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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01
WATR PROGRAMS
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3:00-Bonds For Victory Program 3:3O-Bristol Victory Program 4:00-Ethel and Albert 4:15-Bond Wagon 4:30-Time Views The News 4:45-Hop Harrigan 5:00-Terry and the Pirates 5:15-Dick Tracy 5:30-Jack Armstrong 5:45-Melody Revue 6:00-Yankee Network News 6:15-Music For Dining 6:30-News: Interlude 6:45-Pleasure and Profit: News 7:00-Happy Island 7:30-Prone Your Answer 7:45-Horace Heidt: Waltz Time S:00-Watch The World Go By 8:15-Variations by Van Cleave 8:0-Famous Jury Trials 9:00-Gangbusters 9:30-Spotlight Bands: Interlude 10:00-Earl Goodwin 10:15-Top of the Evening With
 Ted Malone 10:30-The Doctor Talks It Over Continentals Il :00-Yankee Network News 11:15-Ray Henle 11:30-"Dave Elman's Bond Auction" 11:56-News
 TOMORROW 730-Saturday Morning Revielle 8:00-Yankee Network News S:15-Shoppers' Guide: News 9:00-Breakfast Club Hurst Presents 10 :30-What's Cookin: News Shopper-Lois Long Morning Special
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01

0OgVAASAOAA GAO
 Arthur and the War Against Japan," by Frazier Hunt (Scribner's: $2.5O). The man who has a t t ain e d one avowed objective and is poised to achieve another.
 War Through the Ages" by Lynn MOntroSS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01
' Robert Duncan

WAR IN WORLDS
 Non-fiction: While books on the war do not predominate there are many important titles, perhaps the foremost being Brave Men, by Ernie Pyle (Holt: $3,00) which bids fair to join the famed war cor respondents widely read 'This Is Your War" Others worthy of your
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01

8 fine "A crop in all fields, and if your friends and relatives like to read, even if only occasionally, there's bound to be 8 suitable title.
 You know your Uncle Otto better than we do, so rather than pre- Scrbie history when he may pre- fer mystery here's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01
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A:e0-WEAF-Bac Wife WOR-News, J Gambling WJZ-News From Abroad WABC-Service Time:
 First in the Air 416-WEAF-Stel Dallas WOR-Jay Johnson, Songs WJZ-Oark Ramblers -WEAF-Lorenzo Jones WOR-Food Forum: Dr.
 Walter H. Eddy
 WJZ-News, w. Van
 Voorhis
 WABC-Off the Record +:45-WEAF-You Wilder
 Brown
 WJZ-Hop Harrigan WABC-Raymond Scott Orch B:00-W WEAF-When a Girl Marries WOR-Uncle Don
 WJZ-Terry and the Pirates WABC-Sing Along Club 0iS-WEAF-Portia Faces Life WOR-Chick Carter WJZ-Dick Tracy
 WABC-Evelyn Winters E:9e-WEAF-Just Plain Bill WOR-Superman
 WJZ-Jack Armstrong WABC-Terry Allen, Songs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01

S:AS-WEAF-Front Page Farrell WOR-Tom Mix Adventures WJZ-Captaln Midnight WABC-Wildernes Road e:0e-WEAF--News, D. Hollenbeck WoR-sydney Moseley
 WJZ--News; ]. B. Kennedy WABC-News, Quincy Howe -WEAF-Serenade to
 America; Sports
 WOR-Ramona
 WJZ-Ethel and Albert WABC-Lyn Murray's orch. a:se-WOR-New Frank Slnglaer WJN-Whoae War;; Music WABc--eally Moore, cohs
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 Oits--WEAF--Lowell Thomas WOR--Sporta, stan L0max MJN--Henry !. Taylor WABc-Worid TodAyi News Viee--M Ab--Johnny Mercer show MQR-Fulton Lewis Jr. WJH--ffappy Island;
 l1d Wynn, others
 WABc-t bovN A Mystery ffts-WEAb- John ". VAndOrcook WoR-The Answer Man
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01
. BOOKMARKS
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Scratching your head over that Christmas list? By bookl Books good bet they provide solid entertain nent and they're simpler to shop for than most gifts GA given volume in only one -a01 15 1Ts !. 1 77.s
 Illustrated Elzabeth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01

A large steamship company plans 70 enter tho aviation field in Mex- ico.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01
Well, What Are We Going To Do?

Everyone who reads this listens to the radio knows from whot General Eisenhower and President ot things pretty tough where the fighting Rotionng shells to soldiers! =. Isn't hot pretty blot record here at home!
 Can you imagine what those boys thinking? Con the their hearts when they their buddes die because there isn't enough ammunition?
 What going do? We'll, ScoNII going right work tho ommuniton tc those boys Are you willing help? Will work? Will take job the second third shift and help shell and fuses and small cartridge cups? Thots only way we'll be ob help those boys of ours.
 The war isn't not by long shot Wor Depart eerors keep coming Casualty figures continue Post~or plans ond jobs until sofe There are jobs important jobs .. for and women in ScoWI # you engaged in essential work, apply for work Scov through the United States Employment Service at l23 Bank Street at
 Scovill Manufacturing Company
 StabiizahOn Conditions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-01

Building construction In Venezue- la hes nearly doubled in the last Ygnr.
The union times., 1944-12-23
Typos Negotiate New Contract At WiIsonH.LeeCo.
$4 DiferentiaI For Night : Side No. AZ To Affiliate
 With C. F. L.

John Honore, president of New Haven Typographical Union, No. AZ, announced today that new contract, which covers no men, has been nego- tiated with the Wilson H. Lee Co.
 The contract, which is now being submitted to the War Labor Board for Approval, provides a $2 raise for the day and night side, plus a $2 differential increase for the night side, making a $4 differentiaI for the night men. It also provides one weeks vacation with pay, and pay for five holidays.
 The committee which negotiated the contracts. was composed of William Redmond, chairman; Joseph J. Egan, Joseph Eterlin, David Mande1l, John Casper, Richard Ryan, and John Honore
 It was also announced that John Redmond, Arthur Finnegan, and James Golden have been named delegates to the New Haven Cen. tral Labor Council. Two more are still to be named. Local AZ has also voted to affiliate with the Connecticut Federation of Labor.
The union times., 1944-12-23

speaking and their just claims will not be denied.
 In the new world that is emerg- ing from the war there will be no place for special privilege. Mon- opoly, bureaucracy, protection, subsidy and all forms of Influence, Il warn you, will be under continu- Ous attack. Men want to compete on even terms. Where men work under stimulation of the creative impulse, they ask no favors and resent all forms of bribery and pressure.
 Organized labor," he pointed out, "has come into its own. It now en- joys its greatest influence and power. By these very tokens 1t has vastly in creased responsibilities, first to its own membership and then to national well fare. Labor leaders recognize this. Perhaps the most vivid illustration of the growing cooperation between or ganized labor and management was the overwhelming defeat of pro- posed constitutional amendment in my own state (Caifornia) on Uov. 7. h. dustrial, political and civic leaders joined with labor in opposing this act which would have set back the trade union movement 50 years"
 Then Kaiser went on to demand international cooperation. "Two
The union times., 1944-12-23
SeyeranceP PayForAl War Workers
 Asked ByAFLAsPos War Cushion

The principle of severance pay to cushion temporary postwar em- plOyment adjustments should be extended to all workers, the Amer ican Federation of Labor urges.
 The severance-pay allowance was embodied in the National War Labor Boards recent decision in the steel wage case.
 The AFL views were given in a concurring opinion by George Meany, secretary-treasurer, and Matthew Woll, vice-president
 They welcomed the WLB's disnlis- sal-pay order for steel workers, but contended the entire steel decision did not represent the full measure of justice due these workers" because nothing was done to grant requested general wage increase.
 ''The board has approved the principle of dismissal pay and committed itself to order such pay ments should the parties fail to bargain on the issue successfully within 60 days" they said.
 By this action all other workers will be able to insu1ate themselves partially against the shocks of recon version. The American Federation of Labor members concur in this action of the board, and in the absence of comprehensive Congressional action
The union times., 1944-12-23

will renew their effort to make applic- able to all workers any decision by the WLB on this issue.''
 Mir. Meany and MT. Wou said that, otherwise, the WLB extended to steel workers merely the bene- fits of its established policies on certain fringe issues" relating to vacations, holidays and mainten. ance of membership, while main taining an Obstinate, ill-advised position" against a general wage increase.
 Despite exhaustive studies of the cost of living and an abundance of corroborating testimony from the workers themselves" they added. the majority of the WLB refuses to con- slider the prima facie case against the Little Steel formula and to make specific recommendations to the Presi- dent
 ''This entire case Twas designed to convince the WLB that the Is per cent maladjustment allowance Qittle Seel formula) to offset the rise in the cost of living was un- just and negotiable. The refusal of the WLB to act on this issue again demonstrates clearly that the board has succeeded i'm freezing wages by delay and inaction."
The union times., 1944-12-23

The six points of the Declaration, of Human Rights call for:
 1. An International Bill of Rights Ito guarantee for every man, woman, and child, of every race and creed and in every country; the fundamental rights of life, liberty and the pursuit, of happiness.
 2. A world in which the rights of national sovereignty do not per- init any nation to deprive those within its borders of fundamental human rights ''On the claim that these are matters of internal com cern." {S
 }. Recognition of the fact that bigotry and persecution by a barbaf- ouS nation lis matter of interna- tional concern" because it eventually throws upon the peace-1oving na- tions the burden of relief and re- dress"
 A. A policy of "fair redress" for those "who have suffered under the Hitler regime because of race, creed or national origin"
 5. A plan for repatriation. with their rights unaffected, for ''those who have been driven' from their homes.
 6. International m c h inery whereby new homes will be found 'sin other parts of the world'1 for ''thOse who wander the earth un- able or unwilling to return to the scenes Of unforgetable horrOrs' from which they fled.
The union times., 1944-12-23
Mass Unembloyment WILL No Longer Be Tolerated In U,S.-Henry Kaiser

Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, America's No. l shipbuilder, this week made an impassioned plea for joint action by industry, labor and government to provide 60 mill lion jobs in the postwar era.
 He spoke in Indianapolis to l 400 Hoosier industrialists at the annual conference of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Kaiser, the biggest industrialist of them all, said: s'Today another election is in order. The members of both par ties must elect to save the nation in what may we'll be one of the greatest ordeals in its history .
 Labor relations are not more than human relations. Man wants to be treated like a human being. He is jealous of his dignity and self-respect. He resents being either exploited or neglected. He wants to be heard on issues that affect his we'll being.
 High among human needs is en- ployment. It is a must. Make no mis- ttake-men will no longer submit to mass unemployment They will have work one way or another. Again and again revolution came as the last resort to right the wrongs. Unless we act fearlessly and soon, we shall not escape. Once again plain people are
The union times., 1944-12-23

world wars have driven home the truth that no nation can pros- per at the expense of other na- tiOns. We can and will compete, but that competition must never again destroy {. America cannot prosper in bankrupt world. We now know that wealth is no longer the privilege of one nation or a few people. 1t is the right of all. In light of this truth every pro- ductive capacity must be utilized. There should be no idle resources. We must be willing to buy as we'll as sell. it time to carry the spirit of human understanding and co- operation beyond our own bord CTS.
 If every responsible element in production today-government, labor management would take just one action now on postwar program, the whole economy would move forward on every front. We have planned enough. Let's do something about 60 million jobs The time is now and the place is here The future is ours, not to recapture, but to build. As an epoch of human understanding and cooperation, it can surpass all others in peace and goodwill. May God give us the faith and courage not to fai1!"
The union times., 1944-12-23
Labor Favors Intl Bill Of Rights For rRacialAndR Religious MinOrities

Thirty-four high ranking labor leaders, headed by William Green, President of the American Federa- ton of Labor were among the 1920 signers of a statement issued by the American Jewish Commit tee urging an International Bill of Rights to serve as a postwar guar antee of religious and individual rights for all persons throughout the world just as the American Bill of Rights is a guarantee of indi- vidual liberties for Americans.
 Approved by President Roosevelt, Governor Thomas E. Dewey and Su- preme Court Justices Owen J. Rob- erts and Frank Murphy, the Declara- tion, issued by Judge Joseph M. Proskauer, President of the American Jewish Committee, calls for the recognition of the individual humar being "as the cornerstone of our cu1- ture and civilization" and the estab- lishment of the "new world" on the basis of the dignity and inviolability of the person"
 The approval of President Roose- welt was expressed in a letter to Judge Proskauer from William D. Hassett, Secretary to the President. While it is not the practice of the President to sign documents of this nature," MT. Hassett said, "I can assure you that he fully sympathizes with all Topular movements in support of this policy which he himself has affirmed on so many occasions"
The union times., 1944-12-23
$lOO Xmas Gift
 To Middletown Patients byUniion
A.F.L. Union At State Hos pital Helps Cheer 1000
 Lonely Inmates

In response to a plea by the Super intendent, Dr. Yerbury, to aid 1000 friendless patients at the Conn. State Hospital, Local 398, American Fed eration of State, County, and Munici- pal employees voted unanimously at its December meeting to contribute $l00 as a Christmas gift for the for gotten male and female patients at the institution.
 The members of Middletown Local 398 comprise the majority of the State Hospital employees and feel that donations and gifts from the public are appreciated by the needy patients. There are many patients who are completely for gotten and anxiously wait for Christmas gifts each Christmas holiday.
 To insure the success of the Christ mas program this year the members feel assured that the. sum donated will be spent for appropriate gifts. It is only small effort, but the union teels that it will help make the holi- day season a brighter one for the entire hospital family.
The union times., 1944-12-23
Hearst Loses His Struggle Against Guild
VILE. Upholds Panel Or der Granting Membership
 Maintenance Clause

Publisher William Randolph Hearst lost an appeal to the Ma tional War Labor Board this week in which he sought to block ap- plication of the maintenance of membership clause to his wire ser- vice and syndicate employees.
 The WLB upheld its Newspaper Industry Commissions order provid- ing that the maintenance of member ship clause will apply in the contract between the American Newspaper Guild and Hearst's International News Service International News Photos, King Features Syndicate and Central Press Association.
 Industry members of the WLB dis sented from the order which touched only the one issue on appeal The contract covers some 33O workers, 18o in INS, 140 in IMP and IS in Central Press.
 The Newspaper Industry Com mission ruled that the wage scale in the Hearst enterprises covered shall range from $50 to $72.5O a week for newsmen and wire-filers in New York, Washington and Chicago. Those in Los Angeles and San Francisco will get from $50 to $65 for 6 years experience, while other bureaus will range from the $50 figure to a top of $57.5O for 5 years experience. The $72.5O figure in the big news cen ters is for men with z years ex- perience and the lower figures ap- ply for those with less than that amount of news training.
 Every Hearst employe was awarded a $2.50 per week pay increase, less any boost gained through application of the contracts wage scale.
The union times., 1944-12-23
Asks Union Rates0 On Non-W ar Work

Secretary Treasurer John J. Bren- nan of the New York Building and Construction Trades Council an nounced that the Executive Board will recommend to the next Coun- Gil meeting that all affiliated trades ask for enforcement of all conditions provided in their agreements on non- war, private construction.
 The announcement came after an order of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, dated Dec. 1, was made pub lie, which apparently rescinds the ban on overtime rates for non-essential construction.
 The Council had continually asked for relaxation of the original order, part of the Wage Stabilizatior Agree ment in the industry on non-essential work.
The union times., 1944-12-23

WAGES TOO LOW
 One of the problems brought up by representatives of the state was what part wages would play in the cost of the postwar construction program. There were a number of replies, the most general being that organized labor expects that the ssLittle Steel'' formula will be dis carded, and that wages would be permitted to keep pace with the increased cost of living. A detailed survey by the American Federation of Labor shows that living costs as a whole have gone up AS per cent since January, l94l, although the Little SteeP' formula permits only an increase of Is per cent as of that date.
 The labor representatives pointed out that organized labor will cooper ate to the fullest extent with the State, and reminded the officials that labor accepted the freezing of wages with the understanding that the cost of living would also be stabilized.
 A number of suggestions were made to the State Labor Wage board, which was represented by Ray Wilcox, Meriden manufac- turer; and Sen. William A. Scott, president of the Hartford Central Labor Union. One suggestion was that the states building program be spread out, and be geared to the available supply of labor. An other was, that as far as possible, contracts be awarded to Connecti- cut contractors, in order to keep ssthe money in the state." State officials said that the development of the states building program was flexible and that if necessary, it could be spread over ten years. It was strongly urged that the wage rates be based on the recommends tions previously made to the Board by the Connecticut State Building Trades Council-that the rates be based on the area from which the majority of the men come. This view had previously been put for. ward by a special committee of the Building Trades Council in meeting with the State Wage Board, and has been agreed to fin principle by the Board.
 The importance of having an up-- to-the minute list of the wage rates of all building trades locals i'll Con- necticut was emphasized by the Board Copies of the present rates, and any changes which may be made, should be sent immediately to the Connecticut Federation of Labor, 1924 Main St., Bridgeport; and to Connecticut Building Trades Council, 137 Goffe St., New Haven.
 The meeting was attended by Harold W. Feinmark, secretary treasurer of the State Federation, and John Caspic, assistant secre- tary of the Federation. Business agents who attended the meeting, a number of whom are on the ex- ecutive board of the State Building
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The union times., 1944-12-23
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 The ''must'' list submitted bv the War Department to the AFL called for 10000 workers to be rushed at once to some thirty eight war plants making bombs. heavy artillery, radar, heavy trail CTS, assault wire, heavy shells, air craft, p1Opellers, rockets, rocket Iaunchers, batteries and other es- sential war items.
 Immediately, MT. Hines got in touch with the following unions and impressed upon them the necessity of finding and supplying both skilled and unskilled workers to go to work in the plants indicated by the Army 1; Machinists, Chemical Workers, Auto mobile Workers, Ironworkers, Mold CTS, Foundry Workers, Electrical Workers, Furniture Workers, Metal Polishers, Carpenters and Fabricated Metal Workers.
 When no other means of sup- plying the manpOwer is available, the unions have agreed to ask em- plOyers in less essential industries to "Iend'' some of their workers for 9O-day periods for transfer to the critical plants, the workers be- ing assured that they will get their old jobs back with their seniority protected on their return.
 We expect to be able to provide the required manpower within a short time" Mir Hines declared after preliminary survey of the situation.
 As an example of the response of AFL officials to the War Depart ment'S emergency call, MT. Hines called attention to special communi- cation sent by President Harvey w. Brown, of the International Associa- tion of Machinists to all local lodges of the union instructing them to have as many members as possible register for the new jobs with the United States Employment Service. The let ter concluded:
 ''The question before us is not whether we will win the war, but it has great deal to do with the length of the war, as it is known that failure to meet the schedule called for by General Eisenhower will mean needless loss of lives and human suffering.
 FOUR DUTY IS CLEAR IN THIS CRISIS AND WE MUST NOT FAIL. EACH OF US MUST DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO ASSIST IN FINDING ADDITION AL WORKERS WITHOUT DE- LAY!"
 All in all, AFL officials were some what surprised by the modest nature of the War Departments require ments, considering the tempestuous nature of the complaints about pro duction shortages.
 They felt more than confident of being able to solve the manpower (Continued on Page Five)
The union times., 1944-12-23
Pisano,RuoppOlo, Martin Reelected ByLocal No. 443
New Haven Teamsters Also Buy $4,OOO Of Sixth War
 Loan Bonds

Election of officers, who will hold office for the next three years, was held Sunday by Teamsters Union, No. 443, with the following being re- elected:
 President-Matthew Ruoppolo.
 Vice-President-William J. Sul- livan.
 Secretary-Treasurer Joh n Pisano.
 Recording Secretary - William DeTuillo.
 Business Agents: Hartley Mar tin, Matthew RuOppolo.
 Louis DeLuoia was elected as a trustee.
 It was also announced that Local 443 has bought $41 900 of Sixth War Loan Bonds.
The union times., 1944-12-23
Time And Half For
 Xmas War Work


 Employees engaged in war work on Christmas Day must be paid time and one half, but not more, under Executive Order 924O which governs the over time and premium pay practices for ''all work relating to the prosecution of the war;
 The other holidays designated in the Executive Order for which time and one-haIf must be paid are New Years Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Memorial Day or an undesignated holiday of greater local importance than Memorial Day.
The union times., 1944-12-23
A.F. L. RUSHES MEN TO MAJOR WAR PLANTS
States Building
 Program Planned
Conn. Will Spend $6O, ,OOO,O 900 On Construction Inn portant Meeting Held By State Labor Wage Board
 And Building Trades Representatives

The State of Connecticut has 100000 postwar strucOn program under consideration and meeting be- tween the State Labor Wage Board and of the Connecticut building trades unions held in Hartford Monday discuss and of carrying this pro- gram for the best interests of all.
 The meeting held the old Senate chambers the Capitol and building trades business agents from the leading of the state together with officers of the Connecticut Federation of Labor attended, and made important contributions the
The union times., 1944-12-23
Active Typos!

CHICAGO. n All products manu- tactured in Florida and Arkansas will be declared unfair to organized labor, if Pres. Woodruff Randolph of the International Typographical Union gets A.F.L. indorsement of his pro- posal at the New Orleans convention. Both states have just passed consti- tutional amendments outlawing union shop and maintenance of membership contracts.