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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29
Compton's "Esquire" Complex Assailec
Moving Picture
OnRickenbacker
Moving Slowly
Producer Says He Is Anx-
ious To Avoid Interna-
tional Complications

HOLLYWOOD Three interest
ing things about the Rickenbacker
film Goth Century-Fox is prepar-
ing: l. The film discloses that Rick.
enbacker visited Germany i'm 1922
and learned from COering and
other Nazi organizers their plans to
give Germany world power.
2. The Rickenbacker script is being
submitted for OK to the US. State
Dept, to Sec. of War Henry l.. Slim
son, and to British, Russian and Chi
nese embassies Producer Winfield
Sheehan feels that delicate interna-
tional situations in the story may have
a bearing on postwar settlements, !"
according to The Hollywood Report
er.
3. The producer actually wants
to be sure of an international mar
ket for the picture because the OPP
position of American labor to fur
Their clarifying Rickenbacker would
make it losing proposition in the
home market alone. AS Sheehan
puts it, he wants to be sure of a
favorable reaction throughout the
world before he gives the go-light''
for the 100000 production bud
get.
This political angling occurred, Gu
riously enough, just as Daryl "a
muck, the production brains of 10th
Century-Fox, stated publicly: "We
are not in politics and we do not in
tend to get into politics. Our business
is entertainment"
He did not have the Rickenback-
er film in mind, but his own pic
ture about Woodrow Wilson. A
Cleveland newspaperman wired that
it was reported to be fourth term
propaganda, and Zanuck retOrted
that if it is boost for Roosevelt it
is equally a boost for Wendell L..
WillIxie:
Both Pres. Roosevelt and Mr..
Willkie seem to see eye to eye on
this question of world collaboration
to avoid future wars"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29
WaterburyAgain
Elects Brennan
As Its President
Central Labor Union Places
Tim Collins On Legis-
lative Committee

The Waterbury Central Labor I'm
ion, meeting Friday, reelected
Thomas F. Brennan as its president
Brennan was also named to represent
the Central Labor Union as mem
Der of the Mayors Committee rela-
tive to the study of rehabilitation for
Servicemen.
Other officers elected follow:
Vice-President: George Seld-
rick.
Recording Secretary: George
Sabo.
Financial Secretary: Frank T.
Carey.
Treasurer: ]. A. Cleland.
Trustees: Robert Mcclure.
Thomas Maxwell, and George
PrOll.
Legislative Committee: limo
thy Collins, James F. Carrigan.
George Seldrick, Robert Nc
Clure, and George Sabo.
Organizing Committee: James
F. Corrigan, Ray Gallagher,
James Reed, Thomas F. Bren-
nan, and George Sabo.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29
Unions Lend Drive
Fund To Teachers

DETROIT.-An organization fund
of $4,000 has been unanimously guar
anteed to the Detroit Federation of
Teachers (AFL) by the other ALL
organizations in the city through the
Detroit & Wayne County Federation
of Labor. The central body advanced
$1,000 and the affiliated locals will
make up the rest.
The teachers have bettered their
wages and working conditions not only
in Detroit but throughout the metro
politan area in the last nine years. In
Highland Park they powered a drive
last spring to increase the school tax
by referendum vote and the taxpayers
responded favorably by to l vote.
Union teacher representatives now get
respectful hearing from boards of edu-
cation and city councils.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29
Keuems' Stand On
Taxes DisapprOved

The Bridgeport Herald has con-
Quoted poll of war plant employees
of Miss Vivien Kellems, wealthy anti
Roosevelt Westport industrialist who
has called for a national mutiny
against paying income taxes. The
opinions of Bridgeport workers
ranged from "She is nuts" to COM
ments that her stand sounds like
treason"
Meanwhile Vivien is spreading her
tax-strike poison through the south
west and claiming that businessmen
are "deluging" her with wires, phone
calls and letters of approval.
In Washington Sec, of the Treas
ury Henry Morgenthau said that ito
advise citizens to refuse to pay taxes
particularly in time of war-smacks
OF disloyalty."
The Herald's editorial said that
Miss Kellems represents that section
OF industrialists who would rather
Jeopardize victory abroad than unite
at home to win the war.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29

FROM the MissOuLa Mont. J
Daily MissOulian comes the best
want-ad of the year:
FOR RENT: TWO-ROOM
APARTMENT TO UNMARRIED
GIRL WITH HOT AND COLD
RUNNING WATER.
ASPIRINS are reported still the
order of the day in the composing
room of the Philadelphia Record
where operators few days ago
had to set up legal notice ''for
the estate of the late Joseph Will
liams Kolodziejska (also known as
Ignatius Kolodziejska, Ygancy Ko-
Ignatius Kolodziejska, Ygancy Ko-
Ignastius Kolodzieyski, Ignatius
kOlOdzieyska, Ignacy KolOdziei-
ski and Ignatius KoIedzieski). No
wonder!
BILL CRONIN, New Haven War
Manpower Chief, should give more
attention to his relations with or
ganized labor.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29
Walter Kotschnig
Is Forum Speaker

Next Sunday evening, Jan. 80, the
New Haven Open Forum will pre-
sent as its speaker Walter M.
Kotschnig, Professor of Comparative
Education at Smith College, who will
speak on the subject, "The Future of
Europe. He will discuss the future
political and economic structure of
Europe which he believes depends
very largely on the kind of relation
ships which can be established be-
tween Russian and the United States.
DR.. Kotschnig was born in Aus
tria and studied at the Universities of
Graz and Kiel. He has been associated
with the Institute of World economies,
has served as general secretary Of
the International Student Service at
Geneva and director of the League of
Nations High Commission for Refu-
gees coming from Germany. He has
been a member of the Commission to
Study the Organization of Peace.
DR.. David N. Beach of Center
Church will preside and conduct the
question period. The meeting will be
held at 7 AS pm, in the auditorium of
the First Methodist Church, Elm and
College Streets.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29
Neev "Smear">Labor Drive
Is Hit By Secretary Perkins
Denounces Claim Strikes Have ImperiIed War Effort;
Record AS Good AS In Any Field OF
Human Relations

Newspapers
the that strikes in
However, Secretary Labor Perkins whose department the
obtained their data blasted
the program
The no-rke pledge of kept at rate of better
Congress, made public this
The man-days
a fifth OF she
THAT is good record in field of relations Secretary
PERKINS commended Most
duration Leaders OF labor for the cooperaed the Depart
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29
We Give The Views
"Without Bigotry"

Vincent McCovern, business
representative of New Haven
Electricians, BOO, has just re-
ceived the following letter from
Frank W. Eichorn, a member of
the Local, who is with the armed
forces in the South Pacific. Etc.
kOrn writes:
horn writes:
Received the Locals Christ.
mas gift sent by you and want to
take this opportunity to thank
you for it.
Cive my regards to Jack Mas.
tersOn, Henry Gels, Tom Higgins.
and all the rest.
"Sill receive The Union Times
for which | also thank you. 1t
gives the news without the big.
otry published by some papers.
and hope many more successful
years for it.
Thanks again and / hope you
all have successful New Year"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29
Council Endorses
5-Point Program
Offered by I'D. r.
New Haven Labor Insists That Program Is Valid Only
Adopted In Its Entirety-C.LU. Sends Letter
To President Roosevelt

Unanimous endorsement of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's hve-point program
recently submitted to Congress was
voted by the New Haven Central La
Dor Council at it's regular meeting
Thursday. The vote included endorse
ment of a National Service Act, as
proposed by the President, provided
the other four points of F.D.R.' s
program are enacted into law. Those
who spoke in favor of the vote in
cluded Sen. James Geelan, Retail
Clerks; James F. Rosen, Labor Dept
Employees; and Saul Kreas, Painters
Union, No. 1856.
AS a result of the vote passed by
the Council, Secretary Bernard J
Geelan has sent the following letter
to President Roosevelt:
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29

Meanwhile the War Production Board revealed that pro-
November l94l
total of Cos November 19 expected close to the zoo
when December figures in the increase was
So per cent the w. P B. said. 80
In view OF such figures how be declared Grip
pied production through se"
OF the international Association of Machinists
who turned out the flood of supplies,
the production Ines?" -
he tact IS borhaters raising now lust as
smokescreen hide revelations
prohteeng by manufacturers. o. $500 ~
he have used the tactics the began
Ddoo
contracts or to arouse hyeria for of nabor
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29
Labor In New
Haven Voices
Its Disgust
Wants People Of US. To
Know Congressman
Speaks For Himself
Only

Z ngre m n RanuIf
Compton of New Haven and
Madison who believes that
American soldiers on our
fighting fronts are more inter-
ested in pictures of nude
women than they are in pre-
serving democracy at home.
was sharply assailed by his la
Dor constituents this week.
The New Haven Central Labor
Council, at its meeting Thursday.
unanimously condemned Rep.
compton for his statement that the
banning of the magazine s'Es0uire''
from the mails did more to hurt the
morale of our soldiers than did the
action of the u. S. Senate a few
weeks ago in voting to make it al
most impossible for the members
OF our armed forces to vote in
the coming state and national eIec-
tiOns. Esquire" has long pub
lshed drawings of undraped wom-
ed by the South American arts,
vargas. The magazine was recently
barred from the mails, and has
appealed to the federal courts.
National publicity has been given
Rep, Compton's remarks, and dele
gates took the floor of the Central
L LABOR Counell to express regret that
people of this country might think
that Compton spoke for his cons+it,1-
ents IN the Third Congressional Dis
trict. ~''-'ii"i LIS
AS result of the discussion
!llOtiOn was unanimously passed
1nstructing Secretary Bernard /
Ceelan to write Compton express.
ing organized labOr's disgust with
his attitude, but pointing ont tba,
IN view of his record in Congress-
labor in New Haven could under,
stand, but not condone. his action
The text of the letter received bv
compton from the New Haven Cen
trail Labor Council follows:
Dear Congressman Compton:
The N. H. Central Labor Conn
Gil at its last regular meeting in
structed its secretary to convey to Won
their sentiments on your recent state
ment concerning the cancellation of
the mailing rights of the magazine
Esquire, and its effect on the morale
OF our armed forces throughout the
world.
1T is hard to believe that an
elected representative of the vot-
ers OF the Third Congressional Dis
trict could have the temerity to
claim that our soldiers are more
interested in saving the Vargas
Girl than in exercising their fran
chise by having a soldiers vote
bill enacted, whereby they NAV
cast their votes in the Forthcoming
elections.
The mothers, fathers, sisters.
sweethearts and relatives of our
hghting men, deeply resent your
gratuItOus remarks and from the
unenviable record that you have
made in Congress since your cleo
ton, can partially understand
your actions, but find it extreme
~ difficult to cOndOne or excuse
them.
Trusting that your future ac-
tons and remarks will not bring
further embarrassment to vOur
constituents and that you will de-
vote the balance of your term i'm
Congress to a more itelligent and
constructive representation of the
voters of your District
'P.S. We are taking the liberty
of sending copies of this letter to
the City, State and National bod
les of the American LEGION
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29
As We See It

BEFORE ANYONE misunder-
stands us, we hasten to say that we
have no objections to pictures of
undraped females. We use pictures
of them in The Union Times quite
often, and try to see to it that
they have union label. What la
Dor objects to in Rep. Compton's
remarks is not that our soldiers
like the pictures in ''Esquire" Eve
all like them), but his inference
that the men in our armed services
don't care whether or not they have
the vote, as long as they can get
pictures of the curvaceOus Vargas
girls.
OUTSTANDING at the first day
of the special session of the Conn.
General Assembly were four men,
bers of the Senate-all members
of organized labor. They we're: JO-
seph M. Rourke, Electricians, BOO,
Chief Petty Officer in the Seabees,
who was given an ovation when he
appeared on the floor of the Senate
in uniform; James p. Ceelan, Re-
tail Cigar Clerks, New Haven, John
L. Sullivan, Musicians, New Britain,
and Albert L. Coles, Musicians,
Bridgeport, all three of whom led
the fight to have the State Labor
Relations Act sponsored by the
Conn. Federation of Labor come
before the special session. More on
this next week.
ODELL SHEPARD, former lieu
tenant-governor of Conn.,, made a
brilliant talk at the Conn. Confer
ence on Social Legislation, held i'm
New Haven Sunday. If ever
prominent state figure understood
the role and problems of organized
labor it is Prof. Shepard, himself
a member of the ALL. Teachers
Union.
BILL ENRICHT, secretary of
New Haven Painters, Local 1876,
has six nephews in the armed
forces. No wonder he is among
those who are plenty sore at Rep.
Compton's insult to our military
men.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29

Brown of the Mcinists strike talk
profteerng!
The uore has the added
from the fumbng and bungng by the of
labor disputes, and
Fascike law such the Austin adworth draft
This nchabo agitation sign reaction
airy forces will attempt do the is
IF they have their there will be of
lean liberties the of this
rights they will be the
init powerful forces make labor
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29
ALL. Has 1,35O,OOO
In US. Armed Service

WASHINGTON-More than L.
$4,000 members of the ALL. are
now in the armed forces, the January
issue of The American Federationist
national ALL. organ, reports.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29

of Labor and National War Labor bringing about settlement
of -
Cancellation Service show
of this fiscal $4,000 disputes settled practically without
oppages This preventive
ing with the norike pledge is generally
Secretary Perkins pointed that wage only
worked continuously factories shpyard arsenas elsewhere to
help the United Nations win the
They bought 800 million dollars of month
and made additional said ke-
wise, they 100000 military age TO the
rmedf forces" ' % - ~
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29

Smoke out anit-labOr prOpagan-
da overseas by sending out fighters
Union Label smokes!
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-29

Mention THE UNION TIMES
when shopping, and help Labor's
Own Paper grow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
Manned Vets of Tue Wars Pin
Hopes for Help on Poppy Day

help for himself and his family
to a fund provided not by an ade-
aHate plan bat by a generous
public.
Only immediate and thorough
action by the government and a
citizenry appreciative of what
they have done tan step the
trend, Whalen believes.
Many of the disabled youths
of this war are beginning TO find
their way daily to Whalen's office
in the Veterans Building, 704 +.
jefferson.
BY the time they arrive feel
ing of having been given the run
around by the government and
the various agencies 10 which
they have turned has made them
discouraged and diSllluSioned,
"Soured" on the-Country for whose
existence they gave an arm or "A
leg or their health. possibly all 3.
ut is familiar TO those of us
who are veterans of the last
war" WhaIen. who works IN the
city motor transport division
from 4 a. m until noon and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
Marine WEEDS,
.Buddies Serve
As Honor Guard
Best Man and Ushers
Also Members OF His
Southwest Pacific Outfit

SGT. and Mrs. Stanley Goryszew-
ski had q surprise honor guard
for their wedding Saturday morn
ing in Our Lady Queen of Apostles
Church.
The guard was four of Cory
szewski'S marine aviation buddies
who had gone through II months
of active duty with him in the
Southwest Pacific. They were Sgt.
Ralph Redmer, Sgt Walter Bazy-
lewski, S/Sgt. Robert Mcintyre
and Cpl. William Berl. all of
Detroit.
SkSgt. Edmund Gulwicz was
best man, while Sgt. Jack Heard,
Cpl. Albert Gruber and Cpl. Jack
Lempard were uSherS. All are
from the bridegroom outfit, home
on 30-tay furfoughs. None had
known each other prior 10 their
enlistment % months ago.
GorySZewski met his wife five
years ago at Hamtramck High
School Engaged three years later,
they set the wedding date by
telephone 10 days ago when the
bridegroom landed in San Fran
cisco.
The bride is the former Mary
Zabaglo Of 1883 Gallagher.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
BY GORDON FRIEsEN

Save two dimes for next Poppy
bay. where you saved only one
before.
For this time you may be asked
10 buy two of the paper flowers,
one made by the aging fingers of
the living dead of the -Argonne,
the other by the young hands
crippled at Guadalcanal and Sa-
lerno.
This is the prediction of Michael
Whalen. chairman OF the Wayne
County welfare committee Of Dis
abled American Veterans. which
annually participation Poppy Day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
Wallace Warns
Nation Against
Fascist Menace
Tstes Slap a. SelhshnesS
OF Big Agriculture, Big
Labor end Big Business

los ANGELES Fob ? tlNS)
Warning against slipping INTO
American f7>CiSU 20 Vice PreSi-
Grnt Nal-ea Today took a broad
she crack az what he calls The
big thrcc-b.C business. blg labor
and t- agriculture.
Sp, king ir "an UNOFFICIAL ca
parifN" on tour az The West
which he said has no political
significance The vice president
r7I7-- q = r r II organized
iahars pant ia winning the war.
Re t5ld q rally OF $500 union
men and women that IN the post
war years ahead the American
worker primaulv wants job
with snclritu- The American
farmer be said wants decent
markets and 90 remove the
ha7s rds Of his business. And
American businessmen. Wallace
declared. want the assurance OF
large and expanding markets,
some. hut not all, big buSl-
neSsmeu want that type ~
control that will produce big
profits" Wallace asserted,
They want % put Wall street
first and the nation second.
They want 20 put property
rights first and human rights
stsroftti. .
This faction. the vice president
declared, SAYS:
We must get rid OF that
nnn I'm the White House
We can have what We want
fire. enterprise. fhe free enter
prise of old fashioned America
Is what we really want"
But. Wallace told the rally,
sponsored by the United Citizens
Committee:
.TFnrtHRstHly, net AL bic bBsi--
nssSneB ask for these priv
ilegeS Some Of them are
as deeply concerned with the
problem Of full employment rs
labor itself. They are anxious
TO see such modification In
taxation laws As will place the
maximum incentive ON that
type Of business activity which
viii give full employment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

jobs, food, clothes, advice. Their
big problem seems to he In
finding u.s.
And it is not only the enlisted
men who are coming TO the DAV.
Within the last week, a major
and captain have been assisted
with clothing, rent money, food
and medicine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

devotes his spare time daily TO
his unpaid DAV job, said.
Everything for the hoy who
Is In service, the USO, clean
beds. food. n pretty girl 20
dance with. But not for the
man who II discharged. Even
though still in uniform, though
he has lost n leg for his coun-
try, he must stay on the other
side Of the street"
Whalen told the story Of 2
Young veteran who came TO his
office last week. He had served
on Guadalcanal and elsewhere in
the south Pacific. Disabled, he
was hoSpitalized on the FIJI
Islands.
"WhiIe he was I'm tent, ne
described his care there as won
derfui, Whafen said. but the
closer he approached civilian
life, the more neglect he met.
HANDS TREMBLING
"He told Of conditions in an
Oakland, Cal, hospital, where
he was brought. The sick men
were forced to get up at n. m.
They were forbidden 10 sit on
the beds and. as there were not
enough chairs. many had 10 sit
on the floor"
BY the time he reached the
DAV, after being shunted from
several other agencies here, he
was so worried and distraught
his hands were trembling uncon-
trollably. Ashamed. he tried to
hide this from Whalen by keep
ing them In his pockets
I'VE got him job hut his
adjustment to IL will be a hun
dred times more difficult he
cause Of these experiences"
Whalen said.
DOCTORS PENSIONS
"The army hospitals seem 10
he full OF doctors whose only
idea is TO get the disabled men
of the rolls" Whalen charged.
"Over-eager TO save "A lousy
$50 a month now, they are dis
charging sick men in a war we
are spending billions for"
The average case, he said. Is
discharged while still in the hos
pital, cut off the pay roll while
still in bed. A month later. the
is released to civilian
life. he said.
He starts running around,
trying 10 find some place, some
body that will help him." Wha-
len asserted. Certain agencies
do exist hut he can't find them
or they don't handle his par
ticular case. One thing Detroit
needs Is n central agency, CO.
originating the veterans work.
TN the existing confusion,
the disabled man rapidly begins
To feel no one wants him, loses
his morale and gives way TO
anxiety and insecurity"
Employers in Detroit arc CO.
operating in finding Jobs for these
men. But the big problem re-
mains Of the insecure disabled
man adjusting himself.
I'VE can help many more
than we are helping now
Whalen said. with money,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
IS Quakes in "a Hours

NEW YORK, Feb. s tINS4-
The Germ an Transcontinent
Agency reported today that SO
new earthquake shocks had rocked
Turkey in the last "a hours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06
HISTORY REPEATS SELF

History is beginning to repeat
itself in the case of the dis
charged disabled veterans, Wha-
len believes. The shell-battered
victim Of the war against fascism
is returning 10 Detroit and finding
conditions assuming the state of
neglect that followed World
War I
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-06

Once more, he is turning for
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-23
MULLINS RIDGE
(Too late for last week.

(Too late for last week.
Charley Sluss was business
visitor in Clintwood Tuesday of
this week.
Lonzie Lyall and family have
moved into their new home.
Arthur Hess is now employed
at Portsmouth, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. BERTHE Rakes,
Alex Rakes and John Hess at
tended church near Haysi Sun
day.
Mrs. Lonzie Lyan visited her
father-in-law Sunday.
Miss Masie Lee Rakes spent
the weekend at Haysi.
John Rakes and Beldon Hess
killed some fine hogs Monday.
Paris Rakes spent the week
end at Grundy.
Miss Lucille Hess spent a few
days at Haysi this week.
Charley Sluss has been gath
ering corn this week.
Services were held at Pound
River Church Saturday night and
Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-23
BEAR PEN NEWS

Farley Moore and family have
moved to the Roy Stanley build
ing near the mouth of Bear Pen.
Benny and Carter Fleming
spent Saturday night with thew
grandfather, John Kendrick.
w. R. (Boge) Robinson has
moved to Clintwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kendrick
are the happy parents Of fine
baby girl, Born Nov 18th
Miss Lea Kendrick spent Sat-
urday night with Mary Stanley.
Mrs. Georgia Killen and chill
dren spent Sunday with Mrs.
Eura Vanover.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-23

TIME WAR in the Pacific
is the most costly war
America has ever engaged in.
It's simple arithmetic. A
mountain of special, costly
equipment is needed. A BIG
Superfortress used in the
bombing of Japan costs
100000 in War Bonds. And
this is just one Of the many