walton, pastor of Southside Bap
fist church, announced Wednesday
Services will be held at II am
and 8 pm. on Sundays and at {
pm. daily through the week, with
the exception of Saturday.
islation, applicable to all men ane
women, but was ready to cooper.
ate fully in forcing physically-able
4-Fs to contribute to the war eft.
fort.
There are $500, 900 4-F"s between
the ages of 10 and 81, and Patter.
son said about 100000 are en-.
gagged in trades and services not
essential to the war with many
contributing nothing that is of ma
terial assistance to the men who
are doing the flghting.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30
CHEMICAL LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

Sealed proposals City Wilmington
until oeoc M April IT, 1884, and then puSey
to IS
~. Section i: Laboratory Equipment
belo Hn % ne
rencd to PhpRs Bird 1n Richmond Virginia Arthur Tho
Equipment SO listed or the eqaal
ds{sss No. ss a ps5g. g. Bird g. ssos
M0 o ee esdae ss with floor
No 1855 Heating phipps I Bird
Barnstead Automatic Water gallon
reservoir on combination mounting electric Heating unit
ro7i ds With al sppTove sp' floor
BsS Gs p NJ se 4 Asur Thomas Cat No 1919 Phpps
S No. s ON ssss a9s
aS?s d Sf % s
14sRS '''G Cat No. $3.50,
aeigs Turb5dimeter for trbdies
Ss :ss$$s init ]
5 @ psez B gs No Thomas Cat No.
PS;ss Sra Gy 50 NJ 900 Thomas Cat No. a4
fi ~ sfst size
S sn Snoe exss PR: s Cat Weber Electric
s 81 H Thomas Cat No. $780,
Section 3. Furniture and Fixtures
% ss s55 S
re nd sse s with YEA only" D''
Counter Units made of:
2-Wood units Caaog No. W-225
Wood unit, Catalog No. W-255
1-wood unit Cata1og No. W-250
Wood unit Catalog No. WIFI
units Cataog No. W-28O
Cataog No.W-176
Kenstone approved equal top
Wall typeC Units and Wall Cabinets made OF:
unit Catalog No W-186
unit Catalog No. W-396
UNIT Catalog No W36
UNIT Caaog No. W-396
2-wood units, Caaog No. W-l306
Kemstone approved equal top
complete with Cataog No Wl736
1-snk Cataog No. W-600
36', Catalog No. W1447
&c. wide 84 high and 49, deep
and end compartments doors and locks
similar design to W-l3S3
sealed envelope addressed R.
Clerk and the outside the envelope must be
SECTION Estate Section of Item Bid on Proposals
be your the outside Of the
shall plainly the address Of the bidder.
Each proposal by certified check
business North Carolina payable to the
equal to not less than five 90
cent amount of the bid or bids.
reject all bids and waive all for
right reserved to hold all bids for
exceeding 30 days from the date Of opening.
City of Wilmington North Carolina
j. A. Loughlir j. R. Benson
City Engineer City Clerk
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30

Corregidor in the Philippines, said
today the army man died during
the "March of death" forced upon
American prisoners by the Japan.
csc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30
IN MARCH OF DEATH

BUENA VISTA, Ga, March 20.
|-P-The family of 1t. Col. Viii.
liam B. Short, reported missing
for two years since the fall Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30
STUMP FOR STAssEN

OMAHA, March 20. - R Gov
ernor Edward Thye of Minnesota
and Senator Joseph Ball (R-Minn)
carried to out-state Nebraska to.
night their campaign for Harold
E. Stassen, former Minnesota gov.
ernor who will oppose Wendell
Willkie in Nebraska's April II
Republican presidential prefer
ence p yrir amtaohrdl march,
ence primary.
The ancient Egyptians made COT
fins of cork.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-30
How To Relieve
Bronchitis

crponulsion relieves promptly be-
oovse il goes right to the seat of the
tTr ali to help loosen and expel
a ruul laden phlegp, and aid nature
81 $50 soothe and heal raw, tender, in
af9sS Sy' bronchial mucous mem
h itral Tell your druggist to sell you
y hottle of Circumcision with the I'M
Sderr S you must like the way it
o mi allayS the cough or you are
~ have YOUR money back.
Evening star., 1944-07-08
A Real Emergency

The chief causes of the quite
desperate" situation at Glenn Dale
Sanatorium, resulting from lack of
hospital personnel, are: Cd The
unavailability of convenient trans
portation for paid employees who
must travel to and from the hospital
and CD fear on the part of po-
tential volunteer workers that serv-
ice at the hospital would expose
them to tuberculosis infection.
As for the first cause, it should be
removed by early establishment of a
hospital bus service, funds for which
are provided in the current appropri-
alton bill. Under the law it has been
necessary to ask for bids, which
has caused some necessary delay,
and there seems to be a question
involving the municipal govern
ment's legal liabilities in operation
OF the buses. 1t is to be assumed
that the authorities at the District
Building are acquainted with the
emergency situation, which if not
met promptly will force a part of
the hospital to shut down, and that
every short cut available to them
will be taken.
AS for the second, it is statistically
demonstrable that the tuberculosis
rate among tuberculosis hospital
personnel is less than the rate for
the general public; that the pre-
cautionary measures adopted as
routine at hospital mean, in the
opinion of the doctors, that the
chance of infection is less than in
a normal days travel around Wash
ington. The appeal for volunteer
nurses assistants at Glenn Dale is
very urgent one, perhaps the most
urgent appeal for service on the
home front since the war began.
Those who are willing to volunteer
may obtain necessary information
by telephoning Hobart $500, Exten-
sion 3; or Dupont 1478.