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The CIO news., 1944-10-09

Murray, president OF CIO and OF
the United Steelworkers, warned:
1.-THE Little Steel formula is tend
ing TO hold back the war produc-
tion program. This formula, which
is more than two years old, holds
wages and salaries down to level
but Is percent above jan, 1941.
"The formula was based upon
conditions in May. 1912, when living
costs supposedly had risen only Is
percent above JAM, 1941. Wages
and salaries. being tied to living
costs by the formula. were frozen
at this Is percent point.
This freezing Of wages and
salaries has worked great
hardship upon the vast majority
of American people because the
cost Of living has multiplied-not
twice as much as the Little Steel
formula allows, but three times
as much"
Final arguments before the
Board were presented by Lee Press
man. general counsel for CIO and
the union, who declared that IL the
premise OF the steel makers Is ac-
cepted-that the industry will oper-
ate at go percent OF productive
capacity after the war-then the
nation must accept the premise
that the steel industry and other
Industries will suffer from severe
unmployment.
The Board late last week heard
representatives Of eight other CIO
unions which presented their argu-
ments In favor Of junking the Steel
formula and Of substituting a pol
Icy which would bring frozen wages
into line with rising prices.
WARNS OF FRUSTRATION
Pres. r. J. Thomas OF the CLIO
United Auto Workers warned that
workers are evidencing "a mount
ing sense Of Illustration" over de-
lays in WLB procedure which keep
them from getting wage increases
in time TO meet price increases.
''That such a lack Of confidence
In the Board exists among rank
and file workers Is a fact Of
which cognizance must be taken."
he declared. "It can be neglected
only at the peril OF the whole war
effort
Representing the CIO United
Electrical. Radio & Machine Work.
srs. with more than 100000 workers
The CIO news., 1944-10-09

unfortunately suppressed because
the agency preparing 1t is afraid
1t might be accused of "politics"
in releasing 1t In an election year.
The report Is a complete answer
to Republican charges that the New
Deal has ruined the farmers.
that Its regulations and price poll
cies are "regimenting" the farmer
into poverty. and that FDR and
the New Deal generally favor only
the workers at the expense OF the
rest Of the country.
The report completely backs
up Philip Murray's contention
that the income and living stand
ards Of workers have stood still
or retreated while those Of farm
ers and business have gone ahead.
CIO, Murray has pointed out,
does not object to the farmers
getting a good break or industry
Its profit guarantees, but II does
seek equal consideration for labor
In revision of the Little Steel
wage formula.
THE FIGURES SHOW
Official figures in the suppressed
report SHOW that net farm income
during this war Is $4,000. .000, 900
above the previous all-time high
Of 1919s
They show that the prices Of
things farmers sell are up 11S
per cent, while the prices Of
things they buy are up SS per
cent-glving the farmer an edge
Of 80 per cent.
They show that rural bank de-
posits are up 1919 per cent.
They show tho lowest level OF
distress sales Of farms In Is
years.
They show that farm mortgage
debt has gone down from nearly
ST billion in 1899 to less than So
billion In 1914, while the price Of
farm land is up So per cent in the
same period.
They show the number OF farm
animals up 81 per cent for beef
cattle: 10 per cent for dairy cattle;
The CIO news., 1944-10-09
CIO UNION CHARGES
Transit Strike Report
Used As Political Weapon

charge that the Republican high command and reaction
employers hoping the Philadelphia transit strike
political weapon against President Roosevelt made last
week by Vice Pres James of the CLIO Transport
Workers Union Federal grand jury indicted 80 strikers
The CIO news., 1944-10-09
Steel Case TO Board:
Expect Decision Oct. IS

The Natl War Labor Board chewing It's collective cud
the Little Steel this week. with report expected
como forth for President RoOseves
by Oct. Is.
Meanwhile In a nationwide broadcast CHS, Philip
The CIO news., 1944-10-09

OF eight Negro workers after the
Philadelphia Transportation Co.
had been ordered by the Fair En-
ployment Practices Committee to
cease discrimination against Ne
groes.
The TWU fought the strike
from It's beginning, and Its inter-
national and local leaders pleaded
with the men to return to work.
The stand Of the TWU against
the strike drew q public state
ment OF approval from CIO Pres.
Philip Murray.
The strike was broken after the
Army took over the transportation
facilities and several leaders, includ-
ing some of the officers Of the old
company union, which the TWU
had defeated In a NLRB election,
were arrested.
The CIO news., 1944-10-09
farmers Solvent Plus
Under New Deal Plans
BY C. w. FOWLER

s. have New
in
o
apparently
The CIO news., 1944-10-09
CIO Convention
To Be Held In
Chicago Nov. 20

ray announced this week.
Calling for action and coopera-
ton now In order to secure full
employment. full production. and
an annual living wage for all work
ers, Murray in the convention call
warned of reactionarles' attempt
to halt the peoples cause.
directly affected by cases before
the Board, Washington Rep. Neil
Brandt asked:
"How high does the cost Of living
have to go before the WLB will
recognize its responsibilities to the
American wage earner?"
MANPOWER SHORTAGE
Pres. Emil Rieve OF the CIO Tex
tile Workers told the Board that a
shortage of manpower In the tex
tile industry. due to a low wage
policy. Is the biggest single factor
In holding up war production.
He submitted brief showing
that 80 percent Of the workers
In southern mills earn less than
the 72.7 cents an hour . WPA
emergency budget fixes as neces-
sary for maintenance Of health
and efficiency.
Other points OF argument, which
In effect repeated those already
made by the Steelworkers In pre-
vious panel and Board hearings.
were presented for their unions by:
Pres. Sherman Dalrymple and
Gen. Counsel G. l.. Patterson. Rub
Der Workers; Isadore Katz and
Sol Barkin. Textile; Ralph Hell
stein. Packing: w, T. Lewis. Glass;
N. A. Zonarich and Ben Fischer.
USA; Pres. Donald Henderson. Can
merry, and Pres. Lewis Merrill, Of
flee Workers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06
BORDER MARKETS
TO OPEN TUESDAY
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L
helts in North Carolina, which pro-
duces N per cent of the nue cured
tobacco, to open; other starting
dates are: Eastern belt August %;
middle belt September 10; and old
belt September Is.
An agriculture department report
said increased acreage would more
than offset decreased yields brought
about by unreasonable weather last
spring. Prospective production OF
flue cured tobacco was placed
at 554, 100000 pounds two per cent
more than the 10 year average
and considerably above the 542, 200,-
600 pounds produced in 1913.
A recent summary of indicated
acreage, yield and production for
the four North Carolina types this
year and comparison with l943
follows:
Border belt acreage, $4,000 this
season, IS, 900 last season; yield per
acre. 975 pounds; last season $40:
total production, 77,025,000; in l943,
81, 100. 900.
New bright belt acreage this sea-
son 331 900, last year 285,00O; yield,
$50 pounds per acre; last year 900;
total production in 1914, 281, $50, 900
pounds, last year 282, 1906
Old and middle belt combined
acreage this season, $4,000, in 1943
100000; yield this season; 755
pounds per acre, l943, 1865; total
indicated production this year 1885,,
075,0 pounds, last season 1885,
900.
Burley belt acreage this year H.
900, last year $500; yield per acre
1850 pounds. last season 1925;
total production 12,650,000 pounds
in 1943, 1o,412,000 pounds.
The old and middle belts a e
type II, the new bright belt is type
IL, the border belt is type ID, and
the hurley belt is type 81.
North Carolina flue cured to-
bacco producers received $213,625,-
1872 for the 524,975,3O pounds sold
in the l943-44 season. The average
price was $40.69.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06
STRIKE OF TRUCK
DRIVERS SPREADS
(By The Associated Press

A strike of truck drivers in min
neapolis spread to Kansas city and
Omaha yesterday and brought to
more than $1,000 the number of
idle workers in the United tates
and Canada.
The new stoppages were offset
by settlements which sent or pro-
missed to send about 1920 en-
ployes back to work.
n Minneapolis-St. Paul, 1900
over-the-road ALL truck drivers
and helpers left their jobs in an
outbreak of the standing DIS
pute between drivers and truck
owner members Of the midwest
operators association.
The Kansas city strike tied up
nine of the large over-the-road
lines. The drivers refusal to take
the vans out was described by a
union representative as unauthor-
lied. No estimate was Immediately
available of the number of men
involved there or in Omaha, where
two lines already were closed and
IL to Is threatened to be affected
by Monday.
Tank construction in the st.
Louis car company plant was halt
ed by dispute between the
management and members of the
Go United Steel workers over a
piecework pay scale in one de-
partment. A. union spokesman said
the walkout of 200 empoyes was
unauthorized
Three hundred Negro clippers,
who stopped work at the Gene
raj Steel Castings Corporation,
Granite City ILL.,, July 81, voted to
return to their jobs Monday The
strike affected 1900 workers.
In compliance with a war labor
board directibe, $500 strikers at
John A. Roebling's Sons and Co.,
Roebling and Trenton, N. j., re-
turned to work. Eight hundred dis
tribution workers of Public Ser
vice Gas & Electric Co., Newark,
N. j., and II neighboring cities.
voted to resume work, and strikes
Of 800 persons at Acme Steel
Malleable Iron Works, Buffalo, N.
Y, and of 100 at the Reading Pa,
Street Railway Co., also were end
ed.
Settlement today Sunday of the
Detroit strike at General Motors
Chevrolet Gear and Axle Division
was predicted by a CIO-United
Auto workers official The dispute,
which involves 1000 employees,
threatened closing of five other
plants.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06
JAPS PRESSED BACK

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, Aug. 5.
-R)- Quickening American ad-
vances on both TANKS of northern
Guam's jungle fighting line Friday
back into a sector covering about
a fourth Of Guam's 225 square
miles Adm. Chester w. Nimitz an
nounced today.
While the touch jungle-clearing
drive to complete the islands con-
quest progressed into its third
week. Nimitz reported the surprls-
ing total of $4,000 civilians had
found refuge within American lines
Only a small number of Cham
orro natives can now remain in
the northern area still held by the
Japanese The 1910 census OF
Guams population listed total OF
%, OCT inhabitants.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06
APPEAL TO DELAY
SCHOOLS REPEATED

Continued from Page Ope)
other consideration should be plac-
ed above the child's safety by drag
gins them out to school at this
time
In 1885. the poliomyelitis epidem-
ic began in May and subsidized dur
ing September, DR.. Reynolds re-
called. However, this year, the
outbreak did not begin until June;
July registered more cases than
were reported in July, 1895, and
there is a possibility that August
of this year will show a greater
number of cases than August, 1885,
throwing the period of abnormal in
cidence into the school year."
1--WE must take realistic view
of the situation, now that it is upon
u.s. he said. s1n every case where
there has been protest against
deferment of the opening of schools
the date suggested has been moved
closer to the epidemic period, in
stead of further away from it, as
should be the case. This proves the
necessity for uniform date
throughout the state.
It is just as logical, he said, to
defer the opening of schools in
county where not a single case has
been reported as to take similar
action where there is an abnormal
prevalence of the disease. for the
simple reason that if there is any
known method of preventing the
disease it should certainly be the
prevention of contacts-all contacts
whether at school or any place
else
DR.. Reynolds revealed that the
emergency hospital center at Hick-
DRY is treating more than $50 pa
tients, with so others receiving
treatment at Charlotte and so at
Gastonia. Other hospitals in the
state, includ ng Duke at Durham,
are taking care of polio patients.
These patients are being given
care never given anywhere in the
history of the disease" he said.
I'm view of this unprecedented eff
fot for the benefit of the sick, |
why expose nearly million pupils
and approximately $4,000 school
teachers before it is safe to do so?"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06
"a PERSONS HURT
in LANES WRECK
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received injuries and after reach
ing Florence, S. c. stopped and
went to a hospital.
about IS or 40 of the sleeping
car passengers on 40. 376 trans
ferred to sleeping cars on the first
section of Train rs at Florence,
that train being the New York
section of the Havana Special, and
SO left that point shortly after 4
O'Clock. All the other passengers
aboard Train No. 376, including
those slightly injured and those
who were given medical attention
at Lanes, were placed aboard an
improvised train made up at Flor
ence which left that point at 400
pm. for Washington"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06
u. S. SLABS DEEPER
INTO NEW GUINEA

tContinned from Page One)
with heavy personnel losses"
the communiqne added.
The new Yank landing on
Biak was ct Korim bay, on the
islands northeast coast, Thurs
day morning. Troops with aer-
ial and light naval support
quickly occupied the enemy
supply base.
Remnants of the Japanese
garrison on Biak had attempt
ed to use Kerim bay as an es-
cape route. It Is n0rthward
across the island from Mokmer
airdreme, which the Ameri-
cans captured II days after
they first landed on Biak May
FL.
In the Driniumor battle area =
which is II miles east of Aitape :
The advancing American force
wheeled south Friday after tw'
days fighting had carried then
eastward of the river.
The communique, in describing
attacks by air and sur
ace craft On Japanese assembly
md supply areas, said the pas
weeks completely integrated
eamwork" had resulted lin .
systematic destruction of the en-
.my's lines of communica ton.
THE sinking Of the constantly
number of barges, the
destruction Of direct hits of truck
columns roads and bridges. the
burning and firing of supply dumps
lave undoubtedly been eontrihut.
ng factors to his tactical failure
O deliver a successful combined
md coordinated attack"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06
DOUBLE WINNER

SALEM, N. H.. Aug. So
Jockey Rocco Sisto of Providence.
r. l., rode the winners of both
featured races at Rockingham park
this afternoon. He brought home
w. Gullett's First Draft in the
S. 900 added Granite State handi-
cap after riding the same owner s
Clyde Tolson under the wire in
the Barnstead Allowance purse for
81 8f)C
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06
EIGHTH ARMY TAKES
OVER THE SOUTHERN
SUBURBS OF FLORENCE
Continued from Page One)

[CChHnued IrOm rage OHeJ
the Adriatic sector had extended
their patrol lines more than two
miles at many places across the
Misa river, which is about As miles
south of Rimini, the Adriatic an
Choir of the Gothic Line.
Active patrolling and artillery
fire was reported on the Fifth
Army front around Pisa.
-V--
The oldest universities in the
western hemisphere were founded
in Mexico and Peru in 1851.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06
CITY SLATED TO GET
INClNERATOR PERMIT
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and Wood streets.
It will be a three story affair,
with two liz ton units.
Waste material will be brought
to the upper floor of the building,
where it will be dumped into an
opening that will funnel it to the
fires below, which will be famed
by electrically operated blowers.
Incombustible materials, such as
tin cans, will be sorted out through
special CRATE arrangements, then
carted off by trucks approaching
from the lower floor.
Either or both of the two units
may be used at once.
Nichols also disclosed that the Of
ficials worked on the water docket
in Washington.
Making the trip were the city
manager, City Attorney W. 3.
Campbell, and members of the City
Council.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06

Kerch is called Russia's Pom
peii because of its wealth OF tomps
and relics.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
Murder
Tip Wins
Times Photo

A woman reader who called The
Times Immediately when she
heard the six shots that brought
a gangland death to Edmond
(Eddie1 Sarkesian, 80, Detroit ex-
convict and pugilist, is the winner
of the first prize of SIS in the
weekly news tip contest.
Winner of second prize of $40
is the reader who gave the Times
a tip on the delivery of ice to
cool the hooves of race horses
while large numbers of Detroit
families went iceless.
The award of S. was Won by q
14-yeaf-eld boy who called in his
own story after he had saved a
woman from a burning cruiser off
the foot of Alter in East Detroit.
As usual, 10 other persons are
awarded each-in- war saving
stamps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
Berkeley Civic Days
Today and Tomorrow

Berkeley will hold its annual
Civic Holidays today and tomor-
row. Mayor Ernie Baldwin an
nounces that a parade tonight will
include army equipment and mill
tary bands. Fireworks will be set
off tonight and tomorrow night.
All receipts will be devoted TO
funds for men and women in
service.
Tomorrow al 100 p m. the
Berkeley American Legion baseball
team, which won the district
championship, Will meet an all
star team.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19

throwing him in front Of another
car at Oakwood and Sanders. Pas
coe died four hours later.
Margaret Geren, "a Of 25il0
Pennsylvania, Romulus, driver of
the second car. was released. She
told police the first driver, man,
got out, looked at Pascoe Tying in
the road and sped away.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19

Order loo United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
troit Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them to your home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19
Man Hurt Fatally,
Police Seek Driver

Police today are looking for the
motorist who tlj. J&aaes Psscoe,
81, OF SAB S. Fordson, last night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-19

L. = Navy Photo Distributed by
International News sound Photos
Nazi sailors cringing on
the coming tower of a l.
boat under attack by L. S.
Army and Navy planes.
II sank a short time later.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-31
CLINE AWARDED
MAFFI7T PAVING

Contract for the final paving to
be done in Maffitt Village at the
present time was awarded yester-
day by the Housing Authority Of
the City of Wilmington to F. D.
Cline of Raleigh, low bidder on the
work at $10,034.98.
The asphalt paving of approx.
mately two and one-half miles OF
streets under the contract will
complete paving of virtually. Ill
streets in the village according to
Henry R. Emory, director OF the
housing authority.
The few side streets not already
paved or included in the Cline con-
tract have been sprayed with oil or
otherwise treated, Emory said.
Paving of the streets included in
the Cline contract is expected to
start at once, and work will be
completed within 80 to 60 days.
Contract for a supply of gasoline.
oil and repairs on whcih bids were
were received from eight firms at
the same time the paving bids were
received will be awarded at later
date after analysis of the bids.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-31

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA:
COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER:
Under and by virtue of the power Of
sale contained in certain deed of trust
executed by George A. Underwood and
wife, Bertha A. Underwood, to X. O..
Burgwin, Trustee, on the oath day of
September, 1913 and recorded in the
office Of the Register of Deeds Of New
Hanover County in Book $40. Page 245,
default having been made in the pay
ment of the note secured by said deed
Of trust and demand having been made
on the undersigned trustee by the
holder. Of the note thereby secured, the
undersigned will offer for sale to the
highest bidder for cash, at the Court
House door in Wilmington, North Caro-
lima, on Saturday, the % day of Sep
TENDER. 1914, at IL o'clock noon the
piece or parcel of land situated lying
and being in New Hanover County, State
of North Carolina. described as follows:
BEGINNING al. the Southeastern inter
section of 7th ana HArnett Streets; run
ming thence EastWardly along the South.
ern line of Harnett Street 66 feet; thence
Southwardly and parallel with It'll Street
66 feet: thence Westwardly and parallel
with Harnett Street Sc feet to the East
ern line of III Street; thence Norhward.
ly along the Eastern line OF 7th Street
66 feet to the Beginning. Same being
part of Lot /, Block 296, according to
the official plan Of the City Of Whining
ton, N. c.
Dated and posted this the 2srd day of
n Rr1Rc.wTN Trustee
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-31
Commissioner


NOI1OH
United States of America, Petitioner,
vs.. 4s7 acres Originally designated as
425 acresl s'of land, more or less. situate
In New Hanover County, State Of North
Carolina, and Hugh MacFae & Co., Inc,
and c. r. Morse, Tax Collector for New
Hanover County, North Carolina: Federal
Land Bank Of Columbia; w. o. McGib-
ony, Trustee; and the following per-
sons and their respective spouses, If 1iv-
ing; II dead. their surviving spouses. un-
known heirs, personal representatives,:
creditors, successors and or assigns. II
any, whose names and addresses are not
known: Lenuel W. Hodges and wife,
Mary H. Hodges; j. r. Klein. Esther n.
Klein, James L. Mills, Annie M. Noble,
Hattie Noble. L. M. Noble and Stephen
| w. Noble, Defendants. and all other per-
son claiming any right. title. interest.
lien, easement or other interest what
soever in the lands hereinafter described.
eeeding entitled as above has been COM
meneed in the District Court Of the Unit
ed States for the Eastern District OF
North Carolina, at Wilmington, North
Carolina. for the condemnation of GER
tain lands described in the petitions for
easement in, over and across said lands
for the location, construction, operation,
maintenance and patrol of power line
| to be used in connection with Bluether-
thai Bomber Command Station and for
related military purposes. which lands are
described as follows. to-wit: TRACT NO.
70. Bounded on the North by Smith
Creek and other lands Of Hugh MaeRae,
on the East by Jacob Swart. ct ux., and
on the South and West by other lands
of Hugh Macf2ae. BEGINNING at a
point in the property line Of Jacob Swart.
ct ux., located s 10 deg. As W 1924 feet
from the Northwest corner and South
edge Of Smith Creek. said point being
in the center Of the so foot right ot-way
Of the Bluethenthal Bomber Command
Station Power Line (which right-of-way
has a width Of Is feet on each side Of
the center line) thence with the center
line of said power line. S 81 deg. 33'
W 174s feet: thence 8 II deg. 81 W 45s.l5
feet; thence N Al deg. AZ w 1900 feet;
thence N 3 deg. 80 E 5s1.s feet; thence
N 50 deg. 2s' + a42 feet to Smith Creek.
containing 487 acres, more or less. Being
| substantially a part Of the same land
as conveyed in deed from Hugh Mae
Rae Co., Inc, to Hugh MacRae, recorded
| In Deed Book 236. page $40, in the of
!