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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1945
Page
8
In Wichita, Chris tian American Assn. and midwest fascist groups defend Nazi atrocities. L. J. Baum says American POWs suffered after GIs traveled 5,000 miles to oppose Hitler, arguing the prisoners’ fate would have been better if Americans stayed home.
House Democrat Mary T. Norton of New Jersey filed Discharge Petition No 4 to bypass the rules committee for the permanent Fair Employment Practice bill HR 2232. About 70 congressmen had signed before the weekend recess and Norton expected 218 signatures within a week.
The War Manpower Commission admitted last week that 107000 war workers were laid off in Detroit area plants from March 31 1944 to a recent date. Meanwhile it claimed 24000 unfilled jobs persist as layoffs continue drawing UAW CIO criticism and warnings of a looming employment disaster.
In Chicago ward stockholders protested Sewell L Avery at Ward & Co. annual meeting. Proxies from over 60,000 shareholders backed a statement criticizing Avery’s anti labor and anti government stance. The protest follows Ward’s clash with CIO and wartime policy under Roosevelt’s order to seize properties.
Detroit’s city owned streetcar and bus system, 25 years old, serves 2,000,000 passengers daily and claims the highest hourly rates in the country. Amalgamated Street Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employes Union, Division 26, notes 5000 workers with wage scales from 1.00 to 1.17 per hour, while maintenance staff align with CIO affiliates. Contract runs until April 1, 1946.
Washington officials announced a policy shift granting the National War Labor Board broader latitude to approve fringe benefits and hourly differentials. Economic Stabilizer William H. Davis said the WLB could authorize 4 to 6 cent pay differentials on around the clock operations and approve paid vacations beyond the Vinson-era formula.
A campaign to raise 30000 for the operating costs of 32 Negro colleges is led by Troy W Appleby and supported by William N Lovelace as campaign director. Headquarters are Room 39 at 612 W Ninth Street with Mrs Reber S Cann in charge.
The industry practice remains that any increase requiring a price rise must be approved by Davis' office, ensuring changes are not destabilizing and meet regulatory standards.
A resolution introduced in the House by Rep. Vito Marcantonio calls for an investigation into discrimination in major league baseball based on race creed or color of prospective players. The measure would direct Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace to conduct the probe amid longstanding exclusion of Negro athletes by organized baseball in the United States.
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