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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-10-05

have included $4,000 draft animals,
10000 dairy cattle. 1852 tons Of
seed, 74,9l8 tons Of fertilizer, 5000
tractors and numerous plows, har-
rows, binders and hand tools.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-10-05
NATIONAL DEBT:
Being Cut

! With reduction of the huge nation
al debt one Of the administration
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-10-05

On Sunday. September 90 Rev.
A. McFall preached the annual SER
mon at Berther Chapel Baptist
church. He delivered soul-stirring
sermon which was enjoyed by all.
He was accompanied by his moth
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-04
Thinking 1t Through
By Ben Dor

II you read the papers, the southern drive
looks like a football game, complete with
cheering sections and score cards. But it's
quite different when you get down south and
talk to the men and women who are running
the drive and doing the organizing.
To them it's sober hard job. They know
it's not going to be done in a few weeks or
few months. It's going to take years to get the
south to the place where it can be called or
ganized"
Maybe the people who write in the daily
press think that it can be done the way you
play a game. But the people doing the work
know what they're buckings
One of the National Labor Relations Board
people told me that the work in his office has
been multiplied by four since the drive began.
His office used to handle about 80 cases
month. Now it's getting 120 or more. He ex-
poets the load to get even bigger as we go
along; more and more plants will find them
selves up against q combination of workers
who are determined to bargain collectively,
and law that puts the government on their
side.
The unions are losing some of the cases
that they take to the board. You know about
these, because the papers like to tell about
them. But over rs per cent like to tell about
get to the regional office of the NLRB in one
territory that visited end in union victories.
NEW FOLKTALES GROWING UP
The stories Wnlcn Will become tno new
legends and tales of the labor movement are
already beginning to be told. One that they're
telling in Georgia is about committee that
walked into a union office and said Our
plant Is all organized. We've had a company
union for years. Give us the cards, and the
whole gang is ready to sign up with your
union now"
1t was the last plant in a large southern
chain. The rest of it had taken years to or
ganize; this one took only the time necessary
to pass out the cards and pick them up again.
In the mind of nearly everyone talked to,
there is the same, vital question: this be
kept drive by labor for the unorganized,
will 1t turn into contest of one labor organ
ization against another?
So far, the competition between the two
labor organizations has been very small. An
NLRB official told me that only about per
cent of the cases he knew about involved both
a CIO and an AFL union. Ninety-five per cent
of the cases were just one of the unions against
mo union
But the number of union contests seem to
be getting bigger. He Is afraid as are lot
of the labor people, too, that the unions may
soon find themselves wasting their time and
their energies in competition with each
other, while the anti-union bosses stand by
laughing themselves sick-and getting away
with the same practices that have ground down
southern workers for years.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-04
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser
Director Region 2B, UAW-ClO
BACK OUR OWN


In this coming election, we will have an
opportunity to back our own people. In Frank
Mohn of the Spicer Unit and Michael Damas
and Jack Thompson of the Auto-Lite Unit we
have three candidates for public office who
come from the ranks of labor and who are
pledged to work for the things that will ad-
vance the welfare and security of all of us.
We have had two years to look over the
situation it developed in our own state legis-
lature and in Washington, two years in which
we made very little progress because of the
people whom we have elected to represent us
in Columbus and Washington.
Electing and keeping public officials in Of
flee is a trial and error business. We know
now that most of elected officials in CO.
lumbus and Washington were errors. Our err
rors. But we don't have to remain in error.
Our best chances of gaining the things
which we know will advance the security and
welfare Of the majority of the people are
through people from our own ranks. am pos
tive that fellow like Frank Mohn, if he is
elected to serve in the state senate will never
forget the people from whose ranks he comes.
If Jack Thompson and Mike Damas are
elected, have every feeling that they would
not let reactionary or anti-labor bill get by
without giving a good account of themselves
in fighting against it,
Legislation to increase unemployment ben
efits for the workers; to give us improved
workmen'S compensation adequate old-age
pensions, better safety and health codes in our
plants and other bills to make life more bear
able and fuller for the workers will surely be
given the backing of our own people who have
toiled in the plants and know the problems of
the workers.
FOR OUR FREEDOM
Our own people, Mohn, Thompson and Da-
mas can't help but be for our program of So
cial legislation. They have all been employed
in plants long enough to know and feel the
sentiments of the workers. We know that
when the bill to increase unemployment COM
pensation comes before the next session of the
legislature that Frank Mohn will be guided by
the wishes of the majority of the people If he
is elected.
We know that Jack Thompson and Mike
Damas will not run out on and vote with
big business against increasing the unemploy
ment compensation What is true of the unem-
ployment compensation will be true of other
bills which we are seeking. They will oppose
the things to which we are opposed.
For the first time in two years we Will
have a real opportunity to put our own people
into the state legislature, and this time let us
hope that it will be different story than lS4Z
and 1914
Right now the main thing is to get every
one whom you know is not registered to take
advantage of the next couple of days and go to
one of the registration places and get them
selves qualified for Nov. 5. Then, having done
that get behind the labor candidates and work
for them until election and we have gooo
chance of placing them in the legislature
where they will serve all the people and be
credit to themselves and to the union from
whose ranks they come.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-04
Your Last Chance

All over America people are grumDIlnS
because of conditions over which they ap-
parentIy have no control and which they
seemingly cannot remedy.
Just one month from tomorrow, No
vember 5, people all over America will be
able to put their protests into significant
form by going to the polls and voting.
Every election, particularly since 1882
has been an important election. This year
is no different than others. The same
forces which the people voted against in
their fight to save the country in 1882 are
still with us operating at the same old
old stand, using the same old slogans,
conspiring in the same old way to main
tain their control over wealth, jobs, the
government and everything that cOntri-
butes to their supremacy.
Nobody but the American people can
change the situation in our country. They
can do it by voting next month. They can
do it by voting for the candidates who are
pledged to program for the whole people
rather than special selfish interests.
But before many can exercise their
right to vote, they must qualify them
selves by registering or re-registering
their names with the Board of Elections.
Today and Monday are the last days
that those who have failed to register can
qualify. 1t is their last chance for two
years to play their part in shaping the
destiny of this nation; their opportunity to
have an active part in changing national
situation where a reactionary Congress
has ignored even the most basic needs of
the people.
1t is very evident that the situation
which exists today differs completely
from that of 1912.
In 1912 the workers of the country
were working long hours and their take
home pay meant more to them than the
wages which the workers of today are
receiving.
While supplies of all commodities were
short, it was still possible TO obtain meat,
sugar, fats, farm produce of all kinds and
other foodstuffs at a reasonable price.
Controls over foodstuffs and rents were
far more effective then than now. People
were eontented. They rested and relaxed
and made ii possible for the present Con-
gress to evolve from the one which pre-
ceeded 1t.
Tomorrow and Monday will be the
workers last chance TO get ready for the
payoff which we hope they will take care
of November s. If they are cOntented
with their take-home pay, satisfied with
the food situation, happy about the lack
Of price controls, pleased with the out
look Of unemployment without a full en-
ployment bill TO guarantee them jobs,
tolerant of the way Congress has handled
the whole situation since VI Day, then
this is not for them.
Those who are dissatisfied and want
to change things will register today and
Monday. II a large enough number do
this, November will he pay day for a
lot of our Congressman whom we can re-
tire TO private life, where, provided they
are bright enough they may eventually
understand what Lincoln meant when he
uttered his memorable words about fool
ing the people
Don't he fooled any longer Register
tomorrow and vote i'm November.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-04

LaborReport
By BRADFORD V. CARTER


There is more than one
way of Skinning a cat and of
killing a pro-labor agency of
the Government.
Instead of numbering the
Wagner Act by amending it,
the job is now being done
slowly by starving the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board
of the funds it needs to op-
crate effectively.
A few years ago the first
workable technique for ham,
stringing the activities of the
NLRB was developed. This
consisted of passing riders"
to the Boards appropriations,
preventing it from admins
tering the Act in certain
cases.
In July of this year, how
ever, second and much
more direct blow was struck
against the work of the Board
when its appropriations for
salaries were cut to such an
extent that almost one out of
every four members of its
staff have had to be dismiS-
sed.
This cut in staff comes at
a time when the NLRB has
before 1t more cases than ever
before. Since the end of the
war there has been a steady
increase in its work, both in
the number of petitions of un-
ions for collective bargaining
elections and in the number
of charges of unfair labor
practices.
Always seriously und r
stated, the Board was never
theless able to conduct cleo
tions requested by unions
within two months, even
where the employer would
take full advantage of all his
legal rights to delay such ac-
tion. At the present time,
only a few weeks since the
first layoffs of Board agents,
there is already a lag of many
weeks in even these simple
election cases.
One national union has
faced this problem by with
drawing all its charges of un-
fair labor practices which
take a far longer time to in
veStigate and dispose of-by
requesting the Board to con-
centrste on the simple but eff
fective job of running col
lective bargaining elections.
But this solution Is short
sighted, for employers will
soon find out that they can
refuse to bargain with unions
without fear of being brought
before the Board.
An alternative is for unions
to return to the weapon of
striking for recognition of
their rights. This will result
in adding to the present wave
of strikes for increases in
wages another wave of the
more violent type - the sort
of strikes we had after the
last war, and again in 1897,
before employers obeyed the
Wagner Act.
Labor's job during the next
few months is made much
more difficult by this unfor-
tunate situation. On the one
hand it must watch carefully
the cases it sends to the
Board, so that only the most
important ones will demand
the time of the limited staff.
On the other hand, it is nee
eSSary to get commitments
from Congressional candi-
dates to support increased ap-
preparations for the NLRB.
This is by way of saying that
the month before elections is
still the best season for talk
ingg frankly to your Con-
gresham.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-04

Distortions OF news in the daily press have
been Strengthened out little bit by labor
pressure but the suckers are still made fools
OF by daily press advertisers Last week the
Federal Trade Commission ordered a Cleve-
land firm manufacturing "Legumne Herbo-
lax Tablets" 10 stop advertising that its fake
preparation will prevent excess fat pro
mote sleep, create warmth or vitality. feed
the nerves, improve teeth or eyes, prevent
rickets tone the blood, improve the users
looks prevent goitre provide mental
balance"
In Chicago the OPA local administrator
received the following letter from a butcher:
Dear Sir; You have failed to send me
retail ceiling price list on meats for Groups
l d 2. haven't anything to sell but il you
send me price list I'll have something to
read"
From Bogota, Columbia, in South Amer
ica, comes the report that striking mattresses
established the first picketlne in the history
of the country. They won an 8-hour day
double-psy for holidays and a general wage
increase The next thing they have to learn
from North America is that it's cheaper for
their male patrons to marry them than to paw
'ne expected tips for good dinner.
A strike Of Mexican customs agents halted
all shipments to and from the u. s. and Mex
ico last week. The strikers permitted only
one thing to 20 thru Strikebreakers and
scsbs from both sides Of the border could swim
the Rio Grsnde to the ocean as long as they
didn't touch either shore.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-04

The New York Journal of
Commerce, daily paper of the
nations big business over
lords, quotes Ira Mosher,
chairman of the NAM, as say
ing that "OPA is not price
control; it is profit control" F."
Mosher, repeatedly, has never
recovered from a nightmare
he had at a very tender age
in which he saw rabbit
swallow q tiger whole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-09
Man Gets ; 10 9 Years
In S534 Armed Robbery

Clarence Williams, IS, colored, of
the first block of S street S.W. yes
terday was sentenced by Justice Jen-
nings Bailey of District Court to
serve from three to nine years for
robbing the manager of the Fat Boy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-09
W Loses Step in Fight
Against Return 10 Italy

Andrea Ippolito, described as a
citizen of Italy and a prisoner OF
war, yesterday lost a round in Dis
trict Court in his effort to obtain a
court order which would require the
Secretary of War to permit him to
go to Brazil instead of being re-
turned to Italy. Mr.. Ippolito said
in the suit, brought in his behalf by
a brother-in-law, that he wants to
join his wife and children, who live
in Brazil.
Mr.. Ippolito, who is said to have
been at Camp Hereford, Tex, was
not in court, but was represented by
counsel when Justice Alexander
Holtzoff denied a preliminary in
junction seeking to prevent the
mans return to Italy. At the same
time, Justice Holtzoff dismissed q
previous temporary restraining order
IN the case and expressed the view
that he didn't think the court should
interfere with the Secretary of Wal
regarding return of war prisoners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-09
Greater Production
Urged by Ford 10
Solve Nation S Ills
Fy the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8.-Henry
Ford II declared yesterday the So
luton for industrial disorders, re.
conversion delay and imitation was
work"
The 2S-year-old president of the
Ford Motor Co., speaking before the
Commonwealth Club, also expressed
the opinion ''coercive" labor legis-
lation was not the solution to labor
management ills, and that price
fixing continued to be an imitation
airy danger.
1.-THE one promising road to peace
and plenty is for all of us to pitch
in and work-to produce-to set
aside all other considerations until
some future date and meet the cur
rent problems of our country and
the world by the kind of production
that comes by hard, honest work.
="
Factory Workers PolIed.
Mr.. Ford asserted that 4 recent
factory worker poll, otherwise I'M
specified, showed As per cent of the
union members think they should
turn out as much work as they are
able-44 per cent say man should
do about average work"
Nonunion workers polled so Der
cent for doing all they could and
80 per cent for aiming at the aver
age.
If those fairly represent worker
opinion, Mr.. Ford said, union lead
ers then had a big educational Job
to do.
1--WE at Ford are in the midst of a
gigantic gambia gamble on the
American people and the future OF
free enterprise in this country" he
continued.
Citing examples. to support his
statement, Mr.. Ford said his COM
pany's most popular car cost $512
to produce in 1941-now it costs 1861
OH the assembly line. Distribution
labor, overhead and sales costs
boost the total to $1,O41, and the
OPA price on the car now is $728.
There may be sound reasons for
continuing the system, but so far as
We are concerned, it is in danger of
creating the very kind of imitation
which price-fixing is supposed to
prevent" he declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-09
Longshoremen' S Pay
Increase Approved
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. s.-The re.
gional Wage Sterilization Board
yesterday announced its approval oil
20 per cent wage increase fol-
10000 longshoremen whose strike
tied UP New York Harbor for IL
days last October.
The board said its decision was
final and was not subject to review
by the national board.
The award was recommended by
William H. Davis, former national
WLB chairman and Government.
appointed arbitrator in the dispute
which at one time left 400 ships
idle in the harbor.
The increase will raise wages oil
members of the ALL international
Longshoremen's Association from
SIPS to s1.50 an hour, retroactive
to October /, when the strike be-
gan, the board said.
1t also provides a basic 40-houl
instead of 44-hour work week, one
week paid vacation and travel time
provisions.
The settlement, between the long
shoremen and the New York Ship.
ping Association, affects 100 ship.
ping companies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-09
THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. c. 81 BIS
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3

viction, If the Government obtained
it, in the light Of its recent deci-
sions. He asked for three weeks in
which to obtain the official position
Of the Justice Department on a trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-09
Lionel Monder. S., Dies,
Acted in SO Pictures

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 9.--Lionel
Miles Mander, S., veteran stage and
screen character actor, died yester-
day after a heart attack.
Mr.. Mander had appeared in SO
motion pictures since coming here
10 years ago from England, where
he had been an actor, director and
author.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-09
Montgomery Becomes
IViscount of AIumein
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-Field Marshal
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, elevated
to the peerage in the Kings New
Year honors list, today chose as his
title "Viscount Montgomery of Ala
mein."
Ell Alamein was the scene of q
North African battle in which Mar
shat Montgomery's troops halted
German Field Marshal Rommels
drive toward the Suez.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-09
Court 10 Rule in 7 Weeks
On Sedition Case Dismissal

The next moves in the famous
sedition case today awaited an OFF,
cial statement by the Justice De-
partment on its position and Chief
Justice Bolitha J. Laws ruling in
District Court on a defense plea to
end the litigation. Both are ex-
pected in about two weeks. The
defendants are charged with caus-
ing disaffection in the armed forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-09
Canvass to Enlist
Zionist Supporters

A city-wide canvass Of Jewish
families will be undertaken tomor-
row by members of the Louis D.
Brandeis Zionist District to enlist
support for the Zionist movement,
j. A. Kamerow, membership chair
man, announced today.
More than 100 members of the
committee will canvass assigned
sectors of the city and MIR. Kamerow
said the District expects to recruit
1000 new members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-09

date. Chief Justice Laws said he
would rule In about two weeks, even
If the Attorney General did not
state the departments stand in
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-09
Clio Ordered to Pay
Beating Victim So, 900

BY the Associated Press.
KENTLAND, Ind, Feb. "a jury
has awarded Charles Titus of Ho-
bart, Ind, $4,000 damages against
the CLIO United Steel Workers
Union, local 1866, and three of Its
representatives for injuries he said
he suffered in 1941 when he said he
was removed from a bus in Gary by
USW dues inspection pickets.
A Newton Circuit Court jury made
the award Thursday night.
Mr.. Titus testified he was kicked
and beaten by Frank Order, former
sub-district director of the Gary
USW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-09

Arguments were presented yester-
day on the defense motion to drop
the case for the lack OF prosecution.
O. John Rogge, special assistant
to the Attorney General, told Justice
Laws he has great doubt" If the
Supreme Court would sustain con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-02-09

Restaurant, 1900 block Of New York
avenue NE, of 1894 on January 6.
williams, who had pleaded guilty,
held the manager, William McGar-
vey, and two employees at bay with
pistol while taking the money from
a desk and safe in the restaurant
Office.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16

G. M. C.-My half brother died
in the east and they telegraphed
me. 1 left Immediately so that 1
could attend the funeral. l have 9
half sisters and brothers. l am the
oldest. When | arrived no one met
me at the station. 1 went on out
70 the house and no one seemed
very happy to see me. l went to
the funeral and vas terribly hurt
because 1 wasn't permitted to sit
with the family. Now this hurt me
very badly. After everything was
Jver they didn't seem soc;able TO
ne at all and I left and took the
long train journey homeward. l
didn't tell my husband how l was
treated as I have a good husband
and we get along fine and always
have. But / just want you to tell
me if l should worry any longer
about the way my half sisters
and brothers acted at this funeral.
Ans: On some occasions of a
great sorrow, such as you men
toned above, families no not al
ways think nationally. 1t was GER
tainly not their intention to hurt
your feelings at such a crucial
moment. Provision was not made
for you at the funeral because you
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16

ton Hotel group March 10 on one
Of the rapid moving street cars.
Fontenelle Hotel wide awake
room service man, Mr.. George
Thomas and Capt attended
Bro. Campbells funeral.
Regis Hotel and White Horse
Inn walters on the job.
Walters at the Hill Hotel going
good.
Blackstone Hotel walters on the
up and go.
Nh. J. G. Algiers, ST., the con-
/ genial manager of the OAC is en-
loving the beautiful sunshine Of
California, brought a friendly
smile on all faces of employees
by sending delicious boxes Of
fruits an candy. Orchids to Mr..
Algiers!
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-16

were not expected. People receive
Sights all Of the time but if they
take offense to them, they live q
life Of misery. You must force
yourself to be big enough to over
look the pe%culiarities and short
comings of Others and never be
offended and irritated when things
don't work in your favor. You do
have a wonderful home and hus-
band and you must not continue
to grieve over this experience as
it would disrupt your home life
and make your husband unhappy.
Forget it!