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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
R & R Unit Noise

Our job specifications are
something that is comparatively
new to most of us and there
seems to be some misunderstand-
ing of there use. They are i'm
portant to each and every one of
us for the following reasons.
l. They are used by the Com
mittee and management in nego-
tiating wage rates. The harder
and more complex the job, and
more duties, the higher the rate
on that job. In connection with
wage negotiations, they are also
used to compare our jobs in this
area, so that they may apply
Area Rates"
z. They are used to prevent
the company from having us
sweeping the floor, washing the
windows, winding the clock and
putting the cat out, besides our
regular duties. Come to think of
it, that's probably the reason
why our windows aren't washed.
They have to be scraped now.
3. They help to get the idea
of the different jobs that are
posted from time to time, so that
we may bic on them if we de-
sire.
There are other reasons for
the existence of job specifications
but in any case, the ridiculous
should be avoided, for to make
them ridiculus is to take the true
value away.
If we all use them for the
reasons above, or at least with
these reasons in mind, they
should become more valuable.
Last but not let-t, they should
be used only in consideration If
the particular job and never the
employee who may happen to be
on that job at that time.
News of the G.. /. Joes and
James seems to be diminishing
but | do have a couple. Bobby
Thorton is now a paratrooper.
Mary Ellen Hunt is Spar and
is located in Galveston, Texas.
Jim Rarrick is in the field ar
.lllery, Camp Phillips.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
Chicago Scene Of
Qua Convention

DETROIT (FP)-The Confed-
Grated Unions of America will
hold its annual convention in
Chicago some time in October,
announces Pres. Matthew Smith.
Questioned on alleged COM
pany unions among the affiliates,
Smith told Federated Press:
Every labor organization has
some company-union or COM
pany-minded affiliates. The diff
ference is that we throw them
out as fast as it can be proved
that they are company unions. !"
He. declined to comment on the
Natl. War Labor Board device
for affording some limited repre-
sentation to socalled indepedent
unions in cases affecting their
interests except to say that it
was a farce and not worth a
statement as it changed nothing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
Ziegfeld Stars OF
Other Days Meet

HOLLYWOOD-It was like
old times for Fanny Brice re-
Gently when she entertained
Harry Pilcer on the set of "Zieg-
field Follies' where she was play
ing her famous Baby Snooks skit
as feature of musical.
Pilcer, partner and husband of
the fabulous Gaby Deslys, ap-
peared with Miss Brice in her
initial appearance as a star IN
Florenz Ziegfeld's 1910 revue.
and it was their first meeting
since that time.
Back in this country less than
two years after escaping Nazi
Imprisonment in Paris, and with
the Legion of Honor ribbon. Pill
Ger is in Hollywood as house
guest of Miss Brice. At present.
he is busy writing the life story
of Miss Deslys, one of the the
ater's most colorful figures, for
a possible motion picture.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
Ace Designer To
Carb Tiny Star

HOLLYWOOD-For the first
time in screen history, a seven
year-old screen star is to wear
clothes created especially for her
by great designer.
The actress is Margaret o.
Brien, the couturiere is Irene,
executive designer. The picture
in which Margaret will disport
herself in these juvenile fashions
will be "Music for Millions"
Margaret will wear seve en
changes of garb in the film, COM
prising everything a little girls
heart and fancy could desire,
from finely detailed dress
maker suit to typical collegiate
sleeping paiamas.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16

feeding then. to it since.
When he took over the farm,
it reminded him of the long-suf-
fering heroine in fashioned
observation-disclosures. On it
was weather beaten frame
house that looked haunted. The
soil was bone dry, so Farmer
Morgan started in by doing so
much irrigating that his rancho
soon resembled a cross-section of
Holland.
Then he got out the old seed
bag and planted alfalfa and bar
ley Next, he got himself 40
head of cattle and so hogs. He
has them for breeding purposes.
His cattle are all in the A-picture
class, but what he particularly
prideS himself OF. is his all-star
cast of porkers.
He has his own electric plant.
but no telephone. That's because
at times he wants to be cut off
from the outside world. He was
able TO do this before the war.
with his 05-foot cruiser, but ne
turned that over to the Navy.
War and Victory Gardens
1t was the war and Victory
gardens that gave Morgan the
idea of turning gentleman farm
er. He felt the urge to be growing
things. Now that he's doing it.
he finds himself rs miles from
a railroad and without shipping
facilities, so he has to haul the
stuff all the way to Los Angeles.
But once he mounts a truckload
of alfalfa, he really goes to town.
Morgan finished playing an
important role in the picture.
picture, 'The White Cliffs OF
The White Cliffs of Dover"
now playing this week at the
Valentine Theatre, just in time
to get back to his farm and help
with the harvesting.
AS an adopted son of the soil,
his working hours run from
$50 A. NJ. to sundown. He has
three saddle horses, and knows
how to ride them. But most of
the time pilots tractor.
Morgan isn't such green hand
at farming as might be supposed.
When he was young fellow he
left New York City and went 10
New Mexico, where for a year
he was cowboy.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
ITURBI FINISHES
FILM ROLE

Jose Iturbi has completed ap-
pearances in Music for Mil
lions" with his piano solo of
Debussy's claire de Lune" and
direction of the symphony or
chestra in March of the Toys"
from Victor Herbert's Babes in
Toyland." Other classical num-
bers, including piano solos by
lturbi and selection by the hum
dred piece symphony were pre-
viously filmed. Henry Roster is
directing Music for Millions"
and Joe Pasternak is the pro-
ducer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
FiImIand, Radio Mobilize
For D-Day Coverase

HOLLYWOOD, June (FP)-While radio brings the
sounds of invasion into your home with onhespot descrp-
tion the movie will also be moving in with
troops under fire Within surprisingly short time you will
the actual assault Fortress Europe neghbor-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
Sfor Soldier or Sailor
In Five Screen Roles

HOLLYWOOD (SpeciaD
Robert Walker just can't
get out of uniform.
Bob scored his first screen
success with Robert Taylor
in "Bataan', as a young sail
or. "See Here, Private Har-
grove, followed by the role
of a soldier in "Since You
Went Away"
As soon as the actor fin
ishes pOrtraying Corporal
David Thatcher in Thirty
Seconds Over Tokyo, he'll
again don khaki to appear
opposite Judy Garland in
THE Clock. the love story
of young soldier and his
sweetheart.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16

six-year-olds are asked for auto
graphs in Hollywood. He has
learned to act.
These facts about Butch were
revealed during a visit to Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer studios, where
he was then playing the top
featured role in the Technicolor
production National Velvet"
Typical American Kid
Butch seems little changed,
however. Despite his increased
height he looks the same. His
face, covered with ginger-snap
freckles, still has the gamin
quality that won him the hoSan-
mas of critics and movie audi
enceS. He still is a normal,
romping, American kid. and by
far the busiest individual in the
company. AS soon as a scene is
finished, he rompS off to some
new interest. Sometimes it is the
sound equipment, sometimes the
camera. His curiosity is insati-
able and like all youngsters of
his age he wants to know the
why and "what-for" of every
thing.
The greatest change in Butch
is that, in his brief time before
the cameras, he has become an
actor, according to Director
Clarence Brown, an authority on
Master Jenkins, for he is direct
ing National Velvet" as he did
"The Human Comedy"
Now Conscious Actor
"A year ago Butch was COM
pletely unconscious of acting.
We used to offer him candy as
a prize for performing according
to instructions. He had never
seen a movie and did not realize
he was acting. Now Butch is
conscious of a job to be done
and does it," Brown pointed
out.
Its all rather a matter OF
Now he learns his
lines ahead of time, and has
even managed to acquire trace
of British accent, as required
for the screen story which is set
in England" "
"Moviegoers won't notice a
in Butch" opined
Brown, 'for he is just as natural
as he was year ago. But it is
much easier to work with him.
Now he is an actor"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
Frank Morgan Finds Keen Delight
In Being The Gentleman Farmer

Frank Morgan leads double life and farmer
Morgan bought $50 40 miles
Hollywood He wanted to relax and felt he ought
himself such stretch
self Morgan decided forthwith
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
"Diomond Rock" Tragic
Romance, To Be Filmed

HOLLYWOOD-"D j a m O n d
Rock, a dramatic and tragic
story of married woman's love
for younger man, written by
the brilliant English author Alec
Waugh, has been purchased by
M-G-M and will be produced
with an all-star cast.
Locale of the story is in the
West Indies and the lush tropical
setting of the islands provides a
background in keeping with the
romantic phases of the story's
action. 1t is planned for fall pro-
duction,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16

hood theater.
In newsreels now you are
being introduced to some of
the invasion camera corps as
sembled in London for their
new task assignment. They are
veterans of other world fronts,
some of them wounded and
ready for more. They handle
lovingly new invasion model
cameras with telefoto lenses.
Newsreels have worked out
their invasion operations with
the army and navy. Former
newsreel men in key positions in
the armed forces will expedite
the dispatch of films back to
this country.
Only Half Story
What films and radio do in
bringing the invasion home to
us is only half the story. Films
and radio are weapons of inva-
sion, too. The Owl reports that
6,178 reels of Hollywood film are
ready in England to follow the
invasion forces with entertain
ment, education and news
dubbed in the languages of the
countries.
Follow-through invasion films
for specific countries are now
being prepared in Hollywood.
The Hollywood Writers Mobili-
zation is doing the script job for
OWL and major studios will
divide the producing. Each
Scripter has an advisory commit
tee including nationals of the
country concerned.
Radio technicians and produc-
ton men will also move up with
the troops and operate captured
broadcasting installations. Mean
time the Owl is organizing for
ShortWave broadCaSts from this
country in which American stars
who came from the liberated
countries will broadcast in their
native tongues.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16

in the universal indignation of
American women about the cost
and quality of clothing. Let's
show them that the first con-
crete step they must take to get
clothing prices under control is
to urge their Senators and Con-
gressmen to defeat the Bankhead
amendment to the price control
act and all other weakening
amendments.
Let's urge them to call up
their governors, their mayors,
and other public officials and
ask them to put pressure on
Congress to save price control.
Let's get the women on the
Their opinion carries
weight in this election year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
Screens Famed
Child Star Now
Is Real Actor

HOLLYWOOD-Moppet screen
star Jackie Butch jenkins is
growing up-and fast.
Since he made his screen bow
in The Human Comedy" a year
ago four events in his young
life indicate this. He has grown
eight inches in height. He has
learned to print his name,
handy accomplishment, for even
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-16
Women Are
Angered
BY Prices
BY Eleanor Fowler
Secretary-Tr
CIO WOmen's AuxiIiaries

If there is one thing the
women of this country are
really sore about it is the
price increases and quality
decreases which feature our
wartime textiles and clothes.
Our CIO cost of living study
shows that clothing costs have
gone up 72fo since January 1941.
We regard that as a conservative
figure. Off hand, we would
have said that they had doubled
in the past two years. Everything
we buy today is not only much
more expensive to begin with,
but wears out in about half the
old time.
And there's so much waste.
All of us have had the exper-
ience of buying a shirt, house
dress, pants for the children or
something else and finding that
after one washing it had Shrunk
so much it wouldn't fit.
Every housewife will tell you,
clothing is the weakest point
in our whole price control struc-
ture. It's the place where there
is the worst cheating, the most
shameless chiseling on quality,
the most outrageous gauging of
of the public.
In spite of all this, the Senate
Banking and Currency Commit
tee has adopted the Bankhead
amendment to the Price Control
Act which would mean at least
an 30 increase in clothing
costs.
Costs Will Increase
Low cost items would increase
much more than that because of
the nature Of the formula. Under
the Bankhead amendment the
price on each textile construc-
ton denim, chambray or any
other fabric) would have to be
set at point that would cover
total cost of production 500 of
the industry plus a reasonable
profit.
Before the war many firms
sold low cost fabrics at a price
which did not cover total costs.
They let their more expensive
fabrics pay for the overhead. |
The result of the Bankhead
therefore, would oe
big increases in low cost items
like work shirts, overalIs, house
dresses, etc.
OPA has been setting ceilings
at point where so to 1000 of
the industry could make a fair
profit. Even those ceilings have
given low cost producers stag
sering profits. Imagine what
would happen if the price should
now be raised to meet the costs
Of 9O@o of the industry. The big
.extile manufacturers will SIM
ply coin money. The consumer
will take it in the neck.
Door Is Open
And not just on clothes either.
t the textile lobby gets the price
Increase which the Bankhead
amendment would guarantee
hink what pressure the milk in
erests will bring for an amend
nent to increase their price, and
he oil interests. The door to
nflation will be wide open.
Maybe we've been a little too
ure about the price control .
light. We've seen so clearly our
elves the disastrous conse- .
uences of breakdown in con.
rol that we've found it hard TO
elieve the act was really threat
ned.
The approval of the Bankhead
by II to vote in
ne Senate Committee should
ring home to us low immediate :
he danger is. There's still time
save price control, but it's 60 :
lg to take an intensified cam
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-10
WINSTED DRIVER
HELD FOR TRIAL
Coroner Charges Criminal
Negligence in Death of
Waterbury Man

A finding by Coroner Jonathan
e. ELS filed Saturday held Henry
Czapor, 81, Winsted criminally re-
sponsible for the death of Ebert
p Williams 20, 81 South Elm street
Waterbury, who was killed instantly
when struck by Czapors automobile
while changing a tire on his car on
the Torrington- Winsted road the
evening of Dec. 10.
The coroner's finding stated that
che road was clear at the time
vision was good, and the tail lights
on the Williams car could be seen
quarter mile from the point OF
impact. In addition, Mrs. Williams
waved a flashlight to warn the
1river of the oncoming car.
Nevertheless, the Czapor car
continued at a high rate of speed,
truck the man and grazed the left
ear Of the car, then continued on
81 feet before knocking down two
highway fence posts and crossing
the road ending in a ditch
Czapor had been charged with
automobile homicides and reckless
driving by Winsted police.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-10
HEALTH BOARD IN
INITIAL MEETING
Organization to Be Com
pIeted Tonight; Other
Municipal Boards

Members of the newly appointed
city health board will hold their
first meeting Wednesday night at
7:30 o'clock in the executive cham
bers OF the Mayors office. The
meeting like others scheduled for
this week pertaining to the many
city boards will be held for the pur-
pose of organizing only, 1t has been
stated.
AS reported previously members of
the board as appointed last Saturday
consist OF the following: DR.. Rich
ard Hinchey, j. Chester Little, Muir
ray Grossman, Michael Grout. John
Kopcha. DR.. Edward Kirschbaum
and DR.. william Borchardt. The
first three members are new ap-
pointees named by the mayor to
succeed DR.. Andrew j. jackson and
DR.. Nelson Pomeroy, both Of whom
retired because OF the press of pri-
vate practice and Raymond j. Fan
ming who was transferred to the
police board. No chairman OF the
board has yet been appointed.
Other board meetings this week
and their schedule are as follows:
Works board, Tuesday. 1880 p. m;
Police board. Wednesday, y. m;
Fire board. Wednesday, 4:45 p. m:
Welfare board, Wednesday. 1880
p. m.
The Park board will not meet
this week. as unlike other city
boards. its tenure OF office does
not lapse at the end OF the year as
the board is reorganized in May,
The board met last Monday in its
regular monthly meeting and will
not meet again before another
month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-10
DISCUSS DETAILS
ON BOND CAMPAIGN
Two Organization Meet
ings, Merchants, WOm-
ems Division

Local retail merchants will gather
Thursday morning at the Connec-
tlcut Light q Power Co. auditorium
on Leavenworth street to draw up
the plan Of campaign for their par
Acipation in the coming Fourth War
Loan drive.
Fifteen hundred local retailers
and their $500 employees are ex-
pected to again go "all-out" In their
Efforts in meeting the bond pur-
chase quota assigned to them.
Called upon In the coming drive to
buy a minimum OF 81, 450.0 900 in Ser
les "E" bonds the local retailers plan
TO maintain the high standard they
set-up In the last similar campaign
when they went over the top long
before the drive closed and by their
splendid results led the state in
their field OF endeavor.
A meeting OF the Womer's divl-
sion Of Civilian Defense will be held
this afternoon at $3.50 In the city's
aldermanic chambers at which time
discussions will be held pertinent
TO their groups participation in the
retailers effort.
A four-captain committee has
been appointed to lead the four re.
spective city zone areas in a plan
whereby all merchants and retailers
In the non-central section OF the
city win be contacted as means OF
canyassing all.
At present many more women
volunteers are needed to participate
In this latter phase Of the city-wide
campaign and those eager to help
are requested 10 call Miss Nancy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-10
new INTERNES AT
LOCAL HOSPITALS

Seven new internes have Reported
to duty at the two local hospitals,
taking the places Of seven who have
completed their terms.
Reporting at Waterbury hospital
are: DR.. George Katz, Denver,
Colo.,: DR.. John Shearer. Albany,
N. Y; DR.. Henry Rulfo. Barre, VT:
and DR.. William Lee, Utica, N. Y.
DR.. Katz Is a graduate TO Colorado
university medical school, DR.. Shear
er Of Albany university medical
school, DR.. Rulfo Of Vermont uni.
versity medical school and DR.. Lee
OF Rochester university medical
school.
New internes at st. Mary's hos
pital are: Or. Michael Gualtieri,
Waterbury: DR.. s. Francis DiLo-
reno, Waterbury; and DR.. Louis
OLore, Presque Isle, Maine, all
graduates OF Tufts Medical school.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-10
PAPER SALVAGE
GROUP TO meet
General Discussion of Col
lection Campaign to Fea-
ture Meeting Today

Following on the recent announce
ment OF the appointment of David
F. Babson, Scout Executive, as head
OF the waste paper salvage CAM
peign has come the announcement
Of the remainder of the committee
as named by j. Warren Upson.
chairman of the Waterbury salvage
committee.
In addition to Mr.. Babson the fol.
lowing have been named to direct
the coming salvage effort; Rev.
Francis M. O,Shea, pastor of the
Immaculate Conception church :
Michael j. Hayes, assistant attend
ance officer of the public schools:
Supt. Of Schools, DR.. T. r. Condor:
Sidney Albert; Kenneth Robinson;
Raymond J. Tanning and Albert l..
Martin.
The first meeting Of the newly or
ganized committee will be held this
afternoon at p. m. at which time
preliminary plans will be devised as
to coming campaign program. AS
pointed out recently a grave crisis is
prevalent in the paper industry and
an increase in paper collection Is
now more imperative than ever be-
fore.
Residents of Waterbury are being
urged to take their own old papers
to the nearest school collection point
in the event that the school children
are unable to pick them up. There
will be no let up in the collection of
old paper on the part of school chill.
dren as in the past their effort has
been the greatest in the city. How
ever, the heavy demand for more
paper has proven too great for their
capabilities and it is now planned to
conduct more intensified cam
paign.
The following weekly collection
schedule for schools will be observed
this week:
Monday ST. Annes Maloney. Mer-
riman, Washington. st. Francis.
oIulcahy and Hopeyille.
Tuesday-Tinker, Duggan, Beg
nal, Barnard. ST. Joseph's Rus
sell, Bunker Hill, Roosevelt.
Neutrality-suspicious. Dame, Bishop,
st. Thomas. briggs, Kingsbury,
Sprague, st. Margarets parochial.
Thursdays-St. Mary's Sacre d
Heart. Hendricken, A n d e er S n,
Chase. East Farms, East Noun
tain. SIS. Peter and Paul.
Fridays-Walsh, Wilson Slocum,
Webster, Bucks Hill and Abbott.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-10

mately 100000 persons.
OF the total cost industrial plants
expended $l,525, 900 In preparing for
dimout and removing materials after
the dimout was lifted. Property
damage and costs Of injuries during
night traflc accidents were $685., $50;
street light, $68, 962; stores, $3.50 900 /:
automobile headlights, $3.50, 900; and
miscellaneous, $4,000. It Is i'm
possible to determine the exact ex-
penditure by individuals In prepar-
ing their homes to meet dimout re-
quirementS, Mr.. Simpson said.
According to the Simpson report,
the cost Of the dimout on unit
basis was: 30 cents per registered
vehicle for accidents; $3.50 per
street light; 1921 per employee in
industrial plants; SIC per store and
so cents per car for headlights.
Commenting on the report. Mr.
Woodcock commended Mr.. Simpson
for the thorough survey which also
included an analysis Of incidence
of motor vehicle accidents in dilnout
areas.
Despite the inconvenience to the
public is the areas affected by dim
out and the costs to the public, it
can be said that the dimout was a
definite contributing factor In the
relative safety of our coastal ship
ping during 1943," Mr.. Woodcock
said. Certainly the cost and in
convenience caused was well worth
this sacifice If We aided in saving
one transport conveying troops or
even one vessel loaded with war
supplies for our troops"
The dimout was inaugurated along
the coastline on November 30, 1912
and was suspended on November /,
1913.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-10
on Re0zQ f.
REAL PERSON
BY DR.. HARRY EMERSON FOSDlC:K
Defense Mechanism Serves to Help
Give Man Standardization

A censorious conscience that can
be blighting when one person uses
it on another can have a similar
effect when a person uses it on him.
self.
In ones treatment Of oneself,
moralism is often utterly irrele-
want to the real problem. An 18-
year-old girl had an excessive
petting party, which she regretted.
learned a good lesson from, and
then put out of mind. Some 30
years afterwards she came to the
minister distracted with remorse
about that petting party. She could
not forgive herself for 1t. was OBJ
sessed by self-condemnation about
1t, had gone all to pieces nervously
because Of 1t, and, unhelped by
physicians, sought the church's re-