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The people's voice., 1958-05-09

This Is An Historic Fiiqht

union movement In 1915 the u S. Commits
sion on Industrial Relations contended that
''no union shall be prevented from compelling
(the employer) to run a closed union shop
if it can, so long as the method would be law
full for person not backed by a union"
In justifying union shop agreements, the
Commission explained:
eve are of the opinion that where
an employer enters into an agreement
with union which stipulates that only
union men shall be employed a thing
which he has both moral and legal right
to do. the non-union worker can have no
more reason to find fault with the en-
ployer in declining to employ him than a
certain manufacturer would have if the
employer should confine his purchases
to the product of some other manufac-
turer"
Decisions such as this one helped encourage
the growth of the union shop, but after World
War I, the "open shop drive by anti-union
employers flared up again.
This time it was presented under the allur-
ing slogan of the american Plan'. Unlike
the previous "open shop campaign American
Plan" hackers professed to recognize the right
of labor to organize and bargain collectively
The american Plan purported to abolish
the "un-American" union shop. but as in
previous open shop movements its real OBJ
jective was the weakening of unionism. It's
end product was industrial strife, a weakening
of responsible unionism, and . at the end
of the line, the Great Crash of 1929.
1t was not until passage of the Wagner Act
in 1885 that collective bargaining was put
on firm national basis and the right of the
union shop established. This principle was re-
affirmed by the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947
During the congressional debate over that
controversial measure, Senator Joe Ball of
Minnesota proposed amendment which
would have made the open shop mandatory.
Senator Taft the Senate floor to
fight it. Il think it would be mistake" he
said, "to go to the extreme of absolutely out
lawing contract which provides for Union
Shop . if that arrangement meets with the
approval of majority of the employees and
if embodied in a written contract"
The Ball amendment was Overwhelmingly
defeated, So to II by a Senate-the 80tb-
that was not known as being friendly to labor
THEN ALONG CAME "RIGHT-TO-WORK"
LAWS
Section Ia (b) of the Taft-Hartley Act
provided thaC state legislation with regard TO
union security which is more restrictive than
Taft-Hartley provisions shall prevail over the
latter This section encouraged the National
Association of Manufacturers and other anti
labor groups to launch "right-to-work drive
in the backward Southern states They hired
a New York advertising agency, which came
up with the "right-to-work" slogan, and then
they were off with the old "open shop mer-
chandise dressed in new package But still
as anti-labor as ever
The people's voice., 1958-05-09

Consumer-owned electric utilities
in the Pacific Northwest, through
the Northwest Public Power Asso-
citation, have gone on record against
so-called "right-to-work" legisIa-
ton, emphasizing the excellent la
Dor relations record of public pow
er systems.
At the associations 18th annual
meeting April 1918 in Spokane,
Washington, the membership unani-
mously passed a resolution "en-
dorsing policy of sound employe
relations" and opposing "any So
called 'right-to-work' initiative,
such as the ones currently being
The people's voice., 1958-05-09

over.
Mineral-(D) Sen. c. f. LaCombe,
also Mondell Bennett; (R) none.
Meagher-(D) Sen. Paul T. Ringling,
holdover.
Missoula-(R) Sen. Donovan Worden;
Cd Edward II. Dussault
Musselshell-(D) Sen. Earl E. Clark,
holdover.
Park-(D) Sen. Ben Stein. holdover.
Peroleum-(R) Sen. Kenneth Cole;
CD Rep. Sumner r. Clark.
Phillips-(R) Sen. Fred l.. Robinson
holdover
Pondera-(D) Sen. Earl Keister, hold
over.
Powder River-(R) Sen. Charles L.
Scofield, holdover.
Continued On Page Seven)
The people's voice., 1958-05-09
THE OPEN SHOP ERA

Around 1900 group of employers began
to strike back at the unions by resisting de-
mands for the closed shop. The first blow
fell in the 1905 when Henry C. Frick, chair
man of the Carnegie Steel Co., changed that
company's policy of friendliness to organized
labor and smashed the union by use of armed
Pinkerton agents during the famous Home
stead strike.
Despite these attacks, impartial bodies con-
tinued to uphold the union shop as legiti-
mate and necessary objective of the trade
The people's voice., 1958-05-09
md In A Series: WHY WE HAVE UNIONS /.

The present campaign to protect union
security against the anti-labor hackers of
"right-to-work' legislation is not a new one
1t is part and parcel of running campaign
on the part of few selfish employers to
prevent the working men and women of
America from expressing their economic con-
victions through their union.
Around the turn of the century, the same
measures were called the "open shop" Forced
through by few employers, the "open shop"
fomented widespread discomfort and indus
trial strife.
In Civil War days and afterwards the union
shop was attacked as Conspiracy, and
workers seeking to defend it were attacked
by the militia.
Yet despite all these attacks, the basic
soundness of the union security principle has
won national approval along with accept
ance of collective bargaining and strong and
responsible unionism.
History shows that the union shop principle
is an old American tradition, actually ante
dating the Declaration of independence by
more than 125 years. Consequently the claims
of it's opponents that the union shop is some
how "un-American" are pretty ridiculous
1t is an old and well-established American
tradition in labor relations that the Fright
to-work' advocates are trying to change.
The people's voice., 1958-05-09
UNION SHOP AS AMERICAN AS
AppT = DIE


APPLE PIE
The union shop made it's first appearance
in America in 1648-some 3O8 years ago!
On October 18 of that year, the shoemakers
and coopers of the Massachusetts, Bay Colony
were granted charter of incorporation in
which the guild (union) officers were given
authority to exclude anyone they did not
consider efficient workman. They were
also given authority to bargain for working
conditions, the price of their product, and
terms of employment.
They also got authority . to enforce
closed shop conditions" writes the Rev. Jerome
l.. Toner, OSB the noted labor historian of
ST. Mary's College.
The principle of union security was wide
spread among the workers of the thirteen
colonies. After the Revolutionary War had
resulted in establishment of our infant re-
public, many of the unions and guilds con-
tinued their drives for union security In 1905
the cordwainers (shoemakers) of New York
wrote the union shop into their constitution
with these words:
"No member of this society shall work
for any employer that has any journey
man or his apprentice that does not be-
long to this society," unless the journey
man come in and join the same.''
The cordwainers had learned through ex-
perience that it was necessary to have the
journeymen in their union in order to main
tain good wages and proper working condi-
tions
Father Toner whose book 'The Closed
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY EIoIns Townsend Dicksrsor

cine wasn't working miracles, why
he could not return home and leave
the hospital. 1t really was diff
cult many times for them, but
Dads not knowing gave him much
hope
The memory of Dads visit to
Kansas one year ago has made
many happy hours for him the last
few months of his illness. He flew
in commercial airliner to Kansas
City, his very first such flight.
Mother and Dad ID. were with us six
weeks and during their stay we
tried to show them as much of the
midwest as possible-the Eisen-
hover homestead in Abilene, Tru-
mans home in Independence, the
Army Command and Staff School
at Fort Leavenworth, and Hayes
received special permission to take
his parents in the fight line to let
them see the jet bomber that Hayes
flies in SAC.
It's impossible to enumerate the
names of people who have been so
concerned over Dads welfare. So
cards, so many brought food that
they hoped might please his wan
ing appetite. It's hard 20 visit a
friend or relative as III as Dad
Dickerson was, but his stream of
visitors continued until the very
end. Last Saturday was an excep-
tional day. Dad was very keen at
that time and many of his friends
were greatly entertained by his
sense of humor, even at that late
hour in his life.
No one would have wanted Dad
to have suffered one hour longer,
but l shall terribly miss my second
father.
Always,
Elaina Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
BABSON DISCUSSES IMPORTANCE OF TIME

year, you could have over 100000
900 at the end of 81 years, after
taxes, losses, trust and other fees.
Certainly, with proper advice you
can select each year-except in bear
markets-some stock selling at one
or two dollars a share which is al
most certain to double within one
year. Please note carefully that |
do not say you can expect this
same stock to double every follow
ing year.
This means that when this cheap
stock doubles in value, your broker
need only sell this stock and re-
invest the money in some other
cheap stock which will probably
double in one year. l am not count
ing dividends in the above calcu-
lations the stocks which are Sc
lected will be cheap non-dividend-
paying stocks. But this also means
you will haye no income taxes to
pay,-only the Federal and State
profits" or Intangible" taxes, ac-
cording to where you live.
The Fly In The Ointment!
You say that there must be some
trick in this story of mine. There
may be; it probably is that making
these millions from one dollar in
81 years without borrowing a penny
may depend upon not too many
brokers recommending the same
stock. Also, there could be difficulty
in either obtaining or selling such
a large number of shares.
However, remember that the
above illustration is based upon
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07

with Rev. Thomas j. Huntington
performing the ceremony. They
are now at their new home on
S. r. Fourth street, Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M Burns at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Carrie
Harris at the Rawlings Funeral
Home in Greensboro, Md, on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton King well
coined their sixth child at the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital on We'd
nesday, February II. The little
King has been given the name of
Michael Gene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mcclellan
of Brookhaven, Pa, spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Parker.
fredericksburg, Md, were dinner
guests on Sunday of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Reese Dickerson and Mr..
Dickerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Morgan
and family and Mrs. Edith Fisher
were dinner guests on Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Tucker of Will
mington Manor.
Leighton Donovan is spending a
few days in the Milford Memorial
Hospital for observation. Richard
Watts, who suffered a stroke on
Tuesday was removed to the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital also. Best
wishes for a speedy recovery.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Glasco on Sunday we're: Mr..
and Mrs. James Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Hill and daughter, all
of Milford, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Messick and family of Harrington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Tucker OF
Glendale.
Miss Judy Livingood is spending
few days as the guest of Miss
Helene Western while Judy's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Livingood
are in Bermuda.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Morgan
and daughter Joyce, Miss Janice
Dickerson, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
Morgan and infant son, Bruce
Wayne, were dinner guests on Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reed
of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Beideman of
Aldan, Pa, spent the weekend
with his mother, Mrs Caddie Bel
deman and aunt, Mrs. May Wyatt
Donald Donovan of Milford ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Donovan and family to Philadelphia
on Sunday where they were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Da-
wilson. Upon returning home they
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mark
er of Wilmington, also Mr.. DON
ovan's uncle, John Wesley Abbott
of Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. NJ. Burns visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs Alvin Redden of
Midway on Sunday afternoon.
Harry Mcclellan of Chester, Pa.
returned to his home on Sunday,
after having spent the past week
with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Parker.
Mrs. Lille Fitzgerald, Mrs. Ha-
eel Swain and Mrs. Irene Fitzger-
aid left Thursday for sight-see-.
ing tour to New York City.
Mrs. May Wyatt and Mrs. Caddie
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Women Of The Moose

At the regular meeting of Harr-
ington Chapter 1929, Thursday
evening, Feb. 27, at the Moose
Home, Harrington, Delaware, plans
were made for the Mooseheart Mu-
sic Day to be held at the Moose
Home, Harrington, Delaware. Sun
day, March 9th at 200 p. m. Harr-
ington Chapter 1929 has the honor
of being Hostess Chapter with our
Senior Regent, Irene Short, as Cen
eral Chairman. This will be an
open meeting and a cordial invita-
ton is extended to all Lodge and
Chapter members also to any pros
pective candidates.
Invited Chapters are: Whining
ton, New Castle, Seaford and Del
mar. All Lodges and Chapters will
participate in the MOOseheart M5-
sic March with contributions for tb :
Mooseheart Music Fund. The Chap
ter will sell sandwiches and coffee
after the meeting. Senior Regent,
Irene Short, asked all members to
please be present at this meeting.
After the meeting refreshments
were served by Bel. and En-. Van
derwende.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07

Babscc Park, Mass, March 6.
Some wise man said that when any,
one steals our money, we have a
chance to get it back; but when
anyone steals our time, we can
never replace it. This is true
whether it refers simply to being
late to appointments, or whether it
concerns strikes, idleness, or not
working efficiently.
How Large Fortunes Are Made
However, this week l will write of
an entirely different use of TINE
namely, in connection with increas-
ing the value of our investments.
In fact, time and patience have
been the making of most large
fortunes. OF course, one must use
intelligence and diversificatiOn, but
the truly important requirement
is TIME.
Most readers know that if they
should promise to pay some person
one cent the first day and two
cents the second day and four cents
the third day, and eight cents
the fourth day, and so on, doub-
ling each day for a month, the
result will be fantastic. For the 31st
day of the month, they would have
to pay the person about $10,000,000!
This is the way most large family
fortunes have been created, by
TIME.
How To Become A Millionaire
If you substitute years for days,
start with one dollar instead of
penny and double the amount of
your investment only once each
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
LINCOLN
Mrs. Rena Morgan
Phone: Milford 5139
Lincoln Methodist Church
Rev. w. w. Hamilton, Pastor

Rev. W. W. HamllCOn, faSIOF
Services for Sunday, March 9:
10 a. m. Morning Worship Hour.
The Choir will be using for their
special Others"
IL a. m. Church School Session.
Douglas Morgan, superintendent;
Paul White, assistant superinten-
dent. Newcomers and visitors are
always welcome. Make this a fam
lily church, not only for Sunday
School but for worship service as
well.
to 4:30 p. m. Precious Mem
ories Broadcast" over Georgetown
Station, 900 on the dial.
$50 p. m. MYF under the di-
rection of Albert Coleman, coun-
selor. All youth in and around this
community are cordially invited to
attend.
1880 p. m. Evening song and
praise service. You will be bless
ed as you join friends in the wor-
ship of the Lord.
Thursday evening, choir prac-
tice, to 1880 o'clock.
The Friendship Bible Glass will
meet this Tuesday evening, March
IL, at the home of Mrs. Mae Nor
gan. Text word Youth" A cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
A ham and oyster supper, fam
| lily style, will be held Saturday eve
ming, March Is, at the New Lincoln
Community Center, sponsored by
the Boy Scout Troop No. 307 of
Lincoln. Price, $125-75c. Tickets
are now available from any mem
Der of the troop or Harry Glasco
There will be regular meeting
of the Ladies' Auxiliary on Mon
day evening, March 10, at the Lin
coin Community Center. All mem
bers please try to attend to dis
cuss plans for the Easter flower
sale.
The wedding of Miss Joyce E.
Bennett, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William HI. Bennett, of Lincoln,
and John r. Clark, son of Mrs.
Lulu Clark of Truitt avenue, Mil
ford, took place Saturday, March 1.
at the First Baptist Church in Mil
ford. The Rev. Thomas G. Harris.
/ pastor OF the First Baptist Church,
performed the ceremony. Their at
tendants were Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
| Stokes.
| Miss Bennett is graduate of
| Milton High School, class of 1857.
Mr.. Clark is a graduate of Milford
High School, class of 1851. Mr.
Clark served in the U. S. Army and
is now a journeyman in the meat
department of the Dover A. and P.
Store.
They are at home at 217 South
Washington street, Milford.
The wedding of Miss Elaine Bee
be, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Har-
ry Beebe, and Gerald Smith, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith, also
of Lincoln, took place Saturday af-
ternoon at p. m. in Denton, Md,
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07

starting with only one dollar. AS
a pratical matter, most every reader
should be able to start the fund
with $4,000 dollars, and then use
the latter amount as a Reserve for
errors. This Reserve would be in
vested more conservatively in ac-
cordance with the Babson Program
supplemented by the Dewey Law of
Cycles.
The True Secret OF Getting
The Million
l repeat, there should be no fear
about being unable to select one
stock which should double the first
year. Moreover, the other mathe-
NAUTICAL or investment conditions
can probably be met in every case
The real reason why this almost un-
believable result has not been OBJ
tanned, except by few investors
is because very, very few persons
have the patience and persistence to
carry out the program for 81
years.
Brokers, bankers, and all your
friends will advise quitting this
speculative program after the sum
reaches 100000, to diversity in the
blue chips, and to get an income.
Ninety-five investors cut of 100 will
fall by the wayside and do it. This
makes il jossible for the other per
cent who realize the value of TIME
and stick to the 81 years to reach
the goal. (Go back and read again
my penny illustration.) This shows
that the real gain comes in the
last eight years.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
40S Lakeview Avenue
fs.as;:iifford, Delaware
March a. 1853

March i, 1858
Dear Friends:
In September of 1945 Hayes and
became engaged. 1t was rather
a rushed day. Hayes flew home
from Panama City, Florida, for the
weekend Che then was in the
Army Corps) and the very day he
was expected to leave we decided
to get my engagement ring. We
got our ring, told cur parents and
hustled around getting him ready
to leave Dover Air Base by mid
afternoon. People who become lei
surely engaged, dinner parties, an
nouncement parties, ETC., have al
ways been awed by me since my
big moment was so remote from
this. 1t was such a hurried affair
that | remember very little of that
day, but the fondest memory /
have was Dad Dickerson putting
his arms around me at their home
(then on Clarke avenue) and well
coming me into his family circle.
| never have felt that | had a fa-
ther-in-law, but just a second fa-
ther.
Last night at six o'clock, Hayes
father succumbed to cancer after
an illness of three years. Dad new
er knew the nature of his illness
and only two months ago when
Hayes was home talked about the
work he had to do in his yard on
South Washington street when
spring came" That's why the FAM
lily believes they did the right thing
by keeping the diagnosis from him.
It's not quite the fair way to do,
to the family doctors though. 1t
was hard for DR.. Laurence Fitchett
and Dr. o. A. James to keep max
ing excuses as to why the medi-
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
HARSH DISCIPLINE

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. = up =
Overheard in Little Rock depart
ment store:
Mother, in irritation: where did
you lose it?"
Little girl about five years old:
II don't know, it just got away"
Mother: "I've warned you about
holding on to money. I'll give you
another one but If you lose this.
that's ALL"
And she handed the youngster a
five-dollar bill.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07

Beideman entertained to dinner on
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Beide-
man of Aldan, Pa, Mrs. Laura
Belts, and Mr. and Mrs. Millard
Belts of Milford. In the afternoon
all visited Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Johnson of Glendale. Mr.. Johnson
is confined to his bed at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Swain left
Saturday for a two weeks vacation
at Miami, Florida
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
TROUGHS TO DISAPPEAR

NTREAL Up - Frank
Dowd, city waterworks superinten-
dent. says Montreals remaining
water troughs for horses will be re-
moved as they fall into disrepair.
''They serve no useful purpose now
and are nuisance to pedestrians.
and snow removal crews"
he said
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
AN AMERICAN PLAGUE.

AN AMERICAN PLAGUE
One of the unbelievable things about our
great country is that we continue to allow
the slaughter of a hundred citizens day on
our highways and city streets. There is
nothing that can be written about this cancer
in our American way of life that will change
the situation overnight.
There is little to be written which has
not already been covered more eloquently
before-by someone else. Nevertheless, these
charged with the responsibility of writing
editorials for the nations press cannot see
the continuing carnage of the highways, year
after year, with a stiled and quiet pen.
What is to be done about the killing
which is more deadly than any war? If we
are so emotionally disturbed (and right
fully) about the slaughter of mankind in
wars, why are we less disturbed by equally
unjust killings of little children, boys and
girls and adults, by automobiles and trucks,
by drunken, careless, or unlicensed drivers !?
No one answer can be offered as a solu-
tion to the great American oddity. The only
solution lies in thoroughly aroused public
opinion, which in its wrath, will finally de-
mand that adequate steps be taken to curb
the slaughter. When this day comes, pa
tience with drunken driving, with unsafe
vehicles, with repeated offenses, and with
fragrant violations of speed and safety laws
will end.
Then, the American people will grow up
and take driving seriously, and reduce the
number of tragic deaths of children and
adults alike-many of whom die through
no fault of their own, only to have society do
comparatively nothing to punish their killer
TZHRG
AN OLD STORY
U. S. News and World Report says: 1.-TWO
simple facts give you a clue to what has
been happening in American industry:
"Fact one is that output of goods in fac
tories for each man-hour of work has risen
only trifie more than per cent in the two
years since 1866.
'Fact two is that hourly pay of factory
workers has in that Same period gone up
a bit more than 10 per cent"
This trend could produce something new
in this country-a depression accompanied
by high and rising prices. This is the kind
of initiation that has destroyed currencies and
brought collapse to governments all through
history.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07

West any's shipyards
launched 323 ships with total ton
mage of about 100000 tons in
1857.
Arizona tribune., 1958-11-28

Helen Brown, IA, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Brown,
1922 w. Cocopah, has maintained
a high scholastic average at
Phoenix Union High School. AS
a freshman she appreciates the
scholarship awarded from Mary
Bethune Elementary School last
summer.
Her favorite subjects are math-
ematicS and music. She is a
member of the Freshman Coun-
Gil, Girls Athletic Club, and the
Stadium Club.
She is active at the Antioch
Baptist Church and sings in the
Junior Choir.
Helen's hobbies are reading,
playing tennis. collecting stamps
and playing softball.
She will take typing and short
hand to prepare herself for a
business career.
This apt young student feels
.ASU is the best school for her
and she plans to enroll upon
graduation.
Her favorite entertainers are