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The union times., 1947-06-28
Rallying CryO On HOusingSounded By A.F.L. Unions
Federation Chief Calls On People To Make Fight
 For Homes

June 25 was designated Flight for Housing Day" this week by the A. F. of l.. and 34 other or ganizations which are backing the long-range housing bill intro duced by Senators Taft, Wagner and Ellender and reported out by the Senate Banking and Currency Committee several weeks ago.
 Pointing out that for years the A. F. L. has led in the fight for an effective housing program, President William Green emphasized, "thiS year, when the need is greater than ever before, we must redouble our efforts to secure passage of the Taft-Ellender Wagner bill"
 If the Republicans would rally around Senator Taft on this measure with anywhere near the enthusiasm with which they embraced his leader ship on anti-labor and tax-cut legis- lation, the battle would be all but won" commented a Washington ob- server.
 ''Or, for that matter, if Taft himself were as dogged and deter mined on housing as he has been on other legislation, housing pro- gram might now be in sight,"
 Rallies for the bill have been plan ned in nearly 100 cities, with one oi the largest in Washington, at which the sponsors will speak.
 Decent Homes at Decent Prices
 With some exceptions, the measure is the same as that which sailed through the Senate at the last session of Congress, but was blocked in the House Banking Committee by the , Real Estate Lobby.
 In a nutshell, it provides decent homes at moderate rentals, for low income families, and makes it less difi- cult for families of modest means to purchase homes. Also, it provides for cleaning out urban and rural slums and provides all sorts of "inducements" for private enterprise.
The union times., 1947-06-28
Veto May Mean More Politics

(Continued from Page One) non-partisan political league to work with the major parties for constructive legislation in our Fed. eral and State Governments"
 His statement strengthened reports that John L. Lewis, who originally or ganized labor's Non-Partisan League while he headed the Congress of in- dustrial Organizations, would move to revive the organization this year as an adjunct of the AFL.
 In recommending formation of political league, Mir. WolI ex. pressed the belief that passage of the Taft-Hartley bill might prove "a blessing in disguise' in that ii might bring about political awakening on the part of American labor similar to that achieved in the victory of the British Labor party.
The union times., 1947-06-28

X Shoe Workers Union (AFL) here and told delegates what he thought of Taft's slave labor legislation, the Taft-owned Cincinnati Times-StGr carried not single line on the at- tack.
 Green pointed out that Taft delib- erately took the chairmanship of the Senate labor committee so he could lead the attack against labor by au- thorizing the "most notorious antila- Dor Legislation ever introduced in Congress"
 ''I know this is Sen. Taft's home city and that you Ohioans sent him to the Senate" he said, ''but I am confident the workers of Ohio's in- dustrial cities will vote against him overwhelmingly when he stands for reelection"
 Green said that should the bill be- come law, the unions would test its constitutionality in the courts. He predicted "the House of Labor will be one before the end of the year"
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The union times., 1947-06-28
The Reader Has the Floor

To the Editor, The Union Times Thank you for your interest in seeing that adequate facilities for teacher education are provided at New Haven State Teachers College. The action of the legislature in ap. propriating money for a new site is the first step. We appreciate that had it not been for the interest of many busy people like yourself this important step would not have been taken.
 We hope that you will continue your interes' ;H the College. We in- vite you to visit the school when ever you can.
 Sincerely,
 Coordinating Committee of
 Alumni, Faculty and Stu
 dents.
 s. M. BROWNELL,
 Acting President.
The union times., 1947-06-28
Plan To Freeze Social Security Tax Hit ByLabOr
A. F. of l.. Spokesman Criti- cizes House For Acting
 Blindly On Vital Levy

Advocates of social security are keenly disappointed over action by the House in approving legis- lation freezing" the old age con- tributory pension tax at per cent until the end of 104o.
 They regard even more gravely { provision fixing the rate at 1A pel cent, beginning in 1850 and continuing through 1o56.
 Without action by Congress, the tax would automatically increase from 1 tc 2H per cent on January 1. next.
 The American Federation of Labor had strongly urged the committee tC permit the higher rate to take effect It declared that the freeze" imperils the stability of the fund and makes impossible an increase of social securi- ty benefits, which are regarded a. much too low
 Starvation Level
 The Social Security Administration diScloses that the average contributory pension now being paid is around $25 That is much less than half the aver. age pension paid under the RailroaC Retirement system.
 Nelson Cruikshanl5, director of SO cial security activities for the A. F. O. L., charged the House acted "withou proper consideration of the needs o aged people and the maintenance of al adequate fund to pay benefits"
 Everybody knows that contributor, pensions are inadequate" Cruikshanl said
 ''It is significant that in many states persons receiving public assistance, and who contribute nothing, are receiving more than are pensioners who pay under the Social Security Act.''
 Agitation against higher taxes comes mainly from employers, who will save $l 500 millions on their tax bill next year if the Senate and the President go along with the House.
The union times., 1947-06-28
AFL Will Test Nebraska Law

LINCOLN, Neb. (LPA) - A test of the Nebraska anti-closed shop amendment to the state constitution started through the courts last week. A Lancaster County District Court judge upheld the amendment, in a case involving Federal Labor Union 1ol2o and the Northwestern Iron & Steel Go, which refused to fire an employe who became delinquent in union dues. The AFL is fighting the
 test case, in a suit in which the com pany and the employe are defendants.
The union times., 1947-06-28
Dickson To Star
 At Pop Concert

Donald Dickson, star of the opera, radio and concert stage, will be the baritone guest soloist at the Second Pop" Concert in the Yale Bowl on Tuesday evening, July 1.
 Dickison will appear with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra in "Kern and Romberg Night" under Conductor Harry German. The concert is spon- sored by the New Haven Junior Chamber of Commerce.
 A large Connecticut audience is afl- ticipated. At the first concert last week 12,O00 persons attended a "Gershwin and Grieg Night" program which featured Jesus Maria Sanroma, pianist.
The union times., 1947-06-28
Tickets Raided
 By Judge; Then He Attacks Them

PRATTVILLE, Ala-(FP)-An example of the impartial justice that awaits workers under the Taft-Hart- ley law was previewed here when a local judge personally led a raid on union picketlines and then railroaded pickets to jail as he sat in a "kanga- TOO court"
 Afidavits from members of the Textile Workers Union, on strike at the Curney Mfg. Co.,, assert that Police Judge H. Edward CipsOn, Jr., and the county sheriff assem- bled a group of highway patrol men, sheriff's deputies and local police across the road from the struck mill, where pickets were marching in circle before the gates.
 As truck drove toward the gates from inside the plant, the judge and the sheriff led police charge in which men and women pickets were black lacked and several women were thrown in the trucks path. Some were hauled from the line and rushed off to jail. There, Gibson appeared and imposed fines of $50 to $25O and jail terms of three months.
 When TWUA organizer Lloyd Da- wis requested counsel during his trial" the judge turned him down with the statement that the violence against the police "was committed in my presence"
 The union appealed the incident to federal authorities. Turner L. Smith, chief of the U. s. Dept. of Justice civil rights section, has or- dered the U. S. district attorney at Montgomery to investigate the case
The union times., 1947-06-28

Now is the time to show organiz. ed labor's strength by purchasing Union-made goods and using only Union services.
The union times., 1947-06-28

Only "A States and the District of Columbia, reports the Women's Buerau, U. s. Department of La Dor, have set 8 hours a day and/o 48 hours a week or less as the maxi mum time woman may be em- plOyed, and these laws do not apply to all industries and occupations.
The union times., 1947-06-28

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
TWO GAMES

CHARLOTTE, Jan. 81 = up -
The Davidson College football team
will play two games in Charlotte's
Memorial Stadium the coming sea-
son, against North Carolina State
Oct. 4 and Wofford Oct. II, Athletic
officials announced Tuesday. The
complete schedule is being ar
ranged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
CULLENBINE GETS
CREENBERC'SSP0T
Switch-Hitter Slated To Re-
pace Former Tiger Star
AT First Base

DETROIT Jan. 21.-(P-Switch-
hitter Roy Cullenbine, the good
natured, hard-hitting Tennessean,
will be taking over at first base
for Detroit next spring unless a
better man crashes the scene.
That's the word of Skipper Steve
O'Neiil, to whom fails the lot of
filling the spot vacated by the
mid-winter sale of Hank Green
berg to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Even before the Greenberg an
nouncement, O'Neill had planned
to put the 32-year-old Cullenbine
on first base and Steve says that's
still his intention, provided a more
promising athlete does not show
up in the meantime.
1t is no secret that owner Walter
o. Briggs always wants a winner
and if money will bring a better
man into the fold, that is not out
of the picture. At this stage, how
ever, there is nothing to indicate
the Tigers are seeking anyone for
the first base assignment.
Cullenbine, a native of Nash
vile, Tenn, who now calls Detroit
home, filled in at numerous times
for the ailing Greenberg last sea-
On. He vas the teams top hitter
with a 1886 average and collected
Is home runs. His fielding around
first base outshone that of Green
berg.
A couple of rookie first basemen
also will be on deck when the
Tigers take up spring drills and
either one of these might figure
into O'Neill's plans as the boys
work out the kinks of winter.
These two youngsters are 21-
year-old Robert Meyer, up from
Dallas, and 25-year-old Johnny Nc
Hale, moving in from Buffalo. Both
did a neat job of hitting with these
clubs and either might crash the
big time this season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
Second Half OF Split Sea.
son Schedule Starts Next
Monday Night

The Jiffy Grill Duckpin team
defeated the Anchor Hardware club
Monday night at lngram's Bowling
center to capture the City Duck
pin League first half champion
ship.
The second half of the split sea-
son schedule will get underway
next Monday night on the Dawson
street alleys.
In Monday nights concluding
first half match saw Anchor take
2 out of three games from Jiffy
after losing the first one by 4
pins as the short order boys set
a new team game of 571-114 pins
per man. Houghton had a lat
game while King had a 339 set.
For Anchor Hardware, as usual,
Shinn was high man with a fine
371 set and 2 games of 1913.
Swinson's Foods was taking 3
straight from Horne's Service Sta
ton putting together games OF
~538-548-550 for a record breaking
team set Of 1885. Ellis Simpson
was the big gun with great games
Of 1~31-127-134 and a 1872 set. For the
losers, Johnson was high with a
III single and 315 set.
A. fighting Harris team was an:
neXing 2 out of 8 from Whites
as Kirk was setting the pace for
the winners With a single of 1873
and a bang-up 357 set. For Whites,
Bancroft was the heavy artillery
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
SENATOR TO SEEK
PRO P0RTSPR0BE
Will Introduce Bill Today
Calling For Sweeping
Investigation

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-PE
Senator O'Mahoney D-Wyo) an
nounced Tuesday night he will in
troduce in the senate Wednesday
a resolution calling for a sweeping
investigation Of professional sports
with particular reference to at
tempts at bribery and other cor
ruption."
He said that Senator Edwin {.
johnson tD-Colo). recently elected
president of the Western Baseball
League, will join him in sponsoring
the measure.
If adopted. the judiciary com
mittee headed by Senator Wiley
(R-Wis) would carry out the in
vestigation, in an attempt to as
certain whether attempts to fix
zames have violated federal laws
and caused a loss of federal reve
nue..
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
ASHEVILLE MAY
BE TOURNEY SITE
Will Probably Replace
Charlotte As Sponsor Of
$4,000 Golf Meet

ASHEVILLE, Jan. 81 Up -
Charlotte's cancellation of its
scheduled $4,000 open golf tourna
ment this spring raises the posi-.
bility that Asheville may get back
on the pro circuit, Henry WestaH-
manager Of the Beaver Lake golf
club, said Tuesday.
Westwall, who was general chair
man of several land of the sky
open Journeys here before the
war, said he would like to see the
Asheville meet revived regardless
Of whether all of the name play
ers will be assured by the Profes-
sional Golfers association"
He pointed out that new stars
are coming up the ladder all the
time and that many tournaments
have been successful without top
notch performers.
Charlotte cancelled because the
r. G. A. would not guarantee the
appearance of top name players,
put lS4t tlle way OPCll III 1NNOH
sideration in case P. G. A. tourna-
ment manager Fred Corcoran could
produce the guarantee.
Westall suggested that now is the
time for a liveWire organization
n Asheville to start d movement
looking to the return of the open
elasic to this city. The last land
Of the sky" open was in 1871. Ben
Hogan won here three straight
years.
The touring pros will play at
Greensboro March 1916 and were
slated to perform in Charlotte
March 1923.
Il imagine it's too late to do any
thing about a tournament here this
year Westall said, but it's not
too early to try to get the Char
lotte dates for next year"
Westall recalled that the first
open tourney was held here about
1916 with Walter Hagen, Jock
Hutchinson a:3d less than Is other
golfers competing. Prize money
totaled l 1900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22

had completed thelr De-
fore 1916.
Only Hubbell. Firsch. Cochrane
and Grove were nominated on the
REQUISITE 121 ballots of the ISL cast.
Altogether names of 80 players
appeared on the ballots in the cur
rent election.
Hubbell. the great lefthanded
screwball pitcher of the New York
Giants. headed the list with 14O
votes. Only q of the writer's failed
to name him on their ballots.
Frisch. the "Fordham Flash Of
the New York Giants and the ST.
Louis Cardinals. received 1856 votes.
Cochrane. catching great of the
Philadelphia Athletics and the
Detroit Tigers and manager OF
the Bengals in two pennant-win-
ming years. was named on 1913 bal
lots.
Grove. one of the leading pitch
ing winners of all time while play
ing with the PHILADELPHIA Athletics
and the Boston Red Sox. polled
1913 votes.
Harold (Pie) Traynor, former
Pittsburgh Pirate third baseman
and manager. missed out for the
hall of fame II this election by the
slim margin of two votes, polling
i119.
The names of the four newcom-
ers will be enshrined in the Nation
al Baseball hall of fame at Coopers-
town. N. Y. Their plaques will be
hung with their 40 predecessors
named by committees and in prev
ious writer's polls.
Altogether the names of SO play
ers appeared on the ballots in the
current election. Back of Traynor,
Charley Gehringer. one-time sec
ond base great of the Detroit
Tigers. drew 105 votes. Rabbit
Maranville, infield star of various
National league clubs. polled 81:
Dizzy Dean. righthanded pitching
ace OF the st. Louis Cardinals and
the Chicago Cubs drew 80. and
Herb Pennock, lefthanded pitching
stylist of various American League
teams oot 26
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
PIEDMONT BOXING
TOURNEY BLANKS
RECEIVED AT 'Y'

Adam Smith physical director of
the local Y. M. C. A. yesterday
was notified that the Piedmont
Golden Gloves tournament will be
held in Greensboro On Feb. 27-28
and March /.
j. D. Hicks, physical director of
the Greensboro YMCA, included
entry blanks in his letter to Smith
and they may be obtained by call
ing by the YMCA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
FOUR YANKS FAIL
TO- SIGN CONTRACTS
spud Chandler, Floyd Bevens
And Two Others Are
Holdouts

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 - up -
-Four Yankee regulars, including
the clubs two top pitchers, spud
Chandler and Floyd Bevens, have
not yet signed their 1947 contracts,
the team disclosed Tuesday in an
nouncing receipt of SO signed docu-
ments.
The other two regulars who
were believed asking for increases
over the figure offered them were
third baseman Bill johnson and
first baseman Nick Etten. The
only other important member OF
the Yankee cast not yet signed
was Johnny Lindell, husky re-
serve outfielder, who has bee.
sought by numerous other Ameri
en- League clubs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
fifty Keglers Capture First
Half Of City Duck-Pm Slate

with a 357 set and a high single
-of 100
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
MEMPHIS OPEN GOLF
TOURNEY CANCELLED

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. Pip
The ChickasaW Golf club an
nounced Tuesday cancellation OF
the $40, 900 Memphis Invitational
Golf tournament.
Leroy j. C%onnable, club presl-
dent, said the decision was made
because Eve can get no satlsfac-
tory reply from the tournament
bureau of the Professional Golfers
Association in regard to simple
requests and no guarantee of the
appearance of leading stars"
The Chickasaw club sponsored
September tournaments here in
1945 and 1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22

Sumatra is larger than New
England, New York and Pennsyl-
lvania combined.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
Writers Elect Four Players
To BasebaU:s Hall Of Fame
CarlHubbeH, Mickey Cochrane,
Lefty Grove And frankie Frisch
oBeEnshrinedAtC ooperstown

NEW YORK, Jan. 21-(P-Four players-Pitchers
Carl Hubbell and Lefty Grove, second baseman frankie
Frisch and Catcher Mickey Cochrane-have been elected to
basebalPs Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Associa-
ton of America, it was announced Tuesday night.
The poll was COMPLETED Jan. Is and included votes OF
ISL members of the Baseball Writers Association.
Balottino was restricted to writers, who have been
members of the association for ten years or more and the
votine was confined to PLAYERS who We're active in 1921 and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
NAMED MANAGER

CONCORD, Jan. q - up - Vet
eran infielder Garard Mig Lips
comb of Charlotte, will be the
playing manager of the Concord
Viewers of the Class D North
Carolina State, the owners of the
club announced Tuesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
QUITS SCHOOL

CHICAGO, Jan. 81 R =
Claude Buddy" Young, Negro
halfback at the University of Him
ois, Tuesday night announced his
decision to quit school on the plea
that he needed to make a living
for his wife and 18-months-old
child.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
NEW BILL

FAYETTEVILLE, Jan. 21.-Leg-
islation consolidating the Fayette-
vile mayors court with the Cum
berland county recorders court
may be introduced into the North
Carolina general assembly in the
near future, it was learned yes
terday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22

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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-13
December 10. ls47

on all such issues.
Rival unions, which shortsight-
eddy failed to recognize the union
busting strategy behind the Of
fer, were invited" to come in
and organize the plant, causing
iurisdictionaI dispute with the UNI
ion to which the workers already
belonged.
While the unions foolishlY
fought each other. the company
sat back contenfedlY. secure in
the knowledge that neither had
time to fight for better wages
and working conditions from
the company.
THROUGHOUT the whole CAM
paign divisive propaganda and
rumors were sent through the
plant, with the emphasis on Red
batting union officials and the
union itself.
White worker was set against
Negro, Polish against German,
Catholic against Protestant; and
through it all the Red-baiting poi
son, heightened by the national
witch-hunt in the press and on
the radio, seriously hindered the
progressives in their efforts to get
better conditions for the workers.
For crippling the union and fl
nally driving it out of the plant
Labor Relations Associates re-
ceived a fee of 500 a day-pIus
unlimited expenses each OF
its spies, plus $3.50 day for the
man who directed the overall
strategy.
Out of it the workers got moth
ing
They lost the union and the
gains it had won for them.
Only the company. already
plump with profits, won. It's
profits grew while the wages
paid 10 its employees gradually
dropped-and the biggest reason
for If all was the anti Red
racket.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-13
Miners ask uniform
STATE election laws

Local Union No. 2467 of the
United Mine Workers of America
of Danville, Illinois, this week
adopted a resolution calling for
the passage by Congress of ma
tional election law which bring
about uniform election procedure
in all states.
The resolution points out that
practically every state has differ
ent election laws, which has made
it more difficult for progressive
political movements to develop.
The resolution also notes that
some states have election laws
that are discriminatory and al
low intimidation of voters in vio-
lation of the 14th Amendment of
the Constitution.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-13

Relations Associates.
A CIO union had organized his
workers. 1t was demanding rec
ignition as their collective bar
gaining agent. What could he do?
Shefferman's boys showed
him-for a fat fee. Within "a
hours the undercoyer men were
at work. and within six months
the workers had lost their un-
ion.
SIX young men-most of them
renegade I'm n organizers who
know labor from the inside -
were flown here from the West
Coast
Concealing their identity as
spies, they spread out through the
plant They checked on the ftrou-
ble-makers," the men and women
who We're firm supporters of the
union. And they found out the
grievances of the workers.
Then they went to work in earn
est.
=
THE WORK of union-busting
was begun when they convinced
the management to clean up the
shop and remedy minor defects
such as. dirty toilets-which had
aroused the workers.
They found that many of the
workers were veterans, SO one of
the tabor relations experts had
the company appoint him veter-
ans counsellor.
Each veteran was called into an
office, where the spy gave him
advice about his rights under the
CT Bill-and by careful question
ing learned how he stood on the
union, the Reds" minority
groups, especially Negroes, in the
shop, and other matters which
could be used as a wedge to di-
vide the workers.
"A FILE was established on each
employee, setting forth his views