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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Play Games

Mrs. Shipp was down on her
knees in front OF the fireplace
shooting dice with 1t. William
p. Booth Of Angola. Ind, and
1t. Kennedy Fletcher OF Chi
cago.
Mrs. Lawrence Fell and Mai.
Frank f. Evans of Coldwater
were having fun over at the slot
machine which Mrs. Fell was
working. Maj. Evans held his
overseas cap under il, with a
mocking smile when. 10 and
behold. they struck the lack
pot" and the coins came tum-
bling out.
Two cages of love birds. pre-
sented by Mrs. James j. Phelan
Jr. Of Crosse Pointe apparently
fascinated Mrs. Baker and 1t.
Thomas Wiles of Chicago, who
were watching them.
Mrs, John Bailey. the former
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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Wades Move TO Lewis Home

1t is being redecorated and the Frazers will move
back into il a it is readied.
Mr. Frazer meanwhile is living at the Crosse Pointe Club
Mrs. Frazer is New York at the Plaza. With her are
her daughter Michael Strut the Airiee Frazer
and Mrs. Struts young
The E. r. Wades who have been occupying 1t Demings
house have taken It. and Mrs A. Ingerso Lewis house in
Lewiston road Crosse Ponte Farms while 1t Mrs Lewis
in Washington, d. c.
This is the house in which the James B. Webbers lived
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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Maids From Seqinsw.

The maid of honor. Nancy
jewell and the bridesmaid. Dor.
othy Geyer OF Saginaw. WSF1
gowned alike in ice blue chiffon
made with deep, square neck
lines and tiny r,Iffles from waist
10 hem in back! Matching ri6
bons worn in their hair were
covered with pink carnatioua
similar flowers forming thelP
bouquets. 10y
The men IN the party 1e1o
John Kercher OF Philadelphia -
best man and Elmer p. Chaplfk
OF Chicago, 1t. Jack Mason a.
Akron, o.. and Kenneth, Ar7na
and Wallace Belin Of Crosse fIa.
The brides aunt, Mrs. Simon
Salliotte, wore a dressu1aIuf
suit of plum sheer wool with
coral accents. a small hat CO..
cred with coral flowers and 4
corsage of camellias. "a
A large reception was held a
the Crosse lie Golf and County,
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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

1t. Frank Loesch in
the Officers Town
House at the Conva-
lescent Facility, Fort
Custer, showing Mrs.
Bruce Bowers, hostess,
the kind of clothes he
likes to see girls wear.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Club Helps
III Officers
BY MINNIE CAGE

HTF THIS wasn't here, there
Il wouldn't be a doggoned
thing TO do at the post"
Thus one Of the officers
summed up the situation-the
need which the new Percy
Jones Officers Town House fills
for wounded and sick officers
in the Convalescent Facility al
Fort Custer.
But because the Town House
is there. the days pass quickly
and quite happily. as there are
so many things 10 do and so
much 10 keep them interested.
Some Of the officers are suf-
fering from combat fatigue and
entertainment is an important
factor in their recovery.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Sally Krebs


CROSSE lie, April "a.

CROSSE lie, April il.
SALLY KREBS, daughter q
- Elvin Krebs and the late
Mrs. krehs, became the bride,
Saturday, of Russell Ray West
son of the late Mr.. and Mra
Thaddeus B. West of Perry. ma
The candlelight ceremony wss
performed by Rev. James n.
McElroy in st. James Church &C
$50 o'clock. The bride worasR
gown of white silk marquisette
with a high neckline and loug
sleeves ending in points over
her hand. Wide ruffies falling
from the shoulders formed N
apron effect in front whiIes1A
the back they starred at the
waist line and Continued uveY
the long train. Her tulle ven
was held in place by a small
halo of orange blossoms and she
carried a colonial bouquet q
white roses centered with a
orchid. -
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Sgt. Conway Home

Small Carolyn Van Zile. who
has been in the South recovering
from an illness. is hurrying home
10 see her new baby brother.
Philip Taylor Van Zile III. who
nearly s weeks old. The chill
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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

The bridegroom. who is in the U. S. Cavalry stationed
Front Royal Va arrived in time for the wedding which
took place in ST. els Church in Bloomfield Hills
Margaret Cotter of Washington D. c. maid of honor
and Mrs John Elwood of Detroit matron of honor.
Mrs. ]. c. Herbert Bryant, the former Margo Couzens
from her home Marber Farm Alexandria, Va, for
the wedding
A wedding breakfast for the immediate families
served at "Wabeek Farms"
ALL THIS moving about from house TO house which is
going Crosse Ponte reminds of the chdrens game
Pussy Wants a Corner"
The Elmer c. Carks who have been living in the Joseph
Washington Frazers house Roosevelt place. have bought
Lit Paul Demngs house Lake Shore road and the
process Of getting settledN
The Frazers house remember being charming when
they lived there especially the in which Mrs Frazer had
her antique miniature furniture.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
2llyai;r
Rau,bk,
COuZens
Wedding
In St.Hugo's S

ETTY COUZENS. daughter of Mrs. James Couzens of
"Wabeek Farms" Bloomfield Hills, and the late SEN
ator Couzens, married Saturday morning to John
~ Townsend Maloney of Mrs. Edward T. Maoney
of Locust VALLEY. i. L. and the late Mr.. Maloney
The union times., 1945-01-06
French And Czech Labor Leaders
 Applaud Free Trade Union Fund

cabled MT. Cuigui. 'We are grate- full to the Labor League for Human Rights and the American Fedora ton of Labor for assisting us to re- build our free democratic trade unions"
 The organization of the Free Trade Union Committee is "a fine manifes- tation of labor solidarity" Minister Becko declared in his message. "Your help will enable us to reconstruct, speedily, the trade unions which had always played such an important role in the Czechslovak republic After the liberation of our country from the Nazi yoke, the Czechoslovak trade unions will have an important mission to accomplish.
 ''The help offered by our American brothers has, therefore, not only a moral significance. through the Free Trade Union Committee, our American brothers are helping to revive the move ment which will contribute to the consolidation of peace and social justice."
The union times., 1945-01-06
Industry And Labor Work Together
 For Post War Jobs In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA - In this city of ''brotherly love-" industry ap- pears to have dropped its alOOfness and taken labor into a form of partnership" for the development of program of high postwar em- ployment.
 The initiative in that direction was taken by the Philadelphia unit of the Committee for Economic Development, headed nationally by Paul Hoffman, president of the Studebaker Corpora tion.
 The national committees stated goal is to 10 million more jobs after the war than existed in I94O. and it has set up affiliates through out the country to plan for that goal.
 The local committee went further than similar bodies in other communi- ties to col1aborate with labor. Else where labor advisory groups were es-
The union times., 1945-01-06
Radio Series To Be Opened By
 A.F.L. January z
Program Will Be Heard In Connecticut Over WEAF
 And WTIC

The American Federation of Labor wants to make date with every one of its seven million members and all their relatives and friends within reach of radio for Jan. 7 and every week thereafter throughout 1945.
 On Jan 7 the A. F. of L. opens its new series of weekly radio programs. For the first thirteen weeks of the year these programs will be carried each Sunday at IS P.M., E.W.T., over nationwide NEG network. Later the Columbia Broadcasting System and the Blue Network will carry the programs, but at different time periods.
 The first program will take up the problems of Must Production" The invited guest will be Lieut.. Gen. w. D. Styer, Chief of Staff of the Army Service Forces. After brief pre- limihary statement he will answer questions from a National Unity Panel" made up as fo11ows1
 For the American Federation of Labor - Philip Pearl. For the United States Chamber of Com-
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The union times., 1945-01-06
High Wage Tales Are Demolished By yCongressman
Holifield Says Low Pay Rates Interferes With
 War Program

Propaganda that American workers are rolling in wealth as a result of Thigh wages" was blasted by Repre- sentative Chet Holifeld (Dem., Calif.), in a speech in Washington this week urging legislation to in crease the minimum wage rate to 65 cents an hour.
 Holifeld for a quarter of a cen- tury has been a manufacturer and a big employer of labor. This gives significance to his statement that manpOwer has been difficult to find for the production of cotton duck for tents for our soldiers because of scandalously low wages in the textile industry. A similar situation exists in other critical industries, he said.
 "The public and many of us who should know better" Ho1ifeld said, have been led to believe that all American workers in wartime are getting rich off high wages. This is simply not the case.
 ''Our American economy is loaded down with low-incOme groups. Thirty per cent of all con- sumner units in the United States in 1943 were receiving less than $l 500 year-less than sufficient to provide a decent subsistence.
 Enactment of legislation to wipe out starvation wages is necessary not merely on humanitarian grounds, but as practical and necessary step to- ward aiding war production and ale viating pressing manpower problems.
 Tt has been said that we cannot stop to make social reforms but must concentrate on winning. the war Our failure as nation to remedy obvious injustice, has, however, interfered with the war program"
The union times., 1945-01-06
Here's What Some OfUsAr Thinking
Poll Shows Majority Of People Are Considering Such Issues As Unemployment Prevention, Our Future
 In International Affairs And Social Security

More people than ever before are interested in social security, but not because they fear a postwar depression, an election post mor- tenn by Fortune magazines sur vey of public opinion discloses. The survey was conducted by the firm of Elmo Roper, which came closest among political experts to predicting Nov. z results.
 Exploring public attitudes toward some administration domestic pro- grams, the survey found only two inn portant shifts in the popular rating of major issues: the growing inter est i'll social security and a drop in interest in the future treatment of unions.
 Unemployment prevention and Americas future part in world af- fairs retain first and second place as they were rated in March sur vey. Social security is a stronger issue among Roosevelt supporters, while Dewey followers still put the future treatment of unions third on their list of issues, the survey showed.
 Compared to 505% of the people boiled six months ago who said they expect widespread depression with in 10 years after the war, 48.9%6 now said they expect a depression and 40,o% said depression can be avoided. A further breakdown of the figures showed that among Roosevelt supporters 38.79o expect a depression and 50.56 don't while among Dewey supporters, 62.19o consider g depres- sion inevitable and only 30.4@o con slider one avoidable.
 More people have faith in Con- gress as possible peacemaker since the elections, the survey found. Asked to name their choice between a peace planned by Roose- welt and his cabinet and one planned by the newly elected Con- gross, 53.2% picked Roosevelt, 36.5 % picked Congress and lO.3% didn't know. <'In the survey June 1943, when the isolationist contin- gent AA NOHSrcSS was cOHSlueraD1y stronger, only 27.9% preferred to taks chance on Congress planned peace," Fortune conn., mented.
 But the peace is likely to be "a major political issue" Fortune said, pointing to strong preference of the Dewey followers for Congress as the peacemaker.
 On future U. S. relations with our allies, the poll found that nearly half the people think we will "get along better" with Russia in the future than we have in the past Nearly 75@o think our relations with Great Britain will be "about the same" or better"
The union times., 1945-01-06
New Federal Aid Highway Law
 To Create Many Post War Jobs

Many thousands of postwar jobs will be created under a new law signed by President Roosevelt appro- priating $1,500,000,000 for Federal aid in building State highways.
 The President called the enact ment "a challenge to the States, counties and cities which must originate specific road-building projects to get the program ready for construction after the war.
 Adequate facilities for highway communication, MT. Roosevelt said, would be essential as "a part of an expanding, prosperous economy that will insure jobs"
 The act, which Thomas H. Mac Donald, Commissioner of Public Roads, viewed as marking new period in highway development, pro- vides $500,000,000 for the construc- tion of highways in each of the first three postwar years.
 It requires the designation of two new highway systems in addi- tiOn to the existing Federal-aid sys- tenn. One, the National System of Interstate Highways, would connect the principal metropolitan areas, cities and industrial areas to a maximum extent of 10000 miles. The otheS would consist of the principal secondary and feeder roads, including farm-to-market roads, rural free delivery mail and public school bus routes, either outside on inside municipalities of less than 5000 population.
 The annual authorization of $500,-
The union times., 1945-01-06
Electricians Say
 WeLag In Social SecurityPrOgram
Their Journal In Strong Plea For Wagner-Murray-
 Dingell Bill

A vigorous plea that the Wagner Murray Dingell bill be passed be- cause ''social security plan is not only relief from the vicissitudes of an industrial system but also a tool for increasing purchasing power in times of depression is contained in the Journal of Electrical Work CTS and Operators, official organ of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
 Deploring the fact that the bill has become a political football" the Journal points out that both England and Canada are already revising their social security programs upward while the U. S. is marking time. It also charges that the
 Powerful American Medical Assn. in the United States has filled the country with inaccurate prOpa- ganda about the medical features of the Wagner-Murray-Dingen bill. The doctors claim it is an example of state medicine, whereas it is only method of providing funds for medical care for every man, woman and child in America.'
 Another obstacle to the bill, the Journal states, is that "state job in surance officials have formed a powerful lobby to stop any legislation that will expand the power of the Federal Government in the social security field This stand has been taken on the ground that states rights must be protected even at the cost of efficiency"
The union times., 1945-01-06

tabliShed for such cooperation, but in Philadelphia the committee took the additional step of including a labor representative on its executive board so as to have direct workers partici- patton.
 w. R. Woodward, Jr., general chairman of the Locomotive Fire men and Engine1nen on the Pcnn- syIvania Lines (east) was chosen by the labor advisory committee to fill that position as spokesman for all labor. The advisory committee includes A.F.L. and CLIO. repre- sentaiives named by their respec- tive central bodies.
 Employer-labor forums are being held, industry by industry, to discuss what can be done in the way of bring ing about greater employment after the war in Philadelphia. These for ums, the committee said, have been thrown open to the frankest discus sion, with no holds barred"
The union times., 1945-01-06
State Federation ElectsLallosAnd BenardToBoard
Meriden and Bridgeport Men Succeed John Gaspic
 And John Egan

Two vacancies in the executive board of the Connecticut Fedora ton of Labor were filled by the board at its meeting last Wednes- day. Peter Benard, president of the Bridgeport Central Labor Union, was elected to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of John J. Egan; and Peter LalIos, business representative of Local I59, Res- taurant Workers and Bartenders Union, Meriden, was elected to fill the vacancy created by the resigna- ton of John Caspic, Asbestos Workers Union, Meriden, who has been appointed Assistant Secretary of the Connecticut Federation of Labor. The names of both men were presented to the Board by Pres. Timothy M. Collins, and they were elected unanimously.
 Benard is a veteran labor leader in Bridgeport. He organized Local 277, Motion Picture Machine Operators Union, in 1912, and has been it's presi- dent and vice-president. His offices have included a member of Draft Board 23A, Bridgeport War Finance Committee; organizer for the Retail Clerks Union; honorary AF.L. or ganizer; and star War Bond sales men. His father, Stephen Peter Be- nard, was international president of the Stone Cutters Union.
 Lallos has headed his organiza- tiOn for almost six years. He is vice-president of the Meriden Gen. tral Labor Union, member of the Meriden War Price and Rationing Board, and is secretary of Ahepa, the well-knOwn Greek organization.
The union times., 1945-01-06
ll,94O Placed By U. 5. E. s. In State

Job placements by the offices of the United States Employment Ser vice of the War Manpower Commits sion totaled 11,o40 workers during November, State Manpower Director William J. Fitzgerald said today. This was decline of seven per cent over October placements but was 1,262 larger than those made in No vember of 1943. In addition 1,700 placement assists were made during the month by the various offices in Connecticut
The union times., 1945-01-06
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

TIM COLLINS, president of the Conn. Federation of Labor, has been appointed by Gov. Baldwin to the Unemployment Compensa- ton Advisory Board. Collins suc- ceeds John J. Egan on the Board. We hear that Egan is showing real improvement at Laurel Heights, a fact which everyone will be glad to hear.
 EDMUND J. PeresIuha, repre- sentative of the International AssO- ciation of Machinists announced in Hartford this week that his union had won an NLRB election at the Buckland plant of the Pratt X Whitney Division, United Air craft Corp, $40 votes to l2O.,
 NEARLY 4,ooo homes were filled with the voices of Uncle Sam's boys at Christmastime, thanks to Joint Council of Team sters No. 28, Inrl. Bro. of Team sters, of Seattle, Wash. The voices came on records made at Fort Lawrence, through which thousands of soldiers pass en route to the various fighting fronts in the South Pacific. Each record was made, cut, packed, sealed, stamped, addressed and mailed by the council. In- cluded in each package was signed letter by Council Pres. Dave Beck and special Christmas card signed by the soldier who made the recording.
 JAMES O'KANE, secretary-treas- urer of the Conn. Building Trades Council, reports good response by the locals to the credentials sent out for the annual convention to be held in New Haven, Feb. 4. All resolutions should be sent in dupli- cate. The executive board of the Council met Wednesday. Watch next weeks issue for a full report.
 EMPLOYERS who are still fight ing unions could get a few tips from a creed set down by C. E. Jackson, mill manager of the big Consolidated Water Power & Paper Company at Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Jackson has been dealing with the A. F. of L. Paper Makers Union for years. Here are the highlights of his creed:
 "I am against every employer who is willing to transact business with his customers and his stock holders, but refuses to do business with his men.
 ''I believe in doing business with employees and up to the present time the regularly organized unions have furnished the only real chan mel for transacting business. The company union is colossal flop, a spoon-fed artificial farce.
 "I believe the anti-union em- pIoyer who seeks to prevent the or ganizatiOn of unions by various pretenses and camoufages is fool ing nobody sbut himself.
 'sI am against the employer who accuses his employees of being com munists every time they ask for raise in wages.
 'I condemn the employer who hires professional detectives to pose as workmen in the plant and re- port their discoveries to the front
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The union times., 1945-01-06
Paper Box Workers Name l945 Officers

New Haven Paper Box Workers, No. sos, who are employed at the National Folding Box Co.,, has elected the following officers for 1945:
 William J. Cox, president Gre elected) Frank McGovern, vice president; George T. Boucher, IT,, secretary-treasurer (re-elected); Will liam Castle, recording secretary; and Harold Keane, sergeant-at-arms.
 Delegates to the New Haven Gen. tral Labor Council are Cox, Boucher, Florien Fournier, Louis Stevens, and Fred Vollono.
The union times., 1945-01-06

100000 specifies s225,OOO,Oo0 for the Federal-aid system, $150,0OO0OO for secondary or feeder roads and $125,- OOO,OO0 for the Federal-aid highway system in urban areas. Since the new national interstate system is to be in cluded in the Federal-aid system, both the $225,0O0,0O0 and the $l25,0O0,000 will be available for expenditures on this system.
 Funds for the Federal-aid sys- tenn are to be apportioped among the States, one-third in proportion to area, One-third in proportion to population and one-third in pro- portion to mileage rural free de- livery and star routes.
The union times., 1945-01-06

NEW YORK CITY-As news of the Free Trade Union Committee's million dollar campaign to aid in the reestablishment of free trade unions abroad reached foreign labor leaders, cables of thanks and appreciation began to come 10 Matthew Woll, president of the Labor League for Human Rights. of which the committee is a part.
 Messages were received from AL bert Guigui, speaking for the French General Federation of Labor, and from Jan Becko, Minister of Social Welfare in the Czechoslovak Govern ment -in-exile.
 ''As yourselves, we are convinced that free labor movements will be the frmest foundations of peace, 5