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The union times., 1945-11-17
Unions Respond To Victory Bond Appeal

WASHINGTON, D. C. l. The Treasury Department this week hailed the response from AFL organizations in response to appeals from Secre- tary of the Treasury Vinson and AFL President Green for support of the current Victory Loan Drive.
 Unions, both national and local, wired Vinson enthusiastic pledges to invest union funds in bonds and to encourage union members to continue purchasing Victory Bonds to the linn it of their ability. The Treasury De- partment indicated it was pleased with the response.
The union times., 1945-11-17
Public Expects
 Too Much From Capitol Session
People Oversold On Ability Of Conference To Settle
 All Problems

WASHINCTON-(FP)- Unless miracle happens in the national L a b o r. Management Conference, American labor would be we'll ad- vised to haul in the mainsail, bat ten down matches and prepare for stormy winter.
 The 79th Congress is hell-bent to do something about unions, and as far as can be judged from this distance, there's precious little that can be done to check passage of one or more restrictive, anti-la- bOr bills at this session.
 Taking advantage of the split in labor's ranks and the terrific build-up that the government and the daily papers have given the conference in order to make the people think that the future of the nation depends on its successful outcome, the tories are in an almost ideal situation.
 OVERSEEING
 Although labor's split is serious, that fact alone could not have put the organized labor movement in the spot it occupies today. The real bug is found in the over-selling of the conference as a sort of industrial DOT as quick and easy cure all.
 The overselling of the conference was started by Sec. of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach in order to conceal the fact that we actually do not have a labor policy.
 Quick to take the cue, the daily newspapers, the pontihed radio com mentators and columnists of corporate
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The union times., 1945-11-17
Fire Fighters Lose
 A Charter Member

 Funeral services were held Tues day for Capt. John B. King, of the New Haven Fire Department, who died Friday following a heart attack. His death was a shock to the entire Fire Department personnel and city officials.
 A native of New Haven Capt. King was a charter member of Local No. BPS, New Haven Fire Fighters, A.F.L., and was one of the first members of the Department to join the union.
 Capt. King is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Burke King, two sons, and a sister. Organized labor extends its deepest sympathy to the family of Capt King.
The union times., 1945-11-17
Radio Debate On
 L-M Conference

"Can the LabOr-Management Conference in Washington Be Successful is the subject of the Acknowledgements Forum to be held Friday night, Nov. 16, at 10 PM. The forum is to be broadcast over Station WICC, and is part of a program of weekly discussions in this field.
 Organized labor will be rep- resented by Nathan Sherman, editor of The Union Times; and Kermit Eby, nationally known educator and research director of the Congress of Indus- trial Organizations. Manage ment's representatives had not been chosen at press time.
The union times., 1945-11-17
State Employees Ask Labor's s Aid On Pay Problem
Seek Retention of Elmer gency Raise, Adjustment
 For Higher Costs

George W. Thorpe, president of Connecticut Council No. l6, Amer ican Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, this week requested all central labor unions and local unions affiliated with the Conn. Federation of Labor and the A.F.L., to endorse the pe- tition being circulated by his Or- ganization.
 This petition, addressed to Gov Raymond E. Baldwin, the members of the Legislature, and to the em- ployees and the people of the state, calls for the retention of the wartime economic increases given to state em- ployees, and for adequate compensa- tion for state workers who are most seriously affected by the increase in the cost of living.
 Cooperation in endorsing the pe- tition, and returning it at once to the Councils headquarters at 635 Main Street, Hartford, not later than Nov. 30, will help ''us in our effort to maintain decent standard of living for state em- ployees. said William J. Griffin, office and publicity manager of the Council.
 The text of the petition follows:
 PETITION
 We, the employees of the State of Connecticut, do hereby offer the following resolutions concerning the pending removal of the wartime eco- nomic-increaseS.
 Whereas, the cost of living has in no way decreased, and, in fact, the most conservative estimates are that 1t has increased and will increase, and
 ''Whereas, the highest public service can be rendered only by those who are adequately cOmpen- sated, and
 "Whereas, those who are now seeking employment are seriously concerned with the individual wages being paid in the State Serv- ice, and
 'sWhereas, decreases in salary at this time, when the shortage of personnel is critical, will aggravate the problem, and
 Whereas, the increase, as origi- nally given, was inadequate because (a) it did not affect employees enter ing the State Service after Febru- ary 16, l943, and (b) employees in the low salary brackets were not giv- en sufficient money to compensate for the increased cost of living which always affects adversely low-wage earners,
 5-POINT PROGRAM
 Therefore Be It Resolved:
 l. That it is extremely untimely. because of the continued increase in the cost of living, to remove the eco- nomic-increase.
 2. That the proposed economic-in- crease be retained until the cost of living, as based on statistics compiled by the United States Department of Labor, is lowered.
 }. That all employees, regardless of date of entry into the State Serv ice, be included in the economic-in- crease.
 4. That, in order to compensate more adequately those wage earn CTS who are most seriously affected by high living costs, the following added ecOnOmic-increases be given;
 (a) $500 for employees earning $l, 500 and less base pay.
 (b) $24O for employees earning
 over $I,5OO and up to
 $3,OOO base pay.
 (c) $18O for employees earn-
 ing from $3,OOO to $4,OOO
 base pay.
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The union times., 1945-11-17
Dixie Chivalry!

ATLANTA, Ga. - (FP) - Miss Nelleau Barrow, a cousin of Joe Louis, was forced to quit her job as typist in the medical specialties firm of Joseph F, Conntago after several threatening letters from white tenants in the building had been received bv herself and her white employer, who were reminded that they 'have to live with us, not with Yankees.
The union times., 1945-11-17
Hershey's Ruling
 Bearing Evil Fruit

JACKSON, Mich. - Veterans of World War I are picketing an automobile accessory plant in protest against the hiring of World War H veteran with less seniority after they had been fired. The concern said it was simply following ruling by General Lewis B. Hershey, Se- lective Service director.
 Union officials said veterans of both the Spanish-American and first World War have been discharged during plant recon version.
The union times., 1945-11-17
40 Million Wasted On CuayuIe Project

Congress this week charged off as another costly but unprofitable war project the development of the shrub guayule as a source of rubber.
 Congressman Malcolm C. Tarver (Dem. Ga.) revealed to the House that the adventure had cost Uncle Sam $4O,000000, for which he ob- talned only about $650,00O worth of rubber.
 How much of that money went into the pockets of interests which have been dabbling with the shrub for more than 25 years was not dis closed. However, Tarver made it ap- parent that some interests fared handsomely.
 An effort to extend the project un- til next July was decisively voted down.
The union times., 1945-11-17
Congress In Accord On Housing Bill
Wage Adjustment
 Board Still Alive!
Continued Upon Request of Executive Council Conn. Building Trades Urge Local Councils To Adopt
 Contract With Employers Covering All Locals

James OKane, secretary of the Conn State Build Construction Trades Council this week official no ce from Herbert Rivers secretary of the Building Construction Trades Department of the AFL that the Wage Adjustment Board will continue function until Dec 31 1o45 and that cases will he accepted until Dec g. until further notice
The union times., 1945-11-17

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The union times., 1945-11-17

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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17
Civilians Take
Over Posts at
Crosse lie Base

An additional number of civilian
positions for men have opened at
the Crosse lie Naval Air Station,
1t was announced today. They in
clude firemen, water tenders, sta
tionary engineers. patrolmen and
storekeepers.
Hirings continue for positions as
auto mechanics, heavy equipment
operators, refrigeration mechanics,
firefighteD, machinists, automotive
electricians. greasers, car washers,
truckdfiters, painters, pipefitters,
Si1eetmst12 workers., janftors, gen.
eel .heipers, automobile body re-
paGmen. tire repairmen and print
ers.
Civilians are being employed to
take ever posts manned by enlisted
personnel at the air station. EN-
ployees are under q. 8. Civil Service
and receive the benefit of 26 days
Of annual leave and Is days Of
sick leave each year.
Information about the positions
Is Available at all branches of the
U. s. Employment Service. The To-
cal office in Wyandotte is located
at 1888 Biddle avenue.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17
Call Issued for
Young Officers

The u. S. Coast Guard announced
that seventeen year old Wyandotters
graduating in June are eligible to
apply for pre-Academy school newly
instituted at New London, Conn.
The school is designed to prepare
students from the Coast Guard AGA
denny examinations held each spring.
Successful candidates are given the
standard four year Academy course
and are commissioned Ensigns in
the regular Coast Guard upon grad
uation.
The pre-Academy course is for
thirty two weeks. Requirements are
sound health, liz units of high
school credits, including two years
of mathematics, english, chemistry
or physics. High school graduates
and those graduating in June who
are not yet eighteen may apply at
the Coast Guard Recruiting Office
at 531 Lafayette Building, Detroit.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17
Cut In Whiskey
RatiOns Soon

1t is quite possible that 1945
might be the driest year since pro-
hibition, according to an announce
ment made by the State Liquor
Control Commission today. The
whiskey rations may be cut because
of the curtailed allotments from
the distillerieS.
John Aaron, chairman of the Lii
quor Control Commission board
said that he did not know how
great the cut would be and would
not know for sure until next week.
He also stated that the reduc-
ton in sales caused by the tighter
rationing system inaugurated on
April 1, was not enough to take
care of the sharp allotments.
The distillers blame the War
Production board for the shorter
whiskey supply because they re-
fused the alcohol producers hol-
iday from making the beverage
alcohol.
The whiSkey producers stated
that their present supplies and
stocks are in the worst shape than
at any other in war time and that
military uses and other essential
uses have increased from 229, 000.O
gallons i'm 1912 to $4,000 600 in
1915.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17

ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT CAR
RIER IN THE PACFTC-wilham
8. Stevenson, fireman, second class.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Stew
enson, 1882 Drysdale street, Wyan-
dotte, wa5 aboard this Essex class
aircraft carrier when her planes
battered Okinawa prior to the Ma
rine and Army landings.
With other units Of the Pacific
Fleet. this ship sent out her planes
in long series Of sweeps and
strikes that blasted enemy aircraft,
shore installations and shipping
from the Ryukyu Islands to the
japanese homeland.
Veteran Pacific fighters aboard
the ship consider the recent action
among the severest Of the war in
the Pacific. Sometimes day and
night were broken BY only short
pauses for food and rest. Planes
were fueled. armed. launched, then
landed and ut once prepared 70
fight again.
Besides doing her primary job Of
servicing its air group. the carrier
put In q few ticks With her own
guns, destroying one enemy plane
and helping down another.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17

First Wyandotte veteran to be
discharged under the new Army
service point system win be TkSgt.
Neil Bloomfield, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bloomfield, 3l6 Spruce
street. Bloomfield will receive his
release this Tuesday upon his dis
charge from an Army hospital at
Clinton, Illinois, where he had been
conyalescing from pneumonia.
With 140 points to his credit, the
veteran has seen service In Iceland,
Greenland, England, North Africa,
Sicily and Italy with the 18th AAF.
Neil and his brothers, Sgt. Linus
and ShSgt. Jerry enlisted In the
Army Air Forces the day following
Pearl Harbor. Neil was sent to the
Mediterranean Theatre and his
brothers served together in India.
Neil has served overseas nearly
four years.
Bloomfield was returned to the
States two weeks ago suffering
from pneumonia and returned home
for the first time in five years
when he came home on pass
Sunday.
1T was the incest Mothers Day
I ever had" Mrs. Bloomfield re-
lated. For the first time in more
than five years, my three sons were
home. Jerry and Linus were re-
turned to the States from India
this winter and are now stationed
at Baird Field, Illinois so they can
come home often.
when Neil came home Sunday
it was around $50 in the morning
and we were all asleep. He didn't
waken us but after walking through
the house, sat down in the living
room TO play the radio until we
awakened. I thought 1t was one Of
the other boys who had returned
home and was overcome when
I came down the stairs and saw
Neil"
The need for blood plasma over
seas was very desperate, the Ser
geant reported. Within three weeks
he donated o quart of blood to aid
wounded buddies. AS result of his
weakened condition and long work.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17
Returning Home
From Italy

WITH THE FIFTH ARMY.
ITALY--Corporal Francis ]. Kraus
of wyandotte. is returning home on
rotation from Italy.
Kraus was q craftsman in the
209th AAA Group, normally as
signed to II (Second) Corps Of the
Fifth Army. Before he left for the
States, he celebrated the news of the
unconditional surrender Of the Ger
man armies In Italy.
Kraus had completed three years
OF service overseas.
His father. Francis q. Kraus, lives
at 424 Cherry street.,
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17
Dies Ii Combat Two Days After
Reunion With Brothers On LuzOn
Pfc. Alex Harbacxwski Killed in Action
With Infantry in Philippines April 22

zon island, Mn and Mrs Anthony
Harbaczwski, 1854 Screen. street,
were informed by the Uepart-
ment that Pfc. Alex HArbaczwski
had been killed In the Philippines
on April %.
The three brothers, Alex, 80; Pfc.
Frank, Is, of the dismounted cav
airy and Pvt. Tony, %, medical
corpsman, met on April 20 for their
last reunion. The same day Frank
boarded transport ship to return
to the States and two days later.
Alex met his death in combat with
the Infantry.
Their first meeting came last year
when they were stationed on New
Guinea.
Alex entered the service in May
Of 1912 and received his training
at Fort Lewis, Washington. He pre-
yiously was based at Hawaii and
New Guinea before being sent to
Luzon. Before entering the Army
he was employed at the Firestone
Rubber and Metal products COM
pany.
Another brother, Pvt. Felix, is
stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky
with an armored tank unit.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17
1t. Haggarty Shoots Down
Jap Oscar In Dog Fight

HEADQUARTERS, 18th AAF.
PHILIPPINES Captain John Hag-
garty, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Haggarty, 2l9 Felice street, shot
down his first Jap fighter In a re-
cent air battle over 7ormosa. The
Wyandotte fighter is q P-38 Light
ming pilot with Brigadier General
Earl w. Barnes 18th AAF Fighter
Commands White knights unit.
Captain Haggarty was flying a
Jungle Air Force fighter sweep Of
the Formosa area when a Jap
Oscar Fighter model was spotted
below.
Diving down on the hapleSs Nip.
Captain Haggarty closed from astern
and fired short burst. Pieces
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17
ALL Star Bond Rally Is
Coming To WyandOtte

Bling Crosby Bob Hope
Frank Sinatra.. Betty Cradle
Harpo Marx they're all
coming to Wyandotte this Friday.
Saturday. Sunday and Monday, in
an "ALL-STAR BOND RALLY"
And there are a lot more stars, all
together in 10 minutes Of big-time
entertainment.
It's a movie extravaganza and
it will be shown at the Wyandotte
Theater along with their regular
double bill. Twentieth Century-Fox
produced the musical hit which
features Harry James and his or
chestra.
Critics in other cities who have
seen the show rate it as "topS in
entertainment"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17

servicing and repairing planes and
at night after work We would roll
up In our blankets and sleep beside
the planes so no time would b
lost"
For his service in Italy he was
awarded the Bronze Star and Oak
Leaf cluster. At the time the pre-
sentation was made, he was hospi-
talized SO the medals were pre-
sented to the Wyandotte Sergeant
in a special ceremony at Clinton
hospital yesterday.
Bloomfield's plans for his return
to civilian life are indefinite.
There's only one thing I want to
do" he says, land that's to sit
on the front porch and do nothing
for the next two years." :,
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17

flew from the Oscars canopy and
tail and the right wins root blazed.
The Oscar Spiraled down IN flames
and exploded.
Captain Haggarty has been over
seas since September, 1945, and has
served with the Jungle Air Forces
White knights through the Solo
mons, East Indies, II Philippines
campaigns. Last November he
strafed and sank two Jap ships in
an attack on a seven-ship Nip con-
voy in the Central Philippines.
Following his graduation from
Roosevelt high school in 1889, Cap
tain Haggarty was . stock man In
the production department of the
wyandote Chemicals Corporation.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17
ROn,uIlts Base Has
Open House May27

Mayor Louis w. Benin, and the
mayors of the various communities
making up the Greater Detroit
metropolitan area, will be the guests
of the Ferrying Division, and Col.
Joseph A. Thomas, commanding
officer of the Sd Ferrying Group, at
an "open house" at the Romulus
Army Air Field Sunday. May q.
The event is In observance Of the
fourth anniversary Of the Air
Transport Command, and General
Rowland will come to Romulus from
his headquarters in Cincinnati
especially for the event. He will be
accompanied by a group of civic
leaders and newspaper men.
Featuring a display of more than
Is types of military aircraft. a
parade by troops Of the Sd Ferrying
Group and a band concert, the pro-
gram will start at IL a. m, and con-
tinue until 4 p. m. The plane dis
play will be arranged adjacent to
the main entrance to the base at
Middlebelt road an the Express
highway.
The parade will be held at 2 p. m,
with the visiting mayor joining Gen.
eral Rowland and Colonel Thomas
on the reviewing stand. The concert
by the Sd Group band win follow. :
Romulus is major base Of the
Air Transport Commands Ferrying
Division, one Of the seven parent
bases in the United States from
which new combat and cargo aircraf
depart for the battle fronts Of the
world.
The celebration viii mark the first
time that the base has been opened
to the public since 1t became an
Army air field in June 1941, just 60
days after formation Of the Air
Transport Command.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17
Horror Camp Conditions Exist
Here Says County Health Engineer

ard formally assumed her duties as
newly elected chairman Of the Vis-
itiug Nurse Committee, and an
nounced those who would assume
leadership Of the Associations var
ious services for the ensuing year:
Mrs.. Mary Margaret Mast Of
Wayne: Mrs. Donald knight, Mrs.
G.. 8. Justice. Mrs. John Fish, and
Mrs. Paul Cahow Of Dearborn; and
Mrs e. j. Butler Of Melvindale.
Visiting Nurses made 1859 Visits
during the month Of April to give
nursing care and assistance to those
who ere sick ct home.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17

Wounded on Okinawa with the
Fourth Marine Division on April
6, Pfc. william L. Branson is now
recovering at fleet hospital. The
Wyandotte Marine was heard In an
interview Monday from Guam on
O tank christening program.
Branson has seen action on Qua
dalcanal, Saipan, Guam and Two
Jima.
In the service since 1912, he has
been overseas three years and Is the
holder of the Purple Heart. Two
brothers are also in service. They
are Pvt. Thomas Branson with the
Army in Italy and Raymond Bran
son who is at sea with the Mer-
chant Marine.
He is the son Of Mrs. Catherine
Branson, 894 Riverbank.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17
Jaycees to Man
Var Bond Booth

In cooperation with the city's
Seventh War Loan drive which is
headed by William Liddle, the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce will have
a War Bond Booth in front OF
Neisner's store, Biddle avenue
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights throughout the drive. The
booth will be manned by Jaycee
members from 6 to 9 pm. these
nights.
Sam Richards is chairman Of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce war
services: Don Tins is sales chair
man; Earl Sonnenberg, financial
chairman: Dick Kelly. special ac-
tivitie1 chairman.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17
Cadet Nurse
Posts Open

Although enrolment of student
nurses in schools of nursing is at
the highest peak in history, new
students still are needed, it was
announced today by Mrs. katherine
Miller, state recruitment officer for
the Cadet Nurse corps. Three hun
dred cadet nurses are needed to fill
vacancies in late spring classes in
the state.
Application for Cadet Nurse
scholarships may be made to any
desired school of nursing. Infor-
nation may be obtained from Mrs.
Miller, State Recruitment Officer,
for Cadet Nurse Corps, 81 West
Warren, Detroit /, Michigan.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17
Asks City To Install Fog
SHstem Of Fire Fighting

Advocating a new system Of fire
fighting to be installed by the city,
Edgar w. Smith Tuesday requested
the city council appropriate neces-
sary funds TO purchase a fog or
mist fire fighting apparatus in the
local fire department..
at Is well KNOWN" he said. that
the present heavy stream Of high
pressure water does large amount
of damage to household furniture
and personal effects as well as to
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-05-17

perishable property. Chemical also
does considerable damage at times"
This damage" he continued,
"can be greatly reduced by the use
of the mist fire fighting system"
The proposed new method is used
at present on Army and Mayfair
fields and on many Navy vessels.
1t shoots q fine spray or fog tonto
the fire which smothers it very
quickly and because of the small
amount used, little water damage
results.