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Friday, October 1,1943
THE LABOR MESSENGER—ORGAN]
LABOR’S ONLY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER IN HOUSTON
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News Notes from
Meat Cutters
Painters' Union 130 Local No. 408
In our latest edition of
the
Butcher Workman I read of a re-
Commission and I quote the recent
combined social and special busi-
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feeling that by so doing they will
ruary, was also granted by the
Cross sewing and make our sewing
ment as non-essential. Meat cutting
have
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when you sell a large bond you do
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motive Firemen and Enginemen.
W. 9-3960.1 ton, which will be Friday, October
000 is being invested in war bonds
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board, P with 1 the recommendation
that it be invested in war bonds.
The telegrams to the Treasury
carried the promise that, if and
when the proper authorities let the
board’s award, as later confirmed
ruling of the Manpower Commis-
sion to the effect that beginning
October 1 fathers in non-essential
industries who are within the age
limit will be inducted into military
service. This will no doubt cause
confusion among the membership
of our International union. Many
married men with children will be
inclined to quit their positions to
Workers No. 716
Hello again:
avoid being drafted. To do this
will be a serious mistake. Months
ago the butchering industry was
declared essential by the United
States government authorities and
a man employed in a packing pro-
cessing plant, if he is within the
age limit, is no more liable to be
drafted than if he were working in
an ammunition plant.
Our membership in the retail
field should remember that meat
cutting is not listed in those occu-
pation considered by the govern-
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SOUTHWESTERN BELL
TELEPHONE CO.
A man must first govern himself
ere he is fit to govern a family.—
Sir Walter Raleigh.
and that total purchases by the
Brotherhood now exceed the $3,-
500,000 mark.
Another impressive investment
was made by the International
Auxiliary No. 6 to Ladies' Auxiliary
Painters' Union 130 To Electrical
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DUTCH WORKERS FINED
FOR ABSENTEEISM
London.—Details of a Nazi de-
cree authorizing employers in Hol-
land to fine workers for absentee-
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of
Houston
pERSONAl
LoNc pisTANCE
is our of
- ceived here. The fines range up to
. four guilders weekly for workers
gone “over the top”
pledges, he said.
The end of the beginning of our
offensive was made possible by
your purchase of War Bonds . . .
make the beginning of the end for
the Axis come quicker with your
purchases of more War Bondsl
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week in the Labor Messenger?
Westhrook Pegler should read it,
then maybe he would find some-
thing worthwhile to write about.
I hope I will be seeing you Wed-
nesday, and don’t forget to buy
that extra bond.
Mrs. R. I. Stansbury,
V. 2-1884.
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ORSANIZED LABOR WAS
REPRESENTED ON EACH
District EXEMPTION
BOARD ADMINISTERING
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unions and carriers, go into effect,
the $86,000,000 in back wages and
more above that would be put into
war bonds.
Many ‘Over The Top’
Meanwhile, Houghteling revealed
that, despite handicaps under which
many workers are suffering, com-
munications coming to the Treas-
man, and we are happy and proud
to have her take over this work,
but she will need your help. Her
phone number is P. 1420.
Have you bought all the BONDS
you can possibly buy in this drive?
If you have not then we sure to
visit the Cruiser Houston booth
Friday, October 1, when Women
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“We usually have
plenty of circuits to
any town within 100
miles. Especially if it is
not a busy war town,
and is not near big can-
tonments.”
“I wouldn’t want to
dolay war calls."
"A great many of our
shorter lines do not car-
ry war calls. Only when
the operator tells you
the lines to a town are
busy is it necessary to
consider whether you
need give up the less im-
portant, personal calls.”
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ur ytell of remarkable progress in
the war. bond campaign among
U. S. Treasury
Praises Labor
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into the Treasury from local rail
unions and their members.
The wires made it dear that rail
workers are willing to “give the
buttons off their shirts,” but it han
come to the point where, with ris-
ing living costs, steep taxes and
high rentals, they don’t “have even
the buttons left.”
Big Boost In Sales
If government authorities stop-
ped stalling and approved the wage
increase awarded last May by an
Emergency Board in the case of
the 16 Cooperating Railway Labor
Organizations, that would auto-
matically mean a huge advance in
war bond purchases, the telegrams
declared.
Under that award, $86,000,000 in
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"ARE
and our membership employed in
the slaughtering industry.
Do not stampede into leaving
your job by the recent order of the
Manpower Commission. Stay on
your job.—Patrick E. Gorman, sec-
retary-treasurer; E. W. Jameson,
president. Unquote.
At our Thursday night meeting
September 23 we had one of our
old-timers back with us, Brother
Bob Johnson. Brother Bob, you
know, turned fireman on us, and
was injured at the fire at Schulte-
United building. He is also our
vice president. Glad to see you
back, Brother Bob.
HIGHEST QUALITY
RICH — DELICOUB _ AT
TODB BOOK OB STOM
LEHIGH 8155
. ism or slowdowns have been re-
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Margaret Ballard (Mrs. Conoley
E.) is our new war activities chair-
earning less than four guilders
daily and 26 per cent of the week-
ly wage for workers earning more
than that figure. The fines will go
to the state, “unless the concern
wishes to use the money for other
purposes."
tion. It calls for advanced prepa-
ration. It calls for organization.
To make this possible, labor pro-
poses immediate creation of a sin-
gle reconversion agency on which
labor and management are fully
represented which could guide and
assist the nation in its task of re-
conversion. This public body should
be so constituted as to make best
use of the experience and resources
of all war mobilization agencies in
assisting private enterprise to taka
over its responsibility for produc-
tion in a way which squares with
the nation’s demand for full em-
ployment of its workers and of its
industrial plant after the war.”
Such an agency, Mr. Shishkin
said, would supervise the termina-
tion of war contracts and prompt
settlement of claims, the disposal
of war inventories and surplus ma-
terials, and the reconversion of pro-
duction facilities, and the transfer
of demobilized fighters and work-
ers to stable employment.
navy blue and looks fit as a fiddle,
and while the boy does not do much
talking, it is easy to see that he
has been around considerable and
knows a ship from bow to stern.
We notice a few casualties re-
cently, one being Fred Brock, who
still carries an arm in a sling, that
was broken at the elbow a couple
of months ago in an automobile
accident, but Fred allows that aside
from the inconvenience, he is doing
very good.
Wm. Huebener with an eye ban-
daged closed and caused by getting
severely burned with acid on a
Freeport job, and Bill says that
the pain is terrible at times and
sleep is about out of the picture.
Jimmy Bennett is still off from
on their
This past week has been a busy
one for me, as I was appointed as
cent ruling of the War Manpower chairman for the bond rally at Port
Houston Iron Works. You members
at Port Houston now have a chance
to buy and build a boat.
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charge of the booth that day. Mrs.
Joe Gibbs and myself will repre-
sent the Auxiliary and will be glad
to sell you all you can pack home. „ ----------
In the last war we called them Lib- unions. Many unons have already
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tee you will be expected to cooper-
ate and make your committee’s . . , -
work a pride to the Auxiliary, retroactive Pa, dating to last Feb-
Plans are to continue our Red "" " " "
- Washington, D. C.—The neces-
sity of adequate planning for the
employment of fighters and work-
ers when they lay down their weap-
ons and war tools and the impor-
tance of AFL plans in this field
were emphasised in a statement by
Boris Shishkin, AFL economist,
urging the establishment of a sin-
gle agency to handle post-war prob-
lems.
“Jobs, real jobs and steady jobs
that can yield a good and stable in-
come and can put to best use their
individual skills aud abilities, is
what workers and soldiers want
after the war,” Mr. Shishkin said.
“The American Federation of La-
bor has assumed its full share of
responsibility in this necessary ef-
fort to help the transition from war
to peace. Its National Committee
on Post-war Reconstruction and its
member unions are shaping plans
and programs all directed towards
the same goal:
“The biggest challenge is how
to transtorm our industry, which
has become M war machine, into a
source of peacetime production and
peacetime job opportunities.
“Industrial reconversion calls for
orderly, coordinated, planned ae-
♦ NEWS of LOCAL UNIONS and AUXILIARIES
the orchestra members. His latest Homer T. Bone Describes Sabotage
contribution is “The Guitarlet," the of War Effort” that runs each
instrument made out of the seat of
ness Week,” a publication devoted ... . ....
to the interests of private industry, nounced that an additional $1,700,
do not want to amend or “improve” " * — - » j-
the noxious law, but want it re-
President D. B. Robertson an-
by an' agreement between the
erty Bonds, and I do not think it
would be a bad idea to keep on call-
ing them Liberty Bonds, for that
is exactly what you are buying and
the word itself has a more meaning
sound than WAR Bond. I still call
them LIBERTY BONDS. BUY and
BUY and BUY . .it is the least
way you can help. And don’t for-
get to save that grease and hose.
It seems that the Smith-Con-
nally Labor Disputes Act is really
getting into hot water since Big
Business is taking just the oppo-
site stand to what Mr. Connally
expected. The National Associa-
tion of Manufacturers, who have
always been for anything that
would hog-tie labor, are dissatis-
fied with the bill and want it
amended. An editorial in "Busi-
The Auxiliary drill team is mak-
ing grand progress. They have
chosen white as their uniforms.
Won’t be long now until you will
be seeing some of our drilling. Mrs.
Bonham, sponsor, asks all those
who are in the drill team to please
be at practice every Wednesday
promptly at 10 o’clock.
Mrs. C. R. Meade’s son, Vaughn,
is now a cadet in the air force.
Mrs. John Parker’s son, Richard,
was married to Jo Ann Kiester in
San Diego. He is in the marines.
Miss Kiester is from Houston.
Don’t forget to get your extra
bonds this month. Mrs. Oleson,
Mrs. Meade, Mrs. J. M. Porter, Mrs.
Walrod, Mrs. Norris and Mrs. C. R.
to rejoice over.
We had three very talented and
versatile accordion players at the
Liberty house to help us get a
crowd around the booth. The chil-
dren were sent us by the Musical
Center School of Music, Joe Bell’s
pupils. They were Mary Jane
Smith, Bobby Green and Frank
a piece of modem plumbing, which
Spike has strung with strings, and
is played in the manner of a lyre.
Verily, this fella Jones is going to
revolutionize orchestral methods ...
at least, he will start a revolution.
R. G. McHugh, widely known as
“Powell River Mac,” was in town
recently and looked very fitting.
Mac has been up in New York City
helping the personnel of the Steele
Sales Co. spread a little newsprint
over a lot of demand. Mac gave us
a calendar each year; now we are
at a loss to figure how we will be
able to keep account of the passing
days next year (Mac, I hope you
take the hint) with the lad out of
town.
Last Monday was the second an-
niversary of the building of the
first Victory ship, the Patrick
Henry, which still sails the seas.
Over 2100 of these ships have been
built since “Give Me Liberty or
Give Me Death” Henry slid down
the ways, and that takes lots of
bonds. What a merchant marine
we are going to have after the war.
Our cousin Flatfoot Davis, from
Fallen Arch, Texas, remarks that
gas shortage and meat shortage
have fulfilled the 1928 campaign
slogan of Herbert Hoover, who
promised “Two cars in every ga-
rage and a chicken in every pot.”
Jim Ferguson gave the best wise-
crack description of Hoover by say-
ing, “Hoover, the great engineer ...
he ditched, dammed and drained
the country." You know, that fel-
Deliveries Of
Food To Allied
Nations Increase
Advantag is being taken of the
subsidence of the submarine men-
ace to increase lend-lease supplies
to our allies. Deliveries of food
and other agricultural products
during the last seven months ag-
gregated 6,250,000,000 pounds, with
July shipments totaling 1,140,000,-
000 pounds, the largest since the
plan was adopted.
In releasing these figures, the
War Food Administration said that
about 10 per cent of our total food
supplies will go to our allies this
year, compared with 6 per cent last
year.
Ladies' Auxiliary
To Typographical
Regular meeting of the Auxiliary
will be October 6 in the Y. W. C. A.
at 2 p. m. If you have not been
attending as regularly as you
should, now is the time to get start-
ed. Come and bring a new member
with you. We extend a hearty invi-
tation to all wives, daughters and
sisters of Houston Typographical
Union No. 87. Come and enjoy the
fellowship of union printers’ fami-
lies and learn more about the
Union Label. Mrs. J. O. Cullom is
organization chairman and shall be
glad to hear from you. Her phone
number is J. 2-1766.
New committees will state their
plans for the coming year, and as
every member is on some commit-
have arrived at a point where we
wouldn’t bet the sun would set to-
morrow . . . in might hang on a
Paul Rodgers, Post mailing room
skipper, knows what a problem the
old lady who lived in a shoe tried
to solve. This help problem is a
quandary, a dilemma, or something
akin to (what Paul refers) a mess.
Jaxon Lott is back home after
helping translate the biblical tome
called “The Book of Numbers” by
the prophet Bell (printing the
phone book, to youse unedicated
guys).
The latest American contribu-
tion to better music, “Pistol Packin’
Mama,” is creating quite a furore,
but we will not commit ourselves
until we hear Spike Jones’ sym-
phonic arrangement of the ditty.
Jones and the Hoosier Hot Shots
are the foremost delineators of
American “corn.” They are fol-
lowed (some distance back) by
such organizations as the large
symphony orchestras, but for real
“corn,” Spike and the Hot Shots
are tops. The recording “Der
Fuehrer’s Face” made Spike a na-
tional figure with a $6,000 per week
income. Never have we heard such
feeling and pathos inserted into a
Bronx opinion as rendered by Spike 1
in that recording. Spike uses many
original instruments and sound ef- 1
fects, such as the "Hickupaphone”; 1
a goat that baas in the key of C; 1
tearing plasters off the chests of
Rtdnitndruginhscinynac. and social megting allin one day.
field executive Boilermakers want
to buy bonds on this boat just con-
tact the Boilermakers’ office.
We of labor now have a chance
___________-_________________ to do something that will help in
is a branch of the butchering trade, two ways to end this war—one by
paying for the boat, and most of
all, by building it ourselves. All
AFL crafts working in the ship
building industry are a part of this
program. So everyone do his or
her part and we will go over in a
big way. Jack B. Rogers.
Boris Shishkin Stresses Need For
Adequate Planning For Post-War Jobs
of Organized Labor will
ing, papa of C. M. Browning, for
be it known that C. M. is now home
on a furlough and is making most
of the short stay that he has justly
earned. We asked the boy if the
saying was true that in the navy
the menu consisted of baked beans
for breakfast, and he says, “Why,
yea, and three days each week.” If
such is the case, the chow has
agreed with the boy and we must
say that he is the picture of health.
C. M. is in the Seabees and is sta-
tioned somewhere in Virginia, but
frankly admits that he is craving to
see some of Europe and get in a
few body blows before the show is
over.
Dick Cornelius was also a wel-
come visitor in the old home town
last week. Dick also wears the
low Ferguson had possibilities.
We hope it is definitely proven
that the trains have the right-of-
way at all crossings. This should
save the wear and tear on equip-
ment, saying nothing at all of a
mere human being occasionally. It
looks as though the government
should create some kind of medal
for the citizens who have to brave
the terrors of war time conditions
at home.
Dave Stovall says this column is
all right just so long as he is not
mentioned here. So if any of you
see Dave Stovall's name here at
any time it was just an error as
we didn’t intend to use Dave Stov-
all’s name. Years ago, in the proof-
room at the old Post, Dave, Upshur
Vincent, Russell Dunkerly and
Pinky Davis used to indulge in
divinity fudge sprees. Haven’t seen
Upshur or Russell in years, but
Dave and Pinky have added quite
a bit of weight, so there might be
something to that old saying,
“There’s a divinity that shapes our
ends."
Did you buy those bonds or did
you let the boys down ?
E. G. Da...—is.
INDEED:
Next Monday eve at 5 p. m.
starts the bond drive, so let’s every
one working in your plant become
a bond salesman. The stewards will
act with me on the committee. We
have a job to do but I know you
are big enough to do the job.
There will be some work, and
take jobs in active war industries, when I say work, you know you
have to put in some of your time
away from other pleasures you
now have. This drive will last un-
til midnight October 30, 1943.
..There wil be an album go with
the boat, with the name of every-
one buying a bond through Port
Houston Iron Works.
Of course, there is always re-
joicing when Johnny comes march-
ing home, but we believe that about
The Auxiliary members had a the proudest and happiest person
. in our midst was one R. L. Brown-
1, and will be the last day of the
’ drive. We hope our total of $20,000
. in the second war loan will be ex-
ceeded by at least a few thousand.
We will continue to sell bonds for
the duration, and buy them as well.
Mr. George A. Kuhn, Jr., is still
stationed at San Antonio. He is in
the induction office, and also tak-
ing his basic training.
Harold Miller is still in a base
hospital in San Diego, Calif. He
will have to take some more fever
shots.
Dan Hannon is still somewhere
on the Atlantic coast. He is water
tender second-class aboard a ship
most of the time. His twin brother,
Don, is stationed at a blimp base
in Santa Anna, Calif. He is a radio
man. Don has a new daughter
whom he has not seen as yet. Baby
arrived Sunday, September 19, and
her name is Sharron Beth. Con-
gratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Don
Hannon, also to Mr. and Mrs.- Jack
Hannon, who are the grandparents.
Mrs. Ralph Teft has been at St.
Joseph’s where she has been taking
x-ray treatments.
We were so happy to see so many
members at the meeting Tuesday.
Mrs. Kuhn was back after an ab-
sence of several meetings. She has
been to Mexico City and Monterrey,
Mexico. She was accompanied by
Mr. Kuhn, her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Cur-
son, and their twin boys, Donald
Jay and Ronald Kay. They visited
the president’s palace, cathedrals,
silver mines, government building,
and many other places of interest.
The other members who have
been absent from our meetings for
some time, and who were with us
at our last meeting, were Mesdames
Jake Brammer, Damon Johnson, R.
E. Lovejoy and Kate Dowd.
A location for our annual turkey
banquet has not as yet been decided
on—in fact, there doesn’t seem to
be a selection. It is going to be a
matter of just finding a location,
not a suitable one.
This will conclude the news items
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News of Printing
Pressmen No. 71
Next Sunday is meeting day, for
the Web division, according to the
astronomers (by the by, what ever
happened to those celestial gazing
zanies who told Adolf when to zig
and when to zag with success?).
President Klopp has, no doubt,
quite a varied program on top for
the faithful who attend his inter-
esting soirees that are held month-
ly at The Temple of Labor. We
have been diligently taking all the
prescribed potions recommended
for what they think ails us and,
with some luck, we should be there
to take care of our duties (this is a
prophecy, nothing definite .. . we
“There’s no question but that or-
ganized labor is doing a grand job,
and that includes the railroad
workers,” Houghteling said. “In
practically every city of the land
union leaders are playing a major
role in the bond campaign.”
Scraping Bottom of Barrel
"Both international and local
unions have been investing in
war bonds just about to the
limit of their resources,”
Houghteling said. “Many of
them have sent in checks for a
half million, a million and
more,” he exlained. .
One of the best showings was
made by the Brotherhood of Loco-
Meade are selling bonds. Be sure
and buy yours from them.
Mrs. Pratt is the proud' mother
of a baby girl named Hayes Marie
Pratt.
Mr. and Mrs. McMillian are the
proud grandparents of a baby girl.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Marquette are
the proud uncle and aunt of a
niece, Sandra Bascle, of New Or-
leans, La.
We were proud to have as our
audience at drill practice Wednes-
day Mr. M. Menefee. Come and
visit us again.
Mrs. John Parker was heard
over the program breakfast at
Sardies. She is now back from her
trip to California.
Mr. J. Parker and Mr. Thornton
went fishing. Mr. Thornton almost
broke his arm on the trip. IL seems
to be better now.
Mr. and Mrs. Stein’s daughter,
Audry, was married to George
Schiro. He is seaman first-class in
the Coast Guard. Audry is accom-
panying her husband back to
Charleston, S. C.
Mr. W. L. Thomas left Thursday
for Boston, Mass. He is going
there on business for Carpenters
Local No. 213.
Mrs. G. Marquette and daugh-
ter have returned from Aransas
Pass( where Mrs. Marquette’s
grandfather is very low.
Sorry there has been no news,
but your reporter has been on the
sick list suffering with her back. '
Feeling some better now. If you 1
get to feeling newsy, call me.
Mrs. G. Marquette, Jr., 1
for this time, and before your home
front reporter signs off she would
like to say that while it is invasion
time across the waters, it should be
bond buying time over here, and
soon it will be lamp-lighting time
for all—the lights will go on again
and all the world will be at peace,
and we hope an everlasting peace
this time. Our loved ones who are
serving in the armed forces are
buying more than war bonds—they
are buying our freedom, liberty and
peace at a tremendons cost to
themselves. When we buy war
bonds we are not sacrificing, we
are merely making a loan to the
greatest of all nations for a very
great and worthy cause. It is said
26,000 men were killed in world
war one the day before the armis-
tice was signed. This is just one
other reason why we should hurry
this war to an end.
Mrs. Art G. Ellis.
, pealed outright.
। “The interests of business will be
best served,” the editorial states,
“by leaving the details of collective
bargaining and personnel policy to
its industrial relations experts.
Better than anyone else they know
what hazards inhere in further gov-
ernment intervention of any sort.”
New York Times states in an
editorial: “The more experience we
have with it, the more ill-considered
and mischievous many of the pro-
visions of the miscalled Smith-
Connally Act appear to be.”
When Senator Connally and
Congressman Smith were concoct-
ing the legisation the “Times” now
describes as ill-considered and mis-
chievous, editorial writers on prac-
tically every big paper referred to
them as wise and far-seeing states-
men.
Now the “Times” infers that
Smith and Connally are too ignor-
ant to draft effective legislation.
Maybe they are right. It calls for
prompt revision, but makes it clear
the job should be entrusted to more
competent hands.
Keep your eyes and ears open for
new tax legislation and don’t be
surprised to get an increase or a
sales tax.
1 ness meeting Tuesday, September
• 21, at 1 p. m. in the Y. W. C. A.
building. Mesdames Paul Roco and
J. C. Williams were the hostesses.
A refreshment course of punch,
cake and candy was served. There
were several contests with prizes
awarded to high and low scores.
Mrs. Carl Lauricella guessed the
amount or nearly the amount of
beans in the jar—she said she had
counted and cooked beans too long
not to know how many there were
in the jar. Well, I’ll bet our boys
in the service could tell us how
many there are in a washtub, be-
cause our Uncle Sammie thinks
beans should be included in their
daily diet.
Our Auxiliary members are real-
ly putting the money in the till of
our U. S. treasury. At the time of
this writing about $15,000 in in-
vasion bonds have been sold and
$200 in defense stamps. We are
very proud of the total for the first
two weeks. We are not going to
slow up a bit in the third week.
The following members were on
hand to help with sale of bonds
Wendesday, September 22, at the
Liberty house: Mrs. Arthur Gross,
co-chairman; Mrs. Carl Lauricella,
Mrs. Kate Dowd, Mrs. Geo. Jay,
Mrs. Cecil Wray and yours truly.
Mrs. Wray sold a $1500 bond soon 1
after her arrival and Mrs. Arthur !
Gross $600. Your reporter is refer-
ring to the sales on Wednesday 1
only. It seems much more difficult 1
to sell on a downtown street, and
Brotherhood of Boilermakers,
which added $1,500,000 to its war
bond acquisitions. A check for that
amount was presented by President
J. A. Franklin at ceremonies in
Kansas City, Kan.
Going The Limit
All other Standard Railroad La-
bor Organizations have bought
bonds to the limit of their ability,
declared Chairman T. C. Gashen of
the Railway Labor Executives’ As-
sociation.
“Every railroad union has scraped
together every dollar it can spare
for this purpose,” Cashen said. “So
have the million and a half railroad
workers of this country*.
AFL and CIO headquarters re-
ported also that they have been
swamped with reports from local
unions that have “gone over the
top” in the campaign
While the Treasury has sounded
an appeal to every American to
purchase an additional $100 bond
during September, many local
anions have done better and set
goals of $150 for each member
gech
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------- ... .. . .g. Junu yuu uv work at the Houston Shipyard suf-
really feel like you have something fering with a bad leg and improv-
‘ ‘ mg very slowly.
Whan you insure with Fogle-
West, you're not left to guesa
whether your claim will be
paid now, next year or live
years hence. All claims al-
ways have, and always will
be, paid promptly.
FOGLE-WESTA
Ir BUhlAL ASSN
1903 MeKinney c«pM me
wish a speedy recovery from their Workers Local.31..
ailments.
Going to tell you something now We are much gratified to have
that you may not believe, but had. with us for a few days Miss
nevertheless it’s true. Last week Emily Jordan, State Organizer, to
Local No. 130 in doing its part in help us thresh out some problems-
the Third War Loan drive bought which she did most efficiently—and
$19,000 worth of bonds at the Hous- We hereby give her a rising vote of
ton Shipyard, and this in addition thanks.
to the $68,300 that has already been We are glad also 10 have back on
purchased makes a total of some the firing line our presiding offi-
$87,300, and that is not hay in any- cer, Mrs. Juanita Clay, looking just
body’s country. a little peaked still from her illness.
We wish that John Lee Smith That’s all. Mary M. Wise,
and Wilbert O’Daniel could read -----------------
these figures, but of course a labor TIN CAN SALVAGE
paper is poison to those big shots GOAL DOUBLED
4nd they, would not believe it if Washington. —WPB Chairman
they,didr eadit.., . , Donald M. Nelson, calling for a
8: that a man from greatly intensified nation-wide
the rpthad, toscometo. us to test drive to provide for 400,000,000
thsManfordbill and bring out used tin cans monthly for war pro-
point that Free Speech and Free Auction, has asked America’s hose-
abou / only two wives to salvage at least twice the
thing; that, ♦ • ree, and now, number of tin cans currently being
b gosh, they re trying to take them collected.
away.fromus. W r , . Pointing out that although con-
That is all, V. L. Hughes, stant improvement has been made
, “ in the collection of tin cans since
nTheinkused in printing 15,000-- the beginning of the program in
000 000 (the Third War Loan June, 19942, Nelson stated that the
quota) one-dollar bills would weigh cold, hard fact remains that two
aimost, 18,000 tons. Buy an extra out of every three tin cans are still
$100 War Bond. being wasted.
Liuzza. Their personality was as
pleasing as their music. More
about the drive next week after we
have worked with the women of all
labor groups at the Cruiser Hous-
Wm..Perry isstil at Memoria Brother James Warren also
tospitalsandstin reguiring blood showed up for a change. It sure
progress and making very slow looks good to see these old heads
N. D. Rives, who had the misfor- back with “a.or Day bond drive
tanetlosean eye at Freeport last with the best 1 have on
yearejsslowlybut surely becoming hand at present $240,000.
accustomedtoshis artificial eye, but Don"t forget, delegates. The La-
saystthathaving 3 one eye is a bor and Trades Council, Tuesday
And Jeff Davis i. ri , night, October 5. Please be pres-
Ana Jeir Davis is right in the lent R.1,N
midst of a severe case of hay fever, .
so he just sneezes awhile and then
cusses awhile and hopes for a suit- l I.2a.1 c....La
able change in the weather. United arment
MANIS
PRInTING
co.
LEHIGH 1856
3209 SMITH
HOUSTON 6, TEXAS
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