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See the NEW IODES cff i!i*k f Famous^ ' PIlffiiEB^ I ^ WIISN . itmmmmm} Mow Iialf'Btttacrc in holEian houri ; ' • i. «nd have,fua :dolng ii^ Simple;i. ; enou gh (.for: « hlghrBChool . bbyv .ot c;; girl. to operate; iEUiely. chsineercd, ' : • and. -priccd et . OWKX.V . ¦ •*»«£ ' . ¦ anti ng) ;* Come in and iBee ithem^ Free demonstration on request. .I. i. ¦ — a* i i Di Ri MERRM • , r Hewlett Ave. , Patchogue Plione- ratchoRue 585 ¦ '¦¦ \ ¦— \ * _ '[^ m — ' \ — MWII . ! ¦*!!!¦ l»P . .. ^ l y. U,. ^|. .. — H l ' ll. H l»l I \ —' ' * Discussion Meeting Of Central Taxpayers ^Nature ' s Gardens^ New: -Union of Clubs Named- -United-¦ ¦ ¦ - . Taxpayers and Civic Association . of > . Brookhaven Town , * The 1 Central Brookhaven Taxpayers association meeting at Nature ' s Gar- dens clubhouse , : Selden , Monday night was very well -attended-, - Among the questions - brought ' \x$..lot . . discussion ' were- the. 1 .disposal- ,of W. ; P. A. tools and' : the- possibility ; f- . of. . the ; . Town Highway. , department:to acquire; them, and lack -of .work.for . Suffolkr-couity men on. the •• defense employment pro- gram. Mr. Rose of Selden requested information as to why he: could; \not keep, his lumberyard open on - Sunday. - The birthday, party of the -associa- tion in August \will be held in Selden. Everett. Emery is chairman. . J. Fred Kurras of - Patchogue , president ' ¦ of the newly-f or.med union of taxp ay- ers-e read.: the by-law s of' the new org-anization. The name of the.group ¦will . be the United : ' . Taxpayers and Civic Association of Brookhaven Town , ' Each member association will elect , three delegates and one direc- tor who will meet each mon th with one of the association member s in turn . (Continued.from page: 1) : The association , formed a year ago , is not affiliated \with either the G. I. 0. or A. F. L. _ According to . the association ' s ex- ecutive committee , consisting of Mrs. . Nellie Cardara , - William H.: Porter and Joseph . A-. Armandi , the ' . strikers a2'e primarily seeking (1) general wage increases , and-(2) a union shop, under , which • the - employer- - may hire of his own choosing with . the provis- ion that each new employee , after, a trial pexiod , must become a union member. The union contends that the com- pany refused to include the \ union shop \ cLause in a- proposed contract which had been, under discussion be- tween company and union representa- tiTes for the past month , and that the document had provided for wage adjustments affecting \ only a few in- dividuals. \ The mill issued . a statement Friday, li sting the various concessions it had been willing to grant, under'th e proposed contract , including wage in- creases , union recognition and other points. In its statement , the colora- tion placed the question of strike settlement squarely befor e the work- ers saying- , \Our workers must decide ' whether our mill shall operate or shut down. We hope they will return to work at once. \ The corporation added that con- ti nuance of the strike may result in the clos ing- down of the mill <mtil D-ecember , as customers will probabl y cancel present orders. Referring to a recent meeting, at which the concern ' s proposed contract was submitted , the Patchogu e Ply- mouth concern , in its . statement , said , . \At that meeting a motion to strike was voted- down by a ' majority of . ' those pr esent , yet without explanation oiir workers have participated, in a sit-down strike for one day, and are now openly o-n strike. ; \In the written contract which has b een offered to our workers , the fol- lowing concession s among others have . b*een proposed : * ¦• ¦ ¦ \1—Recognition of the union as sole bargaining- agency for the em- ployees; 2—A week' s vacation with • pay; 3—A provision against discrim- ination of any kind against union workers ; 4—Increase in minimum pay elective August 1 , 1941 ; 5—A pro- vision for conferences after December ¦ 1 for revision of wages , based on clianged economic conditions; 6 — Recognition of seniority in the lay- oiF s , re-temploynient of help, and pro- motions; 7—Complete machinery, in- cludin g arbitration .for the adjustment- of comp laints ; 8—-WeVvare,. also . ' . -agreed, ! that am adjustment of .salary - of . . any. - Worker shall ' • be. - . ma-de - where..real-An - ' equality is shown , and the contract contains other provisions insuring fair: treatment of all our ; workers. \ The union ' s executive committee ex- plained that the \ union * shop \ clause differs . .from, .a \ closed shop \ in that under \the latter , the employer has to hire through : the union . ,. As• examples-; , .of ; the:wag e revisions- ; b-eing-sought in the ; strike., ; the exec- utive ' .committee said it is asking..in-: creases of from $13 .to $16 in the min- imum wages for female help, and from $1:6 . to $18 ¦ in . the ! minimum wages;for ' -male help-i¦ - . Otheii examp les 1 , of increases : ieing asked involve > . the. dyeing. - and. finishing : unit ,. , in :, which i the average-; wage- is 47 1 /t cents - an . h' -our , ; ,; the ! committee said. :. Under; the- ; new schedule proposed for: ;this unit , - different operations ; would, call. - for- different wage-rates .av eraging, about ' 60 cents , an - .hour. . ; The;committee -also -said, \that ±n the curtain^dye ' \ ' .house , ;.the : present wage scale: averages-' . . 50 r cents -an ¦ hour , whereas ,under theproposed-new scale , this would be increased to conform to those which app l y- in other lace mills throughout the country, which average about 65 cents. Monday afternoon , two members of the committee , - Mr. Porter and Mr. Ar- mandi , went to New York to confer with representatives of the State Med- iation board , and while in New Y ork , to arrange for a conference with an attorney for the Patchogue Plymouth Mills corporation , the emr p-loyer. On returning that night Mr. .Porter said that, he and B'lr; Armandi had visited the Mediati on board' s office , bai t had failed to reach the company ' s lawyer. So they went to New York again yesterday to confer with the lawyer. It was learned today that Mr. Ar- mandi and Mr. Porter , on their trip to New York yesterday had failed to effect a meeting with an attorney - representative for the mill Toda y, John Burns and John Hol- land , representing tlie A. - L. 0. of A., arrived iii Patchogue from Philadel- phia for the purpose of helping to negotiate a, settlement of the strike. j Question Ov-er -Trucking | <=> . -- .. . . ¦ ;. — <y Ther-e was some commotion at the mill Friday afternoon as a truck pulled irp : to \the mill gate to deliver some aluminum tubs , but the truck driver , a union man , refused to make the delivery, saying that- -under the rules of his union lie was not permitted to make deliveries . at any place where a strike was in progress. The ' day before a truck had come out from New York , entered the mill and car- ried away some material. The driver was said to be a union man who found no reason not to enter as the mill is rated \ open shop. \ On Monday the association an- nounced it had granted a concession as. to trucking, , which , would; allow H. E. Swezey and Son deli-very trucks from Eastport to call at the mill to take - out privately-owned goods. . j Dues Going Up? I <© — — ! —-<s> At the start , the association had ah initiation fee of $1 and du es of 25 tents a month . The dues charge was later ' increased to 50 cents a month. ' In an -effort 1 to get within, its ranks-th e minority that had: not yet joined it up to two weeks ago , - the associati on , ¦ •then. - rul cd that 1 the initia- tion fee wouj ld be• increased to $10 as of June : 1 , on the grounds . ' it was s aid , ' tliat member ' s' -who had joined a year ago had'been paying, dues' , while new members had-not had ' to pay any in tie same : period. ' Asked concernin g . the ¦ increased initiation fee , Mr, ' Porter said th at in all ¦ probability ; the association would consider rescinding\ the rule that brought 'the \3*10 -foe-about- 1 - • ~ The . weavers , separtely organized' , have not worked since- .the strike be- g * an , but ; are taking no part in the controversy. Pa 'tcliogue police officers; have'been supplemented by general doputy slier- iJfTs , working, under tho : direction ' of Undor- Sheriff- . William ,C. 'McCollom , who was- assigned here East' -Thurs- day by 'Sh eriff Joh n J. Levy,, and by nn . en placed in charge of Assistant District Attorney George C. .Furman by' District Attornoy . Fred J, Mim- der. ' ,Sin c 0i Wednosday. . morning\ , the union lias ! maintained a small: group o»£ pick ots, r wlio> walfc up and f) own. the sidewalk . outdde ' the mill , while at tlie , 8.0.1' . i n. ' ,, iaobh , 'l pv . ni, mndB . -p. m., ai ' g ' ro^i 9\E-Btu ' ikGi'6 ' *, : rangiii jg. in. mini- b.e ' x' cfroin ' ..BQ to several linliclred hav e wiai'ched *tiij '' aii d dbjvri • . in 'front ' of' tho ftp - , gate] ' jeering - tile ; ;rion-8trilcor^;^ they . come in and go put of the build ing. .. €>—— : 5 1 Non-strikers* ! Booed *•;¦ This activity caused little; com- motion .. at most times , except that on Wednesday, ' - .a woman non-striker , _ in expressin g her objection to the . diffi- culty; she . had -Jn getting;- through' the heavy picket; , lines , is said . . to . have struck , one . of the.. . pickets with hex umbrella: ¦¦ Norpoli ce ¦ action , however ^ has. - yet arisen fiom . ;this . - ; incident, During: the . 'excitement , it is reported , several- of• ¦ the women - non-strikers fainted on getting- inside the- mill, Mayor Butler ,. who is employed in the ' designing. ' . department of the lac-e mill , ; ' ibiat. ' iis : .not among ¦ the elig ibles for union . membership* ; went . through the:. picket:¦ -line ' si- -= -3)ut¦ lefti . his ¦ ¦ work at .11 la. nr. . . Thursday, to report: to his office ' .; in : .the \ Mvinicipal -building fo-i' the duration ' of the crisis. - He; : said .he . hoped-: all would keey within the law , and; offered - his ser- vices -to ¦ both ¦ sides • in any effort to reach . an a gieemeait: «- . ¦ : w • Contract Offered Workers | &> : <s Strike at tace Mill 3 Is NNot Yet Settled Successful Concer t Given by Choral Sbc. . CContinued ;irom^ page> 1) \ [\I Would.Uh ' at My Loye \ ( Mendels- sohn),., duet by Mrs. May Schleiter ancl Mrs,. Grace Gilbnan , encor«o , \Cheerfulness ^' (Gambert), Prof. En- gel , ,. 'accompanist; ''Holiday '\ ( Louis Ganne) , Ladies ' , choral; .. \Polonaise Militaire ,! OptiB •10\ and. ' \Waltz . in .0 Minor \ (Chopin), piano , solos ' -by ' 'Mrs ' . Gladys JFo ' ulk' cs. Bennett ,, A. G. 0.; \Nui* ;Am . Rheine-\ . '(Geluhardt), and \Stan of :Lo\Ve \ (Alhciiia-Oli' ver)i, La- dies? choralj' \Songs.. 'My-M 6 the r Tau ght Me ' !*\ -(Dvorak) , * encores \WCy Li ' ndy L ' ou \ ( Strickland) Jind . \Italian Street Sonerl' from \Naughty Mni!- ictt' aV (Victor Hcrbet't) solos by Miss .lulio Kolor , (Mrs. , Bennett , accompan- ist; \In Sunm . v.Spa.in!! (Kainpox-inann ), - ancl \ Saliitaftion , \ Ladies!, choral, ' Proi, Ferdinand . Engel ol Brentwood was the diroctor and \Miss Kirk and Nicholas To scano were accompanists to th«'-chorwl numbers. Dancing 'to the ' music of Miss Kirk ' s ¦oi'chosb' i ' a* followed the program. Mrs. Oborschelp ¦ and , all/ the. soloists r-c- colyedl; uouq ' uiets. Tho ' ' committee in- cluded MrsV. , ,G, Amnnh , Mrs. O. Boti- me/iMra. G. r 'Fj Behii o ' ttii :Hrs; C, Fin- fttjr , ' . , iMrfc'-Twi ' Givuitier , .Mtt, - ; \B; ; Herr , Mrs, - \Williawi . Huber , MH ¦ T, ' HiidfiTi, W^*. ' i :<^ ; J^lC^p^&i!3ffi]Ba: 'X¦ ¦K&laV;^^ U 'Lipporior ,. Miss I. 1 Medeck , Mi's . ' - ' C Nagol ,, Mrs., G. . .Obavachelp, Mrs., C., gu oflf , Mr.8. ; 13. : *Th6iei , M TB , - . : J. Welier , , . SM' . ¦ M ' ~ i Woissonbiorgor . ,. Mv&... , E. | ; White ,,:.- ,pitb v -B^hnio ! :y and; ' WMifitti , i .CUfttwli^F; . ' !^. ' , -: . ; u^;- ' :^\. ' : v; • ¦ < ¦ '•¦ ¦ •> ¦ ' ¦' ¦ ¦¦ ' ¦ V•' i On^OfliGers ^ Pie The medical staff at Camp .Upton had its first serious siege of patients late Sunday nigh t and eai-ly Mon- day, when mor e than a score of cramp- stricken officers , nurses and enlisted men were rttshed to the post hospital suffering from what was described as \ mild eases of stomach poisoning. \ Col. C. W- Baird , commanding of- ficer , loegan an investigation to deter- mine the cause of the illnesses whicli camp oinciaLs said Monday was be- lieved due to the scream, filling- in pies served'at Sunday.s dinnei' in the of- ficers ' - -messhall;. . A .numb er - - -of others- AV ere affected by the food., including, the wives- of several, officers but their cases were not . serious - ' enoug-h to warrant . hos- pitalization. By noon Monday, praeti-c ally ¦ all of . the: patientsv were discharged and had. returned to duty. • All - three ambulances .on the:reser 7 vatioix were -pressed into service .Sun- day, night , .when the victims; began to show symptoms , - severe cramps. - . Pros- p ' ectivc patients ¦ were taken to the hospital- as.late-as 1:30 a. m. Monday. The officer removed to the bospital werev Chaplain; N. E. Barasch , Jewish chaplain of Camp Upton , Major A. A. Putt; executive o fficer . of the 1222n d Reception Centei\ , - .Majot- A. M. Pree- raan;, Capt.: M. .P. King, First Lieuts. J. D. Andrews , C, W. ' - Stark , R. : :G. Briggs ,. : W. .P. James , and Second Lieut. ;E. iHegyi. Also; att ended : at . the. hospital .were Mrs ' , li, Lacene , dietician at the post hospital , and. Miss M. C. * Lynch , a member of the.nursing staff. Twelve enlisted men , comprising the camp ' s recemtly-oi'g-anizecl orchestra , were among those taken to the hos- pital. The \orchestra had played for Sunday ' s dinner in the officers ' mess- hall , then eai;en th ere- . The filling: for the pies is believed to have been made Saturday and .was not .kept under; refrigeration. Mrs. TKomas Cullum Auxiliary\ President ! LL District , V. - F..W. James ' : K. Cole of Brooklyn Elected President of Veterans for Kings , Queens , Nassau and Suffolk Mrs. Anna M. Cullum of Medford was eleeted president of the Auxil- ' iary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars , District 1 , at a meeting of the . -district at the . New C . asa D'Amor , Coney Is- land , on Sunday. Mrs. Cullum , ' who is musician and past president' p f the Medford ch apter and past couoty president , was elected unanimously. The district comprises Kings , Queens , Nassau and Suffolk'-counties. - . Mrs. Margaret Preston, of Babylon was appointed secretary to \succeed , herself and was-installed ; at the con- vention by Mrs. . Lillian Schleuter , president of the. Department of New York Ladies ' auxiliary. Mrs . ' Cullum will be installed at the- department encampment to be held in July at Saratoga Springs. The convention of the Veterans , . wli ich was . held at the same time at. Ketchum Hennessey post headquar- ¦ ters , also in Coney Islan d , elected - James K. Cole of Brooklyn , former ¦ Kings county commander , to head the ¦ First District. Other officers elected were: Charles Jennerjoh n , East Northport , senior vice-commander; Wesley B. Simpson , Floral Park , jun- ior vice-commander;; Allison Swain , College Point , district chaplain;, Rus- sell S. Kinney, Jackson Heights; dis- trict quartermaster ; Herman LaTour- ette , ; former Kings county adjutant , district • adjutant; Thomas D. . .Bren- non , former \junior vice county com- mander^ officer ;of the day. A parade , in which 2 , 000 members i of. both organiKation s took parti pre- ceded the conventions. Mty Committeeman For Masonic Shrine ; The appointment of A. Smith Petty of 309'River avenue , Patchogue , as a me-mbciv of the committee on tbo ¦ Geoi-ge Washington Masoavic. shiine atTiippah , N. Y „ was .included in tho list of - 1941-2 officers .and committee- men announced last week by Henry C. Turner , grand master of the Gran d ' - . Lodge of Tree and .Accepted Masons of the ¦ •State*-of New York . Other Suffolk men , appointed to some of the many posts listed by Mh\ Tinner included the following : Wendell P. Jackson , of Itivorhoad ,, district deputy grand master -for Suf- folk county; the Rev, William R. Wat- son -of Bay Shore ,, gr-and chaplain , and , Laivncelot; E. Andev wn . of , East Be- > taukot , ^rund . i sword boarcr. ' ¦¦\ — —•—— * M »: :
