The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-10

New Haven, April 10-(UP)-A four-year grievance of 43O main tenance workers at Yale university was ended today with the signing of two-year contract calling for pay increases, holidays and annual three weeks vacation with pay.
 The contract was signed with the CIO local 142 of the United Con- structiOn Workers of the United Mine Workers of America, and pro- vided for retroactive pay to Febru- ary l, 1944. In addition it estab- lished a union management com mittee to arbitrate future differ enceS.
 The controversy started in 1941 when the maintenance workers staged 9 One-day walk-Out. Since then they have served two strike notices on the corporation, charg. ing unnecessary delay in settlement negotiations.
 Announcement of the settlement was made by union local president Roy Case. The amount of pay in- crease was not disclosed.
 Hartford, April 10-(UP)-The compromise State Labor Relations act, approved by the Republican, controlled house, went before the Democratic c-dominated senate today with the possibility it would be amended and again become con- troversial issue.
 Some house factions contended that amending action might mean the death of the bill this session.
 The bill was brought out of con- mittee a week ago with the under standing it would go through both house and senate unchanged, inas- much as it represented a comprom- ise of Republican and Democratic measure on which neither side would make concessions.
 The house approved the com- promise, which included a typo- graphical error and was prepared to accept a senate amendment cov- ering this mistake Beyond that, Republican house leaders declare they will adhere to their original action.
 Democratic objections reportedly concern failure of the bill to in- 1 clude state, county and municipal employees, and provision for a four-year appointment of an inves- tigating agent.
 Hartford, Conn.,, April 10.-UP) The Last Man Brotherhood, or ganized in 1902 with more than 30 members, held it's 44th annual din- her last night with only six of its surviving 15 members attending.
 They elected Thomas A. Curry, New York, as president, and Charles J. Johnson, Providence, R. l., as vice president.
 There were places at the table for the full membership. with a lighted candle in front of each plate. AS the roll was called, tue candles in front of the plates of deceased members were extin- guished, andn their memory Was toasted with wine.
 A bottle of wine, set aside ill 1902, is being saved for the last member, and the final toast
 Hartford, Conn.,, April 10.-(UP) Opening COnnecticut's observance of American Week last night, Gov. Baldwin declared that trade relations with South and Latin America was the solution of the states postwar employment and production problems.
 After the war;" he said, i've will have thousands of trained and skilled workers and millions of square feet of industrial space that may be idle unless we can get new markets for our products. It seems to me that thhe answer is not to cut our production capacity. 1t seems to me the problem is to find new markets. South and Latin American countries are one market that will be available and open to us It must be twO-way prOpOSi- ton. We cannot expect to find markets for our finished products unless we buy our raw materials from these same markets"
 Hartford, Conn, April 1O.--CUP) A proclamation of Gov. Baldwin today designated the week of April 15 as Be Kind to Animals Week. :, and April 18th as Humane Sun day..
 Noting that dogs and other ami mals were being utilized in the war effort, the governor said "at this time it is proper and fitting that we recognize the services and the friendship of our animal friends. I"
 Middletown. Conn, April 10. (UP) Police, firemen and civilian defense workers searched throughout the night without finding a trace of four -year-old David Mederious who disappeared from near his home yesterday afternoon.
 The boy, son of a serviceman in the South Pacific, last was seen about 1 p. m., playing with an- other boy in the neighborhood. An alarm was broadcast khen he failed to return home for supper.