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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
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Stretches

Members of the Toledo Industri-
al Rubber Unit of Local II wish
to express their sympathy to the
family of Paul F. Bonner, who
passed away while in the service
of our country.
Ray Wroblewski, Edwin Gill, HUI
bert Nemire, Francis Matzinger,
and two of our former committee
men, John (Brownie) Gradowicz
and Johnny Watras, have recently
visited US while on furlough, or as
in the case of Seaman Wroblewski,
on shore leave. AS expected, they
all looked better to us than they
did when they last worked here.
Well be seeing you, boys!
Chairman Felix Lubomski, a
very nervous papa, missed three
days of work while infanticipating.
The new arrival is Phyllis Ann, and
we are indebted to her for the
cigars and candy distributed by
her pappy. incidentally, we are
pleased with the way Felix is hold
ing down the Craftsmanship of our
unit, and grateful for the time he
spends for us, all for free, although
a few of US are lacking in showing
our appreciation.
And Edmund Gromincki, a bride
groom of ten months, is not time
waster. Eds baby girl called for
cigars only, although a few of the
feminine employees would have pre-
ferred milder remembrances.
The servicemen will be back
home before the cigarettes get to
them unless we hurry things up.
Since last April they have had
cigarettes by the carton awaiting
them, so let's get them rolling
campward. 1t is now up to Ella
Groll, Louise Foreman and Helen
Gradomski to send the boys the
fags, now that our Unit treasury
is progressing.
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AIrWdY


Congratulations, Ollie Galen, on
your achievement in the Toledo
Open Tourney.
After receiving slight dig from
Chet Nadolny, a former employe,
several of the fellows have writ
ten to him. Our boys are fighting
for us-let's write to them.
Sorry to hear Ann Bloomfield is
i'll. She has received a leave of
absence until her recovery.
Maybe Al Cherry should have
been banker-at least he keeps
bankers hours, arriving at work
at 9.
What's this | hear about the new
department in the Assembly Divi-
sion? l guess it is called the block
buster department. Does it have
anything to do with production,
boys?
If one dime per week will put
you on the starvation list, please
don't donate to the boys in the
armed forces, and don't insult the
stewards.
Your next Unit meeting will be
Monday, Aug. 16, and the Execu-
tive Shop Committee wishes to
thank all members for the splendid
turnout at the last Unit meeting
and to those who had to stand,
special chairs will be furnished,
and for those who were so far back
they could not hear, and those who
couldn't enter, and stood in the
recreation room, we will have a
public address system. By having
turnouts like that you sure do
show how much interest you have
in your Unit. Keep it up, you're
doing fine.
Al Moore, being a lover of flow
ers, was presented with a beautiful
bouquet for good department last
week.
Stop and look at the bulletin
boards now and then. They are
there for your benefit.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
Wi|Iys Seeing Eye

children of our members could have
a days outing. But the older mem
bers seem to get just as big kick
out Of it as the youngsters do. The
Flying Squadron and Entertain-
ment Committee under the able
leadership of Otto Scharf, are to
be complimented for the fine job
they did, and we know that every
one who attended had swell time.
We heard several members say
that Pete Broderick's orchestra can
sur put out real dance music. Con-
gratis. Pete, to you and your band
and orchestra.
DEPT. 30S
Pauline Marlowe is back TO work
after being off because of illness.
Glad you are back, Pauline, and
hope you stay well this time.
Vida and Adeline have returned
from their vacations with a nice
coat Of tan and lot Of fish stories.
Huh? How big was il? Be careful!
One for the paper. Why do all
the girls from other departments
get their pictures in the papers
with articles on how well the parts
are preserved, while the ones who
really do the work just sweat and
work? Does anyone know? Editors
Note-ask Claude Hess.
Florence Close had a swell time
while in New York. Now she is all
enthused about her new job.
/ A ball game is being played in
the Heat Treat Dept. since July s.
Heat Treaters VS.. Time Study
Dept. The Heat Treaters are coach
ed by committeeman, the Time
Study Dept. is coached by Witt.
The unpires are Schnell and Par
geter. The game is played under
/ protest.
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Champion SparkIets

The date to which this pay shall
be retroactive has not been decided
yet.
Congratulations to Danny Ro-
sinski! He has new boss at his
house now. A fine, 8-pound boy.
Our most sincere sympathy goes
out to the families of Leo Karpin-
ski and Clarence Dobrzykowski.
We will miss them both very much.
They were both great guys. Clar-
ence was quiet and unassuming
and there wasn't person who did
not like him. Leo was seemingly
untiring worker and a true sports
man We're very sorry.
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(ommutator

By Harry BOose

Could it be romance that is TAX
ing the second shift gals to the
third shift? Take it easy, boys.
this is wartime.
Wonder why Cliff goes around
the factory grooming you'll Never
Know? Keep it up, Cliff, the girls
just love it.
Who's the little tough guy that
goes around asking the girls Il
they don's think he's pretty OK.
Curly Daughters, we all think you
are beautiful.
Playing ball under the lights has
brought few sensations for our
ball team. Walt Kujawa's homer
with two on, Nauseates Noss's cir
Gus catch to end the game with
three men on base. But Ned Stoi-
ber's use of his head by passing
them all. After he got hit in the
head by the ball, the umpire had
to look the ball over to see if il
could be used again in the game
Acklin got only one hit and lost
8 to 0. The team would like to see
more people from the shop out to
the games roofing for them. This
is the final round.
have heard many ways of peo-
pie celebrating their birthdays, but
Vera Whittlinger's celebration
marks new position on my list.
After the party was over, Emma
Weaver found her playing in the
sand.
Butch, that's Merit to her friends
and co-workers, and Martha Ciesla
to the rest of the shop, held a shin
dig up at Walbridge Park. The
other inspectors at this affair were
somewhat baffled by her success at
grabbing the brass ring twice, on
the merry-go-round. But it all goes
back to the way she looked at the
man that puts the rings back in
the slot. Quite an amusing way to
hoodwink a man while at work, so
be careful, boys.
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NOTICE
Union Asks Removed of
War Plant Management

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. H.
(FP)-Charging a "non-coopera-
tive, oppressive attitude" on the
part of the management of the
Kansas City Oldsmobile ordnance
plant, members of Local SO, United
Auto Workers (CIO), have asked
for removal of the management.
The management was charged
with refusal to institute a labor
management council and refusal to
permit workers to install the CIO
plan for wage deductions for the
Red Cross and other charities. The
union, however, pledged itself to
continue its no-strike policy.
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Rathbun
Reporter
By Drexel O'NeiI

Dear Tony:
Sorry to hear that you are still
under the weather. Things are
pretty much the same here in the
shop.
We had a whopper of picnic
last Sunday and the fellows all
agree that it was the best one yet.
A we'll oiled Picnic Committee
functioned without hitch. Tommy
Stein won one of the chickens in
the Chicken Race; who got the
other no one seems to know, but
I'll venture that both of those six
FOUNDERS are has-beens by now.
The ball game score was "a to s
once; it seems the foundry boys
quit counting after 25.
You should have seen our Senior
Partner shove "Suds" Thomas out
of the way and take over the bar.
With all his experience, think
"Suds" learned trick or two. In
words of nine syllables, every one
acted like humans and consequent
ly had a good time.
One of the foundry boys had the
largest family present. When he
started to call them in so the
i-i'r'es could count the heads, it
i. Toed as if we were in Callen-
.i0ntario, only these were all
5n1 wonder if the father croons.
Well, Tony, there's lots more
news and stuff. but it will have to
wait until the Doc says you can
come back to work. Meanwhile,
spend your money wisely; OPA
prices will gobble up benefit pay
ments so d - quick it amt
funny. The Boys.
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Spicer Unit News

management. AS in the cast of
Brother Jim Pifer, we have come
through another storm united; for
united we stand, divided we fall.
ROWING REPORTER REPORTS
We notice another member Of
the faculty of our Toledo schools
working about the shop; none other
than Clayton Close, an instructor
at Whittier grade school. Brother
Close has taught many of our
brothers throughout the shop the
fundamentals of the very mechan-
les they are using daily to perform
their jobs in the shop.
RATIONING OFFICE ACTIVE
Due to recent changes in OPA
rulings, it is now necessary to
share your car for rides to work to
obtain additional gasoline ration
stamps. If you work irregular
hours you must obtain an AVO
from your foreman stating you
work irregular hours.
The gas ration office will con-
tinue to be open on Tuesday and
Thursday nights to accommodate
second and third trick workers.
(Signed) Earl Ordway, Chairman
of the Gas Rationing Board.
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Bingham
Binsoes
ANNUAL PICNIC


Bingham's annual picnic will be
held on Sunday, September 5 at
Vollmer's park.
Everybody should make it a
point to attend the picnic and have
a lot Of fun, because the next day
is Labor Day and we have a par
ade to march in. More details in
next weeks edition.
WE'RE GLAD
We are happy to see so many Of
our people who have been on sick
leave back at work.
Celia Przybysz is vacationing
in Texas. She is visiting her hus-
band who is in the Army there.
It's been seven months since he
went away but-Oh Happy Day!
Lawrence Bonning has fallen,
but for whom? Take it ease bud,
it might turn out to be serious,
or is it?
Our new guard force looks
snazzy in their new uniforms. We
are proud of them, and even the
gals look twice.
Third shift workers had a swell
time together at Mae Werner's
last Saturday. Mae is Gladys Will
liam's daughter.
Believe it or not but Peter Cour.
turier, our genial chairman worked
all day Sunday. Wattsamatter
Pete-you slipping?
Wayne (Sir Gallahad) is our
new hero in the 20 nm dept,
There was Leona suspended be-
tween earth and heaven hanging
on the hopper when up rushes
none other than Wayne to bring
her down to terra firma again.
Alta boy Wayne, alta girl Lecna.
Esther Francis has turned into
a farmerette. Imagine Esther III
sing at 500 ayem to take her milk
pail and go out to milk bossy?
Anyhow, we hope Esther is en-
joying her vacation and incident
ally doing her bit to relieve the
. food shortage.
III be back next week poking
my nose into other peoples busi-
ness, so, until then let's do our
work snappy to make the Axis
slap happy.
Bingham reporter.
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National
Supply
BY SHORTY" Sager
sTRAIGHTENER UPPERs

Herb Hoerig, executive chairman
in Dept. 38, is what is known as a
straightener upper. With the help
of his steward, Mike Fox, Herb
mas done a remarkable job Of get
ting his peoples troubles ironed
out. The boys in the department
are up to snuff on their wages and
the boss is cooperating in fine
shape with them. Herb has done a
good job and his boys are more
than willing to give him their help
at all times.
CONGRATULATIONS
Lots of congratulations and good
luck to Theodore Mizerney and Lila
Wingard, who recently had the
knot tied. Hope it lasts and you'll
both be reasonably happy.
WE DOOD 1T
Our indoor boys, under the able
managership of Eddie Collins
knocked off the Spicer team, tc
/. Our boys may not win the pen.
nant, but they look like they are
going to upset a couple of apple
carts for some of the other team;
who might have had better chance
if our team wasn't going hot
Watch the bulletin boards for thu
schedule and go out and watch the
boys. They are good.
Delbert Bordner is the new stew
ard in Dept. 81. Del looks like {
good choice. Congratulations, Del
and congratulations to the boy.
who elected you. If you both worl
together, everything will be hunky
dory.
WANNA BET?
Bets on the foot races between
zone Round" Stribling and "Sau
GER Foot" Mcneil can be PLACED
with your correspondent. The rae,
will begin at Mann's Cafe and enc
at Detroit Ave. o. Smith will fir,
the gun beginning the race, anc
Emery Miller will be at the finisl
line, if there is a finish, to declar,
the winner and pour him into ;
waiting ambulance.
Do you know old eagle eye, wh'
operates the boring mill in Dept
"a, and never heard of caliperin;
a rough bore?
Al Carne is making arrange
ments to take along an outboart
motor mechanic on his next fish
ing trip. The last trip Al made VI
North he couldn't get the heap t
run. When he returned, he took i
to the hardware that had over
hauled it before he left and tn
mechanic started it over and owe
for him. 1t amt the motor, bud, it.
the operator.
One of the boys in the gear lap
ping dept, whose turn it was t
drive his car in the car pool to g
golfing. passed the buck to some
one else.
Promotion went to the head o
the night foreman in Dept. Sc, VIII
owes his job to the war and
shortage Of supervision. When it
all over, he will no doubt find him
self rubbing elbows with the res
of us with whom he has been find
ing fault. Then we'll see what hap
pens, won't we, boys?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13
By Winfield c Vernier
ATTENTION FLAG WAIVERS

Frank Szewczykowski, steward
of the second trick in Dept. 135,
told a special reporter for the
Spicer Unit News that the Spicer
management insists on burning
corrugated paper boxes and other
waste paper material daily that is
vitality needed in war production to
make weapons of war.
1t so happens that an ad appears
frequently in the Toledo Blade that
is approved by the War Production
Board, paid for by industry telling
us to save old containers, wrapping
paper, etc., because the war pro-
duction needs your waste paper.
In case the management who is
too busy fighting their own war
here at home by fighting the work
ers who belong to labor organiza-
tions is too occupied to know where
to dispose of this essential waste
material, we give the following in
formation: To SELL (this word
sell will get their attention. or
give, call Main 1142. It's your duty
Thanks loads for the information
to Save!
Frank and we want to say at this
time that we welcome any informa-
tion of this type at any time. P.S.
Il wonder how the "Ferret" miss
ed this, he covers the shop so thor
oughly!
ELECTION COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Cyril Lampley, chairman of the
election committee, reported that
the time for election of delegates
to the UAW convention, which will
be held in Buffalo, N. Y, begin
ming October 4th, has been set as
follows: 600 a. m. Tuesday, Au-
gust 17th, to LOO a. m. Wednesday,,
August 18th, at the old Spicer
Club, 4105 Bennett Road, near the
Spicer plant.
In the next issue of this column
we will print the nominees that
stood for election and probably the
election results.
The following constitute the re-
mainder of the election committee:
Lloyd Stoner, Bruce Guyer, Jim
Pifer, Ralph Mason, Duane Bondy,
and Edward Tellum. Gladys Ober-
haus, who was high up on the re-
suits of the election committee
election, declined.
SPICER UNIT SOLIDIFIED
One for all and all for one was
the feeling expressed throughout
the shop among the officers and
the rank and file when the man
agement tried to put Brother Ellis
worth Kramer, chairman of the
Bargaining Committee, out on the
street, just because he refused 20
be insulted by an official of the
Evening star., 1943-08-04
BY the Associated Press

@sF f'N nsSot tottu IcSs.
NICOSIA. Sicily, Aug. de-
tayed .-Mussolini's erstwhile hench-
men are shedding their Fascist faith
In hurry these days.
The men and women who once
were party stalwarts have found
they do not care for FaScism since
the arrival OF the Americans-or,
at least, they profess as much.
There was an interesting little
ceremony in Nicosia today when
known Fascist leaders trooped into
a large room to hear talk by an
American Army official
There were % of them. one a
strikingly handsome middle-aged
woman who had been Fascist lead
er among the women. There was
the vice secretary OF the Com
mune. political secretaries. city en-
ployes who held political Offices in
the Fascist party and members of
the voluntary militia.
They filed into the room and
ranged themselves around the wall,
watching the proceedings intently.
Their eyes shifted in unison with
every move the speaker made and
most of them were nodding their
heads in agreement before he
finished his sentences.
He told them they were known
Fascist leaders and as such were
suspected.
we have come here to liberate
Italy and Sicily from the Fascists,
ne told them. adding that they were
being put under technical arrest
and surveillance and that II any oil
them were found engaged in Fascist
Evening star., 1943-08-04
IS Pct. Attendance
Seen at COP Farley
By the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Republican officials said today
that on the basis of acceptances al
ready received, they expect a 95 per
cent attendance at. the policy fran
ing sessions of the partys Postwar
Advisory Council at Mackinac
Island, Mich, September 81.
The 40 council members are being
ealled together by National Chair
man Harrison e. Spangler to help
develop what he termed realistic
peace-time program for American
progress" as basic guide for those
who will write the party's 1914 plat
form.
Among those who already have
signifled their intention of attend
ing are Cows. Thomas E. Dewey of
New York, Raymond E. Baldwin of
Connecticut and Walter w. Bacon of
Delaware; Senators Austin of Ver-
mont and Taft of Ohio, represent
atives Rogers OF Massachusetts,,
Woodruff of Michigan, Hope of Kan
sas and Reed of New York; former
Senator John G. Townsend of Del
aware, chairman OF the Senate Cam
paign Committee, and Clarence Bud
ington Kelland and H. Alexander
Smith, members of the party's Ma
tional Committee respectively from
Arizona and New Jersey.
Mr.. Spangler has predicted the
group would outline tentative party
stand on peace-maintenance in
rather general terms.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Fugitive in Stolen Truck
E|udes Five Police Cars

Police today still were searching
for an 18-year-old youth who
escaped from the National Training
School yesterday and eluded five
police scout cars as he drove a stolen
truck at IS miles an hour through
the northwest section of the city.
Police said he was Donald E.
Carter, 200 block of l. street Sc.
They said he stole the truck at the
school and was at first pursued by
sixth precinct scout car which spot
ted him at Fourteenth and Gallatin
streets NV.
The police radio dispatcher then
sent four other scout cars on the
trail of the truck, but they were re-
ported slowed down by stop signs
through which they were afraid to
speed without sirens.
Abandoning the truck in the rear
OF the 1900 block of Georgia avenue
NV, the youth made a successful
getaway.
Evening star., 1943-08-04

velopment of critical materials from
Sicily will be the function of DEW.
while the Treasury Department has
introduced special currency for
that area, a fixed monetary ex-
change rate of 100 lira to the dollar
and is in charge of general fiscal
matters.
Mr.. Sturges is to coordinate all
these activities. which are expected
TO provide pattern for similar op-
erations in other occupied terri
tories.
A native of Fairfield, Vt. Mr..
Sturges. who is 40, has been profess
sor of law at Yale since 1928. A
specialist in arbitration, he was a
member of the Administrative Com
mittee of the motion picture arbi-
tration system and from 1888 to 1910
executive director of the Distilled
Spirits Institute.
Before going to North Africa for
BEW he was director of civilian de-
tense for Connecticut.
Evening star., 1943-08-04
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Evening star., 1943-08-04
Yale Professor to Supervise
u. S. Economic Aid to Sicily
Wesley A. Sturees,
Ex-BEW Official,
Is in AIeiers Now

BY the Associated Press
Prof. Wesley A. Sturges of Yale
University, former Board of Eco
nomic Warfare official, will direct
American economic aid in liberated
Sicily it was learned yesterday at
the State Department.
AS the first area director over
former enemy territory, his duties
will be to coordinate the economic
activities there of the State, Treas
ury, War and Navy Departments
and the Office of Economic War
fare. Lease-Lend Administration
and the Office of Foreign Relief and
Rehabilitation.
Mr.. Sturges now is in Algiers.
where he had charge of BEW affairs
until that agency was supplanted
by the new Office of Economic War
fare.
Staff TO Be Named.
With his appointment Mr.. Sturges
was transferred to the State De-
partment since he will operate un-
der the Office of Foreign Economic
Coordination. which is directed by
Assistant Secretary of State Dean
Acheson.
Several technical assistants. ex-
perts in Italian economic and finan-
ciai affairs, are expected to be APP
pointed later, as Mr.. Sturges' staff
when he goes into Sicily at the invf-
tation of the Allied military govern
ment of occupied territory.
From the military government,
which is now distributing relief to
Sicilians, Mr.. Sturges is scheduled
to take over such activities as relief
the production of civilian necessities
and the restoration of agriculture,
housing and transportation.
Lease Lend Funds Slated.
LeaSe-lend funds will finance the
program. Income from goods sold
to Sicilians will be credited to
lease-lend. Procurement and de-
Evening star., 1943-08-04
HitIer's Health Report
Described as Very Bod
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Aug. A Reuters dis
patch from Stockholm quoted the
unconfirmed report of the Bern cor
respondent Of NYA Dagligt Allie
banda today that Hitler's health is
giving cause for anxiety in Germany.
The correspondent wrote to the
Swedish newspaper that Heinrich
Hlmmler, head of all German police
organizations, asked Hitler's physi-
clans to give a true report, which
was very bad; the Fuehrer often
appears apathetic and depressed"
The correspondent added that In
Germany discussions about an even
tual successor already have begun. y
Evening star., 1943-08-04
Sicilion Fascist Leaders Quick
To Profess Loyalty to Allies

activities they would be dealt with
summarily.
When the official finished speak
ing paunchy, white-haired man
stepped forward and said pas
sionately:
For the most part We were forced
to be Fascists to earn living We
are not of the real Fascist element"
He swore by all that is holy and
sacred" that those present would be
strong for the American principles
OF liberty and do all they could TO
wreck Fascism
His speech brought cheers and the
meeting broke up with every one
shaking hands with every one else.