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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
S. E. TOWNS HOLD
TOBACCO RECORDS
Green Sea And Spring
Branch Sections Grow
First Flue-Cured Leaf
fSneciaI To The Starr

TABOR CITY, Oct. q. - The
Green Sea section near Tabor City
and the Spring Branch section neal
Fair Bluff jointly hold the distinc:
ton of growing the first flue-cureo
tobacco eyer produced along the
eastern end of the great border
belt, according to J. P. Durham,
Of Green Sea.
Hail and hearty at IS, Mr.. Dur
ham recalls that first year in 1888
when he set out about eight acres
in tobacco. A Mr.. Cashwell induced
the Green Sea farmers to start to.
bacco growing. Others besides MIR.
Durham who planted the first year
were J. C. Bryant, S. D. Page and
D. B. Watson. grandfather Of Don
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
SPEAKER

NEW BERN, Oct. 22-Eliza-
beth Pearce, recently elected
vice president of the Young
Democratic clubs of North
Carolina, was speaker Mon
day night at the Pamllco
county courthouse in Bayboro
for the organization of a young
democratic club in that county.
Recorder w. ]. Lan5che, Jr.,
of this city, explained the
democratic plan of organl-
cation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
REORGANIZATION CHAIRMAN

NEW BERN, Oct. DIV. F.
Creole, director of the divls-
ion of school house planning
for the state department OF
public instruction, has accept
ed craftsmanship of a three
man committee to make a
survey of the Craven county
schools for the purpose OF re-
organization, it has been learn
ed by the County Supt. Robert
L. Pugh.
DR.. A. M. Proctor of the de-
partment of education at Duke
university, Durham, and Prof.
Guy E. Phillips of the Uni
versity Of North Carolina have
accepted places as the other
two members of the committee.
Preliminary work has already
been started.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
ARNNING ISSUED

Cherry Point, Oct. 22-Warn-
ing to mariners and others has
been issued here to the effect
that machinegun fire from
Marine planes will be practiced
from sunrise to sunset between
October Is and November l,
inclusive, on target on
Browns Island.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
RESIGNS

NEW BERN, Oct. 22-Mrs.
Margaret H. Paris, executive
secretary Of the Craven chapt-
er Of the American Red Cross,
has submitted her resignation,
to accept a similar position
with the Durham chapter. Mrs.
L. B. Daniel was appointed
chairman of a committee, with
Mrs. F. H. Witty, P. o. Jarvis
and C. L. Carter, to consider
her successor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23

Keep your rugs and carpets like
new. Sprinkle on rug, brush in
we'll. Remove with broom or
vacuum cleaner.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
ASSIGNED TO CAMP

CAMP LEJEUNE, Oct. o.
1t. Col. Charles D. Roberts,
uSMC, has been ordered from
Marine corps. headquarters in
Washington to instruct in the
quartermaster administration
course at Camp Lejeune.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
III MEMBERS GET CALVES

4H VEL OE1AV 6O
LUMBERTON, Oct. 22-For
the first time All club members
have been able to obtain their
feeder calves for livestock
shows locally. Eighteen high
grade feeder calves have been
purchased at the George Lewis
Pate farm near Rowland by
the club members with the
assistance of county agent o.
P. Owens and some of their
parents. Owens says now that
there will be some IS members
with steers at the local fat
stock show next spring.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
INCREASE VOTED

NEW BERN, Oct. 22-City
aldermen have voted to in
crease contributions from 500
month to 5000 per month for
each Of the two local volunteer
fire companies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23

NEW BERN, Oct. o.
Tommy Gooding, son of Mr.
and Mrs. N. G.. Gooding, has
been elected president of the
New Bern high school student
council. 10 Ann Turnbull is
vice president, and Jackie
Wade, secretary-treasurer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
Southeastern North Carolina
NEWS TIDBITS
r. X X
Baden Brunswick Columbus 49, Craven m
Dublin Onslow Fender 49, Robson 49, Sampson

struction of a modern new
fire station in Clinton, the
building to include offices Tor
the town clerk and sleeping
quarters for an all-time paid
fireman. William A. Coleman
architect, of Kinston, has been
employed to draw the plans
for the new building.
The building will be a two
story brick structure and Will
be located on a part of the lot
now occupied by the cotton ana
produce platforms, corner
Elizabeth and Terrell streets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
RALLY

CLINTON, Oct. "a Re-
publican political rally will be
held in the courthouse in Clin-
ton Friday afternoon, October
Is, at 3 o'clock. Hobert Nor
ton will be the principal speak
er at the rally. He is said to
be an excellent speaker. The
public is invited to attend the
meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
GRANGE TO MEET

GRANGE TO MEET
CLINTON, Oct. 22-The an
nual session of the North Caro-
lima State Grange will be held
in Clinton Wednesday and
Thursday, October % and "a.
Registration will begin at 9
o'clock Wednesday morning,
with the opening of the Sixth
Degree at 10 a. m. in the Samp-
son county court room.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
SPECIAL u TERM

NEW BERN, Oct. o. A
special term Of federal court
has been called here for the
week of November Is. Both
criminal and civil cases will
be heard by Judge Don Gillian
Of Tarboro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
CLINTON GETS RADIO STATION

CLINTON, Oct 22-The Fed
eral Communications Commits
sion last Friday granted to the
Tar Heel Broadcasting system,
incorporates permit to build
and operate a 1000 watt radio
station in Clinton and to use
the call letters WRRZ.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03
Workmens Circle
Murks 10th Yeur

DETROIT, May / (LPA) -
Thanks for the aid given GIN un-
ionists in their recent strike will
~be expressed by UAW-CIO pres
ident Walter p. Reuther when
he speaks to the opening session
<of he Workmeia's Circle largest
Jewish labor Maternal order in
the world, on May 5th here.
Workmen's Circle branches all
over the country contributed fl
nancial aid to the GIN strikers.
In Detroit, as we'll as in other
communities in which the strike
was conducted, branches of the
order conducted soup kitchens
and made possible medical aid
to the families of the strikers.
This type of activity, VIC of
ficials point out, is a tradition
which has remained strong
through the 46 years of the fra
ternal orders existence.
Other notables addressing the
convention will include Sidney
Hillman, president of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers of
America-CIO and David Dublin
sky, president of the Init. Ladies
Garment Workers Union-AFL.
Both union heads are members
of the Workmen's Circle.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03
.Lobor Loses
USES FIGHT

WASHINGTON, April 20 -
(LPA) - Organized labor and
President Truman last week lost
a crucial round in the battle to
keep the U. S. Employment
Service from becoming a politi-
cal football when the Senate
Education & Labor Committee
voted Is to 2 to return the
agency to the states by Dec. 81,
Union leaders, in Congression-
al estimony, had urged that fed
eral control of the employment
organization be retained perma-
nently while Truman had asked
for its extension to June 80,
1947. The Senate committee's
action, however, was a slight
improvement over legislation
passed by the House in January
providing for the return by June
80 of this year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03

the OPA act almost beyond
recognition several weeks
ago.
Members of the Senate Bank
ing Committee, which continues
hearings on the OPA extension
this week, ventured the opinion
that the House had "gone too
far" but none could be found
who would go on record predict
ing that strong price control
measure would be passed in the
Senate.
Behind the scenes, Republi-
cans admitted that they were on
the spot because they would be
\ blamed if prices scared between
July l, when the present Price
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03
Champion Unit
Ends WuIkouf
Vote To Return To
Jobs At Mass Meet

Members of the Champion
Unit of Local II, idled by q
week-long walkout which began
on April "a returned to their
jobs Wednesday following q
mass meeting earlier in the week
at Moose Hall.
Decision of the workers to end
their protest against the COM
.pany's incentive rated jobs was
unanimous and came following
talks by Richard Gosser, UAW-
CIO regional director and Lloyd
Speidell, Local IL representative
in charge of the Unit.
Promise Time Study
After discussing the workers
problems and advising them to
return to their jobs as quickly as
the company could get the plant
in operation, Director Gosser
said that he would make ar
rangements to check the timing
of the disputed rates.
Lloyd Speidell went into a de-
tailed report of the earnings OF
various jobs in the plant includ-
ing the disputed rates.
Following a question and an
swer period with Director Cos
ser, the meeting passed a unani-
nous motion to return to work.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03
Report Progress
In SWurfzbouqh
Negotiations

Progress was reported in the
negotiations between the UAW-
.CI0 and Swa-tzhaugh Mfg. Co.
anagement in a meeting, held
on Wednesday of this week in
the Commodore Perry Hotel.
tSwartzbaugh's has been closed
by a strike for the past three
weeks.
Three issues were still in dis
pute with negotiations still in
progress late Wednesday after
noon. At issue were maintenance
of membership, 80 day limita-
ton of financial responsibility in
grievance settlement requested
by the company and wages.
Richard Gosser, UAW-CIO re-
gional director, Walter Murphy
of the regional staff, Howard
Rediger, Local II representative
and the Units executive COM
mittee represented the union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03
CIO Wins Paw
For Pickefs

AUSTIN, Mimi, May l (LPA)
A new precedent in American
labor history was set here last
week when striking workers
won pay for time spent on a
picket line.
Seven coal and lumber dealers
acceded to a demand by the
United Auto Workers-CIO that
their striking workers be COM
pensated for three of the five
days they were on strike.
Archie Miller, business man
ager of Local 867, announced
that in addition to the picket line
wages, the new contract provides
pay boost of 13c an hour or
S4.48 a week. The workers will
receive 88c an hour on the basis
of a 4O-hour week, plus time
and a half for all over 40. The
companies agreed to provide A
hours work each week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03
Usono Takes
Strike Vote

Members of the TTsona Unit
of Local II, UAW-CIO, voted
unanimously in favor of striking
at a special meeting held at the
Locals headquarters, April 26.
The entire membership was
presen t including those who
have been laid off.
Results of the vote were sent
to the National Labor Relations
Board Cleveland office.
In dispute are wages and a
retroactive date with the union
and company management, far
apart on both issues. Work will
continue for 80 days with fur
ther negotiation scheduled be-
tween the union and company in
an effort to come to an amicable
and mutually satisfactory settle
ment.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03

who has headed the organi-
zation since 1912.
OF principal Importance to the
meeting were reports on nego-
tiations in Local plants relative
to the national wage agree
ment reached in Detroit, April
IL between top company OFT
,cials and members of the u
ternational Union and CouncA' S
National Bargaining Commit
tee.
Most of the Locals at the
meeting reported favorable re-
sponSe from their memberships,
but expressed the opinion that
local plant inequalities and
plant minimums would very
likely to be taken to national ne
gotiations at the end of the so
days period agreed upon at the
Detroit union-company meeting.
Ratified By Council
Following its consideration
of the various phases involved
in the recent Detroit negotia-
tions, delegates to the Council
representing nine affiliated
Electric Auto-Lite UAW-CIO
contract plants ratified the
agreement.
Intense interest was shown
by the Council delegates in the
plans which have been COM
pleted for launching an organ
iaztional drive on the remaining
Auto-Lite plants not yet in the
Auto Workers. Communications
were ordered to be directed to
the international UAW-CIO ex-
pressing the recommendations of
the Council in rapidly and effec-
lively carrying out the program.
Election Seen Significant
Election of a Toledo man to
head the Council was believed
Continued On Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03

lied labor, it was announced
here this week by Anthony
Sedler, chairman of the COM
mittee.
Final preparations for the
drive will be made at a meeting
of the organization, Tuesday,
May 7, at 800 p. m. at Local IL
he dquarters, 425 Winthrop St.
Bylaws and a constitution
will be presented at the meeting
for reading and final approval
All Vets Invited
Chairman Sedlar explained
that the meeting is open to all
veterans, male and female who
served in World War or II and
is not confined to union mem
bers.
"Any veteran, male OF female
is eligible to belong to our group
whether they belong to organi-
lied labor or not. The only re-
qLirement we make is that the
veteran agree with the principles
of our organization" he said
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03

We welcome all veterans and
hope they will attend our Tues
day night meeting. We will wei
come any qustions that our fell
low veterans may care to ask
and will outline the aims of our
organization. We urge every
union veteran to come and bring
a non-union ex-serviceman with
him." said Sedler.
Organized In 1914
The Veterans Labor Commit
tee which was organized late In
1914 has been preparing its or
ganization since then for reprse-
sentation for veterans who are
workers in or out of organized
labor. Christ Topel, of the
UAW-CIO Veterans Dept. is ad-
visor to the committee.
Other officers of the commit
tee are Ted Stephens, vice chair
man; secretary, Russell Gardner;
secretary treasurer, San Forman
and Arthur Jurek, sergeant-at-
arms.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03
Marion Shop
Raise
Universal Cooler
Meets Wage Scale

MARION, May Meeting OF
the national wage pattern by the
Universal Cooler Co. of this city
this week brings the workers OF
the plant up to the wage stand
ards set in UAW-CIO plants
throughout the rest of the coun-
try.
A 1872 cents an hour increase
granted retroactive to $50 mem
bers of Local $50 retroactive to
April l, plus a scents an hour
increase for male employees and
10-cents for women granted in
October 1946 spells 1892, 0OO.O
a year additional purchasing
power in the hands of Standard
Cooler workers.
In addition to the wage in
.creases adjustments of 2 4/1O
cents were allowed by the COM
pany.
Negotiations were carried on
by Walter Murphy, Interna-
tional UAW-CIO representative
attached to the office of Re-
gional Director Richard Gosseri
Toledo and the following Off
GERS of Local $50:
Clarence Keeton, president
Paul Alexander, vice president
William Rizoe, Edward Beach
Cliff Alexander and Amy See.
tea, memhers of the sers2iripS
committee. =
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03

the strike, urged the people to
maintain their strike and told
t h e m t h a t the international
UAW-CIO would back them un-
til their fight was won.
Ollie Pecord, managing editor
of the TOLEDO UNION JOUR-
NAL, also addressed the meet
ing and urged the strikers to
stick to their principles. He said,
1T is better to fight for a cause
which you know is right and
just and lose than it is to COM
promise and lose the respect, not
only of yourselves, but of the
public"
Vote To Fight
A unanimous vote carried a
motion to continue the strike
following the talk given the
members by their union presi-
dent was followed by enthusias-
tic applause.
On Monday morning, not
single worker attempted to en-
Continued On Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03
Laundry
Strike
Settled

ToledoanS can look forward
to clean laundry again as set
tlement of the 10-day-old
strike appeared near on
Wednesday Afternoon of this
week. Terms of the agreement
were not released by the union
or companies involved, but will
be revealed when the workers,
members of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers-CIO, meet on
Thursday afternoon to accept or
reject the managements offer.
Negotiations be w e IN the
union and IL laundries effected
by the strike took place in the
Commodore Perry Hotel. The
parties to the dispute were
brought together by Harry Gray
of the u. S. Cancellation Service.
Recognize Union
One of the gains brought
about by the strike was recogni-
ton of the union by the Toledo
Laundry which was in process
of organization at the time the
strike was declared.
Participating in the negotia-
tions for the Clothing Workers
were Louis Schultz, union direc-
tor, Chicago and Chester Kapela
of the local organization. Details
for the laundry managements
were handled by Attorneys
Nolan Boggs and Oscar Smith.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03

this week.
Failure of the back-to-work
movement to take place was
attributed by union members to
the effects of a large Local meet
ing held here in the high school
auditorium in which Tom
Kenny, union president, related
the details of a trip he had made
to Saginaw to investigate the
union record of Claud Coon,
Standard Products general man
ager.
Tells COOn'S Record
President Kenny not only told
the complete record of Coon,
but gave it in minute details. He
also took the occasion to address
some we'll chosen remarks at
several members of the union
who had left jobs obtained since
the beginning of the strike to
circulate petitions urging the
union to return to work.
Chris Topel, International un-
ion representative assigned to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03

Control Act expires, and the Mo-
vember elections.
Farm Bloc Disgruntled
Farm bloc Senators were dis
gruntled at the Gossett amend.
ment, which they wanted to re-
place with one simply ending all
price ceilings on all farm prod
ucs on July l. Privately, they
Iconcede that this would result in
skyrocketing food prices.
The Producers Council, lobby
for building. materials interests,
asked that the Wolcott amend
ment be strengthened" by al
lowing manufacturers to write
their own ceilings.
Confidence that the people OF
Continued On Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03

marks made at the April IL
meeting of the TIUC.
Gosser's statement follows:
"On my arrival home, l have
learned of statement made by
Richard Lazette, president of the
Toledo Industrial Union Coun-
Gil on a difference of opinion
with the AFL over the oil work
ers.
when the CIO president, Mr..
Lazette said that CIO was going
to liquidate the AFL,, he did not
speak for CIO. / am the elected
spokesman for the CIO between
Council meetings and I say that
CIO extends the hand of friend
ship to the AFL and has every
desire to maintain the peace
which has existed over the past
year.
'It is my desire that meet
ing be arranged with the COM
mittee of IL which represented
the two unions for the purpose
of ironing out our differences
and continuing the sensible and
progressive program which we
initiated one year ago.
"It is my belief that l speak
the opinion of the vast majority
of the rank and file members of
both unions when 1 say that
labor should stand united and
fight its common enemies in
stead of each other.
Desires A Meeting
1T is my hope that the AFL
will accept the hand of friend
ship which we of CIO offer and
will work with us towards our
common goal"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03
AFL Follows
CIO South

WASHINGTON, April 20 -
(LPA)-One million new AFL
members was set as the goal in
a southern organizing drive
which will be launched by the
AFL and the third biennial
Southern Labor Conference at
Asheville, N. c., on May IL and
IL, President William Green an
nounced last week.
The campaign, described by
the AFL as 'the most intensive
organizing drive ever under
taken in the SOUTH" will be di-
rected entirely by the IL state
federations and AFL Southern
Representative George Googe.
Organizing base for the drive
will be the $500 AFL local un-
ions in the south, along with city
and district councils and state
federationS.
The executive council will
meet in Washington immediate
ly after the Asheville conference
and presumably will consider
means of supporting the south
ern drive with assistance from
the national organization as well
as all affiliated unions.
Proof that there will be active
employer opposition to the
AFL's drive and to one by the
CIO announced previously was
offered last week in the N. Y.
Journal of Commerce which de-
clared, mill interests do not
like the idea of organization as
proposed and indications are
that the move will be opposed"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03
Jewish Leader Dies

NEW YORK (LPA)-One of
the veteran leaders of the Jewish
labor movement in the U. S.,
who worked for many years in
the same cigar-making shop with
Samuel Gompers, died here last
week. Bernard Weinstein, who
was one of the founders of the
United Hebrew Trades of N. Y.
in 1888, was for many years as
sociated with the Jewish Daily
Forward. Hic age was 10.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03
cIo Coined I000o

RICHMOND, Va. (LPA)-CIO
membership in the state of Vir-
ginia more than doubled be-
tween its last two conventions,
according to reports made to $50
delegates of the Virginia Indus
trial Union Council who met
here recently.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-03

,ialter P. Reuther, despite
the demands made upon him at
the Chicago Board meeting to
relinquish that post to R. j..
Thomas, who succeeded Richard
7. Frankensteen after being de-
feated for the top spot at the
Atlantic City Convention.
Mr.. Reuther makes no bones
about his desire to retain the
General Motors Division which
he brought through one of the
unions longest and hardest fight
beginning just prior to Thanks
giving and ending shortly before
the UAW-CIO convention in
March.
Details Are Lacking
Details of the UAW-CIO board
meeting while apparently being
held in stricter confidence now
than at the time of the Chicago
meeting are sufficient to piece
together a story of one of the
stormiest sessions of the Inter-
national Board since the days
of Homer Martin.
Rank and file members here
as well as Local union officials
are indignant at the publicity
which came out of the Chicago
meeting from some of the top
officers with many claiming
they are going to demand that
the internal affairs of the union
be held in strict confidence
the same as the UAW-CIO con-
stitution demands of Local union
members.
Summed up in the words Of
one indignant union official
here, the majority opinion of the
local union members seems to
agree.
Officers Are Members
Said the union official, 81
hope this will be the last time
that some of the leaders of our
union use the public press to air
matters which do not belong in
the press. 1t hurts the union and
| its members. 1t seems to me
that its good time for the top
officers of this union to be re-
minded that they are not only
officers but members, the same
as the rank and file"
Concluding his statement, the
official said, "The UAW consti-
tuition was not made just for the
rank and file, but for all mem
bers and strongly urge that
some of our officers had better
not forget that again..
Many Local union presidents
are planning another meeting
here at which time a strong pro-
test will be lodged with the In
ternational executive board for
the conduct of some of its top
members in Chicago.