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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-05-31

Although victory over Japan is
certain, there is no indication Of
crack in her civilian morale. We are
fighting a stubborn, cunning enemy
who may still have few unpleas-
ant surprises in store for our peo-
pie, warns Lawrence H. Singer in
Foreign Service" national maya
zine of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
Those who are inclined to grouse
over the minor Inconvenience of
wartime living at home might stop
to ponder the lot of the average
Japanese citizen. The Nipponese ver-
sion of John @. Public is enduring
countless hardships inconceivable
to us. Working schedules range from
II to Is hours daily, with only two
days of rest permitted each month.
incidentally, out of a population of
approximately 100000 on the four
home islands, nearly half are
enrolled in the labor force).
Thousands of women have been
sent to work in the coal mines.
Americans who were recently
complaining about our curfew might
be reminded that thousands of Japa-
nese restaurants, bars and theaters
have been converted into factories
or dormitories. A police permit is
required for any railroad trip of
over so miles, while transportation
by private automobile is virtually
non-existent. In Nippon, every item
of food is strictly rationed. The
Japanese diet was already monoto-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-05-31

and on-gracious but uncomp1icat-
ing is the recipe. And the whole
thing must be coordinated so that
minimum of trips back and forth
can put it over-that calls for
capable trays.
Then you'll want to decide on the
mood of your outdoor festivities. An
old time picnic with tablecloth on
the ground and ants in the sand
wiches is all right once in a while
for a lark, but if you are thinking
of regular outdoor dining, you'd bet
ter figure on a table and chairs or
benches for conventional sitting.
Place them where you'll have both
romance and convenience, in other
words in the prettiest part of the
yard and where there is privacy,
and yet where there's direct route
to the kitchen. An outdoor fireplace
is grand extra gesture that will
simplify the whole coking job, and
maybe even shift the culinary re-
sponsibilities to the men of the
family.
Consolidated Features.-WNU Release.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-05-31

tOl. Most legislative
days are routine,
nothing spectacular,
but when visitors
from over the ma
ton become dis
turbed over an I'M
spectacular day in
the national legisla-
tive halls, folks out
in the country and
the small towns of
this land of ours
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-05-31
Painting Doors

Doors that are open in warm
weather frequently have both sides
exposed to sun and rain, and should
be kept we'll painted so that moisture
will not seep into the panel joints and
cause the door to fall apart. Like
wise, window sashes should be CIV
en- special attention, as the putty
around the glass deteriorates if not
painted periodically.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-05-31
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For You To Feel Well

OG AOu u - II Goa w CA4
"a hours every. day, days every
week, never stopping, the kidneys filter
waste matter from the blood.
If more people were aware of how the
kidneys must constantly remove sur
plus fluid, excess acids and other waste
matter that cannot stay in the blood
without injury to health. there would
be better understanding of sohy the
whole system is upset when kidneys fail
to function properly.
Burning, scanty or too frequent urina-
tion sometimes warns that something
is wrong. You may suffer nagging back
ache, headaches, dizziness, rheumatic
pains, getting up at nights, swelling.
Why not try Doan's Pills? You will
be using medicine recommended the
country over. Doan' s.stimulate the func-
tion Of the kidneys and help them to
flush out poisonous waste from the
blood. They contain nothing harmful.
Get Doan's today. Use with confidence.
At all drug stores.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-05-31
Those Absentee Lawmakers
In Washington
WNU Washington Bureau

WNU Washington Bureau
621 Union Trust Building
IF YOU had been with me on a
= recent visit at the Capitol build
ing, you would have noted several
significant circumstances which
would have given you cause to Won
der.
AS matter of fact this particular
day was routine day at the CAPT.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-05-31

speculative head.
On this day you would have
watched from the galleries in the
house of representatives as the
members voted themselves a So, 500
a-year-tax-free salary increase un-
der the guise of an expense allow
ance.
Over on the senate side of the
beautiful old building, you would
have noted tier upon tier of emp
ty seats and watched a half
dozen members of ''the most
august body in the world" fiddle
around for more than an hour
attempting to get quorum of
it's membership into their seats
SO business could go on.
And if you had stepped with me
into senate subcommittee hearing
you would have blushed with shame
at the spectacle. For there you
would have watched witness be-
fore this subcommittee heckled,
tainted and derided assailed
with sarcasm, his motives impugned,
bullied, even as trial lawyer seeks
to confuse and befuddle a defend
ant in court of law. You would
have wondered, with what crime
is this man charged?" "can
things like this happen here in the
capital of the worlds greatest de-
mocracy?" For that witness was
not there of his own accord he
was subpenaed he was a bust
ness man from small town and he
came to his capital at the instance
of the senate subcommittee to give
of his knowledge of the matter.
Not all senate or house commit
tees are like that, of course. But
many are, even though they are sup
posed to be fact-fnding hearings
pertaining to some measure up for
consideration :. to rattle alton of
some presidential nomination. Many
committee hearings, say full-press
hearing of the senate agricultural
committee, are conducted in a dig
nifed atmosphere of democracy.
Then you would have remembered
that the government is doing every
thing in its power to ho1d-the-line"
against imitation and to prevent wage
increases and higher prices for all
our citizens and yet these congress
men, our lawmakers, voted to in
crease their own pay, tax free. And
you would have heard one congress
man say that his taxes and ex-
penses took all but $4,000 Of his
salary and another one say
that ''we voted those taxes ourselves,
didn't we, and we oughtn't be grant
ing ourselves any allowance or spe-
cial privilege to take care of our
taxes" And you would have left
the house chamber with wonderment
on your face at this example.
And in the senate your expecta-
tons were dashed, too. All those
empty seats. You expected some
thing different here. but you were
disheartened as the monotonous roll
call went on and only a few an
swered and finally as time passed
So senators answered roll call,
4 more than the legal quorum Of
the SO members. OF course some
senators are necessarily absent for
committee hearings and other legiti-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-05-31
DO AND DYE

What's your favOrite color? You'll
find it in a package of dye and you
can spread it through your ward
robe just by following the directions
on the box. We've seen lots of keen
teens lately dressed all in one color
from head to foot and we've been
wondering. Now, the mystery's
solved. One of our soda fountain
sleuths reports that it all comes out
of package of dye.
Skirt and Sweater Harmonies-
You're burnt to crisp if you have
sweater and skirt ~
that exactly match. ! + "
Take any old sweat NM
er and dye it to pair ES\EA
up with the skirt. - \E\N
Monotone - but not WV ZY
monotonouS. TTh
Hot Feet - Dye wv AMI 4
your Robert socks A WIN
any color to match IN -
sweaters or COM Will ~
plete outfits. It's easy.
COlored COrds-Even the boys are
dyeing! Have you seen those I'D.
& G.'s with two tone corduroy
Stacks? They dye one leg red, the
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1945-05-31
"GAY CADETS"
By NANCY PEPPER

other green. Perish forbid is whay
we always say in case like this.
Singin' in the Rain-That's what
you'll be doing if you dye your old
tan raincoat a bright color. Don't
envy those slick chicks with their
new purple, green or what-have-you
rain coats. Just do and dye.
JABBERWOCKY DAFFYNITEONS
Every time we think we know all
about your slanguage, along Come
some new words and expressions
and we have to take post graduate
course. Here are the latest-and,
to "corn" a phrase, they're terrif.
Hep Hedy-Smooth Gal.
It's Curdling-It's Terrible
I.W.A.-I walk alone Chats your
way of saying you haven't date).
Jack and Jilling-Going steady.
Moroff-Even goonier than a mo-
ron (Moroff than moron, if you
must know.
Let's Wear Out Our Coupons
Let's dance Romantic, isn't it?)
Firm and Round and Fully Packed
ANY gal with a classy chassis.
Gravel Gertie-A drippy gal.
Cruisin' Susan Gal who gets
around.
FloOrdusting-Dan
The union times., 1945-08-18

ball diamonds, bowling alleys and other community recreations were de ve1oped.
 The following unions were those most closely associated with the con- struction phases of the project:
 Int'l Brotherhood of Boiler Max CTS, Iron Ship Builders and Help CTS; Int'l Assn of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers IntI Union; United Brotherhood of Carpenters -nu Joiners; Int1 Broth erhood of Electrical N 1rkers; Int'l Union of Elevator Constructors i; Int'l Union of Operating Engi- neers; Int'l Assn of Bridge, Struc- tural and Ornamental Iron Work CTS; Int'l Hod Carriers, Bld., and Common Laborers Union; Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers' Intl Un- ion; Brotherhood of Painters, Deco rators and Paper Hangers; Opera tive Plasterers and Cement Finish CTS Intl Union; United Slate, Tile and Composition Roofers, Damp and Waterproof Workers; Assn of Journeymen Plumbers and Steam Filters; Sheet Metal Workers Int'I Assn; Int'l Teamsters; Building Trades AFL; Int1 Brotherhood of Fireman and Oilers.
The union times., 1945-08-18
Feiinmark Pays
 Labor Tribute To Serviicemen
(Continued from Page One) COLLINS STATEMENT

Following is the text of the state ment issued by Collins:
 President Truman's announcement that the Japanese government finally has accepted our terms and that World War II is over fills our hearts with great gladness. We rejoice that the b1oodshed and the suffering the world has endured has come to an end.
 ''It is nearly four years since that fateful day in December, l941, when we in this country resolved to mobilize our resources and our manpower to defeat a treacherous enemy. How we'll we did the job the world knows. People everywhere have marveled at our accomplish ments in war. Now we enter upon a new era. Can we win the respect and the admiration of the world in peace as we did in war? This is the big question-one in which labor has a vital stake.
 ''Even as we were waiting for the news of Japan's equalization the press was carrying warnings that orders running into billions of dol lars necessarily would be cancelled by government agencies and that eight million people would lose their jobs. The problems of recon version have come to the fore sharply. Let us hope that there ex- ists enough statesmanship in this country to solve them wisely, that the period of dislocatiOn will be
The union times., 1945-08-18
my Praises Organized Labor For Help With Atomic Bomb

that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the U. $. or by any State on account of sex"
 A minority report signed by 7 members of the committee said the ''Objective phrase of equal rights for women has earned for the amendment many adherents who do not see that such an amend ment does not confer equal rights. |" They asked for delay until the men and women from the armed services are home.
 The solicitor of the Department of Labor said the amendment Twill strike down as unconstitutional and invalid all provisions in existing and future laws, which on the basis of assumed or accepted differences between the sexes, give men or women rights which are not accorded in equal de-
The union times., 1945-08-18
"Equal Rights Bill Is
 Reported Out.
Minority Of Judiciary Com. mittee Opposes Action
 At This Time

WASHINCTON-FP)- The House judiciary committee has re- ported out HF Res. 49, the so-called Equal Rights amendment to the constitution which has been bitterly opposed by the Women's Trade Union League, the CIO Women's Auxiliaries, the YWCA, and the Women's Bureau of the U. s. Dept ment of Labor.
 The resolution calls for amendment of the U. s. constitution to provide
The union times., 1945-08-18
AFL Workers Get
 Free Board, Room

SAN DIEGO, Ca1if.-(FP)-Free board and room will be provided A.F.L. building tradesmen employed at the Mitchell Army Convalescent Hospital at Campo as the result of an unusual decision by the Wage Ad- justment Board
 The ruling came after a personal appeal in Washington, D. C., by Sec. K. c. Bitter of the San Diego Build ing Trades Council, who stressed the remote, isolated location of the work in mountainous country 50 miles east of here, the difficult living conditions and general inability to find suitable accommodations.
 Soon after his return to San Diego Bitter was informed by telegram from the WAB that the contractor would be authorized to meet living expenses of the men, numbering about 250. The board, however, emphasized that this award was not not be construed as a precedent in the granting of subsis- tence pay.
The union times., 1945-08-18

brief, that ways will be found to mobilize effectively for peace and that Senator Kilgore's program for business, farmers, veterans and la- bor in the transition period, or one similar, will be adopted by Con- gress, and speedily.
 "A country which was able to util- ize atomic power to pulverize the en- emy surely can devise a sound pro- gram to crush unemployment and es- tablish postwar economy that vii result not only in full employment but in higher standard of living fol the American people,"
The union times., 1945-08-18
Stereotypers, No. 27, Elect Officers

Stereotypers Union, No. 27, which covers Hartford, New Haven, Bridge port and Meriden, has elected the following officers for the coming year:
 President, Howard Michigan o1 Bridgeport; Vice-President, Nick Sapienza, of New Haven; Secretary Treasurer, Frank E. Newton of Hart ford; and Scribe, Charles Hawman oi Bridgeport.
 The elections took place at the an- nual meeting and outing of Local No 2.
The union times., 1945-08-18

gree to the other sex He added that it would result in women los ing deserved advantages"
 Among the State laws that might be Outlawed, according to the minority view, are: labor laws re- quiring that seats be provided for women in their places of employ ment; the legal obligation of the husband to provide home and support his wife and children; prohibition of profanity in the presence of women; laws against rape; seduction carnal knowledge before reaching the age of consent; wife preference in award of cus- tOdy of children upon separation or divorce.
The union times., 1945-08-18
Congress Must Act Quickly To Bar Depression
(Continued from Page One )

(Continued from Page One) comes there will no longer be any reason or justification for its contin- ued existence"
 In the meantime the WLB must adjust its wage policy immediately ''in order to facilitate the recon version process, to prevent serious impairment of living standards and to provide the high and steady flow of purchasing power without which postwar production cannot find a market" the council said.
 It called for adjustment of the Little Steel formula to allow at least a l5%o wage increase, pointing out that Gloss of overtime and incentive bonuses together with dOwngrading have caused an alarming shrinkage in take-hOme pay"
 FREE BARGAINING
 Restoration of free collective bar gaining to permit voluntary wage in creases to go into effect without WLB approval whenever the employer cer- tifies that such increases will not in- volve substantial price increase was also asked.
 Third point in the councils wage program called for ''mOre f1exible'' administration of the WLB. ''The WLB should ask the President to restore its original power to use its discretion in deciding dispute cases instead of being bound by rigid rules," the council proposed. ''The board should have the power to grant adjustments in pay even be- yond the limits of the Little Steel formula and even though price in- creases will result whenever it finds that failure to do so would cause suffering and hardship.''
 SuppIementing these changes, the council rene,Ued its appeal to Congress to adopt Legislation Iitt- ing nininunl sOage IeUeIs in1medi- ately to 65c an hour and to 75c at the end of three years.
The union times., 1945-08-18
Patterson Sends
 Congratulations

WASHINGTON - The tre- mendOus contribution O f American labor in making the success of the atomic bomb possible, and in keeping the project secret until the bomb was actually in use, was ac- claimed by Secretary of War StimsOn and Under Secretary Patterson. The development, Stimson said, ''probably re- presents the greatest achieve ment of the combined efforts of science, industry, labor, and the military in all his- tory" the War Department re- ported.
 Shortly after the story was made public, Patterson sent the following congratulatory mes sage to the workers:
 GRATEFUL NATION'
 'sToday the whole world knows the secret which you have helped us to keep for many months. 1 am pleased to be able to add that the warlords of Japan now know its eff fleets better even than we ourselves. The atomic bomb-which you have helped to develop with high devO- tion to patriotic duty-is the most devastating military weapon that any country has ever been able to turn against its enemy. No one of you has worked on the entire pro- ject or known the whole story. Each of you has done his own job and kept his own secret, and SO today speak for a grateful nation when l say congratulations and thank you all. l hope you will continue to keep the secrets you have kept so well. The need for security and for continued effort is fully as great now as it ever was. We are proud of every one of you."
 Recruitment of labor for the pro- ject from highly competitive labor market had to be carried on within limitations imposed by the secrecy of the entire enterprise. Yet all occupa- tional sl<ills were in demand, ranging from common labor, carpenters and plumbers to glass blowers, chemists and physicists, with greatest stress laid upon construction workers, me chanics, and plant operators. The War Department, working through USES, called in top labor leaders to recruit and move skilled tradesmen to the areas where the work was to be car ried on, among them AF.L. Presi- dent William Green. C.IO. President Philip Murray, and the heads of the various building trade unions.
 LEADERS HELPED
 In many instances, the War De- partment report said, trade union leaders broke down conditions of long standing so that the work might be completed on schedule. Al one time when shortage of electri- clans acutely threatened schedules for completion, Patterson and Ed ward J. Brown, President, IBEW- AFL, worked out program to re- cruit 2,5OO electricians and, with the aid of the National Electrical Contractors Association, broke the bOttIeneck. A drastic need of ma- chinists and toolmakers, late in l943, made it necessary for WING to certify workers as available even over the protests of their employers.
 Due to the isolation of the project, security, limited housing and trans portation many turnover and absentee problems arose However, by means of individual interviews, hundreds of competent workers were persuaded to stay. Living conditions were improved Workers and their families could go to church, to school, to the movies tennis courts, swimming pool, base
The union times., 1945-08-18
Halls
 New Housing Bill
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One) postwar housing squarely upon pri- vate enterprise and local initiative, with the essential minimum of gov ernment aid and guidance. They speci- fcally relate housing policy to em- ployment and investment activity. The Wagner Postwar Housing Bill is the most important step yet taken in Congress toward the positive as- surance of full employment after the war.
 Enactment of this bill is ex- tremely urgent. Labor calls for speedy hearings immediately after the recess and prompt, bipartisan approval of the measure. We call upon every union member, every family and every citizen to make their support of the Wagner Post war Housing Bill known to their Congressmen.'
The union times., 1945-08-18
TOO BAD!

WASHINGTON = CPD = Be- cause of the sharp reduction in its budget resulting from the bitter Con gressional battle over its continuance, the Presidents Committee of Fair Employment Practice announces that it has closed regional offices at Gin cinnati and New Orleans. FEPC Chairman Malcolm Ross said that three additional offices at Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Kansas City will be closed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
Toledo j
Wins Two

The Toledo University basket
ball team has come through with
a clean slate so far this season
having defeated Findlay College
and Assumption of Sandwich,
Ontario.
Dave Connolly, athletic direc-
tor at the University, announces
that the Rockets schedule has
been increased to % games for
this season. The schedule in
cludes home and home series
with the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station, Chanute Field,
and the University of Detroit.
Included in the Rockets line
up is Sylvester (Stretch) Coed
de, pitcher with the Toledo Mud
Hens baseball team.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
Local II Lists
Boxers For Bouts

Final alterations are being
made in Local IL headquarters
for the gymnasium, dressing
rooms, showers, and club rooms
to be used by boxers who will
appear in the coming boxing
shows which will be held in
Civic Auditorium, beginning on
January 8, 1946,
Several boxers have been
lined up for the events and are
awaiting completion of the box
ing facilities. The necessary
equipment has been ordered and
delivery has been promised for
the very near future. AS soon
as the gymnasium is completed,
those who are registered at Lo-
cal IL will be notified and will
begin workouts.
Boxing instructors have been
secured and are ready to teach
the fine points of the fisticuffs
to those persons who wish to be-
come boxers. Among the in
structors are Joe Lohman, Red
Mcdonald, and Lloyd Bennett.
An advisory committee has been
chosen composed of Herman
Keller, Laverne Keller, Eddie
Krauss, Maurie Monetta, Tom
my Adair, George Curley, Jack
McAllister, and Ed Hackley.
Members of Local IL or any,
one who is interested in appear
ing on the boxing shows, are
asked to get in touch with Bir-
die Rule at 425 Winthrop Street
to be registered as to age,
weight, and experience. A post
card containing this informa-
ton will be sufficient.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
Illegal Fish
Nets Token

LANSING, Dec. IA - Three
hundred and thirty miles H.
$50, 900 feet), of illegal fish nets
have been surrendered to con-
servation officers by commercial
fishermen operating in Michigan
waters of the Great Lakes.
Except in the case of two
minor seizures, all nets have
been surrendered voluntarily to
officers. Surrendered webbing Is
destroyed, owners salvaging
leads and floats.
Officers have taken possess
sion of a million feet of illegal
nets above the Straits, 100000
feet of nets owned by fishermen
whose home ports are north of
the Muskegon-Bay City line in
the lower peninsula, and 100000
feet of nets fished in the lower
lakes.