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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
City Machine
And Tool

Forest Chambers left for Phoe-
nix, Ariz., due to i'll health.
Pvt. Chas. G. Childress writes
that he has orders to send home
anything he can't take with him in
the next few days, so it looks like
a boat ride for Charlie.
The Victory Five bowling team
composed of Paul Hartley, Walter
Bittner, Delbert Anderson, George
Powell and Red Bialecki won the
shop bowling tournament which
probably accounts for the smiles
on their faces.
The Victory team won SO games
and lost 40 holding high single
game total with 894, high three
games, 2426, three high game in
dividual, George Plovell with 592;
high single average, Red Bialecki,
169; total pins, 1898.
High single game for the season
went to Jack DeShelter on the Dive
Bombers five.
Second place went to the Air
Raiders; Dive-Bombers were third
and Spit Fires, fourth.
Four teams started and ended
the season. 1t was tough going at
times with boys leaving for the
army; but the teams all came
through and finished the season
last Sunday, rolling six games to
wind up the season on time.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
By Ted Modrowski

Wonder how many people still
have that feeling of vengeance
they had that evening of disastrous
December Z.
BUNNY RAISER
Some time ago we were informed
that Paul Herwat had become very
interested in multiplication. We
couldn't picture Paul as a mathe-
matician, but we were told that he
has taken to raising rabbits, so
that clears that.
IT STOPS THEM EVERY TIME
Whenever anyone complains that
they work too hard, don't arm
enough, the Administration is no
good, can't see why rationing is
necessary, taxes are too high, or
the government is getting too
bossy, ask them if they'd like to
trade places with worker in Po-
land, France or Czechoslovakia.
WE WAS WRONG
Our reporter from Dept. 4 hand
ed US an item stating that Shorty
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
The Pressed
Steel Teller
THAT PARTY

THAT PARTY
We all had fine time at the
party April 10 at Local IL head
quarters. Some fun, eh, gang?
Eve Burtchall did a swell job
with the eats. Others danced while
Eve made sandwiches during the
evening.
Wildcat" served the bar and
proved that we need him almost as
much as the army.
Paul Hoy swings mean mop.
His wife must have had something
to do with his training. He's no
amateur.
Kenny Lick was all attention to
the little lady aircraft inspector,
Helen.
Peanuts Schroeder strutted his
stuff on the dance floor-and how.
Dave Keiser and Mary Jane rate
a salute for the roller skating act.
Old "Toots" Martin cuts a mean
rug when provided with the proper
partner.
Galloping dominoes was an ex-
tra-curricular attraction with Slim
Peterson getting hot but still COM
ing out on the short end at the
poker table.
Careful Harriet! That slightly
dazed but contented expression was
never caused by milk.
And Bessie kept her eyes glued
on Brother Brown. He behaved
like he knew he was being watched.
Earl Hooper, Paul Hoy and Pete
Herbert got playful and mussed up
each others hair.
Dotty Sutton did a solo jitterbug
number and got a hand for her
efforts.
Bod Gozdoski and Joe LiszikoW-
ski received big hand when it
was announced they were soon
leaving for the army.
Johnny Stivers took a bow at
the mike" and got a hand about
few remarks relative to our con-
tract.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
SPARK DANCE

Members Of the dance committee
are making efforts to sell as many
tickets as possible for the Unit
dance which will be held May l at
Polonia Hall from 300 p. m. to
loo a. m. Tommy Green's Mid
shipmen will furnish the music.
Proceeds from the dance will be
sent to our boys who left for the
service prior to July %, 1912.
Since then, we have collected
money for those going into service,
but have never had enough of
surplus left to send the first 20
boys who left anything.
There will be plenty of single
fellows on hand with plans being
made to have soldiers and sailors
admitted gratis. There viii be two
cash prizes and door prize.
Buy ticket whether you can
go or not and help out a worthy
cause.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
UNIT NEWS, VIEWS, COMMENTS
Champion SparkIets

tain gal asked him why he didn't
shave?
Let's not forget our sick folks.
Call on them or send them card.
The employees in Dept. d will
want the following address so here
it is: Pvt. Lawrence 355516s7, Co.
C 61st Engrs. Bn. (C), CT. 144-2,
Stoney Field, harleston, S. c., U. S.
Army.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
, ABOUT CORPORATIONS

He made proposals that labor be pro-
hbted from making political contributions Brothers and he
did not mention the corporations which 25 empye
organization fight labor That something ponder
organized strongly the corporations could those
to office friendly labor
What does Rckenbacker do? We who and
make possible by tolls the profits the
entitled live dcenty realizes that
able accomplish decent living standard through
According Rckenbacker aboring eligible
enjoyment and relaxation after hard days We should be
killing ourselves making profits the corporations would
like all labor unions destroyed and have their rights
which, in estimation, is equal to slavery.
He is well that those boys fighting lines
They don't country which stabbed
them the back by dprvng working people only prv
egesorganization unity and the right bargain collectively
had his would which
employer could fire if he did not like the combed
There enough country
hacker to destroy unions accomplish their Working
wages would be their delight
HIDING BEHIND FLAG
He be according the way he opposed
President Rooevels proposal wages figure
this for goal that reap huge profits
maintain freedom We this
labor bills passed and hide behind flag
laws enacted.
1t will be different after this
fear We don't what Rkenbace says during
won't from provide the
necessary implements of
We receive 500
be the armed auding production
efforts And then Rckenbaer speeches. having
he speaks for those accusing letting
our soldiers down That doesn't make
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

More than 1000 Norwegian sea-
men have gone down with their
ships carrying cargoes against the
Axis, but 10000 of them still man
Norwegian vessels in Allied serv-
ice
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
FOURTH TERM

After hearing arguments pro
and con about the fourth term,
this writer will go out on a limb
and make a motion to the effect
that no man be allowed to serve
four terms as President, but the
length of the terms be extended TO
16 years, as of 1882 AID. for the
duration. Do we hear a second?
This writer recently had the
pleasure of attempting to bowl
with two of our old friends, name
ly Vicky Solen and Sally Kowa-
lewski. No alibis are forthcoming
for the poor score, but did you
ever try to bowl with your nostrils
filled with Evening in something
or other and your eyes filled with
well, maybe it was just an off
day,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

Mystery of the missing elevator:
James Hedja, the fellow that takes
such justifiable pride in operating
and caring of the freight elevator,
is offering a reward for informa-
ton leading to the arrest of the
party that so nonchalantly stole
his elevator. Jimmie says the last
thing he remembers is walking
about ten feet away from it and
bang it was gone!
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
The Wrong Road
By Charles Ballard,
Chairman, WHY'S Unit.

Germany wrong road which will probably
Her scheming
years. first by aboshng the rights of
labor This chapter history has particular today when
considers the speeches of Captain Eddie Rckenbacke
His opinion aborng people does suffer because of labor
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

A leader in the Navy Dept. sent
his wife out of town for a few
days vacation; but, shucks, she
came home one day earlier than he
had anticipated and caught him
hanging on the door casing saying,
Honest, Mommie, Pm sober"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

letClhg GOWN our poyS oh Ihe AShCIhS 1IohIS III
producing material as he claims the case to be, but
by all indications it looks as though there is an
other background Is the National Association of
Manufacturers worried about the increasing strength
of labor unions? Obviously that must be the rea-
Rickenbacker's refrains pretty familiar by
this tme because, in the first place, his chief aim
is to break up labor unions, using as excuse
the insinuation that labor is money hungry in pref
erence to producing materials.
HOW ABOUT CORPORATIONS
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

bunch of flowers. The sister
whose birthday was April 16 was
Martha Fenga, and the other who
was born on April IL, but will not
tell her age as she told US no
woman tells how old she is, after
they pass their 40th birthday, was
Hazel Heidtman, the very good
and hard working Stewardess.
Congratulations from all of us.
REGISTER NOW
Have you registered so you can
vote?
Everyone should register. We
know you will, if you believe in
your Union. This is one of your
duties; to elect the right kind of
people to represent you in the
coming elections.
Brother Kaminski, Steward of
685, 3rd shift, invited three broth
ers from the Executive Committee
to come over to his house and get
some fish, as he had about 30 lbs.
to dispose of. We asked lot of
questions about these same fish
but got no satisfactory answer, so
we proceeded to the Whirley Gig
Bar, and after his tongue loosened
mn, he told us he went fishing and
Eht them. We asked him what
of fish, and he said few
erel, few perch, few bull
@ds and the rest were carp. That
is when our enthusiasm died. Then
all we could think of, who has a
Victory garden and who do we
know that wants fertilizer.
Why not join the Political Ac-
tivity Club and help US educate our
younger brothers and sisters be-
come political minded. Help get
everyone registered. For member
ship, ask your Steward.
The brothers and sisters of the
Hoist Dept. were saddened by the
death of Eddie Weinstein, who
passed away April Is, 1943.
Brother Weinstein put up hard
battle to stay with us and received
several blood transfusions from
members of our blood donor club.
But it was to no avail. The
brothers and sisters of the Hoist
Dept. remembered Eddie, by send
ing a beautiful floral piece with
their sympathy to the family of
the good brother, and we all say
goodbye. We sure will miss Eddie.
CARD OF THANKS
| would like to take this oppor-
tunity to thank the employees Of
Dept. 222 for the beautiful floral
piece they sent my brother and his
wife, upon the death of their son,
James. Frank and my sister-in-law
! asked me to tell you that were
very grateful to you folks for your
generosity and kind expression of
sympathy. Most sincerely yours,
Leo j. Podlas,
Employment Dept.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
National
Supply
By SHORTY SAGER

is fortunate enough to be affiliated
means everything that labor has
fought for.
We have new officers in our
Unit, so let's support them by at
tending our Unit meetings when
ever we can. Our meetings are held
on the second Thursday and fourth
Sunday of each month, which should
provide for every members at
tendance at one of them.
BOWLING NEWS
Frank Herr and Kenny Bernard
announce the following list Of bow
ling prizes to be awarded at the
bowling contest April "a, following
the completion of the seasons
schedule:
First 500, second 800, third $50
fourth $40, fifth $50, sixth $50
seventh $45, eighth $40, ninth
$3.50, 10th $35, 18th $3.50, 18th
$50, 18th $3.50, 14th SIS.
AROUND THE SHOP
Honey Boy" Hockmuth of Dept
80 was feverishly digging in the pit
of his machine looking for a miss
ing scale, and then discovered II
lying on his bench, just two feet
away. Boy, page an oculist.
After buying a 36-foot cruiser
Henry Berry and Louis "Flatfoot'
Bateman will have less time tc
spend bending the elbow.
Elwood SIicker, Dept. 81 time.
keeper, is boasting of new seven
pound baby boy. Hope the boy will
be president, Elwood. Elwood
walked into the nursery for a look
at his heir and the kid took one
look at him and began to cry.
!
Inspector Ed Brug had every.
body helping him look for a pan Of
studs. All of sudden one of the
inspectors piped up, "Why, you
DANCED fool, there's your studs
right under your feet" Ed looked
and then said, "Well, sir, now that;
the first time | ever saw studs
without heads" l don't get it, dc
you?
1t certainly is too bad Whitley
the Bullard man, wasn't born ar
actor. Guess he was so good he
stole the show. Better stick to soda
pop the next time; maybe you will
be able to make it home under
your own power.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
CIO-Canco U Opener

Strickler and Blanche Weller are
getting along just $3.50, and all
along we thought it was Vena he
was rolling those big sparkling
eyes at.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
WiIIys Seeing Eye
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

rowing little tip that two sisters who work
Dept 68 shift celebrating their birthdays together hey
Dugan of Sherman
Mulberry Streets.
people large table with large
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

Our executive committeeman be-
longs to the home guard. His wife
met him right after the Political
Activities show. Look what you
missed, Paul.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
PERSONALITIES
By SPARKY

PERSONALITIES
All the choas and confusion on
the cement table in Dept. L will
soon cease. Diminutive Esther
Swiergosz has taken night job
and, of course, with her will go her
spontaneous laugh that has long
been known to arouse her fellow
cementers.
Mtezner Schramm is the most
popular gent in Dept. L right now
f. especially with the girls who
saw his baby picture.
Chuck Johnson represented the
Champion Political Activity Com
mittee at Columbus last week and
returned with some startling in
formation. He brought a banner
with him signifying the graduating
class of 1890 from the state PEN
itentiary. (It's not so funny as it
sounds. Ask him.
Frances Paskowski says, "The
best way to keep a slim figure is
to be committee woman" P. S.
Who could be more authoritative
than Frances? Editors Note-And
nice, too.
American labor will carry on in
spite Of Berlin, Tokyo and Ricken-
backer.
Have Jack Byrd explain his
speedy departure from Dept. B the
other afternoon. 1t should be good.
We wonder what careless person
or persons on the night shift are
responsible for the storage of tools
in Dept. B? To date, several pairs
of pliers and end wrenches have
failed to be in their proper places
in the morning. The day shift set
up man would appreciate more CO.
operation from you fellows.
Just recently it was called to
our attention that one of the pro-
duction office boys made the re-
mark that "Mr. Rickenbacker's la
Dor stand was perfect; that labor
is being overpaid." Apparently
HE is being underpaid because
just within the past few days he
has developed sideline while per-
forming his arduous and difficult
duties. Maybe it's a break for him
that the laboring man has a little
extra cash so that he can buy those
fancy ties.
Mystery of the missing elevator.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

What was the remark the fellow
on the planetary made when a cer-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23
CARD OF THANKS
NOTICE TO ALL FLYING
SQUADRON MEMBERS

One Of the most important meet
ings of the year will take place
Monday, April 26, when the final
reading and voting on your new
bylaws, election of squadron of
ficers, and last, but not least,
planning of the annual Spring
Frolic, June 5, will take place.
Please make a date with all of us
for this day and night at Local II,
425 Winthrop st. WHEN: April
26, second shift meets at 10 A. M,
first and third shifts meet at 8
P. M. Please be there! Peter Will
liams, chairman.
OLD ENOUGH
Are you old enough to vote? If
so, please register so you can, and
help fight those vicious anti-labor
bills. Where do you register? The
Board of Elections, PIT Superior
Street.
LOSES JALOPPY
Bob Cousino, our genial chair
man of the Welfare Committee,
suffered grievous loss on the
morning of April II. His "jaloppy"
caught fire and was complete
loss.
We hear the Company is going
to provide overshoes or rubbers
for the sisters who have to wade
through that tunnel between 46
Bldg. and 49 Bldg. Can anyone
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

Mtezner Schramm is the most
popular gent in Dept. L right now
especially with the girls who
saw his baby picture.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

American labor will carry on in
spite Of Berlin, Tokyo and Ricken-
backer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-23

Frances Paskowski says, "The
best way to keep slim figure is
to be committee woman" P. S.
Who could be more authoritative
than Frances? Editors Note-And
nice, too.
Evening star., 1943-03-26
Ivan Petroff in 'Rigoletto'
Grips Audience at National
Eugene Conley Portrays Duke Skillfull!
With the Shorter Parts in Excellent
Hands of San Carlo Artists

performance of the quartet in the
last act, while Stefan Kozakevich as
Monterone. Fausto Bozza as the
Conte di Ceprano, Flora Sherman
as the countess and Gladys Zeiher
as Giovanna made much of their
parts. The chorus throughout acted
with naturalness and sang with
marked shadings, which are the
work of Maestro Peroni, who insists
on detailed effects from the chorus
and the orchestra. The lithesome
grace of the ballet added pictorially
to the scene in the dukes apart
ments with which the opera opens.
Tonight the double bill "Caval-
leria Rusticana' and "Pagliacci"
will be given, the first with Mobley
Lushanya and Sidney Rayner in
the leading roles and the latter with
Anna Carrots, Aroldo Lindi and
Mostyn Thomas.
Evening star., 1943-03-26
By ALICE EVERSMAN.

The greatest compliment one can
pay an operate artist is to say he
has made a character thoroughly his
own. Such is the case with the
leading role of Verdi's "Rigoletto'
and Ivan Petroff who seems to find.
each time he sings it, new emotional
depths. He held the audience last
night both with his fine singing and
superb acting as few artists are able
to do and stirred his listeners to
the kind of applause that is heart
warming.
The fifth presentation by the San
Carlo Opera Company at the Ma
tional Theater drew the same large
crowd that has been the rule at
each performance Moreover. it was
a discerning audience, knowing its
opera and recognizing the artistry
with which each aria was sung and
the entire opera staged. Had the
San Carlo stage director, Louis Ray
baut. the facilities of an auditorium
such as the Metropolitan, Chicago
or San Francisco Opera Houses pro-
vide, he could work wonders Judg-
ing from what he has accomplished
on a smaller stage.
High Drama Provided.
In "Rigoletto,' the composer has
provided high drama for each of
the leading characters and the
chorus as we'll One of the first to
center the attention on male char
acter other than the lover, Verdi
has created a powerful, appealing
hero in the hunchpack jester at the
court of the Duke of Mantua. The
role is developed with extraordinary
skill from the first act where Rlgo-
letto. abetting his master IN his
profigate ways, is as sinister ana
conniving as the rest of the court
to the tragedy of the last act where
punishment for his misdeeds is COM
plete with the murder of his beloved
daughter
The ability to give emotional col
oring to his voice is Petrotf's S great
gift and last nights audience was
as near to tears as Americans allow
themselves to be in the theater
The warm. appealing quality OF his
voice, its fine training and fexl-
hility. we're freely used to bring out
the complete meaning of the text
while the abandon of his acting was
such as to stir the most phleematlc
With this role alone Petroff has
placed himself among the select
category of great singing actors.
Not less noteworthy was Eugene
Conleys portrayal of the duke. He
is suave and perGonable with Just
the right touch. His tenor voice
is of beautiful and healthy quality
and it is a real pleasure to rec
ognize the ease with which his
high tones are produced. He sings
with feeling and acts with knoWl-
edge and aplomb. Greatly ap-
plauded after each of his solo mum
bers in the opera, he scored a pro-
longed ovation in the famous aria
of the last act, La donna e mobile.
Newcomer Sings Gilda.
The Gilda of the cast was new
conner. Helen Scofield. taking the
place of Doris Marinelli who is i'll
Miss Scofield has a fine coloratura
voice with brilliant high notes but is
As yet unSkilled in stage department
The young singer was at an unfair
advantage beside such splendid
actors as Petrof and Conley but
was given an encouraging reception
after the Caro- nome" aria which
she sang effectively.
The several shorter roles We're in
excellent hands. Harold Kravitt AS
the assassin, Sparafucile and Mar
gerry Mayer as Maddalena, his sister
contributed to the very successful
Evening star., 1943-03-26
District Youth Cleared
In Killing of Soldier

Freddie Thomas 81, colored. today
had been cleared of charges of mur-
der in the second degree in connec-
ton with the fatal shooting Sep
tember 20 of Pvt. Robert w. Ham,
ner. a soldier stationed at Fort Myer,
in the 1400 block Rhode Island ave-
nue. NV
A District Court jury deliberated
Thomas case for four hours before
returning with verdict of not
guilty yesterday. The case was
heard before Justice Matthew F..
Mcclure.
Evening star., 1943-03-26

Not everybody with dollar to
spare can shoot gun straight-but
everybody can shoot straight to the
bank and buy War bond.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
Shift Of Census Bureau
Workers Near Completion

The shift of approximately 300
Census Bureau workers from the
Commerce Department Building to
Suitland which began Saturday
will be completed by this week end,
Commerce Department officials said
today
With the completion of this move,
about $4,000 square feet of space
will be released in the Commerce
Department Building for the use
of the Wartime Commission and
the War Shipping Administration
Though the bulk of Census Bu-
reau personnel were shifted to the
Suitland building last year, sew
eral of its divisions have remained
in the Commerce Building. The
current move will place under one
roof all Census Bureau personnel
in the Washington area.
1t is also planned to assign addi-
tlonal space to the Maritime Com
mission and the War Shipping Ad-
mlnistration in the Information
Center Building at Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue. Most of
the space in this building, COM
pleted over a year ago, has been
occupied by Office of War Inform
alton agencies.
Evening star., 1943-07-20
{. F. Shumaker, IS, Dies;
lovettsyi|Ie Postmaster
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOVETTSVILLE, Va. July 90
Charles Francis Shumaker. 65, post
master at Lovettsviile for Is years,
died yesterday at his home here
from heart attack.
Mr.. Shumaker, native of Lou
doun County. was the son of j. w.
B. and Mary Williams Shumaker
He was former county public
school teacher and for a number of
years was employed in the tax de-
partment in Richmond. He became
postmaster during the Wilson
Administration and had served for
seven years under the present Ad-
ministration. He was a member of
the Knights of Pythias and other
lodges.
Mr.. Shumaker was twice married
His first wife, who was Miss Betty
Beatty, died number of years ago.
He is survived by his widow. the
former Miss Katherine McFadden,
Brunswick, Md. and by two sisters,
Mrs. Vallie Hayes, California, Miss
Alice Shumaker, Lovettsville, and
three brothers, Grover and Nicholas
Shumaker, Hyattsville. and Joseph
Shumaker, Lovettsville.
Funeral services will be at 1:3O
pm. Thursday at the Lutheran
Church. Burial will be in the Low
ettsville Union Cemetery.