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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-04-19
Allies Score Fresh
Advances In India
With Use OfTanks
Bitter Fighting
Continues, Though,
For Disputed Hill

Handy. Ccylon. April - -
Allied forces have laShrd out
with tanks in their offensive
against the Japanese invaders
Of northeast India. scoring fur
thcr advances and taking three
small Japanese defensive posi-
lions northeast of the plain of
lmphal, Allied headquarters an
ncunccd today.
The CummtunIqUc said that bitter
Lighting continues for - hill feature,
the pc secession of which nuw has
been in dispute two days. west ul
BISh"npur ana south ul the track To
Slichar. the alternative route south
west ui lmphdl. Ia the Bcmgal-As-
sam railway. Allied feeder line"
No change was announced IN the
kohima area. 80 mics north oi I'M
phal, where the Allies arc fighting to
secure the 3J-mIlC mdIu road t. DIM
dpur, ON the BcnGal-ASSam railroad
Both infantry and tanks joined
III the offensive northeast OF the
Eiam ut Imphal. where the Allied
forces Tor several days have been
successfully beating back one of
tic three original invasion SPEAR
heads which the Japanese thrust
eyer the IniO- Burmese border.
Virtually every type Of plane of
the United States air force the RAJ.
and the Indian cir force Iuincd in
Widespread operations over the Eur
ma area during IN" past two days.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-04-19
Germans Saw
Rome Is Now
An Open City

London. April lNpO-Thc
German mc"S agency has proclaimed
again that Rome D., an open city and
suggested To- Prime Minister cannon
dc Valera OF Ere that he induce
Britain and the United States to
contribute toward its preservation
by retaining from what the news
agency describes aS "s"usccsS'' air
attacks.
Allied headquarters in Naples said
today. however. that heavy enemy
traffic wa~ noticed moving INTO Rome
from the northeast.
\ Berlin broadcast recorded by
the ministry of information last
night said Valera had sent a note To
Berlin March 20 b"gaIu. that the
hellIGcrCniS find a way. through in
t"rmCdiarIrS. by which the noiy city
could be saved
Tic prime minister WIr said TO
nave expressed Ere concern be
cause of The lack of any measure by
TN" bClligcrCnt power To- assure its
security Tho NaIl news agency
referred tu an Axis announcement
March - that Rome was being dc
mil!tariIcd, and said Il German re-
ply handed the IRISH charge daft
fares stated De Nalcra'E statement
"doCS not correspond tu the facts 50
far as Germany Is concerned"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-04-19
Stocks Still
Are Erratic

New York. April l0.-fNlD-Nfi.
cr u poor start. few sections Of The
stock market showed an inclination
20 rally today. but the general list
remained on rather unsteady fOun-
datiOn as u result o. yesterdays
heavy selling. ON the OflSidc most
of the time were Bethlehem. Chrys-
Ter. Goodyear and Montgomery
Ward. Santa FC and Southern Rail
way were the best Of the rails.
Bonds and commodities were ir-
regular. 49,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-04-19
RONE'S FATE RESTS WITH
GERMANY. ROOSEVELT SAYS
London. April tArD-RCply-
German Bombs Kill Many
In London Hospital Raid

uunih. started about q. III. and
lasted Tor about ~ hour.
NutI-airCTIii batteries hurled up
Il terrific odrragc but II failed 10
turn back the raiders. and mcCrdiar-
les and high explosives raincd down
ON the city. Al least - enemy
planes wcr, reported Shot down.
FrCmcn and air raid worker,
quickly cx'iuguNhcd the fire nj the
hospital ANA rescue squads worked
through the night hours seeking VIC
Tins.
Some of the extricated patients
were injured badly.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-04-19
HHHAER kER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA

Mostly cloudy tonight. Thurs
day mostly cloudy and continued
moderately cool. with showers
and thundcrstorms.,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-04-19
Cotton Trend
Still Weak

New To.t. Nprl 10. (Nry-Cu'-
tom future, opened five cents bdiC
higher To- - cents q bale lower.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-04-19

London. April I9-tNlp Rescue
worker. dug through tn" wrcCkIgC
of one of l.ouduus largest hospital.
today IN - search for casualties after
the building had been blasted and
set on fire by a direct hit during
u German air raid on the capital
carly this morning.
Nearly 1000 patients we're in the
hospital and II was feared mum
Der Of Them were buried under the
debris. y ward housing male pat
tents was completely destroyed.
The radcliffe first on London in
iogr nig,.y end TIC third attack this
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14
NAM Talks
Union BUSTING

WICHITA, Kas., July 10 (FP)
"A meeting called by the Ma
tional Association of Manufac-
turers to consider means of
solving postwar unemployment
problems couldn't keep its
mind on its agenda here, Ind
after a few passes at the sub
ject degenerated into discus
sion of the urgent need for a
law to check labor unions.
NAM speakers led z hour
discussion of how good unions
are but how unfortunate it is
that they breed racketeers. !"
Agreeing that something should
be done about these unions, the
assemblage of six ministers, five
lawyers, two physicians and So
businessmen, most of the latter
from the east, adjourned for two
weeks. The job question could
wait.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14
Reuther Sees
Need For
5th Freedom

ANN ARBOR, July IL
Freedom from fear of
abundance" is a Fifth Free
dom without which the orig
inal Four Freedoms may be
lost, Walter P. Reuther, vice
president of the UAW-CIO, told
the unions Ann Arbor summer
session last week.
Until we learn not to shrink
from the abundance that man
and nature can provide, Reu-
ther said. I'VE shall win neither
freedom from. want nor free
dom from fear. AS for the. other
two freedoms, speech and reli-
gion, they will be throttled if
not doomed if larger masses, of
people are to be unemployed.
frustrated, and dependent on
handouts for their existence
D e claring that so-called
free enterprise" is ducking the
problem of full employment and
that monopolies are preparing
to restrict production in order
to realize high prices and prof
its, the union leader called for
drastic anti-monopoly measures
and the promotion of non-profit
enterprises which would insure
correct prices.
Reuther is director of the
UAW Consumer Division, which
aids and fosters the formation
of consumer cooperatives among
UAW members. To question
by Edward J. Duck, of Toledo.
he replied, When you Toledo
people are ready to go Con CO.
ops the Consumer Division is
ready to go along with you.
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14

titled by President NJ e V n
Schultz of the convention call
and advised Of the UAW consti-
tutional provisions for the elec-
ton of delegates. Delegates
must be elected by secret bal
lot. Each shop is entitled to one
delegate for each 200 members
or less, and one additional dele
gate for the next 800 members
or major fraction thereof.
Amalgamated Units with less
than $50 members will meet at
Local IL headquarters, Tuesday,
July l8, at 8 p. m., to nominate
delegates and set a date for
their election. Many of the
larger Units already have set
their nomination dates and will
soon elect their delegates.
In his letter to the Units,
President Schultz advised them
that, due to wartime conditions,
there was only sufficient housing
available in Grand Rapids to
the delegates. The
Local is attempting to secure as
many reservations as possible
and is making every effort to
avoid the h o i C conditions
which prevailed in Buffalo last
year due to a housing shortage
in that city.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14
Money Talks
About
Postwar Jobs

BRETON WOODS, N. H. =
(FP)-Money experts tossing
billion dollar figures around in
fancy language communicates at
the United Nations financial
conference here are really talk.
ing about jobs at decent pay
after the war. Their delibera-
tionS should also help prevent
commercial rivalries that may
result in future wars, Pres.
Roosevelt told $50 delegates oil
"A United Nations at the open
ing session.
American labor, in its post
war programs, has stressed in
ternational trade as the way to
full employment in the U. S.
The delegates and more than
500 technical experts will try
to work out details during the
greater part of July.
Nearly dozen committees
have been established, the ma
ior ones instructed to plan an
eight billion dollar world sta
bilization fund" and a 10 bill
lion dollar postwar Wv orl d
bank" which will admit other
than United Nations.
To Promote Trade
The principal purpose of
both the fund and the bank will
be to make foreign trade easier
for all nations, and to keep en-
ployment and real income at
the highest possible level in all
countries.
The fund would buy currency
which would be designed to
keep up the currency value and
to prevent, for instance, the kind
of international price cutting
Japan did before the war =
which cost American, British
and other workers their jobs.
The fund would also help
temporarily nations that, after
the war, have to buy more
See MONEY TALKS, Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14
conneries Need
I,400, 900 Port
Time Workers

WASHINGTON-FP)-M Mill
lions of tons of fruits and vege-
tables to be commercially can
ned this summer will require
| 100000 part time workers or
100000 full time employees,
Chairman Paul V. McNutt OF
the War Manpower Commission
reported July 5.
Housewives and youths will
be sought to volunteer for the
Jobs through the U. S. Employ
ment Service. McNutt said it is
more necessary this year than
ever before to pack perishable
fruits and vegetables for the
armed services.
Major state needs follow:
California $4,000; Illinois 49,
600. Indiana, 0,000 Minnesota,
$4,000; New Jersey, 10000;
Ohio $1,000; Oregon $4,000;
Virginia $4,000; Washington
2I,OO0; and Wisconsin, $4,000.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14
Too Good To Be True,
Such A Boss!

NEW YORK-(FP)-This is
about a boss on the side of the
angels.
AS soon as the 16 employees
of the Service Quilting Co.,
pledged S135 to the CIO Poll
tical Action Committee, the
owner of the firm, Louis Ho-
rowitz, asked if he couldn't t
give $50 for the same purpose.
'The work of the Political
Action Committee" Horowitz
explained, serves the interests
of all Americans, both workers
and employers" His workers
belong to Local IS, Wholesale
& Warehouse Workers (CIO).
And right now they are saying
more bosses in the u. S. should
be like their boss.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14

a scare interview few days
later along the same lines, but
admitting, under questioning,
that loss of material during lib
Grafton of French coast was con-
siderably less than expected"
In flat contradiction of the
scare statements of military
officials, and at the same time
the alarming statements were
being made, WPB put out re-
port showing that in May. pro-
duction had beaten schedules ia
practically every line of num-
tions, including aircraft. landing
vessels, naval ships and heavy
artillery.
Another report on aircraft
production for June, disclosed
that, contrary to claims of the
brass hats" the output of four
motor bombers and other urgent
craft was ahead of schedule
Even Charles Wilson, admitted
that plane production was lag
ging only in types mot needed. :
Reason for the scare" stories
from military leaders was their
unyielding opposition to WPB
program aimed at making mate
rials available for increasing
civilian production. Disbelief on
the part of workers of labor
shortage reports has led military
leaders TO circulate such hys-
terical stories.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14
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URWDSEA Wins
Election

Bargaining rights for en-
ployes of the Toledo Liner Co.,
8O1 Washington ST., were won
by Local 1863, URWSEA-CIO in
an NLRB- conducted election on
July 6. Results gave the CIO 40
votes, no union, 33.
Contract negotiations will be
opened as soon as the case has
been certified by the NLRB.
X II
Wage increases of five cents
per hour were given workers
of the Toledo Terminal Ware
house, Great Lakes Terminal
Warehouse and Merchants &
Manufacturers w are h III Sc
Wage increases amounting to
seven and one-half cents per
hour were given employees of
the Toledo Art Museum. All
are members of Local. 1863.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14
Drop In Jobs
Is Predicted

DETROIT-(FP) - Unless
Hitler proves a lot tougher
picking than first reports from
the battlefronts of Normandy
would indicate, a drop around
500 in war employment will
hit Detroit by the end of
August, writes Research Di-
rector James H. Wishart of the
United Auto Workers (CIO) in
the first issue of The CIO
Councillor, official organ of the
Greater Detroit & Wayne COun-
ty Industrial Union Council.
THE 100000 war workers in
Detroit factories will face no
unemployment in the summer OF
1914" he says, but recent
reshufflings of the war produc-
tion load for this city" point to
the 800 drop at the end of
August.
WiShart predicts cutbacks in
machineguns and shells of less
than los nm. and an overall
cut of up to $50 in the next
three months in aircraft, except
the B-29 and certain other
hot jobs"
Some reduction in diesels and
light landing barges is also
likely and in various miscella-
neous light items.
On the other hand increased
output is likely, at least through
August, he says, in tanks, heavy
trucks, heavy artillery and
large shells.
Clearly the immediate situa-
ton requires the adoption of
policies for transferring work
ers from cutback plants to high
priority plants without cuts in
wages, Wishart maintains. He
joins UAW Pres. R. j. Thomas
in demanding real planning
for reconversion," including
adoption of the Kilgore recon
version bill, now stalled in the
vacationing congress.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14
Pro-Lubcr
Commentator
Goes On Air

NEW YORK, July 11-(FP)
= The Electronics Corp. of
America, which rates star bill
inc in labor's Believe 1t Or Not
collection because of its friend
ly attitude toward unions, is in
the news again.
The company is putting pro-
labor radio commentator Will
liam S. Gailmor, prominent
member of the Newspaper
Guild of New York (CIO), on
the air five nights a week. Gail
NOR will broadcast from 9 to
9:15 p. m. over Station WIN.
The United Electrical Radio
& Machine Workers (CIO) has
a contract with this company,
which also sponsors a weekly
broadcast by another liberal
commentator, Johannes Steel,
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14
Politicians
laugh
Labor

INDIANAPOLIS, July II
FP)-Warning that workers
will pay an enormous price in
wage losses after the war if
the labor movement remains
divided, President Daniel j.
Tobin of International Brother
hood of Teamster (AFL) called
on the AFL and CIO to resume
the unity negotiations which
have been idle for two years.
Politicians do not fear labor
because labor is so thoroughly
divided into two camps" the
head of the largest AFL in
ternational declared. His warn
ing appeared in the July issue
Of The Init. Teamster, official
union organ, under the head
line: Merger With CIO Vital To
Labor-Politicians Laugh at Di-
vided Labor Movement.
whats Wrong With LabOr?"
Whats wrong with the labor
movement? Are we losing all
our punch?" Tobin asked. 1--WE
seem to get nowhere in Wash
ington before the present con-
gress. Even the heads of de-
partments just courteously lis
ten to the representatives of the
AFL and CIO and then after
the labor men leave the office,
they turn around and whisper.
Well, that's the same old story.
We've got them in the bag any
way And the representatives
Of labor appear before the con-
gressional committees, and after
the hearings the committees 60
on and make their reports, ig
noring labor
Even on issues such as sub
sides to keep down the cost of
living, where AFL and CIO are
agreed, the politicians pay no
attention to them, Tobin point
ed out. mot only that, but the
labor movement is being SO
thoroughly crucified by adverse
See LAUGH, Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14

ditions as they were before the
war, we shall have won the war
and lost the peace. There can
be no peace when nations are
full of idle disgruntled people"
said Mr.. Schultz.
Labor recognizes that pro-
duction cutbacks must take
place as the war nears its vic
torious conclusion, yet the need
for maintaining the workers still
exists. We recognize the need
for projects to absorb those who
are laid off in war production
plants and the need for a rapid
transition to peacetime produc-
ton.
In concluding his talk, Mr.
Schultz said, "we advocate the
UAW-CIO conversion program,
program, which were it fol-
lowed would be of great value
to the postwar morale of the
workers and help bolster the
economic structure of the coun-
try. Labor is awake. 1t is 60
ing to be insistent that the let
down following the war not
constitute major economic dis
aster. 1t is going to stick TO
its program of full employment
at high wages, now, and after
the war;"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14

convention with the delegates
expected to make an endorse
ment for the presidency. Last
wears Buffalo convention did
not make any endorsement.
Many other issues will come
before the convention in addl-
ton to constitutional changes
and election of officers. Most
important of the issues will be
labor's no-strike pledge, which
has been reaffirmed by the
UAW-CIO at two previous con-
ventions.
Other important questions
which will be discussed are
price control, War Labor Board,
reconversion planning, full en-
ployment in the postwar period,
guaranteed annual income, in
creased social security and
many other important ques-
tions.
Sessions this year are not eX-
pected to last over one week.
Inasmuch as conditions are
about the same as last year, the
convention will make every en-
deavor to wind up its business
by Sunday, September IL, and
adjourn. Last year the execu-
tive board passed a resolution
to end the convention at the end
of one week.
Local II Units have been no
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14
Compensation
Poymenfs Drop

COLUMBUS, o., July 10
Unemployment com p e nsation
payments in Ohio during June
dropped to 500, ,049, lowest
monthly total so far this year,
it was announced here today by
AdminiStrator Charles H. Jones
of the Ohio Bureau of Unem-
ployment Compensation. This
represented Is per cent drop
from May payments.
An average of All unem-
ployed persons per week receiv-
ed benefits throughout the state
during the month with pay
ments covering 6,292 weeks of
unemployment. Reflecting new
unem p o y m n t during the
month, only 2,199 new claims
for unemployment compensa-
ton were filed with BUG of
fices, decrease of II per cent
from May, Mr.. Jones added.
Four Ohio cities had no COM
penSable unemployment during
the month of June. These were
AShtabula, Ravenna, Washing
ton c. II. and Wooster.
Benefit payments in Ohio
during the first six months of
this year are about one third
lower than for the comparable
period of last year. So far dur
ing 1914 there has been $751;
888 paid in unemployment COM
pensation in Ohio. During the
first six months of 1943 pay
ments totaled S1,101, $50.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14

ers as cutbacks in the ship
building program take place.
Washington sources indi-
ca te that it is not expected that
the program will be an imme-
diate one, but is an effort of the
unions involved to take advance
steps to protect their member
ships.
The long range program pro-
vides, among other things:
Cd For the reallocation of
contracts to maintain a man.
power balance between the
various yards. The aim is to
even out production between
the various yards so that cut
backs do not hit either one yard
or section of the country harder
than another. This proposal
means tha, for the first time in
the governments shipbuilding
program there will have to be
coordination in the handling of
contracts by the several govern
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14

in an NLRB election on April
indications that the other
workers in the Miami district
are anxious for organization
lead us to believe that we can
enlarge our field in this area"
said Director Gosser. I'VE now
have organizational drives at the
Hobart Mfg. Co. in Troy, The
Meteor Motor Car Co. and Hart
zell Propeller Co. in Piqua, and
the Beck Motor Coach Co. in
Sidney" :"
Organization Progressing
Director Gosser stated that an
election hearing had been petit
toned on July IL for the work
ers of the Meteor Motor Car Co.
which employs lao workers.
More than 80 per cent of the
workers in this plant have sign
ed up with the UAW and we
expect to win this plant before
long" he said.
Organizational work at the
Hobart Mfg. Co. of Troy is IN
charge of Harold Tull who con-
Quoted the successful drive at
aco Aircraft plant. The
hpany which manufacturers
and bakery equipment
in peace time en- loys about 900
people. The AFL lost an NLRB
election in October l943, after
the Troy Daily News conducted
a smear campaign against the
union. Similar tactic used IN
the Waco election missed fire
this spring when the plant went
UAW by a sizable majority.
Dorsey Carr, international
representative attached to the
office of Director Gosser is IN
charge of the Piqua organlza-
tional work.
Considerable opposition to the
union has developed in the Beck
Motor Coach Co. management
See DRIVE, Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14
Borristers To Have
Closed Shop

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (FP)
Missouri lawyers are going to
operate on a closed shop basis
The state supreme court ordered
that every lawyer who practices
in the state mist belong to the
State Bar Assn.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14

ment agencies which have been
building ships.
~ When substantial cut
backs begin, there will be, first,
the elimination of the grave
yard shifts, where production is
lowest. This is then TO be fol-
lowed by reducing the length
of shifts from 10 to 8 hours. A
third step then will be the aboli-
ton of the second shift and the
institution o. the 40-hour week.
90 At least 60 days notice of
cutback or cancellation of con-
tract must be given to both
organized labor and manage
ment by the government agen-
cies involved.
1t is understood that this pro-
gram will be presented shortly
to the Production Executive
Committee of WPA which, un-
der direction of War Mobiliza-
ton Director Byrnes, makes
final decisions on cutbacks.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-14
Labor Asks
For Deputies

WASHINGTON, July 10
= LPA = (Exclusive)-The
Labor Policy Committee of
the Office of Price Admin
stration (OPA) this week
sent to OPA Administrator
Bowles, a request for a deputy
administrator for and from
labor. They proposed that the
deputy administrator would be
chosen by agreement between
CIO, AFL and the Railway
Brotherhoods.
This request has been turned
down by BoWles on the grounds
that if one is granted to labor,
industry will demand a deputy
administrator.
The labor committee memo
randum to BowleS, likewise
called for district labor officers
for the SO district offices. The
committee pointed out that in
every region there is either a
labor man Or vacancy for one,
but that only three districts have
such labor officers.
The function of these district
labor officials would be to
speak to the district OPA direc-
to- for labor, take up complaints,
and represent labor's voice in
general in matters of local and
national policy.
One OPP official has stated
that labor should have a voice
inside OPA, for organized
labor is the only friend OPA
has"
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