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The union times., 1948-07-31
High Prices To
 Go Higher, Says
 COnsumersUniOn

If you think prices are too high now-hold your hat.
 The full impact of inhationary in- fluences won't be felt until fall, the, current issue of Consumer Reports says, warning of a 'super-inhation" ahead sparked by another round of price increases.
 'The outlook Is anything but en- couraging," the monthly magazine of Consumers Union points out, since Congress has failed to do anything that might prevent or even restrain the prospective hyper-inhation."
 Declaring that controls will have to be established ultimately. it warns that they will be too late, ''since they will be imposed at new inflationary peaks after consumers have felt the full brunt of the in- f1atiOn.'
 The only way to bring about "the presentations of economic stability" the magazine asserts, is by an assur- ance of stable peace. "The overrid- ing economic force in the nation today is rearmament," it continues, "and if permitted to feed on itself, the pros pect is a forbidding one The inha- tionary pressures will continue to in crease until they reach explosion point, or the nation engages in the more devastating process of war it. self"
The union times., 1948-07-31
A.F.L. In Oregon
 Plan Political Campaign In '48

SALEM, Ore.-(FP)-The Ore gon Federation of Labor, 100000 strong, was back in politics following convention action repudiating the groups 1947 stand against indorse- ment of political candidates.
 Passage of the resolution advocat. ing ga resumption of political ac- tivity for the largest voting bloc in the state" was the high point of the 5-day annual conclave. James T. Marr federation secretary, told the delegates that only ssspotted sue. cess was achieved by labor in the May primaries'' and that he was in favor of ''doing everything possible to bring about the defeat of addi. tional reactionaries next fall"
 A similar stand was taken by s. P Stevens, silver-tongued fre6ghters' in ternational vice president, who branded the "way some union members vote anti-labor at the polls as a serious form of scabbing."
 The 800 delegates from 400 unions deplored the failure of Congress to meet the relief needs of the northwest in the recent Columbia river flood catastrophe. Endorsement was given to establishment of Columbia Valley Authority; to reimbursement of flood victims by the federal government "so far as practicable" and enactment oi Hong range housing legislation pro- viding for permanent type construction of decentralized units at low rent cost
The union times., 1948-07-31
Labor Plans No Veterans Watch Endorsement On Housing Plans In National Scale Special Session

Political party managers who were waiting last week for some cover-aH statements from Labor's League for Political Education were badly disappointed. The AFL's DO litical organization did precisely what it has long indicated it intends to do. It avoided committing itseli to any political party and intensi fled it's efforts to coordinate the local electoral activities of its affili ated union committees, and state branches.
 The 31-man administrative commit tee discussed at its meeting in Wash ington last week-hrst since the party conventions-the platforms and the candidates, but it made no national en- dorSements.
 The combination of the reactionary Congress and the sustained activity oi |LLPE has resulted in the Oregon AFL's reversing its 1947 resolution tc avoid political action. This decision was reported to the meeting by AA1 T. , lldllOlld1
 AFL leaders, such as legislative representative Frank Hines, have been stumping the country, calling for the defeat of the Taft-Hartleyits, the men who have refused so far to do any thing about housing and price control Hines, additionally Republican himself, last week blasted the reac- tionary propagandists who pushed the Taft Hartley act thru Congress.
 Among the candidates who las, week received endorsements from local LLPEs and from railroad Ia. bor are Gov. Lester Hunt of WyOm. ing, who is running for Democratic senatorial nomination in the August primaries, and Neville Brown, in South Carolina, who is campaign. ing for Senate on his record of op. position to the sales tax. and con. sistent support of progressive legis- lation.
 In Kentucky's first congressional district labor has its own candidate He is T. E. Bell, member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way men-AFL, who is seeking the Demo cratic nomination. Bell, of course, is pledged to work for the repeal of Taft-Hartley, and says that he wants all people earning less than $3OOO a year exempted from paying the income tax.
The union times., 1948-07-31

Home-hunting veterans and others who have vital stake in long range housing program will be watch ing anxlously this week to see how many signatures are added to the dis charge petition of the Taft-Ellender- Wagner tousing>bill.
 Veterans, city government off, cials, and labor unions are all put ting on vigorous drive to obtain the remaining 6O-odd signatures necessary to blast the TEW bill out of the House Banking Committee. where Chairman Jesse Wolcott (R.. Mich.) is holding it. Real estate lobbyists are counting on Wolcott to hold it there thru the special ses- sion.
 Major argument of the Republican die-hards who oppose the public hous- ing provisions of the bill now is that there is a housing emergency" and the TEW measure is long-range bill. Veterans, mayors, and unoinists agree, but point out that the nation faces a choice between wasting millions of dol lars on ramshackle temporary" hous- ing such as that built in many con- munltieS during the war, and making start now on decent houses in we'll planned communities.
 The Republicans who are shout ing lOudest about the emergency are not SO far sponsoring any legis- latiOn even to set up temporary or barracks housing. They want only to pass the ''gravy train" law un- derwriting mortgages for the real estate brokers and home builders. This was the bill which WolcOtt suc- cessfully substituted for the TEW bill, with the assistance of the Re- publicans on the House Rules Com. mittee, in the last days of the sest sion in June. Word had come from the preliminary meetings at the Re- publican Convention in Philadel- phia that the COP Congress had to pass sOmething-in fact anything that could be called a housing law.
 The Senate has already passed the TEW bill, so that any flibuster on civil rights legislation cannot delay the measure.
 The letters were sent to Represen- tives Antoni Sadlak, Ellsworth B. Foote, William Miller, John D. Lodge. Horace Seely-Brown, and James Pat terSon.
The union times., 1948-07-31
Special Session
 Must Represent
 Wage Banners
5-Point Program Listed For Congressman By State
 Council Officers

A five.pOint program of ''must" legislation for the special session of Congress was sent today to COnnecticut's representatives in Congress by the Connecticut State Building and Construction Trades Council.
 Signed by President Michael I. Barry and Secretary-Treasurer James O'Kane the communica- ton says that "the people of Connecticut refuse to believe that the special session will be used as a means of securing partisan poll tical advantage for either party at the expense of the people"
 STRAIGHT TALK
 Maybe we are naive,' the letter continues, ''but it seems to us that the legislators who vote in the in. terest of the plain people, and not for the special interest boys will gain the advantage.
 'sWe strongly urge that you SUD- port, work for, and vote for the fol- lowing program:
 "l. Effective legislation to re- duce the punishing high cost of Iiv- ing.
 ''2. A comprehensive housing pro- gram, including public housing, sium clearance, low rent and rural projects, as set forth in the Taft Ellender-Wagner Bill, now bottled in the House Rules Committee.
 'S. Immediate repeal of the Op- pressive Taft-Hartley anti-Iabor act. which reduces wage earners to sec Ond-cIass citizens, and promotes in- dustrial discOrd.
 "A. Prompt passage of health and medical insurance legislation urgently needed by many millions of our agricultural population as well as by low-incOme families in the towns and cities of the nation.
 $. Legislation to raise the minimum wage to $I an hour, and an increase by 50 per cent in Social Security benefits"
The union times., 1948-07-31
BOSSES ARE TREATING"
BOSSES ARE 'PIRATING"
 Real Estate Lobby Is Still Spreading Bricklayer Fake Yarn About 1855 Day For Only 300 Bricks"
 Exposed By Bates; Some Simple Facts

NTOES about high for bcayers coupled assertions con- small continue circulate.
 Most them set aoat by the Real ter the responsibility for the high price of homes Dor
 The latest being know brcklaver in Wash ngton who 35 day. permit only 300 bricks day. - ' ~ ~ When this was called to the attention of Harry president The In place. the uon does not restrict the number of bricks that be laid
 the contrary, responsible which at the time there agreement between our union
 
 paymg $z4 to o day wouldn't agreement tor $z371a an hour expired May
 ii any bkayer in Washington $35 con bicklayers completed The
 said befOre offered provided they refused They that would drop. They proved poor prophets. - Those the simple facts, Dou gh wages paid and restrictive practices will circulated for homes. ' P4iOo'
The union times., 1948-07-31
Fine Progress By Stamford I.B.E.W.

A new contract has been signed by Local B-1O69 I.B.E.W. and the Elec- tric Speciality Company, Stamford providing for the Union Shop, plus an average increase of approximately ten cents per hour.
 This increase, raises the average hour earnings to $1.52 per hour plus another ten cents for fringe benefits. The local average of twenty-eight plants reporting in the Stamford area is now $1.38 per hour.
 In an election recently conducted by the N.L.R.B., the membership voted 247 to Z for the Union Shop Clause proving again how ridiculous inc Taft Hartley" law is.
The union times., 1948-07-31
If You Want To MakeMoneyOwn
 An Oil Company!

Washington (LPA)-Profts in the oil industry hit new highs last week as prices continued to rise with the supply situation so shaky that in- creased use of air fuel in the Berlin crisis led to rumors that the industry would be put under military control At the same time, industry experts predicted that there would be no pe- troleum legislation passed during the special session of Congress.
 Sun Oil reported earnings for the first half of this year more than dou- bled those in the same period of 1947 Board chairman Joseph N. Pew, IT,, revealed that his company netted al- most $23,000,000 in the last six months after taxes had been paid. Pew is the well-known head of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Assn and the money behind the Republican party in that state.
 This is no exception in the oil business, though. Shell Union Oil also more than doubled its take. raking in close to 56,OOO.OOO in clear profit. Standard of Indiana indicated that things would keep up this way by declaring an extra dividend for its stockholders on the third and fourth quarters of 1948, without even waiting to see how they come out.
 This is small peanuts, however, comDared with Standard Of New Ter sey which made good its prediction at the June 1 stockholders meeting that the payof for the first six months of 1948 would be cool $21O000,0OO after all taxes and charges.
 The oil boys need that kind of con- solation, though. They've worried, they say, that Congress might (though they don't expect it willy slap price con- tro1s and allocations on them.
The union times., 1948-07-31
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

Suggested platform for the Dixie. crats: "Down with Gen. Grant! A pair of galluses for every 1OO%s Dixiecrat American! Clagborn for Secretary of State!''
 Did you hear about the drunken cigaret which said to the bartender: ''Put me out before I make an ash of myself?"
 Speaking of drunks, we see where liquor consumption has risen faster than the population has grown.
 This, as any NAM-trained seal would tell you, proves that when wages rise portis frammisan on the extripitual especially in leap year.
 If you play the horses you'll ap. preciate this one about Joe Frisco, the suffering comic, whose faith in slow horses has cost him many a meal.
 Many years ago, Frisco was living with two other very broke Broad. wayites in furnished room. It was Saturday. They were hungry. They had no food in the house. They had $2 among them. Frisco was given the money and told to go out and buy a chicken.
 Out he went but on the way he ran into a bOokmaker. He bet the $2 on a horse.
 Many hours later he slunk back to the furnished room, where his irate friends asked him:
 ''Where's that chicken?''
 Frisco answered.: s'c-c-c-coming d-d-d-down the stretch!''
 =. The law does work.''
 That's what syndicated column. ist George Sokolsky had to say about the Taft-Hartley law in a re. cent column.
 George, who presented no evi. dence for his conclusion, might we'll ponder over what the Wall OsA CSt OOeAAAoAe DAS DUSAACSS Or&8Ms said about the same law a week ear. Her:
 Nothing is clear,' the Wall Street paper wrote, ''except that collective bargaining has given way to collective litigation. The main business at the moment is disen. tangling collective bargaining from the Taft-Hartley law.''
 POLICE questioning of the reIict of a man whom police said commit ted suicide resulted in the follow ing remark as reported by the Son,- erset (Pa.) Daily American:
 "She was not able to throw any light on his intentions in commit- ting suicide"
 The Federal Reserve Board re. ports that 10 per cent of all Ameri. can families received B per cen, of the total income in 1947. Two years before, in l945, the 10 per cent got 29 per cent of the income.
 In other words, the figures show tendency for more of the income to concentrate in fewer hands.
The union times., 1948-07-31

"To All Unions of the American
 Federation of Labor in the New
 Haven Area:
 s'PIease be advised:
 'sThis is reminder of the meet ing of the Labor League for Politi- cal Education, to be held Thursday, August 5, at 800 o'clock at the La bor Temple.
 ''Invited guests at this meeting will be:
 Timothy Collins, President of
 the Connecticut Federation
 of Labor;
 Joseph Rourke, Sec.-Treas. of
 the Connecticut Federation
 of Labor;
 Joseph Cleary, of the Labor
 League for Political Educa-
 ton;
 Rowland Bishop, director of
 Labor League for Political
 Education.
 ssIt is extremely important that a good representation from your To- cal be in attendance at this meeting. "We are looking forward to see- ing your President, Business Agent, Executive Board and all other off, cers present.
 "The important part of this ses- sion is the Taft-Hartley Law, and those who voted for it.
 "When you realize that at the present time there are more than l2,OOO cases before the NLRB, and that if your local ever has a case be- fore this Board, you can safely say Send the decision to my grand children, ii is evident that sOme- thing must be done to correct this condition.
 ssIf MOST CERTAINLY is within the power of YOU and YOUR OR- CANIZATION to correct this and other situations.
 ssMay we sincerely request that yOu impress upon your fellow off, cers, the importance of attendance at this meeting.
 The date of the meeting, THURS DAY, AUGUST 5th, the time, 8:OO PM. The place, The LABOR ITEM PILE, Coffe and Webster Streets"
The union times., 1948-07-31
Hatters Win 98%
 Of Norwalk Vote

Results of union shop elections among workers employed in the mems hat industry and represented by the AFL's United Hatters, Cap and Mil linery Workers Union prove conclu- sively that the unions fight to retain union security provisions in its con- tracts is backed wholeheartedly by em- ployeS of the hat firms.
 Marx Lewis, acting president of the union, announced that in 5 elections the union received o8.3 percent of the votes cast by a total of 4,0oO workers who took part in the elections. At the Philadelphia plant of the John B. Stetson Co.,, the largest mems hat manufacturing firm in the coun- try, there were 2,330 votes cast, of which 2,286 were for the union and A against.
 In Norwalk, only 22 workers in the Hat Corporation of America plant voted against the union shop proposal while 1,56o voted to support the union security measure. Two other firms in Norwalk recorded 100 percent votes in favor of the union.
The union times., 1948-07-31
State Building Trades Present Program
Notice to Subscribers:

The Union Times and its staff will take lOngneeded months vacatiOn beginning with this next issue will be the special Labor Day Edon dated September 4 Subscribers who have paid in advance will four ed tions added to their credit.
 During the month of August your editor plans to make tour of the eastern seaboard, from New Hampshire to Washington, interviewing union leaders others con- cerned with the problems of working people. In the meantime, union secretaries urged to send in and articles for Labor Day Edition.
 Nathan Sherman
The union times., 1948-07-31
Lobbyists Need A Union Too,
 Ben Marsh Says

Washington (LPA) = Ben Marsh executive secretary of the Peoples Lobby-veteran 1egnan i'll Washington for all sorts of progressive causes has come up with a cute idea. He says that his fellow lobbyists are getting unduly bad publicity these days. What they need is union-"The Lobbyists Protective Association"
 One thing that Assn could do for the agents of the big corporations would be to help the boys fill out the expense account forms which the Lob byists' Registration Act requires them to file with Congress.
 But its greatest service would be to force through law requiring the Congressmen themselves to file reports on their stock and bond holdings, their real estate invest ments, and the business connections of thei relatives. Why turn the spot light only on the lobbyists?
 Unionism Means Democracy.
The union times., 1948-07-31
German Unionists Get Help From AFL

Washington.-In response to urgent appeals from Russian-blockaded Ber- lin, the American Federation of Labor rushed 1000 CARE food packages to the city for distribution to trade union families, Matthew Woll, AFL Execu- tive Council member, announced.
 At the same time MT. WolI said a nationwide AFL-CARE c mpaign would be launched for tfie continued support of European workers strug- gling to rebuild free democratic trade union movement.
The union times., 1948-07-31
"Mr. Someone"

When someone stops buying, Someone stops selling; When someone stops selling, Someone stops making; When someone stops making, Someone stops working; When someone stops working, Someone stops earning; When someone stops earning, Someone stops buying!"
The union times., 1948-07-31
Sen. Murray Wins Primary Battle

Helena, Mont. (LPA)-Sen. James E. Murray, ranking Democratic mem Der of the Senate Labor Committee and author of many union-sponsored bills, won handily against Dr. Harry McGregor in the primaries here last week
 The outspoken pro-1abor Senator, who is opposed by the Anaconda Cop per interests in Montana, now faces Republican nominee Tom J. Davis in the November elections.
 Murray had the backing of all sec tions of the labor movement in the state in the primary fight.
The union times., 1948-07-31
First Political
 Meeting Aug. 5
All Unions To Participate In Labor League For Political Education Officers, Board Members
 Rank-And-File Invited

The program for the meeting of the Labor League Political Education to be held the New Haven Labor Temple by Joseph Egan secretary of the New Haven Central Labor Council Following is the text of the letter:
The union times., 1948-07-31

First permanent us. union was organized by PhiladA AIphia shoe makers in l792 and lasted until I8O6.
The union times., 1948-07-31

First US. labor paper with any copies still on file is the Mechanics Free Press, started in Philadelphia i'm 1927.
The union times., 1948-07-31

Insisting on the right-of-way never determines who is right. but who is left.
The union times., 1948-07-31

Mention The Union Times When Shopping.
The union times., 1948-07-31

Every year, more than quarter of million people die whom we have the knowledge and skills to save. Every year the Nation loses 3.5 million work years through sickness. Every year the Nation loses $32 billion in national wealth through sickness, disability, and premature death.-OSCAR EWING, Federal Security Ad.
 ministrator.
Evening star., 1948-08-14
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. - B-s
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NV. Sc to $4,000
Evening star., 1948-08-14

chemical wood preservative to keep
out insects. A creosote shingle stain
is sometimes used, but the odor
Is apt to persist for a long time.
Spar varnish also is used some
times.
Defective Mortar Joints.
Question: I have a stone block
garage. 1t is old. but strongly built
In some places, especially over the
doofs, the cement has fallen out
from between the blocks. 1t seems
to be just a thin cement binding,
not fully cemented crack. What
is best to do with this?
Answer: If you cannot get
mason to make the repairs, you can
use a good mortar mix as sold by
dealers, or you can make your own
by mixing three parts of clean,
coarse sand and one part Portland
cement Do not use too much water.
The mixture must be fairly stiff.
Rake out the loose bits and wet
the grooves with water. For a good
joint the grooves should be at least
half inch deep. If too shallow,
the filling will not hold well. Pack
the mortar in tightly.
Copper Spouting.
Question: We are about to move
into a house that has wood clap
board siding. 1t has no spouting
Would you advise copper spouting,
or will it stain the walls?
Answer: On paint containing
zinc, there may be some discolora-
ton from copper. On straight lead
paint, the discoloration will wash
away. Copper has the great ad-
vantage of being non-rusting, and
for this reason is very economical.
To prevent discoloration you could
apply spar varnish on the spout
Evening star., 1948-08-14

Open Sunday, TO $50 .....
room
for extending from floor ceiling
erecting onds
Reach: tMawayu nAonaee .l o ID
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Pittsburgh ~ Station Seeks
OK for Plane Relay Plan
BY the Asseeieied Press

Westinghouse Radio Station, Inc.
said yesterday it has filed formal
application for use of television
channel No. 8 in the Pittsburgh, Pa,
area for regular stratovision opera
tionS.
The stratovision plan involves the
use of aircraft for relaying tele-
vision signals from ground station
in this case Westinghouse KDKA
at Pittsburgh-to moving air
plane which sends the signal back
to earth over a much wider area
than would be covered by ground
station transmission.
The stratovision plan, Westing-
house says, will provide service over
a 200,mile radius and will reach
more than 100000 people.
Westinghouse suggested a reallo-
cation plan for television channels
in the Pittsburgh area so that its
proposed aircraft broadcasts will not
interfere with ground station opera
ti0nS
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Gordon Appointed Head
OF U. S. Agriculture Unit
BY the Associotsd Press

Secretary of Agriculture Brannan
yesterday appointed Philip c. Car
don head of the Agriculture De-
partments Agriculture Research
Administration.
He succeeds DR.. w. v. Lambert,
who resigned recently to become
dean of the College of Agriculture
at the University of Nebraska. Mr..
Carbon is native of Logan, Utah.
He previously held this post, but
resigned from it in 1916 because OF
poor health at the time.
Mr., Brannan also appointed By
ron T. Shaw as deputy administra-
tor of the research agency. Mr.
Shaw is a native of Paradise, Utah
Evening star., 1948-08-14
Aid to Houses
Continued From Page B.

of the cabin from becoming too
dark, the inside logs can be var
nished or sheuacked.
This finish will reflect light and
brighten up the interior to some
extent. 1t is better not to stain
the logs too dark color. The out
side logs can be treated with
Evening star., 1948-08-14

story brick and c;nder-block dwelling,
1899 Fourteenth street NV: to cost
$4,000.
River Terrace Co., owner end builder.
3445 Benning road NE: George T. SAINT
cind.r-block warehouse and efhce, rear
3217 East Capitol street; to cost $4,000.
Max and Sylvia H Miller. owner and
builder, 1919 Good Hope road Sc; Earl
a-story prick and cinder-oloc DWELL
ings, a06-1a Peabody street NE; to cost
$4,000 each.
1886 Fort Baker drive Sc: Marcus Hal