Evansville Argus, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 30 July 1943 — Page 2

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EVANSVILLE ARGUS

Friday^ July 30, 1943.

"Next Door”

TED SHEARER

CIO UNION COMES TO AID OF WORKERS AT TRI STATE FACTORY

By Staff Correspondent . A hearing ordered by the National Labor Relations Board, was held Saturday morning at the City Hall, for the purpose of deciding which of the two factorsAmalgamated t Clothing :. Workers or the Tri-State Garment Corporation had the: majority : of the employes! This-_ was' done by a check off of union cards against the company’s payroll. The: proceedings and results of the <hear--ing have been sent to: the offices of the Board in Washington, D. C. where election dates will be decided on by members of the Board and announced. In a conference with one of the organizers „of. the Amalgamated

same benefits as some other 300,000 Amalgamated Clothing Workers in the. United States. The Amalgamated is an affiliate of the liberal and democratic CIO

Union. :

: Meeting Slonday, August 9 Now that the colored men and women are being' integrated 'into essential jobs, they are protecting their gains by affiliating themselves with the strong labor movement, so that these unions will bargain .for their rights and the CIO has won the high esteem and respect of colored workers everywhere, with their hard fights to get rights for all workers regardless of race, creed or colon The next meeting of the . em-

.U1 S. Government, Arrogant foremen and supervisors who employ “slave-driving”, tactics in an effort to put the entire program on the “speed-up” basis! iihmindful of, the ^harmful effects such actions have- oh the bodiefe of, the: female workers. * Long hours,,,. . from 7;3p. A. M. to 5 P. M. .with half an hour - for Inuch .. . .. on Weekdays and frogi 7:^0, A.. M. ,to np.pn

oii Saturdaysfep ■

This organizer, further stated that the .Amalgamated has a, case, pending before" the War Labor Board, requesting a niinimum of 50c an hour 'in the cotton'garment industry with; 2 weeks vacation with pay and 10cran hour increase for those making over,

SCjcj per hour.

Tri-State Employes tight , iljri-State Wfwni'ent Corporation ipn members : ‘are fighting to the election . because, thej^ vile been' ‘exploited:: by tfnscnipmanufacturers, the orgahiifer ai| and the Amalgamated is in

and you’ll Ee at the hall.

ect sympathy jri i fc!j..,the efforts ofj these colored employes to get recognition and will "aS' 1 ais the workers bargaining a§elii in an 11 effort to - see , thpt ^ey get the j ^

Let RAAB Repair It! Safeguard y o u r precious watch with timely cleaning and repairs! RAAB’s have merited praise for years in fine Watch repairing!

VICTOR ' "'RAAfL In; Woojls Drug Store 4$ Main

WILLKIE CALLS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS IN RADIO ADDRESS LIST THREE BLACKOUT 1

VIOLATIONS FOR CITY

Air raid wardens, police andauxiliary police or any authorized officials- for the blackout - next

during the blackout period.

They '."ill report:

1. Persons who’ve gone from home leaving lights

Speaking oyer a^ national radio ‘ hookup from:; New York, Wendell L. Will'kie declared in an address Saturday night that the cause of race riots could be found in an “attitude of mind” akin to Fascism. He demanded .equal sights for the members of the -Race. Willkie charged the Republican Party with “feeling that it has no further obligation to the colored citiz4n because Lincoln freed the slave.” He also ■ scored the Democratic Party because “it sanctions and practices one set of principles in Atlanta and another j ing'.

in Harlem.” . 2. Persons refusing to He named six “certain things | with blackout rules. ,

these Negroes are entitled" to— not as a matter of patronage or tolerance but as . a matter of right.’’ These were: Protection under the law and no “discrimination against. them in the admiii.istration of--the law”; equality , of education; equality of expenditure for health .and hospitalization; the elimination of all arbitrary restrictions on voting — through taxes .or .otherwise; , equal work opportunities, and equal pay; the right to fight in any, branch of

the service.

of any peace officer, , fireman, auxiliary fireman, auxiliary policeman. air raid warden or mem-

week will telephone, three types Jber of the Indiana State Guard of violations to the control center I given to -enforce any provisions

away bum-

eomply

of the ordinance, is) considered a

violation.

AUTHORIZED CARS

The only types of traffic to be permitted will, be vehicles of the armed forces, ambulances, police cars and fire vehicles, vehicles being used officially by the branches of the Civilian Defense

3. Traffic violations.

If those in charge at the con- j ’

trol center give orders, any of Administration, trucks in mail the officials may enter homes, transportation, vehicles for emerwhere persons have left lights geney service for repair or conburning and turn them off. I trol of public utility (equipment, Only police may enter homes and cars undei' control of the where persons refuse to comply, Indiana State Guard actually in

i official of emergency Services or

and offer resistance, ■, , & PENALTY EXPLAINED

The reports will include* residential, commercial and factory buildings, both for absentees and

non-compliance.

Officials Tuesday said that under the city air raid ordinance any - person, firm, or corporation convicted of violating any of the blackout rules may be fined up to , $300, sentenced up to 180 days or draw both a fine and sentence: Under the ordinance, failure of anyone to obey the lawful order

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reporting for duty. ■ Any other, traffic must be authorized by special 'orders of Police Chief Freer or military authorities. And drivers of any of these vehicles- are -limited to a 20-mile speed and must observe traffic signals. Unnecessary noises and disturbances of any kind have been listed as violations. Officials and OCD workers who will be at the control center during the blackout will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Location of the center is secret and each will be notified individually of the location and meeting.

Clothing -Workers, this ARGUS : ployes of the Tri-State Garment ! reporter was told that the AmaT j Corporation has, been. set for' gamated had come to Evansville- Monday, evening,' August 9, at in an attempt to correct some of j 7 .30 0 > c iock. It will ; be. held in the injustices now-being meted t he auditorium of the CIO HALL out to the employes of .the .Tri-jnoi K. Fh-ans. —Missouri arid State Garmept Grirppf|\tion, Fvans-— Ca-trh the Michigan-.and namely: I Ga-nyin' busAand , get., off ..at trie j* Minimum.,.hourly, rate of 40cJ feofiiei of. Oregon and Garvin sts. im spite of the. fact th.a.t. th^vcof- -walk norfifepne Wrick; to'' Missouri poratjon,. has a' .contract with the then walk east two short: blocks

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