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Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21
British Unions Win
 Shorter WOrk-Week

London, Dec. 11-Labor's battle for a shorter work-week in Britain received major impetus as result of an agreement just negotiated be- tween unions and arrangements in metal trades industries. Major union involved was the Amalga- mated Engineering Union-equiva- lent to the Machinists in the States.
 Under the pact, over a million machinistS and related workers are to have their work-week reduced from five and half days, AZ hours, to five days, A hours, without any cut in "take-home" pay.
 That's the first step, union lead CTS said, toward an eventual 4O- hour week. Hitherto, most indus tries in Britain have operated in the neighborhood of 48 hours.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21
Trail Blazing Gains Made by IBEW Local

Chicago, Dec 11-Trail-blazing gains were made by Local B-1031 Of the Electrical Workers in re- vised agreement just negotiated with the Jefferson Electric Com pany of nearby Bellwood.
 Covering 1,500 workers, the pact raised pay scales to plant-wide average of $133 an hour-114 per- cent higher than the rates which prevailed back in January, 1941.
 Also, the agreement set a prece- dent for this area by providing for paid vacations of up to four weeks a year, depending on length of service. In addition, the company will put into effect the locals health and welfare" proposal which will give the workers 31 days free disqualification a year. medical expenses, $10 week sick benefits, $1,OOO free life insurance policy and other benefits.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21

mailing list for the Metal Trades alone has now passed the l,5OO mark. At present the paper ap- pears on all news stands for pub- lie sale throughout Eastern Con- necticut, and the non-unioel ub- lie has become very much inter. ested in the paper and the mes- sage it is bringing to our part of Connecticut. This has been con- cretely proved by the non-union subscribers.
 Editor Bishop further explained tEat to Union groups the subscrip. ton rate for year had been cut in half and the sl Inscriptions are being collected by the financial secretaries of various organizations and 100% subscriptions have al-r ready been recorded in some in- stances. Fc pointed out gthe, need for solidarity in the labor move ment with the coming reactionary bills that are proposed for the 80th Congress. That we all needed a lebor organ that would truly rep- recent Us and the American ideals of the Amer i: an Federation of La- Tor.
 State Senator Dominic Pedace (R), financial secretary of the Nor~ Wich Central Labor Union proposed the motion that mace the Eastern Connecticut News OFFICIAL LA BOR ORGAN for the NORWICH CENTRAL LABOR UNION. This motion was passed unanimously by the rostra of delegates present.
 Senator Pcdace has been placed on the Senate Labor Committee and it is expected that labor will have a true friend working for it. interests in this up and coming Norwich man. He is well liked not only in Union circles but also ty the many merchants in Norwich who speak highly of his Labor Policy.
 The Eastern Connecticut News is very proud to place the endorse ment of the Norwich Central La- bor Union on it's masthead! The very merriest of ChriStmases and the happlest of New Years to all of it's officers, delegates and affili. ated unions!
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21
Debt

Despite all the talk of high wages during the war and of large "backlogs of savings" more and more people are compelled to bor- row to buy the things they need.
 That fact is revealed by the Fed eraI Reserve Board, which reports that in October outstanding con- sumer debt totaled $8,694 millions, an increase of 45 per cent above a year ago and 4 per cent higher than in September. Debt has increased for nine consecutive months, the board said.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21
Fights on Unions More FerOciOus, Is Report of N.L.R.B.
Board BareS Record Rise In Wagner Act Violations
 By Employers

Labor-management relations have taken an alarming turn for the worse in recent months as a result of a growing "get tough" policy among employers, the National La bor Relations Board revealed this week.
 During October, the Board said, more unfair labor practice" charges were filed by unions against employers than in any month during the past eight and half years. Tn 566 cases, bosses were accused of violating the Wag- ner Act. That's the biggest num- Der for any month since March, 1888.
 Of the total, 222 cases i'm
 vOlved refusal of managementS
 to bargain collectively. That's
 100 percent rise over Septem-
 Der, when Ill such cases were
 filed.
 In most of the remaining 344 complaints, bosses were accused of firing, demoting or otherwise dis eliminating against workers for un- ion activity.
 This development reverses the trend of the past few years. In 1914, unfair labor practice charges made up 28 percent of the boards case load and election petitions, 72
 Tx1 was 25 to 75 percent.
 During 1946, however, the charges of law violation by en- ployers steadily edged upward un- til by October such cases reached 35 percent of the total.
 Meanwhile, elections conducted during the month hit new high mark of 726, the board said. Over 72,OOO votes were cast in these polls, and "A per cent were in favor of union representation.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21

The meeting first made motion to suspend the regular order of business and to ask Editor Row land Bishop to address their or ganization on the paper.
 Editor Bishop outlined the pol icy of the paper and the possibili- ties that the CLU endorsement would bring to the AFL move clent in the Norwich district. The Eastern Connecticut News pages would be open to all members or ganizatiorr. both the news of their locals and for orgal4izational work in their area. He explained that there are now 26 AFL labor or ganizations that are represented directly by the sheet and its cir culation is growing daily. The
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21

>Wlll bring.
 The following offices were also filled without opposition: Vice president, Ellery Burdick; recording secretary, Gordon Mitchie; finan- cial secretary, Frank Stephansky; treasurer, Bud" Gavitt; conductor, Arthur Harper; sentinel, Stanley Laing; trustee, John Burns.
 District delegates chosen were: Lloyd Sinclair, Gordon Mitchie, Dwight Bromley, Mildred Dowd, Frank Stephansky and William Kelly.
 The delegates chosen to represent the local at both the New England Conference of Machinists and the Connecticut State Council of Ma chinists are: Edward St. Clair, Frank Stephansky and Gordon Mitchie.
 Following the adjournment of the well attended meeting, refresh ments were served, and in general, a very sociable good time was enjoyed by all.
 Members of the important shop committee will be chosen at the first meeting of Local No. 627, I. A. M. to be held at Empire all, 4:3O p. m. on Saturday, January 4, 1947.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21
We'll Answered

The witness was certainly no chicken, and the young lawyer thought it would be to his advan- tage to get her rattled.
 And now, madam" he said, T must ask a personal question. How old are you?"
 Young man." she replied, it isn't more than an hour since the judge objected to hearsay evil dence. And I don't remember be- ing born"
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21
100 Per Cent Honor Subscription Roll!

The Federal Labor Union, 23,8OO Guards Local of the Metal Trades Council of New London County, is the first labor organization to file a 1OO% subscription list with the Eastern Connecticut News. Our congratulations to the members of this organization and a very merry Christmas to them and their officers, James Stafford, president, and Frank c Briggs, secretary treasurer.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21


 ''Our union has gone through
 almost 18 months of recOnver.
 sion and our strikes have con-
 sisted of exactly six in number
 involving a total of less than
 1000 workers" President
 Charles MacGOwan revealed
 in an article carried in the cur-
 rent "BOiIermakers' Journal"
 'Only two of those strikes lasted more than a week. The employers we have under contract number nearly 5,OOO."
 MacGowan insisted that if his union, "by the exercise of prudence and intelligence on the part of the membership and it's leaders" can establish that kind of record, so can other unions-and as a matter of fact, most have.
 "No competent, intelligent, honest labor official leads his membership into a strike except as very last resort" he said.
 Hits c. I. o. Tactics
 Most of the critical Stoppages since V-J Day, he said, were staged by C. I. O. unions-and some of them had motives more political than economic. In fact, the "Sense- less manner" in which some of these strikes were conducted, plus the arrogant and high-handed methods" of the c. I. O.'s Political Action Committee, were major fac- tors that led to defeat of many lib- eral lawmakers at the last election, MacGowan charged.
 He conceded that many workers will watch the new congress with considerable apprehension" but he declared he is mot too fearful of what may occur"
 Warns Against HaSty Laws
 While many oppressive measures are likely to be dropped into the hopper, the success or failure" of those bills will hinge at least in part on whether labor shows re- straint during the coming months, MacGowan insisted. Also, Republi- can leaders, with an eye on the White House two years hence," will mot deliberately arouse and antagonize labor" he predicted.
 Hasty legislation, he warned will result in the same kind of fiasco as the Smith -Connally Act.
 If Congress really wants to
 avoid strikes, it should enact
 progressive legislation designed
 "tO make strikes unnecessary
 except in rare instances" Mere
 ''hate legislation" won't ac-
 cOmplish that objective, he as-
 serted.
 "Let us hope that sanity, Ameri- canism and intelligence will be the chart which labor, industry and the government will follow in the days ahead" he said.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21
PenicilIin for Germans

Hamburg (P)-Supplies of peni- cillin are now sufficient to enable it to be made available to Germans and displaced persons in the Brit ish zone, the Control Commission alaS announced.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21
Eastern Conn.
 News Formerly The sub)
 Now 9 Years Old
COttreU Machi1ists Reflect St.
 Clair President Local 627, LAM

At it's first meeting in the month held Saturday af ternoon December T. at Empire Hall, Westerly, Local Lodge Mo- 627 International Association of Machinsts elected Edward St. Clair Pleasant Street president of the local for his second consecutive term of office Unlike previous years there other candidates nominated the position Mr. St. Cairs election assured His able efficient administration of the affairs of the local combined with pleasant personality, has made
 Ted he is known to his shopmates very popular with concerned can look with confidence toward able solutions of the problems which and busy year
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21
Union Tries to Avert Strikes, BOiIermakers' Record Sh01Us

Kansas City, Kans, Dec 18-This won't be news to the daily press which has "blind spot" when it to labor peace but the International Brotherhood of Boil of the largest in the labor movement and one which made special contribution to the effort has practically nostrke record during all the trou hed. difficult months since VI Day.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1946-12-21
Norwich Central Labor Union
 Endorses Eastern Conn. News

Norwich, Conn.,, December 1.-The Central Labor Union of Norwich President Smith of the Bus Drivers presiding
 officially endorsed the Eastern Connecticut News their official labor organ their regular monthly meeting held Buckingham Ha Main Street December 11th, 1946.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-06
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
Young Jenifer Newton, recently ap-
pointed secretary to Justice Hathaway,
head Of the >eahaven Shipyard, thought
her new boss the most attractive man
she had ever met, and wondered why
his wife, Andrea, remained in England,
where She had gone four years ago,
following the death of their only child.
Jenny also wondered why her prede-
cessor, prett. Charlotte Granley, had
resigned to join the Waves, when it
was obvious she was in love with JUS
tice. She was further puzzled when
Charlotte mentioned having seen Jen-
ny's blond and beautiful sister, Eide, in
Boston with Justice 4 few weeks before.
Edes husband. Capt. Dick Ainslee. is
overseas with the Marines, and she and
Jenny live with their grandmother. Eide
aid Mary Hathaway. Justices sister,
have become good friends through their
Red Cross work. Jenny calls on her
godfather. old DR.. Bert Barton. to learn
the latest news about his son, DR.. Steve
Barton, recently wounded in action.
Matte. the h~ousekeeper, discIoscs tina,
Steve is being discharged from the
Army and is embittcrcd because his in
jured hand will make it impossible for
him to be a surgeon. Jenny is saddened
when Uncle Bert confdes in her
about his recently discovered heart all
ment, and promises she'll stand by
Steve. with whom she has been more or
less in love since she was 10 and lie %.
On the way home Jenny sees EIDE and
Justice in the latter car. Later, Ede
explains she met Justice by accident
and he offered her a lif. home. At the
shipyard, "Iip," the Office boy. tells
Jenny about the fun he and his crowd
had the night before Mt The Barnacie.
q juke-box place on the outskirts Of
town. They discuss the forthcoming
Decoration Day dance at the Country
club. Jcnny's late father had been one
Of the founders of the club, ard she
and Edo were looking forward to the
event.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-06
CHAPTER ELEVEN

ZIP WOULD go to the dance.
with the younger crowd. That was
the pleasant thing about Seahaven.
You walked down the street and
you had been to school with the
butcher, the baker, the candlestick
maker. likewise the banker, the
broker, the lawyer and the clergy.
Everyone went to the same school,.
at different times. according to
their ages. Some left and went to
prep and then college. Some went
to college straight from high. 9th
ers to the Point or Annapolis. And
some right to work.
Zip wouldn't have a Junior men,
bership: his mother couldn't afford
that. or one for herself. But his
best friend was the son Of the
towns leading banker, MI. Harris.
He'd go with Pooch Harris.
Wonderful nicknames.
She was smiling when someone
touched her shoulder. She turned
and her heart jumped. Justice. He
asked. DAY dreaming on my time !?
What In tho world Is Gathering
around in my Office? Mice with CT
boots?"
She said. "Yip. He's late. Don't
crown ana howl at him or hen
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-06

the first dance is fun, usually. Ne,
l can't wait"
He said, you're going"
1t was not a question, but a state
ment, and it puzzled her. Had it
been a question, i. might have an
noyed her and she would have re-
torted, in her mind, Sure, even the
hired help goes, darling! But the
statement seemed odd.
She said, Usually, we do ."
He was silent, fussing with the
papers on his desk. picking up the
air mail letter from England, hold
ing it absently in his hand. He said,
Il recall that someone-my sister,
I think-said that the property has
been in your family. Your father
was president, wasn't he, until his
death?"
That's right" said Jenny.
She supposed that being presi-
dent of a smal,-town country club
didn't rate, with Justice. But if
your father, or ancestor, had been
president of the Harvard, the Union
League, the Racquet-Jenny got
around, she read papers and slick
magazlnes-or. she chuckled, the
StOrk club 49,.
What are you laughing at?"
asked Justice.
Myself" said Jenny. II think
I'm a frustrated comic"
Justice laughed, too. He said,
"You are the least frustrated hu-
mar being I've ever seen. Refresh
ing. in a way"
She reminded herself that Char
lotte had said that Mr.. Hathaway
might find his new secretary re-
freshing.
He added, 1T must be nice to be
young"
Jenny asked politely. you have
probably forgotten?
He was about IS. He looked up
quickly and saw her eyes. He said,
Jenny. in the words Of Zip, YOU
Stay me-" Zip was still fussing
around. doing multiple small good
deeds. At the sound Of his name he
vanished, hair on end.
Good Lord" said Justice, that's
the darndest kid"
Hes just young. too" said
Jenny.
She left the DON a moment later
to dial the country club number and
after that to put in a long distance
call. Justice looked after her. Fun
ny youngster. He liked her, but she
made him feel uneasy. Her extreme
youth, perhaps-which had nothing
to do with her age. for he had
know a number Of 21-year-old girls
who were not young at all-her
n~aturalness, easy. unaffected. her
lack of sex appeal. No. She had
plenty. he thought. but didn't use
it. 1t was a weapon she had not yet
discovered. When she did, there
could be fireworks. The thought In
terested him. He contemplated it.
He considered its possibilities and
rejected them. Too many complica.
tons. But if she were like her sis.
ter
She wasn't.
j ITO Be Continued>
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-06
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burst a blood vessel. He and his
gang were rollicking-is there such
a word?-at a juke-box joint last
night. He's late, and sleepy. 1t
won't happen again I hope"
She added. AT least. these places,
though they must be noisy to the
point of insanity, arc harmless 80.
cokes, music. youthful jollity.'
He said. you sound elderly this
morning"
Jenny said, II feel quite young
... about SIS. There's a letter from
England or your desk"
Good" he said, but did not
hasten to open and read it, which
pleased her. though it should not
have done so. Justice wrote his wife
twice a week. He dictated the let
tiers to Jenny. Privately, Jenny
thought them very dull. If she We're
Mrs. II. and received such mail,
she'd stay in England for the dura-
ton. Or maybe, thought Jenny, if
she hadn't stayed as long as she
had already, she wouldn't have
such letters. A very vicious circle.
If Justice added something person.
al, it was after signing. Sometimes
he'd scrawl a line or two, shove il
in the envelope, and seal it.
He went into his Office and Jen-
ny's telephone rang. She answered
it and Mary HathaWay's voice
came over the wire, like poured
cream. She asked: Jenny? My
dear, would you remind Justice
that We want a table at the club fo1
the Decoration Day dancer"
Jenny said she would.
When she answered Justices
buzzer a moment later she dutitully
reminded him. He scoWled at her
He looked very Rochester-Bronte
not Benny-When he scoWled. He
said, Heck
Jenny grinned. "On you it looks
good" she commented.
What does?"
THAT froWn."
Justice smoothed his forehead
with a mental iron. He said, q.
apologize. This club business is {
bore. My fathers coming up, anc
probably some New York people
Make it for-let's see-eight. .
On the porch. if it's warm"
The Hathaways joined every
thing. They were civic. They Wen
to Town Meetings. they were mem
bers Of the club, they served OF
various boards. They contributed
to all local benevolences, helpet
build library wings, buy high schoo
projectors, bird sanctuary land.
1t is darned funny. Jenn,
thought, that they haven't bee,
taken in. She wasIa little impatien
with it. 1t was her first personal ex
perience Of Seahaven's tight, ira
ditional reserve. When she spok'
Of it to her grandmother, Emil,
Newton merely remarked that 20,
couldn't teach an old dog new
tricks.
Absurd. with the world standin:
on end!
Jenny said. "All right, I'll tele
phone at once You won't be TO,
bored. You know everybody an.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-06
Wake Forest Expands

1t is good news that Wake Forest
is expanding by providing two adj
ditional dormitories for students for
the session beginning next autumn.
Capacity will be six hundred STU
dents, and this Will go a long way
toward furnishing quarters for a
greatly increased enrolment.
At the present time Wake Forest
has Just under twelve hundred stu
dents, including nearly two hundred
in the Bowman Gray medical school
at Winston-Salem. This is a record,
and reflects the colleges share Of
the pickup following the war which
includes in part the trek of GIs back
tc the campus and a higher educa-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-06
Hints on Etiquette.

Usually Jelly is spread upon the
bread with a knife. but If may be
placed next IL the meat ON the din
Ter plate at dinner and eaten with
. iu,k.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-06
GRAB BAC


!. Who was the first 10 use a tele-
scope 10 observe the heavens
> Nau wrote the four gospels
.. What Is a SobriQuet?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-06
= SUBSCRIPTION ATES

CARRIER DELIVERY IN City OF
Henderson. Payable to Carrier OF
direct to office at 2Oe per Calerdar
Week. No monthly or other rate IS
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-06

MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. Payable in
advance. ! year $500, six months
1900, 3 months $500.
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The Valley settler., 1946-07-11

Dr. and Mrs. Sims spont flow days at Vil1ow last week. Dr. Sims returned to his office on Monday the 9th.
The Valley settler., 1946-07-11
HERE 6 THERE

Carolina started her dut ie s on July lst as Junior Field Physic ian for the Terri- torial Depar rtment of Health.
 Dr. Schwingo is graduate of Woman s Med- ical College Of Penn sylvonia and recently completed her intern ship at St. Luke's and Childrents Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. MT. and Mrs. J. L. Dickson arrived in>t :. Palmer rec contly from Mazoo1a, Montana. Mir. Dickson will be tho 9th grade teacher in the Palmer school this next year. They drove over the Highway to Pa Inner from Mon- tana.
 Dr.. and Mrs. Sims spont fow days at Willow last week. Dr. Sims returned to his office on Monday the 9th.
 Mr. and Mrs. Claude Fhrtor and Miss Florence Gather arrived in Palmer today from the States. Tho Harters have boon in Gallup, New Mexico for the past year and Miss Gather has beon attending school in conyonvil1o, Oregon.
 MT. Steele, Harry Rust, Jim Hor1non and Corl Onkko have boon tran sforred to Moose Pa ss to work for the Road Comnissio ion in that area.
 Hrs. Glen Woods was called to the States because of tho death of her mother. Sho nt out by plano. To extend Mrs. Woods our sympathy at this i1no.
The Nome nugget., 1946-10-18
Seattle May Cease To Be Port Of EmbarkatiOn

SEATTLE, (F1 - A threat to close the Seattle port of embarka- tion and transfer its operations to other ports precipitated clash late yesterday between Col. Fen ton s. Jacobs, commanding officer of the port, and unionists engaged in the current waterfront strike.
 In a sharply worded statement Col. Jacobs said he would recom- mend the closure unless organ ized labor will extend the cooper ation necessary for me to accom- plish my mission and duty to our government"
 He cited long list of grievances in an open letter to the Committee for Maritime Unity after GNU
The Nome nugget., 1946-10-18
Friday. October l8. ls4s

decision was announced to re- move union members from mili- tary vessels here and to limit army transport vessel cargoes to food, clothing and medical supplies.
 The colonels blast brought a GNU reply denying any intention to close the port. It expressed re- gret that "the army should align itself against the welfare of the public and the thousands of mari time workers on strike by taking up the fight in behalf of the steamship operators ."
 Burt Nelson, northwest GNU chairman, earlier had announced the strikers were frightening up on" the army shipping here.
 For the past several months" !" wrote the colonel, "the local mari time unions have exhibited an at titude of hostility and interference which has delayed the operations of the port and added greatly to