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February 25, 1944
tine oan
be drawn between these two. If any man falls-you he loves
America, yot hates labor, he is a Bar. If aay man tells you he ;
trusts America yet he fears labor, he ts a fool: There fs no dl . aw
America without labor, ond to fleece the one fs to rob the THE VOICE OF THE UNITED. ELECTRICAL. RADIO &
other.” — ABRAHAM LINCOLN. MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA--LOCAL 601 ClO
orev
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECISION OF THE MEMBERSHIP AT THE REGULAR MEMBER-
a
"__ SHIP MEETING ON FEBRUARY 1
Meeting Called for that Purpose on January 16, 1944.
5, 1944, A NEW ELECTION OF OFFICERS WILLBE HELD. =
NOTE: The Candidates Are the Same as Were Nominated by the Membership ata Special
OFFICERS ©
Se Monday, | February 28, IQa4 |
Tuesday, February 29, 1944 7
Election Procedure :
for Voting
1, The members who will be eli-
gible to vote in the election are
those members in the Factory and
maintenance unit, who have paid
their dues for February 1944. New
members who have signed an ap-
plication on or prior to February
26, 1944 will be eligible to vote, pro-
vided the application is on file in
the Union office prior te February
28th. .
2. Members will give their nanie
and check number at the polls. This
will be checked against the name
on the check-off list, which shows
dues payments, and receive a bal-
lot. Those members who may be
paid in advance and are not as yet
on the cheelk-off list may receive a
_| ballot by’showing a dues book paid
| for February. ;
3. Those members who are eli-
gible in accordance with Article I
and their names are not on the
check-off list, or cannot. produce a
dues book paid for February, may
receive a ballot and yote. However,
the ballot will be inserted in an en-
velope that will be sealed. The
name and check number of the
_}Inember will be written on the en-
velope to be checked bythe elec-
tion committee,.with the union ree-
-ords to determine whether the
member is eligible to vote.
Signed: ELECTION. COMMITTEE.
Frank H. Karg J. . Pickett
M. J. DeGennara Rudolph Ellis
J. L. Garling (As 8. Conarpe
A. W. Eastman Chas. Horwedel
‘Bide. 40, 408, 42, 48, 46, |
Members will vote at the times and polling places scheduled below.
: “3 y Member in Charge
* Location of Polls Election Committee
Campbell Ave. snncccnne J. L, Garling
Fort Edward 20... we OL. Garling
Members in Buildings Will Vote -
Campbell Avenue
Fort Edward
“14, 80 and 16 ...
Bldg. 2, 4, 5, 6, 22, 23, 24, 25,
26, 28, 29, and 37 :
Bldg. 58, 57, and 49
- Bldg. 45, 48, 50, and 52
Bldg. 56, and 60 Monday, Feb. 28.
Bidg. 64, 66, 70J, 72, 76,
227, ANG 6B «...nsesccsssesesnrsenccnee T
Bldg. 61, 68, 65, 67, 69,
69B, 71, 78, 78A, 75, 77,
TTA, and.79
| Bidg. 80, 81, 184, 89, 85, 85B, . - ,
234, and 288° .......- ee Monday, Feb. 28
Bldg. 98, 101, 105, 109,
241, and 97....
Bldg. 87, 91, 95, 954, 98A-
oieo, 99A, and\107 ......-Tuesday, Feb. 29
Bldg. 280 ae Monday, Feb. 28
ldg. 258, 258A, 259, 965 ”
Bae, 269, 273, and 59 ........Tuesday, Feb, 29
HOW TO READ THE TABLE ABOVE
i f r of + ildi: : Kk d left-hand column.
First look for the number of the building where you work dn the lef ,
Then a across to the right to the second column to see what day your building votes. To
the right of that, in the third column is the place where you will vote, and the fourth and
last column gives the name of the election Committeeman in charge of your polling place.
: You work i ildi . k down’ the left hand column to where
Building 60 b listed. edie zexose $0 the mer you find that you vote Monday, February
28, in Bldg. 60, Front, and DeGennaro is in charge of your polling place.
Members who are unemployed or out of work for other reasons may vote
at the Union Headquarters, 801 Liberty St., from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days,
Monday, Feb, 28 and Tuesday, Feb. 29.
Polling places at the plants will be open from 6:30 a.m, to 12 midnight.
Members at the plants will vote before starting time, during lunch per-
iod, or after completing their shifts.
Bldg. 69
Signed:
EXECUTIVE BOARD, LOCAL 801
U. E.R. &M. W. A.— G. I 0.
ORIGIN
especially advised to att md.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y. — MARCH 15, 1944
i
Classes In Labor
Problems [Become Popular
Due to the problems that are arising every:
day in the shop all new committeemen are
especially urged to attend as many classes
as possible to acquaint themselves with prop-
er grievance ‘procedure. :
‘The foremen in the plant are compelled to
attend classes in order to adequately meet
the company’s procedure in dealing with la-
_ bor representatives. ;
It is just as important that committeemen
equip themselves with knowledge which will
allow,them to deal with the foremen on equal
terms.. ; oo,
Classes for the study of union problems
lead by Chief-Shop Steward Roy Lash are
held Thursdays, 9:30 A. M. to 11:30 A, M.,
and 7:30 P M. to 9:30 P. M, at the Union
Teadquarters, 801 Liberty St, in Schenec-
tady. The classes are held in Hall 2, |
Everyone is welcome. Committeemen are
American Soldier Overseas
Thanks Local 301 For Smokes
«The following letter was received.at the
Headquarters from Cpl. Floyd Charles. ad-
“ dressed to the workers in the Turbine De-
partmnt at the Works.
Friends: . .
‘I have in my possession a package of the
smokes you so kindly donated to the Ameri-
can-boys across the sea. It is a wonderful
feeling to know, your organization is help-
ing us boys feel‘at home in a strange country
- and so many miles away from home.
- T know you people on the homefront are
backing us up till the battle is won and the
boys come marching home to the good old
U: §. A. So dt is grand to be working hand
in hand with you people.
As one of the boys, I can say, I appreciate
the smokes very much and thank you from
the bottom of my heart. :
God Bless. all the people in your grand or-
- ganization. Keep.’em flying. Buy Bonds,
Your friend from upstate,
Cpl. Floyd S. Charles
Address: Hq. Co, 8rd, B.N. 22nd Inf.
A. P. O 4, Postmaster
ff New York, New York
Income Tax Hours
Extended For Day Shift.
_ In recognizing the probems.confront-
- ing the first shift worker in having his
or her income tax. form made out, Local -
_ 801 has arranged to have deputies from:
‘the Bureau of Internal Revenue sta- ‘
tioned at the Union Headquarters, 301
Liberty St., Schenectady, every day ex-
- cept Sunday between the hours of 9:00
: A. M. and 9:00 P. M. The additional
evening hours have’ been arranged for
the convenience of the day shift people.
Don’t wait until the last day. Get. the
assistance you need in filing your tax -
return now. ‘ ”
Need For Pleasure Cited
NewYork City—A powerful plea to the
“members of his union’ to “give and give
again” to the Red Cross Blood Donor Serv-
ice is voiced in a V-mail letter from a: soldier
serving in an Army hospital in Italy.
Jerry Fling, former editor of the Hotel and
Club Voice, weekly paper of Local 6, Hotel
and Restaurant Employees International Al- ;
jance, describes seeing soldiers “come alive
before my eyes’ through the use of blood
plasma. His letter to Charlotte Stern, war
activities director of.the local, reads:
“I see by The Voice that another drive for
blood donors has been started by the union.
“I wish that any tember reluctant to give
blood could stand in the operating room with
me and watch as a grayish pallor comes over
the face otf the soldier on the table. He has
been hit by shrapnel, or perhaps a bullet hag
penetrated his abdomen. He has lost blood
and he is dying before our eyes. because of
the lack of it. The Surgeon calls for plasma,
In seconds we open the bottles and begin
injecting the precious fluid into the Soldier's
veins, The gray recedes, Fresh color arrives
and the soldier is literally rescued from the
grave,
6 “Over and over again I
THE “DUKE” SWINGS OUT FOR UE~
SEEN ANS
4 “Hot stu? -— that is whnt thembers of United Dleetriea] Radio &
‘Machine Workers (CIO) thought of Duke HUlngton an the well-known
-jomd lender (center) smillugty welgomed their plaudits at a recent mect«
ag Duke's 2 union man himself, i member of the American Mederntion
“ft Muodiclans (AIL). (Federated Pleturos)
have seen a soldier come
alive before my eyes, With
the aid of plasma TI have
seen badly wounded sold.
lers survive operations they
could never have borne
without its use.°I have
heard surgeons bless plas-
ma and the men and women
back home who give their
blood for it. ave "
“Tell our members that
the lives of our wounded
soldiers are in their hands.
“Ask them, in the name
and give again. _
“Their blood ‘will enter
the veins of men who have
given their own blood in
this fight to rid the world
of Fascign.” . .
of-.our fighting men; to give
LOCAL 301 PRODUCTION .
TO BE SHOWN AT MT.
PLEASANT MAR. 17-18
With the production of Fun-Za-Poppin at
Mont Pleasant High School on March 17th. \
and: 18th, Local 801 is taking «an important
-, step in entering the field of entertainment, -
For.a long time there has been-a feeling
« among union members that an organization
as. live and powerful as ours should play a
fuller part in -civie life, :
. Talent which has been found within our
membership is of an exceptionally high cal-
ibre. Among the talent we have found people
with experience in show business who have
“stepped into this important work to benefit
_the unio, its members, and the city at large.
‘The show consists of the usual features
found in a sparkling musical comedy — old ° _
songs, new jokes, and plenty of surprises are
Incorporated. in the show which. promises
everyone who attends, an evening of fun
which they will long remember, ;
Net Proceeds To Child Care Center ; i
The proceeds_of the show will £0-te-one-of
~~. "“themost worth while projects created by
war necessities — the Child Care Centers of
Schenectady County, These centers have |
-performed a great service to-our locality and °--
to our country by providing safe and inex.
pensive care for children of working moth.
ers. These children are at the age where
they need proper. guidance and this cause
alone merits the financial support of every
patriotic thinking person.
Rehearsals Uncover Talent
Watching the rehearsal of the Fun-Za-
Poppin cast has been really fun and good
entertainment, The talent has bedn an en-
thusiastie lot and generously appreciative of
each others performances. What one sees
during a rehearsal, however, is not all of the
show, ‘The directors are saving several tricks
to spring on the audience on the night of the
show. Judging from the chuckles and the
gleam in their eyes, when they darkly refer
to aus part of the program, it ought to be
good.
Among talent given feature spots, we have
The Harmony Four, which includes, Anthony
‘DeLavic, “Peter Pisano, Warner Mann and
Louis DeSiena, Dorothy Heéoker,. William
Scanlon, Gloria Verruto, Angeline Sylvester,
Chuck O'Neill, Margaret Parente, Mariiyn
King, Chares DeMura, Edith Clairmont and
the Jubilee Quartet,
The dance numbers in the show are of sev-
eral varieties. They range from the sophis-
ticated ballet and tap dance to the gay folk
numbers. Some of the folk dancing is of a
humorous nature — and one number, the
- Russian Cossack Dance, ig a study in how to
keep up in the air without any visible sup-
port, The nations will be dancing — Trish,
Scotch, Russian, : Polish, Italian. ‘The dance
cast includes, I. Derkowski, Ethel and Pav.
_line McDonald, Helen Keler,, Heanor Pygz-
kowski, Eveyn Szpak, Leonara Janiszewski,
Eleanor Piotrowski, Susan. ackiewiez, Wanda
Bursiewiez, Florence Sadowski, Wanda Pent-
kowska,
_ Yes, sisters and brothers, thera is noth-
mg anuemic about our C. I. O. Show. It hag
pep, vigor and. enthusiasm’
Tickets Are On Sale
You may obtain your tickets for the Slow
through your Committeeman, at the C. L 0.
headquarters, or at the door, Get them early,
Day—Friday and Saturday, March 17-18,
Placo—Mont Pleasant High School,
Time—8:00 P.M,
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_" " LECTRICAL UNION NEWS ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
. March 15, 1944
March 15; 1944
Page Three
wan ie OD os. aas Ip ny
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_ELECTRI
UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE
WORKERS OF AMERICA — LOCAL 301
SCHENECTADY, Ne ¥s
Editing Committee
ED. WALLINGFORD EDWARD BAZAN
‘WM. HODGES 5S. M. VOTTIS s
Editorial Opinion
~ Discrimination Must Go
~ By Mike DeGennaro—Bdg 81, 2nd Shift”
It is with a distinct sense of shame that 1
have“té eall attention to the fact that anti-
mitie and anti-negro literature is being dis-
1 th tire plant.
was reluctant to mention the
matter because’I thought it best to quiet the
offenders by disregarding them. Of recent
ems rumors and leaf-
; alentth
matter merits attention, ° we
‘I have no doubt that most workers who
pass on this: literature to their neighbors
mean no harm. Although vicious, the jingle
_— ~ War-Production Peshlarisicumaly ante the_rumor. spicy..and_the
By Blanchard Mowers—Bldg. C. A. P. :
Men and’ women serving on All-Out War
Production Committees face a paradoxical
situation today, especially in those sections.
of the Works which are experiencing cut-
batks in production. What shall be our posi-
“tion, andfhow shall:we serve our ‘members
-best, in this newest phase of the war effort?
Today, production in many industries in-
cluding: parts of our own, has- reached the
peak and is facing merely a maintainance of
production at present level, or_a. gradual de-_
cline. The’ situation in some sections is fur-
ther aggravated by absolescence ofi some de-
_ signs of equipment, or by rapid changes in
the type of products made necessary by the
changing character of the war itself.
On some ‘departments, .transfer of work-
ers to busier.departments is bringing a del-
uge of grievances to the committeemen, in-
volving seniovity. rights of members, and the
difficulties experienced in placing members
in other jobs. at comparable rates of pay.
When such: conditions are complicated by a
change from a six-day toa five-day schedule,
with the consequent: loss of a day and a halt’s
pay from the pay-check, some extinct of the
_ havoe in morale and labor-management rela-
tions now! being played can be realized.
We are entering-a difficult period and one
which will bring us new and more distracting
problems.’On thow we react to these chang-
ing conditions now, depends the future
strength and position of our union, in the
even more difficult post-war period to fol-
low.
Cutbacks. Create Serious Problems
The paradox of all-out ‘production effort in
the face of.compulsory cutbacks in produc-
tion must be. faced, understood and solved.
The objective sought in the establishment of
the All-Out War Production Committees was
the winning of the anti-facist war in the
shortest possible time, by producing the vital
war materials needed: for our armed forces
and our allies for quick victory. .
leaflet attractive. Oh yes, i!:e enemy is clev-
er! To pass it along is very tempting. Sure-
ly showing it to Jim, Jack or Joe will do no
‘harm. They know what the score is. Why
they’re union brothers. of mine. And so it
goes, You hate to pass up a juicy rumor, a
funny poem, or an equally funny cartoon.
And in the meantime Hitler and Tojo are ~
smiling. We know you mean no harm, but
here is a great difference between what you
“mean and what you actually do. Now let’s
look into. this matter a little more carefully.
Our country is a meeting pot. We have no
..Single racial strain here. No one national
heritage, no common religion. It is this very
fact that. has made us strong and: democra-
tic and it is this same fact that made our
enemies think we were ‘weak. Divide and
conquer was their policy. With so many ra-
cial, political, and religious differences, they
expected us to be a push-over. All that was
necessary was to: put black against white,
Protestant against Catholic, Republican
against Democrat. So Hitler thought, any-
way. How mistaken he was is now. being
proved on the battlefield and on the seas.
But we here at home have a similar duty.
We too have to show Hitler and Tojo how
’ wrong they are, We can best do this by pass-
ing anti-semetic, anti-negro, divide and con-
- quer literature that comes our way right -in-
to the furnace, Burn it, destroy it, let it go
no further. Don’t let Hitler and Tojo win on
the home front. Let’s make it a complete
victory, ~~ both on the battlefield and at
ome,
ities now available and not being used at
-their highest level of production.
By thholding in mind the main objective’ of
winning the war, and also putting plenty of
emphasis on the secondary issues of main-
tenance of morale and the fullest utiliza-
tion of available facilities, members of All-
Out War Production Committees can render
enormous service to our country and our
workers in the present situation, and in the
future,
Our main job still is, to get the needed ma- -
terials built and delivered, in the shortest
possible time. ‘The war-is not yet won. The
armed forces of the United Nation still need
huge quantities. of the stuff we make, and
_ it ig our. task to see that they get them.
Neither lay-offs nor cut-backs ‘should dis-
tract us from this main task. The encourage-
ment of work-saving suggestions is neces-
sary. The elimination of every factor which
tends to retard our production in the shop
is necessary. The maintainance of morale.
among our people, in spite of the discourage-
ments of transfers, shorter working weeks,
or poorer jobs than those held: during the
brush period of booming production is neces-
sary. .
Maximum, Effort Labor-Management
Problem
Secondarily, but of very great importance,
is the necessity placed before us to see that
the Company, as well as the working people
exert its maximum effort in the winning of
the war, The paradox of short time and less
than maximum production in the midst of
a war for survival is not the fault’ of our
workers, nor even of the Company. But, as a
matter of fact’ only ‘management: can ‘take -
the necessary steps ito get new war contracts
to. veplacé cancelled’ ones, or take up new
lines of manufacture to supplant obsolete
lines. The celebrated ingenuity of General
Hlectvic vesearch is naw presented with a
problem worthy of its highly advertised tal-
ents,—namely, the provisions of work for
GE employees and the utilization of facil-
- abor Asks Probe of BLS; ~ _
, ® 6
Sends Living Cost Study
WASHINGTON —-The labor members of |
President. Roosevelt's Cost of Living Com-
*mittee have urged. that. an, intensive t
gation be made of the part played by the.
US. Labor Dept.’s Bureau of Labor Statistics
“in the publication of and index which dis-
ic. facts_.of..ou
Submitting a joint CIO-AFL report to.the ©
President showing that the cost of living has
risen 43.5 per cent since 1941 instead of the
23.4 per cent. estimated by the BLS, Presi-
dent R. J. Thomas of the CIO United Auto
Workers Union and George Meany of the
AFL said: . .
“Our report reveals that the BLS, with full
understanding, has permitted its index to be
used as a basis for measuring the rise in the
cost of living.
“The BLS is aware of the fact that such
use of its index reflects the gravest type of
‘injustice that could possibly be perpetrated
hy it upon the American people.
“The very failure of the BLS to make clear.
that its index does not adequately reflect the
realistic and actual rise in the cost of living
subjects the Bureau to very serious charges.
“For instance, the index of the Bureau does
not purport to reflect cost of living rises due
to increases in the prices of foods not priced
by the Bureau, elimination of low-priced —
goods, up-grading, deterioration, of quality.
standards or the rising cost of,restaurant
meals." 3-50 2 >
_ The letter to President Roosevelt accom-
panying the labor members’ report pointed
out that the three other members, of he
FDR’s cost of living cotnmittee—two from.
industry and Chairman William H. Davis of
the. War Labor Board—have. presented no
material on the cost of living.
The labor members said that in' view of the
inactivity of the thee other members of the =
committee, the CIO-AFL report was submit-
ted directly to the President “because of the”
intense public interest that obtains regard--
ing his:vital issue and the important policies
that are predicated thereon.” .
Army Paper Praises UE Stand
NEW YORK — “Stars and Stripes” the
official daily newspaper published by the
U.S. Army in London, has taken notice of
organized labor's no-strike record in an edit-
orial entitled “Labor's. Record,” it was learn-
ed today. _
Using a recent report to its:members in
the Armed Forces issued by the United Elec-
trical,Radio and Machine Workers of Ameri-
.ca, CIO, the. “Stars and Stripes” editorial
states: “Bad news travils fast. Labor strikes
and lockouts are no exception, for in time ‘of
war such news is sometimes sensational,
“The loyalty of American labor, on the
other hand, seldom makes the headlines, for
in thne of war such loyalty is expected and
- often taken for granted regardless of cir-
cumstances; but in faimess we would like to
give you a report from the United Electrical,
Radio and Machine Workers of America.
“Recently this union issued a report to its
members in the armed forces. Those on the
job at. home felt that those in the service
should be told what they were doing to in-
crease production and strengthen and stabil-
ize the entire home front in their effort to
back up the Commander-in-Chief in policies
that would lead to the speediest victory and
the establishment of a lasting peace.
“Topping the long list of achievements was
a record -of: no. strikes since Pearl Harbor, for
the electrical workers had given their solemn
pledge to produce the war goods you would
need without interruption, and they have
kept their pedge. And while you GIs may all
be proud of your record in training and
battle, the men you left behind on the pro-
duction line are equally proud of the recent
tribute paid them by the Under-Secretary of
the War, Robert P, Patterson, who said: ‘Al
we turn towards the tougher struggle ahea
it is gratifying to note the excellent recor
made by your union in observance of its no
strike pledge, With that kind of backing ou
soldiers will move into the decisive phage oft
the war with an overwhelming superiority off
fire power and equipment over the armies o|
Hitler and Hirohito,.”
ee
McPadden. in the service
country. “
We who worked daily with Tommy
when he was one of us in the Trans-
portation Division, extended to his
of his
_-- foamiler.
sa Ea
Tommy's sincerity, loyalty, hon-
esty, and character was above re-
proach, e
“ie Zought and died f gs
this great country stands for, tha
you and I may live on in Peace and
happiness. We pray his fight was
not in vain.
_. __...His_.co-workers. in_the -Transporta-—
tion Division of the General Electric
Company extend to his family their
sympathy, Their loss is our loss. We
knew. and loved Tommy.
CIO.
' BUILDING 52—Bill Geier
‘ CITATION
We are happy. to announce the
award of the Iron Cross to K-9 of the
Welded Products Dept. Bldg. 62,
General Electric Company, Schenec- |
tady, N. ¥., for his efforts to ‘un-
dermine the morale of the boys in
the service, by putting thumbs down
on a collector,
An additional award of the Black -
Eagle is also: to be presented to K-9
for his excellent work in’ prevent-
ing blood donor applications from
being filled. out by any in his em-
ploy.
The fatherland appreciates your
courage in going against the princ-
iples of the G. E. Co. who give both
the “Boys in: Service Fund” and the
“Red Cross Blood Donor Service”
their full support. '
For achievements accomplished
and for your courage, the father-
land’so rewards you.
Signed: Adolph -
P. S. — Why not donate some
blood yourself? In that way, who-
ever received it would be a dead
duck, :
* Sincerely, -
CIO.
THE NEGRO'S THOUGHT
By Troy Snipes
They call me a negro citizen
Throughout the land
Why am I not an American
Like any other. man?
. T.do my part in every war .
We win the victories
Then everyone reads of heroic you
But no one reads of me,
I share the hardships, every one,
The famines, wars and floods
And for the land I dearly love
I gladly give my blood.
I go and fight in other lands
To save democracy
Hoping this will bring at home
Equal rights for me.
——clo
‘Labor Victory’
_ Show Backs Living
Cost Figures
ral) re Last week’s CLO Labor For Victory
" Pr
ogram, which is broadcast over ‘the
NBC every other Sunday, featuring
a dramatized story about the joint
Cio - ANL cost of living report,
brought hundreds of. letters from
listeners to the CIO. 7
“Housewife” actresses told in noig-
nant terms of their troubles -with
rising prices, in language that every-
one could understand. - ‘
Over and over again, the point was
mado that the actual experieces of
the people has shown that the cost of
Hliving has risen, on the average, and
-y 848.5 por cont that labor claims it has
—nearly twice what Bureau of Labor
“Wl Statistics figures show.
“FINSMITH DEPARTMENT—
Building 52--L, Frederick
Jim Bryson says he likes sulkey
racing the. best_because the race lasts
eave it” to th teh
get their money's worth... . Ann
MeKennon is.now as “Grave Yard
Annie”? for some reason or other,
.. » Harriet Nye, fell off her front
porch the other morning when it _
as slippery. ... Kid" Slovak
has troubles, poor kid... . Alex John-
son is known as the Ken Kling of
the Tinshop. Morris Ostrander, - the
pride of Cobleskill, saw a house for
sale on Helderberg Ave. in a recent
edition of one of the city’s papers.
After giving it consideration and’ us
long as the name of the street had a
burg on the end he figured he would
not:get home sick: He thought he
would go up and look it over.
The house was everything a man
could ask for, so after a little bick-
ering the "Pride of the Hop Town”
started back to the G, E,. Company
“ with the deed to the property in his
pocket. .
We don’t know if it) was the ex-
citement of owning a home in boom
town: or not; but get this brothers
and sisters, he couldn’t find his way
back to the G. BE. Co. He-was lost
and had to ask one of the city’s finest
to direct him back to the works.
* Reporters Note: Stay away from
New York City, Mortis.
Jim Cromer was very interested
in a column in’a-New York News- -
paper the other day, and guess what
it was boys. It stated there was a
Distinguished Flying Cross Medal
from World-War I in the window-of—-
a hock shop on 8th Ave. The next
day Jim wasn’t to work so form
your own opinion. Some people col-
lect stamps, others medals.
The other morning there was a box
of cigars passed in the shop. When
“the boys lit them up at noon time
Ben Burzy was seen with a cigar-:
ette. Whezn asked where his cigar
was, he claimed he mislaid it but af-
ter dinner the boss was seen with
two cigars instead of one. How
come, Bennie.
Mat Maderic while home on fur-
lough from Texas stopped in to pay
the boys a visit. Good luck Mat and
we hope you come back again soon
. to stay. -
We hear that (Cappi) W. Kwapin-
ski is recuperating in a hospital after
being wounded in Italy. No matter
what faith or creed you are lets say
a prayer for the boys over there.
Who is the gentleman who brings
Lillian Dennis to the front door of
52 every morning? \
Watch out for Frank (Lucky)
Nappi when he pulls a deck of cards
out of his pocket. They made a lot
a lettuce for him the other, night,
CIO:
SLAVE LABOR PLAN ADOPTED
‘IN NETHERLANDS INDIES
Japanese authorities on the oc-
cupied Netherlands Bast Indies Is-
land of Celebes are following the
Nazi example of using slave labor and
have set up “training” camps for the
“natives, according to a report by
ANETA,, Dutch news agency.
The purpose of the camps as stated
in a Japanese broadcast made it ap-
pear they would be modeled on the
line of German “Arbelislager” (labor
camps), the report said. They were
established, the broadcast declared,
‘Sn order to promote the iniprove-
ment and the sbandard of Iabor and
the development of the island with
the object of extending agriculture
and the exploitation of the island’s
natural resources.” '
CIO—————
BUY U. S. WAR BONDS
AND STAMPS
ser, Today working
1 .CAP—Chester..Coaolke_-
“Yes, I am a Gold Star. Once I
was Blue like my brother, hanging
here in, the window beside me. We
-have been here together for a long
time now,....It must, seem like an
_ eternity “Zor my brother, the. Blue
Star, for his life is still” going on.
‘Mine has ended. I am at rest. I
By H. Polacheck, Committeeman
The subject of this story is a very
She is Bessie Johnson a 41-year old
negro woman. S
Before coming to work. at the. G.
E. Bessie was a graduate hairdres-
gin Building 269
she is just another floor-sweeper.
She wasn’t in the Building long be-
fore her personality created interest
in those who happened to see her.
She ‘seemed to crave friendship of
shop associates.’ Eventually she
asked to join our union, “ This was °
the opening wedge for all the other
colored girls who felt that if Bessie
Johnson became a Union member
they too wanted to join.
What makes Bessie so different
from other people?’ Her happy
mental attitude, her singing .while
she works and the.surprising amount
of territory she covers cleaning the
floor .as no other sweeper has ever
done. Just whistle, hum or, sing
any tune, but preferably, Choo Choo
Baby and Bessie goes into the
vhythm of the tune! with foot and
push broom action. In perfect har-
mony with the song the floor starts
to lose every bit of dirt. She loves
it and has the endurance to carry
on indefinitely, Her smile is conta-
gious to those in the section where
Bessie works. She is like the tonic
the doctor ordered. A sure cure for
the blues. ay.
‘Here’s hoping that Bessie will stay
with the G, E. for a long tme.
CIO
CZECHOSLOVAK ‘WORKERS
In Czechoslovakia, corporal punish-
ment has been introduced by German
authorities as a penalty for “neglig--
ence,” according to reports reaching
. London. :
At the Skoda Works’ Labor Camps,
a disciplinary committee consisting
entirely of Germans, orders corporal
punishment for the: slightest redue-
tion in the amount of worl done,
This is regarded as sabotage,
CIO:
BUY U. S. WAR BONDS
have nothing to ivare
ave ‘ave Loughe
a good fight. I have given my life
so that others might live; and, now
Tam at test. ~ :
es er ees is md La nine ee one Te whe
ae ay OE OWICE UGE” GUM Wale
of him? He must continue to' fight, -
and while he is alive, he must: pay,
Not in money but. in misery, sor-
row, and pain.” And in the end, he
must pay with his life’s blood. It
must-be-spilled:.
given to him by his Creator, must be
spilled and flow red and-stain the
ground, so that others who see it
will remember and whisper a pray-
er, that their’ sons may never have
_ to pay such a terrible price,
. Tam, not happy now although I am
at rest, for above me on the miserable
rain soaked ground I still.can hear
the tarching of my brother's feet,
Thé yells and screams that come from
his pain racked throat, and the heavy
thud of his’ body as he throws him-
self on the. ground. to’ eseape the
. screaming shells that go flying past.
Wait! I can hear his feet no more.
Can. it be that he is coming to join
nie? Thank. God for his mercy. For _
in earth there is no rest, but here’’”
* beside: me he” will rest in peace,
Yes! I was right, he is coming to
join .me,. for my mother with tear -
dimined eyes is removing the Blus
Star from my side and in its. place,
she is hanging another, Gold Star.
Peace at last, but not for mother.
She must continue to hear the misery
and. sorrow that will follow her to
her grave. God be merciful and grant
that she and others lile her will not
suffer long.
Now that my brother has joined
me, can’t you see what I am trying
“GENERAL PUNISHMENT FOR ~—~—to convey to you? YOUR BLOOD IS
NEEDED TO KEEP THE WOUND-
ED ALIVE! GUNS AND AMMUNI-
TION, MUST BE KEPT COMING.
WE MUST WIN THIS WAR OVER
HITLER AND TOJO WITH THE
SMALLEST NUMBER OF CASUAL-:
TIES POSSIBLE,
So, I say oneé more, GIVE YOUR
BLOOD, BUY MORE BONDS, and
keep production at its hithest peak
so that those who are still fighting
and giving their lives will know the
joys of once more returning to their
beloved home—America.
S
aN
Watney *
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OPA RTE UES LSM
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