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The union times., 1944-08-19
Consumers Win Victory As OPA
 Bars All Tie-Ins
Stores Forbidden To Force Buyers To Take An
 Additional Purchase

There will be no official OPA approval of tie-in sales. That fact was eked out of an official source and means a real victory for the buying public and the forces in OPA that really want a genuine lid on prices.
 Early in July it was reported here that OPA Administrator Chester Bowles was ready to approve an amendment to the agency's rules to give its blessing to tie-in sales.
 Most buyers will recall how deal- CTS would sell you potatoes during shortage periods only if you bought a quart of strawberries or some other product. That was a tie-in- sale.
 Had the infationist bloc in OPA won over Bowles to changing the regulations, wholesalers could have compelled retailers to buy inferior grades, varieties and sizes of fruits and vegetables in order to get even a small quantity of regular merchan- disc. The inferior grades would then have been passed on to the consun- CT at regular OPA prices TOT stand ard grades.
 Credit for the fight against the tie-in sales amendment goes to BOwIes' assistant, James F. Brown lee who is an advocate of genu- inc control of prices as a guard against infationary practices. BrOwnlee is an official of General Foods.
The union times., 1944-08-19
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

TWO STRONG candidates head the State Democratic ticket. Brien McMahon and former Governor Hurley are vigorous personalities, and will make strong campaigns. The rest of the ticket, frankly, is made up of people largely un- known to us, and, we suspect, to the majority of voters.
 WEAKNESSES in the State Democratic ticket are being made up by the nominees for Congress. Maggie" ConnOrs of Bridgeport, will have the full support of all branches of organized labor in her race against Rep. Claire Luce. Mrs. Chase C. Woodhouse of New Lon- don, is another outstanding nOmi- nee, and the 100 per cent anti labor, anti-New Deal record of her opponent, Rep. John D. McWil- Hams, will be thoroughly exposed. Herman P. KOpplemann has been named in Hartford to oppose Rep. William J. Miller. Kopplemann es- tablished fine prO-labor record when he was in Congress. To Op- pose Rep. Joseph E. Talbot of Naugatuck, the Democrats have named Peter B. Higgins, head of the Brass Workers Union of Tor rington. From the liberal point of view, Talbot has a thoroughly bad record, his closest rival being Rep. McWilliams. The Third District has yet to name its candidate to run against Rep. Ranulf Compton, with Sen. James P. Ceelan, vice-presi- dent of the N. H. Central Labor Council, as the leading contender Compton has opened the campaign to defeat himself by attacking the political activities of organized Ia- bOr. The Democratic candidate for COngressman-at-Large is Joseph F. Ryter, whom we never heard of until he was nominated. We take it the Democratic party's publicity campaign will soon get under way, and that defect will be remedied.
 One of the big jobs ahead for the Democrats in Connecticut is to show the voters that Jasper Me Levy and his "SociaIist'' candidates run for office in order to help the Republicans.
 THAT hope Springs eternal'' is demonstrated by the following ad. vertisement in Montreal HeraId:
 A MIDDLE AGED Bachelor whose
 personality and appearance have
 carried him along under all con.
 ditiOns but whose thriftIess habits
 compel the insertion of this ad.
 vertisement, has this to proclaim.
 He is in search of months V:
 cation, by mountain lake or salt
 sea, where the amenities of civi-
 lzed living on fairly luxurious
 scale are to be had. He has in
 mind large private summer
 home complete with domestic help
 and an ample supply of daily
 newspapers. In return for this
 month of good living he guaran-
 tees to provide relief to host or
 hostess from the utter boredom
 that too often permeates the at-
 mOsphere. He references are ex.
 ce1lent, his morals sound and his
 intentions honorable. Surely his
 dwindling supply of cash will not
 have been depleted in vain! Box
 6988 Herald Office.
The union times., 1944-08-19
Infant Death Rate
 Lowest In History

A larger percentage of babies born last year survived the ordeal of com ing into the world than in any other year in our history. The Childrens Bureau of the Department of Labor reported the mortality rate at 39.9 in fant deaths for each 1000 live births. The maternal death rate was also much smaller, particularly in the Southern states.
 The drop in infant deaths was termed "doubly remarkable" because it represented a phenomenal fall" from the 1941 figure of 41.9, and also because it was accomplished during a war period, "when ordinarily the health of nation suffers"
 During the last seven years, the bureau said, infant mortality had de- clined almost third and maternal deaths more than half.
The union times., 1944-08-19
Ward Reinstates
 Workers It Fired


 DETROIT-It was all a mistake, the Detroit management of Mont gomery Ward & Co. admitted this week, reinstating 75 locked-out mem berS of United Retail Wholesale X Dept Store Employees and 132 others who stopped work in sympathy.
 The locked-out workers were re- instated with pay while the others were taken back without pay for the 1a day they lost Ward fired the 75 workers after they refused to work Sunday without pay.
 Ward still refuses to pay its 1000 Detroit employees $450,O0O coming to them under Natl. War Labor Board decision.
The union times., 1944-08-19
War Vets
 Condemn Reynolds

SAN FRANCISCO-Sen. Robert Reynolds (D, N. O., old-style Dixie demagogue now serving his last term in congress, was condemned as "a pro- moter of racial and religious bigotry" by a sperial board of inquiry of the California Encampment of the Veter- ans of Foreign Wars.
 The VFW also called Reynolds American Nationalists Committee "an agency for fostering isolationism and international suspicion" Reynolds did not appear in person before the board but sent letter in which he defended his opposition to lend-lease, repeal of the neutrality act and sending soldiers abroad.
The union times., 1944-08-19
State Federation Endorses Kileore Bill
Pres. Collins Urges Unions ToAct Now
Head Of A.FL. Unions In Connecticut Says KIgore Measure Is Only Legislation Now Proposed To
 Prevent Another Depression and Mass Misery

(See editorial: "COn"ecinnt Must OIL next baqe)
 Timothy J. Collins, president the Connecticut Federa ton 0t Labor today joined the campaign being Waged by the American Federation Labor for the of the kilgOre RecOnversiOn Bill
 Stating that the Kgore B which has been endorsed bv the board of the State Federation the only legislation so lar proposed that will prevent another depression mass suffer 1ng President Collins said he believed that all unions in Connecticut should wire their Congssmen urging them to vote agast the George Consolidation B passed by the Senate and for the Kigore Bill - ~ ~' ~
The union times., 1944-08-19
STRENGTH IN UNITY!

ROCKFORD, III. = Urging unity between the AFL and CIO, the Rock ford Labor News (AFL) declares that "12,OO0,OO0 men and women, joined together in one great national labor organization, can dominate the political and economic stage of this nation to obtain their just rights and privileges and benefit the nation as we'll"
The union times., 1944-08-19
Ripping To Work In A Jeep Is Not Likely

Anyone who has entertained the notion of dipping to work in a jeep any time in the near future will have to dispel the notion, OWI reports.
 Regulations of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance of he War De- partment specify that no more jeeps are to be declared surplus at this time and that wrecked or unserviceable jeeps are to be "cannibalized" to ob- tain parts to be used for the repair of other jeeps.
The union times., 1944-08-19
Legitimate Murder
 Can Cost Only $2OO

CHICAGO-"It costs only $2OO to kill an Illinois youth who is em- ployed in violation of the state labor laws" declares Mrs. Jewel O. Cole man of the Illinois labor department. That is the maximum penalty for vio- lation of the law ending in a child's death, she explained. It is hoped to up the penalty to $1,000 in the next legislature.
The union times., 1944-08-19

Mention THE UNION TIMES when shopping and help Labor's Own Paper grow.
The union times., 1944-08-19

Help fit out for victory all our fighting men-from stokehold to masthead crows nest. Buy War Bonds.
The union times., 1944-08-19

''. We believe that demo- cracy's future shall and must be even greater than its past. And to the future we pledge all we have to give.''
 From A Creed for Americans''
 by Stephen Vincent Benet
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
&C Offers Post-wdr
Plun r La Hoover
Could Kandle Employment
Problem Without Hid OF
Government Or Labor

Torrcnce, Calf. GP). - When the
soldiers come back from World War
II. they viii not have federal WORK
director 10 help them obtain reoInploy-
mcnt, rehabilitation and general aid
if the Torrance Ch&mbcr Of Commerce
has its way.
such work director j. called for
in the BaImch-Hancock postwar plan
ming report. This provision OF the re-
port was approved By the AfL and
CIO. But the Torrance {. Of &. nb-
ject.. II wants local chambers of com
mcrce 10 service" returning veterans
ia exclusive style and strictly hands
off 10 labor and the government.
c. of &. personnel are trained for
this type of work and can coordinate
their activities through local welfare
| organizations" a handOllt from the
Torrance chamber says. And. PreSi-
dent j. J. Lynch adds. They could do
| II without appointing special bureaus
out Of Washington
Warming UP in the interests of bust
ness, Lynch explains how fine this
would be because il would entail an
immense saving 10 the taxpayers" But
whether il would save veterans from
distress is another question. The way
it operates is 50 complicated that a
GI could have several grandchildren
before il got him work. This is tie pro-
| Cedure:
"Adjutants of military and naval
units will be asked to advise the
chamber when Terrence men are be
Ing prepared for discharge and return
to their homes.
Next the men themselves will be
contacted to determine their education
and industrial qualifications, individual
desires and rehabilitation needs.
Then, commerce and industry will
be approached 10 coordinate reemploy.
ment planning
Along these lines. man NAMED
| Herbert Hoover Went through the mo
tionS of fighting depreSSions and mass
layotfS in the 3OS. 1t didn't work then
either.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13

of peanuts: of the nOnchalance' with
which the most costly furS are puf
chased: of a department store which
| features evening bags ranging in price
| from S125 TO S325 each and the great
quantities of them sold And since
Washington stores have catered 10
! average income purchases heretofore,
some of them can hardly meet the de-
mand of eXtravagantly priced articles
of every description.
i Since Washington is not an indus
| trial or commercial city the money
does not come from highly paid indus
trial workers. nor can the great mass
of government clerks throw it around
in such reckless fashion. The mystery
is, where does the money come from
to purchase these luNulieS and where
does the labor come from to manufac-
ture them?
Last month Il large group of women
made a thorough report to the WIPE on
serious wartime abuses in the clothing
situation such as the growing scarcity
of vital items like safety pins. elastic
and thread, the SleazinesS of cotton and
wooden material, the cheapncSS OF
rayOns and the sllimpineSs of ready
made clothing. They believe il is one
thing to be patriotic and another to
sit idly by and allow more unnecessary
abuses to spring up.
Through the American Home Econ
Omies Assn, these women made an
exhaustive study of the situation and
reported to the WPB that children'S :
clothing is of such poor quality that il
doesn't keep them warm; that yard
goods is so shoddy that it doesn't pay
to spend the time sewing it up-that,
here is the barb, "cNpenSive luxury
goods are being turned out lavishly
while diapers and overallS are miss
ing" They found critical shortage in
underwear, children'S shoes, stockings
and other clothing, and found that
ready-to-wenr pajamaS, shirts and
dresses shrink out of all proportion.
Their survey showed where it is
possible TO choose from unlimited guam
titles of blouses selling at $50 each.
500 bags, 5000 evening dresses, it was
still impossible TO buy pillow tubing, or
OverallS. This, says the survey, is Il
ridiculous situation and should be coi
rected. These women hope that by
summarizing the complaints of the
women of America, they may force
manufacturers and WlB To adopt
better clothing standards for the ordi-
nary run of people. 1t is hoped that
as Il result more and better material
will be allotted to the needs of chill
dren and less material and labor
wasted on extreme luxury items for
which there is less demand but more
profit.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
WLB Approves JAW Wage
Increase ConditiondllY

Washington GFPD. - The National
War Labor Board. April I, unanimous
ly approved the wage increase de-
manded by the United Mine Workers
(unaftiiated) from the anthracite coal
operators on condition that the opera
tors do not find it necessary to increase
coal prices.
should the operators ask price relief.
the wage issue will be effective only if
the OPA certities no price changes are
necessary. If this fails, the wage queS-
ton would 90 to Director of Economic
Sterilization Fred NJ. Nin>on.
Under terms of the order, the pri-
vate operators take over at the rates
being paid by the government, includ-
Ing the 3I.Sc per day increase.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
AFL Groups Join
In F1edlth Project

San Francisco Opp. The San
Francisco Metal Trades Council has
promised full cooperation with the
Dept of Public Health in what will
eventually be the most extensive public
health project in San FranciSco's his
tory.
Starting Immediately, every one of
the councils 100000 members who ap-
plies for Il job will be asked to submit
first to Il voluntary blood test The re-
suits will not affect his obtaining the
job, but will catch venereal disease
early when it is curable
The building 4 Construction Trades
Council is expected to take similar
action shortly Several individual AFI.
and CIO locals have already done so.
Where plants do not have facilities,
the city's clinics will be used.
Out of 4.499 tests made under the
program during the past year and Il
half 4S5 were positive or doubtful.
Arthur Painter, director of the pro
gram, said: This indicates that in
the case of some II out of every JOG
persons the health department, acting
as mediator between management and
labor, can prolong the workers life
and enable him at the same time to
retain his earning power
The tests are confidential as well as
voluntary and are urged purely in the
interests of health education.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13

indianapolis NFPD.-Members of the
international Typographical ion
dunn April I on Il proposition to revoke
tn" ITt's decision not 10 hold war
tim" conventions If the proposal, sub
mitted by Local Is of Detroit, is sue
ceSSful the S1th convention will b.
held Aug. 70 in Grand Rapids, Mich
Conventions We're suspended by the
S6th cc.vontion in Colorado Springs,
colo. in August 1912.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
SCMWA ENDOWS PAUL
ROBSON SCHOLARSHIP

New York (Fp).-A Paul Robcson
scholarship viii be established at New
York University by the State, County
and Municipal Workers tCiO) for Il
Negro student to study public adlniniS-
trati0n. $CMWA President AbIaia
fiaXcT ANNOUNCED.
Terms of Tie scholarship were made
public AT II dinner in honor of the
famous Ecgro singer where he was
made life member of the union.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
Speak For. Yourselves,
Guls-Soldiers Write

Chicago F'PD. - Nine soldiers il
Italy wrote a letter to the Chicago
Times denOuncing the WOmen'S Inter
national League for Peace and Frc"
don for advocating delay in tn,
second front.
"To uS boys fighting here in italy
victory sooner and Il chance to come
home earlier"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
WARTIME CLOTHING

A Washington woman columnist has
just written about WashingtOn-Boom
Town, and tells of the stores filled with
people buying high-priced goods; of
individuals peeing off thousand and
hundred dollar bills as walking off with
their purchases as if they were a bag
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
DO YOU KNOW?


The two million electric hand irons
for civilians which are scheduled for
manufacture this year from material
released by the WPB will help relieve
the shortage but by no means meets it.
No electric irons have been manufac-
turcd since 1910 when the output was
; million. Some % different manufac-
turers will produce these irons with
and without thernostatic controls and
they should reach retail stores by
early summer.
Parafiin, used in sealing jelly. can
also help in clothes cleaning jobs. Dis
solved in cleaning fluid g tblspns to a
at. of huid) and sponged on fur on
leather it will clean and preserve the
skin and give Il soft luSter to the
leather Recommended for cleaning
leather gloves.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
Gi.ANl(DR

Some of this years wiSest clothes
shopping will be done right at home
wherever the family keeps its unused
clothing. Many idle suits and topcoats
have good fabric in them and are the
mallings of many attractive garments.
Make-overS now are especially worth
the time and trouble they take, mas
much as ready-made clothing now in
stores is higher in price and lower in
quality than in former times. Children $
clothes in particular are scarce and
high.
Much good wool is idle in home
closets, especially where men are in
the service. If someone in the family
cannot wear these discarded suits as
they are, then it is patriotic and wise
to make them over into needed clothes
now. Putting this unused wool on ac-
tive demand helps fight the war by
reducing the demand for new wool and
tightening the load on production of
new clothing.
A leatlet, "Make-OVerS From Men :
Suits" may be obtained from Office of
| Information, Dept. of Agriculture
Washington, d. G. without cost. 1t
contains practical suggestions on rip
ping a suit adapting Il new garment
| to fit pieces at hand, and placing n
pattern ON the fabric.
Headgear for the war worker, or the
evolution of war bOnnetS is an inter
esting subject. From clumsy helmets
and too-brief bandeauX they have pro
gressed to the specially designed Dache
| turbans made for the girls at a biz
gyrOScope company. These are of non
| intlammable fabric, sufiiently porous
to ventilate the hair. Other women
workers wear attractive, viSored caps
of plastic that make them light weight
and comfortable.
If you want to avOl getting old and
| dying before your time, learn to slow
| down as you get on in years. In per-
sons hereditarily equipped for long
useful lives. the principal factor pro
ducing premature aging and death is
perhaps the continuance Of unabated
nervous drive, so says DR.. T.. V.
COwdry of Washington L. School of
Medicine in st. Louis in a recent re-
port Many people do not appreciate
the. changes going on in the body as it
grows older, and continue to work
themselves to the point where some
thing gives way.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-04-13
DREAMS OF YESTERDAY PLANS FOR TOMORROW

< 7ES he's dreaming way out there in fur-oH places
that boy Of Yours-dreo1ning of the world Of
i tomorrow when he come back md settle down in
q home Of his
He's thinking how swell ii will be when LindG Lou uud he
married dnd she bokes chocolate cake every ddY.
They'll the best of everything ha cleo
tied home bought with the money invested in Bonds now
He's learned about Electric cooking in the Army Navy
und he knows that modern Electric Ronge turns out tdntdz
ing economically. He hos learned tho viamns
ond minerals be retoned in food to keep him nd his
fo1nily heolthY-ussured by electric cookery.
Yes indeed when the horror oil tho boy feels he
will have ened the incest home he CON get-an AlEectic
Eome
ne OHIO POWER Ca
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-14
By RUSS GREEN

tnited Press staff Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA-lUF)- The
MP's aren't behind the lines
not in this mans war.
Sons OF the veterans of World
War Those SWaShbuckllng,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-14
Lots For Sale F-6
Building Materials HI

New and used material for
sale 100000 feet lumb r.;
plumbing; drain board sinks;
paints; lockwood. stump pumps;
shingles; rolled roofing; rock
lath; interior finish; I-beams
windows soc up. Bring trailer;
lowest prices. RELIABLE LUM-
Der CO., 24l55 Schoenherr
road, Junction M-97 and 9l2
Mile Road. East Detroit Mich.
II
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-14
Office Equipment
Form ond Doiry Products H-l0

$50 bushels turnips at 75c per
bushel. Double work harness,
horse collars, grain drill Luther
Rowley. 1882 ColdWater Road.
Ala
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-14
STAN BARRONS TAX
SERVICE

SERVICE
\ Is substantial, dependable
ISear round Tax Service. Not q
Fly by Night or Curbstone Serv-
Ice.
Is Years Of Actual Accounting
md Income Tax Experience.
My Specially trained, expert
nced and Qualified Tax Con-
ultants Assure You of Our Abil-
|ty, and Our Interest in Giving
You a Proper and Accurate Re-
bort. Quick Service. No Waiting.
Reasonable rates, Your
Money Refunded II Our Service
S Not Satisfactory.
Open All Hour For Your
Convenience, Including Sun
Rays.
We re Prepared to Remit
Your Taxes to The Internal
Revenue Collector.
Permanent Office 80 North
Eratiot Upstairs.
Office Observation-Disclosures
Hence $500. TIC
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-14
Stoves. Suckers. Heoters HIS

Comet SCOT Destroyer; des-
troys SCOT, cleans heating plant.
Comet Boiler compound kills
rust. lime and sludge in boiler.
J. p. Mcmahon Coal Co. Phone
Mt. Clemens 1921. L
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-14

For Sale-No. l Baled Wheat
straw, 5000 Victoria Rhubarb
roots. Louis Doepper. 2425 Ro-
meo Rd., Romeo, Mich. Ala
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-14
As Forms 8 Lend For Rent

208 acres near Richmond.
equal shares. This is one of the
best farms in this section. The
owner has own cattle. Tenant
must have good farm imple-
ments with tractor and about 8
mich cows. None other than a
first class farmer need Apply. For
particulars see Geo. Steinmetz
or phone Richmond 245. A16
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-14

Black dirt for building lawns.
Also top dressing for old lawns.
Call Royal Oak--Lincoln 2-ll65.
All
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-14

Warm morning coal heaters.
now available in plain and cabi-
net models. j. p. Mcmahon Coal
Co. Phone Mt. Clemens 1921. c
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-14

We wish to thank our friends,
.ighbors, relatives and organi-
ion for their kindness ex-
iressed in our recent bereave-
lent. Special thanks to Rev. w.
'chneider and Rev. r. Guillovet.
IIrs. E. L. Duprey and family.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-14
Forms 9 lond For Rent e-A

5 acres, 4 room house, electric
lights, garage. chicken coop,
good well. paved road, SIS
month. Wildt & Warner. Above
First National Bank, Phone 894l
Mt. Clemens. Ala
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-14

40 acre farm with 2 houses,
barn, excellent soil, good well.
Will exchange for house and lot
in Mt. Clemens.
Modern 7-room house, 2 large
lots excellent opportunity for
business proposition as it has a
railroad siding for 4 car lengths.
.CATZ REALTY
1912 N. Gratiot. Above Greens
Phi. Mt. Clemens 6521