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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29
The
AckIinite
By LEWIS MATTOx

A very gratifying turnout was at
our last meeting. This is as it
should be because no one can be q
good union man or woman unless
they attend their union meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Edison are
showing off a nice new baby girl
to their friends. The little lass
weighed in at seven pounds, four
ounces on her initial appearances
Jan. 4. The gals name is Jean.
Three straight wins were chalked
up by the night bowlers with Jack
McKrosky hitting the jackpot with
a 600 score for the first time this
year.
Officers of the Acklin Unit are
asking each and every employe to
donate once each month TO a fund
for the boys in service. Boys from
the Acklin appreciate the gifts we
send them, so come on boys and
girls-giye.
YMCA Ping Pong League (of ali
things) has two addicts Of the table
game from our shop playing this
year. Carl Remendahl and Julius
are the lads who chase the gotta
percha pills all over the miniature
golf tables.
A new inspector is being initiated
into the intricacies Of the job by
Sophia Kaminski and Margie Lucas
in the new Dept. rs.
All the night crew welcomes back
Mary Curtiss, who was missed DUR
ing her absence from the crew.
One of our bad, bad boys said
"Good morning, Judge" and paid
SIS and costs for the greeting.
Leo Karanon left as to become q
soldier Jan. Is.
Take one Of the bowling teams
tickets for the drawing the boys
are holding. Give, folks, give.
All contenders for his honors
have been beaten off by Brother
Zeimer, which makes him the heap
big noise, or something.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29
LOCAL II - UNIT NEWS
Champion SparkIets
BY SPARKY

overtime on his own trying to
keep everyone happy. (Yes, we said
trying.) It's a big job and there
are some of us who want him to
know we appreciate what he is at
tempting to do.
Jack Griffith says that in 25
years of driving and having to con-
tend with jay-walkers he has never
had an inspector walk in front Of
him.
There are few of our people
who do not attend their meetings
or take any active part in their
union, who are quick to criticize
any decision reached by vote of the
members. If they will attend their
meetings and put their case before
the membership it would be much
better for all concerned, including
themselves.
A fellow, whose initials are L. c.,
according to latest reports from
Dept. J, is one of those 900 or 700
bowlers, who is having a little
trouble getting into the 400 class.
Ed Rogge was all smiles Tuesday
A. M. when he drew Ray Campbell
an ex-inspector, for a helper. How
Ed loves inspectors!!!
We wonder just what will happen
to Happy Finch and Harry Smith
of Dept. X when the ice cream ra-
tioning starts. Happy and Harry
just recently polished off three
helpings in nothing flat, and still
had that look in their eyes.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

We hear that
Bernice Martin yells "man over
board" every time her car hits a
bump. She gets 20 miles to gal
Ion of gas-ten miles on the
ground, five off the ground and
five down on the bumps.
Vernie Walczak and Warren En-
line were hitched last week.
Mugzy, the great profile, of the
millwright gang, is hot-pepper
fan.
Floyd Perkins of Engineering In
spection, has worries. (We hope
everything turns out all right,
Floyd.)
Why is it that people who
THINK they know all the answers
never want to be in a position
where they can be questioned. (Spe-
cial to someone on plug tamping.) }
Roy Clifford might challenge
Steve Kaifasz to ten rounds.
Drinks or fight?)
Russell Wagner is back to work
which doesn't make us sorry.
Is Tim Farrell going to study
law at Toledo University?
Rumors are that Ralph CARING
and Retta Trabbic who have been
having breakfast together in the
Champion Restaurant for some
time will soon be Mr.. and Mrs.
John Grup works many hours
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29
"COnlTllUt0tOr
Doings''

Election day for the executive
committee will be Sunday, Jan. 81.
Voting hours will be from 10 a. m.
to 8 D. m. Place-room 22O, Local
II headquarters. Be sure and bring
along your dues receipt. Seven are
to be elected.
Choose the ones whom you think
are the most capable of handling
the jobs. Every vote is important.
Be sure and vote and remember the
only way you can be satisfied is to
vote for the ones you consider best
fitted for the work of representing
your interests.
There are 20 new girls in the
employ of the company since Jan. l..
DeVilbiss' loss is our gain. We'll
come to the Commutator Unit,
girls, and may your work and sur
roundings prove pleasant.
By the way, "Mae West" is from
the Commercial Metals. Wonder if
Mae has a telephone number.
Bill G. is doing office work now,
or so we understand. Only things
missing are the white collar and
wrist watch.
Helen Ballard will hear wedding
bells ring on Feb. 20, and they will
be ringing for her. Congratulations,
Helen, to both you and your in
tended.
We suggest that "C", and you
know who | mean, should visit his
optician and then, after having his
glasses adjusted, take a course in
shop diplomacy.
While on suggestions, we would
like to suggest that our new Off
GERS have a get-acquainted party at
the expense of the Unit.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

Holds AnnuoI
Meeting
Journal Editor
To Speak

Members of the Toledo Consum-
ers Cooperative, Inc, will hold their
annual meeting at Masonic Temple,
910 Phillips Ave-, Tuesday evening,
Feb. 2.
A potluck supper will be served
to the members beginning at 6 p. m.
with a business session to follow.
Oliver ]. Pecord, managing edi-
tor of the Toledo Union Journal,
will speak to the members on "The
Place of the Cooperatives in the
Post War World"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

This news came filtering through
on good authority that Messrs. Es-
colt, Klinger and Tilton, who have
been invested with full guard pow
ers are getting tired of being on the
outside of a great bunch of broth
ers and are trying to break the bar
riers down. So, they have asked
their big boss, Mr.. Lewandowski,
and we hear that it has been
granted for desk room in the new
squad room. It's been chilly this
winter, don't you think so?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29
Farmers Union To
Hold Box SupPers

DENVER (FP)-Farmers' Union
locals the nation over will hold box
supper nights between Feb. 10 and
March Is to help raise the proposed
$4,000 special budget for legisla-
tive activity and organization work.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

WINDSOR, Ont.-(FP)-A ma
tional agreement instead of three
local ones is demanded of the Can
adam General Motors Corp. by the
United Auto Workers (CIO), Can
adian Director George Burt an
nounces.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

Private First Class r. Peabody
writes an interesting letter to his
fellow workers of the National
Supply.
Dear Fellows:
A line to thank you for the box
/ received for Xmas and may God
bless all of you for your unselfish
remembrance. 1t was the SWEETEST
Christmas box a member of the
service could wish for.
/ am we'll and like the army very
much for it is grand place to be
in time of war. We are all as one
large happy family living and
fighting together for the greatest
Country and the finest brother
ship in the world.
There is not much a fellow can
say in time of war only that he
is well and happy. We of the
armed forces love comrades such
as you fellows back home who are
giving your all to back US up.
With such support we can and
shall win this war.
/ am thinking of you fellows
back there and l hope to be back
with you soon, as there is no place
like where the fellows that work
together day after day. Your
friendship is worth lots more than
money can buy.
Dear brothers, due to war ]
cannot tell you much except that
l am glad l have you backing US
up and l know you will continue
to do so in the future.
/ will write later and hope to be
able to say more of interest in my
next letter.
Your truly, A Brother,
P. F. C. R. Peabody
How can any man working in
the National refuse a meager
monthly collection for packages
after reading this gratifying let
ter. Let us all give and make the
ran,anobropcae biro.a, ooJ bottoy
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29
WE MUST UNITE

A fairly tale you say, maybe SO,
but you know it can and will hap
pen to us if we don't unite close
ly together. Therefore, we believe
all units should strive to build
Local No. IL. It's meetings are
more important than a unit meet
ing. If we don't have good officers
and management, there we will
weaken. Then the Merchant and
Manufacturers Association will
pick us off one by one. No unit in
Toledo is strong enough to with
stand their attack. Lets initiate
them-unite 1000. Did you ever
hear of the Merchant and Manu-
facturer's Association quarreling
among themselves? No, my friends,
they always keep their head and
horn towards US. Brothers and
Sisters the two sadest words in the
dictionary are the words "too late".
So if you are honest and sincere
in the union movement, start COM
ing to Local No. IL meetings, and
build it so strong that no one will
dare attack us. Why wait until
they day you will be saying, "If
/ had only known we were goins
to fall, I would have worked hard
er. But now it is too late'".
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29
Porcelain
Pot Shots
By DICK SMITH
ALL is SWEETNESS, LIGHT

ALL is SWEETNESS, LIGHT
Congratulations to Mr.. Earle
Smith. We see that he had his pic
ture in the paper last week receiv-
ing a token from Msgr. Griffin of
the American Hospital Association
for the Toledo disqualification AS
sociation. Maybe Mr.. Smith amt
pretty, but he gets lot Of pub
licity.
Our deepest sympathy to Mr.. Leo
Figmaka, who is still on the sick
list. For lots Of reasons which we
don't believe we care to divulge, we
are confident that Mr.. Figmaka
will surely recover.
There are some things that union
people gripe about which may be
trivial; but one Of the things that
we simply can't see is taking some
body whose only qualification is
knowing the right guy and putting
him in ahead of everybody else
whose seniority and qualifications
are so far ahead of the fair-haired
boys that there is no room for
comparison.
Opinions of more than 80 per
cent of the people in the shop are
that there is something rotten, and
it isn't in the state of Denmark.
Then these self-same people who
reward their pets and forget their
real workers go out and spout ora
tory off about the value of the
"merit system"
SANS ODOR
Brother Simms. chairman of the
Servicemen's Welfare Committee,
reports a satisfactory response to
the collection of funds for our boys
in the armed services.
Jesse (You-Betcha) Morley re-
ports he has gained eight pounds
since joining US. Jesse had better
see his doctor and have a metabo-
lism done because nobody at the
Porcelain gains weight until they
leave the place.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29
Recommended

For an insight into what is
going on in Washington, read
"On the Capitals Cuff" on the
editorial page. John Dunn,
former writer for the Toledo
News Bee, will give you the
real low down and convince
you of what a job lies ahead
or organized labor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

Harold Shanks of Dept. 605 got
the shock of his life a short time
ago. He thought he was going to
have to give up the money machine
he has been running and bid into
another department. He picked out
the department he wanted to go to
and went to look the job over. 1t
turned out to be a truck-pushng
job. Too bad it wasn't in the aero
nautical department.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

Ed Wandtke, who has been a
steward of department 605-third
shift-almost since it started, has
come into his second childhood. He
has started back to school. Well,
maybe it's school as he says, or
maybe it's something he would like
to recapture. Time will tell.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

Boys and girls, it looks like the
old days when we were organizing
the W.-O. to see the executive
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

Did you know that Pete Williams
and Lena, his wife, celebrated their
26th wedding anniversary Dec. 26?
We all extend our congratulations.
and as Claude Hess would say, Its
a long, long time to live with one
woman" But it must have been
worth while or Pete and Lena could
not look as happy as they do, or
maybe that happy look comes from
serving others within our union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

We see that Charlie Baker has
Alatia his grown-up bodyguard the
roo, and has adopted several boys
!, cheir teens to take care of him
and see that he gets home safe,
and do you know how he compen-
safes them? Well, with a few
bowls of soup.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29
Don't Build
A Stone Wall
BY RAYMOND VALE

l don't believe any Unit of Local
No. IL should build a stone wall
around their unit. That is exactly
what you are doing when you try
to isolate and live within your
selves, apart from Local No. IL.
This mode of living was proven
to be very foolish many hundreds
of years ago by the Chinese people.
Remember how they built the
Great Stone Wall to keep all other
people of the world out of China.
They spent many years and mil
lions of man-hours of hard labor
nthis project which didn't accom-
plish what they wanted. But lets
hope that all their work was not in
vain. We, the wise people of the
10th century, should not make the
same mistake. We should profit
by it.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

We wonder how long a guard has
to wait for a macintosh to get re-
paired if he gets it torn in line of
duty, or will he have to wait all
winter?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

We would like to extend our
sympathy to Sister Elizabeth Shar-
on of department 222, in regards
to the death of her sister recently
in the state of Oregon.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

We have often heard the express
sion, Grave Yard Shift. Well, we
know what they mean now; you
can go in any of the departments
that are not working and see
half-dozen rats and they are not
small ones, playing tag with one
another. Over in the Forge Shop
they play around the presses while
they are in operation. We would
like to suggest that the company
import lot of large cats that are
not afraid of rats, or buy Q lot of
rat traps and get rid of few
hundred Of them.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

We wonder if the sisters in 685
who passed out the other night,
anticipated an auto ride to the hos
pital. If not, then that hot oil you
were smelling should be fumigated.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

WiIIys Pot Shots

DID YOU KNOW? The COM
pany is going to plow up the
driveway in the Forge Shop; the
one that runs from Yost Street
over toward Department 103 and
either make a flower garden or a
potato patch out of it, or they
may use all the muck they gather
up for a fertilizer to kill all the
cockroaches. If this is a success
they may, or should, plow up the
other aisles or roadways in the
rest of the Forge Shop, which
would help the workers shoes.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

What two pugilists in 685 would
like to challenge Joe Louis or
Henry Armstrong, and how about
referee?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29
REPRINTS OF REPRINTS

Years ago when / was a kid in
school, l couldn't see any reason
for studying history. Today, l can
see it is all important. Because we
the people of today seldom orig
mate anything new. We are just,
shall | say, copy-cats and imita-
tors. Well that is alright if we
copy or initiate the right thing or
person. In fact that is the smart
thing to do. What is the use of
making all the mistakes that have
already been proven to be bad.
Therefore, l say don't build a stone
wall around your unit.
America is now awake to the
fact that we cannot isolate our
selves from the rest of the world.
We almost make the same fatal
mistake the Chinese did. For years
we believed that the two oceans
was our stone wall and would keep
the other nations out. To isolate
yourself, you are just like a her
mit-no use to yourself or the rest
of the world. Ever hear the story
of the twelve bulls in a pasture
field, who when a certain grizzly
bear attacted them, they would
form circle, and the bear was
faced with head and horns at all
angles, the bear was kept away.
Then one day the bulls quarreled
among themselves and refused to
form circle when the bear came.
You know the results, the bear
easily knocked them off one by
ono
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

Speaking of those mucky road
ways we are often reminded of two
foremen in Department 662, we
sometimes wonder after looking at
the floor if Joe and Buddie are
are much or any cleaner from
their skin out. But after watching
them perform we would suggest
that the management hire few
instructors and let the foremen
plan their work ahead of time.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

1t looks as though the average
members is too busy making money
to take the time to write the news
department a few lines concerning
his or her department. Please
either appoint or elect a reporter
in your department and insist that
some news be sent in every week.
Just address it to WHY'S Eagle,
Union Room.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-29

Kindling wood - The company
would rather burn the wood up
over at the dump rather than sell
it to the employees at 81 load.
There are lot of brothers who
would be glad to go over to the
dump and get it, if it was not
dumped down the side of the hill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-22
'LACONDRATA I'M
LOSING ACTION
Ordered BY Court to Pay
FamiIy's Support or
Go to Jail

Unemployment due TO lack OFF,
statement OF availability nearly
brought q fail sentence for Michael
Lacondrata Of Waterbury when he
was charged with contempt Of court
before Superior Court Judge John
A. Cornell for failure 10 pay FOR the
support Of his wife and four minor
children. The accused who turned
over $50 to the probation of1cer on
the account said he Is out Of work
and can't pay the remainder.
When the jirist commented that
the husband appeared to be an able
bodied person and should be able
to work, Lacondrata said he had 4
Job waiting but was still on O 30
day vacation" prescribed by the
area Job sterilization plan for per-
sons who leave employment With
out the transfer statement.
Lacondrata admitted he was well
paid on his former Job, ana the
jurist gave him until next Friday
to make payment or face the all
Tentative q jail sentence. Accord
ing to q court order issued last Jan.
10 the husband was ordered 10 pay
$40 weekly to support his family
pending q hearing on o divorce &C.
ton Instituted against him by Ger
maine Folrnier Lacondrata,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-22
Conn. Workers
Aided BY Wage Law
Nearly S65O,OOO in Back Wages Collected From En-
plOyers in Period Of Five Years; Record Reviewed

throughout New England"
The record Of achievement in
New England during the flve-year
history Of the Wage and Hour law
has been noteworthy. In the six
New England states, the total
amount Of wages found to be IL
legally withheld from 120,034 ell1-
ployes was $4,206,064.47.
Figures Recorded
Restitution figures, reduced as to
individual states, are as follows:
Massachusetts,, S2,320,b26.47 to 1871
employees; Connecticut, e640,777. IA
to 1883 employees; Maine 94l4,777.l4
So to 1898 employees: Rhode Island,
$34l ,266 so to i0.146 employees; YER
mont, 1881 ,3eS.51 to 6,826 employees;
New Hampshire, e220, 834.1S TO o.
100 employees.
The expansion Of the Wage and
Hour Division In New England re-
suited In the setting up Of field Of
fees In Springfield and Worcester,
Massachusetts,; Portland, Me-; Man.
chester, N. H.; Rutland, VT: provl-
dence, r. l.; Hartford and New
Haven, Conn, with q New England
inspection STAFF Of over 100.
The Hartford ONCE Is In charge
Of Supervising Inspector James A.
Dougherty while the New Haven
Is supervised by Inspector John M.
Sullivan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-22
WARN CONSUMERS
ON OIL PRICES
Kerosene, Fuel Oil, Range
Oil Rated as "Same
Thing"

A warning was issued today by
Fred A. Webb, local fuel oil ration
administrator, that fuel oil, range
all and kerosene are the same thing
and all one type and that dealers
who try to charge more on the
ground that the grade Is Of a better
quality are violating OPA rules. He
said many complaints have been
made that dealers are taking higher
prices on the ground the fuel Is Of
high grade.
Mr.. Webb said the legal prices for
the product are as follows: 1913 cents
for oil delivered by tank-wagon to
consumers in amounts Of IS gallons
or more; 1913 cents II delivered in
amounts Of less than IS gallons; 10
cents at retail stations If bought
in small amounts such as five gal
Ions.
The administrator urged consum-
ers to report all discrepancies to the
price panel. He said any efforts made
by dealers to diffe-entiate between
fuel oil and range oil, both Of which
are known as kerosene" should be
reported to ration officials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-22

ing held IN the main room Of the
shop. He Is understood 10 have told
the workers that the situation was
one wherein II more contracts could
be acquired by the company Il meant
that work would be plentiful, but
that II they were unsuccessful IN
attaining such orders Il would prob
ably mean the shutting down Of
those departments not in full opera
ton. He expressed the hope Of be-
ing able TO determine this within
o short time.
The meeting Is reported to have
lasted some time with Mr.. Phillips
being constantly besieged with cues.
tions from the workers as to their
status and as regards the plans Of
the company officials as to future
operations Of the concern. In re-
ply to query as to why the COM
pany has no stock on hand Mr..
Phillips stated that government ruiz
ings forbade accumulation Of such
material, It Is so reported.
AS result Of the walk-out con-
Quoted by the employees Of the con-
Germ on Wednesday In protest
against what they termed the mon
cooperative" attitude OF the com.
pany officials kilograms have been
forwarded, by the @. I. o. union
representatives, to members OF the
War Labor Boards and the War
Manpower Commission requesting
an investigation Of the cornpanys
status. John Danisavage, president
Of the shop committee, stated that
the employees sought no more than
definite guarantee Of some secur-
ity as to their Jobs. II Is reported
that availability slips for release
from employment will be granted
to those workers whose departments
are, at present, considered the least
essential.
Union officials have expressed the
belief that representatives from the
War Labor Board will be in Water
bury, to begin preliminary discus
sions, within q few days.