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The union times., 1947-02-08
McCoyern Asks Support For USO As Worthy

Vincent J. McCovern. president of the Central Labor Council of New Haven, today issued a state- ment saying: ''I heartily endorse the USO campaign, and urge all members of organized labor to help this worthy cause.'
 McGovern, who is-a member of the U.S.O. campaign committee, joins in the appeal of top military leaders to continue the USO through 1o47 as the United Service Organization con- ducts their drive for funds to enable it to maintain its basic functions.
 Some $50 to 400 USO clubs will be maintained in the United States for hospitalized veterans, troops in train ing and families of servicemen. Travellers Aid Services and Clubs will continue at important transporta- ton points for troops, men on leave and wives and children of servicemen. Overseas clubs and USO camp shows will continue in modified numbers.
 The quota for Connecticut is $472, ,OOO. Reduction of the armed forces allows for streamIining the United Service Organization, but the estimates of the Secretaries of War and Navy that more than 100000 men will continue to wear the uniforms of the Army. Navy and Marines and Coast Guard through l947, necessitates a con- tinuatiOn of USO.
The union times., 1947-02-08
Education For Cites Bible To Every Child Is Oppose Unions
 Federation Aim For Foremen

A strong plea for bilIion-dolIar educational appropriation was sounded by the American Fedora ton of Labor as the Both session of Congress opened its delibera,- tiOns, and the appeal was accom- panied by call by the AFL's Ma tiOnal Committee on Education upon the States for legislation as- surfing every teacher of a minimum starting salary of $2,5OO a year.
 Matthew Woll, Vice-President of the AFL, announcing the program drafted by the Federation's Commit tee on Education, of which he is chair man, emphasized that the billion-dol- lar plan is vita1ly necessary to assure children of chance to obtain "a sound American education" He add ed:
 $2,5OO MINIMUM
 With thousands of classes today deprived of teachers, and an even greater shortage threatening, every State should immediately enact legis- lation which would assure every teach CT minimum entrance salary of s. 800 and assure them an opportunity to earn maximum salary comparable to that earned in the other profes- sions.
 ''We realize full we'll that in some States the State fund must be supplemented by Federal funds to make it possible to keep American schools functiOning at the proper level.
 s'The American Federation of Labor is backing bilIion-doIIar program of Federal aid for educa- ton to assure every American child a chance to get sound American education, and our State Fedora
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The union times., 1947-02-08
Vets Suffer Govt
 Income Slash

WASHINGTON (LPA) - Sub slstence payments to more than 3OO.- OO0 veterans who are students or iob- tralnees were either crashed or elimi- mated by the revision of the CT Bill of Rights last summer, Veterans Ad- minstrator Omar N. Bradley an nounced last week.
 Bradley disclosed that the amend ment to the GI bill, passed without public hearings in the closing days of the 79th Congress, resulted in the slashing of government cheeks for 53% of the 100000 vets on education training payrolls. About 28,OOO vets, or 7@o, lost all of their subsistence allotrnents which amount to $65 a month to hsingle veterans and $oO a month to former GI's with depend- ents.
 In addition, Bradley said, 7o% of the same 100000 vets will eventually have their allotmerts cut or taken away altogether. Both labor and vet erans organizations have attacked the income ceiling and Congress now has Is bills before it to remove the cei1- ing.
The union times., 1947-02-08
Middletown Workers Accept Wage Offer

A wage contract proposal, which would apply sliding scale increase Of from five to ten cents an hour to all day rates, was accepted by AFL union employees of the Russell Manufactur ing company last week.
 The proposal, which is to be retro active to two weeks prior to the date on which the new contract is signed, also provides for partial payment by the company for insurance, including sick benefits and hospitalization and specifies other minor wage adjustments favorable to employees.
 The meeting in Odd Fellows hall attended by about 200 members of Narrow Fabric Textile Federal Union, Local 21577, AFL, eliminated a long series of friendly negotiations with company representatives, union officials declared.
 The union bargaining committee was composed of: President Sebastian Aresco, Vice-President John Dykes, Second Vice-President Charles Jack son, Recording Secretary Charles De- Meo, Ralph Mateo, James Newell, Paul Pattavina, Paul Ga11itto and George Topazio. This group was as- sisted by Attorney Vincent Scam- porino, AFL Organizer William Malone of Springfield, Mass, and Philip Rooms, conciliator for the Connecticut Board of Arbitration.
The union times., 1947-02-08

and maintenance have been cut sharply, and the margin of loss through vacancies has aI- most disappeared.
 Granted that not all landlords have shared in the golden harvest. Another survey in 21 cities shows that 81 per cent of the apartment house owners were better off in 1946 than in 1889 and 1940; on- ly 19 per cent were worse off. The figures for small structures were not much different: 78 per cent of the owners better off, only 22 per cent worse off. Is the to be further enriched to take care of the minority?
 Gen. Fleming admitted no gen. eral increase was needed, but seems still to favor one to take care of hardship cases. But judg- ing from the figures at the OPA, the hardship cases are being well taken care of. These figures show the OPA we'll up on both rent increase and eviction applications with 59 per cent of the former and 80 per cent of the latter granted. The OPA seems to be bending over backward to favor the landlord when he asks for relief.
 Graphic testimony before the Senate Banking Currency Committee shows how spuri- Ous the plea that higher rents would provide more homes for veterans. This approach failed to do so after the last war. The truth is that the average veteran cannot at. ford to pay much more than
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The union times., 1947-02-08
What Will Those Unions Be Doing After This One?
Members Decline To Clean Cuspidors As Menace
 To Health

The shiny brass spittoon, once con- sldered a mark of elegance in hotel lobbles, barrooms and offices, is on the way out.
 Giving the cuspidor neat shove into oblivion are thousands of AFL cleaning women who have stopped emptying and shining up the re- ceptacles.
 Through their union, Local 32J. Building Service EmpIoyes Intl. Union (AFL), New York, the women who keep New York's of flee buildings tidy declared the cus- pidors were a health hazard and they would cleam them no longer. Notice to that effect went to all building tenants from Local 32-I Pres Albert E. Perry.
 Ferry said the union had receiv. ed thousands of complaints from its members about the cuspidors, There were four main objections. Ferry said: cuspidOrs are outdated, they encourage splitting, they fur. ther the spread of disease. and they are injurious to the health of the persons who clean them.
 Perhaps you do not realize that the women who are required to clean your cuspidors are, for the most part mothers of young children" the un- ion leader pointed out. "They come into contact with germs as a resu1t ot cleaning cuspidors and pass dis eases on to their children, especially youngsters.
 Local 32-J cannot allow the health of its members and the;r families to be impaired by being exposed to such harmful germs as result of the requirement. ina, they perform rsle~ obnoxious task ot cleaning cuspidors which. in our opinion, serves no helpful purpose and is entirely unnecessary
The union times., 1947-02-08
AFLAwaitsReply From CIO On Bid To Organic Unity
Green Stresses Need For Labor Unity And Labor
 Solidarity

MIAMI, Fla.-(FP)-The AFI executive council began its detailed study of current antilabor legisIa. ton here this week as it awaited a reply from the CIO to its proposals for complete merger of the two main wings of organized labor.
 The surprise proposal, which in ef- feet turned down an earlier CIO bid for immediate joint action to stem the antilabor drive, brought a mo com ment" reply from CIO Pres. Philip Murray when he was informed of ii by reporters in Pittsburgh.
 In Washington, CIO spokesmen said the question probably would be taken up by the CIO vice-presidents when they meet Feb. 8.
 The AFL letter, signed by Pres. William Green, informed Murray that a 5-man committee had been appointed to go into immediate talks with a similar CIO commit tee ''fOr the purpose of bringing about organic unity within the ranks of labor.''
 Green said Murray's proposals for periodic meetings means that CO., operation may be followed for a day while division and discord continue. We cannot present a united front by pretending to be united today, and being divided tomorrow"
 Pointing out that the current anti-labor drive emphasizes ''the need for labor unity and labor solidarity" Green said: ''Labor could cope with situations such as cOnfrOnts us at the present time in the Congress of the US. and in the different states in a much more eff fectise way if the millions of workers organized into separate unions were blended into one par. ent union.
 That would mean that the mil lions of workers now represented by divided unions would stand together speaking as one and acting as one, united solidly into a strong, united movement"
 Appointed to the AFL commit. tee were: Green, Sec.-Treas. George Meany, Pres. William Hutcheson of the United Bro. of Teamsters and Pres. John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers, who is be. lieved to have conceived the idea. Last attempt to bring the AFL and CIO together into one organization back in l939 ended in failure af. ter months of negotiations.
The union times., 1947-02-08
Rent Control In Danger Unless People Protest
Powerful Real Estate Lobby Hell-Bent To Increase
 Rents
Washington

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 The most powerful lobby Washington has seen in some time is hell-bent to ram an in- crease in rents through Congress. The excuse is to take care of hardship cases; the come-on is that higher rents will encourage more home building. Both are the bunk. But unless every labor and consumer organization in this country gets up on its hind legs and hollers bloody murder, rents are going up. At the White House and in Congress, the foes of rent increase are growing fewer and weaker by the hour.
 Some confidential figures published from official OPA sources show how utterly hOI- low are the lamentations over the poor landlord. A survey of apartment houses in 63 cities shows that net Oprating in- come rose 26.7 per cent over 1939. A survey of small struc- lures in 60 cities shows an in- crease of 42.7 per cent. Repair
The union times., 1947-02-08
Millions Forced ToLive In Fear

Washington (LPA)-The disaster that will strike if rent controls are lifted was painted last week in the facts and figures of government ex- perts.
 There are 6OOOO,OOO families who would live in constant fear of rent boosts or evictions for inability to pay higher rents. These people are now in rented homes in rent-contro1 areas.
 The nations rent bill will rise more than half a billion dollars year if a 102o across-the-board boost is allow ed.
 Landlords net operating income in 1946 was up to 309o to 403o over 1939 levels.
The union times., 1947-02-08
As We See It
 by
 THE STAFF

From the Nes0 HaUen Register, which we print gratis: ''UNION BUSINESS AGENT and wife ur- gently need apartment. Call Kreas. 6-l7O4 or 7-2Ol9. " The irony of this ad is that Saul Kreas is chair man of the New Haven Central La Dor Councils Committee on Hous- ing. Best wishes, Saul.
 The spectacular gains in em- ployment during l946 will not be repeated in 1947, in the opinion of Robert C. Goodwin, Director of the U. s. Employment Service. Quot ing from the national summary of labor market conditions, Goodwin predicted that labor market activ- ity this year will be featured by ups and downs in many industries, oc- equations and areas, rather than the acrOss-the-bOard expansion which occurred during last year.
 If there's ever a going third party in this country it ought to re- serve spot in its hall of fame for Rep. E. E. Cox O., Ca.), The Georgia Democrat last week patted the Republicans fondly on their collective heads and asserted that ''Since the election of last fall their behavior has been as nearly perfect in my judgment as is possible for human conduct to be-
 The Daughters of the American Revolution last week adopted a new policy permitting dogs inside its sacrosanct Constitution Hall in Washington. Nationally known Ne gro artists, however, will still be barred.
 Shame on us renters! We are ac- cused of monopolistic practices de- priving war heroes of homes! Pres. Morgan Fitch of the Natl. Assn. of Real Estate Boards told Baltimore realtors last week to stop 'sfoolins the veteran and tell him sshis gov. ernment has entered into a con. spiracy to deny him a place to lives
 Fitch said Congress created ca new form of vested wealth. in the rent control law giving persons ''the right to live in another mans property without his consent or approval. It is a restraint of trade that would put our commer. cial mOnopolists to shame,'' he said. Fitch never explained that
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The union times., 1947-02-08
Improvement In CharityDept. Greatly Needed
Labor Expected To Support Proposals Of Council Of
 Social Agencies

The New Haven Council of Social Agencies this week sent to the City Charter Commission a series of con structive proposals dealing with the municipal Department of Charities and Corrections.
 Because the administration of the department during the last year has become an open scandal, and be- cause it's Social Welfare Commit tee has direct knowledge of the situation, it is believed that the New Haven Central Labor Council, at its meeting Thursday, will en- dorse the proposals, and will urge Mayor William C. CeIentano to put some of them into effect at once.
 In letter to Harry C. Knight, Charter Commission chairman, the Council of Social Agencies voiced its general recommendations as follows: ::
 QUALIFIED WORKERS
 ssWe are particularly concerned with the qualifications of the di- rector and workers; with the func- tions of the department and its method of operation; and with change in the name of the depart ment more in keeping with present practice throughout the country"
 According to J. Stephen Knight, president, the Councils Family Divi- sion has always maintained an inter est in the public welfare department, previously recommending improved practices at Springside Home, revi- sion of relief budgets to meet higher living costs, and sound civil service system for department employees.
 In its specific recommendations to the Charter Commission. the Family Division, headed by MT. Samuel C. Harvey, suggested these changes:
 CHANGE NAME
 1. Tt is our hope that the new city charter will eliminate the old Department of Charities and Correc- tions and establish in its place a De- pertinent of Welfare.
 HUMANE TREATMENT
 2. 'sThe Department of Welfare should provide assistance to all people who need help for such pe- riod of time as is necessary and without the legal requirement of a work test. Assistance should pro- vide an adequate standard of living consistent with the best practices. Humane and courteous treatment should be given in such a way that families may be helped to main- tain their self-respect and to regain their independence.
 CLIENT INTEGRITY
 3. s'The department should from time to time draw up regula- tions and rules concerning eligibil- ify. Current eligibility rules should be printed and available to all ap- plicants. Applicants who are dis satisfied should have the right to appeal, and appropriate machinery for hearings should be set up by the department"
 7-MEMBER BOARD
 After careful consideration of diff ferent administrations commonly used in welfare departments, the Family Division recommended the setting-up of legally constituted bipartisan board of seven members with policy making responsibility and with stag gering terms of three years each. Per sons appointed to the board should be selected for their competence, and for their interest in and understanding of social welfare
 CIVIL SERVICE
 Other suggestions emphasized the adoption of civil service in pro- viding staff which s'should have good standards of service, security of tenure, and adequate remunera- tion."
The union times., 1947-02-08

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The union times., 1947-02-08
Liberal Speakers
 0nRadioReceive Public's s Support
People Fed Up With Policies Of Broadcasting Chains,
 Sponsors

NEW YORK-(FP)-When the listening public gets a chance to say whether liberal commentator should stay on the air, the answer is 98 to two in his favor.
 That at least was the result of a popularity poll conducted here by the 1nkograph Co.,, sponsors of Dr. Frank Kingdom, one of the last of radios progressive spOkesmen. Inkograph, which backs Kingdoms Sunday morning brOadcasts over Mutual's station WOR, was bit uncertain about renewing his con- tract for another 13 weeks.
 To help make up its mind, the com pany asked the radio audience to an- swer in 50 words or less the question Do You Like-Or Dislike-the Frank Kingdom program, and why ? the best letters were to win Inkograph fountain pens.
 1000 LETTERS
 Within three days the WOR mail room was clogged with bags of mail from six eastern states. More than 7,OO0 letters flooded in from unions, doctors, lawyers, professors, editors, school children, religious leaders and housewives. Their vote was 98@o em- phatically in favor of Kingdom. Many wrote in saying they weren't inter ested in winning foutain pens, they just wanted to make sure Kingdom continued broadcasting. Others order ed dozen Autographs as a symbol of their indorsement.
 Typical was a letter that declar- ed: "TO me his program is must. Every Sunday, no matter how late l go to bed the night before, make it my business to be at the radio long before 1O:15 AM. consider Dr. Kingdom the most valuable spokesman for a free de- mocracy."
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The union times., 1947-02-08
Name Your Choice!

The Society for the Advancement of Scab- ping will have tough time picking its first prize winner for l947. Never have so many worked so hard for SO low distinction.
The union times., 1947-02-08
Teachers Union Grows

Louisville, Ky. - The American Federation of Teachers (AFL) here has grown in less than a month from 85 members to 403. In addition, Y members of the local have transferred te the newly chartered local at the University of Louisville.
The union times., 1947-02-08
400 Workers Killed In Three Months

Four hundred workers were killed in Americas shops and factories dur ing July, August, and September 1946. Over 5 thousand more were crippled i'll some degree-for life. About quar- ter-milhon others lost two or three weeks. The three-month cost to the injured workers was some 20 million dollars in wages.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-06-26
TROY NEWS

Cabinet Grange
Planning Big 4th
Cabinet Grange met in regular
session June 14th with all officers
and a good. attendance present.
Brother and Sister Feenan were
given the third and fourth degrees
by State Deputy Pattie. i,
Copies of a letter from the Rod
and Gun Club of Troy were passed
ont to all members and the con-
tents discussed. Forestry conditions
and soil conservation were also dis
cussed. A vote was taken to de-
termine those favoring full time
County Agent instead of the pres
emf part time set up. County Com
missioner Hoisington had previous
Nv asked Brother DeBorde for In
formation on this topic.
Master Perkins reported that
Eureka plans to visit us for Good
Neighbor's Night. A cordial well
come is extended to them when
ever they find it possible TO make
the trip.
Interesting plans for larger and
better barbecue and more enter
tainment on the Glorious Fourth
were discussed at length. Conn
mittees were appointed and actual
work begun. Why cook or pack
a lunch when you may partake of
prime beef with all the trimmings
and entertainment to boot?" Watch
for advertisements and details, then
come to the Cabinet Grange on
Lake Creek.
Brother Parker and Sister Shields
reported on various County and
Fair activities.
The Literary Hour was opened
by an appropriate flag drill for Flag
Day. Sister Shields reported on
"Our Duty to the Flag" Fathers
Day was observed by a History of
Fathers Day" by Sister Feenan;
"Only a Dad" by Sister Chase; "A
Model Father" read by Brother Par
ker The singing Everybody Works
but Father" by the Grange ladies
closed our Lecturers usual interest
ing program.
Lunch, with lots of sweets was
especially enticing. The usual social
hour and committee meetings con-
tinued until late hour. - Grange
Reporter
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-06-26
Ray Woodwork and Childhood
Friend Wed at Phoenix

Surprising his many friends, Ray
Woodwork returned from Phoenix
Ariz., the evening of May % bring
ing with him his, bride, the former
Cola Henrichs. of Phoenix They
were married at II o'clock that
MOI ming at the Unity Center in
Phoenix.
Mr., Woodwork and his bride
were friends during childhood days
il Montana. After that their paths
parted and it was only recently
that they met again. In the mean
time. Mrs Woodwork was for sew
eral years a teacher of commercial
subjects in the high school at Troy,
Montana. Four years ago she went
10 Phoenix, and has been employed
there by the state and federal gov
crnments as an investigator for the
welfare department.
Mr.. Woodwork came here about
year ago and has been making his
home with his brother and sister
in law, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy T. Wood
worth. He is retired from active
business, and has made many friends
during his residence here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodwork are at
the Woodwork home on the cor
ner of Third and Nicholet streets
Banning Record.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-06-26
Mrs. Jean Allen Has
Interesting Project

interesting KFuJCCt
Ever on the alert for new prof.
ects to further the employment IN
our town we wonder if it has ever
occurred to any of us to utilize
the deer to a further extent than
lust for meat and to add the living
touch to our scenic granduer. On
Highway No. 10 not far distant from
Noxon we find novelty shop
wherein the owner, Mrs. Jean Allan
manufactures buttons, necklaces,
bracelets and hair ornaments from
deer and elk horn. On display she
has the antlers of several different
species of animals.
Her work bench is equipped with
electric tools and for her carved
pieces she does her own designing.
From a commercially tanned elk
skin she has made a beautiful jacket.
Instead of the beads that are Gus
tomarily used to decorate such gar
ments rosettes made of deer horn
in natural colors are employed with
very pleasing effect.
Mrs. Allen whose husband IS en-
ployed by the Curtis Pole company
in Helena is leaving her present
location to move to that city. It
is her present intention to continue
her novelty work.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-06-26
Change of Policy At
Lakeside Cemetery

The morning of Decoration Day
friends and relatives gathered at
Lakeside (Milnor) Cemetery and
worked improving the grounds. A
business meeting was held and new
trustees. secretary and treasurer
were selected II was noted that
lots in the community cemetery
were becoming scarce. An attempt
was unsuccessfully made to pro-
cure more acreage.
On June 9th the trustees met and
decided as this cemetery was ORR
ginally established for those of the
immediate community an attempt
would be made to reserve the re-
naming lots for members thereof.
II was also decided TO charge for
lots in the future and to lay out
lots on the hill side. previously
not MISUNDERSTANDING.