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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-26

Ending its engagement today at
the L,oew-Poli theater Is laugh-filled
tale, The Sailor Takes a Wife,
co-starring Robert Walker and
June Allyson. This picture, a
comedy Of martaod trials and Sribu-
lations portrays the stars as a
couple OF newlyweds who start
housekeeping in a dilapidated New
York brownstone apartment. Ed
die Rochester" Anderson contri-
brtes an extremely amusing char
acterization as the janitor Of the
newlyweds apartment and Reginald
Owen as a man who is deferred
from gazing Walker a JOB when the
latter spills an entire dinner on
him.
The second attraction is the sur
priSe-packed murder mystery, Be-
hind Green Lights starring Carr
ole Lands 1ld William Pargan.
Starting Wednesday is the rough,
tough, Western epic, Dakota, star
ring John Wayne and Vera HrIlba
Ralston. Wayne portrays a ranch
er who almost single-hhanded bat
ties a band Of crooks. Miss Ralston
is the wealthy girl who elopes with
Wayne TO invade Dakota.
Although Miss Ralston gracefully
glided into motion pictures on a
magic pair of silver skates, she
has appeared in more screen stories
as a purely dramatic actress than
as a beautiful blonde exponent ex-
ponent Of cutting fancy figures on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-26

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. ee-The un.
usual success and the enthusiastic
reception given that magnificent
short, HITLER Lives" makes me
think that a new door has been
opened to Hollywood producers. The
film had a frank message to deliver
and delivered that message honest-
~. There was no beating about the
bush, yet the public flocked 10 see
It and the critics praised II highly.
Right now, there Is a crying need
for Hollywood to take up arms
against the racketeers preying upon
ex-servicemen. There are innum-
cradle schemes, such as fake bus
iness ventures, phoney correSpon-
dence schools, criminal wolves roll-
ing transient soldiers and sailors Of
their savings, and dozens OF other
equally vile plot TO vistimize serv-
icemen.
The government, the +. d. l., Bet
Ter Business Bureaus and police de-
partments are doing their best to
protect returning q. rs from these
racketeers, but Hollywood has an
even greater chance for success. Mo-
ton pictures are an ideal medium
Tor circulating a much needed warn
ing against these criminals, and
Tor teaching veterans how to recog-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-26
Petit DOyne
At Jacques

Petit Dayne, widely known
throughout the middle west az the
most sophisticated strip-tease arts,
IN burlesqUe, headlines the new
show at Jacques Theater which
opened last night. Miss Dayne comes
direct from the Rialto Theater IN
Chicago and presents to waterbur-
ians an entirely new version Of the
world famous burlesque act, Being
six feet tall, she really depicts an
entirely new phase Of the ancien,
art.
Supporting Miss Dayne Is sherry
Evenette, the Daring Lovely En-
chantress: and Joyce King, glorify-
ing youth IN this return engage
ment by popular demand.
Al Golden Is the Master OF Cere-
monies and introduces such COM
edians as John Barry and Sid Rog-
ers who are followed by the cele-
brated Acrobatic Dancer, Bette Ha-
din. Also IN this new show are
George Rowland, Juggler; Tony
Crazano, the italian Accordion Wiz
ard and that ever favorite Juvenile
Vine James.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-26

the ice. IN Dakota" she Is seen
IN her newest dramatic role rs q
daughter Of the west In pioneer
days.
Wayne has made a lot Of he.nan
pictures, but nothing to date equals
the set~to he engages in with big
Mike Manirki, 2a0-pounds former
professional wrestler, IN q scene II
the picture. Walter Brennan Ward
Bond, Ona Munson and Grant
withers give splendid performances
In the companion feature The
Madonna's Secret" one OF the most
thrilling and unusual presenta lions
Of the psychology Of murder is
tensely dramatized. A new aps
preach to the pathological causes
OF the desire to kill Is shown in this
stirring mystery melodrama starring
Francis Lederer with Ann Ruth.
erford, Gail Patrick, Edward Ash
Icy and Linda Stirling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-26
cnolCE MoRsEL -
Il Soys Here
STOCK MARkEr

I was learng uAorOgN The ii.
nANeial pages % the paper the
other day seeking a careless CO.
maker, when I noticed the stock
market was on a rampage again,
wAs IN the market back IN le2a.
That Yves before penicillin, OF course,
which probably explains why q took
my lsooketbook Is years TO recover,
All OF my family was active IN
Wall street Ia those DAYS. odd
lot" Hope, they used to cali uS.
And don't think We werentl you've
heard Of bulls and bears I was
what Is q lied 4 gopher trader
I'D buy one share, then hire un.
dergroNnd until the market closed.
I didn't know what to buy "a
I used 10 listen 10 the brokers' Gus.
toners man customers man"
that's q tout who's been "a
Harvard, Was he o snappy ClresSerl
You had 10 buy what he told YOU
or he'd whip YOU 10 death with his
gardenia.
he kept telling me 80 and So
was forming a big pool to buy this
and . big pool to sell that. lie
was riciat about the pool m
fact, lteening 10 him pat me be.
hind We eight bah for ten years.
He had me 30 poor that the depres.
sion had been on four years before
I knew It.
But learned my lesson and never
again What's that? Steel up
three points2 The ticker % min.
utes latep Mmmmn
What was that I heard this morn.
ing about that pool being formed
in American Snood, Ltd.p Mmmm
Now there might be something &c
that report
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-26
Current Films
Time Schedule

WARMERS STATE - "Clnaer.
ella Jones"s leo, S,lS, sec,
ssse D. m,
~lsle % The Deaa"s asSo, bsao,
Nsle b, ~.
LOEW'S pOLl--"Sallor Takes a
WIFE, leo, Ssl0 $50. s'sS
- M,
"Behlnd Green Lights; S;to,
Ssso. sste D. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-26

haven't but It seems to me the SUBJ
ject Of her non-cooperation can
bear analysis. Might be that Greer
would find happiness IL she stopped
concentrating on her own feelings
and thought about other folks more
often. There's nothing like forget
ting yourself to make others remem-
you.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
UE-CIO Wants
WoQe Increase

New York, Nov. 20 (LPA)
- A new second round of wage
raises will be demanded by the
United Electrical, Radio & Ma
chine Workers.CIO when con-
tract negotiotions begin with
General Electric, Westinghouse
and other firms early next year.
Without specifying the amount
the union will seek, 200 dele
gates to wage policy con-
ference here indicated that the
UE will coordinate its demands
with those of the United Auto
Workers and the United Steel
workers.
Pointing out that wage raises
will contribute ito the basic
economic stability of the entire
economy and to lessening the
threat of depression arising from
lack of the peoples purchasing
power, the delegates declared
that further soaring prices
must mean less food, clothing,
fuel and other basic essentials
for millions of American citi-
zens. The lowered living stand
ards of the people generally
contrast with the greatest pro-
fiteering on the part of Ameri-
can corporations in the history
of our country"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
COP Planning
Record Chest

WASHINGTON (LPA) - A
war chest of nearly 81, 100000
"a record for a on-election
year-was planned for 1947 by
the Republican National Com
mittee here last week as reports
reached Washington that in
Ohio and other states the COP
spent 500 for each 81 spent
by the Democrats in the recent
campaign.
Ohio Republicans, according
to their own figures filed with
the Secretary of State, spent a
grand total of $1,037,O60, to
elect the Bricker- Herbert ticket.
The Democrats filed expenses
S10,983. National Committee
members here were fully con-
fident that it would be far
easier to raise the near-million
next year than in any non-elec-
ton year since 1892. Industrial
lists who during the war years
were afraid to contribute for
fear of losing war contracts now
feel free to kick in with large
sums, committeeman asserted.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
ACWA Announces
Re+irmenf PIon

NEW YORK, Dec. IL (LPA)
Workers in the mans and
boys clothing trades who have
reached the age of 70 and seen
20 years service in the industry
will be able to retire on pen
sions under an industry-wide
old-age retirement plan which
goes into effect next month, the
Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers-CIO announced last week.
Under the program, the vet
eran workers can quit work and
obtain pensions which will
match, dollar for dollar, funds
paid out to them by the gov
ernment under its social secur-
ity program. In 1948, men and
women in the industry will be
able to retire at IS.
The ACW estimated that for
70-year olds, $1,500,000 will be
paid out annually and that 1900
union members will be benefi-
ciaries. Reserves are now being
built up to permit retirement,
sometime in 1948, of ACW mem
bers who have reached 65 in
the clothing industry.
The retirement fund was Gre
ated in December, 1945, as a
result of industry-wide negotia-
tions in the mems and boys
clothing trades. The employers
agreed to contribute 80 of
their weekly payrolls to the re-
tirement fund, the workers be-
ing required to make no con-
tribution.
The pension fund supplements
comprehensive system of life,
health, accident, disqualification
and maternity insurance pre-
viously set up in the industry
through collective bargaining
and for which the employers
pay 2% of their weekly pay
rolls.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
(gZZ2IzXyf7s(zZsl7N73.NI3ZE 4SIS
CoIumnist Labels Words
Of Worlds Worst Advice
by BEN DOR, LPA CoIumnist

I've seen in books I've it framed and hanging in
peoples offices It's the possible advice but it seems
be what lot of labor people doing 1t goes like
this Never explain Your friends don't need it, and your
enemies won't believe you ANYWAY"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
SchweIIenbach
Reorganizes
His Top Staff

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL -
.NPA) - Reorganization of the
Labor Departments top staff in
order to provide more efficient
and comprehensive service to ma
tional and local unions was an
nounced last week by Secretary
L. B. Schwellenbach.
Establishment of a staff COM
mittee on program and policy
and assignment of administrative
duties to Undresecretary Keen
Johnson was ordered by Schwel-
lenbach together with ALLEGATION
of specific departmental respon-
sibilities to three assistant secre-
taries, John w. Gibson, Philip
Hannah and David A. Morse.
This ste p, "Schwellenbach
said, sis designed to complete
the integration of the department
for more usefulness under our
basic legislation. 1t will also tie
together the many activities of
our bureau to make their serv-
ices more available and more
useful to labor, management and
the public"
The following assignments
were m d e: Undersecretary
eNnr M NJ ri o:
Johnson: Retaining & Reem-
ployment Administration, Ship
building Sterilization Commit
tee, Wage Adjustment Board for
the building and construction
industry. Assistant Secretary
Gibson: Bureau of Labor Stats
tics Wage & Hour and Public
Contracts Divisions Women's S
Bureau. Assistant Secretary
Hannah: Apprentice Training
Service, bureaus engaged in per-
formance of duties under the
Davis-Bacon, Eight-hour, and
Copeland enthusiastically Acts,
Division of Labor Standards,
u. S. Employment Service. AS
sistant Secretary Morse; Bu-
reaus engaged in international
activities.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
Whitney
Attacks


CLEVELAND, Dec. II LPA)
business now dominates
the government through its rep
resentatives in Truman's cabi-
net and in other government of
fices," President A. F. Whitney,
of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, charged here last
week.
In scathing attack or Com
merce Secretary Averell Harri-
mans implied contention that
the country must be protected
against labor leaders because of
the undue concentration of
power in the hands of any
group" Whitney declared:
mo labor leader has any
power or influence except when
he gives voice to the accumu-
lated misery and the just de-
mands of the workers he rep
resents. This human misery is
the direct result of the paralyz-
ing and monstrous abuse of the
economic power for which Mr..
Hartman now fronts.
"Only in the last decade"
said the BRIT leader, 'have
working men and women had
the protection of statutory law
in their basic democratic right
to form and join organizations
of their own free choice. Big
business is determined to de-
stroy this right. To accomplish
this end, big business interests
have for the time at least, drop
ped their philosophy of laizze
faire and have now manuvered
the government into serving
their fascist ends of using the
government against the people
and to strengthen the hands OF
corporate interests"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13

So we 60 out and dig up the
facts to tell to labor press read
ers. But what about the daily
papers? Some of them are try
ing to do a descent job of tell
ing the facts. They'd give la
bor's case a fair break if labor
gave them the facts of the case.
But hardly ever does major
union think it important to give
the papers a chance to tell its
story. The paper is left to decide
that only the boss has a case
and to tell that case against the
union all over the front page.
I've tried to think of some
thing to explain why we're will
ing to let that go on. I can't
come up with a good explana-
ton for it, no matter how hard
l try.
Is it because we think that all
the people are already either
for us or against us, and that
nothing else will count? That's
not right. The people are not
all either for labor or against it,
any more than they're all either
Democrats or Republicans. In
this country, people have a
right to change their minds, and
they use it, too.
You've guessed it; frequently
nothing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
JohIess Claims
Increase

WASHINGTON, Dec. II -
Unemployment insurance claims
rose sharply throughout the
country last week, the Bureau of
Employment Security of the
Social Security Administration
announced.
Continued claims for state
unemployment insurance jump
ed from 835,600 to 901, 400,
while initial claims rose from
137,100 to 159,400 Compensate
claims rose by $1,000 to a total
of 816,300 during the week.
Pennsylvania reported the larg-
est increase of 11,600 with Cali
fornia second with $500. The
increase in initial claims was
widespread, with all but four
states reporting higher levels
than in the preceding week.
Four states - Massachusetts,
New York, California and Wash
ington - accounted for more
than half the increase.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
MMSW Asks
SI5,0O0,000

CHICAGO, Dec. II - (LPA)
- Following the lead of the
CIO United Steelworkers, the
Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers.
CIO last weke filed suits for
$15,000,000 in back wag S
against four companies. AS in
the actions brought by the
Steelworkers, the MMSW claim
ed the $15,000,000 as portal-to-
portal pay plus penalties under
the Wage-Hour Act. The suits
were entered as a result of a
u. S. Supreme Court ruling
which held that portal-to-portal
back pay must be liquidated at
time-and-a.halt because it would
have meant overtime In addi-
lion to the regular work.day.
Violations of the Wage-Hour
Act permits punitive claims for
triple time in such cases.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13

! don't know what any
body can possibly get by Civ
ing = or following - such
advice. It might be alright If
we could divide people up just
like that: your friends over here
on this side, and they'll never
change; your enemies. over here
on that side, and to hell with
them.
But it just doesn't work that
way. If the labor movement
tries to operate on that basis,
we'll end up some day soon
peeping out from around the
wrong part of the eightball,
, still trying to figure out how
we got that way.
Public Relations
What brought all this on is the
way some unions behave, not
only on a year-round basis, but
even when they have major
strike on their hands.
Now, there haze been a lot of
strikes. Sure, we struck because
we had to. Sure we were right,
and we have the facts and the
figures to prove it. Sure, we are
the ones who got hurt when we
had to 60 without jobs and
without pay, especially in the
cold months of winter in De-
troit, New York, or anywhere
else.
But the public got hurt, too.
Even when it isn't hurt, the
public gets irritated. Strikes in
terfere with conveniences and
Ncomforts. Sometimes the public
Wgets convinced that even its
health and safety are threat
ened.
Well, what are you going to
do when a strike has to be
called? Are you going to sit
back with your mouth shut and
your typewriter idle and let the
boss tell your story for you?
Brother, take it from me, that
amt the way to make friends
and influence congressman!
Press Feels 1t
Here we are in the office of
a labor newspaper. A big strike
is called and we want to 60 to
town on telling the story of
what's back of that strike.
What do we get?
We get statements by the
} government. We get statements
by the bosses. We read state
ments in the daily papers. But
what do we get from the union?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
Business Profits
Hit New Records

WASHINGTON, Dec. II -
(LPA) - While workers are
finding it harder than ever to
make ends meet, business is
rolling up profits at an all-time
record rate. That's on the au-
thority of top magazine of the
industrial field-Business Week.
In its latest issue, the maga-
zine declared jubilantly that in
the first full year of postwar
business, U. S. corporations as a
whole are hitting a new earn
ings peak"
That peak" the magazine
explained, will be at least S12
billion for 1946-which is near
.ly 25% more than the S9,500,-
100000 year average profits
for the war years; 500 more
than the previous banner peace
time year of 1929, and. more
than 200% above the average
profits for the immediate pre-
war years of 1869.
At the same time, dividends
being paid out to stockholders
are also hitting record levels.
Business Week reported. For
the first IL months of 1946,
such dividends have been run
ming far higher than 1945, and
/ in December, the magazine said,
corporations are slated to vote
/ a deluge of extra" dividends,
equal to about 206 of the
amount paid out in the previous
IL months.
wall Street is going to be
very disappointed if there isn't
virtual flood of December di-
vidend payments" the magazine
said. with 1916 profits the
highest in history unusually
generous Christmas treatment
is anticipated for many stock
holders"
No such cherry Yule is in
sight for workers, however.
their real" wages have been
skidding down for months while
profits zoomed.
The Department of Labor es-
timated that the real" weekly
earnings of industrial workers
in terms of the buying power
of the wage dollar-have drop
ped II per cent below the war
time level as of March, 1945.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
Wyatt Quits
House Fight

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL =
GPA) - Hopes for far-reach-
ing government assistance to
the outmoded housing industry
ended last week when Housing
Expediter wilson Wyatt re-
signed, abandoning his losing
battle against high prices OF
building materials, "business-as-
usual" attitudes of government
financial agencies, and the rock
ribbed conservatives of the real
estate lobbies.
The long-range Wagner-El-
lender Taft General Housing
Bill is/expected to be the focus
of attention in the coming Con-
gress. The bill would provide
the groundwork for slum clear
ance and city planning, would
permit government financing to
encourage middle-income home
building on large scale, and
would encourage la bor, vet
erans' and tenants groups to
build their own housing projects
on a cooperative basis.
Announcement by the Ameri-
can Veterans Committee of an
intensive four-day campaign by
the AVC's $50 chapters from
Dec. 9 to II was expected TO
lead to further demonstrations
of support for the bill. Franklin
D. Roosevelt Jr. AVG national
housing chairman said that vet
erans' delegations will let every
Congressman and political lead
er know how we feel"
States The Issue
"The issue" which resulted in
Wyatt's resignation lis not be-
tween private enterprise and
socialized housing" asserted Ray
Sawyer, newly elected national
commander of A M VETS -
American Veterans of World
War II. "The issue is between
18th century handcraft building
methods and 20th century mass
production methods.
For 800 years there have been
no major improvements in home
building methods. Now, for the
first time in history, private en-
terprise is ready to apply mass
production to home building. A
new industry is ready subject
to government help, to utilize
war-produced and wartested
materials to build homes within
the financial reach of the low
income population of America" "
The immediate cause of
Wyatt's resignation was refusal
Iof President Truman to back
him in a fight with the Recon
struction Finance Corporation.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-11
Fish "Swin7
 Into Cannery

PORTLAND, Me. (P)-A 65-ton cargo of fish which virtually "swam" from boats to cannery storage tanks has been unloaded in 40 minutes, compared with six to eight hours by old methods.
 John D. Toft, vice president of the R. J. Peacock Canning CO.,, and inventor of the unloading device, said today the fish were mixed with water in a six-inch suction hose and floated to storage tanks.
 A 30 horsepower pump creating 12 pounds pressure helps the fish swim" through the system, which has been installed in the concerns two plants at Lubec, one at East port and one here.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-11
Congress Clashes Over Statehood For Hawaii

WASHINGTON .H)--~ongress- men at opposite ends of the Capi- tol, and of opposite political fai.ls, disagreed sharply today on the prospects of statehood for Hawaii.
 Rep. Miller D.-CalifD disputed prediction by Senator Butler R.- NebD that mo offshOre area ever will get statehood" Miller asserted the House, at least, would approve statehood for Hawaii right now.
 "I never will vote for statehood for any offshore area" Butler had told reporter, "at least not until the people of this country have been thoroughly educated to the responsibilities that would in- volve. I am expressing the opinion of every other member of Con- gress I ever have talked to on the subject"
 Miller replied in an interview:
 If we take seriously what the Constitution says about all men being created equal, and I do take it seriously, I do not see how we can deny statehood to Hawaii. They want it. They are ready for it."
 Buffers comment was made in connection with a visit last week by a delegation of Puerto Ricans attending the Republican national committee meeting in Washington. They said Puerto Rico would pre- fer statehood to independence, Butler reported.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-11
M. s. MITROvITCH TO REPRESENT VIVA CHAMBER

M. S. Mitrovitch, president of the NWA Chamber of Commerce, is leaving today on the Alaska Air lines plane for Anchorage where he vii lact as representative for the VIVA Chamber in the meeting of all Alaska chambers next week in Anchorage.
 MT. Mitrovitch will also attend the Alaska Aviation conference which is being sponsored by the CAA eighth region, Alaska and the Aleutians, and will be held in the U.S.O. building in Anchorage, on December 12 and 13, 1946.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-11

JERUSALEM, (P-The British navy announced today that TAP shipwrecked Jewish refugees had been evacuated from the lonely Greek island of Syrine by two British warships and now are en- route to Suda Bay at Crete, where the immigrants are to be trans ferred to hospital ship and thence to Cyprus. The announcement said the rescue was carried out "in extremely rough seas and in ex- ] treme difficulty"