European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes september 1950 Hico labor director is Union vet the stars and stripes presents the third of a series o profiles Hico designed to acquaint readers with the planners and executors of policy in Germany Harvey Bro who became a director of the office of labor affairs and labor adviser to the Ega Mission to Germany in has been a member of organized labor for the past 45 Browns father was a Fanner in county it was there that Harvey Brown was born in later his father moved to the Coal Fields and became a Here Brown Learned the need for Union organization and the effects of some of his experiences As a youngster can be seen in his great interest in adequate and econom ical housing for i will never he that in my boyhood when my father worked in the our whole family of eight was thrown out of the Shack where we lived because it belonged to the mine who at that time was entitled not Only to throw my father out of a but also to take away the roof from Over our it was then that i first understood How important it was to give the working Man Security in Bis Job and the right to a Brown began work in 1902 As a machinist apprentice and 36 years later he was appointed president of the International association of in 1940 he was elected to this which he retained from that time until the close of june and later that year he accepted a position with in 1911 be was elected business representative of the Iam for the Anthracite Coal Region and 18 years later became vice president of this being a labor organizer in those Days much More difficult than it is Public opinion not yet been aroused to the necessity of unions to protect the hours and working conditions of the those men civilians give forces skills the role of civilian employees in the armed ranging from scientists to Industrial work is explained in the current Issue of the on third of the total Man Power used by the armed forces is and about half of these Are the bulletin scientists and professional men Are working on some projects for the development of new equipment and tech but the majority Are Industrial the bulletin Points out that armed forces civilians offer skills otherwise available to the military and form a nucleus of trained personnel which can be expanded in an civilian a fixture in the armed forces since George Washington Are making vital contributions to the forces and have received both military and civilian awards for their according to the million for Bonn Washington eco nomic cooperation administration gave West Germany to buy Grain sorghum and Eugar from the and latin Harvey Brown and corporations who were hiring labor naturally tried to keep wages and hours and because of Public apathy and often Public opposition the Job of organizing a Union was not i Well Brown one organizing meeting which i had scheduled in Eastern Pennsyl i was the Only person in the not even the chairman of the Union dared to show Browns activities in the labor Field have not been confined to his own he was vice president and a member of the executive Council of the a f l from 1940 to he also was a director of the Union Label insurance and he was a Mem Ber of the Anglo american productivity committee when it met in London to study developments in British Industry under the euro Pean recovery he was also a director of the americans for democratic action from its inception until he resigned in in january when the sen ate discussed the Marshall Brown was the first Trad Union Protection of animals the Hague of a world organization for Protection of animals was agreed to the decision was made by the world Congress for Protection of years sept 1946 British Aie claim of reparations against Italy at Paris peace 1947 rejects soviet protest against the Anglo american decision to raise the level of Industry in their occupied zones of sept 1948 Hjalmar hitlers finance is found not guilty of being either a Leader or Follower of the nazis by a de Nazif cation appeals court 1949 acting chinese president i in a statement on the fourth anniversary of Vij denounces communism As worse than the combined fascism of Hitler and Mussolini and warns that the present situation in As Well As other coun tries of the does not per Mit Paris suburban station is choosy on sundays Paris suburban rail Way station has this notice posted outside the freight office the freight office is open on sunday for the following Only perishable fresh Myrtle Cut news empty milk cans and Sweet called upon to state his he declared at that time that american labor looked upon the Marshall plan As vital to continued Prosperity and to the attainment of a lasting peace throughout the As adviser to Eca and director of the office of labor he has worked unceasingly for de cent workers Homes and living conditions in the pres ent housing project in where More than units of modern housing including and hot water at Low rentals Are being built has had the Complete support and co operation of Browns when the time was approach ing for dedication of one of these developments in Lubeck this sum Ernst minister of social affairs for Schleswig hol came to Frankfurt with the proposal that this settlement be named for he agreed to the proposal with the provision that it should be clearly under stood that he accepted the Honor Only in the name of american organized and As a tribute by German Trade unionists to the help and cooperation that they had received from Trade unionists in the in the dedicatory address Brown said As an american Trade unionist for Over 45 i know the importance of decent housing for the working High rents take the butter off the bread of the work ing Man and the Cream from the milk of the workers unsanitary and crowded housing conditions expose the working mans family to illness and pre mature that is Why Low rentals and decent quarters Are Cornerstones of a free and democratic Way of one of Browns forebears came to the from Mannheim in Germany in he fought in the american revolution and be came a colonel in the revolution Ary Brown is in Frankfurt with her they have one who is a professor of botany on tie faculty of the University of Griffith hails unification Washington assistant Secretary of said that unification has proved itself in the Tion of the armed forces in com he urged that civilians unify in supporting the defense Griffith was quoted on a defense report a 15minute weekly program on information about the armed sponsored by the defense the Benefit of unification in an Griffith was quoted As has been further exemplified by the Quick decisions which have been possible in re Cem weeks to coordinate the com Bat efforts of the the Navy and the air sure it is apparent that our military policy has been developed around sound concepts that our military establishment has been organized to provide a sound mobilization base in Case of who recognize these facts should be free from any apprehension that we Are stepping off into a new along uncharted they will receive More readily a suggestion that i want to that suggestion is that the citizens of the United states be like the armed uni fied in their determination to sup port the presidents latest pro Gram for vacation was the Reward for m sgt Joseph Byrnes winning the zone wide con test for a name for the Berchtesgaden Garmisch at Berchtesgaden on his three Day prize leave from the 130th Sta Hosp in Heidel took to the Mountain streams in the com Pany of a bavarian fishing Fritz they fished the Waters in the Vicinity of Traunstein catching a string of Brown and Rainbow i lost a big Feller when we started Byrnes but got his brother later his big Gest catch measured 14 Byrnes also explored Konig see Lake on a made the Tunnel train trip to the eagles nest hitlers Mountaintop Retreat and toured King ludwigs dream Castle on Herren Rupert Chi Emsee Beautiful Sharnberg one of bavarian outstanding Scenic d is often the setting for summer parties from Long the source of great native Sharnberg Lake owes part of its wide repute to its within easy commuting distance of the heart of it is generally included on the itinerary of tourists As a must on their initial visits to Munich military Post officials outings for a Day often include Golf and and boat rides across the Lake permit viewing some of bavarian most Majestic peaks and colourful american overseas airlines is extending its european service to include regular nights Between Western Germany and new York according to word received at Neucom special As part of the new Ada will inaugurate scheduled flights Between Frankfurt and Dusseldorf in the British movie film purchased at yes photo counters which is marked Kodak Pathe Cine film must be sent to Kodak for yes since this film is not made in the it is liable to customs duty if sent to Eastman the nine Day american express tour to Naples during the festival of the pied Grotta has been approved by Neucom special the which includes sightseeing in Rome As Well As the neapolitan coastline and will leave from Munich on the Price is the festival of the pied Grotta is a traditional Celebration of the completion of an ancient Tunnel connecting Naples and other highlights of the tour will be visits to the Island of ischia with its medieval Castle and Thermal the Blue Grotto on the boiling lava at the ruins of Ravello and the group will spend two Days in Rome taking in Vatican the and Castallo Romani summer Palace of the travellers to Scandinavia by automobile May use the Paulsen and Ivers ferry service from Kiel to the line has recently installed fast steamers making the  journey in each Denmark bound ships leave Kiel at am daily and arrive in Kors or at 4 the departure and arrival times for German bound ships Are the the Tariff for cars up to pounds is 18 Marks and up to 21 with or without pay fares of 14 Marks one Way and 24 Marks round childrens rates Are docks at both Kiel and Kors or permit driving autos directly on and off the Bow of the dining rooms and Cabins Are provided for comfortable there is a 2mark extra charge for Cabins with word from Denmark says that car Howard of returned to danish alters to fish for tuna his second year and caught a whop per his first the Danes reported the tuna was 7 for the season and weighed 440 the first seven catches this year have been about equally distributed among amateurs from the France and though the Danes out number those tuna abound in the sound near but fishermen May go for Days before getting a the stars and stripes 8 137 editor in manass sports Futor september 1950 it coi Henry j Hinter Ken Phil Taylor executive manager chief of distribution Maurice r Kir sword Louis h Brown news bureaus Franf court 1088 ext 61 Darmstadt Berlin 816681 a Swiss Vienna b413so Bremerhaven 21363 Munich the european edition is published daily at Germany for tie u s occupation under the auspices of the armed 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