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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

est scandals of the war, they try
to transfer their guilt to others.
These forces, he said, accepted
and invited initiation, planning
to throw the blame on labor when,
as now seems inevitable, labor is
compelled to seek upward wage
adjustment to meet rising prices. 7"
Labor Supports NFU
Organized labor and consumers,
he said, supported the NFU in its
proposals for increasing food
production. at is not too early to
make plans and to organize for
increased food production for 1914
and 1885," said Patton. "The War
Food Administration must give
bold leadership to farmers, the
congress and the public generally.
He said the NFU backs prop
osed government purchase and re-
sale of vital war foods, and added:
"The government should make
war food agreements with farm
ers on the same terms as have
produced world records in indus
trial war production. Farmers, as
part of the agreement, must be
furnished with credit, including
advance and progress payments,
assured prices, crop insurance,
technical services, and priorities
in machinery, feed, seed, and
fertilizer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

HOLLYWOOD (FP)-Two films that help make history
are to be started One is Wendell Wilkes one
which bought for $5000 part OF
the profits The other the off
Wilson, 20h-Fox projec
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

A contribution of 81 will deaden
pain during one operation on a
soldier in Russia.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Sports Review
By Pinch
BASEBALL
BY Pinch Hitter

Our Toledo Mud Hens back with for series of
games which hope will put them well into the first div
son The boys didn't get along good during their recent
road trip although they probably did little better than
they did on their previous trip
The Mud Hen management and team are deserving of
support because they donated their services freely to the
CIO Cigarette Fund Drive and put on fine game.
GOLF
Believe it not but Richard Gosser has taken up the
ancient Scottish game and challenges all to take
him Of course, consideration should be made by
seasoned golfers before they attempt take this
golfer into tow.
While the subject of golfing, Glenn Holewinsk has
finally succeeded in buying of clubs approval He
might even keep them if he can break hundred.
INDOOR
The schedule for the Local IL Indoor League APP
pears this page and you might out and watch the boys
play The National Supply Team defeated Spcers Tuesday
night by close Of to and present indications
that this will make itself felt before the
to end.
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groups and a number of poll
ticians.
"They have served notice
that they will continue to fight
subsidies and insist upon remov-
ing the ceiling from prices so that
they rise to their natural level in
the open market" said Patton.
But while they are trying to
put over hoax greater than any
since P. T. Barnum sold the Car
diff Giant, said Patton, they have
not fooled working farmers, who,
said the spokesman for the organ
lied small farmers, fear infla-
tion like the devil"
Turned right side up" said
Patton, "the demand for immu-
nifty from price control was and
is-a threat of a sit-down strike
by farmers. This threat was nCs
carried out; farmers planted more
this year than last.
Demand Exceeds Supply
Patton pointed out that in the
case of many vital foods demand
is at least 23fo greater than the
available supply. Yet the enemies
Of the Presidents anti-inflation
program, who for a year have de-
manded higher prices for increas.
ed food production, coupled with
freezing of wages.
Patton went on to name the
allies of the pro-inflationary
| forces.
"They had-and have-allies in
fighting the Economic Stabiliza-
ton Act, in defeating proposals
that would have expanded war
food production by 20e6 and re-
cruited labor for its harvesting
processing and distribution to con-
sumers without the plowing under,
rot and wastage now going on.
These allies were--and are
the U. S. Chamber Of Commerce,
and the private banking interests.
Now, when they see that food
Will soon become one of the great
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Bowling
Prizes TO
Be Increased

With the bowling season but a
few short weeks away, Local IL
bowling officers are planning for
the coming season.
Plans are under way to increase
the prize list in the Local IL All
Star League, according to Presi-
dent Melvin Schultz. eve expect
to have an even faster league this
year than last, with higher prizes
and more strenuous requirements, !"
said Mr.. Schultz.
Last years All-Star league,
which was one of the fastest in the
city, is going to attract more
bowlers than ever before, accord
ing to the Local II president.
The All-Star league opens in
September and efforts already are
being made to reorganize last
years teams and pick up new
bowlers who have good established
averages.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
The
.AckIinite
By Lewis Mattox
NEW DRIVE

NEW DRIVE
Within a few days drive will
De opened for membership in La
oor's Political Committee for 1914.
When you are contacted by an
authorized representative Of the
Committee say yes, because it is
his organization that has been
lighting your political battles and
which will continue to fight them.
Join up will yuh?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

On receipt of the opinion,
which it had requested, the
NLRB scheduled for Aug. q a
strike vote at the Springfield,
H., plant Of the Allis-Chalmers
Co., the first to be held under
the new law, which the AFL and
CI0 have claimed all along was
actually a strike-inciting law.
District so Of the United Mine
Workers (unaffiliated) attempted
organizing there at the time the
National War Labor Board had
before it a case involving the
plants employees, represented by
the United Farm Equipment
Workers (CIO), which has a con-
tract with the company which ex-
pires in 1914.
Regardless Of how large a
majority votes against District
SOS proposal to strike, under the
Smith -Connally law District 80
would be free to take out as many
men as it could muster the day
after the vote is taken.
CIO Pres. Philip Murray last
week wrote to the NLRB, pointing
out the dangers to war produc.
ton and the majority principle Of
collective bargaining if such ar
Interpretation were put upon the
act.
AFL Research Director Boris
Shishkin, commenting on the
Biddle ruling, said that the inter.
probation makes doubly clear the
effect of the statute is to increase
rather than diminish strikes and
interruptions to war production.
Shishkin said that the Biddle rul.
ing demonstrates that the statute
defeats the very orderliness of
democratic procedure"
There was considerable anger ir
labor circles, it was learned, about
one paragraph of the Biddle
order which, ignoring the burden
of the Presidents veto message
on the bill, assumes the purpose
Of the bill is to avoid labor dis
putes and interruption of produc-
tion. This paragraph read:
Labor disputes threatening
seriously to interrupt war prod.
uction might arise with groups Of
employees other than those com.
prising an appropriate bargain:
ing unit. Therefore, the purpose
Of Section s providing for ;
strike vote) might be defeated il
no representative, other than {
representative of a majority Of
employees in an appropriate bar
gaining unit, could give the notice
provided for in Section g."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

The Belgian War Relief Society,
one of the 16 agencies composing
the National War Fund, which, in
cooperation with the Ohio Division
of the National War Fund and To-
cal War Funds, will put on a
campaign this fall, provides for
the needs of Belgian refugees, Bel
gian soldiers and airmen now
fighting with the Allies; seamen
of the Belgian Merchant Marine;
Belgian. seamen on other allied
merchantmen; Belgian prisoners of
the Nazis and Belgians of the post
war period.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
| BROADWAY &
HVpLLYWOOD
BY Lee o. Lyon

For the first time Walter Pid-
yeon's 13 triple C size shoe proved
blessing, but not to Pidgeon. On
he set of MADAME Curie," Di-
rector Mervyn Leroy picked big
six-foot-four, $50 pound Tom Rem
1ahan from a crowd of extras to
,lay a comedy waiter in cafe
scene of the film. Leroy sizing
,im UP looked at his shoes and
said you'll have to wear other
shoes in the picture" Rennahan
oashfully explained that the pair
IF shoes he had on were the only
,nes he owned. Reluctantly Leroy
was about to select another extra
'or the part when Pidgeon spoke
lp. "Try these on" he said, TAX
.ng off his own shoes. They fitted
perfectly thus insuring Rennahan
the opportunity to earn few ex-
ira dollars. incidentally, Pidgeon's
shoe is the only one of its size on
he entire M-G-M lot.
Fans of Captain Clark Gable
are welcoming the great star
back to the screen though his
appearance is brief. 1t is in the
Office of War Information short
subject, "Wings Up" which is
currently being shown in the
nations theatres. Cables mar
ration of the film brings pleas
ant memories. By the way,
letter just received from one of
Cables fans in England reveals
that she has seen him in "Gone
With the Wind" fourteen times
-and-she is still going.
Al Hall, directing William Pow
I'll and Hedy Lamar in "The
Heavenly Body" discovered foi
The first time that in all his years
At the studio Powell has never
eaten in the M-G-M commissary
Powell's cook prepares box lunch
which the star eats right on the
set.
In the opening sequences of
'Bataan" Filipino civilians are
pictured evacuating a military
area. They are carrying what ef-
'ects they could salvage. OF course,
most Of them have their house
lold birds in their cages. (Filip-
nos are famous for their love of
oirds.) At the time this sequence
vas being shot there was not a
sufficient number of wire bird
:ages available in Hollywood, or
anywhere else, for that matter
The Victory Drive for scrap met
ais and the WPB orders forbidding
manufacture of such articles made
purchase of the number required
impossible. For the sake of au.
,henticity this scene could not be
eliminated. Finally way out was
discovered the cages pictures
we're borrowed from Hollywood
scrap pile and after being used
we're returned.
For the sake of the all fe.
male cast in "Cry Havoc" Joan
Blondell is going to demonstrate
the art of Taking it off" or
more directly, strip tease"
Joan demonstrates the method
TO Margaret SULLIVAN and Ann
Southern. But, the Legion of
Decency need not worry. It's
the same mock strip tease act
Joan has been featuring in the
numerous camp shows in which
she has been appearing.
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the profits. The other is super-dc
row Wilson, also 20th-Fox prof,
These two films, if produced
with conscience and intelligence,
can awaken Americans to their
common interests with the peoples
of the world, and can crystallize
popular support for the world CO.
operative tasks ahead.
The films could also miss. One
World could be brushed off as a
Fitzpatrick travelog running three
hours in glorious technicolor
Likewise, the story Of Wilson and
the aims and errors of the last
war could be a guidepost to re-
action instead of progress.
Protests on Rickenbacker Film
A terrific responsibility rests
on the men of goth Century Fox
who will make these pictures. One
World will be filmed in eight
languages, including German and
Italian, for use as the spearhead
Of the United Nations postwar
program. The Wilson film is
timed for release in June 1914, so
will influence the public's postwar
attitudes in the 1914 elections.
Considering that it is 20th-Fox
that is preparing glorification
of Rickenbacker, there is special
ground for apprehension. 1t should
be understood, however, that Dar-
ryl F. Zanuck and Joseph Schenck
are again the active heads of 20th-
Fox studio operations. The Ricken-
hacker deal was put over by an
interim management while Zanuck
and Schenck were away on leaves
Of absence.
Zanuck, Schenck Run the Show
(Willkie, incidentally, is advx
c,.sg the unions which protest the
! Cza Aenbacker film to him as
.rman of the board that he
only works" for 2Oth-Fox and
that protests should be directed to
the production heads. This refers
to Zanuck and Schenck at the
20th-Fox studios, West Los
Angeles 34.)
While just announced, the
Woodrow Wilson film has been in
research and story stages 18
months. Lamar Trotti is writing
the script and Henry King will
direct. Casting has started, al
though camera work is not sched-
uled until October. Sen. Henry
Cabot Lodge will be played by Sir
Cedric Hardwicke and Joseph p.
Tumulty will be played by Thorn
as Mitchell.
Zanuck wants Alfred Lunt and
Lynn Fontanne of the stage to
play the President and Mrs. Will
son.
Mr.: UNITED NATIONS. Wal
ter Huston, who played Ambas-
sador Joseph E. Davies in Mission
to Moscow, has been tested in
Chinese makeup for the part of
the father in M-G-Ms Dragon
Seed pearl Bucks book.
COMEBACK. Norman Mayes,
who used to be in vaudeville, is a
janitor at RKO studio. He is be-
ing given a chance to resume act
ing in Government Girl. He plays
Washington janitor.
FREE RIDE. Forty films made
to plug commercial products were
included in 140 Informative films
, shown to 100000 Latin Amer
leans month in the Rockefeller
friendship program.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

WLB DENIES UNION DEMANDS
WASHINGTON (FP) = AFL
and CIO demands for a general
wage increase covering 100000
shipyard workers were rejected by
the National War Labor Board, la
Dor members dissenting
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

In 1887, after the Mississippi
floods, the Chinese people, entirely
of their own accord, contributed
more money for the relief of flood
sufferers than any other country
except Canada.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Patton Hits Enemies
OF Price Control

WASHINGTON, July S1--(FP)-President James g.
Patton of the National Farmers Union called the July
25 against the enemies of price control Frank E. Gannett
former vcechaman of the Republican party certain spokes
for processing and distributing interests farm
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Minority Can Call
StrikeVote--B
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3-FP)-Attorney General
Francis Bdde has ruled that under the SmthConnay War
Labor Disputes Act any group of employees minority
group plant where the majority represented by bona
fide union. may file 30day notice for strike vote.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
CONTRACT NEWS


CONTRACT NEWS
1t was erroniously stated here
asst week that the contract had
oeen renewed. The contract has
not yet been renewed, negotiations
are still under way with an in
crease in vacation pay being re-
quested.
Tom Urbaniak is a patient in
he Veterans Bureau Hospital in
Dayton. Tom is quite sick and
everybody who can should drop
lim a letter and cheer him up.
Bill Wertz writes a card from
Africa thanking the Unit for the
cigarettes and saying hello to
everybody.
Our hard-working and COM
1etent secretary Clara REM is
.aking her vacation this week.
Clara isn't going any place, at
.east that's her story; but maybe
there's a reason.
Frank Weckwert is spending his
vacation doing a little fishing.
Prepare yourselves for some tall
'ish stories when he returns.
Bertha Lou Dawson who was
recently married received many
aice gifts from her many friends.
Rose Hoax has returned to work
after being absent from illness.
We are glad to see her back.
REGISTER so YOU CAN
VOTE. REM MBER THE
ITH-CONNALLY BILL. THE
BOARD OF ELECTIONS WILL
DO ALL THE WRITING FOR
YOU. JUST GO TO 217 SUPER
[OR ST. AND THE BOARD
WILL TAKE CARE OF THE
REST.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20
'JEEP WEEK HERE
TERMED SUCCESS
Lake Forest School Pupils
Contribute To Bond
Drive For Army

lake Forest school here has
contributed" two jeeps to the
,,.r effort by the sale Of $2,191. 7C
,,,ortb of War Stamps and bonds
anrjne the "Jeep Week" campaign
which closed Thursday.
This school is the first in New
hanover county to successfully
ann,nlete "Jeep Week" cam
nsign, and notification has beer
pp,ired to Mrs. J. S. Blair, state
obairman of the Education divis
nm ;on of the War Savings Staff ir
Greensboro.
schools purchasing 5000 worth
= War Stamps and Bonds are be-
mo considered as contributing q
no ;aen TO the war effort. North Caro-.
ms goal is set at 200 jeeps and
4 4be campaign is slated to end April
10 the anniversary of the battles
ISLexington ~ and Concord.
A. the close of the schools JeeE
campaign, the ROTC band of New
hanover High school gave con.
rert and parade for the Lake For.
ost school children. A party was
oiven TO honor Mrs. I. Shepard S
siyth grade for contributing most
IN the campaign.
PFC. Paul Gilbert brought jeep
from Camp Davis and pictures
mere made in front of the school.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20
Sampson County Election
70 Be Held 8 Days Early

CLINTON, March 19-(P)-Wlth
a wide.open race for at least two
seats on the board of commission
ers and possible warm battle for
the mayoralty developing before
primary day, the regular munich
pal election of candidates for may
or and commissioners will be held
on Tuesday, May 4, with the prl-
mary voting eight days earlier, or
On April %. Dates of the primary
and election day proper, were set
by the city commissioners at their
regular monthly meeting on March
Registration books for the cleo
ton will open on Saturday, April
10 at 9 o'clock, with ]. Hamp Lewis
as register and will remain open
until nine p. m. On week days,
other than Saturdays, the books
will be open from 900 a. M, to
500 p. m. No registration will be
taken on Sunday, April IL, ana
the books will finally close at 9:oo
?. M, April II, E. K. Hines ana
W. c, Thompson, both OF Whom
served in 1941 as did Mr.. Lewis
have again been appointed as
Judges of election.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20
new VFW LEADER
NAMED FOR CITY
W. A. Wylie Elected Com
mander OF James A.
Manley Post

". A. Wylie, U. S. Commission
or was elected commander of the
James A. Manley post of Veterans
Of Foreign Wars at its regular
meeting early this week at the
u S. O. club Second and Orange
streets. according to an announce
rnent issued Friday.
Other officers elected for the
coming year were William F. Hay
es. senior vice-commander; c. c.
Amau, junior vice-commandeT ;
Carl F. Fulford, chaplain; H. w.
Hass, quartermaster; Emmett Bel
lamy post advocate; DR.. John T.
Hoggard, post surgeon; Norwood
Westbrook, service officer; and 0.
c. Crawford, K. K. Kimmell and
D. A. Sass, trustees.
The new post officers will be in
stalled by Past Post Commander
H. W. Sass at the next regular
meeting on April 5, and refresh.
ments will be served at A. T.
Campbells place following the in
stallation.
CNmander Wylie disclosed the
V. F. W. in Wilmington has gone
over the top as a 10000 post in
North Carolina.
Two members Of the post are of.
ering War bonds and cash prizes
in membership drive contest, and
the winner must procure Is or more
new or re-instated members.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20
Sunday School Lesson

not confined to the Lords Prayer.
We recall the prayer of agony
in the Garden of Gethsemane; and
here in the Gospel of John, as
Jesus realized that the end Of
His earthly ministry was drawing
near, we have recorded for us the
words in which He spake to the
Father, words that were intended
evidently not only for the strength
of communion in His own earthly
life, but also for the effect that
they might have upon the disciples.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20
South Carolina Negro
Fugitive Arrested Here

A Negro fugitive from a South
Carolina prison farm for eight
Years was arrested here Thursday
by detectives Harry Fales ana
Dewey Thompson and turned over
TO the South Carolina authorities:
The Negro, who was employed
at the Talman Truck company,
second and Wright Streets, went
under the name of McKoy here'
out mis- real name was Murray
shgleton, the officers said. South
Carolina police reported he es-
capped from the Sumter prison
iafm in 1895 by striking a guard
oVer the head with a shovel.
Little is known of his activities
since that time but for the past
several months he had been work.
Jug at the truck company under
an alias.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20

1t is "Our Lords Intercessory
Prayer" but it is not all inter-
cession. The dominant atmosphere
of the prayer is that Of communion
and may it not be said that this
is or should be the dominant at
mosphere of all prayer? Prayer
has little meaning, and it can have
little effect upon our lives, unless
it first of all brings us closely in
touch with God.
Thus Jesus pours forth to the
Father in the presence of the dis
ciples the plea concerning H S
earthly life and His ministry. He
tells how He has glorified God
on the earth and accomplished
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20


their faith and test their convic-
ton that they had been really
called of God to do His work.
So Jesus prayed earnestly f % r
them and for all who will believe
on Him through them, and His
prayer is that they may have the
unity of communion and the unity
OF purpose that there is between
Jesus Himself and His Father.
That is the gre a unfulfilled
prayer of Christendom. Controver-
sy and strife have set church
against church, and brother
against brother. But the more
nearly men come into the spirit
of this prayer of intercession, the
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20

the work which the Father had
given Him to do, and now His
prayer is that He may be glorified
with the glory of the Father Him.
self. His prayer is for the disciples
who had given themselves to His
teaching and shared in His earthly
work, and the prayer is that they
may be convinced of the reality
of the truth that they have re-
ceived.>
What a difference it makes in
mans life if he has strong
conviction concerning his wor k
and service! The disciples were
going to pass through severely
trying times-times that would test
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20
By WILLIAM E. GILROY, D. D.
Editor of Advance
Text: John 17:1-8. 1926

In the Lords Prayer Jesus has
set forth the principles of Christian
prayer and has given us a model
that has persisted through all the
Christian centuries. It is a re-
instance of form that
never becomes formal or conven-
tional.
But the teaching and example
OF Jesus concerning prayer are
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20

nearer they come to essential unity
in life and in service. So this is
the microscopy prayer that we
still may make today-that all
who name the name Of Christ
may be united in His spirit and
in the will to carry on the work
that He has given us to do.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20
AT KEESLER FyEIn

Pvt. Levie Sprunt Wells. son of
Mrs. Roy Newton and the late
Sprunt Wells of Burgaw, is sta
toned at Keesler Field, Miss
where he is member of Flight
812 Technical School Squadron
1913, Army Air Corps. He was in
Quoted Feb. 6, 1943 at Fort Bragg
Private Wells received his educa.
ton at Burgaw High school and
before entering the army was en-
ployed at the N. c. Shipbuilding
company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20
ServingWith
Uncle Sam
COMMISSIONED

>oA lid u e e
Dawson, of Will
mllngton, h a S
been commits.
stoned an en-.
sign, USNR, in
the Waves upon
the completion
| OF her indoctri.
| national course
/ at the Naval
| Reserve Mid.
) h i p m e n $
] school, NORTH.
amptOn. Mace
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20
PROMOTED

Ralph Byron Holland, son of
Mrs. F. B. Holland, of Whining
ton, has been promoted to the
grade of corporal. Inducted into
the army on Feb. 2, 1943, he is
now stationed at Fort Jackson,
S. c. His wife, the former Cath
crime Williams, makes her home
at AIT South Front street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-03-20

Ensign Dawson has been ,s
signed to duty at a Naval shore
establishment, replacing Naval
officer for more active duty with
the fleet. The above photogranh
was taken while she was a mid.
shipman, hence the midshipman's
insignia on the cap.