Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 26, 1944, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page eight labor Board hears Appeal on Holiday with pay order Ottawa april 26. National War labor Board tuesday took under consideration the Appeal of publishers of the Winnipeg free press and the Winnipeg Tribune against a decision of the Manitoba regional labor Board granting a week s holidays with pay to Pressman printers and stereotypes the two papers. Victor Sifton free press Winnipeg free mess wednesday 26, 1s44 pub Ulisher and j. A. Macaulay appeared the newspapers and f. W. Max and Harry Fraser represented the unions. Or. Macaulay recalled the terms of a contract Between the unions the newspapers and said it specifically stipulated that no pay was to be provided for work not and that if holidays with pay granted this would be in direct to the agreement. Children love the in asking for a reversal of the regional Board s decision or. Mac Aulay said vacations could not be adopted without the employment of extra staff to replace the vacation ing employees. This would be contrary to anti inflation regulations and would be out of line with the general character of collective bar gaining. Or. Macaulay also declared the agreement specified that the staff could not be reduced and that if any of the Pien were away from their jobs substitutes must be provided. Under this system the pub Lishers could not run on reduced staff during vacation periods and would have to Bear the Cost of the additional staff required. J he said a five Day week was in eluded in the contract but the Man Power shortage saw a sche Joule followed and he wanted to know where the extra men would j be found to inaugurate the holidays with pay. Winnipeg flier aids in raids London april 26. Up Cable an . Typhoon Wing led by Wing cmdr. R. T. P. Davidson Van Couver joined in tuesday s Allied air operations against German in Vasion Belt defences in Northern France. Canadian spitfires swept a path for american heavy bombers smashing at enemy fighter Fields Bouril outlines agreement he outlined various phases of the agreement which provided various concessions to the employees. One of these he said was the mat which provided investigation any unidentified loot and the balance of the Money after expenses have been paid will be turned Over by police to the administrator chief Smith said., Jacob Feinstein 3d Wellington apartments earlier in the week identified about Worth of jewelry stolen from his apartment april 11. The jewelry was found at the dead burglar s Home where a Mink coat which had also been stolen from the Feinstein Home was recovered an inquest on Silver s death will be held at City police Headquarters at 8 ., wednesday. Described by police As the Slickest burglar of his Type to Ever operate in Jinni be Silver was to have been on his Way to Montreal. Wednesday afternoon. Hajj sold contents1 a few Days ago he had sold the contents of his duplex suite on Sherburn Street and Likely intended to remove the contents of his safety Deposit Box before leaving in his expensive Coupe for the East with s companion Delvina Alain alias the woman is in custody on a of receiving stolen goods i appear in City police court flt j. Goniu took part in sweeps 50 Downing five enemy planes in three minute fight near Laon Miles Northeast of Paris. One Canadian fighter Squadron surprised 200 germans burying mines and a Pilot who swooped charge and i at All Good stores utterly uneconomic and wasteful or. Fraser replied that the pub i Ushers were Reading the labor con j tract in the very narrowest sense j he said the extra pay for Holiday i work and overtime stipulations j coupled with the agreement on no i pay for work not done could not be applied to the widely recognized need for vacation with pay and therefore the contract did not bind the disputing parties in this matter. He said subs were available for extra work and provision of re placements for vacationing state men could be done at a minimum or extra Cost to the publishers. Rost year years he said the publishers continued to take a narrow interpretation of the labor contract when they said there could be no reduction of staff for vacations. This matter could be worked out with n Little co opera Tion. In stipulating a five Day week and stressing the need for replace ments the Union was thinking of Post War years when printers in the Martin opposes scrutiny plan Philadelphia. April 2g. Up Paul Martin speaking for the Cana Dian government told the inter National labor organization con Ference today he could not agree with the present form of a pro posed Resolution giving the . Authority to scrutinize International economic and financial policies. He proposed the organization set up a committee with Headquarters in Montreal where the Tiona labor office now is located and give it the task of fitting the organization into its proper and rightful place in the new International framework now beginning to he urged the . To do Noth ing that would indicate a desire to break away from the league of nations. Arrangements for collaboration Between the . And other exist record at meetings Wim represent legs forces came Back to resume their peacetime jobs. He said or. Sifton f h Tui i for election and plea on May so far she has no counsel. Silver s body is at Mordue brotners1 funeral Home and up to now no one has claimed it the Nan is reported to have a brother r. Montreal. Machinist s to receive holidays with pay machinists employed at the West Ern steel works in St. Boniface hav been granted one week s Holiday Ivion pay after a year s service according to Gordon Wilkinson organizer of the International association of machinists. Union ii these employees with an agreement signed in 1942. Or. Wilkinson said the regional War labor Board had granted the holidays with pay retroactive to Marc 17 of this year. Horticultural society final meeting thursday the last meeting of the Winnipeg horticultural society of the season will be held. Thursday at 8.15 In room 255 of the legislative build ing. There will be a general Sion on gardening and mrs. Eoj Munt. C. A. Edwards prof j. Ellis. Or. S. W. Edgecombe and h. Sul Kern will be speakers. The meeting will be in charge of miss m. C. Gillett and. Mrs. T. J. Foxcroft. These popular de Licious and nourish ing concentrated food Energy table to now packed in convenient Strong. Lift Fibre Container for overseas parcel made from wheat malted milk . Spar Rich in Vitamin i work Omed by service men women Oversea a ail in training and civilian find children at at Moit Tiru Ito ret and new two parcel counters at tis hot mint Secru. Of a tentative character pending the establishment of a world coun cil or the restoration league or the creation of the of other Central control Agency he said. The would committee he proposed prepare a report for sub natives As supporting the principle of vacations with pay and he declared that some papers in Boih the Sifton and Southam chains of which the free press and Tribune Are members were observing a vacation with pay policy. He then cited papers throughout i Mission to the next . Confer Canada which gave one or weeks vacation with pay said by that time the patterns of that in Large dailies like the new world organization my Ronto Star where two weeks expected to have taken such Given Little disturbance was caused shape that with the Aid of considered in the mechanical Section of the opinions from governments the paper there was Little extra Cost conference wel1 be Irble to the publishers take further Steps toward com let slim or i talc he said. As for Fraser would co operate fully new Shotae site being prepared to provide at least 20 new Sites Day by Aid. E. For the construction of much of the special Corn needed Homes the old Carruthers town planning the gathering so iai2 will not be unmindful of the and gory was being assigned to workers Vantage of open spaces being Kep for playing Fields. A portion of the property will be set aside for Ai athletic grounds it is planned. The biggest Boom in Home build ing that has struck Winnipeg for Many years was forecast Widnes o of soccer enthusiasts May be sub Rolv Inpil int rtt. A. Divided Avent in City building lots r. H. Surveyor revealed Jtj. Jcj wednesday i morning the property fell into the hands of the City about two years ago and since then has been closed Down because the engineering department found the buildings to be a danger to the Public. Work of tearing Down the grand stand the High Board Fence and the club House is at present under Way. The cottage provided for the caretaker will not be demolished City owned property have been sold to citizens desiring to construct Aid. Hallonquist pointed out. No Shivers workers in ice Industry Frozen Ottawa april 26 3v Jujj Vucu ii me not be n the Lee Industry Are As houses Are too badly needed in at least so far As selective service the City in establishing the proposed new sub division which will mean extending Matheson Avenue of Aikins and Salter streets the City regulations Are concerned. A labor department communique today said that in View of the mar Ket Scarcity of electrical refrigerators the highest labor priority Cate in the natural and artificial ice Industry during the summer months and that aged in the Frozen Don t have to be a detective to know he s smoking Bond Street. It s the finest tobacco pc store employees hoisting n a after its acceptance last monday. It now Victory symbo1 Bay determination buy buy Bond St. 70 tabs f or declared that the unions Felt if the papers wore getting full Price for an advertisement whether it was from a mat or a shop composition the Union men should share in the profit. If they did to the profits of the paper would be in excess of Normal profits for the Sale of an and. Or. Maxted said that no conces Sions had been Given by either Side Over the last nine years and the contract was a very Standard he added if holidays were properly staggered there would be no difficulty in staffing the newspapers. Rep with i he goal of a Post War Iob for anyone who wants to work has been underlined at the conference by two Days of speeches resent Tives of 40 Nat oils. Perhaps the most Tim visual sue Gest Ion came from Walter r. Skeeles the cup Loyrs Delegate from the Union of South Africa who said if we have no useful work for a person we can put him in school while the government pays him for the support of his our foundation m Strong Home markets get surpluses to Chi be such that we can Hange til i National selective service if you employ male persons have they till complied Nith the military cull up by an order signed under authority of the National selective service mobilization Regula Lions 1m every employer of male employees must make an examination of the documents of Tocse employees and Forward advice on those fail to produce documents showing Good standing to Der mobilization regulations. 2. This examination must be completed by May is i 1944. 3. Employer includes Industrial and com Mercial employers and also farm operators. 4. Male employee includes All male persons working for you. 5. A Booklet. Employers has been sent to Industrial and commercial employers. A return Post card has gone to farm operators. 6. If you employ any male person and have not been no Lilied of the Survey by Booklet or Post card Contact the nearest employment and selective service office and ask for the Booklet. Workers in agriculture of military age who have not been rejected by he army and who have not a postponement order should apply for such order to the nearest registrar immediately. 8. Obligation to make the examination rests on each and every employer of male persons and employers must act. 9. Penalties arc provided for failure to carry out this examination and for male employees fail ing to assist by refusal to produce documents. The National selective service mobilization regulations department of labour Humphrey Mitchell minister of labour. A. Macnamara Dir Rylor National s other nations that have surpluses. . Must be the a watchdog of International finance i More about jewelry Coutin cd from apartments. Balmoral place was identified by him As his property valued at s1.800, the jewelry was stolen from his suite january 11. victims of the burglar included mrs. Myrtle Bain. 27. Royal Crest apartments. Wellington cres cent who ran into the thief As he was leaving her apartment dec. 14 threatening her with a revolver. Silver forced her inside. She found he had stolen a s450 ring which has been recovered among the loot. Silver had also taken her purse containing her glasses and personal effects. Returned on Jan. 20 on Jan. 20, Silver returned to the Royal Crest apartments and stole More than s500 Worth of jewelry and other goods from mrs Helen suite 29. Police have recovered most of the jewelry Anci a toaster to a total value of since the first of the week said chief George Smith a Large num Ber of Otner suite occupants whose Homes had been ransacked by the Daylight burglar have identified most if not Ali of their jewelry and other goods that were stolen Many other persons have yet to Call at Headquarters in an Effort to identify their properly among the thousands of dollars Worth of loot. Chief Smith said that later be would Likely release a list of the person whose suites had a car broken into since Silver came to Winnipeg. The cd cry identified. Tuesday tie said was found in a safety de posit Box in a local Branch of the of Toronto where Silver had rented it under the name of Elmer Ross giving an address on Smith Street. Could hardly believe eyes when detectives opened the Box they could hardly believe their eyes. It contained a Large Quantity of jewelry valued at about 000 and about s2.000 in Cash. After Silver had been shot trying torm inc buy the new keys to which they had found at his Home at 591 Sherburn Street the order was granted and on visiting the Bank police found that Silver had also opened a Small checking account at the same Bank using the name of Elmer Ross. To administer estate Toronto general trusts Corpora i Tion has been appointed by Jar a Whitla. On behalf of the Provin administrator of the dead estate. Athe conclusion or the i ust As in medieval times the forces of right and Justice so often successfully stormed tyrants castles to free captives held within so today we have undertaken a of releasing the oppressed Peoples of Europe from the grip of the nazi. Time and again Hitler has referred to his fortress Europe and termed it history shows that no fortress is impregnable and As our armed forces scale Europe s Walls and crash its Gates this truth will be again revealed. Right will always Triumph in the end but to hasten the Day of Victory our armed forces need All the support they now can get so let s put Victory first and Back our fighting men with every Dollar that we have Canadian Oil companies refiners of limited White Rose ;