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I a IYT I I Itk~ A I k Is F i U VOL. IlLIll UUIHSHInGTOIf, D. 1. APRIL, 1944 flU. 4 r~~oIA A - -~ ..... ...... - .. --------- .... ..... .. CU. ... ...... "iheem's & 72augh Or A PUZZLE MORE OR LESS OUR UNION A PAST MASTER OF THE RUMOR Together we have banded, FACTORY and mom of less They tell us there is more Formerly we stood stranded. (Any alluion to any or all ,mberb past and less each day, and present o L. U. No. 4S1 ic parch, co¢n- Though folks pay cash and carry 'ore and Our union is us, Unification is a must. eaenl.l O.C r rBtkrra wotdd never stort and more of less away; Sacrifices we will endure, The aivertfsingi. Just the alme, there's al- One of our dearly beloved Brothers died "big sale" Our due to assure ways a Rum.rs are not good and appeared before St. Peter for sentence. Whore merchants hold take morand more St. Peter said, "Though your work was very of len. of workers' kaled For us, the Brotherhood. Meetings we must attend, good en earth, and there are no black marks They say, too, wellliav. less and loss of S, we meaytranmend against you. I must setence you to hell, as more when It's to spare Far above that prison ther is no more room inheaven." Ualess we save and buy more bonds ard more From whicl w're risen. Our worthy Brother replie, "'St Peter, of less we share; Onward we must stride all my working life and dounuithe part when The.e promeies of more or less seem more In our heart "pride" I didn't work, I have been told of the wonders or less a fake, For ours, "o.r Rnion." of heaven where the streets were paved with gold, and milk and honey flows. Now won't With "frozen" waes we have less lack and HEERaC. Rimic*ALD. mero of less they take L, U. No. 1320. you piease give me Just a fifteensninute pass mn see * * · into that heaRenly paradise and let In trying to be fair and square and more or lor myself lust what I'm missing?' OH, OH! So St. Peter being a Just guy let the Today I'm serewy more or lest from listening Well, Linema, Tennie, youa new to me- Brother bare his pass. He had Just got to each elan; Just heard of you today- through the gates when he met a couple of I'm thinking I should hibernate and study But you're right about the ladies Brother wire Jerker. who started totell more I guesa, Takit' mena's Jobs and their pay. him of the wonderful lighting effects In To learm if Wrong is less or more or right Iz heaven,when our Brother interrupted to say., oere or less, They've always got the credit I have no time for idle chatter, I Just have Try Rymnows. For takin' their husband's pay. a few minutes between busses, I am reportng L. U. No, 65. But now they're workin' for it; to a big Job in hell. The devil is going to Pattln' i, eight hours pea day. re-wire all bades and therell be overtime every day and double double time for Satur- JUST A WEATHER-;IRD They are welders and they are plumbers, day and Sunday, lots of wine, women aid The sign. all point to an early spring Taxi drivers and traffic cops. song for them that likes it and pay day every And Pm a "al who works with the wire With its usual quota of birds tha sing dy. With that the Brother walked on and Aad the swelling buds of the elm and larch That you strung o'er the "teps*" pretty soon he noticed groups of five or 10. And the tax headhe on the Idea of March. Your technique with wre was surely good: then 50 and 10 rushing for the gate, As he From this and that strology shark I'll bet no oer could match It. hod now been in heaven for 10 minutes. he I learn that the cropswill beat the mark, Well, I don't string that wire around said, "Time is getting short. Guess I had bet- And the stan are aet for a busy stork. But, ioldine me, I can patch It. tmr get over to the gate and see what the Jim Byrnes looks for a rise in pork, Russ. Mi~rage rush is abot," St. Peter met him at the gate And crotchety lekes, whom fate preserves. L. U. No. 1112. and said. "There have ben a great many Can see the end of the oil reser",es wire Jerker. asking for tra.f.ers; seems like And devotees of the crystal bal EFFICIENCY there is a rumor the devil is going to re-wire Are sure of & German collapse by fall. all hell, and ao there now being lots of room One m.orning, in rather a tongh-sounding in heaven, youFan ,tay." But our worthy By signs aId tokens the seero and sages voice, the foreman was reprimanding one of Brother replied, "Quite so, Brother Pete, but Profe to pM-read historey' pages; the helpers for not charging material used lIn turning in my pas:; there may be sore- But me, I'll stick to the weather thing: each day. "Charge the material used each thing to that rumor after ail' The signs all point to an eatly springT day, we can't make any money if material Ritt GSEN,,Z RgncHAyL Lnvn, slips by uncharged. This is a T and M job, L. U. No. 481. L. U. N, 124. CHARGE the MATERIAL." That night the helper's time-slip read omething like this: flerr's a cold ueather joke from Lono: Construction: a bours. (WITH APOLOGIES TO KIPLING) Material: Two San1 inch holes. She: "1 eny the great big polar bears in this weather" The Japs mew up the old pagoda R.AYRWSLCRa, He: -I wouldn't mind being a little otter." Looking eastward to the sea. L. I. No. 415. Ai..o.o Fox, 1. 0. And the Burma girl ain't sittin' In the place she uead to be. IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL For the wind, that's in the palm trees A "rier-rat" went to Washintn., D. C., LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Is a flying, screaming hell on a busiless and sight-seeing trip. On his An electrical contractor was dying Rs he And the temple bells ain't ringin' return his friends asked him for his opinion called In a lawyer and began to dictate hig there ain't Io temple bels. 'Case of Washington. will. He said, my euity In my car shall go to my son; he will now have to go to work Come ye back ye Yankee By.rlI 'Welh," said the "river-tat" 'Washington reminds me of the Mississmppi river during to keep up the paymnts,. My bank balance Come ye back to Mandalay,, the flood season, "What about the people?" shall go to my wife; she can eplain the over- Where the Jap machine guns spray, his friend, asked again. With a silly grin. draft. Give my goodwill to the supply houses. Can't you hear the children screamia' the "river-rat' said, "The people remind me they took some awful chances on me. Gie From Rangoon to Mandalay? of a bunch of autsthat have Just about over- my tools and equipment to the junk man; 0 come ye back to Mandalay loaded a large log in the middle of the flooded he's had his eyes on them for years. Lastly, Where the "yellow bellies" play Mississippi, and each ant Is conceited enough I'd like six of my creditors to be my pall- And the "Rus boom up like thunder to think that it is steering the log down the bearers, they have carried me so long they Outs China '%est the bay. river." night as well finish the Jb. T. O DaflMMOmo, FRANK TH No.ER, Roy L. DA¥1[, L. U. No. 1141. L; U. No. 602. L. U. No., 084. Oh#e4z C"rn 4j~e InTERnITIOnDt ELECTRICAL WORKERS and OPERATORS PUBLISHED MONTHLY q. 3u8a9 h2 e editn' 1f2OO,4 d St., /V.W. *16amthito on 5,. eb- Page Frontispiece Pari( Gargoyle 122 Whalt Will Lahor's Part Be in tile Peace?( 123 howhing Beaion iB it Troubled Wo Id 126 l'lcctrieitv's A in I Ext ended Service 127 nvisihtle ~ d c eo er th little knowvn traI. lspi/ati<>1 syme,,s Church Vanips Planning on Basis of Mixed Econonmy 128 ,/ the giecworld fl night andi day, Cornell lUniversitv Founds Labor Relations School 130 Supplies of fod. we apon.. and. d i- Plan, for War and Postwar at BonnevilleI 131 ,dpd gnodl' .1 ...nt tanly to ut' boys at the front. E]vey .t.. .f t hese va.u. Birdsoeye View of Electric Utility Industry - 132 able materia]s Ioist hIo packaged Men il OverasIs Pour Inti Pacific After Debacle 133 p].opcrly to OKe! V> th~q, Giod to Lighting, Mlan's Goal, Makes Great Progress 134 iiistlte safe anad eflieiqqec, aroivat at Freight Ratos Nomish, Starve Iulndsitrial (oenters 135 Ihc (o...bat art, Abart 700,000 diB- f'rent item> ie caerledio our boys. O1 Tinier Reviews Gains As lie Sbs "Go;dbye" 1;6 Thl~vsc re all wrapped ill p.Pl'", t11 Our Litle Ganie Ct'k Goads a Big Bully _ 137 paperboard ,r hth.