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The union times., 1948-01-17
Building Trades
 In NY. Urged To Join Agreement

NEW YORK-With 70 per cent of the city's construction workers covered by a two-and-a-half year stabilizatiOn agreement, Mayor O'Dwyer urged this week that all holdout groups sign the master pacI by Feb. |. As an incentive for prompt action, the Mayor promised that the city would start ''many i'm. portant projects within thirty days after the agreement was sign ed.
 Confidence that the Mayors dead line would be met was expressed this week by two men to whom he sent his appeal Christian c. Norman chairman of the board of governors of the Building Trades Employers Association, and Howard McSpedon president of the Building and Con- struction Trades Council, AFL.
 The wage stabilization plan has beer pressed by the Mayor as a means oi removing the fears of public and pri- vate investors that sudden changes ir labor costs would wreck their advance calculations of total out1ays on major construction projects.
 It was understood that the Mayor has been trying to broaden the scope of the stabilization effort to encompass the cost of materials and equipment, as well as labor How successful these attempts have been could not be learned, but off. cials said the MMayor was eager to ''take all the guesswork'' out of building so investors could estimate all phases of their budgets with req. sonable certainty before work was begun.
 In letters to MT. Norman and MT McSpedon, the Mayor congratulated the employers and the unions on the progress that had been made thus fa1 in stabilizing wage rates. However, he warned that the master agreement would have true value only if all crafts were represented.
 On Dec 30, when the concurrence of most building trades was announced the agreement failed to cover 73,30C bricklayers, electricians, plumbers painters and members of seven crafts These unions and their employers are still outside the pact and are affected by the Feb. 1 time limit fixed by Mr. O'Dwyer.
The union times., 1948-01-17
 ! .ksil!o!G!e$ 8 \ 1WilENNs N INez

CHICACO-The Taft-Hartley act was ''tailOred'' to destroy Organiza- tions like the Intl. Typographical Union, House labor subcommittee was told in fOrceful terms. The charge was made by ITU Pres. Woodruff Randolph at the opening of the 3-man subcommittee probe into the ITU strike against Chi cago's six daily papers and several other publications.
 CINCINNATI-The Intl. Printing Pressmen's Union (AFL) and Amer ican Newspaper Publishers Assn have renewed for five years their 40-year- old arbitration pact Revisions in the new agreement pact Revisions in the processes, which can be invoked by either side, and specify arbitration as the sole determination of civil 1iabi1- ity. Under this last provision, both sides agreed to waive court suits and civil actions otherwise legally possi- ble under the Taft-Hartley act.
 WASHINGTON = Legislation to authorize $l7 billion program to stimulate Western European recov. cry over 4-year period was asked of Congress by Pres. Truman. Popularly known as the Marshall plan, the project would cost an es. timated $6.8 billion for the first Is months, from April 1948 through June l949, and $lO.2 billion from there on.
The union times., 1948-01-17
Davis Calls US. Labor Policy In
 Germany Weak

According to Dr. Jerome Davis, re- ligious leader and educator who has recently travelled widely in Europe, America appears to be falling behind Russia in promoting unionism in occu- pied Germany. Dr. Davis home is in West Haven He is a member of To- cal 204, Yale Teachers Union.
 Davis observations from his 1047 tour of western Europe and all sec tions of Germany appear in the Janu- ary issue of the Peoples Lobby Bulle- tin. His articles had been sent to the State Dept. with request for com ment for side-by-Side publication, but no answer was received.
 Davis said that Russian occupation authorities "have promoted the shop steward movement in the factories. As far as I could learn elections for these offices had been fair. Certainly all parties seemed to be represented.
 "The result is that today Russia has far more trade union members in her zone than we have in ours.
 Some of the US. military officers are inept in dealing with labor" Davis commented. For instance one of them arbitrarily ordered all the men in a factory to have their hair cut. Another demanded that a certain number of convicts work in the factory, some thing American labor unions would not tolerate"
 He added that while the Russians promote cooperatives, German pro- fessors in the American zone have been pleading for nine months for the right to start a cooperative, and can get no answer from our government" {"
The union times., 1948-01-17
IVA Pilots Win Wage Increase

KANSAS CITY, Mo. = CPD = Wage increases and improved work ing conditions were won in a new con- tract signed here between the Air Line Pilots Assn. (AFL) and Trans World Air1ines.
 Pilot pay on Consultations was in- creased about 10% and on domestic service about 59o. Co-pi1ot pay went up about 6%o. Overseas service pilots ! also received increases. A new job of relief pilot on overseas duty was created, with a pay of $70 per month above co-pi1ot salary. The contract was signed by AFL Pres. David l.. Behncke, who said it was negotiated in seven days. He comp1imented IVA for the marked improvement in com pany-pilot relations" in less than a year
The union times., 1948-01-17
Hartley May Face Voters After All
Federated Pictures

NEWARK, N. J. = (FP) = If the public wants him, Rep. Fred A. Hartley (R, ND may change his mind and stand for reelection after all
 That was the word handed out here by George H. Becker, Essex county COP chairman, who said Hartley had phoned him and indicated he was will ing to be persuaded to run again. The co-author of the Taft-Hart1ey act had previously declared he would retire after his present term expires.
 If Hartley does decide to run, the 10th congressional district will be the scene of an al1-out opposition cam paign by the AFL and CIO, which have pledged to drive him out of Con- gress as well as all other legislators who voted for the slave labor act.
The union times., 1948-01-17
average number of persons receiving payments each week was 11,084.
 MONTHLY INCOME

The Federal system of old-age and survivors insurance provides month ly income for workers and their fami- lies when the worker retires at age of 65 or later and for his family when he dies. It is an insurance program for those who work in private indus try and commerce-jobs in factories, offices, stores, and the like. By June 30, 1947, 3o,200 residents of Connecti- cut were receiving monthly payments at rate of $782,O00.
 Monthly benefits certified for payment to retired workers, their wives, and their dependent children during the fiscal year 1946-47 amounted to $6,445,OOO Monthly benefits to survivors of insured workers totaled $2,699,OOO. These payments went to children, widow ed mothers, aged widows, and aged parents of deceased workers. In ad- dition, lump-sum payments totaling $6l7,OOO were made to survivors who were not immediately eligible for monthly benefits.
The union times., 1948-01-17

CINCINNATI = Three thousand members of the Intl. Bro. of Team sters won wage increases of 271ac to 28c an hour after a week-lOng strike. The new contract provides for reduction of the basic work week to 48 hours on Nov. l, 1948. Local draymen, dump truck drivers and drivers for wholesale grOcers and industrial firms were involved in the strike.
 CHICAGO - Henry A. Wallace officially launched third party move ment as he announced he would run for President in 1948 on an indepen- dent ticket dedicated to abundance and security, not scarcity and war" He told a nationwide radio audience there is "no real fight between a Tru- man and Republican. Both stand for a policy which opens the door to war in our lifetime and makes war certain for our children"
 NEW YORK-AFL Pres. William Green has denounced as "dictatorial" new Greek government decree order ing the death penalty for workers who violate ban on strikes. "Wi1l do everything possible to help you," Green cabled the Athens headquarters of the Federation of Greek Maritime Unions in reply to an appeal for aid.
 NEW YORK-Big business did mt need a Santa Claus to make 1947 profitable year. Figures just released show industry's money gathering spree brought an average net profit increase of 899o over l946, with one major industrial group, automobile manufacturers, sprinting ahead to a 965@o increase.
 PITTSBURGH = The Pittsburgh Central Labor Union, representing 100000 AFL workers, pledged its full support to striking Brass Rail and Rodgers Dairy chain restaurant work CTS and simultaneously declared war on the cafe owners attempts to in troduce strikebreakers into the city"
 CHICAGO Publishers through out the US. are stocking up on the varitype machines now being used by ChicagO's six struck daily papers to replace work done by striking printers.
The union times., 1948-01-17
Freedom Train LeaVeS
 Jim CrOW Out Tn Cold

NEW ORLEANS-(FP (FP)-The Freedom Train has come to New Orleans and the only visitor barred old Incrow
The union times., 1948-01-17

Late in the evening, waiting to see the trains precious cargo Of historic American documents, there were two lines of people, each a mixture of all ages, creeds and col ors, and each line reaching around corners and into the back streets a full mile. It took me nearly an hour to walk the length of the lines Everywhere there was a friendly carnival spirit, with impromptu salesmen selling popcorn, peanuts and cotton candy.
 There were slightly more Negroes than whites in both lines. Apparently the word freedom" has a sharper meaning for them down here. In one of the lines was the president of a large Negro university with his wife and two sons When I got on the train, there were 13 Negroes and 10 whites behind me, and II Negroes and seven whites in front.
 Yes, Freedom Train was free from segregation in New Or1eans-but it stood in Basin St. park in the very shadow of Municipal Hall where Henry A. Wallace could not speak be- cause the city council insisted that his audience would have to be segregated
 Freedom Train was free from segregation-bu the colOred chil- dren l saw looking at the docu- ments of the Emancipation PrOcla. nation had to ride in the rear of the buses on their way home and go to Jimcrow school the next morning.
 Freedom Train was free from seg- regation-but some four blocks away was the big Maison Blanche depart ment store where the Negro mothers who gravely looked at the document of the 18th amendment freeing the slaves was not allowed to try on hats or dresses they'd like to buy.
 Yet 1t was grand and moving show.
 Those old yellowed letters and hand-writeen declarations exerted a strange power over the feelings, and felt stronger in this homeland of lynching because there was a Bill of Rights hanging there for people to see, and a provision that everyone is en- titled to fair trial by jury.
 But even here in New Orleans, as
The union times., 1948-01-17

in Birmingham, there was a subtle, underhanded attempt to wangle kind of unofficial segregation. It had been arranged that children should visit the train between 9 and by schools. Since the schools are segregated. it was only necessary to call white schools one time and colored schools another time to have an arrangement that would have looked good on paper, but ac- tually would have resulted in separa- ton of the youngsters along color lines
 A protest by the Southern Con- ference for Human Welfare and Natl. Assn. for Advancement of Colored People, however, brought a promise to call the schools in al- phabeticaI order. The result was a grand, unsegregated, democratic mixture that continued right on up to the closing hour at 10 o'clock.
The union times., 1948-01-17
Foote Supports Postal Pay Rise

Congressman Ellsworth B. Foote of Connecticut in reply to Joseph M. Rourke, secretary-treasurer of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, AFL, reiterated his stand in favoring substantial pay increase for postal employees throughout the Nation. Foote called special attention to the recent measure introduced by Senator Raymond E. Baldwin of Connecticut, calling for $500 boost for regular workers and forty cents an hour hike for part time employees of the postal service. Rourke appealed in an off, cial Federation letter to Foote on be- half of the postal clerks.
The union times., 1948-01-17
LAM Invades NY. Transit

Washington (LPA) = The Int'l Association of Machinists last week moved into the New York City transit field long dominated by the Transport Workers Union CIO. The LAM, with 10000 members already in the metro politan area, issued a charter at the request of employees of the N. Y. Board of Transportation who desire to establish a sincere, honest American labor union among New York's tran sit employees" LAM President Harvey Brown emphasized that "One of the cardinal principles of the Machinists' union is that no Communist can be a member"
The union times., 1948-01-17
Retail Clerks Make Important Gains

LAFAYETTE, Ind CPD De spite federal and state anti-labor laws, the Retail Clerks Intl. Assn. (AFL) increased its membership and made substantial gains in 1947, Sec-Treas. James A. Sufridge reported here.
 During the year the union won a number of recognition elections at companies including Sears Roebuck, Montgomery Ward, Denver Dry Goods Co., and William Filene & Sons The union reported winning a new high in minimum weekly scale for ex- perienced mems clothing salesmen of $7650 plus commission, guaranteed annual wage and an employer-sup- ported welfare fund.
The union times., 1948-01-17
Close Elected By Sheet Metal Union

Chicago (LPA)-The Sheet Metal Workers Int'l Association-AFL this week announced that James w. Close, heretofore a vice-president of the un- ion, had been elected secretary-treaS- urer to succeed the late w. M. O'Brien, who died several weeks ago. Close has been leader of Local 73 in Chicago and an international vice president for the past 12 years.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
Meeting Of Board OF
Directors Of Chamber
OF Commerce

At a regular meeting Of the di-
rectors of the Pascagoula-Moss
Point Chamber of Commerce on
Tuesday a report on the mail cam
paign to interest outside indus
tries in this locality was heard
and II was voted to intensity
the campaign by personalized let
tiers to leading industries, stress
ing the advantages of a deep wa
ter channel.
A, report by Julian Rivers on
the meeting of the Industrial Co
ordinators Group was heard.
The board voted to recommend
IA Pascagoula street be widened
on the east side from Live Oak
to the city commissioners that
street TO the Jackson County Mo-
tor company.
Several other matters of local
Importance came up for discus
sion including the bus service
and the sale of industrial proper
ty adjacent to the residential area.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16

said, will give the students q
better chance to follow vocations
of their choice and send them off
to a good start, rather than turn
them out in the world with just
a high school diploma for a ref
erence and recommendation.
He told of the growth of the
program since it began three years
ago when only seven students
were enrolled. He said that there
are q taking the course now,
with so already signed up for
next year.
Cobb read several excerpts
from letters from local business
men who are using these students
half-days, in which they express
ed the willingness Of the students
to work, and their satisfaction.
Pascagoula High school gives
aptitude and interest tests to
students who want the course to
place them in the program for
which they are best suited in
order to get them channeled in
the vocation of their choice.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
Work Program
Discussed At
Kiwonis Club

Kiwanians at their meeting on
Tuesday heard w. S. Cobb, who
is in charge OF the student work
program at the Pascagoula High
school, speak ON the details of
that program, which permits stu
dents to attend school a half day
and work the other hall.
Cobb stressed the importance of
the program, since only a small
percent of the present high school
students plan to attend college
after high school graduation. The
curse that he is in charge of, he
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16

Kentwood, La.
He is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. w. H. Callahan of
Ponchatoula and Miss Edna
Strickland of Pascagoula; and a
son, Ray, Of Newton, Miss.
He is also survived by a sister,
Mrs. NJ. r. Coulter of Osyaka
and eight brothers, Theodore S.
and A. /. Strickland of Amite.
La, and /. M, Alonzo, the Rev.
Fleet, Luther, Alvin and Henry
Strickland.
Funeral services were held
from the Second Avenue Baptist
church in Laurel on Thursday,
April Is with the Rev. James
Street officiating.
Interment was in the Hickory
Grove cemetery in Laurel with
the Stokes Funeral home of Pas
cagoula in charge.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
Strickland Funeral
Services Held In
.Luurel On Friday

After an Illness or two weeks
Oliver Strickland died at the
Jackson County hospital on
April IA. Mr.. Strickland had
maze his home in Pascagoula with
his daughter, Miss Edna Strick-
land.
He was the son of the late
Richard and Isabelle McDaniels
Strickland. His wife was the late
Oftavis Bennett Strickland of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
Deocons Instolled
AT Presbyterian
Church On Sunday

! Five additional deacons were
ordained and installed at the reg
uiar morning services Of the First
Presbyterian church Of Moss
Point on Sunday, April IL.
The Rev, Walter Bader, pastor
of the church, conducted the SER
vices, ordaining and installing the
following as deacons: Paul Caru-
so, S. A. McInnis, Jr.. Duncan
Mcdonald, Roy Eller and Albert
Graham.
On account Of illness the install
lation of Bert Wood was post
poned until a later date.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16

the county of the slot machines,
five of which were destroyed re-
Gently. Subscriptions we're taken
by Mrs. c. L. Booker for the
Missionary Magazine and Miss
Ina Thompson, secretary of sup
plies, stressed the need of cloth
ing for overseas relief.
Mrs. Chester Lyons, president
of the w. S. c. S., who attended
the Mississippi conference in Hat
tiesburg brought an interesting
and inspirational report.
During the social hour the
hostess served delicious straw
berries and cream with cake.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16
Moss Point
Churches
BAPTIST

The w. M. u. of the First Bap.
fist church of Moss Point met ir
the home of Mrs. T. L. DeLash.
met, ST., on Monday afternoon
Beautiful spring flowers were
used througout the living room.
Mrs. Bertha Rape gave the
devotional and the Bible study
was taken from Proverbs 24:l0.
IL.
Mrs. W. II. Nelson, Jr., gave the
Royal Service program, the topic
being 'That They May Have
Life" Mrs. John Boyett gave ar
account of the Baptist State Con.
vention.
Mrs. Rape presided over the
business meeting and Mrs. r. c.
Eley, Youth Counselor, reported
several purchases she made for
the Sunbeams while in Birming.
ham. Reports were heard from
all officers.
Next Monday the society will
hold a Mission. study class al
the home of Mrs. w. H. Nelson
Jr., at $3.50 p. m.
Those present were Mesdames
John Brock, Allen Jones, j. T.
Renfroe, B. B. Hobby, r. c. Eley,
B. J. Jane, w. F. Mcleod, E. c.
Newton, r. Bridges, John Boyett,
Joe DeAngelo, J. N. Rape, T. L.
DeLashmet, ST., w. II. Nelson, Jr.,
and Miss Carrie Lee Harris.
PRESBYTERIAN
The Auxiliary will meet in the
church on Monday afternoon. All
members are urged to attend.
WESLEYAN GUILD
Misses Katherine, Dorothy and
Carolyn Rhodes were h~ostesses
to the members of the Wesleyan
Service Guild Monday evening
when they entertained at a bust
ness and social meeting in the
home Of Mrs. N. u. Boone at the
Methodist parsonage where love-
ly spring flowers created a lovely
setting.
Twenty members and guests
were present, the guests includ-
ing Mrs. Julius Virgins and Mrs.
w. L. Rhodes. Mrs. H. B. Over
street, Guild mother, led the de-
votional. Concluding the short
business, Mrs. John G.. Hill gave
a report on the recent Mississippi
Conference of the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service held in
the Broad Street Methodist church
in Hattiesburg.
During the social hour a party
plate and cold drinks were served
to those in attendance.
The next meeting will be at the
'hurch Monday evening, April 20.
w. 3. c. 8.
The Woman's Soeietysof Chris
ian Service met In the home OF
drs. w. M. Alexander Monday
Ifternoon with a large attendance.
The devotional on prayer was
ed by Mrs. Homer Hamilton.
the business session a
was passed commend
.ng the Jackson County sheriff
and officers for efforts to clear
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-04-16

Wheat covers more Of the
worlds farm lands than any other
crop.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-24
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By JESSIE WEST

A MY looked out at the bright day
\ and was about to decide it was
the loveliest New Years Eve she'd
seen in years when she saw Clara
belle Carter crossing the street
and then she thought the day wasn't
lovely at all.
She could hear Clarabelle talking
TO Mile as she had that day in the
store when she'd been standing be
hind shelves lined with groceries
deliberately eavesdropping.
II do declare. 1t does look like
Amy Wells could get someone.
Clarabelle had said. Il suppose
she'll die an old maid"
Clarabelle hadn't said anything
degrading Of course. But from thai
moment forward, Amy had won
dered II people generally didn't as
sumo that old maids just couldn;
find any takers.
She took her eyes from the win
dow and Clarabelle going down the
street to look at her reflection in
The dresser mirror. At almost forty
Eve, she didn't think she was being
egotistical in appraising herself as
actually looking thirty-five. She hao
very little gray in her dark hair
and the faint lines on her face were
unnoticeable against the startling
blue Of her eyes and general pret
tiness Of her features.
There'd been a time when She
reigned as the most popular cir
at Obane; she'd been pictured il
the college yearbook as "the cir
all men want but only one cal
have
OF course Clarabelle and tn
populace Of Donovan. little town
of three thousand. didn't know thes
things.
Amy looked out the window again
and not seeing Clarabele on tn
street now, the day resumed som
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-24
Christmas Music
By Bach, Handel

For a great many people the mu-
sic OF Bach and Handel make diff
cult listening until Christmas
comes around. Then. suddenly. ev.
,erybody starts singing and h,rmming
tunes by the two old masters.
THE reason for this Is that both
Bach and Handel were church mu.
sicians. One Of their tasks was to
compose songs for church congrega-
tions to sing. They proved them
selves masters Of beautiful, easily
followed melodies in their Christmas
music. Our most famous Christmas
oratories and carols came from
Bach and Handel
How Brightly Beams the Morn
ing Star" was composed by Bach
and his Christmas Oratorio" con-
tains the themes Of several other
popular chorales.
In almost every town and village
in America this Christmas a church
choir will render at least portion
OF George Frederick Handel's the
Messiah" When carolers sing
Joy to the World" they'll be sing
Ing part Of the Messiah" too. for
that carol comes from themes found
In the great oratorio. Handel also
composed the musical theme Of
While Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks."
II Is strange fact. but both Bach
and Handel were born in 1885, lived
for many years within thirty miles
OF each other. and never met. Yet
today. the Christmas music they
wrote Is sung by men, women and
children in countless churches Of
many faiths all over the world.