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Bradley beam., 1944-03-18

he makes a trip to the PIX for this tasty snack, and finds the habit SO important that he even sneaked quietly out the night of our party for a brief session with his we'll loved crullers and mocha.
 The kill of the week is credited to SlSgt. Grimes. Ask him how he got the birdie out of the cage with one well-aimed shot. As hint, it all happened at the Base gym.
 If anyone at this time of the month has a desire to flip the spotted pasteboards-play cards call on Wild Bill Harrington. His skill along these lines has just come to light; but we have it on expert authority that he can take the best of them to the cleaners.
 We have heard of many different places where one may be "stood up," but this is the first time we have heard of the New York City Aquarium being designated for a meeting that never happened. Can you tell us some more about it., Max? We hope that Van had a good excuse, at least.
 Advertisement: If anyone is in- terested in buying a car, why not contact "Whitbeck's Used Car
The sub., 1944-04-13
Pay Checks to StartMay20th

Announcement has been made that the new system for payment of wages through the use of checks rather than in cash will be defi- nitely placed in operation on Sat- urday, May 20.
 This date will also mark the change in pay day to Saturdays from Thursdays.
 It is now assured that by that date, arrangements will have been completed with banks and mer- chants so that checks can be readi- ly and quickly cashed without pay ment of royalty or service charge.
 The New London City National Bank which is maintaining it's Groton Branch, in the Nelseco Ho- tel almost directly opposite the main gate, will inaugurate change of hours on Saturdays so that it will be open from HOO a. m. to zoo p. m. This will greatly assist the day shift workers who will be getting through by noon at that time.
 In addition, the Standard Regis ter Company, which is installing the check pay system, has spe- cial representative contracting the merchants who have been named on the questionnaire recently dis tributed. Already, most of the mer- chants have agreed to keep on hand large supply of cash on Sat- urdays to be able to cash all checks without any cost. One gas station operating in Waterford has already announced he will have $12,00O on hand to cash checks for any work CT whether or not he buys gas.
The sub., 1944-04-13
E.. B. Number One Critical
 Private Yard

According to a memorandum issued by the Navy Department to the Electric Boat Company, the Groeton plant is designated as the Number One critical private ship yard in the United States.
 This important position result ed from the fact that this Company is the largest producer of subma- rines in the United States and also from the very important place the submarines hold in the prosecu- tion of the war.
 Union officials believe that this special classification by the Navy will greatly assist in getting the contract wage raises approved by the War Labor Board. It will also greatly assist the process of occu- pational deferments for Electric Boat Company workers.
The sub., 1944-04-13
Rapid Progress Is Made On Refunds of Dues

Union Treasurer Harold C. Fay Tor is making rapid progress with refunds to union members who had paid union dues in cash direct to the Union in advance of December, 1943, when the automatic payroll deduction went into effect.
 The refunds are being made by check directly by the treasurer to those entitled to receive them.
 The Union treasurer requests those union members who have not yet received their checks to withhold making inquiries until 1t Is announced in the Sub" that he is ready for them. Right now if inquiries are made it will great ly delay the refunds which are yet to be paid.
 These refunds go only to union members who are in the position of having paid some union dues twice since they paid i'm cash by the year in advance and were paid up long time ahead when the au- tomatic deduction system went into effect.
The sub., 1944-04-13
Jan. Feb. Bonus Totals S24O,OOO.OO

Payment of the bonus earned under the incentive system for January and February totaled ap- proximately $240,0O0 or just under a quarter of million dollars.
 Results for March will be avail able next week. The Union again urges all workers to get behind the incentive system and boost up production of vitally needed sub- marines as well as their own ean- ingS.
 If the workers really do their job with maximum effort. the Union will be able to remedy any defects showing up in the incen- tive system.
The sub., 1944-04-13
Overtime Days Will Change

The change in the work week beginning May 9th, whereby Monday will be the first day of the work week instead of Thurs day, makes for a change in the overtime days.
 Under the standard overtime provisions which are a part of all war industry collective bargaining agreements, the sixth consecutive day worked in any work week Is time and half day and the sev- enth day consecutively worked in any work week is the double time day.
 The new change in the work week will make Saturday the time and half day and Sunday, the double time day.
 The lengthening of the hours worked on the other days in the
The sub., 1944-04-13

plant engineer, III ms OIT1Ce on Ap- Til 3rd.
 After a general discussion of the situation, during which several bad conditions were pointed out to MT. Gardner, among them being the poor lighting at night of some parts of the area, which made it very handy for sneak thieves to rob the cars of gasoline and carry on other depredations, it was de- cided by the committee that if an area could be reserved for the End shift which was more favor ably located from standpoint of being better lighted and closer to Eastern Point Road there would not be as much chance for anyone to tamper with cars without being observed.
 MT. Gardner agreed to put up an- other light in the area at the rear Of the hotel as this was felt to be a particularly dark spot. He also pointed out to the committee that it was his opinion that the South Yard parking lot was not being used to full capacity. In connection with use of this area 1t was the opinion of the committee members that this area was restricted to the use of those employees work ing in the South Yard. When MT. Gardner pointed out that this was not so, that it was for the use of all employees, it was generally agreed that using the South Yard lot might help the situation a great deal.
 The committee felt after the meeting that MT. Gardner had been very cooperative and that definite progress had been made towards solving the problem, and they want to point out that 1t Is only with the fullest cooperation from ev- eryone will it be possible to put our parking lots on a decent basis so that everyone will get fair break
The sub., 1944-04-13
Main Office Hours Are Also Changed

At a-special meeting between the Management of the Electric Boat Company and a Special Committee of the Union, the Union request for a change of hours in the main of- flee was granted.
 The change will take effect at the same time as the change in hours for the shipyard zones now tentatively scheduled for Monday, May 9th, 1924.
 The new main office hours will be from 800 a. m. to 500 D. m, five days week, viz: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and from 800 am. to 12:15 noon on Saturdays.
 At the meeting the Union was represented by President Arthur c. Ward, Vice President George Richard, Business Agent Harold w.. Cruise and Peter OMalleyb and the following special represen- tatives from the main office de- parments: Bishop. Marsters. Irons and Maxson.
The sub., 1944-04-13
Mrs. GOss, Woman Supervisor, Leaves Electric Boat Co.

Mrs. Mark B. Cowles. better known as Mrs. Goss, who has been supervisor of women here at the company for the past year, left the company to join her husband, MT. Cowles, in Springfield, Mass. As Mrs. Goss personally stated, she would miss all the excitement of her job. and would cherish all her wonderful friendships" Many of her fellow employees gave a fare well dinner Thursday, March 30, at the London Terrace.
 The party consisted of: The Mas ter of Ceremonies was MT. E. D. Bangs, Personnel Supervisor of the Victory Yard. Speakers of the eve ming were MT. Mark A. Hammond, Assistant to the General Manager; Mir. Arthur D. Barnes, Personnel Manager; MT. J. William Jones, Jr., Assistant Personnel Manager; MT. Ralph Weeks, Assistant Shipbuild- ing Manager; Mrs. J. D. Avery who made the presentation of the gift in behalf of the co-workers; Mrs. K. M. Carson, Manager of the En- ployment Office; Emily de Mont luxin, Joyce Main, Gunny Schoon- maker, Ginny Richards. Lillian Keeney. Natalie Nagle, Dick Lati- mer, Chubby Dempsey, Wilson Gi- ardani, Bill Birchall, Don Ross, Mildred Buckley, Charles Farrell, Ed. Marsden, Charlie Brooks. Dor is Nahornek, Georgie Fontaine, FL lie Thomas, Margaret Mccarthy, Robert Barber, Barbara Henrici, Thelma Hamm, Jerry Villain, Dor Is Griffin, Mr. Beeber, Ann Cramer, Astrid Mcclellan, Robert Canes trari, Edith Cleary. Katherine Shaffer, Rosemary Church, Lillian Hansen, Marion Merritt, MT. Pinel and Dotty Macdonald.
 The committee in charge of arr arrangements was Lillian Hansen, Margaret Mccarthy. G u n n y Schoonmaker and Joyce Main.
The sub., 1944-04-13

week produce extra overtime dur ing the first five days in each week SO that at the end of six days, all workers will have exactly the same amount of overtime for the entire week as they would have had under the system now in ex- iStence. This is true because all hours in excess of eight hours in any one day are paid at the rate of time and a half in accordance with the greement between the Union and the Company.
 Tn other words, the change in hours and the change in beginning of the pay week have been worked out between the Union and the Company so that they will not re- duce the amoust of overtime which workers are now obtaining.
The sub., 1944-04-13
Union Reclassifies Group of Painters

Business Agent Harold W. Cruise reports successful reclassification for a group of painters who had been unjustifiably frozen at second class rates for a long time.
 The Company yielded to the Un- ion demands in every case but one and this case upon recommends tion of Painters Representative Art Buttery and Business Agent Har- old w. Cruise has been referred by direction of the Executive Com mittee to President l.. Y. Spear. This is the final step in the griev- ance procedure before referring the matter to arbitration.
The sub., 1944-04-13
The statement follows:

At the time of the hearing In connection with the above num- bered dispute case, the Company was requested to advise the Com mission with respect to the status of Working Leaders" at the ElcO Naval Division of the Electric Boat Company at Bayonne, New Jersey. We have been In communication with the management of the Elc0 Division and understand the fOI~ lowing to be the situation with re- spect to working leaders at the Bayonne plant.
 The classification of Working Leaders at Bayonne was eStab- lished around 1940 and employees who were given this classification were considered part of the man. agement, excluded from represen. tation by the Union. This status continued until the spring of 1943 when inasmuch as these men were spending considerable time with tools, the Union raised the issue that the Working Leaders should be considered as part of the non- supervisory working force repre-. sented by the Union. As result o4 this request on the part of the Un- ion, approximately one-third of the Working Leaders were given the status of Assistant Foremen and made part of the management, and the remainder were made part Of the working force with the right to become members of and be repre- sented by the Union.
 The Working Leaders at the present time at the Elco plant in Bayonne work with tools and have no voice in matters of upgrading, rates of pay, demotionS, transfers or dismiSsals, although they are re- quired to report difficulties, dis putes and cases of inSubOrdination to the Assistant Foreman or Fore man. Tn addition, their duties are to see that materials are available and that the employees do their work properly and efficiently. The Working Leaders Aeceive ten cents per hour more than the men with whom they work.
 The significant difference be. tween this situation and that at the Groton plant is that the lowest lev- el of supervision at the Elco Naval Division is Assistant Foreman. At the Groton plant of the Electric Boat Company, however, there is a level of supervision below that Of Assistant Foreman, namely, the Leading Man"
 Leading Men at the Groton plant, in addition to their regular supervisory functions perform all the duties that are performed by the Working Leaders at the Bay. onne plant, except working with tools. The Leading Men at the Groton plant supervise. instruct see to it that materials are avail. able, that employees do their work properly and efficiently and take care of difficulties and disputes in addition to general supervisory functions such as handling rates Ok pay, transfers, and matters of dis cipline. The creation of claSsifls cation of Working Leaders at the Groton plant would merely result in the duplication of functions by Working Leaders of functions al. ready performed by the Leading Men. This Is not true at the Bay- onne plant. there Is no such classt- fication at the Groton plant of the Company.
The sub., 1944-04-13

and President Arthur c. Ward, met with the management last week in reference to a proposed settlement of the question of retroactivity of painters dirty money.
 This matter is pending before the War Labor Board which re- uuested the Union and the Com pany to further investigate the question of whether or not there were sufficient records available to determine who would be entitled to dirty money and how much.
 The Union has admitted, after investigation, that individual de- tailed records are not available but claims that the Company was neg ligent in failing to have such rec ords, and that 1t should assume this responsibility.
 The Union finally submitted 8 fair and reasonable proposition and the Company answer is expected this week. The Union proposes that the Company check its extra cost for dirty money according to the records it has been keeping since December 9th and make 8 sum equal to this extra cost available for. the period in which 1t did not keep records, that is, between July Srd, 1943, and December 9th, 1943, upon proportionate basis. The Union then suggests that the Com pany accept it's proposal to agree to pay for a maximum of twenty six hundred and fifty man days or .twenty-six hundred and fifty dol lars to be distributed according to q list prepared by the Union Painters Special Committee, pro- vided that this amount of twenty six hundred and fifty is not too lar out of line with the extra cost which has been accommodating since December 9th, 194S.
The sub., 1944-04-13
Soldiers Sad at Sloppy English

Alexander Army Air Base, La Two soldiers stepped forth smart ly when they heard the topkiclx ask for a postal detail" They enviSioned soft jobs.
 They learned quickly. when handed shovels that he actually had said post hole detail"
The sub., 1944-04-13
Cupid Flirts With Mars

Saffron, England-Mayor John Wilson recently appealed on be- half of a sailor who wanted girl pen pal interested in matrimony. He got 1,70O replies.
The sub., 1944-04-13
Painters Dirty Money Dispute To Be Investigated Further

special painters committee consisting of Hugo Fitz- Patrick Justine Osmer, Leo Cesarrini, John H. Wood, Christopher Flanagan and Art Buttery together with At
The sub., 1944-04-13
Parking Lot Committee Meets
 With MT. Gardner; Sees Results

The Parking Lot Committee which appointed at the February meeting of the SMEU General Committee work the problem of beterng parking conditions in
The sub., 1944-04-13
Company Files Statement On Question of Working Leaders

The Union has received copy of statement ad- dressed the Shpbuding Commission of the War Labor by Edward Schneider counsel for the Company the question of working leaders.
The sub., 1944-04-13

Spanish railways are not stand ard European gauge.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
Harness Race
Card Listed

Night harness racing will make
its debut 10 the mctropoitan-aroa
tomorrow night when a program
of eight races gets under way at
the Worthwhile Downs track at
NortbWNe G6r FIRST race VIII
start Al $50
The opening program includes
q 2:27 trot with Two daShcS, 2.25
pace, two da>hc>, pace for
horses that have not won a dash
in 1913 or 1914 faster than 2:1O,
Two dashcS a irot for % and j.
ycar-olds that have not Won IN
faster than PIP. one dash, and a
pace for horses that have not won
faster than 2.15. one dash Purses
for these eight daSheS viii be-
S1.6O0 The hcadinyr. OF course,
Is the 2:10 pace
Each dash viii constitute a
race. There Will be - minutes
between dashcS instead of the
usual half hour in order to com
pIctc the nights program be-
fore HIS.
There viii bc racing every night
except Sunday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
PROB ABLE LINEIPS
VipSN Nav
PLAY End

Ann AkBOR Aug 81 Up
Jack Wci,enberger fro>h back
from Muskccon Height shared
punung honors with versatile full
back Bob Wcl>c as tho University
of Michigan football team drilled
on kicking today and coaches
SAID Wcisenberger might be the
solution 10 "A Wolverine weakness.
Wlo>e has been suggested as an
end possibility in view Of the sur
plus of good backs. and Ralph
-Ghubh OF Ann Arbor, one of Tho
leading candidates for the full
back post should Wicsc be moved
indicated hc was ready for the
assignment hy ripping of long
runs in a practice scrimmage
Yesterday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
Boot in 4th
Downs Stars
II, EDGAR HAYES

CHICAGO, Aug 81 Hunk An
jar>on, coach Of INC Chicago
Bears decided three points AZ the
moment were better than a pos
S.h.r touchdown in the future and
hs theory paid dividends last
night rs Tho Chicago Bears scored
th0r fourth victory in The AN
star game - 20 n More than
10000 fans saw tho game in DNChc
Stadium
As advertised 10 WAS n pitching
duel between two OF the finest
pa~Scrs football has ever produced
SID Lucknan of the Bears and It.
Glenn Dobbs Of Tulsa University
PLAYING in ms second All-Star
game.
They PLAYED major part in ali
The scores for their respective
tC7mS but The issue was decided
when Hunk called Pete GuauS-
kaS from tho bench in the FIRST
few minutes of the fourt' period
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
MORE MOUNTS DUE

lie Showed some real horse
backing when his mount Crouch
cr> Boy was beaten by nose
by Teddy Flame over the turf
course Monday There IS little
doubt ms agent Eddie Whelan
VIII be getting many more mounts
for him a slight illness kept him
from riding yesterday.
DcWhurSt was born IN Dundee
Scotland but tho family has
lived i'm Toronto for many years
Hes trying 10 do has best for his
widowed mother and "A brother
and sister, aged II and 10 re-
SpcctNely They arc not the only
ones who think hcll be a success.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
No Good Old DAYS
For Nay Sutton Bum

FOREST HILLS y Y Aug Il
tUP1 May Sutton Bundy Amerl-
ca s premiere woman tennis PLAYER
OF 1901. took look AZ iodays
crop OF feminine stars competing
for the national titles and con-
Guided that practically any ~
them could have beaten her IN
tho championship competition OF
four decades ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
FOUR HERE now

Lcavitt is one of four Canadian
riders al the track, most OF whom
look like they can hit the FIRST
flight here now that Johnny
Adams is through The other,
arc the 34-ycar-old Sidney Birlcl
2l-ycar-old Johnny DcwhurSt and
l9-ycar-old Robert Paterson.
Brley already has had Ia win
nerS including a triple. Lcavltt
has had three while Paterson and
Dcwhurst haven't hit the Jackpot
yet.
Dcwhurst. however. is expected
TO start ringing the bell This
little Scot who came here with
the w. +. Macdonald Stable was
leading all the riders IN Ontario
with II winners until he suffered
a foot injury at Fort Erie last
month
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
Local 50
Champs

Local 80 BombcrctteS today are
Metropolitan softball champions
a.. -. ,i,,., closs hnt
''-''.e ''''1o. - as =
'''"'I'ei sam ''."N' ~ pay ~
between HUDSON Ioi ana JoI'1'onS
to decide the mems major title
holder as n result of games PLAYED
IA Mack Park in the Times spon-
orod .orio, las, niebt
-. .,.-- -,
'''''''' Wv ''''7 l''' - W
virginia N4di''''.N W., ''o'''"''
cites swept the Local I Veterans
aside 3 10 /. bat for five innings
N looked like The first defeat in
the series for the Willow Run
team
Eorrico SoVa mn1cd >huiout
1,n ord mon foam, v.a. Iradtnc I
'"' "''N
10 q. Then the winners cut
loo.c Ca,.ob o,gfto nirrb hit
,"''>e' od' "'' l-''' e w. P'''' ~ ~
ting Tor >'tond hdNtllldu nee
Potb .rs,ked Mary pIcSha >acri-
..t.-l 60,
~ -.
on an error ana ANN Ni'lIE
popped 10 second Pearl Gerber
was passed 10 illl tho bases.
c.,aL- -. I'LL. dl,l,,.o,.,J q,
ID Illl'I LIZ i'iii'I VT Nv GNU n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
PITCHERS SAG:
YankS
Back i'm
&

A pitching collapse on all irohb
during the past two weeks has
produced such a record of medl-
ocrity by each of the so-called
American League pennant con-
tenders. that not one of them
today could show better than
500 pace for their last dozen
games.
The New York Yankees, who
moved back into second place
yesterday and the Detroit Tigers,
each have won six of their last
- games. hut the league leading
81. Louis Browns have taken only
three of their dozen while the
Boston Red Sox have won five
in Il.
Pitching has been at fault in
all Instances. with starters being
driven out in the early innings
and their relief men often no
better.
5-.,Fhe Tigers, despite their big
Winners. Paul Dizzy Trout and
Hal NcwhouSer, arc tied with the
Red Sox for the biggest yield OF
runs per game in the last y, with
each team having given up SO or
an average OF SIS per game.
The Yankees have yielded 81
for an average of AIS runs per
game. while tho Brown Fingers
have given up SO for a mark OF
492.
Only six Tiger pitching Jobs
have heen complete with Trout
turning IN three Of these. The
Yankees have had five complete
games with the Browns getting
only four and the Red Sox three
IN their last - games.
,Fhe pitching was bad on Att
counts again Yesterday. inc
Yanks won 81 over the Red Soa
al New York. Hank Borowy dis
snatcd a fat lead when the Rcd
SON made four runs IN the seventh
on successive two run homcrS by
Jimmy BuChcr and Bob Johnson.
Buchcr accounted for TWO more
with another homer IN the eighth
off relief pitcher JiH Turner whe
then settled down 10 save
-RaFQWN- = sixteenth victory
An error by George McQurn
with two out IN the eighth led ~
seven uncarned runs and III
NlLlnll- over the Browns A. Cleve-
hand
Emil dutch Leonard pitched
Washington 20 a 81 victory over
the A SAT Philadelphia Tho Soma.
tor. making Il hits
Jam Tdt.n won his fourteenth
game e. Boston holding - Now
York Giants 10 FIVE hts - "ln
-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
Fauis Whips CdroIin
In BoWIiinQ Match

Farris Bros. bowling team de-
fcatcd Barney AdairS CAROLYN
Five In "a match game ar Great
Lakes last night by So pms with
2Gf6 10 lSIG Carl Carlson 65l,
Harry Tobian's $40 and Whitley
Blanchards o. TOR tho winners.
harold Shaw's 6le and Al Thomas
els ior the losers stood out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-01
Lions Sell Augie Lilo,
Buy Bill Rogers

Tackle Bin Rogers and guard
Au.ie Lio are going 20 play with
different National League football
leans this year because they hold
var job,
The Detroit Lions announced
Yesterday that they had pur-
chased Roger, from the Chicago
Bears because he works here and
that they had sold LILO 10 tie BoS-
ton Yankees so that he car keep
his lOb there