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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1,1944
TO HELP WIN "QUICKLY,
SURELY"
Here's one way that trade union
ists can give invaluable help in win
ning the war: Find a person (or per
sons) able to work who is not work
ing and induce him or her to enter a
vital War industry. Or recruit a work
er from a non-essential industry for a
war plant.
Right now the need for more work
ers is of the utmost urgency. Lieut.
Gen. Brehon Somervell forcibly point
ed this out in his stirring speech to
the New Orleans American Federa
tion of Labor convention.
Production of arms and equipment
desperately needed on the fighting
fronts in Europe and the Pacific is
lagging in 40 percent of the items,
Gen. Somervell said. "That 40 per
cent stands like a wall between us and
quick, sure victory," he declared.
"I urge you to take it upon your
\selves to recruit people in all vital
industries^" Somervell appealed to
the delegates and through them to
the entire labor movement. "Get them
into the plants where they are need
ed. See that they keep on working as
faithfully as our men are fighting.
That's the job."
Not all of the lag in war produc
tion is due to lack of labor. There are
other factors, as the War Production
Board has shown. But lack of labor
is a big factor in the shortage and
every person who recruits a worker
for war industries is making an im
portant contribution to "quick, sure"
victory.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING—BUY
UNION
By Carl H. Klein, Printing Pressmen's
Union No. 1
The Christmas shopping season is
under way and it is to their interest
that all wage earners demand only
union products.
In our survey among local business
houses, the management always says:
"Sure, well be glad to carry union
label products—so long as there is a
demand for them. If you create a de
mand for union made products, you
Views of American labor on world
peace are of first importance, be
cause of the outstanding position of
the United States in carrying on the
war in the peace settlement to follow
United Nations' victory.
Why there must be a peace settle
ment that will work is told in one
sentence by the American Federation
of Labor executive council in its re
port to the federation's 64th annual
convention at New Orleans.
"War has become so terrifyingly ef
ficient as to menace our whole civili
zation/' the council pointed out, after
emphasizing that the present war has
mobilized all technical progress "for
incredible destruction" and has ex
tended the fighting front to the whole
nation.
The executive council goes on to
tersely summarize the AFL peace
program in a way that every union
member can understand and remem
ber.
"The AFL," it says, "believes that
the United States has a responsibility
for helping to plan and operate agen
cies to keep peace between nations to
determine policies in promotion of
world economic welfare to develop
an adequate body of international law
with a world court of justice. Any
world organization responsible for
keeping the peace must have the
means to prevent aggression. I
"The federation believes that reg
ional organization should be formu
lated to deal with regional problems
and to promote regional welfare cov
ering such areas as the Pacific, Asia,
can be sure we'll make every effort
to stock them. We want to sell what
the people want—we have to do that
to stay in business!"
That, of course, puts the question
squarely up to our members: Shall
we have our local stores flooded with
the products of cheap non-union labor
of inferior quality, or shall we have
them carry full lines of quality mer
chandise, made under union condi
tions, by our fellow trades unionists?
Let's ALL of us cooperate: always
insist upon union label or union made
products look for the union shop
card or union button of the service
trades, and demand union workers in
all lines of the building trades.
To assure labor's place in the son
of tomorrow, be sure TODAY to de
mand union label products and union
services of all kinds.
If we want to prevent the whole
world, including our own nation, from
again being involved in war, we shall
have to dedicate ourselves to sustain
ed efforts to obtain machinery for
dealing with problems that result in
wars and insist that representatives
in those agencies perform their func
tions.—AFL Executive Council.
WHAT NEXT?
$1,000,000 has been set aside for rural residents this faJL
$1,000 or less for anyone who can use it. Special tenns.
Reasonable cost. See us for cash anytime. And when you
go to buy implements or whatever you. need, ask your
dealec for The City hoan plan. It's made to order for yep.
V
Discovery of a new scientific prin
ciple in rayon tire construction pro
viding stronger synthetic rubber
truck tires and at the same time as
suring substantially greater produc
tion, has just been announced by Dr.
Sidney M. Cadwell, director of tire
development for the United States
Rubber Co. He said the principle con
sists of using stronger, but fewer plies
in the tire. The new construction, he
said, gmatly reduces serious blow-outs
which formerly placed the tire beyond
the possibility of repair.
MONEY
to bid at the
Farm Sales
"ARE YOU READY with plenty of cash to attend
the public sales in your community? No need to
pass up something you need for the lack of ready
money. Hold onto your bonds. Don't sacrifice^
thing. Simply get extra cash anytime you wish
at The City Loan.
TheGuaranty
CityLoom
mna flay any
118 High St. Phone 3663 Hamilton, OUo
O K S A O V O I O
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS
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Last but not least, the council says
"In connection with international la
bor conferences or agencies under
government agencies, we reserve the
right to select our own delegates.
"In organizing our bona fide in
ternational labor organization we nec
essarily must insist that the basis be
representative bona fide trade union
organizations."
WISDOM
He is happiest, be he king or peas
ant, who finds peace in his home.—
Goethe.
CONVENTION
HIGHLIGHTS
New Orleans.—Unusually serene is
this annual gathering of labor's clans.
Disputes and "beefs" among the vari
ous union representatives are notable
by their absence. The spirit of unity
is running remarkably strong among
the delegates. Contentious issues of
former years appear to have faded in
to insignificance compared with the
stern realities presented by the war
emergency and the gathering prob
lems of the post-war period yet to be
faced.
This AFL convention is going to be
a busy one. A long list of important
business matters must be considered
and acted upon. Fortunately, a large
number of delegates have responded
to the convention call. The total may
reach 600, which is high considering
the restrictions placed on the number
of delegates representing any one
union.
Perhaps the most distinguished
guests invited to the convention are a
dozen wounded war veterans, mem
bers of AFL unions, who are now re
cuperating from their harrowing bat
tle experiences at nearby LaGarde
Hospital. These veterans are to be in
troduced indivudally to the conven
tion, thus focusing attention on the
fact that the men of labor are fight
ing in this war as well as producing
weapons on the home front. The prob
lems of war veterans will be discussed
at the convention by the heads of the
American Legion and the Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Post-War Goals Aided
By Union Label Drive
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.—Solution
of post-war economic problems will be
advanced by the purchase of products
bearing the union label, I. M. Ornburn,
Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL Un
ion Label Trades Department, declar
ed in a broadcast here.
Mr. Ornburn was interviewed by
Mardy Polaner, Secretary-Treasurer
of the Great Lakes District of the
Seafarers' International Union, who
conducts a regular radio program for
the union over Station WSOO.
SAMUELS' SALE
Walter R. Samuels, administrator
of the Laura Samuels' estate will sell
at public auction at the residence,
Sevenmile, Ohio, a large amount of
household goods. The sale will be
held Saturday, December 2nd, at 12
o'clock. Kenneth Snyder will be the
auctioneer and John Reynold! will
act as clerk.
My Thinking
My Money... My limn
wHI slay In thto
war to the finish
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Pan-America, Africa, Continental Eu
rope or federations thereof."
"Federation in regional organiza
tions would give small countries more
effective protection and participation
in progress."
The council la'ys 'stfeste on protect
ing the rights of individual nations
and on labor's right to adequate rep
resentation in agencies working out
programs for world peace and coop
eration. This is important, as labor
everywhere has indicated it will in
sist on a part in the making of the
peace.
"We must safeguard the rights of
individual nations while promoting in
ternational security," the council de
clares and says that AFL "believes
the 4 fighting United Nations have a
responsibility for submitting propos
als to other nations and for taking the
initiative in setting up institutions as
are agreed upon by representative na
tions.
"Labor, like all other functional
groups in our national life," it adds,
"shall need representation in those
international economic conferences
and agencies dealing with matters
which affect our welfare."
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XMAS SEAL SALES
Protect Your Homo from
TUBERCULOSIS
MERRY CHRISTMAS
BUY and USE Christmas Seals
The 40th anniversary of the sale of
the first Christmas Seals will be -ob
served when the 1944 Seal Sale opens
on Monday, November 27, it was an
nounced today by Floyd A. Rowe,
Cleveland, President of the Ohio Pub
lic Health Association.
This year's Christmas Seal carries
a modernistic picture of a postman
holding an envelope in his upraised
hand. The postman design, according
to President Rowe, was selected in
memoiy of Einar Holboell, Danish
postal clerk, who first had the idea
of selling Christmas Seals to raise
funds to help the sick.
"During the 40 years following the
first Seal Sale, 61 countries have used
Holboell's idea to support their fight
against tuberculosis," Mr. Rowe said.
"In this country, 2,500 groups have
become affiliated with the National
Tuberculosis Association to work for
tuberculosis control in cities, towns
and villages in every state. The past
40 years have seen tuberculosis deaths
cut from 12 in every 100, to 4 out of
100 deaths in the United States. That
is a good record, but we have no
right to gloat when we realize that
tuberculosis still kills one person
every nine monutes and is the first
disease killer of persons between the
ages of 15 and 45."
"The wonderful thing about Hoi
boell's Christmas Seal is that it has
brought millions of people into this
fight against the White Plague.
Everyone who purchases a Seal en
lists in the battle against one of the
worst diseases which has eyer sapped
the strength of men."
SUPREME COURT TO
RULE ON ALABAMA
ANTI-UNION LAW
Washington, D. C. (ILNS).—The
Supreme Court will pass on the con
stitutionality of an Alabama law pro
hibiting labor unions from collecting
money "as a work permit or as a
condition for the privilege of work."
The law was unsuccessfully challeng
ed by labor in the state courts, and
the Supreme Court has agreed to pass
on its provisions. The prohibition
exempts union dues and assessments.
Holiday Travel Curb Asked
Washington, D. C. (ILNS).Employ
ers, governmental and private, have
been asked not to grant leaves or
time-off to workers, where inter-city
travel is involved, from Dec. 14
through Jan. 8. The Office of Defense
Transportation made the request in
an effort to curb holiday-season
travel.
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BUY GIFTS FOR
RUSSIAN CHILDREN
Cleveland, Nov. 8.—Boys and girls
of war-ravaged Russia, millions of
them orphans, millions homeless and
hungry, will receive a Christmas greet
ing from the children and parents of
safe and secure America, it was an
nounced today by Edward C. Carter,
national president of Russian War
Relief, agency of the National War
Fund.
In the first nation-wide campaign
conducted by Russian War Relief in
the three years of its existence, Amer
ican families are asked to purchase
an article of new, warm clothing, to
be sent as a gift to some Russian
child. Communities throughout Ohio
are co-operating through relief com
mittees, retail and department stores,
churches, clubs, civic organizations,
labor unions, schools and women's
groups. State headquarters for the
special Christmas campaign have been
established at 457 The Arcade, Cleve
land, Ohio.
RATION TABLE
SUGAR
Stamps 30, .31, 32, 33 and 34 (Book
4) valad for fiive pounds indefinitely
stamp 40 (Book 4) valid for five
pounds for home canning through
next February.
SHOES
"Anrplane" stamps 1,-2, and 3,
(Book 3) are good indefinitely.
CANNED GOODS
Blue stamps A-8 through Z-8, and
A-5 through W-5 (Book 4) are valid
indefinitely. Worth 10 points each.
MEATS
Red stamps A-8 through Z-8 (Book
4) and A-5 through P-5 are valid in
definitely. Worth 10 points.
TIRES
Tires of commercial vehicles must
be inspected every six months or
every 5,000 miles, whichever is first.
Passenger tire inspections are re
quired only when applying for tire re
placements. Inspection records must
be retained for use when tire or sup
plemental gasoline applications are
made.
GASOLINE
A Coupon 13—Valid for 4 gallons
through December 21. B-4, B-5, C-4
and C-5 stamps are, good for 5 gal
Ions each until used.
VILLAGE GARDENS
100% Union House
Central At South Avenue
JOB TUTAS, Prop.
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SM Baath Second Street
Gloves, caps, coats, sweaters, dress
es, underwear, suits, shirts, stockings
—anything that will help keep a Rus
sian child warm in a long winter
where the temperature dives far be
low zero—anything of service is want
ed.
The campaign begins immediately,
is expected to reach its most inten
sive period in the two weeks begin
ning December 11th. Never was the
need more urgent, for millions of
Russian people are trying to start
life anew in a region that the Nazis
looted with a savage lust difficult to
visualize. With all production facil
ities devoted to war goods, the Soviet
Union has no factories to spare for
the luxury of making new clothes.
"Share your Christmas with a So
viet child" is the slogan. All that it
asked is a single, new, warm piece of
clothing—small remembrance to a
people that has given so much in the
cause of freedom, that has given so
much in the struggle against world
fascism.
Subscribe for The Press.
Mileage rationing records must be
retained and forwarded to the board
with supplemental gasoline applica
tions.
R-l and R-2 non-highway-use cou
pons Tire good for 5 gallons each and
E-l and E-2 non-highway-use coupons
for 1 gallon each until invalidated.
FUEL OIL
Periods 4 and 5 coupons are valid
through August 31,1945. Period 1 cou
pon of 1944-45 heating season is valid
indefinitely. All coupons have 10-gal
lon unit value, with most coupons
worth several units each.
All change-making and reserve cou
pons are new good.
LIQUOR
Current period expires Dec. 9,
with whisky and domestic gins as the
only spirits rationed
USED FATS
Each pound of waste fat is good
for two meat-ration points.
A man rushed into the newepaper
office and demanded to see the editor.
"Sir," he cried as he walked around
the room, "your paper has libeled me.
You have called me the lightweight
champion."
"But that is true," returned the
editor. "You are Mr. Fightwell, aren't
you?"
"Yes, yes," cried the other, "but it's
my brother who is the boxer. I'm a
coal merchant."
Edgar K. Wagner
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
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