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Thursday, May 28, 10412
Women Entering Industry
Menace To Unionism Unless
Educated To Union Viewpoint
Washington, D. C. (TLNS).—Millions of women now fast
entering- the ranks of industry may become a serious danger to
trade unionism and trade union standards, Secretary-Treasurer J.
]VI. Ornburn of the AFL Union Label Trades Department, warned
in emphasizing' importance of the coming convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Women's Auxiliaries of Labor.
Expressing the opinion Hint 1 lit* con
venfion will be the most important
meeting of women ever held in Amer
ica, Secretary Ornburn urged all na
tional and international unions which
have women's auxiliaries to immedi
ately make arrangements to have dele
gates i.n attendance, lie urged the
same action on local, central and state
women's auxiliaries chartered directly
by the A.F.W.A.L. He is acting as
temporary secretary of the urbaniza
tion.
The convention will be held begin
ning .lune 1!) in the .Jefferson Hotel,
St. Louis. Mo.
Serious Problem Looms
"It is more important now than ever
before in history that women should
be organized because they are rapidly
laking the place of men in war in
dustries and civilian trades," Ornburn
said. '"If these new workers are not
educated along the lino of trade union
ism, union men will face strong com
petition in their effort to maintain
union wages, hours and working con
ditions.
".Millions of women workers are now
being drawn into our defense indus
tries. It is, therefore, necessary that
men take a deeper interest in this
problem not oidy during the emer
gency but also to maintain union
standards after the war. Four mil
lion women will actually take over
men's jobs in war industries by the
end of 1043.
"If the war continues six years it
is estimated that half of the workers
in industry will be women.
Active In War Agencies
"Members of women's auxiliaries
are also playing a vital part in all
civilian war activities," Ornburn con
tinued. "They are actively engaged
on committees in the various branches
of war work, including policing price
control, War Bond sales, civilian de
fense, lied Cross, nutrition committee's,
and other patriotic agencies in which
it is very important that the women
members of labor unionists' families
play an important vole.
"Only through organizations like
the A.F.W.A.L. can women obtain rep
lesentation on the various war agencies
and on local committees which are
carrying out the victory program.
Officers To Be Named
"The women members of the A.F.
W.A.L. will elect their own officers
and committees will be appointed for
the various war activities to collab
orate with the Federal agencies. It is
one of the most outstanding events of
the year," he said, "and we hope that
there will le a large number of dele
gates of AFL women's auxiliaries in
attendance when the convention opens."
Efficiency Shown
To Increase After
Hikes In Wages
Cincinnati (ILNS). —Manufacturing
efficiency in the plant of the North
American Aviation Company .jumped
following wage increases, the Bailway
Clerk, official organ of the Brother
hood of Railway and Steamship
Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and
Station Employes, points out in com
menting on the action of North Ameri
can in returning .$14,000,000 to the
Covernment.
"I)o you remember the uproar about
a wage increase requested some tinu
last year by employes of .the North
American Aviation Company?" asks
the Railway Clerk. It goes on to say:
"Company officials contended it
couldn't afford to pay this increast
flatly refused to negotiate and tin
Ciovernment was forced to take the
company over until the dispute was
settled.
"According to the president of this
company the increased efficiency has
been so great that the cost of military
planes has been reduced to the extent
that this company lias returned $1.4,
000,000 to the (jovernme.nl rather
than accept it as a profit.
"'The effect of our manufacturin
efficiency, he said, 'has reduced tin
cost of a plane 3o 1-15 per cent under
the cost of that same plane in the
summer of 1040, when the cost of
labor and materials were lower.'
"That's what increased wages, in
creased worker morale and mass pro
duction can do toward reducing costs
getting out production, and piling up
profits.
"North American Aviation is to be
commended for its frank statement and
for its return of these millions to th
Government."
TOO (iOOl) TO BK TRl'K
"Now, .Joliny." said the teacher, "can
you toll me what a hypocrite is?"
"Yes, Miss," replied .Johnny. "It's a
boy what comes to school with a smile
on his face."'
And he gave it for his opinion, that
whoever could make two ears of corn,
or two blades of grass, to grow upon a
spot of ground where only one grew
before, woidd deserve l»etter of man
kind, and do more essential service to
his country, than the whole race of
politicians put together. Jonathan
Swift
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly By Consumers'
Jounsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, D. C.
WAIl OK IHOKS
Manufacture of hath tubs aud bird
cages, cigarette lighters and w»st
baskets, door knobs and cash regis
ters, electric razors, and common pin-,
and of hundreds of other common
items made of metal are banned for
the duration by recent War Produc
tion Hoard orders, iron and steel, cop
per, brass and bronze, can't be spared
to make them, and for most of them
no substitute metals may be used. I'in
duction of articles using copper ceases
by June 15 limited production of iron
and steel items continues until Aug
ust. then stops completely.
Lipstick holders and cosmetic con
tamers are on the list, too. So save
those you have now to use with re
fills. Cutting out metal or plastic con
tainers for glamour aids means a year
ly saving of .'i to 4 million pounds of
plastics, 10,000 tons of steel, 2,2"i0 tons
of copper, nr.t) tons of zinc, officials
estimate.
Cofftv drinkers, too, will have to cut
down, for dealers are now limited to
75 percent of last year's supplies.
Ships to bring the bean from Brazil
are more urgently needed to carry
other products.
To stretch supplies of spices that
used to come from the Far East, a 50
percent: cut in deliveries to dealers has
l)een imposed for white pepper, all
spice, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg
and mace. The cut should make pres
ent supplies, that normally disappear
in 0 to 1) months, last twice that Ion
To help keep down the cost of living
the Federal Reserve Hoard put tight
er limits on consumers' borrowin
power. Now, say the new credit regu
lations, you must pay for anythin
you charge at the store by the 10th
day of the second month after you
bought it, or the store must refuse you
further credit. That means you have
from 40 to 70 days to pay, depending
on what day of the month you made
your purchase. If you buy on instal
ment any of the long list of articles,
named by the Hoard, you must pay
for them within 12 months and you're
required to make a down payment of
at least one-third of the purchase price.
Instalment loans used to buy listed ar
ticles must not amount to more than
two-thirds of the purchase price. Loans
ii]i to $1,500, that you agree to pay off
in a single payment, must not run for
more than 00 days if you plan to use
the money to buy something on the
Hoard's list. Such loans may not be
renewed or extended beyond a year
from the day you originally borrowed
the money. Loans to pay school, hos
pital, doctor, dentist, or funeral bills
may be paid off over a longer period.
All really necessary materials for
home canning will be available for
housewives this year, says the Con
sumer Division of the Office of Price
Administration. Jar rings, and screw
tops for Mason jars had been made
before Pearl Harbor to take care of
this season. Sufficient tops for jelly
glasses, too, are on hand. Hut lake
care of those you have for no more are
being made. Shortages of pressure
cookers and processors can be over
come by neighborhood sharing, or by
community canning orders.
MOKK "PKNNY" MILK
More milk for more school children
is one of the objects of the new, sini
plified requirements for the "penny"
milk program, just issued by the Agri
cultural Marketing Administration, re
ports the Consumers' Counsel Division
of the l\ S. Department of Agricul
ture. The revised program will mean
better income for dairy farmers, too,
and thereby help dairy nun meet war
time production needs.
Under the new rules, any school or
sponsoring group, like a woman's club.
PTA, or civic organization, can get
a "penny" milk program started for its
school children by signing an agree
ment with the Agricultural Marketing
Administration. This agreement pro
vides that the school or sponsoring
group must pay the dairies which pus
turize, bottle, and deliver the milk to
the school, while AM A pays the farm
ers who supply the jiiilk. It's up to the
school or group to decide how to get
the money for its share in the plan.
They can give the milk to the chil
dren free, paying the cost themselves,
or they can charge each child a penny
a lialf-pint, but no more, for the milk.
The school or local group must lake
responsibility for making tin? arrange
ments with the dairies and for serving
the milk in the school.
You can apply to the nearest re
gional office of the AMA, at Dallas.
Milwaukee. San Francisco, or Phila
delphia, or direct to the Agricultural
Marketing Administration, 1*. S. De
partment of Agriculture, Washington.
D. C., if you want to take advantage
of these new simpler requirements for
getting "penny" milk for the children
id your schools. Tliey take effect right
•I
ISKFORK TIIK AMKKAS TI'KN H"i. is Tortilla
Flat complete to tin- i::si detail but not yet come to life.
Stars, extras and animal actors await the word ,of Direc
flor Victor Fleming before breathing reality into the mo
i on less scene.
Actually, too, it is less than half
the total of working days lost in tin
previous month, when some 17.100
working people lost
50,00(I
working
days in consequence of trade disputes.
All the disputes which started in
February were settled within the
month, and only one lasted more than
three days.
Improving Coal Output
Another significant indication of the
growing intensity of the production ef
fort is the improvement of output in
the mining industry. Large numbers of
experienced mine workers, over 70,(KX)
in the Spring of 1041 were out of tin
industry—either in the armed forces
or in other industries. Efforts were
made to expand the labour force. I'p to
the Autumn of 1041 the return of some
17,(KM) mine workers to the industry
did not bring about at once a propor
tionate increase in the weekly output.
Since then there has been a consider
able improvement. The establishment
away for the rest of this school year
and the beginning of next.
ON TIIK A1K
Listen to Consumer Time if you
want authentic advice and information
from your Covernment on the new war
orders and how they affect your daily
living.
Consumer Time is produced by Con
sumers' Counsel Division, I'. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, presented in coop
elation with 1*. S. Joveriinient war
agencies working for the consumer. It
is broadcast on NHC. every Saturday,
at 1-:15 p. in., KW'T.
THE POTTERS HERALD
Labor News From Britain
London—Striking evidence is accu
mulating of the deliberate, voluntary
intensification of industrial effort by
the Rritisli workers. One sign is the
marked diminution in the number, size
•and duration of trade disputes involv
ing a stoppage of work.
Latest official figures show that in
February there were fewer than 15,000
workpeople involved, directly and in
directly, in disputes resulting in an
aggregate loss of no more than 28,(KM)
working days. Having regard to the
mammoth dimensions of the industrial
army and the astronomical total of
man-hours worked, this loss of working
time is infinitesimal.
TORTILLA FLAT" COMES TO CERAMIC SATURDAY
of Pit Production Committees has con
tributed to this result.
Farming method^are undergoing a
revolution in war-time Britain, mainly
as a result of mechanization.
Up to the outbreak of war the num
ber of tractors in use increased very
slowly. The total grew from Hi.0)0 in
ll)."il to 52.000 in July 1!)S0. There has
been a tremendous increase since, rep
resented by the addition of nearly
2,000,000 h. p. to the industry by the
ust» of tractors. By the end of 1041
there were (50,000 tractor ploughs. 22,
(XH disc harrows, I'.t.ooo binders, and
nearly
2.000
Ikhmi
threshing machines in use.
Free Sharing Of Machinery
Further mechanisation of agricul
ture is being developed by the Minis
try with the co-operation of tin? County
War Agricultural Committees. A pro
gram of "Help Your Neighbour" has
set in motion by which farm
machinery is freely shared by the
farmers in each district, and the
County Committees are also applying
a plan this Spring by which supplies
of tractors are allocated through tin
Committees to the farm which needs
them most.
An Agricultural Machinery Develop
ment Hoard has been at work for more
than a year to speed up the output of
farm machinery. This Hoard is com
posed of representatives of agriculture,
including the Trade Unions, and of the
departments of scientific and indus
trial Research, as well as the en
gineering industry. The Board is ap
plying the principle of standardizath
and also provides educational and :i
visory facilities, including demotisli
tions, to accustom the farmers to tn
use of machinery.
The extent of the revolution in far
ing methods can he measured by
calculation that the productive pow
of one man with a tractor is more th
twice that of a man walking belli
the old-fashioned horse-drawn plou
or working the liorse-driven reaper.
The Minister of Agriculture claim
recently that Britain is now the in*
highly mechanised farming country
Kurope. possessing far more tracte
than the Hermans for fewer farms,
liuihling Trades Progress
A notably increased output has
suited from the application of the s,
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
The C.reat and Supreme Ruler of the Universe has. in His in
finite wisdom, removed from our midst our friend and fellow worker.
Uarl Moyer. We the members of Local Union l'JO Akron Ohio, recog
nize the loss of (his brother, who was respected and loved by all his
i el low workers therefore be it resolved:
That we, the members of Local Union No. 1(50, shall cherih and
respect the memory of his pleasant manner and loyalty to our or
ganization.
That we extend our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family, our
barter to be draped in mourning for a period of .thirty days, a copy
iif these Resolutions to lie published in our official journal, The
I'otters Herald, a copy spread upon the minutes of the Local, and a
copy sent to the bereaved family.
LK» .\A OROSSMANX.
RITII LONO,
111* BY DAILKY.
'nllllail I I -I I if 1.1 II-,, I I -oil \. I.
.- V s v''
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
The Oreat and Supreme Ruler of the Universe iias in llis in
linite wisdom removed from our midst our fri"nd and fellow work
IMward McClung. We the members of Local Union No. 172, recogni/-
i he loss of this Brother, who was respected and loved by all of In
I el low workers, therefore, be it resolved:
That, we the members of Local Union No. 172. shall cherish and
respect the memory of his pleasant manner and lo.xalty to our or
ganization
TiiaJ we extend our sincere sympathy to the bereaved faini'y.
i ur charter to be draped in mourning for a period of thirty days, a
i opy of tiiese Resolutions to be published in our official journal. The
Potters Herald, a copy spread upon the minutes of our Local, and a
•opy sent to the bereaved family.
HOWARD ROBSON,
SAMUKL FAR.Mint.
ROLLY SlIKI'l lARD.
Commiilee ,,! I ,i
ii
a I on N,
NOW THINGS i:i M\ TO MOVK Like a ghost town
I iia has been II 11 la e
|. i 1 i Flat, now comes to
life. The paisanos walk the streets and come out onto
their verandas, youngsters and animals set up a shrill
but realistic din.
Lumber Firm Workers
Quit CIO For AFL
Detroit (ILNS).—About 700 em
ployes of the Currier Lumler Co. have
voted to leave the CIO United Con
struction Workers Organizing Commit
tee and join American Federation of
Labor unions, Ed Thai, secretary oT
the Detroit Building and Construction
Trades Council announced.
The CIO organization, headed by
A. D. Lewis, brother of John L. Lewis,
was the center of national attention
last year in a dispute over a Federal
housing project here. The dispute re
sulted in the withdrawal of the project
teni of payment by results in the build
ing and civil engineering industrit
The Ministry of Works and Buildings
set up a joint Advisory Panel, com
posed of represent a 1 ives of employers
and workers' organisations in the in
dustries to advise on the operation of
the scheme, and to consult with them
upon the application of the rates laid
down.
The scheme provides for the pay
ment of bonus in addition to plain time
rates. The bonus is calculated on an
hourly basis, but is ascertained weekly.
The bonus is paid normally by gan
The scheme applies only to work going
on on sites scheduled under the Es
sential Work Order applying to build
ing and civil engineering.
The Ministry has an experienced
trade unionist, formerly general secre
tary of the Amalgamated Union of
Building Trade Workers (Mr. C.eorge
Ilicksl as its principal representative
in he I louse of 'oinnions.
VALLEY
MOTOR
Toilers Give All To Speed
Victory, Says A. F. L. Chiefs
Washington, I). C- (ILNS).—Tremendous increases in war
production were cited as evidence of labor's determination to speed
winning of the war, at the "Lalxir for Victory" program over a
nation-wide NBC network.
Pointing to amazing production gains in ships, planes, tanks
and guns, George Meany, secretary-treasurer of the American
Federation of Labor, said:
*Not a single step toward this re
markalile achievement of progress
would have be"ii |Kssible without the
active help ami patriotic teamwork of
America's industrial workers and the
trade unions that represent them."
Operation "Mirarles" Cited
In another interview on the -aan
program, (N-orge M. Harrison,
vi-e-presid«nt arid preshhut of
Brotherhood of Hallway Clerks,
closed that American railroads are ac
complishing "miracles of o|terationM by
efficient uses of lal»or and equipment
that that there is no danger of a trans
I wilt a
tion breakdown like t'-:* of i h*
last war.
A
Both Meany and Harrison
dis-
v..-re
in
terviewed on the spring meeting of
the AFL executive council, just ended
in Washington.
Meany explained that labor l.a
heljmd in the production drive t.y
'"working as never before." by blist
ing per man efficiency, by putting in
longer hours and by faithfully abid
ing by the no-strike policy. Absent ion
from strikes has Iieen organized la
bor's "outstanding contribution" to the
war production program, he s iid.
Kail Labor Meeting Demands
Harrison revealed that the railroad
industry and railroad lalwir "have the
biggest job in history on our hands
right now." Tremendous demands have
been made on the railroads, he said,
for trans|Hirtiiig troops and hauling
millions of tons of raw materials and
finished war equipment.
"I am glad to say that we have
all these heavy demands and are
paring to handle a much greater
of busin«*ss." he added.
Asked whether there was any la
per of a breakdown in rail '-a-! ::ai,
portatioii. Harrison replied
"The answer is definitely no. In the
last 20 years the railroad industry
has Iwen modernized and made much
more e: :icient. Ii ised to tal
•lay- to move a !.aded freighi
across i he country. Today we are
hauling them at passenger train speed
and have reduced the former time
more than half.
Spirit Of AH High
"We are moving more traffic witii
less labor and efficiency is at the high
est point in our history. Our men are
working longer hours. At the same
time equipment is being put to more
effective use. There is a complete ab
sence of stoppages and interruptions
of work and the spirit of all hands is
so high that we are accomplish i i
miracles of operation."
Ask for Union Labeled merchandise
"Business NOT
as usual"
Willi thousands of war workers and other folks who arc
saving tires riding on our lines, our business is dccidcdly not
as usual—especially during the rush hours.
Although the supply of materials and new transit vehicles
is limited because of the war, we'll do our best to "keep 'em
rolling" and give you good, safe, dependable transportation.
The rush hours may be crowded, but there's room for
everyone between 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. You'll find more com
fort by riding during the "off-peak" hours whenever you
possibly can.
PAGE FIVE
Labor Helping To Build
New Production Army
Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-»Speak
iiu on tiie "Ijilwir for Victory" radio
program, Secret a ry
-treasurer fleorge
Meany of the American Federation of
Labor s ud that one of the most im
portant problems before the spring
meeting of the AFL executive coun
cil here was to help the Manpower
Mobilization Commission work out a
practical system for providing a full
supply of rained men and women on
jobs where their services are urgently
needed. Labor has not waited to be
told what to do in this resjiect. he
declared.
The construction unions put their
own inaniMiwer mobilization program
into effect to provide sufficient skilled
workers to complete the Army's con
struction program in record time and
"in every factory in the nation today
ex|iert journeymen are training thou
sands of apprentices in various crafts
right on the job." In this way Meany
concluded, "labor is helping to build a
army of production soldiers."
ALL WOKK \\l) NO PLAY
am sorry." said .the dentist, "but
m. cannot have an appointment with
a i this afternoon. I have eighteen
cavities to fill." And In- j-i-!^»*t up his
golfbag and went out.
K'lts are easy to get into. The way
-'*t out is a sharp turn in a new
direction. You may break a wheel, but
jou'll get out.
MARK
EVERY
GRAVE
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