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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06
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Announcements
Lost and Found

 HAVING LOST-Four No. 3 and four No. 4 ration books, issued by local board, application hereby made for new ones. Mrs. John Conroy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06
TAI BOT STATES VIEWS
 ON u. s. SENATORSHIP

Representative Joseph F. Talbot (R) of Naugatuck has declared that he is not to be considered n candi- date by special election or appoint ment to i'll the U. g. Senatorial post open as result of the death of the late Francis r. Maloney tDD.
 Congressman Talbot cited that he had recently been reelected by the people of the 9th district and did not Intend to serve other than in that capacity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06
Legal Notices
NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT. DIa- TRICT of WATERBURY aH, PRO BATE COURT. Feb, lst i9A6, ESTATE of MARY l., ARMOUR, late of tho town of Waterbury, in Anid district, deceased
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trlct of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed slx months from tho date hereof for the creditors of said cstnto to exhibit their olnlmH for settlement, Those who neglect to present their accounts properly nt- tested, within said lime, will be de- barred n recovery, All persons in- debted to said oatnte arc requested to make Immediate payment to The CITIZENS 4 MANUFA CTuREHH
 NATIONAL. BANK,
 Administrator.
 waterbury. Conn. Per Order of Court
 Attest;
 MARGUERITE M. FAuY, 2.B-3t Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, Ss.
 PROBATE COURT. Feb, 9th, A.
 D. l945. EST r F of DORA
 ELIZABETH BUTTOMER DION.
 of Waterbury, in said District, Il
 minor.
 Upon the application of THE CITIZENS X MA N UFACTUREltS NATIONAL BANK, Guardinn,. by THOMAS r. MOORE. Trust officer, praying that it may bo authorized to sell, certain rcnl estate belong ing to gaid Eatntc, as per hppllch- ton on filc more fully appears. IL ia
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined nt inc Probate office in Waterbury, in sald District on tho 9th dny of February A. D. 1945 nt l0;30 o'clock in the forenoon. Eastern War Time. and that notice be given of the pend cncy of snid application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing thls order one time In some newspaper having n circuln- ton In snid District. also by lcnv- Ing with or by mailing in registered letters. postage prepaid from Wh- tcrbury, II copy of thls order to DORA DION MURPHY aa she ls Guardian nd lItcm for said minor all on or before the 9th day of February 1915.
 Attest:
 MARGUERlTE M. FAHY. 2G-It Asst. Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06

HAVING LOST-Two No. 4 ration books issued by local board. ap- plication hereby made for new ones. Domenico Maselli.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-06

SINGLE STRAND of pearls lost Vicinity Crown St., North Square or East Main St. Reward. Call 3-3582.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12
Govt Tells Avery
TO ReIcx ond Read
His Catalogues

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (LPA)
The S100,000-a-year president
of a 100000 business sat in his
Chicago office last week and
gnashed his teeth at the spec
tacle of the U. S. government
paying his employees minimum
wages up to S21.50 for a As
hour week.
Sewell Avery, the man who
thought he was bigger than the
federal government, was re-
duced to fuming impotence as
he watched the Army begin
operation of 16 properties of
Montgomery Ward in cities from
Portland, Ore, to Jamaica, N. Y.
Denounced by organized labor
and the daily press alike for
twice in seven months defying
WLB orders and twice forcing
his workers out on strike, Avery
had nothing to do but confer
with his lawyers and make
ridiculous complaints that the
Army was "trespassing" on his
private domain.
Il an going to work daily un-
less they throw me out bodily"
Avery proclaimed, Il am still
running this place"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12

Dor and liberal record in the
present Congress. Just before
Congress convened Rankin an
nounced himself opposed to any
improvement of the "GI Bill of
Rights" or any additional bene-
fits for servicemen because
There has never been a time
when servicemen have been
cared for better than they are be-
ing cared for now by the U. S"
One ray of hope emerged
from the revival of the COM
mittee which spent more than
100000 of taxpayers money
for witch-hunting, labor batting
and character-smearing. That
hope is based on the roll-call
vote which showed that anti
Dies Congressman on the Ways
and Means Committee have a
majority of one. If this majority
holds it is probably that the
new committee members. will
constitute much more liberal
and democratic-minded group
TIM that which surrounded Dies.
See DIES, Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12

that they may render their war
service in essential war activ-
tiles"
Byrnes said he referred to
the nations 100000 men of
draft age who are now CLASH
fled 4-F, and that such a law
would draft men who refused
to go to war jobs, placing them
in these jobs under Selective
Service compulsion.
w h a t he really wanted,
Byrnes reiterated, is compulsory
labor service applicable to every
worker in the nation. He is con-
vinced, he said, that there isn't
AN earthly chance" of such a
bill being reported favorably.
Only a few days before the
report by Assistant President"
Byrnes, representatives of the
labor-farm management advi-
sorry committee of the VINO had
visited him at the White House,
to urge that the Administration
rely on voluntary means of con-
trolling manpoWer. Both AFL
and CIO are represented on this
committee. Byrnes turned the
group down, and went even fur
ther than before in his recon-
See BYRNES, Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12
IVA Nets
$6,363,OOO

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (LPA)
The nations greatest under
taking in publicly owned power
production, the Tennessee Val
ley Authority, last year re-
corded gross power sales of
$35,200,000 with net income
of $14,116,000.
In turn, 129 municipalities
and cooperatives to which IVA
supplied power served $4,000
consumers and earned a net in
come O., $6,363,0O0.
Costs to consumers connected
with four distributors of IVA
power dropped 100000.
AT the same time three
fourths of all the electric power
produced was used for war pur-
poses, the Authority reported to
Congress last week.
Among dozens of other under
takings, IVA at the request of
the Lend-Lease Administration
completed designs and blue
prints for IL powerhouses for
the Russian government.
A 800 increase in the pro-
duction of phosphorus, a vital
war material, was reported. The
series of dams prevented
flood d a m age to industrial
plants along the river.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12
Thomas
Recommends
Bonus

DETROIT, Jan. 2 = Dis
charged war veterans, upon
their unemployment, should
receive a bonus equal to 20
per cent of their wage as
partial repayment" for their
service to the country, UAW-
CIO President r. ]. Thomas
proposed today.
Thomas said that American
industry, particularly the auto
mobile and aircraft industries,
can well afford to make con-
tribution in the form of a
bonus to the men who have con-
tributed so much to the defense
of their country" He pointed
out that part of the bonus
would come from funds which
would otherwise go to the gov
ernment in taxes.
The bonus, as proposed by
the UAW official, would be paid
over period equal to the vet
eran's length of service and
would be paid in lump sums at
stated periods of time after his
employment or unemployment
in civilian work.
There is, of course, no ade-
quate compensation that can be
made for the job these men and
boys have done and are doing
on the battlefronts; the people
of this country who have not
had to endure the rigors of bat
tie will be forever indebted to
the battle heroes" Thomas said.
Part of Program
The bonus proposal is one
phase, Thomas said, of the
JAWS program for war vet
erans.
Official policy of the UAW-
CIO, Thomas said, also gives
See VET BONUS, Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12
Byrnes Labor-Draft Plan
Seen Threat To Freedom

WASHINGTON, Jan. g.
nPA)-Labor leaders here
are entering the controversy
raging over proposals for a
labor draft, and attempts to
change War Labor Board pro-
cedures to provide court-admin-
istered penalties against work
ers who will not comply with
Board orders. Both center
around the New Years Day re-
port to the President and the
Congress by Director of War
Mobilization and Reconversion
James F. Byrnes.
President Roosevelt backed up
the general outlines of Byrnes'
report in a press conference the
day after its release. He pre-
sented his own program in his
State of the Nation message to
the new Congress today.
Focal points of labor opposi-
ton were proposals for:
1. Conscription of 4-F's for
war production.
2. Enforcement of WLB de-
cisions without resort to seiz-
ures, such as that of Mont
gomery Ward.
3. Congressional C tion to
strengthen the authority of the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12

A coalition of Republican
and south ern Democrats
combined to revive the dis
credited Dies Committee and,
over Administrator opposition,
smashed a 15-year-old tradition
by adding the committee to the
restricted list of permanent
standing committees. Formerly
no investigating committee had
power to report legislation with
out Rules Committee hearing.
The vote was 207 to 1856. Dies,
himself, however, will not head
the committee, having chosennot
to run for reelection in the face
of reused and determind labor
opposition in his district. Sig
nificantly the man elected in
his place and three others who
defeated members of the Com
mittee on Subversive and Un-
American Activities voted ag-
ainst its revival.
The unexpected move was
engineered by Rep. John Ran
kin ID. Miss.), polltax Congress
mn with probably the worst la
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12
Y eterans
to


WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 =
(SpeciaD = Recommendation
by the President in his State
of the Union address of last
Saturday, advocating con-
scription after the war, was op-
posed in advance by UAW-CIO
veterans of World War l and
World War II at their confer
ence held in this cit Dec. II.
1t was the feeling of the
UAW veterans at their initial
conference in Washington last
April and again on Dec. IL that
conscription of 18 year old boys
should be opposed. 1t was the
sentiment of the veterans that
the War Department was not
the proper agency to educate
the boys of the nation during
the immediate postwar period.
Discussion of conscription
brought out the opinion of the
veterans group that America
has always taugh selfreliance to
its youth rather than blind
obedience to an official clique
of officers, and that harm might
result from such an arrange
ment in bringing about change
of the national view of the
American way of life. The con-
ference felt that the churches
and civic minded people could
do the work better than the
War Department.
Veterans are pointing out that
the Italian Fascists, the Ger
man Nazis and the fanatical
Japs all trained their youth in
the science of war, teaching
them to kill or be killed. They
claim that as result of their
training, the youth of these
countries grew up with the
killer instinct and were ready
prey for the propaganda and
false claims of their dictator
rulers.
Nor do the veterans objec-
tions to conscription end with
the possible evil effects upon
the character of the youth, but
point out tn a t conscription
could be powerful strike
breaking weapon. Control of the
conscripts in the hands of an
unscrupulous anti-labor group
lead to the same situation which
was brought about in Germany
after the rise of Hitler to power,
they say.
Veteran opinion is that this is
a Democratic nation and that it
should be kept that way. They
say that they do not want the
Army to rule the country,
which could occur if the con-
scription bill recommended by
the president is passed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12
Rediger Assigned
SpecioI Work

Howard Rediger, chief stew
ard, Willys-Overland Unit Of
Local II has been given a spe-
cial assignment by the Local in
organizing in the skilled trades
department.
Born and educated in Upton,
Indiana, Mr.. Rediger worked for
the NYC and AC g. Y railroads.
He was one of those who argued
in favor of the eight hour law
which the railroads claimed
would bankrupt their business.
Prior to being mde chief
steward in the engineering de-
partments at Willys-Overland.
Mr.. Rediger was employed in
the Metallurgical department of
the plant and was departmental
He is married and has
one son, Howard Jr. Is. He lives
at 2318 Upton Ave.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12

| War ManpoWer Commission to
enforce ceilings on the number
of workers employed in plant.
These proposals, high points
in Burnes' program, are highly
distasteful to organized labor, it
became clear soon after the
text of the report was made
public.
Byrnes asked Congress to
pass law allowing WLB to en-
force its orders in the courts,
rather than by plant seizures
alone. He was very hesitant,
labor spokesmen here say, to
okay government seizure of
Sewell Avery's Montgomery
Ward Co. two weeks ago. At a
press conference explaining the
report, Byrnes told reporters
that he wanted a law that would
treat "the Petrillos and the
Avery's alike"
The main brunt of attack on
the report, levelled from labor
spokesmen as well as from lib
eral Senators and Represent
atives, was aimed at Byrnes'
assertion. II am convinced that
consideration should be given
by Congress to some control
over those found physically dis
qualified for military service, so
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12
Victory Parade
Cast Entertained

Members of the cast of the
Victory Parade" were enter
tanned last night by Richard
Gosser, UAW-CIO regional dir
ector, producer of the show at
a dinner and entertainment held
at the Victory Club out Door
st.
Following the meal, Director
Gosser thanked the members of
the troupe, members of Local
II who put on one of the great
est shows ever produced by
Union talent, on Nov. 8 before
more than 1000 spectators at
the Civic Auditorium. He told
of the plans for future shows
and was given the promise of
the active cooperation of the
entire show cast.
Tentative plans have been
made for taking the show to
several cities in Region 2-B
which will be announced by
Director Gosser at a later date.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12
Packard
Scheduled

Anticipation is running high
among the employees of the TX
Division at the Packard Motor
Car Co. pending an NLRB hear
ing for an election set for Janu-
ary II.
Petitioner for the hearing is
Local IL, UAW-CIO which seeks
to secure the bargaining rights
for the workers of the TX Divi-
sion. Practically all the other
employees of the plant, produc-
ton, grinders, polishers and
guards have chosen Local IL
within the last year as their
bargaining agent.
Following the hearing an
election will be held within 30
days after the date of the
Boards directive which would
bring the election about by the
middle of February.
Interest High
Skilled workers in the TX
Division are showing consider
able interest in the UAW-CIO,
particularly in view of the fact
that the Auto Worker skilled
workers have their own Council
knows as the Greater Toledo
Tool, Die, E n gineerin G and
Maintenance Council, which is
advancing the economic inter
ests of the UAW-CIO skilled
trades.
Union representatives report
that the workers realize what
the Council can accomplish for
them. One of the important
functions of the Council is the
issuing of certified journey1nan
cards for all skilled trades, an
advantage which is of consid-
erable Importance particularly
in view of the fact that skilled
work k ers frequently transfer
from plant to plant under UAW-
CIO jurisdiction.
Workers at Packard are in
terested in uniform contracts,
research department for skilled
trade problems, wages COM
mensurate with skill required
for the lob and other ADVANTAGES
maintained by the UAW- -CIO
Skilled Workers Council.
Meetings will be held for TX
employees at Local IL head
quarters from time to time and
will be announced well in ad-
vance. Every effort will be
made to keep the employees fully
and accurately informed of the
organizational activities which
are already we'll under way.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12

received h is Jack L. Wise
education in Toledo schools at
tending old Central High and
st. Johns College. He also at
tended Notre Dame University.
He has wide experience in the
engineering field having been
employed in Cleveland, Van
couver, B. c., Detroit and To-
ledo. He has been a mem
ber of the UAW-CIO engineers
organization since its formation.
Mr.. Wise is a veteran of
World War l and belongs to the
Engineers Council and is Coun-
Gil delegate of the plant en-
gineers. He is married and has
one son now serving in the
Marine Air Corps.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12
$50. 900 Unemployed
Got Benefits In "a

ASHIN TON GPA)-
The effects of cutbacks in war
production are shown in the re-
port of payments of unemploy-
ment insurance benefits re-
leased here by the Social Secur-
ity Board last week.
Despite the record number of
workers employed during the
year, about $4,000 unemployed
men and women qualified for
and received 10 bless benefit
money in 1914. Total benefits
amounted to an estimated SO
million dollars, averaging about
SIS a worker for eight weeks.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12

SD ke m e n all reiterated
their organizations tradi-
tional aversion to any man.
power draft or slave-labor law
which Congress firmly rejected
last year.
Labor's stand had the vigor-
Gus support of a large number
of Senator'S and Representatives,
several of whom, like Sen. Kill
gore Cd, w. Va.), insisted that
voluntary methods had by no
means been exhausted and that
any new moves found necessary
could be made within existing
legislation.
President RooseveIt's message
to Congress, which contained
the labor draft proposal, was
considered deeply disappointing
by union leaders, even in COM
parison with last years message.
Recommended In 1914
Last year FDR also asked for
labor draft but said he would
not recommend it unless other
sections of his six-point pro-
gram were also adopted. The
other sections included stabili-
zation of prices and wages, a
limit on war profits, and $685.
600 ceiling on net earnings.
Conspicuous this year was the
absence of any of these pro-
posals or any industry or busi-
ness controls. 1t seems, declared
one union leader. that the Presi-
dent was interested only in new
controls on labor but no new
restrictions at all on industry.
AFL President William Green
d cellar e d: Organizations Of
American industry and agriSui-
ture have joined with labor in
opposing compulsory service be-
cause of deep conviction that
it would not be practical or
helpful to the war effort.
CIO Stands Pat
CIO officials, in the absence
of President Philip Murray from
Washington, made it clear that
there has been no change II
the CLOS long-established op-
position to n ii N a service
legislation. Last year, they re-
called, the CIO branded labor
draft proposal as 'quack medi-
cine"
The Railroad Brotherhoods'
weekly publication, Labor"
last week assailed the demand
by War Mobilization Director
See LABOR DRAFT, Page
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12

membership as possible.
Richard Gosser, UAW-CIO
regional director, PAC man.
ager, in discussing the plans
for the 1945 membership cam
paign, said, cit is more impor-
tant now than ever to prepare
for this years municipal cleo
ton and the 1916 congressional
elections. We believe that PAC
has proved its value in the 1914
presidential election and that
our people are convinced that
only by maintaining strong po-
litical action group can the
workers of this country secure
the type of social legislation
which will give us greater Sc
curity."
Many Have Joined
Many have already paid their
1945 membership in the PAC,
according to Mr.. Rusch. "It is
not necessary for anyone to be
member of the CIO to belong to
the Political Action Committee"
said Mr.. Rusch. 'We have MEM
bers who do not belong to any
union, small businessmen, gro
Gerry store and tavern keepers.
We even have some members of
the AFL who believe in the
principles for which we stand
and for which we are striving"
Membership drives for 1945
will be conducted in all the CIO
plants in Toledo, according to
the PAC chairman.
Director Gosser in a meeting
on January 6 with the Interna-
tionaI Union representatives at
tached to his office, announced
that all the representatives in
the Toledo area would be ex-
pected to take part in the PAC
membership drive and sell PAC
cards to the Locals which they
service. The regional director
told the representatives that the
Political Action Committee was
one of the most important acti-
vities of the union and that they
would be expected to give it
their fullest support.
PAC To Continue
Action to continue the PAC
nationally and in the state and
local areas was unanimously
voted at the Chicago CIO con-
vention in November 1914. The
membership fee of one dollar is
split between the national and
local organizations and used to
maintain the publicity, legisla-
tive and political activities of
both the national and local or
ganiZations.
Further details of the mem
bership drive will be announced
as soon as the plans have been
fully completed. Meanwhile,
hundreds of CIO members are
taking out their 1945 PAC
membership cards before the
drive formally opens.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12
Romey Votes
Right

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.
Congressman Homer A. Ra-
mey representing the Ninth
Ohio District voted against
the continuation of the Dies
Committee last week. Mr..
Ramey was reelected to
serve his second term in
Congress last fall when his
Democratic opponent, John
A. Hunter of Toledo was
unable to leave his private
business here in Washing
ton long enough to conduct
an effective campaign.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12
Pledge TO Eisenhower

NEW YORK-GPA) - Gen.
eral Eisenhower's "order of the
day. calling on every soldier to
rise TO meet the enemy's chall-
enge has been interpreted by
the VINO labor-management
committee here as a mandate to
home front soldiers as well. 1t
cabled Eisenhower its pledge
that production schedules would
be met.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-01-12
Army. Navy Hoard
Monpower-kiIqore

w A S HIN GTON (LPA)-
The Army and Navy are as
guilty of boarding and under
utilizing manpower as is Ameri-
can industry, Sen. Harley NJ.
Kilgore ID, w. Va.) charged
last week.
Kilgore, who directed very
thorough study of manpoWer
problems in the last session of
Congress, opposes Assistant
President" James Byrnes' pro-
posals for use of compulSion TO
get workers in war industry.