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The union times., 1947-06-21
Are You Losing
 Social Security?
Many Entitled To Benefits Not Claiming Them This Article And See If Any Facts Apply
 To You Or Your Family

There's lot of unclaimed money lying around in the cOffers of the U. s. Treasury because peO' ple who are entitled to payments under the Old Age and Survivors Insurance program (cOmmOnly called Social Security) don't claim them.
 Social Security payments to for mer workers who have had tax de ducted from their wages don't con- stitute charity.
 There is nothing undignified about accepting them. Every per- son covered by this kind of insur. ance is entitled to payments just the same as if he had bought in. surance from a private company. The fact that his employer has paid part of the premiums doesn't make any difference. This is insurance that has been bought and paid for. It should be claimed promptly, too. because payments cannot be retro. active more than three months.
 BENEFITS FOR WHOM?
 There are several classes of per sons who may be entitled to monthly benefits under the Old Age and Sur vivors Insurance scheme. They in- c1ude the worker himself, when he reaches age 65; his wife, when she reaches age 65; those of his children who are under IS when he reaches 65.
 In addition, if covered work. CT dies before age 65, leaving a widow and dependent children un. der Is, they are entitled to monthly payments until the youngest child reaches l8. A workers family is entitled to these benefits if he made $50 quarter for half of the l2 calendar quarter-years before his death.
 Thus a family would be covered il man earned $50 quarter of a year and a half before his death. If widow is not eligible for monthly payments at the time of a workers death, she may be entitled to them when she reaches O5 II she IS still unmarried.
 MORE COVERACE
 Where there is no widow or chile under IS, the workers parents, il wholly dependent on him or her for support, may receive benefits wher they reach 65.
 The insurance coverage goes be. yOnd monthly payments, too, Where a workers survivors. whether because of age or for some
 Continued from Page Two)
The union times., 1947-06-21
Mayor Pledges
 Action On Pleas By City Unions

Definite action on three matters con- cerning working conditions in the Police and Fire Departments, two of which entail no expense, was promised last week by Mayor William C. Celentano to the Joint Council of Municipal Employees, according to an announcement by Everitt w. Shaw, vice-president of the group, following three-hour closed session.
 On the question of deducting union dues from the police payroll, the ma yor promised he would submit the matter with the Board of Police Com missioners at its meeting next month and that "some action" would be taken.
 Relative to the six-day, eight-hour work week for members of the Police Department, Shaw reported, the mayor had presented a similar work week schedule. The only change in the ma yor's schedule was that if any member had to work on his regular day off, he would take 1t at another time within 30 days.
 Shaw reported that while the com mittee seemed to approve this set-up in that it closely resembled the groups plan, they withheld complete approval until the mayors suggested set-up may be sanctioned by the entire body of unionized patrolmen.
 Both these matters if approved would not increase the departments budget.
 Shaw reported that the mayor stated the institution of the 67.2 hour work week for members of the Fire Depart ment could not be provided for this year due to the cost, but that he had personally recommended to the Board of Fire Commissioners that it be in cluded in the 1948 budget estimates. This has been done, Ce1entano told the group, and the budget request would have to meet with the approval of the Board of Finance and the Board of Aldermen.
The union times., 1947-06-21
Where To Get Help

The Union Times cannot un- dertake to answer individual questions on social security cov- craze. However, your local So- cial Security Board not only can answer the questions but is hon. estly glad to. And the employees there will help fill out any neces- sary application.
 The addresses of the local boards in Connecticut are:
 NEW HAVEN: lO44 Chapel St.; BRIDGEPORT: BOA Post Office Bldg; HARTFORD: 1l5 Broad St.; MERIDEN: 30 Col ony St.; NEW BRITAIN: $ W. Main St.; NEW LONDON: 3O5 Post Office Bldg; STAMFORD: 300 Main St.; TORRINGTON: 56 Main St.; and WATER BURY: lO8 Bank St.
The union times., 1947-06-21
Building Trades
 Expose Lobbyists
Bates, Head Of AFLs Housing Committee Tells Of Real Estate Groups Fight Against Decent Housing For
 American People -RidicuIes Wage Claims

One of the important contributions the discussion of the housing probe-and there certainly plenty of talk about iis found in the latest issue of The American Fed erationist," monthly magazine of the A. F. of L.
 The article written by Harry C. Bates chief of the Bricayers and head of the A. F. L. Housing Committee who being authority housing anyone the try
 promises and others seeking hom its campaign
 the Eender housing bill and its vicious propaganda throwing labor the blame for the whole
The union times., 1947-06-21
Building Trades
 More Liberal On Apprenticeshiips
Construction Industry Of Future Will Need Con-
 siderable Assistance

s'LabOr unions in the building trades in many cities and areas are iberalizing their ratios which gov. ern the number of apprentices who may be hired in proportion to the number of employed jour- neymen," William F. Patterson. Director, Apprentice-Training Serv- ice, U. s. Department of Labor de- clared this week.
 Speaking recently at graduation ex- ercises for electrician apprentices ir Boston, Patterson also said that even more apprentices could be hired in the construction industry before filling quotas mutually agreed upon by unions and contractors.
 Building trades unions are to be commended for 1ibera1izing their ap- prentice ratios, as this is giving more of our young men the opportunity to learn a skilled trade and is bo1stering the skilled work force needed by the
 (Continued on Page Two)
The union times., 1947-06-21
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

Hats off to President Truman for his courageous veto of the so-called ''tax reduction'' bill. Everybody wants their taxes cut, of course. and we are no exception. But the bill passed by Congress was de. signed to help those with large in. comes, and do but very little for those in the lower brackets. Now let's hope the President takes the same stand on the Taft-HartIey Bill. It's time Congress learned that every Congress has a mandate: to legislate for the benefit of the Iarg. est number of people, not for a privileged few. That's the true meaning of democracy, as we see it.
 Real progress is being reported to the Conn. State Building and Trades Council. Jim O'Kane re- ports. The towns have always need ed strengthening through setting up local building trades councils. and there are plans in the works to ac. cOmplish this.
 It is highly important that the building trades realize that they need the strongest possible organ. lzation, for the enemies of labor have the trades as Number l on their list. The locals that sit by and fail to do their share in the crea. ton of strong local and state council are endangering their own existence. We hope that a word to the wise is sufficient.
 About 25OO years before the first Ku Kluxer hid under a sheet. a Hindu writer said: ''Guilty con. sciences always make people COW. ards.'
 A new, tougher attitude on the part of many employers is creating serious situation on the indus trial front, Department of Labor spOkesmen and union chiefs re. ported this week.
 Some bosses, they said, arc Jumping the gum on the Taft Hartley anti-labor legislation and giving unions the ''runaround'' in negotiations.
 'sThere's no question but that collective bargaining has been run ming into snags lately,' a Labo, Department official said. ssWe're finding that employers are less will ling to make reasonable conces sions because they hope for helr from Congress.
 ''As result, strikes are increas ing. At present, most are small, To cal disputes, but the tension i.
 Continued on Page Four)
The union times., 1947-06-21
Political Action Helps Custodians

BREMERTON, Wash. = CPD = Political action has paid off in con tracts-union contracts-here. CuSto- dians in North Kitsap county schools signed up with a school board mos of whose members were elected witt labor support, and have won 40- hour week, seniority protection, 1( days vacation and sick leave.
 The school board was elected at the last municipal election as the result of united political action.
The union times., 1947-06-21
Nation Awaits Veto Of Slave Labor Bil
EUen Bibles
 Are Jim CrouU

ASHEVILLE, N. C.-(F.P0 The ultimate in JimcrOw ex- ists in lower court here, where Negroes and whites are sworn in with separate Bibles.
 Reposing on the judges desk are two Bibles, one with the word ''white'' inscribed upon it, the other marked with the word ''coIOred.''
 When a white witness is being sworn in, the court clerk holds the ''white" Bible in his hand. But Negro being sworn in has to hold the ''colored'' Bible him. self.
The union times., 1947-06-21
Tobey Replies When Called A << ,,
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This Senator Speaks His Mind, And Speaks It
 Vigorously

WASHINGTON (FP)-One of the U. s. Senate's scholars and gen. tlemen is Charles w. Tobey (R, N.H.) who has been vigorously fight ing the Reed-Bulwink1e bill to relieve the railroad interests of the burden of observing the Sherman antitrust act.
 While lunching in the Capitol this week, Tobey was approached by a Department of Justice agent who reported: ''Sir, may I tell you that sitting behind you are three railroad lobbyists, one of whom called you = =
 -, and another of whom said you ought to go to he'll"
 Reporting the incident on the Sen floor. Tobey said "Ie pointed them out to me. got up and walked to their table, and said, My compliments to you, gentlemen I said, I under stand you called me
 and consigned me to hell, and made other statements about me. This is free country-you have a right to make any statement you wish, 1 said"
 WE AGREE WITH RECORD
 The Congressional Record printed this with the blanks, but the morning Times-Herald left no blanks as it cor 'rectly spelled out each word.
 Tobey concluded his exchange with the rail lobbyists by telling them: 'YOu are crooked, sirs, from top to bottom, and you played the game that way. Now I subside. be- cause l still want to be a gentleman and hold my temper
 The rail lobbyists, according to oth- CT diners, were also termed leads, towards, scoundrels and a detriment to the public welfare" but were too astounded to utter a word of reply to the angry senator.
The union times., 1947-06-21

WHY THE SLUMP?
 'sJust at the time when material shortages have eased, when the supply of building labor has be- come more plentiful, when the de- mand for new homes has reached its height, home building has gone into a slump" Bates pointed out. Last year the lobbyists were blam- ing everything on emergency govern ment controls and on o. P. A. In their campaign alongside the National As sociation of Manufacturers to kill price control they promised great surge of production and building, with many benefits to veterans"
 27 P. C. Jump In 6 Months
 Instead of this, in matter of six months-between November, 1o46, and April, 1o47-prices of building mate rial rose 2 per cent" Bates continued. 'The already inflated prices of lunl- Der and other building supplies went further on up, with the producers and sellers set free to cash in on the boom"
 Now, instead of the million new homes promised this year, the lobby ists have dropped down to 5O0,O00.
 Further, most of the new homes are being built to sell for $lO,OOO or more, which is about two and one-half times what the same houses sold for before the war, Bates emphasized.
 The great majority of veterans and the average worker cannot buy these homes.
 Bates cited the profteering on land, with residential lots, which could be bought for $2O0 before the war, priced as high as $3,0O0.
 SMASHES CLAIM
 He smashed the lobbyists claim that labor is responsible for all of this.
 ssThe share of labor in the total site cost of home construction aver ages between 30 and B per cent, which is just about the percentage of labor cost to total cost shown before the war;" he stressed.
 ssThe lobbyists cannot deny," he continued, ''that the increase in the price of building materials since November is more than 10 times the increase in average week. Iy earnings of industrial workers over the same period and five times greater than the increased earnings of labor in the building trades.
 "The home-bui1ding industry can not blame labor for what has hap pened to residential construction since November"
 He also blasted the claim of the lobby that everyOne's income has gone up in proportion to the in. creased prices of housing and the cynical argument ''that not only is there no housing shortage in Amer. ica, but there would be plenty of room to spare if people would only crowd up a itte more."
 Bates wound up with a strong rec ommendation for passage of the Taft. Wagner-Ellender housing bill and re iterated that for years a goal of tht A. F. of L. has been a decent home for every American family.
 cit is," he said, 'sthe very mini mum essential for sound long range planning, relying on local initiative, without which most of us cannot hope to have new and Iivable homes for many years tc cOme."
The union times., 1947-06-21
HARRY COHEN ELECTED

BALTIMORE, Md.-Iarry CO hen, president of the Baltimore Fed eration of Labor and president oi Truck Drivers and Helpers, Local 355, has been elected to the presidency of the Maryland and District of Col umbia Federation of Labor.
The union times., 1947-06-21
Symphony Musicians
 To Get Minimum Of $85

DETROIT (FP)-Detroit Sym phony musicians have a minimum wage of $85 a week for 21-week season, says Pres. Jack Ferentz of Detroit Local 5, American Federation of Musicians (AFL). In addition they get extra pay for recordings and broadcaSts and have other employ ment opportunities, he said.
The union times., 1947-06-21

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The union times., 1947-06-21

GALL that serves labor serves the nation. All that harms labor is treason to America. No line can be drawn between these two. If any man tells you he loves America yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America yet fears labor, he is a fool. There is no Ann erica without labor. ."-Abraham Lincoln.
The union times., 1947-06-21

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The union times., 1947-06-21

Grade unionism has helped to give everyone who tolls the posi- ton of dignity which is his due.'' FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, Labor Day l94l.
Evening star., 1947-01-07

Wc. t0:00-Shirsy Temple visits Bob
Hope.
WT0P, i0:30-Nsw Senators discuss The
New Congress"
WRc, ii;30-Dr Eeko van Kleffens, head
Of ihs Netherlands delegation 10 the United
Natiens, is featured speaker.
Evening star., 1947-01-07
on TINE AIR TONIGHT.

W0p, o:O0-Paks Johnson and Warren
Hull visit an opportunity xhoof' In Denver.
where working people, young and old, can
continue their education.
WMAL, 9:3o-With vioIisi Jsseha VeiSi as
soIoid, Dr.. Serge KousseVifzky conducts the
Boston Symphony in BerIioz' Harold in Italy"
Beeihoyens "Egmoni overture opens the
program.
Evening star., 1947-01-07

WRc, 7:0o-Diana Lynn calls on Jo Stafford
W0p. 7:t5-Evelm Knight sings with
lack Smith.
WRc. 7:30-Tsner EIwood Gary sings the
aria, Una Furtiya Lagrima."
WRc, 8:00-comedan Alan Young and
Vocalist Doris Day aid Rudy ValIee with the
entertainment.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-07-01
Swedish Writers
Attack Brundage

STOCKHOLM S we dish
press needed Avery Brundage,
U. S. representative on the IN
ternational Olympic Committee,
for his stand against broken
time" pay for amateur athletes
and one paper called him an
apostle of hypocrisy
The newspaper Dagens Nyheter
published cartoon captioned
.'Avery Brundage, U. S. A
Apostle of Hypocrisy as an in
formed source asserted that a
five-man amateur commission
headed by Brundage had formu-
lated recommendations for changes
in amateur rules to be presented
to the international Olympic Conn.,
mittee meeting here recently.
The cartoon showed Brundage
in clerical robes with a belt OF
dollar signs. The accompanying
text said that despite his holy
amateur idea," Brundage comes
from a country where top ten
mis- player doesn't go to tourna-
ment for less than $500 to $500
and their university sports is the
worlds biggest amateur fraud
When the cartoon was trans
lated for Brundage he neither
smiled nor commented.
Broken Time" Bad Topic
This has been a controversial
topic in amateur athletics for more
than a year. Because of the
"broken time" question, the In
ternational Amateur Athletic Fed
ruling body of track and
field sports-held a special con-
gress in London recently. The
topic was shelved for one year.
however, in the face of opposition
led by Brundage.
Sweden has been among the
staunchest supporters of the mod
ification of amateur rules, arguing
that long suspensions of their
great athletes, Arne Anderson
and Gunder Haegg were unfair.
and that wage-earning athletes
should not be deprived of their
living when competing.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-07-01
| Reunited After
28 Years

OSLO. - Twenty-eight years
ago, Miss Henriette Helgesen of
Oslo Norway stood waiting on
the dock, while her fiance's ship
disappeared westward in the di-
rection of America. Since that
time there has been good deal
of waiting on both sides of the
Atlantic % years of it. There
was an exchange of letters for
the first years, but when they
stopped there were 20 years of
silence.
Early in January this year,
however, the letters began to
come again, and not so long ago
the will you be mine epistle
came through from Duluth, Min
nesota. On June 10th, wedding
bound Miss Helgesen boarded a
Scandinavian Airlines plane in
Oslo and is now reunited with her
fiance in Minnesota-after %
years.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-07-01
News in Brief

A rare textile, valued at half
million kronor, has been donated
to the Nordic Museum in Stock
holm by Mrs. Estelle Auguste, of
New York, as an expression OF
gratitude for the sympathy and
protection she found in Sweden
when she was forced to flee from
Norway in August, 1910. TIL tex
tile, an antique table cloth made
in an Italian monastery, has at
tracted great attention at several
exhibitions in the United States.
1t is embroidered with eighteen
scenes from Dantes Divine
Comedy"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-07-01

tai patients. The clinics are di-
rected by physicians specially
qualified for the work, who are
assisted by trained personnel. The
aid consists of about half of the
physicians and assistants salar-
les and travelling expenses, and is
available on the condition that all
services at the clinic-eXamina-
tions, consultations, and treat
ment-are given free of charge.
Dental Care
In an effort to extend dental
care to all the people, the Govern
ment since 1889 has been paying
to counties and independent cities
the cost of installing dental elm
les and about half the salaries of
dentists and dental assistants in
those clinics. The setting up of
travelling dental clinics is also
permitted. Annual examinations
arc itduiIco LII CIllllI eli DSl"eell
the age of 8 and Is; these chill
dren are also given any necessary
treatment A small annual fee is
charged for the first child in the
family; it decreases for the Sec
ond and third; no charge is made
for additional children. Persons
more than Is years of age are
charged a nominal fee, according
to a schedule, for each kind of
treatment. No charge is made to
persons who are unable to pay.
If at the time a child enters
school bis teeth are found to have
been neglected and in need of
treatment, the parents are requir-
ed to pay for it at an additional
charge.
Compulsory Sickness Insurance
Compulsory sickness insurance,
with medical care and cash bene-
fits, is to replace, under a law of
December IS, 1916, the present
system of voluntary insurance.
The law is expected to go into op-
GRAFTON in 1850.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-07-01

Much attention is given by the
Government to the protection of
school children's h e alt h through
physical examinations, and, in
some cases, treatment. (See
Sweden Improves School Health
Work" The Child, September
1946.)
School Lunches
Sweden has now a national pro-
gram of school lunches for all
children in nearly all schools. The
history of school lunches in the
country dates back to 1845, when
they were introduced in a few
cities by means of private or mu-
nicipal funds. Since 1887 Gov
eminent aid has been granted for
this purpose on a small scale, but
in increasing amounts. BY a law
of June %, 1916, full operation
under which is expected by 1851,
aid has been made available to
all school districts and municipal
tiles for lunches in primary, in
termediate, and high schools, con.
tinuation schools, and technical
schools
The Government contributes a
large part of the cost of the
lunches and equipment. The aid
Is given on condition % that the
lunches include a cooked dish.
with bread butter, and milk. and
are available free for all school
children; GU that the food is pre-
pared and serv in suitable
quarters; 90 that the persons
employed in the preparation and
service have physicians certifi-
cate of freedom from transmits
sible or incapacitating disease and
are examined annually, at the be-
ginning of the school year.
To encourage the speeding up
of the program the Government
gives aid to all school districts
that begin TO serve lunches by
June 30, 1851, even if the meals
are served not to all school chill
dren as required by law, but to
certain groups. These groups in
clude children who live at a long
distance from school, or are un-
dernourished or in poor health. or
who come from low-income famil-
les, or who otherwise could not
have nourishing noontime meal
at home.
Child Guidance and Mental
Health
Establishment of child-guidance
clinics and children's psychiatric
clinics has been facilitated by
Government aid, which has been
available since 1915 to counties
and independent cities. The aid is
given after the plan of work has
been approved by specified public
health authorities. Each county
or city receiving the aid MI t
have a central clinic, with one or
more branches and sufficient
number of hospital ueds for men