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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-02-14
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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-02-14
Hits BIS Error

The labor report Is particularly
strong in condemnation of BIS error
because of failure to report room rent
increases. Quoting Business Week, the
report says: "The one place where
OPA considers that 1t has not done a
good enforcement job has been on
hotels and rooming houses"
Rooming house keepers, the labor
report declares, rarely keep records;
many homes have been converted to
rooming and boarding houses in war;
time. and it is almost impossible to
obtain an accurate designation of an
identical room or service for purposes
of rent control.
"This means that, particularly In
the war centers and boom towns,
there is practically no rent ceiling
for workers who have poured into
these towns. Norfolk, Va, is an ex-
cellent example - neither r0oming
houses nor the cheaper hotels, which
are the temporary and often dura-
ton homes Of thousands of war
workers, are under effective rent
control.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-02-14
Size Of City

BY CLIO PRES. PHILIP MURRAY
THIS rs THE STORY of a steel
] worker, and he might be an auto
mobile worker, an electrical worker, or
any other kind of worker.
He has a wife and two children and
he makes a round trip every day to
his work, down to the Youngstown
Sheet and Tube Co. in Indiana Harbor,
Is miles, and it costs him 30 cents
day for transportation.
Charlie pays 1881, or something
like that, every week for living costs,
and included In that $18.21 Is so
cents that he pays each day for his
lunch at the steel mill. The overall
cost Of each member Of the family
for food alone Is GO cents q day,
~ cents per meal per person, and
that includes the SO cents that Char
lie pays for his lunch at the steel
mill every day.
Does any one on this Board think
that Charlie is extravagant in paying
% cents per meal? Is he getting
lot of meat out of that? Is he buying
a lot of vitamins? You will pay %
cents in the corner drug store down
here for a vitamin pill, but Charlie
expends his % cents per meal per per-
son. He must be very frugal; he
must be thrifty.
His wife purchased three dresses in
a period of three months. They were
utility dresses. She wore the dress to
60 to church and she wore 1t to go
marketing, and it was used as house
dress as we'll. She bought three of
them at $2.85. Is that extravagant?
Does that aggravate the infiationary
spiral?
Yes, Charlie got three haircuts
during that period of three months.
He got a haircut a month. IL /
remember the figures correctly, he
averaged $1.65 for the three hair
cuts. He always shaved himself; he
didn't indulge in any tonsOrial lux
uries. It cost him $5.15 for books,
papers and magazines. A fairly
intelligent fellow, he likes to read,
and he didn't buy too much reading
matter for the three months period
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-02-14
Rent 5 Times Higher
Than BIS Estimate

Working people paying, 4he average, five times
in rent increases than the U. S. Dept Of Labors
Bureau Of Labor Statistics estimates The BIS says the
figure is only percent but independent, CIO-AFL
survey shows that is at least per cent The challenging
facts follow
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-02-14
Chunged Statistics

3. The BIS used to collect rent
statistics from real estate interests.
Now it collects them from tenants, lin
order to get more accurate figures"
The former method was used in 1871
and 1912 when rent increases were as
thick as flax over Berlin. The statis-
tics were gathered during this period
from firms dealing with the more
stable rental properties whose prices
were not boosted so much as dwellings
rented by smaller landlords. Hence, the
BIS Index does not adequately reflect
the real rent rise for this period.
4. The BIS system fails to take ade-
auately into account the influence of
new dwellings on the rental market.
This technique of gathering statistics
leads the Index in some instances to
report mo increase" when actually
there has been a rise of so per cent!
5. The BIS Index samples family
dwelling units only. 1t makes no
efrort to include rooming or board
Ing houses, trailer camps or light
housekeeping apartments. Some OF
the highest increases reported have
come from these unsampled dwell
ings. Rent ceilings are openly vio-
lated rs war workers food into boom
towns, hard up for lodging and will
Ing to pay almost any price to get 1t.
OPA enforcement In this field Is far
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-02-14

THE rap of the landlords knuckies
on the front door is costing the
average American worker more than
five times the increase estimated by
the U. s. Bureau of Labor Statistics!
This startling fact = affecting more
than one-sixth of the average workers
total budget-was revealed by the
Joint CIO-AFL report for the Presi-
Dental Committee on the Cost OF
Living.
The Bureau OF Labor Statistics Index
shows a rise of only per cent in rents
from January IS, 1871, to December
Is, 1913.
The joint CIO-AFL survey shows
that the true rise I'm rents Is at least
Is per cent-more than five times as
much as the BIS reports.
Here are the reasons why the BIS
is wrong:
/. Most of its samples are from large
cities-34 to be exact. Most OF these
haven't been damned with war work.
ers. Only seven have hung out the
standing-room-o sign which labels
them "congested production areas"
2. BIS samples of rent increases
are taken within city borders. Most
increases have occurred in city out
skirts and suburban towns. These
areas are not sampled by the Index.
Nevertheless 1t takes them into con-
sideration while figuring percentages
in connection with population.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-02-14

Other cities above 100000. $50
Cities, 5O,OOO-1OO, OOO........... 1870
Cities, 25,OOO-5O, 600. ............ 800
Cities, IO,OOO-25, 900. ............. 1900
Cities, 5,OOO-1O, 900. ............ 1900
Cities under 5000 22.O9o
During this same periOd-Septem-
Der, 1910, to January, 1942-the BIS
statistics showed a national average
rent increase of only per cent!
1.-THE failure to include rental
changes in the surrounding areas.
where rents have been shown to be
higher, and the failure to include
smaller cities, mean that the BIS
Rent Index underestimate the actual
rise in rents by at least 8 per cent in
the three-year PERIOD" the joint labor
report states.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25
Detroit Yank Loses
Arm in Italy
Letter Breaks News
. TO His Mother Here

Here's how Pvt Donald J.
Bender. %, broke the news TO his
mother that he had received a
serious shrapnel wound In Italian
battle action
II hope this letter fnds you
In good health. As for me, 1
bumped into q little trouble"
Just a minor wound. he assured
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bender,
So. OF 524l Garland. Nothing 10
A-:-ty about. After all. he could
soxc care OF himself. the letter
seemed TO imply. He'd seen plenty
OF battle action in both Africa
and Italy since going overseas in
April
Even when the worst was
known, he couldn't break the news
10 his mother. So he sent this
letter from his hospital bed in
Italy TO his sister. Mrs Mildred
Poupart OF 1887 Cadillac
"I was wounded In the left
shoulder and the result was that
I had the arm amputated. i am
waiting for IL TO heal and then
will 70 TO the states for an
artificial arm. At times, it's
plain hell, but I'll he home again,
around October"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25
N Diplomas
Granted $50

ANN ARBoR. June 24-Ap-
proximstely $50 graduates re-
ceived diplomas today as the
University of Michigan held it's
Tooth commencement exercises,
before an audience Of 5000 in Hill
Auditorium.
Chief speaker at the program
was Shirley w. Smith. vice presi-
dent and secretary of the univer-
sity. who advised the graduates
10 fight RECOMMENDATION and cur
tailment OF personal freedom.
DR.. Smith, who is scheduled 10
retire next May after az years
with the university. warned that
victory in the war will be an
empty one IF our lives are TO be
planned for U.S." He added:
eff we are told what organi-
Nations we must belong 10 be-
fore we can even go to work,
what difference does II make
whether we call our rulers
Nazis, Fascists, or bureau
crats?"
Lashing out at strikes, DR..
Smith added:
There are wrongs which
ought 10 be righted-but why
strikes? There are also wrongs
and injustices In the armed
forces, but TO try to correct
such wrongs by strikes would
be called mutiny."
Although the traditional pag-
eantry of commencement day was
dispensed with because of the
var. the regular graduation pro-
cession in full academic regalia
preceded the exercises.
The seniors were given token
diplomas today. and will have TO
wait until final examination
grades are tabulated for official
confirmation of their degrees.
SEQ What YOU Made at Air SHOW
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25

week OF June!
Are the four freedoms OF our
friends forgotten Apparently
they are, as many homeless dogs
and cats are roaming the streets
and countryside in droves.
Inhunane owners leave pets in
houses they vacate permanently
or lust for vacation" Migrant
families drop animals along the
highways so they'll find a good
home" They rarely do, unless
some caring person sees their
plight and reports them TO the
SPCA.
Those who abandon pets are
not only cruel 10 the animal but
they contribute. by neglect, 10
suffering among all animals and
are a means OF menscing health
OF the population as well. II is
the stray animal In the final an
alysis that causes the spread OF
dangerously infectious disease.
We must understand. too, that
because Of ignorance. many PEG
pie cry mad dog" at the sight
OF every frothing mouth. Fright,
b. deficiency, heat prostration,
worms and some forms OF poison
can cause dogs 10 froth at the
mouth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25

my AIR shou L. Free-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25

DISEASES. spread from one
~ dog 10 another by contact,
could be kvoided. IN fact. wiped
out entirely BY the very simple
expedient OF controlling your pets.
Keeping them on your premises,
or on leash when walking And,
II you have a dog you no longer
have the ability or desire 10 care
for. do call the SPCA instead Of
dropping II in some strange
street.
It's cruel 10 leave animals un-
attended al home over weekend
vacations. They may run the
streets seeking food, water and
shelter. and even II no apparent
harm comes TO them. they suffer.
After all. THEY don't know you tt
be right back. -
Let's remember the four free
doms and be really kind TO ami
mails The SPCA is ever willing
and anxious 10 be your ally.
rav All 9haw A. Rr.a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25
Sad Furlough
S oldier Finds Wife
Fatally Injured

McKEESPORT. Pa, June "a
CINS) - Pvt. Harold Williams
came home on furlough last
night TO be with his wife. Rita,
lS. an expectant mother. Not UNI
Ill he got 10 their home in Port
Vue could he understand why
she hadn't met him at the rail-
road station.
He found his home shattered
by the tornado; his wife seriously
injured. Pvt. Williams rushed her
10 McKeesport Hospital, but II
was 100 late. Mrs. Williams was
dead
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25

Army and navy heroes, radio
and screen stars will be featured
1t a luncheon program in the
,ok-Cadillac Hotel next Wednes-
Day. celebrating the third ami
Versary OF the USO in Detroit.
Preparations are being made TO
accommodate 1000 leaders OF in
dustry, business and labor. as well
as topflight army and navy Of
ficers from Canada. Great Britain
and the United States.
A 24-year-old member OF the
American Air Force. 1st 1t.
Redick VI. Hammer, will be the
principal guest OF honor. Hammer,
whose home Is in Trenton, holds
the DIG and the Air Medal with
three clusters awarded after he
made 30 missions over Germany
France. Norway and Poland as q
bombardier on Bit.
The navy will be represented by
Musician &c Theodore Hunt and
Yeoman &C Doris Lodge OF
Crosse lie Naval Air Station.
Scottish music will be played
by the RCAF Pipers from Cen
tralia, Ont The 25-piece band
from Dearborn Naval Training
School mad the Blue Network
orchestra. Larry Paige and the
Pages OF Melody, are also sched-
uled 10 play.
The radio and screen talent
billed are Vaughn Monroe, Ted
Lewis, SkeetS Gallagher. Benny
Baker and Del Parker.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25
Blood PIdsma Rumor
Spiked by Red Cross

A statement warning the pub
lie not to give credence 10 ru-
mors believed enemy inspired"
that servicemen are charged for
Red Cross blood plaSma was is.
sued Saturday by A. J. Berries Jr..
manager OF the Detroit Chapter
of the American Red Cross.
Blood furnished by donors Is
never Sold" Berries said. "All
blood contributed Is delivered
Immediately 20 processing lab
orat0ries where Il becomes the
property OF the army and
navy"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25
US0Fedtures
Hero Guests
Stage Stars Also Billed
for Luncheon Program

Army and navy heroes, radio
and screen stars will be featured
IT a luncheon program in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25
Ndzi Cherbourg Chief
Unknown 10 Allies

SUPREME HQ.. ALLIED EX-
FEDfff6NhRY FORCE, June "a
QNS)-The commander of all
German forces defending Cher
bourg still is unknown 10 the Al
lied command. headquarters
spokesman said today.
German troops fighting in de-
Tense of the city consist OF the
remains of the 9th Division. the
9lSt Division and the 243d Di-
vision
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25
Eisenhower Talks
To Yanks in France

WITH THE AN ERIC AN
FORCES IN NORMANDY, June
"a GNS)-Cen. Eisenhower con-
ferred in Normandy today with
Gen. Bradley. chief of the u. S.
ground troops. and talked to many
rs in the field.
III was Eisenhower second visit
TO the Normandy beachhead. His
arrival was disclosed in a state
ment released to the combined
Allied press.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25

I.aM Chancs 90 see Air shs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25
FAITHFUL FRIENDS

81 haVs done no harm 10 my
brothers. the wolves. 30 why
should they Uant TO sat ms1 ]
wM 70 vifhogt fear in the
name Of God."-Sf. Francis
Assisi.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25
BY EVE JOLLY

DURING last week of April heard much OF general
- kindness animals BE Kind Animals Week" established
four freedoms for mans faithful friends What of freedom from
hunger thirst neglect and freedom from in this last
The sub., 1944-07-06
OVER THE WAVES

Dramatic training demands pa tience. How would you do in re- beating 'hello" thirty times, vary ing your voice the same number of times, thus implying various meanings to and with the simple word? Jay Jostyn, the MT. Dis trict Attorney" obliged a group of students who paid him a visit
The sub., 1944-07-06

Rear Admiral E. s. Low, USN, Chief of Staff, 10th Fleet, declared in . recent speech.
 "We felt that we had achieved some measure of success when we raised our score to the point where we were sinking one U-boat for each Allied merchant vessel they sink. In our parlance, this is called the exchange rate.' Today our exchange rate and our score is even better. According to the latest figures, the Germans are now losing a ratio of more than one U1boat for each Allied Merchant vessel they sink. How long Hitler can keep up this suicidal type of warfare, only Hitler seems to know.
 ''The average combat life of a German submarine today is far less than it was a year ago. In fact we believe that it takes the Germans two or three times as long to build a submarine as that vessel may expect to endure on combat pa trol."
The sub., 1944-07-06

backstage. Try it sometime. know I will Have gone through about fifteen now.
 To read of what the Quiz Kids do Is indeed amazing. The five youngsters are courteous, affection ate, fun-loving; to say the least they are normal. Richard Williams taught himself to read before he was three. His ambitions are sim liar to his dads, and they include engineering. Harve Fischman, has already had 'fbylines" in big dali lies, his expert knowledge of U. s. history will make him an ex- ce1lent newspaper man. Gerard Darrow, who has been life mem- Der of the Chicago Academy of Sciences since he was eight, is the biologist and zoologist of the pro- gram. Small Ruthie Duskin an-. swers every conceivable question on the Bible, opera, and drama. Shames some of us who did not utilize time at school!
 Charlie Spivak, the chap who plays the sweetest trumpet in the world, Is conducting search for the serviceman who plays the sweetest bugle in the world. The servicemen chose unanimously, 8 soldier who couldn't get a sound from the sweet bugle.
 Tommy Dorsey's band is featur- ing gum-chewing Gene Krupa and has also added another ex-orches- tra leader, Bob Allen, as male vo- calist. All foresee a wonderful three-in-one band.
 Keep tuned for your favorite programs. Keep your own morale up. Will you remember to include our Sub program tonight at 6:45? Your station WNLC.
The sub., 1944-07-06
German U-Boat S1'kings Of Allied Shipping Very Lo'O''

"The German U-boat today sinking considerably less than oneaf percent of the ships being conveyed the Atlantic by the Naes of the United Nations
The sub., 1944-07-06
Saville Greenes Married
 Al Years on Sat. June 10

MT. and Mrs. Saville M. Greene celebrated their 41st wedding an- niversary Saturday June 10 Tn a very quiet way.
 MT. Greene is in charge of the South Yard Plate shop and Mrs. Greene is employed in the Finished store in the Victory yard machine shop.
 Their many friends extend their heartiest congratulations and wish them many more anniversaries.
The sub., 1944-07-06
J. E. Thompson Marries Local Girl at New London

James Edgar Thompson of the main yard welders and Monica Barry of New London were married last Monday morning at St. Mary'S Star of the Sea Church in New London by the Rev. John J. Finn.
 The new1yweds were presented a gift by MT. Thompson's fellow workers.
 The couple will reside at Saund- CTS Point, Mantle.
The sub., 1944-07-06
Nancy Holland
 Leaves EB Co.

Miss Nancy Holland. Sub Society Editor, has been called to New Mexico due to the serious illness of her mother, thus severing her connections with the Electric Boat O., and which, of course, means her resignation from the Sub staff.
 Nancy has been at the boat com pany for about two years, the first
The sub., 1944-07-06

portion of which time being em- ployed as the driver of the bus from the main yard to the victory yard. From there she went to the south yard outside machine shop as a chaser. After a short time there she was transferred to the Progress department in the main yard.
 Although Miss Holland has been connected with the Sub for the short period of six months, she has become well known throughout the yard as the Athletic Society Edi- tor" and the Sub staff accepts with regret her resignation.
The sub., 1944-07-06

compact interviews, a few musical numbers, and an occasional feature.
 Are all glamour girls spoiled? That certain adjective seems to cre- ate an impromptu vision of long, much too artificial laShes, and an excessive amount of fuchSia on Crawford mouth, as well as con- ceit. None of this for petite Dor othy Kilgore. She takes no obvious notice of the well proportioned five foot two inch body, her long blonde hair, or the clear blue eyes. Her poise, which she retained throughout her interviews, is re- markable. Sorry, boys, Dorothy is married :. ;. May your reign be a happy one indeed.
 Jim Cunningham, pinch-hitting for Tobe Acker, our Sub Night emcee, proved to be a splendid master of ceremonies. That smooth, low voice combined with his ability as an announcer, certainly went over plenty ok" Jim has done plenty of sports announcing.
 Queen Dorothy Ki1gore was in- terviewed by Dorothy Irons, em- ployee at the Main Office, and member of the Subs Advisory Com mittee. Jovial Dorothy presented an excellent interview, although for some unknown reason, perhaps the usual consciousness that comes on when one interviews for the first time, referred to herself as 8 poor interviewer. Dot, you did fine nothing dull and prosaic about your material! I was pleased. to introduce to our radio audience as charming and efficient girl as you are.
 Might and Day" -. "Perfdia" .. Temptation Hats off to blues singer Rose, DeMareo, and to Harold Levine, both of the Main Yard. To the accompaniment of Harry Birenbaum. who, incidental ly, is a whiz on the worries, Rose sang Might and Day." and Per fidia," the latter rendered both in English and Spanish. A smooth ar- rangement of Temptation" by Harold made a hit with very many Here's hoping that we can have you with us again, Rose and liar old.
 Guests on our program were Mrs. James Cunningham, Joe Kane (keeping all of us happy and amused by his double talk), and Mrs. Harold Levine.
 Although we were all of four minutes or less short of material for the nights program. all that was presented, was in my opinion, almost the best we can do in the line of entertainment.
The sub., 1944-07-06

folks at the E. B. There is no ex- ealse for failing to find WNLC on your dial, and enjoying snappy and
The sub., 1944-07-06
SUB WAVES
By "Yanina"

"The Sub Is On the Airl" {. . |. Have you heard this inviting exclamation which introduces your program? refer to "your" fifteen minutes of entertainment
 is produced chiefly for the shipyard worker enabling
Evening star., 1944-04-03
Postwar Extension
Of 18th Street Urged
New Montgomery School
Units Recommended

! sExtension Of Sixteenth. street and
complettcn Of lnits planned for
Montgomery Hills SaJmior HiSh
School have been recommendedAd
the North Woodside- -MontgomerI
Hills Citizens Association for I'M
clusion in tlles postwar planning
'prpgranr for Montgomery County
according to George w. Fessenden
president.
The association urged the con-
tinuation of Sixteenth street from
its present terminus at East-West
highway in Silver Spring to Georgia
avenue in the North Woodside area.
Montgomery Hills Junior High
School noW consists of one building.
Units proposed to be added include
a gymnasium, machine shop for
manual training classes, q cottage
for home economics courses and an
athletic field.
The association adopted resolu-
ton Friday urging installation of
a traffic light at the intersection
OF Georgia avenue, Dale drive and
Seminary road.
1t was pointed out that a number
OF serious accidents have occurred
at this point.
Nominations for delegates and
to the Montgomery Coun-
ty Civic Federation were announced
as follows:
James w. Gill, George E. Bond,
Mrs. PGad B. Morehouse, Daniel P.
Harold A. Fisher, Nelson
Miller, Alvin c. CLANCY and John
j. Williams.