The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-21
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT

Hartford, Conn. April 2l-CUP)- The Regional War Labor Board, whose order for Q new piece work rate schedule precipitated a strike at the Colts Patent Fire Arm Man ufacturing Company last week, in- volving about 13.000 workers. con- sented today to reviewing its direc- tive at the request of the Colts union.
 However, Saul Wallen. chairman of the WLB at Boston, warned the union that deliberate Slow-downs in production must be remedied at once.
 Wallen scheduled the board meet ing at Boston May at 2 p. m., although union organizer Robert F. Mintz said he would insist that it be held in Hartford.
 The WLB order reduced piece work rates an average of 36.7 cents an hour. Union officials claimed that workers suffered cuts ranging from 50 cents to @ an hour through ''miSapplication" of the WLB order by the Colt Company.
 Meantime. 1t was reported that the company had granted an addi- tional $200,00 vacation pay for workers whose wages were affected by the WLB order.
 Hartford, Conn, April 21-(UP)
 A financial statement of the Colts
 patent Fire Arms Manufacturing
 O., released today showed net
 profits for the calendar year 1943
 were approximately half those of
 the preceding year.
 Profits for 1943 amounted to
 $l,O10,196, or $5.13 share, where
 as for 1942 they were $2,O7O, ,79O, or
 $1O.51 a share.
 Danielson, Conn, April 21-(UP) State Rep. T. Emmet Clarie, Democratic minority leader in the house, announced to members of the General Assembly today he would be candidate for Congress man-at Large at the State nomin- ating convention.
 In letter to the legislators, Claire said T believe have the experience and background to serve the people effectively in Congress. I have been getting ready for the past eight years"
 Claire has served four terms in the legislature. He is a lawyer and 30 years old, and prosecutor in the Killingly twon court.
 His cacmpaign manager will be the Rev. Charles x. Hutchinson.
 Hartford Conn. April 21-(UP) Gov. Baldwin said today that a state delegation now in Washington attending a conference of the milk situation in the II northeastern states, would demand that the OPA disclose what future policies 1t had in mind concerning prices and general conditions in the industry.
 The governor said the conference with OPA Administrator Chester BowleS should have been called long ago, last winter in fact when the milk supply was down instead of now when conditions are better than they have been. Conditions studied at this moment, at the be- ginning of the spring flush pasture season, will not show what condi- tions were last winter or what they will be next winter.
 We would like to know if there is going to be a price adjustment and whether it will take the form of an outright price increase or & subsidy"
 New Haven, Conn, April q. (UP) The most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Cyril Forster Garbett, archbishop of York, primate of England, held an honorary degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology today, awarded at Yale's Berkeley Divinity school.
 The degree was conferred by Rt. Rev. Frederick G. Budlong, Bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Con- necticut and chairman of the board of trustees.
 In a talk at Dwight Memorial chapel yesterday, preceding the of the degree, the Arch bishop said the revival of religious freedom in Russia could be attrib- uted to political reason, or genuine love of Russia.
 "The Russian church now has a freedom which 1t has not had in he said, "and the days of persecution are completely over"
 Hartford, Conn.,, April 21.-(UP) Representatives from 30 South and Central American countries were invited today by Gov. Ray mond E. Baldwin to attend three day conference here May p through