PAGE TWO six Unions Finish Jobs Ahead Of Time, Sponsor War Show, Buy 25 Millions In War Bonds Chicago Building Trades Workers Have Made Magnifi cent Record Since Beginning Of Present Emergency Chicago (ILNS).—Union building trades workers in this area have made a magnificent record since the beginning of the present emergency, over two years ago. Silver Plaque Awarded "A composite record of the progress made on all public works ictive dur ing the competing period indicates the rate of construction for (Ireat Lakes exceeded the fastest rate established by bureau time and rate curves," Ad miral .Moreell said in making the an nouncement. "This is an outstandin accomplishment as all studies of com peting stations were suitably handi tapped to make allowances for types of work involved, logistic factors, such as access to abundant labor and ma terial markets, quality and efficiency of labor, dilliciiltics of transport a I ion, etc." A silver plaque, suitably engraved, has been selected as the award. Tin first major award to be made by the Navy to the construction industry, it is, in view of the fail that the system of awards was chanted .Inly 1 of this year, the only one of its kind that will be made under any circumstances. Winning of the award was celt? bra ted at a banquet in honor of 'apt Spalding and his (.ireat Lakes start' Representatives of more than 400 building, supply and building trades labor organizations attended. War Display Sponsored The building trades council here also sponsored a gigaidie war display, in the concourse of the Chicago Union Station, huge railroad terminal. Tin display, made possible by the enntri but ions of union uicmliers, includes -t.rino scab* model airplanes, suspended from the celling, and eight mammoth murals, one of which shows a deluge of bonds, pouring on the capital in Washington, another, a torrent of bombs, falling on the Axis. Chicago building trades unions and their members* have purchased niori titan .$-."1,000,000 worth of war bonds In addition to this, these unions and all of the other construction track's unions in Illinois, through the Illiuoi Stale CouP-rence of I'.uilding and Con st ruction Trades Workers, have pre sented a $100,000 cheek i" I'resident 1 loosevelt, to be used for war pur I WPB URGES BAN ON OUTDOOR LIGHTING Washington.—The War Productlo: Hoard asked city ollielals, civic clubs chamber of Commerce, merchants and citizens generally to forego outdoor decorative elect rlc lighting at tin Christmas season. The agency said that such lighting required use of critical materials, elec tricity and manpower and was not In line with general conservation pro grams now in effect. It madt the re quest, the announcement said, partly because of inquiries from local L'roiips lor its opinion "WI'H is ii"! a-!.in.' that indoor Christmas lighting, whether in th home or in stores, be eliminated," tin statement added, "but it believes that outdoor lighting, such as festooned store fronts and decorated si reets must be dispensed with In war time. "Although the eleetrieity saving and the resultant fit"| saving may appear miiuII as coi 11 pj 1 red with the total an nual use, nevertheless the elimination -f outdoor Christmas lighting Is esti mated to save hours, or enough to meet the lighting and power re quirements o! a *ar." They have completed all of their defense jobs from three to months ahead of schedule, without a strike. One of the reasons for this is that the Chicago Building and Construction Trades Council and its affiliated local unions have been in complete harmony and accord with the contractors and their associations for a long period of years. Patrick F. Sullivan, president and Earl J. McMahon, secretary-treasurer, of the coun cil. as well as oilier union officials ami industrial leaders, are men of experi ence and have a thorough knowledge of industrial relations and its prob lems. Another equally important reason for this remarkable record is that the workers knew they had a jolt to do and they did it. Kiggest of the construction jolts was at the (Ireat Lakes Naval Training Station, now the largest in the world. The Great Lakes construction pro gram, according to ('apt. It. I. Spald ing. was "not only good, it was tin best in the Navy." Ife'made public the announcement of Rear Admiral Hen Moreell, chief of the Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks, that the naval train ing station was the winner of the pub lie works competition for the fiscal year 1942. C||\ ol .,111 I Senate Committee Backs Overtime Pay Bill Washington, I. C. (ILV -Making a favorable report 011 the overtim* pay hill for Federal workers, tin Senate Civil Service Committee said tiiat passage of the bill would cnuhh Hie Government to make the maximum use of its existing personnel and re duce its turnover. The report points out that r»S per cent of the (iovern ment's working force can be paid for overtime under existing laws. Tho pending bill make* provision for the remaining 42 iter cent. President Roosevelt (Continued From Page One) ers would not turn up in the morning When they did get back on the job some were asked to till out. card? voluntarily giving the reason for their absences, and he said it was interest ing to note that where they had been toiling overtime, some up to iifty-four or lifty-six hours a week, that tin excuse was that they were too tired. Careful studies of production have shown, he said, that after a person works longer than a certain definite period, you do not get any more pm duct ion from a longer work week after the first few weeks or months. People won't recognize this, lie observed, but. he called it a fact that litis been prove here, in England, and (Jermany Can't Dilly Dally, Says Nelson ]n his testimony before the Senate Committee. Mr. Nelson endorsed man power control legislation and said that he thought: voluntary enlistment in the armed services should be stopped. "I don't believe we ought to dilly dally with this war," he said. "I be lieve we ought to put our teeth ill It The people of this country are goin to demand that Congress do som tiling of this kind before we get through." Senator Austin, Republican, of Ver 11ifi.1t, expressed the belief that through national control of manpower all Americans would have the assurance they would he treated impartially whether lliey were needed at I he front or in essential civilian services. "We are going to have ,to do it In fore we are through," Mr. Nelson agreed. Senator Austin said others had agreed that adoption of manpowe control was inevitable ltul many thought the time not yet ripe for this action. He asked Mr. Nelson if he did not believe that careful planning should lie under way now. "This is tlie time to keep bringing this before the public, to keep delta) ing it and to bring out all of its point, was the reply. Pulling at a cigar, the War Produt lion director said he thought not everything had been done yet mobilize manpower effectively, adding that more cuts in civilian production were in sight. "Our hoys out on the Solomon Islands an* entitled to everything this nation can give them," he continue' "They are entitled to know that every body at home is doing everything lit can." In response to questions by Senator Austin, Mr. Nelson said he thought that the selective service system should be preserved as a democrat i met hod of handling the induction of men info the armed forces. The prii ciple of local administration of ra Honing also appeared to lie better him than having some oflicial in Wash Ington, who might not know about local conditions, giving tho orders, Senator Hill of Alabama said lit thought It would be necessary to ex tend the selective service principle cover all individuals and business Lilt I lie war. Mr. Nelson agreed. "It seems to me it is always better to do a Job with a clean cut law passed by Congress than by admlnis Iratlve acts," the WPH chief said. Senator Hill asked If the witness did not think it was time for Congress to act. Mr. Nelson reiterated his preferenc" for legislation rather than adminU Iratlve orders and added: "i tliLnk it would be well tor ('011 gress to survey the si I nation and d* icrminc what the needs are." Convention Report (Continued From Pane One) ing supply seems adequate to meet th* needs of incoming workmen so far. The Shawnee Pottery lately received some publicity because of receiving a contract to supply Home items of ust in the war effort.—O.C. 1'J. Houston Becomes 22nd City With Manager Rule Chicago (ILNS). When Houston Tex., becomes a city manager city next January, It will be twenty-second of the 0U municipalities with more than 100,000 population to operate under this form of government, th International City Managers' Assoclu tion suys Two other larger cities—Cincinnati and Kansas City. Mo. already oper ate under the city manager system Houston voters approved the change from commission to city manager gov eminent by a 3.000 majority on Au 15. Massachusetts AFL Leader Receives Navy Commission Elected Secretary-Treasurer Of State Federation Of Labor In 1937 Washington, D. ('. (ILNS).— Ken neth I. Taylor, secretary-treasurer and legislative agent of the Massachusetts State Federation of Labor, has been commissioned a Lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve. He is now on active duty, assigned to the Incentive Division of the oflice of the Under Secretary of the Navy, in Wash ington. Hear Admiral O. H. Woodward, U.S.N., (retired) is Chief of the I11 centive Division which is charged with the operation of incentive plans of the Navy Department for the stimulation of production of war material for the Navy and with cooperation with the War Production Drive Headquarters of the War Production Hoard. and th appropriate ollW'es of the War De partment, Maritime Commission, and other government agencies engaged In similar tasks. Lieutenant. Taylor is well known In labor and industrial circles. He was especially prominent In lahor-nianage ment relations activities in New Eng land, particularly in Massachusetts, where he was the spokesman for tin American Federation of Labor. In 11)37 he was elected secretary-treasurer of the Massachusetts State Federation of Labor, succeeding Robert J. Watt, now an international representative of the American Federation of Labor. He was one of tho first.commissioners In charge of the administration of the Massa chusetts State Labor Relations Law William (Ireen, president of the American Federation of Labor, com rnenting on the commissioning of an AFL leader in the Navy, said: "I am delighted to hear .that Ken neth I. Taylor, former secretary of tin Massachusetts State Federation of Labor has been commissioned a I leu ten ant (senior grade) in the United Stales Navy and that he is attached to the Incentive Division. I am confident that his services will advance and enhance the efforts of the Incentive Division to enlist full cooperation of all workers and employers who are engaged in pro dticing war materials and equipment for the Navy." While a resident of Springfield Mass., Taylor was president of the Typographical Union of that city for several years, and in 11)34 was ap pointed a member of the Hoard of Public Welfare by the city of Sprin field. In a broad sense, Lieut. Taylor's work in the Incentive Division of the Navy Department may lie classified as industrial relations. The general ob jective of the Division is to contribute to the acceleration of war material pro duction for the Navy by linprovin industrial morale, assisting in the establishment of closer cooperation lie tween management, and labor, and cre ating unity between employees in Indus trial plants and our armed forces. Lieut. Taylor is now on leave of absence as secretary-treasurer of tin Massachusetts state federation for tin duration and au acting secretary treasurer litis boon selected. He is Thomas 10. Wilkinson, of Itrocktou Mass. Wilkinson is president of th* rock ton Central Labor Union and for I he past year has been labor repiY scntntivc of Hie New England oflice of the War Production Itoard. Wife Ol Trenton Pottery Executive Strickens, Drowns Falls Into Canal While Walking Along Towpath Toward Home Trenton. N. J.—The body of Mi Lillian Crawford Itrown, 'to, wife of Roy Mrown, of 1007 Norlh I'ennsyl vania Avenue, Morrisvillc, was found Tuesday, Nov. 3rd, in the i'ennsyl vania Canal, about a half mile aliov Morrisville, some time after she had been stricken ill and fullcn into the st ream. Mrs. Itrown had walked to Trenton and stopped to chat witli the bridg* policeman on her way across tin bridge. The ollicer said he saw her turn ami from there she apparently used the towpath route home one her favorite walking places. At about in the afternoon Ward Hailley, of North Delmorr Av« line, Morrisville, who had been gun ning in the vicinity, saw the body floating in the canal. He pulled it to the hank unH notified Police Chief Albert. Cooper, of Morrisville. Dr. Vii lor H. Allen, of Morrisville, examined the body, and Coroner J. Alfred Rigby of Cornwell Heights, Wild death was accidental. Mrs. Itrown, whose husband is vict president of Lenox, Inc. here, was widely known In Trenton and Morris viII**. She was active in the Red Cross and in first aid work. Daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine Crawford, she leaves, in addition to her husband, two sons Roy, Jr., anil Harry four sisters, Mrs, James A. Crihhin, Mrs. John H. Tur lord, Mrs. William J. Connor and Mr Dewi Evans, and a brother, James Crawford, all of this city. Distrust and caution are the parents of security. THE POTTERS HERALD Artist of Christmas Seal Dale Nichols, one of the outstand ing younger American Artists, design ed the 11)42 Christinas Seal, which goes on sale Nov. 23, as the means of supporting the work of the Polum biana County Public Health League during the coming year. Mr. Nichols joins a long list of dis tinguished American artists who have designed Christmas Seals for the Na tional Tuberculosis Association and its affiliated associations throughout the 30 years Seals have been used to raise money to finance the anti-tuber culosis campaigjn. The 1042 Seal is a typical example of Mr. Nichols' Work. It. features a red barn, which lifts been the center of design of many of his paintings. The Seal shows a red barn and a white farmhouse in the background of a snowy country scene. In the fore ground is a drift-lined road on which is shown an old-fashioned well-front sleigh, drawn by two horses. In discussing the design he used for the Christinas Seal, Sir. Nichols says "In all my work I strive to have my paintings radiate cleanliness and health. Therefor*', I look upon my work in designing the 11)42 Christmas Seal for the Columbiana County Pub lie Health IiOagtH' not as just another problem in design, hut as an unusual privilege, in that this groat Institution constantly works toward those ob jectives." Dale Nichols w a s born In 1004 in David City, Nek. and moved later with his family to (ilenview, 111. His painting of hurqs. he says, is ". Due to living with them for 20 years." "We had a large white barn on our farm and I helped fill it: with hay and grain, fed the ,animals three times a day and served for, what seemed to me, 100 years as chamhermnlfl to the horses and muks. I '"ltut, forfmuitaly for my art, those 20 years on t.li farm were the most intriguing of my.life *. when 1 began painting 1 turned naturally to paint ing farms and featuring rod barns be cause, to me, lhey symbolize the lift of America's fa(rijiers," he said. He frequently 'painted actual barns —one, "The Sanley Farm," Is still standing near Suprise, Neb. The barn which "modeled" for one of his liiyst famous paintings, "The Knd of tin1 Hunt," (now hanging in the Metro politan Museum of Art, New York) is near (ilenview, 111. Mr. Nichols can claim many sections of the country as home. In addition to David City and (ilenview, lie lived in Chicago for a number of years, when lie studied art, and was Cnrnogi Visiting Professor and Artist in Itesi donee at .the I'niversity of Illiuoi (hiring 11)30-10. lie has traveled extensively in tin Tutted States and Mexico, lie now speuds his winters 011 a ranch near Tucson and his sgminers in Moost Pass, Alaska, when In? recently pur chased cabin and leased part of mountain from the government. His paintings are hung in many museums and private collections, in eluding the Metropolitan Museum, Hit' Art Institute ot Chicago aud the I'ni versify of Illinois. New Brands—New Prices (I roin iln Kleclrical Workers Journal) Labor 1 n 1 been overjoyed at tin antics of dice of Price Adiuiuis rat ion. ltul it should be rcmcmberc. that the OP A has bad a colossal task, and has received little or 110 coopera lion from any group. Least of all from business men. with whom Lt Is sup posed, the OPA has had Its greatest success. Farmers have also stood against control of the price system Labor alone stood well toward belli the victim of control, and through con trol, would have lost the principle of collective bargaining. P.usiness men, long accustomed to side-stepping the law, have worked out one clever little scheme, which has per mitted sneak raises I11 prices. The clever device is simply to change brand names, iid brand packages, ami to fill these new cartons with the same goods at higher prices. The OPA order on prices derived from a given date, 011 given brands P.ut when brands did not exist 011 that late, they appear to he exempt from price control. At any rate cotTee—tin same colT«»e—»hich used to sell in green bags. ,, -ears in red bags, and sells two io itree cents higher per pound. And the grocer merely says "We could not get any more of the old bags." The .littering words of an orator often reminds us that u small piece of soap will iiuiHe many bubbles. Stoppage Is Ended In Detroit Plants Agree On Resumption Of Work While Board Hears Matter Detroit.—An agreement between representatives of ,the War Labor Hoard and officials of the Mechanics Educational Society of America ended the strike of 0,200 of the society's memlers which had closed fifteen war plants in Detroit and threatened to spread to other industrial areas. The strike, which resulted from a jurisdictional dispute between the M. E. S. A. and the U. A. W.-O. I. O., was denedat. after a long conference which was frequently interrupted with tele phone calls to R. J. Thomas, president of the U. A. W., in Iioston, and .to a quarterly meeting of the society being held in Cleveland. I'mler the agreement, which was ac cepted by Matthew Smith, general secretary of the society and president of the new Confederated Unions of America, the strike was .to be ended at once without further interruption. The threat of strikes in Cleveland and Toledo was to be ended. The WLI5 agreed to schedule a hear in of the matter in Washington soon before a five-man panel to be composed of an impartial chairman representing the public, two representatives of in dustry and two representatives of labor. One of the labor members is to be a member of the O. I. O., but not of the U. A. W. The other is to be a member of the Confederated Unions of Amer ica, with which M. 10. S. A. is affiliated, but not of the M. K. S. A. It was stipulated that one of the issues to be taken up by the panel would he the status of eight employees of the IJriggs Manufacturing Company, aircraft division, who left the plant on Thursday. The eight men will not re turn to work pending the hearing. The board said it had made no judgment in advance as to the present status of the men or as to what their future status should be. The eight men left the plant when U. A. \V. men and a few M. E. S. A. workers clashed at Briggs on Wednes day. The society recently attempted organization of maintenance workers at the plant and says it has a major ity. The board announced that it "ex pects and requests that all parties will cooperate in avoiding violence, intimi dation and any other action which will tend to interfere with production or aggrivate the situation pending .the hearing." It also called upon nil parties to make every effort to resume full pro duction at once and to make increased efforts to turn out the materials which are vital to the prosecution of the wat Earlier Colonel (Jeorge Strong of tin: Army Procurement Office hud issued a statement assailing Mr. Smith. "He apparently will put his union ahead of the country," Colonel Strong declared. "I understand that he is not even an American. In the few conver sations I have had with him I got the impression that he didn't care who won the war. It is just a simple case of a man who is willing to pull a strlla at the expense of a country that isn't his." Mr. Smith said lie was n British subject and added: "There's no law against that, is fliereV England's in this war too. I've got five nephews in Egypt, two of them reported missinir." Many New Pieces (Continued From Page One) previously. We wish them the best of luck. The lavatory men received a very nice letter from John Edwards who worked for them until a week ago when he was called to the colors and received a very fitting send-off. Good luck, John. We are always ready to share one .•mothers sorrow,-how about giving a little though! to sharing other things our labor for I he coming good and tin welfare of all.—O.C. 4.". Sebring Potter (Continued From Pnete One) and Homer of Iteloit. Mrs. Taylor is survived by her father, Wilbur San ford of Reloit three brothers. John of Alliance Henry of Heloit and Edward of Alliance, and two sisters, Mrs. All ot ta Harrison of Alliance and Mrs. Alice Matliison of Alliance. Private funeral services were con ducted on Monday at 2 p. m., in the Moostnan Funeral Home with Rev. S O. Redacre olliclating. Say It With Flowers From YOUR PERSONAL FLORISTS 6 Jf t.tis )S« dh Wage Curb Stand Attacked By C.I.O. Convention Resolution Says WLB Men's Statements Hint At Freezing Levels Boston.—The executive board of the Congress of Industrial Organization sharply criticized William II. Davis, chairman of the War Labor Board, and Jeorge Taylor, vice chairman, for their "pretty damn tough" interpreta tion of the wage-control policy issued by the board on Friday, Nov. C. Announcement to this effect was made by Philip Murray, president of the G. I. O., following an executive hoard meeting at which a unanimous declaration was adopted saying that careless statements by individual members (of the WLB) implying de parture from the wage policies which the board announced as a body can serve only to promote unrest, make more difficult the task of labor leader ship and threaten the attainment of the objectives for which the itoard has been established." The statement made by the two WLI' officials at a press conference at.temitted to elucidate the polcy adopt ed by the board, making effective the President's Executive order of Oct. 3, granting the WLB authority over wage increases for employees earning less than $"1,000 a year. "The news reports of the press con ferenee gave the impression that the policy adopted by .the board was a wage-freezing policy rather than a wage-stabilization policy," Mr. Mur ray said at a press conference at which he handed out copies of his group's resolution. Murray Scores Lewis Reviewing the overture of John I Lewis for a joint la I tor unity confer ence between the A. F. of L. and tin C. I. O. last January, Mr. Murray asserted that one of the reasons why the United Mine Workers left the C. I. O. was "the refusal of the C. I O. in January to accept his proposal for unity negotiations." "The sinister motive underlying that proposal has now been completely ex posed," the report said. "The actions and policies of that individual have now been made clear to the cut in nation. They have been and continue to be directed toward one end, disruption and disunity within the ranks of labor and within the ranks of the people of the nation." Plans For Accord Willi A.F.L. Mr. Murray said lliat his organiza tion recognized the need for labor unity and he indicated that his coin mittee's plan for further rapproach ment with the A. F. of L. at meetings to be begun soon after this convention might call for the entry of all the affiliated C. I. O. unions into the A F. of L. or into the newly merged or ga nidation without any attempt to settle jurisdictional rivalries until later. I Ask for Union Labeled merchandise. In (lie Adam tradition. With the typical urn orna inentinj a lo\ely frame. 39 3 1 inchcs. Thursday, November 12, 1042. N O I E Important Announcements of Local Unions arc 0 he found in this Column NOTICE MEMBERS OF No. 9 9» All members of Local Union No. 1) are urgently requested to be present at our meeting on Fri day evening, November 13th. Business of vital importance to every kilnhand in this district. —By Order of President. Anti-Poll Tax Bill Nearer Senate Vote Washington, D. C. (ILNS). Con gressional action to outlaw the poll tax in Federal elections moved an im portant step ahead when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted out the amended Pepper bill by 13 to ft. This measure differs somewhat from its companion (Jeyer bill in the House. An important change in the Senate bill is the elimination of the words Section 2 of Article 1." from the phrase "within the meaning of Section 2, Article 1 of the Constitution.'' Ac cording to Senator Van Nuys, this would allow the Supreme Court to pass 011 the constitutionality of the bill in light of the entire constitution rather than a specific part. A favorable Senate vote will bring it before the lower chamber for final adoption. There it may be enacted without change, or referred to confer ence, or sent back to the House Judic iary Committee which stalled the Geyer bill for 18 months. Passage is by no means assured, as there is determined opposition by a Senate group to the bill and threats of a filibuster have been reported. Organized labor, the National Com mittee to Abolish the Poll Tax and other organizations are urging re newed activity in behalf of the meas ure, to assure its enactment before the end of Congress in December. About the most discouraging fact in the lives of some men is that 110 matter how much they earn it's never enough to satisfy what their family regards ns a decent standard of living. DR. A. A. 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