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The union times., 1945-09-01
Rourke Believes Vets Appreciate Organized Labor
Says Attempts Of Some To Split Unions And Service
 men Will Fail /

Joe ROurke, former State Sena- tor from New Haven, and business manager of Local B-9O, EIectri- clans, who 27 months ago resigned both posts to enter the US. Navy as Chief Petty Officer in the Sea- bees, believes that veterans are we'll aware of the fact that labor un- ions are responsible for existing wage structures, and will cooper ate with organized labor in the postwar period.
 Rourke returned to New Haven last week, being flown here from Paris, and said that with 3,000,000 trade unionists in the armed services. the attempts of some to split veterans and labor will not succeed"
 Il know" he added, ''that i'm some circles, there. is a deliberate campaign on to make it appear that organized labor and the veterans have conflicting interests. In my opinion, this campaign is doomed to failure. A majority of the mem- bers of our armed forces are work CTS. It is our job to see that they are acquainted with all the facts.' 5
 Rourke had the experience of fly ing back to this country in the same plane with Jefferson Caffery, US. ambassador to France, several mem bers of the French diplomatic service, and two war correspondents. His plane left from Orley Field, which is just outside of Paris, and arrived in LaGuardia field in "A hours of elapsed flying time. Stops were made at the Isle of St. Maria, in the Azores, and at Stevensville, Newfoundland.
 While in Europe Rourke was in France, Belgium, Germany, Eng land, Scotland, and Luxembourg. He has SO-day furIough until Sept. B, when he will report to the naval base at Davisville, R. l., where he expects to receive an honorable discharge from the service.
The union times., 1945-09-01
Textile Workers In Mass. Win Increase

LAWRENCE, Mass. - (FP) = Workers at the Pacific Mills worsted division here get an extra $5O0,00O in their pay envelopes annually in a con tract negotiated by United Textile Workers (AFL).
 The agreement, which runs until June 30, 1947, includes maintenance of union membership, I 60c hourly minimum wage, premium pay for sec ond and third shifts, paid vacations, group insurance paid for by the com pany, and job protection for return ing veterans.
 Signing of the contract is the re- suit of all organizing campaign started August 6, 1914, and climaxed by an NLRB election March 6, 1945, which the union won to 1.
The union times., 1945-09-01
Role Of Trade Unions Under Englands Labor Government

war contracts affecting a half mill lion workers.
 ST. LOUIS-St. Louis faces recon version with prospects of 60,00Q un- employed and the possibility that the number will reach 100000 by the end of the year. Unemployment rolls may be lower than in comparable cities be- cause of diversified industry here.
 PHILADELPHIA-At least 5O,- OOO layoffs are expected in the Philadelphia area in the next two months, according to latest WING estimates. Conservativeness of this number can be seen from the fact that in the week following Japan's surrender more than 27,OOO work CTS hy actual count lost their jobs here.
 CHICAGO-Carrying banners and shouting, We want jobs!" 1000
The union times., 1945-09-01
Coop Rebirth In Germany

NEW YORK-(LAP)-The 900 German co-ops, which served 3,000,000 members before Hitler destroyed them, are being resurrected, the Coop League reports. Pointedly, the statement adds, "such of its former employees as are still alive are being reinstated."
The union times., 1945-09-01
Pressure On U. (.
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Continued from Page One) tries, chiefly in the service trades, which until now have been suffering from manpower shortages. Offices of the U. s, Employment Service and State Unemployment Compensation Commissions are swamped with long lines of applicants in every section of the nation.
 The Conn. Federation of Labor is fighting any attempts to force lOw-paying jobs on workers who apply for unemployment cOmpen- sation, and Pres. Timothy M. Col lins vigorously gave labOr's point of view on this subject at a meet ing of state officials in Hartford Tuesday.
The union times., 1945-09-01

Mcclure nevertheless was a leader in the fight against those who wanted workers to organize only politically and not at all in unions. But, seeing his side successful, he remained for many years an advocate of political action, opposed to those who wanted only labor union economics and no politics.
 McCuire first proposed a na- tiOnal holiday to pay tribute to labor in 1882. On June 28, 1894, Congress made Labor Day a na- tiOnal holiday. McCuire died in 1914.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01

folk songs to please the Hellenic owner of a swank New York night spot. Her two-week engagement lasted for six months.
 The 1.-the and lovely Vivian has undergone many changes since starting on her professional career four years ago.
 Says Vivian, They've changed my name five times; from a chubby" I've been remade into sleek and slinky"; and from blonde I've blos- somed out into a redhead. I used to sing soft and confidentially, now I'm using 8 full voice and giving it all I've got.
 "All that's left of the girl who started singing with bands four years ago is her face. So far, I've been allowed to keep that as Is. I've changed so much, think I'm being groomed for Queen of the Reconversion Program
 Before I got my new shade of hair and new figure, no one ever asked for pin-up pictures. But since then, Varga, Crandall, Zoe Mozart and Earl Moran have all painted me in bathing suits"
 Vivian's singing has improved from good to terrific. Experts pre- dict that her new style of vocalizing. which is heard for the first time in State Fair" will put her right up in the top brackets of popular singers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01
POLL

Check in at the worlds most fa- nous luxury hotel with M-G-M's all-time all-star cast in ''Week-End at the Waldorf" which opens today at the Loew-Poi Theater. Youl have a wonderful time. All of which is another way of saying that you must see "Week-End at the Wal dorf," because it's an exciting, romantic comedy-drama of 48 hours packed with thrills and intrigue.
 The film stars Ginger Rogers, Lana Tuner, Walter Pidgeon and Van Johnson, with Edward Arnold, Robert Benchley, Phyllis ThaXter, Keenan Wynn, Lima Romay and Xavier Cugat and his orchestra. This brilliant screen play relates prlmar- ily the stories of four persons; a glamorous, but lonely, Hollywood star who has everything she wants except love; weary war cores pondent relaxing for a few days from the rigors of the battlefield, a public stenographer with very private ideas about love, and an Army ace about to undergo a ma jor operation which he may not survive.
 Miss Rogers, as the movie star, meets Pidgeon, the correspondent, under hilarious circumstances, mis- taking him, indeed, for a jewell thief boy friend of her maid. At the same time the flyer, Van John son, wishing to make his will, finds in the stenographer, portrayer by Miss Turner, his one hope to live. Around these four is built, in most clever fashion, a tale of intrigue in- volving Edward Arnold as a shady operator in oil who is trying to swing a deal involving millions of dollars and visiting Bey, a po- tentate from the Near East. It Is the shady operator who almost blasts the romance between the stenographer and the flyer, in the course of the novel twists of the story.
 One of the most exciting features of the novel screen story si the pro- duction of such familiar Waldorf haunts as Peacock Alley, Tony Sarg's Oasis, the spacious lobby and it's Wheel of Life" rug, the Sert Room, Wedgewood Room and Star light Roof where they have played an, annual engagement for the past twelve years.
 The most glamorous collection Of lounging clothes ever assembled in one picture will be seen on Ginger Rogers while Miss Turner also wears fabulous outfits. You'll enjoy every minute of your "Week-End at the Waldorf"-without reservations Make a date to see it now. Plus se- lected short subjects on same pro- gram.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01

Soviet Union. We are also confident that the Soviet Union would not join in hostile intrigue against us in ths hemisphere.
 Peace depends on international friendship, Byrnes said, and "friend- ship among nations depends upon mutual respect"
 Tt is our belief that all peoples should be free to choose their own form of government, government based upon the consent of the gov- erned and adapted to their way Of life" Byrnes said.
 we have discovered that under standing and good will cannot be bought and cannot be forced. They must spring spontaneously from the people, .'
 The United States does not in- terfere in the internal affairs of it's neighbors, Byrnes said, but this does not mean the approval of local tyranny we have learned by bitter experience in the past ten years that Nazi and Fascist plans for external aggression started with tyrannies at home"
 "If, therefore, there are develop ments in any country within the inter-American system which, real istically viewed, threaten our secur- ity, we consult with other members in an effort to agree upon common policies for our mutual protection" !" Byrnes said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01
CoIored Club Gives Support
 Mayor Exploins
 Postwar PIons
Democrat Photo.

Full support of Waterbury's Dem- ocratic party was pledged by mem bers of the Colored Democratic Club last night at an organizational rally where Mayor John Monagan and members of the Democratic party were present as guests.
 Mayor Monagan, in thanking the group for it's support, told of the plans of the administration for ex- banded recreational facilities for the North End section of the city. The plans already are included within the city's postwar program which will be released to the public tomorrow, the Mayor declared. Pro- visions for additional housing facll- ities also are included within the program, it was disclosed.
 Haskel Holman was elected pres dent of the Colored Democratic club. Other officers elected include vice-president, Conway c. Russell; secretary, Forest Sims and treasurer Walter Dean.
 All Candidates Supported
 MT. Holman urged the full SUD- port of all members for Mayor Mon- agan and all Democratic candidates.
 This is the party of the people, !" MT. Holman declared in his ad- dress" and we should make certain it is retained for and by the peo- pie"
 City Controller Neil F. Maloney spoke on the need for organizational work among the club members, urg- ing that they make certain all votes within their districts are assured for the party next Tuesday.
 In citing the awareness of the Democratic party to the needs ot the colored people as well as all others, the Mayor pointed out to the recent appointment of Cicero B., Booker as supernumerary police man, who is slated to be made reg ular in the near future.
 Opportunities Open Daily
 Opportunities of this nature are being opened daily to the colored people," the Mayor declared. "Only by a constructive plan for the well fare of the entire community, such as confined within our postwar pro- gram, can such opportunities be as- sured.
 Other speakers included: Patrick Shea, president of the Board of AL dermen; City Clerk Joseph Shea; Town Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin, Martin Tehan, candidate for reelec- ton to the Board Of Aldermen; City Sheriff Clayton Briotti and A. Stan ley Voket and Joseph Hyrniewicki, candidates for selectmen.
 The meeting was held at the Elks Club on Pearl street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01
Veteran in City Court As EVoder

James McGrath, g, IS Mitchell avenue, a veteran of over three years overseas service, charged with evading responsibility and operating 8 motor vehicle without license, received nolle on the latter charge and a $50 fine on the former, $25 of which was remitted, when ar raigned in City Court Ehis morn ing before Judge John L. Gaffney'
 McGrath was arrested October 3, after police identified his car, from broken headlight lens. as the one involved in an accident on North Main street. September 28, in which a woman, Mrs. Zennie Burns, 42, 21 Griggs street, was injured
 According to the police report, Mrs Burns was sitting in parked car near Lakewood on the night of the accident, and was injured when the other vehicle crashed into the car and continued on without stopping.
 Attorney Albert Hummel told the court that the accused was on leave from Fort Devens, previous to be- ing discharged, at the time of the accident, and had not stopped be- cause he was in hurry to return home and from there report back to camp. He said that the accused had intended to report to police as soon as he possibly could and de- termine the extent of damages and make restitution.
 In ordering the fine, Judge Gaff- ney pointed out that the accused no doubt had planned to report to police, but added that such delay was not "clear thinking" The $25 remittance of the original $50 fine was issued upon the recommenda- ton of the attorney for the &C., cused, MT. Hummel.
 Edwin Finley, 21 203 Colonial avenue, Oakville, and Emmett Mo- Cartney, 20 Porter street, Water town, both charged with breach of the peace arising from the com- plaint of the owner of the Quaker Restaurant, North Main street, that the two. on October IS threw a stone through the window of the es:ablishmentf1 received nolles when it was learned that they had made restitution.
 Clement Machokas, 29, 94 Maple avenue, Oakville, a recently dis charged AAF member, received a continuance to tomorrow pending the report of an Army doctor that the man is under treatment.
 The accused was arrested last night following a disturbance at the Strand theater, East Main street, and charged with breach of the peace, intoxication and resisting an officer.
 Other cases. Edward H. Weaver, g, 87 Madison street; defeative equipment and illegal use of mark CTS, continued to November g.; Charles Pierce, 61, 353 Hamilton avenue; violation of the rules of the road, nolled on payment of $6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01
K. ofC. Holds Degree Nov.4
 FBI Agent to Be
 Guest Speaker

The exemplification of the second degree of the Knights of Columbus will be staged by Sheridan Council of this city tomorrow evening in the gymnasium of the Wilby High School A large class of candidates has been organized for the occasion which will be but prelude to the major degree ceremonies next Sun day afternoon.
 District Deputy Daniel Marcan- tonic of Meriden and his staff are expected to officiate at the ritualis- tic exercises attending both the sec- ond and third degrees. Both degrees will be held in the Wilby gym" The first was held last Tuesday eve ming in K. of C. hall.
 Following Sundays exercises a re- ception and dinner for the candi- dates will be held at The Elton. The chief speaker will be Thomas Fee ney, attached to the New Haven office of the Federal Bureau of h. vestigation.
 A large number of out of town K. of c. is expected to witness the ceremonies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01

USO canteen last Sunday; 24 hours later he was before cameras in RKO's Hollywood studios!
 ConvaleScent service men will cheer Diana (Mrs. William PowelD Lewis proposal for their entertain ment; she wants to stage bathing beauty contests in hospitals with Hollywood glamour gals competing against local talent" Speak ing of glamour girls, boss, didjuh hear about Marjorie Main being voted official pinup queen of the 96th Division, stationed in the Philippines? The c. Is who man. aged her campaign hailed her as "A rough girl for rough outfiti' .. Joe E. Brown will finance a me- orial lodge for UCLA's summer camp in honor of his son, Capt. Dor Brown Ga UCLA alumnus), killed in training plane crash.
 Virginia Loretta Young's colored maid) Paris, who has a mezzo-so- prano a grand opera star might envy, is being screen tested by h. ternational, and has been booked for a concert stint with the Balti- more Symphony .. Ha! Virginia Sale and hubby Sam Wren settled their housing problem by buying a surplus barracks building from Uncle Sam and moving it to a vacant beach lot ... Time out for Nina Foch; makeup poisoning Z. Anne Jeffries, who played Dillinger's mol, will have her day in court off, screen; she's being sued for com- missions allegedly due her agent Montey Gray Fay McKenzie's fiance. Steve Cochran, talked her into taking her first speed boat ride the other afternoon. The boat capsized, and the Coast Guard had to go to their rescue.
 News that Betty Hutton, previous ly hatless, had bought a half-dozen bonnets, brought her deluge of congratulatory wires from millin- CTS. It also reminded us that the hat peddlers threatened to boycott Hedy Lamar pictures when studio press agents asserted she never wore the things.
 THE STAFF.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01


  New York Bank in 1943 and 1945. Figures were for New York state residents only but could be consid- cred fairly typical" of the na- tion, fortune said.
 In the summer of 1945, Roper found, 84.3 per cent of New York staters held war bond savings; only Il per cent had any intention Of cashing them in. Only 7.9 per cent of those questioned said they had no savings at all. The percentages of savers in all categories averaged about two points higher than in a similar survey in 1943, Roper said.
 Security Leads Savings
 Most savings were earmarked for security, and of those who planned to spend them 25.7 per cent were doing so far a home of real es- tate; 13.3 per cent for household furnishings and 10.1 per cent for new automobile.
 Forty-four per cent of the per- sons sampled expected to have more savings five years from now. The 12 per cent who expected to have less were mostly old, Roper said. More than 62 per cent thought it would be good idea to continue payroll deductions for some kind of savings plan.
 '"The backlog of savings cannot be counted on, except in a relative ly small way, to spark any pro- longed buying boom," fortune said. '"The savings habit, it seems, is here to stay"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01
Counsel For
 Defense Aids CHent's Wife

An Obliging attorney, who Is also a justice of the peace, answered the S64 question on a marriage date in Superior Court today.
 A woman plaintiff in a di- vOrce suit surprised the court by stating she was not sure whether she was married in 1885 or 1886.
 The court was trying to straighten out the unforeseen development when the defend ants attorney stepped forward and commented, Ut was 1885, Your Honor. I know. because l performed it."
 You performed it, and now you are defending it," Judge John A. Cornell commented smiling. The forgetful witness accepted her husbands law yer's word.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01

ment forces as long as possible so that the SovietS could remove 1n- stallations from Manchuria.
 Russians to Withdraw
 At about the same time, the gov- ernment's Central News Agency was reporting that Soviet Marshal Alex ander Mikhailovitch Vasilevsky had reached an agreement with the Chi nese Manchuria command for the landing of Nationalist troops in Manchuria.
 The newspaper Hsin Min Pao said the Red Army would begin with drawing from Manchuria Nov. and complete the operation Dec. 3.
 Two thousand American Marines still were guarding Chinwangtao, the North China port at which the American Seventh Fleet debarked Nationalist forces for the Manchur- ian push.
 Communist troops held towns both north and south of Chinwangtao, but have made no move toward at- tacking the Marines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01
George Murphy In Red Cross ShoW

George Murphy, star of stage and screen, will play the lead in this weeks Red Cross show, You Were There" Based on actual Red Cross experiences, these dramatic pro- grams are broadcast each week on Tuesday at 10 p. m. over WATR and every Friday at 2:15 p. m. over VERY.
 The story concerns returned army sergeant, Frank Davis, and the amazing experiences of his first night home. After three years away from New York. he returns to find that his girl, Ethel, night-club singer, is dated up for the evening but will see him before her other date if he can get there by nine o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01
Cost Accountants
 To Visit Laboratory

The Hartford Chapter Of Nation- al Association of Cost Accountants will visit the offices and Laboratory of the Aetna Life Insurance Com pany, 151 Pennington avenue, Hart ford, Tuesday afternoon November 9th at 2:15, for a special meeting on Reduction of Costs Through Adequate Safety Measures"
 After a tour of the building, a lecture will be given and motion pictures shown in the Assembly Hall followed by a dramatic demon- stration in the fire laboratory, of fires caused by dust, friction and combustible materials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01
STRAND

When Vivian Blaine was asked to change her singing voice for the new Rodgers and Hammersteln II song hits heard in 'State Fair" the brilliant new 2Oth Century Fox technicolor musical opening today at the Strand theater, it wasn't the first time she had altered her style of vocalizing.
 Back in 1943 she tackled Greek
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01

DEAR BOSS: Don't give it mo- ment's thought, Jimmie. To tell the truth, we're so accustomed to you confused and short-tempered that we didn't notice you were in an abnormal condition. Besides, you ain't heard nothing yet. Wait un- til the picture is half finished and they change the title!
 The studio announcement that Joan Fontaine is trekking for New York made no mention of her de- mand that RKO's Gotham office must not try to contact her for two weeks after her arrival there. We're wondering if she and Pro- ducer John Houseman, currently in New York, are planning that long, rumored altar -ation? Did you know that Hoagy CarmichaePs new" song hit, Hong Kong Blues" :" was written Il years ago? |. An Army officer, just back from Eu- rope, tells us that Mickey Rooney has become a strict teetotaler.
 Cary Grants pals are worried about his health They saw he's verging on a nervous breakdown and should cancel picture commit ment in favor of 8 long rest .. That bandage on Jack Haley's right hand hides a bad rope burn, suffered when he tried to play cow boy and lasso one of the caves on his San Diego ranch Ado signs of the times: Actor Teddy Hart did stint in a HonoIulu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01
Current Films
 Time Schedule

LOEWS STRAND = Jeanne Grain, Dana Andrews, Vivian Blaine and Dick Haynes in State Fairs" 2:zo 600, 9:2O p. m.;
 James Dunn in "Caribean My- stery: 1:25, 4:45, S:O5 p. m. WARMERS STATE Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Bar bara BrittOn and Reginald Owen in Captain Kidd:" 1:1O, 3:50s $40, 9:2O p. m.
 Ruth Nelson in "Girl O. The LimberlOst:' 2:5O, 5:30, S:2O ?. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01

United States equipment is being used in new radio-telephone serv- ices in Peru.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01

Because of a shortage of pie plates in British restaurants, pie may be taken off the menu.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-01

India's war memorial will be 8 military academy for training army, naval and air officers.