Union press-courier. (Patton, Pa.) 1936-current, August 24, 1939, Image 4

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Patton Courier, Established Oct. 1893
Union Press, Established May, 1935
THE UNION PRESS
Combined with PATTON COURIER
Published Every Thursday by Thos.
A. Owens, 723 Fifth Avenue, Pat-
ton, Pa., and Entered as second class
mail m r May 17, 1936, at the post-
office at Patton, Pa., under the Act
of March 3, 1879.
F. P. CAMMARATA, Business Mgr.
THOS. A. OWENS Editor
Subscription, $2 Yearly in Advance.
Advertising Rates on Application.
The endeavor of the Union Press-
Courier is to sincerely and honestly
represent Trade Union Workers in
eliorts to obtain econemic freedom
through organizations as advocated
uy the CIO and AFL, and we solicit
the support of trade unions. Mater-
ial for publication must be author-
ized by the organization it repre-
sents and signed by the Presiacni
and bear the seal.
and
secretary,
s-Courier gives its
advantage of the
lation of the two
ited weeklies in Cam-
and has a reader cov-
inkets Patton and the
towns.
nion Pres
ir
Perhaps no more fitting tribute
could have been paid a man in death
who was a great lover of flowers in
life, than the hundreds of fleral of-
ferings that pedecked the bier of the
late Richard Gilbert, Secretary-Tre-
asurer of District No. 2, United Mine
Workers of America, whose funeral
took place from his home in Clear-
field, on Wednseday of last week,
and was attended by hundreds of
his friends from far and wide. As an
attest to his esteem, it was particu-
larly to be noted that not only did
his own—the union representatives
—come to pay their last respects—
but intermingled with them were
coal operaiors, mine superintendents
and many others whom during his
lifetime Mr. Gilbert in the duties
of his office no doubt found on the
opposite side of the table, and with
different thought and view. But,
after all, most of these men, knew
Mr. Gilbert for the true representa-
tive of labor he was, and honored
| have slaughtered themselves in
and respected him for his honesty
of purpose. Dick Gilbert's death
was a blow to all—employer and
employee.
°
On the basis of the registration,
compiled by the county commissioners’
office, Republicans and Democrats in
Cambria county are pretty evenly di-
vided. In fact, in the entire county,
the Republicans hold a slight lead. In
as
Johnstown city they predominate by |
more than four thousand, while in the
districts outside the city, the Democrats
lead them nearly as heavily. Hence,
with many voters in both parties, hav-
ing independent thought and action,
the county election this fall likely will
be much more the man than the party
which is as it should be.
°
Meanwhile the primary election
campaign goes merrily forward, with
candidates for county offices miss-
ing no opportunities of meeting the
people. Picnics and outings of all
kinds are the mecca for the aspir-
ants for office. What interest the vo-
ters have in going to the polls on
primary day, remains to be seen.
Lively compeiition is being put for-
th in both parties by the candidates
and, so far, there hasn't been any
mud-slinging evident. But, beneath
the surface, the various races are
in earnest, and candidates are out to
get the votes by any and every
method and device possible.
°
And all this orengs us back to our
old pet topic of what Northern Cam-
bria will draw out of the primary and
election—particularly as it affects the
county commissioner's office. There
seem to be mighty few, if any folks,
living today, who can remember when
Cambria county, north of Ebensburg
has had representation in the commis-
sioner’s office. Lately all the repre-
| sentation has come from Johnstown.
It is but fair and equitable that we,
| in the north of the county have repre-
both parties
this |
matter by having too many candidates
of their own in the field. This primary
sentation. In the past,
| election day will find only one man
on each party ticket from the north
of the county on the ballot. They are
George C. Hoppegl, Democrat, of Patton, !
| and William R. Stich, Republican, of
Spangler. Can any candidate or person
from anywhere come; into the north
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CARROLLTOWN |
Wagner act fight was temporarily shel- | tion action must be in the hands of
| ved, she resumed pressure of the two | the Secretary at CIO headquarters, 1106
I — "708 camps fo get together again. Connecticut Ave. Washington, D. C., at
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| tary Perkins has quietly
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THE UNION PRESS-COURIER.
of the county and tell us why we
should not have our own representa-
tion nominated. Is there any reason |
why northern Cambria county in a
half century, anyway, should not have
representation of at least one of three
commissioners? The voters of the north
of the county can remedy this situa-
tion themselves on primary day—if
they are loyal. And why shouldn't they |
be?
°
With a lot of pleasure we note
that the State highway department
is calling for bids on September 1,
for the resurfacing and widening of
the brick road between Patton and
Carrolltown, likely with the correc-
tion of the numerous obnoxious
curves that exist. Some of the res-
idents, adjacent to town, on the
Strittmatter Hill, however, do not
take very kindly to the proposed
improvement, and report that plans
will virtually ruin their properties.
®
We note by the newspapers that
William Green, president of the Amer-
ican Federation of Labor, has suspen-
ded the International Typographical
Union (Printers’ Union) because they
have not paid the special assessments
levied by the AFL to fight the CIO.
The printers have taken the stand that
none of their funds should be used to
fight organized labor at all. The rank
and file of the printers, and even the
5, likely don’t give three hoots
officers,
whether they're ousted from the AFL |
labor |
or not. They don't believe in
strife within labor itself. Perhaps the
stand of the International Typographi-
cal Union, may have a lot to do with |
the ultimate peace within labor.
°
We have heard the allegation that
the workers on WPA don’t want any
private employment, yet cut in Cle-
veland the other day 3500 people got
in line at midnight and before to ap-
ply for 600 jobs for which applica-
tions were to be taken at 6:30 the
following morning. Most of them
were former WPA workers. Every
time a clear test comes the available
jobs are stalked down, with hungry
zeal by five or six times as many
applicants as there are jobs. There
may be cases where ill-paid, tem-
porary “fill-in” jobs have been re-
fused, but until there are regular,
desirable jobs going begging it is un-
necessary to worry about the sug-
gestion that “people just won't work
anymore.”
*
A summer tempest blew out of the
North Atlantic last week and took the
off the
heat. President Roosevelt had sent
word from his vacation cruise that he
for
Thanksgiving, thus breaking tradition, |
or returning to it, depending on how |
| history is read. Celebration of harvest- |
home would this year be November 23
endar makers in accordance with the
custom that the last Thursday of the
eleventh month shall be a day for|
church services, family reunions and
overeating. The President had acted
for business reasons. Retailers like a
long Christmas shopping season, a sea- |
son that traditionally begins after the |
Thanksgiving holiday. This year they
faced a short season for Thanksgiving
on November's last day.
They appealed for help and Mr. Roose-
| velt heard them. Since no Federal sta-
tute fixes Thanksgiving, he moved the
holiday back a week. Retailers praised
the President. Football-schedule mak-
ers wondered aloud what would hap-
! pen the games arranged for November
30. Traditionalists spoke out in dismay,
forgetting that until Civil War times
| Thanksgiving had been neither a fixed
| day nor a fixed national celebration.
Governors, most of whom have the]
power to proclaim Thanksgiving day
in their own states, disagreed as to
whether they would abide by the tra-
dition of following the President's ex-
ample. Turkey growers said the
change wouldn't make any difference
®
Probably as colorful a political
character as Pennsylvania has seen
in a generation died in Philadelphia
last Saturday. He was Samuel Davis
Wilson, until a wee kprevious the
Wilson, until a week previous the
ed by no boss. He did not trail along
with anyone and he did not depend
on a year-in-and-year-out political
following. Mr. Wilson never headed
what might be called a political ma-
chine. He was strictly the product
of his own hell-raising. Mayor Wil-
son’s health has been impaired for
some time. Even when he spoke in
Johnstown last year during the Tom
Kennedy campaign ,he was a sick
man. While politicians have predict-
ed he was “washed up,” its hard to
tell what would have happened if S.
Davis Wilson had enjoyed his good
health.
©
With Congress out of the way Secre-
resumed her
efforts to get the AFL and CIO to re-
| open suspended peace negotiations. So
she has had no more luck than
when congress was in session. The par-
leys were broken off last spring to
permit John L. Lewis to dicker with
coal operators for a new miners’ con-
tract. The understanding was, so Miss
Perkins claims, that when these nego-
tiations were concluded the AFL-CIO
peace talks would be resumed. But
when the coal contract was signed,
Lewis informed her that he would not
down with the AFL committee
while the AFL kept up its fire against
the Wagner act, Miss Perkins also was
against meddling with the law, but
there was nothing she could do to stop
Bill Green and other AFL chieftains. |
When Congress adjourned and the)
sit
Thursday, August 24, 1939.
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Neither has been enthusiastic. Green
was willing, but balked at making the
first move. Lewis didn’t decline out-
right, but said he saw no use in fur-
ther parleys. He contended that ag-
reement was impossible as long as the
AFL leaders refused to take in all the
CIO members. And so!
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish, in this manner to thank
cur many friends and neighbors for
the kindness and sympathy shown us,
in our recent bereavement, the illness
and death of ou rmother, Mrs. Mary.
Rabick; for the spiritual bouquets, the
floral offerings, and use of cars at the
funeral. — The Rabick Family.
ISSUE CALL FOR
CIO CONVENTION
Washington, Aug. 19.,—Official call
for the second annual convention of
the Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tions, to be held at San Francisco start-
ing October 10, was issued today by
Pres. John L. Lewis and Sec. James B.
Carey.
The CIO executive board will con-
vene in the Golden Gate city five days
earlier, on October 5.
Sessions of the convention will be |
held at Polk Hall in the Civic Audi- |
torium. Convention headquarters will
be in the Hotel Whitcomb.
Under provisions of the CIO consti-
tution drawn up and accepted at last
year’s Pittsburgh convention, each CIO
international and national union and
organizing committee is entitled to the
following number of delegates:
For the first 5,000 members, two de- |
legates.
Over 5,000 members, three delegates.
Over 10,000 members, four delegates.
Over 25,000 members, five delegates.
Over 50,000 members, six delegates.
Over 75,000 members, seven dele-
gates.
Over 100,000 members, eight dele-
gates. 4
Over 150,000 members, nine dele-
gates.
Over 200,000 members, ten delegates. |
Each CIO Industrial Union Council
and each local industrial union is en- |
titled to one delegate.
man of the Convention Arrangements |
Committee and Ralph Hetzel is secre- |
tary.
All resolutions, appeals and constitu-
tional amendments offered for conven-
CIO Director John Brophy is chair- |
least 10 days prior to the opening of
the convention.
SECOND CIO PARLEY
SCHEDULED OCTOBER 10
— President John L.
Lewis of the Congress of Industrial
Organizations, has issued a call for
the second annual C. I. O. convention
to be held in San Francisco beginning
October 10th.
Washington.
The call made no mention of issues |
to come before the convention but it |
is believed that President Roosevelt's
newest appeal for peace between
week in a message to the New York
State AFL convention. After reciting
the accomplishments of labor he de-
plored the CIO and AFL schism and
the |
{CIO and the American Federation of
| Labor will receive an airing. |
Mr. Roosevelt made the appeal last
said he hoped the AFL “will have open
every possible door of access to peace
and progress in the affairs of organiz-
ed labor.”
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