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THE LABOR MESSENGER—ORGANIZED LABORS ONLY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER IN HOUSTON
Friday, March 21, 1947
, 1947
News Notes of Houston’s Local Labor Unions and Ladies’ Auxiliaries
52
Cecil Hovey passed away
privileged; I like the New Repub-
week end. . . . Anyone knowing the
from drawing a “traveler” and
up by the British Lion. Makes me
think of the time a galley boy
। turning over a turtle. He picked up
proud of being able to help in a
brand new papa, the stork having
left the Turners a 7-pound boy...
Joe Mellina has his slip up in the
Smylie boys have been off several
“Horseface” George Gibbs is going
place.
Is
to put in his claim to the navy for
stand all the deal at hand had not |
in
ned by union men today. . . . And
in the stereotyping department and
&
but after, when and if those bills
Mrs. R. C. Leader joined Monty
#
Whit Maupin writes from the
. I
&
graphical union contract.
have always retained the best of
It
here, visted her for awhile.
would be very absurd for us to get
er
'ton
Jack Lott.
spent in places that dis-
dent Henry B. McGee and yours
ne
Elva King, B. 3-0798.
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died, or until Mr. Berry can be got
Walked through the stereo room ;
ten rid of and the cooperation of ‘tother night and told Jesse George
that, wth a bit of luck, we could
the pressmen can be secured.
Schmidt, erstwhile secretary of No.
Harden brook. Tern plain. Rapier and
Plumbers Local 68
er
tone”
10:30 a. m. Be sure and bring your the week-end. Working abnormal-
Sutter (snake charmer extraordi-
■
. A
•he Chronicle. .. ■ Will-Edgin move.
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Seriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy:
to the W. N. U. stereotype
Last week was the 60th anniver
j-
News of Printing
Pressmen No. 71
naking
ling be-
al tone
Typo Notes
Union No. 87
Stereotypers and
Electrotypers
La Guardia, Wallace, La Follette,
Rainey and the thousands of others
sible for this crime and asked for
a thorough investigation of these
admire and respect these union men
for taking their freedom and the
risks that go with it. Regrettable |
that some allied workers are being
held in the chain gang by their
interceded too strict in the matter,;
I would stake my own unon card on
it that all departments on the En-
terprse and Journal would be man-
And if the case be that we cannot
sign a joint agreement with our
employer, then we just don’t have
one, and quitting one by one or all
at the same time couldn’t be called
a strike and would apply to that
old saying, “If you don’t like your
job you can quit” But in our print-
ing crafts in Houston I am sure we
have nothing to worry about, due
to the fact that I believe all of us
elected by acclamation at our last
regular meeting to represent us as
delegate to our International con-
vention, which is to be held in
Montreal, Canada, next July. Bob
goes to Montreal with the assur-
ance that his brother members ap-
preciate all of his hard work in
serving as chairman of all scale
war. Cecil was well liked by all his
friends and he was a credit to his
calling. He was sincere in all his
work and was a man who could be
entrusted with responsibility. He is
survived by his wife; a son, Ivan
great grandchildren. Funeral serv- bers of Labor are doing a better
ices were held Thursday morning job dividing themselves than the
at 10 o’clock in the Heights Fun-1 people who wish to see us divided.
of his professors, for Christmas, a
' gift—a gilt wrapped chamber pot
; (or “thunder-mug” to youse fas-
tidious people) with the recipient’s
BUY GOODS
THAT BEAR THE
UNION LABEL
regular meeting to be held at the
home of Mrs. W. W. Givens. 3223
At the Post: Operator Grant
Wells was passing out cigars last
week to celebrate the arrival of his
first—a boy. Mother and babe are
O. K. but the condition of the fath-
er is slightly erratic. . . . And Al-
bert Turner, state editor, is also a
out of war with Russia—or is it
just to keep King George of Greece
to the extent of discharging busi-
ness executives and editorial heads,
composing room.
Speaking along the line of this
anti-labor situation that is facing
to her home in Mt. Belvieu, Texas.
Mrs. Franssen has been taking
treatments in Houston and is doing
• Christian
Science
Services
possible,
renting
But he
rd jump
f people
tels."
Banking
to have
n for a
in rents,
to have
two-hour
v Hamp-
rected a
ich pre-
the in-
gislation
Senator
er which
I be con-
> be han-
al basis.
Hovey of Houston; two daughters, to whistle at a beautiful girl leav-
Mrs. A. H. Lord Jr. of Houston and ing a beauty parlor—she may be
Mrs. Ralph Cannon of Carlsbad, N. your grandmother.
hint that I need to wash a few
dishes. Thanks, pal.—Marie Quinn.
Miss Nettie Thomas visited her
father in Conroe, Texas, and was
happy to find him well.
Mrs. E. B. Lewis went to San
problems, free from dictation from
“foreign parts.”
S
ab
f
ly as night worker* do, Oscar was
looking for me and I for him, and
as a result we did not see each
young fellows are really playing
ball. But one thing is lacking, and
that is support from the side lines.
Let’s all go and see them play. I’m
sure we will see a good game, and
it is free. Watch the paper for an-
nouncement of place where next
game will be played.
We still have a few men “loaf-
ing” but surely everyone will be at
work before long. Spring is in the
air!
We will have some caps in soon.
We were advised that they would
be here by April 1.
I
under way.
To the Southwest Conference to
Mrs. Jack Walrod,
V. 2-1649.
“Matter” is the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon which will be read
in all Churches of Christ, Scientist,
on Sunday, March 23.
The Golden Text is: “Set your
affection on things above, not on
Berry was very patriotic, showing Gilbert, Post apprentice, almost is
one’s loyalty to an official of his
picture on the inside bottom. After
last the expulsion his father offered
Monday night in a local hospital, him everything from the fabulous
I can ask if that 400 milion dona-
tion to Greece is really to keep us
whereabouts of an apartment with
critical defense in behalf of his at least four rooms for rent, please
have the approval of our own re-! for Amarillo, Texas, for a week’s
spective union. The right to quit a stay. We wish her a pleasant trip.
with designated housing and its at-1 Texas converged in Abilene Sun-
tendant inconveniences. Upon reli-day, where the publisher was re-
able information it is learned that ported considering installing tele-
after waging a valiant but hope-
less fight against a lingering ill-
ness. Recently Cecil had one of his [
limbs amputated, hoping to stop
the encroachment of the infection,
but evidently the infection had al-
ready spread its deadliness to other
parts of his body. Cecil was born in
West Virginia and has been a resi-
dent of Houston for the past 26
years, working exclusively for the
Chronicle. During the war he found
time to do his bit in the Coast
Guard Auxiliary and he was very
you spend yours?
See you next week, Jerrie.
Teddy.
play the Union Shop Card and for
Union Label products. Where do
Texas, last week; also visited Mrs.
Ed Delaney, sister of Mrs. Hood, in
j Galveston over the week-end.
I Our social meeting will be held
2
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room.
I see where some bird has intro-
duced a bill in the Legislature
where it would be criminal libel to
call a man a Communist or a Fas-
cist. Well, now I can talk freely.
We were sorry to hear of the Arthur but plans to return to Beau-
death of Brother Pete Peterson’s mont to work at Plummer’s. Ken-
baby son, and wish to extend our neth Thurman and Orien Puckett
heartfelt sympathy to Brother Pe-lare working at the American in
terson and family. Beaumont. Ralph Wolf, working
We urge each and every member several days a week in Port Ar-
to write to our Representatives in thur, plans to enter business In
Austin to vote against all bills Beaumont. M. E. Smith is working
for Sam Berlin in Port Arthur, and
buyUnonLabelgoods
and put more money
inyourpay envelope/
vffop{3-x,
g num-
at all.
Today 20 States and the District sary of the Hearst Newspaper Em
of Columbia have minimum wage ; pire. Hearst first got into the news
SUN SPOTS . . . Photo made *•
Grimeh Park observatery. Los An.
geles, shows the main eroup of
sun .pot. which are interferine
or shine. Being a true gentleman.
_ have had enough extra work that
57 the chairman had quite a Job in
■ getting extra help to cover all the
I jobs in the stereotype department.
Bill Kelly appreciated the story union man as well as a friend of
of the cautious monkey told him by Labor. It’s a good thing to remem-
well
RAS who call themselves open Mr. and Mrs. H A Hood visited
shoppers would not be on the job in the home of j L. Hills in Waco,
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TO OUR CORRESPONDENTS
It is requested that all copy
intended for publication in is-
sue of March 28 be mailed so
it will be received not later
than Tuesday morning, March
25. Thank you.
are passed, in which all are meant Beach Garden Club last week. En-
to break the backbone of organized joyed a good time.
labor, I cannot see that we will Mr. and Mrs. R W. Davis spent
have any great deal of worries for the week-end in Kemah visiting
awhile anyway. It’s a mortal fact friends and went boat riding and
that we cannot be forced to work , spent an enjoyable time.
&
and many other despicable prac- ent at Beaumont, now with the
tices? Can there be a moral obliga- Mergenthaler people, writes me an
tion with such a party, as George ! intersting letter from Oklahoma
■ Berry would have us believe? It City. Says he received several let-
will be only a matter of time when ters from former Beaumonters, and
the publisher decides that he will says they ought to be glad they
no longer need the pressmen and are away from there, safely. “Pete”
the guild and his plans will be com- says a lot when he says “safely.”
plete for a rat shop from top to; He says he hopes to be routed to
Louie Fagain says the Lee Bond
Airhammer Sonata really gets on
your nerves.
Raymond Richardson, mechanical
chief of the Memphis Press-Scimi-
tar and Commercial Appeal, was a
local visitor this week. He dropped
in to see the boys at the Post and
renewed acquaintances with Bob
Northway. Raymond and Bob got
real chummy at Lufkin during the
last Southland barbecue. Raymond
I told us that most of the fellows we
worked with in Memphis have pass-
ed on to their reward. .
Recently we have received, via
mail, some copies of the St. Peters-
burg Evening Independent. We be-
lieve that is the paper our old pal,
Rip Callahan, is dong the press-
room skippering on. We bet that
Rip already knows all the parts in
the press; he once bought a model
Ford from Bill Foley and before
he had it a half day he had it all
apart back of the plant; of course,
Rip had never taken a Ford apart
but there must be a first time to
that have fought against injustice After reading the column in last
and for the worker and the under- week's Messenger by my good
friend and buddy, Pinky Davis of
em Newspaper Union, after leav er
ing Ned Gill Co. and working : L-4
couple of shifts in The Post ad-
ciation with the local pressmen and
disregard the international press
men. In some towns, the pressmen
are disregarding the allied label
altogether and pushing forward the
vard” with Beaumont But I wish
to point out that the action of the
Beaumont printers had the sanc-
tion of all the Allied crafts, the
local labor council—and even the
CIO unions. Men lost their homes
and had to leave town—not one or
two—but many members, including
some pressmen. Now as to criticis-
ing Mr. Berry—well, we printers
have never been hesitant about
criticizing our own executive offi-
cers (Barney Egan and I had never
agreed with President Randolph
with radioe throughout the world.
lic and The Spectator because they the Pressmen, the free line and his
print the truth and not propaganda. interpretation of the Harrisburg
Boulevard Deal is understood. His
full share of paper. ... Joe Grimes
came back to work after a few i
3:2).
Among the citations which com-
prise the Lesson-Sermon is the fol-
lowing from the Bible: "Love not
the world, neither the things that
are in the world. If any man love
the world, the love of the Father is
not in him” (I John 2:15).
The Lesson-Sermon also includes
the following passage from the
Christian Science textbook, “Sci-
ence and Health with Keys to the
ber those who prove they are
hands in the adroom. He claims R. R. Labor heads be held n. dictatorial favor, from a far di.- Wise home for our future meeting
"Hensefane" fen"ee n.kR. is eeine tant place who must not under-
a
l veeks off with a back injury . I ~Hioc“ Apyiliery
I Pop Rollo is off now on account of ---- •ml-IY
The best story of the month was friends by handling Union Label
one of those that the Readers Di- products.
gest uses to fill out the page. It Say, where is that fellow? He’s
concerned the young man who came late, time is short so I must go.
, my union earned dol-
The building committee is now tions to care for apprentices, vice president, in a talk before
trying to lease the lower floor of Among the last to leave Beaumont I port Arthur union. Mr. Brown
our new building, and as soon as were R. E. Bohannon and Beverly | pointed out some facts that print-
also, to represent our local as dele-
gates.
Gossip From the Chapels
On the Post we are wondering!
International President Geo. L. contact John on the Post. . . . Doug
we get it leased, we will let the Payne. Brother “Bo” is subbing on | ers should be concerned with,
contract to build. . the Houston Chronicle, and a bet- among them being the attitude of
We had a very interesting meet- ter union man and operator can be the pressmen, not as locals or indi-
ing last Wednesday night. It was found nowhere. Payne and Gradick vidual members of locals, but point-
like old times. We are pleased to are now working for Johnny Oak- ing directly to President Berry of
note that the meetings are better ley in Sherman. The Falko witz the Pressmen's International Un-
attended these days than in the boys. Swede Dupuy and Marshall ion. That gentleman has done more
past. Borrell are in Fort Worth. S. R.to damage the solidarity of the
We believe that every member Collins is in Waco, Dean Davis, Tip 1 union printing movement and the
should attend at least one meeting Hewitt and several others are in ■ typographical union movement and
each month, and when we have our San Antonio. Carl Mims is in Mo- its intentions and desires, than any
I illness. . . . John Loughridge gets
I a new supply of western and snap-|
I vy stories which he is unable to
| read because all the extra work has
I lessened his reading time. . . . Jack
I Curry. Press stereotyper, doubling
I up on the Post so he can get that
new car he has ordered. . . Charlie
us and all the bills that are up forin the home of Mrs. C. H. Ford,
passage in Washington and Austin, 2415 Wilshire, on March 27.
R. G. “Bob” Ullrich, past presi-
dent and present trouble shooter
for the Stereo typers local, was
ever and says he is not worried
shout getting work elsewhere, and
beside*, he may decide to hang
oraund Spinasbnn an heoFrshigiiaws,nccording"totheWomen‘g papergame after being expelled I
Thon stereotypers will be welcome Bureau, U. S. Department of from Harvard in 1885 for . elab-,
everywhere they go. Everyone will Labor. lorate practical Joke. He sent each 1
Shop Card in meat markets is
your assurance that your union
everything. . . . Rip will get along, earned dollars go to help another
. Jimmie Spenee, Post stereo-
xrorama.npmbsomaam..n " ’ "XR"E.C.Seamdsh.
In mint/ a certain young lady in
Well, fancy meeting you here!
Waiting for someone ? Oh, that
Union Label guy! Exactly what I’m
here for, and is that guy going to
hear from me! Let’s see, what is
your label ? Oh, yes, the Ladies’
Garment Workers. How is it used ?
In ladies* dresses, suits and hats.
They are found in the back of the
neck, the side seams or hem of the
skirt. They use two other labels,
the New York Creation and Con-
sumers Fair Practice. These labels
are scarce in Houston. Now, ladies,
why don’t you build up that de-
mand for union label dresses and
suits. Ask for Ladies' Garment
Workers Label—AFL.
There is another union card.
That’s the Shop Card which is dis-
played in Union Butcher Shops.
Now there is a Shop Card which
is much in demand and it’s fairly
easy to find it. You folks have done
a swell job for us by demanding
this Shop Card. Remember, the
pressmen’s label. That being the and see what who thinks of who
case, it looks like we are going to and why. You will have a chance to
have to adopt some local allied | read a real adjective tosser in
label until the situation is reme action.
about discharges of competent
workers by condoning his repre-
sentatives to hold secret meetings,
and it could happen.
The coming issue of The Ameri-
can Pressman has an interesting
resume on the antics of an Inter-
ternational head who is charged
with being obese around the sweat
band (or just a plain “FAT
HEAD”). Consistency doesn’t seem
to be a part of the officer’s make-
up. Reserve your copies early, lads,
I that city to say “I DO” in the near (,,4 (onc
future. . . . Freddie Lee, Chronicle -----
was in the Woodlawn cemetery.
Frank Cleboski, the photogenic!
genic pressman, is getting lots of
work at the Press.
Cleo Monteau worked last Tues-
day at the Chronicle. Nick put him
down in the pit where Cleo saw the
flying pasters in action. A lot of
water has passed under the bridge
since Cleo formerly worked there
about 20 years ago.
Ossie Johnson bought a deck of
cards and they are the most hoo-
dooed deck the lads • have used.
Even Jack Lott can’t win with
them. Ossie don’t stand much
chance of getting paid for them.
Hear that both Nick and Charley
Gardner worked at the Post last
week. We are not sure since we’ve
not worked a full week in goodness
knows when.
We were on sulpha week before
last and penicillin last week; since
we didn’t feel much better we are
using our own prescription this
week—cold tablets and bourbon.
। (Read where Jud Moody said bour-
1 Soithis,soocaledopaperazhortamwhich would be detrimental to
I sarssw Labof. PFrank
edE aen -na-G, VII m. -
count of hi. job being all “pied” and demerits of Mr. Berry, .nd I
up by the British Lion. Make, me am reasonably certain from what I
-crafts and whose aim has been,
interesting talks were given by for the past ten years, to secure
veral members and the discussionan open shop? And nothing was
ended on motion to keep> tKe home left undone to attain this end, even
known as the Mary MeGregory
what became of all the paper short- ■
age, because in the last week we
re * out ill for some time.
H. L. McCormick, former presi- .. , 0. . .
dent, hasn’t yet declared himself, I Mrs. Mary Martins 23rd wed-
but some of hi. friend, say he i, ding anniversary was March 9. Her
"willin'." Leroy Wiliams is a po- children gave her a dozen pink
tential candidate for secretary— roses.
and this guy Moody’s friends are J Mary Martin’s nephew, Restavo,
drafting him to run for delegate to and his wife were the proud par-
the State Allied convention. Rather ents of a 7 pound 8 ounce boy
than disappoint his supporters he Wednesday.
bad hadumanyeryses and W“nt “ Lak,‘ Tr°de‘ D'pt.AFL
..J . u.. - straightened up and trying to fly
heading back for England, on ac- union. But selling us on the merits right these days. Seems as though
■ ....... ..... ... land demavits f Mr RerTv. and I he j^ can't e<t around all the
type high base we have out there,
com. oz me ume a ganey noy I have read and heard I am of the . . . Billy Cely, ex-Post stereotyper
“pied’ ’a page on the paper by opinion that most of the other and now working on the Press, haB
iuiug . :uGe. 2. „ihG u> printing crafts have been sold more announced his marriage that will
the chase and said to the foreman, | than their share. And are willing , take place in the near future.
"Well, Boss, I saved the frame, but to take a loss on what they have Omega. Jess George.
Erm quitting.’’ It might be debat- left. Mr Berry » action in Beau- ----------------
' able if John Bull “pied” things up mont was as Mr Davis stated, but
. (or saved the frame), but it’, if all autonomous choice had not woman S
proofroom department working m agreed that'he has But 1 been taken away from the Beau-
both the proofroom and on the In- better quit talking because the lhw mont pressmen I am sure the print- Labor Circle
tertype last week. . . . Both the I mentioned hasn‘ passed yet. ers and stereotypers present status
Last week the president of a R would be different there now. ... The regular business meeting of
R. Company was assassinated. His Those boys in the pressroom knew ] the Woman’s Labor Circle was held
what they were doing when they in the Y. W. C. A. on March 13.
quit—they knew the printers could , The meeting
in +L3+ afwilrn if +ha nresses did ,1 co;., »
“Divine Science, rising above
physical theories, excludes matter,
resolves thing* into thought*, and
replaces the object* of material
sense with spiritual ideas” (page
123).
with me. She left some cup towels
at my house. She must be trying to
he will come on down. Here’s
hopin’.
O. E. Petry, former superintend-
“Homestake Mine” to the great
Mexican ranch, but young Hearst
only wanted the lately acquired San
Francisco Examiner (Hearst senior ’
had taken the paper in on a $100,-
000 bad debt). The Examiner had
5,000 circulation at the time, and
what young Hearst did from then
on is history. Orson Welles’ cele-
brated “Citizen Kane” was said to
be a story of Hearst’s life, but we
could see several other celebrated
characters in the composite of
Kane, although it leaned strongly
in the direction of the Czar of San
Simeon. We don’t believe any one
man has made the indelible mark
on American journalism that
Hearst has made and he made that
mark long before his 60th anniver-
sary in the game.
It is getting where it isn’t safe
Antonjo:Saturday to hep brother -
of George Berry in the Beaumont in-law 8 funera •
case. And I believe deep down in Mrs. Ethel Mae had a surprise
their hearts many pressmen in this visit Saturday. One of her old
part of the country agree with us. friends from Dallas, Mrs. John zave aiwayo zecaz.cu
So let’s fight for the right to get Swift, who was visiting her son relations with our employers,
together locally and fettle our hene visted he" fe" euhile
rence Plumley and Rev. Ralph sign off this week as
Channon officiating. Interment e.g.O'DAVIS.
And as to Scribe Davis' suggex- carty on the present rumpus 'til ________
tion that the choir rise and sing the baseball season started and 2ingz 0n the earth” (Colossians
“Love Thy Neighbor,” all well and, then if the people .till read the thinK8 on the "10033"
.good, that is, if all know the words; stuff it wasn’t our fault since they
where W. A. Defibauzh is now re- and will at least join in at the had an opportunity for other
I want to remind you of our next ported aa being secretary. chorus. J. A. Stallo, amusement. -
T. W. (Oscar) Lawson, one of ... . .. - It is “Justice” when the verdict
month* at the Standard, has lef
for Dallas—it seems that new seal
up there has some attraction fo
the boys. ... Miss Eva Olson ha
draw a traveler. . . . R. D. Hun
ter and Mrs. Sarah Hunter, who re-
cently came here from New Yor
City, have drawn travelers an
headed back for the Big Town. . .
Fred Zeller has gone to New Or
leans and Albert Broussard has de
parted for points in Florida.
Xanthius M. (Zip) Pulley has bee
issued a traveler and is heade
back Oklahoma City-wards.
Adam Kourie is now at the West
probably will make the sacrifice | Mrs. Mattie Johnson is another committees 1946-47. We are all be-
and be a candidate. Harry Dealy proud grandmother. Her son, Bob- hind Bob to the limit, knowing full
says definitely he is not seeking re- bie Johnson, and his wife now have well he is able and capable to serve
election as president of No. 87, but a two weeks old boy. us well when the convention gets
is a candidate for ITU delegate. This is the second week for Mrs.
Others mentioned as candidates for Wilson to be out ill. Hurry up and;
delegate are Elwood Ginn, Terry get well, Mrs. Wilson. be held in Dallas in May go Presi-
Leeman andEd Saulnierz, ’ M™. Neil Watson’, mother-in-j
reported that Jim Atwood will run East Texas visited her truly, being elected by acclamation
for re-election as vice president, over the week-end. 1 ....
(If there are any other candidates . . , co,
just let me know and Ill be glad to We are glad to see Mrs. Pring
mention it to the voter,.- back after a two weeks leave of
bottom. Houston and Galveston soon, but
But all is not running as smooth- the territory is so big and they
ly as the publisher would have have so many men that he may
many believe in his propaganda never make it. He has recently
news service stories of late. Al- been in Harlingen El Paso, Fort
ready there is considerable grum -Worth, Dallas, Midland and -ub
bling among his “loyal employes’' i hock.
for the manner they are existing . A delegation of competent print-
in Beaumont, under constant guard, ers and union officials from North
and if somebody calls me a “Com-
my” I’ll have ’em thrown in the
can. I can say that I like Wagner,
and Washington.
wr to the W. N. u. stereotype Call in nnd reserve your tables.
xs sFTf'v S'- S
have, needing for some time. Blankenship,. La 22785. These
— ladies will be glad to make reser.
News Notes from traight matter in eight hours and
that the wear and tear on the lino Home that Ray Venghaus of Beau-
Painters' Union 130[types is terrific, necessitating more mont arrived there March 1, and it
than the usual amount of parts, was the coldest day in many years,
Did you notice that our baseball However, the publisher has asked eight below zero. That Whit can
team won two more games ’ Those for it—he must learn the hard .get around a, good a, ever is
way! And meanwhile there is much proven by the fact that he is offi-
ply to all industies and occupations.; that in an old model T.
days due to the serious illness of
a relative. . . . Adman Jim May- company's hired guards (“wab - - ,------
field was indisposed last week and herders") some time ago had shot i quit— they knew the printers could | The meeting was well attended and
took off for a few days. . . . “Buck” down union members who were do-' win that strike if the presses did all officers were present.
Defee, who had the composing ing picket duty, as the men were not roll. They were on the ground Iw.-cG., — - .
room boys in the aisles with his on strike. Front page headlines floor and they knew who and what several members and the di:
“Open the Door, Richard has a screamed at that some mem- kind of a potato they were dealing........
new one that is .laying the hired bers of Congress demanded that with in the front office. And if the
L--. +he nA-eNm Ee claimc
, the teletypes are only producing a types. "Tis said the visit bore good
little better than five columns of results.
the ace high union stereotypers Only 24 States and the District f is in <our favor,
who refused to work with rats mof Columbia, reports the Women’s An automotive equipment com
Beaumont, Was in Galveston °V. Bureau, U. S. Department of La- pany in Michigan made exhaustive
bor, have set 8 hours a day and/or tests and found that a truck driver
48 hour* a week or les* as the max- in an average 300-mile trip bounce*
imum time a woman may be em- up and down to a vertical distance
ployed, and these laws do not ap- of 8.750 feet. We have bettered
“porthole - to - porthole pay .. labor leaders. On the back of
They are hauling all the .hack, one of our a few days later
away.on Dowling Street, across was a small item, with a 7-point
from The Post, to make a parlung head, saying that the former chief
lot for Operator Eichelberger, of the guards ("scab herder) had
jalopy—-it would be a shame for been arrested and charged with the
him to damage any o those fend- crime. 1 havene seen more
ers. There, will also be room„for about it, have you?
Led Schill’, “highway hazard.” Jud Moody
We of the Allied Printing Trade, •00"
not only have to pull together, but ----------------
those working on the Port Arthur
News are Otto Jessen, J. B. Hollis,
P. A. Womble and Robert R.
-ary) goes back to his old love and enzasstont wesnmarent,she .
B former boss, Pinkey Peterson on
339. Last reports have Brothers
new building and plenty of room bile. Among those in Houston are one person or any one thing that___________________
we shall expect much larger at- W. S. Smith, Tom Perry, the Lau- has happened to us. Mr. Brown said into the fur store and bought his j Remember,
tendances. rents brothers, Cecil Meynig, Tom- that something had to be done, and beautiful blonde girl friend a mink lars are sp
By the way, have you paid your my McBurnette, Cecil Neal, and his suggestion was until the press- coat—that story has possibilities play the Ui
dues? several others. Ray Venghaus has men or allied unions could get rid
A card from Brother Roy Brown- entered the Union Printers Home, of Mr. Berry, he thought it was go-
ing states that he is still in T. B. P. W. Andrews, Earl Hall and Pan- ing to be necessary for the local
hospitatl and would welcome vis-cho Hernandez are in Dallas. Roy allied councils and local unions to
itors. Tilbury has been working in Port form some kind of local allied asso-
for our mutual benefit and sur- J
vival must become closer united Injtee (-erment
What I am going to say is not to
promote any conproversy Tt< Workers Local 31
rressmen ana r'rinters, out to
kind* get the record straight. . . . Hello Boys and Girls:
Isurmise. that my good • friend, I Your president, Marie Quinn,
“Pinky” Davu, is comparing the writes the following? Watch that
case “out on Harrisburg Boule- Bear on this page. He sees anl,
hears all, and tells all. He is “a
wise old owl” and I think he is cute.
I visited Bessie Rodgers last
Wednesday and she is doing fine.
Oh, yes, Dovie McCraig was in the
city and came by to have coffee
larkspitai"astweeeinactncai Typo Notes
condition due to a heart attack. ... .. .
Last reports are that he is doing I.March news letter from the of- international president.
very nicely. . . . John Rieder, Post fice of Secretary Hurd statesit i» Brother Moody wrote me with
stereotyper, visits his wife and impossible, to forecast length o! regrets that he would be unable to
children over at Beaumont last time the defense fund assessment
---- sympathetic to the unions; throw-
Mrs. J. D. Franssen, mother of ing union men in jail, bringing
Mrs. L. A. McDonald, has returned
Ozark. Hope we have a nice at-
tendance. It will be March 24 at
Mrs. Arndt is the happy grand- all het up and start worrying along
_ _ mother now. Her son, Willie Ollie, the lines that they would even try
“Uncle Fred” Stewart, who took and his wife have a big boy. ’to antagonize either craft by trying
part in the deliberations of the Mrs. Ivis Tullos spent a pleasant to place anyone among us that we
Gulf Coast Conference in Galves- ! week-end in Livingston. did not want to work with.
O. B. Hughes of the Webb Print- absence,
ng Co. is the proud father of a
baby boy. . . . G. Y. (Gid) Bruce,
formerly Press operator, now dis peem
trict manager for Sonotone. -
'hearing device, has been transfer -
red to Dalia*. . . . H. R. Robert? 5.
has returned to Dallas. . . . Victo 2d,
G. Blue, who worked severa
job has not been taken away from i
us and I am sure that it never will ■
be. If there was ever a time that
all qrganized crafts should come
closer- together, now is the time
will be in effect. At the present here on accunt Sr a fomiiy re
Ume, due to the severe drain on union. Brother Moody sent his let-
resources supporting a good many ter in an envelope i used to send
strikes and lockouts, there is little him to forward Postscripts to me,
chance, of any abatement of the which proves jud doesn’t keep
%% defense fund assessment inUncle Sam’s postage stamps re-
the near future There to the eon- maining out of circulation. Good
.tent rumble of anti-union senti- old PoStscriptsi I often peruse the
ment in the legislatures, to it to file j have on hand to‘enjoy the
vitally necessary to maintan con- literary gem, it contained from the
.tent vigilance and the financial of "Rosy," other contributor,
abiity to cop. with any situation and its editor. Columnist Moody.
that may arise. r----- — -----• ---- — — F — -
While all but a few of the print- Tom Bookman poetcard, from (tangible way toward, winning the
ers formerly working on the Beau- Baton Rouge that he attended a big
mont paper, have gone elsewhere dinner given Sunday by the union
and found work ( a thing they te honor it. wale committee for it.
should have done many year, ago) fine work of obtaining an $82 min-
tome 47 rat, and six teletype., and imum scale for. the newspapers
the pressmen at the direction of there. Tom say, he has been work-
the international president, George ing steady on the „ State-Times
Berry, are getting out the paper .there, but now that Jimmie Mitch-
How can a contract be held sacred ell , has caught uP. with him, we
with a party who ha, over the look for Tom back in Galveston
year* violated contracts with other | soon •
Jmmie Foreman writes from
Houston he regretted being unable
to come to Galveston for the con-
ference meeting, for work has him
snowed under, having sold his first
little house and trying to get an-
other one up, and he expects to get
out of the mess sometime soon, and
90000 Mus
“missionary” work to be done in cial shopper for the women on the
Beaumont. Beaumont publisher’s second and fourth floor hospitals at
troubles and worries will not be the Home. He shops on Wednes-
over until he again signs a typo- days and Saturdays, and goes rain
alongside of anyone who does not Miss Nellie Bannon left Sunday
other. Oscar was a* cheerful 8*
Me”
I know that it broke many print- White does not divulge the nature
er’s heart* to have to leave Beau- of the articles the women buy, but
mont, to sacrifice their homes and | he says you’d be surprised at some
all that they planned and looked of the things he brings to them,
forward to. But it will all turn out1 E. M. Lyon, Port Arthur dele-
ter the best. Unions in this juris- [ gate, at the recent Gulf Coast Con-
diction have absorbed their quota ference meeting in Galveston,
of the printers, and Houston has brought out some points in an ad-
even set aside apprentice regula- dress made by Elmer Brown, ITU
Robertson as still in Beaumont,
M.; five grandchildren and four Sometimes we believe that mem-
eral Home chapel with Rev. J. Law- In honor of St. Patrick we will
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